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I OPINION I 3 

RANDOM THOUGHTS 

A Community Conversation 

This week, West Newsmagazine 

talks with Christine M. Candio, RN, 

FACHE, president and CEO of St. 

Luke’s Hospital. Prior to assuming 

St. Luke’s top role in 2015, Candio 

served as CEO of Inova Alexandria 

Hospital in northern Virginia and as 

senior vice president of Inova Health 

System. She was named one of 2017’s 

Most Influential Business Women by 

the St. Louis Business Journal and, 

in the same year, was recognized 

by Modern Healthcare as one of 10 

Women to Watch in Healthcare. She 

is a recipient of the 2012 Washington 

SmartCEO Brava! Award. Additionally, 

Candio serves as an adjunct faculty 

member of the Georgetown University 

Graduate Mentorship Program, as an advisory 

board member of the George Washington 

University MHA Program, and as a 

member of the Missouri Hospital Association 

Board of Trustees. 

What are some tips or tricks you have 

picked up from your jobs in previous years? 

Year over year, I feel, from an experience 

standpoint, that I have really grown and 

learned and, in turn, picked up different tips 

or what you might call tricks. One of the 

things I’ve learned over the years is to be 

very understanding of the different cultures 

and in all the areas where I’ve worked. I’ve 

worked in a number of different cities, and 

it’s very important to understand their different 

nuances. Also, one of the biggest tips that 

I have given myself, as well as to all folks 

that I have mentored over the years, is the 

power of effective listening. I think that’s one 

of the biggest things; that’s very important. 

What is your secret talent? 

That’s a tough one because you don’t 

want to be bragging about yourself. I wish 

I could say that I have a number of hidden 

talents. I do like to dance, as people are 

learning; but from a professional standpoint 

– to be an effective leader – what 

has helped me is being a very real person. 

What you see is what you get. Also, being 

genuine, I think that’s critically important. 

I do think that what I get in feedback 

from folks of all different levels is what a 

regular kind of person I am in light of the 

position I have and all the positions I’ve 

held in the past, I’m just a regular kind of 

person. That’s exactly who I am. I think it’s 

critically important that people are humble 

Christine Candio and her husband, Vincent Candio. 

[Family photo] 

because no one person is better than 

another. We don’t know everything, and 

by being humble and being a good listener, 

you, as an individual, grow and further 

develop. Now, like I said, I like to dance, 

but I’m not saying I’m a good [at it.] 

What is something that will always be 

in fashion no matter how much time 

passes? 

For me, what I think will always be in 

fashion is shoulder pads and bell-bottoms. 

Even though my husband doesn’t agree 

with me. 

Who do you feel like you know, even 

though you’ve never met them? 

I always go back to my roots. That would 

be Florence Nightingale because that’s how 

I started as a nurse: by caring for others at 

their bedsides. 

What do you want to be remembered for? 

I hope I can be remembered for making a 

positive difference in people’s lives. That’s 

very important to me. I’m a very strong 

believer in servant leadership. I do believe 

that I am here to serve others, and those 

people are my team members, our patients 

and the community. Just from a humanity 

standpoint, I want to be able to touch lives 

in a positive way. Being in healthcare is a 

true, sacred privilege. 

Could you see yourself in any other 

career field? 

I grew up in the 60s, and you were a 

nurse, a teacher or a stewardess. Back then, 

it was politically correct to say stewardess. 

I knew I didn’t want to be a teacher. So, 

then I thought maybe a stewardess, but that 

was a no. I knew I wanted to be a nurse and 

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 

On the topic of gun laws 

To the Editor: 

On April 17, Rockwood School District 

officials sent a letter to parents informing 

them that students should not take part 

in upcoming student protests because 

of increased risk. In the letter, Dr. Knost 

said, “This is the anniversary of the Columbine 

tragedy, and annually it’s a date 

where we maintain a heightened alert. My 

fear is anyone with ill intentions regarding 

some of these highly charged topics would 

be informed of the exact date and time 

students would be gathered outside their 

schools.” 

As a parent, I could understand the 

security risk given the tragic events that 

have occurred in Parkland, Columbine 

and Sandy Hook – sadly, to name a few. 

However, the district wanted to steer clear 

of politics and resume classroom activities 

as usual. 

The letter continued, “As public school 

educators, it is our role to care for children. 

It is also our role to remain neutral on the 

topics our students may feel strongly about 

and not advocate a position to students or 

urge them in any direction. We must consistently 

remain neutral on events that are 

not school-sponsored, district-sponsored 

or endorsed.” 

In the case of gun violence, silence and 

neutrality by teachers and administrators 

put our children’s lives at risk. Sensible 

gun laws should be a non-partisan issue. 

We need to follow the Clayton School 

Board’s lead and encourage sensible 

gun legislation [St. Louis Post Dispatch, 

04/19/18]. This issue directly impacts our 

children and schools, and it should not be 

overlooked by our district. 

Many parents, including myself, have 

seen how active shooter drills traumatize 

our children. I will not accept this as the 

new normal, and I won’t ask my children 

to accept it either. I hope our district looks 

at the impact it could make by having 

a voice on this issue and advocating for 

evidence-based, common sense gun safety 

legislation. Now is the time to prevent the 

next tragedy, and our schools and school 

In this Issue 

11 

Dark Money 

Some Chesterfield residents 

say dark money has no place 

in city elections. 

districts should have a voice in policies 

and laws that directly impact our teachers 

and children. 

Rhonda Simner 

• • • 


I believe that life, liberty and the pursuit 

of happiness are “inalienable rights.” 

Owning dangerous, inanimate objects 

should not be a constitutional right without 

any constraints. Any gun laws now in place 

are considered accepted “infringements” 

to unfettered access to firearms. Some 

examples are background checks, waiting 

periods, age restrictions, etc. Any new gun 

laws cannot be countered by the “shall not 

be infringed” argument since other gun 

laws are accepted. These accepted gun 

laws make the Second Amendment “shall 

not be infringed” irrelevant and obsolete. 

Guns should be treated and controlled 

just like any other dangerous material that 

has to do with life and death. 

The remedy has to be at the federal level 

to be uniform across all states. 

At the federal level, ban any semi-automatic 

weapons that can hold a magazine, 

including handguns, the “go-to” weapon 

of choice in shooting crimes. Any new 

purchase should require an extensive background 

check. All guns, new and existing, 

should be registered and have a yearly 

license tax and insurance coverage at the 

state level. For those who do not comply, 

punishment is left up to the states. 

Now, what to do with the existing semiautomatics 

out there. A federal buy-back 

program would need to be established with 

no “sunset” limit. The money would come 

from the license tax and fines. As an incentive, 

strong federal law should be enacted 

with mandatory federal prison time for 

anyone caught with any semi-automatic 

weapon. This is not a “confiscation” program. 

If you choose to keep yours, then 

you take your chances. 

This gun issue is getting way out of hand 

and it’s going to take a very long time to 

get a handle on it. 

The question we need to ask ourselves 

is why make it easier for someone to shoot 

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POWERplex 

The so-called “youth sports 

mecca” that failed to gain 

approval in Chesterfield is likely 

to call Hazelwood home. 

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Lady Lancer 

Lori Lohmann is set to end her lacrosse 

career among the top Lancers ever to 

play for the program. 

a lot of innocent people in the shortest 

amount of time with semi-automatics? 

Weigh that against your need for a semiautomatic. 

This action will take a very long time 

to make a difference, but we need to start 

somewhere. Any other ideas that help 

solve this problem are welcome. 

Mike Alalof 

‘In praise of the 

president’ revisited 


In contrast to W.E. Quinn’s May 2 letter, 

I urge that we learn from people who know 

Trump a whole lot better than Mr. Quinn 

or I do. For instance, outgoing Secretary 

of State Rex Tillerson called Trump a 

“moron” and current White House Chief of 

Staff John Kelly called him “an idiot.” 

Dictionaries tell us that a moron has the 

mental capacity of a 12-year-old person 

and an idiot the mental capacity of a 

2-year-old. Both are described as “very 

foolish or stupid.” 

Did Kelly call Trump an idiot because 

moron was already taken, or does he 

believe that Trump is actually dumber 

than a moron? My view is that the truth is 

somewhere in between, i.e., Trump may be 

a moron with the attention span of an idiot. 

Trump is widely viewed as a pathological 

liar, white supremacist and delusional draft 

dodger whose past is littered with “Deadbeat 

Donald” lawsuits, failed businesses and 

marriages, as well as allegations of a variety 

of election law violations [Russian collusion, 

illegal use of funds, etc.], together with 

a number and variety of sexual misconduct 

activities and payoffs, and FBI, IRS, special 

prosecutor and congressional investigations 

that we know about and possibly some we 

don’t know about. Among his latest headline 

grabbers is an O.J. Simpson-like robbery 

of his medical records from a former 

personal physician. 

Mr. Quinn loves his tough guy president 

and closes with “Hail to the Chief.” I detest 

this twisted parody of a president and close 

with “God help America.” 

Bill Howard 

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We're not concerned with the assets 

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surviving joint owner. 

If there are assets outside the trust, 

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I always recommend that we file a 

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I also suggest that we publish a 

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EDITORIAL 

Swamp Things 

There’s an old story about a motorist 

who gets stuck in a muddy hole 

on the road in front of a farm. The 

farmer helps the motorist get unstuck 

but says he must charge him $50 as 

he is the third motorist to get stuck in 

the hole that week. Wow, exclaims the 

motorist. You must be forced to tend 

your crops at nighttime. No, says the 

farmer, nighttime is when I fill the 

hole with water. 

President Donald Trump has spoken 

quite a lot about draining the swamp, 

but has he ever considered that others 

are coming along at nighttime and 

filling it back up? 

There is a story on page 11 of this 

issue that, depending on your view, 

either can be about draining the 

swamp or filling it with water. The 

story talks about a group called Missouri 

Century Foundation [MCF], a 

501[c][4] organization founded in 

2015 by some well-known Show-Me 

State conservatives. Apparently, this 

group supported Chesterfield Councilmember 

Tom DeCampi’s re-election 

bid. DeCampi does not deny the 

group’s support and accepting such 

support would not violate existing 

campaign laws. 

So why does all this matter? Bear 

with us, it gets a little complicated. 

501[c][4] organizations surged in 

growth following a Supreme Court 

decision known as Citizens United. 

Those organizations are tax-exempt 

groups deemed as “social welfare” 

organizations and are allowed to participate 

in political activity so long 

as it does not become their primary 

focus. The difference between those 

organizations and Political Action 

Committees [PACs] is that 501[c] 

[4] organizations can raise and spend 

unlimited sums of money without 

reporting the source of that money, 

hence the term “dark money.” 

The argument in favor of those 

organizations is fairly simple: money 

is speech, anonymous speech is protected 

by the First Amendment, therefore 

dark money is and should be 

protected as well. 

The argument against them is also 

fairly simple: dark money allows 

anonymous outside forces to dramatically 

affect our election process, particularly 

at the local level. 

In the case of DeCampi, MCF’s 

support came in the form of direct 

mail pieces and telephone calls supporting 

his candidacy. Again, so long 

as MCF did not coordinate those 

activities with the candidate, they are 

all perfectly legal. 

At last week’s Chesterfield City 

Council meeting, local resident Jenny 

Potashnick advocated for a constitutional 

amendment that would effectively 

outlaw the participation of such 

organizations. Potashnick represents a 

local chapter of a nonprofit organization 

called American Promise, which 

is promoting a 28th amendment concept 

nationwide. American Promise 

has a sister organization called American 

Promise Initiative that is – wait 

for it – a 501[c][4] organization. 

Gov. Eric Greitens has been criticized 

for his affiliation with those 

types of groups. Former President 

Barack Obama was criticized for his 

affiliation with those types of groups. 

Honestly, almost every active statewide 

or federal politician since the 

Citizens United decision likely has 

had some affiliation with a 501[c] 

[4], whether they like it or not. The 

difference here is that it happened at 

the local, citywide level. City Council 

campaigns do not tend to be big 

money affairs, so, in theory, a small 

amount of outside, anonymous money 

could create an outsized influence. 

We believe in the power and importance 

of free speech, but at some point 

we also need to stop letting the farmer 

fill the hole with water at night. 

IN QUOTES 

“There are more 

bombshells coming. There’s 

more evidence. There’s 

more information.” 

– Stormy Daniels’ lawyer and 

Parkway grad Michael Avenatti, 

on the allegation that attorney 

Michael Cohen received $500,000 

from a Russian oligarch after 

the 2016 presidential election 

“You hear of nursing 

homes putting together 

proms. Why wait until 

then? Let’s do it while 

we can still enjoy it.” 

– Sharon [Lenger] Farley, 

Parkway class of 1965, on the 

alumni prom held this year 

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Air show to feature Canadian 

CF-18 Hornet team 

The 2018 Spirit of St. Louis Air Show 

will feature the Canadian CF-18 Hornet 

demo team as well as the U.S. Air Force 

F-16 Fighting Falcon demonstration. 

Taking place Oct. 13-14 on the grounds 

of Spirit of St. Louis Airport in the Chesterfield 

Valley, the show also will feature 

Skip Stewart in his aerobatic biplane 

and a Boeing B-29 Superfortress named 

“Doc.” 

The show will coincide with a STEM 

Expo geared toward kids of all ages. 

“2018 marks the 40th anniversary of the 

F/A-18 Hornet’s first flight,” said John 

Bales, president of the Spirit of St. Louis 

Air Show committee and Spirit of St. Louis 

Airport director. “2018 also will kick off 

two consecutive years of airshows in St. 

Louis, celebrating these made-in-St. Louis 

aircraft, while also thrilling attendees with 

phenomenal performances from other historic 

and modern aircraft.” 

Advance purchase tickets are on sale 

now. All tickets will be sold online only at 

spirit-airshow.com. No tickets will be sold 

at the gate. General admission tickets are 

$15 if purchased prior to June 1. Discounts 

also apply for premium show areas. Military 

personnel with a valid ID and children 

ages six and under are free. 

CREVE COEUR 

Ice arena temporarily closed 

The Creve Coeur Ice Arena is temporarily 

closed through Sunday, May 20, due 

to unforeseen repairs. City officials are 

hoping to be able to reopen the local rink 

on Monday, May 21. 

Due to the shutdown, the last two Learn 

to Skate lessons have been canceled. Rink 

patrons are urged to monitor the city website, 

creve-coeur.org, for updates. 

Assistant city administrator 

honored as ‘outstanding’ 

Assistant City 

Administrator Sharon 

Stott was named the 

2018 recipient of the 

Missouri City Managers 

Association’s 

[MCMA] Richard Noll 

Outstanding Assistant 

Stott 

Award. The award was 

presented to Stott at the MCMA Annual 

Spring Conference on Wednesday, May 2. 

The annual award recognizes assistant 

city administrators who exhibit strong 

leadership, are active in professional and 

governmental organizations and committees, 

and initiate activities designed to 

enhance or improve the organization’s performance 

and service capabilities. In considering 

Stott for this award, the MCMA 

reviewed her public service history, record 

of achievements and demonstrated leadership 

skills. 

Stott began her employment with the 

city in 2011 as its public information 

officer and management analyst. She was 

promoted to assistant to the city administrator 

in 2013, then to assistant city 

administrator in 2017. 

“Sharon’s willingness to take on a variety 

of special projects exemplifies her natural 

ability to lead and problem solve,” Creve 

Coeur Mayor Barry Glantz said. “I have 

witnessed firsthand Sharon’s ambition and 

commitment to public service, and I am 

delighted to see her get recognized by the 

MCMA for all of her hard work.” 

Stott is credited with finding ways to 

improve the city’s capital improvement 

plan, helping to develop the city’s strategic 

plan and working to add solar panels to the 

Dielmann Recreation Complex. Additionally, 

she has served on the city’s horticulture, 

ecology and beautification committee, 

addressing environmental sustainability 

issues facing the city. 

Ag-Tech innovation district 

moves closer to reality 

39 North, the AgTech innovation district 

located in Creve Coeur, is reported to be 

making progress on several projects: 

• The Olive/Lindbergh Boulevard interchange 

project is receiving responses to 

the request for proposals, with interviews 

scheduled for May. 

• The St. Louis Economic Development 

Partnership has finalized the contract with 

Reitz & Jens for the first stage of the 39 

North Greenway connecting Stacey Park to 

the Helix Center. Funding for this project, 

$400,000, came from Great Rivers Greenway. 

• Clayton-based Christner Inc. has been 

selected to lead the project to redesign Old 

Olive Street Road in the style of other local 

Great Streets. Costs for the street’s redevelopment 

are earmarked at $500,000 with 

$450,000 coming from St. Louis County 

and $50,000 coming from the city of Creve 

Coeur. 

• In terms of tenancies, the world’s 

largest sugarcane tech company, Brazil’s 

Centro de Tecnologia Canavieira, has 

chosen BRDG Park as the home of its 

North American Research headquarters. 

ELLISVILLE 

Stop signs to go in on 

Carmel Woods Drive 

At its May 2 meeting, the Ellisville 

City Council, including newly appointed 

Mayor Mike Roemerman, voted in favor 

of amending city code in order to add and 

enforce two new stop sign locations on 

Carmel Woods Drive. 

The signs are to be added on both the 

north and south sides of the entrance drive 

into the Carmel Woods Condominium 

Complex, located off of Kiefer Creek Road 

and adjacent to Bluebird Park. The ordinance 

was sponsored by Councilmember 

Ken Newhouse [District 2]. 

The requirement for the additional signage 

came before the council after Newhouse 

became aware of an existing traffic 

hazard at the intersection. According to 

Newhouse, cars often would drift through 

the intersection with limited visibility 

while trying to make a turn in and out of 

the complex. 

“So, these cars that are drifting could 

potentially hit someone that they don’t 

see coming,” Newhouse said. “We’re just



changing the yield signs and adding stop 

signs.” 

Standard city protocol is for stop signs 

to be erected within 30 days so they can be 

documented on the books and be enforced 

by the Ellisville Police Department. 

MANCHESTER 

Mayor sworn in, 

alderman appointed 

It was standing room only at the regular 

Manchester Board of Aldermen meeting on 

May 7 as former Alderman Mike Clement 

[Ward 2] took the oath of office as mayor. 

Clement’s first order of business was to 

appoint Megan Huether to fill the vacant 

ward two seat until the April 2019 election. 

Huether has lived in Manchester since 

2010, has served as a trustee for Seven 

Oaks subdivision since 2016, and led a 

tree planting initiative in the neighborhood. 

She served on the task force charged with 

developing Manchester Arts, for which she 

continues to work as a volunteer. She also 

was co-chair of the performing arts action 

team responsible for the creation of the 

community band, in which she performed 

as a bassoonist during the inaugural season. 

Huether is actively involved at her 

daughters’ elementary school and serves on 

the Parkway Government Relations Board, 

which interacts with state and national legislators 

around education policy impacting 

Parkway. 

Huether’s appointment received unanimous 

approval. 

Also receiving unanimous approval was 

Alderman Paul Hamill [Ward 1], who was 

appointed to serve as the board’s liaison 

to the Planning and Zoning Commission. 

That position also was previously held by 

Clement. 

ST. LOUIS COUNTY 

MSD to hold public hearing 

on rate proposal 

Public hearings are scheduled to gather 

public input on the Metropolitan Sewer 

District’s stormwater capital rate proposal. 

MSD has identified approximately 500 

localized flooding and erosion issues 

within its service area and has proposed a 

funding solution [stormwater capital rate] 

to its rate commission. Before making a 

decision on the rate case, the commission 

is holding the following public hearings: 

• Thursday, May 17, Manchester Parks, 

Recreation and Arts Center, 359 Old Meramec 

Station Road 

• Tuesday, May 22, Maryland Heights 

Community Center, 2300 McKelvey Road 

• Wednesday, June 6, Forest Park Visitor 

Center, 5595 Grand Drive in Forest Park 

The hearings take place at 6 p.m. 

A public hearing also will be livestreamed 

on ustream.tv/channel/ 

NwgvA8RkuDN at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, 

May 30. 

EPA honors Tyson Valley 

Powder Farm 

The U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency [EPA] has recognized Tyson Valley 

Powder Farm as its first Region 7 Federal 

Facility Excellence in Site Reuse awardee. 

The award recognizes the hard work, 

innovative thinking and cooperation 

among federal agencies, states, tribes, 

local partners and developers to encourage 

restoration of federal sites for beneficial 

reuses. Cleaning up contaminated sites at 

federal facilities can serve as catalysts for 

economic growth and community revitalization. 

“Expediting Superfund sites, including 

those owned by the federal government, 

through the entire remediation process is 

a top priority at EPA,” said EPA Administrator 

Scott Pruitt. “These awards recognize 

the successes that occur when federal 

agencies work cooperatively with state and 

local partners to address and clean up sites 

in a thorough and timely manner that meets 

the needs of the surrounding communities.” 

The 2,620-acre Tyson Valley Powder Farm 

originally was used to support the St. Louis 

Ordnance Plant as a testing and storage 

facility. Now, the site hosts the Washington 

University Tyson Research Center, the 

Endangered Wolf Center, Lone Elk Park 

and the World Bird Sanctuary. 

The EPA’s Federal Facilities Restoration 

and Reuse Office has ongoing cleanup 

and property transfer responsibilities at 

174 federal facility National Priorities List 

[NPL] sites across the country, which are 

some of the largest and most complex sites 

in the superfund program. 

Justice Center employees to 

receive Prop P pay raises 

After months of steadfast efforts to make 

their case for pay raises heard, employees 

at the St. Louis County Health Department 

and Justice Center can celebrate. 

The County Council voted in their favor 

at its meeting Tuesday, May 8. 

The county council allotted about 

$600,000 for raises for about 100 employees. 

Half of that amount will go to Health 

Department nurses and the other half to 

Justice Center employees. The raises are 

the result of Proposition P, a one-half of 

one-percent sales tax increase designated 

for municipal law enforcement needs that 

passed in November 2017. As a result of 

Prop P, many law enforcement personnel 

received 16-percent pay raises; however, 

employees at the Justice Center were left 

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POWERplex officials: ‘youth sports mecca’ likely to stay in St. Louis County 

By ELLEN LAMPE 

It’s been said that, when one door closes, 

oftentimes another one opens. 

In Dan Buck’s case, across the threshold 

of this hypothetical door is his years’ long 

vision of building a “youth sports mecca” 

in the greater St. Louis region. 

“It goes back probably 10 years of 

thought and research and planning,” Buck 

recalled. “A lot of us coaches that are 

involved in the project thought, ‘What can 

we do to create an environment that’s fun 

and engaging and really focused on that 

individual, not just the ball player, but that 

child and helping them become a better 

leader?’ And using sports for what they’re 

really designed to be – and that is life lessons. 

We recognized that if we could create 

this amazing environment, we also could 

potentially impact the culture of youth 

sports in a very positive way.” 

The youth sports recreation complex, 

known as POWERplex [an acronym for 

Performance, Opportunity, Winning, Education 

and Recreation], was originally 

slated for a site in the Chesterfield Valley, 

but those plans fell apart in June 2017. 

When that door closed, Buck said he and 

his team at Big Sports Properties LLC 

were crushed, but not idle. 

“I think it was 48 hours after Chesterfield 

made that vote – and while we were a little 

kicked, you know, a little surprised by it – 

we were moving forward,” Buck said. 

A rendering of the proposed POWERplex site at the former Mills Mall in Hazelwood. 

In the aftermath of the Chesterfield decision, 

other areas in the region began opening 

their doors with proposals of their own, 

including a viable option in St. Peters. But 

none was quite as solid as one from St. 

Louis County Councilmember Mark Harder 

[R-District 7], a real estate broker who has 

helped spearhead the POWERplex project. 

Harder had his eye on an unassuming 

piece of property in North St. Louis County 

– the former St. Louis Mills Mall in Hazelwood, 

now known as the St. Louis Outlet 

Mall. 

“I was like, ‘Why in the world would we 

go to the Mills?’” Buck laughed. “It had 

never crossed our mind. And, as we walked 

through the property, it was just too perfect. 

It was as if it was built to be a sports complex 

and somebody else just used it as a 

mall for a few years.” 

Harder said, “The more [the developers] 

went up there, the more they fell in 

love with the property itself and started 

researching it on their own. They realized 

this would be the best place for them and 

they could do the most with this [land] 

with the plans that they had.” 

Both Harder and Buck stress that, though 

this proposed “crown jewel” of youth 

sports is no longer happening in West 

County, West County and the rest of St. 

Louis County will directly benefit from 

the massive projected influx of tourists and 

revenue to the region. 

They also note that, though the Hazelwood 

site isn’t officially a done deal, it’s 

well on it’s way to being Big Sports Properties’ 

No. 1 pick. 

The vision 

Big Sports Properties’ vision, supported 

in part by St. Louis Cardinals Manager 

Mike Matheny, grew tenfold in the switch 

from Chesterfield to Hazelwood. 

The proposed POWERplex site in Hazelwood 

totals more than 1.5 million square 

feet. It encompasses the St. Louis Outlet 

Mall property and also allows for upgraded 

ball fields from the neighboring city of 

Bridgeton to be rented for supplemental use. 

The Cabela’s at the mall would remain 

and other shops, restaurants and hundreds 

of new hotel rooms are planned for the surrounding 

area. 

The POWERplex would have 20 Astro- 

Turf baseball and softball fields as well as 

an indoor dome for dance, cheer, volleyball, 

sand volleyball, basketball, pickleball 

and more. There are even plans for a water 

park, go-karts, a dormitory, sports medicine 

center and conference space. 

“Really, whatever we can dream, we can 

build inside this venue,” Buck said. 

In comparison, the Chesterfield campus 

would have had room for two hotels [compared 

to seven in Hazelwood], two restaurants 

[compared to 15 in Hazelwood], and 

about 100,000 square feet of space. The 

Chesterfield location only would have had 

space and resources to focus on baseball 

and softball, a stark contrast to the variety 

of sports and recreation options possible in 

Hazelwood. 

“While it would have been a wonderful 

venue in Chesterfield, it simply was not 

See POWERPLEX, page 39 

Use of dark money draws speakers’ comments, concern in Chesterfield 

By JIM ERICKSON 

Although not on the agenda, current 

developments in election politics and campaign 

financing drew similar views from 

two apparently unrelated sources during 

the public comment period at the May 7 

Chesterfield City Council meeting. 

Wendy Geckeler and Jenny Potashnick, 

both Chesterfield residents, commented 

respectively on the introduction of dark 

money into the recent Chesterfield municipal 

election campaign and the need for a 

constitutional amendment that would, in 

effect, overturn the Supreme Court’s 2010 

ruling in the Citizens United case that upset 

existing campaign finance laws. 

Geckeler accused the Missouri Century 

Foundation [MCF] of spending money 

on behalf of Tom DeCampi in his race 

to win re-election to the Ward 4 council 

seat. She claimed it was the first time an 

outside group had tried to influence “our 

local election.” [West Newsmagazine also 

received and printed, on May 2, a letter to 

the editor from Chesterfield resident Mary 

K. Brown on this topic.] 

As a 501[c][4] nonprofit organization, MCF 

can receive unlimited donations, commonly 

known as dark money, and spend those funds 

to influence elections involving candidates or 

causes without having to disclose the identity 

of its donors. The practice is legal as long as 

there is no coordination with the candidate, a 

provision that, according to some critics, provides 

a loophole big enough through which 

to drive an 18-wheeler. 

Geckeler said DeCampi had made transparency 

in government a campaign promise 

but failed to disavow support from 

MCF, which she said actively opposes 

legislation requiring political nonprofits to 

disclose their donors. 

Referring to past elections, Geckeler said, 

“The average good person [in Chesterfield] 

wanting to serve could run for election 

without undue expense. One ran for office 

on a level playing field – until last April.” 

She asked all those running for office to 

“immediately and firmly” disavow support 

from outside groups “seeking to support 

their candidacy.” 

Geckeler said the MCF support for 

DeCampi took the form of campaign literature 

mailed to Ward 4 voters and robo 

telephone calls. 

Asked after the meeting to respond to 

Geckeler’s comments, DeCampi said he 

had done nothing inappropriate in his reelection 

campaign and did not know what 

MCF had spent in supporting his candidacy. 

Because current law permits the practice, 

he said there’s no conflict between his 

belief in transparency in government and 

having support from an organization not 

required to identify its donors. 

While such activities are legal now, they 

might not be if the constitutional amendment 

being advocated by Potashnick’s area 

chapter of American Promise becomes a 

reality. 

The Chesterfield resident described 

American Promise as an organization that 

wants to get big money out of politics by 

passing a 28th amendment to the U.S. Constitution. 

She cited the Supreme Court’s 

ruling in the Citizens United lawsuit 

against the Federal Election Commission 

as a key factor in the big money trend. 

The Court’s controversial 5-4 ruling prohibited 

the government from restricting 

independent election expenditures for communications 

by nonprofit corporations, forprofit 

corporations, labor unions and other 

associations, declaring that free speech and 

money were effectively the same. 

“Since then, we’ve all seen dark money 

groups and super PACs unleash a flood 

of money into elections,” a trend that has 

made “politicians on both sides of the 

political aisle … more and more dependent 

on donors and less and less dependent on 

their constituents. And that’s a problem,” 

Potashnick said. 

At the state level, Gov. Eric Greitens also 

has been criticized for his involvement in 

launching a dark money organization after he 

had campaigned for transparency in Jefferson 

See CHESTERFIELD, page 15

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By JESSICA MESZAROS 



On April 3, Mike Roemerman was 

elected mayor of Ellisville. Prior to 

being elected, Roemerman served 

as chair of the city’s Economic 

Development Commission [2015- 

2018] and contributed to multiple 

business initiatives, including the 

city’s online business directory 

[shopellisville.biz]. Roemerman 

also has served as a Planning and 

Zoning commissioner with the city since 

2017. Fresh on the job, Roemerman shared 

some first thoughts and impressions about 

current strengths and possible changes for 

the city. 

What are some of the city’s strengths? 

Its location would be one strength the 

city has, in terms of geography. We have 

strong parks, with a great demographic 

and very desirable school district. We have 

a very high-quality police and fire district. 

We have a very good foundation to build 

from. We’ve got a great city staff that is 

very nimble when they need to be. They’re 

very well-organized and very functional. 

We’ve got a good [City] Council right 

now. I think we have a group that can work 

well together, and we have a diverse collection 

of councilmembers that come from 

different backgrounds. I think that’s going 

to be able to bring some collaboration 

together and not necessarily be at 

odds. We’re not always going to 

agree, but at least we’re not going 

to be up there being dysfunctional 

about it. I’m confident we’ll be 

able to maintain that. 

We do have a strong commercial 

base, and it is growing, so 

we’re poised well to grow in a 

good direction. 

What are some of the city’s challenges 

or changes you’d like to see implemented? 

Absolutely nothing, we’re perfect! 

No, I’m just kidding. In our commercial 

space, we do have some empty slots we’d 

like to fill. Amazon is hurting retail in general. 

So, we want to work on things that 

will help us work around the current environment. 

We’re in the midst of looking at 

our comprehensive plan, we’re looking at 

some strategic planning right now ... and 

in that, we’re going to focus on improving 

increased demand in retail and commercial 

space, continuing to work to be effective 

from a residential standpoint ... just continuing 

to improve what we offer to residents. 

We want to look at improving our government’s 

analytic capacity and processes 

so that we’re making decisions with new 

information and communicating that information 

to all the stakeholders involved 

in the decisions, including planning and 

zoning and economic development. 

Last, but not least, we want to continue 

to improve our traffic challenges. That’s 

going to be a constant effort in a couple 

areas, but we want to focus on some specific 

things that will make it possible to 

be almost constantly analyzing ... [and] 

disseminat[ing] the information to whom 

it matters. 

What do you think makes Ellisville a 

draw for residents? 

As I said before, we have great schools 

and great police. We also have diversity 

in neighborhoods. We have a lot of young 

couples coming here with their young 

families. We have houses in the $100,000 

range and we have houses in the over 

$500,000 range, and we have a pretty good 

inventory of both. 

Having the diversity and being able to 

attract citizens and residents that want to 

be here long-term is all of the above ... All 

the while, our demographic keeps getting 

stronger and stronger. We’re heading in the 

right direction. 

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I think [Ellisville] gives you the best of 

both worlds, in terms of a municipality. 

It’s a relatively small geographic footprint 

[compared with] some of our neighboring 

cities, so we really get that sense of community 

that you might not get in Wildwood, 

Chesterfield or Ballwin. We’re surrounded 

by those great cities that also have plenty 

of amenities themselves. So, being the 30th 

largest municipality in terms of the number 

of residents surrounded by cities in the top 

six puts us in a very unique position. 

We’re also at one of the most popular 

intersections in St. Louis County [Clarkson 

and Manchester roads] in terms of activity. 

There are some things and some activity 

there that, hopefully, we’ll see come to 

the forefront soon that might spark some 

growth and some interest. That’s one of the 

big corners that people have been looking 

at as, “Hey, when can we get some development 

going there?” That’s something we 

will be looking at very soon. 

The other thing we’re looking at is some 

smart-city initiatives, and really looking 

into the future of technology and integrating 

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By ELLEN LAMPE 

Voters hitting the polls on Aug. 7 will 

see two new proposed charter amendments 

on the ballot, which were created 

in response to increasing tensions with 

County Executive Steve Stenger, as West 

Newsmagazine has previously reported. 

One multifaceted amendment proposed 

by Councilmember Ernie Trakas 

[R-District 6] calls for accountability and 

transparency. Aspects include campaign 

finance contribution limits, disclosure 

of county funds available to the public 

online, and oversight of the county executive’s 

spending. 

One mission of the amendment is to 

address “pay-to-play” concerns and put 

county officials under the same campaign 

contribution limits as state elected officials 

– $2,600 per election. 

Candidates also would not be able 

to accept campaign contributions from 

anyone attempting to bid on a county contract. 

“The charter amendment creates a blackout 

period for contributions designed to 

address pay-to-play concerns that have 

surfaced in recent times,” Trakas said. 

That blackout period barring donations 

from those who have business before the 

county would begin 90 days before the 

solicitation for a bid began and end 90 

days after the bid was awarded. 

Another element of the amendment 

calls for a website that will make available 

to the public documents outlining 

St. Louis County’s financial data for 

maximum transparency. Those documents 

include debts, expenditures, pension fund 

balances and statements, among others. 

“This is common practice in many entities 

across the country, but currently is 

not being utilized in St. Louis County,” 

Trakas noted. 

The council voted 6-1 for the ballot proposal. 

Councilmember Pat Dolan [D-District 

5] voted no. 

A second amendment, this one proposed 

by Councilmember Sam Page [D-District 

2], allows the council to hire outside legal 

counsel under certain circumstances. The 

county council and the county executive 

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Stenger. Amid growing disagreements 

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county council and Stenger, Page said it’s 

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The Monarch Fire Protection District 

soon will take delivery on a set of specialized 

tools for a new rescue pumper truck 

it expects to receive and place in service 

early this summer. 

The devices are well known in the profession. 

Known as the “jaws of life,” the 

tools consist of a cutting tool and ram, 

designed to free people from the mangled 

wreckage of motor vehicle accidents and 

other mishaps. But the devices approved 

for purchase at a recent Monarch Board of 

Directors meeting will be the first the district 

has purchased with 

their hydraulic function 

powered by batteries. 

No, these batteries 

don’t resemble the kind 

you slip into a flashlight 

or smoke alarm. These 

are 24-volt powerhouses 

that can generate the 

thousands of pounds of 

hydraulic pressure that 

enable the tools to cut 

through car pillars and 

spread apart pieces of 

wreckage that have been 

compressed by an accident’s 

impact. 

“Battery-power technology 

has advanced tremendously 

in recent years,” said Monarch 

Battalion Chief Dave Schmitt, who presented 

the recommendation for the tools’ 

purchase to Monarch directors. 

Among other things, the batteries used 

with the new tools are interchangeable 

and rechargeable. In more time-consuming 

rescues that exhaust a tool’s battery 

power, the device can be plugged into any 

standard electrical source for continued 

operation. 

The recommendation to buy the batterypowered 

tools wasn’t made lightly or 

quickly. Before seeking bids, a team of 

Monarch firefighter/paramedics did what 

Schmitt described as “extensive field testing” 

of four equipment brands similar in 

design and functionality. 

The evaluation process before bidding 

was because all the tool brands are 

sourced from vendors whose service areas 

are proprietary. In short, if you are interested 

in a particular brand, the source in 

your geographic area is one, and only one, 

vendor. 

However, the Monarch group did compile 

lists of recent sales to validate cost 

comparisons. Cost of the three Hurst 

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Solutions of Arnold was $28,836. 

Advantages of the battery-powered 

equipment include their lighter weight 

and the fact that their hydraulics don’t 

require an external power source connected 

by hoses to the tools. Eliminating 

hoses avoids tripping hazards and another 

place where equipment failure can occur. 

Monarch waited until it had a more 

certain date of when its new truck will be 

delivered before ordering the tools. That 

way, the warranty clock for the batterypowered 

devices won’t start ticking long 

before the rescue pumper on which they 

will be placed is available. 

[Hurst corporate photo] 

The longer-than-usual time from when 

the truck’s purchase contract was signed 

early last year until its projected delivery 

date is typical throughout the fire 

and rescue apparatus industry, Schmitt 

explained. He pointed to the economic 

rebound after the Great Recession. Most 

fire and rescue operations suffered from a 

revenue squeeze during the recession and 

cut back on buying major capital equipment 

items. With the current, stronger 

economy, departments now are playing 

catch-up in replacing older vehicles and 

wait times for getting new custom-made 

trucks can be well over a year. 

As with Monarch, the West County 

Fire Protection District acquired batterypowered 

rescue tools to equip a new 

rescue pumper it put into service last July. 

Extrication devices on other trucks with 

rescue equipment continue to be the traditional 

model, said West County Chief Jeff 

Sadtler. 

The district had tried battery-powered 

tools early in the new millennium but 

found their performance lacking. However, 

Sadtler added, “The new generation 

equipment is significantly better and 

everyone seems happy with it.”





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Rezoning for Family Church expansion moves forward in Chesterfield 


CHESTERFIELD, from page 11 

City and an end to shady political practices. 

The proposed 28th amendment would 

reverse that trend and not be dependent 

on a particular administration or even the 

Supreme Court, Potashnick said. 

She said the idea that people, not money, 

should govern the nation has “overwhelming 

public support.” She cited research data 

from the Bloomberg news organization 

showing 80 percent of Americans want the 

Citizens United decision overturned. She 

added that the concept enjoys broad support 

from those identifying as Republicans, 

Democrats and Independents. 

Emphasizing the role money plays in the 

election process, Potashnick pointed to a 

Washington Post study reporting that the 

better-financed candidate wins 91 percent 

of the time. 

Nineteen states have passed resolutions 

or have approved letters calling for Congress 

to take steps to counter the Supreme 

Court’s ruling, Potashnick said, adding that 

nearly 800 cities across the nation have 

done likewise. She urged the Chesterfield 

City Council to join that number. 

After her comments, Mayor Bob Nation 

asked Councilmember Barbara McGuinness 

[Ward 1] to place the issue on the 

agenda of the next Finance and Administration 

Committee meeting. McGuinness 

chairs that group. 

Initially, McGuinness appeared to question 

the assignment but later told West 

Newsmagazine, “We’ll be happy to take a 

look at it.” 

McGuinness said she is “loathe to touch 

anything affecting free speech” but at the 

same time firmly believes in “full disclosure 

and full transparency.” 

In separate interviews, both Geckeler 

and Potashnick said they were pleasantly 

surprised by the other’s coincidental 

expression of similar views at the same 

meeting. 

The Chesterfield City Council has 

approved a first reading of a rezoning 

request that would clear the way for 

expanding facilities of the St. Louis 

Family Church in Chesterfield Valley. 

A second reading and final action on the 

measure likely will be on the council’s 

May 23 agenda. 

The rezoning would consolidate under one 

governing zoning ordinance parcels of land 

the church either now owns or has under 

contract to purchase. The 35.3-acre church 

campus is east of Long Road between Chesterfield 

Airport Road and Edison Road. 

A major point of discussion by the city’s 

planning commission and the council’s 

planning and public works committee has 

been the design of a new worship center, 

in particular, the height and size of the 

structure containing stage settings and 

backdrops used for presentations in the 

building. Known as a fly loft, that section 

is one portion of the worship center. Originally, 

it would have been 80 feet tall, but 

the church and city officials have agreed 

on a 70-foot maximum height. 

An agreement also has been reached 

on the overall size of the flyloft and the 

transition area covered by the roofline 

between the 50-foot maximum height of 

the remaining building and the taller flyloft, 

whose narrowest portion will face 

Edison. 

Although detailed plans have not yet 

been made, preliminary thinking for the 

church campus includes lighted athletic 

fields in the southwest portion of the site, 

the new worship center in the center area 

and another new building and parking in 

the northwest section. 

The nondenominational church has 

grown considerably since its beginnings 

26 years ago. During the public comment 

portion of the council meeting, support for 

the project was offered by Rev. Jeff Perry, 

the church’s senior pastor; Brandon Harp, 

from the congregation; and Mike Doster, 

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Fundraiser in Chesterfield to aid wounded veterans seeks participants 


The Joshua Chamberlain Society 

[JCS], a local 501[c][3] organization, has 

announced plans for a fundraiser in Chesterfield 

to help in its efforts to provide 

severely wounded U.S. military members 

and their families with long-term support. 

The JCS Fitness Challenge will be held 

from 9-11 a.m. on June 2 in the parking 

lot of the Mercy Building at 14528 South 

Outer 40 in Chesterfield. In case of rain, 

the event will move to an adjoining parking 

garage. 

Sponsored by The Fitness Partner, the 

Challenge is designed to test a participant’s 

overall fitness level. Each entrant 

is asked to perform up to three exercises, 

including push-ups, sit-ups and tire 

flips. The goal is to do as many repetitions 

as possible of each exercise in 60 seconds, 

with a 30-second break between each. 

Participants can choose to do all three or 

just push-ups or sit-ups. The entry fee is 

$25 per person; however, participants are 

encouraged to consider enlisting friends, 

co-workers and family members to sponsor 

them with a monetary amount for each 

push-up or sit-up performed. 

Medals will go to top performers in the 

following categories: 

• Male and female Fitness Challenge 

champions 

• Male and female push-up champions 

• Male and female sit-up champions 

• Team champions, in which each person 

in a three-member team does one exercise 

event. 

Participants also will receive a T-shirt. 

Persons who can’t participate but would 

like to donate can contribute online at 

chamberlainsociety.org. 

This year marks the fifth 

time for the event, one of 

a number of fundraisers 

the JCS holds annually. 

The Society takes its name 

from Joshua Lawrence 

Chamberlain, a Civil War 

hero, scholar and public 

servant who won the Medal 

of Honor for his leadership 

and bravery during the 

Battle of Gettysburg. 

A Phi Beta Kappa graduate 

of Maine’s Bowdoin 

College, Chamberlain later 

became a professor there 

before accepting a commission 

with the Union 

Army in 1862. As commander of the 20th 

Maine Regiment, he led his men in resisting 

repeated Confederate attacks at Little 

Round Top on the Union Army’s flank at 

Gettysburg. With casualties mounting 

and ammunition running low, he led a 

bayonet charge that broke the Confederate 

Army’s attack on the strategic position. 

After the war, Chamberlain served four 

one-year terms as Maine’s governor and 

later became president of his alma mater 

Bowdoin. In 1914, at the age of 85, he 

died of complications from wounds suffered 

during the Civil War. He is considered 

the last casualty of that conflict. 

During its existence, the local JCS has 

adopted 12 veterans or the families of 

deceased veterans, with a commitment 

to provide long-term support. That assistance 

comes in the form of gifts, tuition 

help, monetary donations and other aid to 

improve the quality of life for the veterans 

and/or their families. 

Although it started in St. Louis, the JCS 

expanded in 2013 to include a second 

chapter in Nashville, Tennessee, which 

has adopted six additional veterans in that 

area. 

Each unit operates independently and 

focuses on helping its own group of 

adopted heroes, assuring that money from 

donations and other fundraising efforts is 

used locally. 

Other upcoming fundraisers for the St. 

Louis chapter include the organization’s 

second annual WWT golf tournament at 

the Quarry at Crystal Springs in Maryland 

Heights on June 22, and the third annual 

Bike for Heroes event July 21 at Faith 

Lutheran Church in Columbia, Illinois. 

For additional information and registration 

details, visit chamberlainsociety.org. 

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Playing the stock market heralds 

first-place finishers in competition 

Wildwood Middle students Mia Broemmelsick 

and SkiYah Martin, known as 

Team Skimi, won first place in the regional 

Stock Market Game. They competed 

against 207 student teams from multiple 

school districts. 

The Stock Market Game is a simulated 

competition where students pretend 

to buy and sell stocks over a 10-week 

period. While students start the game with 

$100,000 in fictitious money, they are serious 

participants in the program. 

“It was a shocker that we won first place,” 

shared eighth-grader Martin. “I focused 

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life. I did research on these companies to 

see how they did during the last couple of 

years in the stock market. The information 

I gained from my research gave me confidence 

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Broemmelsick added, “We were fortunate 

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fast, so we got a lot of money back.” 

Students participated in the project 

through their Stretch class with teacher Peg 

Anglin-Rekowski. 

“We had 12 teams out of the 207. Their 

goal was to make as much money as they 

could,” Anglin-Rekowski said. “We had 

guest speakers who gave them tips. The 

kids really got into it!” 

Anglin-Rekowski provided additional 

motivation for the students to work hard. 

She had a class competition to see who 

came out on top each week with the highest 

earnings. The winner earned a treat. 

She also kept them informed about where 

they ranked compared to the other teams in 

the region. 

Roxanne Gerami and Madigan Jeffries 

formed Team Radigan. They finished 

fourth in the competition. 

Parkway makes AP Honor Roll 

According to the Missouri Department 

of Elementary and Secondary Education 

[DESE], Missouri students have increased 

their scores on Advanced 

Placement [AP] exams. 

Three Missouri school 

districts attained the AP 

District Honor Roll for 

increasing access to AP 

classes for their students 

while maintaining or 

increasing the percentage 

of students earning 

scores of 3 or higher on 

the exams. Among those 

three is Parkway School 

District, which has made 

the list for multiple years. 

The latest data show 

that 12.2 percent of 2017 

graduates in the state 

scored a 3 or better on AP 

exams, up nearly one percent from 2016 

and double the percentage from 2007. 

AP classes offer several advantages for 

students, including portability of scores 

to a variety of colleges and universities in 

Missouri and across the country. Students 

who score 3 or higher have been shown to 

earn higher grade point averages in college, 

and they are more likely to graduate from 

college in four years. A score of 3 indicates 

a student is qualified in a subject; 4 is well 

qualified; and 5 is extremely well qualified. 

AP participation is one of several measures 

Missouri uses to determine college 

Priory senior awarded bevy 

of scholarship accolades 

Sohan Kancherla, a senior at Saint Louis 

Priory, has been selected as one of 150 

Coca-Cola Scholars for 2018. Kancherla 

is one of just three students from Missouri 

to be selected as a Coca-Cola Scholar this 

year. Nationwide, approximately 150,000 

students applied for this prestigious honor. 

Kancherla will receive a $20,000 scholarship 

toward his college education. The 

criteria of the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation 

for selecting its scholars include 

“well-rounded, bright students who not 

only excel academically, but also are 

actively involved in their schools. These 

leaders are passionate and service-oriented, 

and demonstrate a sustained commitment 

to bettering their community.” 

Being named a prestigious Coca-Cola 

Scholar is not Kancherla’s only recognition. 

Due to his efforts with Bridges to 

America and Interfaith Youth Council, 

Kancherla was selected as a recipient of 

the 2018 Princeton Prize 

in Race Relations, which 

recognizes high school 

students who have had a 

significant positive effect 

on race relations in their 

schools or communities 

through their volunteer 

efforts. 

Kancherla also was 

selected as a 2018 AXA 

Sohan Kancherla, a senior at Saint 

Louis Priory, has been selected as 

one of 150 Coca-Cola Scholars for 

2018, one of his many accolades. 

Achievement Scholar, 

which recognizes students 

who demonstrate ambition 

and self-drive as 

evidenced by outstanding 

achievement in school, 

community or workrelated 

activities. He will 

receive a $2,500 scholarship, and Priory 

will receive a $1,000 grant from the AXA 

Foundation. 

Additionally, Kancherla was recognized 

as one of 40 nationwide semi-finalists 

in the Yale Bassett Award for Community 

Engagement, which recognizes 

high school juniors who demonstrate a 

record of creative leadership and public 

service, academic distinction, interdisciplinary 

problem solving, and experience 

addressing societal issues including race 

and racism. Kancherla also received the 

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Award, given by the Archdiocese of St. 

Louis to high school students who have 

demonstrated an outstanding commitment 

to social justice and serving the broader 

community. 

Chesterfield native wins 

journalism competition 

CBC High class of 2014 graduate and 

Chesterfield native Alexander Johar was 

part of a team at the University of Missouri 

that recently won the Reynolds Journalism 

Institute [RJI] Student Development 

Competition for VeriPixel, a photo verification 

solution to help restore trust in news 

images. 

Other teammates include: William Fries, 

computer science and business 

administration, Truman State 

University; and Zechang Fu, 

Rachel Thomas and Meiying 

Wu, convergence journalism. 

Johar’s team has spent the 

last several months developing 

VeriPixel, which emphasizes 

integrity, transparency, 

authenticity and reliability to 

the images seen in news media. 

Currently, there is no industry 

standard to verify photographs 

or video. 

The tool uses blockchain 

technology that enables news organizations 

to verify images that may have been 

sent from journalists or the public over 

open networks. It also allows the reader 

to use the same technology to verify the 

image that they’re looking at online. 

The RJI Student Competition gives 

students the opportunity to develop technology 

prototypes and apps to address 

journalism challenges. Traditionally the 

University of Missouri competition is only 

open to its own students. However this 

year it was open to all college students as 

long as they participated in the TigerHacks 

hackathon this past fall at MU. 

As winners, Johar’s team will go to New 

York City to meet with media and technology 

experts and leaders. 

The winners of the University of Missouri Reynolds 

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briefs 

By WARREN MAYES 

Marquette claims its last 

Suburban West title 

The Marquette Mustangs boys golf team 

used its depth to win the Suburban West 

Conference tournament held at Aberdeen 

Golf Club, but the victory is bittersweet. 

The tournament marked the Mustangs’ 

last Suburban West appearance. Next fall, 

county sports teams will be placed in new 

conferences. 

Coach Eric Schweain noted that the win 

also marked the school’s fourth Suburban 

West Conference title. “We have won three 

of the last six titles,” he said. 

Marquette, which finished the season 

undefeated, shot a team score of 398. In 

the conference tournament, teams play six 

players and keep five scores. 

Freshman Chris Kreh was second overall 

with a 76. Sophomore Jack Cronin came 

in third with a 79. Freshman Blake Mazzola 

tied for fifth with an 80. Freshman 

Tyler Linenbroker came in eighth with an 

81. Sophomore Arjun Hiren shot an 82 and 

senior Jaden Nilsen shot an 83. 

“For freshman Chris Kreh and sophomore 

Jack Cronin to shoot in the 70s was a testament 

to both of their abilities to overcome 

adversity,” Schweain said. “Chris was 

essentially an alternate at the beginning of 

the season and, as opportunities arose, he 

was ready. Jack was fighting a wrist injury 

early in the season and is gradually getting 

back to his old form again. 

“Blake has been very consistent this 

season. He missed a couple of opportunities 

early in the season but has really been 

coming on strong lately. Tyler and Blake 

were two of our best scorers in the early 

stage of the season. Both of these ninthgraders 

have a lot of tournament experience 

from their summer schedule.” 

Schweain likes what he has been seeing 

from Hiren. “It was obvious how hard 

Arjun worked over the summer,” he said. 

“He has shown a great deal of consistency 

since our March tryouts and will have a tremendous 

career at Marquette. 

“Jaden Nilsen really struggled in a bunker 

on one hole and putting to come in with an 

83. Jaden has been our senior leader and I 

know he will be ready to bounce back. He 

scored a 73, two 75s and a 76 in recent tournaments. 

It honestly just wasn’t his day.” 

Parkway Central wins 

Suburban Central tourney 

The Parkway Central boys golf team 

won the Suburban Central Conference 

tournament at Gateway National, finishing 

with a team score of 310. 

Ladue was second at 320, followed by 

Clayton at 329, Parkway West at 336 and 

University City at 382. 

The Colts also won the regular season 

conference title. 

Parkway Central’s Tyler Ramatowski 

and James Shertshoff tied for medalist 

honors along with Ladue’s Daniel Song. 

Each fired a 75. 

Parkway Central’s Deuce Harris was 

fifth with a 79. The Colts’ Gabe Lentin tied 

for ninth with an 81. 

High school boys tennis 

The Chaminade Red Devils won the 

Metro Catholic Conference tournament 

with 24.5 points. CBC was second with 

18.5 followed by St. Louis University High, 

De Smet Jesuit and Vianney. 

Coach Chris Salaveria said winning the 

league tourney was a team goal. 

“We have process goals that include academics, 

positive sportsmanship and 100 

percent effort at all times in school and on 

the tennis court,” Salaveria said. “Improving 

on these process goals every day 

allows our team to achieve our outcome 

goals, one of which is the 2018 MCC team 

tournament championship.” 

The tourney title was Chaminade’s 

second straight MCC title and its third in 

the last four years. 

High school boys track and field 

The Lafayette Lancers boys track and 

field team won the Suburban West Conference 

championship meet at Marquette. 

The Lancers scored 168.5 points to win 

the meet. Eureka came in second with 117 

points. Lindbergh, at 87, was third and 

Marquette, at 74, was fourth. 

Senior distance runner Nassim Oufattole, 

who will be going to college at MIT, 

earned a victory in the 800-meter with a 

time of 1 minute, 57 seconds. He also ran 

the final leg of the 4-x-3200 relay that won 

with a time of 8:08. 

Senior Hayden Bolinger won the javelin 

with a throw of 149 1/3. He will head to West 

Point where he will play football in the fall. 

Sophomore Marsean Fisher won the 

100-meter in 11.51 seconds. 

The Lancers also won the 4-x-400 relay 

in 43.11 seconds. 

High school girls track and field 

The Lafayette Lancers girls track and 

field team has claimed the Suburban West 

Conference championship title. The Lancers 

won with 142 points. Lindbergh was 

second with 133 points. Marquette came in 

third with 96.5 points. 

Elizabeth Schilling won two events for 

Lafayette – the pole vault with a 10 1/2 effort 

and the long jump with a 16 1/2 performance. 

Marissa Gianino also won two events. 

She won the 200-meter in 26.25 seconds 

and the triple jump with a 35-6 1/2 effort. 

Kelsey Johnson claimed the 1,600 with 

a time of 5 minutes, 25.21 seconds for the 

Lancers. Natalie White won the 300 hurdles 

in 46.57 seconds. Brittany Hawthorne 

won the discus with a throw of 116 1/2. 

The Lancers won the 4-x-3200 relay in 

9:59.34. 

The St. Alban Roe CYC eighth-grade girls basketball team won its second consecutive CYC City/ 

County Championship, following an undefeated season. Team members are [front row, from 

left] Emma Simmons, Allison Smith, Sophia Mimlitz and Izzy Grander; [back row, from left] 

coach Tim Simmons, Ana McClellan, Lily Zehner, Rachel Delaney, Ansley Hails and Kate Worley 

and coach Mike McClellan.



Brother Act: Chaminade boasts 

unique player-coach relationship 


Chaminade volleyball coach Brandon 

Carter knew he was not the only volleyball 

standout in the family. He just had to convince 

his younger brother, Bryan, to give 

it a try. 

Bryan, a junior, joined the Red Devils’ 

volleyball team as a sophomore. He didn’t 

like it but he stuck with it and now enjoys 

success in the sport. 

“Bryan was a basketball player and 

played year round,” Brandon, 27, said. “I 

thought he should give volleyball a try ... 

and he almost quit after the first week or so 

of practices.” 

But things got better, though Bryan said 

it was “a shock” when his brother had been 

named as his volleyball coach. 

Brandon is a 2008 Chaminade graduate, 

who played volleyball for the Red Devils 

from sophomore to senior year. 

“I owe a lot to my high school coaches, 

but some of it did not click for me until I 

played for our club team [at Truman State],” 

Brandon said. “It was a self-coached team, 

and there I developed as both a player and 

a coach.” 

Before Chaminade, Brandon volunteered 

and served as an assistant coach for 

two seasons at Parkway West. He also is 

finishing his fourth season as a head coach 

for High Performance - St. Louis. He 

learned about the Chaminade job watching 

Bryan play. 

“I happened to be at one of Bryan’s JV 

basketball games and I saw Tom Fernandez, 

the athletic director. He was one of my 

math teachers when I was at the school,” 

Brandon said. “We got to chatting, and I 

let him know that I coach volleyball. They 

happened to be in need of a coach so he 

asked me to apply for the position.” 

He said he often gets called Bryan’s dad. 

“Since they [the team] all thought this, 

they just kept the joke going which is so 

funny to hear because he [Brandon] goes 

along with the joke, too,” Bryan said, 

adding that playing for his brother is “actually 

very fun.” 

“Brandon taught our whole team what it 

means to be brothers which is ironic considering 

he is my brother,” Bryan said. 

Their family dynamic is youngest and 

oldest, a 10-and-a-half year gap, but 

through volleyball, they’ve grown closer. 

“Once we convinced him to play volleyball, 

he and I started getting closer,” 

Brandon said. “Early on, there were a lot 

of frustrations. About halfway through the 

first season, he earned a starting position. 

He started to understand volleyball, he 

started really enjoying the sport, and he 

Chaminade volleyball player Bryan Carter [left] 

with his coach and brother, Brandon Carter 

[Photo courtesy of coach] 

grew to trust me more as his coach. 

“Still, it’s hard to give feedback as a 

brother ... to separate your personal and 

athletic relationship. There’s another set 

of brothers on our team in Jimmy and Phil 

Mullen. They are both great players and 

key contributors on the team. Jimmy is 

the setter and also the team floor captain, 

making the dynamic between him and Phil 

somewhat [similar to] mine with Bryan. 

“One thing I’ve had to remind both the 

Mullen brothers, and Bryan and myself is that 

we are brothers, but we are also teammates. 

That can be a difficult balance to walk.” 

Brandon says the key is to be objective in 

his coaching decisions. It helps that Bryan 

can play and has “more than earned a spot 

on this team.” 

Bryan started as a right side, according 

to his coach, and can “hit from almost anywhere 

on the court.” Today, he said, middle 

is his “favorite and most dominant position,” 

though “outside and right side are 

still a close second.” 

“My setter and I like to run tricky plays 

where I am constantly switching hits and 

running different balls that some high 

school teams have never seen before,” 

Bryan said. He added that blocking and 

passing are skills he continues to work on 

improving. 

This season, his teammates voted him as 

one of their three captains. It’s a role he 

takes seriously. 

“People look up to you as a captain 

because you were not just given that spot 

because it needed to be handed out, you 

were given it because you are a leader and 

a role model to your team,” Bryan said. 

His team is doing well this spring, well 

enough, he hopes, to get to the district 

championships. 

“We have districts coming up and this is 

the same road we took to districts last year,” 

Bryan said. 



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When Lafayette senior Lori Lohmann 

finishes her lacrosse career, she will rank 

among the top Lancers ever to play for 

the program. She could end up second at 

Lafayette in career goals. 

She might finish third in 

career points. Not bad for 

someone who got into the 

sport because of a relative. 

“I started playing 

lacrosse in seventh grade 

... because I have an older 

cousin who played in 

high school and I was 

always excited to try new 

things,” Lohmann said. 

Her coach, Carrie 

Guenzler-Heaney, said 

Lohmann made an immediate 

impression. 

“Lori did very well on 

JV as a freshman and 

worked her way into the 

starting varsity lineup as 

a sophomore. She scored 

in her first varsity game 

and proved to be a solid presence on the 

field early on,” Guenzler-Heaney said. 

“Of course, she was a major part of our 

postseason success last year – not just her 

attacking capabilities, but her strong showing 

in the [defense].” 

She also was successful in the position of 

captain, a role she took to heart. 

“The kids vote on [captain] at the end 

of the prior season, and I only have veto 

power, so it’s a testament that they look up 

to her as she was technically still a sophomore 

when she got named to the position,” 

Guenzler-Heaney said. “Despite being 

double-teamed, face-guarded and generally 

roughed up more than the average 

player, Lori has kept a positive attitude and 

commitment to sportsmanship on the field. 

She has received minimal fouls and cards 

over her career at Lafayette, as she has 

refused to become frustrated to the point of 

foul or even generally lazy play. 

“Instead, she has used her strengths to 

open up opportunities for her teammates 

to shine – and she genuinely congratulates 

them when they succeed, often due to her 

role of attracting and preoccupying the 

fiercest defense to her own person. Some 

of this behavior comes from her being very 

coachable, but a lot of these qualities seem 

to be intrinsic to her respectful nature.” 

Lohmann described the experience as a 

privilege and classified her teammates as 

“amazingly gifted lacrosse players.” 

“I try to lead both by example and vocally,” 

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Lafayette’s Lohmann is gifted goal 

scorer for the girls lacrosse team 

Lori Lohmann is a force to be 

reckoned with on the field for 

Lafayette. [Photo courtesy of athlete] 

she said. “I try to help my teammates if I 

see them facing difficulties whether it is 

lacrosse-related or not. I love helping the 

younger girls on my team because I really 

hope to come back next year and watch 

those girls kick some butt on the field.” 

But first, Lohmann 

wants to help her teammates 

finish this season 

with a championship. 

“It’s an enormous 

amount of pressure to 

live up to that finish last 

year, and Lori handles it 

with poise yet determination,” 

Guenzler-Heaney 

said. “She is a natural 

leader who has found the 

balance between intensity 

and still having fun.” 

For Lohmann, scoring 

goals is fun. 

“Who doesn’t love the 

excitement that comes 

after scoring a goal?” 

Lohmann asked. “I love it 

when anyone on my team 

scores, not just my own 

goals. I have a lot of assisted goals already 

because my teammates are good at finding 

me when I am open. Our plays work when 

they are run correctly, and they can lead to a 

goal from any one of my teammates. 

“I don’t want to reveal all my secrets [but] 

I would like to say I am good at adapting to 

what my opponent throws at me.” 

Guenzler-Heaney believes some athletes 

are just naturally talented when it comes 

to scoring. She counts Lohmann in that 

category. 

“She has goal radar,” Guenzler-Heaney 

said. “She opens up a lot of opportunities 

for others and will dish the ball generously. 

She is super smart and can run plays with 

precision, but she also has the improvisational 

instincts to take the initiative when a 

hole or opportunity presents itself.” 

This season, Lohmann has been dealing 

with a couple of different ongoing injuries. 

“So she’s really been tough pushing 

through some pain to play when cleared by 

the trainer and being a leader on the bench 

in games she’s had to sit out,” Guenzler- 

Heaney said. 

Even with missing multiple games and 

halves, Guenzler-Heaney said Lohmann is 

still a top scorer not just for the program 

but the area. 

“It’s incredible. The team’s had to adjust 

to Lori being in and out of the lineup, and 

some games have been harder than others. 

But when Lori plays well, the team does 

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Members of the West St. Louis County Chamber of Commerce celebrate with Lindsay and Matt Crumpley, the new 

owners of Painting with a Twist-Manchester, located at 14073 Manchester Road. 

[West County Chamber photo] 

business 

briefs 

PLACES 

Painting with a Twist-Manchester’s 

new owners, Lindsay and Matt Crumpley, 

celebrated the studio’s 1-year anniversary in 

grand fashion on April 19 with an open house 

and ribbon cutting. On hand for the festivities 

were members of the West St. Louis County 

Chamber of Commerce. The Crumpley’s 

describe their studio, located at 14073 Manchester 

Road, as a place where “creativity 

comes easy, drinks are cold and the friendship 

is always free.” Visit paintingwithatwist. 

com/studio/manchester to view a calendar of 

upcoming events and register for a class. 

• • • 

A new med spa has opened at 128 Chesterfield 

Valley Drive. skinBe Med Spa 

features a one-of-a-kind DripBar for IV 

nutritional therapy, which has been shown 

to improve health and wellness, offer antioxidant 

effects and decrease inflammation 

related to many autoimmune conditions. 

• • • 

Midland Commerce Insurance recently 

purchased Dublin Insurance Agency, a 

family owned and operated company that 

was founded in 1964 by Tom Mooney 

and bought in 1988 by Eileen Markham. 

Markham and her employees will join 

Midland Commerce Insurance, a member 

of Valley Insurance Agency Alliance. It is 

owned by Matt Naumann and located at 

11477 Olde Cabin Road in Creve Coeur. 

• • • 

SSM Health in St. Louis announced 

today that all breast surgeons associated 

with its six adult acute care hospitals have 

been recognized as Hidden Scar ® Certified 

Surgeons for Hidden Scar ® breast cancer 

surgery. This designates SSM Health as a 

System of Excellence for Hidden Scar® 

breast cancer surgery – a first in the state of 

Missouri and fourth in the nation to receive 

this certification. This advanced approach 

to breast cancer surgery hides scars, minimizing 

the daily emotional reminder of a 

breast cancer diagnosis. 

AWARDS 

Monsanto was recognized as the second 

Asian American Chamber of Commerce 

of St. Louis Champion of Diversity & 

Inclusion at the organization’s annual Connections 

Dinner on May 8 at River City 

Casino and Hotel. Monsanto joins Edward 

Jones as the only recipients of the award. 

• • • 

St. Luke’s Hospital is a recipient of the 

Healthgrades 2018 Outstanding Patient 

Experience Award . This distinction places 

St. Luke’s among the top 5 percent of hospitals 

nationwide based on an analysis of 

patient experience data. This is the eighth 

year in a row [2011-2018] that St. Luke’s 

has received this award. To determine 

its 2018 Outstanding Patient Experience 

Award recipients, Healthgrades evaluated 

hospitals across the country that submitted 

patient surveys from April 2016 through 

March 2017 admissions to the Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services. Hospitals 

had to meet survey response size and clinical 

quality thresholds in order to be eligible 

for the award. Healthgrades is an independent 

healthcare ratings organization. Hospitals 

cannot opt out of its analysis, and no 

hospital pays to be evaluated. Its website, 

Healthgrades.com, offers information 

about hospitals and physicians. 

PEOPLE 

Thomas Hake, president of Hake 

Investment Group, has been selected by 

Raymond James Financial Services for 

inclusion in the 2018 Raymond James 

Marketing Advisory Council. Hake, who 

has been a financial advisor for over 20 

years, opened a Des Peres Raymond James 

Financial Services Branch in 2015. He is 

a graduate of Saint Louis University and 

Saint Louis Priory School. 

• • • 

Chesterfield resident Tim Schoen has 

opened The Brew Hub 

Taproom at 5656 Oakland 

Ave. Schoen is a former 

Anheuser-Busch executive. 

In addition to its own handcrafted, 

signature beers, The 

Brew Hub also serves beers 

from 14-plus partner brewers, 

not available elsewhere 

in St. Louis. Signature beers 

include Keybilly Island Ale, 

Diver Down Red Ale and 

Rome City IPA, which was awarded a gold 

medal in the Session India Pale Ale beerstyle 

category at the 2017 Great American 

Beer Festival. 

• • • 

Maryland Heightsbased 

Midas Hospitality 

recently promoted 

Lucinda Fryman to 

corporate director of 

revenue management. 

Fryman has more than 

20 years of hospitality 

experience. Prior to this position, she 

served as the director of revenue management 

at Midas Hospitality. She previously 

held directorial and managerial positions at 

various properties owned by Hilton Hotels 

Worldwide. 

• • • 

On May 1, Sherryl Triplett became the 

new owner of Salon Trilogy in Ellisville. The 

former Hair Systems West salon, located at 

15880 Clayton Road, was operated by Peggy 

Seiller for 19 years. Sherryl has worked as a 

stylist in the salon since 1990. 

• • • 

St. Louis Community College has named 

new leaders for government relations and 

workforce development and training. Ryan 

McKenna will serve as government and 

community relations liaison. Hart Nelson 

will serve as associate vice chancellor of the 

Workforce Solutions Group. McKenna has 

27 years of career experience in political 

and public affairs and government relations. 

Nelson has 23 years of career experience in 

public policy, government relations, intelligence 

and information technology. 

• • • 

Karen Carrico, RN, BSN, Has joined 

Blessings Skin Spa in its Ellisville location. 

Carrico has over 23 years of nursing experience 

including critical care and pre and postoperative 

care and has obtained extensive 

training and certification from the American 

Association of Facial Esthetics. 

EVENTS 

Tim and Diane Schoen at The 

Brew Hub Taproom 

Fryman 

West St. Louis County Chamber of 

Commerce hosts its general membership 

meeting from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on 

Thursday, May 18 at The Wildwood 

Hotel, 2801 Fountain Place in Wildwood. 

Speaker Bob Bunch is 

featured. Registration is 

$25 for members; $30 for 

non-members. A $5 surcharge 

will be charged for 

registration of less than 

48 hours and walk-ins. 

Register online at westcountychamber.com. 

For 

more information, contact 

Heather Zerweck at (636) 

230-9900 or hzwerweck@ 

westcountychamber.com. 

• • • 

West St. Louis County Chamber of Commerce 

hosts a First Friday Coffee from 

7:30-9 a.m. on Friday, June 1 at Elco Chevrolet, 

15110 Manchester Road in Ballwin. 

Members and non-members are welcome. 

Register online at westcountychamber.com. 

For more information, contact Heather Zerweck 

at (636) 230-9900 or hzwerweck@ 

westcountychamber.com. 

• • • 

The Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce 

hosts a Business after Hours 

event from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, May 

31 at Accelerated Wealth, 14755 N. Outer 

40 Road, Suite #514 in Chesterfield. Free 

for members, $15 for guests. Register at 

chesterfieldchamber.com.

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A new twist on senior prom for Parkway alumni 

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By BONNIE KRUEGER 

It’s time for boutonnieres, corsages, prom 

dresses and tuxedos. But, this year, it’s not 

just about Parkway juniors and seniors. 

Graduates of the original Parkway High 

School attended their own prom to celebrate 

friendships spanning more than 50 years. It 

was truly a senior prom, with invitations 

extended only to alumni who have celebrated 

a 50th class reunion, having graduated 

between the years of 1959 and 1968. 

The blast-from-the-past event sponsored 

by the Parkway Alumni Association [PAA] 

took place on May 5 at the original high 

school, which is now Parkway Central 

Middle. It took place on the 60th anniversary 

of the very first Parkway prom held 

in 1958. Alumni recall getting their heels 

wedged in the unfinished plywood floor at 

the inaugural prom so many years ago. 

Parkway High School was the first secondary 

school in Parkway to open for students 

living in the Chesterfield area, with 

the first graduating class in 1959. If asked 

the infamous St. Louis question, “Where 

From the class of 1961 [from left] Sandi Hughes Waddington, 

Carol Kabus Parsons, Delores Kullman Cullinane and Ginny 

Martin Ward 

Pat [Hollandsworth] Winkler, class of ‘68, with 

her husband, Henry, and Pete Hueseman, 

class of ‘68. 

did you attend high school?,” their answer 

of “Parkway High” definitely requires 

some explanation as today the district has 

four high schools. 

When the school first opened, some students 

formed an equestrian club, since it 

was not uncommon to ride their horses to 

school. A lot has changed since then, but 

one thing has remained constant for many 

of Parkway graduates – friendships. 

Wildwood resident Sharon [Lenger] 

Farley [class of 1965] has remained connected 

to her Parkway community through 

involvement as a board 

member with PAA, a 

501[c][3] tax-exempt 

organization whose mission 

is to encourage 

communication among 

alumni and foster programs 

which serve and 

support the Parkway 

community. 

Instead of waiting for 

milestone anniversaries, 

the class of 1960 began 

hosting quarterly lunches. 

Every year, as the next 

class celebrates its golden anniversary, 

they are invited to join the luncheon group, 

which usually includes 25 to 30 participants. 

Helping coordinate those luncheons 

is Farley, who thought it would be fun to 

kick things up a notch this year. 

“You hear of nursing homes putting 

together proms. Why wait until then? Let’s 

do it while we can still enjoy it,” she mused. 

Approximately 50 to 60 alumni attended 

the prom, with about half of the graduates 

bringing their spouses as guests. Each 

graduating class was represented at the 

prom, having traveled from as far away as 

South Dakota, Minnesota, Virginia, Arizona, 

Texas, Florida and California. Calling 

it a “no muss, no fuss” prom, guests 

enjoyed light snacks and soft drinks. 

Farley scanned prom photos from each 

yearbook and placed them on poster board 

as centerpieces for each table representing 

specific graduating classes. Yearbooks 

were on hand, too. While there were no 

prom king and queen named, flowers and 

tiaras were on hand to take photos and capture 

that special moment. 

The highlight of the event was the band 

Fanfare, who knew their audience and 

played to the crowd with 50s and 60s music. 

“We had a really good time. People who 

come to the reunion do it to remember the 

good times in common even if we are not 

together on a regular basis,” Farley shared. “I 

think it also is important to show my family 

the importance of maintaining these bonds.” 

The graduates reminisced about using 

garden hoses after sports practices, a dump 

truck unloading a large quantity of dirt 

straight into a math class, and wearing 

coats to class during the colder months. 

Peggy [Mosinger] Freedman [class of 

Rocky Oliver [left] and Thomas Crews, class 

of ‘68 

1968] coordinated her class’ reunion in 

conjunction with the prom. The newest 

golden anniversary graduates celebrated 

with a casual picnic at Millennial Park. 

Photos were taken using a drone, which 

is quite an advancement from the days of 

riding a horse to school. 

Freedman, who lives out of state now, 

added, “Last year, I went on a tour of the 

high school and it was unrecognizable. 

Despite those changes, I am thankful for 

the friendships that have thrived all these 

years.” 

“It’s amazing, too, to see the multiple 

generations of Parkway graduates all in 

one place over the years, perhaps attending 

a child’s soccer game or a birthday party. 

It’s an incredible legacy passed down 

between generations,” she shared. 

The next alumni luncheon is being held 

at Mimi’s Café in Chesterfield Valley on 

June 1. Classes from 1959 through 1968 

are invited. To RSVP, contact Elaine [Kesselring] 

Pratt at (636) 441-1008. 

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As children grow, their needs change – 

and their personalities begin to develop 

in earnest. In choosing a preschool, its 

important to match the school to the 

child. 

Traditional, Montessori, Waldorf, Reggio-Emilia 

– what follows is a quick tutorial 

on the various schools of thought for 

educating little ones; however, nothing 

beats research. Parents should start with 

considering the child’s personality and 

learning style. Then, take time to visit the 

facility and talk with the staff. Finally, talk 

with other parents about their personal 

experiences and their specific likes and 

dislikes. 

Traditional preschools are designed to 

graduate into kindergarten readiness. Typically, 

phonics, basic number/math skills, 

early reading skills and fine motor skills 

are taught. Socializing, kindness, taking 

turns and sharing are the focus. 

The Montessori approach is studentguided, 

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for an extended period of time. The 

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knowledge and that drives the child’s curiosity. 

Often Montessori lessons include 

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are trained specifically in this method 

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The Waldorf style of preschool is playbased, 

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Reggio-Emilia teachers are trained to identify 

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long-term project that the class completes 

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By JESSICA MESZAROS 

This fall, even a half-cent spent in 

Eureka might help the city rebuild 

bridges, buildings and more. 

Proposition E, as in Eureka, was passed 

by 71 percent of that community’s voters 

on April 3. The goal is to help fund a 

series of local projects that are slated for 

completion within the next two decades 

and designated by Missouri State law as 

“public safety uses.” 

The city has narrowed down three main 

projects for funding: flood mitigation, 

repairs to the Allenton Road bridge and 

development of a new police headquarters. 

“[The proposition] put us in a position 

of deciding our destiny, and that was 

important to our voters and the residents 

that came out,” Director of Economic 

Development Julie Wood said. 

“Seventy-one percent of voters came out 

and voted ‘yes’ for this. These are bigticket 

items, and we could not bear the 

expense of these type of things in our 

normal operating budget. It had to be 

outside of that.” 

The proposition adds a half-cent to the 

city’s sales tax for a 20-year period that 

would cease by 2038. Collection of the 

tax will begin in October and, according 

to the city’s website, is expected to generate 

about $15.9 million in revenue to 

support public safety upgrades. Although 

Prop E has no impact on property taxes, 

the half-cent increase does raise prices 

on some common items. For example, 

the cost of a $10 meal would increase by 

The Allenton Bridge, located near Six Flags St. Louis 

five cents and a $199.99 Six Flags season 

pass would increase by 99 cents. 

To help determine the best use of Prop 

E funds, a volunteer-led public safety 

task force has been charged with providing 

analysis and recommendations to city 

staff and its Board of Aldermen. 

“This task force is making recommendations, 

working with city staff and 

working with professionals to really 

drive the projects forward, and really sort 

of demanding that the communication 

be open and that we continue to let the 

residents know what’s going on,” Wood 

said. “If residents said, ‘You can raise 

our taxes by a half-cent,’ then we need 

to make sure that we’re reporting back 

to them about what we’re doing with the 

money and what our plan is, so they can 

get involved.” 

Flood mitigation tops 

the priority list 

Two of the city’s and task force’s 

determined priorities were short- and 

long-term flood mitigation analysis and 

solutions. The Meramec River flooded 

into Eureka in December 2015 and again 

in 2017. More than 10 inches of water 

rose in less than 10 days. Schools, including 

Eureka High, suffered damages to 

multiple buildings and some businesses 

in the city’s historic downtown area were 

forced to close permanently. 

“We’ve gone through two 500-year 

floods in the last three years and we’ve 

[Jessica Meszaros photo] 

seen some really devastating things, but 

we’ve also seen our whole community 

rally together,” Wood said. “I think we 

wanted to put [Prop E] on a ballot because 

we wanted to let people know, from a city 

standpoint, that we were still passionate 

about saving those residents and areas.” 

The city plans to use Prop E funds to 

secure resources, such as engineering, 

survey and utility analysis and more, 

for the creation and implementation of 

a short-term flood mitigation plan. A 

Request for Qualifications [RFQ] has 

gone out and, according to Wood, qualifications 

will be accepted until May 15. 

“We’re going to do some surveys to 

see where the low points are and what’s 

underneath the ground,” Wood said. 

“Maybe what we did with the sandbags 

last time isn’t the most efficient way we 

could do things. Maybe there are other 

things like aqua dams that we could utilize 

that would save us money in the long 

run as well as protect our residents and 

our businesses a little bit more.” 

In the long-term, the U.S. Army Corps 

of Engineers will complete a flood study 

of the region and the lower Meramec 

River basin by early 2019. Prop E funds 

will be used to instate the resulting recommendations 

and to match funds from 

other regional and state organizations 

in the future. An estimated $2 million 

is currently budgeted to start the implementation 

efforts. Then, as future solutions 

are proposed, the city would seek 

Businesses on the west side of S. Central Avenue sandbag storefronts during the 

2017 flood. [Jim Erickson photo] 

Residents sandbag the storefront of Red 

Door Liquor and Cigar in the 100 block of S. 

Central Avenue in Eureka in 2017 

[Jim Erickson photo]





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additional matching funds. 

“What we’ve found, through working 

with the Corps of Engineers, is that there are 

a lot of grants and things available to fight 

flooding, but it’s always a match,” Wood 

said. “You have to have skin in the game. 

Passing Prop E helps us to be at the table, 

because they’re going to do this study and 

it’s going to help Pacific and Valley Park 

and all these different areas, but we’re hopeful 

with actual cash in hand that we can say, 

‘We want to do this, and let’s be part of this 

grant: We could get 50 percent of it paid for 

by federal or state funding. And if we have 

the money to participate right away that 

puts us in a much more powerful position. 

We thought flood mitigation was an important 

part of public safety.” 

And then, there’s Allenton bridge 

Another topic for Prop E fund allocation 

is the safety of the 90-year-old Allenton 

Bridge, located south of Interstate 44. The 

current bridge is in severe disrepair and 

currently limited to one-lane traffic. 

impact a possible closure would have 

on nearby community roads like Central 

Avenue/Main Street and existing traffic 

on Hwy. 109. 

“To not have that bridge cuts off a big 

part of our population,” Wood said. 

And a new police department 

Another one of the city’s top priorities 

is the construction of a brand-new Eureka 

Police Department HQ, located within the 

City of Eureka Municipal Justice Center. 

The current station, located off City Hall 

Drive and adjacent to Geggie Elementary, 

is over 30 years old and was built using 

mostly residential building standards from 

the 1980s. 

Since its construction, the police department’s 

staff has expanded about 400 percent 

to coincide with the city’s steadily 

growing population, which has tripled 

since the original police station was built. 

According to Wood, the population doubles 

again each day that Six Flags is open. 

The original building was identified as a 

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“They keep lowering the weight limit on 

it,” Wood said. “That’s why, at some point, 

it will be closed because it won’t be safe for 

regular vehicular traffic. I know the Rockwood 

School District no longer takes their 

buses over it.” 

The replacement cost is estimated to be 

$8 million, with an estimated $6 million 

coming from proposition funds. To make 

up the difference, the city would examine 

funds from a variety of alternative sources, 

including private stakeholders and grant 

opportunities, through statewide and 

regional entities. Staff also would work 

with the city’s contract engineer, GBA, 

to prepare a grant application to the East- 

West Gateway Council of Governments 

to request federal matching bridge repair 

funds. That application is due in June. 

“The bridge was supposed to be redone 

10 or 12 years ago,” Wood said. “There 

is some engineering that is already out 

there and so we’re taking a look at using 

some of that as well as hiring GBA to fill 

in the blanks so we can put that application 

together and submit it by that deadline.” 

According to Wood, the bridge was 

chosen as a public safety concern not 

only because of its disrepair but also the 

[Jessica Meszaros photo] 

top priority in 2016. In 2017, the city hired 

JEMA, a team of St. Louis-based architects, 

to provide an assessment of things in 

which the existing facility is lacking, items 

such as proper insulation, evidence storage, 

prisoner detention, secured doors and 

windows, and more. Poor gutters and roof 

leaks also were identified as issues. 

According to the facility assessment and 

JEMA’s executive summary, released Jan. 

18, the current police facility is “deficient 

in every regard.” However, the cost to correct 

those deficiencies is projected to be 

less than $8 million. 

“The residents and the city of Eureka are 

so supportive of our police department,” 

Wood said. “They do a great job, and I know 

that everyone feels very positively about 

the police department and wants them to be 

in a building that’s safe, comfortable and 

allows them to continue to serve Eureka in 

a positive and quick manner.” 

Specific timelines for all the Prop E projects 

are tentative, but Wood said regular 

updates will be posted on the city’s website, 

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“As of right now, we’re happy with the 

process, how involved everyone has been 

and the support from the community,” 

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Area hospitals earn good 

grades for safety 

Independent hospital watchdog organization 

The Leapfrog Group released its 

spring safety ratings in late April for about 

2,500 hospitals nationwide. Safety grades, 

which represent a hospital’s overall performance 

in keeping patients safe from 

preventable harm and medical errors, are 

based on 27 areas of assessment monitored 

by several national measurement 

and reporting programs. The grades are 

designed to help hospitals identify areas 

in which improvements are needed, as well 

as to assist consumers in making informed 

choices regarding hospital care. 

The following area hospitals received 

an “A” grade, according to The Leapfrog 

Group’s April report: 

• Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital 

• Des Peres Hospital [now owned by St. 

Luke’s Hospital] 

• Mercy Hospital St. Louis 

• SSM Health St. Clare Hospital 

Hospitals receiving an overall grade of 

“B” included: 

• Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital 

• Missouri Baptist Hospital 

• Progress West Hospital 

• St. Luke’s Hospital 

A full list of hospital safety grades, along 

with more information about the individual 

rating areas, can be found on the organization’s 

website, hospitalsafetygrade.org. 

Universal ‘cure’ for allergies 

could be a step closer 

Spring is – at long last – well underway 

in the St. Louis area, along with National 

Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month, 

which takes place in May of each year. As 

welcome as the delayed change of seasons 

may be, it also has undoubtedly set off 

an annual cycle of allergies to everything 

from tree pollen to mold in area residents. 

But help may be on the horizon. A team 

of European researchers say they have 

recently uncovered a mechanism which 

may totally inactivate the body’s allergic 

response. This breakthrough, they claim, 

brings science one step closer to developing 

a universal treatment to prevent allergies 

in humans. 

When an allergen enters the body of 

an allergic person, it causes that person’s 

immune system to produce a protective 

antibody called immunoglobulin E [IgE] 

to fight the invading substance. Although 

everyone has some IgE, an allergic person 

has an unusually large number of IgE 

defenders. The IgE antibodies bind to special 

cells called mast cells, which in turn 

releases histamines into the tissues and 

blood – causing a cascade of allergic reactions, 

from hay fever to asthma and worse. 

In the new study, scientists used substances 

called anti-IgE antibodies to prevent 

the allergen-induced IgE molecules 

from binding with mast cells in the first 

place, blocking histamine production. 

Using cells from patients with birch pollen 

and insect venom allergies, they were able 

to stop allergic reactions in the cells in as 

little as 15 minutes. Disrupting this process 

can effectively stop all allergic symptoms 

from appearing, no matter how much of an 

allergen is present, they said. 

“Once the IgE on immune cells can be 

eliminated, it doesn’t matter that the body 

produces millions of allergen-specific IgE 

molecules,” said lead researcher Edzard 

Spillner, of the Department of Engineering 

at Denmark’s Aarhus University. “When 

we can remove the trigger, the allergic 

reaction and symptoms will not occur.” 

Although any commercial use of the 

antibody in allergy therapy is still several 

years away, the long-term implications of 

their research look extremely promising 

in the development of new and potentially 

universal allergy treatments, Spillner said. 

Five healthy habits identified as 

keys to a significantly longer life 

People who practice five lifestyle habits 

during adulthood can live well over a 

decade longer than those who do not, 

according to a new Harvard University 

study. Eating a nutritious diet, exercising 

regularly, keeping body weight within 

healthy limits, drinking in moderation, and 

not smoking are the five life-extending factors 

identified in the study, the first comprehensive 

analysis of its kind conducted 

in the U.S. 

Americans’ average life expectancy of 

79.3 years is shorter than that of almost all 

other industrialized countries, ranking 31st 

in the world in 2015. To examine how lifestyle 

factors can directly impact longevity, 

the Harvard researchers looked at three 

decades of data from about 79,000 women 

and more than 44,000 men who participated 

in two large, longitudinal studies. 

At age 50, the women who had the 

healthiest lifestyles – meaning they followed 

all five low-risk factors – could 

expect to live until age 93, 14 years longer 

than women who adopted none of them. 

Among 50-year-old men, those who had 

the healthiest lifestyles could expect to 

live until age 87, 12 years longer than their 

least-healthy counterparts. 

Overall, compared with those who didn’t 

follow any of the healthy lifestyle habits, 

men and women who followed all five 

were 74 percent less likely to die from any 

cause during the study period. In particular, 

they were 65 percent less likely to die of 

cancer and 82 percent less likely to die of 

cardiovascular disease. 

Although the researchers also found that 

following at least some of the five healthy 

habits reduced their risk of earlier death to 

a lesser extent, the combination of all five 

was associated with the most additional 

years of life. However, only 8 percent of 

American adults were achieving that goal 

as of 2006, the study authors noted. Being 

overweight or obese was the primary 

obstacle to meeting the five healthy lifestyle 

objectives, they said. The study was 

recently published online in Circulation. 

When it comes to finances, 

couples often grow apart 

In many relationships, one partner – 

traditionally the man – has at some point 

taken over the lead role in managing 

household finances. This has resulted in 

a large number of adults, many of them 

women, who have almost no knowledge 

about basic money management, such as 

how long it will take to pay off a debt, the 

effects of compound interest and inflation, 

or how to calculate for savings based on 

future needs. 

A team of researchers from the University 

of Texas at Austin and the University 

of Colorado-Boulder recently explored 

the reasons behind this. They conducted 

a study of about 200 married people who 

reported sharing financial resources with 

their partners. They studied participants’ 

responses to test-type questions measuring



The longer couples are together, the farther 

apart they may become in terms of financial 

knowledge and skills. 

their financial skills, and analyzed them 

based on whether or not they reported 

having responsibility for 62 separate 

financial “behaviors.” They also looked at 

how the participants’ financial know-how 

developed – or failed to develop – based on 

the length of their relationships. 

The researchers found that, as couples 

mature together, they often grow far apart 

in their level of interest and skill in handling 

money. Their research showed that 

although couples usually begin their relationships 

with fairly equal knowledge 

about finances, once they assign the role 

of “household CFO” to one partner, those 

knowledge paths diverge. The partner 

responsible for money-related decisions 

grows in financial knowledge over time, 

while the other partner’s financial ability 

and interest stagnates. The longer couples 

stay together, and the more responsibilities 

the household CFO takes over, the wider 

that knowledge divide becomes. 

“We interpret our findings to say that 

the assignment of financial responsibility 

causes the two members of the couple to 

go on different trajectories for a lifetime,” 

said lead researcher Adrian F. Ward of UT 

Austin’s McCombs School of Business. 

Although such specialization between partners 

is natural and in many cases practical, 

the researchers said, it causes problems for 

those who have turned the financial management 

role completely over to their partners. 

When researchers asked them to make 

financial decisions or even read new financial 

information independently, the “non- 

CFO” partners in the study often could 

not. And after a divorce, or when the financially 

knowledgeable partner dies, those in 

similar situations are suddenly forced into 

the financial driver’s seat, unprepared to 

assume financial control over their lives, 

Ward said. Because current statistics show 

that between 80 and 90 percent of married 

women will at some point be solely responsible 

for their own finances for one of those 

two reasons, their relative lack of financial 

literacy has major negative consequences. 

The study was recently published in 

the Journal of Consumer Research. 

On the calendar 

Cholesterol and glucose wellness 

screenings are available on Friday, May 

18 from 8-10:30 a.m. at St. Luke’s Urgent 

Care, 233 Clarkson Road in Ellisville. A 

one-on-one consultation with a St. Luke’s 

registered nurse/health coach is included, 

along with blood pressure and body composition 

measurement. A 10-12 hour fast 

and advance appointments are required. 

The fee for all screenings is $20. Register 

online at stlukes-stl.com. 

• • • 

Missouri Baptist Medical Center holds 

a Family & Friends CPR course on 

Wednesday, May 23 from 6:30-9 p.m. at 

the hospital’s Clinical Learning Institute, 

3005 N. Ballas Road. The course provides 

instruction and hands-on practice for parents, 

childcare providers and babysitters 

for adult hands-only CPR; infant and child 

CPR with breaths; introduction to adult and 

child AED use; and relief of choking in an 

adult, child or infant. The course does not 

include certification. Participants between 

the ages of 10 and 15 must be accompanied 

by an adult. The course fee is $25. To register 

online, visit stlchildrens.org/registration 

or call (314) 454-5437. 

• • • 

BJC sponsors a Babysitting 101 course 

on Saturday, June 2 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at 

Missouri Baptist Medical Center’s Clinical 

Learning Institute, 3005 N. Ballas Road. 

Kids will learn how to entertain the children 

in their care, while attending to their needs. 

Topics include the business of babysitting, 

child development, safety and first aid, and 

fun and games. A workbook and light snack 

are provided. Cost is $30 per child. To register, 

visit stlchildrens.org/registration. 

• • • 

St. Luke’s Hospital presents a Mindful 

Eating Workshop on Saturday, June 

2 from 9 a.m.-noon at the hospital’s Desloge 

Outpatient Center, 121 St. Luke’s 

Center Drive in Chesterfield, in Building 

A. This three-hour program, presented by 

a stress management instructor and a registered 

dietitian, will offer strategies and 

techniques to help you achieve a healthier 

relationship with food. A light breakfast 

and educational materials are provided. 

The fee is $15. To register, visit stlukesstl.com; 

call (314) 542-4848 for more 

information. 

• • • 

Missouri Baptist Medical Center cohosts 

a wellness event, Be Well STL Boot 

Camp 2018, on Saturday, June 16 from 8 

a.m.-1 p.m. at Westminster Christian Academy, 

800 Maryville Centre Drive in Chesterfield. 

The event is designed to motivate 

both adults and children to adopt healthy 

lifestyles, and will feature workout classes 

from area instructors, inspiring speakers, 

and a kids’ camp, along with a product 

marketplace. Admission prices range from 

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tickets, visit https://ticketsstl.com/ 

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 

Art Exhibit at City Hall is from 8:30 

a.m.-5 p.m. through June at Chesterfield 

City Hall, 690 Chesterfield Pkwy. West in 

Chesterfield. The exhibit features four 

established regional artists. It is open 

to the public during normal business 

hours Monday through Friday. For more 

information, visit chesterfield.mo.us. 

• • • 

The Manchester Arts’ Global Cultures 

exhibit runs May 18 through July 13 in the 

Municipal Court gallery, 200 Highlands 

Boulevard Drive. The gallery is open seven 

days a week from 9 a.m.-8 p.m. 

• • • 

The Gateway Ringers’ 2018 Spring 

Handbell Concert, “Seasons,” is at 4 

p.m. on Sunday, May 20 at Bonhomme 

Presbyterian Church, 14820 Conway 

Road in Chesterfield. The program 

includes “The Magnificent Seven,” 

Vierne’s “Carillon,” and “How Can I 

Keep from Singing,” as well as some 

new music such as “Seasons of Love” 

from the musical “Rent” and the world 

premiere of a piece newly commissioned 

for the Gateway Ringers. Free and open 

to the public. 

• • • 

LifeLight Youth Theatre presents Disney’s 

“The Little Mermaid Jr.” from 

Thursday, May 31 through Saturday, June 

2 at Westminster Christian Academy, 800 

Maryville Centre Drive in Town & Country. 

Guests can attend an Under the Sea Party 

in addition to the show. $10 for the show; 

$28 for party and show. Kids under age 

3 are free. Thursday, May 31 and Friday, 

June 1: party at 6 p.m., show at 7:30 p.m.; 

Saturday, June 2: matinee, party at 12:30 

p.m., show at 2:30 p.m. 

BENEFITS 

Spring Fling/Plant Sale is from 10 

a.m.-3:30 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, 

May 19, 20, 26 and 27 at The Sophia M. 

Sachs Butterfly House, Faust Park, 15193 

Olive Blvd. in Chesterfield. Horticulture 

experts at the Butterfly House will help 

participants plan a pollinator garden. All 

plant sale proceeds benefit Project Pollinator 

and the Butterfly House Conservation 

efforts. For more information, visit mobot. 

org or call (636) 530-0076. 

• • • 

West County Bible Church is hosting 

a rummage sale from 8 a.m.-noon on Saturday, 

May 19 at 82 Henry Ave. in Ellisville. 

Proceeds benefit sister churches in povertystricken 

areas of Barranquilla, Colombia, 

South America. Call (636) 227-7292 or 

visit westcountybiblechurch.com for details. 

• • • 

KidsFest is from 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. on 

Sunday, May 20 at Lake St. Albans, 3516 

St. Albans Road in Wildwood. A $20 wristband 

includes kayaks and canoes, bounce 

houses, super hero training, building station, 

rock climbing wall, gymnastics and 

more. The $20 Princess Boutique includes 

a hair up-do, nails, meet and greet with 

the queens and princesses, and horsedrawn 

carriage rides. Proceeds benefit kids 

affected by autism. For more information, 

visit pedalthepuzzle.org. 

• • • 

The 9th Annual St. Albans Family 

Fit Day is on Sunday, May 20 at Lake St. 

Albans, 3516 St. Albans Road in Wildwood, 

in conjunction with the Pedal the 

Puzzle Bike Event. Adult activities will 

include yoga and cycling distances of 

60, 30 and 10 miles. There will be a postevent 

celebration in the Pine Grove with 

lunch and live music. Children’s activities 

include family yoga and Moving Kids 

Carnival. All proceeds benefit Moving 

Kids On The Spectrum, a 501[c][3] that 

allows families to self-direct treatment 

plans for children on the autism spectrum. 

Register at eventbrite.com. 

• • • 

The 17th Annual Knights of Columbus 

Golf Tournament is on Monday, May 

21 at the Landings at Spirit Golf Club, 180 

N. Eatherton Road in Chesterfield. Individual 

golfers welcome. $150 per player; 

$600 per foursome. Includes lunch, golf, 

on-course beverages, dinner, silent and 

live auctions. To register, call Brian Fenili 

at (314) 954-9444. 

• • • 

“The Story Of The Thirsty,” an interactive 

exhibit benefiting ShoeCrew Water 

Projects, celebrates its grand opening from 

6-9 p.m. on Wednesday, May 23 in the 

lower level [Dillard’s wing] of Chesterfield 

Mall. Entertainment and light refreshments 

provided. ShoeCrew Water Projects collects 

new or gently used shoe donations to help 

bring clean water to the thirsty. To learn 

more, call Julie at (314) 956-1898. 

• • • 

The 14th Annual Heart to Heart Run/ 

Walk is at 8 a.m. on Saturday, June 2 at 

the Creve Coeur Government Center, 300 

N. New Ballas Road. A 1-mile dog run 

precedes the 5K/10K at 7:30 a.m. Registration 

includes timing by Big River 

Running Company, T-shirt and postevent 

snacks. Awards are provided to 

the top male and female overall in each 

age division. The event is held rain or 

shine. Proceeds will benefit Carol House 

Quick Fix Clinic and Paralyzed Veterans 

of America-Gateway Chapter, as well as 

free, family-focused events presented by 

the Creve Coeur Recreation Department. 

To register, call (314) 432-3960 or visit 

crevecoeurmo.gov/HeartToHeart. 

• • • 

The 18th annual Walk with a Friend 

5K/1-mile Walk to benefit Friends of Kids 

with cancer is on Saturday, June 30 at Westminster 

Christian Academy, 800 Maryville 

Centre Drive in Chesterfield. Registration 

begins at 7:30 a.m. with the 5K beginning 

at 9 a.m. and the walk immediately following. 

Registration through June 15 is $35 

and includes a T-shirt. Day-of registration 

is $40; T-shirt is not guaranteed. Register at 

friendsofkids.org. 

FAMILY & KIDS 

Thornhill Open House is from noon-4 

p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, May 19 

and 20, June 23 and 24, and Aug. 25 and 

26 at Faust Park, 15185 Olive Blvd. in 

Chesterfield. Visit the home of Missouri’s 

second governor, Frederick Bates and learn 

about his role in creating Missouri. Tour a 

restored residence from the earliest days of 

Missouri statehood and see how life on the 

frontier was lived. For more information 

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• • • 

Drive-In Movie: “Jumanji, Welcome to 

the Jungle” is at 8:45 p.m. on Friday, May 

18 at the Timbers of Eureka, 1 Coffee Park 

Lane in Eureka. Join the Eureka Parks and 

Recreation Department for a night under 

the stars watching today’s most popular 

flicks. Free concessions will be available 

for movie-goers starting at 8 p.m. while 

supplies last. Feel free to bring your own 

snacks [no glass]. Movies will be shown 

inside in the case of inclement weather. 

• • • 

A Pool Grand Opening Pirate Party 

is from noon-3 p.m. on Saturday, May 26 

at The Timbers Pool, 1 Coffey Park Lane 

in Eureka. Come celebrate the opening of 

The Timbers pool for the 2018 season with 

music, pool games and more. First 150 

people will receive a free hot dog lunch. 

Those without a pool pass or membership 

will pay the daily rate. 

• • • 

Kids All Star Camp is from 9 a.m.-3 

p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, May 29 through 

Aug. 10 at Chesterfield Athletic Club, 

16625 Swingley Ridge Road in Chesterfield. 

Kids will enjoy tennis, swimming, 

soccer, basketball, taekwondo, trapeze, 

Zumba/yoga, and arts and crafts. Lunch 

and snacks included. Before- and aftercare 

available. For more information or to 

register, visit chesterfieldathleticclub.com 

or call (636) 532-9992. 

• • • 

Ellisville’s Movies in the Park are 

shown at sunset on the Amphitheater Hill 

lawn in Bluebird Park, 225 Kiefer Creek 

Road in Ellisville. “Wonder” will be 

shown at sunset [around 8:30] on Friday, 

June 1 and “Leap” will be shown at sunset 

[around 8 p.m.] on Friday, Aug. 24. For 

more information, call Parks and Recreation 

at (636) 227-7508. 

• • • 

Manchester’s Summer Movies Under 

the Stars are once a month, June through 

August, in Schroeder Park, 359 Old Meramec 

Station Road in Manchester. “Despicable 

Me 3” is at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, June 

8. “Cars 3” is at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, July 

27 at Manchester Pool. “Grease” is at 8:30 

p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 2. For more information, 

visit manchestermo.gov/parks. 

FARMERS MARKETS 

Eureka Farmers Market is from 3:30-7 

p.m. on the first and third Thursday of each 

month from May through October at Central 

Avenue Spur, 394 South Central Ave. 

in Eureka. Vendors sell locally grown or 

made produce, meat, eggs, breads, honey, 

plants and more. Live music provided by a 

different local band each month. 

• • • 

Wildwood Farmers Market is open 

from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. every Saturday 

from May 26 through Oct. 6 on Main Street, 

directly in front of City Hall, 16860 Main St. 

in Wildwood. 

• • • 

Creve Coeur Farmers Market is open 

from 8 a.m-noon every Saturday through 

Oct. 6 at Westgate Shopping Center, 12320 

Olive Blvd. A variety of goods available 

including Missouri-grown produce, hormone- 

and antibiotic-free meats, freerange 

eggs, artisan cheese, local honey, 

coffee beans, jams, plants, soaps, woven 

wares, jewelry and more. 

FESTIVALS & CONCERTS 

Wildwood’s Music on Main series is 

from 6:45-9 p.m. on the third Friday of 

the month, May through July, at the Town 

Center Plaza, 16860 Main St. in Wildwood. 

Enjoy music and complimentary soda, 

water, kettle corn, snow cones and hot dogs. 

Performances: Fabulous Motown Revue 

[May 18], Midnight Piano Band [June 15] 

and Neil Hewitt [July 20]. Visit cityofwildwood.com 

for updates and inclement 

weather information. 

• • • 

A Central Block Party is from 7-10 p.m. 

on Friday, May 25 and Friday, Aug. 10 on 

Central Avenue in Eureka. Food and beverages 

are available from local businesses. 

No glass bottles or pets allowed. Parking 

on Central Avenue will be closed after 4 

p.m. on concert dates. Central Avenue will 

close at 6 p.m. between Dreyer Avenue and 

West Frisco Avenue. Performances: Steven 

Wooley & the Grove [May 25], Vote for 

Pedro [Aug. 10]. 

• • • 

The St. Louis County Greek Fest is 

Friday, May 25 through Monday, May 28 

at Assumption Greek Orthodox Church, 

1755 Des Peres Road in Town & Country. 

Live Greek music and dancing, a marketplace 

shopping experience and fantastic 

Greek food specialties. Times are 11 

a.m.-9 p.m. Friday-Sunday, and 11 a.m.-8 

p.m. on Monday. For more information, 

visit stlouisgreekfest.com. 

• • • 

Manchester’s Free Summer Concerts 

are once a month, June through 

August, at the Corey J. Donnelly Memorial 

Amphitheater in Schroeder Park, 359 

Old Meramec Station Road in Manchester. 

Performances: Whiskey Dixon 

[7-10 p.m., June 1], Butch Wax & The 

Hollywoods [6-9 p.m. followed by fireworks, 

July 4] and Rockin’ Chair [7-10 

p.m., Aug. 3]. For more information, 

visit manchestermo.gov/parks. 

• • • 

The Sounds of Summer Free Concert 

Series takes place two Saturdays each 

month, June through August, at Chester- 

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Butch Wax and The Hollywoods perform throughout the county in free concerts all 

summer long. 

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field Amphitheater, 631 Veterans Place 

Drive in Chesterfield. Doors open at 6 

p.m. Concerts feature PM BBQ, food 

trucks, drinks and desserts. Outside food 

and beverages [no glass] are allowed. Performances: 

Graffiti Bridge [June 2], Master 

Blaster [June 16], Petty Cash Junction 

[July 14], Dogs of Society [July 28], Silver 

Bullet [Aug. 11] and Rockin’ Chair [Aug. 

25]. For more information, call (636) 812- 

9500 or visit chesterfield.mo.us. 

• • • 

The 23rd Annual St. Louis Jewish Film 

Festival is from Sunday, June 3 through 

Thursday, June 7 at Landmark Plaza Frontenac 

Cinema, 1701 S. Lindbergh Blvd., # 

210 in St. Louis. Ticket prices vary. Purchase 

tickets by phone at (314) 442-3179 

or online at brownpapertickets.com. View 

the complete Film Festival schedule at 

stljewishfilmfestival.org. 

• • • 

The Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce 

31st Annual Concert Series is 

from 7-9 p.m. on Tuesdays, June 5 

through Aug. 14 at Faust Park, 14941 

Olive Blvd. in Chesterfield. Free entry. 

Food trucks and concessions open at 5:30. 

Performances: Bob Kuban Band [June 5], 

Butch Wax and The Hollywoods [June 

12], Trilogy [June 19], Spectrum [June 

26], Volcanic Ash [July 10], The Scott 

Laytham & Karl Holmes Duo [July 17], 

Abbey Road Warriors [July 24], Everyday 

People [July 31], Fanfare [Aug. 7], Billy 

Peek [Aug. 14]. For inclement weather 

information, visit chesterfieldmochamber. 

com/summer-concert-series. 

• • • 

Ellisville’s Free Summer Concert 

Series is from 7-9 p.m. on Thursdays in 

June and July on the Amphitheater stage in 

Bluebird Park, 225 Kiefer Creek Road in 

Ellisville. Bring seating and food and drink 

[no glass]. Performances: Butch Wax & the 

Hollywoods [June 7], Dirty Muggs [June 

14], The Joe Bozzi Band [June 21], Grand 

Allusion–Tribute to Stix [June 28], Griffin 

and the Gargoyles [7-10:15 p.m., July 

4], Whiskey Dixon [July 12], Common 

Time Rhythym & Blues [July 19], Head 

Knocker–Tribute to Foreigner [July 26]. 

For more information, visit ellisville. 

mo.us/246/Summer-Concert-Series. 

• • • 

The “Hot Summer Nights, Cool 

Summer Sounds” Des Peres concert 

series is from 7-9:30 p.m. on the second 

Friday of June, July and August in Des 

Peres Park, 12325 Manchester Road in 

Des Peres. Bring your blankets, lawn 

chairs and coolers with your favorite 

snacks and beverages [no glass]. Concessions 

available for purchase. Performances: 

Spectrum [June 8], Butch Wax 

and The Hollywoods [July 13] and Midnight 

Piano Band [Aug. 10]. For more 

information, visit desperesmo.org/427/ 

Summer-Concert-Series. 

• • • 

Creve Coeur’s Free Summer Concerts 

in the Park are from 6-8 p.m. one Tuesday 

a month, June through August, at the 

Tappmeyer House in Millennium Park, 2 

Barnes West Drive in Creve Coeur. Bring 

your own drinks and snacks or browse the 

food trucks and a selection of booths from 

the Creve Coeur Farmers Market. Performances: 

Boogie Chyld [June 14], My 

Friend Mike [July 12] and Abbey Road 

Warriors [Aug. 16]. 

SPECIAL INTEREST 

Summer Container Gardening is from 

6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 29 at The Sophia 

M. Sachs Butterfly House in Faust Park, 

15193 Olive Blvd. in Chesterfield. Learn 

the basics of container gardening from 

types of containers, potting soils, watering, 

fertilizing and plant selection, and create a 

container of your own. For more information, 

visit missouribotanicalgarden.org. 

• • • 

Line Dancing in the Park is from 7:30- 

8:30 p.m. on Mondays, June 4 through July 

16 at Bluebird Park, 225 Kiefer Creek Road 

in Ellisville. Classes are beginner level; no 

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Cheers Bar & Grill reopens in new Manchester location 

By SUZANNE CORBETT 

In April 2017, Gabriele Toppins’ 

Cheers Restaurant & Lounge in Valley 

Park closed after 26 years in operation 

– but the beloved gathering spot wasn’t 

gone for long. Less than a year later, 

Toppins had the opportunity to bring her 

popular eatery and watering hole to Manchester, 

opening as Cheers Bar & Grill on 

St. Patrick’s Day. 

“I’m hoping I’ll have the luck of the 

Irish,” Toppins said with a smile. Her new 

location is nestled in the National Way 

Shopping Center, at the southwest corner 

of Manchester Road and Hwy. 141. 

What’s on the menu? “Everything that 

we used to have. It’s the same menu I’ve 

had for years, which has worked for me 

and the people love,” Toppins said. 

The menu includes traditional bar food 

that’s made to order, featuring quality 

ingredients to create standout burgers, 

sandwiches and salads. It’s a menu strategy 

that’s simple, yet provides enough 

Cheers Bar & Grill 

diversity of choice to satisfy anyone’s 

appetite. 

“We keep it simple and we keep it consistent,” 

Toppins said. 

Cheers’ star attraction is its burgers. 

Each burger is handmade, grilled and 

dressed to order. For added goodness, customers 

have the option of adding an extra 

patty, which is good news for those with 

hearty appetites who want to build their 

burgers into a double, triple or larger. 

“All our burgers are excellent,” Toppins 

said. She suggests trying the Blue Bacon 

Burger or the Cheesy Burger. 

Cheers’ Cheesy Burger, ladled with 

cheese sauce and topped with crisp fried 

onions, is a combination some burger fans 

will remember fondly as the John White 

Burger, a classic served at the late Famous 

Barr. 

Another Cheers favorite is its French 

Dip – sliced seasoned roast beef piled on 

a bakery hoagie roll, topped with melted 

provolone cheese and served with a side of 

savory, warm au jus. It’s a delightful beef 

61 National Way Shopping Center • Manchester • (636) 220-8030 

Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-1 a.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m.-1 a.m.; 

Sunday, 8 a.m.-midnight; Kitchen closes at 9 p.m. every day 

stack that pleases carnivores. No wonder it 

has become one of Cheers’ top sellers. 

Burgers and sandwiches are served 

with a side of upscale choices including 

steak fries, waffle fries or onion rings. 

Recommended by Cheers customers are 

the waffle fries. They fry up crisp and 

tender and resemble a chip – a nice departure 

from the stick-cut fry. 

For those looking to eat green, Cheers 

offers Caesar and Cobb salads – perfect 

for summertime. 

“We make all the salads ourselves,” Toppins 

said. “We don’t use bag salad.” 

Any bar and grill worth its salt will have 

munchies. At Cheers, expect the usual 

Mozzarella Cheese Sticks, Wings, Nachos 

and Toasted Ravioli. All are good, but 

it’s the unexpected items that will catch 

your eye: Frog Legs and Chicken Livers. 

They’re not the typical pub grub fare but, 

for the barroom connoisseur, they’re well 

worth ordering. 

Cheers is open seven days a week, 

opening an hour earlier on Saturdays and 

Sundays when breakfast is served. On 

the morning menu, offerings include Biscuits 

and Gravy, French Toast and traditional 

plates of eggs, bacon/sausage, hash 

browns and toast. 

“I make my own gravy, the French toast 



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Gabriele Toppins, owner of Cheers Bar & Grill 

and the eggs are all cooked to order. That’s 

how we do things,” Toppins said. 

One of the few things not made in house 

are the pizzas, which are from TJ’s Pizzas. 

“It’s a good tasting pizza that people love 

and that we can make all day or after the 

kitchen closes for the late night crowd,” 

Toppins said. 

Cheers Bar & Grill is a place where one 

can relax, eat and indulge; hang out and 

play a game of pool or take in the occasional 

scheduled live music. It’s a place, 

as Toppins says, that everyone can enjoy. 

“I have people from age 21 to 90 that 

come in. I’m looking forward to serving 

the Manchester community,” Toppins 

said. 

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POWERPLEX, from page 11 

anywhere on the size, scale and scope of 

what we can do at The Mills,” Buck said. 

“The idea is to keep this thing running 

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with all kinds of things going on,” Harder 

said. “It’s very diverse in what they’re 

trying to present. It isn’t just one or two 

sports and, as soon as that’s over, it’s 

vacant.” 

At completion, officials predict that the 

POWERplex in North St. Louis County 

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“There is no other venue in America that 

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resort. And, when you add the dome, it’s 

actually about 1.8 million square feet, so 

there’s nothing that even comes close to 

rivaling that,” Buck said. 

The age-old question 

So, who is going to pay for this? 

The city of Bridgeton’s ball fields will 

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“That’s been the big holdup 

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partners and naming rights. 

Matt Zimmerman, Hazelwood’s city 

manager, said city approval will come 

down to evaluating the project’s expected 

revenue and its cost. 

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Cabela’s is one of the few business likely to remain if the POWERplex assumes the St. Louis Outlet Mall location. 

city of Hazelwood. A City Council vote is 

expected toward the end of May. 

Zimmerman said he is not aware of 

opposition to the POWERplex as long as 

the numbers work out. 

“I think [the project] could be a really 

great addition to not just Hazelwood but 

the whole North County region – actually 

the whole St. Louis region for that matter,” 

Zimmerman said. “I think it has the potential 

to be a really big and really important 

project for all of North County.” 

What’s in it for the rest of St. Louis 

County? 

Zimmerman, Harder and Buck are in 

agreement that the POWERplex is an 

asset for the greater St. Louis region, with 

millions of tourists expected to visit the 

attraction each year. 

“This will be a one-stop shop kind of 

Disneyland attraction where people will 

come in for the weekend and stay on the 

property, eat on the property, buy things 

on the property, play their games on the 

property and then go home,” Harder said. 

According to Harder, it’s been figured 

that a family of four visiting for a weekend 

will spend, on average, about $1,000 

– which includes hotel rooms, food, gas, 

entertainment, shopping, etc. And Harder 

claims this money will be spent all over 

the region, not just in North County. 

“My effort and my political capital has 

been used to keep this in St. Louis County 

so that we don’t lose it to the surrounding 

counties,” he said. 

Buck added, “It’s great for the county 

because obviously the county benefits 

no matter where we put [the POWERplex]. 

The impact will be the exact same 

– actually, it’ll be much bigger because the 

capacity for visitors is so much greater in 

the Hazelwood location that it ever would 

have been [in Chesterfield].” 

Buck estimates the POWERplex will 

bring in more than $100 million in retail 

sales, a “huge windfall” of sales tax to 

the county, and claims it will improve the 

region’s image. 

“These are families that will create a 

whole new economic engine in our region,” 

Buck said. “We’re going to show people 

what a great community St. Louis is and 

they’re going to want to come back and be 

a part of it.” 

Buck claims the POWERplex will not 

only put St. Louis County on the map as 

far as youth sports, it will make it a nationwide 

leader in an industry that is booming. 

“[The youth sports tourism industry] is 

the fastest growing sector of the American 

Tourism market,” Buck said. 

The growing trend for families with 

children involved in youth sports is what’s 

known as a “tourna-cation” – a tournament 

vacation. 

“Tourna-cations are where many, many 

millions of families are spending their 

vacation time and their vacation money 

to go experience youth sports but, more 

importantly, to experience communities 

and cities and regions,” Buck said. 

In 2017, youth sports tourism was a $17 

billion industry and it’s expected to eclipse 

$20 billion by 2020, according to Buck. 

“We’re excited about bringing that 

industry to St. Louis in a really big way,” 

he said. 

If all goes well, Big Sports Properties 

hopes to begin construction on its North 

County campus in August 2018, with an 

opening in early 2019. 

“That very first walk-through, it became 

crystal clear to me that this is where we were 

supposed to be,” Buck said. “Obviously, 

there are still some hurdles that we have to 

work through. But we’re close. I’d say we’re 

at the five-yard line, first and goal – you 

know – to use a sports analogy, we just got 

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