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I OPINION I 3<br />
Walter E. Williams<br />
Scientists: Dishonest<br />
or Afraid?<br />
The absolute worst case of professional<br />
incompetence and dishonesty is in the<br />
area of climate science. Tony Heller has<br />
exposed some of the egregious dishonesty<br />
of mainstream environmentalists in<br />
a video he’s titled “My Gift To Climate<br />
Alarmists.”<br />
Environmentalists and their political<br />
allies attribute the recent increase<br />
in deadly forest fires to global warming.<br />
However, according to the U.S. Department<br />
of Agriculture’s Forest Service,<br />
forest fires reached their peak in the<br />
<strong>19</strong>30s and have declined by 80% since<br />
then. Environmentalists hide the earlier<br />
data and make their case for the effects<br />
of global warming by showing the public<br />
and policymakers data from <strong>19</strong>80 that<br />
shows an increase in forest fires.<br />
Climate scientists claim that rising sea<br />
levels are caused by man-made global<br />
warming. Historical data from the tide<br />
gauge in Lower Manhattan shows that<br />
sea levels have been rising from about<br />
the time when Abraham Lincoln was<br />
president to now. Heller says that sea<br />
levels have been rising for about 20,000<br />
years. He points out that anthropologists<br />
believe that when the sea level was very<br />
low people were able to walk from Siberia<br />
to North America.<br />
Hot weather is often claimed to be<br />
a result of man-made climate change.<br />
Heller presents data showing the<br />
number of days in Waverly, Ohio, above<br />
90-degrees. In 1895, there were 73 days<br />
above 90-degrees. In <strong>19</strong>36, there were 82<br />
days above 90 degrees. Since the <strong>19</strong>30s,<br />
there has been a downward trend in the<br />
number of days above 90-degrees. If climatologists<br />
hide data from earlier years<br />
and start at <strong>19</strong>55, they show an increase<br />
in the number of above 90-degree days<br />
from eight or nine to 30 or 40. Thus, to<br />
deceive us into thinking the climate is<br />
getting hotter, environmentalists have<br />
selected a starting date that fits their<br />
agenda.<br />
You might ask: “Who is Tony Heller?<br />
Does he work for big oil?” It turns out<br />
that he is a scientist and claims to be a<br />
lifelong environmentalist. From what<br />
I can tell, he has no vested interests. In<br />
that respect, he is different from those<br />
who lead the environmental movement,<br />
who often either work for or are funded<br />
by governments.<br />
Once in a while environmentalists<br />
reveal their true agenda. Ottmar Edenhofer,<br />
lead author of the IPCC’s [Intergovernmental<br />
Panel on Climate Change]<br />
fourth summary report released in 2007,<br />
speaking in 2010 advised: “One has to<br />
free oneself from the illusion that international<br />
climate policy is environmental<br />
policy. Instead, climate change policy is<br />
about how we redistribute de facto the<br />
world’s wealth.”<br />
U.N. climate chief Christiana Figueres<br />
said that the true aim of the U.N.’s 2014<br />
Paris climate conference was “to change<br />
the [capitalist] economic development<br />
model that has been reigning for at least<br />
150 years, since the Industrial Revolution.”<br />
Christine Stewart, Canada’s former<br />
Minister of the Environment said, “No<br />
matter if the science is all phony, there<br />
are collateral environmental benefits ...<br />
Climate change [provides] the greatest<br />
chance to bring about justice and equality<br />
in the world.”<br />
Tim Wirth, former U.S. Undersecretary<br />
of State for Global Affairs and the<br />
person most responsible for setting up<br />
the Kyoto Protocol said, “We’ve got to<br />
ride the global warming issue. Even if<br />
the theory of global warming is wrong,<br />
we will be doing the right thing in terms<br />
of economic policy and environmental<br />
policy.”<br />
Not all scientists are dishonest and not<br />
all news reporters are leftists with an<br />
agenda. But one wonders at the deafening<br />
silence where there’s clear, unambiguous<br />
evidence. For example, if ocean<br />
levels have been rising for some 20,000<br />
years, why do scientists allow environmentalists<br />
to get away with the claim that<br />
it’s a result of man-made global warming?<br />
Why aren’t there any reporters to<br />
highlight leftist statements such as those<br />
by Edenhofer, Stewart and others who<br />
want to ride global warming as a means<br />
to defeat capitalism and usher in socialism<br />
and communism? I would prefer to<br />
think that the silence of so many scientists<br />
represent their fears as opposed to<br />
their going along with the environmental<br />
extremist agenda.<br />
• • •<br />
Walter E. Williams is a professor of<br />
economics at George Mason University.<br />
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In response to ‘Regarding<br />
false environmental<br />
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Don’t waste time dreaming about your<br />
retirement years. Climate change may<br />
doom us all. Some don’t believe that but is<br />
it any wonder <strong>West</strong> <strong>Newsmagazine</strong> readers<br />
got that impression scanning letters in the<br />
Nov. 13 edition?<br />
Peter Raven suggests people are the<br />
problem. There are too many of us. A million<br />
human beings were around <strong>11</strong>,000<br />
years ago and today earth is home to 7.7<br />
billion. That’s a scientific analysis. Once<br />
in our history many embraced a biblical<br />
point of view. God told the first couple to<br />
“be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth<br />
and subdue it.”<br />
Later He commanded Noah, “Populate<br />
the earth abundantly.”<br />
Of course, if one doesn’t accept the truth<br />
of Creation he or she might worry about<br />
the dilemma of a congested globe. We’re<br />
consuming too much food and heating the<br />
planet dangerously, almost by two degrees<br />
Fahrenheit, Raven informs us. Atmospheric<br />
warming has been understood for<br />
130 years, we’re told. Yet in the middle<br />
of the previous century scientists feared a<br />
global freeze!<br />
The Cato Institute reminds us biologist<br />
Paul Ehrlich said 50 years ago that the collapse<br />
of civilization “within decades was a<br />
near certainty.”<br />
His <strong>19</strong>68 best seller “The Population<br />
Bomb” shouted about reproduction gone<br />
berserk.<br />
Since he scared the masses, population<br />
doubled. Yet annual famine deaths have<br />
declined by millions.<br />
Guess what? There’s hope at the end of<br />
the population tunnel. Each subsequent billion<br />
will take longer to achieve, according<br />
to RealClearScience, until growth eventually<br />
plateaus at around 9 billion by 2050.<br />
Birth rates are falling around the world.<br />
Dale Markley stakes his belief on confidence<br />
in big government and suspicion<br />
of conservatism. He says 13 federal agencies<br />
concluded that human-caused climate<br />
change is real. He mentions no private scientific<br />
findings. He quotes no independent<br />
studies.<br />
Finally, Bryce Frazier adds his criticism<br />
to climate observations by Walter Williams<br />
[Nov. 13].<br />
“I have observed and written a letter<br />
myself, addressing Mr. Williams’ decidedly<br />
right-wing view of the world.”<br />
So, the revelation that climate change<br />
is often more about wealth redistribution<br />
than temperature fluctuation is not to be<br />
taken seriously.<br />
Mr. Frazier thinks readers deserve “a<br />
modicum of impartiality.” He means he’d<br />
like to see more leftist dogma. My suggestion:<br />
Read the New York Times, Washington<br />
Post, The Atlantic, Time, New Republic,<br />
Huffington Post or twelve dozen other<br />
journals. Plenty are out there. Spare us this<br />
one newsmagazine.<br />
Norman Baxter<br />
Regarding Walter Williams<br />
Walter E. Williams’ intellectual gymnastics<br />
are impressive. In his last article “U.S.<br />
in moral decline” [Nov. 6], Mr. Williams<br />
claims the mantle of victimhood for the<br />
most privileged and powerful in America.<br />
See, since the rich may not want to pay<br />
taxes, the fact that they have to do so basically<br />
means that they are slaves.<br />
This ridiculous conclusion presumes the<br />
rich A) have no obligation to contribute<br />
to society beyond their own whims and<br />
B) the rich don’t benefit from government<br />
spending. Of course, the rich benefit the<br />
most from indirect [interstates only benefit<br />
people who own cars] and direct [bank<br />
bailouts] government largesse. For Mr.<br />
Williams, routine government taxing and<br />
spending is a show of moral decline.<br />
Mr. Williams also lavishes praise on<br />
Attorney General William Barr’s speech<br />
claiming moral decline is caused by people<br />
advocating for constitutionally mandated<br />
separation of church and state. Quite<br />
frankly, anyone looking to the Trump<br />
administration for moral guidance should<br />
have their head examined. Even a dedicated<br />
Trumpist is likely to squirm if asked<br />
to present the President as an example of<br />
moral character to children.<br />
As I have said before, Mr. Williams is a<br />
bad faith actor who should not be given a<br />
platform.<br />
J.A. Faust<br />
CORRECTION: In the news brief title<br />
“Mayor disputes sales tax rumors” in the<br />
Nov. 13 issue of <strong>West</strong> <strong>Newsmagazine</strong>, it<br />
was falsely stated that Mayor Bob Nation<br />
was in attendance for the Nov. 4 City Council<br />
meeting. Chesterfield councilmember<br />
Barbara McGuiness was also incorrectly<br />
misquoted as saying “The mayor was late,<br />
he missed the entire discussion” while her<br />
actual statement was “[Councilmember<br />
Ben Keathley] was late, he missed the<br />
entire discussion.” <strong>West</strong> <strong>Newsmagazine</strong><br />
regrets this error.<br />
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The year that is drawing towards its close, has been filled with the blessings<br />
of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so<br />
constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they<br />
come, others have been added, which are of so extraordinary a nature, that<br />
they cannot fail to penetrate and soften even the heart which is habitually<br />
insensible to the ever watchful providence of Almighty God.<br />
In the midst of a civil war of unequalled magnitude and severity, which has<br />
sometimes seemed to foreign States to invite and to provoke their aggression,<br />
peace has been preserved with all nations, order has been maintained, the<br />
laws have been respected and obeyed, and harmony has prevailed everywhere<br />
except in the theatre of military conflict; while that theatre has been greatly<br />
contracted by the advancing armies and navies of the Union. Needful diversions<br />
of wealth and of strength from the fields of peaceful industry to the<br />
national defence, have not arrested the plough, the shuttle or the ship; the axe<br />
has enlarged the borders of our settlements, and the mines, as well of iron<br />
and coal as of the precious metals, have yielded even more abundantly than<br />
heretofore. Population has steadily increased, notwithstanding the waste that<br />
has been made in the camp, the siege and the battle-field; and the country,<br />
rejoicing in the consciousness of augmented strength and vigor, is permitted<br />
to expect continuance of years with large increase of freedom.<br />
No human counsel hath devised nor hath any mortal hand worked out these<br />
great things. They are the gracious gifts of the Most High God, who, while<br />
dealing with us in anger for our sins, hath nevertheless remembered mercy.<br />
It has seemed to me fit and proper that they should be solemnly, reverently<br />
and gratefully acknowledged as with one heart and one voice by the whole<br />
American People.<br />
I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States,<br />
and also those who are at sea and those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to<br />
set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving<br />
and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens.<br />
And I recommend to them that while offering up the ascriptions justly due<br />
to Him for such singular deliverances and blessings, they do also, with humble<br />
penitence for our national perverseness and disobedience, commend to His<br />
tender care all those who have become widows, orphans, mourners or sufferers<br />
in the lamentable civil strife in which we are unavoidably engaged, and<br />
fervently implore the interposition of the Almighty Hand to heal the wounds<br />
of the nation and to restore it as soon as may be consistent with the Divine<br />
purposes to the full enjoyment of peace, harmony, tranquillity and Union.<br />
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of<br />
the United States to be affixed.<br />
Done at the City of Washington, this Third day of October, in the year of our<br />
Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, and of the Independence of<br />
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BALLWIN<br />
Budget trades sought to<br />
meet city’s needs<br />
St. Louis-born, New York Yankees’ Hallof-Fame<br />
catcher Yogi Berra would often<br />
say, “It’s like déjà vu all over again!” That<br />
phrase aptly describes items from the last<br />
two Ballwin Board of Aldermen meetings.<br />
On Oct. 28, the Ballwin Police Department<br />
changed its early 20<strong>19</strong> order for a<br />
pair of Ford Explorers to Dodge Durangos.<br />
At the Nov. <strong>11</strong> meeting, Ballwin’s Public<br />
Works Department made its own order<br />
switch due to a vehicle not being ready on<br />
time.<br />
“What we have here, in short, is that we<br />
ordered a two-ton truck earlier this year,<br />
and the two-ton truck will not be able to<br />
be delivered by Dec. 31,” Public Works<br />
Director Jim Link said. “So, what we’re<br />
asking to do is basically defer the body and<br />
bed for the two-ton truck and then purchase<br />
the skid-steer that we asked for in the 2020<br />
budget. As you can see, the skid-steer total<br />
of $45,321.42 and the [truck] body, bed<br />
and hydraulics total $51,937. We’ll also<br />
be looking to add the salt spreader and the<br />
plow to our vehicle before Dec. 31.”<br />
City Administrator Bob Kuntz was quick<br />
to reflect back to that Oct. 28 meeting item.<br />
“It’s a similar problem that we had with<br />
the police cars,” Kuntz said. “So, we’re<br />
essentially not asking for additional funds<br />
whatsoever. We’re going for the expedient<br />
route to flip the two pieces.”<br />
The motion passed unanimously. So did<br />
the other staff report, asking for Ballwin to<br />
add another five-year contract regarding the<br />
Emergency Communications Agreement<br />
with St. Louis County that ends this Dec. 31.<br />
CHESTERFIELD<br />
Council discusses second<br />
phase for Fienup Farms<br />
At its regular meeting on Nov. 18, the<br />
Chesterfield City Council held a first reading<br />
for the second phase of the 223-acre<br />
development known as Fienup Farms,<br />
located north of Wild Horse Creek Road<br />
and east of Long Road.<br />
Wild Horse Residential, LLC, submitted<br />
a request for four record plats of the<br />
Planned Unit Development [PUD] that<br />
would establish the remaining 97 lots in<br />
the development.<br />
Fienup Farms features five St. Louis<br />
home builders, including Consort Homes,<br />
Fischer & Frichtel, Prestige Custom<br />
Homes, Claymont Development and<br />
McBride Homes.<br />
When completed, the master planned<br />
community will include 223 single-family<br />
luxury homes, ranging from the $400’s to<br />
over $2 million.<br />
Onsite amenities will include a 26-acre<br />
lake with paddle boat dock and fishing<br />
docks, over 50 acres of common ground,<br />
four pickle ball courts, walking trails,<br />
pavilions, public restroom facilities, a fire<br />
pit with seating, community garden, playground,<br />
and two lots for smaller children.<br />
On Oct. 28, the city’s Planning & Zoning<br />
Commission recommended approval of<br />
the record plats and escrow agreements.<br />
A second reading and potential vote for<br />
approval by the council is scheduled for<br />
the next meeting Dec. 2.<br />
CREVE COEUR<br />
39 North Greenways draft<br />
plan open for review<br />
In early 2018, the St. Louis Economic<br />
Development Partnership, along with the<br />
Great Rivers Greenway District, commissioned<br />
a study to identify possible alignments<br />
for the 39 North Greenway in Creve<br />
Coeur. The development of a greenway to<br />
serve the 39 North District and to connect<br />
to the surrounding areas, including the<br />
Centennial Greenway, was a goal of the 39<br />
North Master Plan, which was adopted in<br />
2017.<br />
The 39 North Greenways Draft Plan is<br />
now available for public review. The City<br />
Council scheduled a joint work session<br />
with the Planning and Zoning Commission<br />
and the Parks and Historic Preservation<br />
Committee on Nov. 25 to review the plan<br />
and provide comments and questions with<br />
the consultants.<br />
The Planning and Zoning Commission<br />
will then consider the plan for adoption as<br />
a component of the comprehensive plan<br />
and in support of the continued development<br />
of the 39 North District, in the same<br />
manner as the 39 North Master Plan and<br />
the Old Olive Great Street Plan.<br />
The public hearing before the Planning<br />
and Zoning Commission is currently scheduled<br />
for Monday, Dec. 16. at 6:30 p.m.<br />
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ELLISVILLE<br />
Ellisville officer recognized<br />
for crisis mitigation<br />
On Nov. 13, Corporal Ryan Schneider<br />
with the Ellisville Police Department was<br />
recognized by the St. Louis Area Crisis<br />
Intervention Team [CIT] Coordinating<br />
Council as a 20<strong>19</strong> Outstanding CIT Officer.<br />
Schneider was nominated for the award<br />
for his efforts in helping a citizen suffering<br />
from a dangerous mental health crisis.<br />
Over the course of three weeks, the Ellisville<br />
Police Department logged 10 calls<br />
from an individual who expressed fears<br />
that neighbors were talking behind his back,<br />
spying on him or conspiring to shoot him.<br />
The individual had even shut off the main<br />
power to his apartment and wanted to confront<br />
his neighbors with police assistance.<br />
The man had suffered from a head injury<br />
in the past, took several prescriptions and<br />
had been diagnosed with schizophrenia.<br />
Upon recognizing the crisis, Schneider<br />
helped the individual connect to professional<br />
behavioral health response resources<br />
and did follow-up visits to check on the<br />
resident’s mental health afterward.<br />
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between law enforcement agencies, mental<br />
health service providers, consumers, families,<br />
and advocates.<br />
MANCHESTER<br />
City updates deer removal policy<br />
The city of Manchester has arranged with<br />
a service provider to remove and dispose<br />
of dead deer from residential properties<br />
as well as city-owned properties and roadways.<br />
This city-provided service does not<br />
cover deer carcasses located on commercial<br />
property, and deer carcasses located<br />
on roadways maintained by MoDOT or St.<br />
Louis County are typically picked up by<br />
those departments.<br />
Residents can report a deer carcass 24<br />
hours a day, seven days a week by contacting<br />
the police department records clerk at<br />
(636) 2<strong>27</strong>-1385, ext. 102. Callers should<br />
provide a specific address and location<br />
information pertaining to the carcass. If<br />
a carcass is located on residential or subdivision<br />
property, the property owner or<br />
a trustee must give verbal permission for<br />
city staff or a service provider to enter the<br />
property to remove it.<br />
WILDWOOD<br />
City receives top ranking<br />
for family environment<br />
The city of Wildwood was recently<br />
ranked at the top of the list of best places<br />
to raise a family in Missouri in 20<strong>19</strong> by<br />
Niche.com, a review site that provides<br />
nationwide rankings based on U.S. schools<br />
and neighborhood data.<br />
Giving Wildwood an “A+” overall, Niche.<br />
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factors such as quality of schools, business<br />
and employment growth, family income,<br />
housing and crime rates. Wildwood’s parks<br />
also played a big role in its top ranking.<br />
“This achievement is all thanks to Wildwood<br />
residents and business owners, who<br />
help make this community a great place to<br />
live, work and play,” Mayor Jim Bowlin<br />
said. “It’s great for us to be recognized as<br />
the best place to raise a family – not just in<br />
the St. Louis region, but statewide.”<br />
In addition to its top Missouri familyfriendliness<br />
ranking, Wildwood achieved<br />
10th place for best places to live in Mis-<br />
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Wildwood was also praised for its<br />
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ST. LOUIS COUNTY<br />
County receives new director<br />
of justice services<br />
St. Louis County Executive Sam Page<br />
has named Raul Banasco<br />
as the new Director<br />
of the Department of<br />
Justice Services [DJS].<br />
Banasco’s new role<br />
was scheduled to begin<br />
on Monday, Nov. 25,<br />
following press time.<br />
Banasco<br />
St. Louis County has not had a permanent<br />
Director of Justice Services since<br />
January 2018.<br />
The current Acting Director of DJS, Lt.<br />
Col. Troy Doyle, will return to his former<br />
position with the St. Louis County Police<br />
Department. He was a member of the<br />
search committee for a permanent director.<br />
“I was hired to serve in an interim capacity<br />
until a permanent director was named,”<br />
Doyle said. “Knowing my position was temporary,<br />
I made it my mission to do as much<br />
good for DJS as I could in a short period<br />
of time, and I am proud of all that we have<br />
accomplished. I believe Mr. Banasco is the<br />
right choice to take the lead at DJS and to<br />
continue to move it in the right direction.”<br />
Banasco has served as jail administrator<br />
at county jails in Fort Worth and San<br />
Antonio, Texas, and also spent a large part<br />
of his career working in the Florida State<br />
Department of Corrections.<br />
Banasco is considered an expert in jail<br />
standards. The jails he has run have passed<br />
state of Texas Model Jail Standard audits<br />
and National Commission on Correctional<br />
Health Care Accreditation audits with<br />
100% compliance. He also has conducted<br />
more than 100 accreditation audits as an<br />
outside auditor.<br />
In 2016, the American Jail Association<br />
named Banasco the Jail Administrator of<br />
the Year.<br />
“Raul’s selection is the result of a monthslong<br />
search for the right fit for the Director<br />
of Justice Services role,” Page said. “Raul’s<br />
record reflects his dedication to excellence<br />
and his ability to lead, and we are thrilled to<br />
bring him on board. Thank you to Lt. Col.<br />
Doyle, whose leadership has been integral<br />
to the progress we have made at the Department<br />
of Justice Services.”<br />
County releases inaugural<br />
transparency report<br />
County Executive Sam Page released St.<br />
Louis County’s first comprehensive Financial<br />
Transparency Report on Monday, Nov.<br />
18 following the official 20<strong>19</strong> budget delivery<br />
to the County Council.<br />
“Restoring trust requires being open<br />
about what we have done, are doing, and<br />
will do,” Page said in an official release.<br />
“We must both tell the truth in a way our<br />
residents can verify and give our residents<br />
the tools to verify that what we say is true.<br />
Transparency empowers all of our residents<br />
to hold your government accountable.”<br />
The report shows figures for the county’s<br />
expenditures, different forms of revenue<br />
and also provides a breakdown of St. Louis<br />
County’s sales taxes and their applications.<br />
Page has committed to lead county government<br />
to be more transparent and accountable.<br />
The Financial Transparency Report<br />
was designed to make finances easier to<br />
understand for residents and staff alike.<br />
“This report makes the county’s finances<br />
easier to understand and is part of our<br />
broader effort to increase accountability<br />
throughout county government – setting a<br />
new standard for transparency,” Page said.<br />
For more information on the report, visit<br />
www.stlouisco.com.<br />
Page replaces four of five<br />
Library Board seats<br />
St. Louis County Executive Sam Page<br />
has made four new appointments to the<br />
County Library Board of Trustees. That’s<br />
80% of the board, or four out of five total<br />
seats. The lone incumbent remaining is<br />
President Lynn Beckwith, Jr., whom Page<br />
reappointed to a one-year term.<br />
Page also stated he wants the new board<br />
members to focus on moving forward and<br />
A rendering of the St. Louis County Library administrative<br />
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“second-guessing” the decisions of their<br />
predecessors.<br />
One of those decisions is the proposed<br />
$20 million new St. Louis County Library<br />
administrative building and genealogy<br />
center project near Clayton and Spoede<br />
roads. The 80,000-plus square foot facility<br />
not only has county residents voicing their<br />
concerns. Frontenac previously filed a lawsuit<br />
against the library district in July to try<br />
and stop the project. On Nov. 21, the suit<br />
was dismissed by a St. Louis County judge.<br />
“With respect to the Frontenac facility …<br />
I encourage you to see your appointment<br />
as an opportunity to engage in renewed<br />
dialogue with the broader Frontenac community<br />
in order to identify points of agreement,<br />
opportunities for collaboration, and<br />
ways to make the Frontenac facility a good<br />
fit for the community,” Page wrote in a<br />
letter to the board dated Nov. <strong>11</strong>.<br />
St. Louis County Councilmember Tim<br />
Fitch [R-District 3] is a consistent critic of the<br />
project and has joined with current Frontenac<br />
Mayor Kate Hatfield in expressing reservations<br />
about both the logistics of the project<br />
and the process that delivered it. Fitch also<br />
called on Page in the past to remove all five<br />
members of the Library Board because they<br />
were serving on expired terms.<br />
In response to Page’s letter to the new<br />
board, Fitch issued his own memorandum.<br />
In a letter to the Library Board dated Nov.<br />
18, Fitch wrote “I urge you to completely<br />
revisit the decisions made by the previous<br />
board regarding the Frontenac project.”<br />
He also argued that “taxpayers deserve<br />
a fresh set of eyes” and the perspectives of<br />
the newly appointed board members.<br />
The newly appointed members of the<br />
County Library Board are Johnny Wang,<br />
Ted Sanditz, Laura Horwitz and Joan Berry.<br />
Public Health Department<br />
announces new spaying<br />
and neutering effort<br />
The St. Louis County Public Health<br />
Department announced Nov. 15 that it has<br />
begun a new spaying and neutering initiative<br />
at St. Louis County Animal Care and<br />
Control [ACC].<br />
Last month, the ACC shelter lost its two<br />
full-time veterinarians and is now advertising<br />
for those positions. Until the positions<br />
are filled, the Public Health<br />
Department has contracted outside<br />
professionals to fast-track<br />
spaying and neutering services.<br />
This will ensure that the adoption<br />
process is not delayed and<br />
that animals are prepared for<br />
adoption as quickly as possible<br />
after arriving at the shelter.<br />
The new initiative at Animal<br />
Care and Control includes:<br />
• entering into emergency<br />
contracts with professional<br />
veterinary services, that provide consistent<br />
spaying and neutering services at the shelter;<br />
• collaborating with non-profits such as<br />
Stray Rescue of St. Louis to provide surgeries<br />
for adopted animals;<br />
• offering spay/neuter vouchers and<br />
waiving a $40 adoption fee for adopters<br />
who make their own arrangements to spay<br />
or neuter their newly adopted pet, including<br />
confirmation and transportation by<br />
ACC for the alteration; and<br />
• conducting a national search for veterinarians<br />
willing to enter emergency<br />
contracts to provide spaying and neutering<br />
services at the shelter.<br />
“Spaying or neutering is the best way<br />
to reduce the number of unwanted and<br />
stray animals, and it’s the right thing to<br />
do for the dogs and cats in our care,” said<br />
Acting Public Health Director Spring<br />
Schmidt. “Alterations must happen before<br />
being adopted, and we are taking the steps<br />
needed to provide those services until new<br />
full-time veterinarians can be hired.”<br />
MISSOURI<br />
Delta Dental of Missouri<br />
launches care guide<br />
To help address unmet oral health needs<br />
of children and adults, the nonprofit organization<br />
Delta Dental of Missouri recently<br />
launched the first edition of its Dental Care<br />
Resource Guide. This new online directory,<br />
available at DeltaDentalMO.com, aims to<br />
help Missourians unable to afford dental<br />
care with easily accessible information<br />
about low-cost and free dental care options<br />
available in their area.<br />
The Dental Care Resource Guide<br />
currently lists more than 100 provider<br />
locations as well as nearly a dozen that<br />
provide treatment completely free of<br />
charge to those who qualify. Provider<br />
locations are grouped in categories by<br />
geographical regions throughout the<br />
state. Services offered vary by provider<br />
location and can include dental exams,<br />
cleanings, x-rays, fluoride treatments,<br />
sealants, fillings, crowns, root canals,<br />
bridges, extractions, dentures and partial<br />
dentures.<br />
“Many of our neighbors in Missouri face<br />
tremendous challenges in getting vital<br />
dental care,” Rob Goren, president and<br />
chief executive officer at Delta Dental<br />
of Missouri, said. “As a nonprofit, we’re<br />
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By JEFFREY BRICKER<br />
November <strong>27</strong>, 20<strong>19</strong><br />
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One of the first approved<br />
medical marijuana dispensaries<br />
in <strong>West</strong> County is already at the<br />
center of a brewing controversy<br />
even though it has yet to open its<br />
doors.<br />
At the Oct. 28 regular Wildwood<br />
City Council meeting,<br />
councilmember Kenneth Remy<br />
[Ward 3] questioned a recent<br />
zoning decision by the Ellisville<br />
City Council on Oct. 16<br />
that approved a site development<br />
plan and conditional use<br />
permit [CUP] that would allow<br />
for a new medical marijuana dispensary to be<br />
known as The Forest at 184 Clarkson Road.<br />
A resolution authored by Remy condemned<br />
the Ellisville council for “approving<br />
the placement of a medical marijuana dispensary,<br />
including growing and manufacturing<br />
marijuana, at a distance of potentially less<br />
than 1,000 feet from Ellisville Elementary,<br />
which is attended by multiple students from<br />
Wildwood.<br />
“You don’t change the zoning rules when<br />
it could put kids at risk,” Remy said. “Furthermore,<br />
to believe a marijuana dispensary<br />
is the same as an FDA regulated pharmacy is<br />
purely wishful thinking.”<br />
Remy has contended that the location does<br />
not provide enough buffer between the medical<br />
marijuana operation and a public school.<br />
The Missouri Department of Health and<br />
Senior Services [MDHSS], the state entity<br />
charged with regulation of medical marijuana,<br />
stated that in the case of a freestanding facility<br />
“the distance between the facility and the<br />
school, daycare, or church shall be measured<br />
from the external wall of the facility structure<br />
closest in proximity to the school, daycare,<br />
or church to the closest point of the property<br />
line of the school, daycare, or church …”<br />
MDHSS rules also state that measurements<br />
shall be made along the shortest path<br />
between the demarcation points that can be<br />
legally traveled by foot.<br />
Ellisville Elementary is part of the Rockwood<br />
School District and some students<br />
attending live in Wildwood.<br />
However, Ellisville officials maintain<br />
that the proposed facility would be<br />
more than 1,000 feet from the nearest<br />
school, daycare or church.<br />
The CUP approval was unanimous.<br />
“We’ve been looking at this legislation<br />
for a year,” Ellisville Mayor Mike<br />
Roemerman said. “We’re being very<br />
careful about what we do.”<br />
Ellisville councilmember Dan<br />
Duffy [District 3] pointed out that,<br />
prior to the Oct. 16 vote, there was<br />
plenty of opportunity for public input.<br />
“When [the request for approval<br />
from The Forest] first arose, there was<br />
significant publicity and media coverage,”<br />
Duffy said. “Many citizens<br />
gave valuable input and the restrictions<br />
surrounding a possible dispensary were<br />
discussed in detail at several public hearings.<br />
Members of the Wildwood council and Wildwood<br />
residents were welcome to comment<br />
as the conditions and restrictions were being<br />
developed. No members of the Wildwood<br />
council came forward during this time.”<br />
Wildwood councilmember Lauren Edens<br />
[Ward 2] was asked by Remy to review the<br />
draft resolution and spoke favorably of the<br />
measure.<br />
“This resolution would prevent the appearance<br />
of negligence by the city of Wildwood,<br />
if something unfortunate would happen to a<br />
Wildwood student, due to a zoning decision<br />
made by the city of Ellisville. That is out<br />
of our purview by expressing our dissent,”<br />
Edens said.<br />
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The dispensary known as The Forest will be located at 184 Clarkson<br />
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Another assertion made by Remy was<br />
that the Ellisville City Council rezoned the<br />
property on Clarkson just to get a marijuana<br />
dispensary.<br />
“The bills were sequential,” Remy said.<br />
“The first step was to change the zoning. The<br />
next step was to allow for conditional use by<br />
this company from Ohio [for the dispensary].<br />
People can look at the record.”<br />
Roemerman disagreed.<br />
“We rezoned it because that property is<br />
destined to be a commercial property,” Roemerman<br />
said.<br />
Not every member of the Wildwood council<br />
agreed with Remy’s resolution.<br />
“If parents of Ellisville Elementary students<br />
who live in Wildwood disagree with<br />
the zoning – they should speak directly to the<br />
elected officials in Ellisville,” councilmember<br />
Niles Stephens [Ward 8] said. “Ellisville<br />
is not in violation of the law.”<br />
Ellisville councilmember Cindy Pool [District<br />
3] attended the Wildwood City Council<br />
meeting on Nov. 12 to hear concerns firsthand.<br />
“To reconsider the zoning issue, we’d have<br />
to have a specific reason,” Pool said. “I’m<br />
always willing to take a second look at anything.”<br />
When asked how many complaints or calls<br />
from concerned citizens she received after<br />
Ellisville issued the CUP for the new medical<br />
marijuana dispensary, Pool said “none.”<br />
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Law brings changes to school schedules, summer tourism starting in 2020<br />
By JESSICA MESZAROS<br />
In July 20<strong>19</strong>, Gov. Mike Parson approved<br />
a bill that shifted summer vacation windows<br />
for Missouri students with the goal<br />
of improving statewide tourism trends.<br />
Formerly known as House Bill 161 [HB<br />
161], the newly passed legislation states<br />
that the first day of classes for local school<br />
districts can be scheduled no earlier than<br />
14 days before the first Monday in September.<br />
This means, for the 2020-2021 school<br />
year, traditional school districts would be<br />
barred from starting before Aug. 24. Charter<br />
schools or other private institutions are<br />
not impacted by the change.<br />
Many school districts have already<br />
planned and approved new school schedules<br />
to comply with the new law.<br />
The Rockwood School District updated<br />
its calendar at the Sept. 26 board meeting.<br />
The newly approved calendar has a<br />
start date of Aug. 24, which is the earliest<br />
allowed by HB 161. Students begin winter<br />
break on Dec. 23, returning on Jan. 4, 2021<br />
for one full week of review before finals<br />
are given the week of Jan. <strong>11</strong>. Secondsemester<br />
classes begin on Jan. <strong>19</strong>. The final<br />
day of school is a half-day on June 3, 2021.<br />
Spring break spans March 22–26.<br />
According to Dr. Tracy Edwards, director<br />
of human resources, the district shifted<br />
the calendar to avoid unbalanced semesters<br />
or eliminating existing break periods.<br />
“It was already a board-approved calendar,<br />
we just had to look to see, ‘Okay,<br />
since we can’t start until [Aug. 24], where<br />
can we give a little that won’t take us to<br />
mid-June’ because we already knew we<br />
weren’t going to completely negate a week<br />
of winter break,” Edwards said.<br />
Rockwood is still examining various<br />
options to address the concern of fall<br />
semester finals taking place after winter<br />
break. No final decision has been made as<br />
of press time.<br />
Parkway School District’s updated calendar<br />
was unanimously approved at the<br />
regular Board of Education meeting on<br />
Sept. 25. Parkway will also begin school<br />
on Aug. 24. Students return from a 13-day<br />
winter break with one full week of review<br />
before finals are given from Jan. 12-14,<br />
2021. Second-semester classes would<br />
begin on Jan. <strong>19</strong>. The final day of school<br />
is scheduled for a half-day on June 3. The<br />
spring break holiday in 2021 from March<br />
22-26 aligns with Rockwood’s.<br />
While the top comment was to complete<br />
high school finals before winter<br />
break, Parkway’s Director of Communications<br />
Annie Dickerson said the fall<br />
semester would have to have been considerably<br />
shortened.<br />
<strong>West</strong> <strong>Newsmagazine</strong> reporter and Parkway<br />
parent Bonnie Krueger reported that<br />
the state law was “controversial, especially<br />
at the high school level.”<br />
“Finals will now be after winter break<br />
and, for the past 20 or 30 years, it’s been<br />
the three of four days prior to winter<br />
break,” Krueger said. “So, when kids were<br />
off between semesters, they didn’t have to<br />
think about school. Now they’re going to<br />
come back and have one week of review,<br />
and then the following week is finals.”<br />
Dickerson agreed about the feedback<br />
from high school families.<br />
“We had a lot of people who actually said<br />
they liked the new calendar and the later<br />
start date in August,” Dickerson said. “We<br />
also probably had an equal number of families,<br />
especially high school families, who<br />
said they preferred when we kept those<br />
finals before winter break … We would<br />
have preferred to keep our previous calendar.<br />
We thought it worked well for kids and<br />
it made a lot of sense for our community.”<br />
In years prior, summer vacation for students<br />
began the same week as Memorial<br />
Day with students returning mid-August.<br />
With the new state schedule, the last day<br />
for both districts is June 3 and a fall start<br />
date of Aug. 24.<br />
“We essentially just shifted the calendar<br />
forward,” Dickerson said. “Now, students<br />
just have more time off in August than in<br />
May.”<br />
The only exception is summer 2020,<br />
which ends the school year in May and<br />
continues until Aug. 24, the start of the new<br />
2020-2021 school year.<br />
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Chesterfield approves new staff, turf updates in 2020 budget<br />
I NEWS I 13<br />
By CATHY LENNY<br />
After a public hearing and presentation<br />
on Nov. 18, the Chesterfield City Council<br />
unanimously approved the proposed city<br />
budget for the 2020 fiscal year.<br />
The city’s Finance and Administration<br />
Committee, chaired by councilmember<br />
Michael Moore [Ward 3], unanimously<br />
recommended approval of the proposed<br />
2020 budget at its Oct. 29 meeting after<br />
discussion and amendments were made at<br />
three different workshop sessions.<br />
With revenue totals of $40.05 million<br />
and expenditures of about $38.43 million,<br />
that leaves about $1.67 million net revenues<br />
over expenditures, according to City<br />
Administrator Mike Geisel.<br />
The budget includes a merit pool of 2.5%<br />
of employee actual compensation and<br />
funding for two new employees – a code<br />
enforcement inspector in public safety and<br />
a facilities attendant in the parks department.<br />
Also included is an IT technician<br />
associated with the city’s IT Services contracts<br />
with the municipalities of Frontenac<br />
and Town & Country.<br />
The budget also accounted for synthetic<br />
turf for four infields at the Chesterfield<br />
Valley Athletic Complex at an estimated<br />
cost of $830,000, with $415,000 each<br />
coming from the general fund and parks<br />
fund reserves. The Chesterfield Baseball<br />
& Softball Association [CBSA] will reimburse<br />
the city $350,000 over a three-year<br />
period, Geisel said.<br />
According to a memorandum dated Oct.<br />
31 to Geisel from Director of Parks, Recreation<br />
& Arts Tom McCarthy, the goal of<br />
the partnership with CBSA would be to<br />
help the athletic complex remain a top contender<br />
in the region for tournament play<br />
for both baseball and softball leagues. In<br />
20<strong>19</strong>, rainouts with the old turf resulted in<br />
the loss of nine weekends and an estimated<br />
$95,000 in revenue. The goal in replacing<br />
the turf would be to host more tournaments<br />
and replace the turfed infields in about 10<br />
years while still seeing about $1 million in<br />
estimated revenue during that time span.<br />
An amendment also was added to the<br />
budget proposal to remove funding for a<br />
piece of equipment, a replacement pool<br />
vehicle, requested by the Public Works<br />
Department. Councilmember Barbara<br />
McGuinness [Ward 1] requested that it be<br />
removed from the budget as it only had<br />
88,000 miles on it. The vote to remove this<br />
item from the budget was 4-3 in favor.<br />
The 2020 budget then passed unanimously.<br />
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The body of Creve Coeur resident Jennifer<br />
Rothwell, 28, was positively identified<br />
on Nov. 20, capping a dramatic week<br />
following her disappearance on Nov. 12.<br />
Rothwell’s husband, Beau, is currently<br />
charged with second-degree murder and<br />
evidence tampering after helping authorities<br />
to locate her body in a remote area near<br />
Troy, Missouri on Nov. 18.<br />
Beau Rothwell had reported his wife<br />
missing after she failed to report to her job<br />
as a process engineer at MECS, Inc. Her<br />
car was later found near the intersection of<br />
Olive and Fee Fee roads in Creve Coeur.<br />
After obtaining a search warrant for the<br />
couple’s home on Northwinds Drive, police<br />
found wet carpet soaked with bleach and<br />
large areas of blood. Beau Rothwell also<br />
was seen on surveillance video purchasing<br />
bleach, carpet cleaner and gloves, according<br />
to a probable cause statement. Jennifer<br />
Rothwell’s disappearance was reclassified<br />
as a homicide investigation on Nov. 14.<br />
Beau and Jennifer Rothwell both<br />
received chemical engineering degrees<br />
in 2013 from the University of Missouri-<br />
Columbia, where they met. The couple<br />
married in 2015 in St. Louis County.<br />
Police have not disclosed a potential<br />
motive for the killing as of press time.<br />
Beau Rothwell is being held without bond.<br />
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By JEFFREY BRICKER<br />
November <strong>27</strong>, 20<strong>19</strong><br />
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Some members of the Wildwood City<br />
Council were up in arms over cuts proposed<br />
in next year’s budget.<br />
However, it’s not the reduced spending<br />
that has some council members upset. It’s the<br />
potential cut in services.<br />
“Almost all departments and all areas of the<br />
budget were scrutinized and reduced, resulting<br />
in fewer services for the residents in 2020<br />
and beyond,” councilmember Tim Woerther<br />
[Ward 7] said at the council’s regular meeting<br />
on Nov. 12.<br />
City Administrator Sam Anselm first<br />
presented a proposed 2020 budget to the<br />
Wildwood council in a Nov. 8 memorandum.<br />
The proposal included cuts to the general<br />
fund operating budget totaling more than<br />
$4<strong>19</strong>,000. The proposed cuts came after several<br />
council members advised Anselm that<br />
the city needed to be working within a balanced<br />
budget.<br />
The cuts are spread out across several areas<br />
and departments of the city and break down<br />
as follows:<br />
• Administration would be reduced by<br />
$136,518, with the bulk of the savings<br />
coming from a reduction in attorney fees and<br />
consulting costs;<br />
• The Parks budget would be reduced by<br />
$121,061, with $50,000 of that<br />
savings coming from cuts in recreation<br />
supplies and park maintenance;<br />
• The Planning budget would be<br />
lowered by $39,941, with nearly<br />
half of that amount coming from<br />
the elimination of the 2021 calendar<br />
costs;<br />
• The City Clerk/Council<br />
budget would be cut by $7,051,<br />
with the majority of the savings<br />
due to the elimination of a public<br />
shredding event;<br />
• The Police budget would be<br />
reduced by $14,200 through<br />
the elimination of capital items<br />
requested by the department;<br />
• Public Works would be cut by $100,820,<br />
with $50,000 of that savings attributed to a<br />
reduction in the use of outside contractors for<br />
small bridge and culvert inspections.<br />
The elimination of the shredding event and<br />
2021 calendar was also challenged by some<br />
members.<br />
In response, Woerther proposed that the<br />
council members examine their own salaries<br />
to curb cost cuts.<br />
“The question I have for council members<br />
is, are you willing to address your salary<br />
to help residents have a consistent level of<br />
service and events they are used to having?”<br />
Woerther said.<br />
Woerther added that cutting the salaries of<br />
city council members and the mayor by 50%<br />
would save the city about $42,000. While<br />
that’s not quite enough to cover the projected<br />
costs of what Woerther calls “a popular<br />
shredding program” and the annual calendar,<br />
it would come close.<br />
Councilmember John Gragnani [Ward 1]<br />
noted the changes in salaries for the council<br />
members and the mayor were made “a few<br />
years ago” and that he was “absolutely in<br />
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Wildwood councilmember Tim Woerther [Ward 7] challenged fellow<br />
council members to address 2020 budget shortfalls by reducing<br />
their own salaries on Nov. 12<br />
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favor of [reducing salaries] as it sends<br />
the money back to the people who<br />
mean the most, our citizens.”<br />
Mayor Jim Bowlin disagreed and<br />
noted the topic of officials’ pay was<br />
discussed not long ago.<br />
“Budget choices occur every<br />
year. This year, we had to pay large<br />
unanticipated costs because of a<br />
poorly handled transaction from the<br />
prior administration,” Bowlin said.<br />
“Elected officials’ pay was just set a<br />
few years ago after extensive research,<br />
and targeting it runs the risk of limiting<br />
public office to only those who<br />
don’t have to worry about paying for<br />
childcare and other expenses – that’s<br />
unfair and I’m against it.”<br />
Councilmember Joe Garritano [Ward 8]<br />
echoed Bowlin’s sentiments after the meeting.<br />
“Calendars will still be available for our<br />
residents to pick up at City Hall and local<br />
businesses,” Garritano said. “We don’t need<br />
to make rash decisions like cutting salaries<br />
without giving it appropriate thought. We<br />
worked hard to make sure the salaries are<br />
comparable with similar cities.”<br />
The council voted to move the issue to<br />
a committee for further examination and<br />
review.<br />
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Town & Country reviews recommendations for 2020 budget<br />
I NEWS I 15<br />
By BAILEY GATES<br />
Recommendations for the 2020 city budget<br />
were presented to the Town & Country Board<br />
of Aldermen at a work session on Nov. 12.<br />
The recommended budget was organized<br />
by department directors and adjusted by<br />
the city administrator. After reviewing the<br />
plan, the mayor and the Ways and Means<br />
Commission contributed their recommendations<br />
to the modified budget.<br />
According to the presentation, the general<br />
fund revenues, compared to the 20<strong>19</strong><br />
estimate, are expected to increase by 2.6%.<br />
An increase of 4.8% in general sales tax for<br />
new businesses and, based on history, a 2%<br />
increase in revenue derived from the public<br />
safety tax also are anticipated in 2020.<br />
It was recommended that the general<br />
fund expenditures budget for 2020 be<br />
increased by 0.36%. Civilians’ pension<br />
cost is set to decrease by 22% and increase<br />
by 2% for police officers. It was noted that<br />
fire and ambulance costs will rise 2.3% per<br />
contract terms.<br />
The 2020 road expenditures in the budget<br />
include road sealing, improvements to<br />
Topping Road, and deer management. They<br />
do not include costs for enhancements to<br />
Clayton Road due to the removal of that<br />
project. For road sealing, the expenditure<br />
was displayed at $175,000. Topping Road<br />
improvement expenses are set at $380,000.<br />
Deer management will be kept at the 20<strong>19</strong><br />
level of 150 deer, with costs set at $82,000.<br />
Items not included in the budget recommendations<br />
were IT infrastructure<br />
upgrades, branch chipping, Bryn Wyck<br />
loans, live streaming board meetings, and<br />
Clayton/Ballas intersection work. Those<br />
topics have the potential of being added<br />
once more information is collected.<br />
During the meeting, goals for the new<br />
year were listed as:<br />
• Keep operating costs balanced with<br />
operating revenues<br />
• Use fund balance for capital and/or onetime<br />
expenditures<br />
• Add capital projects based on the city’s<br />
five-year Capital Improvement Plan.<br />
A public hearing was scheduled to take<br />
place during the first reading of the budget<br />
bill on Nov. 25, followed by a second reading<br />
and final vote on Dec. 9.<br />
DISPENSARY, from page 12<br />
“People are accepting the fact that hopefully<br />
[the dispensaries] will be regulated<br />
better than liquor stores and with more security<br />
than a regular pharmacy,” Pool said.<br />
Roemerman concurred that he did not<br />
receive any complaints after the CUP was<br />
issued. Nevertheless, Remy stated that he<br />
has heard from multiple concerned residents,<br />
including parents of students from Ellisville<br />
Elementary.<br />
“It’s not that we’re questioning that Ellisville<br />
should have a dispensary or where they<br />
would like to put it,” Remy said. “But we<br />
feel this location may, and we’re not saying<br />
definitively, may have potentially negative<br />
consequences for children.”<br />
In a statement from the Rockwood Drug-<br />
Free Coalition’s medical marijuana education<br />
night on Nov. 12, Rockwood School<br />
District Superintendent Dr. Mark Miles<br />
stated a desire for residents receive proper<br />
health care resources, but the importance of<br />
student welfare came first and foremost.<br />
“Rockwood officials do not want to stand<br />
in the way of people accessing legal health<br />
care,” Miles said. “But our responsibility is<br />
for the care and well-being of the children<br />
in our communities. Normalizing marijuana<br />
usage does not help achieve that. We support<br />
the state of Missouri’s assertion that such<br />
facilities should not be located within 1,000<br />
feet of a school.”<br />
Roemerman said he would be happy to<br />
entertain further discussion and debate<br />
among fellow city council members on the<br />
CUP for The Forest if other members had<br />
a desire to do so. The Forest is set to open<br />
sometime after January 2020.<br />
At the Nov. 12 Wildwood council meeting,<br />
Remy asked that the resolution be tabled until<br />
the next council meeting Nov. 25 so Ellisville<br />
officials would have a chance to reopen the<br />
discussion on the zoning for The Forest.<br />
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revenues fund for 2020 budget<br />
By JEFFRY GREENBERG<br />
The conversation around the 2020 Ballwin<br />
city budget continued at the Board of Aldermen<br />
meeting held Nov. <strong>11</strong> as Finance Officer<br />
Denise Keller presented how the budget<br />
relates to the city’s special revenue funds.<br />
Keller focused on five specific funds: the<br />
Special Allocation Fund used to make payments<br />
to TIF bonds; the Transportation<br />
Development District fund; the Sewer Lateral<br />
Fund; the Federal Asset Seizure Fund, which<br />
includes the purchase and use of police body<br />
cameras; and the POST Fund for peace officer<br />
standards and training.<br />
“It’s a training fund and the revenues for<br />
this come from fees that are attached to court<br />
fines,” Keller explained of the POST Fund,<br />
which is expected to see decreasing revenue<br />
in the next two years.<br />
“When court fines go up, our payment<br />
from the state of Missouri goes up,” Keller<br />
explained. “When our fines go down, our<br />
payments go down, and there’s about a year<br />
lag on this. So, we did get a good payment in<br />
20<strong>19</strong>, but 2020 will drop and 2021 will also<br />
drop.”<br />
By far the greatest amount of dialogue<br />
at the Nov. <strong>11</strong> meeting took place over the<br />
Sewer Lateral Fund. Keller said she expects<br />
a slight decline in those revenues because it<br />
was discovered that some condominiums in<br />
Ballwin that have more than seven dwelling<br />
units were being charged assessment fees, but<br />
should not have been. So, not only will that<br />
reduce revenues each year by about $7,000,<br />
but Ballwin is in the process of reimbursing<br />
those taxpayers for fees that they paid in the<br />
past. Over a two-year period, that amounts to<br />
about $56,000.<br />
“Fortunately, we’re in a good place with<br />
this fund,” Keller said. “We had been paying<br />
out expenses in excess of what we were collecting.<br />
We had a backlog on repairs. But the<br />
board passed legislation back in 2015 that<br />
kind of tightened up the rules on that, and it’s<br />
paying off. We’re only processing about half<br />
as many reimbursements for lateral repair. So,<br />
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our expenses are way down, which is really<br />
good timing considering those refunds.”<br />
“I wouldn’t have expected significant<br />
revenues over expenditures,” City Attorney<br />
Robert E. Jones said of the Sewer Lateral<br />
Fund. “We should be closer to breaking even.<br />
We just need to be careful with this because<br />
this is not a profit-maker.”<br />
Questions then arose as to why the city’s<br />
Sewer Lateral Fund payouts have been<br />
decreasing. Part of the explanation is that<br />
Ballwin currently has no backlog for those<br />
needing such repairs.<br />
Jones also wanted to know if Ballwin was<br />
rejecting people more often than before and<br />
also if homeowners have to show proof of<br />
sewer backups, actual failure or evidence of<br />
cracks.<br />
Keller said that in the past, the city was<br />
paying out just if there were roots in the sewer<br />
lines, which is quite common. She also said<br />
that Ballwin previously was getting a lot of<br />
requests from real estate agents trying to get<br />
a home’s sewer lateral replaced before putting<br />
the property on the market. Issuing funds<br />
for those cases has decreased drastically.<br />
“The bottom line is we’re going to be<br />
way ahead of a balanced budget and I think<br />
that’s important,” said City Administrator<br />
Bob Kuntz. “The conservative nature of the<br />
city continues to put us in a good position<br />
despite the fact that sales tax revenue is just<br />
not heading in the right direction; not just<br />
for Ballwin but in general, and until ... we<br />
can capture ... an Internet sales tax, there’s<br />
no magic pill to reverse that trend. So it is a<br />
long-term concern since that’s 45% of our<br />
budget.<br />
“Denise should be commended and the<br />
department heads as well. The budget is once<br />
again fiscally conservative, and you’ll see<br />
that we continue to do more with less. I think<br />
that’s a tribute to the staff,” Kuntz added.<br />
“I sit here and listen to our budgets year<br />
after year, and they’re always balanced,”<br />
Alderman Ray Kerlagon [Ward 4] said.<br />
“Why can’t we get the federal government to<br />
do that?”<br />
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The Missouri State Teachers Association<br />
[MSTA] opposed the new law on the<br />
grounds that districts should have the ability<br />
to create their own calendars.<br />
“We think that it’s important to consider<br />
the local impact of the school calendar and<br />
certain events that a community supports<br />
or things that are important locally,” Matt<br />
Michelson, government relations manager<br />
at MSTA, said.<br />
Previously, schools also could start earlier<br />
after public notice, open meetings and<br />
passage by the school board.<br />
That alternative is not an option under<br />
the new law.<br />
“We’ve had a lot of changes to school<br />
calendars over the last two to three years,”<br />
Michelson said. “School districts are still<br />
going to be able to negotiate their calendars.<br />
They’re just going to be in a tighter<br />
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Andrews Academy<br />
tackles hunger<br />
The November character education<br />
assembly at Andrews Academy in Ballwin<br />
focused on the theme of hunger relief on<br />
both a local and global scale.<br />
Circle of Concern’s Senior Director of<br />
Resource Development<br />
Juliet Holden<br />
gave a presentation<br />
to students about the<br />
work that Circle, a<br />
food pantry in Valley<br />
Park for low-income<br />
families and individuals,<br />
does for the community.<br />
Students then<br />
prepared themed boxes<br />
of food for Circle and<br />
created special cards or<br />
poems to enclose in the<br />
packages.<br />
Board of Directors<br />
Vice President Luz Rooney of United<br />
Nations Association of Saint Louis also<br />
Mary Beth and Payton Brown work as a<br />
dynamic duo for P’s Traveling Closet.<br />
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spoke at the assembly about ways to further<br />
pursue global relief initiatives. As<br />
part of that mission, sixth grade students<br />
participated in the St. Louis World Food<br />
Day at John Burroughs High packaging<br />
rice protein meals to help feed the hungry<br />
locally and abroad.<br />
P’s Traveling Closet<br />
continues to grow<br />
Payton Brown and her mother, Mary<br />
Beth, are a force to be reckoned with as a<br />
two-person charitable movement. Lafayette<br />
High junior Payton started P’s Traveling<br />
Closet, a clothes collection effort<br />
that distributes gently used clothing to<br />
Rockwood residents in<br />
need. Now, as winter<br />
sets in three years after<br />
its creation, they find<br />
they have a surplus of<br />
winter clothes available<br />
for people who<br />
need them.<br />
The “closet” is in<br />
Payton’s parents’ basement.<br />
“We pick clothes out<br />
of several storage bins<br />
we have and drop them<br />
off at schools, according<br />
to what social<br />
workers tell us people need,” Payton said.<br />
The clothes are collected in bins and<br />
sorted by season, gender and size.<br />
Multiple individuals have already<br />
reached out to Payton and Mary Beth for<br />
help. The duo specifically recalled one<br />
high school girl they became aware of who<br />
needed two dresses for a special occasion.<br />
“We didn’t normally carry formal<br />
dresses,” Mary Beth said. “But this was<br />
such an honor – we wanted to be able to<br />
help.”<br />
They released the student’s request into<br />
their network of helpers and received<br />
donations in the form of physical dresses<br />
and monetary contributions.<br />
“I asked my escadrille team members<br />
for donations,” Payton said. “If we each<br />
donated five dollars, the girl would have<br />
enough to buy two dresses, or jewelry or<br />
shoes. In the end with all the donations we<br />
got 15 dresses for our inventory. Plus, we<br />
were able to give the girl some money so<br />
she could figure out what she wanted and<br />
pick it out … I hope people can open up<br />
and see how good it feels to help others<br />
out. It opened my eyes to learn I go to a<br />
school where some people are in need. It<br />
feels good to help out.”<br />
Mary Beth says families in need or<br />
people with clothes to donate should reach<br />
out to the social workers in Rockwood<br />
schools. They are aware of P’s Traveling<br />
Closet.<br />
“Then we will see what they need and<br />
help as best as we can,” Mary Beth said.<br />
“It’s very anonymous. I deliver the bag of<br />
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The Pathfinder, Parkway <strong>West</strong> High’s<br />
digital publication, was selected as a<br />
digital news and magazine finalist for the<br />
Crown Award. Only 18 high school digital<br />
publications were chosen as finalists for<br />
the Columbia Scholastic Press Association<br />
[CSPA] Crown Awards to be presented in<br />
March 2020 at ceremonies in New York<br />
City. The digital publications were published<br />
during the 2018-<strong>19</strong> academic year.<br />
The Crown Awards honor top student<br />
publications chosen from CSPA’s members.<br />
Crowns are selected for overall excellence<br />
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consideration, publications are judged on<br />
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Crown Awards are the highest recognition<br />
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ITEF grants support learning<br />
A recent grant from the Innovative Technology<br />
Education Fund [ITEF] supported<br />
two learning opportunities at The Fulton<br />
School at St. Albans.<br />
Upper School students received a weeklong<br />
lesson in trees from faculty member Dr.<br />
Josh Mantooth, who taught students how to<br />
identify native tree species on the school’s<br />
campus and at Shaw Nature Reserve. They<br />
measured tree size using diameter tapes<br />
and collected tree cores using manual<br />
increment borers. Obtaining the equipment<br />
for the opportunity was made possible<br />
through the grant. The students were able<br />
to learn from coring trees why some trees<br />
are “hardwoods” and others “softwoods.”<br />
Students then mounted the cores on wood<br />
blocks to prepare them for sanding and<br />
analysis of growth and age.<br />
Back in the classroom, Upper School students<br />
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order to create replicas on the 3D printer<br />
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Valley Park High graduate<br />
receives scholarship<br />
The Kiwanis Club of Meramec Valley<br />
Community, Inc. recently presented a<br />
$1,000 scholarship to Natalie Kaminski.<br />
Kaminski is a Valley Park High graduate<br />
who is now a pre-med student at Saint<br />
The Kiwanis Club of Meramec Valley Community members,<br />
Glenn Koenen and Kathy Josephsohn, present the $1,000<br />
Scholarship to Natalie Kaminski [middle].<br />
Louis University. Majoring in biology, she<br />
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During her high school years, Kaminski<br />
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clubs, including National Honor Society,<br />
student council, and National Business<br />
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Girl of Promise and received the prestigious<br />
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As part of a monthly assembly at St.<br />
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different virtues that help create better citizens,<br />
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Diane Peters arrived with<br />
Sunny, an assistant dog,<br />
to speak to the students<br />
about how assistant dogs<br />
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Sunny, who now lives with<br />
a wheelchair-bound couple.<br />
They showcased the<br />
ways Sunny can help<br />
people, such as picking<br />
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The topic of school safety isn’t<br />
just limited to educational forums or<br />
news broadcasts following a recent<br />
incident in Rockwood. It’s a topic<br />
that has spurred districtwide discussions.<br />
On Sept. 4, a false intruder alert<br />
triggered a lockdown at Eureka High.<br />
While many students and teachers<br />
were able to follow protocol and seek<br />
shelter in classrooms, others in flex<br />
blocks evacuated the premises. Some<br />
students got into cars or ran to nearby<br />
neighborhoods.<br />
While it was later determined that the<br />
false alarm was caused by a technological<br />
malfunction, extra counselors<br />
were still brought on school grounds.<br />
On Nov. 6, the Rockwood School District<br />
[RSD] community was invited to a school<br />
safety update presentation held at the<br />
Administrative Annex in Eureka.<br />
The reason for the presentation was to<br />
update citizens on how Rockwood is preparing<br />
its schools to handle intruders.<br />
Superintendent Dr. Mark Miles opened<br />
the presentation with a report on the process<br />
revisions taking place across the district to<br />
Eureka High School<br />
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ensure consistency throughout all Rockwood<br />
schools. Those procedures include 4E Training,<br />
“intruder alert” buttons in classrooms<br />
that can send alerts across several buildings<br />
at the same time, a student check-in mechanism<br />
and “all clear” communication.<br />
Miles explained that at the beginning of<br />
each school year, all schools “will update<br />
and emphasize 4E options-based training<br />
and make sure students know locations<br />
of their off-campus rally points.” The<br />
“E”s stand for educate, evade, escape and<br />
engage. Essentially, teachers and staff<br />
members are trained how to lock down,<br />
barricade and evacuate students.<br />
During student orientations each fall,<br />
intruder alerts will be activated to familiarize<br />
everyone with how they sound.<br />
Intercom speakers will be checked<br />
annually to ensure that intruder alerts<br />
can be heard inside and outside buildings.<br />
Communications procedures to<br />
parents also have been improved, district<br />
officials said.<br />
Rockwood communications officials<br />
will send out notifications via text and<br />
email upon confirming the legitimacy of<br />
the intruder alert with the local authorities.<br />
Further updates will be reported on<br />
the district website.<br />
Mike Wiegand, Eureka police chief, also<br />
spoke at the meeting about the importance<br />
of community partnerships. Over the last<br />
seven years, Eureka police have conducted<br />
nine community response training sessions,<br />
reaching more than 400 teachers and staff.<br />
Wiegand explained some of the specific<br />
skills that have been taught, like how to<br />
stop bleeding with a tourniquet.<br />
Wiegand also mentioned the recent “false<br />
alarm” that led to realizing the importance<br />
of Eureka Police having keys to school<br />
buildings, which they now have.<br />
Terry Harris, executive director of student<br />
services, discussed the district’s safety<br />
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tance of schools having a safety plan.<br />
“We have never had a community safety<br />
forum, and maybe it’s something we<br />
should do on an annual basis,” he said. He<br />
explained that there are 32 sites in the district<br />
and that they are all required to update<br />
their safety plans on an annual basis.<br />
The majority of the presentation was<br />
given by Lt. Brian Schellman from Tier<br />
One Tactical and the St. Louis Police<br />
Department. He provided an overview of<br />
the 4E Options-Based Training that his<br />
organization provides to schools throughout<br />
the St. Louis area.<br />
Schellman said Tier One has conducted<br />
more than 100 training programs throughout<br />
the Midwest and that schools are not the<br />
only groups using the training. He said hundreds<br />
of businesses have also participated.<br />
Schellman also has a vested interest in<br />
the safety of St. Louis area schools – which<br />
his young daughters attend.<br />
“When I send them to school, I wonder<br />
what their school is doing to keep my kids<br />
safe,” he said.<br />
Nikolas Cruz,” Schellman said, referencing<br />
the Parkland, Florida, school shooter.<br />
“Nikolas wanted to be famous. He wanted<br />
the highest body count possible.”<br />
Schellman described Cruz as very cooperative<br />
with the police and one of the<br />
few shooters that wasn’t killed or didn’t<br />
kill himself. He shared much of his plan,<br />
including his plan to get a master key. He<br />
knew the response time and checked door<br />
handles and windows so he wouldn’t waste<br />
his three minutes.<br />
Schellman gave examples of barricading<br />
doors with chairs, two-by-fours, and<br />
even a device found on Amazon called a<br />
Safety Sleeve.<br />
The third “E” is for Escape. Schellman<br />
explained that 98% of active shooter incidents<br />
are carried out by a single attacker.<br />
He mentioned the Columbine shooting<br />
in <strong>19</strong>99 and most recently the incident in<br />
Jonesboro, Arkansas, that fell into the 2%<br />
that had multiple shooters.<br />
Schellman stressed the importance of<br />
a rally point, which is a place where students<br />
and staff can meet if they are able<br />
to escape the situation. Tier One regularly<br />
conducts assessments on these rally points<br />
and encourages schools to share these with<br />
first responders.<br />
The last “E” is for Engage. In the event<br />
that it is impossible to evade or escape, a<br />
victim needs to disrupt and distract the<br />
shooter by any means possible, such as<br />
noise, movement, or an improvised weapon.<br />
“Thrown objects are a good distraction<br />
but you have to follow up,” he said, meaning<br />
that the victim would distract, then<br />
either escape or overpower.<br />
If you are able to disarm a shooter, what<br />
you do with the weapon is very important.<br />
If you try to use it against the shooter, a<br />
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High school girls tennis<br />
The St. Joseph’s Angels are state tennis<br />
champions again.<br />
The Angels captured their first Class 2<br />
girls team tennis state championship since<br />
2012, blowing away both opponents in the<br />
Final Four at the Cooper Tennis Complex<br />
in Springfield.<br />
In the semifinals, St. Joseph’s defeated<br />
Parkway Central 5-0.<br />
Not to be outdone, the Angels repeated<br />
that showing with a 5-0 win over St. Teresa’s<br />
Academy in the championship match.<br />
In fact, St. Joseph’s won all of its six postseason<br />
matches by identical 5-0 scores.<br />
The result in Springfield meant the<br />
Angels earned the 16th state championship<br />
in school history. St. Joseph’s coach Doug<br />
Smith led the Angels to 10 of those titles.<br />
“In each of the last six years St. Joe has<br />
had good teams which enjoyed strong seasons<br />
that produced multiple trips to the<br />
Final Four and also in which some Angels<br />
have had the satisfaction of winning individual<br />
titles,” Smith said. “But the Holy<br />
Grail of state championships is the team<br />
title, which had eluded St. Joe since 2012.<br />
“Meanwhile, Rock Bridge had been<br />
steadily gaining on our MSHSAA-leading<br />
total of 15 team state titles, so this one was<br />
especially sweet. It’s our sweet 16.”<br />
The state tournament matches were<br />
played inside on the Cooper Tennis Complex’s<br />
12 indoor courts because of wet<br />
weather in Springfield.<br />
“Dominant is a perfect word for the<br />
performance of these Angels throughout<br />
the entire season, underscored by the fact<br />
that in each of the six rounds that constituted<br />
the postseason, St. Joe did not lose<br />
even one court, winning every contest 5-0,”<br />
Smith said.<br />
This year’s squad will lose two starters<br />
and one reserve to graduation. However,<br />
no one should count out the Angels down<br />
the road.<br />
The 20<strong>19</strong> Incarnate Word softball team<br />
“The future looks bright for this team,”<br />
Smith said. “Of this year’s top eight players,<br />
six were either sophomores or freshmen,<br />
and another sophomore who will fill<br />
in nicely next year is Bella Hong, who as a<br />
recent transfers was ineligible to play this<br />
year.”<br />
High school boys swimming<br />
Marquette finished second in the Suburban<br />
Conference Yellow Pool boys swimming<br />
and diving meet.<br />
Kirkwood came in first with 506 points.<br />
Marquette was a distant second with 3<strong>27</strong><br />
points. Eureka came in fifth and Lafayette<br />
was sixth.<br />
Marquette earned its best finish in the<br />
200 Individual Medley relay in which the<br />
Mustangs came in second place. Phanisri<br />
Shaddarsanam, Cody Wheeler, Seth<br />
Adams and Sam Maniscalco finished with<br />
a time of 1 minute, 42.49 seconds.<br />
High school softball<br />
The Incarnate Word Academy Red<br />
Knights finished the season in fourth place<br />
in the high school girls Class 3 state softball<br />
tournament played at Killian Sports<br />
Complex in Springfield.<br />
The Red Knights [18-9] lost 8-0 to eventual<br />
state champion Helias in a semifinal<br />
game. Incarnate Word then lost the thirdplace<br />
game 5-4 to Savannah.<br />
The Red Knights won the Class 3 District<br />
3 title. Incarnate Word scored an <strong>11</strong>-0<br />
win in six innings over Parkway North in<br />
that contest.<br />
In the district championship game, junior<br />
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Lauren Gallagher led the way offensively<br />
for the Red Knights. Gallagher went 4-for-<br />
4. She belted three home runs and added<br />
a double, driving in seven runs. Gallagher<br />
leads Incarnate Word with five homers and<br />
31 RBI this fall.<br />
Junior Mia Boyd allowed just two hits<br />
in recording a shutout victory in the title<br />
district championship game.<br />
Incarnate Word then defeated Rosati-<br />
Kain 7-0 in the sectional and defeated<br />
Cape Girardeau Notre Dame 12-7 in the<br />
quarterfinal to earn its berth in the Final<br />
Four.<br />
High school baseball<br />
The state high school baseball championship<br />
games have a new home.<br />
U.S. Ballpark in Ozark will host the<br />
2020 Missouri State High School Activities<br />
Association [MSHSAA] Baseball<br />
Championships. The park was awarded the<br />
championships for the 2021-25 seasons.<br />
For the past seven seasons, the River City<br />
Rascals have hosted the championships at<br />
CarShield Field in O’Fallon. The Rascals<br />
recently completed their final season and<br />
were not able to complete the final year of<br />
their hosting agreement.<br />
“We are very grateful to the Rascals for<br />
their assistance in putting on our championships,”<br />
said Kerwin Urhahn, MSHSAA’s<br />
executive director. “At the same time, we<br />
are excited to showcase our championships<br />
in a venue like U.S. Ballpark. We are<br />
confident that Mark and his staff will help<br />
continue to make the MSHSAA Championships<br />
a top-notch event.”<br />
The MSHSAA Championships return<br />
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Meador Park hosted several championships<br />
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To get back on top of the state field<br />
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Mittler knew what her Rams had to do.<br />
That was to put it all together for one game<br />
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The Rams did just that. MICDS met Villa<br />
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“I am excited for our team that when<br />
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elated for the girls.”<br />
MICDS wound up with a 17-3-1 record.<br />
The 20<strong>19</strong> title is the sixth championship<br />
and first since completing a three-peat in<br />
2015 for the Rams. The other state titles for<br />
MICDS came in <strong>19</strong>79, 2009, 2013, 2014<br />
and 2015.<br />
The Rams had several highlights during<br />
the regular season.<br />
“We were very proud of our victory<br />
over Assumption from Louisville, and we<br />
had moments of playing really well and<br />
enjoying our new field,” Mittler said. “But<br />
mostly, it was people being flexible, playing<br />
in different positions and supporting<br />
each other.”<br />
According to Mittler, MICDS was eager<br />
to play in the Midwest Tournament.<br />
“We were ready and thrilled to have all of<br />
our players back and ready to go,” Mittler<br />
said.<br />
The Rams opened with an 8-0 win over<br />
Ursuline and then scored a 4-0 win over<br />
Summit. MICDS then met Nerinx Hall in<br />
the semifinal and won 6-1. That was the<br />
same score the Rams won by over Nerinx<br />
Hall in the regular season.<br />
“That may have been our best game of<br />
the tournament,” Mittler said. “The team<br />
remembered playing really well last year<br />
against Cor Jesu in the semifinal. The part<br />
they remember best is having fun, so they<br />
really tried to keep things light and just<br />
enjoy being together and competing.”<br />
The victory set up a rematch with Villa<br />
Duchesne, who defeated John Burroughs<br />
5-0 in its semifinal.<br />
After losing to Villa Duchesne in 2017<br />
and 2018 in the big game and 4-1 in regular<br />
season, Mittler said there was no need to<br />
have a big pep talk before the game.<br />
“They knew that I believed they could do<br />
it,” Mittler said. “We talked about how this<br />
was their time and that they were ready.”<br />
The two teams battled to a scoreless first<br />
half. With four minutes, 33 seconds to play,<br />
MICDS got a goal from senior Caroline<br />
Carr.<br />
Kate Oliver received a pass from Greta<br />
Wolfsberger on the left side of the field.<br />
Oliver carried up the sideline and got forced<br />
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restart. She got a shot off and sophomore<br />
goalkeeper Claire Douglass made the save.<br />
“Kate gets her own rebound, shoots<br />
again, the ball bounces in the air and Caroline<br />
bats the ball in,” Mittler said.<br />
Villa Duschesne did not go quietly,<br />
though.<br />
“They had two corners to end the game,”<br />
Mittler said. “We were all holding our<br />
breath, but the girls were confident and<br />
played excellent defense.”<br />
When the game ended, the celebration<br />
began.<br />
“For the seniors, this had been a long<br />
time coming with so much heartbreak<br />
along the way,” Mittler said. “When they<br />
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Six of the seven graduating seniors will<br />
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Lafayette’s Ferguson concludes sophomore season at tennis championship<br />
By WARREN MAYES<br />
Lafayette sophomore Katie Ferguson<br />
ended her season where she wanted to be –<br />
the Class 2 state girls singles tennis championship.<br />
But the final match didn’t end the<br />
way Ferguson had hoped for.<br />
Colby Kelley, Liberty High senior,<br />
defeated Ferguson 6-4, 6-1 for the singles<br />
title. Ferguson ended with a <strong>19</strong>-2 record in<br />
singles play.<br />
“I thought my season was successful,”<br />
Ferguson said.<br />
It was Ferguson’s second year playing at<br />
the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield,<br />
Missouri for the Lancers. She finished<br />
fourth in Class 2 singles last year.<br />
Lafayette coach Emily Peska said Ferguson<br />
should be proud of her sophomore<br />
campaign.<br />
“[It was] a very strong season,” said<br />
Peska, who is in her first year coaching the<br />
Lancers squad. “She had great accomplishments<br />
her freshman year and came back<br />
and topped many of those this season …<br />
With only one loss in postseason, in the<br />
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showed the depth of her game this season.”<br />
Ferguson wanted to do better in her<br />
sophomore season. And she did.<br />
[Left to right] Coach Emily Peska and<br />
Lafayette player Katie Ferguson<br />
Ferguson won the District 4 title when<br />
she defeated St. Joseph’s Academy freshman<br />
Abby Gaines. In the sectional, Ferguson<br />
stopped Kirkwood’s Grace Runge 6-0,<br />
6-0 to earn a trip back to state.<br />
“I went to state this year prepared and<br />
focused,” Ferguson said. “I spent extra<br />
time hitting both outside and inside with<br />
my coach to be ready for either outdoor or<br />
indoor matches.”<br />
Peska said Ferguson was ready.<br />
“She trained hard all season and was<br />
mentally ready,” Peska said. “I think being<br />
a sophomore and having a better perspective<br />
on the competition this year also gave<br />
her more confidence.”<br />
In her first match at state, Ferguson<br />
defeated Jefferson City’s Sandhiya Baskar<br />
6-1, 6-0. In the quarterfinals, Ferguson<br />
defeated Rock Bridge’s Maggie Lin 6-2,<br />
6-0. Ferguson then went on to score a 6-3,<br />
6-0 win over Staley’s Claire Thimgan in<br />
the semifinals.<br />
In the championship match, she faced a<br />
player she had never played before.<br />
“I have played USTA matches since I was<br />
8 years old and I had never played Colby<br />
Kelley,” Ferguson said. “She is a very consistent,<br />
hard hitting, aggressive player with<br />
lots of experience behind her.”<br />
It was a learning experience for Ferguson.<br />
“I felt ready to go and felt good,” Ferguson<br />
said. “The first four games went<br />
fast and I was unable to slow things down<br />
and got down 0-4. I was able to play my<br />
game which helped me come back to tie<br />
the match 4-4.”<br />
The next game became the critical game<br />
for Kelley to go up 5-4 and then she was<br />
able to serve it out to win the set.<br />
“The second set, I was able to get the first<br />
game and felt the momentum could change.<br />
However, the next three games went to<br />
deuce and with ‘no ad’ scoring, it became<br />
a do-or-die mentality and unfortunately, I<br />
couldn’t convert any of these games,” Ferguson<br />
said. “She is an experienced USTA<br />
player who has been to state all four years<br />
of high school. I thought she played well.”<br />
Peska said Ferguson competed well in<br />
the match.<br />
“It was a great match,” Peska said. “She<br />
showed great mental toughness in that first<br />
set and was able to regroup and get things<br />
rolling, finding a groove with her shots.<br />
Kelley came out more aggressive from the<br />
start of the match and that ended up working<br />
to her advantage.”<br />
While she enjoyed her individual play,<br />
the highlight of the season for Ferguson<br />
was being able to play No. 1 doubles with<br />
her sister Meghan, a senior and four-year<br />
varsity player.<br />
“She is one of my biggest supporters<br />
during my first two years of high school,”<br />
Ferguson said.<br />
For Peska, coaching Ferguson for the<br />
season was a “pleasure.”<br />
“I was consistently impressed by her<br />
game and felt like every time I watched<br />
her, I learned a new strength of her game,”<br />
Peska said.<br />
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• • •<br />
The Arthur Murray Dance Center<br />
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country western. In 2012, Arthur Murray<br />
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PEOPLE<br />
Greg Schaller has<br />
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and joined Midwest BankCentre in<br />
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degrees in accounting from the University<br />
of Missouri-Columbia.<br />
• • •<br />
Gov. Mike Parson announced<br />
seven appointments to various<br />
boards and commissions and filled<br />
two county office vacancies. The<br />
local appointment is Patrick Seamands<br />
of Ellisville to the Missouri<br />
Emergency Response Commission.<br />
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International Property Awards has recognized<br />
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announced at the USA & Americas Property<br />
Awards ceremony held in Toronto.<br />
The city of Kirkwood also recognized<br />
Schaub+Srote with a “Favorite Building<br />
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EVENTS<br />
The Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce<br />
hosts its general membership<br />
meeting at noon [doors open at <strong>11</strong>:15<br />
a.m.] on Wednesday, Dec. 18 at Doubletree<br />
Hotel, 16625 Swingley Ridge Road<br />
in Chesterfield. Wrap up the year with<br />
the annual holiday party that includes an<br />
ugly sweater contest, canned food drive,<br />
vendors and a lunch with Santa. Admission<br />
is $30 for members; $35 for guests.<br />
A $5 discount applies for registrations<br />
through Dec. 13; a $5 surcharge applies<br />
to day-of walk-ins; walk-ins will not be<br />
guaranteed a meal. Register online at<br />
chesterfieldmochamber.com or by calling<br />
(636) 532-3399.<br />
• • •<br />
The Town & Country-Frontenac Chamber<br />
of Commerce hosts its general membership<br />
meeting from <strong>11</strong>:30 a.m. to 1<br />
p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 18 at St.<br />
Louis Hilton Frontenac, 1335 S.<br />
Lindbergh in Frontenac. The special<br />
holiday luncheon includes special<br />
pricing for guests. To register, call<br />
(314) 223-2237 or visit tcfchamber.<br />
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• • •<br />
The <strong>West</strong> St. Louis Chamber of<br />
Commerce hosts its general membership<br />
meeting from <strong>11</strong> a.m.-1<br />
p.m. on Thursday, Dec. <strong>19</strong> at The<br />
Wildwood Hotel, 2801 Fountain<br />
Place in Wildwood. Admission<br />
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guests. There is a $5 surcharge<br />
for registration less than<br />
48 hours prior to the luncheon and<br />
for walk-ins. To register, call (636)<br />
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CLASSES<br />
• Line Dancing • Mondays, Dec. 2 and 9 • 6:15-7:15<br />
p.m. • Bluebird Park Administration Building • Registration<br />
required. • $30 per person.<br />
• Beware of Your Medication • Tuesday, Dec. 3 • 10-<br />
<strong>11</strong>:30 a.m. • Chesterfield City Hall • Way Huey, assistant<br />
director of pharmacy services at St. Luke’s, will discuss the<br />
common issues of storage and disposal of medications<br />
as well as medication side effects and when to call your<br />
doctor for advice. The event is free but registration is<br />
required.<br />
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• 50+ and Fit • Mondays, Dec. 2- April <strong>27</strong> • Drop-in<br />
classes • 8-9 a.m. or 10:30-<strong>11</strong>:15 a.m. or <strong>11</strong>:20 a.m.-12:05<br />
p.m. • The Pointe at Ballwin Commons • Members: Free -<br />
Residents: $6 - All others: $8 per class<br />
• 50+ and Fit • Wednesdays, Dec. 4- April 29 • Dropin<br />
classes • <strong>11</strong> a.m.-noon • The Pointe at Ballwin Commons<br />
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• 50+ and Fit • Fridays, Dec. 6-May 1 • Drop-in classes<br />
• 10:30-<strong>11</strong>:15 a.m. or <strong>11</strong>:20 a.m.-12:05 p.m. • The Pointe at<br />
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others: $8 per class<br />
• Classic Silver Sneakers • Wednesdays, Dec.<br />
4-April 29 • Drop-in classes • 9-10 a.m. • The Pointe at<br />
Ballwin Commons • Members: Free - Residents: $6 - All<br />
others: $8 per class<br />
• Classic Silver Sneakers • Fridays, Dec. 6-May<br />
1 • Drop-in classes • 9-10 a.m. • The Pointe at Ballwin<br />
Commons • Members: Free - Residents: $6 - All others:<br />
$8 per class<br />
• Fit 4 All • Tuesdays, Dec. 3-April 28 • Drop-in<br />
classes • <strong>11</strong> a.m-noon • The Pointe at Ballwin Commons<br />
• Members: Free - Residents: $6 - All others: $8 per class<br />
• Senior Fitness • Wednesdays • 1 p.m. • Wildwood<br />
Family YMCA • Residents: Free - All others: $5 per class •<br />
Registration is required, but can be made online up to one<br />
day prior to class.<br />
• Senior Water Fitness • Tuesdays • 10:15 a.m. • Wildwood<br />
Family YMCA • Residents: Free, All others: $5 per<br />
class • Registration is required, but can be made online up<br />
to one day prior to class.<br />
• Water Aerobics • Mondays-Fridays, Dec. 2-May<br />
1 • Drop-in classes • 8:30 a.m. • The Pointe at Ballwin<br />
Commons • Platinum members: Free - Residents: $6 - All<br />
others: $8 per class<br />
• Water Aerobics • Mondays, Wednesdays and<br />
Fridays Dec. 2-May 1 • Drop-in classes • 9:30 a.m. • The<br />
Pointe at Ballwin Commons • Platinum members: Free -<br />
Residents: $6 - All others: $8 per class<br />
• Water Aerobics [Joints in Motion] • Mondays,<br />
Wednesdays and Fridays, Dec. 2-May 1 • Drop-in classes<br />
• 10:30 a.m. • The Pointe at Ballwin Commons • Platinum<br />
members: Free - Residents: $6 - All others: $8 per class<br />
• Water Aerobics • Tuesdays and Thursdays, Dec.<br />
3-April 30 • Drop-in classes • 6:45 p.m. • The Pointe at<br />
Ballwin Commons • Platinum members: Free - Residents:<br />
$6 - All others: $8 per class<br />
• Water Aerobics [ABLT] • Tuesdays and Thursdays,<br />
Dec. 3-April 30 • Drop-in classes • 9:30 a.m. • The<br />
Pointe at Ballwin Commons • Platinum members: Free -<br />
Residents: $6 - All others: $8 per class<br />
• Water Aerobics • Saturdays, Dec. 7-May 2 • Dropin<br />
classes • 8 a.m. • The Pointe at Ballwin Commons •<br />
Platinum members: Free - Residents: $6 - All others: $8<br />
per class<br />
• Water Aerobics [Toning] • Saturdays, Dec. 7-May<br />
2 • Drop-in classes • 8:45 a.m. • The Pointe at Ballwin<br />
Commons • Platinum members: Free - Residents: $6 - All<br />
others: $8 per class<br />
• Chair Yoga • Thursdays, through Dec. 1 9 • 12:30-<br />
1:30 p.m. • Schroeder Park Building • Must pre-register •<br />
Silver Sneakers Members: free; Residents: $15; all others<br />
$21<br />
• Senior Yoga • Fridays • <strong>11</strong> a.m. • Wildwood Yoga and<br />
Wellness, 17237 New College Ave. in Wildwood • Residents:<br />
Free - All others: $5 • Registration is required, but<br />
can be made online up to one day prior to class.<br />
• Silver Sneakers Yoga • Mondays, Dec. 2-April<br />
<strong>27</strong> • 10-10:45 a.m. • The Pointe at Ballwin Commons •<br />
Registration not required. • Platinum members: Free -<br />
Residents: $6 - All others: $8 per class<br />
• Silver Sneakers: Strength & Flexibility •<br />
Tuesdays • 10-<strong>11</strong> a.m. • Schroeder Park Building • Preregistration<br />
required. • Call (636) 391-6326, ext. 401 if<br />
interested.<br />
• Taekwondo • Wednesdays, Jan. 8-Feb. 12 • 6:30-<br />
7:30 p.m. • The Pointe at Ballwins Commons • Registration<br />
required • VIP registration: $54, Regular registration $78.<br />
• Tai Chi for Fall Prevention• Mondays and Thursdays,<br />
through Dec. 12 [No classes on Nov. 28 or Dec. 9]<br />
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• Beginner: 9:15-10:15 a.m. • In-Depth: 10:30-<strong>11</strong>:30 a.m.<br />
• Chesterfield City Hall • Cost is $84 • Registration required.<br />
• Call (314) 862-4859, ext. 24<br />
• Tai Chi Beginning Yang 24 • Mondays • 10-<strong>11</strong> a.m. •<br />
Schroeder Park Building • Must pre-register • Call (636)<br />
391-6326 ext. 401 if interested.<br />
SOCIAL<br />
• LOAP [Lafayette Older Adult Program] •<br />
Second and fourth Mondays through May • Open to all<br />
older <strong>West</strong> County residents. • 10 a.m.-1 p.m. • Ballwin<br />
Golf Course Banquet Room, 333 Holloway Road •<br />
Entertainment/speakers, BINGO and socializing. •<br />
Drinks and dessert provided; participants bring their own<br />
lunches. • Registration is not needed. • $2 per day<br />
• LOAP Day Trips • LOAP is always planning fun and<br />
exciting trips. If you would like to be added to the mailing<br />
list, call (636) 391-6326, ext. 401 or email shardesty@<br />
manchestermo.gov.<br />
• Men’s Roundtables • First and third Mondays • 9<br />
a.m.-<strong>11</strong>:00 a.m. • Meet at City Hall Conference Room<br />
102/3. Registration is not required.<br />
• Ballwin Historical Commission • Second Tuesday<br />
of each month • December and January • 2:30-3:30<br />
p.m. • The Old Ballwin School House. • Registration not<br />
required. • Free<br />
• Lunch and BINGO • First and third Wednesdays<br />
through May • 10 a.m.-1 p.m. • The Pointe at Ballwin Commons<br />
• Pre-registration required. • $6 per day<br />
• Breakfast and BINGO • First and third Thursdays<br />
through May • 9-<strong>11</strong> a.m. • Schroeder Park Building • Registration<br />
not required. • $3 per day<br />
• Golden Lunch Bunch • Wednesday, Dec. <strong>11</strong> • 1:30<br />
a.m. • Mimi’s Cafe, 17240 Chesterfield Airport Road in<br />
Chesterfield • This is a special opportunity to enjoy lunch<br />
with your favorite friends and to make new friends. It is a<br />
fun way to try different restaurants and enjoy the company<br />
of others. Each person is responsible for the cost of their<br />
own food and beverages. Transportation is on your own.<br />
• Holiday BINGO • Tuesday, Dec. 17 • 1 p.m. • Chesterfield<br />
City Hall • Events is free but registration is required.<br />
• Book Club • Third Tuesdays • Schroeder Park Building<br />
• Call (636) 391-6326, ext. 402, if interested. • Free<br />
• Bridge • First and third Mondays • 1:30-3:30 p.m.<br />
• Schroeder Park Building • Call (636) 391-6326, ext.<br />
401, if interested. • Free<br />
Upside Down Triathlon at The Pointe at Balllwin<br />
Commons<br />
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• Bridge • Tuesdays through May • 10 a.m.-noon • The<br />
Pointe at Ballwin Commons • Free • All are welcome.<br />
• Candlelight Dinner • Thursday, Dec. 12 • 5 p.m. •<br />
Bonhomme Presbyterian Church, 14820 Conway Road<br />
in Chesterfield • Space is limited Park in the lower lot<br />
which faces Interstate 64 • Pre-registration required at<br />
chesterfield.mo.us/candlelight-dinner-20<strong>19</strong>.html • $18 per<br />
person<br />
• Holiday Staged Reading • “Yes, Virginia, There is<br />
a Santa Claus” • Friday, Dec. 13 • 7 p.m. • Manchester<br />
City Hall, 14318 Manchester Road • Purchase tickets in<br />
advance for $3 per ticket; all ages welcome. Call (636)<br />
391-6326, ext. 402 if interested.<br />
• Holiday Lunch • Manchester residents only, ages<br />
65-plus • Thursday, Dec. 12 • noon • First Free Church,<br />
1375 Carman Road in Manchester • Space is limited •<br />
Pre-registration required by calling (636) 391-6326,<br />
ext. 400.<br />
• MahJongg • First and third Mondays • 1:30-3:30<br />
p.m. • Schroeder Park Building • Call (636) 391-6326,<br />
ext. 401 if interested. • Free<br />
• Open House • Saturday, Jan. 4 – 7 a.m.- 8 p.m. – The<br />
Point at Ballwin Commons – Registration not required.<br />
– Free and open to all.<br />
• Senior Painting • Fridays • 9:30-<strong>11</strong> a.m. • Schroeder<br />
Park Building • Registration not required. • Free • All abilities<br />
welcome. Call (636) 391-6326, ext. 402 for details.<br />
SPORTS<br />
• Disc Golf Open Play • 7 days a week • 6 a.m.-10<br />
p.m. • Bluebird Park · Free<br />
• Disc Golf Open Play • 7 days a week • 8 a.m.-8<br />
p.m. • Schroeder Park • Free<br />
• Topgolf For Seniors • Tuesdays, Dec. 10, Jan. 14,<br />
Feb. <strong>11</strong>, March 10 and April 14 • 9:30-<strong>11</strong>:30 a.m. • Topgolf,<br />
16851 N. Outer 40 Road in Chesterfield • Registration<br />
required by calling (636) 812-9500 • Do not call Topgolf<br />
direct to register. • $12 per player, cash at the door.<br />
• Pickleball Open Play • 7 days a week • Dawn to<br />
dusk • Chesterfield Valley Athletic Complex • Free<br />
• Pickleball Open Play • 7 days a week • 6 a.m.-10<br />
p.m. • Bluebird Park Tennis Courts • Free<br />
• Pickleball Open Play • 7 days a week • 8 a.m.-9 p.m.<br />
• Schroeder Park Tennis Courts • Free<br />
• Pickleball Open Play • 7 days a week • 9 a.m.-1<br />
p.m. • The Pointe at Ballwin Commons • Members: Free<br />
- Residents: $6 - All others: $8 per daily admission<br />
• Pickleball Open Play • Wednesdays • 7:30-9:30<br />
p.m. • The Pointe at Ballwin Commons • Members: Free -<br />
Residents: $6 - All others: $8 per daily admission<br />
• Pickleball Open Play • Saturdays • 4-7:30 p.m. • The<br />
Pointe at Ballwin Commons • Members: Free - Residents:<br />
$6 - All others: $8 per daily admission<br />
• Upside Down Indoor Triathlon • Saturday, Jan. 18<br />
• 7 a.m.-2 p.m. • The Pointe at Ballwin Commons • Each<br />
participant will complete a 15-minute treadmill run, 15<br />
-minute Spinner bike ride and a 10-minute swim in that<br />
order. • Registration required • Cost is $30 per person.<br />
• Upside Down Indoor Triathlon • Sunday, Jan. <strong>19</strong><br />
• 7 a.m.-2 p.m. • The Pointe at Ballwin Commons • Each<br />
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-minute Spinner bike ride and a 10-minute swim in that<br />
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By LISA RUSSELL<br />
Your holiday mood: “Joy to the<br />
World” or “Bah Humbug?”<br />
In addition to visits from family and<br />
friends, the holiday season can often bring<br />
unwelcome guests: anxiety, fatigue and<br />
depression. The holidays come with a long<br />
list of demands, and keeping up with them<br />
along with the realities of daily life – all<br />
while trying to make things “perfect” – can<br />
become overwhelming.<br />
Some practical tips, courtesy of health<br />
experts from American Psychological<br />
Association and the Mayo Clinic, may help<br />
to keep stress and sadness from taking over<br />
during the busy weeks ahead.<br />
• Acknowledge and accept your feelings.<br />
You can’t force yourself to be happy<br />
just because it’s the holiday season. If<br />
you’ve recently lost someone close to you,<br />
you can’t be with loved ones or you’re<br />
dealing with other personal problems, it’s<br />
normal for feelings of sadness and grief to<br />
be magnified this time of year.<br />
• Be realistic, not rigid. The holidays<br />
don’t have to be perfect or just like those<br />
of the past. As families change and grow,<br />
traditions and rituals often change as well.<br />
Choose a few to hold on to, and be open to<br />
creating new ones.<br />
• Lend a helping hand. It’s hard to feel<br />
unhappy while you are busy helping someone<br />
else. Volunteer at a homeless shelter,<br />
wrap gifts for less fortunate kids, or spend<br />
time with an elderly relative or friend.<br />
• Set aside differences. Try to accept<br />
family members and friends as they are,<br />
even if they don’t live up to your expectations.<br />
Let grievances go until a more<br />
appropriate time. And be understanding if<br />
others get upset or distressed when something<br />
goes wrong; chances are they’re feeling<br />
the effects of holiday stress, too.<br />
• Stick to a budget. Decide in advance<br />
how much money you can afford to spend,<br />
and be disciplined. Don’t try to buy happiness<br />
with a pile of gifts.<br />
• Learn to say no. Saying yes to commitments<br />
when you don’t want to can leave<br />
you feeling resentful and overwhelmed. If<br />
it’s not possible to say no to certain things<br />
you’d rather not do, try to remove something<br />
else from your schedule to make up<br />
for the lost time.<br />
• Don’t abandon healthy habits. Allowing<br />
the holidays to become an eating and<br />
drinking free-for-all only creates additional<br />
stress, guilt and later, regret. Continue to<br />
make healthy meals, regular exercise and<br />
plenty of sleep a priority.<br />
• Take a breather. Remember to regularly<br />
make some time for yourself. Spending<br />
just 15 minutes alone, doing something you<br />
enjoy, may refresh you enough to handle<br />
everything you need to do and restore feelings<br />
of calm.<br />
Study points to downside<br />
of Daylight Savings Time<br />
After “falling back” nearly a month ago,<br />
most of us probably believe our bodies<br />
have fully adjusted to the reduced amount<br />
of sunlight that comes with the end of Daylight<br />
Savings Time [DST]. Not so, says<br />
researchers from Vanderbilt University<br />
Medical Center, who claim that setting the<br />
clocks back an hour has a harmful longterm<br />
impact on many peoples’ brains.<br />
Sleep specialists at the university analyzed<br />
a group of large studies on DST,<br />
publishing an article in a recent issue of<br />
JAMA Neurology in which they advocated<br />
for ending the practice completely. They<br />
suggested that by reducing the amount of<br />
bright morning light critical for synchronizing<br />
the body’s biological clock, DST<br />
can cause it to be chronically out of alignment.<br />
In addition, they said the “transition<br />
seasons” immediately after the one-hour<br />
change that occurs every spring and fall<br />
lead to sleep deprivation in many, as well<br />
as increased risks for heart attack, stroke,<br />
accidents caused by daytime sleepiness<br />
and other serious issues.<br />
“People think the one-hour transition is<br />
no big deal, that they can get over this in a<br />
day, but what they don’t realize is their biological<br />
clock is out of sync,” said Dr. Beth<br />
Ann Malow, a professor of neurology and<br />
pediatrics in the center’s Sleep Disorders<br />
Division.<br />
“It’s not one hour twice a year. It’s a misalignment<br />
of our biologic clocks for eight<br />
months of the year … It impacts brain<br />
functions such as sleep-wake patterns and<br />
daytime alertness,” she added.<br />
Vanderbilt’s home state of Tennessee is<br />
one of many states that have either proposed<br />
or passed legislation to end seasonal<br />
time changes, by either eliminating Daylight<br />
Savings Time or making it permanent.<br />
However, officially enacting the change<br />
would require federal approval. Earlier this<br />
year, the Sunshine Protection Act of 20<strong>19</strong><br />
was introduced in the U.S. Senate, and is<br />
currently undergoing review.<br />
How to keep a “silent killer”<br />
from invading your home<br />
As <strong>West</strong> County residents focus on<br />
keeping their families warm and cozy<br />
despite plunging temperatures, it’s also<br />
important to think about keeping them<br />
safe. Carbon monoxide gas, known as a<br />
“silent killer” because it is odorless, colorless<br />
and undetectable if not monitored,<br />
is responsible for the deaths of more than<br />
400 Americans every year, according to<br />
the CDC. Carbon monoxide poisoning<br />
also causes more than 4,000 hospitalizations<br />
and over 20,000 visits to the emergency<br />
room annually.<br />
Unfortunately, carbon monoxide poisoning<br />
can often be mistaken for the flu in its<br />
early stages. Its symptoms include headache,<br />
weakness, dizziness, upset stomach<br />
and vomiting, chest pain and shortness of<br />
breath. Once the gas builds to a high level,<br />
it causes mental confusion, loss of coordination,<br />
loss of consciousness and death.<br />
By taking the following steps recommended<br />
by the CDC, you can prevent<br />
carbon monoxide from invading your<br />
home this winter:<br />
• Have your home’s heating systems,<br />
including chimneys and vents, professionally<br />
inspected and serviced annually.<br />
• Install carbon monoxide alarms with<br />
battery backup outside each sleeping area.<br />
• Always open the fireplace damper<br />
before lighting a fire, and keep it open until<br />
the ashes are cool. An open damper can<br />
help prevent build-up of poisonous carbon<br />
monoxide gas.<br />
• Never use portable generators inside<br />
homes or garages, even if doors and windows<br />
are open. If operating a generator,<br />
keep it well away from your home.<br />
• Never bring a charcoal grill into the<br />
garage or home for cooking.<br />
• Never use a gas range or oven for heating.<br />
• If you suspect carbon monoxide poisoning,<br />
get outside into fresh air immediately,<br />
then call 9<strong>11</strong>.
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On the calendar<br />
An American Red Cross community<br />
blood drive is on Tuesday, Dec. 3 from<br />
9 a.m.-2 p.m. at Gershman Commercial<br />
Real Estate, 16253 Swingley Ridge Road<br />
in Chesterfield, Ste. 400. Appointments are<br />
not necessary, but may speed the donation<br />
process. Register for an appointment time<br />
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to a healthier, more active life. Register at<br />
stlukes-stl.com; call (314) 966-9639 with<br />
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• • •<br />
St. Louis Children’s Hospital sponsors a<br />
Babysitting 101 course on Monday, Dec.<br />
30 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Wildwood<br />
Municipal Building, 16860 Main St. in<br />
Wildwood. Kids learn how to entertain the<br />
children in their care while attending to<br />
their needs. Topics include the business of<br />
babysitting, child development, safety and<br />
first aid, and fun and games. A workbook<br />
and snack are provided. The course fee<br />
is $30 per person. Advance registration is<br />
required by visiting StLouisChildrens.org/<br />
Registration.<br />
• • •<br />
St. Luke’s Hospital offers Cholesterol<br />
and Glucose Wellness Screenings on<br />
Friday, Dec. 20 from 7-10:30 a.m. at the<br />
St. Luke’s Resource Center, 101 St. Luke’s<br />
Center Drive in Chesterfield. Get your cholesterol<br />
and glucose numbers in a one-onone<br />
consultation with a registered nurse/<br />
health coach, which also includes blood<br />
pressure and body composition measurement.<br />
The cost is $20. An A1C blood test<br />
is also available for an additional $12; this<br />
test is designed for people at risk for type<br />
2 diabetes or those with a history of diabetes<br />
who wish to better manage their health.<br />
Register online at stlukes-stl.com.<br />
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St. Luke’s Hospital holds a Sitter Skills<br />
class on Monday, Dec. 30 from noon-2:30<br />
p.m. at the hospital’s Institute for Health<br />
Education, 222 S. Woods Mill Road in<br />
Chesterfield. Topics include safety, first<br />
aid and child development. The course fee<br />
is $25. Advance registration is required at<br />
stlukes-stl.com.<br />
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They also tend to carry unique and<br />
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In an effort to recognize the importance<br />
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Here are even more reasons to shop<br />
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• Studies show that by shopping at a<br />
local, small business, you’re supporting<br />
your neighborhood at the same time.<br />
According to American Express, for every<br />
dollar spent at a small business in the<br />
U.S., approximately 67 cents stays in the<br />
local community. Businesses pay sales tax<br />
to the city and county in which they are<br />
located, and those tax dollars are used to<br />
support parks, schools, roads, etc. If you<br />
shop online or at a bigger business based<br />
elsewhere, fewer of those dollars stay<br />
local.<br />
• Smaller businesses have the unique<br />
ability to relate to customers on a more<br />
personal level due to their quaint atmosphere<br />
and desire to keep customers happy<br />
and returning time after time. Smaller businesses<br />
also are typically much more receptive<br />
to customers’ requests and needs.<br />
• Many small businesses give back to<br />
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organizations. Local businesses often<br />
help advertise for events and fundraisers or<br />
donate a portion of their profits to deserving<br />
causes.<br />
• Small businesses are the community.<br />
The owners and employees of small businesses<br />
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Many cities have begun the practice of<br />
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no doubt that the company’s showroom roots are a the customer evening purchases of a the Cape event Girardeauproduced<br />
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including the Wildwood, Ellisville,<br />
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The holiday countdown is on – but all<br />
you really want for Christmas is to escape<br />
to a place where jingling bells, lights and<br />
traditions promise to make your season<br />
merry and bright.<br />
It’s not too late. Fill the tank and hit the<br />
road to holiday destinations even Santa<br />
would recommend – some with international<br />
flair.<br />
Experiencing a German, French or<br />
Swedish holiday no longer requires a passport.<br />
Just grab a roadmap and set a course<br />
for Hermann, Ste. Genevieve or Bishop’s<br />
Hill.<br />
Frohliche Weihnachten in Hermann<br />
Nestled in what’s considered the German<br />
Rhineland of Missouri, Hermann is the<br />
epicenter for the state’s German culture.<br />
Founded in the 1830s, Hermann welcomes<br />
visitors longing to celebrate a truly German<br />
Christmas.<br />
The holidays kick off Nov. 29 with the<br />
city’s Annual Lantern Parade and Tree<br />
Lighting in its historic district. Along with<br />
a slate of Christmas concerts, carriage rides<br />
and holiday exhibits, visitors can indulge<br />
The Hermann Farm historic site invites visitors<br />
to experience Christmas Past.<br />
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in “Just Say Cheese” – a wine and cheese<br />
pairing event Dec. 14-15 sponsored by the<br />
Hermann Wine Trail. This event spotlights<br />
six of the Trail’s acclaimed wineries. Two<br />
of those wineries, Stone Hill Winery and<br />
Hermannhof, also welcome the season<br />
with German Christmas markets. Kriskindl<br />
Markt at Stone Hill is Dec. 7-8, and Christkindl<br />
Markt at Hermannhof is Dec. 14-15.<br />
To explore old world German traditions,<br />
visit Deutschheim State Historic Site or<br />
Hermann Farm. Deutschheim preserves<br />
Missouri’s <strong>19</strong>th century German American<br />
heritage at its two sites, the Pommer-<br />
Gentner and the Strehly House. Each will<br />
be bedecked in winter greenery and illuminated<br />
by lantern light. Sample German<br />
lebkuchen or springerle cookies while<br />
strolling the site, which may also be visited<br />
by Belsnickel. Clad in fur and bearing gifts<br />
like St. Nicholas, this folklore legend from<br />
southwest Germany is more grumpy than<br />
jolly. But you might be able to sweeten<br />
him up if you share your soft, gingerbread<br />
lebkuchen or an anise-flavored springerle<br />
cookie.<br />
At Hermann Farm, near Hermannhof<br />
winery, is a collection of historic structures<br />
dating from a 1790s-era trading post to the<br />
1847 Teubner-Husmann House where visitors<br />
can step back in time.<br />
God Jul at Bishop Hill<br />
Nestled in western Illinois, the Swedish<br />
Festival of Lights is preserved and<br />
presented each yuletide season at Bishop<br />
Hill. Founded by Swedish immigrants in<br />
1846, Bishop Hill glows with candlelight<br />
in anticipation of St. Lucia, Queen of Light,<br />
whose feast day is Friday, Dec. 13.<br />
According to legend, Lucia appeared<br />
in Sweden during a time of famine wearing<br />
a white robe and a crown of candles,<br />
bringing a ship filled with food. Once the<br />
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Lucia is seen throughout Bishop Hill in her<br />
white robe and candle crown. The Festival<br />
of Light begins Dec. 13. The lighting of the<br />
Park Christmas Tree is followed by various<br />
concerts throughout the village. Festivities<br />
continue the following day with more concerts<br />
and an old fashion barn dance.<br />
A trip to Bishop Hill would not be complete<br />
without a visit to Julmarknad, the<br />
Swedish Christmas Market. Julmarknad<br />
is open Nov. 29 and 30 and Dec. 1 and 8.<br />
Visitors can shop for handmade items, gifts<br />
Enjoying a Swedish Christmas at Bishop Hill<br />
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and fresh baked Swedish spice cookies.<br />
But, keep a look out for the Tomten and<br />
Julbock. Tomten are Swedish elves that<br />
can be caught looking through windows<br />
and peeking around corners in their red<br />
and grey outfits. Julbock is the Christmas<br />
goat, a trickster that roams the village to<br />
the delight of visitors.<br />
Joyeux Noël, Ste. Genevieve<br />
Santa Claus uses a different name when<br />
visiting Ste. Genevieve.<br />
Père Noël, as he is known, is welcomed<br />
each December in the historic French<br />
village, where the annual holiday is celebrated<br />
with French colonial music, food<br />
and crafts.<br />
Le Réveillon, held each year at the<br />
Felix Valle House State Historic Site in the<br />
heart of the old town, is a favorite tradition<br />
shared by visitors and residents alike.<br />
Le Réveillon is a feast held after midnight<br />
mass and featuring 13 desserts – one for<br />
Christ and one for each of his disciples.<br />
Most famous among those desserts might<br />
be the Buche de Noël or Yule Log.<br />
During Le Réveillon, on Dec. 7, costumed<br />
guides present early <strong>19</strong>th century<br />
French Christmas customs at the Valle<br />
House along with music and refreshments.<br />
Ste. Genevieve’s Holiday Christmas<br />
Festival is scheduled the same day as<br />
the Valle House’s celebration. Catch the<br />
Festival’s Christmas parade and sidewalk<br />
carolers. Stroll the streets and admire the<br />
decorations before ducking into the shops,<br />
churches or other historic sites to catch<br />
free concerts or sample French croquignoles<br />
– powdered sugar<br />
doughnuts.<br />
Plan a trip back to Ste.<br />
Genevieve on Dec. 14 for<br />
its annual Christmas Fair<br />
and Santa Bash, held at<br />
the Community Center.<br />
For those looking for<br />
a non-traditional holiday<br />
light show, plan a trip to<br />
the nearby Crown Valley<br />
Tiger Sanctuary. Each<br />
December, the grounds<br />
are lit for a unique holiday<br />
experience. Afterward, sip<br />
hot chocolate, decorate cookies and try<br />
your hand at seasonal crafts. Tiger Holiday<br />
Light Tours are offered for three days only:<br />
Dec. <strong>19</strong>, 20 and 21.<br />
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When Santa isn’t at the North Pole you’ll<br />
find him at his American address, Santa<br />
Claus, Indiana. A place to shop, explore<br />
and enjoy all things Christmas, all year<br />
long – even if the town’s namesake is a<br />
part-time resident.<br />
Santa Claus, located in southern Indiana,<br />
was originally was named Santa Fe<br />
before changing its name in the 1850s.<br />
That decision proved to be a break for the<br />
U.S. Postal Service, which in <strong>19</strong>14 began<br />
directing Santa’s letters addressed to the<br />
The historic Valle House in Ste. Genevieve<br />
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North Pole to Indiana. Mail for Santa still<br />
arrives daily. In December, that delivery<br />
swells to over 400,000 pieces compared to<br />
the usual 13,000 pieces each month.<br />
Thousands of cards and other holiday<br />
mail are brought by visitors to Santa Claus<br />
to be postmarked. If you need to write Santa<br />
a letter, stop in at the old post office inside<br />
the Santa Claus Museum and Village. The<br />
post office is easy to find. It’s right next to<br />
town’s iconic 22-foot-tall Santa statue.<br />
Santa Claus’ annual Christmas Celebration<br />
extends to nearby sites throughout<br />
Spencer County. Two jolly destinations,<br />
located minutes from downtown, are Lake<br />
Rudolph’s 12-mile light display and the<br />
Candlelight Walk at the Lincoln Boyhood<br />
National Memorial on Dec. 21.<br />
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An art reception and gallery is open<br />
now through Thursday, Dec. 12 at St.<br />
Louis Community College-Wildwood,<br />
2645 Generations Drive. The exhibit<br />
is titled “The Art of Me” and includes<br />
16 self-portraits. The 60-foot exhibit is<br />
curated by art instructors Mark Oakley<br />
and Mark Weber. Gallery hours are 7<br />
a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Thursday, and 7<br />
a.m.-4 p.m. Fridays. For more information,<br />
visit events.stlcc.edu.<br />
FAMILY & KIDS<br />
The 20th Annual Turkey Trot is from<br />
8:30 a.m.-noon Thursday, Nov. 28 at the<br />
Chesterfield Amphitheater, 631 Veterans<br />
Place Drive in Chesterfield. The 5K run<br />
begins at 8:30 a.m. Kids Fun Run, for ages<br />
9 and under, begins at 9:30 a.m. Register at<br />
register.chronotrack.com/r/46563. Awards<br />
given to top overall adult male and female<br />
runners and top three runners in each age<br />
group. Registration is $25 through Nov. <strong>27</strong>;<br />
$35 on race day for Turkey Trot Adults. All<br />
kids receive a participation medal. Registration<br />
is $10 through race day for the kids<br />
fun run.<br />
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Turkey Trot is at 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 29<br />
at Longview Farm Park, 13525 Clayton<br />
Road in Town & Country. The 5K begins<br />
at 9 a.m.; the half-mile at 10 a.m. Participants<br />
will receive post-race refreshments.<br />
Adult registration is $20 until Nov. <strong>27</strong>;<br />
$25 until Nov. 29. For ages 14 and under,<br />
registration is $5 until Nov. <strong>27</strong>, $10 until<br />
Nov. 29. Race day registration will take<br />
place at Longview Farm House 30 minutes<br />
before event. T-shirts will be first-come,<br />
first-served. For details and to register, visit<br />
town-and-country.org.<br />
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Black Friday Gift Making for Kids<br />
is from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29 at<br />
The Butterfly House, 15<strong>19</strong>3 Olive Blvd.<br />
in Chesterfield. Kids will make and wrap<br />
keepsake gifts while enjoying cookies<br />
and cocoa. This drop-off program is for<br />
children ages 8-12. Each child will get<br />
to decorate their own butterfly-shaped<br />
cookie, enjoy hot cocoa and walk through<br />
the Tropical Butterfly Conservatory. Cost<br />
is $60 for Garden members and $75 nonmembers.<br />
Space is limited and advanced<br />
reservations are required. Visit butterflyhouse.org<br />
for times and to sign up.<br />
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Laughter Yoga [Hasya Yoga] is from<br />
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Timbers of Eureka, 1 Coffey Park Lane in<br />
Eureka. Exercises incorporate stretching,<br />
deep breathing, clapping and laughter. For<br />
more information, visit eureka.mo.us.<br />
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A TOPS [Take Off Pounds Sensibly]<br />
weekly meeting is from 9-10:30 a.m. every<br />
Friday morning at 109 Lindy Blvd. in<br />
Ballwin. Tops is a support group to help<br />
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For more information, contact Joyce<br />
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<strong>West</strong> County Toastmasters Meetings<br />
are from 7-9 p.m. on the second and fourth<br />
Monday every month at Daniel Boone<br />
County Library, 300 Clarkson Road in<br />
Ellisville. A series for individuals looking<br />
to become better public speakers. All<br />
remaining 20<strong>19</strong> meetings will take place in<br />
Meeting Room 3 in the library. For more<br />
information, contact Rick Hoelscher at<br />
(314) 406-3310.<br />
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Rajayoga is from 6:30-8 p.m. on<br />
Monday, Dec. 2 at the Grand Glaize<br />
Library Meeting Room 2, 1010 Meramec<br />
Station Road in Manchester. Rajayoga is<br />
an ancient technique of mediation taught<br />
and practiced by the Brahma Kumaris. It<br />
is a method of meditation that helps ease<br />
stress, improve concentration and quell<br />
negative emotions like anger, fear and<br />
sadness. RSVP by emailing stlouisbk@<br />
us.brahmakumaris.org.<br />
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Skin Health and Acne Care is from<br />
4-7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 12 at St. Louis<br />
Skin Solutions, 13100 Manchester Road<br />
in Des Peres. Parents, tweens and teens<br />
are invited to come for an educational<br />
night. Participants will learn all about the<br />
importance of skincare and acne prevention.<br />
A one-on-one makeup application<br />
tutorial tailored to the individual participant<br />
is included. Reservation fee is $50.<br />
Reservations can be made by calling<br />
(314) 543-4015.<br />
HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS<br />
A Fair Trade Market is from 9 a.m.-3<br />
p.m. Friday, Nov. 29 through Sunday, Dec.<br />
1 at Manchester United Methodist Church,<br />
129 Woods Mill Road in Manchester.<br />
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Pizza With Santa is from 6:30-8 p.m.<br />
Thursday, Dec. 5, 6:30-8 p.m. on Friday,<br />
Dec. 6, and <strong>11</strong> a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday,<br />
Dec. 7 at the Eureka Community Center,<br />
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crafts, get a picture with Santa and tell<br />
him what you would like for Christmas.<br />
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The annual Tree Lighting and Winter<br />
Fest begins at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7<br />
at Wildwood Town Square Plaza, 221 Plaza<br />
Drive in Wildwood. Attendees can take<br />
pictures with Santa Claus from 3:30-5:30<br />
p.m. A Gingerbread House Contest begins<br />
at 6 p.m.; all houses must be assembled at<br />
home and transported to event. Carolers and<br />
food vendors will be onsite from 5-7 p.m.<br />
The event will conclude with a tree lighting<br />
ceremony at 7 p.m. The event is hosted by<br />
the Wildwood Business Association.<br />
• • •<br />
Breakfast with Santa is at 8:30 a.m. and<br />
9:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7 at American<br />
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Road in Manchester. A pancakes and sausage<br />
breakfast is served. Don’t miss this morning<br />
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Candy Cane Dash is at 9 a.m. Saturday,<br />
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Complex, 17925 N. Outer 40 Road. Candy<br />
canes and hot cocoa available. No dogs<br />
allowed. Age: 10-plus. Registration ends<br />
Dec. 6. $20 per entrant. This event will<br />
have a toy drive for Cardinal Glennon so<br />
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Disabilities Act should contact the Government Center at 636-2<strong>27</strong>-9000.<br />
Administration<br />
Public Works<br />
Police<br />
Parks and Recreation<br />
Operating Budget<br />
$3,371,407<br />
$5,009,991<br />
$6,747,769<br />
$5,021,402<br />
$20,150,569<br />
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$20,000<br />
$160,838<br />
$900,000<br />
$1,0<strong>19</strong>,000<br />
$2,099,838<br />
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I ST. CHARLES CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS I 41<br />
By JESSICA MESZAROS<br />
For the past 45 years, the streets of Historic<br />
Saint Charles have come alive with<br />
the sights and sounds of the holidays for<br />
the annual St. Charles Christmas Traditions<br />
festival. The 20<strong>19</strong> event has been<br />
updated with new festive characters, entertainment<br />
and music that will make visions<br />
of Christmas past roar to life in the present.<br />
Festival hours are: Opening Day [Nov.<br />
29]: <strong>11</strong> a.m.-9 p.m.; Wednesdays: 6-9 p.m.;<br />
Fridays: 6-9 p.m.; Saturdays: 10 a.m.-9<br />
p.m.; Sundays: Noon-5 p.m.; and Christmas<br />
Eve <strong>11</strong> a.m.-2 p.m.<br />
Opening Day: The festival kicks off<br />
with the arrival of Santa, Mrs. Claus and<br />
all of the Legends of Christmas at <strong>11</strong> a.m.<br />
Friday, Nov. 29 at the Kister Park Gazebo,<br />
400 block of South Main.<br />
Tree Lighting Ceremony: Friday, Nov.<br />
29 at 5 p.m. in Berthold Square.<br />
Santa Parade: Opening Day, Saturdays<br />
and Sundays at 1:30 p.m., South Main<br />
Street to the Tourism Center [corner of<br />
First Capitol and Riverside].<br />
Santa’s Cottage: Gather in Santa’s<br />
parlor at the Katy Depot in Frontier Park to<br />
share Christmas wish lists and take photos.<br />
Visiting hours are Friday, Nov. 29 from<br />
noon-5 p.m.; Saturdays from 10 a.m.-6<br />
p.m.; Sundays from noon- 5 p.m. and<br />
Christmas Eve from <strong>11</strong> a.m. to 1:15 p.m.<br />
“Oh Christmas Tree: The Evolution<br />
of an Icon”: This free exhibit shows how<br />
Christmas trees have changed through<br />
the ages. Hours are Friday, Nov. 29 from<br />
noon-5 p.m.; Saturdays from 10 a.m.-6<br />
p.m.; Sundays from noon- 5 p.m. and<br />
Christmas Eve from <strong>11</strong> a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at<br />
the Katy Depot in Frontier Park.<br />
“Twas the Night Before Christmas”:<br />
Wednesdays from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the<br />
First Missouri State Capitol State Historic<br />
Site, 200 South Main Street.<br />
[St. Charles Christmas Traditions photo]<br />
[St. Charles Christmas Traditions photo]<br />
Storytime With Mrs. Claus & Mother<br />
Goose: Join Mrs. Claus and Mother Goose<br />
for holiday tales on Saturdays and Sundays<br />
at <strong>11</strong>:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m. and 4 p.m.<br />
C<br />
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M<br />
Cobblestone Wassailiers in Concert:<br />
Y<br />
Features carols and music for all ages. Saturdays<br />
and Sundays at 4 p.m. in the Kister<br />
CM<br />
MY<br />
Park Gazebo.<br />
Land of Sweets GumBALL: Dance CY<br />
along with Clara, the Nutcracker Prince<br />
CMY<br />
and the Sugar Plum Fairy on Saturdays and<br />
K<br />
Sundays at 12:30 p.m. in the Kister Park<br />
Gazebo.<br />
Krampus Karnival: Experience holiday<br />
customs from around the globe as<br />
Krampus and friends turn the depot into a<br />
carnival mid-way. Wednesday and Friday<br />
nights from 6-9 p.m. at Katy Depot in<br />
Frontier Park.<br />
Voices of Christmas: Enjoy the sounds<br />
of choirs from across the region. Saturdays<br />
and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. in the OPO Plaza,<br />
<strong>11</strong>9 South Main Street.<br />
Meet Santa’s Reindeer: Visit and take<br />
photos with some of Santa’s steeds on Dec.<br />
21-22 from 3-5 p.m. at the First State Capitol<br />
State Historic Site.<br />
Chanukah On Main Street - Celebrating<br />
The Festival Of Lights: Join in the<br />
kindling of a Chanukah menorah, dancing<br />
and a gelt drop Sunday, Dec. 22 at 5 p.m. in<br />
Berthold Square.<br />
Candlelight Processionals: The day<br />
comes to a close every Wednesday, Friday<br />
and Saturday at 8:30 p.m. and Sundays<br />
at 4:30 p.m. from the 900 block of South<br />
Main St. to Kister Park.<br />
Closing Ceremony and Santa Send-<br />
Off: Bid farewell to Santa and Mrs. Claus<br />
at 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 24 at the Parade Stage,<br />
1000 South Main Street.
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HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS, from page 38<br />
bread, Hanukkah cookies, and others.<br />
• • •<br />
Claus and Paws is from 1-3 p.m. Saturday,<br />
Dec. 7 at The Lodge, 1050 Des Peres<br />
Road in Des Peres. Bring your favorite<br />
family-friendly pet for a picture with Santa<br />
outside in front of The Lodge. This event is<br />
free and registration is not required. Bring<br />
your own camera and keep pets on a leash.<br />
Visit desperesmo.org/1<strong>27</strong>6/Claus-and-Paws<br />
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• • •<br />
The Nutcracker is at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.<br />
Sunday, Dec. 8 at the Chesterfield YMCA,<br />
16464 Burkhardt Place in Chesterfield.<br />
Tchaikovsky’s classic music accompanies<br />
younger dancers through advanced ballet<br />
students. The performance is a familyfriendly,<br />
one-hour production. Tickets are<br />
$12 for children and adults; call (636) 537-<br />
3203 to order.<br />
• • •<br />
Let it Be Christmas: A Rock Opera<br />
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Saturday, Dec. 14; and at 3 p.m. on<br />
Sunday, Dec. 15 at Green Trails Church,<br />
14237 Ladue Road in Chesterfield. A fastpaced,<br />
modern rendering of the age-old<br />
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The Nutcracker is at 3:30 p.m. and<br />
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Maritz Theatre, 1400 S. Hwy. Drive in<br />
Fenton. For each ticket purchased, a charitable<br />
donation is made to Friends of Kids<br />
with Cancer. For tickets, visit danceexperiencestudio.com/nutcracker.<br />
• • •<br />
The Old Trails Historical Society’s<br />
Christmas Traditions Cookie and Gingerbread<br />
House Sale is from 9 a.m.-noon,<br />
Saturday, Dec. 14 at the historic Bacon<br />
Log Cabin, 687 Henry Ave. in Ballwin.<br />
Chances for “A Year of Cookies” are available,<br />
$1 per chance; 6 for $5.<br />
• • •<br />
A Hanukkah Menorah Parade is at<br />
4:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 22 at Chesterfield<br />
Central Park, 16365 Lydia Hill Drive in<br />
Chesterfield. Parade departs from Chesterfield<br />
Central Park, travels throughout<br />
Chesterfield and culminates in a 75-foot<br />
Hanukkah gelt drop with eight lucky<br />
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Kemoll’s Chop House: Making memories and serving the best since <strong>19</strong><strong>27</strong><br />
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By SUZANNE CORBETT<br />
Mark Cusumano is loving life at <strong>West</strong>port<br />
Plaza – a life driven by Kemoll’s<br />
Chop House, the celebrated St. Louis<br />
restaurant his grandmother opened back<br />
in <strong>19</strong><strong>27</strong>.<br />
“I love this space and I love the way<br />
it turned out,” Cusumano said. After 30<br />
years of operation in downtown St. Louis,<br />
Kemoll’s began planning its move to<br />
<strong>West</strong> County nearly a year ago. Such a<br />
move might have worried some restaurateurs<br />
but not Cusumano, who credits<br />
Kemoll’s ability to change as key to its<br />
success and the secret to its longevity.<br />
“We began as a little tavern, then a<br />
family restaurant before we expanded<br />
and knocked out the walls and became<br />
a gourmet restaurant in the <strong>19</strong>70s. We<br />
then moved downtown to the Top of the<br />
Met, now we’re here at <strong>West</strong>port. I know<br />
my grandmother, Mrs. Kemoll, would<br />
approve and would be proud of the place<br />
and the menu,” Cusumano said.<br />
Kemoll’s menu also has changed a bit<br />
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along with favorites that customers have<br />
enjoyed for decades.<br />
Classic dishes such as Mrs. Kemoll’s<br />
signature garlic cheese bread, cannelloni<br />
and fried artichokes are still on the menu.<br />
All are items that Kemoll’s first introduced<br />
to the St. Louis restaurant scene back in<br />
the <strong>19</strong>20s – and which will always remain<br />
the core of its menu.<br />
“It’s a little old and a little new all<br />
blended together,” Cusumano said,<br />
describing Kemoll’s Chop House menu.<br />
“We have a large selection of things that<br />
have been on the menu since we began<br />
– garlic cheese bread and lasagna. With<br />
those classics we added new things like<br />
the Asian Kababs and Stuffed Peruvian<br />
Peppers, which are stuffed with herbed<br />
goat cheese and drizzled with a balsamic<br />
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reduction. Lots of nouveau things and a<br />
lot of old school things on one menu for<br />
our customers to enjoy.”<br />
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success, a fact which Cusumano credits<br />
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Hours: 3:30 p.m.-9 p.m., Monday-Saturday<br />
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staff includes 10 employees who<br />
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experience serving Kemoll’s<br />
customers. In fact, some of those<br />
long-term staffers can boast of<br />
having worked with Mrs. Kemoll.<br />
“It’s amazing,” Cusumano said.<br />
“Our employees make it happen<br />
by delivering consistency that<br />
has made us great. And while we<br />
don’t have Mrs. Kemoll here, we<br />
still follow her philosophy: ‘Do<br />
everything the best you can.’”<br />
Doing your best has inspired<br />
Kemoll’s to add a new Happy<br />
Hour – unlike others in town<br />
– to its menu mix. Running every day<br />
from 3:30-8:30 p.m., it features live piano<br />
music, drink specials<br />
and an appetizer menu<br />
that is both excellent<br />
and affordable.<br />
“Our happy hour<br />
has been tremendous,”<br />
Cusumano said. “The<br />
music is great, the<br />
bar looks great, and<br />
the food is good and<br />
priced right. You can<br />
come in and order four<br />
or five different things and have a great<br />
Alan Ox<br />
performing<br />
nightly<br />
Monday thru<br />
Saturday<br />
The bar at Kemoll’s Chop House in <strong>West</strong> Port is<br />
where happy hour happens from 3:30-8:30 p.m.<br />
Monday-Saturday.<br />
Chops are in the name and on the<br />
plate at Kemoll’s.<br />
meal and still be under $30.”<br />
“We have some of the best food in town<br />
and our customers are<br />
the nicest people in<br />
the world. We have<br />
families that have been<br />
coming here for three<br />
and four generations.<br />
I hear stories almost<br />
every night from customers<br />
who share those<br />
memories.<br />
“It’s all about customer<br />
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Planting • Pruning • Patios<br />
Retaining Walls • Honeysuckle<br />
Removal<br />
Friendly service with attention to detail<br />
Call Tom 636.938.9874<br />
www.mienerlandscaping.com<br />
MIZZOU CREW LANDSCAPING<br />
(Since 2004)<br />
Leaf Removal, Christmas Lights<br />
Hanging, Small Retaining Walls,<br />
Paver Patios, Moles, Winter<br />
Shrub Trimming and Handymen<br />
Services. Videos/Specials at www.<br />
FASTandFREE.us/Lawncare.html or<br />
call/text Jeff info 314-520-5222<br />
Complete landscape services.<br />
Trimming, planting, mulch,<br />
brush removal, tree removal.<br />
Serving <strong>West</strong> County 40 years.<br />
VALLEY LANDSCAPE CO.<br />
636-458-8234<br />
LANDSCAPING<br />
MORALES LANDSCAPE LLC<br />
• Clean-Up • Mowing • Mulching<br />
• Planting • Aeration • Sod Install<br />
• Leaf/Tree Removal • Paver Patios<br />
• Trimming/Edging • Stone & Brick<br />
• Retaining Walls • Drainage Work<br />
- FREE ESTIMATES -<br />
636-293-2863<br />
moraleslandscape@hotmail.com<br />
LEAF CLEAN UP<br />
CURBSIDE<br />
PICK UP<br />
AVAILABLE!<br />
636-293-2863<br />
PEDRO MARTINEZ LANDSCAPING<br />
- A Cut Above! Snow Removal,<br />
Salt Spreading, Mowing and<br />
Clean-Up, Aeration, Bush/Tree<br />
Mulching, Fall planting, Drainage<br />
work, Leaf Removal, Fence<br />
Installation and more! References<br />
available. FREE Estimates.<br />
Call Anytime! 636-237-5160<br />
LEAF & SNOW REMOVAL<br />
RETAINING WALLS • PAVER PATIOS • MOWING<br />
STAINING DECKS BY BRUSH<br />
Free Estimate<br />
314-280-<strong>27</strong>79<br />
poloslawn@aol.com<br />
LEAF CLEAN UP<br />
Tree and Bush Trimming/Removal,<br />
Mulching, Landscaping Make-overs<br />
and Clean ups, Powerwashing.<br />
Now accepting lawn cutting<br />
customers for 2020 season.<br />
FAST & FREE ESTIMATES<br />
TWO MEN & A MOWER<br />
636-432-3451<br />
FALL CLEANUP<br />
ONE TIME CLEANUP<br />
Islands, Beds, Backyards<br />
Tree & Bush Trim or Removal<br />
Dirt & Decorative Rock<br />
LANDSCAPE REHAB<br />
• FREE ESTIMATES •<br />
636-775-5992<br />
PAINTING<br />
Quality Painting Inc.<br />
INTERIOR • EXTERIOR<br />
Check out our latest complete<br />
custom exterior paint job located at<br />
18 Blaytonn Lane, Frontenac, MO<br />
Your house could look this good!<br />
Call Rich at 636-230-0185<br />
ADVANTAGE PAINTING<br />
& POWERWASHING<br />
Interior &<br />
Exterior Painting<br />
Drywall Repair • Taping<br />
Wallpaper Stripping<br />
Top Quality Work • FREE Estimates<br />
636.262.5124<br />
INSURED<br />
MENTION AD & RECEIVE 10% OFF<br />
Interior and<br />
exterior painting<br />
Deck staining<br />
- Insured & Free Estimates -<br />
Dickspainting.com<br />
314-707-3094<br />
PET SERVICES<br />
CONVENIENT<br />
Dog Grooming<br />
Full service grooming<br />
in your home...<br />
Reasonable Rates • Free Consultation<br />
All Services Available<br />
Keep Your Pets Stress-Free at Home<br />
~ Great for Older Dogs ~<br />
Ask about discounts for rescues!<br />
Call for appointment<br />
314-591-0009<br />
PLUMBING<br />
LICENSED PLUMBER<br />
Available for all plumbing needs.<br />
No job too small. Free estimates.<br />
25 years experience. Senior<br />
citizen discount. 24 hours.<br />
Call 314-808-46<strong>11</strong><br />
• ANYTHING IN PLUMBING •<br />
Good Prices! Basement<br />
bathrooms, small repairs & code<br />
violations repaired. Fast Service.<br />
Certified, licensed plumber - MBC<br />
Plumbing - Call or text anytime:<br />
314-409-5051<br />
PRESSURE WASHING<br />
VOSSOME WINDOW CLEANING<br />
Your one-stop shop for<br />
Window Cleaning & Pressure<br />
Washing! Save big $$$ on an<br />
Autumn bundle deal. Insured,<br />
experienced, awesome. Give<br />
us a Google for reviews or call<br />
314–775–1080<br />
PUBLIC NOTICE<br />
PUBLIC NOTICE<br />
The Valley Park School District will<br />
accept declarations of candidacy<br />
from any person interested in running<br />
for a position on the school<br />
board in the April 7, 2020 election.<br />
Persons may file at the Superintendent’s<br />
Office located at 1 Main<br />
Street, Valley Park, MO 63088.<br />
Filing begins December 17, 20<strong>19</strong>,<br />
at 8:00 a.m. and continues during<br />
the District’s regular business<br />
hours of 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Monday<br />
through Friday. With the exception<br />
of the first and last day of<br />
filing, filing will not occur on legal<br />
or school holidays or on days the<br />
school district is closed due to<br />
inclement weather. The district office<br />
will be closed for winter break<br />
December 21, 20<strong>19</strong>-January 3,<br />
2020.<br />
Filing ends January 21, 2020 at<br />
5:00 p.m. There are three (3) director<br />
positions available with threeyear<br />
terms. Candidates must be<br />
citizens of the United States and<br />
resident taxpayers of the district<br />
with no taxes in arrears pursuant to<br />
RSMo. <strong>11</strong>5.306, must have resided<br />
in Missouri for one year preceding<br />
the election, and must be at least<br />
twenty-four years of age by the<br />
day of election. The names of qualified<br />
candidates shall be placed on<br />
the ballot in order of filing.<br />
Sell Your Real Estate FAST<br />
in the <strong>West</strong> Classifieds!<br />
636.591.0010<br />
REAL ESTATE<br />
IS A<br />
REAL ESTATE<br />
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SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE<br />
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HomeServices<br />
Select Properties<br />
Call Rory Schwartz<br />
Managing Broker<br />
314-574-<strong>11</strong><strong>11</strong><br />
ROOFING<br />
ROOFING<br />
Kirkwood Roofing<br />
Insurance Specialist<br />
All types of Roofing<br />
Fully Insured • FREE Estimates<br />
314-909-8888<br />
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ST. LOUIS ROOFING<br />
Roof Repair • Replacement<br />
Free Storm Inspections<br />
Tuckpointing<br />
Siding • Windows • Gutters<br />
Painting/Cedar Staining<br />
Best Quality & Prices In Town!<br />
314-968-7848<br />
Roofing • Siding<br />
All Exterior<br />
Insurance Specialist • A+ BBB Rating<br />
314-282-<strong>19</strong>91<br />
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SERVICES<br />
Personal Driver/Assistant<br />
When You Need A Ride<br />
Grocery, Doctor,<br />
Shopping, Airport,<br />
to your needs.<br />
Senior Discounts.<br />
Fair, caring. Like<br />
driving with a friend.<br />
Call Elisabeth • 636-579-5262<br />
7 DAYS/WEEK<br />
Call 636-591-0010<br />
to get your message out<br />
LOUD & CLEAR!<br />
SERVICES<br />
TREE SERVICES<br />
GET 'ER DONE TREE SERVICE<br />
Tree trimming, removal, deadwooding,<br />
pruning and stump<br />
grinding. Certified arborist.<br />
Fully Insured • Free Estimates<br />
A+ BBB • A+ Angie's List<br />
Serving the Area Since 2004<br />
314-971-6993<br />
WANTED<br />
WANTED TO BUY<br />
• SPORTS MEMORABILIA •<br />
Baseball Cards, Sports Cards,<br />
Cardinals Souvenirs and<br />
Memorabilia. Pre-<strong>19</strong>75 Only.<br />
Private Collector: 314-302-1785<br />
WATERPROOFING<br />
TOP NOTCH WATERPROOFING<br />
& FOUNDATION REPAIR LLC<br />
Cracks, sub-pump systems,<br />
structural & concrete repairs.<br />
Exterior drainage correction.<br />
Serving Missouri for 15 years.<br />
Finally, a contractor who is honest<br />
& leaves the job site clean.<br />
Lifetime Warranties.<br />
Free Estimate 636-281-6982<br />
WEDDING SERVICES<br />
Marriage<br />
Ceremonies<br />
Renewal of Vows<br />
and Baptisms<br />
Full Service Ministry<br />
314-703-7456<br />
GOT IT IN THE<br />
CLASSIFIEDS<br />
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From a new car to a new home to a new job,<br />
the <strong>West</strong> <strong>Newsmagazine</strong> Classifieds deliver!<br />
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