West Newsmagazine 11-15-17

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November 15, 2017
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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.
• • •
New Country 92.3 WIL recently was
awarded the 2017 Station of the Year award
St. Albans resident Jeff
Winterat Centennial Crush
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.
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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
Sanders
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
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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
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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.
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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.