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RANDOM THOUGHTS 

This week, Mid Rivers Newsmagazine 

talks with Bret Heinrich, president and 

CEO of Wings of Hope, a Chesterfieldbased 

nonprofit that provides global aviation 

programs, including U.S. medical 

transport, to help communities around 

the world become self-sufficient with programs 

in education, economics and food 

security. In 2016, Heinrich became the 

nonprofit’s first top executive to hold the 

title of CEO as well as president. 

What is special about the place in which 

you grew up? 

I grew up in Dwight, Illinois. My graduating 

class had 69 students in it, so we 

quite literally grew up together. Everyone 

knew each other, and the bonds that we 

had remain special to this day. I would do 

anything for my classmates and for my 

hometown to this day. We maintain close 

contact. It was, and is, a small town literally 

surrounded by corn fields. It was our 

little corner of paradise. 

What invention doesn’t get a lot of love, 

but has greatly improved the world? 

The rubber band. The rubber band is not 

appreciated as it should be. I use rubber 

bands for so many different things. I use 

them to close up bags of chips that aren’t 

fully eaten, and rubber bands can be used 

to repair things. It’s a very simple device. 

The easy answer is air conditioning, but 

that gets a lot of love. 

What were some of the major turning 

points in your life? 

When I was considering where to go to 

college, I was all set to go study forestry 

at a major public university and, at the last 

minute, I decided that I wanted to play college 

football at a small school in central 

Illinois named Eureka College. 

It was there that I met my wife, and that 

was a major turning point in my life ... I 

didn’t really know who she was, but I just 

felt compelled to meet someone named 

Anne Shaw. I don’t know if God was whispering 

in my ear to seek this woman out, but 

I found her, and that has been a major [turning] 

point in my life. 

I would say also that, as I was leaving 

school, I applied for a fellowship to go teach 

in Japan. I was a David Murray Fellow and 

that experience changed my life because it 

took me from there to being offered a job 

years later by the president of the college I 

A Community Conversation 

Pilot Rick Bergman with Payton and [at right] 

Wings of Hope President/CEO Bret Heinrich]. 

[Wings of Hope/Carol Enright photo] 

taught at, who was starting a nonprofit organization. 

That’s how I got pulled into the 

nonprofit sector. The world of philanthropy, 

fundraising and making a difference by 

serving a mission, all of that was opened up 

to me just based on a decision to apply for a 

fellowship to go teach in Japan. 

And, of course, the birth of my three 

beautiful children. When you become a 

parent, that becomes a turning point in your 

life, and nothing is ever the same after that. 

What do you wish you knew more about? 

I wish I knew more about math as my 

kids were growing up. With each new grade, 

my wife and I would look at each other and 

say, “OK, this is third-grade math. Is this 

the last year we’ll be able to help our kids?” 

or “OK, this is fourth-grade math. Will this 

be the last year that we can help our kids?” 

Do you think humans will ever be able to 

live together in harmony? 

You know, that’s a great question. I 

oftentimes think that the things that are 

our greatest strengths are also the things 

that divide us the most. I would place the 

unique, wonderful diversity of people in 

this world as something that is incredibly 

beautiful, and ironically, it’s also very divisive. 

... I personally have a strong Christian 

faith, and that’s important to me. I 

think if people are able to connect across 

their diversity, across faiths, across all the 

things that tend to divide us but still make 

us unique and who we are, we have a great 

opportunity to live in harmony. One of 

the great equalizers is education. I really 

believe if we can help bring others to their 

full potential through education, then there 

is a shot at living in harmony. 

Now, as a Cubs fan living in St. Louis, I 

don’t think there will ever be true harmony 

in this universe. 

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 

In need of a refresh 

To the Editor: 

For those who want Missourians to 

wake up and elect a second conservative in 

the U.S. Senate, good luck! 

On the budget deficit – good bye Tea 

Party, hello increase of over $1 trillion in 

a Republican Congress and president in 

a strong economy. Free trade has been a 

Republican policy and is now being challenged 

and replaced by tariffs. The tax 

reform law needs time to assemble its 

assets. Saying it is a success or failure 

without time and facts is just opinion. 

The comparison of the Obama and Trump 

eras is comparing apples and oranges. One 

was during a severe recession and the other 

a bull market and economy. The labeling 

system of liberals, conservatives, Republican 

and Democrats needs a refresh! 

Pete Noonan 

Speaking out for life 


To Sam Fuentes, Edna Chavez, Delaney 

Tarr, David Hogg and all the leaders 

of the gun control movement, thank 

you for speaking out on an issue reflecting 

your passion. Your youthful voices 

raised on behalf of life are welcomed 

and appreciated. 

We older Americans laud your enthusiasm, 

your energy and commitment. You 

are learning to participate in representative 

government. 

Innocent lives have been snuffed out 

all over our nation. Ruthless killers have 

slaughtered many school children in recent 

years – and let us not forget, 60 million 

unborn babies have died at the hands of 

abortionists since 1973. 

We know you have the intelligence to put 

this tragedy into perspective. So, when you 

attack Planned Parenthood as forcefully as 

you vilify the NRA, your movement will 

have credibility. Smart young people won’t 

waste energy tightening screws on the deck 

chairs when the huge vessel is going down. 

We wish for you maturity in thinking. 

Norman Baxter 

In support of Article 5 


I have written several letters to the editor 

before, all lamenting the ridiculous ability 

of the federal government to exist on an 

infinite money supply, which in the end 

creates inflation, however conveniently 

masked by the government, and widens 

the gap between the average citizen and 

the wealthy bankers. 

I am hearing today that the president 

will sign the latest omnibus spending 

bill, which passed the House and Senate, 

underscoring the fact that neither party is 

interested in having a federal government 

“of the people, by the people, and for the 

people.” Both parties only are interested in 

maintaining power and are out of control. 

There is a possible way to force the government 

to stop spending taxpayer money 

without our approval and to curb the overreach 

of the federal government. It will not 

come through the process of elections as 

we are never able to elect enough honest 

people who, when united, can produce the 

change responsible citizens desire. Even if 

we could, the result would be temporary, 

as the next elected Congress, Senate and 

president could simply revert back to the 

status quo. 

Our Founding Fathers, in their wisdom, 

placed Article 5 in the constitution whereby 

the states could unite to address grievances 

with the federal government, by amending 

the constitution. I am joining that effort 

and I encourage all Americans everywhere 

to do the same. 

There are two organizations that currently 

exist who are pursuing this effort. 

The first is seeking a balanced budget 

amendment to the constitution, which 

would force the government to spend only 

what it takes in, in taxes. The second is petitioning 

the states to exercise Article 5 to 

place fiscal restrictions on the government. 

The balanced budget people [bba4usa.org] 

have 28 of the necessary 34 states already 

in line to call the convention under Article 

5. Only six more are needed. The fiscal 

restraint people [conventionofstates.com] 

have 18 states in line, requiring 16 more 

states to agree. 

I encourage all Americans out there, if 

you care about liberty, and are tired of politics, 

to join one of these organizations and 

get involved. Donating to political parties 

and individuals is a waste of your money. 

Trying to effect change through elections 

is an endless black hole where our limited 

resources are trying to compete with an 

institution that has an infinite supply of 

money. 

It is time to exercise our liberties and 

rights that the Founding Fathers, in their 

wisdom, placed in the constitution. Expect 

a fight. The powers that be will do their 

best to block any such effort. If we unite, 

we have the ability to make a difference. 

Who is with me? 

Jeffrey Waller 

In regard to Random Thoughts 


I love this new addition to a much 

enjoyed publication! The concept of drawing 

questions out of a “bowl of 200” is so 

refreshing. Yes, our community, and every 

other community, has a lot of really interesting 

people and I look forward to hearing 

about all of them through your column for 

years to come. Thank you for “thinking 

outside the box” with style and class. 

Jean Piskulic 

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In this Issue 

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Mixed use at The Meadows 

Lake Saint Louis officials have 

approved plans they hope will 

revitalize The Meadows. 

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12 

The Sounds of Spring 

“Citizen scientists” learn how 

to listen for changes in the 

environment via frog calls. 

16 

Summer Camps 

More timely advice for 

parents of future summer 

campers. 

22 

Lady of History 

St. Charles resident 

Dorris Keeven-Franke 

digs into county’s roots. 

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DARDENNE PRAIRIE 

City moves closer to Hanley 

Road improvements 

A contract for engineering services for 

major road improvements that will transform 

a portion of Hanley Road north of 

Feise Road got an OK from the Dardenne 

Prairie Board of Aldermen. 

By a 4-0 vote at its March 21 meeting, 

the board approved the city entering into a 

contract with HR Green Inc. for engineering 

services associated with reconstructing 

Hanley Road. Aldermen John Gotway 

[Ward 3] and David Wandling [Ward 2] 

were absent. 

The contract is one step of a project 

involving reconstructing and widening 

Hanley Road from its intersection with 

Feise Road to about 100 feet north of its 

intersection with Pleasant Meadow Drive, 

a distance of about 2,250 feet. 

The improvements will include repaving 

and pavement widening to provide leftturn 

lanes at Feise Road, Barrington Lake 

Drive and Pleasant Meadow Drive. Other 

planned improvements include a new sidewalk 

on both sides of Hanley, modifications 

to storm sewers, new curbs and curb 

cuts, and upgrading of an existing traffic 

signal at Feise Road to include a pedestrian 

crossing and, possibly, new retaining walls. 

The city received federal transportation 

funding through the East-West Gateway 

Council of Governments, the area planning 

agency, and from the St. Charles County 

Road Board, which oversees funding from 

the county’s half-cent transportation sales 

tax. 

The federal reimbursement funding for 

the project will cover up to 40 percent, or 

up to $750,440, of the actual cost of the 

improvements, which is expected to be 

about $1.87 million. County transportation 

sale tax funding will cover about 50 

percent of the project. The city’s portion is 

estimated at 10 percent or about $187,610. 

Mayor Dave Zucker told the board that 

the city was able to cut back on some 

aspects of the project, including a proposed 

roundabout and a bicycle lane, to 

lower project costs. He said right-of-way 

acquisition may begin in 2018 with construction 

in 2019 and completion by early 

2020. 

O’FALLON 

City moving forward with 

crosswalk policy 

In response to an influx of residents 

requesting crosswalks, the city of O’Fallon 

is moving forward with a policy that would 

establish how and where the city decides to 

install new crosswalks. 

At the City Council’s March 22 work session, 

senior project manager Tony Friedman 

provided an outline of a draft policy 

on city crosswalks. If passed by the city 

council, the policy would allow residents 

to make requests for new crosswalks. The 

policy also would determine the criteria to 

decide whether a resident’s request should 

be fulfilled. 

In his presentation, Friedman said 

O’Fallon recently has seen an increase 

in the number of requests for “marked 

crosswalks” at city intersections and that 

the city currently has no official policy on 

installing new crosswalks. 

Under the draft policy, residents will be 

able to submit a formal petition for a new 

crosswalk. The petition requires at least 10 

signatures from homes within 0.5 miles 

of the proposed crosswalk location. After 

receiving the petition, city staff will evaluate 

the proposed location and collect data 

related to the request. 

According to Friedman, the evaluation 

process will include comparing the proposed 

crosswalk location to a set of minimum criteria 

established in the crosswalk policy. If 

the location meets all the “minimum requirements” 

in the policy, a work order will be 

put in for the installation of a new marked 

crosswalk at the requested location. 

Friedman said city staff plans to draft an 

ordinance on the crosswalk policy so that 

the city council can vote on the policy at a 

later meeting. 

New activity center to be 

named ‘O’Day Lodge’ 

At its March 22 work session, the 

O’Fallon City Council chose “O’Day 

Lodge” as the name for the activity center 

that will be located in the city’s O’Day Park. 

O’Fallon’s Parks and Recreation Board 

had recommended the name of “Fern 

Ridge Lodge at O’Day Park” for the facility, 

but the city council decided it wanted a 

shorter name. 

The suggestion of O’Day Lodge came 

from Councilmember Rose Mack [Ward 

2], who had concerns about the length of 

the park board’s recommendation. 

“It’s simple, fast, easy and I think it will 

keep from any confusion,” Mack said of 

her suggestion, which was approved by the 

council. 

O’Fallon broke ground on O’Day Park 

earlier this year. The park, which will be 

located on a 57-acre wooded tract off of 

Hwy. DD, is expected to open in January 

2019. In addition to the activity and conference 

center, O’Day Park also will include a 

camping area, trails, an amphitheater and an 

adventure playground area. 

In December, the O’Fallon city council 

approved a $9.1 million contract with KCI 

Construction for construction of the park. 

O’Fallon voters approved a $20.7 million 

bond issue for park projects in August 2016. 

Resident honored with 

instructor of the year title 

O’Fallon resident Larry Lindsey recently 

was named the 2017 Bowhunter Education 

Instructor of the Year for the St. Louis 

Region. 

In 2017, Lindsey taught two bowhunter 

education [BHE] classes in which he certified 

18 students in the program. Lindsey 

has been a volunteer BHE instructor for the 

past eight years. In addition, he taught nine 

hunter education skills sessions where he 

helped 145 students become certified. 

Scott Sarantakis, a Missouri Department 

of Conservation [MDC] outdoor skills 

specialist, said Lindsey also served as a 

mentor for both youth and adult hunters 

during managed hunts in 2017. 

As the regional BHE winner, Lindsey 

will be considered for the award on the 

statewide level. 

While it is not required by statewide 

game regulations, MDC strongly recommends 

that all archery hunters take the 

BHE course for their own benefit and 

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nvmkxA or by calling (636) 441-4554. and community celebration from 2-4 p.m. 

on Saturday, April 7. 

The bridges are part of the recent expansion 

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Residents are invited to celebrate the new 

Resident honored as 

If you’ve filed for 2017 and weren’t able to greenway claim ongoing connection accredited by joining education a one-half 

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ST. CHARLES COUNTY 

Pedestrian bridges 

to open April 7 

Two new pedestrian bridges over Route 

364 and Hwy. 94 in St. Charles County 

to go. The new greenway also opens up a 

whole new world of recreational options for 

thousands of people by connecting them to 

the Katy Trail as well as other parks and 

greenways in St. Charles County.” 

The project extends the existing 2.2-mile 

Centennial Greenway north, crossing both 

Route 364 and Hwy. 94 via two pedestrian 

bridges where it connects to Old Hwy. 94 

near Muegge Road. The new route enables 

on-street connections to nearby Laurel 

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Mixed-use development at The Meadows receives early approval 

By BRIAN FLINCHPAUGH 

Lake Saint Louis officials have approved 

plans they hope will revitalize The Meadows 

shopping center by moving it toward a 

mixed-use development akin to the Streets 

of St. Charles. 

The city’s Board of Aldermen voted 5-0, 

with Alderman Karen Vennard [Ward 2] 

absent, on March 19 to approve the rezoning 

of about eight acres from highway 

commercial district to a planned development 

district. The board also agreed to 

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buildings with 220 multi-family 

dwelling units to be constructed in The 

Meadows shopping center area. 

The Meadows is located along Interstate 

64 near Lake Saint Louis Boulevard. 

The development is to be known now 

as PURE at the Meadows. City officials 

said they were informed on March 20 that 

the name was changing from Thrive Lake 

Saint Louis but the number of apartments 

and other details were staying the same. 

“I’m just elated with this,” Mayor Kathy 

Schweikert said after the vote. 

The development of The Meadows into 

a mixed-use development that includes 

living space, restaurants and entertainment 

echoes discussion in the city’s recently 

approved comprehensive plan about developing 

a “city center.” 

“Everyone used to say that the [main] 

lake was the main driver here, the main 

A rendering of a mixed use development proposed for The Meadows at Lake Saint Louis 

focus, the gathering spot,” Schweikert 

said. “But surprisingly now, it is The 

Meadows, we didn’t have something like 

this before. 

“We’re getting to the point that 50 percent 

of our community does not live in the 

Lake Saint Louis Community Association 

[boundaries] so we need a gathering place 

like that,” she said. 

At a public hearing before the vote, several 

residents questioned whether there 

was adequate parking at The Meadows that 

could accommodate apartment dwellers, 

restaurant-goers and businesses. 

Don Peters, a resident who lives nearby, 

said his calculations suggest that more 

vehicle parking may be required for oneto 

three-bedroom apartments. “I’m okay 

with the building, I’m okay with the development, 

I’m not against it,” Peters told 

aldermen at the public hearing. “[But] if 

you look at my numbers, they are short 67 

parking spaces.” 

Peters said he agreed that this kind of 

development has to have restaurants and 

other forms of entertainment to attract millennials 

who tend to shop online and have 

items delivered. If the development lacks 

these features, The Meadows may fail, he 

said. 

But Schweikert and the aldermen were 

not concerned about parking spaces. “If 

they are having problems finding parking 

spots at the Streets of St. Charles, that’s 

exactly what I want to see at The Meadows,” 

said Alderman Gary Turner [Ward 

1]. “That means people are coming here, 

people are spending money and people are 

having a good time.” 

Turner, a former St. Peters mayor, was 

in office when Mid Rivers Mall was being 

developed in that city. 

“I don’t want to see a sea of asphalt,” he 

said. “One of my regrets is there may have 

been too much parking [at Mid Rivers 

Mall].” 

Alderman Michael Potter [Ward 2] said 

that “parking is a self-correcting problem” 

that will be corrected if more parking is 

needed. 

City Administrator Paul Markworth 

noted that any additional sales tax will 

be nice. He added that a lot of shopping 

centers are repositioning themselves 

to be mixed-use facilities, perhaps even 

having a hotel. These uses, along with 

the proposed development of a children’s 

museum at The Meadows, submitted by 

United Services for the Handicapped last 

year, are “designed to create energy and 

a place where people want to go and visit 

and that’s the goal here,” Markworth said. 

According to Markworth, work on the 

restaurants and apartments is expected to 

begin this year. 

In responding to concerns, he questioned 

whether parking would overflow into the 

nearby Ballantrae and Waterford Villas 

subdivisions. 

“It’s a long walk to the shopping center,” 

he said, doubting that there would be an 

overflow problem. “I’ve always said, and 

I’ve told the board this, if there is a parking 

problem, it is a good problem to have,” 

Markworth said. “You can fix that.” 

Meanwhile, the board also approved an 

ordinance giving aldermen total discretion 

over the number of parking spaces allowed 

per development. That decision may 

encourage at least some lease contracts for 

restaurants to be signed, city officials said. 

Residents say ‘In God We Trust’ motto seems ‘accurate’ for St. Peters 


The motto “In God We Trust” on the dais 

of the St. Peters Board of Aldermen chambers 

drew criticism on March 22 from a 

woman who had spoken out earlier against 

the display of the motto in the Wentzville 

City Council chambers. 

Her comments, however, were opposed 

by a number of residents who strongly supported 

the use of the motto. 

Sally Hunt, a Maryland Heights resident, 

came before St. Peters aldermen during 

the public comment portion of their March 

22 meeting. She had spoken at a packed 

Wentzville City Council meeting on Feb. 

28. As they did in St. Peters, her comments 

drew a negative response from residents at 

that meeting. 

Hunt said St. Peters has all kinds of residents, 

many with different religious beliefs 

and some with no religious beliefs at all. 

“But it [religion] shouldn’t be relevant,” 

Hunt said. “The only reason we’re having 

this conversation is because you have a declaration 

that is a lie. It is a lie because not 

everybody who lives here, not every person 

trusts in a God, whether you like it or not.” 

The motto, she said, is a statement that 

leaves out many residents. She said city 

officials should be ashamed by a statement 

that indicates that there is something wrong 

for not believing in a God and that also promotes 

the “superiority” of some people over 

others. Elected officials represent everyone 

no matter what their religion or beliefs are, 

she said. The statement is unconstitutional 

and not acceptable, she said. 

When the three minutes allotted for 

those making public comments were complete, 

Mayor Len Pagano told Hunt, “Your 

time is up.” 

“You should be ashamed,” she said as she 

left the podium. Pagano had spoken in favor 

of the motto at the Wentzville meeting. 

Aldermen and mayors typically don’t 

respond to comments during the public comment 

portion of the meeting; however, Alderman 

Donald Aytes [Ward 4] said, “I want to 

answer her” after Hunt was done. Pagano said, 

“no,” and the comment period continued. 

The aldermen’s chambers weren’t packed 

with people but five other residents spoke in 

support of St. Peter’s use of the motto. 

Cathy Dunaway said she was a Christian 

and not ashamed to say that. She said the 

county was built on Christian values. “I 

would like to see ‘In God We Trust’ remain 

as a motto,” Dunaway said. “I would like 

to see God kept in our daily lives.” She 

added that the motto should continue to be 

used by the city in its documents. 

Resident John Gabler said he appreciated 

what Hunt said but he disagreed with 

her. Gabler said religion is “a force for 

good in our society.” 

“We don’t have to go far to see hospitals, 

schools and social service agencies that are 

deeply rooted in a faith tradition,” Gabler 

said. Faith in God probably is shared by 

most public officials, he said. The motto 

also may be an accurate reflection of what 

people believe in the community but “not 

too strong to disenfranchise those who 

don’t share a belief in God,” Gabler said. 

Chelsea Auton, who said she moved 

back to St. Peters as an adult, said, “I feel 

the ‘In God We Trust’ emblem is an accurate 

reflection of the beliefs of St. Peters.” 

Mike Oheron said he was putting out a 

box in the front of the room for those who 

don’t want the motto used. The motto he 

noted is used on currency. “If it’s good 

enough for our country, it’s good enough 

for St. Peters,” he said. 

Pagano and the aldermen didn’t discuss 

the use of the motto at the meeting. However, 

Aytes had a comment for Hunt, noting 

that many veterans under fire during World 

War II were particularly religious. “There 

are no atheists in foxholes,” Aytes said. He 

quickly was cut off by Pagano.





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Standing in the median of a busy roadway 

to ask for a handout or donation may 

become illegal in Lake Saint Louis. 

City officials are trying to address some 

panhandling issues in the city, particularly 

along Hwy. N and the intersection of Lake 

Saint Louis Boulevard and Interstate 70. 

Police Chief Chris DiGiuseppi told the 

city’s Board of Aldermen at its March 19 

meeting that limiting hazardous solicitation 

along major roadways may require some 

tweaking of the city’s existing ordinances. 

City officials said they have been hearing 

complaints about aggressive solicitation. 

The city has a loitering ordinance that prohibits 

hindering vehicle flow or pedestrian 

traffic. DiGiuseppi said a possible solution 

may involve toughening up that ordinance. 

“I don’t want them [solicitors] to be hurt,” 

DiGiuseppi said. “We’re getting more 

people standing in the median or in the 

middle of the street. 

“It’s dangerous but we have an ordinance 

that covers it. What I want to do is enhance 

that ordinance to keep people off the median 

because it’s too dangerous.” 

People still will be able to stand on public 

rights-of-way on the side of the road. If that 

becomes a public safety problem, the city 

can add an ordinance that limits solicitation 

in those rights-of-way, DiGiuseppi said. 

He told the aldermen that he plans to draft 

some revisions to the existing loitering ordinance, 

involving the use of road medians, 

for board consideration in April. 

Limiting public access along public 

rights-of-way is a delicate issue, DiGiuseppi 

said. “You can’t tell someone they 

can’t stand on the side of the road,” he said. 

“There is a constitutional right of free speech 

and freedom of expression. You can stand 

on the side of the road, you can hold a sign. 

You can’t tell people ‘get out of here,’ [being 

there is] constitutionally protected.” 

DiGiuseppi said police have tried to work 

with people who most often are asking for 

cash at intersections, trying to get them in 

touch with charities and the city’s police 

chaplains program to get them help. 

Mayor Kathy Schweikert noted that some 

solicitors are aggressive and often are still 

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“The males come out, and there are usually 

a couple that come out first and they start 

‘peep, peep – come over here’ – and then 

pretty soon a bunch of them come out and 

it’s a yelling match. The females show up and 

choose the [male] with the nicest sound.” 

In this part of the country, frogs and toads 

breed in water. 

“I think of it like a party, every species 

has a different party time,” Dawson said. 

“Some come out in February and will call 

and breed and, depending on the species 

and habitat, can be done by April, some may 

start in February and may be done by May. 

Some of the big frogs, like bullfrogs, take 

longer to mature and can be calling in June 

and July the year after they are born and 

finish breeding by August. 

The St. Louis region has about 10 species 

of frogs and toads and FrogWatch volunteers 

learn how to identify all of them by 

their calls. Volunteers make observations 

at specific wetland locations such as ponds, 

creeks or ditches and record what they learn. 

The most common calls in the spring usually 

involve chorus frogs, spring peepers and 

wood frogs, all small species with intense 

calls that can be heard nearby. 

FrogWatch results are not definitive but 

they can serve as a barometer for the wellbeing 

of certain species and conditions. He 

said he’s worried about the loss of frogs and 

toads from shrinking wetlands in St. Louis 

County, including near Interstate 270. 

FrogWatch is sponsored by the Association 

of Zoos and Aquariums. Training 

is offered by the Zoo each spring; however, 

much also can be learned by visiting stlzoo. 

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Chris Winters, of Dardenne Prairie, said 

she wasn’t sure if new subdivisions in that 

community would have much habitat. She 

said she used to volunteer with the Missouri 

Department of Conservation. 

Larry Davis, who lives in St. Charles 

County near the Page Avenue/Route 370 

bridge, said he’s been listening to frogs and 

toads for a while. 

“We’ve been hearing this in our backyard,” 

he said. “We have common ground with a 

creek that goes through some timber that 

is really close to our porch, I would like to 

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summer and I’ve never known anything 

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The St. Charles County Planning and 

Zoning Commission has recommended 

against a proposed rezoning and concept 

plan for a proposed housing development 

just south of the Missouri Bluffs Golf 

Course that now is expected to be reviewed 

by the County Council at its April 9 meeting. 

The commission took action at the end 

of a four-hour meeting on March 21 that 

featured strong audience comments against 

the proposals. The commission offers recommendations 

that the council acts upon. 

The rezoning application seeks to rezone 

a 386.52-acre site from agricultural to 

R1-A planned unit development overlay. 

The concept plan is for “The Bluffs,” a proposed 

residential and recreational planned 

unit development. 

In February, the developers – Missouri 

Bluffs Golf Joint Ventures and NT Home 

Builders – indicated they would amend an 

earlier rezoning request and development 

plan. That change, in the zoning classification 

to R1-A overlay, would limit multifamily 

dwelling units. The multi-phased 

proposal includes 289 single-family homes 



County Council says ‘no’ to calls 

for larger trucks on state roads 


The St. Charles County Council doesn’t 

want larger trucks that could damage roads 

and bridges and pose more safety risks for 

motorists on Missouri roads. 

The council approved a resolution to that 

effect by a 6-0 vote at its March 26 meeting. 

Councilmember Joe Cronin [District 

1], one of three co-sponsors of the resolution, 

was absent. The other co-sponsors are 

councilmembers David Hammond [District 

4] and Terry Hollander [District 5]. 

The resolution opposes any legislation 

that seeks to increase truck size and weight 

“beyond the capacity of Missouri’s infrastructure, 

which would ultimately damage 

roads and bridges while increasing risks to 

motorists.” 

Hammond said there has been federal 

legislation discussed calling for increasing 

the size and weight of trucks on highways. 

“I’d just as soon take a stance and let 

them know we’re opposed to this,” Hammond 

said before the vote. “At least, I am. 

I’ve had a lot of close calls with big trucks 

traveling our highways, and I don’t think 

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they are now.” 

The resolution states that the council is 

concerned about resident safety and the 

condition of the state’s infrastructure in 

regard to efforts discussed on both the 

state and federal levels to increase the size 

and weight of tractor trailers beyond the 

capacity of existing roads and bridges. 

The resolution joins others from around 

the state in opposing bigger and heavier 

trucks on state roads. It is being sent to state 

legislators and congressional representatives. 

Proposed Missouri Bluffs development 

meets heavy opposition at county P&Z 

[down from the original 315 single-family 

homes] and up to 73 attached dwellings 

[down from 120 multi-family units] on 

198.2 acres. 

The property has been zoned agricultural 

since 1959. The University of Missouri-St. 

Louis has owned the property as part of the 

Missouri Research Park, developed along 

Interstate 64 near the village of Weldon 

Spring Heights and the city of Weldon 

Spring. 

But the rezoning and concept plan ran 

into a storm of protest from more than a 

dozen residents and citizens who opposed 

both and spent several hours questioning 

the loss of scenic property near the Katy 

Trail, the amount of new traffic the development 

might generate, the need to upgrade 

the intersections of Research Park Drive 

and Research Park Circle, narrow streets 

and steep road grades, and whether it was 

improper for the university to sell the land. 

Commissioner Gary Griffin said, “I 

think the plan is perfect but it’s in the wrong 

place.” Only Commissioner Craig Frahm 

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On the bookshelf: 

A selection of great reads for all ages 

After the final bell rings and school’s out 

for the summer, many children will either 

be heading off to camp for the first time, 

experiencing a new camp or returning to 

the beloved one they attend year after year. 

The spring months are a time to prepare for 

these upcoming, exciting summer experiences 

which can have a lasting 

impact on children. 

In addition to talking with 

your child about what’s 

in store for them, a great 

way children can learn and 

become excited about camp 

is through the wondrous 

world of books. 

Books about summer 

camp experiences get children’s 

imagination and 

excitement flowing and 

often include worthwhile 

lessons on trying new things, making new 

friends and being brave while away from 

home – not to mention consistent reading 

over the summer helps children stay sharp. 

The following are several books on camp 

that received rave reviews and come highly 

recommended by the American Grandparents 

Association: 

“The Berenstain Bears Go to Camp” 

by Stan and Jan Berenstain [Ages 3-6] 

Berenstain Bears books are timeless 

classics to which kids can relate year after 

year. The Berenstain Bears Go to Camp is 

a great read for first-time day campers and 

their parents – a story of how apprehension 

soon turns into fun. 

“The Fabulous Bouncing Chowder” 

by Peter Brown [Ages 4-8] 

When Chowder the dog goes off to the 

Fabu Pooch Boot Camp, he just doesn’t 

fit in. Chowder tries his best, but all of 

his attempts fall flat. As the pups prepare 

for the First Annual Fabu Pooch Pageant, 

Chowder tries to think of a way to stand 

out from the crowd. 

“Runaway Ralph” 

by Beverly Cleary [Ages 7-11] 

The story of a feisty mouse named Ralph 

who, annoyed by his family, 

runs away with his toy 

motorcycle and finds himself 

at a summer camp. Beverly 

Cleary speaks to children’s 

imaginations in this lighthearted, 

simply told story 

of friendship, adventure and 

loyalty. 

“Justin Case: Shells, 

Smells, and the Horrible 

Flip-Flops of Doom” 

by Rachel Vail [Ages 7+] 

The angst-ridden summer diary of introverted 

8-year-old Justin. The book has a 

way of addressing kids’ anxieties with ageappropriate 

seriousness, along with plenty 

of silliness where it will do the most good. 

“Lumberjanes, Vol 1: 

Beware the Kitten Holy” 

by Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis 

and Shannon Watters [Ages 10+] 

Five best friends – Jo, April, Mal, Molly 

and Ripley – spend the summer at Lumberjane 

scout camp defeating yetis, three-eyed 

wolves and giant falcons. Lumberjanes is a 

series sure to keep readers engaged from 

beginning to end. 

“Camp Out! The Ultimate Kids’ Guide” 

by Lynn Brunelle [Ages 10+] 

In this information-packed manual, readers 

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field guide and even read the stars. A mix 

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Monica Lieser, owner and clinical director 

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recently celebrated the opening of the 

company’s new location at 801 S. Woodlawn, 

Suite 15 in O’Fallon with a ribboncutting 

ceremony. Sandhill Counseling & 

Consultation offers individual, family and 

group counseling as well as health coaching 

and divorce mediation. 

• • • 

St. Charles-based Wiegmann Associates, 

one of the largest mechanical contractors 

in the St. Louis region, has doubled 

the size of its commercial HVAC service 

division through the acquisition of SystemAire’s 

service assets. In addition to gaining 

service trucks and equipment, 17 team 

members, including a dispatcher and service 

technicians, have joined the company 

as a result of the business deal. 

• • • 

Edstrom Elite Fitness recently opened a 

new location at 1299 Bryan Road in O’Fallon. 

• • • 

The Community and Children’s 

Resource Board of St. Charles County 

recently announced its 2018 Children’s 

Trust Fund license plate grant awardees: 

The Child Center, Community Living, 

Inc., Crisis Nursery, Nurses for Newborns 

and Our Lady’s Inn. Funds distributed 

through the program must be used 

to support, develop, implement and/or 

evaluate child abuse and neglect prevention 

programs and services in St. Charles 

County. 

• • • 

The Cuivre River Electric Community 

Trust Board recently awarded a $3,500 

Operation Round-Up grant to St. Vincent 

de Paul, located at 230 W. Fourth St. in 

Wentzville. The funds will be used to help 

purchase food for the pantry, provide utility 

assistance for those in need and purchase 

hotel rooms for the homeless. 

PEOPLE 

Mosaic Family Wealth recently 

announced the addition of St. Peters resident 

Missy Brown, CFP as principal and director 

of advisory services. She has 19 years of 

experience in the financial services industry 

including key leadership and relationship 

management positions at Morgan Stanley 

Wealth Management and A. G. Edwards & 

Sons. Brown graduated from Fontbonne 

and Lindenwood universities with her bachelor’s 

and master’s degrees, respectively. 

• • • 

The National Association of Nonprofit 

Organizations & Executives recently conferred 

the credentials of Certified Nonprofit 

Executive and Certified Nonprofit 

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The O’Fallon Chamber of Commerce 

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6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 10 at 18 North 

Central, 18 N. Central Drive in O’Fallon. 

Appetizers and drinks provided. Register 

online or contact Cathy Bounds at (636) 

240-1818 for more information. 

• • • 

The Greater St. Charles Chamber of Commerce 

hosts its monthly Lunch with Leaders 

from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Tuesday, April 10 

at The Loft at 18 North Central, 18 N. Central 

Drive in O’Fallon. $30 for members, $35 for 

guests. Contact Lori at (636) 946-0633 or 

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• • • 

A BIZ BREW meeting is from 4-6 p.m. 

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318 Mid Rivers Mall Drive in St. Peters. 

Free to attend. Enjoy beverages, snacks and 

conversation with fellow chamber members 

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Kids’ early one-sport focus may 

increase injury, burnout risks 

Parents looking to turn their children into 

future sports stars are a key factor behind the 

major paradigm shift that has taken place 

in youth sports over the past two decades. 

Rather than playing pick-up games with 

friends and having fun with sports in general, 

kids increasingly are specializing in one sport, 

at younger and younger ages. This shift has 

resulted in a greater risk of overuse injuries 

and earlier sports “burnout” among young 

people, according to studies presented at the 

recent meeting of the American Academy of 

Orthopaedic Surgeons [AAOS]. 

Sports specialization among youth is 

defined as playing a single sport for at least 

three seasons a year at the exclusion of other 

sports, and early sports specialization occurs 

in children under age 12. In one study, a 

team of researchers from Columbia University 

surveyed about 200 parents of pediatric 

patients in the practice of the study’s lead 

author, Dr. Charles A. Popkin. The survey 

findings included: 

• 57.2 percent of parents said they hoped 

for their children to play at a collegiate or 

professional level. 

• About 80 percent of parents who hired 

personal trainers for their children were more 

likely to believe their children held collegiate 

or professional aspirations, and those children 

who received outside skill training had a 

higher injury risk due to the number of hours 

spent training and playing. 

• One-third of respondents said their children 

played only one sport, while 53.2 percent 

had children who played multiple sports, 

but had a favorite sport. 

• Only 13.4 percent had children who balanced 

their multiple sports equally. 

“Culturally, we have found that parents 

have unrealistic expectations for their children 

to play collegiately or professionally 

and as a result, they invest in private lessons, 

trainers or personal coaches to help their 

kids,” Popkin said. “When you’re investing 

this amount of time and resources, there can 

be unwritten, indirect pressure from parents 

to specialize.” 

The other study more closely examined 

the relationship between sports specialization 

and injury risk. For girls, the number of 

hours per week of activity was found to be a 

stronger predictor of injury than sports specialization. 

For boys, both specialization and 

the number of hours per week were predictive 

of injury. 

The researchers involved in both studies 

said they hope to raise awareness of the risks 

associated with youth sports specialization, 

and to develop common-sense recommendations 

to reduce injuries and burnout. As a step 

in that direction, the AAOS and the American 

Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine 

recently launched a campaign called One- 

Sport to help address these hazards and 

prevent overuse injury. 

FDA announces efforts to 

prevent loperamide abuse 

Loperamide, a common over-the-counter 

medication sold under the brand name 

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opioid-based drug which, in low doses, treats 

diarrhea by slowing down the movement of 

the gut. In recent years, however, the U.S. 

Food and Drug Administration [FDA] has 

noted an increasing number of loperamide 

abuse cases. After ingesting very large quantities 

far above the maximum recommended 

daily dose, either to self-treat symptoms of 

opioid withdrawal or to achieve an opioid 

“high,” some people have suffered life-threatening 

cardiac arrhythmia or cardiac arrest 

and, in several cases, have died. 

To combat this growing problem, the FDA 

announced in late January new efforts to 

partner with manufacturers in changing the 

way loperamide is packaged. This includes 

using blister packs or other single-dose packaging, 

and limiting the number of doses in a 

package. The agency also is reaching out to 

online retailers of loperamide – who often 

sell the drug in large-volume containers – to 

ask them to cooperate in making these packaging 

changes as well. 

“The abuse of loperamide requires the purchase 

of extremely large quantities …We’re 

requesting that packages contain a limited 

amount of loperamide appropriate for use for 

short-term diarrhea according to the product 

label,” said FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, 

M.D. “We asked the manufacturers to 

take the necessary steps to implement these 

changes in a timely fashion to address these 

public health concerns.” 

On the calendar 

TEDxGatewayArch hosts its first chapter 

event of 2018, Think Well: Healthcare 

Out Loud from noon-4:30 p.m. on Thursday, 

April 12 at Sheldon Concert Hall, 2648 

Washington Blvd. in St. Louis. Moderated 

by Maggie Crane of BioSTL, the event will 

focus on cutting-edge ideas in health, wellness 

and medicine and will feature a special 

interview with Olympic gold medalist Jackie 

Joyner-Kersee. Ticket prices start at $45. For 

more information and to purchase tickets, 

visit tedxgatewayarch.org/think-well-2018. 

• • • 

Free health screenings for adults are 

available from 7:30-9:30 a.m. on Friday, 

April 13 at Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital, 

10 Hospital Drive in St. Peters, in Suite 117 

of Medical Office Building 1. Screening tests 

include lung function and blood pressure 

checks, cholesterol lipid panel and glucose 

testing, body composition analysis and BMI 

measurement. Participants should fast for at 

least 10 hours prior to screening. Preregistration 

is required by visiting bjcstcharlescounty. 

org/events. 

• • • 

St. Luke’s Hospital sponsors cholesterol 

and glucose wellness screenings from 

7-10:30 a.m. on Friday, April 20 at the Wing- 

Haven Medical Building, 5551 WingHaven 

Blvd. in O’Fallon, in Suite 80. A one-on-one 

consultation with a registered nurse/health 

coach is included, along with blood pressure 

and body composition measurement. A 

10-12 hour fast and advanced appointments 

are required. Cost for all screenings is $20. 

Register online at stlukes-stl.com. 

• • • 

A Babysitting 101 course for children and 

teens is offered from 1-5 p.m. on Saturday, 

April 21 at the Middendorf-Kredell Branch 

Library, 2750 Hwy. K in O’Fallon. Topics 

include the business of babysitting, child 

development, safety and first aid, and fun 

and games. A workbook, backpack and light 

snack are provided. The course fee is $30 

per child. Advance registration is required by 

calling (636) 344-5437. 

• • • 

BJC sponsors a Family and Friends CPR 

class from 6:30-9 p.m. on Wednesday, April 

25 at Progress West Hospital, 2 Progress 

Point Parkway in O’Fallon, in Conference 

Room B. This class is designed for parents, 

grandparents, babysitters [ages 10-15 if 

accompanied by an adult] and childcare providers. 

It is taught by a registered nurse using 

the American Heart Association’s curriculum, 

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Dorris Keeven - Franke : 

By JIM MERKEL 

Some lessons taught to her by her greatgrandfather 

when she was young still are 

having a major effect on St. Charles resident 

and local historian Dorris Keeven-Franke. 

When Keeven-Franke was about 8 years 

old, her great-grandfather taught her about 

genealogy. 

“I put it all back to that. That’s why I 

teach genealogy and teach history,” said 

Keeven-Franke, who is passionate about 

family and local history, 

especially the German 

history of Missouri and 

the African-American 

history of O’Fallon. 

Her list of accomplishments 

is long, but 

perhaps the biggest 

accolade came when she 

received the German- 

American Friendship 

Award in 2016. She was 

recognized for her work 

on a project to honor 

Germans who came Dorris Keeven-Franke 

to Missouri through 

the Giessen Emigration Society. Herbert 

Quelle, German Consul General, came to 

St. Louis from Chicago to present her with 

the award, which was signed by German 

Ambassador Peter Wittig. 

A German state in America 

The first members of the Giessen Emigration 

Society to come to Missouri bought 

land in what now is St. Charles County. 

They were among about 500 Germans 

who relocated to Missouri in 1834 through 

the society and with the idea of creating a 

German state within the United States. 

Tracing those roots, Berlin-based 

German filmmaker Peter Roloff wrote an 

email to Keeven-Franke in 2009 and asked 

if there was anything left of the Germans 

in Missouri. Roloff led the Traveling 

Sommer-Republik, a German group that 

focuses on the Giessen Emigration Society. 

Keeven-Franke thought his question was 

more than strange. She responded, “Of 

course! Missouri is very German!” 

From those emails came work, on both 

sides of the Atlantic, that resulted in two 

Roloff films. It also led to a book and a 

museum exhibit titled “Utopia: Visiting 

a German State in America” that traveled 

to Giessen and Bremen, Germany, Washington, 

D.C., and the Missouri History 

Museum in St. Louis from 2013-2015. 

About 60,000 people saw the exhibit at the 

Missouri History Museum. 

A passion for St. Charles, O’Fallon and history 

“I lived down there for those months,” 

Keeven-Franke said. “I did curator tours. 

People loved it. It helped people to understand 

what German immigration was all 

about.” 

In total, about 100,000 people saw the 

exhibit on tour. Roloff gave Keeven- 

Franke credit for much of the project’s 

success. 

“It was her spontaneous invitation when 

I first contacted her in 

2009 and she responded, 

‘Please come, I will 

show you and your 

group everything!’ that 

brought the project to 

a new level of international 

exchange and collaboration,” 

he wrote in 

an email from Germany. 

“Without her opening 

numerous doors in 

Missouri, we wouldn’t 

have experienced the 

richness of the German- 

American history in 

Missouri, in particular the huge number of 

artifacts, files, places, buildings and most 

of all people connected to the Giessen 

Emigration Society.” 

Roloff noted that there is very little 

knowledge in Germany of the Giessen 

Emigration Society. “Thanks to Dorris, 

we learned that Missouri kept the remembrance 

of this emigration group,” he wrote. 

The new knowledge the German group 

gained in Missouri resulted in new archival 

findings in Germany, Roloff said. He 

describes Keeven-Franke as “an almost 

self-driven, high-energetic rubber ball, 

Keeven-Franke and pastor Thomas Schill in Nieder-Gemünden in 2010 

Utopia Exhibit at The Missouri History Museum 

close to a perpetual mobile” who goes 

above and beyond. 

On the banks of the Missouri River 

Roloff contacted Keeven-Franke after 

another historian told him of her study of 

Gottfried Duden, who spent time living on 

the Missouri River in the 1820s. Duden 

was seeking good places in America for 

Germans to live. Thousands came to Missouri 

after reading a book Duden wrote that 

extolled Missouri as a place to emigrate. 

They included the emigrants from Giessen. 

The book was published in 1829. In the 

following decade, 120,000 people came to 

the United States from Germany, Keeven- 

Franke said. Of those, 40,000 came to Missouri. 

Of that 40,000, 10,000 came to St. 

Louis. The growth continued in the years 

that followed, as people wrote their friends 

and family members. 

As a result of his conversations with 

Keeven-Franke, Roloff also came to Missouri 

to do research and film where the 

Giessen group settled. The result of that 

taping and research was a film titled “A 

Trip to a Forgotten Utopia.” When the 

documentary came out in 2010, Keeven- 

Franke and her daughter went to Germany 

to see its debut. The next year, the group 

came to Missouri to show it. 

That led to discussions with the German 

Ministry of Culture about funding a book, a 

museum exhibit and a second film, “Utopia: 

Visiting a German State in America.” 

Keeven-Franke led the project on the 

U.S. side of the Atlantic and went to Germany 

for its opening in 2013. The film 

debuted at the St. Louis International Film 

Festival on Nov. 23, 2014. 

In the meantime, Keeven-Franke 

founded the Missouri Germans Consortium 

in 2009 to unite German organizations 

and interest groups, and to preserve 

German heritage. 

From 2015 to 2017, she worked with the 

Missouri Humanities Council to create a 

16-county German Heritage Corridor, basically 

along the Missouri River, to preserve 

German Heritage and historic sites and to 

promote tourism. She’s written eight books 

so far and has participated in numerous 

projects on Missouri’s German immigrants. 

It’s enough to keep anybody busy, but 

Keeven-Franke has found time for other 

historical projects as well. 

Preserving St. Charles history 

One of Keeven-Franke’s biggest projects 

has been her studies on African -American



history. Lately, she’s been spending much 

of her time researching the Sage Chapel 

Cemetery in O’Fallon. 

The historic black cemetery next to VFW 

Post 5077 at 8500 Veterans Memorial Parkway 

is on land given to former slaves in 

1881. While there only are 30 headstones 

in the cemetery, Keeven-Franke and others 

have been able to document 111 burials. 

“There are not only former house slaves, 

[but] there are World War I veterans,” 

Keeven-Franke said. “We have all kinds of 

stories of these people, how they lived and 

how they died.” 

She started her work with the cemetery 

after she met with O’Fallon community 

leader Jim Frain in summer 2017. Frain is 

a member of that city’s Historic Preservation 

Commission. 

‘It’s just who I am’ 

Keeven-Franke started her life as a 

historian in Ferguson and as a student at 

McCluer High. 

“I had a great high school history teacher. 

She made it interesting,” Keeven-Franke 

said. 

Later, as a Warrenton resident, she wrote 

her first book, “A Window Through Time”, 

which was published in 1990 and told the 

history of Warren County. About the same 

time, she made an effort to save the historic 

Warren County Courthouse. Her efforts 

were unsuccessful and the old courthouse 

was torn down in the mid-1990s. A new 

courthouse then was built on the site of the 

old one. 

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Keeven-Franke began in August 2017 

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she had given elsewhere. Since then, she 

has become a member of the O’Fallon Historic 

Preservation Commission. 

Frain described Keeven-Franke as well 

aware of the history of O’Fallon, including 

its founders, the Krekel family. 

“There’s nothing she doesn’t know 

about anything German related,” Frain 

said. “She’s meticulously detailed. She 

has to have three sources for anything 

she believes is true. She knows every 

source.” 

With Frain, Keeven-Franke said she’s 

writing a book about the cemetery. “We 

want to tell the stories of all the people that 

are buried there,” she said. 

Still not having enough to do, Keeven- 

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educate them about it,” Keeven-Franke 

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When she later moved to Washington, 

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Lately, Keeven-Franke has been developing 

an interest in her Irish heritage. If 

she starts a study in earnest, she’ll no doubt 

do it with the same passion she’s thrown 

into her work so far. 

“It’s just who I am,” she said. 

“With her passion for history – and not 

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culture but also for other areas of interest 

– i.e. Afro-American heritage or French 

heritage – she often forgot to take care 

for herself, both in terms of health and 

financial issues. That became dangerous in 

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people who don’t esteem work that is done 

for free or very little – symbolic – money. 

This happened to Dorris a lot of times. But 

it has changed. One can say that the Utopia 

project became a turning point, since then 

the recognition of her work grew enormously,” 

he wrote. 

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older area residents about the springtime 

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By DEANNE LEBLANC 

At the age of 15, Jason Gaines turned 

his collectible baseball cards into profit. A 

few years later, he opened a sports memorabilia 

shop, realizing his true calling was 

to be his own boss. 

In 2005, Gaines opened up his first hot 

dog cart after seeing someone selling 

food in front of a Home Depot. He had 

been thinking about opening a restaurant 

for several years. That first cart remained 

in the Chesterfield Valley Home Depot 

from 2005-2009. Today, Gaines has two 

carts inside Home Depot locations in 

Brentwood and Sunset Hills, and that 

much-anticipated restaurant. 

In 2017, Gaines chose Monticello 

Plaza off Hwy. K in O’Fallon as the perfect 

location for his first Dirty Dogz restaurant. 

But he doesn’t run it alone. 

It’s all about family at Dirty Dogz. 

Gaines may be the owner and operator, 

but his father, mother, brother and sisterin-law 

all help out at the restaurant as 

well as the Home Depot locations. 

Dirty Dogz 

“My dad is 80 and he works at the carts 

every day,” Gaines said with a smile. “He 

loves to tell a baseball story or two.” 

Freshness and quality are top priorities 

at Dirty Dogz and customers are greeted 

quickly with a warm smile and an inviting 

atmosphere. Plus, Dirty Dogz offers 

ongoing discounts to all first responders. 

“Everything is cooked to order and 

made fresh. Someone is here every morning 

at 6:30 a.m. chopping up tomatoes 

and onions. Our hot dogs are 100-percent 

Black Angus beef and all of our buns are 

homemade by a local bakery,” Gaines 

said. 

If you’re not in the mood for a hot dog, 

try some authentic tamales to spice up the 

day. And don’t forget dessert! The meal 

would not be complete without a deep 

fried Oreo. 

Despite having such a specific niche in 

the food industry, Gaines and his family 

always are finding new ways to make a 

simple hot dog anything but simple. The 

menu always is evolving but stays creative 

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at Dirty Dogz is the Bacon 

Wrapped Dog, which is 

not only wrapped in bacon 

but also deep fried and 

then sprinkled with brown 

sugar and smeared with 

peanut butter. Gaines says 

he gets most of his menu 

ideas from his customers, 

which is where the Bacon 

Wrapped Dog originated. 

It also is his favorite dog 

on the menu right now. 

Another favorite is the Garden Style 

Dog that’s topped with cucumbers, onions, 

tomatoes, banana peppers and red wine 

vinaigrette dressing. 

Among its signature dogs is The Owner’s 

Dad, a half-pound link of smoked 

sausage topped with chili, creamy coleslaw 

and onions. The Red Hot Riplet features 

crushed Red Hot Riplet chips and 

ranch dressing. 

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tomatoes, jalapeños and sour cream. 

Whatever your choice, Dirty Dogz will 

be sure to tantalize your tastebuds. 

“We have built up an amazing clientele 

and we love our regular customers,” 

Gaines said. “I have my Tuesday night 

group, my Wednesday night customers, 

my Thursday crowd. 

“I get to know people really well and 

that’s the best part. The customers are 

what make this so great.” 

So if you’re not already a regular, stop 

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Art Exhibit: Paintings by Sam 

White is from 5:30-9 p.m. now 

through April 13 at Renaud Spirit Center, 

2650 Tri Sports Circle in O’Fallon. Gallery 

admission is free and exhibits are 

available for viewing during regular 

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information, call (636) 474-2732 or 

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• • • 

The “Bloom Into Spring” Dance is 

from 7-10 p.m. on Friday, April 13 at St. 

Peters Cultural Arts Centre, 1 St. Peters 

Centre Blvd. in St. Peters. Do the polka, 

cha cha, waltz or a line dance while 

enjoying covers performed by the Silver 

Wings Band. Individuals, couples and 

groups welcome. For more information, 

call (636) 397-6903, ext. 1624, or visit 

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• • • 

St. Charles Community College’s 

Center Stage Theatre presents “Almost, 

Maine” on Wednesday, April 18 through 

Sunday, April 22 in the Donald D. Shook 

Fine Arts Building theater on the SCC 

campus, 4601 Mid Rivers Mall Drive 

in Cottleville. Show times are 7:30 p.m. 

Wednesday-Saturday; 10 a.m. on Thursday; 

and 2 p.m. on Sunday. For more 

information, contact Jean Deimund at 

jdeimund@stchas.edu or (636) 922-8050. 

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• • • 

The “Brilliant Color” Exhibition is 

on display now through April 19 at Framations 

Custom Framing and Art Gallery, 

218 N. Main St. in St. Charles. This 

new exhibit will focus on the impact of 

color in imagery. For more information, 

visit framations.com. 

• • • 

St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre’s 

“Celestial Universe” All-Media Art 

Show and Competition is now through 

April 29 at St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre 

at City Hall, 1 St. Peters Centre Blvd. in 

St. Peters. All works relate to sky, outer 

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Wednesday, April 11 at 4601 Mid Rivers 

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non-fiction material will be available. 

$0.50 for paperbacks; $1 for hardbacks. 

The library still is accepting donations of 

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the SCC library. For more information, 

call Theresa Flett at (636) 922-8620. 

• • • 

Foundry Art Centre’s Trivia 

Night is at 6 p.m. on Friday, April 13 at 

520 N. Main St. in St. Charles. Trivia, 

raffles, games, complimentary beer 

and drinks, and great prizes. Guests 

are welcome to bring their own food; 

no outside alcohol allowed. To register 

for a table, visit foundryartcentre. 

org or call (636) 255-0270. 

• • • 

First Baptist Church of Harvester’s 

Trivia Night is at 6 p.m. on 

Friday, April 27 at 4075 S. Old Hwy. 

94 in St. Charles. Bring your own 

snacks and drinks [no alcohol]. Complimentary 

coffee, lemonade and tea 

available. Proceeds benefit the Powell 

Terrace Food Pantry. For reservations, 

call (636) 724-3036 or email bogeyhillsbaptist@sbcglobal.net. 

• • • 

The Megan Meier Foundation’s 

Trivia Night is at 6 p.m. on 

Saturday, April 28 at St. Dominic 

High School, 31 St. Dominic Drive 

in O’Fallon. Tables of 8 are $20 per 

person in advance, $25 per person at 

the door. The event includes raffles, 

prizes and 50/50. Beer and soda provided. 

For more information or to register, 

visit meganmeierfoundation.org/ 

trivianight.html. 

• • • 

The St. Louis Learning Disabilities 

Association and Decoding Dyslexia 

presents a conference from 8 a.m.-4:30 

p.m. on Monday, April 30 at Orlando’s 

Event Center, 2050 Dorsett Village in 

Maryland Heights. Proceeds from the 

conference help give local children 

with learning disabilities the tools and 

strategies they need to reach their full 

potential. Call (314) 966-3088 or visit 

ldastl.org to register. 

FAMILY & KIDS 

Little Explorer Nature Program is 

from 10-11 a.m. on the first Thursday 

of the month year-round at Broemmelsiek 

Park, 1795 Hwy. DD in Defiance. 

Children ages 5 and under will discover 

nature and the outdoors as they learn 

and play in the park. The group will 

take a short hike, play fun activities, 

read a story and enjoy a snack. Dress 

for the weather. Call the St. Charles 

County Parks and Recreation Department 

at (636) 561-4964 or register 

online at bit.ly/2Bm8rMF. 

• • • 

Skateboarding, BMX and scooter 

classes are available year-round at 

Youth Activity Park, 7801 Hwy. N in 

Dardenne Prairie. Each class teaches 

the basic fundamentals of the sport. 

To register for skateboarding, BMX or 

scooter lessons, visit bit.ly/ParkRegistration 

or call the park at (636) 561- 

4964. 

• • • 

Archway Counseling and Wellness 

presents “Time Out for Parents” from 

8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 

28 at The Loft Banquet Center, 18 North 

Central in O’Fallon. Morning session 

from 9 a.m.-noon; afternoon session 

from 1-4:30 p.m. The educational conference 

covers a range of parenting 

challenges as well as useful information 

for parents of children from birth to college. 

Register early. For a complete list 

of speakers, topics and to register, visit 

timeoutforparents.com. 

HEALTH & WELLNESS 

Grief & Yoga is from 6:30-7:30 

p.m. on Thursdays in April at Baue 

Community Center, 608 Jefferson St. 

in St. Charles. Through breathing techniques 

that ease the grieving chatter of 

the mind and gentle movements and 

stretches, yoga can assist in healing the 

heart. To register, call (636) 328-0878. 

SPECIAL INTEREST 

The 14th Annual Builders St. 

Charles Home Show is from 10 a.m.-7 

p.m. on Friday, April 6 and Saturday, 

April 7; and from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on 

Sunday, April 8 at St. Charles Convention 

Center, 1 Convention Center 

Plaza in St. Charles. The latest home 

products and services from more than 

250 companies and a seminar by HGTV 

alumni David Sheinkopf. Admission 

and parking are free. For more information, 

visit STLHomeShow.com. 

• • • 

The Wedding Dreamin’ Bridal 

Fair is from 1-5 p.m. on Saturday, 

April 7 at Limelight Events, 1378 S. 

Fifth Street in St. Charles. Enjoy live 

music by Drew Michel, sample food 

and wedding cake, meet local wedding 

vendors, tour a bridal shower and 

reception venue, win door prizes and 

more. For more information, call Vicky 

at (314) 703-7456. 

• • • 

Saturday Writers’ Poetry Group is 

having a Poetry Salon and Open Mic 

session from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, 

April 14 at Spencer Road Library, 

427 Spencer Road in St. Peters. The 

program is free and open to novice and 

experienced writers ages 18 and older. 

The group meets on the second Saturday 

of each month. Visit saturdaywriters.org/poetry-critique-group.html 

for 

more information. 

• MID RIVERS CLASSIFIEDS • 636.591.0010 • 

CLEANING SERVICES 

OLIVIA'S CLEANING SERVICES 

Last minute, one time, move-in/ 

out. Deep cleaning. Residential, 

commercial, post construction. 

Clean outs of garages & basements. 

Hauling. Insured & Bonded. 

NO TASK TO DAUNTING. Call 

Katherine at: 314-556-9506 or 

cleaningservicesinstlouis.com 

R 

ELECTRICAL 

ERIC'S ELECTRIC 

Licensed, Bonded and Insured: 

Service upgrades, fans, can lights, 

switches, outlets, basements, 

code violations fixed, we do it 

all. Emergency calls & back-up 

generators. No job too small. 

Competitively priced. Free Estimates. 

Just call 636-262-5840 

FOR SALE 

HAULING 

J & J HAULING 

WE HAUL IT ALL 

Service 7 days. Debris, furniture, 

appliances, household trash, 

yard debris, railroad ties, fencing, 

decks. Garage & Basement Clean-up 

Neat, courteous, affordable rates. 

Call: 636-379-8062 or 

email: jandjhaul@aol.com 

HELP WANTED 

R 

PRISTINE DETAILED 

CLEANING 

No mops, brooms or crews. 

30 Years Experience 

References Avail Upon Request 

Call 636-284-0850 

CRAFT BUSINESS 

Lucrative home craft business 

with all tools, supplies, craft 

show needs, including craft 

show booth. Samples to sell at 

craft shows, online, shops and 

museums. Call 636-697-4822 

and ask for Mrs. Kay. 

Wendy’s is now hiring 

Crew Members and 

Shift Supervisors! 

For our St. Louis Market 

— Including — 

• Ballwin, 

• St. Charles 

• Chesterfield 

• St. Peters 

Apply online at 

www.BFCareers.com 

HELP WANTED 

HELP WANTED 

HOME IMPROVEMENT 

HAPPY HANDYMAN SERVICE 

"Don't Worry Get Happy" 

Complete home remodel/ repair 

- kitchen & bath, plumbing, 

electrical, carpentry. 24HR 

Emergency Service. Commercial 

and Residential. Discount for 

Seniors/Veterans. 636-541-9432 

LINDSEY'S CUSTOM 

PAINTING & CONSTRUCTION 

For any and all home repairs 

or updates that you may need! 

Commercial and Residential 

Interior and exterior painting, 

landscaping, power-washing, 

siding, dry wall, flooring, decks, 

deck staining, retaining walls 

(block, tie & concrete) 

For a free estimate call: 

636-208-3285 

MID-RIVERS 

CLASSIFIEDS WORK! 

636.591.0010 

Do you have a caregiver's heart? 

Serving St. Charles 

County for over 

29 years! 

RECEPTIONIST 

Deer Creek Footcare is 

looking for a front office 

receptionist. Duties include 

managing the front desk, 

making appointments, 

and keep front office 

operations moving. 

Prior medical reception 

experience preferred. 

Contact 636.240.1127 

Deer Creek Footcare 

Warren R. Trampe,D PM,L LC 

WE ARE NOW HIRING; 

Managers - Shift Leaders - Day, Night 

& Weekend Crew at Both Locations 

CHESTERFIELD ST. CHARLES 

1671 Clarkson Rd 1981 Zumbehl Rd 

APPLY IN PERSON AT LOCATIONS 

Want a summer job? 

Become a lifeguard. 

Starting Pay 

$8.50/Hour 

Lifeguards Unlimited is now 

hiring throughout Chesterfield, 

Eureka, Fenton, St. Ann, Berkeley 

and other locations in the 

Greater St. Louis area! 

APPLY ONLINE OR CALL: 

314-423-9899 

First Time Certification & Renewal Classes Available 

LifeguardsUnlimited.com 

• Local Openings 

• Flexible Scheduling 

• Weekly Paychecks 

• Night Shift Differential 

Call for an appointment. 

Senior Services, Unltd. 

A Not-for-Profit Agency 

140 Jungermann Road 

(Next to Barnes St. Peters Hospital) 

636-441-4944 

www.SeniorServicesUnltd.com 

HOME IMPROVEMENT 

AFFORDABLE CARPENTRY 

Wood Flooring, Kitchen Remodeling, 

Countertops, Cabinets, Crown 

Molding, Trim, Framing, Basement 

Finishing, Custom Decks, 

Doors, Windows. Free estimates! 

Anything inside & out! 

Call Joe 636-699-8316 

LANDSCAPING 

+ + 

LANDSCAPE 

REHAB 

REPAIR, REDO, OR ALL NEW! 

Walls - Stairs - Walks - Patios - Pits 

clean it all up or out! 

Beds - Bushes - Trees - Dirt - Rock - Mulch 

• FREE ESTIMATES • 

636-775-5992 

MULCH,MULCH,MULCH! 

BRUCE & SON 

636-322-9011 

Chris' Lawn & 

Tree Service LLC 

Locally owned & operated 

Full Service Lawn Maintenance 

& Tree Care Company 

Mowing • Fertilization 

Mulch • Shrub Trimming 

636-265-7007 

314-482-3707 

PAINTING 

PAINTER 

DAN VOLLMER 

• I AM INCORPORATED INC. • 

INTERIOR SPECIAL 2015 

$75 Per Avg. Rm Size 

(12'x12' Walls 3 Room Minimum) 

FOR 35 YEARS 

FREE ESTIMATES: CALL DAN 

(636) 265-0739 

exterior painting! 

ADVANTAGE 

PAINTING CO. 

Interior & 

Exterior Painting 

Drywall Repair • Taping 

Powerwashing • Wallpaper Stripping 

Top Quality Work • FREE Estimates 

636.262.5124 

INSURED 

MENTION AD & RECEIVE 10% OFF 

PLUMBING 

• ANYTHING IN PLUMBING • 

Good Prices! Basement 

bathrooms, small repairs & code 

violations repaired. Fast Service. 

Certified, licensed plumber - MBC 

Plumbing - Call or text anytime: 

314-409-5051 

SOFTBALL LEAGUE 

Men’s 55+ Senior Softball League 

Slow pitch league in St. Charles County is 

accepting applications for the 2018 season. 

Double-headers on Weds at 5pm Kiwanis 

Park. If interested email: herbieo.jr@gmail. 

com or call Herb Olmsted 314-960- 2872 

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 

Home prices rise along with home equity 

Craftsman Style Homes 

FINAL 

OPPORTUNITY 

Priced from the $300’s 

5 New Plans 

2300-3400 sq. ft. 

Francis Howell Schools 

cul de sac backing to trees 

1 Homesite Remains! Ask about Custom Building on your Homesite! 

Exceptional 

Standard Features 

3 Car Garage 

Granite Kitchen Tops 

42” Birch Cabinets 

9’ First Floor Ceilings 

4701 Central School Road 

(1 mile North of Mid Rivers Mall Dr. near 94) 

Call Kim for details at 636-936-1923 

Open Tue thru Sat 11-5 

www.GriffeyHomes.com 

New-home sales soared in March, beating 

out experts’ expectations according 

to a report released last week by the U.S. 

Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of 

Housing and Urban Development. According 

to Freddie Mac’s monthly outlook for 

March, a 5.1 percent-increase in home 

prices is predicted in 2018. 

Here’s what’s new in new homes: 

More to see as Ehlmann Farms 

approaches closeout in Weldon Spring 

Three homesites remain for purchase at 

Ehlmann Farms and Fischer & Frichtel 

has added yet another attraction for buyers. 

Located on Sammelmann Road in Weldon 

Spring, the builder’s picturesque 10-home 

enclave features home settings all exceeding 

a half-acre and designs from the firm’s 

high-fashion Estate Collection. The plans 

encompass 2,220 to 4,109 square feet of 

luxurious living space. 

Fischer & Frichtel has included the popular 

option of a finished lower level with 

the two move-in-ready ranches currently 

available in Ehlmann Farms. 

Sale-priced at $749,900, the customdesigned 

Arlington II is an open-concept 

ranch featuring a deluxe island kitchen, 

floor-to-ceiling fireplace, a three-car sideentry 

garage, extensive wood flooring, 

granite countertops and a spacious deck 

overlooking two acres. 

Also owner-ready, the Durham II is specially 

priced at $729,900 and features an 

expanded hearth room and covered patio; 

a three-car side-entry garage; and a finished, 

side-walkout lower level, perfect 

as a mother-in-law suite or for the college 

student living at home. 

Served by top-ranked Francis Howell 

schools, the Ehlmann Farms neighborhood 

is located only a mile from the juncture 

of Mid Rivers Mall Drive and Hwy. 94, 

with direct access to I-64/Hwy. 40. Virtually 

at homeowners’ doorsteps, St. Charles 

County’s newest park also is scheduled for 

completion this year at the nearby Kisker/ 

Pitman Hill intersection. 

Community Sales Manager Jim Horton 

welcomes questions at (636) 735-3400. 

Complete details on Ehlmann Farms can be 

found on the company website, fandfhomes. 

com. 

Griffey Homes builds new luxury ranch 

inventory home at MacArthur Park 

Griffey Homes has just two homesites 

remaining at MacArthur Park and has 

begun construction of an Acadia ranch 

inventory home, offering three bedrooms, 

two baths and a three-car garage on nearly 

2,300 square feet. 

“The Acadia is priced at $436,000,” sales 

manager Kim Valerio said. “It will include 

a gas fireplace, some 10-foot ceilings, a 

9-foot pour in the lookout basement, white 

Shaker cabinets with a gray Shaker island, 

solid-surface tops and kitchen backsplash 

tile.” 

MacArthur Park is a single cul-de-sac 

of just 11 homesites, many backing to 

trees and conveniently located on Central 

School Road just off Mid Rivers Mall 

Drive, within the Francis Howell School 

District and close to Cottleville. Home 

sizes range from 2,293 to 3,334 square feet. 

Prices start from the $340,000s. 

For more information about MacArthur 

Park or custom homes, call (636) 

936-1923, email kim@griffeyhomes.com 

or go to griffeyhomes.com. Prospective 

buyers are invited to visit Griffey Homes’ 

Facebook page for photos of recently completed 

homes. 

Steve Thomas opens Carter Canyon in 

Wright City from $160’s 

A household name in St. Charles County, 

builder Steve Thomas is now offering 

homes from the $160,000s at Carter 

Canyon, featuring mostly wooded home 

sites located off of I-70’s exit 200 in 

Warren County. 

These homes feature granite countertops, 

walk-in closets and cultured marble countertops 

in each bathroom, a two-car garage 

and more. 

At Eagle Estates off Orf Road in St. 

Charles County, Thomas is starting construction 

on the Magnolia, a 2,628-squarefoot 

split-bedroom ranch inventory home 

on a wooded homesite. 

At Eagle Estates, Thomas is offering 10 

large homesites on a single cul-de-sac off 

Orf Road. Homes are priced from the $380’s. 

“We can build your dream home using 

your plan or one of ours,” Thomas said, of 

the company’s Custom Home division. 

For more information about custom 

homes, Eagle Estates or Carter Canyon, 

call (636) 561-2120 

or visit stevethomashomes.com. 

- Kevin Weaks

See all of our communities at FandFHomes.com

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