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I OPINION I 3 

Walter E. Williams 

Disparities Galore 

Much is made about observed differences 

between sexes and among races. The 

nation’s academic and legal elite try to sell 

us on the notion that men and women and 

people of all races should be proportionally 

represented in socio-economic characteristics. 

They make statements such as 

“Though African Americans and Hispanics 

make up approximately 32 percent of 

the U.S. population, they [constituted] 56 

percent of all incarcerated people in 2015” 

and “20 percent of Congress is women. 

Only 5 percent of CEOs are.” 

These differences are frequently referred 

to as disparities. Legal professionals, 

judges, politicians, academics and others 

often operate under the assumption that we 

are all equal. Therefore, inequalities and 

disparities are seen as probative of injustice. 

Thus, government must intervene, 

find the cause and engineer a policy or law 

to eliminate the injustice. Such a vision 

borders on lunacy. There’s no evidence 

anywhere or at any time in human history 

that shows that but for some kind of social 

injustice, people would be proportionally 

represented across a range of socio-economic 

attributes by race and sex. 

Indeed, if there is a dominant feature of 

mankind, it’s that we differ significantly 

over a host of socio-economic characteristics 

by race, sex, ethnicity and nationality. 

The differences have little or nothing to do 

with any sort of social injustice or unfair 

treatment. Let’s examine some racial, 

ethnic and sex disparities with an eye 

toward identifying the injustice involved. 

We might also ponder what kind of policy 

recommendation is necessary to correct the 

disparity. 

Jews constitute no more than 3 percent 

of the U.S. population but are 35 percent 

of American Nobel Prize winners. As of 

2017, Nobel Prizes had been awarded to 

902 individuals worldwide. Though Jews 

are less than 2 percent of the world’s population, 

203, or 22.5 percent, of the Nobel 

Prizes were awarded to Jews. Proportionality 

would have created 18 Jewish Nobel 

laureates instead of an “unfair” 203. What 

should Congress and the United Nations do 

to “correct” such a disparity? Should the 

Nobel committees be charged with racism? 

Jews are not the only people taking more 

than their “fair share” of things. Blacks 

are 13 percent of the U.S. population but, 

in some seasons, have been as high as 84 

percent of NBA players. Compounding 

that “injustice,” blacks are the highestpaid 

basketball players and win nearly all 

of the MVP prizes. Blacks are also guilty 

of taking 67 percent, an “unfair” share, of 

professional football jobs. Blacks are in the 

top salary category in every offensive and 

defensive position except quarterback. But 

let’s not lull ourselves into complacency. 

How often do you see a black NFL kicker 

or punter? 

Laotian, Samoan and Vietnamese 

women have the highest cervical cancer 

rates in the United States. The Pima Indians 

of Arizona have the highest reported 

prevalence of diabetes of any population in 

the world. Tay-Sachs disease favors Ashkenazi 

Jews. Cystic fibrosis haunts white 

people. Blacks of West African ethnic 

origin have the highest incidence of sickle 

cell anemia. The prevalence of prostate 

cancer is lower in men of South Asian ethnicity 

than in the general population. Black 

American men have the highest prostate 

cancer rates of any racial or ethnic group 

in the United States. Black males are also 

30 percent likelier to die from heart disease 

than white men. 

There are some highly fatal sex disparities. 

An Australian study found that sharks 

are nine times likelier to attack and kill 

men than they are women. Another disturbing 

sex disparity is that despite the fact that 

men are 50 percent of the U.S. population 

and so are women, men are struck by lightning 

six times as often as women. Of those 

killed by lightning, 82 percent are men. 

There are loads of other disparities based 

upon physical characteristics, but it would 

take a fool to believe that we are all equal 

and any difference between us is a result of 

some kind of social injustice that begs for a 

societal remedy. The only kind of equality 

consistent with liberty is equality before 

the law – which doesn’t require that people 

be in fact equal. 

• • • 

Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics 

at George Mason University. More 

than 150 of his publications have appeared 

in scholarly journals such as Economic 

Inquiry, American Economic Review and 

Social Science Quarterly and popular 

publications such as Reader’s Digest, The 

Wall Street Journal and Newsweek. He has 

appeared on many TV and radio broadcasts 

and, on occasion, hosted The Rush Limbaugh 

Show. 

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EDITORIAL 

A community comes together 

Tragedy. 

What else can be said of the senseless 

killing of a mother, a grandmother 

and two beautiful children. It is tragedy 

incarnate. 

Our community asks “why?” Why 

were these human beings taken from 

us? No answers come. Yet as a community 

we come together. On the eve 

of New Years’ Eve, hundreds gathered 

to pay respects and pray for the family, 

pray for understanding, pray for resolve. 

There were lit candles, too many tears 

and never enough answers. 

Kate Kasten, her children Zoe and 

Jon, and her mother Jane Moeckel, were 

murdered. A man was arrested, but that 

did not answer why. Nothing answered 

why? 

So we came together. We gathered; 

we communed. We didn’t have answers, 

but we had the shared strength of 

others. And now we begin a new year. 

We are less because they are no longer 

with us, but we are more because we 

have come together. We are more 

because we have prayed together and 

mourned together. 

The answer to “why?” may never 

come, not completely. That is the reason 

we need faith in our community. Let 

that be the legacy of Kate, Zoe, Jon and 

Jane, that in their passing they brought 

a community together and reminded all 

of us of the infinite well of strength we 

can draw upon together. 

May God rest their souls, and may 

God bring peace to our community in 

the new year. 

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Introducing Walter Williams 

We are pleased to announce that 

beginning in January 2019, Mid Rivers 

Newsmagazines will feature syndicated 

columnist Dr. Walter E. Williams on 

page 3 of each publication. This is the 

space that previously saw the publication 

of Thomas Sowell’s columns. 

Sowell and Williams have been friends, 

colleagues and collaborators since they 

met on the UCLA campus in 1969. 

Williams has been a professor of economics 

at George Mason University 

since 1980, and chaired the economics 

department from 1995-2001. He is 

the author of 10 books and his weekly 

syndicated column appears in some 140 

newspapers nationwide. 

Williams has participated in numerous 

debates, conferences and lectures 

in the United States and abroad. He 

has frequently given expert testimony 

before Congressional committees on 

public policy issues ranging from labor 

policy to taxation and spending. 

Williams, like Sowell, is renowned 

for his fact-based arguments and belief 

in the power of free markets to solve 

problems. It is our pleasure to welcome 

him to the Mid Rivers Newsmagazine 

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 

Regarding Medicaid expansion 

To the Editor: 

Recent letters concerning the “need” for 

Medicaid expansion in Missouri miss the 

simple fact of unsustainable costs. 

One letter mentioned the plight of rural 

hospitals. While Medicaid assists in lowering 

the uncompensated care burden of 

hospitals, the costs of Medicaid increase 

the burden on state [and federal] budgets; 

of which our Missouri legislators 

have become acutely aware happening in 

expansion states. In this case, good judgement 

has taken precedence over “common 

sense.” Medicaid is one of the two biggest 

budget-busting items for states. 

Medicaid had already expanded beyond 

its initial scope when Obamacare hyperexpanded 

the program. It was politically 

advantageous for progressives to offer 

the states “free stuff” while playing shell 

games with details and costs. The Obama 

administration even threatened to withhold 

Medicaid funding from states refusing 

expansion. Since 2000, Medicaid expenses 

have increased in every state budget. In 

expansion states, Medicaid for the ablebodied 

has created massive budget shortfalls. 

Expansion of benefits does not guarantee 

access to care or quality outcomes. By 

lowering reimbursement rates to providers, 

Medicaid effectively reduces overall 

access and timeliness to care. Evidence 

of this was discovered in the Oregon 

study, and recent studies from Harvard 

and the University of Virginia. Findings 

revealed “no significant improvement in 

measured health outcomes” over those 

without insurance. Findings further 

revealed no significant reduction in mortality 

and worse post-surgical outcomes. 

Under Medicaid expansion in Illinois, 

hundreds of enrollees have died while 

waiting for medical care through “death 

by queueing.” 

Medicaid was originally created to protect 

the most vulnerable of society and 

the evidence clearly shows that it is failing 

to deliver while the costs are spiraling 

ever skyward. Yet, we suffer people 

encouraging us to keep surrendering our 

liberty and bounty to government entities 

that squander those resources and have 

no accountability for the failures of said 

programs. 

Mark T. Ryan 

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COTTLEVILLE 

Local resident honored 

Longtime Boone Home volunteer Col. 

Robert Pecoraro, of Cottleville, received 

the 2018 Outstanding Interpretive Volunteer 

Award from the National Association 

of Interpretation [NAI] at the group’s 

national workshop on Nov. 30 in New 

Orleans. 

Pecoraro is only the 12th person to be 

honored with this prestigious award. He 

also received the NAI’s Region 6 2017 

Outstanding Interpretive Volunteer Award 

last year along with fellow parks volunteer 

Col. Barney Combs. 

The Outstanding Volunteer Interpreter 

Award is presented to an NAI member 

who has worked five or more years as a 

volunteer interpreter, whose educational 

background is not in interpretation, and 

whose current volunteer duties are in 

front-line interpretation or administration 

of an interpretive program. They must 

demonstrate a mastery of interpretive 

techniques and program development, 

and must demonstrate initiative and a 

dedication to the affiliated institution. 

For more than 30 years, Pecoraro, a certified 

interpretive guide, has been an active 

volunteer. He has donated thousands of 

hours of service as an advocate for historic 

and cultural preservation at The Historic 

Daniel Boone Home near Defiance. As a 

volunteer, he brings the legacy of Daniel 

Boone to life by bridging the past to the 

future through first-person interpretation 

of John Filson. Filson was Boone’s biographer, 

a Revolutionary War veteran, surveyor, 

and the first official historian for the 

Commonwealth of Kentucky. 

Robert Pecoraro [center] with his NAI award 

Earlier this year, Pecoraro and Combs 

were recognized for their work with a 

proclamation by the Governor of Missouri, 

and in 2017 both received Lifetime 

Achievement Awards from the Parks 

Department. 

Catch Pecoraro and Combs in action at 

The Sappington-Dressel Home: Heritage 

Preserved event on March 30 at the Boone 

Home. For more information about home 

tours, volunteer programs and special 

events at The Historic Daniel Boone Home, 

call (636) 798-2005 or visit stccparks.org. 

NAI has 7,000 members in over 30 

countries and is a not-for-profit 501[c][3] 

professional association for those involved 

in the interpretation of natural and culture 

heritage resources. 

O’FALLON 

Interim police chief named 

Mayor Bill Hennessy 

and the O’Fallon City 

Council have announced 

the hiring of Gary D. 

George as the Interim 

Police Chief for the 

O’Fallon Police Department. 

George 

George, who comes to O’Fallon through 

a contract with Strategic Government 

Resources [SGR], will serve in the role 

until a permanent chief is hired in early 

2019. SGR is assisting the city in finding 

a permanent replacement for Chief Roy 

Joachimstaler, who retired on Dec. 7 after 

nine years with the city and nearly 50 years 

in law enforcement. 

George brings an extensive background 

to O’Fallon, having more than 47 years 

of experience in police work, including 

nearly 20 years as a police chief and director 

of public safety. His career began in 

Independence, Missouri, where he started 

as a patrol officer in 1970. He worked his 

way through the ranks and was named 

chief of police in 1997. He left Independence 

in 2001, taking over the position 

of chief of police for the community of 

Alpharetta, Georgia. In 2006, George was 

promoted to the position of Director of 

Public Safety for Alpharetta, where he 

oversaw police, fire and emergency services 

for the community. He retired from 

Alpharetta in 2017. 

“We appreciate Chief George stepping in 

to assist our community as we continue our 

national search for our new police chief,” 

Hennessy said. “I am confident that he, 

along with our talented group of officers, 

civilians and the existing leadership team, 

will continue to exceed the high standards 

our department has set for service, public 

safety and overall excellence in police 

work.” 

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Special Hockey team in an exhibition game 

at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 12 at the St. 

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Special Hockey Team is a team of developmentally 

challenged kids and adults 

that share the love of the sport of hockey. 

Admission is $5 for adults; kids are free. A 

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Tryouts for the Stampede are Jan. 12. 

ball court, has a history in the St. Louis 

area. Previous teams included the River- 

City Raiders, St. Louis Attack, River City 

Rage, River City Renegades, St. Louis 

Stampede and Missouri Monsters. Now, 

there is a new St. Louis Stampede, which 

is set to kick-off its inaugural season at 

The Family Arena in St. Charles on Saturday, 

April 6. 

The new team is part of the National 

Gridiron League [NGL] that plays in 12 

U.S. metropolitan areas through the country. 

The league was founded in 2017 as a 

minor league alternative to the National 

Football League and owns all 12 teams. 

So it is not “owner franchised,” said 

Stampede President Kallie C. Klein. She 

said the league’s ownership is backed 

by a group of investors in Jacksonville, 

Florida, and that the NGL offers more 

stability that may add to the longevity of 

the league. 

Klein, along with head coach Patrick 

Pimmel, St. Charles Mayor Sally Faith, 

County Finance Director Bob Schnur and 

other team officials and players, talked 

about the new team at a press conference 

on Dec. 13 at The Family Arena, a 9,755- 

seat arena that the team is hoping to fill. 

Pimmel brings more than 30 years 

of football to the Stampede’s inaugural 

season. In 2015, he came in 

at mid-season to become head 

coach of the St. Louis Attack. He 

also spent a season as the offensive 

coordinator of the Orlando 

Predators. In 2012, he was the 

head coach of the Indoor Football 

League’s Allen Wranglers. 

He also was the defensive coordinator 

and assistant head coach 

for the Nebraska Danger and, in 

2010, he served as head coach for 

the Omaha Beef. 

In 2009, he was the head coach 

of the River City Rage, which 

won a conference championship and was 

the United Bowl runner-up. 

Pimmel said he would like to use 

younger players for the Stampede, many 

just out of college. That also may include 

some players who recently graduated high 

school. 

A tryout is being held from 7-11 a.m. 

on Jan. 12 at Olympia Athletic and 

Events Centre, 49 Lawrence Street in St. 

Charles. Details are available online at 

stlstampede.com. 

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Shelter #7 in Broemmelsiek Park, 1795 

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will be able to hike, cross-country ski or 

snowshoe alongside park staff on a short, 

guided tour through the park. After the tour, 

participants can warm up with hot chocolate 

under the pavilion and enter to win a 

park camping certificate. 

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NEWS BRIEFS, from page 9 

one-night stay in a camping cabin or two 

nights of tent camping at St. Charles County’s 

Klondike Park near Augusta will be 

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destination nestled in the heart of Historic 

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The event is free and leashed pets are 

welcome. Registration is requested. 

To register, or for more information 

about Winter Trails Day, call the St. Charles 

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The St. Charles County Parks and Recreation 

Department has more than 55 miles 

of natural, paved and multi-use trails for 

hiking, biking and equestrian use. 

Busch Range celebrates 

‘good first year’ 

The Missouri Department of Conservation’s 

[MDC] August A. Busch Shooting 

Range has hosted a total of 44,419 people 

since opening on Oct. 28, 2017. 

According to Busch Range Outdoor 

Education Center Manager Bryant Hertel, 

the most popular activity at the range 

is rifle and pistol shooting. During the 

range’s inaugural year, 30,927 shooters 

used the rifle/pistol ranges. Hertel said use 

on the range increased leading up to the 

November portion of the 2018 Firearms 

Deer Season. A large number of shotgun 

shooters also made use of the new facility, 

Hertel noted, with a total of 11,289 taking 

to the trap and skeet fields. Among shotgun 

shooters, trap was the most popular 

use, followed closely by skeet. 

Another 2,200 people attended the range 

through its educational programs or other 

special uses. 

“All in all, it was a good first year,” Hertel 

said, predicting “a very bright future” for 

the facility. 

The range is open from 10 a.m.-4:30 

p.m. Wednesday through Sunday through 

March 31. Spring/summer hours go into 

effect April 1. Additional details are available 

by typing “Busch range” into the 

search box online at nature.mdc.mo.gov. 

The shooting range is located at 3550 

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the Missouri state and local sales taxes 

plus other local taxes on behalf of its 

hosts. Also in 2018, Airbnb announced 

new tax agreements with St. Louis and 

St. Charles County to collect and remit 

their respective lodging taxes on behalf 

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In St. Louis County, it is reported that 

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According to Airbnb statistics, the city of 

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Natural Christmas tree 

recycling continues 

For residents that haven’t yet parted with 

their natural Christmas tree, the Division 

of Environmental Health and Protection is 

continuing to collect them in St. Charles 

County. 

Trees, sans all decorations, lights and 

any packaging, may be taken to any of the 

following locations through Jan. 12: 

• Recycle Works Central, 60 Triad South 

in St. Charles 

• Recycle Works West, 2110 East Pitman 

Ave. in Wentzville 

Both are open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

• Quail Ridge Park [Group Picnic Area 

parking lot], 560 Interstate Drive in Wentzville 

Open 7 a.m. to sunset. 

• Laurel Park [upper parking lot], use 

McClay Valley Boulevard entrance, in St. 

Peters 

• St. Peters Earth Centre, 115 Ecology 

Drive 

Both are open 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

• Progress Park [parking lot], 968 Meyer 

Road in Wentzville 

• Heartland Park, 100 William Dierberg 

Drive in Wentzville 

Members of the St. Charles County Ambulance District “Fill the Ambulance.” 

• Rotary Park, 2577 W. Meyer Road in 

Wentzville 

Open through Jan. 18 during posted park 

hours. 

In the holiday spirit 

The week before Christmas, area seniors 

joined forces with the St. Charles County 

Ambulance District [SCCAD] Paramedics 

to ensure that local food pantries supported 

by Operation Food Search [OFS] were 

fully stocked for those in need. 

The “Fill the Ambulance with Food” initiative 

has been going strong for nine years 

in St. Charles County. In total, it has provided 

over 25,000 pounds of food to families 

in need since its inception. For many 

of those contributing, the cause is close to 

the heart. 

“Many of our residents are from a generation 

that experienced hunger firsthand 

as children,” said Lake St. Charles Retirement 

Community Executive Director 

Samantha Davis. “This is a program that 

they’ve taken on as their own and feel 

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the holiday season!” 

“There’s no age limit when it comes to 

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Dardenne Prairie sets priorities for 2019 budget 

By BRIAN FLINCHPAUGH 

Dardenne Prairie will be spending money 

in 2019 on parks and capital improvement 

projects that include road maintenance, 

sidewalk replacement and engineering 

work throughout the city. 

The city’s 2019 budget, approved last 

month, calls for spending $3,534,273 with 

an estimated $4,679,590 in projected revenues. 

The city has a surplus of $1,145,317 

available for capital improvement projects. 

The vote was 4-1-1 in favor of the budget 

with aldermen Kevin Klingerman and 

Dave Wandling [both of Ward 1], Justin 

Ungerboeck [Ward 2] and John Gotway 

[Ward 3] voting to approve the budget and 

Blake Nay [Ward 2] casting the only no 

vote. Alderman Dan Koch [Ward 3] was 

absent. 

Mayor David Zucker said the city has 

identified $1,193,450 in other capital 

improvement projects. It will draw $48,133 

from its general fund reserve to cover that 

expense. The city’s total revenues are estimated 

at $4.67 million. 

In all, the city plans to spend $1,651,000 

in capital improvement projects in 2019, 

Zucker said. That amount will include 

$458,000 to pay for replacing concrete 

slabs in several subdivisions. The city also 

plans to continue a 10-year program of 

street maintenance and sidewalk replacements 

to comply with the Americans with 

Disabilities Act. 

Zucker said the city is continuing 

the engineering work and right-of-way 

acquisition for the Hanley Road improvement 

project and hiring an engineering 

firm to study the design and construction 

of a Route 364 interchange at Technology 

Drive. The city also plans to address 

chronic problems at the Barathaven Lake 

and trail, which require changes to the way 

water drains from the lake to Dardenne 

Creek. 

The board agreed to spend $915,412 of 

the revenue generated by the parks and 

storm half-cent sales tax, approved by 

County Council passes 2019 

budget with pay increases 

The city also plans to address chronic problems at the Barathaven Lake and trail in 2019. 

[Great Rivers Greenway photo] 

voters in 2017, on current parks and recreational 

operating expenses, including some 

employee salaries and new construction. 

Zucker said a minority of board members 

preferred to spend the half-cent sales tax 

revenue only for new projects, such as the 

development of the old ball fields next to 

city hall on Hanley Road, and new facilities 

and recreational programs. The city expects 

to design and build improvements to the 

baseball fields next to city hall, including an 

upgrade to the gravel parking lot. 

The city anticipates completion of a parks 

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master plan begun in 2018 and reviewed by 

the board on Dec. 5. 

Zucker said the budget discussion 

brought into focus the long-range planning 

that the city must do to keep with street 

maintenance and repair and the growth of 

parks and recreation facilities and program. 

“Forecasted revenue will not be enough 

to do it all,” Zucker said. 

Revenue is a major issue for the city 

because the city hopes to obtain more 

sales tax revenue through economic 

development. The city’s general sales tax 

of 1 percent is the city’s major source of 

revenue and is expected to generate about 

$1.2 million. A half-cent capital improvement 

sales tax generates about $600,000, 

motor fuel tax about $461,000, the property 

tax of 10.54 cents per $100 assessed 

valuation about $309,000, road and bridge 

about $275,000, municipal court fines 

about $190,000 and the half-cent parks and 

stormwater sales tax about $600,000. 

Beyond capital improvements, major 

expenditures in the 2019 budget include: 

• $805,000 for debt service, partial rebate 

of general sales taxes to the Dardenne 

Towne Center Transportation Development 

District and Bryan Road Neighborhood 

Improvement District 

• $806,000 for personnel costs 

• $335,298 for the contract with St. 

Charles County Police Department for 

police services 

• $650,000 for the road maintenance contract 

with St. Charles County 


In the end, the St. Charles County 

Council opted to pass a county budget for 

2019 that didn’t rock many boats over an 

additional cost of living allowance for the 

county’s more than 1,000 employees or 

delay the hiring of new employees. 

The council voted 7-0 at its Dec. 17 

meeting to approve a 2019 budget that 

includes a 2-percent merit increase plus 

a 1-percent cost of living increase for 

employees. Those increases also were 

included in County Executive Steve 

Ehlmann’s draft budget. The vote came 

even through several councilmembers at 

their Dec. 3 meeting said they favored 

only an additional 1-percent cost of living 

increase. 

County Finance Director Bob Schnur 

had told the council that the Missouri 

Department of Revenue has said sales tax 

revenue collection in the county is down. 

Sales tax revenue provides more than 60 

percent of general fund revenue, which 

includes salaries for county employees. 

Councilmembers Joe Cronin [District 

1], Dave Hammond [District 4] and Joe 

Brazil [District 2] favored adding the 

1-percent increase and even suggested 

delaying the hiring of new employees to 

see if the county receives more revenue 

by February or March when final sales tax 

figures become available. However, the 

council basically agreed to go along with 

Ehlmann’s draft budget, protecting both 

increases and new positions. 

The 2019 budget includes five new hires 

in the information systems department; a 

caseworker and five new corrections custodians; 

and a forensic scientist, shooting 

range director and a fraud detective for the 

The 2019 budget includes hiring five new corrections custodians, a forensic scientist and a 

fraud detective for the county police department. 

county police department. 

The councilmembers did not discuss the 

budget at the meeting before they voted. 

However, according to Schnur, county staff 

had answered the councilmembers questions 

prior to its final budget vote. Should 

any additional questions arise, the county 

expects to be able to address them by the 

time sales tax revenue for the county is 

finalized in February or March. 

The budget includes total revenue 

resources of $93.3 million in the general 

fund and expenditures of $85.7 million in 

general fund with an anticipated fund balance 

of $7.61 million. 

Ehlmann thanked the staff for their work 

in putting together the budget. 

“It’s getting harder every year,” he said.

14 I NEWS I 

Your Legacy 

Law Matters 



Life is short. 

The older I get, 

the more evident 

that becomes. 

When I 

was young, 30 

seemed so old; 

60 seemed like 

forever and 

70 was an eternity; and 80 or 90 was 

just incomprehensible nonsense. And 

then suddenly, it’s here. We don’t 

necessarily feel that old. In fact, in our 

heads, we’re still 25 or 30, but the 

mirror tells us something entirely 

different. How can all of that happen? 

And when you start to think about 

the brevity of life, you can start to 

think about what your life has meant. 

We take ourselves entirely too seriously 

(and probably rightfully so) to just 

see ourselves as some passing mist – 

here today and gone and forgotten 

tomorrow. Many people start to think 

about their legacy – when we’re gone, 

how will people remember us? 

That was brought home to me 

recently when working with some 

business owners. They had spent most 

of their adult years nurturing and 

growing a business, and now time was 

catching up. They wanted to plan 

what to do carefully so there wasn’t a 

train wreck when they died, but they 

were having trouble letting go. This is 

very common. 

One of the business owners had a 

child involved in the business and two 

others who weren't He really wanted 

things to end harmoniously for the 

family as a whole, protect the son in 

the business because of the grandchildren, 

and also protect the employemployees, 

some of whom had been 

with him for years. It was sort of a 

complex calculus. 

Another business owner didn’t 

have any family active in the business, 

but the business was the principal 

asset of his estate. The most 

likely successors to his business were 

some key employees. So he wanted to 

plan a fair transition that protected 

employees while also providing an 

inheritance for his family. 

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in different business plans like this, I 

have found that subtle differences in 

focuses can have major impacts on 

the resulting plan. The dynamic 

relations between family members 

can result in vastly varying solutions. 

The complex politics of a business 

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without undermining the operation 

of the business. And then there’s the 

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Every weekday, more than 200 homebound 

seniors in St. Peters count on a hot 

meal delivered around lunchtime by a 

friendly volunteer as part of the Meals on 

Wheels program. 

As of earlier this month, St. Peters city 

officials said the program has gotten another 

strong boost going into 2019 from fundraising 

efforts that are allowing one of the few 

remaining fresh Meals on Wheels programs 

in the St. Louis region to continue. 

Alderman Jerry Hollingsworth [Ward 2] 

said at the city’s Board of Aldermen meeting 

on Dec. 20 that a check for $20,156 

raised at annual trivia night on Oct. 19 was 

presented at a Christmas party on Dec. 19 at 

the St. Peters Senior Center. The trivia night 

is hosted by Mayor Len Pagano, the board 

of aldermen and Central County Fire and 

Rescue. 

City officials said 

about $20,200 in 

contributions from 

St. Peters utility customers 

through the 

“Dollar Up” program 

also was raised in 2018. 

Residents can elect to 

include a “dollar up” 

donation as part of their water and sewer 

payments. Those donations also fund the 

Meals on Wheels program. 

St. Peters utility customers have contributed 

$94,251 through the dollar up program 

since its inception in 2012. Some utility 

customers also have the option of rounding 

up their utility bill to the next dollar amount. 

This has raised more than $4,300 this year. 

The fundraising effort began as a result of 

the state and federal budget cuts that began 

in 2011. 

“Federal and state governments, they 

mismanage our tax dollars incredibly,” Hollingsworth 

said in an interview. “What happens 

is that with people with disabilities and 

seniors, they go to their programs and that’s 

where they start cutting and that’s what happened 

with the Meals on Wheels program.” 

He said St. Peters and possibly one other 

senior center deliver hot meals in the St. 

Louis region. 

“What happens is that [most programs] 

are delivering five frozen meals on Monday,” 

he said. “Some seniors are going to struggle 

with how to heat them. Do they have a 

microwave? Can they open the packaging? 

“Probably even more important is by 

delivering that one time a week [seniors] 

lose the human touch they get with delivering 

on a daily basis. Sometimes that’s the 

only touch with the outside world that some 



St. Peters continues to raise 

funding for Meals on Wheels 

“For a sleepy community 

between two giants, 

O’Fallon and St. Charles, 

we do a pretty good job.” 

of these seniors have. The meal is secondary.” 

Hollingsworth lauded the role and contributions 

of the Central County Fire and 

Rescue, saying their help has been critical to 

the success of the annual trivia night, which 

has raised more than $20,000 annually for 

the last few years. 

Central County also has provided 

backup for volunteer drivers delivering 

meals. If there is, say, a four-inch snowfall 

that may discourage volunteers, many who 

are seniors and shy about driving in snow, 

Central County personnel often deliver 

meals, Hollingsworth said. “Those guys 

are incredible.” 

Central County personnel and volunteers 

deliver meals prepared by the St. Peters 

Senior Center. On the day of the Christmas 

party, 205 meals were delivered. Hollingsworth 

said it used to be that 150 to 160 

meals were delivered 

daily but the number 

has gone up dramatically. 

“For a sleepy community 

between two 

giants, O’Fallon and St. 

Charles, we do a pretty 

good job. I’m sounding 

like Mayor Pagano 

for God’s sake,” Hollingsworth said with a 

laugh. “You know what, he’s a great ambassador 

for our city.” 

Hollingsworth added that St. Peters is a 

giving community with great volunteers. 

“We keep trudging down the road, doing 

what needs to be done,” he said. 

Some of the ways St. Peters raises money 

are being copied by other communities 

around the state. In 2014, the city’s voluntary 

dollar up program was recognized by 

the Missouri Municipal League. 

Hollingsworth said he’s gotten no indication 

yet if state funding for Meals on 

Wheels faces new cuts. The Missouri General 

Assembly will have new members in 

the coming legislative session and “I don’t 

know what this new batch of guys is facing 

as far as deficits,” he said. 

“I don’t see it dying as long as we keep 

promoting and pushing it,” he said. However, 

like a lot of nonprofit efforts, Hollingsworth 

said there is a continuing need for 

young and new volunteers – and he put in a 

plea for help from some of the largest companies 

coming into the city. “Just a shout 

out to our new neighbors at Amazon, if you 

have any charitable feelings in your bones, 

I would be more than happy to come to talk 

to you about the Meals on Wheels program 

in St. Peters. 

“We would greatly appreciate it.” 

– Jerry Hollingsworth





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Authorities search for motive in multiple-murder case in St. Charles 


Last Sunday, a funeral service was held 

for Kate Kasten, her mother and her two 

children, who were shot and killed on Dec. 

28, allegedly by Richard D. Emery. 

The crime spree, which also included 

firing on two police officers and stabbing a 

woman in an attempted carjacking, began 

in what St. Charles Police describe as a 

quiet neighborhood at a home in the 100 

block of Whetstone Drive. 

The crime was unlike anything most 

authorities have ever seen in St. Charles 

County. “I’ve been here five years and I 

can’t think of any case where we have four 

victims, three assaults and an attempted 

carjacking,” said Leslie Knight, a spokesperson 

for St. Charles County Prosecuting 

Attorney Tim Lohmar. Lt. Tom Wilkison, 

public information officer for the St. 

Charles Police Department, said, “I’ve 

been here 16 years and I’ve talked to guys 

that have been here 30 years and they’ve 

seen nothing like this.” 

The Major Case Squad investigation is 

complete, but its results are not expected to 

be widely shared. “We’ll probably be pretty 

tight-lipped on this one,” Knight said. 

Emery faces counts on 15 crimes according 

to charges filed by the prosecuting 

attorney’s office on Dec. 29 – four counts 

of murder in the first degree, seven counts 

of armed criminal action, one count of 

attempted robbery in the first degree, and 

three counts of assault in the first degree. 

It began with a 911 call at about 11:55 

p.m. to the St. Charles City Police dispatch 

for “shots fired” in the 100 block of Whetstone 

Drive. According to the probable 

cause statement filed with the prosecuting 

attorney’s office, the dispatcher could hear 

“apparent gunshots in the background and 

advised responding officers.” 

At 11:58 p.m., officers arrived on the 

scene and observed Emery getting into a 

white Chevy Silverado and trying to leave 

the subdivision. Officers attempted to stop 

the vehicle, which first failed to yield but 

eventually stopped at the intersection of 

Cheshire and Muegge roads. 

Police said Emery exited the truck, displayed 

a handgun and fired multiple shots 

at two police officers. The shots struck the 

police vehicle eight times in the open driver’s 

door, door frame and grill. Officers 

returned fire until Emery ran out of sight. 

None of the officers were injured. 

Meanwhile, officers at the residence 

found four victims of gunshot wounds. 

On the phone line, with gunshots audible, 

was Jane Moeckel, 61, who had barricaded 

herself in a downstairs room with her two 

grandchildren, Zoe, 8, and Jonathan, 10. 

The three were found dead. Kate Kasten, 

39, the mother of the children, was found 

wounded in a north bedroom and was 

transported to a hospital where she died. 

At about 1:32 p.m. police received a call 

for a stabbing. The victim described a suspect 

similar to Emery who told her, “I gotta 

get out of here,” and attempted to take 

her vehicle. He then stabbed her multiple 

times in her torso and fled on foot, which 

prompted an extensive seven-hour manhunt. 

The victim was taken to a hospital 

where she was reported to be in critical but 

stable condition. 

At 7:23 a.m., police responded to a 911 

call from a Quick Trip in the 2000 block of 

First Capital Drive regarding a white male 

bleeding heavily from a possible gunshot 

wound who had entered a bathroom there. 

Emery appeared to be suffering from gunshot 

wounds when he was taken into custody. 

According to the probable cause statement, 

Emery asked if the lady he tried to 

carjack was OK. He also apologized for 

shooting at the officers. Emery’s handgun 

and knife were located by investigators 

based on his statements to officers. 

Police said Emery lived at the home on 

Whetstone Drive and was Kasten’s boyfriend. 

The children were from her marriage 

to Kory Kasten, who died in April 

2017 after a six-year battle with cancer. 

A GoFundMe page has been established 

to help pay for funeral expenses. 

Meanwhile, as Emery waits in jail without 

bail, a case review was scheduled for 

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Francis Howell North student journalists show off their awards from the National 

High School Journalism Convention. 

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By ELLEN LAMPE 

Student Journalists compete at 

national writing competition 

Representatives from all three Francis 

Howell high schools braved winter in 

Chicago to attend the semiannual 

National High School 

Journalism Convention, cosponsored 

by the Journalism 

Education Association [JEA] 

and the National Scholastic 

Press Association [NSPA]. 

With more than 4,000 delegates, 

the JEA/NSPA convention 

is the largest gathering 

of student journalists in the 

country. 

The FHN North Star 

newsmagazine was selected 

as a Pacemaker winner in 

the newspaper category, the 

sixth straight Pacemaker Award the North 

Star has earned. “Winning the Pacemaker 

meant a lot because it’s a testament to our 

staff’s hard work and abilities,” North Star 

co-Editor-in-Chief Heeral Patel said. “It 

shows that we’re creating quality content 

for our student body.” 

In the Best of Show competition, the 

Central Focus took third place in the 

Newsmagazine competition, the highest 

the Central Focus has ever placed in a Best 

of Show competition. In addition, the Central 

Focus was recognized as a Pacemaker 

finalist. The FHHS Howelltonian yearbook 

captured sixth place, the only Missouri 

yearbook to place in that category. 

Several FHN students were finalists in 

the NSPA’s individual awards for work that 

appeared during the 2017-18 school year. 

Holt High senior Paige Pieper 

earned an Excellent rating 

at the National High School 

Journalism Convention. 

Earning Honorable Mention were Lupe 

Medina and Reide Pearson in the Broadcast 

Feature Story of the Year category 

and Hannah Wilson in Editorial Writing. 

Rebekah Myers received a fourth-place 

award in Comics Journalism, and Carolynn 

Gonzalez and Alex Rowe received 

a fourth-place award in Newsmagazine 

Cover. Carolynn Gonzalez also placed third 

in the Informational Graphic category and 

Rebekah Myers placed fourth in the Illustration 

category. 

Two FHC graduates, Sydney Robbins and 

Garrett Allen, both captured a second-place 

award, Sydney in Sports 

Action Photo for her wrestling 

photo, and Garrett for 

his informational graphic on 

hydration. These are the highest 

finishes in these categories 

in FHC history. 

FHN students did well 

in the 2018 Portfolio of 

the Year contest, where 

Emily Hood placed fourth 

in Broadcast Journalist of 

the Year, Alex Rowe placed 

third in Photojournalist of 

the Year, Sarah Zimmerman 

placed second in Writer of 

the Year and Rebekah Myers took the top 

spot in Artist of the Year. 

Seven FHN staffers were honored 

for their work in the JEA Write-Off 

Competition at the convention. Earning 

Honorable Mention were Gracie 

Bowman in Feature Writing, Mollie 

Roberts in Sports Writing, Emma 

Vernon in Yearbook Copy/Caption 

Student Life and Emily Zhang 

in Public Service Announcement. 

Earning an award of Excellent were 

Rebekah Myers in Editorial Cartooning 

and Emily Hood in Broadcast 

Newswriting. The top write-off spot 

went to Connor Ray, who earned a 

Superior rating for Yearbook Layout– 

Inside Pages. 

For the six Francis Howell High 

participants in the Write-off competition, 

Honorable Mention went to Vanina Dimitrova 

in Sports Action Photography and 

Emily Scott for Review Writing. Excellent 

ratings were presented to Jenna Pardieck 

for Feature Writing and Kirstyn Corbett for 

Yearbook Copy/Caption Academics. FHHS 

brought home two Superior awards, Sophia 

Jacobson for Yearbook Copy/Caption Clubs 

and Sydney Taylor in Yearbook Copy/Caption 

Student Life. 

• • • 

In the Wentzville School District, Holt 

High senior Paige Pieper earned a distinction 

at the National High School Journalism 

Convention. Pieper received an 

Excellent rating in the Editorial Writing 

category of the highly competitive JEA 

Write-off competition. 

“My work with the journalism team has 

made me see the world in a new way and 

has made me think critically about things I 

normally would have only given a passing 

glance to,” said Pieper. 

Francis Howell Raven Robotics 

team receives $5k grant 

Each year, Francis Howell School District 

high school students on Raven Robotics 

Team 1288 work together to build 

robots to compete in an annual challenge, 

but one of the biggest challenges is securing 

the necessary funding to do so. 

Enter the Monsanto Fund, a philanthropic 

arm of Bayer, which recently 

awarded a one-time $5,000 grant to Raven 

Robotics to support their FIRST Robotics 

activities. FIRST enables teams of students 

to compete with others in building, designing 

and programming their own robots to 

perform preassigned tasks, giving young 

students a chance to get involved with realworld 

engineering. 

“The way the grant was set up, it went 

directly to FIRST Robotics and is paying 

for some of our contest fees,” said Francis 

Howell High science and engineering 

teacher Dane Williamson. “At this point, 

we have about 60 students in the club, and 

The Francis Howell School District Raven Robotics team 

we have been building a practice robot 

this fall so our new members get experience. 

We don’t know the details of the 

competition yet this year except it has 

something to do with space. The season 

officially kicks off in January.” 

High school musicians 

receive state honors 

In December, over 1,350 students from 

across the state met at Hickman High in 

Columbia, Missouri, to audition for the top 

honor bands in the state. Only 108 students 

are accepted into the All-State Band and 

104 students are accepted into the All-State 

Orchestra. 

The All-State Band and All-State Orchestra 

will meet, rehearse and perform at the 

Missouri Music Educators Association 

[MMEA] Conference on Jan. 26 at Tan- 

Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach, Missouri. 

Drew Schulz, a senior at Timberland 

High, has been selected as third in the state 

on French horn in the Missouri All-State 

Band, and Timberland High sophomore 

Ben Turley was selected as the only bass 

clarinet in the Missouri All-State Orchestra. 

“I was overjoyed to be selected, and can’t 

wait for my trip to Tan-Tar-A,” said Turley. 

Holt senior Cameron Turner was 

selected as second chair alternate in the 

French horn section of the All-State Band. 

Four additional Wentzville School District 

musicians were selected for the All-State 

Honorable Mention Band. From Holt High, 

senior Tyrome Jenkins was named first 

chair honorable mention on bass clarinet 

and first chair honorable mention on contra 

alto clarinet, senior Logan Arellanes was 

named second chair honorable mention on 

bass clarinet, and senior Hayden Miller is 

second chair honorable mention on trumpet. 

Timberland junior Lily Fisher was 

named 15th chair honorable mention on 

clarinet in the All-State Band. 

Timberland High senior Ashton Rogers 

was selected as a tenor for two prestigious 

ensembles – the National High School/ 

Collegiate Honor Choir and the Missouri 

Choral Directors Association [MCDA] 

All-State Honor Choir. Rogers was 

selected for the elite choirs based on 

recorded auditions. 

Rogers will perform with the American 

Choral Directors Association [ACDA] 

National Honor Choir at the ACDA 

National Conference on March 2 at the 

Kaufmann Center in Kansas City, Missouri. 

He also will attend the MMEA Conference 

on Jan. 26 at Tan-Tar-A Resort. 

In addition, Rogers has earned the distinction 

of being the best sight-reader in 

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News & Notes 

By LISA RUSSELL 

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Stronger body, sharper mind 

For those who have not yet made regular 

exercise a priority in the new year, consider 

this: Aerobic activities like walking, 

jogging or cycling, done for 30 minutes 

or more just three times a week, may help 

turn back the clock on your thinking skills 

as they also strengthen your heart. 

This mind-body connection to better health 

was shown in a recent Duke University study 

of older adults with an average age of 65, 

who had risk factors for heart disease and 

also had reported problems with their thinking 

skills [but did not have dementia]. 

Researchers examined the effects of both 

exercise and diet, specifically the Dietary 

Approaches to Stop Hypertension [DASH] 

diet designed to help people with high 

blood pressure. 

Participants were randomly assigned to 

one of four groups: aerobic exercise alone; 

DASH diet alone; both aerobic exercise 

and the DASH diet; or a control group. 

After six months, the seniors who exercised 

saw their scores on thinking tests 

improve by the equivalent of reversing 

nearly nine years of mental aging. Those 

who both exercised and followed the 

DASH diet saw a slightly larger improvement 

in cognitive skills. 

“The results are encouraging in that in just 

six months, by adding regular exercise to 

their lives, people who have cognitive impairments 

without dementia may improve their 

ability to plan and complete certain cognitive 

tasks,” said study author James A. Blumenthal, 

Ph.D., of the Duke University Medical 

Center. “More research is still needed with 

larger samples, over longer periods of time to 

examine whether improvements to thinking 

abilities continue and if those improvements 

may be best achieved through multiple lifestyle 

approaches like exercise and diet,” Blumenthal 

said. 

As married couples age together, their 

conflicts tend to lessen through humor and 

acceptance, a recent study found. 

Aging affectionately 

The old saying “familiarity breeds contempt” 

does not generally hold true among 

couples in long-term marriages, researchers 

from the University of California 

-Berkeley have found. Instead, areas of 

conflict between married partners tend to 

lessen over the years as their relationships 

mature, and their conflicts evolve into 

humor and acceptance. 

Scientists from UC Berkeley’s Psychophysiology 

Laboratory analyzed videotaped 

conversations between husbands 

and wives who had been married for 15 to 

35 years, tracking their emotional interactions 

periodically for 13 years. They found 

that as couples aged together, they showed 

more humor and tenderness towards one 

another, and less criticism and defensiveness. 

Their results challenge commonly 

held theories that older adults’ emotions 

flatten or deteriorate as they age, and point 

instead to an emotionally positive future 

for couples in long marriages, they said. 

“Our findings shed light on one of the 

great paradoxes of late life,” said senior 

author Robert Levenson, a UC Berkeley 

psychology professor. “Despite experiencing 

the loss of friends and family, older 

people in stable marriages are relatively 

happy and experience low rates of depression 

and anxiety … Marriage has been 

good for their mental health.” 

Participants in the study, who are now 

mainly in their 70s, 80s and 90s, are California 

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and his fellow researchers began 

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health benefits. Sitting in hot water could 

help to improve inflammation and blood 

sugar levels in people who can’t be physically 

active, according to a new study. 

Exercise stresses the body, leading to 

the short-term elevation of an inflammatory 

chemical called IL-6. In response, the 

body then releases substances to combat 

those unhealthy levels of inflammation. 

Previous studies have also found a connection 

between a spike in body temperature 

and the production of nitric oxide, which 

aids blood flow and helps carry glucose 

throughout the body. 

British researchers recently studied 

markers of both inflammation and blood 

sugar and insulin levels in a group of men 

who were overweight and sedentary. The 

participants were divided into two groups, 

both of which sat in an 80°F room for 15 

minutes. Then, the first group of volunteers 

participated in an immersion bath in 102°F 

water up to their necks for one hour. 

The researchers took blood samples 

before and after these trials, and also measured 

the mens’ heart rate, blood pressure 

and body temperature every 15 minutes. 

The trials were repeated about once every 

three days for two weeks. 

After the two-week study period, the 

men’s fasting blood sugar and insulin levels 

were down, as were their levels of low-grade 

inflammation – in other words, the hotwater 

immersion sessions produced benefits 

similar to exercise in these sedentary men. 

Although the researchers acknowledged 

that the water’s high temperature and long 

periods of immersion required may make it 

difficult for many people to commit to this 

alternative treatment, they concluded that 

hot-water soaks may improve metabolic 

health in those who are unable to meet current 

exercise recommendations. 

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People with serious health conditions 

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about their treatment options. For men 

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most popular YouTube videos offer misleading 

or biased medical information that 

could pose potential health risks to patients. 

An analysis of the 150 most-viewed You- 

Tube videos, led by researchers at NYU’s 

School of Medicine, recently found that 

more than three-fourths of them contained 

either factual errors or biased content. Only 

about half sufficiently described potential 

side effects or harmful outcomes of various 

prostate cancer treatments, while about 20 

percent recommended alternative therapies 

that are medically unproven – for example, 

one video promoted “injecting herbs” into 

the prostate to treat cancer. 

Meanwhile, the audience for these videos 

was found to be very large, with total viewers 

averaging between 45,000 and 1.3 million 

for each. More than 600,000 videos 

related to prostate cancer are currently 

available on YouTube. 

“Our study shows that people really need 

to be wary of many YouTube videos on 

prostate cancer,” said study senior investigator 

and urologist Dr. Stacy Loeb. “There is 

valuable information available in them, but 

people need to check the source to make sure 

it’s credible and to beware of how quickly 

videos become outdated as care guidelines 

constantly evolve with the science.” 

Loeb said doctors should direct their 

patients to trusted sources for information 

on prostate cancer. These include the Prostate 

Cancer Foundation, the Urology Care 

Foundation, and the National Cancer Institute, 

among others. She also encouraged 

other physicians and providers to participate 

in social media platforms like YouTube, to 

produce videos that offer credible, evidencebased 

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diseases associated with brain degeneration. 

Approximately a million people in the 

U.S. are currently living with Parkinson’s, 

a brain disorder that can lead to shaking, 

stiffness and difficulty with walking, balance 

and coordination. Over a million more 

are affected by Lewy body disease, which 

causes problems with thinking, behavior, 

mood, and movement. 

Past research already has found that 

drinking coffee can help reduce the risk 

of developing Parkinson’s. While caffeine 

has long been thought of as the reason 

behind this protection, a recent study by 

scientists at Rutgers University focused 

on a less well-known compound in coffee 

beans called EHT. The researchers found 

that EHT protects the brains of mice 

against abnormal protein accumulation in 

the brain which is associated with both of 

these devastating diseases. 

In a new study, the Rutgers team looked 

at whether EHT and caffeine could work 

together for even greater brain protection. 

They gave mice small doses of caffeine or 

EHT, both separately and in combination. 

They found that each compound alone was 

not effective, but when given together they 

helped to prevent prevent the accumulation 

of harmful proteins in the brain – suggesting 

the combination of EHT and caffeine 

may be able to slow or stop the progression 

of brain diseases, whereas current treatments 

only help to reduce symptoms. 

Lead author M. Maral Mouradian said 

more research is needed to determine the 

proper amounts and ratio of EHT and caffeine 

required to produce the same protective 

effect in people. 

“EHT is a compound found in various types 

of coffee, but the amount varies. It is important 

that the appropriate amount and ratio be 

determined so people don’t over-caffeinate 

themselves, as that can have negative health 

consequences,” she said. The discovery was 

recently published in the Proceedings of the 

National Academy of Sciences. 

On the calendar 

The St. Charles City-County Library provides 

individual Medicare counseling on 

Saturday, Jan. 12 from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. 

at its Middendorf-Kredell Branch, 2750 

Hwy. K in O’Fallon, in the MK Technology 

Training Room. A volunteer from the 

CLAIM State Health Insurance Assistance 

Program will be on hand to provide one-onone 

counseling to help you choose a 2019 

Medicare plan. Visit the library’s website, 

youranswerplace.org, click on the January 

events calendar, and select the event to complete 

a registration form; a counselor will 

then contact you to schedule a specific time. 

• • • 

BJC of St. Charles County offers a 

That extra cup of morning coffee may be helping 

some seniors to prevent Parkinson’s disease. 

weekly Parkinson’s Exercise -Dynamic 

Standing Class on Tuesdays, Jan. 15, 22 

and 29, from 10-11 a.m. at Barnes-Jewish 

St. Peters Hospital’s Healthwise Center, 6 

Jungermann Circle in St. Peters, in Suite 

117 of Building 1. This class is designed for 

Parkinson’s patients who are able to walk 

from the parking lot to class unassisted 

without any device. It is a group exercise 

program led by the BJSPH Therapy Staff. 

Attendance is free. Register online at bjcstcharlescounty.org/Events 

or by calling 

(636) 928-WELL (9355). 

• • • 

BJC of St. Charles County also offers a 

Parkinson’s Disease Chair Exercise class 

at no charge on Tuesdays, Jan. 15, 22 and 29, 

from 11 a.m.-noon at the same location. This 

group exercise program, led by the hospital’s 

therapy staff, is for Parkinson’s patients who 

use a wheelchair, walker, or cane or who 

require assistance into class. Register online 

at bjcstcharlescounty.org/Events or by calling 

(636) 928-WELL (9355). 

• • • 

Showcase on Seniors presents a monthly 

program for older adults, Be Heart Smart, 

on Wednesday, Feb. 6 from 1:30-3 p.m. at 

the St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre, 1 St. 

Peters Centre Blvd. in St. Peters. Showcase 

on Seniors is a unique membership 

program that provides education and networking 

opportunities for men and women, 

60 years of age and older, who want to stay 

involved and informed about issues impacting 

their quality of life. Monthly meetings 

focus on improving physical, intellectual, 

social, cultural and financial interests of 

seniors. A one-time annual registration fee 

of $5 is required for first-time participants. 

To register, visit bjcstcharlescounty.org/ 

Events or call (636) 397-6903. 

• • • 

BJC Progress West Hospital hosts a free 

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Funeral Planning, on Tuesday, Feb. 19 from 

9-10 a.m. at the hospital, 2 Progress Point 

Parkway, in Conference Room B. Register 

online at bjcstcharlescounty.org/Events or by 

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By LISA RUSSELL 

Soy baby formula may create 

adult health issues for girls 

New research suggests that girls who are 

fed soy formula as infants are more likely 

to develop severe menstrual pain as young 

adults. Soy formula feeding has also been 

previously linked to endometriosis, a painful 

condition where tissue that normally 

lines the inside of the uterus grows on other 

organs inside the body. 

Scientists examined data from more than 

1,500 women between the ages of 23 and 

35 who participated in the National Institute 

of Environmental Health Sciences 

[NIEHS] study of environment and reproductive 

health. They found that those who 

had been fed soy formula as babies were 

50 percent more likely to have experienced 

moderate to severe menstrual pain between 

the ages of 18 and 22, and 40 percent more 

likely to use hormonal contraceptives to 

reduce that pain. 

NIEHS postdoctoral researcher and lead 

author Kristen Upson, Ph.D., presented a 

possible theory explaining the link. She 

said previous animal studies show that 

early exposure to genistein, a naturally 

occurring component in soy formula, interferes 

with the development of the reproductive 

system, including factors involved 

in menstrual pain. She said these studies 

have also shown that these developmental 

changes can continue later into adulthood. 

The study appeared online in the journal 

Human Reproduction. 

New Year’s touch-ups 

Resolutions are great as long as they last 

past January. However, according to Dr. 

Graham Colditz, of Siteman Cancer Center, 

“those goals often focus on big, sweeping 

changes, such as losing 40 pounds or training 

for a marathon.” 

Colditz suggests heading in the opposite 

direction by focusing on smaller, easier-toaccomplish 

“New Year’s touch-ups.” 

Stand more. Most of us spend too much 

time sitting, and it’s increasing our risk of 

weight gain, diabetes, heart disease and 

maybe even some cancers. If you have to 

sit for work or school, try to stand up once 

or twice an hour for a few minutes. Standing 

desks are even better. At home, try 

standing when watching TV or spending 

time on your computer or phone. 

Step on your bathroom scale. “Easy 

but not fun” but stepping on your scale 

regularly [once a day or once a week] is a 

great way to keep weight in check. If you 

notice your weight creeping up, you can 

make small changes to how much you eat 

and how active you are. 

Sneak in some vegetables. Adding 

more vegetables to your diet is always a 

good idea. And one easy, and somewhat 

sneaky, way to do it is to grate vegetables 

into some of your usual dishes. Carrots, 

squash and cauliflower practically disappear 

when grated into soups, casseroles 

and pasta sauce, but they provide a good 

nutrition boost. 

Pick low- or zero-sodium canned 

foods. Most people eat too much sodium, 

which can increase the risk of high blood 

pressure, stroke, heart disease, even stomach 

cancer. 

Slow down. We tend to rush through 

our days, and this often includes our meals 

and snacks. Try to slow down the next few 

times you eat. Take a minute to sit quietly 

before you start, then eat much more 

slowly than you normally would. You may 

find you’re satisfied with less food than 

you would be usually. 

Keep sunscreen within arm’s reach. 

Broad-spectrum SPF 30 or higher sunscreen 

provides good protection against 

the sun’s damaging rays. But it can’t do its 

job if you forgot it at home. So, keep some 

backup sunscreen in your car, backpack, 

desk, purse or other easy-access spots. 

This way, when you’re ready to go outside, 

you’ll have it ready to put on. 

Inflammatory bowel disease 

linked to prostate cancer 

Men with inflammatory bowel diseases 

such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis 

are four to five times more likely to also 

be diagnosed with prostate cancer, according 

to a 20-year study from Northwestern 

University. About 1 million American 

men currently suffer from these chronic 

conditions, and they should undergo more 

detailed screenings for prostate cancer, the 

Northwestern physicians said. 

In this long-term study, researchers followed 

more than 1,000 men with inflammatory 

bowel disease, comparing them 

with a control group of more than 9,300 

men without these chronic conditions. 

Over 18 years of follow-up, they found 

that men with inflammatory bowel disease 

were far more likely to have elevated PSA 

levels, and to be diagnosed with prostate 

cancer as well. 

Their results show that physicians 

shouldn’t assume that an elevated PSA is a 

false or unimportant result, said urologist Dr. 

Shilajit Kundu of Northwestern Medicine. 

“Many doctors think [a patient’s] PSA 

is elevated just because they have an 

inflammatory condition, [but] if a man 

with inflammatory bowel disease has an 

elevated PSA, it may be an indicator of 

prostate cancer.” In his own practice, he 

sees many men with inflammatory bowel 

disease who also have elevated PSA tests, 

Kundu said. However, there is currently 

no standardized protocol for treating these 

patients. 

He and other Northwestern scientists are 

now working to understand how and why 

gut inflammation often leads to prostate 

cancer. 

Protect your pooch from 

winter health problems 

Winter weather can cause all sorts of 

health problems, from itchy skin to frostbite 

– and that doesn’t just hold true for 

humans. Pets also need extra care during 

the cold, wet winter months. Following are 

some tips from the ASPCA to help protect 

pets from the discomforts and dangers 

unique to winter. 

• Make sure your pet has a warm place to 

sleep, such as a cozy dog or cat bed located 

off the floor and away from cold drafts. 

• Repeatedly going out into the cold and 

snow and back into the dry heat of your 

home can cause itchy, cracked or flaking 

skin. Dry your pet with a towel as soon as 

it comes inside, paying special attention 

to the stomach, feet and between the toes. 

Also, bathe pets as little as possible during 

the winter. Washing them too often can 

strip essential oils and increase the chance 

of developing dry skin problems. If your 

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Protecting pets’ health in the wintertime 

requires taking a few extra steps. 

• Winter walks can become dangerous if 

ice-melting chemicals are licked off your 

dog’s paws. Bring a towel on long walks 

to clean them. Massaging a protectant 

like petroleum jelly into a dog’s paw pads 

before going outside also can help protect 

them from salt and chemicals. If you use 

ice melt products outside, try pet-friendly 

products whenever possible. Also be sure 

to thoroughly clean up any chemical spills 

from your vehicle, and consider using 

antifreeze products that contain propylene 

glycol rather than ethylene glycol. 

• Never leave pets alone in a car during 

cold weather as cars can act as refrigerators 

that hold in the cold and cause animals 

to freeze to death. If left outdoors for too 

long in below-freezing temperatures, pets 

can become disoriented, lost, injured or die. 

Most patients lie to their doctors 

How many people are completely honest 

when asked by their doctors about healthy 

behaviors such as eating a nutritious diet, 

how much they drink or how often they 

exercise? It turns out that those of us who 

are less than truthful during medical visits 

are in the majority. 

Between 60 and 80 percent of people 

polled in a recent survey said they have 

lied to their doctors about information that 

could be relevant to their health, depending 

on the information requested and the age 

of the respondent. When asked why they 

weren’t telling the whole truth, most said 

that they wanted to avoid being judged, 

and didn’t want to hear a lecture from their 

doctors about how bad for them certain 

behaviors are. More than half said they 

were simply too embarrassed to be totally 

honest. 

Besides fibbing about a healthy diet and 

the amount of exercise they get, more than 

a third of respondents said they didn’t 

speak up when they disagreed with their 

doctor’s recommendations. Many also said 

they did not admit when they failed to fully 

understand their doctor’s instructions. 

“Most people want their doctor to think 

highly of them,” said the study’s senior 

author Angela Fagerlin, Ph.D., chair of 

population health sciences at University of 

Utah Health, which conducted the survey. 

“They’re worried about being pigeonholed 

as someone who doesn’t make good decisions.” 

Data for the study came from an online 

survey of two populations of varying ages. 

The first collected information from just 

over 2,000 participants with an average 

age of 36, and the second was administered 

to 2,500 participants who were older, age 

61 on average. In both groups, people who 

were younger, females, and those who considered 

themselves as being in poor health 

were more likely to report lying about 

medically relevant information to their 

doctors or other healthcare professionals. 

The biggest problem with patients’ dishonesty 

is that doctors can’t offer accurate 

medical advice when they don’t have all 

the facts, according to the researchers. 

“If patients are withholding information 

about what they’re eating, or whether they 

are taking their medication, it can have 

significant implications for their health. 

Especially if they have a chronic illness,” 

Fagerlin said. The study was published 

online in JAMA Network Open. 

On the calendar 

The St. Charles City-County Library 

presents a free Grow Your Reader program 

for children ages 3-6 on Thursday, 

Jan. 17 from 6:30-7 p.m. at the library’s 

Middendorf-Kredell Branch, 2750 Hwy. K 

in O’Fallon. Bring the family and a stuffed 

“friend” for bedtime stories and songs in 

your pajamas. No advance registration is 

necessary. 

• • • 

BJC offers free Know Your Numbers 

health screenings on Friday, Jan. 25 from 

7:30-9:30 a.m. at Progress West Hospital, 

2 Progress Point Parkway in O’Fallon, in 

Conference Room B. These screenings for 

adults include fasting glucose, cholesterol, 

lung function, blood pressure and BMI 

measurements; participants should fast for 

at least 10 hours prior to screening. To register, 

visit bjcstcharlescounty.org/Events. 

• • • 

An American Red Cross Community 

Blood Drive is on Friday, Feb. 1 from 11 

a.m.-5 p.m. at Barnes-Jewish St. Peters 

Hospital, 6 Jungermann Circle in St. Peters 

[in Suite 117 of the HealthWise Center]. 

Register online at redcrossblood.org or by 

phone at 1-800-733-2767. 

• • • 

The St. Charles City-County Library 

sponsors a free program for young children 

and their parents, Growing Healthy: Yoga 

Story Time on Tuesday, Feb. 12 from 

10-10:45 a.m. at the Deer run Branch, 1300 

N. Main St. in O’Fallon, in Meeting Room 

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while enjoying some great stories. 

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but not required. No advance registration 

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With Annual Percentage Rates for fixedrate 

mortgages now hovering around 5%, 

this plan presents new-home buyers with 

two valuable money-saving options. At 

3.85%, owners can significantly reduce 

their monthly payment for the first five 

years or, alternatively, purchase more home 

for the same monthly expenditure. 

In St. Charles County, the program is 

applicable to Fischer & Frichtel’s singlefamily 

and villa homes in a wide range of 

prices at these locations: 

• Wilmer Valley on Wilmer Road in Wentzville, 

featuring the Classic Collection 

from $316,900. 

• Miralago Estates in Cottleville, with 

final opportunities and classic plans from 

$358,900. 

• The Woods at Cottleville Trail, grand 

opening and showcasing the Estate Collection 

from $519,900. 

• Wyndgate Oaks, which features resortstyle 

living in O’Fallon and luxury Heritage 

designs from $426,900; only two 

premium oversized sites remaining in The 

Reserve with Estate plans from $614,900. 

• Ehlmann Farms in Weldon Spring 

with top-of-the-line Estate designs from 

$489,900. 

• The Villages of Provence in the heart 

of St. Charles, a collection of carefree 

detached villa homes from $239,900. 

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all of Fischer’s desirable neighborhoods 

can be found at fandfhomes.com. The special 

limited-time financing offer is in effect 

only through Jan. 31. Interest rates are 

subject to change without notice, certain 

restrictions apply, and interested homebuyers 

are invited to contact the community 

sales manager for additional details. 

Additionally, Fischer & Frichtel has just 

revealed plans for two new communities 

coming soon to St. Charles County. Adjacent 

to New Town, Charlestowne Place 

will offer manageably sized homes with 

provided exterior maintenance services. 

Just off Hwy. 94 and Route 364, Oakleigh 

Park will feature single-family and villa 

collections. To register for advance information, 

join the priority list on the builder’s 

website. 

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activities, food, gourmet hot chocolate 

and the opportunity to be among the 

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anticipated new-home developments in 

recent years. At this enviable location, 

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125 scenic acres that had been owned by 

the Sandfort family since 1887. 

Sandfort Farm’s 253 homesites are 

clustered around numerous cul-de-sacs 

radiating from a single main boulevard. 

Nearly 20 of the settings have already been 

claimed by early homebuyers – all eagerly 

anticipating the neighborhood’s planned 

amenities, which will include more than 

33 acres of common ground, walking 

trails, a playground, swimming pool and a 

3,900-square-foot pool house. 

Further embellishing the site are several 

of its historic structures that will be 

retained by the Sandfort family, including 

the original plantation house built in the 

1830s, two underground storage cellars, a 

granary and a smokehouse. 

Taking center stage during the Winter 

Carnival are three display models open 

for viewing and representing the 30 home 

designs offered by the participating builders. 

Ranked among the nation’s top 100 

residential builders, Lombardo Homes has 

selected plans from two of its popular design 

collections for Sandfort Farm. Prices start in 

the mid-$370’s. On display is the Shenandoah, 

a spacious, four-bedroom, two-story 

that introduces the builder’s new “modern 

farmhouse” styling. Noteworthy elements 

include white siding and shakes, a pergola 

and metal roof touches. Inside, the theme 

is reinforced by farmhouse-styled lighting 

and plumbing fixtures, shiplap trim and a 

traditional color scheme. Highlights of the 

plan include a two-story great room, study, 

formal dining room, expansive second-floor 

master suite with double-door entry and a 

spa-like master bath with tiled shower and 

large soaking tub. 

An industry leader since 1898, McKelvey 

Homes is featuring its top-selling 

Designer Series, based from $389,500. 

The 4,015-square-foot Turnberry display is 

a dramatic four-bedroom, 1.5 story home 

that is a customer favorite and shown with 

a brand-new elevation. 

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bonus room and a covered patio with 

fireplace. Other luxury features to look for 

include the lavish main-floor master suite, 

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separate vanities, oversize shower and 

free-standing tub. 

Growing at a record pace since 2005, 

Payne Family Homes offers its Carefree 

single-family product line, starting in 

the upper $280’s and enhancing Sandfort 

Farm’s resort lifestyle with provided exterior 

maintenance services. Payne’s Ashton 

display is a sophisticated, three-bedroom 

ranch with an open floor plan, large 

kitchen island, luxurious owner’s retreat, 

private family entry and drop zone, and a 

main-floor laundry. Among the available 

options shown are 12-foot ceilings in the 

kitchen-café-great room, a great room fireplace, 

premium cabinetry and trim, quartz 

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Directions to Sandfort Farm and details 

can be found online at liveatsandfortfarm. 

com, or on the builders’ respective websites. 

Steve Thomas display ready at Carter 

Canyon 

A household name in St. Charles County, 

builder Steve Thomas is now offering 

homes from the $170’s. Carter Canyon features 

beautiful and mostly wooded home 

sites located off of Interstate 70’s exit 200 

in Warren County. 

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homes are granite countertops; quality 

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architectural shingles and more. 

“We have our Victoria display located on 

lot 9 ready to view along with two more 

inventory homes located at Carter Canyon,” 

reported sales manager Kathy Meitz. “One 

is ready to move in and the other is being 

constructed; and you still have time to select 

some items. Hurry in before these are gone.” 

To visit Carter Canyon take I-70 west 

from St. Charles to exit 200 and continue 

straight ahead on the North Service Road 

to right on Westwood approximately a half 

mile to the community entrance on the right. 

Meanwhile, at Eagle Estates off Orf 

Road in St. Charles County, Thomas has a 

Magnolia II ready to move in. 

“The 2,686-square-foot, split-bedroom 

ranch inventory home is on a wooded 

homesite with a gorgeous tree line,” Meitz 

said. 

At Eagle Estates, Thomas is offering 

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street off Orf Road. Homes are priced from 

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Steve Thomas Custom Division offers 

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(636) 561-2120 or visit 

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Strong St. Peters economic growth shows little sign of ebbing 

Economic growth in St. Peters has taken 

a variety of forms – one being larger developments 

like an Amazon fulfillment center 

that means big buildings and thousands of 

jobs, another being Dogtopia, a doggy daycare 

facility with designs to provide shelter 

for as many of the estimated 18,000 or more 

dogs in the city. 

The economic growth St. Peters has seen 

in recent years shows no signs that it might 

be ebbing. Some examples of that were 

apparent at the city’s Board of Aldermen 

meeting on Dec 20. 

The board approved the issuance of $100 

million and $140 million in taxable industrial 

revenue bonds to pay for the construction 

of an 855,800-square-foot center at 

4000 Premier Parkway to house the Amazon 

fulfillment facility, which is expected to 

result in 1,500 new jobs. 

“The city of St. Peters has shown its 

professionalism and its business acumen 

in keeping up with us,” said Ryan Wilson, 

Amazon’s director of economic development, 

who spoke at the board meeting. The 

construction progress at the plant is a result 

of that, he said. 

Meanwhile, aldermen also approved a 

conditional use permit for Dogtopia, a franchised 

doggy day-care facility proposed at 

6140 Mid Rivers Drive. 

Zachary Weikel, owner and operator for 

Dogtopia, said the business would be the 

first for St. Charles County and one of about 

80 nationwide. He said estimates are that 68 

percent of homeowners have at least one 

dog and 28 percent have at least two dogs. 

Weikel said those numbers mean there may 

be 18,500 dogs in the city and that potential 

market attracted him. Like Wilson, he commended 

the city for working with him. 

“They [the city] have been very supportive,” 

he said. 

St. Peters Mayor Len Pagano said one of 

St. Peters Apartments, now under construction on Mexico Road 

Construction continues on a new Amazon fulfillment center at 4000 Premier Parkway. 

the reasons why the city has been successful 

in drawing new business is its “FasTrac” 

system for working with developers. The 

city offers a one-stop permitting process 

with staff working to expedite development 

proposals. 

“It’s really important because any developer 

that comes to our city, the bottom line 

is that every day costs them,” Pagano said. 

“So when you can streamline things, it’s 

good for them, good for the city [and] it’s 

good for other businesses coming here.” 

Julie Powers, St. Peters’ director of planning, 

community and economic development, 

said, “It’s part of our branding and 

what we’ve been doing for some time.” 

Pagano said Amazon and other developers 

are finding that their experience with St. 

Peters is unique. 

“There is nothing that can compare to St. 

Peters,” he said in an interview after the 

board meeting. “Wherever they [Amazon] 

go, we’re going to be the example for them 

for any other city they ever go to.” 

A long list of developments 

Major fulfillment centers and storage 

buildings like Amazon, Grove Collaborative, 

a 250,000-square-foot Best-Buy warehouse 

and a 51,000-square-foot Saia LTL Freight 

[City of St. Peters photo] 

Terminal are among a long list of developments 

at 370 Premier Business Park. Nearly 

2 million square feet of space – office, retail 

and light industrial – opened in 2017. 

There also is ongoing redevelopment in 

the city. Some of those businesses include: 

• The Fresh Thyme market on Route 364 

at Woodstone Drive, a 27,709-square-foot 

grocery store. 

• Regions Bank, with locations on the 

east side of Mid Rivers Mall Drive, north 

of Route 364; the west side of Jungermann 

Road, north of North St. Peters Parkway; 

Veterans Memorial Parkway and east of 

Cave Springs Boulevard. 

• Freddy’s Steakburgers on Veterans 

Memorial Parkway, east of Cave Springs 

Road. 

• Five Stars Granite, a 9,600-square-foot 

building for processing and storing granite 

on the south side of Didion Drive, east of 

Mid Rivers Industrial Drive. 

• The Shoppes of St. Peters, located at 

Mid Rivers Mall Drive and the I-70 Service 

Road North, which continues to add businesses. 

The center now has 250,000 square 

feet of retail space. 

Residential proposals include: 

• Meadowridge Apartments on the south 

side of Route 364, east of Rockridge Drive, 

which is now under construction and will 

include 180 units. 

• St. Peters Apartments, now under construction 

on Mexico Road, east of St. Peters 

Centre Boulevard, and which will include 

265 units in two four-story buildings with 

parking garages. 

• 10 new single-family lots in a new phase 

of the Townes of Belleau Creek, located 

north of Mexico Road and west of Belleau 

Creek Road. The lots will be known as the 

Park at Belleau Creek. 

• 57 single-family, maintenance-free home 

lots and one commercial lot planned by 

Payne Family Homes on Mid Rivers Mall 

Drive, south of Mexico Road. 

Additional developments being planned 

include: 

[City of St. Peters photo] 

• Home2 Suites by Hilton that will include 

106 rooms and be built on Veterans Memorial 

Parkway, adjacent to the KIA auto dealer. 

• St. Peters Medical, a 7,800-square-foot 

facility that will provide urgent care and is 

planned for the northwest corner of Sutter’s 

Mill and Jungermann roads. 

• Dudas Fitness, a 9,450-square-foot 

building to be located on Harvester Road, 

east of Jungermann Road. 

• Pure Apartments, now under construction 

on Cloverleaf Drive and which includes 

137 units in multiple three-story buildings 

with amenities. 

“In the heart of St. Peters, right here, we 

are the largest economic synergy center in 

the county because of the cars, because of 

the shopping available and because of the 

places to work,” Pagano said. 

Becoming a mature city 

Since the 1960s, St. Peters was known 

as a center for single-family development. 

The “Golden Triangle” that includes an area 

bounded by Interstate 70 to the north, Hwy. 

94 to the east, and Hwy. 40/61 to the south 

and west, included a swath of vacant land 

that was a hotbed of new housing driven by 

a migration of people from St. Louis County. 

As a result of that migration, St. Charles 

County’s population grew from over 

144,000 in 1980 to near 300,000 in 2000 

according to the U.S. Census Bureau. 

But as time went on the amount of suitable 

vacant land declined and places like 

St. Peters filled up. Through the recession 

in the mid-2000s, St. Peters’ development 

demographics began to change. 

Powers said some of those changes 

might have stemmed from a reaction to the 

recession. Plans had been there for years 

to promote the development of large tracts 

protected by levees such as 370 Premier 

Business Park, she said, but no one had 

acted on them. A court fight with an environmental 

group and St. Charles County 

that stalled development in the business 

park also ended in 2012.





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“Some of it was just post-recession,” 

Powers said. “Nobody had developed 

industrial ground for a long time. No one 

had done office warehouses for a while.” 

She said the city had a big block of land 

that was appropriately zoned under single 

ownership, shovel-ready and the infrastructure 

was there. “A lot of it was, after 

all those years, we were in the right place at 

the right time, with the right available land,” 

she said. 

With the smaller businesses, reasons for 

growth include increased awareness about 

St. Charles County and options available 

in St. Peters, Powers said. She points to the 

county’s population growth, the strength of 

St. Peters’ population and the income levels 

among residents in places like the Route 

364 corridor as being attractive to business 

developers. Dogtopia is one example. 

“When he quotes the number of dogs, I go, 

‘wait, what?’” Powers said, with a bit of a 

laugh. 

“Our infrastructure is in really good shape. 

We have a good road system. Our utility 

department is very well run,” Powers said. 

“The other thing is that we can respond 

quickly, so if somebody needs utility service 

and that’s going to make or break a 

development ... our FasTrac process can 

make that happen.” 

Outside observer Greg Prestemon, president 

and chief operating officer for the St. 

Charles County Economic Development 

Council, which promotes economic development 

countywide, said the city’s large 

tract of land has been well publicized and is 

a selling point for the county overall. 

“The hot spot for industrial land and smart 

warehousing is definitely in St. Peters,” Prestemon 

said. “It’s been a long time in the 

making.” The city began working on 370 

Premier Business Park as much as 15 years 

ago. Prestemon said those efforts are starting 

to bear fruit. Two or three thousand workers 

will be working at 370 Premier Business 

Park at this time next year, he estimated. 

Fill-in commercial and manufacturing 

may be the city’s next boom, along with 

apartments. “It’s part of the maturation of 

St. Peters as a city in that it is largely built 

out. Now you have to go up,” Prestemon 

said with a laugh. 

Large tracts set aside for single-family 

homes aren’t available now. Prestemon, 

Powers and Pagano said instead the city has 

become a desirable site for apartment developments 

and some senior single-family 

housing. Those apartments may draw as 

many older adults and empty-nesters as millennials. 

The future is change 

Powers and Pagano expect more changes 

in St. Peters’ economic activity. Powers said 

there is still land in 370 Premier Business 

Park that’s available and there are possibilities 

for light manufacturing and pockets of 

commercial such as restaurants or gasoline 

stations to support workers at the business 

park. 

Mid Rivers Mall is doing better than 

some comparable malls in the St. Louis 

area, Powers said. Still, St. Peters officials 

are following the fate of Sears, which has a 

store in the mall. Like other municipalities, 

they’re watching the “recalibration of retail” 

and trying to read a future in which factors 

such e-commerce play a significant role. 

Some retail businesses simply have moved 

to newer areas. The “newest girl in town,” 

the Shoppes at St. Peters across Interstate 70 

from Mid Rivers Mall, is one of those areas. 

Even as retail relocates and shifts, Powers 

does not view local communities competing 

against each other. 

“There are times when a restaurant goes 

to O’Fallon and we think, ‘Oh gee, we 

would love for them to go to the empty 

Bob Evans,’” Powers said. “But I don’t feel 

like it’s competition. Because I feel like 

the retailers do their homework, find their 

broker, find their location and land; and we 

usually are all happy because it helps the 

whole county.” 

While Powers and Pagano feel apartments 

are becoming more popular, there 

is still some single-family housing activity. 

Single-family homes in the $125,000 to 

$175,000 range sell quickly. “Those are on 

the market and off the market in a day,” she 

said. “There is so much demand.” 

Pagano said there are developers looking 

at the city’s older residential neighborhoods 

and wanting to buy maybe two or three 

houses and build a larger home. 

“That’s something we never predicted,” 

he said. The city is looking again at its longrange 

planning. 

Pagano, like other local officials, is worried 

about the impact of traffic flow on 

local interstates. For examples, a railroad 

overpass across I-70 and Wentzville that 

is causing traffic bottlenecks may discourage 

new developers is not corrected soon. 

Pagano said he hopes to improve the Cave 

Springs/I-70 interchange. 

But along I-70 is not the only hub of 

development. Pagano said the city also is 

looking for development in an area protected 

by a levee near the Old Town part of 

St. Peters near Dardenne Creek and he sees 

the city looking at a new downtown area 

extending from Lindell Bank on Mexico 

Road to Menard’s that could feature a combination 

of businesses. 

He said some of the changes come from 

the input of residents, employees and surrounding 

businesses. 

“Change has got to improve the quality of 

life of St. Peters residents,” he said. He said 

he is optimistic about the city’s future. 

“We’re finding that people making investments 

in our area are seeing that they are 

getting a good return on their investments,” 

he said. The city aims to keep it that way. 

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A Blood Moon Viewing is from 9:35 p.m on Sunday, Jan. 20 to 12:50 a.m. on 

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 

LIVE @ the Library: Pierce Crask is 

at 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 14 at Spencer 

Road Library, 427 Spencer Road in St. 

Peters. This is part of a free monthly performance 

series. St. Louis-based singersongwriter 

Pierce Crask is performing. 

He has been entertaining audiences since 

1999 with his voice, guitar and harmonica. 

To register or for more information, visit 

youranswerplace.org/ecalendar. 

• • • 

The Gateway Country Music Association 

[GCMA]’s Winter GCMA Show is from 

2:30-5:30 p.m. [doors open at 2 p.m.] on 

Sunday, Jan. 20 at Wentzville’s Holt High 

in the CH Jones Auditorium, 600 Campus 

Drive in Wentzville. Featuring traditional 

country music with a host of great singers 

and the GCMA band Route 67. For tickets 

call Beverly McManus (636) 384-0916 or 

Dean Raymer (636) 795-2014. Tickets are 

$10 and can be purchased at the door. 

• • • 

The Foundry Art Centre presents 

“Child’s Play” running now through 

Friday, Feb. 15 at The Foundry Art Centre, 

520 North Main Street in Saint Charles. 

Tim Liddy, nationally respected artist 

and professor at Fontbonne University, 

curated this exhibition. The show includes 

85 pieces of art by 69 artists from 22 

states and three nations. Artists will present 

memories and experiences of being a 

child and witnessing childhood in artwork 

ranging from photography and painting to 

interactive sculpture. The Emerging Artist 

Series will feature Traci Mims – an internationally 

exhibited artist represented by 

Saatchi Art for her drawings – along with 

her exhibition, Sole Food. 

BENEFITS 

Crazy Bowl Fundraiser begins at 6:30 

p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 16 at O’Fallon 

Bowling Lanes, 420 Sonderen Street in 

O’Fallon. Registration starts at 5:30 p.m. 

Cost is $20 per bowler and includes three 

games of bowling, shoe rental and prizes. 

Cash bar available. For more information, 

call Esther Angelos (636) 441-0329 or 

Melinda Oliver (636) 940-3333 ext. 240. 

FAMILY & KIDS 

St. Peters Rec-Plex’s monthly DJ Skate 

Night is from 7-9 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 8 

at St. Peters Rec-Plex, 5200 Mexico Road 

in St. Peters. Kids, teens and their families 

are invited to enjoy a fun night of ice skating, 

music, games, prizes and more. For 

details, visit stpetersmo.net or call the St. 

Peters Rec-Plex at (636) 939-2386. 

• • • 

Nerf Warz is from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, 

Jan. 18 at the Renaud Center, 2650 Tri 

Sports Circle in O’Fallon. Each one-hour 

Nerf Warz session includes two 15-minute 

games. When players are not engaged 

on the battlefield, they can practice on a 

shooting range and enjoy other fun activities. 

Cost is $20 per player per session for 

O’Fallon residents; $23 for non-residents. 

Cost includes safety glasses and an armory 

of foam darts [no outside darts allowed]. 

Participants must bring a Nerf gun capable 

of shooting 7.2 cm foam darts. Register in 

advance by Thursday, Jan. 17. To register, 

visit ofallon.mo.us/parks&rec and select 

the Special Events button; call (636) 474- 

2732; or register in person at the Renaud 

Center or the Parks Recreation Administration 

Office. 

• • • 

Winter Trail Day is at 1 p.m. on Saturday, 

Feb. 2 at Broemmelsiek Park, 1795 

Hwy. DD in Defiance. This free, one-day 

outdoor event includes winter activities, a 

short hike, and hot chocolate. One lucky 

hiker receives a free night’s stay in a cabin 

or two nights of tent camping at Klondike 

Park. This program is pet-friendly. Registration 

is requested. To register, visit stccparks.org 

or call the Parks Department at 

(636) 949-7535. 

• • • 

Daddy-Daughter Sweetheart Dance 

is from 6:30-9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 

2 at the Krekel Civic Center in Civic Park, 

305 Civic Park Drive in O’Fallon. Fathers, 

grandfathers and other role models, treat 

your young lady [age 2-12] to a fun-filled 

evening of games, dinner and dancing. 

Formal attire is required. Each young 

lady will receive a long-stemmed bouquet. 

Tickets can be purchased through 

Thursday, Jan. 17 or until the dance 

fills, whichever comes first. Tickets not 

available at the gate. Cost per couple is 

$44 for O’Fallon residents; $50 for nonresidents. 

Each additional child is $20. 

A photographer will be available to take 

photos for a fee. To register, visit ofallon. 

mo.us/parks&rec and enter course number 

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(636) 474-2732; or register in person at 

the Renaud Center. 

• • • 

St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre hosts the 

“Dancing on the Moon” Father-Daughter 

Dance from 6:30-9 p.m. on Saturday, 

Feb. 2 at the Cultural Arts Centre, 1 St. 

Peters Centre Drive in St. Peters. Girls 

ages 3-13 will get the chance to have dad 

to themselves for this special night of 

music, dancing and dessert with lemonade. 

A photographer will be available to take 

photos for a fee. Tickets are $14 per person. 

To register, go to the Rec-Plex in person; 

call (636) 939-2386, ext. 1400; or visit 

stpetersmo.net/rec-connect [when registering 

online, print the registration form and 

bring it for admission to the dance]. 

SPECIAL INTEREST 

Messy Church begins at 5:30 p.m. on 

Wednesday, Jan. 9 and continues through 

the second and fourth Wednesdays of 

every month at St. John’s United Church 

of Christ, 945 Wolfrum Road in Weldon 

Spring. Messy Church is for adults and 

children and takes the main elements 

of worship out of the traditional setting – 

using hands-on activities to explore Bible 

stories, reflecting a God of creativity and 

giving people a chance to play together. 

Each night includes a message from Pastor 

Todd. For more information, visit stjohnsweldonspring.org, 

email office@stjohnsweldonspring.org 

or call (636) 926-8995. 

• • • 

Boots, Blue Jeans & Boogie is from 7-10 

p.m. on Friday, Jan. 11 in the Barrel Room 

at Cedar Lake Cellars, 11008 Schreckengast 

Road in Wright City. The evening features 

a DJ and country line dancing. Event 

is free. Attendees age 21-plus only. 

• • • 

Wentzville Christian Church’s auditions 

for “Hello Dolly” are from 1-5 p.m. 

on Sunday Jan. 27 and from 6-9 p.m. on 

Monday Jan. 28 at Wentzville Christian 

Church, 1507 Hwy. Z in Wentzville. 

Roles are available for ages 14 and up. 

Production dates are May 3-5. For more 

information and audition forms, visit 

wentzvillecc.org. 

• • • 

Blood Moon Viewing is from 9:35 p.m 

on Sunday, Jan. 20 to 12:50 a.m. on Monday, 

Jan. 21 at the Broemmelsiek Park Astronomy 

Viewing Area, 1615 Schwede Road in 

Wentzville. Bring the family to witness one 

of the most exciting celestial events of the 

new year – a total lunar eclipse, also known 

as a Blood Moon. The full eclipse begins at 

10:41 p.m., and ends at 11:43 p.m., but total 

duration of the eclipse is 5 hours 12 minutes, 

if the sky is clear. Astronomical Society 

of Eastern Missouri [ASEM] members 

will have complex telescopes set up to give 

a closer look at the moon’s surface and 

other astronomical happenings. For more 

information about the St. Charles County 

Parks and Recreation Department’s event, 

asemonline.org. 

• • • 

Night to Shine Prom for People with 

Special Needs is from 6-9 p.m. on Friday, 

Feb. 8 at Messiah Lutheran Church, 5911 

South Hwy. 94 in St. Charles. Messiah 

Lutheran Church is one of nearly 500 

churches around the world registered to 

simultaneously host Night to Shine 2019, 

sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation. 

Night to Shine is an unforgettable prom 

night experience, centered on God’s love 

for people with special needs ages 14 and 

older. Every guest of Night to Shine enters 

this complimentary event on a red carpet 

complete with a warm welcome from 

a friendly crowd and paparazzi. Guests 

receive the royal treatment, including hair 

and makeup stations, shoe shining areas, 

limousine rides, corsages and boutonnieres, 

a catered dinner, karaoke, prom favors, a 

dance floor, all leading up to the moment 

when each guest is crowned king or queen 

of the prom. For more information, visit 

messiahnetwork.nighttoshine.com.



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Volunteers wait to help the more than 1,600 people who attended the 11th annual Helping Hands for the Holidays at The Saint Charles Convention Center. 

business 

briefs 

PLACES 

The Saint Charles Convention Center 

opened its doors to more than 1,600 people 

in need at the 11th annual Helping Hands 

for the Holidays community outreach event 

on Thursday, Dec. 13. Thanks to hundreds 

of generous volunteers and donors, 500 

personal care bags and 1,350 winter coats 

were distributed to those in need. Community 

partners and exhibitors also played a 

huge role in the event’s successes, helping 

to provide 225 flu shots, 45 haircuts, free 

books for all ages, photos with Santa and 

fun holiday crafts. 

PEOPLE 

State Rep. Justin Hill [R-St. Charles] has 

been named Legislator of the Year for 2018 

by the American Legislative Exchange 

Council. Hill was recognized for his work 

on fixing health insurance markets, criminal 

justice reform and efforts to eliminate 

wasteful spending from the budget in the 

Missouri House of Representatives. 

• • • 

Cuivre River Electric 

Cooperative [CREC] 

Safety Coordinator 

Doug Bagby, was 

recently appointed as a 

district representative to 

the Regulatory Compliance 

committee of 

Bagby 

the 

Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives 

[AMEC], a service organization of 

the state’s 47 electric cooperative serving 

more than 560,000 rural consumers. Bagby 

joined CREC as its safety coordinator in 

1984. 

• • • 

The Center for Economics and the Environment 

[CEE], part of the Hammond 

Institute for Free Enterprise at Lindenwood 

University in St. Charles, has announced 

the addition of Daniel L. Thornton, Ph.D., 

as its newest Senior Research Fellow. 

Thornton served as vice-president and economic 

advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank 

of St. Louis before retiring in 2014. 

• • • 

St. Charles Community College welding 

instructors Steve Schuetz and Mike 

Kamp received awards for excellence 

from the American Welding Society 

[AWS] at its annual meeting on Dec. 6. 

Schuetz received the St. Louis Chapter’s 

Certified Welding Inspector of the Year 

award. Kamp received the District Instructor 

Award. 

• • • 

Thomas Wright, M.D., owner and 

operator of Laser Lipo and Vein Center in 

O’Fallon is one of 1,000 board-certified 

doctors to be inducted into the RealSelf 

Hall of Fame. The honor recognizing the 

highest-rated and most active doctors 

on RealSelf, which is the leading online 

marketplace to learn about cosmetic 

treatments and connect with medical aesthetic 

providers. 

• • • 

Elke Buckland has 

been named Vice President 

of Development 

at Boone Center, Inc., a 

nonprofit that provides 

employment and vocational 

training opportunities 

for people with 

Buckland 

developmental disabilities. Buckland 

holds both a bachelor of arts in english 

and a professional writing certificate from 

the University of Missouri-St. Louis. She 

came to BCI from KidSmart where she 

held multiple senior-level roles over the 

past five years. 

• • • 

Sherry Songer with her dog, Atticus; Mary 

Lynn Faunda Donovan, executive director of 

VOYCE [left]; and meteorologist Cindy Preszler 

Sherry Songer, of St. Peters, a receptionist/concierge 

at Mount Carmel Senior 

Living was honored at the VOYCE Caregiver 

Awards Luncheon as one of the organization’s 

2018 Annual Caregiver Award 

recipients. Songer was honored for providing 

exceptional care giving and service 

in a long-term care setting and positively 

affecting the lives of its residents. 

• • • 

Jacob England, band teacher at Wentzville 

Middle and Holt High, has been 

chosen as the recipient of the Missouri 

Music Educators Association [MMEA] 

2019 Outstanding Educator Award. Nominees 

for this prestigious award were solicited 

from across the state and voted on by 

MMEA officers. England is a Holt High, 

class of 2010 graduate who earned both 

his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from 

Truman State University. This is his third 

year working as a band instructor in the 

WSD. 

EVENTS & NETWORKING 

The Greater St. Charles Chamber of 

Commerce hosts its Lunch with Leaders 

program from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Wednesday, 

Jan. 16 at Third Wheel Brewing, 4008 

N. Service Road in St. Peters. Registration 

is $30 for members; $35 for guests [$5 discount 

given for early registration]. Register 

at gstccc.com. 

• • • 

The O’Fallon Chamber of Commerce 

and Industries holds its Membership Luncheon 

from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on Tuesday, 

Jan. 22 at Morning Star Church, 1600 Feise 

Road in Dardenne Prairie. Registration is 

$20 in advance; $25 after the Friday before 

the event and includes lunch. Register 

online at ofallonchamber.org or by calling 

Cathy Bounds at (636) 240-1818. 

• • • 

The O’Fallon Chamber of Commerce and 

Industries hosts a Taste of Vegas Casino 

Night from 6-11 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 16 

at Christy Banquet Center, 9000 Veterans 

Memorial Pkwy. in O’Fallon. Formal and 

cocktail attire is preferred. General admission 

is $65 per person and includes tastings 

from O’Fallon’s finest restaurants, open 

bar, two raffle entries, $5,000 in gaming 

money and live entertainment with dancing. 

No tickets will be sold at the door. 

Register online at ofallonchamber.org.





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FRANCIS HOWELL SCHOOL DISTRICT 

SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS 

(PUBLIC NOTICE OF FILING) 

The Francis Howell School District encourages qualified persons 

interested in running for a position on the School Board to file to be a 

candidate in the April 2, 2019, election. Interested persons may file at 

the superintendent's office located at the: Administration Building 4545 

Central School Road, St. Charles, MO 63304 For more information, 

contact the Superintendent’s Office at 636-851-4026. 

Filing will begin on December 11, 2018 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

and will continue during the district's regular business hours, which are 

Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The office will be 

closed for lunch from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. daily. Except for the first 

and last day of filing, filing will not occur on days that the school district's 

central offices are closed due to inclement weather. Filing will also not 

occur on the following holidays and breaks when the school district's 

central offices are closed: December 24, 2018 –January 1, 2019. Filing 

will end on January 15, 2019, at 5:00 p.m. 

There are two positions available with three-year terms. 

* * * * * * * 

Qualified applicants may file for office beginning on December 11 at 

8:00 a.m. in the superintendent’s office by declaring their intent to become 

a candidate, in person and in writing, to the secretary of the Board. A 

lottery system for ballot order placement for first and last day filings will 

be utilized. The candidate shall draw a number at random at the time of 

filing. The names of the candidates filing on the first day will be listed 

in ascending order of the numbers drawn and ahead of the names of 

candidates filing on a later date. The names of candidates filing on the 

last day will be listed in descending order of the numbers drawn after the 

names of all candidates who have previously filed on an earlier date. 

To be eligible for the Francis Howell School District Board of Education 

candidates must be a U.S. citizen, at least twenty-four years old, a 

resident taxpayer of the District, have (or will have) resided in Missouri 

one year immediately preceding the election, not delinquent in the 

payment of any state income taxes, personal property taxes, municipal 

taxes or real estate property taxes on place of residence, never plead 

guilty or nolo contendere nor been convicted of a felony, is not registered 

or required to be register as a sex offender, and has filed all required 

campaign disclosure reports for any previous elections.

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