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I OPINION I 3 

SCOTT Rasmussen 

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Will Trump become fourth 

consecutive president to 

lose congress? 

Before 

After 

After 

Last Tuesday’s election results suggest 

that Democrats have a reasonable chance 

of winning control of the House in 2018. 

If that happens, Donald Trump would 

become the fourth consecutive president 

to enter the White House with his party 

in control of Congress and then lose Congress 

during his tenure. 

In some ways, this seems to be the new 

normal. After all, it’s a pattern that has 

existed for a full generation since a young 

Bill Clinton won the White House in 1992. 

But, it’s truly extraordinary in the longer 

arc of American history. In fact, prior to 

1992, it had never even happened twice in 

a row. 

“It’s time for our political 

leaders to stop the pointless 

argument about whether 

the American people want 

to be governed from the left, 

the right or the center ... the 

American people want to 

govern themselves.” 

Obviously, there’s no certainty that the 

Republicans will lose control of the House 

in 2018. And, of course, it’s not just Trump. 

Many Republican voters reserve a special 

level of hatred for the GOP establishment 

headquartered in Congress. Regardless of 

who they blame, the reality is that Republicans 

promised a lot would happen if voters 

put them in charge. And it hasn’t. They 

couldn’t even repeal Obamacare, despite 

seven years of promises to do just that. 

In such an environment, it may be hard 

to maintain enthusiasm among the GOP 

base. Comparing the polling data to actual 

results from last Tuesday highlights this 

reality. In 2014 and 2016, polls underestimated 

opposition to President Obama and 

Republicans reaped the benefits. Some 

GOP fans actually came to believe that the 

pollsters were intentionally understating 

Republican strength. 

That didn’t happen in 2017. On Nov. 7, 

the Real Clear Politics average showed 

Democrat Ralph Northam with a 3-point 

lead. He won by nine. While it’s just a 

working theory, my hunch is that in all 

recent elections, the pollsters have consistently 

underestimated the enthusiasm 

of the opposition party. When Obama was 

in power, Republicans outperformed the 

polls. With Trump in office, we may start 

to see the reverse. 

This suggests that something bigger is 

going on than simply the presidencies of 

Clinton, Bush, Obama or Trump. It’s a fundamental 

rejection of both political parties. 

The ideological diversity of the last four 

presidents gives a sense of how complete 

the rejection has become. They included a 

centrist Democrat [Clinton], an establishment 

Republican [Bush], a leftist Democrat 

[Obama] and a populist Republican 

[Trump]. The first three were unable to 

satisfy voters enough to keep their party 

in power. Unless something changes dramatically, 

the Republicans under Trump 

will suffer the same fate. 

The broader context of the political environment 

is that it’s been 45 years since a 

majority of Americans have trusted the 

federal government to do the right thing 

even most of the time. And, yet, during 

the 45 years, we’ve seen the growth of 

the Regulatory State shift more and more 

power to a distrusted government. And 

the bureaucracy has come to believe it has 

the authority to intervene in just about any 

aspect of daily life. 

At the same time, thrilling new technologies 

have empowered individual 

Americans by giving them more choices 

and information than ever before. There 

is a core conflict between a decentralizing 

society and a centralized government that 

no president or political party can master. 

It’s time for our political leaders to stop 

the pointless argument about whether the 

American people want to be governed from 

the left, the right or the center. Instead, the 

American people want to govern themselves. 

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 

Recalling a mother’s sacrifice 

To the Editor: 

My adult children watch movies and 

inform me what it was like for my generation 

in the Vietnam era. And I confess, 

“Actually, the only impact the Vietnam war 

had on our small-town high school was that 

a couple of girls got married right before 

graduation, hoping that marriage would 

protect their boyfriends from the draft.” 

One classmate went to a big-city college 

and led war protests on campus. We saw 

his picture in a newspaper and murmured, 

“He always did like to cause trouble.” 

We heard that guys somewhere were 

burning their draft cards. We didn’t comprehend 

America’s involvement in a country 

that had never bothered us and we didn’t 

want our brothers, uncles or classmates to 

be in harm’s way, but the draft was law. 

Vietnam was not “our war” in the way 

WWII had been for our parents. The sad 

thing about it not being our war, is that 

we were not supportive of the guys who 

endured the jungles and terrors of guerrilla 

warfare and came home to be treated with 

scorn, or maybe worse – indifference. 

I guess we all feel guilty about that now. 

I didn’t even know until 12 years after the 

war’s end that my cousin, who served with 

Red Cross, had been wounded by enemy 

fire. She refused to sell her story to the 

press. Not until the 21st century did it 

occur to me to thank her for supporting our 

guys who, as she said, “had it far worse 

than I did.” 

“So, do you have any personal memory 

from the Vietnam era?” my son asks. And 

suddenly, I am back in 1972. Choir practice 

is over and an older woman asks, “How’s 

it going?” Self-pity spills out as I describe 

the stress of managing my two toddlers. 

Nodding her head, she gently says, 

“When I found out we were going to have 

a second baby so close to the first one, I 

was angry. Angry at my husband and angry 

at God for allowing this interruption to my 

life. I never wanted more than one child. 

But Johnny was born and he was maybe 

my favorite. He was the one who brought 

me dandelion bouquets. He asked advice 

about girlfriends. The day I found out that 

he’d been killed in Vietnam, the first bitter 

thought that struck my heart was ‘Well, 

Elizabeth, now you have just one child…’” 

I don’t remember Vietnam as more than 

something far-away to hear about on the 

Springfield news channel. But I still see 

the face of that mother. And I thank her for 

using her own heartbreak to teach a young 

mom [now grandmother to 16] that children 

always are a treasure. Everyone’s life 

is precious – and always too short for those 

who love them. I honor her sacrifice. 

Bette Moeller 

Defining social injustice 

To the Editor: 

After reading Scott Rasmussen’s latest 

column regarding the NFL protest [Freedom 

of speech does not guarantee understanding, 

West Newsmagazine, Nov. 1], I 

was thinking about writing in about what 

a boring and “milk-toast” writer he is but 

then I turned the page and read a letter 

regarding the protest as well. Both mention 

social injustice but more specifically, 

the fact that social injustice is a given. I 

couldn’t agree more. 

I would like to address the social injustice 

that people like me experience on a 

regular basis. 

It’s a social injustice that my family and 

I cannot go downtown on any given night 

in this or most large, inner cities without 

the fear of being robbed or worse. It’s a 

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social injustice that a young man and his 

girlfriend cannot go to a Cardinals game 

without his life being changed forever and 

now being bound to a wheelchair for the 

rest of his life. It’s a social injustice that 

families cannot enjoy Forest Park in broad 

daylight without having their cars broken 

into and their personal belongings stolen. 

It’s a social injustice that the best person 

for a job is passed up because they are not 

the right race or gender. 

We continue to hear about social injustice 

toward some and how evil our country 

is, but I see so many people who have been 

given every opportunity yet refuse to take 

advantage of those opportunities. What 

ever happened to self-reliance? How about 

taking pride in yourself and what you do or 

have accomplished? 

People make their own luck, to a point. 

But if they refuse to get an education, which 

can be free or next to free for some socioeconomic 

classes; pull their pants up; speak 

proper English; and, God forbid, work hard, 

then there is not much more society can do 

for them and it is not social injustice. Well, 

at least it is not social injustice against them; 

it continues to be social injustice against 

those of us who pay the bills for welfare, 

high crime rates, and more. 

It’s time that people in this country take 

responsibility for their own actions and 

communities stand up against the violence 

that is being excused as social injustice. 

The NFL players who want to protest 

social injustice should put their buckets 

full of money where their mouths are and 

use their money and fame to improve the 

inner city neighborhoods and speak out 

about the daily killings that continue to 

take place in cities throughout this entire 

country. 

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EDITORIAL 

Random thoughts on the passing scene 

With a tip of our cap to our old friend 

Thomas Sowell, we offer the following 

bits of information on topics and themes of 

interest to us: 

It would be a great shame to see the 

slopes of Hidden Valley closed for good. It 

is a business with unique challenges. The 

city, the residents and the business owner 

should work together to mitigate those 

challenges. 

Metro West was wise to place Proposition 

V on last Tuesday’s ballot. Relatively low 

voter turnout helped the fire protection district 

to secure a 205-vote margin of victory. 

Also, achieving a voter victory was the 

Chesterfield Hockey Association. Though 

the law governing who gets to vote on 

extending the TDD is odd, we’re glad that 

the local hockey club is one step closer to 

building a new ice rink along Chesterfield 

Airport Road. 

A couple of worthy local organizations 

are celebrating significant milestones 

this year, and deserve your attention and 

involvement. 

First, Circle of Concern food pantry is 

celebrating 50 years of helping to feed 

local families in need. If you’re looking to 

get involved with Circle, now is the time. 

Currently, the food pantry is accepting 

donations for its annual Thanksgiving baskets 

and assigning sponsors to help make 

Christmas brighter for local families. 

For 25 years, Friends of Kids with Cancer 

has been helping kids and their families 

deal with a diagnosis no parent ever wants 

to hear and no child should ever have to 

endure. We are grateful they don’t have to 

go it alone. And, the good news is that more 

kids are beating cancer than ever before. 

Finally, Progress 64 West, a not-forprofit 

civic organization that promotes 

growth along the I-64 corridor, is celebrating 

30 years of community leadership and 

service. Speaking of Progress 64 West, the 

keynote speaker for its Excellence in Community 

Development Awards Banquet on 

Nov. 22 is Lisa Nichols, CEO of local IT 

firm Technology Partners. Ms. Nichols was 

one of 10 female entrepreneurs selected to 

participate in a roundtable discussion with 

President Trump and his daughter, Ivanka, 

last spring. She will undoubtedly have 

some great insights to share on entrepreneurship 

and innovation. 

On another note, it is undeniably frustrating 

that the former inhabitants of the 

Edward Jones dome have turned from 

chronic lambs into undeniable Rams. 

Stan Kroenke’s team is the most exciting 

team in professional football this year. Of 

course, that still does not mean that anybody 

in La La Land will show up to watch 

them play. 

Also good to see in the world of sports, 

our beloved St. Louis Blues are the winningest 

team in the NHL. 

The nightly news, however, has become 

a twisted version of high school sex education 

classes – disgusting, despicable, distressing. 

Has there ever been a year when the 

change from summer to autumn was more 

abrupt? Seemingly overnight our temperatures 

dropped 20 degrees on average and 

leaves changed from bright green to glowing 

orange. Then, the next day everyone 

had to start raking up said leaves. 

More and more, it seems people have 

taken to “cutting cords.” They are either 

dropping their satellite/cable television 

packages or have simply stopped watching 

them in favor of internet streaming 

services like Netflix and Hulu. How long 

before every television is just a giant computer 

screen in disguise? Bingeing has 

replaced the era of “must see TV.” 

We were saddened by the recent shuttering 

of Wildwood food and drink spot Big 

Bear Grill. Many a lunch was eaten in the 

midst of the down-home décor, watched 

over by Arnie, the original big bear who 

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CHESTERFIELD 

Bid accepted for 

Wilson Road culvert 

Work on replacing a culvert on Wilson 

Road is expected to begin soon following 

the Chesterfield City Council’s Nov. 

6 approval of the low bid received on the 

project. 

After design work was completed early 

in 2015, the project has been on hold due 

to difficulties in acquiring the necessary 

easements. With that issue now resolved, 

the city sought bids and has awarded the 

contract to Pavement Solutions, LLC, a 

firm based in St. Peters. 

In addition to the successful bid of 

$419,792, Jim Eckrich, Chesterfield 

public works director and city engineer, 

asked and received council approval for a 

15-percent contingency to account for any 

change orders, bringing the total amount to 

$485,000. 

Chesterfield normally includes a 10-percent 

contingency in such contracts, but 

Eckrich asked for a higher amount because 

of the delay and the possibility that field 

conditions now may differ from those factored 

into the original design. 

Weather permitting, the project should 

be completed by late spring 2018, Eckrich 

noted. 

While the total cost is higher than the 

$420,000 originally projected, no budget 

amendment is needed primarily due to 

another public works project this year 

coming in about $80,000 under budget. 

In a related development, the council 

also authorized a $105,000 contract with 

Sweetens Concrete Services, LLC, of Wentzville, 

for crack sealing in concrete and 

asphalt pavements, curbs and driveways in 

22 miles of city streets. The contract total 

includes the company’s low bid of $86,025 

and an allowance for extra work that may 

need to be done. 

Resident found guilty 

of embezzling 

A Chesterfield resident 

who pleaded guilty 

in July to one count of 

felony mail fraud was 

sentenced on Nov. 6 to 

41 months in prison. 

According to CMS 

Luina 

Communications Inc. 

records, Ramon “Trey” Luina III embezzled 

about $280,000 from the company 

each year for 10 years beginning in 2006. 

CMS Communications is based in Chesterfield. 

In addition to jail time, Luina was 

ordered to pay restitution in the amount of 

nearly $2.3 million, according to the U.S. 

Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of 

Missouri. 

Using the stolen money, Luina reportedly 

financed the construction of his lake 

house, purchased vehicles for private use, 

paid rent for other business ventures, and 

paid for professional services and vacations. 

According to the U.S. Attorney’s 

Office, he also used wire transfers and 

ACH payments to make payments to his 

personal credit cards. 

Additionally, Luina used payments to 

fictitious vendors as a way to direct funds 

from the company and increased his salary, 

thereby inflating his 401K match and 

bonuses, prosecutors said. 

The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Luina 

also falsely took partnership disbursements 

for CMS although he never completed the 

process of partnership. 

Chesterfield earmarks 

$1.5 million for debt service 

Faced with uncertainties about future 

sales tax receipts used for paying off previously 

issued bonds, the Chesterfield City 

Council has earmarked $1.5 million from 

general fund reserves to add to its debt service 

account in its 2018 budget. 

The action came after a lengthy discussion 

at a Nov. 6 meeting of the council’s 

Finance and Administration Committee of 

the Whole, meaning all councilmembers 

participated. 

The $1.5 million represented a compromise 

between differing suggestions on 

how much should be set aside for bolstering 

funds available for debt service. The 

discussion had included amounts ranging 

from approximately $1 million to $2 million. 

Although Proposition P approved by 

voters in St. Louis County earlier this 

year will boost total sales tax receipts 

in 2018, the additional income will go 

primarily for law enforcement needs. At 

the same time, revenues from specific 

sales tax levies for capital improvements 

and parks are expected to dip in coming 

years; however, the amount needed to 

retire debt from previous bond sales to 

finance city hall construction and for 

improvements to the city’s parks system 

will increase. 

The latest data on sales tax revenues 

show the downward trend continuing and 

has led the city to lower 2018 budget projections 

on what it expects to receive from 

that source. 

An unknown in the financial scenario 

is the outcome of Chesterfield’s stillpending 

lawsuit challenging the legality 

of how sales tax revenues are distributed 

to St. Louis County communities. Passage 

of a bill in the state legislature last 

year has modified that system somewhat 

but Chesterfield businesses still generate 

much more sales tax revenue than what 

the city actually receives under the county 

formula. 

No matter how the lawsuit is decided, 

the outcome will be “a game changer,” 

predicted City Administrator Mike Geisel. 

Until a decision is made, Chesterfield can 

make its financial plans only on the basis 

of what is known now. 

Council policy calls for maintaining general 

fund reserves at 40 percent of expenditures 

from that fund. Moving $1.5 million 

to the debt service account is not expected 

to put that financial cushion in jeopardy 

because the reserve has been running well 

above the council’s policy goal. 

Final action on the 2018 budget is 

expected in December. 

CREVE COEUR 

Designs for police 

station unveiled 

Creve Coeur officials have unveiled 

updated schematic designs for the new 

25,000-square-foot, two-story police station 

to be located on New Ballas Road 

north of the existing Government Center. 

The City Council reviewed the designs on 

Nov. 13. 

The architect, ArchImages, completed 

the first renderings in July and presented 

them to the Planning and Zoning Commission 

in August. The commission made 

several suggested changes as conditions 

of approval, which the updated renderings



seek to address. Major differences in the 

new design include updated brick color, 

enhanced entryway and material improvements. 

The architect currently is drawing construction 

plans for the project. If the design 

is approved, the city will begin the construction 

bidding process in early December. 

Officials hope to award construction of 

the project in January and begin construction 

shortly thereafter. 

Funding for the project comes from 

voter-approved general obligation bonds 

totaling $10.69 million. 

Parks photo contest continues 

The Creve Coeur City Parks Photo Contest 

continues through Dec. 31. 

Digital photos can be submitted in two 

categories: Natural Beauty and People 

Enjoying the Parks. The best pictures in 

each category will be featured in the Creve 

Coeur city newsletter and posted on the 

parks department website. 

For guidelines, information on prizes 

and submission forms, visit creve-coeur. 

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WEST COUNTY 

Metro West voters OK tax hike 

By a 205-vote margin, voters in the Metro 

West Fire Protection District approved a tax 

hike for the district’s ambulance fund. 

In Nov. 7 balloting, 2,945 voted for the 

measure, known as Proposition V, while 

2,740 opposed it. With the approval, the 

district’s ambulance fund tax levy will 

increase 17 cents per $100 assessed valuation 

on real estate and personal property. 

The increase will apply to taxes levied 

late next year to fund operations in 2019. 

In addition to the ambulance fund, the 

district also has tax levies for its general 

fund, retirement fund, dispatching operations 

and for debt service. The total for all 

funds now is 99.5 cents per $100 assessed 

valuation for taxes to pay for 2018 operations. 

“With the passage of Proposition V, the 

fire district will be able to provide continued 

and unmatched services to our 

residents and remain a leader in providing 

emergency care in our community,” 

said Tim Flora, who heads the Metro West 

Board of Directors. “We can now also prepare 

for the future. I can say with absolute 

certainty that the men and women of our 

fire district, who serve our community 

daily with professionalism, pride and dedication, 

are appreciative of the passage of 

Proposition V.” 

In information released before the vote, 

Metro West officials said the district last 

asked for an increase in its ambulance 

fund tax levy 31 years ago. During that 

period, emergency calls have more than 

tripled from 2,200 annually [in 1986] to 

7,600 in 2016. Some 80 percent of those 

service requests involve advanced life support 

operations funded by the ambulance 

tax levy. 

ST. LOUIS 

FBI head named 

Richard Quinn has been named special 

agent in charge of the FBI’s St. Louis Division. 

Quinn’s appointment was announced 

by FBI Director Christopher Wray earlier 

this month. 

Quinn most recently served as chief of 

the media and investigative publicity section 

in the FBI’s office of public affairs. He 

began his service as a special agent in 1997 

and first was assigned to the New York 

field office where he investigated international 

terrorism and foreign counterintelligence 

matters as a member of the joint 

terrorism task force. 

During his career, he also has held leadership 

positions in the counterterrorism 

division at FBI headquarters and in the 

Chicago and Philadelphia field offices. 

Quinn replaces William Woods who 

retired in early September after 22 years 

with the FBI. 

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Future of Hidden Valley uncertain as Wildwood P&Z 

postpones, amends Peak Resorts’ zip line request 

By JESSICA MESZAROS 

Residents filled the seating and standing 

spaces in the Wildwood City Council 

chambers at a Planning & Zoning Commission 

hearing on Nov. 6, where a conditional 

use permit [CUP] for the installation 

of a zip line requested by Hidden Valley 

Ski Resort CEO Tim Boyd was discussed. 

Boyd, who is the president and chairman of 

Peak Resorts, said the permit was requested 

due to the resort losing business from two 

back-to-back warm winters. 

“Having a ski area in this climate is pretty 

difficult because we’re pretty far south,” 

Boyd said. “To have a ski area here, you 

also have to have that extra revenue.” 

The addition of a zip line course would 

cost an estimated $2.5 million and be 

expected to bring in $1 million in annual 

revenue, enough to keep the resort going, 

Boyd said. The proposed course would 

consist of four zip lines of varying lengths, 

scattered across the 250-acre property. 

Peak Resorts originally brought its request 

to the commission on Sept. 18; however, 

review of the request was unanimously 

postponed until Nov. 6. 

By JIM ERICKSON 

Winter is coming. But even before the 

first snow falls, there’s a lot that must 

take place behind the scenes to keep West 

County’s state highways navigable. 

One example of the preparations 

involved came earlier this month when the 

Missouri Department of Transportation 

held a statewide readiness exercise. More 

than 3,200 MoDOT employees who work 

in winter operations, including all maintenance 

crews and 1,500 trucks at locations 

MoDOT drivers Larry Johnson [left] and Steve Luden check 

the tension on tie-down straps on the back of a snow plow 

during a winter readiness drill. 

In the meantime, a 

neighborhood meeting 

was held on Oct. 11, 

with about 25 residents 

to gauge community 

input for the resort addition. 

Specifically represented 

were residents 

from the Remington 

Heights and Radcliffe 

Place subdivisions, 

located to the north of 

the resort. 

“I felt like additional 

time needed to be taken 

to hear residents’ concerns and see if they 

could be addressed,” Mayor Jim Bowlin 

said of the postponement. “We want 

them [Hidden Valley] to be successful for 

the Wildwood residents who work there, 

visit there for skiing, and for our region,” 

Bowlin said. “[But] we have to balance 

their request for the expansion of their 

operations with our residents’ concerns.” 

Prior to Nov. 6, a report was submitted 

by the city’s department of planning that 

recommended approval of the CUP with 

conditions: the alteration of the operating 

throughout the state, took part in the drill. 

Emergency communications systems 

also were tested. 

One MoDOT location participating in 

the exercise was the operation at Ballas 

Road just north of Interstate 64. It is responsible 

for state highways in much of West 

County and the area east of Interstate 270 

to as far as Hampton Avenue in St. Louis 

City. In addition to I-64, between I-270 

and the Daniel Boone Bridge, and portions 

of I-270 and Interstate 170, the state roads 

include parts of Route 141, Olive Boulevard, 

Clarkson Road, Ladue 

Road, Manchester Road and 

Lindbergh Boulevard. 

When you are dealing with 

snow and ice on roads, the 

work involved is measured in 

lane miles, rather than simple 

mileage between starting and 

ending points. Thus, Art Stout, 

the building superintendent 

at Ballas, estimated there are 

about 200 lane miles on the 

section of I-64 included in his 

Aerial map of proposed Hidden Valley zip lines 

territory. 

Where those roadways cross 

into territories maintained by 

days and hours, and the relocation of one 

zip line to decrease proximity to local residencies. 

On Nov. 6, the commission voted 5-4 

to amend the report’s recommendations to 

remove the relocation of any zip lines but 

leave the operating days and hours restrictions 

intact. According to Boyd, limiting 

the days and hours of the zip lines’ operation 

would make the addition of the course 

impractical. In the wake of the vote, the 

See ZIP LINES, page 36 

On the road with MoDOT 

Reporter gets first-hand look at winter readiness drills 

other MoDOT locations, there is an overlap 

area to eliminate any possible gaps. For 

example, crews from the Ballas location 

actually go across the Boone Bridge to the 

Research Park Circle exit in St. Charles 

County. 

During a major weather event when it’s 

“all hands on deck,” the 19 people working 

out of the Ballas facility can be increased 

by as many as a dozen MoDOT office 

employees, all of whom are required to 

have the appropriate commercial driver 

license to operate the department’s equipment. 

An important aspect of the readiness 

exercise is providing these occasional 

drivers, as well as other new employees, 

“the opportunity to drive a snowplow over 

some of their proposed routes so they are 

aware of obstacles and obstructions [such 

as curbs and raised islands] that might be 

hidden in a storm by snow or ice,” said 

Becky Allmeroth, state maintenance engineer. 

After a question-answer session with 

Stout, West Newsmagazine climbed aboard 

a MoDOT snowplow with drivers Larry 

See MODOT, page 36 




I NEWS I 11 

TDD sales tax approved 

for Chesterfield Valley 

Youth hockey advocates in West 

County and elsewhere in the area are 

celebrating the passage of two special 

ballot proposals that pave the way for 

a new hockey and sports complex in 

Chesterfield Valley. 

In a mail-in ballot, the results of 

which were announced as part of the 

Nov. 7 election, voters in the Chesterfield 

Valley Transportation Development 

District [TDD] approved the two 

proposals by identical 129-61 margins. 

According to state law, only voters 

who live in the district or in adjoining 

subdivisions were eligible to take part 

in the election. 

One of the proposals authorized a 

number of infrastructure improvements 

associated with the ice facility. The 

second authorized the extension of a 

3/8-cent sales tax paid by shoppers on 

goods and services they purchase from 

businesses in the transportation district. 

Funds from the tax will be used to 

retire up to $7 million in bonds that 

will be sold to finance the infrastructure 

work. 

Mike Geisel, Chesterfield city 

administrator, who also heads the TDD 

board, noted that while the sales tax 

could be extended until 2046, the district 

will stop collecting the 3/8-cent 

levy as soon as the bonds are retired. 

Revenue projections are that the debt 

will be paid off long before its mandated 

termination date, Geisel added. 

“The TDD vote was a critical milestone 

for our project,” said Mark 

Kraus, president of the CHA board. 

“The overwhelming approval from the 

residents of Chesterfield further punctuates 

the importance of this facility to 

the local community. 

“The Chesterfield Sports Complex 

will be not just the home for many 

youth hockey players and clubs but 

also a vibrant community asset that 

will provide a continued source of 

recognition and pride for the city of 

Chesterfield. We look forward to progressing 

our vision and bringing this 

development online as quickly as possible.” 

Financing of the infrastructure 

improvements is a key part of the 

$22.65 million complex, which CHA 

will build, own and operate. The city of 

Chesterfield will not have any investment 

or ownership interest in the 

facility and will have no hand in its 

operation.

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Home for the Holidays 

Law Matters 

Thanksgiving 

is around the 

corner. It is my 

wife's favorite 

holiday. Christmas 

has shopping. 

Easter has 

eggs. The 4th of 

July has fireworks, 

and possibly a trip to urgent 

care. But Thanksgiving is just about 

family getting together for a really 

good meal. 

But sometimes the holidays can be 

a discovery for us. If we live far away 

from our parents, we don't see them 

on a day-to-day basis. On the phone 

they sound fine. They tell you all 

about what relatives and old family 

friends are up to. They talk about 

their latest doctors' appointments and 

what ills them. And they ask a lot of 

questions about you and your family. 

Everything sounds great, but sometimes 

it isn't. 

No one really wants to admit to 

getting old. Its a one-way street. 

When you're young, you heal and 

adjust. When you're older, there's 

only covering up. 

So the holidays are a good time to 

check up on mom and dad. One of 

the very visible signs that things are 

not going well is if there is a mountain 

of mail on the dining room table. If 

so, you can rest assured that the bills 

are not getting paid. Check the refrigerator. 

If there is only milk in it, 

then there is a good chance that mom 

and dad are only eating cereal. I know 

the commercials tell us that cereal is a 

part of a complete breakfast, but the 

important word there is "part". It is 

only a part of breakfast. Cereal does 

not satisfy all your basic nutritional 

requirements no matter what mom 

and dad might tell you. And look in 

their closets. Do they have weather 

appropriate clothing hanging where 

they can easily get to it, or does mom 

have out that cute little sun dress she 

really loves? 

I'll warn you that if you look like 

you're snooping around when you 

are visiting, you might get a very 

heated reaction ... especially if they 

are trying to hide something. 

So when you visit your parents for 

the holidays, you might want to nonchalantly 

(1) check the mail, (2) 

check the refrigerator, and (3) check 

the closets. It might feel like prying, 

but it's important. 

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A proposal to build a new car wash at 

Baxter and Clayton roads has drawn citizen 

opposition and has met with mixed reviews 

from the Chesterfield Planning Commission 

and the City Council’s planning and 

public works committee. Proponents have 

gone back to the drawing board to come up 

with revisions to address concerns about 

the project. 

Legislation on a rezoning plan for the 

car wash was scheduled for a first reading 

at the council’s Nov. 6 meeting but was 

delayed until an undetermined future date 

to give proponents an opportunity to discuss 

proposed changes with the city’s planning 

staff and concerned residents living 

near the project site. 

Earlier this year, Wallis Companies, on 

behalf of Brite Worx CarWashery, submitted 

a request for a zoning map amendment 

on a 1.8-acre parcel on the northwest 

corner of the Baxter/Clayton intersection. 

A Mobil gas station now is on the property 

but zoning was changed in 2001 to 

allow not only that use, but also a convenience 

store, fast-food restaurant and car 

wash. The approved plan was never completed 

and the proposed amendment calls 

for a car wash only. 

At a May planning commission public 

hearing, issues were raised about noise, 

traffic, waste and storm water, a proposed 

masonry wall, lighting and architectural 

standards. However, in September, the 

commission recommended approval on 

a 5-3 vote. In a review of the issue last 

month at a meeting of the council’s planning 

and public works committee, many 

of the complaints raised earlier came up 

again, with emphasis on traffic and noise 

concerns. However, car wash proponents 

maintained that the original multi-use 

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Proposed Chesterfield car wash draws 

opposition, heads back to committee 

A Brite Worx CarWashery is proposed for Clayton and Baxter roads. 

zoning approved years ago would generate 

a volume of up to 1,100 cars daily 

while the car wash-only operation is 

expected to attract just 300. 

Councilmember Dan Hurt [Ward 3] 

questioned that estimate. He also predicted 

that the right-in, right-out access to the 

operation will mean northbound vehicles 

on Baxter will tend to turn around at the 

Woodfield Subdivision entrance to go 

south to reach the car wash. In addition, he 

noted the proposed plan will be more intrusive, 

will bring the development closer to 

the northern property and encroach on the 

current green space buffer. 

The committee ultimately voted 4-0 to 

recommend that the full council deny the 

request. 

At the Nov. 6 meeting, Councilmember 

Guy Tilman [Ward 2], who chairs the planning 

and public works committee, noted 

that car wash proponents had asked that 

the first reading of legislation be delayed 

and the proposal be sent back to his panel 

for discussion of changes being made to 

address concerns that had been aired. 

Tilman urged proponents to review their 

changes with nearby residents before 

meeting again with the committee. He 

added that, whenever the committee meets 

to reconsider the request, the session 

will be held in the council’s chamber to 

ensure adequate room for those wanting 

to attend. He pledged public comment also 

will be accepted at that session. 

A number of residents opposing the 

project attended the Nov. 6 meeting and 

many of them had asked to speak. With 

Tilman’s assurances the council will not 

be considering the issue until a future 

date and not before his committee had 

reviewed it again, most deferred on the 

opportunity to comment and simply 

declared their opposition.





Retired police sergeant charged with animal abuse in Manchester 

I NEWS I 13 

By BONNIE KRUEGER 

Four weeks after a pet dog named Ruger 

was shot in a Manchester neighborhood, 

formal criminal charges have been filed 

against the shooter. Ruger died of his injuries 

shortly after being shot. 

On Nov. 7, retired St. Louis County 

Police Sgt. Barry Armfield, 62, was charged 

with two criminal counts: one felony for 

unlawful use of a weapon and one Class 

A animal abuse-first offense misdemeanor. 

According to the detailed 38-page police 

report obtained by West Newsmagazine, 

Manchester police officers responded to 

a call on Oct. 4 that a single gunshot was 

fired and a dog was heard yelping near 

Spring Meadows and Ranch drives. Upon 

arrival in the 400 block of Spring Meadows 

Drive, an officer noted Armfield on his 

property, hosing down his driveway. The 

officer stopped to ask if he could corroborate 

reports of a gunshot or dog yelping. 

Armfield said, “no,” but thought perhaps 

he heard a transformer blow. 

Leaving Armfield’s property, the officer 

discovered drops of blood near the northwest 

corner of Armfield’s driveway, which 

appeared fresh. A trail of fresh blood and 

various splatters leading away from his 

property also were noted by the officer, 

some containing strands of hair. 

In the meantime, another officer was 

tracked down by the dog’s owners, Jacklynn 

Dukart and Robert Holtz Jr., who 

were in the process of transporting Ruger 

to an emergency veterinary clinic since 

it appeared their dog, a blue heeler mix 

weighing approximately 40 to 50 pounds, 

had been shot. 

Several officers returned to Dukart’s 

property to see if there was a fresh blood 

trail that would lead them to the location 

where the dog had been shot. The officers 

were successful in following a blood trail 

that linked Dukart’s home on Ranch back 

to Armfield’s home where the initial blood 

stains were noted. 

Neighbors of Armfield provided a 

statement to police that they suspected 

the gunshot came from across the street 

and were able to provide a baby monitor 

audio recording that captured the sound of 

the gunshot and the dog yelping. In their 

statement, the neighbors said that Armfield 

admitted to shooting “a stray dog because it 

was growling at him.” However, the report 

indicates that no dog was heard barking 

prior to the gunshot. The baby monitor was 

provided to the police as evidence. 

With the new evidence, the Manchester 

police approached Armfield, who, according 

to the report, appeared agitated that he 

was being bothered again. He denied any 

involvement in the shooting until officers 

pressed him a third time 

when he admitted to shooting 

the dog. 

According to Armfield’s 

account, the dog approached 

him while he was in his 

driveway cleaning gear and 

equipment from a recent 

camping trip. The dog 

reportedly approached Armfield 

“showing its teeth” in 

a vicious manner. Armfield 

Ruger 

said he felt threatened that 

Ruger might attack. However, 

the dog suddenly left. 

Armfield said he retrieved 

a 40-caliber commemorative 

pistol from a gun safe located 

in the garage in case the dog 

returned. He said the dog did 

suddenly reappear, barking, 

and Armfield felt his safety was 

threatened. For this reason, he 

drew his pistol and shot at the 

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dog one time, the report states. In response, 

the dog yelped loudly and ran away. The 

dog later died while under the care of emergency 

veterinary doctors nearby. 

Since Armfield claimed self-defense, he 

was not arrested at the time of the incident. 

However, after the report was presented to 

the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s 

office for review and following an 

investigation, that office decided to charge 

the retired sergeant. 

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Civic partnership group Progress 64 

West, a nonprofit alliance of area citizens 

and business leaders that promotes development 

along the Interstate 64 corridor 

from Interstate 270 westward to Interstate 

70, holds its 30th Annual Excellence in 

Community Development Awards Banquet 

at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, 

Nov. 22 at the DoubleTree 

by Hilton Hotel, 

16625 Swingley Ridge 

Road in Chesterfield. 

Lisa Nichols, CEO 

of Technology Partners, 

is the keynote speaker. 

Technology Partners 

teams, as a lead investor 

and business advisor, 

with visionary entrepreneurs 

to build successful 

new companies. Its 

partners include leaders 

in clean tech and life science. 

Innovation and entrepreneurial 

leadership 

are core objectives of 

Progress 64 West and 

are reflected in the collective 

experiences the 2017 Excellence in 

Community Development honorees: Seventh 

Wave Laboratories and Tropiclean; 

and Paul O. Haglin, founder of Spirit of St. 

Louis Airport, who will receive the organization’s 

Lifetime Achievement Award. 

Headquartered in Maryland Heights 

and a graduate of the St. Louis Enterprise 

Center business incubator in Chesterfield, 

Seventh Wave Laboratories is a contract 

research organization providing integrated 

services for discovery and preclinical drug 

development for clients worldwide. It was 

founded in 2003. 

Headquartered in Wentzville and 

founded in 1992, Tropiclean is a global pet 

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Progress 64 West hosts Excellence in 

Community Development banquet 

Lisa Nichols, CEO of Technology 

Partners, at the White House this 

spring after meeting with President 

Donald Trump. 

care product company with eight brands, 

hundreds of individual products and sales 

in 61 countries. Its products are made from 

naturally sourced, wholesome ingredients 

that are as safe for the environment as they 

are for people and their pets. 

Haglin had aviation in his blood. As 

a young man in the 

late 1950s, he had successfully 

melded his 

love for aviation into a 

career as an aerospace 

engineer working for 

McDonnell-Douglas in 

St. Louis. As an avid 

aviator and private pilot 

himself, Haglin often 

took to the skies and 

soon realized the need 

for an executive airport 

in St. Louis County. In 

1961, he found an ideal 

location in what now is 

known as Chesterfield 

Valley. Today, Spirit of 

St. Louis Airport boasts 

a 7,485-foot all-weather 

runway, 5,000-foot 

parallel runway, precision 

approaches, FAA control tower and 

24-hour customs services in addition to a 

host of ancillary assets necessary to promote 

and maintain world-class aviation 

support services. 

In addition to honoring already successful 

business leaders, Progress 64 West also 

will recognize area high school students 

whose business plans have earned them two 

total Louis S. Sachs Scholarship awards. 

One $5,000, two-year college scholarship, 

and one $2,500 one-year scholarship will 

be awarded. 

Tickets for the event are $85 per person or 

$750 for a table of eight. More information 

is available online at progress64west.org. 

Carol Bowman ACADEMY OF DANCE 

presents 

“The Nutcracker” 

Date: Sunday, December 3, 2017 

Time: 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM 

Location: 

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Ticket Price: $9.00 General Admission 

Call: 636-537-3203 

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Two - one hour performances, ideal for all ages! Hope you can join us!




The nation’s longest-standing holidaythemed 

race is returning to St. Louis this 

year and, as always, it’s for a good 

cause. 

The 2017 Jingle Bell Run takes 

place Nov. 19 at Hollywood 

Casino, 777 Casino Center Drive 

in Maryland Heights. 

The race has been a St. Louis 

Goldstein 

tradition for 25 years according to 

Cheri Fitts, Arthritis Foundation Midwest 

Region executive director. 

“It continues to grow as our mission 

grows and our need for funding continues 

to grow,” Fitts said. “Just last year, we 

were using the statistic that 1 in 5 Americans 

was affected by arthritis, and we were 

just notified this summer that it’s now over 

1 in 4.” 

For some participants, the race is a timehonored 

tradition that serves as a testament 

to coping with and overcoming the 

challenges that accompany many forms of 

arthritis. One of those honorees is Parkway 

Central High senior Emily Goldstein, who 

has been participating in Arthritis Foundation 

walks since she was about 4 years old. 

As a child, she was an honoree at the Walk 

to Cure Arthritis annual 5K event. 

Goldstein was first diagnosed with 

Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis at age three 

when she had trouble getting out of bed 

one morning and saw her knee had swelled 

to the size of a grapefruit. 

“What I have is an autoimmune disease, so 

when I was 3 years old, my immune system 

attacked itself and the healthy tissues,” 

Goldstein said. “Someone with osteoarthritis 

doesn’t have the same issues because it’s 

not affecting their immune health.” 

The arthritis that started in her left knee 

gradually spread to Goldstein’s ankles, 

wrists, fingers, elbows, toes and jaw. Goldstein 

also was diagnosed with Crohn’s 

disease at age 14, which impacted her 

treatment. 

“Once they figured out that diagnosis, 

it was a lot easier to control my diseases 

knowing that was also happening to my 

body,” Goldstein said. “I have it much less 

severe than some others, but when you 

have an autoimmune disease, it flares up, 

and that does affect me in my everyday life 

and especially in my athletics.” 

Goldstein maintains her athletic status by 

running cross country at the varsity level 

and as a distance runner in track and field. 

Her support team, known as Emily’s 

Entourage, has been attending the Arthritis 

Association’s runs and walks since her 

original diagnosis. This year, the team has 

raised about $1,250 with 26 members. 

After graduating high school, Goldstein 

plans to pursue a degree in nursing. 

“It’s amazing what doctors have been 

able to do for me,” Goldstein said. “It’s 

more than just giving back. I want to provide 

that same help to others because I 

understand how others feel in that 

hospital setting – scared and alone. I 

want them to know they aren’t alone. 

According to the Arthritis Foundation, 

the term arthritis can refer to 

more than 100 types of joint diseases 

that affect more than 50 million 

adults and 300,000 children. 

“Everybody thinks of arthritis as an older 

person’s disease, but it’s not,” Emily’s 

mom Melanie, said. “People don’t realize 

that kids get arthritis, too, and it’s not 

the same arthritis that older individuals 

get. They need to understand. That’s why 

they have three different honorees at the 

run. They have an adult, a young kid and a 

teenager because rheumatoid arthritis can 

affect anyone on the spectrum.” 

The Jingle Bell Run is a U.S. Track and 

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for kids and $35 for adults. To register, 

visit jbr.org or call (314) 447-4881. 



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Local students strive to improve 

air quality, attendance at school 

At the end of last school year, students 

Ashlyn Bret, Maggie Leath and Nina Langevin 

generated the idea of furnishing each 

science classroom with toxin-absorbing 

plants. Their goal was to improve air quality 

and increase school attendance. 

Their first step was to meet with Principal 

Dr. Allison Klouse. 

“When I had the chance to sit with them, 

hear their research and learn about their 

desire to help our school community, I was 

honored that they had asked me to help 

them make this happen,” said Klouse. 

The eighth-grade students then looked to 

raise funds and decided to sell homemade 

scent jars. They gathered materials such 

as baking soda and essential oils to create 

their concoctions. 

During the school’s orientation, the trio 

set up their fundraiser and sold the scent 

jars at $4 each. 

Bret’s mother, Julie, said, “After paying 

for the cost of supplies, they raised $168 

to purchase plants and potting soil. They 

profited $2.64 per jar. 

“I’m very proud of them. These young 

ladies worked very well together as a 

team and each one demonstrated leadership 

skills to build this project. Their plant 

selections include the Snake or Mother-in- 

Law’s Tongue, Spider and Golden Pothos.” 

“They clean specific chemicals out of the 

air,” explained Langevin. 

Bret added, “And they’re easy to take 

care of. They’re very low maintenance and 

don’t need much light.” 

Earlier this school year, the students 

stayed after school to propose the idea to 

the school’s science department. 

Teachers unanimously voted in favor of 

allowing the plants in each science classroom. 

The group hopes cleaner air will 

mean fewer student absences. 

“There is an attendance sheet at the front 

of the school, and it’s where everybody can 

see it,” said Bret. “We plan to check that 

throughout the year and see if we can get it 

to 100 percent.” 

The girls say they are optimistic that the 

live plants will be placed in every classroom 

at Wildwood before the end of the 

school year. Their work helped them to 

complete their Girl Scout Journey ‘Take 

Action’ project. 

Missouri governor appoints Valley 

Park superintendent to MHEC 

Gov. Eric Greitens 

announced the appointment 

of Valley Park 

Superintendent Dr. David 

Knes to the Midwestern 

Higher Education Compact 

[MHEC], a 12-state 

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entity designed to provide 

greater higher education opportunities 

and services in the Midwest. 

“I was excited and flattered when the 

governor called,” said Knes of his appointment. 

“I’m looking forward to serving. My 

work has been in pre-K through 12, but my 

interest is the success of all students, and 

that aligns perfectly with the mission of 

MHEC.” 

According to its website, MHEC also 

“supports initiatives to increase regional 

collaboration and achieve outcomes that 

could not be realized by institutions and 

systems acting independently.” To do so, 

the organization relies on the collective 

expertise and influence of a 60-member 

governing body of legislators, higher education 

leaders and governors’ representatives. 

Knes has spent a total of 29 years in 

education, including 27 years in administration. 

He has been the Valley Park superintendent 

for 11 years. Before that, he was 

the assistant superintendent for the district 

for three years. Knes also was an administrator 

in the Rockwood School District and 

the School District of Clayton at both the 

elementary and the secondary level. 

Project 21 scholarship offered 

The Missouri Gaming Association, the 

statewide professional association of the 

Missouri casino industry, is inviting high 

school seniors to enter the 22nd annual 

Project 21 scholarship competition. Two 

$1,500 first-prize scholarships and four 

$1,000 second-prize scholarships will be 

awarded. 

The Project 21 scholarship program 

encourages students to learn and educate 

their peers on the illegality, dangers and 

consequences of underage gambling. Students 

must write and publish an original 

essay or article in the school newspaper, or 

create a poster or video. Entries must be 

published or displayed at the student’s high 

school for at least one full week between 

Dec. 1 and Feb. 15. 

Entries will be judged for originality, 

content, style and educational value. The 

article, poster or video must focus on the 

issues and ramifications of underage gambling. 

“We want students to know it is illegal 

for anyone under the age of 21 to gamble 

in a Missouri casino,” said Mike Winter, 

executive director of the Missouri Gaming 

Association. “We also want them to understand 

the dangers and consequences to 

youth of other types of underage gambling, 

such as card games and sports betting.” 

The deadline for submitting Project 21 

scholarship entries to the Missouri Gaming 

Association is March 1. The Project 21 

scholarship application is available at 

missouricasinos.org or by calling (573) 

634-4001. Winners will be announced by 

March 31 and scholarships will be awarded 

by April 15. 

Operation Food Search to hold 

Empty Bowls fundraiser 

Operation Food Search [OFS], a nonprofit 

hunger relief organization, will host 

its 19th annual Empty Bowls fundraiser in 

the Center Court of Plaza Frontenac located 

at 1701 S. Lindbergh Blvd. in Frontenac. 

The event is from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday, 

Nov. 17 and from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 

Nov. 18 The empty bowls signify hunger in 

the community. All proceeds from the sales 

of these handcrafted pottery items benefit 

OFS’ hunger relief efforts. 

The fundraiser will be held in conjunction 

with National Hunger and Homelessness 

Awareness Week. 

Many local artists and studios have created 

bowls and other art items for sale at the 

Empty Bowls event including Bob Allen, 

Marianne Baer and Bridget McDermott 

Flood. Participating St. Louis students and 

faculty include Chaminade College Preparatory 

School, Christian Brothers College 

High, Parkway West High, St. Joseph’s 

Academy, St. Louis Community College – 

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For more information on Operation 

Food Search, visit OperationFoodSearch. 

org or call (314) 726-5355. 

Kirk Day School celebrates 

fun, fitness and fundraising 

Students of Kirk Day School ran through 

blasts of rainbow color for fitness, fun and 

fundraising this fall. Students practiced the 

importance of physical fitness and raised 

over $30,000 in racer sponsorships at 

the First Annual KDS Color Run toward 

available scholarships, enhanced faculty 

training and facility improvements. 1-mile 

and 2-mile racers, family and friends also 

enjoyed music, the Bubble Bus, face painters, 

balloon artists and food trucks. 

Kirk Day students participating in color run. 

[Photo credit: Kelly Johnston] 

Parkway nurse receives 

outstanding service award 

Parkway school nurse Katherine Park, 

from Oak Brook Elementary, received the 

“Outstanding Service as a School Nurse 

Award” on Oct. 26 from the Suburban 

St. Louis School Nurse Association at its 

annual banquet. 

Park has been a leader in the development 

of safe practices for schools in 

taking care of students with diabetes. In 

obtaining her master’s degree in public 

health/school health from the University 

of Missouri, she focused her studies on 

developing a toolkit to train unlicensed 

personnel on the care of students with 

Type 1 diabetes. As a result of this toolkit, 

countless school nurses and unlicensed 

school staff have been educated in Parkway 

schools, the St. Louis suburban area 

and throughout Missouri. 

She continues to lead Parkway’s diabetes 

training program and has helped develop 

statewide diabetes training standards for 

school personnel. Most recently, Park continued 

her passion for educating school 

staff about diabetes with her involvement 

in creating dialogue for edutainment training, 

Diabetes Educational Module for MO 

School Nurses, 2017. 

Park has presented her toolkit many 

times throughout the state, including: 

Missouri Coordinated School Health 

Conference 2011 and 2013; Hazelwood 

School District nurses, 2013; Ladue 

School District nurses, 2013; Parkway 

School District Board of Education, 

2009 and 2013; Missouri Association of 

School Nurses, 2011 and 2014; Juvenile 

Diabetes Research Foundation, 2011; 

American Diabetes Association Expert 

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The Marquette High Dazzlers dance team 

has been busy impressing sports audiences 

at football and soccer halftime performances 

this fall. Born out of the desire to 

bridge the social gap between classmates 

of all abilities, the team features nine students 

with special needs and 19 Marquette 

Mystique dancers. 

The team’s formation was a collective 

effort between SSD paraprofessional Janet 

Sansone and Kathy Larocco, whose daughter 

Lizzy is a Mystique dancer. 

“This is actually an idea that was sparked 

back in October 2016, but didn’t really 

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this past June,” Sansone explained. “We 

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parents and work on performance scheduling, 

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“My vision was for kids with special 

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population. We wanted the special needs 

kids to have a place to socialize and form 

relationships. It has done that spectacularly.” 

Lizzy, a junior, has been dancing with 

Mystique her entire high school career, but 

this dance team adds a new dimension to 

her dance experience. 

“I love it,” Lizzy said. “It’s so nice to see 

the direct difference we’re making. We are 

forming new connections and we look forward 

to it every week.” 

The Dazzlers, which include both junior 

varsity and varsity Mystique squad members, 

practice each Wednesday. One or 

two varsity dancers and one junior varsity 

dancer partner with each new dance buddy. 

Lauren is Lizzy’s buddy. 

Marquette freshman Colton represents 

the smaller percentage of male Dazzler 

dancers. His buddy is Sarah, who is a 

senior this year. 

“I like to dance and I like to perform,” 

Colton shared. “Sarah helps me dance.” 

But Sarah said Colton has hidden talents. 

“He is very good at ‘the roll’ dance move. 

And he talks about how much fun he has 

and encourages the other guys so they 

don’t think it’s a girly thing to be part of our 

team.” Sarah said. “Most of all, though, he 

comes up with good team building games.” 

The team building began in June with 

social activities to foster trust, rapport and 

genuine friendships. An important piece of 

the team is forming ongoing relationships 

that are equally strong inside and outside of 

dance practices and performances. 

Senior Maggie Chiszmarich co-captains 

the Dazzlers with junior Sadie Eggman. 

They are responsible for the program and 

choreographing the routines. For the fall 

sports season, the Dazzlers performed the 

same 90-second routine during all halftime 

shows. 

“When I heard about the program, I 

wanted to do it right away. I’m grateful for 

this experience my senior year,” Chiszmarich 

said. “They enrich my life and hopefully, 

I enrich theirs.” 

If proof is evident by smiles, then the 

answer is yes, it’s mutually beneficial. The 

delight on the faces of Dazzler members 

is ever apparent and has spread from the 

Marquette gyms and playing fields to the 

high school hallways. 

“The kids are having a wonderful time 

and blossoming socially. It’s wonderful to 

see the growth,” Chiszmarich said of her 

dance buddies. “Initially, we didn’t know 

their technical abilities, so we plan to make 

the next routine more rigorous [for the basketball 

season]. We also now know which 

dance moves they really like and the kind 

of music they like, too.” 

Eggman said, “It’s exciting to see how 

the program is working. We are giving 

students who wouldn’t normally have a 

chance to be involved in this way to be like 

the other kids. They have a chance to feel 

special.” 

The Dazzlers will start performing 

during the halftime shows at junior varsity 

basketball games after Thanksgiving.



Parkway Central sends 7,500 

pounds of supplies to Puerto Rico 


After tragedy struck Puerto Rico twice in 

September, students and staff members from 

Parkway Central High answered the call. 

During the week of Oct. 16-20, the 

school held a collaborative effort called, 

“PCH Unidos por Puerto Rico” [PCH 

United for Puerto Rico.] In the span of one 

school week, about 7,500 pounds of food, 

water and other supplies were collected 

for immediate send-off. The pick up of the 

items from the school took place on Nov. 

1, and the items shipped to Puerto Rico on 

Friday, Nov. 3. 

School entities, such as Project Help, 

Parkway Central High Players, International 

Club, ESOL classes and Spanish 

classes, collaborated to organize the relief 

efforts in response to the devastating 

effects of hurricanes Irma and Maria, the 

latter regarded as the worst documented 

natural disaster in Dominica. 

Parkway Central High students take 

inventory of donations for the “PCH Unidos 

por Puerto Rico.” [Photo courtesy of Parkway] 

Parkway Central High has several Puerto 

Rican students and staff members, some 

of whom are in contact with friends and 

family in the affected area. 

“When I heard about what was going on 

in Puerto Rico, my heart sank to my feet,” 

freshman Diego Cruz said. Cruz lives in 

the local area with his mother, and the rest 

of his family lives in Puerto Rico. 

“I’m not just donating to Puerto Rico, 

I’m donating to my family, too,” Cruz said. 

“When my family called for the first time, 

they said they didn’t have light, they didn’t 

have energy or clean water.” 

Staff members also bonded over the idea 

of a fundraiser for the area. 

“I had a friend living in Puerto Rico, and 

she has a 9-month-old daughter who is 

the same age as my own [child],” Spanish 

teacher Christy Keating said. “I felt like 

there was this connection from one mother 

to another. I can’t imagine going through 

that without things like diapers, formula 

and other essentials.” 

It was from concern such as Keating’s 

and Cruz’s that the idea for “PCH Unidos 

por Puerto Rico” was born. 

“Three weeks ago, the Spanish teachers 

and other international club members 

reached out to us and said that Hurricane 

Maria had devastating effects on Puerto 

Rico, and we needed to do something 

about it,” Vivian Lacson, sophomore and 

Project Help co-secretary, said. 

Organizations like Project Help had representatives 

set up a table during each lunch 

period to collect cash and other donations 

from students during the collection week. 

According to Lacson, almost $800 in donations 

was collected just in one day. 

Joe Bradley, an orchestra teacher actively 

communicating with loved ones in Puerto 

Rico, suggested the school collect non-perishable 

food items, bottled water, cash and 

batteries to donate to the recovery effort. 

“I was born and raised in Puerto Rico,” 

said Bradley, who has “many family members” 

who are “actually there.” 

A friend of Bradley’s directed him to a 

Facebook video that showed retired U.S. 

soldiers, led by Cavalry Scout Jason Maddy, 

who were helping with relief efforts in the 

more secluded areas of Puerto Rico. 

“The video caught my attention because 

they were in Mayagüez, which is my town,” 

Bradley said. “They knew there were a lot 

of people in trouble and that they were 

completely disconnected. So they started to 

go toward the mountains to find people that 

were completely disconnected from others. 

So far, to this day, they’re still down there.” 

The drive collected about 4,201 pounds 

of water, 2,896.7 pounds of boxed food and 

supplies, 115.2 pounds of dog food, 233 

pounds of baby formula and 3.8 pounds of 

water filters. 

Theater teacher Nicole Voss organized 

the transportation of the goods with Air, 

Land & Sea Express, a freight forwarding 

service out of Maryland Heights. Participating 

students spent additional time moving 

the resources from the high school to the 

district’s facilities building on Nov.1, where 

the items were placed on pallets and shrinkwrapped 

for pick up on Nov. 3. 

The goods will be transported to Jacksonville, 

Florida, and loaded onto a container 

ship en route to Mayagüez, Puerto 

Rico’s eighth-largest municipality. The 

hope is that the supplies will arrive in time 

for Thanksgiving. 

Participating students hope that other 

school districts will host similar drives. 

“Everything is step-by-step, not jumpby-jump,” 

Cruz said. “It’s a lot of small 

steps, and events like this can really help 

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Wings of Hope collaboration helps 

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Wings of Hope, a Chesterfield-based 

nonprofit, is raising the bar – or the wings 

– when it comes to engaging students in 

humanitarian efforts across the globe. 

Thanks to a partnership with the nonprofit 

Experience Aviation out of Miami, 

Florida, students in Texas were afforded 

the opportunity to rebuild a plane to be 

used for humanitarian efforts in Central 

America. Wings of Hope provided an operational 

plane for students to rebuild as part 

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Designed for middle and high school 

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marked the first collaboration between 

Experience Aviation and Wings of Hope. 

Experience Aviation’s founder, record-setting 

professional pilot Barrington Irving, is 

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best practice model to bring similar programs 

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field,” Heinrich said. 

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According to Heinrich, about 90 students 

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or plush rug. Take it up a notch with 

a custom-made piece or even a gift 

certificate to put toward a kitchen remodel. 

Those new cabinets she’s been 

wanting aren’t out of the question! 

A day all about her 

Want to do something special but at a 

loss for what she wants? Take her to 

area boutiques, the local mall, outlets 

or specialty shops and let her pick 

out something she’s guaranteed to 

enjoy while spending quality time 

with you. 

The gift of memories 

Relive your favorite moments by having 

them preserved and displayed. 

Convert vintage family videos into a 

digital format that will never fade. Have 

her favorite photos matted and framed. 

Make new memories by getting her a 

camera, a photography kit for her phone 

or an instant photo printer. Never miss a 

picture-perfect moment again. 

The gift of time 

Some of the best memories come 

from simply spending time together. 

Give your loved one a date night to 

remember, complete with fresh flowers, 

dinner at a local restaurant, her 

favorite wine, and don’t forget dessert! 

End the evening on a sweet note; have 

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all holidays, beginning Friday, Nov. 

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Located at Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park in 

Eureka [west of Six Flags], Santa’s Magical 

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special effects and more than four million 

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Photos with Santa at West County 

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in Des Peres. Santa can be found on 

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Nov. 6, 13, 20 and 27. All pets 

must be well-behaved, people-friendly 

and on a leash or in a carrier. Santa’s 

hours are 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday 

through Saturday and from 11 a.m.-6 

p.m. on Sundays. Santa takes a break 

to feed the reindeer from 1-2 p.m. and 

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Santa and his elves bring North Pole 

magic to Saint Charles’ Historic Main 

Street as part of the annual St. Charles 

Christmas Traditions festival. Vistors 

can step inside the beautiful historic 

Katy Depot in Frontier Park and find 

themselves magically transported to 

Santa’s Cottage and Train Land. 

Stop in to have your photo 

taken with Santa, visit 

with his elves and explore the magic 

of Santa’s Train Land courtesy of the 

Frenchtown Heritage Museum. 

Santa arrives by train at Chesterfield 

Mall at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18. 

Heralding Santa’s arrival will be Circus 

Kaput, who will entertain visitors from 

10 a.m.-noon with face painting, a balloon 

artist, penguin, reindeer and a juggling/unicycling 

elf. 

Taubman Prestige Outlets’ Fifth 

Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony is 

from 4-7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18. 

Performers on the main stage, located 

near Brooks Brothers, from 4-5:30 p.m. 

include: Freedom Percussion Drumline, 

After Dark A Capella, Krupinsky Academy, 

Kelly’s Kuties, The Professional 

Dance Center and The Muny Kids. 

The Santa Parade steps off at 5:40 

p.m. Other entertainment includes ice 

carving demos, 4-6 p.m.; photos with 

Santa in the Food Court, 4-5:40 p.m. 

and 6:10-7 p.m.; balloon art, 4-7 p.m.; 

and appearances by Fredbird and Team 

Fredbird from 5:15-6 p.m. Hot cocoa 

and cookies are served in the Food 

Court from 6-7 p.m. 

The city of Eureka’s Holiday Tree 

Lighting celebration is from 5-8 p.m. on 

Saturday, Nov. 18 in Old Town Eureka 

on Central Avenue. Revelers enjoy free 

children’s activities, complimentary hot 

cocoa, cookies, carolers and a special 

appearance from Santa Claus. 

A Holiday Walk is from 10 a.m.-2:30 

p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18 at the Kirkwood 

Train Station, 110 W. Argonne 

in Kirkwood. There will be activities 

for children, holiday shopping, free 

entertainment and refreshments. 

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and pose for photos. For more information, 

visit downtownkirkwood.com. 

Eureka’s Pizza with Santa is from 

6:30-8 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 30 and 

Friday, Dec. 1; and from 11:30 a.m.-1 

p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2 at the Wm. F. 

“Bud” Weber Community Center, 333 

Bald Hill Road. Kids can enjoy pizza 

with Santa Claus, create some fabulous 

holiday crafts and sit on Santa’s lap. 

Bring a camera. This event is free with 

the donation of a non-perishable food 

item per person, but space is limited 

and registration is required. Registration 

must be completed at The Timbers 

of Eureka, 1 Coffee Park Lane. 

Manchester’s Breakfast with Santa 

is at 8:30 a.m. or 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, 

Dec. 2. Held in conjunction with the 

American Legion, this event typically 

sells out. Following breakfast, children 

have the opportunity to share their 

Christmas wish list with Santa. Cameras 

are encouraged. Tickets must be purchased 

in advance online at activityreg. 

com or at the park office in Paul A. 

Schroeder Park, 359 Old Meramec Station 

Road. Children must be accompanied 

by an adult. Cost is $5 for resident 

children; $6 for adults or $6 for non-resident 

children; $7 for adults. Everyone 

age 1 and older must have a ticket. 

Town & Country’s Breakfast with 

Santa is from 9-10:30 a.m. on Saturday, 

Dec. 2 at Longview Farm House. Cost 

is $10 per person; children under age 

2 are free. Space is very limited. Visit 

town-and-country.org to register. 

Cookies with Claus is from 9 a.m.- 

noon on Saturday, Dec. 2 at The Lodge 

Des Peres, 1050 Des Peres Road. Santa 

will accept wish lists and smile for pictures. 

Bring a camera. All children will 

receive a special holiday cookie while 

they last. This event is free and registration 

is not required. For more information, 

visit desperesmo.org. 

Claus with Paws is from 1-3 p.m. 

on Saturday, Dec. 2 at The 

Lodge Des Peres, 1050 

Des Peres Road. Bring 

your well-behaved pet for a picture 

with Santa. This event is free and registration 

is not required. Bring a camera. 

Pets must be kept on a leash. For more 

information, visit desperesmo.org. 

Supper with Santa is from 5:30- 

7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8 through 

Sunday, Dec. 10 and Friday, Dec. 

15 through Sunday, Dec. 17 at The 

Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House 

in Faust Park, 15193 Olive Blvd. in 

Chesterfield. Enjoy a pasta dinner, 

take night strolls through the tropical 

conservatory and make holiday crafts, 

including keepsake ornaments. After 

dinner, kids can visit Mrs. Claus’ 

Cookie Kitchen for dessert. Cost is 

$20 per person with a $5 discount for 

Garden members. Space is limited. 

Register by calling (314) 577-0888 or 

visiting missouribotanicalgarden.org. 

Ballwin’s Breakfast with Santa 

is from 9:30-11:30 a.m. on Saturday, 

Dec. 9 at the Ballwin Golf Course, 

333 Holloway Road in Ballwin. Enjoy 

donuts, fresh fruit, crafts, cookie 

decorating and pictures with Santa. 

Pre-registration for all family members 

is required. Bring a camera. Cost 

is $8-$10. Register online at ballwin. 

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Chesterfield Family YMCA’s 

Breakfast with Santa begins at 9 

a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 9 at 16464 

Burkhardt Place. Families can enjoy 

a hot breakfast, a holiday craft and 

time to share Christmas wishes with 

Santa and Mrs. Claus. Bring your 

camera. Cost is $8 for ages 13 and up, 

$5 for ages 2-12, and infants attend 

for free. Call (636) 532-3100 or visit 

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information. 

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from 9:30-10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 

9 at the Bluebird Park Administration 

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Something for his baby… 

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Something for the 

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Step up his daily regimen by 

giving him new cologne, beard 

tools or a product for his fabulous 

locks. Have him try out a 

men’s body scrub, after-shave 

balm or hand salve – he’s 

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A way to kick back 

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Enjoy the “spirits” of the 

holidays. Get him a bottle of 

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Tastes of the Season 

Whether you’re entertaining family and friends or staying in to watch your favorite 

holiday flick, there’s no denying that great food sets the scene for happy holiday memories. 

Here are a few favorite recipes courtesy of area restaurants. Their gift to you! 

Plum Chutney 

Recipe provided by Balaban’s 

8 ripe red plums, chopped 

1 red onion, chopped 

1 cup balsamic vinegar 

1 cup red wine vinegar 

2 cups sugar 

1.5 ounces of mustard seed [small container] 

1 tablespoon ground ginger 

1 tablespoon garlic, minced 

2 cups golden raisins 

1 tablespoon red pepper flakes 

1 cup dried cranberries 

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Directions: Chop and mix all ingredients. 

Chef’s tip: To avoid tearing up when 

chopping onions, start by sticking them in 

the fridge overnight. 

To serve: Use as a condiment with pork 

tenderloin or, for easy hors d’oeuvres, top 

a favorite cracker with soft, goat cheese 

and chutney. 

Balaban’s suggests: Buy larger bottles of wine for the holiday, either magnums 

[equivalent to two bottles] or double magnums [equivalent to four bottles]. Larger bottles 

prove more festive, immediately signal a special occasion, and prompt conversation 

as guests sample and compare their first tastes and impressions of the wine. Plus, larger 

bottles last longer in storage if left over. Pay attention to details, such as creating an 

attractive table, the colors of the foods and their position on the plate. Add a surprise or 

two to the meal – such as unusual wine party favors – one for each guest. Plan dishes 

that you can prepare ahead to stand alone or complement those of a caterer. 

Hot Apple Pie Wine 

Recipe provided by Augusta Winery 

1 bottle of Augusta River Valley White wine 

1/4 cup brown sugar 

1/2 cup apple juice 

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peel. Some stores will have pre-made 

packs or you can gather the ingredients 

into a cheesecloth sachet or put them 

into a tea bag before adding them to the 

wine mixture. 

Directions: Simmer wine with brown 

sugar, apple juice and mulling spice 

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Directions: Add all ingredients to a 

large mixing bowl in order. Hand squeeze 

artichoke hearts to break them up, making 

sure the juice stays in the salad. Toss salad 

Sicilian Chicken 

Recipe provided by Favazza’s on the Hill 

This recipe features a sauce that is to be 

used sparingly to taste. 

For the sauce: 

3/4 cup fresh lemon juice 

1 cup extra virgin olive oil 

1 tablespoon fresh chopped garlic 

2 teaspoons dried oregano 

1 teaspoon coarse black pepper 

1 tablespoon kosher salt 

All ingredients can be adjusted to taste 

Directions: Add lemon juice, fresh 

garlic, oregano, kosher salt and pepper 

to mixing bowl, slowly whisk in olive oil 

until well blended. 

For the chicken: 

4 8-ounce boneless, skinless chicken 

breasts, pounded or sliced to an even 

thickness and marinated overnight in 

Favazza’s House Italian Salad Dressing 

1/4 cup olive oil to dip chicken in before 

dredging it in breadcrumbs 

Seasoned Italian breadcrumbs to coat 

chicken before grilling 

STL Kale Salad 

Recipe provided by Walnut Grill 

1 bunch kale, tough stems removed 

and then chopped. 

1 small carrot, shredded 

2 tablespoons red onion, diced 

1/4 cup sweet drop peppers or 2 tablespoons 

of pimentos if drop peppers not available 

3 to 4 tablespoons Parmesan, grated 

6 tablespoons olive oil 

2 tablespoons red wine vinegar 

Pinch of oregano 

Pinch of salt and pepper 

1 small can artichoke hearts, drained 

until ingredients are well coated. 

To serve: Transfer salad onto individual 

plates. Top with a bit of shaved Asiago or 

Parmesan. 

Walnut Grill suggests: Salad is the perfect complement to steaks, chicken or fish. 

When preparing steaks, or roasts, be sure to let them sit at room temperature at least 30 

minutes prior to cooking. To obtain the perfect sear when cooking meat or fish, make 

sure to pat dry the fish or meat and use a hot skillet with a small amount of fat. The meat 

or fish will tell you when it is done by easily releasing itself from the pan. 

Directions: Dip chicken lightly into 

olive oil and dredge in Italian breadcrumbs 

before grilling. 

[Editor’s note: grilling can be done on a 

well-oiled indoor grill pan. Chicken also 

can be baked. Chicken is done when its 

internal temperature reaches 160º F on a 

meat thermometer.] 

To serve: Stir Sicilian Sauce and 

spoon a couple tablespoons over the top 

of the chicken cutlets, preferably while 

chicken is still hot so it absorbs the 

sauce. Enjoy! 

Favazza’s suggests: Sicilian Sauce also can be used to flavor fish, perhaps for a 

Christmas Eve Feast of the Seven Fishes – an Italian tradition. 

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Give the kids… 

Their own personal domain 

Imagine the kids waking up on 

Christmas morning and being 

stunned when they look out the 

window. Create the play space 

of their dreams. Giving them 

a castle, pirate ship or space 

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their imaginations run wild! 

A Weekend Getaway Trip makes a great Gift! 

Call the Welcome Center for assistance. 

The gift of education 

One of the greatest gifts anyone 

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whether that means help with 

schoolwork or interactive toys 

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“ch” and “h” sounds are the closest the 

English language gets to mirroring the 

Hebrew pronunciation; therefore, both 

Chanukah and Hanukkah are widely 

accepted. For the sake of fluidity in this 

article, we’ll use Hanukkah. 

Hanukkah is observed 

for eight days, the dates 

of which vary each 

year. The holiday 

begins on the 25th 

day of Kislev on 

the Hebrew calendar, 

which can occur any 

time from late November 

to late December. This year, Hanukkah 

begins at sundown on Tuesday, Dec. 12 

and lasts until sundown on Wednesday, 

Dec. 20. 

The eight days of Hanukkah serve as a 

commemoration of a prominent miracle 

that shaped Jewish history. Worship 

services, passage readings and songs 

are performed throughout the week, and 

gifts are often given. The holiday also is 

celebrated through unique foods, games 

and traditions. 

History behind Hanukkah 

Hanukkah, which means “dedication” 

in Hebrew, marks the rededication of 

the Second Temple in Jerusalem, which 

is said to have happened after a Jewish 

army successfully revolted against its 

Greek-Syrian oppressors in second century 

B.C. 

According to the Talmud, one of 

Judaism’s foundational texts, the Jews 

who took part in the rededication of the 

Second Temple could find only enough 

oil to keep the temple menorah’s candles 

burning for one day, but the lamp 

continued to burn for seven more days, 

leaving them 

enough time to 

find a fresh supply 

– an event that was declared a miracle. 

Those eight days are referred to as the 

eight miracle days, now remembered 

annually during Hanukkah. 

Rabbi Avi Rubenfeld, with Chabad 

of Chesterfield, said oil is very special 

within the Jewish community. “The oil 

is symbolic of the soul. If you mix oil 

with water, it doesn’t dilute. It stays 

pure, much like the soul.” 

Hanukkah menorah 

Did you know there are multiple kinds 

of menorahs? The original menorah, the 

gold lamp used in the ancient temple in 

Jerusalem, is a candelabrum with seven 

candleholders. It is an instrumental 

part of the miracle of the oil and is 

now the official symbol 

of Judaism as well as an 

emblem of Israel. 

The candelabrum used 

during Hanukkah isn’t 

the same as the original 

menorah, though some 

people mistake it as such. 

There is a special type of menorah used 

during Hanukkah, called a Hanukkiah or 

a Hanukkah menorah – a nine-branched 

candlestick, as opposed to seven. Eight 

of the arms on the Hanukkiah hold 

candles representing the eight days of 

Hanukkah, and the ninth arm holds the 

candle that is used to light the others. 

Prayers and songs are recited during 

each new lighting of the Hanukkiah. 

“Each night, we light a candle to make 

each day brighter than the last,” Rabbi 

Avi explained. 

The world’s largest Hanukkiah is 

a gold-colored structure that stands 

32-feet high. It can be found during the 

Festival of Lights in New York City’s 

Central Park. 

Hanukkah cuisine 

In honor of the everlasting oil, the 

most popular way to prepare Hanukkah 

dishes is to fry them in – you guessed it 

– oil. Two culinary mainstays 

are potato pancakes 

known as 

latkes, served 

with applesauce






and sour cream, and jelly doughnuts 

known as sufganiyot. 

Another traditional Hanukkah treat 

are small, chocolate coins. These 

edible coins are made to be a fun 

version of gelt, the Yiddish word 

for money. Gelt was traditionally 

given to teachers as a gift, 

donated to charity or used as a 

reward for winning dreidel games. 

Rabbi Avi said one important 

foundation of Hanukkah is education. 

Jewish people are taught to 

give a 10th of what they are given 

to charity, and gelt is a way of teaching 

this virtue to children. “What the 

gelt goes back to is giving your children 

money, and teaching them to give part 

of that to charity. It is so central to who 

we are. That’s the real meaning behind 

Hanukkah.” 

The dreidel 

The dreidel game originated during a 

time of religious oppression in which 

the ancient Greeks outlawed the studying 

of the Torah. Jewish children eager 

to learn risked their lives by continuing 

to study the Torah. If authorities came 

around, the children would quickly hide 

their texts and use the dreidel game as a 

cover. Now, the dreidel is a symbol of 

bravery and dedication to Judaism. 

“We play the dreidel game to commemorate 

the children who were 

willing to risk their lives to study,” 

Rabbi Avi said. 

The dreidel is a four-sided 

spinning top with different 

Hebrew letters on each side: 

nun, gimel, hey and shin. In 

Hebrew, the letters form the 

initials of the message, “A great 

miracle happened there,” referring 

to Hanukkah’s everlasting oil. 

Here’s how to play: Players each 

start out with the same amount of real 

or candy money. Throughout the game, 

they lose or gain currency depending 

on what letter they spin. Nun, “nothing,” 

means nothing happens. Gimel, 

“all,” means take everything in the pot. 

Hey, “half,” means take half of the pot. 

Shin, “put in,” means put one coin in 

the pot. 

This Hanukkah season, why not gather 

friends around the dreidel and give it a 

spin? 

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5. “I never thought it was such a bad little tree . . . Maybe it just needs a little love.” And a blanket, of course! 

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1 1/2 cups granulated sugar 

1 egg 

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1.5 ounces prosciutto, julienned 

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Marquette records first state 

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By WARREN MAYES 

Marquette pitcher Annah Junge knows 

what it’s like to be on the losing end of a 

state championship softball game. Now, 

she also knows what it’s like to be on the 

winning end. 

The Mustangs scored a historic 2-0 victory 

over Blue Springs South in the Class 

4 title game in Springfield. Junge, a junior, 

allowed just two hits. She retired the first 

six hitters and the final six in pitching the 

shutout. 

“It feels amazing to be a part of the first 

softball team to win the championship at 

Marquette,” said Junge, who finished the 

season with a 19-2 record, a 1.17 ERA and 

an 11.4 strikeout average. 

As a freshman, she was on the losing side 

of a 10-6 loss to Staley. Naturally, she wanted 

another opportunity to pitch in a final. 

This year, that goal came true. Marquette 

recorded a 29-3 record en route to winning 

the state championship. Junge never 

doubted. 

“I knew if we worked hard all season and 

played as a team, we would be hard to beat 

because we have so much talent on our 

team,” she said. “We all focused on doing 

it for each other.” 

Amy Doyle, in her second year as head 

coach at Marquette, also knew her team 

was ready. On the ride to state, she noted 

that the girls were in a great mood. 

“Oh my goodness, they were so excited,” 

Doyle said. “They played ‘High School 

Musical’ and sang along with the entire 

movie.” 

In the semifinal, Marquette met Francis 

Howell, who had handed the Mustangs one 

of their losses during the regular season. 

Before the game, Doyle never brought up 

the defeat. 

“We didn’t talk about the loss. We only 

talked about living in the present,” Doyle 

said. “We knew that we would have to be 

at our best to beat Howell because they are 

a great team, so we just focused on controlling 

what we could control.” 

Marquette trailed 3-1 after six innings. 

Going into the top of the seventh, Doyle 

spoke to the squad. 

“I told them they had more heart than any 

other team I had ever been a part of and 

could do anything they set their mind to,” 

Doyle said. 

Marquette responded by scoring five 

runs in the seventh. It might have been the 

biggest inning of the year. 

“It was truly a team effort,” Doyle said. 

“In fact, seven of our nine hitters were 

involved in scoring those five runs.” 

Francis Howell answered with a run in 

that same inning. 

“Any time a team scores in the bottom of 

the seventh, it’s always a threat because the 

momentum can shift so quickly,” Doyle 

said. “Once again, Annah did what she has 

done all season and maintained her composure 

and control.” 

Marquette pulled off a 6-4 win. Then, it 

was on to preparing for the championship 

game against Blue Springs South. In the first 

inning, Marquette jumped to take a 1-0 lead. 

“It took a lot of pressure off of the 

defense, but we knew we would have to 

score more,” Doyle said. 

Marquette added an insurance run in 

the fifth inning. Junge singled with one 

out. Mackenzie Gareau singled, and Jenna 

Schatz hit a hard grounder, forcing an error 

at second. That brought Taylor Emerson, 

who was running for Junge, in to score. 

Junge did the rest. 

“She threw an unbelievable game,” 

Doyle said. “She made the adjustments 

needed to control each hitter’s at bat. She 

maintained her composure throughout the 

game and did an excellent job controlling 

the pace of the game.” 

After the last out, it was time to celebrate. 

“At our post-game huddle, we were all 

looking at our medals and just living in the 

moment,” Junge said. “We couldn’t keep 

the smiles off our faces.” 

Doyle added, “I was overjoyed for them 

and so honored that I was able to be a part 

of something so special.” 

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High school boys state soccer 

The Parkway Central Colts captured the 

Class 3 District 5 championship with a 2-1 

win on penalty kicks over Parkway West. 

The title is Parkway Central’s first district 

crown since 2012. 

“I am happy for the guys,” said Parkway 

Central coach Brian Adam, who is in his 

fourth year at the helm. “Every year is different 

and independent.” 

Sophomore Jackson Koerner scored the 

decisive kick to win it for the Colts. 

“Jackson let us know that he was ready 

and he stepped up and buried it,” Adam 

said. Then, it was time to celebrate. “My 

boys were off the line immediately. We had 

a large, supportive crowd and the players 

and fans came together. I am sure the players 

won’t soon forget it. There are some 

definite talking points about the game that 

will be remembered for years.” 

• • • 

Winning district titles for CBC Cadets 

coach Terry Michler is nothing new after 

47 years at the helm of the Cadets. 

CBC opened district play with a 1-0 win 

in penalty kicks over a determined Marquette 

squad. Then, it claimed its 29th district 

crown with a 1-0 win in penalty kicks 

over rival De Smet Jesuit in Class 4 District 

2 play. CBC won 4-3 in penalty kicks. 

Converting for CBC were Jack Edwards, 

Nolan DeWeese, Colten Walsh and Nate 

Temm. 

“We had the better of play throughout the 

game, so it was satisfying to get the result,” 

Michler said. “I’m very proud of the boys. 

They showed their grit.” 

• • • 

The Chaminade Red Devils won the 

Class 4 District 8 championship with a 1-0 

win over host St. Louis University High. 

“We hadn’t beaten them for five games in a 

row,” Chaminade coach Mike Gauvain said. 

“That’s the last two district finals and three 

in the regular season. So, it’s nice to finally 

win one. We always have great games with 

SLUH and this was no exception.” 

Junior Joe Reed scored the only goal. 

Reed scored in the second half – his teamleading 

12th goal of the season. Zach 

White had the assist. 

“That was all we needed,” Gauvain said. 

“It was just a great goal for Joe. He’s leading 

our team. He’s always in front of the 

net. I hope it carries over for it.” 

None of Red Devils had played in a district 

championship game before. Now, they 

have. 

“It was exciting for them, you know,” 

Gauvain said. “These kids believed they 

could get it done and they did. We always 

try to prepare them the best we can. 

“This year, I guess, was our turn. It goes 

in cycles a little bit. SLUH is one of the 

best teams in the area. They have just a 

great team. I felt they were one of the three 

or four teams that could win the whole 

tournament [but] they couldn’t find the 

net. That’s a great testament to Joe and our 

defenders.” 

High school girls state tennis 

Chesterfield’s Caleigh McClain enjoyed 

a successful fall campaign playing tennis. 

The MICDS Rams finished third in the 

Class 2 state team tournament at the Cooper 

Tennis Complex in Springfield. In individual 

state singles play, McClain finished second. 

She was happy the team did so well. 

“Incarnate Word was a really tough 

[sectional] match and thankfully Meredith 

Goldberg came from behind in really 

tough circumstances to send us through,” 

McClain said. 

The Rams lost to eventual state champ 

Pembroke Hill in the semifinals before 

stopping Springfield Catholic in the thirdplace 

match. It was MICDS’ 11th overall 

trip to the Final Four since 2000 and its 

third in a row. The Rams have finished 

third in each of the last two years after finishing 

second. 

“This season was amazing for so many 

reasons,” MICDS coach Patrick Huewe 

said. “They came together as a team on and 

off the court all season to give an individual 

sport a complete team dynamic, which 

is a big part of our philosophy. This is a 

very sweet, respectful and hard-working 

group that kept a positive attitude during 

some tough moments. 

“They pushed themselves to get better 

and ultimately put themselves in the best 

position possible to compete for the state 

title. It’s definitely a good feeling to have a 

tangible representation of all the hard work 

the girls invested throughout the season. 

They all got to sign their names on the 

back of the trophy to put their stamp on the 

season.” 

Of McClain, Huewe said, “I’m so thrilled 

that Caleigh made it to state and went above 

and beyond expectations to make it to the 

finals. She had a lot of ups and downs this 

season in her matches and to see her play 

the kind of tennis she did and sustain over 

the course of four matches on the biggest 

stage was wonderful to watch.” 

Sophomore Samantha Remis, of John 

Burroughs, scored a 6-2, 6-4 win over 

McClain in the final match. 

“Sami is a tough and very experienced 

player, and I knew I would have to play a 

great match and hope she didn’t, but that 

didn’t happen,” McClain said. 

• • • 

The Lafayette Lancers girls tennis team 

reached the Class 2 state tournament for 

just the second time in school history and 

recorded its best finish ever. 

The Lancers finished second, losing 

to powerful Rock Bridge, which won 

its fourth straight Missouri girls tennis 

championship. Lafayette blanked Springfield 

5-0 in the semifinal round to earn the 

chance to play for the state crown. Coach 

Michael Schaaf said his team was prepared 

but knew the task would be a difficult 

one. 

“We felt good going into the Final Four,” 

Schaaf said. “We were ready to compete. 

We knew Rock Bridge would be good but 

I told [the girls] to have fun and enjoy the 

moment and leave it all out on the court. 

They showed heart. It was hard to lose 5-0 

but it was closer than the score indicates. 

We’re a deep team but [Rock Bridge is] 

really deep.” 

While his squad was disappointed, 

Schaaf said he liked how they comported 

themselves in defeat. 

“They handled it like champions and they 

were so proud of a second-place finish,” 

Schaaf said. “It’s a nice trophy to put in 

the case since Lafayette doesn’t have one 

like that. I am so proud of the girls. They 

fought hard to get to where they ended up 

this year. It was the best year in history for 

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The Lancers will have four seniors 

graduate, but Schaaf believes the program 

will continue to play at a high level. “We’ll 

be just as good next year, if not better,” he 

said. 

Individually, Lafayette’s Erin Davis 

came back to win the Class 2 consolation 

championship in singles competition. She 

defeated Tristen Caskey, of Lee’s Summit 

West, 6-3, 6-3 to finish fifth. 

Davis, a sophomore, opened play at 

state 6-1, 6-0 win over Republic’s Kaitlyn 

Snyder. 

“It was a good match to get under her belt 

to calm the nerves,” Schaaf said. However, 

Davis fell in her next match [2-6, 6-3, 6-3] 

to Cailyn Sporing, of Blue Springs. 

“She played great in the second match 

and she had a chance to win but lost a 

couple close points that gave the other girl 

momentum. Her next two matches were 

relatively easy. She cruised to the wins in 

straight sets in both matches,” Schaaf said. 

He noted that it was impressive to see 

her play well after losing. “She bounced 

back great from that lose because she 

could have let that ruin the rest of the 

tourney.” 

Davis ended with a 22-7 record this season. 

“She was our little beast,” Schaaf said. 

• • • 

Marquette’s Ellie Lewis won her fourth 

state medal, finishing eighth in Class 2 singles 

at Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield. 

“Ellie is the most accomplished player 

we have had in the girls’ program,” Marquette 

Mustangs coach Matt Del Pizzo said. 

Lewis ends her tenure as a Mustang with 

an overall record of 127-53. That makes 

her win percentage 70 percent. 

“She did this playing at No. 1 singles and 

doubles against some of the best talent St. 

Louis has had in a long time,” Del Pizzo 

said. 

In her career at Marquette, Lewis qualified 

for state all four years. She finished in 

the top 16 in doubles in her freshman year. 

As a sophomore, she earned a third-place 

finish in doubles. She repeated that last 

year in doubles. This year, she qualified for 

state in singles. 

“It has been great to have Ellie on the 

team the last four years,” Del Pizzo said. 

“We did know about her as an incoming 

freshman and were excited to have her 

come here. We had a really solid team and 

knew that she was going to be a nice addition. 

Little did we know how nice.” 

Parkway South’s Maggie Moore and 

Emily Xu had the top local finish in Class 2 

doubles with a fourth-place effort. 

St. Joseph’s Academy had a pair of 

doubles medalists in Lexi Woodman and 

Morgan Kane, who finished fifth; and Abby 

Thurmer and Shannon Sims, who finished 

seventh. 

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Notice Of Public Meeting 

December 4, 2017 

A public hearing is scheduled before the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of 

Ballwin on December 4, 2017 at the Donald “Red” Loehr Police and Court Center, 300 

Park Dr. Ballwin, MO 63011, at 7:00 P.M. 

A petition from Matt Lueders of Missouri American Water for a Special Use Exception for 

the installation of solar panel, DCU cabinet and MOAW DCU Antenna Assembly on to new 

poles at the following locations; PROW near 12 Reinke, and PROW near 870 Woods Mills Rd. 

For more information call: 

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the above numbers no later than 5:00 p.m. on the third business day preceding the hearing. 

Offices are open between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. 

Andy Hixson, Director of Development and Assistant City Administrator 

14811 Manchester Rd. 

Ballwin, MO, 63011, (PHONE 636-227-9000) 

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St. Joseph’s Academy coach Katie Richardson 

has helped put the Angels back on 

top in volleyball. 

St. Joseph’s defeated Ozark 25-20, 25-13 

in the Class 4 state final at the Show-Me 

Center in Cape Girardeau. It was the ninth 

state volleyball championship for the program 

and the Angels’ first state title since 

2010. 

St. Joseph’s, which finished the season at 

34-3, ranks fourth all-time in state history 

for state titles in volleyball, trailing Hermann 

[12], Incarnate Word Academy [11] 

and St. Francis Borgia [10]. 

Richardson has won a state title both as a 

player and now as a coach. 

“I think I had to work a lot harder as a 

coach,” Richardson said. “They were both 

awesome, so I am pretty excited to be able 

to still be a part of it all. Winning state is 

pure fun.” 

Richardson spent seven years as the 

assistant to coach Karen Davis before 

taking over two years ago when Davis 

stepped down. Davis led the program to 

eight state titles and 16 appearances in the 

Final Four. 

Richardson played for Davis and graduated 

in 1999. The Angels took second 

when Richardson was a junior; they won it 

all when she was a senior. 

Though no longer the head coach, Davis, 

assistant principal at St. Joseph’s, still was 

on hand to watch the Angels win it all. 

“Of course, she was there,” Richardson said. 

“She was really happy for us. St. Joseph’s 

Academy has such a great history, and I am 

proud to have the trophy back this year.” 

At state, the first day is pool play – three 

matches back-to-back. Each team plays the 

other. 

“State is always intense. You can’t have a 

bad game or overlook a team,” Richardson 

said. “You have to be ready to play every 

time you step on the court.” 

In their first match, the Angels beat 

Ozark 25-21, 25-17. 

“We were behind at first, but I called a 

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timeout and got everyone to relax,” Richardson 

said. “The team didn’t look back 

after that.” 

Then, came a 25-20, 25-15 victory over 

St. Dominic. 

“St. Dominic … really made our girls be 

on their toes,” Richardson said. 

In the final match, the Angels defeated 

St. Teresa’s Academy 25-17, 25-16. 

“I felt good in the St. Teresa’s game,” 

Richardson said. “We really came out 

this year with a goal, and I think they [the 

Angels] had their eye on the prize the entire 

way through.” 

St. Joseph’s met Ozark again in the title 

game. It marked the third time the two 

teams had faced each other this year. 

“We talked about how beating a team 

three times in a year is tough, but we have 

worked hard all season,” Richardson said. 

“They came out to play.” 

“Once we got rolling in that second game, 

we were tough to stop.” 

Senior outside hitter Morgan Smith had 

10 kills in the victory. 

“Smith has been a great leader all year 

for us,” Richardson said. “Everyone on our 

team looks up to her and I 

knew before the match, she 

was going to put on a show. 

I think she did just that.” 

Senior Gabby Blossom 

had 20 assists. After graduation, 

she will head to Penn 

State to play Division I volleyball. 

“She wanted to win, and 

she was obviously a huge 

factor in it,” Richardson 

said. “She’s an outstanding 

leader and player.” 

Freshman Hanna Dressing 

had five blocks for the Angels. 

“Hanna has been big for us all year,” Richardson 

said. “She doesn’t play or act like a 

freshman. She has a great future here.” 

Richardson also wanted to highlight the 

play of Claire Ochs. 

“Claire was huge when she stepped in to 

play Johni Bunker’s front row spot after 

Johni tore her ACL in districts,” Richardson 

said. “Claire, who is going to [Southeast 

Missouri State] as a setter … played a 

huge role in our success, and it is incredible 

because she wasn’t even playing her 

true position. She is a true athlete and a real 

leader.” 

Watching her Angels react to winning 

state is something Richardson said she will 

long remember. 

“It was awesome,” Richardson said. “I 

love this team so much, so I really wanted 

this for them.”

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CHESTERFIELD 

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trot 

OF FAMILY TRADITION 

As the U.S. marks its annual Great American Smokeout day, a new Canadian program 

centered around running may offer a model for smokers who want to quit for good. 

health 

capsules 

By LISA RUSSELL 

Taking up running helps 

smokers kick the habit 

The 2017 Great American Smokeout, an 

annual American Cancer Society event 

encouraging smokers to simply quit for a 

day or make a plan to quit for good, takes 

place Thursday, Nov. 16. While rates of 

cigarette smoking have dropped significantly, 

from 42 percent in 1965 to about 15 

percent today, more than 36 million Americans 

still smoke cigarettes, and use of other 

addictive tobacco products – including 

cigar, pipe and hookah – is on the rise. 

Those who continue to smoke know how 

dangerous, and potentially deadly, the habit 

is; still, many find quitting to be nearly 

impossible. But a new quitting method 

recently introduced by Canadian health 

authorities may offer up to half of smokers 

an increased chance of success: running. 

That was the conclusion of a new study that 

found that about half the people who completed 

a 10-week running program were 

able to kick the habit successfully. 

Last year, 170 smokers across Canada 

registered for the new program, called 

Run to Quit, offered through a partnership 

between the Canadian Cancer Society and 

a nationwide running and fitness retailer. 

The weekly sessions included classroom 

time divided between running instruction 

and strategies for quitting smoking, plus an 

outdoor walking/running component that 

culminated in a 5K run. 

Of the 72 participants who stayed in the 

program for the entire 10 weeks, 37 had quit 

smoking, which was verified through carbon 

monoxide testing. The number of successful 

quitters held steady six months later. Even 

among those who did not quit completely, 

more than 90 percent of those who participated 

said they were smoking less. 

“This shows that physical activity can be 

a successful smoking cessation aid and that 

a community-based program might offer 

that, because doing it on your own is very 

difficult,” said Carly Priebe, a postdoctoral 

fellow at the University of British Columbia 

and lead author of the study. 

Currently, a formal quit-smoking program 

related to running, similar to Run to 

Quit, does not exist in the U.S. However, 

for smokers in the West County area who 

may want to give its methods a try, several 

local running groups are open to novice 

runners and walkers who wish to get more 

physically active for any reason. The Chesterfield-based 

Fun Run Club of Greater 

St. Louis [www.funrunclub.org], along 

with area Big River Running and Fleet 

Feet stores and the informational website 

www.stlouisruns.com, are just a few local 

sources of information about how to get 

started with a community-based running 

group. 

Teens now delaying 

adult behaviors 

Today’s teenagers are in no big hurry to 

grow up compared to past generations – at 

least in terms of such developmental milestones 

such as working, driving and dating. 

A new study, conducted by researchers at 

San Diego State University and Bryn Mawr 

College, examined how often current teens 

engage in these activities compared to 

their predecessors, and found that today’s 

adolescents are less likely than teens who 

came of age during the past four decades to 

take part in adult behaviors. 

“The developmental trajectory of adolescence 

has slowed, with teens growing up 

more slowly than they used to,” said Jean 

M. Twenge, a professor of psychology at 

San Diego State and the study’s lead author. 

“In terms of adult activities, 18-year-olds 

now look like 15-year-olds once did.” 

The researchers analyzed how often 

teenagers between the ages of 13 and 19 

take part in several specific activities that 

mark the transition from childhood to 

adulthood: dating, working for pay, going 

out without parents, driving, drinking 

alcohol and having sex. They looked at 

seven large surveys, conducted between 

1976 and 2016, which included 8.3 million 

teens. The survey groups proportionally 

represented the U.S. population in terms 

of gender, race, socioeconomic status and 

geographic region. Their findings – that 

teens who have reached adolescence since 

Today’s teens are waiting longer than 

previous generations to make the transition 

into adulthood, a recent study showed. 

2010 are waiting longer to embrace adulthood 

– held true across all demographic 

groups, and suggest a broad-based cultural 

shift, they concluded. 

This trend cannot be explained by saying 

that today’s teens are simply busier with 

homework or extracurricular activities, the 

study also showed. Time spent on those 

activities has actually decreased since 2010 

among eighth and tenth graders compared 

to previous decades, while holding steady 

among high school seniors. 

“Our study suggests that teens today 

are taking longer to embrace both adult 

responsibilities and adult pleasures,” added 

Heejung Park of Bryn Mawr College, a coauthor 

of the study, which was published 

in the journal Child Development. “These 

trends are neither good nor bad, but reflect 

the current U.S. cultural climate.” 

The nearly universal use of smartphones 

and increasing amounts of time spent 

online, which allow most teens to socialize 

from the safety of their homes, may be part 

of the explanation, Twenge said. Overprotectiveness 

on the part of their parents may 

be another. Twenge also has authored a 

new book on teenagers who are part of the 

generation born after 1995, titled “iGen: 

Why Today’s Super-Connected Kids are 

Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, 

Less Happy – and Completely Unprepared 

for Adulthood.” 

Scientists explore revolutionary 

new diabetes treatment 

Controlling type 1 diabetes and some 

cases of type 2 diabetes may someday be 

as simple as ABC. A new type of treatment 

using artificial beta cells – ABCs – is being 

tested in mice by scientists at the University 

of North Carolina, and those tests show 

promise for potential human trials. 

ABCs may represent an easier and less 

painful treatment option for the more than 

six million people in the U.S. alone who 

now use insulin to treat their diabetes, 

delivered either by daily injections or via 

a mechanical pump. By contrast, artificial 

beta cells, which mimic the insulin-secreting 

beta cells normally present in the pancreas, 

would automatically release insulin 

into the bloodstream when glucose levels





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rise. The cells could be inserted under 

patients’ skin and replaced every few days, 

or delivered with a painless and disposable 

skin patch. 

The ABCs contain specially engineered 

vesicles, or sacs, filled with insulin. A rise 

in blood glucose levels leads to chemical 

changes in the vesicles’ coating, and causes 

them to release the insulin into the bloodstream. 

Results of the UNC mouse testing 

of the cells, recently reported in Nature 

Chemical Biology, were that a single injection 

of the ABCs into diabetic mice which 

lacked beta cells quickly returned their 

blood glucose to normal, and kept them at 

normal levels for up to five days. 

“Our plan now is to further optimize and 

test these synthetic cells in larger animals, 

develop a skin patch delivery system for 

them and ultimately test them in people 

with diabetes,” said the study’s principal 

investigator, Zhen Gu, Ph.D., a professor 

in the university’s department of biomedical 

engineering. Gu and his colleagues 

at UNC have been working on solutions 

to solve the insulin-delivery problem for 

nearly a decade. 

Dr. John Buse, director of the UNC Diabetes 

Care Center, said of the research, “There 

is still much work needed to optimize this 

artificial-cell approach before human studies 

are attempted, but these results so far are 

a remarkable, creative first step to a new way 

to solve the diabetes problem using chemical 

engineering as opposed to mechanical 

pumps or living transplants.” 

Gu and his team also are working separately 

on a cell-free “smart insulin patch” 

that senses blood glucose levels and 

secretes insulin into the bloodstream as 

needed. 

regardless of differing cultural behaviors 

between countries. Breastfeeding for less 

than two months did not provide such benefits. 

“Breastfeeding for just two months 

reduces the risk of SIDS by almost half, and 

the longer babies are breastfed, the greater 

the protection,” said UVA researcher Fern 

Hauck, M.D. “The other important finding 

from our study is that any amount of 

breastfeeding reduces the risk of SIDS – in 

other words, both partial and exclusive 

breastfeeding appear to provide the same 

benefit.” 

Based on their results, which were 

published in the journal Pediatrics, the 

UVA researchers are calling for “ongoing 

concerted efforts” to increase rates of 

breastfeeding around the world. The World 

Health Organization has established a goal 

of having more than half of infants worldwide 

being breastfed exclusively for at 

least six months by 2025. 

On the calendar 

Area residents are encouraged to participate 

in an American Red Cross blood 

drive from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Wednesday, 

Nov. 22 at St. Louis County Library’s 

Daniel Boone Branch, 300 Clarkson Road 

in Ballwin. To register for an appointment 

time, visit www.redcrossblood.org. 

• • • 

St. Louis Children’s Hospital sponsors a 

Staying Home Alone course from 6:30-8 

p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 29 at the Wildwood 

Municipal Building, 16860 Main 

St. in Wildwood. This workshop will help 

families determine a child’s readiness 

to stay home alone and help prepare the 

child for this experience. A parent must 

attend with the child; workbooks are provided. 

The course fee is $25 per family. To 

register, call (314) 454-5437. 

Breastfeeding shown 

to slash SIDS risk 

A large new international study has 

found that being breastfed for at least 

two months cuts a baby’s risk of Sudden 

Infant Death Syndrome [SIDS] nearly in 

half – and babies who are not exclusively 

breastfed receive the same level of risk 

reduction. 

Previous studies have found that breastfeeding 

protects against SIDS, the leading 

cause of death of babies during their first 

year of life; but this study is the first to 

determine the duration of breastfeeding 

necessary to provide a major protective 

effect. The researchers, from the University 

of Virginia School of Medicine and 

UVA Children’s Hospital, analyzed eight 

large international studies that examined 

breastfeeding in just under 2,300 cases of 

SIDS, compared to nearly 7,000 infants in 

a control group. This large sample demonstrated 

consistently that two months 

of breastfeeding was the cutoff point for 

receiving protective benefits against SIDS,

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Escorting them home: 


When a local hero falls in the line of duty, 

the patriot guard rides. 

You no doubt have seen them – men and 

women on motorcycles riding in procession, 

usually it’s a funeral procession for a 

member of the military. 

Established in 2005, the Patriot Guard 

Riders [PGR] are on a mission – to attend 

the funeral services of American heroes, 

military and civilian, as invited guests of 

the family. Their primary goals are to show 

sincere respect for U.S. military and civilian 

men and women, their families and 

communities; and to shield the mourning 

family and their friends from interruptions 

created by any protester or group of protesters. 

But the PGR also stand with other 

heroes. Several times in the last two years, 

they have stood in support of Ballwin Officer 

Michael Flamion. 

How it all began 

In the summer of 2005, Westboro Baptist 

Church of Topeka, Kansas, led by Fred 

Phelps, began picketing at military funerals, 

claiming that the war in Iraq was a punishment 

from God. The American Legion 

Riders Chapter 136 [ALR 136], based in 

Mulvane, Kansas, was appalled to learn 

that a fallen hero’s memory was being tarnished 

and, at the ALR 136 August meeting, 

a committee was formed to strategize 

ways to combat Westboro’s actions. 

When ALR 136 learned that Westboro 

was going to protest at the funeral of Army 

Staff Sgt. John G. Doles in Chelsea, Oklahoma, 

they contacted the family, local law 

enforcement and other motorcycle groups 

in Oklahoma, sharing their newly adopted 

mission statement: to attend the funerals 

of military members and, with permission 

from the families, limit intrusion by Westboro 

Baptist Church. 

Ultimately, ALR 136’s goal was to form a 

nationwide group of veterans and motorcycle 

organizations to ride in honor of fallen 

heroes. In October 2005, the Patriot Guard 

Riders were established. Within a matter of 

days, the newly formed group had named 

a national webmaster and communications 

director; refined its mission statement; and 

built, rebuilt and launched a website. A call 

immediately went out to individual riders 

and groups across the nation to join and 

ride with the PGR. As each state joined the 

cause, state captains were recruited to work 

more closely with members in each area. 

The growth was phenomenal. Within 

a week, PGR’s membership included 

many riders from associations like the 

VFW, American Legion, Rolling Thunder, 

ABATE, Combat Vets Motorcycle Association, 

Intruder Alert, Leathernecks Motorcycle 

Club and almost 500 individual 

riders. The PGR website received almost 

566,000 hits in the first two weeks. Patriots 

from all over America and several foreign 

countries responded. Emails poured in 

from people wanting to support and join 

the newly formed group. 

Missouri officially kicked off its PGR 

chapter in early 2006. Today, it is the 

nation’s second largest PGR group, second 

only to Florida, completing almost 1,000 

missions throughout the state last year. The 

St. Louis region of the PGR is expected to 

complete 500 missions this year. Its high 

numbers are thanks, in part, to its proximity 

to Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. 

Originally established in 1826, Jefferson 

Barracks was the first permanent military 

installation west of the Mississippi River 

Members of the Patriot Guard Riders arrive at the groundbreaking of the soon-to-be dedicated 

home of Ballwin Officer Michael Flamion and his wife, Sarah. 

and was a critical training and 

medical facility during the 

Civil War. The national cemetery 

officially was established 

in 1866 and operates today as 

one of the largest in the United 

States. It is the final resting 

place for troops from all major 

United States conflicts, from 

the Revolutionary War to the 

present, with over 200,000 

interred soldiers. According 

to St. Louis/East Central MO 

Area Ride Captain Denny Eads, who has 

been with the PGR for seven years, there 

are as many as 30 to 35 funerals held on 

Mondays and Fridays at Jefferson Barracks, 

and 15 to 20 a day during the rest 

of the week. 

Honoring fallen heroes 

Governed by its 501(c)3 status, the PGR 

is required to prioritize its missions, first 

to soldiers killed in the line of duty, then 

military veterans, followed by active duty 

police, firefighters and paramedics. 

One of the St. Louis chapter’s first missions 

was attending the funeral of 21-yearold 

Sgt. Amanda Pinson in 2006. Pinson 

found her calling in life when she joined 

the U.S. Army in 2003, just over a year 

after her high school graduation. She 

served in the 101st Military Intelligence 

Detachment in the 101st Airborne Division, 

based at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Trained 

in Germany, Pinson deployed to Iraq in late 

summer 2005 but assured her family she 

would not serve on the frontlines. In truth, 

Pinson was unable to share much with her 

family as she worked on secret missions. 

On March 16, Pinson and another soldier 

were killed by a mortar round detonated 

on base near Tikrit, Iraq. She was the first 

female soldier from Missouri to be killed 

in the line of duty. Pinson’s mom, Chris 

Andrews, said that her niece, who was 

familiar with the PGR, invited them to the 

funeral. 

“Obviously it was an emotionally devastating 

time for my family. I didn’t know 

of the group and I wasn’t sure why they 

would come,” Andrews admitted. But over 

100 Patriot Guard Riders showed up. 

“It was overwhelming to see people who 

didn’t know Amanda but held the flag in 

her honor. They were the nicest people 

in the world,” Andrews said. In fact, the 

riders’ presence went beyond just funeral 

Patriot Guard Riders at Jefferson Barracks Cemetery 

attendance. They helped friends and family 

to their cars and escorted the family to Pinson’s 

resting place. 

Respecting the mission 

Eads, 74, is one of the local region’s 

130 members of the Patriot Guard Riders. 

He served in the 31st Direct Air Support 

Squadron of the Missouri Air National 

Guard from 1964 to 1970. As a veteran, 

he understands, on a personal level, what 

veterans and fallen soldiers have sacrificed. 

Although many of the members are men 

[approximately 90 percent], they are not all 

veterans. In fact, not all ride motorcycles. 

Eads is a support truck driver who carries 

the flags [provided by the state of Missouri], 

ice and water. 

The guard has no bias toward age, gender, 

religion, military or political affiliations. 

“The only prerequisite is respect,” Eads 

said. 

He added that, to date, there have been 

no incidences similar to those perpetrated 

by Westboro Baptist Church, but the local 

PGR has not been without tragedy. 

In March 2016, Mark Schroeder, 64, was 

struck and killed on his motorcycle while 

riding with the PGR during a funeral procession 

in the South County area. A motorist 

did not yield to the procession, despite 

Missouri State Law stipulating that pedestrians 

and operators of all other vehicles 

shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle 

that is a part of an organized funeral procession. 

“It was a sober reminder that our men 

and women need to be properly trained in 

our procedures that honor the family and 

keep our riders safe,” Eads said. “Honestly, 

because of safety concerns, we prefer six 

riders to 20.” 

All mission opportunities are posted on 

patriotguard.org and riders can participate 

as they are available, with no minimum or



maximum allowed per mission. Many of 

the riders, like Eads, are retired and are 

regular participants, but there are several 

individuals who can only participate in a 

handful of missions. 

Among those missions are repatriations, 

in which individuals are given a military 

funeral after confirming that they were not 

honored as veterans during their original 

funeral services. Many of the repatriations 

are from the Vietnam or World War II eras. 

Additionally, 86 of the local missions have 

been for homeless veterans, often paid 

for through the generosity of Hoffmeister 

South County Chapel, who donate their 

services. One recent mission honored a 

veteran who had no family to honor his life 

or his military service. 

“At 8:30 that morning, we put out a plea 

to our riders for that day. By 10:30, we had 

19 riders show up, some serving as his pallbearers,” 

Eads said of the funeral honoring 

Sgt. Donald Woody. 

A U.S. flag drapes the casket of deceased 

veterans to honor the memory of their service. 

After “Taps” has been played, the flag 

is carefully folded into the symbolic tricornered 

shape. The folded flag is then presented 

as a keepsake to the deceased’s next 

of kin or an appropriate family member. 

For Woody that was Amy Patton, a Gold 

Star wife but no relation to Woody. She 

said she attended Woody’s funeral because 

“knowing that somebody served our country 

and wasn’t going to have anybody here 

for their burial just broke my heart; he 

couldn’t be buried alone.” 

Gold Star mom Chris Andrews with Senior 

Ride Captain Denny Eads 

Giving back, moving forward 

Gold Star recognition is a modern reference 

coined by the U.S. Army to honor 

surviving family members. 

“Our Gold Star parents, particularly our 

moms, are our queens,” Eads said. “They 

rely on us. To see them giving back and 

paying it forward to other Gold Star families 

is remarkable.” 

For Gold Star mom Andrews, it was 

important to keep Amanda’s legacy alive. 

Her daughter loved giving back, thinking 

of others before herself, Andrews said. 

Pinson spearheaded leadership programs 

that preserved the dignity of nursing home 

residents and ministered to children in daycare. 

She also loved environmental causes 

and planted trees. 

To never lose sight of the sacrifice of 

her daughter and other fallen soldiers, 

Andrews founded and serves as president 

of the Missouri Military Foundation 

Memorial project [www.missourimilitary. 

org]. It was created in 2010 to raise money 

to fund a memorial honoring the Missouri 

men and women who were killed in action 

or are a casualty of Operation Iraqi Freedom, 

Operation Enduring Freedom, Desert 

Storm and Desert Shield. Just this past 

Memorial Day weekend, the second phase 

of the project was unveiled at Jefferson 

Barracks Park. The memorial recognizes 

154 fallen soldiers from Missouri, as well 

as 18 soldiers who served but lost their 

lives stateside. The first phase of the project 

was the Gold Star pavilion to create a 

safe place for Gold Star families to meet. 

Present for the ceremony were several 

Patriot Guard Riders. They also attended a 

ceremony for Pinson renaming a local post 

office in her honor. 

“These are an amazing group of people,” 

stated Andrews. “They choose to continually 

show up and give their support. I 

cannot thank them enough.” 

Beyond the mission 

Being a part of the community is an 

important aspect of the PGR. Eads has 

spoken at Veterans’ Day events and already 

is looking ahead at the opportunities that 

come with the upcoming holiday season. 

Each year, the PGR supports Snowball 

Express [www.snowballexpress.org], 

which gives children of fallen soldiers a 

fun-filled, four-day experience in Dallas, 

complete with sporting events, dances, 

amusement parks and more. 

The PGR also participates in Wreaths 

Across America, which will take place at 

Jefferson Barracks on Dec. 16. Approximately 

1,200 wreaths, which are being 

donated by Baue Funeral Homes this 

year, will be placed on grave markers, in 

part, by PGR volunteers. Annually, around 

Christmastime, the PGR visit the Jefferson 

Barracks Veterans Administration Medical 

Center to minister to and encourage the 

men and women who are still receiving 

medical assistance, handing out duffle bags 

of personal care items. Eads acknowledged 

the critical role of community partnerships 

with Dierbergs and Walmart, who often 

donate cases of water. 

“Serving in these missions is our honor. 

The families are so grateful,” Eads 

explained. “They inspire us to continue the 

mission and to be better.” 

Individuals or groups wanting to get 

involved can contact Eads at stldutchman@ 

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Co-owners Stephanie Mullholland and 

John Fox are celebrating five years in 

business at the historic Big Chief Roadhouse, 

located at 17352 Manchester 

Road in Wildwood. Fox, also Big Chief’s 

executive chef, delivers freshly prepared 

dishes using produce from the restaurant’s 

9,000-square-foot garden while sourcing 

meats from local farms. 

• • • 

Studio Hill Vineyard 

recently harvested its first 

batch of Norton grapes 

– 2,000 to 3,000 pounds 

– for a private label wine. 

To mark the occasion, a 

Centennial Crush event 

was held to celebrate the 

first grape crop as well as 

the 100-year history of the 

Studio Inn, built in 1917 as 

the summer home of Irene 

Walter Johnson, St. Louis 

philanthropist and widow of Oscar Johnson, 

co-founder of the International Shoe 

Company. 

• • • 

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awarded the 2017 Station of the Year award 

St. Albans resident Jeff 

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The historic Big Chief Roadhouse 

in the major market category from the 

Country Music Association [CMA]. This 

is the first CMA Station of the Year award 

for Creve Coeur-based Hubbard Radio. 

• • • 

St. Louis County Library recently 

received the Missouri Library Association’s 

Community Partnership Award for 

2017. The library was recognized for its 

partnership with Operation Food Search, 

a nonprofit organization working to end 

hunger in the greater St. Louis area. In 

2017, the library collaborated on three 

projects with OFS: the Summer Lunch 

Program, Food for Fines, and Choice: 

Healthy Living for Seniors. This summer, 

seven library branches hosted 

the lunch program, feeding 

15,329 children. 

• • • 

Sign of the Arrow, a nonprofit 

retail destination with 

an extensive selection of 

designer needlepoint and specialty 

gifts, recently awarded 

18 grants to St. Louis area 

agencies. Sign of the Arrow 

was established in 1966 by 

the St. Louis Alumnae Club 

of Pi Beta Phi to provide philanthropic 

support to the community. 

All of the shop’s proceeds benefit 

area agencies. It is staffed by 80-plus community 

volunteers who give in excess of 

22,000 hours annually. Sign of the Arrow 

has donated more than $3.7 million to 187 

different charities since its inception. 

PEOPLE 

St. Andrew’s Charitable 

Foundation recently 

announced the hiring 

of Manchester resident 

Linda Sanders as chief 

development officer. In 

this role, Sanders will 

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be responsible for the 

direction of St. Andrew’s philanthropic 

fund development strategy, expansion of 

its philanthropic support and acceleration 

of funding for new innovations. Sanders 

has a more than 20-year track record 

improving organizational effectiveness 

and results through delivery of leadingedge 

fundraising programs. For seven 

years, she served as director of development 

for Variety the Children’s Charity, 

where she was responsible for the annual 

fund, major, planned and endowment 

giving. Prior to that, Sanders served as 

the senior director of leadership giving at 

St. Louis Children’s Hospital, where she 

provided strategic oversight for a $125 

million comprehensive campaign. 

• • • 

Daniel T. Bloomfield 

has joined Midwest 

BankCentre’s Chesterfield 

branch as a senior 

vice president of commercial 

lending. He has 

29 years of commercial 

Bloomfield 

banking experience. 

Bloomfield is an associated Certified Commercial 

Investment Member and is active 

in Progress 64 West. 

• • • 

Mark Sutherland, vice president of 

marketing strategies at Missouri Partnership 

in St. Louis, was one of 34 individuals 

to recently graduate from the 27th 

Leadership Missouri program. Leadership 

Missouri was founded by the Missouri 

Chamber Foundation to identify 

current and emerging leaders throughout 

the state, enhance their leadership skills 

and deepen their knowledge of the state’s 

opportunities and challenges. Headed 

by Missouri Chamber Vice President of 

Education Brian Crouse, participants 

attend a series of seven two-day sessions 

where they meet with Missouri’s current 

leaders, travel the state and participate in 

panel discussions, presentations and service 

projects. 

NETWORKING & EVENTS 

The Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce 

sponsors a Business After Hours from 5-7 

p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 16 at Rock and 

Brews, 17258 Chesterfield Airport Road in 

Chesterfield. The patio is reserved exclusively 

for the chamber event, which is free 

for members and $15 for guests. For more 

information, call (636) 532-3399 or email 

info@chesterfieldmochamber.com 

• • • 

A Business Roundtable is from 7:30-9 

a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 16 at Midwest 

Bank Centre, 500 Chesterfield Center, 

Suite 100 in Chesterfield. For more information, 

call (636) 532-3399 or email 

info@chesterfieldmochamber.com 

• • • 

The Creve Coeur Chamber of Commerce’s 

Membership Luncheon is from 

11:15 a.m.-1 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 16 at 

Orlando’s Event and Conference Center, 

2050 Dorsett Village in Creve Coeur. 

Susan Trautman from Great Rivers Greenway 

will speak on the progress of the Great 

Rivers Greenway Project. 

• • • 

The West County Chamber of Commerce’s 

Government Affairs & Transportation 

Forum is from 7:30-9 a.m. 

on Friday, Nov. 17. The event is open 

to the public. Location to be determined, 

for more information, call or email Deb 

Pinson at (636) 230-9900 or dpinson@ 

westcountychamber.com. Register online 

at www.westcountychamber.com. 

• • • 

Progress 64 West holds its 30th Annual 

Excellence in Community Development 

Awards Banquet at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, 

Nov. 22 at the DoubleTree Hotel by 

Hilton, 16625 Swingley Ridge Road in 

Chesterfield. Lisa Nichols, CEO of Technology 

Partners, is the keynote speaker. 

Register and pay at progress64west.org. 

Sponsorship opportunities available, contact 

Bridget Nations at (314) 795-2200 

or progress64west@gmail.com for more 

information.

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ARTS & CRAFTS 

The city of Chesterfield hosts an Art 

Exhibit from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday 

now through Dec. 30 at City Hall, 690 

Chesterfield Parkway West. The Art Exhibit 

features “The Missouri Immigrant Experience: 

Faces & Places” from the Missouri 

Immigrant & Refugee Advocates, and “Liberta: 

Sculpture Series” from Fine Art Limited. 

• • • 

The Town & Country Holiday Boutique 

is from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, 

Nov. 18 at Longview Farm House, 13525 

Clayton Road. Handmade, unique items 

and gifts will be featured. 

• • • 

Fair Trade Market is from 9 a.m.-3 

p.m. on Nov. 18-19 and Nov. 24-26 at 

Manchester United Methodist Church, 129 

Woods Mill Road. Browse unique holiday 

gifts, international crafts and foods. Enjoy 

food samples, educational presentations 

and giveaways. 

• • • 

The Lafayette High School Marketplace 

Craft Fair is from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on 

Saturday, Dec. 2 at 17050 Clayton Road 

in Wildwood. Crafters, vendors and artists 

offer unique holiday gifts. There also will 

be a bake sale, concessions and an online 

silent auction. 

• • • 

The Rockwood Early Childhood PTO 

Craft Fair and Bake Sale is from 9 a.m.-2 

p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2 at Wild Horse 

Elementary, 16695 Wild Horse Creek Road 

in Chesterfield. 

BENEFITS 

A Fall Food Drive runs now through 

Nov. 17 at Whispering Hills Apartments 

Club House, 12545 Markaire Drive in 

Creve Coeur. The public is asked to bring 

non-perishable food donations, such as 

peanut butter, tuna, rice, beans, pasta, 

cereal, and canned fruits and vegetables. 

For more information, contact Dan Beam 

with Move For Hunger at dan@moveforhunger.org 

or (732) 774-0521 x109. 

• • • 

A Trivia Night hosted by the CBC wrestling 

team is at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 17 

at CBC High School, 1850 De La Salle 

Drive in Town & Country. Doors open at 

6:30 p.m. The cost is $200 per table of 8 

and includes beer, wine and soft drinks; 

attendees can bring their own food. There 

will be prizes, a 50/50 raffle and silent auction. 

Email purcellc@cbchs.org to register. 

• • • 

A Circle of Concern Benefit Concert is at 

7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 21 at the Lafayette 

High School Theater, 17050 Clayton Road in 

Wildwood. The concert features the Lafayette 

High School Jazz Band and Genesis Jazz 

Project. Admission is free with a donation of 

a non-perishable food item. For more information, 

call (636) 733-4100 x44004 or email 

genesisjazzproject@yahoo.com. 

FAMILY & KIDS 

Winter Jewels is from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 

now through Dec. 31 at The Sophia M. 

Sachs Butterfly House in Faust Park, 15193 

Olive Blvd. in Chesterfield. Visit a dragon 

and knights at the castle, discover butterflies 

and fairies in the fairy garden and make new 

friends in the gnome forest. For more information, 

visit missouribotanicalgarden.org. 

• • • 

Wildwood YMCA Kids Night Out is 

for kids ages 5-12 from 6:30-10 p.m. on 

Saturday, Nov. 18 and Saturday, Dec. 16 at 

the Wildwood Family YMCA, 2641 Hwy. 

109. Kids must wear gym shoes and bring a 

swimsuit and towel. $20 per child for nonmembers; 

$15 for members, $5 sibling discount. 

Advanced registration appreciated. 

Visit gwrymca.org or call (636) 458-6636, 

ext. 238. 

• • • 

A Home Alone Safety Class is from 

6:30-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 29 at Wildwood 

City Hall, 16860 Main St. This workshop 

helps parents and children determine 

the child’s readiness to stay home alone and 

helps prepare the child for the experience. 

To register, visit cityofwildwood.com. 

• • • 

Family Nerf War is from 9-11 a.m. on 

Saturday, Dec. 2 at The Pointe, 1 Ballwin 

Commons Circle in Ballwin. Each participant 

needs to bring a Nerf gun; soft tip darts 

will be provided along with safety glasses. 

Snacks and drinks will be served. For more 

information or to register, visit ballwin.mo.us. 

• • • 

Garden in Miniature: Fairy Gardening 

is from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 7 

at The Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House 

in Faust Park, 15193 Olive Blvd. in Chesterfield. 

Learn the basics of miniature gardening 

including plant selection, creative 

container ideas and the many miniatures 

available from fairies to furniture. For 

more information or to register, visit missouribotanicalgarden.org. 

• • • 

Party at the Pointe is from 6-9 p.m. on 

Saturday, Dec. 30 at 1 Ballwin Commons 

Circle in Ballwin. Enjoy music, refreshments 

and face painting, swimming in the pool, 

playing carnival games, inflatables, a rock 

climbing wall and more. For more information 

or to register, visit ballwin.mo.us. 

HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS 

All Decked Out, a St. Luke’s Spirit 

of Women event, is from 5:30-8 p.m. on 

Thursday, Nov. 16 at the DoubleTree Hotel 

by Hilton, 16625 Swingley Ridge Road 

in Chesterfield. Ladies can enjoy appetizers, 

beverages, shopping, holiday minimakeovers 

and tips to stay healthy. Free 

mini-massages and screenings available. 

To register, visit stlukes-stl.com. For questions, 

call (314) 205-6706. 

• • • 

Garden Glow is from 5-10 p.m. from 

Nov. 18 through Jan. 1 at the Missouri 

Botanical Garden in St. Louis. All ages 

can enjoy more than one million lights, 

s’mores, festive drinks, a Gardenland 

Express Holiday Flower and Train Show, 

and many photo opportunities. For more 

information, including tickets and pricing, 

visit glow.missouribotanicalgarden.org. 

• • • 

Nature Inspired Wreaths is from noon- 

1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18 at The 

Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House in Faust 

Park, 15193 Olive Blvd. in Chesterfield. 

Participants will make a 12-inch seasonal 

wreath inspired by nature. For more information, 

visit missouribotanicalgarden.org. 

• • • 

The Chesterfield Turkey Trot is on Thursday, 

Nov. 23 at Chesterfield Amphitheater, 

631 Veterans Place Drive. The 5K Run/ 

Walk for all ages begins at 8:30 a.m., and the 

1K Kids Fun Run for ages 9 and under begins 

at 9:30 a.m. For more information or to register, 

visit brrm.com/ctt2017. 

• • • 

The Town & Country Turkey Trot 

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Favazza’s on the Hill: Celebrate the holidays with great food, historic flair 



By SUZANNE CORBETT 

St. Louis’ historic Italian Hill neighborhood 

is renown for its restaurants. 

Third-generation restaurateur Mark 

Favazza recounted how his grandparents 

[Vito and Ellen Favazza], dad [Tony] 

and Uncle John opened Favazza’s on the 

Hill nearly 40 years ago at the corner of 

Southwest and Marconi avenues. Today, 

along with its historic banquet facility, 

Rose of the Hill, it is a culinary landmark. 

“Next April 19 will mark our 40th anniversary,” 

Mark said. 

Literally working his way up from the 

bottom, Mark now is the restaurant’s 

general manager and chef. He assists his 

family in overseeing daily operations at 

both the restaurant and Rose of the Hill. 

Named for his grandmother’s favorite 

flower and its Hill location, Rose of the 

Hill will mark its 20th anniversary in 

Favazza’s on the Hill 

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2018. The banquet space, the largest on 

the Hill, has a storied past. It was the old 

Ruggeri’s Restaurant, world famous in its 

day, where Yogi Berra and Joe Garagiola 

worked as busboys and Frank Sinatra and 

the Rat Pack dined. 

“We still hear stories about the old Ruggeri’s. 

And we’re happy to be a part of 

that amazing history,” Mark said. “When 

we took it over in 1998, we made our 

changes but you couldn’t say we modernized 

it because we wanted to keep that 

old world Italian feel, so there were a few 

things we couldn’t mess with. We kept the 

chandeliers, the coatroom and the original 

35-foot wood bar. We even kept the old 

cash register at the bar. It doesn’t work but 

it looks cool.” 

Favazza’s attention to history and style 

is reflected in its menus, where its classic 

collection of recipes remains its foundation. 

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Speaking of tastes, 

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choices on the restaurant’s 

dine-in and catering 

menus. Since day 

one, seafood fans have 

enjoyed specialties such 

as Linguine Pesatori studded with the 

shrimp, clam and crab. Favazza’s’ version 

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Favazza’s pasta standouts include 

its rich, thick Lasagna and Tortellini alla 

Panna drenched in a rich parmigiano 

cheese sauce with prosciutto, peas and 

mushrooms. 

Now is the time to book holiday events. 

To avoid disappointment, Mark recommends 

saving your date now. 

“The phones are already ringing, so 

don’t wait too long. The Rose gets booked 

early and so do the smaller rooms we have 

at the restaurant.” 

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Longview Farm Park, 13525 Clayton Road. 

The 5K begins at 9 a.m.; the half-mile fun 

run/walk begins at 10 a.m. All participants 

will receive a free T-shirt. Refreshments 

will be served. $25 for adults; $10 for children. 

Discounts available if participants 

register before Nov. 15. Visit town-andcountry.org 

to register. 

• • • 

St. John Church presents Sounds of 

Christmas on Wednesday, Nov. 29 at 7 p.m.; 

Friday, Dec. 1 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 2 at 

2 p.m.; and Sunday, Dec. 3 at 2 p.m. and 5 

p.m. Enjoy a dynamic Christmas production 

of music, dance and art fused together. Tickets 

are $6. Visit stjstl.net/sounds for tickets. 

• • • 

A Nutcracker performance will be at 2 

p.m. and 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 3 at the 

YMCA Chesterfield Theater, 16464 Burkhardt 

Place in Chesterfield. The onehour 

performance is a family-friendly 

production, great for small children and 

Girl Scout troops. For tickets [$9], call 

(636) 537-3203. 

• • • 

The Old Trails Historical Society’s 

annual Christmas Traditions Cookie 

sale and Gingerbread House & Ye Olde 

Candy Shoppe is from 9 a.m.- noon on 

Dec. 9 at the historic Bacon Log Cabin, 687 

Henry Ave. in Ballwin. Homemade cookies, 

candy, jams, jellies, stocking stuffers 

and holiday gifts are featured. Proceeds 

support the maintenance and preservation 

of the historic Bacon Log Cabin. 

• • • 

Living Word Church presents “The 

Light of Christmas” concert at 4 and 6:30 

p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 10 at 17315 Manchester 

Road in Wildwood. Enjoy youth 

and adult music ensembles. Childcare 

provided for ages 3 and under. For more 

information, visit livingwordumc.org. 

• • • 

A Candlelight Dinner is from 5:30-8:30 

p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 17 at Chesterfield 

Family YMCA, 16464 Burkhardt Place 

in Chesterfield. Fanfare will perform the 

best in Motown, jazz and big band music, 

beginning at 7 p.m. To register, visit chesterfield.mo.us/candlelight-dinner.html. 

SPECIAL INTEREST 

“Hockey – When the Blues Go Marching 

In,” a 50-year history of Blues Hockey, 

hosted by the Rotary Club of Des Peres, is 

at 7 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 16 at the Egg 

& I, 11692 Manchester Road in Des Peres. 

The public is welcome, no charge. RSVP at 

desperesrotary@outlook.com. 

• • • 

GriefShare: Surviving the Holidays is 

from 10 a.m.-noon on Saturday, Nov. 18 at 

Bonhomme Presbyterian Church, 14820 

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Conway Road in Chesterfield. Receive 

practical suggestions and reassurance 

from counselors, grief experts and others 

who have experienced the holidays after a 

loved one’s death. For details, call (314) 

485-1217 or visit GriefShare.org/holidays. 

• • • 

Living Word Church’s Service of 

Remembrance is at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 

19 at 17315 Manchester Road in Wildwood. 

The service is for all who are dealing with 

the grief and loss of a loved one. Come 

to the church for “Gentle Memories.” For 

details, visit livingwordumc.org. 

• • • 

A free, Active Shooter Training Seminar 

for Churches is from 7-8 p.m. on Monday, 

Nov. 27 at Manchester United Methodist 

Church, 129 Woods Mill Road. The training 

covers practical steps congregations 

can take during an active shooter situation. 

Hosted by Lt. Brad Kelling of the St. 

Louis County Police Department, a certified 

Active Shooter Instructor. Open to all congregations 

and members of the community. 

• • • 

Ladies Night Out is from 5-8 p.m. on 

Wednesday, Nov. 29 at Spark! Incubator 

at 291 Chesterfield Mall. The Parkway 

Alumni Association and Spark! Incubator 

are gathering women to mix and mingle. 

For more information, contact Xanthe 

Meyer at (314) 276-7825. 

• • • 

The next meeting of the Chesterfield 

YMCA’s “Who Picked this Book Club” 

is from noon-1 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 30 

in the East Conference Room of the Chesterfield 

Family YMCA, 16464 Burkhardt 

Place. The group will read “I am Malala” 

by Malala Yousafazi, Christina Lamb and 

Patricia McCormick. All are welcome. To 

RSVP, call (636) 532-6515 ext. 227. 

• • • 

Love without limit, Life without fear 

is at noon and 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 5 

at 1st Church of Christ, Scientist, 750 S. 

Mason Road in Town & Country. Fujiko 

Signs, an experienced Christian healer and 

international speaker, will explore the relationship 

between prayer and healing. 

• • • 

The Parkway Community Leadership 

Breakfast is at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 

6 at the Doubletree Hotel by Hilton, 16625 

Swingley Ridge Road in Chesterfield. 

Learn about the vision Parkway leadership 

has for students and connect with others 

in the community. The keynote speaker is 

Carmen Jacob, CEO of NextGen, Information 

Services, Inc. 

• • • 

Chesterfield Valley Dermatology offers 

Free Skin Cancer Screenings from 10 

a.m.-1 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 8 at the Chesterfield 

location, 100 Chesterfield Business 

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MODOT, from page 11 vious comparatively mild winter, the salt ZIP LINES, from page 11 

dome didn’t come close to emptying out. 

Johnson and Steve Luden for a round-trip 

on I-64 to the Research Park Circle turnaround 

point. As with most all personnel 

at the Ballas location, Johnson and Luden 

are long-time MoDOT employees. Johnson 

is going on 33 years of service while 

Luden has nearly 10. 

Except for training sessions, MoDOT 

sends only one driver with each snowplow; 

however, vehicles go out in pairs, 

operating in tandem for more efficient 

and effective coverage. Virtually all 

the department’s vehicles are equipped 

with automatic transmissions, no doubt 

making life easier for the office personnel 

who may drive them at most just a few 

times each year. 

The vehicle used for the test run had 

a 12-foot plow controlled by a floormounted 

stick between the driver and 

passenger seats. A console on top of 

another floor mount, just to the right of 

the plow control, governed the operation 

of a salt spreader on the back of the truck. 

The salt bed was empty for the exercise 

but could have been filled quickly with a 

couple of multi-ton scoops from a frontend 

loader. A 2,400-ton salt dome at the 

Ballas location had been filled earlier this 

year and was ready for use. During the pre- 

This year for the first time, salt going 

into the dome was mixed with a brine 

solution and a corn-based liquid known 

as Ice Ban ® . Among other things, Ice 

Ban is touted as being environmentally 

friendly and causing less corrosion. 

While their years of experience have 

provided a storehouse of observations and 

fine points about winter weather, driving 

conditions and efficiencies for covering 

their assigned routes, Johnson and Luden 

noted one point that might not be thought 

about by a casual observer. 

“The camaraderie that exists here is 

amazing,” Luden said. 

That spirit translates into a teamwork 

effort and friendly rivalries between other 

MoDOT locations and even between the 

work shifts at the Ballas location, he added. 

During major weather events, MoDOT 

road crews work 12-hour shifts around the 

clock until the emergency period is over. 

Regardless of weather conditions, the 

common denominator that constantly prevails 

is safety, both men agreed. “Safety 

is talked about around here all the time,” 

Luden stated. 

Johnson and Luden’s advice to all drivers 

in bad weather is simple: “Slow down, be 

patient and give us room to do our work.” 

facility’s closure was discussed. 

“We’ll definitely operate through this 

ski season until we can sell the property 

if we don’t get the zip line,” Boyd said. 

“That was the key for us to have long-term 

suitability for this property. We only get 

to generate revenue three months out of 

the year. The tooth fairy isn’t going to 

keep this thing open. It’s got to be kept 

open by sound economics.” 

Additional discussion and a final vote 

on the CUP request is scheduled for the 

Nov. 20 P&Z meeting. 

“The vote they’re proposing to come 

up at the next meeting means absolutely 

nothing to us because it doesn’t overcome 

our objections to their conditions,” Boyd 

said. “The one condition that they’re 

dropping [placement of the zip lines] is 

one we want dropped, but there are other 

conditions that relate to our operating 

days and hours that we’re simply not 

going to accept. The vote is meaningless 

to us.” 

According to Boyd, one of the proposed 

restrictions was to limit zip line usage to 

the months of April through October. 

“Under the conditions, they’re trying 

to impose, we’d spend money on this 

investment and wouldn’t be able to use 

it,” Boyd said. “It was so warm last year 

that people could have zipped all winter.” 

Boyd bought the Wildwood Golf 

Course in 1977 for $250,000. He then 

converted it to a ski resort in 1982. The 

facility currently has about 300 employees. 

If the resort closes, Boyd said its green 

space, current zoning and acreage could 

accommodate over 80 homes. Some residents 

believe a recreational attraction like 

a zip line would be better than adding 

more homes to the area. 

“We much prefer the current use and 

proposed use of zip lines rather than 

another housing development,” resident 

Doug Cross said. Cross has lived adjacent 

to Hidden Valley Drive for over 

25 years. “It’s a low-impact, high-value 

idea.” 

However, some negative feedback 

included concerns about the zip lines 

potential harm to surrounding wildlife, 

adverse effects on local traffic and noise 

levels. 

“While the zip line doesn’t expand the 

resort’s footprint literally, it does expand 

the days of operation,” Radcliffe Place 

resident Robin Vorel said at the Nov. 6 

meeting. “This business would become a 

year-round disturbance as opposed to only 

operating in the winter months.” 

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PLUMBING 

• ANYTHING IN PLUMBING • 

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bathrooms, small repairs & code 

violations repaired. Fast Service. 

Certified, licensed plumber - not 

a handyman. Call or text anytime: 

314-409-5051 

LICENSED PLUMBER 

Available for all plumbing needs. 

No job too small. Free estimates. 

25 years experience. 

Senior citizen discount. 24 hours. 

Call 314-808-4611 

REAL ESTATE 

I BUY HOMES 

ALL CASH - AS-IS 

I have been buying and selling 

for over 30 years. 

$ $ 

No obligation. 

No commission. 

No fixing up. 

It doesn't cost to find out 

how much you can get. 

Must ask for 

Lyndon Anderson 

314-496-5822 

Berkshire Hathaway Select Prop. 

Office: 636-394-2424 

ROOFING 

ROOFING 

Kirkwood Roofing 

Insurance Specialist 

All types of Roofing 

Fully Insured • FREE Estimates 

314-909-8888 

KirkwoodRoofing.com 

SPORTS MEMORABILIA 

WANTED TO BUY 

• SPORTS MEMORABILIA • 

Baseball Cards, Sports Cards, 

Cardinals' Souvenirs and 

Sports Memorabilia 

Pre-1975 Only. Private Collector. 

314-302-1785 

TREE SERVICES 

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Trees trimmed or removed, 

stumps removed. Bucket truck 

service. Fully insured. 

In business for 30 years. 

Call 314-355-5115 

Residential • Commercial 

Complete Tree Service 

Tree & Brush Removal • Pruning • Dead-Wooding 

Deep Root Fertilization • Stump Grinding • Cabling 

Storm Clean-Up • Plant Healthcare 

Cary Semsar - ISA Board 

Certified Master Arborist OH-5130 B 

Fully Insured • Free Estimates 


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TREE SERVICES 

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Tree trimming, removal, deadwooding, 

pruning and stump 

grinding. Certified arborist. 

Fully Insured • Free Estimates 

A+ BBB • A+ Angie's List 

Serving the Area Since 2004 

314-971-6993 

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

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Real estate showcase 

One-of-a-kind Custom Home on Lewis Spring 

1218 Lewis Spring 

This beautiful 1.5 story custom home is situated 

on a private 3 acres & backs to common ground. 

Enter the home to find the dining room & library/ 

den both with wood floors & 9’ ceilings. The 2 

story great room features built-ins, wood burning 

fireplace & wet bar. The heart of the home is the 

gourmet kitchen with granite countertops, center 

island, oversized double oven & 6 burner gas range, 

& adjoins the breakfast room & hearth room. The 

stunning master suite boasts wood floors, 9’ ceiling, 

fireplace, sitting room & luxury bath with His & 

Her vanities, oversized steam shower & whirlpool 

tub. 3 additional bedrooms on the upper level & 2 

full baths. The elaborately finished, walk-out, lower 

level creates a perfect place for entertaining! Rec 

room with fantastic wet bar, family room, stunning 

walk-in wine cellar, exercise room, game room, 2 

full baths & walks out to the amazing aggregate 

patio with a fireplace & cooking area. Additional 

features include main level laundry, 4 car garage, 

cul-de-sac lot with tons of privacy & much more! 

– THIS PROPERTY OFFERED BY – 

The Monschein Team 

Kristi & JT Monschein 

636-537-8288 www.TheMonscheinTeam.com 

100 

1103 Highland Pointe 

St. Louis • $2,390,000 

PRICE 

REDUCED! 

Peter Lu 

674 Whispering Willow 

St. Charles • $299,000 

636-779-8080 

174 Clarkson Rd. Suite 100 • Ellisville, MO 63011 

Sean Banankhah, GRI, Broker/Owner 

NEW 

PRICE! 

Team Sean - Sean Banankhah • Sarah Hubmeier 

15593 Bedford Forge #11 

Chesterfield • $165,000 

Janet Bourne 

2641 Wyncrest Ridge Dr. 

Chesterfield • $750,000 

Charlotte Graf 

749 Sherwick 

Ballwin • $224,900 

Jim Lieber 

Happy 

Holidays! 

FROM OUR FAMILY TO YOURS! 

Visit www.STLRemaxSelect.com or STL RE/MAX Select on Facebook 

“Each office is independently owned and operated. RE/MAX, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and supports the Fair Housing Act.” 

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COMING AGAIN 

12.6.17 

THE ULTIMATE NEW HOME GUIDE 

CALL TO ADVERTISE 

636.591.0010

FEATURED LISTINGS 

Stone Ledge Farm 

508 Heron Court 17 Balcon Estates Lane 30 Bellerive Country Club 1154 Greystone Manor Pkwy 2024 Kingspointe Drive 

Dutzow | $3,395,000 Saint Albans | $2,300,000 Creve Coeur | $1,675,000 Town & Country | $1,520,000 Chesterfield | $1,099,000 Clarkson Valley | $998,000 

3 Alden Lane 

340 Willow Weald Path 11792 Highway 100 447 Cheshire Farm Lane 1918 Wild Horse Creek Rd 4205 North Fork 

Creve Coeur | $839,900 

8 Alden Lane 

Chesterfield | $815,000 Franklin Co | $799,000 Town & Country | $794,500 Wildwood | $575,000 Wildwood | $559,900 

19225 Saint Albans Valley 606 Carman View Court 11 Quailways Drive 17253 Portland Crest 871 Stone Meadow Drive 

Creve Coeur | $550,000 Wildwood | $535,000 Manchester | $535,000 Creve Coeur | $420,000 Wildwood | $414,000 Chesterfield | $405,000 

508 Robin Crest Court 14720 Chesterfield Trails 2433 DeHart Farm Road 16615 Chesterfield Farms Dr 1722 Big Horn Basin Drive 17217 Hilltop Ridge Drive 

Wildwood | $400,000 Chesterfield | $399,900 Wildwood | $399,900 Chesterfield | $385,000 Wildwood | $369,900 

Eureka | $340,000 

443 Thunderhead Canyon Dr 16714 Kingstowne Estates Dr 2144 Mason Lake Drive 2703 Storm Lake Drive 509 Kehrs Mill Road 

610 Forest Ridge 

Wildwood | $335,000 Wildwood | $325,000 Ballwin | $282,900 St Louis Co | $274,900 

Ballwin | $229,900 

Pacific | $150,000 

We are pleased to welcome our newest agents! 

Monica Beukman 

Kim Carlson 

Kristen Forrest 

Lisa Graf 

Dexter Keuss 

Betsy Kleier 

Meagan Klein 

Jeanne Lebsack 

Patricia Lowenberg 

Kara Magill 

Kim McKay 

Heather Schulte 

Jessica Seitz 

Susanne Watkins 

Not Pictured: 

Lacie Adler | Robyn Bunting | Jasmine Chen | Cathy Morley | Kathy Siebert 

Alliance #1 Locally Owned Real Estate www.bhhsall.com 

Real Estate Company in St Louis! 

8077 Maryland Avenue | Clayton | 314-997-7600 

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

Relocation | 636-733-5010 

©2017 BHHS Affiliates, LLC. An independently owned and operated franchises of BHH Affiliates, LLC. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices and the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices symbol are registered service marks of HomeServices of America, Inc.® Equal Housing Opportunity

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