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I OPINION I 3 

Walter E. Williams 

Disproportionalities: 

Whose fault? 

2019 ASID Pinnacle Award Winners! 

Jews have been awarded 40% of the 

Nobel Prizes in economics, 30% of those 

in medicine, 25% in physics, 20% in chemistry, 

15% in literature and 10% of the 

Nobel Peace Prizes. 

Since the beginning of the 20th century, 

there have been just over 900 Nobel Prizes 

awarded. Since Jews are only 2% of the 

world’s population, instead winning 22% 

of Nobel Prizes, [206], they should have 

won only two, according to the proportionality 

vision of justice. There’s an even 

greater domestic violation of the proportionality 

vision. Jews are less than 3% of 

the U.S. population but 35% of American 

Nobel Prize winners. 

Several questions come to mind. Does the 

disproportionately high number of Jewish 

winners explain why there are so few black 

or Hispanic Nobel Prize winners? Who’s to 

blame for ethnic disproportionality among 

Nobel Prize winners, and what can be done 

to promote social justice? 

Proportionality injustice doesn’t end 

with the Nobel Prize. Blacks are about 

13% of the U.S. population but close to 

70% of the players in the National Football 

League. Blacks are greatly overrepresented 

among star players and highly 

paid players. While the disproportionality 

injustice runs in favor of black players in 

general, they are all but nonexistent among 

the league’s field goal kickers and punters. 

Perhaps the only reason why football 

team owners are not charged with hiring 

discrimination is that the same people who 

hire quarterbacks and running backs also 

hire field goal kickers and punters. Proportionality 

and diversity injustice is worse in 

the National Basketball Association, with 

blacks being over 80% of the players. Plus, 

it’s not uncommon to watch college basketball 

games and see that 90 to 100% of 

the starting five players are black. 

Most readers know that I teach economics 

at George Mason University and have 

done so for nearly 40 years. However, 

that doesn’t mean the field of economics 

doesn’t have its problems. Many see economics 

as neither a welcoming nor a supportive 

profession for women or blacks. 

Former Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet 

Yellen, in addressing a Brookings Institution 

audience said: “Within the economics 

profession, women and minorities are 

significantly underrepresented. And data 

compiled by the American Economic 

Association’s Committees on the Status 

of Women in the Economics Profession 

and the Status of Minority Groups in the 

profession show that there has been little 

or no progress in recent decades. Women 

today make up only about 30% of Ph.D. 

students. Within academia, their representation 

drops the higher up one goes on the 

career ladder. The share of Ph.D.s awarded 

to African Americans is low; and it has 

declined slightly in recent decades.” Yellen 

says that diversity in economics is a matter 

of “basic justice.” 

Had I been in the audience, I would have 

asked Yellen whether there’s basic justice 

in the nursing field, where less than 10% 

of nurses are men. What about the gross 

lack of proportionality in incarceration? 

According to 2015 figures released by the 

Bureau of Justice Statistics, the overall 

U.S. prison and jail population is 90.6% 

male and 9.4% female. The only way that 

I see to remedy such a gross disproportionality 

injustice is to either incarcerate more 

female prisoners or release male prisoners. 

Back to Janet Yellen: it is pathetic and 

professionally incompetent that she can 

ignore decades of research – some of 

it by female researchers – that shoots 

down the idea that disparities prove discrimination. 

Moreover, if one carries the 

notion that disparities prove discrimination 

far enough, they’d look like true 

fools. According to a study conducted by 

Bond University in Australia, sharks are 

nine times likelier to attack and kill men 

than they are women. Despite the fact 

that men are 50% of the population, and 

so are women, men are struck by lightning 

six times as often as women. Of 

those killed by lightning, 82% are men. 

One can only wonder what social justice 

warriors would do about these and many 

other disproportionalities. 

• • • 

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at George Mason University. 

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 

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House Resolution 189 

The Oct. 16 opinion piece “Random 

Thoughts” gives space to briefly describe 

macroeconomic theory as a radical method 

for a government to buy what it wants. I’d 

like to suggest a non-radical method that 

can provide vulnerable people around the 

world with nutrition they need: U.S. maternal/child 

nutrition assistance. 

Today, there are 151 million malnourished 

children under the age of 5 in the 

world. One of the most effective ways to 

fight malnutrition is to focus on quality 

maternal and child nutrition in the first 

1,000 days of life [from pregnancy to a 

child’s second birthday]. A maternal/child 

focus has immense impacts on long-term 

economic outcomes for both families and 

the countries they live in. 

House Resolution 189 is a bipartisan 

statement outlining best ways for providing 

nutrition for mothers and babies in 

deepest poverty. Representatives Ann 

Wagner and Lacy Clay have signed it, but 

I’m concerned that congressional attention 

on Turkey and a looming impeachment 

may prevent the passage of this resolution. 

As a member of the Foreign Affairs committee, 

Congresswoman Wagner can help 

get it passed. With 126 bipartisan House 

co-sponsors agreeing on best practices to 

help moms and babies globally, this resolution 

deserves to be passed without delay. 

Cynthia Changyit Levin 

Regarding 'False 

environmental predictions' 

In scientific terms, Walter E. Williams 

[“False environmental predictions,” Oct. 

16] and the Competitive Research Institute 

are unreliable judges of the global environment, 

and acceptance of their confused 

views would be extremely dangerous for 

our future. 

The human population, only about 1 

million total 11,000 years ago has grown 

explosively to 7.7 billion, with an additional 

2.2 billion net projected over the 

next 30 years. About 800 million people 

go to bed hungry every day. Eight people, 

six of them in the U.S., possess as much 

wealth as the 3.6 billion poorest among 

us. We are unsustainably consuming about 

175% of the world’s total sustainable productivity 

[Global Footprint Network, www. 

gfn.org]. 

If everyone in the world were consuming 

at the level of the U.S. and Western Europe, 

it would take three to four extra planets to 

sustain us, yet the rich nations seem only to 

want to become richer. 

Over the next few decades, about 1 million 

of the estimated 12 million species 

on Earth are likely to disappear within the 

next few decades, and yet they, individually 

and collectively, make all life, including 

ours, possible; we do not know when 

their loss will lead to widespread collapse. 

Farms and pastures occupy 40% of the 

Earth’s surface. 

Global warming, understood since the 

1890s, has warmed the Earth by nearly 

2º F already, continuing to increase, with 

many consequences worldwide. Only 

international collaboration can limit these 

increases, and yet our collective response 

so far has been weak. To ignore what’s 

going on in the world with carefully contrived 

arguments would be tantamount to 

saying 99%-plus of the scientists in the 

world agree that a giant meteorite is going 

to hit your house by the holidays, and then 

going ahead and ignoring the consensus 

in favor of arguments that simply dance 

around history and fact. 

Peter H. Raven 

• • • 

In response to the Oct. 16 

column “False Environmental 

Predictions” 

by Walter E. Williams, I have a suggested 

reading list of current climate science 

reports for him and this magazine’s audience. 

These reports are signed by all major 

U.S. federal agencies and are available by 

searching the internet for “scientific consensus 

on climate change.” 

There are 13 federal agencies that have 

concluded that human-caused climate 

change is real. The 13 agencies are the 

departments of Commerce, Defense, 

Agriculture, Interior, Energy, State and 

Transportation as well as the United States 

Agency for International Development, 

National Science Foundation, Department 

of Housing and Urban Development, the 

Environmental Protection Agency, the 

Smithsonian and NASA. 

The fact that we have heat-trapping 

gases accumulating in the atmosphere 

has been well documented. The “Green- 

House Effect” is happening in the Earth’s 

atmosphere as heat-trapping gases have a 

long residence life; these gases have been 

accumulating since the industrial revolution. 

As of 2019, 97% of the climate scientists’ 

– experts from around the world – support 

human-caused climate change. 

Efforts to dissuade the use of current 

scientific data is done for the purpose of 

supporting the financial agenda of some 

industries. It is estimated that more than 

90% of papers skeptical on climate change 

originate from right-wing think tanks that 

choose to ignore the facts. 

Dale Markley 

In regard to Walter E. Williams 

I read with interest the Letters To The 

Editor in the Oct 23 issue of West Newsmagazine 

excoriating Mr. Walter E. Williams. 

In the past I have observed, and 

written a letter myself, addressing Mr. 

Williams decidedly right-wing view of 

the world. Although the Newsmagazine 

Network makes no claim to be “fair and 

balanced,” I believe the readers deserve 

some semblance of what appears to be a 

newspaper having at least a modicum of 

impartiality. Perhaps you could alternate 

Mr. Williams' column with someone who 

has not drunk from the Ayn Rand Kool Aid 

well. 

Bryce Frazier 

Responding to “An 

entrepreneurial mindset 

is critical for our future” 

Regarding the letter from Craig Felzien 

[Oct. 23] on the virtues of entrepreneurship: 

Mr. Felzien is to be applauded for his 

progressive thinking and efforts at Lindenwood. 

America is a great country because 

of its entrepreneurs. The SCORE [Service 

Corps of Retired Executives] Association is 

a national nonprofit business organization 

of ten thousand retired and semi-retired 

men and women who provide free business 

advice and mentoring to small businesses 

and start-ups. SCORE is a resource partner 

with the SBA. 

SCORE volunteers are proud to be on the 

team with Lindenwood and many others in 

moving entrepreneurship forward. 

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Random Thoughts 

With a tip of our hat to retired columnist 

Thomas Sowell, we offer the following 

random thoughts on the passing scene: 

TROLLEY-LA-LA-LA: Let's see if 

we can figure this out. The Loop Trolley 

announced a few weeks ago that 

it needed $200,000 or it would cease 

operations in November, and then it 

would need another $500,000 or it would 

cease operating in January. Predictably, 

nobody jumped in and loaned $700,000 

to an entity that had just $30,000 in revenues. 

Now, we are told the Trolley has 

effectively loaned itself $90,000 and 

that much smaller amount will be able to 

magically fund the operation into January. 

A boondoggle on rails. 

PIT BULLS AND PAROLEES: It’s 

hard to imagine that a government entity 

used as a political bargaining chip by 

former County Executive and current 

inmate Steve Stenger is in turmoil. Oh wait, 

no it isn’t, not hard at all. It is, however, 

truly disturbing that something as seemingly 

benign as St. Louis County’s pet 

adoption center finds itself as a metaphor 

for everything wrong with government 

today. There is data manipulation, accusations 

of racism, sexism and cronyism, 

and now there is a federal lawsuit to sort 

it all out. This is an animal shelter staffed 

by volunteers who were fired-not-fired last 

week for reminding politicians that they 

were an animal shelter. We are going to the 

dogs, indeed. 

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“I’ve paid over $10 billion in taxes. I’ve paid 

more than anyone in taxes. If I had to pay $20 

billion, it’s fine. But when you say I should 

pay $100 billion, then I’m starting to do a 

little math about what I have left over.” 

–Bill Gates, on Elizabeth Warren’s “wealth tax” plan 

FOLLOW US ON 

IN FULL BLOOM: Hey everybody, a 

billionaire businessman from New York is 

running for president! Correction, another 

billionaire businessman from New York is 

running for president. Michael Bloomberg 

threw his hat into the ring for the Democratic 

nomination last week once he apparently 

became the last person in the country 

to realize that Joe Biden is a terrible candidate. 

So now the Democrats, the party of 

youth, diversity and the downtrodden, pin 

their hopes on a 77-year old, billionaire 

white dude. 

BAD BOYS, BAD BOYS: There is virtually 

no chance that the leadership of the 

St. Louis County Police makes it through 

to the other side of the current troubles. 

At the end of last month, a jury awarded 

a police officer nearly $20 million after it 

was determined that he was discriminated 

against because he is gay. The chairman of 

the St. Louis County Board of Police Commissioners 

has already resigned, and two 

new members were appointed last week, 

but this will inevitably result in a complete 

overhaul of the police department’s leadership 

structure. 

CARDINAL SIN: The situation with 

the Cardinal Ritter football program is ludicrous. 

They allowed a suspended player to 

participate in a game using a fake name 

and fake number. The entire team was 

punished, and their final games were cancelled. 

The coaching staff was fired. Now, 

the former head coach has told KMOV that 

it was just a mistake and that he did not 

know that the player should have sat out 

the game. Really? Then why suit up the 

player in a fake number with a fake name? 

Ludicrous, and unbecoming of the entire 

profession. 

WING TIP: We doff our collective cap 

to the Orthwein family, who donated $1 

million to Wings of Hope for their endowment. 

Wings of Hope is a special organization 

and the local community has done an 

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BALLWIN 

City projects modest 

revenue increase for 2020 

There are several variables involved in 

today’s city budget estimations. Regarding 

revenues, ones mentioned at the Oct. 

28 Ballwin Board of Aldermen meeting 

included the variation in fuel costs, TV 

viewing choices, online sales vs. storefronts, 

and even fluctuations in the weather. 

While each of those has the potential to 

lessen city income, Finance Officer Denise 

Keller said she expects 2020 revenues 

to increase approximately $184,000 to 

roughly $21,157,000. 

“It’s the policy of the city to budget revenues 

rather conservatively,” Keller said of 

the modest increase. 

Factors that residents might never consider 

– such as cable vs. Direct TV – do 

play a role in the city's budget forecasts. 

Keller explained that the city collects a 

higher rate of taxes on regular cable than 

it does on Direct TV. Another area for 

potential revenue shifts is in the number of 

fines collected for traffic violations. Keller 

said the city police department has been 

more lenient, of late, in handing out traffic 

tickets; opting, instead, to hand out more 

warnings. 

Online shopping habits also are reducing 

the sales tax revenue generated by 

brick and mortar stores in the city. Currently, 

Ballwin does not charge a use tax on 

internet purchases [over $2,000] as some 

municipalities do. Use taxes mirror sales 

tax rates and help to offset revenue now 

lost to internet sales. 

While 2020 planning and projections 

are well underway, Keller noted that her 

department still was looking toward the 

holiday shopping season. 

“Economic forecasts are saying that 

we’re going to have a really big holiday 

season this year,” Keller said. “Obviously, 

a lot of that is going to be online sales, 

but they supposedly make up one-fifth of 

the in-store sales. So, we’re hoping that’s 

going to bring us in good at the end of this 

year.” 

Next year, some of the revenue pluses 

surely will be negated by the passage of 

Proposition B, which raises the minimum 

wage by 85 cents per hour in each year 

through 2023. 

“Recreation revenues are the last big pie 

piece [of the revenue pie chart],” Keller 

said. “There’s a little bit of a dip in 2019 

compared to the last two years. That’s 

because in June we had 20 days of rain, 

which has a big impact, obviously on ball 

grounds and for aquatics. It reduces daily 

admissions, and that’s the month [June] 

that people tend to buy pool passes. But 

if it’s raining, they’re not coming in and 

they’re not buying pool passes. 

“Next year, we’re looking at an increase 

in summer camp programs of about 

$44,000. That’s due to a couple of factors. 

They’re increasing the fees by $10 in part 

to recoup part of the increased cost of labor 

[from Prop. B]. Also, they’re adding five 

specialty camps and a whole extra week of 

camp next year because school is starting 

later in August." 

State law now requires that school starts 

"no sooner than 10 days before the first 

Monday in September.” 

Once Keller was finished with her presentation, 

she opened the floor to questions 

and comments. Alderman Michael Finley 

[Ward 1] thought of yet another positive 

with the 2020 budget. 

“It’s really nice that we’re getting over 

$100,000 in revenue for the police services 

from Winchester,” Finley said, referring to 

a recently passed agreement between the 

two communities. Winchester previously 

had contracted its police services through 

St. Louis County. 

CHESTERFIELD 

City Council approves 

McDonald's site plan 

With a couple of minor changes to its site 

plan, the McDonald’s fast-food restaurant 

at 13559 Olive Blvd. will be allowed to 

proceed with its renovations, including a 

second drive-through lane. 

After the developer met with property 

owners, they came to an agreement to eliminate 

one of the required fences. Under the 

latest revision, the required 150-foot-long, 

6-foot-high screening fence on the western 

property line would not be required. 

“The Woodsmill Pointe condominiums 

already have fencing around their pool 

and its homeowner’s association decided it 

did not need a second fence,” said council 

member Barbara McGuinness [Ward 1]. In 

lieu of the fencing, McDonald’s has agreed 

to provide more intensive landscaping in 

that area. 

Farnsworth Group engineer Bob Polk 

said that McDonald’s and the homeowner’s 

association will have a shared maintenance 

agreement that includes maintenance of 

the fence and replacement if necessary. 

Homeowner JoAnn Smith said that after 

doing research and speaking with residents 

and an attorney, the homeowner’s association 

decided that having dual fences would 

be taking a step backward. 

The space in between the fences ends up 

getting cluttered with grass and weeds and 

it attracts pool hoppers, she said. 

However, McDonalds still will be 

required to install a 6-foot-high screening 

fence along the northern property 

line, along with landscaping to enhance 

the required buffer. Other requirements 

in effect include removal of the existing 

non-conforming pole sign, not allowing 

non-security lighting to be on earlier than 

30 minutes prior to the restaurant's opening 

and not later than 11:30 p.m., and providing 

cross-access to all adjacent properties. 

An added amendment prohibits construction 

vehicles from using Coliseum 

Drive. 

The city council voted to approve the 

zone change request for the development. 

Mayor disputes sales tax rumors 

Mayor Bob Nation wants to ensure residents 

that the city is not hiring a public 

relations firm in an effort to increase taxes. 

At the City Council meeting Nov. 4, 

Nation addressed the rumors that he said 

have been spread on Twitter and KMOX 

radio. 

“Nothing like that could be further from 

the truth,” he emphatically stated, about 

the accusations. 

The city is currently awaiting a decision 

from the Missouri Supreme Court on the St. 

Louis County sales tax distribution formula, 

commonly referred to as the “tax pool.” 

Chesterfield sued the state in December 

2014, claiming the municipality should be 

able to keep the full 1% sales tax collected 

in the city rather than share it with the pool. 

The city lost that suit but appealed the case 

to the state Supreme Court. 

If the Supreme Court finds in the city’s 

favor and invalidates the statute authorizing 

the pool tax, it would take away 

approximately 15% of the city’s revenue, 

the mayor said. If so, a replacement tax 

would be on the ballot. 

“Since the maximum sales tax rate is 1%



and the current tax is 1%, there is no way 

we could have a tax increase,” Nation said. 

“That information is completely false.” 

Although he didn’t mention him by name, 

the mayor was referring to council member 

Ben Keathley [Ward 2], who he accused of 

“throwing the city under the bus.” 

“To accuse me of lying and cheating is 

wrong,” Keathley said. 

On Oct. 30, Keathley posted the following 

statements to Twitter: 

“Last night @ChesterfieldCH council 

discussed hiring a PR firm to market a 

sales tax increase to voters. Using tax dollars 

to convince taxpayers to pay more 

taxes is nauseating. Discussion took place 

a half hour BEFORE the posted start time. 

Not ok.” 

Keathley denied the mayor's accusations 

and stated that he simply had expressed 

concern from elected officials about the 

upcoming court decision. 

A discussion about hiring a PR firm 

did take place at the recent Finance and 

Administration Committee meeting; however, 

it focused on explaining the Supreme 

Court ruling to the public, not pushing for 

a tax increase. That discussion happened 

early in the meeting when the mayor was 

not present. While the website calendar 

stated the meeting was to start at 6 p.m., it 

started at 5:30 p.m. 

“Twenty people were there on time, the 

mayor was late,” said council member Barbara 

McGuinness [Ward 1]. “He missed 

the entire discussion.” 

Wings of Hope receives 

$1 million gift 

The Wings of Hope Soaring to New 

Heights Endowment Campaign recently 

received a boost thanks to a $1 million 

gift from the William R. Orthwein, Jr. and 

Laura Rand Orthwein Foundation, growing 

the endowment to nearly $8 million 

and moving it closer to its $10 million 

phase-one goal. 

“We are beyond grateful for this important 

gift and the generosity of the Orthwein 

family,” Bret Heinrich, Wings of 

Hope president and CEO, said. “This is 

a major gift for Wings of Hope but even 

more meaningful for the countless families 

and children whose lives will be forever 

changed for the better because of it.” 

The goal of the endowment campaign is 

to provide Wings of Hope, a Chesterfieldbased 

nonprofit, the capital to secure the 

planes and resources needed to expand the 

organization’s Medical Relief & Air Transport 

[MAT] program–allowing it to serve 

50% more people with free transportation 

to health care. 

“My family has deep roots in the St. 

Louis community and we are committed to 

caring for it,” Foundation President Nettie 

O. Dodge said. “The Foundation made a 

significant initial investment in Wings 

of Hope in 2007 and a more significant 

additional investment in 2010 for the same 

reason we are investing in their endowment 

today. We believe in Wings of Hope 

and its mission. Our investment in Wings 

of Hope today will help to ensure that they 

will be able to provide their excellent services 

well into the future.” 

Senator Elizabeth Dole, honorary chair 

of the endowment campaign, also praised 

Wings of Hope and its network of support 

programs. 

“By providing free medical air transportation, 

they lighten the immense burden 

families shoulder when caring for loved 

ones in serious medical crises,” Dole said. 

“They replace helplessness with hope and 

give families the support they need to navigate 

what can be a long and terrifying road 

to healing.” 

Wings of Hope, headquartered in Chesterfield, 

utilizes aviation and volunteer 

efforts to bring care and resources to isolated 

communities in need across the globe. 

In the U.S., they provide free medical air 

transport services to individuals in need 

of specialized medical care. The organization 

also works with in-country partners in 

countries around the world to fly people in 

remote areas to emergency medical care 



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and fly doctors into communities with no 

local health care. 

Wings of Hope has been twice nominated 

for the Nobel Peace Prize. In 2018, 

they served over 67,000 people worldwide. 

CREVE COEUR 

Trip planned for Jewish teens 

The Jewish Federation of St. Louis is 

accepting applications for Israel Bound 

2020, a three-week trip to Israel bringing 

together Jewish high school students from 

the St. Louis community. Participants will 

have the opportunity to explore ancient 

Jerusalem and modern Tel Aviv, float in the 

Dead Sea, climb Masada at sunrise, ride 

a camel in the Negev Desert and sleep in 

a Bedouin tent, surf in the Mediterranean, 

reflect at the Kotel, the Western Wall and 

much more. 

The trip will run from June 1-21, 2020, 

making Israel Bound 2020 one of the earliest 

trips available for teens that get them 

back in time for camp programs, work and 

other activities. To view a video about Israel 

Bound, visit JFedSTL.org/Local-Trips. 

The trip will cost $6,075 all-inclusive 

including air fare. Early-bird pricing of 

$5,675 is available through Dec. 31, 2019. 

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MANCHESTER 

New employees introduced 

Several new employees were introduced 

at the Manchester Board of Aldermen 

meeting on Oct. 21 by their respective 

department heads. 

On Oct. 1, Steve Kirkman began working 

as a code enforcement officer, replacing 

Dave Fox. The code enforcement position 

became available after Fox was hired as an 

information technology technician for the 

city. 

Ellie Schmidt was introduced as the 

communication specialist in the Parks, 

Recreation & Arts Department by Director 

Kat Douglas. Schmidt was hired after serving 

as a summer intern. 

Beginning Oct. 21, Shawn Sieve began 

his employment in the Finance Department 

as an accountant, working with Director 

Don Yucius. Sieve has been in the public 

accounting sector since 2003. 

Channel restoration 

contracts approved 

The Manchester Board of Aldermen 

has approved two contracts with Stock & 

Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc. 

The first contract for $60,000 is for the 

Channel B Stream Improvement Project 

at 1521 Mautenne Drive. The second is for 

the Channel D Stream Improvement Project 

at a cost of $150,000. Both contracts 

include engineering services, construction 

plan, design, permitting and bidding services 

by Stock & Associates. 

The Channel D stream project includes 

the channel that runs from Briarhurst to 

Hanna roads and is parallel to Brookvale 

Drive. Due to advanced erosion affecting 

residential properties, the project, which 

was originally budgeted for 2021, has been 

moved up for design work in 2019 and 

project completion in 2020. 

Police department sees 

personnel changes 

As the Manchester Police Department 

said farewell to one retiring sergeant, two 

other officers received promotions. Sgt. 

Gerry Johnson retired after a 41-year 

career in law enforcement, with 35 years 

in Manchester. 

With Johnson's retirement, Acting Sergeant 

Meredith Absolon has been elevated 

to full sergeant. During the promotion ceremony, 

Chief Scott Will said Absolon has 

done an outstanding job of handling the 

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Sgt. Gerry Johnson at his retirement party. 

[Manchester Police photo] 

difficult position of being an acting supervisor. 

She has 11 years of experience. 

Lt. Craig Smith was promoted to captain 

and is now the deputy chief of police. Smith 

has been with Manchester since 1997. He 

was promoted to sergeant in 2011 and lieutenant 

in 2014. He served as acting chief in 

2018-2019 while the city was interviewing 

candidates to replace the retiring chief of 

police. Smith is currently the department's 

accreditation manager and commander of 

the office of professional standards. 

City to remove invasive trees 

along Howard George Drive 

A resolution accepting a grant from 

the Missouri Department of Conservation 

[MDC] will assist Manchester in the 

removal of invasive trees. 

At its Oct. 21 meeting, the Board of 

Aldermen approved acceptance of the 

$25,000 Tree Resource Improvement and 

Maintenance [TRIM] grant. The TRIM 

program is a competitive, cost-share program 

designed to provide financial assistance 

for the management, improvement 

and conservation of community forests. In 

Manchester, the grant will subsidize costs 

associated with tree removal and replacement 

on Howard George Drive. 

In July, the city acquired Howard 

George Drive at the road’s south terminus 

at Enchanted Parkway to the state right-ofway 

line near 1021 Howard George Drive. 

That stretch of road previously was owned 

and maintained by MoDOT. 

The project area is about 1,400 feet long 

and located on the South Outer Road/ 

Howard George Drive along Route 141 

between Dennison Estates and Mandalay 

drives. Thirty-five mature Bradford pear 

trees and a hillside full of invasive hybrid 

Callery pear sprouts will be removed. The 

trees are invasive and pose a safety risk for 

pedestrians and motorists due to the ease



with which they lose limbs. 

Because the city of Manchester received 

its Tree City USA designation earlier this 

year, the city is eligible for a 75/25 costshare 

split for in-kind match program, 

rather than the usual 60/40. The city is 

required to pay the lesser amount. In total, 

the cost of the project is $41,956. 

In accordance with ANSI A300 planting 

standards and consistent with MDC TRIM 

grant planting guidelines, 20 native trees, 

including swamp white oak and blackgum, 

will be planted at a 50-foot spacing along 

the Howard George Drive corridor. Areas 

with existing evergreen trees [white pine 

and arborvitae] will be left open to minimize 

shading and promote the success of 

the established trees. A three-year maintenance 

plan is included in the grant. 

It is anticipated that by year three, the 

trees will be self-supporting. The city’s 

contract arborist will monitor the health 

of the new trees and recommend water or 

other treatments as necessary. 

The removal of the existing trees will 

take place between now and March 31, 

2020. The planting of new trees will take 

place in spring 2020, but before the agreement 

ends on June 30. 

ST. LOUIS COUNTY 

Loop Trolley stays on 

track for now 

The Loop Trolley Company was thrown 

a much-needed lifeline when it received a 

$90,000 loan that will keep the maligned 

trolley on track through the end of the year. 

The loan came from the Loop Trolley 

Transportation Development District, the 

same entity which provided sales revenue 

to help with the original construction of 

the project. But the needed influx of cash 

wasn’t the only good news for the Trolley 

this week. 

The Bi-State Development Agency is 

said to be looking at the viability of the 

project and how the agency might be a part 

of a long-term solution. The possibility 

of Bi-State, who operates the Metro and 

Metrolink system in Illinois and Missouri, 

completely taking over the trolley project 

appears to be one option on the table. 

“We are grateful to Bi-State and the 

members of the Loop Trolley Transportation 

Development District Board for 

committing to work together to preserve 

this valuable asset and we look forward to 

assisting them in any way we can,” Loop 

Trolley Company President John Meyer 

said. “We are thrilled to be able to continue 

running the Trolley through the upcoming 

holiday season and we welcome all riders.” 

Officials with the Loop Trolley Company, 

including Meyer, have been making the 

rounds lately looking to garner additional 

financial support that they claim is needed 

to keep the $50+ million project afloat. 

Last month, the St. Louis County Council 

passed a resolution asking federal officials 

to audit the Loop Trolley Company accusing 

its leaders of mismanagement. 

MISSOURI 

Watching for ‘zombie deer’ 

Chronic wasting disease [CWD] – popularly 

known as "zombie deer disease" – has 

been reported in at least 24 states in the 

continental U.S., including Missouri. In 

its late stages, this always-fatal neurodegenerative 

disorder produces symptoms 

in infected deer including a drooping head 

and ears, drooling, tremors, lack of coordination 

and excessive weight loss … hence 

the “zombie” designation. 

Once a deer becomes infected, the incubation 

period before symptoms occur may 

be as long as 18-24 months, so deer that 

have the disease may appear perfectly 

healthy. Although cases found in Missouri 

have been relatively rare to date, the disease 

is slowly spreading, according to the 

Missouri Department of Conservation. 

The department is working to find deer 

with CWD and limit its transmission, since 

it has the potential to greatly reduce the 

number of healthy deer available to the 

state’s nearly 500,000 deer hunters and 

millions of wildlife watchers. 

Over the coming weekend, Nov. 16-17, 

Missouri hunters who harvest a deer from 

certain counties located in the Department 

of Conservation’s CWD Management 

Zone are required to take it to a 

state-operated sampling station to have 

it tested for the disease. Counties near St. 

Louis included in the zone are Crawford, 

Franklin, Gasconade, Jefferson, Perry, 

St. Charles, St. Francois, Ste. Genevieve, 

Warren, and Washington. 

Currently, there have been no cases of 

CWD transmission reported in humans. 

However, scientists say that more research 

is needed to understand whether or not 

people could potentially become infected. 

Health authorities stress that the utmost 

precaution should be taken to prevent 

human exposure, in order to mitigate any 

possible transmission risks. 

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Living with PTSD: As one local family discovered, there is help and hope 

By CATHY LENNY 

A family that may have reached its 

lowest point and believed they were out of 

options has now found a host of resources 

available to them. 

The couple, Charles and Katya, currently 

are living in an apartment in Manchester 

with their two young children. But after a 

disagreement with the maintenance man 

over repairs that were supposed to be made, 

they are being forced out of their apartment. 

While the repairs needed were long past 

A hole in the ceiling of Katya and Charles’ 

apartment. 

[Cathy Lenny photo] 

due and the renters had good cause to 

be upset, Charles may have overreacted 

during an exchange with the maintenance 

man, leading to a phone call to police. 

Charles has been diagnosed with Posttraumatic 

stress disorder [PTSD] after 

serving in the Marine Corps for six years. 

During that time, he endured a riot with 

15,000 revolutionaries while serving as an 

embassy guard in Senegal. He also came 

close to death in Iraq when an IED [Improvised 

Explosive Device] exploded just 12 

feet away from him. In yet another incident, 

a suicide bomber killed several members 

of his unit, including his captain. 

PTSD can develop after exposure to traumatic 

events like violent assaults, natural or 

human-caused disasters, accidents, combat 

and other forms of violence. It can lead to 

negative changes in mood and thinking 

that can include mood swings, difficulty 

focusing or concentrating, depression, isolation 

from friends and family, and apathy. 

When Charles came home to find his 

wife in tears after her encounter with the 

maintenance man, he confronted the man, 

shouting at him and getting in his face. The 

man then called the police. 

Luckily for Charles, one of the police 

officers who responded has experience 

with veterans. Officer Jason Gibbs is a veteran 

himself. 

So as not to escalate the situation, Gibbs 

started the conversation by asking how 

Charles was doing, from one vet to another. 

Having had encounters with those suffering 

from PTSD before, he knew that Charles 

might be prone to the all-too common hairtrigger 

response. 

Instead, he encountered a couple that 

was simply down on their luck. 

“Once I identified him as a veteran, I 

asked if they needed additional assistance,” 

Gibbs said. “If a veteran does something 

criminal, they’re still liable, but it doesn’t 

mean they don’t need assistance.” 

Gibbs just happens to be a member of 

the Veterans Planning Team in Manchester. 

Their goal is to identify veterans who need 

assistance whether it’s financial or medical 

and to find resources to help them. 

A network of resources 

The Veterans Planning Team was started 

earlier this year with local organizations 

like the local American Legion Hall and 

VFW Post and grew from there, Gibbs said. 

The team is trying to cover every aspect 

in which a veteran may need assistance. 

The entire police department is on board 

with the program and additional training 

will be provided for its officers. 

“We try to get everybody together on the 

same page, to identify people who need 

help and channel that toward one person,” 

Gibbs said. 

After Gibbs learned the couple was being 

evicted from their apartment on Oct. 31, 

he along with Mayor Mike Clement and 

Alderman Megan Huether [Ward 2], met 

with representatives from the apartment 

complex. Although the apartment owners 

refused to reverse their decision, they did 

extend the deadline for eviction until the 

end of the year. 

“They have two very young children,” 

Clement said of the family. “He’s working 

in a journeyman carpentry program and has 

a partial [50%] disability. Between therapy 

for PTSD and the journeyman’s program, 

they seemed to be clawing their way back 

from prior difficulties.” 

Though at first it seemed that finding 

another place to live would be challenging, 

efforts of organizations like H.E.R.O.E.S. 

[Homefront Enabling Relationships, 

Opportunities and Empowerment through 

Support] Care and the St. Patrick Center 

may make finding another apartment easier 

despite the couple’s past difficulties. 

H.E.R.O.E.S. Care, based in Fenton, is 

a collaborative effort of trained caregivers 

and professional mental health care providers 

working together to help military 

members and their families. 

President Jon Jerome said H.E.R.O.E.S 

Care is working with some of its partner 

charities like the Homeless Veterans Integration 

Program at St. Patrick Center to 

find a new place for the family to live in 

Manchester. 

H.E.R.O.E.S. Care has been successful 

for 15 years in helping veterans with everything 

from finding housing and vehicles to 

supplying food at one of its six food pantries. 

“We feed 3, 200-3,500 military families a 

year,” Jerome said. 

While they do get some federal money 

for homeless veterans for housing, most of 

the funding comes through donations from 

businesses. Jerome maintains that 96 cents 

of every dollar goes back to helping people. 

“We provide total care and year-round 

support,” he said. “It’s not just housing, we 

help with other things.” 

While one business might provide cars 

through its fleet vehicles, another does auto 

repair work or home repairs like roofing 

and siding, he said. 

“We take each situation and look at it,” 

Jerome said. “It’s not just him [Charles] 

being homeless; there are other things 

associated with that. It’s a matter of finding 

a network.” 

H.E.R.O.E.S. Care also helps connect 

with other organizations like Suits for Soldiers, 

which provides veterans with the 

necessary tools to look for employment, 

including suits, winter coats and resume 

advice to ensure their success. 

Through their partner group Giveanhour. 

org, a network of volunteer mental health 

professionals work with veterans to try to 

isolate their problems. Since 2005, Giveanhour.org 

has focused on providing free 

mental health care to active duty, National 

Guard and Reserve service members, veterans 

and their families. 

A very real problem 

People who experience PTSD may have 

persistent, frightening thoughts and memories 

of triggering events. They also may 

experience sleep problems, feel detached, 

or may be easily startled. In severe forms, 

PTSD can significantly impair a person’s 

ability to function at work, at home and 

socially. 

Cognitive behavioral therapy is considered 

the best treatment for PTSD and medications 

can help some individuals as well. 

Charles is currently in counseling but 

still feels the effects of PTSD. 

“I don’t want to be around anybody, my 

nerves are so raw,” he said. “The kids just 

don’t understand.” 

Katya suffers, too. She has learned not to 

touch him in his sleep, as he may come up 

swinging. She said he has a short fuse and 

that it’s impacted their social life. 

Even though they both come from military 

families, it’s been especially difficult 

with some family members, Katya said. 

But, things are starting to look up. The 

couple is optimistic that they will be in a 

new apartment by the end of the year in 

Manchester so their 5-year-old can stay in 

the same school district. And they are getting 

a much needed second vehicle from 

Journey Church in Manchester. 

Though their experience has been daunting, 

they have come to realize the importance 

of community organizations that 

reach out to people in need, in particular 

the Veterans Crisis Line through the VA. It 

has specially trained responders available 

24/7, 365 days a year. 

Unfortunately, the worst outcome of 

PTSD also is increasing among veterans. 

The VA reports there were more than 6,000 

veteran suicides each year from 2008 

through 2016. In 2017, there was an average 

of 16.8 suicide deaths by veterans per 

day. Evidence of how challenging life with 

PTSD truly is and how significant the need 

for help. 

A chance to get help 

On Feb. 27, 2020, Manchester United 

Methodist Church, 129 Woods Mill Road, 

will be the site of a Veterans Resource 

Event. From 9 a.m.-noon, veterans will be 

able to contact organizations that provide 

housing, food assistance, VA benefits, legal 

assistance, mental health, substance abuse 

and more. For information on this event, 

contact Stephanie Kirk at (636) 275-5661. 

Katya and Charles 

[Cathy Lenny photo] 

Some resources available to assist veterans 

are: 

• Housing Helpline: (314) 802-5444 

• United Way: (800) 427-4626 

• St. Patrick Center: (314) 802-0700 

• St. Louis County Dept. of Human Services: 

(314) 615-4516 

• VA Regional Office: (314) 253-4449 

• H.E.R.O.E.S. Care: (636) 600-0096 

• VA Hope Recovery Center: (314) 652- 

4100 

• Salvation Army: (314) 423-7770 

• Veterans Business Resource Center: (314) 

531-8387 

• Veterans Crisis Line: (800) 273-8255





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Former Animal Shelter volunteer retains lawyer, demands action 

By JEFFREY BRICKER 

A group of animal advocates and former 

volunteers at the St. Louis County Animal 

Care and Control Center might be ready to 

take their case outside of the halls of government 

building in downtown Clayton. 

For months, shelter volunteers have 

pleaded with the County Council for what 

they claim is needed reform in the operation 

of the shelter. Now, after these same 

volunteers have been asked to interview and 

be retrained as part of what the county is 

calling a “reboot” to the shelter’s volunteer 

program, many seem to be saying “enough 

is enough.” 

In a Nov. 3 letter addressed to St. Louis 

County Counselor Beth Orwick, attorney 

Daniel Kolde wrote: “I believe that the 

Shelter volunteers have colorable claims 

against St. Louis County and its Directors 

of Public Health, Spring Schmidt and 

Carole Baskin, arising from an unlawful 

and pervasive pattern, practice, and policy 

of violating their constitutional rights, 

including unlawful acts of First Amendment 

retaliation for engaging in protected speech, 

viewpoint infringements on free speech, 

prior restraints on free speech, and interference 

with freedoms of association.” 

Kolde has been retained by former shelter 

volunteer Jennifer Agnew, who claims she 

was wrongly dismissed. 

At a recent meeting, Agnew also told the 

council she had been suspended from volunteering 

at the shelter by the county department 

of public health after Agnew broke up 

a violent altercation between two shelter 

dogs. She expressed shock and disbelief 

to the council that she was suspended for 

stepping in during a tense situation where, 

according to Agnew, shelter staff failed to 

intervene properly. 

In his letter to Orwick, Kolde singles out 

two county officials that he contends are 

disproportionately responsible for the current 

dysfunction at the shelter. Moreover, he 

articulates accusations that several volunteers 

have hinted at for weeks. Specifically, 

that some members of county leadership are 

resorting to extreme measures in retribution 

to ongoing criticism of the shelter. 

“We believe that St. Louis County and 

Directors Schmidt and Baskin have resorted 

to the extreme and draconian termination of 

the entire volunteer staff in order to silence 

critics and squelch the flow of any information 

regarding the conditions inside the 

Shelter and its mismanagement from reaching 

the local media and public,” he wrote. 

Schmidt testified on the shelter and 

the volunteer program before the council 

on Tuesday, Oct. 29. She termed the current 

transition and retraining program as a 

“reboot” and pointed to an independent audit 

performed earlier this year as justification 

for the sweeping changes. 

But at the Tuesday, Nov. 5 council meeting, 

more than one former volunteer stood 

up to refute this claim. Moreover, they continued 

to decry current conditions at the 

shelter and several accused the council of 

not hearing and understanding what is really 

going on. 

“These volunteers’ blood, sweat and tears 

are in that place,” local resident Donna 

Slemmer told the Council. “The animals 

they love are in that place.” 

In his letter, Kolde requested a response 

from the county by Monday, Nov. 4. It does 

not appear any response was given and the 

matter was not addressed formally by any 

council member on Nov. 5. 

Following the County Council meeting, 

Agnew and Anne Cashel, another shelter 

volunteer, filed a federal lawsuit on Nov. 7 

against St. Louis County. County Executive 

Sam Page and two directors in the department 

of health [Schmidt and Baskin.] 

From Nov. 8-12, the St. Louis County Pet 

Adoption Center held a volunteer drive with 

the goal of gaining 100 volunteers. 

The public is invited to visit the Pet Adoption 

Center, located at 10521 Baur Blvd. in 

Olivette, during its hours of operation, 10 

a.m. to 6 p.m., to learn about volunteering 

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St. Louis County Executive Sam Page 

got the majority of his slate of Board of 

Freeholders nominees passed by the County 

Council on Tuesday, Oct. 22. But the vote 

did not come without dissent and disappointment 

from some council members. 

Passed by the majority of the council, 

former Bi-State Development Board CEO 

John Nations, stoked strong negative feelings 

among the minority of the council. 

“One of the factors by which I judge a 

leader is his or her self-awareness,” council 

member Kelli Dunaway [D-District 2] 

said before casting her vote. “… last week 

I gave Mr. Nations a number of opportunities 

to accept any responsibility for the 

state of Bi-State Development. In all of 

those instances, he passed the buck on to 

someone else. That’s not a leader I see [as] 

a fit in a project of this magnitude.” 

Council member Tim Fitch [R-District 

3] openly concurred with Dunaway’s 

assessment and also voted against Nations. 

After Tuesday’s meeting, Fitch elaborated 

on his vote. 

“I just felt like during his tenure at Bi- 

State he, like council member Dunaway 

eloquently stated, took absolutely no 

responsibility for the decline of Metro and 

Bi-State,” Fitch said. 

Fitch also noted that Nations said, during 

his time being questioned by the council, 

that he never attempted to build his own 

police force. That’s an assertion that Fitch 

said he knows “absolutely to be untrue.” 

Pedal the Cause director steps down 

Jay Indovino has announced his plan to 

step down as executive director of Pedal 

the Cause, though he has agreed to stay on 

in his role for several months to ensure a 

smooth transition and to maintain the positive 

momentum of the organization. 

The organization’s executive committee 

has begun a search for his replacement. 

“It has been a fulfilling experience 

launching Pedal the Cause and helping 

it grow into an organization that is an 

important contributor to advancing cancer 

research at Siteman Cancer Center and 

Siteman Kids at St. Louis Children’s Hospital,” 

Indovino said. 

Indovino has served in this role since 

December 2010 and has overseen the 

growth of Pedal the Cause from a grassroots 

bike ride to the region’s most successful 

peer-to-peer fundraising event. 

Bi-State Development has begun a series 

of service reductions for routes in parts of 

St. Louis County. Several county officials 

including Page have questioned the rationale 

for those reductions, all the while 

challenging Bi-State to do more to curb 

crime on Metro. 

Earlier in the month, the council voted to 

withhold a significant portion of its annual 

funding to Bi-State in a move aimed to 

force more productive conversations 

between the stakeholders and more proactive 

actions by Bi-State officials. 

Nations wasn’t the only candidate with 

which Fitch took exception. He also voted 

against the election of Alex Garza, Mark 

Mantovani, Carol Stroker and Jason 

Wilson to the Board of Freeholders. When 

asked about his votes, Fitch explained his 

concerns were larger than any one candidate 

nominated by Page. 

“I was very disappointed that only one of 

those eight people live in unincorporated 

St. Louis County,” Fitch said. “So, we have 

one person who is going to represent the 

300,000-plus people who live in the unincorporated 

[portions of] St. Louis County?” 

Fitch said he was “hoping to make some 

room” among the eight candidates for a 

more representative slate of Freeholders. 

He said he expressed his observations and 

concerns to Page prior to the Oct. 22 vote 

but to no avail. 

Dee Joyner was unavailable to meet 

with members on Oct. 22; however, her 

appointment was approved by the council 

on Oct. 29. 

“Pedal the Cause and Jay Indovino are 

synonymous,” BJC President and CEO 

Rich Liekweg said. “Because of his passionate, 

servant leadership, Pedal the Cause 

has raised over $24 million for advancing 

discoveries and cures for tens of thousands 

who turn to our Siteman Cancer Center and 

Siteman Kids for their care. He has helped 

unite a community, pushing us closer to a 

future day without cancer. Although Jay is 

stepping down as the executive director, he 

will be forever part of the Siteman family.” 

Participants have already raised an additional 

$4-plus million in 2019, which will be 

added to this total. Fundraising concluded 

on Oct. 31. The 2019 grand total raised will 

be revealed at the Pedal the Cause Check 

Presentation on Nov. 21 at Ballpark Village. 

This event is open to all community members 

and participants to attend.




The future of Lambert International 

Airport could be one of the most pivotal 

questions impacting the region for decades 

to come. The issues around the future of 

the airport and the processes and players 

involved are quickly becoming the center 

of a brewing political storm. 

“This is a regional asset that will affect 

tens of millions of people in the region,” 

St. Louis County Council member Ernie 

Trakas [R-District 6] told reporters after 

the council’s Nov. 5 meeting. “So, the idea 

that somehow that should be considered for 

privatization by a cabal of paid consultants 

who will gain if privatization goes forward 

is at heart [of the issue].” 

Those strong words from the council’s 

presiding officer came immediately following 

the passage of a lengthy resolution 

condemning the process and people behind 

the review of the airport’s future. The resolution 

was passed 6-0 with one council 

member absent. 

“… the current policy of the city of 

St. Louis to pursue only its own interest 

regarding such a critical regional asset in 

complete disregard of all interests outside 

of the borders of the city of St. Louis represents 

a reversal of a long-standing policy 

as well as an abandonment of the regional 

cooperation and support …” the resolution 

read in part. 

The Airport Working Group has 

answered similar criticisms in the past by 

pointing to its website, www.fly314.com, 

which it claims is a depository of working 

documents, meeting minutes and related 

items. After the passing of the council’s 

resolution, Trakas disputed this claim. 

“The simple fact of the matter is that 

[the Airport Working Group’s website] is 

designed to create the illusion of transparency,” 

Trakas said. “No minutes of closed 

sessions are contained in there. All business 

is done with that group of consultants 

in closed sessions so there’s no way for the 

public to know what discussions or decisions 

are made … the idea that the website 

provides all the transparency the city needs 

to provide is an illusion.” 

Trakas didn’t mince words in his postmeeting 

comments making it clear he 

believed the current process not only 

lacked transparency but was likely marred 

by corruption. 

“Many members of the council spent 

two years peeling back the corruption 

onion that was existing under the Steve 

Stenger administration,” Trakas said. “So, 

the idea that somehow the city is beyond 

the ability to conduct nefarious 

operations behind closed doors 

… we’ve proven it here in the 

county that it can happen.” 

Trakas and the council aren’t 

the first to raise concerns over 

the Airport Working Group. 

Members of the St. Louis City 

Council along with the mayors 

of several municipalities surrounding 

the airport have 

questioned the perceived lack 

of transparency in the group’s 

work. 

On Nov. 6, the Airport Working Group 

released a list of 18 organizations that 

responded to the group’s call for qualifications 

just over a month ago. That call 

is seen as the first step toward a formal 

request-for-qualifications process. 

“The Airport Working Group is looking 

forward to reviewing the responses from 

all of the respondents,” said Chairman 

Paul Payne. “It is our goal to review the 

RFQ responses and to provide the public 

with more details about the respondents 

next week.” 

The Federal Aviation Administration 

[FAA] has accepted a preliminary application 

from the city of St. Louis to privatize 

the airport. Although Lambert sits entirely 


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St. Louis County Council condemns Lambert privatization process 

Lambert International Airport 

[Facebook photo] 

within the geographical jurisdiction of St. 

Louis County, the city has long maintained 

full operational authority over the airport. 

When asked by a reporter if the resolution 

passed Nov. 5 was anything more 

than symbolic, Trakas admitted the resolution 

lacked any binding authority over 

the Airport Working Group or the city of 

St. Louis. His hope, he said, was to compel 

more transparency and cooperation with 

all impacted parties in regard to the future 

of Lambert. 

County Executive Sam Page has met with 

St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson on several 

occasions to discuss the fate of the airport. 

However, Page did not make himself available 

to answer questions from the media 

following the Nov. 5 council meeting. 

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Fulfilling a need that few knew existed, 

the Albert Pujols Wellness Center for 

Adults with Down Syndrome has done 

nothing but grow since its inception 10 

years ago. 

What began as an idea during a dinner 

party has blossomed into a multifaceted 

facility that helps connect clients to wellness 

services that focus on nutrition, 

exercise, safety and social/emotional wellbeing 

– geared specifically to meet their 

unique needs. 

Beth Schroeder was instrumental in 

bringing the Center to fruition. She found 

that, while there were many services and 

organizations that helped children with 

Down syndrome, there were few resources 

available to her adult son, who has Down 

syndrome. Determined to open such a 

center, Schroeder enlisted the help of Jan 

Potts and her husband, pulmonologist Dr. 

Daniel Potts. Together, they convinced 

former St. Luke’s president Gary Olson to 

put a team together to investigate possible 

options. 

It didn’t hurt that Schroeder was friends 

with Albert and Deidre Pujols, who also 

have a child with Down syndrome. The 

Pujols jumped on board immediately. Even 

though the Pujols now live in California, 

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“Once they finish high school and possibly 

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the Center, which is designed for clients 

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Schroeder aids in assessing the needs of 

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“Social interaction is important to them,” 

Laughlin said. “As [our clients] age, as 

they get older, they don’t get out.” 

She added that “weight is especially 

trying for them.” Nutrition programs are 

designed to remind clients to “choose this, 

not that” and learn about portion control. 

It’s a lesson Schroeder has seen play out 

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The classes are all about repetition. 

Schroeder credits the Center’s nutritionists 

with being able to convey a healthy 

eating message to its clients. 

“That has really provided the success. 

I’ve seen clients who have 

lost substantial weight. They’re 

much healthier, more active,” she 

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Children born with Down syndrome 

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about 40 years. For those who 

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of the average age of onset at 

approximately 70, they have an 

accelerated aging process and develop it 20 

years earlier, around 50 to 60,” Laughlin 

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on what signs and symptoms to look 

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steps to take. Additional programs include 

classes in speech and language, crafts, kick 

boxing, cardio training, group dance, hand 

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Mike Ott, board member of the Young Professionals 

of St. Luke’s, said the Center is the 

only one in the Midwest offering services for 

adults with Down syndrome – and demand 

for its offerings is growing. Today, the Center 

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Following success in 2018, the city of 

Wildwood is relaunching its “Wildwood 

Snowman Search” for a second year. 

The goal of the municipality-wide scavenger 

hunt is to inspire residents and visitors 

to shop small and local for the holiday 

season. 

From Nov. 30 to Dec. 31, various 

businesses across the city will display a 

uniquely decorated snowman. Residents 

and visitors can search out the snowmen, 

take selfies with them and upload their 

photos to wildwoodsnowmansearch.com 

for a chance to win a cash prize of up to 

$1,000. The official hashtag [#Wildwood- 

SnowmanSearch] can be used when posting 

selfies to social media. 

Each snowman will be individually 

designed by its host business, which also 

compete for top honors as “most creative.” 

In 2018, The Porch by Nettie White Interiors 

was chosen as winner in the contest’s 

Most Creative Snowman category. Honorable 

mentions were given to Pure by Jen, 

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of Wildwood and Fahr Greenhouse. 

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businesses. Businesses participating in the 

event are scattered throughout multiple 

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economic development manager, planning 

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following a meeting with local business 

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the public while also generating local business 

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The St. Louis County Board of Police 

Commissioners has two new members following 

the Nov. 5 County Council meeting. 

Both William Ray Price Jr. and Michelle 

Schwerin were approved unanimously 

by the council after being nominated last 

Friday [Nov. 1] by County Executive Sam 

Page. But these new additions to the board 

that provides oversight 

to the County 

Police Department 

did little to calm the 

frustration of many 

who spoke during 

public comments at 

the Nov. 5 meeting. 

“The accountability 

on police officers is 

zero,” Rev. Phillip 

Duvall told the council. “So, when you 

hear us ask certain questions, you’re hearing 

us saying we feel like you are tone deaf. 

I don’t know how many more examples we 

have to give before we take to the streets.” 

Duvall is a long-time Baptist minister 

and justice advocate who is the chair of 

the County’s Justice Services Advisory 

Board. That board was formed earlier 

this year, in large part, due to pressure by 

Duvall and others for change and transparency. 

Now, Duvall is once again lending 

his voice to a growing chorus of residents, 

many of whom are African American, who 

are demanding change within the County 

Police Department. 

In his remarks on Nov. 5, Page pledged 

that more change would be coming and 

affirmed his commitment to a more diverse 

police force. 

“Police department leadership must 

reflect our community … It must be 

diverse. It must be inclusive. It must understand 

that we all walk different paths and 

we have different struggles,” Page said. 

“Police department leadership 

must reflect our community… 

It must be diverse. It must be 

inclusive. It must understand 

that we all walk different paths 

and we have different struggles.” 

– County Executive Sam Page 

But more promises from Page did little 

to pacify the angry crowd. Several times 

during the public participation section of 

the meeting, chants for the firing of Chief 

Jon Belmar were initiated. Even as the 

council’s presiding officer, Ernie Trakas 

[R-District 6], hammered the gavel repeatedly, 

the restless crowd would not be quiet. 

As the meeting continued, the crowd 

grew more restless and unruly and several 

public speakers 

seemed to feed off of 

that energy. 

“How y’all doing 

things is the same 

way as during slavery,” 

Anthony Shahid 

told the council while 

wearing a white rope 

tied like a noose 

around his neck. 

“Nothing has changed.” 

Shahid is another long-time community 

activist who has been outspoken on alleged 

police abuses. Along with Duvall, he is 

often credited for helping to bring evidence 

to light that led to murder charges against 

former St. Louis City Police Officer Jason 

Stockley for the murder of Anthony Lamar 

Smith. His pointed words on Tuesday 

night included several heated exchanges 

with Trakas and the use of a racial epithet 

against the council member. 

In return, Trakas warned Shahid more 

than once that he could be removed from 

the room. 

The verbal fireworks between the two 

men reflect the growing divide between a 

council that seems to be seeking a measured 

degree of change and a segment of 

residents who are demanding drastic action 

now. While they chanted more than once 

on Nov. 5 for the council to “fire Belmar,” 

Page told local television station KSDK 

this past weekend that the chief continues 

to be “the right person to lead us.” 

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HOLIDAY WISH BOOK 



Welcome to the 2019 Holiday Wishbook! 

In West Newsmagazine’s annual Holiday Wishbook, you’ll find more than just gift ideas for everyone in your family. 

The following pages are filled with suggestions for winter experiences, holiday-themed activities 

and even a list of Santa Claus’ upcoming visits to the local area. 

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Out on the Town 

Surprise your special someone with dinner 

and tickets to one of many local musicals, 

plays, symphonic performances or concerts. 

Now in its 70th season, the St. Louis Civic 

Orchestra, performing at The Purser Center 

on the campus of Logan University, is a 

local gem that brings stunning orchestral 

pieces to life. From romantic melodies to 

powerful crescendos, live music is a gift that 

can’t be replicated through any speaker system. 

Beer & Nachos 

We’re talking baseball, hockey and 

football here. No, not the NFL. 

We’re talking Saint Louis Football 

Club [a.k.a. soccer]. Tickets, 

whether for a season or a game 

or two, are hard to beat as gifts 

for tried-and-true fans and even 

for more casual observers. There’s 

something magical about live sporting 

events. Maybe it’s the roar of the 

crowd, the taste of the food or the undeniable 

desire to root for the home team, but inside 

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Gift of Warmth 

There are few things better than snuggling up 

to a roaring hearth on a cold day. Fire pits and 

fireplaces can make perfect gifts for those 

who want to stay cozy and warm. In addition 

to gas or electric offerings, available woodburning 

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Pair cozy fabrics like wool or cashmere with shades of cranberry 

red, evergreen, deep plum or tawny brown to channel 

winter vibes; no ugly sweaters required. A peek of animal print 

from a shoe or scarf is the perfect finishing touch to an outfit of 

wintery neutrals. Dress a look up for evening with gold accessories, 

icy diamonds and bright cosmetics. Red lipstick is timeless 

for a reason. Berry-stained cheeks give the feeling of coming-in 

from the cold after a long day skiing or visiting a winter lodge. 

Clothes and jewelry aren’t the only gifts that can boost confidence. 

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Choose from charcoal, electric 

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The Napoleon Charcoal Professional 

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Weekend Getaway 

Missouri has much to offer within a few hours’ drive of St. 

Louis and St. Charles. Treat your loved one to a weekend 

getaway or day trip to one of the small towns located just 

outside the metro area. Take the train to 

Missouri’s wine country, stay in a 

quaint bed and breakfast, and 

explore the historic sites, 

outdoor activities and 

beautiful views in places 

like Ste. Genevieve, 

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Your grand romantic 

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you some brownie points. 

Want to take the trip to 

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explore the rolling hills and quaint 

downtown corridors from the best seat in the house. 

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In the age of internet shopping, 

it’s easy to do all your 

holiday gifting with the click of 

a button. Resist that temptation. 

Holiday shopping is about so much more 

than just procuring a list of required gifts. 

It’s a chance to support locally owned 

business, experience shopping districts, 

discover new favorites, meet local shop 

owners and have fun with friends. The trick 

is to plan ahead and give yourself enough 

time to thoroughly enjoy the experience. 

1. Don’t go alone. 

Make it a celebration by going with 

friends. Seriously, we guarantee you’ll 

have more fun together than shopping 

online or in-store alone. 

2. Map it out. 

As a group, plan a strategy 

for getting specific shopping 

needs accomplished while 

enjoying each other’s company. 

Before you go, know 

what stores you plan to visit 

and who you hope to shop for 

at each store. 



3. Keep it Local. 

Focus on exploring a collection of stores 

in close proximity to one another, such 

as those in and near Wildwood’s Town 

Center, Eureka’s Old Town, along Manchester 

Road from Ellisville to Des Peres, 

or throughout Chesterfield. 

4. Avoid the ‘big 

box’. 

The whole point of 

shopping local is getting 

to know local businesses 

and discovering new 

favorites. Never been to 

that cute boutique you 

pass on your way to the 

grocery store? Now is 

the time to check it out. 

5. Be inspired. 

Take cues from your 

friends and local business 

owners as to what 

might make a perfect gift, 

especially for hard-to-shop for individuals 

on your list. 

6. Be sure to eat. 

You can’t shop on an empty stomach. 

Make sure you stop for food and drink 

along the way. And, dress appropriately, 

including wearing comfortable shoes. 

7. Indulge in holiday delights. 

Whether it means sampling seasonal 

treats or simply enjoying the 

sights and sounds of the season, be 

sure to stop and appreciate 

the effort local shopkeepers 

and restauranteurs 

have taken to capture the 

spirit of the season. 

season down the road. 

8. Let them wrap it. 

Many smaller retailers 

offer to remove price tags 

[hint: they’re better at it than 

you are] and wrap gifts. Let 

them. You can always add 

custom touches at home, 

but having gifts wrapped 

moments after buying 

them will allow more 

time to enjoy the 

9. Choose gift cards wisely. 

Remember, that well-chosen gift cards 

do make excellent presents, especially for 

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may not be familiar with but whom you 

want to celebrate. Consider your child’s 

teacher. The temptation is to pop into a 

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candle or a trio of lotions or order something. 

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many scented candles and bottles of 

lotion can one teacher use? Instead, consider 

using that same $15 to purchase a 

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bakery. Or purchase a movie gift card to 

provide a much needed break from grading 

papers. Or consider a gift certificate to a 

local boutique where countless fun items 

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10. Repeat the fun. 

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one with the kids – you get the idea. No two 

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you. Perhaps you’ll enjoy lunch with 

friends, dinner with your husband, a 

visit with Santa with the kids. When 

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Meet Santa and his reindeer at 10 a.m. 

Saturday, Nov. 16 at Re/Max Gold, 16497 

Clayton Road in Wildwood. Enjoy cookies 

& hot chocolate and don’t forget to bring 

your camera to take Christmas photos atop 

an authentic 1800s sleigh with Santa’s 

reindeer, Jingles. 

• • • 

Holiday Tree Lighting is from 5-8 p.m. 

Saturday, Nov. 23 at South Central Avenue 

in Eureka. Bundle up and join in celebrating 

an Old Town Eureka tradition. Enjoy free 

children’s activities, complimentary hot 

cocoa, cookies, carolers and a special 

appearance from Santa Claus. 

• • • 

Pizza With Santa is from 6:30-8 p.m. 

Thursday, Dec. 5, 6:30-8 p.m. on Friday, 

Dec. 6, and 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, 

Dec. 7 at the Eureka Community Center, 

333 Bald Hill Road in Eureka. Enjoy a slice 

of pizza, create some fun holiday crafts, 

get a picture with Santa and tell him what 

you would like for Christmas. Registration 

is required and must be completed at 

the Timbers of Eureka. Registration will 

only be provided for Thursday, Friday or 

Saturday. Residents can register now; nonresidents 

can register starting Nov. 18. 

• • • 

Breakfast with Santa is at 8:30a.m. and 

9:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7 at American 

Legion Post #208, 225 Old Sulphur Spring 

Road in Manchester. A pancakes and 

sausage breakfast is served. Don’t miss 

this morning full of fun. 

Tickets must be purchased 

in advance online or 

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Manchester Residents: $5 child; $6 adults. 

Non-Residents: $6 child; $7 adults. Visit: 

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• • • 

Candy Cane Dash is at 9 a.m. Saturday, 

Dec. 7 at the Chesterfield Valley Athletic 

Complex, 17925 N. Outer 40 Road. Candy 

canes and hot cocoa available. No dogs 

allowed. Age: 10-plus. Registration ends 

Dec. 6. $15 before Nov. 15, $20 Nov. 16 

through Race Day. This event will have a 

toy drive for Cardinal Glennon so bring a 

new, unwrapped items to the event. 

• • • 

Candy Cane Hunt is at 10:30 a.m. for ages 

2-12 Saturday, Dec. 7 at The Chesterfield 

Valley Athletic Complex, 17925 N. Outer 

40 Road. 

• • • 

Breakfast with Santa is from 9-10:30 

a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7 at Longview Farm 

House, 13525 Clayton Road in Town & 

Country. Create holiday crafts, play games 

and visit with Santa. Bring a camera. Preregistration 

is required. Tickets are limited. 

$10 per person, ages 2 and younger: Free. 

Continental breakfast provided. For more 

information, visit: town-and-country.org. 

• • • 

Breakfast with Santa is from 9:30-10:30 

a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7 at Bluebird Park, 225 

Kiefer Creek Road in Ellisville. Santa will 

accept wish lists from children and pose 

for pictures so bring a camera. A light 

breakfast is served. Pre-register in the 

park office or call, (636) 227-7508. $5 per 

person. Children under 1 are free. 

• • • 

Claus and Paws is from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, 

Dec. 7 at The Lodge, 1050 Des Peres Road 

in Des Peres. Bring your favorite familyfriendly 

pet for a picture with Santa outside 

in front of The Lodge. This event is free 

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and registration is not required. Bring your 

own camera and keep pets on a leash. Visit 

desperesmo.org/1276/Claus-and-Paws for 

more information. 

• • • 

Supper with Santa is from 5:30-7:30 

p.m. Friday, Dec. 13, Saturday, Dec. 14 

and Sunday, Dec. 15, and from 5:30-7:30 

p.m. Friday, Dec. 20, Saturday, Dec. 21 

and Sunday, Dec. 22 at The Butterfly 

House, 15193 Olive Blvd. in Chesterfield. 

Enjoy a delicious pasta dinner, provided 

by Noodles & Co. See how the butterflies 

get into the holiday spirit with night 

strolls through the Tropical Conservatory. 

Santa’s Workshop stations offer children 

the chance to make fun crafts and join in 

on reindeer games in the Gnome Forest. 

After dinner, enjoy cookies and hot cocoa 

with Mrs. Claus. Guests will take home a 

souvenir photo with Santa. Space is limited. 

$20 per person for Garden members and 

$25 for non-members. Free for infants 

12 months and under. To register, visit: 

missouribotanicalgarden.org. 

And other 

Holiday Happenings 

Winter Jewels is daily from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 

through Tuesday, Dec. 31 at The Butterfly 

House, 15193 Olive Blvd. in Chesterfield. 

The Butterfly House transforms into an 

enchanted land. Visit a fierce dragon and 

noble knights at the castle, discover tropical 

jewel-toned butterflies and fairies in the 

fairy garden in the Conservatory and make 

new friends in the Gnome Forest, which will 

include games and forest insect displays. 

Kids can try their hand at casting “spells” 

while learning the Latin names of plants 

and insects. Tuesday through Friday, come 

at 11 a.m. for Books & Butterflies featuring 

special guest hosts of local heroes, authors, 

mascots, animal friends and more. Included 

in cost of admission. Closed Mondays. 

• • • 

Buddy the Manchester Elf will 

be visiting every day, Monday 

Dec. 9 through Friday, Dec. 

13 in Manchester. Each day, 

Buddy will be placed out and 

about the city. Each morning a 

picture of the Elf in his location 

will be posted on Facebook 

and Twitter, along with a clue 

about his location. Find him 

and send in your most creative 

pictures via Facebook or email to 

shardesty@manchestermo.gov for 

a chance to win prizes. 

• • • 

St. Luke’s Spirit of Women event, All 

Decked Out is from 5:30-8 p.m. on 

Thursday, Nov. 14 at the DoubleTree by 

Hilton Hotel, 16625 Swingley Ridge Road 

in Chesterfield. Appetizers, beverages, 

shopping, mini makeovers, mini massages 

and tips to stay healthy throughout the 

holidays. Fee is $25. To register, visit 

stlukes-stl.com. 

• • • 

Holiday Boutique is from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 

Saturday, Nov. 16 at Longview Farm 

House, 13525 Clayton Road in Town & 

Country. Beautiful, unique and handmade 

items for sale. 

• • • 

The 12th annual Treasure Chest Holiday 

Expo is Friday, Nov. 22-24 at the St. Charles 

Convention Center. Over 200 booths filled 

with unique gift items, popular product 

vendors, one-of-a-kind arts and crafts, 

gourmet goodies, holiday and home decor, 

toys, books, games and more are featured. 

Friday 1-6 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.-6 p.m., 

Sunday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 

• • • 

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

Saturday, Nov. 23 and Sunday, Nov. 24 

and Friday, Nov. 29 through Sunday, Dec. 

1 at Manchester United Methodist Church, 

129 Woods Mill Road in Manchester. 

Unique holiday gifts, international crafts, 

and exquisite foods. Features over 3,000 

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• • • 

Black Friday Gift Making for Kids is 

from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29 at The 

Butterfly House, 15193 Olive Blvd. in 

Chesterfield. Kids will make and wrap 

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If your gift list includes a wide array of toy requests – from a Walking Buzz Lightyear 

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go to a big box store. 

Buzz, Barbie and Boppi are topping lists as the gifts to give for 2019. But locally, there 

are other gifts that can provide just as many hours of fun and far more opportunities for 

learning. 

Consider memberships to The Magic House, the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House, 

the Saint Louis Zoo and the Science Center. Little explorers love these four homegrown 

attractions whose memberships come with adult-sized perks. 

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free admission all year long, 50% 

discounted admission to 200 museums 

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Reciprocal Network, bring a friend free on 

the fourth Friday evening of every month, 

and a wide array of discounts including 

birthday parties and summer camps among 

other perks. 

Butterfly House 

Members to the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly 

House are actually members of the Missouri 

Botanical Garden. The Butterfly House 

became a division of the Missouri Botanical 

Garden in 2001. Membership includes free 

admission to the Missouri Botanical Garden, 

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on classes and special member events, 

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At the Saint Louis Zoo, the basic Zoogoer 

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Zooline Railroad, Emerson Children’s Zoo 

and First Bank Sea Lion Show, as well as 

Zoo discounts, stlzoo member magazine, 

e-newsletter and more. Holiday gift memberships 

also include a collectible ornament 

available while supplies last. 

At the Science Center, membership 

includes admission, parking and James S. 

McDonnell Planetarium and Discovery 

Room tickets with every visit. Visitors of 

all ages can enjoy an array of activities, 

simulators and special attractions. From 

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EVENTS, from page 25 

and cocoa. This drop-off program is for 

children ages 8-12. Each child will get 

to decorate their own butterfly-shaped 

cookie, enjoy hot cocoa and walk through 

the Tropical Butterfly Conservatory. 

Cost is $60 for Garden members and 

$75 non-members. Space is limited and 

advanced reservations are required. Visit 

butterflyhouse.org for times and to sign 

up. 

• • • 

Cookies for a Cause is from 9-11 

a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7 at Green 

Trails Church, 14237 Ladue Road 

in Chesterfield. Help raise funds to 

help women, youth and children 

around the block and around the 

world. Choose from a selection of 

fancy decorated sugar cookies, 

honey gingerbread, Hanukkah 

cookies, among others. 

• • • 

A First Responders’ 

Holiday Tree Event is from 

1-3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7 at 

Great Southern Bank, 2981 

Dougherty Ferry Road 

in St. Louis. The event 

will showcase local first 

responders and include 

a tree wrapped in red, 



white and blue lights and decorated with 

the patches of various fire, police, military 

and other organizations. 

• • • 

The Nutcracker is at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. 

Sunday, Dec. 8 at the Chesterfield YMCA, 

16464 Burkhardt Place in Chesterfield. 

Tchaikovsky’s classic music accompanies 

younger dancers through advanced ballet 

students. The performance is a familyfriendly, 

one-hour production. Tickets 

are $12 for children and adults; call 

(636) 537-3203 to order. 

• • • 

The 15th annual Nutcracker on Ice 

is at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 

14 and at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Sunday, 

Dec. 15 at Webster Groves Ice 

Arena, 33 East Glendale. A cast of 

over 175 athletes from across the 

region are featured. Santa Claus 

will drop in to greet the skaters 

and audience. Treats and food 

available for purchase. Patrons 

are asked to bring canned or 

boxed food items to the show 

to receive raffle chances. 

Tickets are $12 in advance; 

$14 at the door; children 

age 4 and younger are 

free. Purchase tickets at 

NutcrackerOnIce.org. 

• • • 

The Nutcracker is at 3:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. 

Saturday, Dec. 14 at Raymond E. Maritz 

Theatre, 1400 S. Hwy. Drive in Fenton. For 

each ticket purchased, a charitable donation 

is made to Friends of Kids with Cancer. 

For tickets, visit danceexperiencestudio. 

com/nutcracker. 

• • • 

The Old Trails Historical Society’s 

Christmas Traditions Cookie and Gingerbread 

House Sale is from 9 a.m.-noon, 

Saturday, Dec. 14 at the historic Bacon 

Log Cabin, 687 Henry Ave. in Ballwin. 

Chances for “A Year of Cookies” are available, 

$1 per chance; 6 for $5. 

• • • 

A Chanukah Menorah Parade is at 

4:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 22 at Chesterfield 

Central Park, 16365 Lydia Hill Drive 

in Chesterfield. Parade departs from 

Chesterfield Central Park, travels 

throughout Chesterfield and culminates in 

a 75-foot Chanukkah gelt drop with eight 

lucky golden gelt winners. The event 

includes live music and Chanukah 

treats. Each participating car receives 

a parade kit complete with Chanukah 

music and treats. Parade begins at 

4:30 p.m.; cars to be outfitted with a 

Menorah must arrive between 3:45p.m. 

and 4:15 p.m. 

• • • 

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dropping of hundreds of beach balls. Enjoy 

swimming in the wave pool, the indoor 

slide, music, dancing and a 2020-themed 

photo booth with props and accessories. 

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Support local authors and knock out your 

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From beautiful hardcover books showcasing 

the state’s history through photos 

to children’s books with exquisite illustrations 

to biographies on native Missourians 

– people will want to display these gems in 

their bookcases and on their coffee tables 

for the holidays and beyond. 

“They Will Run: The Golden Age of the 

Automobile in St. Louis” reveals the untold 

story of St. Louis’ long love affair with the 

automobile, compete with historical photos. 

Written by Molly Butterworth, former director 

of the Museum of Transportation in 

Kirkwood, and Chesterfield resident Thomas 

Eyssell, “They Will Run” is another richly 

illustrated coffee table book from Reedy 

Press. Check out reedypress.com for local 

book signings and “meet the author” events. 

Other titles include “St. Louis: An Illustrated 

Timeline” by Carol Ferring Shepley, “When 

The Blues Go Marching In, Championship 

Edition” by Dan O’Neill and so many more. 

“Lost Restaurants of St. Louis” by Ann 

Lemons Pollack, showcases some of St. 

Louis’ favorite food haunts from years 

gone by and what made them famous. Ann, 

with her partner, Joe Pollack, covered the 

St. Louis food scene together for decades 

before Joe’s passing in 2012. 

“A Colorful Balloon Ride” by author Allistar 

Banks takes the duo of Mary and Emily 

on an adventure to learn their colors. As 

expected, the book is richly illustrated with 

colorful images created by local illustrator 

Kaelen Felix. 

Looking for a mystery to read on a dark 

night? Works by St. Louis novelist Laine 

Boyd will scratch your suspenseful itch. 

Meet Laine and purchase her books at the 

Holiday Spirit Arts & Crafts Show at Parkway 

South, 801 Hanna Road in Manchester, 

from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday Nov. 16 and 

10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday Nov. 17. 

For those looking for a dash of humor 

with their suspense, “The Dream Horse 

Mysteries” delivers. The four-book series by 

Candace Carrabus follows competitive horse 

rider Viola Parker in her move from Long 

Island to Missouri following an accident 

on the horse track that haunts her dreams. 

Each adventure blends humor and mystery 

as Viola battles supernatural oddities, family 

concerns and work-related drama. Carrabus 

hails from Lincoln County, Missouri, where 

she lives on a horse farm with her husband 

and daughter. 

“Trusting All I Want” by Timothy Sansone 

tells the story of 22-year-old Lana 

Delacroix, a social riser who must tackle a 

series of painful choices as a college student 

venturing out into the real world. 

“Dorothy and the Glass Key” by Christopher 

J. Finn tells the story of Ellen 

Steward, an employee at a rehabilitation 

facility trying to figure out how and why 

34-year-old Dorothy Alston mysteriously 

lapsed into a vegetative state. One day, she 

stumbles across a glass key that unwinds 

Dorothy’s fantastical narrative, awakens a 

dark creature and opens a world between 

time and space. 

There are plenty of great nonfiction reads 

that are as engrossing as they are touching. 

“The Joy of Down Syndrome” by Steve 

Logue is a collection of 29 short stories 

about childhood innocence, laughing out 

loud and living a life of joy with Down Syndrome. 

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Kirk Day School students participating in the third annual KDS Color Run 

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BY BONNIE KRUEGER 

Color Run benefits Kirk Day 

Kirk Day School students raised over 

$54,000 through the school’s unique fall 

fundraiser. 

The third annual KDS Color Run took 

place on Saturday, Oct. 12, but the coinciding 

fundraiser for the school’s Highlander 

Fund had begun months earlier. 

The Highlander Fund is an annual fund 

that provides scholarship money to students, 

updates classroom technology and 

aid to teachers with advanced professional 

development opportunities, among other 

things. All money benefitting the Highlander 

Fund is acquired through donations. 

After this year’s Color Run, the children 

enjoyed washing off under the West 

County EMS and Fire truck hoses. 

Cello Day yields 

scholarship for Eureka student 

Andrew Young, a junior at Eureka High, 

has been awarded a $4,000 scholarship 

to Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois. 

He was awarded the scholarship for his 

performance in Milikin’s Cello Day on 

Oct. 27. According to the university, Cello 

Day is “an intensive program for intermediate 

to advanced cellists. Participants are 

expected to bring one or two specific goals 

to achieve and the program provides tools 

and tips for advancement.” 

Young has played the cello since fourthgrade, 

including two years with the St. 

Charles Symphony. Currently, he is studying 

under David Kim, assistant principal 

cellist of the Saint Louis Symphony 

Orchestra. 

Young plans to pursue a career in music 

performance. 

American Ninja 

Warrior design challenge 

A design challenge based on the 

American Ninja Warrior reality competition 

show is returning to Rockwood. 

For a third year, Katy Davis is teaching 

the Ninja Design Challenge class 

at the Center for Creative Learning. 

The goal of the eight-week course is for her 

students to use problem-solving skills to 

design playground obstacles that wouldn’t 

seem out of place on the popular show 

“They work through the design process, 

imagine obstacles, create them and work to 

improve them to see if they’re reasonable 

in the testing phase,” Davis said. “Then, 

they create the course at recess so they can 

see the end result. It helps the kids think 

about the playground in different ways.” 

This year’s class is the first one to workshop 

its proposed obstacles with a certified 

ninja warrior and course designer, 

Jamie Rahn, who has competed on 

nine seasons of American Ninja Warrior. 

Rahn, who works at the Ultimate 

Ninjas Gym in Chesterfield, visited with 

all five of Davis’ third grade classes. 

He used one-on-one time to hear about 

the students’ favorite obstacle conceptions 

and suggest ways they could be 

improved before the final product. The 

students also took field trips to the Olympia 

Gym in Ellisville, where ninja coach 

Corey Barger answered questions about 

the obstacles he constructs. The students 

also got to try out the facility’s equipment. 

At the end of the eight weeks, each student 

picks his or her favorite obstacle, and 

they’re combined into a course created by 

each class. Then, all five combined course 

plans are posted on the playground so 

everyone can test their skills against the 

ninja obstacles that their classmates created. 

Students at Barretts Elementary held a “pink 

out” in honor of their principal. 

[Barretts Elementary photo] 

Pink Out at Barretts 

On Oct. 23, students at Parkway’s Barretts 

Elementary surprised Principal Kelli 

Moreton with a “Pink Out” in her honor. 

Moreton has been cancer-free for one 

year. She was diagnosed with breast cancer 

in summer 2018 and spent the start of 

that school year in treatment, returning 

to school in early October. The students 

welcomed her back last year with specially 

designed T-shirts and pink balloons to celebrate 

her completion of treatment. 

Excellence in nursing awards 

Two Parkway nurses have been recognized 

by the Suburban St. Louis School 

Nurse Association. 

Nurse Katherine Park, of Pierremont 

Elementary, was named “School Nurse of 

the Year.” She now is a candidate for the 

“School Nurse of the Year” award from the 

Missouri Association of School Nurses. 

Nurse Carolyn Kluttz, of Parkway Northeast 

Middle, received the St. Louis Association’s 

“Rising Star” award. The award 

recognizes a new school nurse who has 

made an impact in her school or community 

and as an emerging leader in school nursing. 

Teaching inclusion through 

radio broadcast 

Students in Beth Collier’s special education 

class at Rockwood Summit High 

challenged themselves to try something 

new. They entered a National Public Radio 

[NPR] podcast contest and poured themselves 

into making their project a success. 

The class selected the prompt, “What 

do you want to change about the world? 

What’s a big change that you want to make 

in the future?” The students shared how 

they’d like to be treated by others in a podcast 

about inclusion. 

“We spent many hours researching podcasts, 

listening and watching,” said Collier. 

“We took time to come up with the 

statements and put them in an agreed-upon 

order. Then, we used a video app to practice 

recording ourselves so the students 

could go back and watch and listen to 

themselves to give feedback to each other.” 

There were hundreds of entries for the 

NPR contest. When the contest results 

were announced, the team was happy with 

the results. 

“We received an honorable mention, of 

which I am so proud,” Collier said. “To 

even be considered was such a huge honor.”

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The Lafayette Lancers are the 

District 3 volleyball champions. 

[Photo provided by team] 

SPORTS 

BRIEFS 

By WARREN MAYES 

High school girls volleyball 

The Lafayette Lancers may have lost to 

the Eureka Wildcats in the Class 4 District 

3 state championship game last fall, but 

they were not to be denied this season. 

On Wednesday, Oct. 30, the Lancers 

defeated the Wildcats 25-21, 25-22 to win 

the District 3 girls volleyball championship 

at Eureka. 

"It's a shame this match had to happen at 

the district level, because both teams left 

it all on the court," Lafayette coach Zach 

Young said. "Every year at this time, you 

just want to go play your best ball and see 

what happens. In my opinion, our district 

is without a doubt one of the toughest in 

the state." 

Lafayette opened district play with a 

25-5, 25-16 win over Union. Lafayette 

then faced Marquette in the 

semifinals and won 25-22, 

25-21. 

"Marquette has a great team 

and is very well coached," 

Young said. 

Many Lancers contributed 

in the win over Eureka. 

"Our front row players led 

by Allison Beaton, Morgan 

Isenberg, Brooke Borgmeyer, 

Allison Sink, and Jordyn 

Lochmann really played well 

hitting .310 against a good 

defensive team," Young said. 

"Setter Shannon McLain 

did a good job running the 

offense and putting our hitters 

in good spots." 

According to Young, the 

squad was happy to prevail 

over the Wildcats this season. 

"The team was very excited 

as the final point was scored, 

just as you would expect 

with a great rivalry match," 

Young said. "I was pleased that both teams 

exhibited class and were complimentary of 

one another at the conclusion of the match. 

We have a lot of respect for the Eureka program." 

Youth football 

The Junior Patriots football team just 

concluded a successful season. 

The team of seventh graders played 

The seventh grade Junior Patriots football team 

Seckman for the championship Saturday, 

Oct. 26, and lost 7-0. In the regular season, 

the Junior Patriots went 5-1. The lone loss 

was to Seckman. 

The football program has been around 

about 18 years and serves as a feeder program 

for Parkway South High. 

The seventh grade football team was 

coached by Tom Gilreath and his assistants 

Steve Hale, Mike Finnegan, Trevor and 

Todd Schloessman. The season began with 

conditioning camps in June. Games began 

in September, with the boys practicing 

three nights a week. 

According to Hale, the boys played well 

in the regular season. 

"With this being their second year, the 

boys showed great improvement from last 

year," Hale said. "They are starting to learn 

the intricacies of their positions." 

The Junior Patriots lost 38-24 to Seckman 

once in the regular season, but the 

championship game was a much closer 

contest. 

"It was a very rainy and cold game," Hale 

said. "Both teams played well considering 

the circumstances." 

Hale said the standout players this season 

were Jamison Lombardo, Andy Hertlein, 

August Johansen, Kyle Delanty and Brody 

Gilreath. 

“Hopefully, we will have all of the boys 

back next year with a few of their friends 

that haven't played before," Hale said. 

Hale noted the sixth grade team also 

was successful. Headed by coach Ross 

Erickson and assistants Pete Willis, John 

[Photo provided by team] 

Ulz, and former Junior Patriot player 

Keenan Borders, the team finished the 

year in third place. 

"This is the most successful year for the 

program in years," Hale said. 

Youth hockey 

Chesterfield native Caden Brown, 16, 

recently was selected to take part in the 

U-17 U.S. National Team Development 

Program in Plymouth, Michigan. 

Brown is the son of former Blues player 

Jeff Brown, who spent parts of 12 seasons 

as a defenseman in the NHL. Jeff is the 

brother of Logan Brown, a forward with 

the Ottawa Senators. 

At 5-foot-11, 174 pound, Caden Brown 

currently plays for the USNTDP Juniors in 

the United States Hockey League [USHL]. 

He scored his first goal in a recent 9-2 win 

over the Youngstown 

Phantoms, scoring his 

first USHL goal in the 

game's third period. 

Last year, Brown 

played for the St. Louis 

AAA Blues 16U. He 

has committed to play Byrne 

hockey in college at the 

University of Wisconsin. 

College baseball 

Chesterfield's Kurtis Byrne made a big 

impression in Texas Christian University's 

annual Purple-White World Series. The 

freshman hit a big walk-off grand 

slam by in Game 2 of the series, 

which marks the conclusion of 

the fall season for the university’s 

baseball team. 

Byrne, a 6-foot-2, 210-pound 

catcher, graduated from CBC in 

spring 2018. Byrne is a righthanded 

hitter known for his 

ability to drive the opposite gap 

well and turn the barrel. Behind 

the plate, he is known for his 

arm strength and ability to make 

accurate throws. 

As a senior, Byrne helped lead 

the Cadets to a district championship. 

The senior had a .419 batting 

average and collected 13 doubles



with five home runs and 19 RBI from the 

leadoff position. 

College women's volleyball 

The Great Lakes Valley Conference 

recently announced that Lewis University 

junior libero and defensive specialist Jamie 

Poppen, a Ballwin native and graduate of 

Parkway West, has been selected as the 

Baden Great Lakes Valley Conference 

[GLVC] Defensive Player of the Week. 

This is Poppen's first career Player of 

the Week honor. 

Poppen helped lead Lewis to a pair 

of GLVC wins last weekend, including 

a four set win over the No. 25 

ranked University of Missouri-St. 

Louis. She averaged 5.63 digs per set 

on the weekend. Poppen opened the 

weekend with a 26 dig performance 

in the win over the Tritons. She 

recorded 10 of those digs in the opening 

set as the Flyers held UMSL to its 

lowest hitting percentage of the season at 

.117%. 

Poppen followed the performance with a 

19 dig effort in the four set win over Lindenwood 

University. She had five digs in 

each of the first two sets and then closed 

the match with seven digs in the fourth set. 

Poppen also added eight assists with four 

in each match. 

At Parkway West, Poppen was a four-year 

letterwinner in volleyball and track and field 

and three-year letterwinner in basketball. 

She helped lead her volleyball team to a 

98-37-8 record, four conference championships 

and a district championship. 

Sports hall of fame 

The St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame will 

induct three local legends this month. 

Lafayette graduate and professional 

baseball player Ryan Howard, De Smet 

Jesuit soccer and baseball coach Greg 

Vitello and amateur golf standout Skip 

Berkmeyer are among the inductees. 

Howard, who played for Philadelphia 

after attending Missouri State University, 

was the fastest player in baseball history to 

reach 1,000 RBIs, 100 home runs and 200 

home runs. 

Vitello's teams won five state championships 

in soccer and one in baseball. 

Berkmeyer, graduate of Chaminade and 

resident of Town & Country, qualified for 

his 10th U.S. Amateur this past July. He has 

played in 31 United States Golf Association 

championships and is a three-time Missouri 

state champion. He has been named the 

Player of the Year 11 times in Missouri. 

High school hockey 

The CBC Cadets finished second in the 

preseason hockey tournament held at the 

Webster Groves Ice Arena Friday, Oct. 25. 

CBC was the Top Hat Classic defending 

champions, and the Cadets reached the 

championship game again. Like 2018, CBC 

again faced-off against Vianney for the title. 

This time, the result was different. Vianney 

scored a 5-3 victory over CBC. 

“Vianney came out of the gates very 

strong,” John said. “They played a very 

heavy game. Combine that with some 

CBC Top Hat Classic 

high-level skill … and they are a dangerous 

team. It was a good test for us that 

hopefully pays off in the long run.” 

Although CBC didn’t bring home the 

first-place trophy, Jost said they brought 

back experiences and lessons that will help 

their team this season and beyond. 

“Despite our tough ending, we have many 

positives to take away from the Top Hat 

this year,” Jost said. “We hope they carry 

over into the regular season. We are very 

excited to get started for real as the regular 

season starts. It should be a very competitive 

season up and down the league this 

year.” 

College football 

The Great Lakes Valley Conference 

named Ballwin's Drew Seers as the GLVC 

Defensive Player of the Week. Seers was 

also named defensive player of the week 

two weeks ago, making the recent designation 

his second honor so far this year. 

Seers, a Parkway 

West graduate, amassed 

20 tackles, making 

seven solo stops and 13 

assisted tackles in the 

35-31 win over Saginaw 

Valley. The 6-foot-1 

junior compiled two 

tackles for loss, including 

a solo stop in the 

[Photo provided by the team] 

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At Parkway West, Seers was a first-team 

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he also earned first-team all-conference 

and all-district honors as a linebacker. He 

was first-team all-conference as an offensive 

athlete and punter. As a senior, he 

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After a year of hospitalization and recovery 

following a car crash last May, senior 

and outside hitter Fiona Lazzaretti was 

able to return to the volleyball court with 

her teammates and coach for Lafayette’s 

Senior Night. At the event, she walked the 

court with her mother, Deborah, and father, 

Victor, on each arm. 

“It was nice to get on the court,” Fiona 

said. “I was kind of emotional, getting back 

on the court in some way after being off of 

it for so long.” 

Lafayette coach Zach Young was also 

happy to see her attend the event. 

“The crowd gave her a big applause with 

many knowing her story and knowing how 

special it was to have her in uniform that 

night,” he said. “There were lots of tears 

from teammates, coaches, parents and 

friends in the stands.” 

After a major vehicle accident put Fiona 

in the hospital last spring, there were some 

doubts that would be able to take part in 

the big night. 

It began May 5, 2018, with Fiona celebrating 

her Show Me Volleyball Academy 

club team’s 17U bid for the USA Volleyball 

Girls Junior National Championship. 

While Fiona’s parents drove home from the 

celebration, she and her siblings, Eliza and 

Victor, opted to drive back together. About 

20 minutes later, Deborah received a phone 

call from her son that they had been in a 

head-on collision on Hwy. 109 less than 

1 mile away from their home. While her 

siblings escaped the car with broken bones 

and injuries, Fiona was trapped inside. 

“I began running down my drive and 

headed south on 109,” Deborah said. “I 

made so many deals with God all the way 

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Lafayette's Lazzaretti rejoins team 

after horrific car crash 

Fiona Lazzaretti with her parents Deborah 

and Victor at St. Joseph’s Senior Night. 

[Photo provided by parents] 

The car Fiona Lazzaretti was riding in on May 

5, 2018. [Photo provided by parents] 

down that road. I called 911 and told them 

there was a terrible accident.” 

First-responders had to cut the vehicle’s 

door off and used chains to pull the front 

end out. Fiona suffered immense blood 

loss and was airlifted to Mercy Hospital. 

“There is nothing like the image of 

[medics] loading your child into the back 

of a helicopter,” Deborah said. 

Fiona’s right femur, right humerus, tibia 

and fibula were broken. She also suffered 

a left Lisfranc fracture and nerve impairment. 

Her spleen was also leaking. 

Fiona went to ICU that night and into 

surgery the next day. She was eventually 

transferred to the Ranken Jordan Pediatric 

Bridge Hospital in Maryland Heights for 

additional treatment. She was in a wheelchair 

until the end of June. 

“We had a ramp built in the house and 

she went to therapy three times a week for 

two hours,” Deborah said. “You cannot 

imagine how hard she worked.” 

Recovery has been an uphill journey. 

“I can walk. It’s getting better,” Fiona 

said. “It probably hit me in the middle of 

the summer that I wouldn’t be playing. 

Nerve damage takes a long time to heal. 

The doctors told me I wouldn’t heal in time 

for the season. It was a bad day.” 

Fiona’s hospitalization didn’t stop her 

teammates and classmates from visiting. 

“We have pictures of the room full of students 

laying on the floor and beds spending 

time with Fiona,” Deborah said. 

When her club team went to the national 

tournament, Fiona was in a knee scooter. 

She has also attended every one of Lafayette’s 

games except one. 

“I know this is not how she thought her 

senior year would be, but she has the heart 

of a lion and continues to fight,” Deborah 

said. “All the players were hugging her and 

crying at Senior Night when she was out 

on the court. We are so proud of her and her 

determination.” 

Fiona also played basketball at Lafayette 

but won’t return to play this winter. 

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St. Joseph’s freshman takes third in state singles tennis competition 


Tennis player Abby Gaines had a packed 

freshman year with St. Joseph’s Academy 

Angels. 

First, she became the school’s No. 1 

singles player and helped St. Joseph’s 

win the Class 2 state championship at the 

Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield. As 

the icing on the cake, she finished third in 

state singles play after nearly defeating the 

eventual state champion in the semifinals. 

Angels coach Doug Smith said he was 

impressed by Gaines’ performance. 

“In light of Abby having lost by a mere 

three points to the tournament champion, 

who proceeded to beat pre-tournament 

favorite Katie Ferguson, I’d say Abby 

made an impressive debut on the state tournament 

stage,” Smith said. 

Gaines started playing tennis at age 7; 

however, Gaines never expected to be a 

top singles player. 

“I was just really excited about being on 

such a good team,” Gaines said. “It’s exciting, 

but it’s really all about being a part 

of the team here at St. Joe and hopefully 

winning a state title, which we were lucky 

enough to do this year.” 

Gaines’ regular season also went well. 

Her total record in her freshman campaign 

was 19-7 at No. 1 singles and 20-1 in doubles. 

She said the highlight of the regular 

season was easy to choose. 

“I think the biggest thing is making new 

friends,” Gaines said. “It’s all about the 

team, and being a part of a team championship 

is something I’ll never forget. Individually, 

I was proud to be the No. 1 player 

for a school like St. Joe, but the cool part 

was playing with some of the best girls in 

the country.” 

Gaines qualified for state when she 

defeated Lindbergh’s Daniela Rosenberger 

7-6, 6-3 in the sectional. She then lost to 

Ferguson in the district championship 

match but defeated Lafayette senior Erin 

Davis, a two-time state medalist, in the district 

semifinal. 

Gaines had big goals for the team and 

herself at state. 

“We had a great season against some of 

the best teams in the area, so my expectations 

were to win state as a team, and 

hopefully win the individual title as well,” 

Gaines said. “But, of course, you never 

know how things will turn out until you 

get on the court.” 

When she did get on the court, Gaines 

won the first-round match over Bentley 

Walters, of Blue Springs, 6-1, 6-0. 

In the quarterfinals, she beat Ashley 

Firoved, of Troy Buchanan, 6-0, 6-0. 

Gaines lost in semifinals 5-7, 6-3, 10-7 to 

Kansas City Liberty’s Colby Kelley, the 

eventual state champ. 

Gaines took the loss in stride. 

“[Kelley] played well and deserved it,” 

Gaines said. “My coaches often say that 

you learn more from a loss than a win so 

I’m hoping this makes me a stronger player 

moving forward.” 

Undaunted, Gaines came back and 

won the third-place match. She ended the 

season on a high note by scoring an 8-4 

win over Claire Thimgan, of Staley. 

“It’s really hard to come back from such 

a tough match to play for third and fourth 

place, because I really wanted to win state,” 

Gaines said. “I just had to forget the last 

match, focus on my opponent, and fortunately 

it all worked out.” 

When asked about a state singles championship 

in the future, Smith said it would 

be unwise to count Gaines out. 

Gaines, however said there is work to be 

done. 

“There are so many good players across 

the state and here in St. Louis that I have 

to get better if I want to have a chance,” 

she said. 

Gaines will have three more years to 

accomplish that goal. 

Abby Gaines, of the St. Joseph’s Angels, with 

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Study offers a simple way to 

avoid holiday weight gain 

As the Thanksgiving and Christmas 

holidays approach, many of us dread the 

extra pounds that inevitably seem to come 

with them. Earlier this year, University of 

Georgia researchers conducted a study 

that found a simple and straightforward 

method for preventing that holiday spread: 

daily self-weighing. 

The study examined 111 adults between 

the ages of 18 and 65, dividing them into 

two groups – one group weighed themselves 

every day and received visual 

feedback about their weight changes, and 

the other group did not. The researchers 

then followed participants for a 14-week 

period beginning in mid-November. 

Participants who weighed themselves 

on a daily basis and monitored their 

weight changes either maintained or lost 

weight during the holiday season, while 

those who did not step on a scale every 

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Although participants in the daily 

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how to do so. Participants in the control 

group were given no instructions at all. 

Michelle vanDellen, an associate 

professor in the University of Georgia 

Department of Psychology and study 

co-author, said those who tracked their 

weight daily were likely motivated by 

constant comparisons of their “actual” 

self to their internalized ideal. “People 

are really sensitive to discrepancies or differences 

between their current selves and 

their standard or goal,” she said. “When 

they see that discrepancy, it tends to lead 

to behavioral change. Daily self-weighing 

ends up doing that for people in a really 

clear way.” 

Severe form of morning 

sickness connected to autism 

Over a nearly 25-year period, children 

whose mothers suffered from a severe type 

of morning sickness during their pregnancies 

were far more likely to be diagnosed 

with autism spectrum disorder, according 

to new research conducted by Kaiser Permanente. 

Pregnant women affected by the condition, 

called hyperemesis gravidarum, 

experience very intense nausea and are 

unable to keep down food and fluids, 

which can lead to dangerous levels of 

dehydration and poor nutrition. Hyperemesis 

gravidarum occurs in less than 5% 

of pregnancies. 

The researchers’ hypothesis was that lack 

of proper nutritional intake among these 

women may cause long-term neurodevelopmental 

impairment in their children. 

They reviewed electronic health records of 

nearly 500,000 pregnant women and their 

children born between 1991 and 2014 at 

Kaiser Permanente healthcare facilities in 

Southern California. 

They found that hyperemesis gravidarum 

was associated with a 53% greater 

risk of autism when it occurred during the 

first and second trimesters of pregnancy, 

but not when it was confined only to the 

third trimester. Its association with autism 

was found to be stronger in girls than boys, 

and was strongest among white and Hispanic 

children. 

Although the study cannot rule out other 

possible explanations, such as exposures to 

some medications and maternal smoking 

during pregnancy, the authors said awareness 

of an increased autism risk related to 

hyperemesis means that earlier diagnosis 

and intervention could help to reduce it. 

The study was published in the American 

Journal of Perinatology. 

On the calendar 

St. Louis Children’s Hospital sponsors 

a Staying Home Alone course on Saturday, 

Nov. 16 from 9-10:30 a.m. at the 

Children’s Specialty Care Center, 13001 

N. Outer Forty Road in Town & Country, 

third-floor conference room. This class, 

designed for parents and children to attend 

together, will help determine a child’s 

physical, mental, social and emotional 

readiness to stay home alone, and prepare 

them for this experience. The fee is $25 per 

family [not per person], but each person 

attending should be signed up. To register, 

call (314) 454-5437. 

• • • 

A Bone Builders Lecture is from 1-2:30 

p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at St. Luke’s 

Outpatient Center [Desloge] Building A, 

121 St. Luke’s Center Drive in Chesterfield. 

A physical therapist, registered dietician 

and pharmacist provide information about 

exercise, nutrition and medications as 

related to osteoporosis or osteopenia. Free 

event. To register, visit stlukes-stl.com. 

• • • 

An American Red Cross community 

blood drive is on Thursday, Nov. 21 from 

11 a.m.-3 p.m. at the St. Louis County 

Library’s Daniel Boone Branch, 300 

Clarkson Road in Ellisville. Appointments 

are not necessary, but may speed the donation 

process. Register for an appointment 

time online at redcrossblood.org. 

• • • 

St. Luke’s Hospital offers a free information 

session, Weight Loss Surgery: 

Transform Your Life, Restore Your 

Health, on Tuesday, Dec. 3 from 6-7 p.m. 

at St. Luke’s Des Peres, 2315 Dougherty 

Ferry Road, in the MyNewSelf Education 

Room [Medical Arts Pavilion, Suite 104]. 

Tired of struggling with your weight? The 

MyNewSelf weight loss surgery program 

offers several options including low BMI 

lap band, gastric bypass, gastric sleeve 

and duodenal switch. Learn more from a 

St. Luke’s medical team about how one of 

these procedures can start you on a journey 

to a healthier, more active life. Register at 

stlukes-stl.com; call (314) 966-9639 with 

questions. 

• • • 

St. Louis Children’s Hospital sponsors 

a Babysitting 101 course on two dates in 

December: Saturday, Dec. 14 from 9 a.m.-1 

p.m. at the Missouri Baptist Hospital’s 

Clinical Learning Institute, 3015 N. Ballas 

Road, on the fourth floor; and Monday, 

Dec. 30 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Wildwood 

Municipal Building, 16860 Main St. 

in Wildwood. Kids learn how to entertain 

the children in their care while attending to 

their needs. Topics include the business of 

babysitting, child development, safety and 

first aid, and fun and games. A workbook 

and snack are provided. The course fee 

is $30 per person. Advance registration is 

required by visiting StLouisChildrens.org/ 

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BEYOND WRINKLES 

Botox offers effective treatment for 

common bladder condition 

By LISA RUSSELL 

Every November, Bladder Health Awareness 

Month brings a national focus to bladder 

problems like incontinence, which 

becomes a major health issue as people 

age – especially among women. Often due 

to a common condition called overactive 

bladder [OAB], incontinence and the physical 

and mental discomfort that go with it 

impact millions of women of all ages, but 

mainly those over 50. 

In OAB, also known 

as urge incontinence, the 

muscular bladder walls 

contract suddenly, causing 

a frequent and immediate 

need to urinate along 

with unavoidable bladder 

leaks. Many women try 

to deal with the problem 

on their own, hiding it 

from friends, family and 

even their spouses due 

to embarrassment. They 

often wait years to bring it 

up with their physicians … 

if they ever do. 

Dr. Travis Bullock, a 

urologist who specializes in treating OAB 

and other bladder health problems in 

women, wants them to know they don’t 

have to suffer in silence. He is one of just 

a few doctors in the St. Louis area offering 

advanced treatments for female patients. 

Those treatments include the injectable 

wrinkle smoother Botox, which was 

approved by the FDA to treat OAB in 

2013. However, he says, women aren’t 

taking advantage of this highly effective 

treatment often enough, and he is hoping 

to change that. 

“Most women do the ‘mom thing’ – they 

take care of everyone else first and then 

themselves,” Bullock said. “With OAB, 

they often feel an added layer of hesitation: 

‘Is it really bad enough for me to do something 

about it … yet?’ But how many times 

do you have to have an accident in a Target 

before it’s bad enough? For me, that would 

be once!” 

Bullock explained that once OAB is 

diagnosed, first-line treatments consist of 

lifestyle-related steps such as timed voiding, 

limiting fluids and caffeine, doing 

kegel exercises, and others. Very often, 

though, these steps are ineffective. 

Next, one or more prescription drugs 

designed to relax the bladder muscle or 

reduce spasms are tried. These can provide 

some symptom relief, but they also frequently 

come with unwanted effects such 

as dry mouth, dizziness and blurred vision. 

“We put people on medicines for secondline 

therapies, but about 85% of women 

stop the medicine within a year, either 

because it doesn’t work or because it has 

too many side effects,” Bullock said. 

After that come the more advanced thirdline 

therapies, which include Botox injections 

into the bladder – given about every 

six months – and a pacemaker-type device 

for the bladder called Interstim, which is 

Millions of women suffer from overactive bladder causing them 

to constantly search for nearby restrooms. A local urologist says 

there may be help. 

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surgically implanted during an outpatient 

procedure. But very few women with OAB 

ever receive those advanced treatments, he 

continued. 

“Only 3% [of patients] get to a thirdline 

therapy like Botox … so the majority 

of women, after medications, just give up. 

That’s a real shame, and that’s a number 

that we definitely want to increase. There’s 

a huge need; women are still very underserved.” 

Bullock noted that of the 30 physicians 

in his practice, Urology of St. Louis, only 

he and one other urologist specialize in 

treating women. “I’m pretty forward about 

moving on to those third-line therapies as 

quickly as possible when they are needed,” 

he said. 

Although Botox treatment does come 

with some risks, including a low risk 

[about 5%, according to Bullock] of having 

to catheterize oneself for a period of time 

after injection, the rewards can be very significant, 

even life-changing. 

“The reported efficacy is that overall, 

75% of patients are at least 50% better, half 

of them are 75% better, and one third are 

completely dry … that is a huge number,” 

he said. “That’s far better than any medicine 

can offer. Once we do Botox the first 

time, it’s very rare for someone not to want 

to do it again.” 

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Academy of Dance celebrated its 

30th anniversary at 16 Clarkson Wilson 

Center in Chesterfield. After spending 15 

years teaching in St. Louis, owner Carol 

Bowman opened the Chesterfield studio. 

With over 45 years of professional experience, 

Carol now teaches dance alongside 

her daughter, Madeline, and other students 

who have become instructors. Academy of 

Dance provides lessons for dancers from 

pre-kindergarten to grade five and up at a 

variety of difficulty levels. Styles include 

ballet, tap, modern, hip-hop and more. 

• • • 

Cedarhurst Senior Living, LLC 

acquired Provision Senior Living, located 

at 12826 Daylight Circle, and will operate 

under the name of Cedarhurst of Des Peres. 

Cedarhurst of Des Peres offers 26 assisted 

living apartments and 32 memory care 

apartments to deliver personal care. 

• • • 

Ballwin Modern Dentistry announced 

its opening at 1001 Brittany Parkway in 

Manchester. The business provides general 

care and dentistry procedures through the 

combined efforts of a dentist, a periodontist 

and an oral surgeon. 

• • • 

Town & Country’s Saettele Jewelers 

marked its 73rd anniversary in the St. 

Louis area with a raffle benefitting Friends 

Caroline and Madeline Bowman 

help families cope with the challenges of 

a cancer diagnosis through music therapy. 

The 2019 event raised over $18,000. 

PEOPLE 

Daniel Morro has 

been named a principal 

security advisor for 

global technology consulting 

and engineering 

firm Ross & Baruzzini. 

Morro 

Morro brings experience 

in international security issues with a focus 

on transnational criminal investigations 

related to border threats and security as 

well as counter-terrorism. 

• • • 

USA Mortgage has promoted two senior 

executives to new key leadership roles. 

Linda Pring has been named president 

of the firm from her current position as 

executive vice president and chief operating 

officer. Ron Mueller has been named 

executive vice president from his current 

role as senior vice president. Pring and 

Mueller joined the firm in 2001. 

• • • 

Creve Coeur resident Dan Graney has 

been named Dovetail’s creative director. 

Dovetail is a branding and digital agency 

headquartered in St. Louis. Graney will 

collaborate with each department at Dovetail 

to guide client objectives into strategic, 

creative solutions. 

Saettele Jeweler employees Gary Saettele, 

Brian McHardy and Gus Saettele stand with 

Friends of Kids with Cancer’s Ben Turec 

[second from right]. 

of Kids With Cancer and showcasing its 

new fall line of fine diamond and jewelry 

brands. Saettele Jewelers also offers 

a large collection of vintage and estate 

luxury watches. 

• • • 

Kids Rock Cancer was featured at the 

annual “Eat and Treat” fundraising event 

presented by First Community on Oct. 9 

at Chesterfield Amphitheater. Now in its 

10th year, Kids Rock Cancer was developed 

through Maryville University to 

EVENTS 

The Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce 

hosts its general membership meeting 

at noon [doors open at 11:15 a.m.] on 

Wednesday, Nov. 20 at Persimmon Woods 

Golf Club, 6401 Weldon Spring Road 

in Weldon Spring. Sponsored by Stanley 

Steemer, participants should bring a used 

stuff animal to be cleaned, sanitized and 

donated to kids in need as part of the annual 

“Tired Teddies” program. Admission is $30 

for members; $35 for guests. A $5 discount 

applies for registrations through Nov. 18; 

a $5 surcharge applies to day-of walk-ins; 

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When it comes to choosing between 

luxurious design and skilled craftsmanship, 

homebuyers working with 

Chesterfield-based builder Hardesty 

Homes don’t have to choose. The 

Hardesty family has been building 

custom homes and constructing prestigious 

residential communities for 

over 75 years. 

Brett Hardesty, a third-generation 

custom home builder and industry 

veteran has led Hardesty Homes since 

1982. Over the decades, Hardesty Homes’ 

mission has remained the same – provide 

custom homes and residential communities 

across the West County area appointed 

with opulent amenities both inside and 

outside the home. The builder’s latest 

A living room in the Hardesty Homes Grand Reserve. 

[Photo provided by Hardesty Homes] 

offering is its Grand Reserve community, 

comprised of luxury single-family homes 

conveniently located off Olive Boulevard 

in the heart of the Chesterfield community 

just three-quarters of a mile east of 

Interstate 64. The enclave consists of 37 

single-family homes filled with luxurious 

amenities inside and out. Those options 

include exterior aesthetics, such as stone 

and brick front elevations, landscaping, 

in-ground irrigation systems, security systems 

as well as interior finishes. 

Standard in every Hardesty Home are 

hardwood floors in the kitchen, breakfast 

room, great room and foyer 

areas; 9- and 11-foot ceilings; 

42-inch maple wall cabinets; 

granite countertops; a 42-inch 

gas direct vent fireplace and 

much more. An in-house 

designer is available to assist 

clients with custom changes, 

meaning any dream home 

vision can become a reality. 

Homes start from the mid- 

$560’s and range in size from 

The Bordeaux Model at Grand Reserve 

[Photo provided by Hardesty Homes] 

a 1,732 to 2,640 square feet. Commonly 

known as “jewel box homes,” Hardesty’s 

Grand Reserve floorplans combine manageable 

square footage with luxurious 

features suited for individuals looking to 

downsize or travel freely without worrying 

about maintaining a large house and 

yard. As of the developer’s recent fall special, 

the enclave is 40% sold and 

a decorated display is available for 

viewing. 

When constructing homes, 

Hardesty Homes only use the 

best materials, modern appliances, 

energy-saving measures and upto-date 

construction techniques 

that are backed by science. This 

dedication to quality has earned 

Hardesty Homes various accolades, 

including multiple Homer 

Awards presented by The Home 

Builders Association of St. Louis 

and Eastern Missouri. 

Hardesty’s portfolio spans over 200 

luxury homes styles, and its devotion to 

each buyer’s unique vision means the company 

has never built the same exact house 

twice. 

For more information about Grand 

Reserve or other available properties, contact 

Linda McCarthy at (314) 581-3505 or 

visit hardestyhomes.com. 

• • • 

[In the Nov. 6 issue, the contact person 

and phone number for Hardesty Homes 

were incorrectly attributed. West Newsmagazine 

regrets this error.] 

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 

An art reception and gallery is open now 

through Thursday, Dec. 12 at St. Louis 

Community College-Wildwood, 2645 

Generations Drive. The exhibit is titled 

“The Art of Me” and includes 16 self-portraits. 

The 60-foot exhibit is curated by art 

instructors Mark Oakley and Mark Weber. 

Gallery hours are 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday- 

Thursday, and 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Fridays. For 

more information, visit events.stlcc.edu. 

• • • 

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra in 

Concert is at 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24 at 

Manchester United Methodist Church, 129 

Woods Mill Road in Manchester. The concert 

is open to the public. Tickets are $20; 

$40 for preferred seating. Parking is free. 

Tickets are available at the church or online 

at brownpapertickets.com. 

BENEFITS 

Cure the Boys Run for ALD is at 9 a.m. 

Saturday, Nov. 16 at Creve Coeur Park, 

13725 Marine Ave. in Maryland Heights. 

Event features a 5K run and one mile 

walk. All funds raised will benefit the ALD 

Research Fund to support efforts for early 

identification, treatment options and a cure 

for adrenoleukodystrophy [ALD]. Each 

participant will receive a T-shirt. Registration 

is $35. For more information, visit 

fleetfeetstlouis.com/racing/run-for-ALD. 

• • • 

Holy Infant Cash Bingo is at 7 p.m. 

[doors open at 5:30 p.m.] Saturday, Nov. 

16 at Holy Infant School, 248 New Ballwin 

Road in Ballwin. Admission is $20 

and includes bingo, beer, wine, soda and 

water. Food and desserts are available for 

purchase. 

• • • 

Operation Food Search Holiday Rap 

‘N Pack is from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, 

Nov. 21 at Operation Food Search, 1644 

Lotsie Blvd. in St. Louis. Participants sort 

and pack winter coats collected through 

the annual Warners’ Warm Up drive. Event 

includes music, adult beverages and appetizers. 

Volunteers must be 21 and over. The 

cost is $10 in advance; $12 at the door. For 

details, visit OperationFoodSearch.org. 

FAMILY & KIDS 

Fortnerf Battle Royale is at 10 a.m. Saturday, 

Nov. 16 at the Chesterfield Valley 

Athletic Complex, 17925 North Outer 40 

Road. Bring Nerf blasters and 

darts. Battles will be refereed. 

Try your hand at the accuracy 

targets field. Ages 6 and up. Participants 

will be grouped by age. 

Eye protection must be brought 

from home or purchased on-site. 

Prizes will be given out for best 

costume and to overall winners 

determined by referees. Registration 

is $8 before Nov. 15; $12 on 

battle day. Register at chesterfield. 

mo.us/fortnerf-battle-royale.html. 

• • • 

Ooey Gooey Messy Play is 

from 10-11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 

19 at The Timbers of Eureka, 

1 Coffey Park Lane. Features 

crafts and activities focusing on 

science, exploration and sensory 

skills. Snacks provided. Suitable for ages 

2-5. All attendees must be supervised by 

an adult. Pre-registration is recommended. 

The cost is $8 for Timbers members, $9 for 

residents and $10 for non-residents. 

• • • 

Family Movie Night is from 3-6 p.m. 

Sunday, Nov. 24 at Pathfinder Church, 

15800 Manchester Road in Ellisville. The 

featured film is “Toy Story 4.” For details, 

visit pathfinderstl.org/movienight 

• • • 

The 20th Annual Turkey Trot is from 

8:30 a.m.-noon Thursday, Nov. 28 at the 

Chesterfield Amphitheater, 631 Veterans 

Place Drive in Chesterfield. The 5K run 

begins at 8:30 a.m. Kids Fun Run, for ages 

9 and under, begins at 9:30 a.m. Register at 

register.chronotrack.com/r/46563. Awards 

given to top overall adult male and female 

runners and top three runners in each age 

group. Registration is $25 through Nov. 27; 

$35 on race day for Turkey Trot Adults. All 

kids receive a participation medal. Registration 

is $10 through race day for the kids 

fun run. 

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• • • 

Turkey Trot is at 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 29 

at Longview Farm Park, 13525 Clayton 

Road in Town & Country. The 5K begins 

at 9 a.m.; the half-mile at 10 a.m. Participants 

will receive post-race refreshments. 

Adult registration is $20 until Nov. 27; $25 

until Nov. 29. For ages 14 and under, registration 

is $5 until Nov. 27, $10 until Nov. 

29. Race day registration will take place at 

Longview Farm House 30 minutes before 

event. T-shirts will be first-come, firstserved. 

For details and to register, visit 

town-and-country.org. 

SPECIAL INTEREST 

Laughter Yoga [Hasya Yoga] is from 

12:30-1:30 p.m. every Monday at The 

Timbers of Eureka, 1 Coffey Park Lane in 

Eureka. Exercises incorporate stretching, 

deep breathing, clapping and laughter. For 

more information, visit eureka.mo.us. 

• • • 

The 41st Jewish Book Festival is from 

7-9 p.m. now through Nov. 17 at the Staenberg 

Family Complex, 2 Millstone Campus 

Drive in St. Louis. Premier authors discuss 

topics such as history, music, politics, 

cooking, family, religion, sports and more. 

Following Q&A, books will be for sale for 

authors to autograph. 

• • • 

Feeding Your Soul – A Spiritual 

Approach to Intuitive Eating is from 

7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15 through noon on 

Sunday, Nov. 17 at The Center, 3 The Pines 

Court in Chesterfield. This weekend-long 

workshop explores the foundations of intuitive 

and mindful eating. Go to eventbrite. 

com and search for “Feeding Your Soul” to 

register. 

• • • 

Rajayoga is from 6:30-8 p.m. on 

Monday, Dec. 2 at the Grand Glaize 

Library Meeting Room 2, 1010 Meramec 

Station Road in Manchester. Rajayoga is 

an ancient technique of mediation taught 

and practiced by the Brahma Kumaris. It 

is a method of meditation that helps ease 

stress, improve concentration and quell 

negative emotions like anger, fear and 

sadness. RSVP by emailing stlouisbk@ 

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By KATE UPTERGROVE 

Civic development organization Progress 

64 West will host its 32nd Annual Excellence 

in Community Development Awards 

Banquet at 11:30 a.m. [doors open at 11:15 

am.] Wednesday, Nov. 27 at the Double- 

Tree by Hilton Hotel and Conference 

Center in Chesterfield. 

Chris Zimmerman, president of the St. 

Louis Blues, is the keynote speaker. 

Zimmerman will address this year’s 

theme of “Perseverance” and the overwhelming 

impact the Stanley Cup series 

had on the St. Louis region. 

The 2019 Excellence in Community 

Development Awards will be presented to 

The St. Louis Blues Organization, American 

Cricket Academy, Chesterfield Hockey 

Association, and St. Charles County Manufacturing 

Day. These organizations will 

be recognized for their outstanding contributions 

in the areas of infrastructure, job 

creation and regional cooperation. 

The American Cricket Academy started 

out as the dream of one man, Ajay Jhamb, 

to preserve his culture and national pasttime 

for generations of Indian American 

youth. In 2016, after years of trying, Jhamb 

found a home for his cricket club when 

Dardennne Prairie Mayor David Zucker 

and the city’s Board of Aldermen provided 

$26,887.35 to construct a cricket pitch in 

Barathaven Park. Over the following year, 

that investment was paid back by the club 

and its donors. The club now is recognized 

as one of the nation’s best youth cricket 

academies. 

When the Hardees Iceplex closed its doors 

in 2017, the Chesterfield Hockey Association 

immediately began searching for a 

location upon which to build an ice arena 

that could support the needs of youth, high 

school and college hockey. In August 2019, 

the Maryville University Hockey Center, an 

84,000-square-foot arena with two NHLsized 

ice rinks and room for 2,000 spectators 

opened in western Chesterfield Valley. 

Held annually each October, St. 

Charles Manufacturing Day, is designed 

to expand knowledge about and improve 

general public perception of manufacturing 

careers and manufacturing’s value to 

the North American economy. 

Also among those exhibiting the trait of 

perseverance are the 2019 winners of the 

Progress 64 West/Louis S. Sachs Scholarships. 

These area high school seniors have 

created business plans as part of their application 

process, and will be awarded scholarships 

in the amount of $5,000 and $2,500. 

Receiving Progress 64 West’s Lifetime 

Achievement Award are Ernie Dempsey 

and Chesterfield Police Chief Ray Johnson. 

When Johnson came to Chesterfield in 

August 1988 he was given just 10 months 

to have the fledgling department ready to 

go. The newly incorporated city would rely 

on St. Louis County Police to provide law 

enforcement services on a contract basis 

until then. It was a dream job for the man 

who has been Chesterfield’s top cop ever 

since. 

Johnson is a model law enforcement 

officer, who helped the city of Chesterfield 

to weather the Flood of ‘93 and its police 



Progress 64 West Awards Banquet scheduled for Nov. 27 

St. Louis Blues President Chris Zimmerman featured as keynote speaker 

Individual tickets are $85 per person. To register for tickets and sponsorships, visit 

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department to earn continuing International 

Accreditation from the Commission on 

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In 1970, Ernest W. Dempsey, Ernie to his 

friends, became a partner in Pio’s Restaurant 

in St. Charles. In 1975, he became its 

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became a community leader, serving on 

the boards of the Boys and Girls Clubs and 

United Services for Children. In 1994, he 

was named Citizen of the Year by the St. 

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of purchase. 

11/30/19. 

Valid 

Limit 

only 

one (1) 

at 

coupon 

the bakery(ies) 

per guest. 

Coupon 

listed. 

must 

No cash 

be presented 

value. 

at 

Coupon 

time of purchase. 

may not 

$5 

be 

off 

$25 

reproduced, 

before tax. Valid 

transferred 

only at the bakery(ies) 

or sold. 

listed. 

Internet 

Valid 

only 

distribution 

on baked goods; 

strictly 

not valid 

prohibited. 

on retail items. 

Must 

No cash 

be 

value. 

claimed 

Coupon 

in bakery 

may not 

during 

be reproduced, 

normal 

transferred 

business 

or 

sold. 

hours. 

Internet 

Not 

distribution 

valid for online 

strictly 

orders. 

prohibited. 

Not 

Must 

valid 

be 

claimed 

with any 

in bakery 

other 

during 

offer. 

normal business hours. Not 

valid for online orders. Not valid with any other offer. 

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Candicci’s for great food, live music and if you’re so inclined, Thanksgiving dinner 



By SUZANNE CORBETT 

Restauranteurs seldom enjoy the longterm 

success of Bob Candice. 

Owner of Candicci’s, Candice can 

count his successful years of operation by 

decades. An accomplishment he contributes 

to a simple recipe for success: quality, 

variety, service and talented chefs – a 

combination that transforms a good restaurant 

into a great one. 

“Our chefs, especially our new chef, 

Juan Carlos, have helped make us a great 

restaurant,” Candice said. “He’s made us 

better than ever. Just look for the upcoming 

specials and menu additions he helped 

to create.” 

Among the new dishes is a calamari 

appetizer that Candice guarantees will be 

different from anything served anywhere 

else. 

“We’re expanding our seafood dishes,” 

Candice said. “This weekend it’s fresh 

scallops. One of the ways chef is using 

them is as a topping on our lobster pasta.” 

Candicci’s Restaurant & Bar 

Those, along with other exciting menu 

additions, will be added to the already 

voluminous menu, which makes one ask, 

“Why so many menu options?” Candice's 

answer is “Customers like it that way.” 

Candicci’s affordably priced menu offers 

everything from artichokes to zucchini. 

“I can’t take anything off the menu 

because everybody loves everything on 

it,” he said. 

Order small or large plates to suit your 

appetite from an array of impressive appetizers, 

salads, soups, pastas, pizza, seafood, 

beef, veal and chicken. The menu 

mixes Italian classics with lighter, healthier 

options to trending specials. If you’re 

hungry for classic Italian, consider a toprated 

customer pick such as Chicken Parmigiana, 

Baked Spaghetti or Beef Modiga. 

The best of both surf and turf, the Beef 

Modiga is crowned with shrimp, scallops, 

fontina cheese, prosciutto, mushrooms 

and white wine lemon sauce. How can 

you go wrong? 

Craving something chic? Order up 

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Lunch hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday-Sunday 

Dinner hours: 4-9:30 p.m., Monday-Thursday; 4-10:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday; 4-9 p.m., Sunday 

Shrimp Gorgonzola, a small plate wonder 

of grilled shrimp dredged in lightly seasoned 

bread crumbs and draped with Gorgonzola 

sauce. For a quick lunch, choose a 

sandwich or an entrée salad. On the sandwich 

side of these things, Bob’s Special 

is a surefire choice. Roast beef, ham and 

salami on cheese garlic bread, it is topped 

with lettuce and Candicci's famous house 

dressing. Delicious! 

On the salad side of things, a customer, 

who Candice affectionally calls the 

Salmon Lady, gushed, “I come here every 

week for lunch to get the salmon salad. It’s 

wonderful!” 

After your plate is cleared, keep your 

fork. You’ll want to keep it for dessert, 

which includes decadent delights such as 

Cannoli, Spumoni and Tiramisu. 

Want Candicci's at your next special 

event or business meeting? Give the restaurant 

a call. 

“Catering has gotten bigger and bigger 

– both on-site and off, so much that we’re 

now in the process of expanding,” Candice 

said. New party rooms 

scheduled to open soon and 

the catering menu can be 

custom designed to fit any 

budget. 

“It's the time to book 

One of Chef Jaun Carlos’ new scallop dishes 

at Candicci’s 

holiday parties. With our varied menu we 

can customize a menu anyway you want. 

There’s nothing we can’t do,” Candice said. 

Looking for a carry out family dinner? 

Check out Candicci’s family take-out 

specials. Full meals to feed four for under 

$40. And let’s not forget the kick-off feast 

of the holidays – Thanksgiving. Candicci’s 

will once again feature a Thanksgiving 

Day buffet [11 a.m.-5 p.m.], complete 

with traditional dishes and house favorites. 

Every day of the week, customers can 

enjoy Candicci’s full bar and impressive 

wine list. But Thursday through Saturday, 

plan to linger over your favorite libation 

and enjoy live music. It's just another 

Candicci's extra customers can enjoy all 

year. 

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Give the gift of health this season 



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FEATURED LISTINGS 

By DR. GRAHAM A. COLDITZ 

The holidays provide a great opportunity 

to collect a health history, according to Dr. 

Kimberly Kaphingst, director of cancer 

communication research at the University 

of Utah’s Huntsman Cancer Institute. 

“Knowing family health history can help 

people understand their risk for cancer and 

other diseases,” Kaphingst explained. “And 

this can help their doctors personalize cancer 

screening recommendations and other recommendations 

to reduce disease risk.” 

Yet, studies show 

that only about one 

in three people actually 

spend any time 

“Knowing family health history can 

help people understand their risk 

for cancer and other diseases.” 

connecting with 

their family about 

their health history. 

Thanksgiving or other family gatherings 

throughout the year are ready-made to 

fix this by breaking out our smartphones 

or notepads and gathering what’s known 

about diseases that may run in the family. 

Doing a bit of homework beforehand can 

help you get the most from the family’s 

time together. Jotting down the health history 

you already know and then bringing 

this to Thanksgiving can help spark people’s 

memories and entice them to share. 

“There are a number of helpful online 

guides on collecting family health information,” 

noted Kaphingst. “The U.S. Surgeon 

General’s My Family Health Portrait 

[phgkb.cdc.gov/FHH] takes you step-bystep 

through the types of information to 

collect. Common diseases, such as cancers, 

cardiovascular disease and diabetes, are a 

good place to start.” 

It’s likely not everyone will want to take 

part in the process, and that’s OK. Health 

is a very personal issue that can bring with 

it varied concerns and emotions. Whatever 

information people are willing to share, 

though, helps build a more complete story. 

And the more details you piece together 

and share with your family, the more likely 

other family members are to share what 

they know at some point. 

Once you’ve recorded a health history 

– even if it has some holes – the most 

important thing is to then share it with 

your health-care provider, and encourage 

family members to 

do so with theirs, 

Kaphingst said. If a 

disease runs in the 

family, especially if 

it’s diagnosed at earlier 

ages, individual 

family members may be at greater risk. 

The good news is there could be steps you 

can take to help protect yourself. This can 

include earlier and extra screening tests for 

some cancers and heart disease risk factors, 

like blood cholesterol, diabetes and hypertension; 

medications to help lower the risk 

for certain diseases, like heart disease and 

breast cancer; and regular check-ups to 

help keep track of any important changes 

to your health. 

The process can take some effort but is a 

gift you can give to your loved ones. That’s 

something for which the whole family can 

be thankful. 

• • • 

Dr. Graham D. Colditz is associate 

director of prevention and control at Siteman 

Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital 

and Washington University School of 

Medicine in St. Louis. 

– Dr. Kimberly Kaphingst 

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BUSINESS, from page 38 

walk-ins will not be guaranteed a meal. 

Register online at chesterfieldmochamber. 

com or by calling (636) 532-3399. 

• • • 

The West St. Louis Chamber of Commerce 

hosts its general membership 

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

Nov. 21 at The Wildwood Hotel, 2801 

Fountain Place in Wildwood. Admission 

is $25 for members; $30 for nonmember 

guests. There is a $5 surcharge for registration 

less than 48 hours prior to the luncheon 

and for walk-ins. To register, call 

(636) 230-9900. 

• • • 

The Town & Country-Frontenac Chamber 

of Commerce hosts its general membership 

meeting from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

on Wednesday, Nov. 20 at Napoli 2, 1054 

Town and Country Crossing. To register, 

call (314) 223-2237 or visit tcfchamber. 

com/calendar. 

• • • 

The 9th annual Santa’s North Pole 

Dash & Children’s Snowman Shuffle 

event is seeking sponsorships. Over 2,500 

participants from all over the bi-state 

region are slated to run on Saturday, Dec. 

7. Proceeds directly support the Greater 

St. Charles County Chamber of Commerce, 

which represents the interests of 

businesses, improves the economy and 

cultivates future business leaders in St. 

Charles County. All sponsors have the 

opportunity to place their marketing materials 

inside the runner packets. Materials 

must be delivered to the chamber office 

no later than Monday, Dec. 2 and run registrations 

must be made by Wednesday, 

Nov. 20. 

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PET SERVICES 

DOG GONE TAXI SERVICES 

Licensed transportation for your 

pup to and from your groomers, 

vets, etc. PET SITTING & WALKING 

SERVICES in Chesterfield and 

surrounding areas. $20 Boarding 

per day, 15 minute walks $10. 

Home visits for cats, dogs, 

reptiles and small animals - prices 

negotiable. rap082566@gmail. 

com or 314-566-0909 

CONVENIENT 

Dog Grooming 

Full service grooming 

in your home... 

Reasonable Rates • Free Consultation 

All Services Available 

Keep Your Pets Stress-Free at Home 

~ Great for Older Dogs ~ 

Ask about discounts for rescues! 

Call for appointment 

314-591-0009 

PLUMBING 

LICENSED PLUMBER 

Available for all plumbing needs. 

No job too small. Free estimates. 

25 years experience. Senior 

citizen discount. 24 hours. 

Call 314-808-4611 

• ANYTHING IN PLUMBING • 

Good Prices! Basement 

bathrooms, small repairs & code 

violations repaired. Fast Service. 

Certified, licensed plumber - MBC 

Plumbing - Call or text anytime: 

314-409-5051 

GVM PLUMBING 

Can't beat my prices! 

Greg Miller 

636-288-7002 

gvmplumbingstl@gmail.com 

PRESSURE WASHING 

VOSSOME WINDOW CLEANING 

Your one-stop shop for 

Window Cleaning & Pressure 

Washing! Save big $$$ on an 

Autumn bundle deal. Insured, 

experienced, awesome. Give 

us a Google for reviews or call 

314–775–1080 

ROOFING 

ROOFING 

Kirkwood Roofing 

Insurance Specialist 

All types of Roofing 

Fully Insured • FREE Estimates 

314-909-8888 

KirkwoodRoofing.com 

ST. LOUIS ROOFING 

Roof Repair • Replacement 

Free Storm Inspections 

Tuckpointing 

Siding • Windows • Gutters 

Painting/Cedar Staining 

Best Quality & Prices In Town! 

314-968-7848 

Roofing • Siding 

All Exterior 

Insurance Specialist • A+ BBB Rating 

314-282-1991 

www.covenantcontractingstl.com 

SERVICES 

Spark More Interest 

in Your Used Car! 

Get Your Message Out 

LOUD & CLEAR Using the 

West Newsmagazine Classifieds! 

Place your ad 

by phone or 

online today. 

SERVICES 

ORGANIZING SPECIALIST 

Have me declutter your home so you 

can find your things when needed! 

Call Suzy 314-993-8954 

Personal Driver/Assistant 

When You Need A Ride 

Grocery, Doctor, 

Shopping, Airport, 

to your needs. 

Senior Discounts. 

Fair, caring. Like 

driving with a friend. 

Call Elisabeth • 636-579-5262 

7 DAYS/WEEK 

TREE SERVICES 

GET 'ER DONE TREE SERVICE 

Tree trimming, removal, deadwooding, 

pruning and stump 

grinding. Certified arborist. 

Fully Insured • Free Estimates 

A+ BBB • A+ Angie's List 

Serving the Area Since 2004 

314-971-6993 

WANTED 

WANTED TO BUY 

• SPORTS MEMORABILIA • 

Baseball Cards, Sports Cards, 

Cardinals Souvenirs and 

Memorabilia. Pre-1975 Only. 

Private Collector: 314-302-1785 

WATERPROOFING 

TOP NOTCH WATERPROOFING 

& FOUNDATION REPAIR LLC 

Cracks, sub-pump systems, 

structural & concrete repairs. 

Exterior drainage correction. 

Serving Missouri for 15 years. 

Finally, a contractor who is honest 

& leaves the job site clean. 

Lifetime Warranties. 

Free Estimate 636-281-6982 

WEDDING SERVICES 

Marriage 

Ceremonies 

~ 

Renewal of Vows 

~ 

Baptisms 

Full Service Ministry 

314.703.7456 

636.591.0010 | www.westnewsmagazine.com

West Newsmagazine 11-13-19

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