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Walter E. Williams 

Who Are the Racists? 

Former presidential candidate Beto 

O’Rourke said that racism in America is 

“foundational” and that people of color 

were under “mortal threat” from the 

“white supremacist in the White House.” 

Pete Buttigieg chimed in to explain that 

“systemic racism” will “be with us” no 

matter who is in the White House. Senator 

Cory Booker called for “attacking 

systemic racism” in the “racially biased” 

criminal justice system. 

Let’s follow up by examining Booker’s 

concern about a “racially biased” criminal 

justice system. To do that, we can 

turn to a recent article by Heather Mac 

Donald, who is a senior fellow at the New 

York-based Manhattan Institute. She is a 

contributing editor of City Journal, and 

a New York Times bestselling author. Her 

most recent article, “A Platform of Urban 

Decline,” which appeared in Manhattan 

Institute’s publication Eye On The News, 

addresses race and crime. She reveals 

government statistics you’ve never read 

before. 

According to leftist rhetoric, whites 

pose a severe, if not mortal, threat to 

blacks. Mac Donald says that may have 

once been true, but it is no longer so 

today. To make her case, she uses the 

latest Bureau of Justice Statistics 2018 

survey of criminal victimization. Mac 

Donald writes: “According to the study, 

there were 593,598 interracial violent 

victimizations (excluding homicide) 

between blacks and whites last year, 

including white-on-black and black-onwhite 

attacks. Blacks committed 537,204 

of those interracial felonies, or 90%, and 

whites committed 56,394 of them, or less 

than 10%. That ratio is becoming more 

skewed, despite the Democratic claim of 

Trump-inspired white violence. In 2012- 

13, blacks committed 85% of all interracial 

victimizations between blacks and 

whites; whites committed 15%. From 

2015 to 2018, the total number of white 

victims and the incidence of white victimization 

have grown as well.” 

There are other stark figures not talked 

about often. According to the FBI’s Uniform 

Crime Reporting for 2018, of the 

homicide victims for whom race was 

known, 53.3% were black, 43.8% were 

white and 2.8% were of other races. In 

cases where the race of the offender was 

known, 54.9% were black, 42.4% were 

white, and 2.7% were of other races. 

White and black liberals, who claim 

that blacks face a “mortal threat” from 

the “white supremacist in the White 

House” are perpetuating a cruel hoax. 

The primary victims of that hoax are 

black people. We face the difficult, and 

sometimes embarrassing, task of confronting 

reality. 

Mac Donald says that Barack Obama’s 

2008 Father’s Day speech in Chicago 

would be seen today as an “unforgivable 

outburst of white supremacy.” Here’s 

what Obama told his predominantly black 

audience in a South Side church: “If we 

are honest with ourselves,” too many 

fathers are “missing – missing from too 

many lives and too many homes. They 

have abandoned their responsibilities, 

acting like boys instead of men.” Then- 

Senator Obama went on to say, “Children 

who grow up without a father are five 

times more likely to live in poverty and 

commit crime; nine times more likely to 

drop out of schools and 20 times more 

likely to end up in prison.” 

White liberals deem that any speaker’s 

references to personal responsibility 

brands the speaker as bigoted. Black 

people cannot afford to buy into the 

white liberal agenda. White liberals don’t 

pay the same price. They don’t live in 

neighborhoods where their children can 

get shot simply sitting on their porches. 

White liberals don’t go to bed with the 

sounds of gunshots. White liberals don’t 

live in neighborhoods that have become 

economic wastelands. Their children 

don’t attend violent schools where 

they have to enter through metal detectors. 

White liberals help the Democratic 

Party maintain political control over 

cities, where many black residents live 

in despair, such as Baltimore, St. Louis, 

Detroit, Chicago. 

Black people cannot afford to remain 

fodder for the liberal agenda. With that 

in mind, we should not be a one-party 

people in a two-party system. 

• • • 

Walter E. Williams is a professor of 

economics at George Mason University. 

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Regarding Walter Williams 

Mr. Williams must be speaking for himself 

and fanatical believers when he says 

“we have become an immoral people” [Nov. 

6]. 

For I can assure him that it is not the 

secular that are destroying America. It is 

the fervently religious that have eschewed 

the actual teachings of Jesus and chosen to 

exalt Trump as a savior. These are the true 

dangers to America’s morality. The people 

that post sanctimonious Bible quotes on 

Facebook but turn a blind eye to when our 

President mocked a disabled reporter, or 

discussed watching teenage pageant contestants 

change backstage. 

These are the people that are causing 

the rot in America, and they generally call 

themselves Christians. I do not include 

all, or most Christians, but enough of 

them that the label of Christian no longer 

means what it used to. The “Christians” 

that applauded LGBTQ protections being 

stripped and rape victims conceivably 

being forced to carry a pregnancy to term. 

These are the Christians that are turning 

youth away from Christianity because 

they have become intolerant to anyone 

different and [are] willing to sacrifice the 

teachings of the Bible in their pursuit of a 

few key political issues. For Mr. Williams 

to even suggest that secular people are 

causing the ills of America is exactly the 

type of nonsensical smugness that turns 

people away from Christianity. Mr. Williams 

has proven himself to be a pawn in 

the Christian money making machine that 

knows victimhood and a perceived threat 

on Christianity is good for business. 

What irony that Professor Williams 

would lecture on the moral decline of the 

U.S. while quoting William Barr. Barr, 

who has abused his position and chosen 

to gallivant across the world; seeking to 

undermine U.S. Intelligence agencies, 

while flouting ethical standards all in the 

name of unfounded conspiracy theories 

born from the depths of 4chan. 

Next time Williams should consider 

quoting Putin to make the trolling a little 

less obvious. 

Sara Sullivan 

Responding to ‘In regard 

to Walter. E. Williams’ 

I offer a comment on what writer Bryce 

Frazier wrote in the Nov. 13 edition: Yes, 

Walter Williams is a “conservative” and I 

am very thankful to West Newsmagazine 

for making him their page three feature 

columnist. Mr. Frazier thinks that West 

Newsmagazine [a weekly newspaper] 

should be more ‘balanced’ and ‘impartial’ 

in its format. Here’s what might sway West 

Newsmagazine to change its format: If the 

extremely liberal and totally unfair and 

unbalanced St. Louis Post-Dispatch (the 

only daily paper we have here)…would 

change and just ‘try’ to be more fair and 

balanced [versus] so totally biased towards 

Democrats….then we might see West 

Newsmagazine change too. Don’t hold 

your breath … it won’t happen … the Post- 

Dispatch will never change! 

Thank you [West Newsmagazine] for 

being a “conservative” point of view! 

Gary Arbesman 

Thanking local politicians 

A big thanks to Rep. William Lacy Clay 

for joining Rep. Wagner in supporting the 

Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, 

and Malaria. It is commendable that Missouri 

is a step ahead in this strive. 

In 2002, at the height of the AIDS crisis, 

the world came together to fight back by 

creating the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, 

Tuberculosis, and Malaria. This international 

partnership has helped save 32 million 

lives since 2002 with U.S. leading 

the support. The Global Fund has a plan 

to support countries to save 16 million 

lives over the next three years and this can 

only be made possible with our continued 

support. The U.S. must again rise to its 

responsibility in this. The Global Fund is 

currently facing threats from the White 

House by President Trump recommending 

a 29% funding cut. Fortunately, there is 

bipartisan support for a 16% boost. [A sixteen 

percent] increase is far better than the 

29% cut. Now, we need to make sure this 

increase makes it into our government’s 

2020 spending bill. I urge our Senator Roy 

Blunt to take this opportunity and to be 

really [a] leader this time in his role on the 

appropriations committee. Science shows 

that we can end the global emergencies 

caused by AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, 

but this can be accomplished only if we 

maintain the political will to do so. 

Aashish Allu 

In response to Nov. 16 

letter to the editor 

I am sorry he [Norman Baxter] wants 

to “spare us this one newsmagazine” [Nov. 

27]. The only reason for my letter was to 

comment on the unrelenting right-wing 

dogma of Mr. Williams. I am not advocating 

infiltrating left-wing dogma into your 

precious newsmagazine but I am saddened 

at the close-minded information silo in 

which Mr. Baxter wishes to reside. That I 

read Mr. Williams’ column should indicate 

that I expose myself to views with which I 

disagree instead of a knee-jerk rejection of 

another point of view. I know of no other 

way to stay informed on a wide spectrum 

of views. 

Thankfully, the editorial staff disagrees 

with Mr. Baxter else my letter(s) would be 

censored. 

Bryce Frazier 

Regarding national politics 

While listening to nothing but praise 

about the prior service at the recent 

impeachment inquiry testimony of Dr. 

Fiona Hill, a Russian expert [who served 

on the National Security Council], am I 

alone in thinking that her testimony was 

arrogant and “less than truthful”? 

Setting out her long history of what 

she believed to be her dedicated service 

to our nation, Dr. Hill clearly articulated 

her vision of what the US foreign policy 

should be, based on her expertise and 

many years of service during prior administrations. 

She then repeatedly pointed out 

that her vision on foreign policy was completely 

different from that of the Trump 

Administration, and that she felt justified 

in opposing the president’s policies, with 

which she did not agree. The website of 

obamawhitehouse.archives.gov defines 

the role of the National Security Council 

as, “Council’s function has been to advise 

and assist the President on national security 

and foreign policies...also serves as the 

President’s principal arm for coordinating 

these policies among various government 

agencies...NCS is chaired by the President.” 

Based on this definition, it would 

seem that Dr. Hill’s job was not to promote 

her own foreign policies, but to promote 

the policy of the duly elected president. 

It shocked me to watch her testify with 

relative indifference that she knew disgraced 

“spy” Christopher Steele had been 

given a copy of the phony Steele dossier 

[funded by a DNC law firm – which 

launched the Russian Collusion investigation 

by Strobe Talbott, who is a close 

friend of the Clintons and served in the 

Clinton Administration] before it was even 

made public. 

What I found to be most incredible is Dr. 

Hill’s testimony that she didn’t even know 

what a “Never-Trumper” was, when in fact 

she clearly is one. 

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Let’s talk about money 

Dear Democratic Presidential Candidates- 

Let’s talk. 

You are all having a wonderful time 

debating the proper method and levels by 

which to tax wealth. (Imagine the things 

we could do with all that money you plan 

to claw back from the “uber wealthy!”) 

Elizabeth Warren, for instance, lists 

“Rebuilding the Middle Class” as a core 

campaign promise. She has 27 individual 

plans associated with this idea, including 

the Ultra-Millionaire Tax, which is 

described as a tax “on America’s 75,000 

richest families to produce trillions that can 

be used to build an economy that works for 

everyone, including universal childcare, 

student loan debt relief, and down payments 

on a Green New Deal and Medicare 

for All.” 

The thing is, that statement is inaccurate. 

Her plan will not “produce trillions.” Nothing 

is being produced. Things are being 

taken from a small number of families and 

given to a larger set of families. 

We just want to offer up the following 

idea – and it may sound a little crazy, 

so let’s just throw it against the wall and 

see if it sticks – but how about instead of 

spending all your time talking about taxing 

wealth, how about talking a little more 

about creating wealth? 

Pretty novel, right? 

We know, we know, things like entrepreneurship 

and small business and free 

enterprise are not nearly as en vogue as 

the concept of picking Bill Gates’ pockets 

and buying everybody a burrito. That said, 

there are an awful lot of people out here 

who believe that we can generate our own 

wealth if the government would just help a 

little or get out of the way. Then you could 

tax us more! 

Listen, all snark aside, small business is 

the engine that drives the U.S. economy and 

it simply is not being talked about enough. 

On Warren’s website, in that list of 27 

plans to rebuild the middle class, entrepreneurship 

is only mentioned once, and small 

business is not mentioned at all. There are 

plenty of mentions of workers, and farmers, 

and jobs- but not nearly enough mention 

of the people who help create jobs. 

There are reasonable discussions to be 

had around many of these initiatives. There 

are reasonable discussions to be had about 

tax policy, about empowering and growing 

the middle class. There are reasonable discussions 

to be had about large technology 

companies and farmers and workers and 

trade and wages. But small business and 

entrepreneurship are central to these discussions, 

and right now they seem peripheral 

at best. 

Cory Booker supports legislation that 

would create what are called “baby bonds.” 

A baby bond would give every American 

child a $1,000 savings account at birth. The 

account would earn interest and receive 

additional deposits each year. It would 

be paid for by changes to inheritance and 

estate taxes. All of this is offered in the 

name of increased fairness and opportunity. 

Here is some money when you are 

born, you can use it as an adult, and we will 

take it back when you die. 

These systems are not designed to create 

opportunity for people to become wealthy, 

they are designed to make people better at 

being relatively poor. 

Plans like this have not worked, by the 

way. According to the Cato Institute, 12 

European countries had wealth taxes in 

place in 1990 and just three continue to 

have them today. 

Simply put, wealth creation is a better 

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Missouri American Water recently donated more than 3.2 acres of land to the Monarch Fire Protection District, with a 

formal ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the change of ownership on Nov. 22. 

[Missouri American Water photo] 

news 

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BALLWIN 

Police free dog from 

robot vacuum 

The Ballwin Police Department were 

called to a residence Friday, Nov. 22 to 

help free a small dog from an automated 

vacuum cleaner. Officers received a call 

that a robotic vacuum had sucked up the 

tail of Stonewall, a Shih Tzu mix, as he 

napped on the floor in the house’s front 

room. 

After an examination of the machine, 

responding officers cut the fur off the 

dog’s tail to remove it from the vacuum’s 

clutches. Stonewall sustained no injuries. 

CHESTERFIELD 

Monarch Fire Protection 

receives land donation 

Missouri American Water donated more 

than 3.2 acres of land to the Monarch Fire 

Protection District on Nov. 22. In addition 

to the donated land, Monarch will be given 

license to use an additional 1.9 adjacent 

acres, for a total of more than five acres of 

use. 

The donated land is located at 911 John 

Pellet Court in Chesterfield, next door to 

Missouri American Water’s Central Treatment 

Plant, and is already the site of a 

Monarch training facility. The fire protection 

district has leased the land from Missouri 

American Water since 2001 for $100 

annually. 

“Missouri American Water is pleased 

to build on our collaborative partnership 

with the Monarch Fire Protection District 

by donating this land to better accommodate 

their training needs,” Debbie Dewey, 

President of Missouri American Water, 

said. “There’s a lot of work and necessary 

investment that goes into ensuring the 

brave fire fighters in our service area have 

access to the life-saving water they need 

when an emergency strikes, from regularly 

exercising hydrants to replacing or extending 

the useful life of aging water mains, 

storage tanks, and treatment plants. This 

is just one more way we can support the 

important fire protection service Monarch 

provides to our customers.” 

The Monarch Fire Protection District 

covers more than 62 square miles and services 

more than 60,000 people, meaning 

the donation will benefit much of St. Louis 

County. 

“The Monarch Fire Protection District is 

thrilled to receive this donation by Missouri 

American Water, and we look forward to continuing 

a great relationship with our Howard 

Bend neighbors,” Robin Harris, President 

of the Monarch Fire Protection Board, said. 

“Missouri American Water’s original leasing 

of the land to Monarch helped provide 

advanced training for firefighting and rescue 

operations. Owning the land upon which 

our training center sits allows Monarch to 

expand the facility to encompass fire, rescue 

and EMS training. Through the generosity 

of Missouri American Water, Monarch will 

better provide enhanced training for our lifesaving 

personnel, keeping them ready for any 

emergency.” 

Students learn about STEM through aviation at Wings of Hope. 

Wings of Hope receives 

$125,000 for STEM programs 

Wings of Hope, a Chesterfield-based 

nonprofit, recently received a $125,000 

grant from Boeing to support its Soar into 

STEM program, a hands-on learning experience 

designed to provide local students 

experience in aviation and STEM-related 

career paths. 

“Boeing has made significant investments 

in STEM education for youth,” 

Wings of Hope President and CEO Bret 

Heinrich said. “They provided substantial 

seed funding for our pilot Soar into STEM 

program, and this latest grant will enable 

us to expand the program and expose more 

of our youth to the tremendous opportunities 

in STEM and aviation careers.” 

The grant will allow Wings of Hope to 

more than double the number of students 

who participate in Soar into STEM. The 

program includes lessons in hands-on 

maintenance, repair and modification of 

an airplane to be used flying medical and/ 

or humanitarian missions; experiencing 

a flight simulator; and piloting a smallengine 

aircraft under the close supervision 

of a flight instructor. The spring 2019 

pilot program served students from three 

St. Louis-area school districts and the Girl 

Scouts of Eastern Missouri. 

“As a pilot, I understand the value of programs 

that engage students in this way. It 

is incredibly rewarding to see students who 

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are working on a plane in our hangar suddenly 

light up and make that connection 

between STEM learning and a career path 

they can create for themselves,” Wings of 

Hope Board Chairman Don Kukla said. “If 

not for participating in our program, the 

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or a scientist might never have occurred to 

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The contractor for the Manchester 

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of Woods Avenue between Manchester 

Road and Rodgers Drive in Wildwood 

beginning on Monday, Dec. 2. The closure 

will allow the contractor to raise the 

profile of Woods Avenue to match future 

streetscape improvements underway at 

that location. The anticipated reopening of 

the area is tentatively scheduled for Jan. 2, 

2020, weather permitting. A signed detour 

route will be in place along Route 109 for 

the duration of the work. Electronic message 

boards alongside the route will notify 

motorists of the detour. 

The Manchester Road Streetscape Plan is 

currently in its third phase and spans from 

Taylor Road to Eatherton Road in Ward 8. 

According to the city’s official website, as 

of November 2019, Missouri-American 

has almost completed its relocation work, 

so Gershenson Construction will be able 

to begin installing storm sewers along the 

roadway. 

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Siteman Kids at St. Louis Children’s Hospital 

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One hundred percent of the proceeds will 

go toward research opportunities at both 

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institutions. The record-breaking donation 

brings the total funds donated by Pedal the 

Cause over the last 10 years to $29,077,611. 

This money has funded 130 cancer research 

projects – including 98 adult and 32 pediatric 

projects. Funds donated by Pedal the 

Cause in 2019 will be distributed to the 

most promising research projects in 2020. 

The $4.74 million donation was raised 

by 3,725 riders and spinners, 522 kids and 

over 1,107 volunteers who participated 

in the tenth annual Pedal the Cause – a 

cycling challenge and weekend community 

celebration with the goal of curing 

all cancers for everyone. Pedal the Cause 

2019 took place on Sept. 28 and 29 at the 

Chesterfield Amphitheater. Participants 

continued to fundraise until Oct. 31. 

“On behalf of the entire Pedal the Cause 

community, we are honored to support 

best-in-class research at our world-class 

St. Louis beneficiaries, the Siteman Cancer 

Center and Siteman Kids at St. Louis Children’s 

Hospital,” Pedal the Cause Executive 

Director Jay Indovino said. “These 

funds will stay in St. Louis and move the 

frontier forward in cancer research; supporting 

new treatments, cures and diagnostics 

for cancer patients here and around the 

world. We’ll keep riding our bikes and raising 

critical funds until we have a ‘world 

without cancer.’” 

With over 40,000 donors in 2019, Pedal 

the Cause remains the region’s largest 

peer-to-peer fundraising event. 

“The support of the St. Louis community 

through Pedal the Cause has been vital to 

us as we advance discoveries and cures for 

the tens of thousands of patients at Siteman 

Cancer Center and Siteman Kids,” said 

BJC President and Chief Executive Officer 

Rich Liekweg. “This remarkable gift from 

Pedal the Cause will go to work immediately 

as we push towards a future without 

cancer and continue to lead the field as a 

top-tier research institution.” 

Library and jail form partnership 

On Monday, Nov. 25, a press conference 

was held at the Buzz Westfall Justice 

Center off Carondelet Avenue in Clayton 

to announce a new initiative to provide 

education opportunities for inmates. 

The partnership between St. Louis 

County Justice Services and the St. Louis 

County Library is designed to not only provide 

library resources to the inmates during 

detention, but also provide a seamless transition 

into other library services once they 

are released. 

“Making library assets more readily 

available will help ease some obstacles 

individuals face after being released from 

incarceration,” County Executive Sam 

Page said. “It’s another way to treat those 

in our custody with dignity and respect and 

prepare them for a brighter future.” 

While in custody, individuals will now 

have access to a larger and more varied 

supply of library materials, available at 

different reading levels. The reading materials 

will also be refreshed monthly. Then, 

upon release, those individuals interested 

will have the option to obtain a library card 

and access to resources that may be vital in 

preventing them from repeating past mistakes 

or offenses. 

“We look forward to working with the 

Justice Center on efforts to reduce recidivism 

in St. Louis County,” Library Director 

Kristen Sorth said. “Libraries offer 

important resources for all members of the 

community and can be of particular help to 

those who are struggling.” 

Computer classes and an online high 

school program will be available to participants. 

Online tools for job searching 

and assistance is another key feature of the 

program. 

“We are excited about this partnership, 

creating educational opportunities for 

those in our care and providing opportunities 

upon release to help chart a successful 

future,” Lt. Col. Troy Doyle, acting director 

of Justice Services, said. 

This new initiative comes at an important 

juncture for the County’s Justice Services. 

Doyle’s tenure as acting director will soon 

be giving way to the newly hired Director 

of Justice Services, Raul Banasco. 

Banasco brings to St. Louis County a 

wealth of experience. 

He’s been a jail administrator in San 

Antonio and Ft. Worth, Texas. In 2016, the 

Jail Administrator Association recognized 

him as the Jail Administrator of the Year. 

County unveils 2020 

census plans 

As of Nov. 25, a new website is live 

as part of St. Louis County’s efforts to 

encourage widespread participation in the 

upcoming 2020 Census. 

Every decade, the federal government 

surveys each state, city and county for 

updated population data. This information 

is then evaluated and used to reapportion 

congressional seats and determine how 

much federal funds states and counties 

receive. 

There is a direct, proportional relationship 

between census participation, accurate 

population counts, and earned federal 

dollars flowing into communities. 

“County-wide participation in the 

upcoming census is crucial for how County 

government is run,” St. Louis County 

Executive Sam Page said in an official 

release. “The more accurate the statistical 

data, the more representative the federal 

Lt. Col. Troy Doyle, Acting Director of Justice Services for St. Louis County speaks to the media 

on Nov. 25. 

[Photo provided by Kara Smith, St. Louis County Library] 

funds St. Louis County receives – ensuring 

that County budgets can function in the 

best interests of those we serve.” 

Any information received through the 

census remains protected by federal law 

and can only be used to formulate statistical 

information. All St. Louis County 

residents, regardless of immigration or 

governmental assistance status, are being 

encouraged to participate. Any and all provided 

answers are confidential and cannot 

be shared with immigration or law enforcement 

agencies. 

“Census participation is our civic duty,” 

Ethel Byndom, director for the Office 

of Community Empowerment, said. “It 

places us within our neighborhoods, districts, 

and counties and asks the federal 

government to recognize the communities 

we’ve all built. Census dollars help sustain 

and elevate communities that may be 

struggling and give them the opportunity 

to thrive.” 

St. Louis County residents have multiple 

ways to complete the census survey. 

In March 2020, a survey will be mailed 

through the U.S. Postal Service to all 

addresses within the county. Residents 

will also have the ability to complete the 

survey by phone or online. Each resident’s 

response will only be counted once. 

More information can be found on the 

official St. Louis County 2020 Census 

website, www.census-2020-stlcogis.hub. 

arcgis.com/ 

Council may call bow hunters 

to control deer population 

For the second time this year, the St. 

Louis County Council is considering a 

proposal to allow area hunters to assist in 

the controlling of the local deer population. 

Bill No. 324, which is co-sponsored 

by councilmembers Mark Harder [R–District 

7] and Tim Fitch [R–District 3], would 

allow the Missouri Department of Conservation 

to hold bow hunting events in St. 

Louis County parks as it already does in 

state parks. 

“The goal of managed hunts is not the 

elimination of deer, but a reduction in 

numbers,” Mitch Leachman told the council 

during its Nov. 26 meeting. “[The deer] 

are part of a natural system. But lacking 

natural predators, they overwhelm that 

same system.” 

Leachman is the director of programs 

for the St. Louis Audubon Society, a local 

environmental group with over 1,500 

members. He made it clear he was speaking 

on behalf of the group and expressing 

the group’s support for controlled deer 

hunts in St. Louis County parks. Leachman 

also noted that the St. Louis Audubon 

Society has performed over 13,000 hours 

of service in county parks where volunteers 

have planted trees and shrubs. 

“Unfortunately, most of the 3,300 trees 

and shrubs planted through our efforts 

are no longer visible,” Leachman said. He 

claimed that it is the uncontrolled deer 

population whose constant grazing has 

damaged and destroyed these conservation 

efforts. “Simply put, county woodlands 

that we know best are overpopulated by 

deer and dying.” 

Michael Meredith, certified Missouri 

Naturalist and resident of Creve Couer, 

also spoke in favor of Bill No. 324. 

“I’m not one to usually advocate for 

hunting on public property. However, the 

deer population in our parks is reaching 

critical levels that pose problems for both 

humans and wildlife,” Meredith said. 

Earlier in the year, Fitch brought a similar 

measure before the council only to see 

the proposal defeated by vote. 

Bill No. 324 was passed through its first 

reading without objection during the Nov. 

26 meeting, but will require successful 

second reading before becoming law.

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Privatization discussed as concept for Lambert Airport 

By JIM ERICKSON 

[Editor’s Note: This is part one of a 

multi-part series.] 

In Europe and other places around the 

world, privatization of leading airports is a 

long-established fact. 

In the United States, the number of commercial 

airports in private operating hands 

is zero. Not that some airports, or portions 

thereof, haven’t flirted with the concept of 

[St. Louis Lambert International Airport photo] 

placing the management of those public 

assets in private hands. But, for a variety 

of reasons, those deals have fallen through. 

Make no mistake. If it happens, the 

privatization of St. Louis Lambert International 

Airport will be precedent-setting. 

Whether the example turns out to be a 

resounding success or a boondoggle is a 

matter of debate. 

Not surprisingly, there are strong views 

on both sides of the issue. 

The path leading to airport privatization 

isn’t new. For example, a number of activities 

at Lambert, including its concessions 

and parking, already are handled by private 

companies, albeit with oversight by 

the airport’s own management. 

Some 7,000 people work at Lambert but 

the airport directly employs only about 

530 of that number. In addition to parking 

and concessions operations, the major and 

regional airlines and air freight carriers 

also employ a substantial percentage of the 

total work force. 

In 1996, the door opened to the type 

of full-scale private operation now being 

considered for Lambert. That initial step – 

limited to just five airports – came with passage 

of legislation authorizing the Federal 

Aviation Administration [FAA] to establish 

an airport privatization pilot program. 

A 2012 bill increased the potential 

number of airports to 10, while a 2018 

measure removed the limitation on the 

number of participating facilities. With this 

action effectively ending the pilot program, 

the new arrangement now is known as the 

Airport Investment Partnership Program 

[AIPP]. 

Since the privatization concept became 

available 23 years ago, only one airport 

in the continental United States has 

completed the lengthy process for being 

operated by a non-public entity. Late in 

1999, Stewart International Airport in the 

Hudson River Valley about 60 miles north 

of the Manhattan area was leased to a subsidiary 

of the UK-based National Express 

Group [NEG]. The company paid $35 million 

for a 99-year lease and subsequently 

made $10 million in capital improvements 

to the facility. 

But the transaction’s timing proved to 

be ill-fated. Not only did NEG soon opt to 

realign its corporate priorities to bus and 

rail activities, Stewart also suffered from 

the significant cutbacks in air service following 

9/11. 

After seven years of operation, NEG 

sold the lease to the Port Authority of New 

York and New Jersey for $78.5 million. 

The price enabled the company to recoup 

its investments and record a sizable capital 

gain. 

A 2012 in-depth examination by the 

Transportation Research Board, under 

FAA sponsorship, looked both at what has 

sparked interest in airport privatization and 

why it hasn’t become a trend across the 

nation. 

Known as the Airport Cooperative 

Research Program [ACRP] Report 66, the 

document cited privatization’s 

potential benefits, 

including accessing private 

capital for development, 

stimulating air service and 

airline competition, more 

innovation and creativity in 

gaining non-airline revenue, 

enhanced customer service, 

long-term efficiencies in 

operating and maintenance 

and de-politicizing airport 

decision making. 

All levels of government face a host 

of financial challenges today, including 

declining revenues, higher pension costs, 

the growing tab for employee health care 

coverage, other infrastructure projects and 

financial needs of various social and safety 

net programs. 

Privatization is one answer – taking a 

city-owned asset and monetizing it by 

making it available for private business 

operation. For the city of St. Louis, which 

owns and operates Lambert, the airport is a 

valuable asset. Estimates of what a private 

company might bid for a long-term lease 

to operate the facility range up to a billion 

dollars or more. 

Under the AIPP, commercial service airports 

such as Lambert [and Stewart] can 

only be leased. 

Lambert today is the only commercial 

airport in the continental United States 

involved in any phase of the AIPP. St. 

Louis received FFA approval of its pre- 

See LAMBERT AIRPORT, page 51 

Privatization features a large cast, big dollars 

By JIM ERICKSON 

The cast of players in the unfolding 

drama about privatizing St. Louis Lambert 

International Airport is a large one. Not 

surprisingly, many in that cast come with 

a considerable price tag. 

Substantially all that cost has been paid by 

retired billionaire Rex Sinquefield, whose 

behind-the-scenes activities have been carried 

out by Grow Missouri, a nonprofit 

organization he funds. As a political action 

committee, Grow Missouri has actively 

promoted causes Sinquefield has favored 

and candidates he has supported, including 

the now defunct Better Together effort and 

former county executive Steve Stenger. 

Stenger now is serving a sentence in federal 

prison after pleading guilty to honest 

services bribery and mail fraud earlier this 

year. 

Travis Brown heads Grow Missouri 

and is co-leader of the advisor team that 

includes representatives from a number of 

consulting, legal, financial and communications 

firms. 

Grow Missouri was one of three firms 

selected by the city of St. Louis to play the 

lead roles in decision making on the privatization 

issue. The other two are: 

McKenna & Associates LLC, an 

Arlington, Virginia-based operation that 

advertises itself as “a boutique advisory 

firm that provides management and consulting 

services,” including fund raising. 

Representing the company as co-leader on 

the privatization advisor team is Andrew 

McKenna, its founder, president and CEO. 

Three other McKenna employees also are 

on the advisor team. 

Moelis & Co. LLC, a New York-based 

investment bank that will advise on seeking 

and evaluating proposals 

from organizations 

interested in bidding on a 

Lambert lease and operating 

agreement. The firm has six 

people on the advisor team. 

St. Louis Mayor Lyda 

Krewson, who continued to 

support the privatization study launched by 

her predecessor Francis Slay upon taking 

office in 2017. As mayor she is a member 

of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment, 

which must approve any privatization 

agreement. Other members of the 

board are Lewis Reed, president of the 

St. Louis Board of Aldermen; and Darlene 

Green, St. Louis city controller. 

Members of the Board of Estimate and 

Apportionment named above also serve 

with Paul Payne, St. Louis budget director, 

as voting members of the group of city 

Terminal 2 at St. Louis Lambert International [Jim Erickson photo] 

officials working with the advisor team. 

Non-voting working group members are 

Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge, director of 

airports; 

Marlene Davis, who chairs the board of 

aldermen’s transportation and commerce 

committee; and Julian Bush, St. Louis city 

counselor. 

St. Louis Airport Commission, an 

appointed body that oversees airport operations. 

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St. Louis County ushers in 

changes at animal shelter 

By JEFFREY BRICKER 

Sam Page has talked a lot about 

change in his short tenure as the 

County Executive for St. Louis County. 

Although change can be defined in 

many different ways, recent changes in 

St. Louis County have equated to new 

faces in vital positions, and St. Louis 

County Animal Care and Control 

[ACC] is no exception. 

That trend continued recently with 

the announcement that Mandy Ryan 

was being appointed as the new population 

manager at the St. Louis ACC. 

Ryan is an Ellisville resident who 

owns a dog training business and runs 

a not-for-profit animal advocacy group 

called Missouri K-9 Friends, a fosterbased 

501(c)(3) dog rescue group. 

Ryan has been an advocate and 

friend to canines all her adult life. 

“When I was 14 I got my first job 

at a kennel walking dogs,” Ryan said, 

adding her other professional experiences 

included serving as an animal control 

officer, a vet technician, and various other 

roles at animal shelters and centers. 

Accepting the new position was not an 

easy decision for her. Ryan knew she would 

have to give up her business and step back 

from the daily management of Missouri 

K-9 Friends. But she felt compelled to take 

the opportunity from her understanding of 

the current need at ACC. 

“I’m going to implement an animal 

behavior program. I’m going to be evaluating 

all the animals in the shelter and be 

regularly evaluating them,” Ryan said. She 

also said she plans for a foster program at 

the ACC which is something Ryan says 

she’s successfully implemented with Missouri 

K-9 Friends. 

“The rescue community is crucial to the 

success of the shelter,” Ryan said. “I know 

there’s been controversy recently, but 

every decision being made now is in the 

best interest of the animals.” 

Ryan believes her years of local advocacy 

work rescuing dogs will not only equip her 

for the new position but also help her win 

over other local advocates and ACC volunteers 

who have often been at odds with St. 

Louis County officials. 

“I do know a lot of people in the rescue 

community and I know I have their support,” 

Ryan said. 

She will be on-site in her new job in mid- 

December. 

Spay and Neutering Program 

In addition to hiring Ryan, another major 

concern raised by animal advocates around 

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Mandy Ryan, President of the Missouri K-9 Friends 

and newly appointed Manager of Population 

Control at St. Louis ACC. 

[Mandy Ryan photo] 

St. Louis County is being addressed by 

County officials. After several weeks without 

a full-time veterinarian on staff, the St. 

Louis County ACC announced on Nov. 15 

a new initiative to address the health needs 

among shelter animals. 

The St. Louis County Department of 

Public Health, which manages the ACC, 

announced that it will contract with outside 

providers for spaying and neutering, as 

well as emergency surgeries and medical 

services. By leveraging outside contractors 

for spaying and neutering, the ACC will be 

able to overcome what has been a major 

obstacle to pet adoption of late. 

“Spaying or neutering is the best way 

to reduce the number of unwanted and 

stray animals, and it’s the right thing to 

do for the dogs and cats in our care,” said 

Acting Public Health Director Spring 

Schmidt. “Alterations must happen before 

being adopted, and we are taking the steps 

needed to provide those services until new 

full-time veterinarians can be hired.” 

Rebooting the Volunteer Program 

The announcement was the latest in several 

major changes at the ACC. The most 

controversial change came a few weeks 

ago when the Department of Public Health 

announced it was “rebooting” its volunteer 

program at the ACC. In that process, more 

than 400 active volunteers were released 

and asked to reapply, be interviewed and 

complete a new orientation/training. That 

move sparked outrage among animal advocates 

who showed up in large numbers at 

several St. Louis County Council meetings 

See ANIMAL SHELTER, page 18



Over a year later, new executive 

director appointed to county shelter 


For the first time in over a year and half, 

St. Louis County Animal Care and Control 

[ACC] has a full-time leader. Dr. Vanessa 

M. R. Duris has been named the new Executive 

Director for the ACC in an announcement 

released on Nov. 21. Duris started her 

new role on Nov. 18. 

Duris fills a leadership void that played 

a role in the increasing chorus of criticism 

that has been leveled at the ACC and St. 

Louis County officials. Although county 

leaders solicited the input of an outside 

vendor through an extensive audit of the 

animal shelter earlier this year, critics have 

voiced concerns that implementing the recommended 

changes from the audit report 

has been too slow to come. 

With the announcement of the hiring of 

Duris, St. Louis County has made several 

sweeping changes over the past few weeks, 

including a “rebooted” volunteer program 

and the hiring of Missouri K9 Friends’ 

president Mandy Ryan to serve as ACC’s 

new population manager. 

“ACC has faced significant challenges in 

the last few years, including the implementation 

of the audit recommendations. Finding 

the right leader with proven knowledge 

and success in this role is a huge win for the 

animals, the community and the Department 

of Health,” Department of Health 

Acting Director Spring Schmidt said in a 

statement. 

Duris said, “I am thrilled for the opportunity 

to positively impact the lives of both 

the animals and the community that this 

shelter serves.” 

Duris comes with prior experience in 

shelter operations, including previous 

work at the Iberville [Louisiana] Shelter 

and Animal Control. Duris implemented 

successful adoption, foster and volunteer 

programs that resulted in re-homing 

thousands of animals while collaborating 

successfully with local animal rights advocates 

and volunteers. 

“I firmly believe together we can help the 

community realize the potential this shelter 

has by establishing high quality, high 

volume spay/neuter clinics, increasing 

adoption, implementing foster programs 

and working with a main portion of this 

culture, the volunteers,” Duris said. “It can 

be done.” 

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A three-year saga over a waterfall on 

private property in Wildwood may be 

reaching a conclusion. After numerous 

meetings of the city’s Planning 

and Zoning [P&Z] Commission, along 

with hours of work by city officials, 

the question of whether the man-made 

waterfall on the property of Tom and 

Karin Roberts presents a health hazard 

or not may soon be determined. 

Not that any possible conclusion 

will bring satisfaction to all parties 

involved. 

“We have been very patient, tolerant 

and cooperative during this whole 

[almost three year] process, but we will not 

allow anymore testing as we consider it an 

invasion of our privacy as well as a witch 

hunt by the Hudson’s and the P&Z Commission. 

Either issue the CUP [conditional use 

permit] or deny it, based on the more than 

adequate data that has been presented to you,” 

Tom Roberts wrote in an e-mail addressed to 

city officials on Nov. 17. “We are collectively 

done studying it and I will not allow the city 

of Wildwood to drag their feet any longer.” 

On Oct. 9, ARDL, Inc. performed a test 

on a waterfall that had become the center 

of plenty of debate. ARDL is an engineering 

firm based out of Mt. Vernon, Illinois. 

The Roberts had long held the waterfall 

was a cosmetic enhancement to the property 

that is filled by rainwater runoff. But 

their neighbors, David and Diane Hudson, 

offered a different perspective. The Hudsons 

have contended that the waterfall is 

full of toxic pathogens that have caused 

them serious health issues, including pulmonary 

problems. The city’s P&Z Commission 

concluded the claims were enough 

to press pause on approving the water feature 

on the Roberts’ property, thus leaving 

the homeowners with a CUP for the 

past several years. 

The study, which was paid for by 

the city of Wildwood, was to make a 

final determination on the quality of 

the water and whether pathogen levels 

existed at levels that would be a risk to 

humans. Whether or not the final report 

presented at the Nov. 18 P&Z Commission 

was conclusive remained the 

subject of some debate. 

“The chemical and nutrient levels are 

within reasonable levels in my opinion,” 

Dean Dickerson, ARDL VP for Technical 

Services, wrote in an e-mail to Wildwood 

Parks and Planning Director Joe 

Vujnich on Nov. 14. 

“I am relieved, yet concerned, to finally 

find the lake does indeed contain the HAV 

toxin long believed to be the cause of 

symptoms,” David Hudson said during the 

Nov. 18 meeting of the P&Z Commission. 

He informed the commission that he 

had contacted the Missouri Department of 

Natural Resources [MDNR] and shared the 

results of the water test by ARDL. Moreover, 

Hudson claimed that MDNR shared 

his concerns and that if the water feature 

was on public property, they would require 

some form of mitigation. 



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Waterfall tests are in; Wildwood commission pushes further discussion 

The waterfall feature on the property of Tom and Karen 

Roberts in Wildwood. 

“This has been going on for some time,” 

Mayor Jim Bowlin said. “Why are we just 

now hearing from MDNR?” 

Vujnich responded that it was his understanding 

that MDNR had no jurisdiction over 

the matter, as the water feature on the Roberts 

property was well below the state-mandated 

minimum size. He also informed the commission 

that he was contacted by a representative 

from MDNR on the matter just that day 

but had yet to speak with the person. 

Vujnich cautioned that they needed to 

consider additional opinions on the issue 

carefully. 

“Certainly anybody can offer an opinion. 

But at this stage we need concise and relative 

information,” Vujnich said. 

Vujnich concurred that the ARDL study 

did conclude that there was nothing in the 

water that would be harmful to humans or 

“out of the ordinary.” He went on to remind 

the commission that ARDL has done 

“extensive” work for the U.S. Army Corps 

of Engineers and has expertise in the area 

of water sampling. 

Nevertheless, several members of P&Z 

raised concerns about the results and 

echoed comments Hudson made earlier in 

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Chesterfield is one of the latest cities to 

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Frontenac City Administrator Jaysen 

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[P&Z] Commission Chair Kin Watkins 

attended the Nov. 18 Chesterfield City 

Council meeting seeking a resolution 

urging St. Louis County Executive Sam 

Page and the County Council to restore 

accountability and responsibility among 

county appointees. 

The St. Louis County Public Library 

Board of Trustees purchased nearly six 

acres of property in Frontenac to build a 

$20 million genealogy center and administrative 

building near South Spoede and 

Clayton roads. The Frontenac P&Z Commission 

voted unanimously to disapprove 

the plan on June 25, but the library board 

overturned that vote. 

Having no input on the facility, Frontenac 

officials have tried to persuade other 

municipalities to urge the St. Louis County 

executive and county council to replace 

the current library board members, whose 

terms had expired. 

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Chesterfield signs resolution 

regarding Frontenac library facility 

Frontenac City Administrator Jaysen Christensen and 

Planning and Zoning Commission Chair Kin Watkins 

opposed to a library at the proposed location, 

even though the trustees significantly 

overpaid for the 5-plus acres of land they 

purchased without an appraisal. However, 

they believe the scale and extent of the proposed 

building is too large for the lot size 

and that public safety will be at risk by the 

additional traffic. 

At a minimum, they have asked that 

the Library District Director and Trustees 

adhere to Frontenac’s zoning, tree preservation 

and building codes. 

Since the trustees are appointed and have 

no direct accountability to the taxpayers, 

they urged County Executive 

Sam Pagand County Council 

to appoint five new trustees 

who will reconsider and 

reverse ill-advised decisions 

made by the incumbent trustees 

and act quickly to restore 

fiscal and public accountability 

in the library district. 

Their efforts appear to have 

worked. Also on Nov. 18 at 

the St. Louis County Council 

meeting, Page appointed four 

new members to the Library 

Board. 

It shows that the support 

from the all the communities 

has paid off, Christensen said, 

but it is far from over. 

Frontenac also filed a lawsuit against 

the library district in July to try to stop the 

project. The lawsuit requests that the St. 

Louis Circuit Court issue a preliminary and 

permanent injunction to stop construction 

“because the district refuses to engage in 

meaningful discussion about the appropriate 

use” of the land. 

To show their support, members of the 

Chesterfield City Council signed the resolution. 

Frontenac officials also attended the 

Wildwood City Council meeting on Nov. 

25, though no resolution was passed. 

Frontenac’s lawsuit was previously dismissed 

by a St. Louis County judge on 

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While it is not clear how many of 

these volunteers were previously volunteering 

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County Council members Lisa Clancy 

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Notice is hereby given that the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City 

of Ellisville will hold a public hearing at the Ellisville City Hall, #1 Weis Avenue, 

on Wednesday, December 11, 2019, at 7:00 P.M. to consider a City-initiated 

petition for Text Amendments to Title IV, Land Use, pertaining to the following: 

(1) supermajority zoning approval requirements, and (2) parking requirements in 

residential zoning districts. 

Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Ellisville will hold a public 

hearing at the Ellisville City Hall, #1 Weis Avenue, on Wednesday, December 18, 

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Weather fails to dampen Veterans 

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Unexpected wintry weather did little to 

dampen the enthusiasm of the annual Veterans 

Day ceremony at Bethesda Meadows 

on Nov. 11. 

Bethesda Meadows in Ellisville is a 

skilled nursing facility offering specialized 

care for seniors living with Alzheimer’s 

disease or other forms of dementia. It also 

has a rehabilitation center for individuals 

needing long-term care or additional support 

between hospital visits and returning 

home. 

Leading the annual Veterans Day program 

was longtime Bethesda volunteer 

Bob Morris, whose passion for the project 

began more than seven years ago. 

Morris spends as many as 40 hours per 

week at Bethesda, largely engaging with 

the resident population. As a former U.S. 

Army reservist from 1960 to 1966, he has 

an appreciation for veterans and their legacies. 

Developing those relationships helped 

shape both an onsite military museum and 

the annual Veterans Day celebration he 

coordinates. 

Morris has heard stories of the Normandy 

Invasion, Battle of the Bulge and Iwo Jima 

during his visits with local veterans. 

“Little by little, I realized that they may 

not know what is going on presently, 

but they can tell me about their military 

achievements, and highlights of their years 

in service, including highest rank,” Morris 

said. 

The museum was born from a single flag 

that previously flew over the U.S. Capitol 

and was donated by a family after their veteran 

passed. 

It sparked other residents to begin donating 

military memorabilia like medals and 

photos, which has grown into a collection 

for all to enjoy. The room also includes 

“The Missing Man” table, serving as a 

visual reminder of thousands of veterans 

that remain missing. All 11 items atop the 

table are symbolic, such as a red ribbon 

representing a love of country that inspired 

the service members to serve the country. 

While Bethesda had participated in small 

veteran ceremonies over the years, it was 

Morris’ vision that helped shape the last 

six celebrations, tweaking and adding new 

elements annually. 

For the first time, veterans and residents 

who live at the other original senior communities 

in the area including Westview 

Assisted Living and Gambrill Gardens 

joined in the celebration. Unfortunately, 

weather prevented the participation of 

Autumn View Garden, another original 

care community. 

Highlights from the 2019 program 

included the 13 folds of the American 

Flag, also known as a 13-Fold Ceremony, 

presented by Capt. Andy Vaughn and 

Det. Joey Nickles of the Ellisville Police 

Department. Vice President and Administrator 

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[Steve Vagnino photo]





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Emcee and longtime volunteer Bob Morris spoke at the Bethesda Meadows Veteran Celebration 

with military Honor Guards. 

[Steve Vagnino photo] 

Brown, explained the symbolism of each 

fold and how each one is based on the same 

religious principles on which the United 

States was founded. 

In addition to Morris acting as emcee, 

an address was given by Ellisville Mayor 

Mike Roemerman. A special tribute was 

given by Chief of Police Steve Lewis, who 

gave a rendition of the “What is a Veteran?” 

poem, which was written by Anthony 

Barton Hinkle and first appeared as an editorial 

on Nov. 11, 1995. 

Residents serving as the Honor Guard 

represented each branch of the military, 

including Air Force, Army Air Corps., 

Marine Corps., Navy and Coast Guard. 

Before the closing of the program, the 

Bethesda Meadows veterans who were 

lost in the last year were remembered. 

They included James Watson, Ken Husted, 

David Oller, Joe Fenier, Don Mozingo, 

Ralph Brandle, Henry Tapy, Roy Poertner 

and Howard Gleason. 

Due to inclement weather, the Elegant 

Child kindergarten students were not able 

to sing “God Bless America” or deliver the 

national anthem. 

“We understood them not being able to 

make it, but the children are a highlight of 

our service and they were missed,” Morris 

said. “Despite the last-minute changes, it 

was a wonderful ceremony.” 

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Wildwood scolds Ellisville dispensary 

location with resolution 


Dr. Kenneth Remy is a medical doctor 

with years of experience in pediatric medicine. 

So, maybe it wasn’t surprising when 

the future home of a medical marijuana 

dispensary was proposed near a local 

school, Ward 3 Wildwood councilmember 

Remy took action. 

On Oct. 28, Remy questioned a decision 

by the Ellisville City Council for a 

planned medical marijuana dispensary 

to be known as The Forest. A resolution 

authored by Remy condemned Ellisville 

for “approving the placement of a medical 

marijuana dispensary, including growing 

and manufacturing marijuana, at a distance 

of potentially less than 1,000 feet from the 

Ellisville Elementary, which is attended by 

multiple students from Wildwood.” 

Opponents note two problems with 

Remy’s actions: the legality of medical 

marijuana was decided by ballot initiative 

last year and the Wildwood City Council 

has no jurisdiction over the placement of 

the dispensary in question in the neighboring 

municipality of Ellisville. 

However, a resolution condemning Ellisville’s 

zoning decision passed on Nov. 25 

with a majority vote by the council. 

“I’ve talked to a lot of people,” Remy 

said prior to the vote. “In fact, I don’t have 

children at this school. This was brought 

to my attention … I think the safety of our 

children is a priority. I think making a statement 

from the dais is important because it 

directly affects our children.” 

Children from both cities attend Ellisville 

Elementary, which is part of the 

Rockwood School District and in proximity 

of the proposed medical marijuana 

dispensary, which is to be located at 184 

Clarkson Road. 

“This is about supporting children in 

Ward 2, Ward 3 and Ward 4 – which are 

the three wards that have Wildwood children 

and make up just under 50% of Ellisville 

Elementary School,” Remy told other 

council members. 

While the resolution has no binding 

impact or authority over the city of Ellisville, 

those who supported it spoke after 

the meeting about the intent. 

“I think a resolution is a perfect tool to 

send a message,” councilmember Joe Garritano 

[Ward 8] said. 

At least one member of the Wildwood 

City Council wouldn’t mind seeing the 

resolution go a step further. 

“Is this resolution something we can pass 

on to the state of Missouri and the agency 

issuing the licenses?” councilmember Don 

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the meeting. 

“Obviously we have some disagreement 

here as to whether or not the results are okay 

or not okay. MDNR using their standards … 

indicates they are not alright,” Fran Gragnani, 

vice-chair of the commission said. “The 

sample was taken at the top of the lake and 

not at the level at which the water is pumped 

up the waterfall. To me, there’s going to be a 

difference [in] what’s in the lake versus eight 

feet down at the pumps.” 

Vujnich disagreed. 

“From the perspective of the Department 

[of Parks and Planning] the more robust 

sampling did occur where it needed to 

occur and that’s in the waterfall structure,” 

Vujnich said. 

Dr. Mark R. Underwood has his Ph.D. in 

Hydrogeology and is the president of EnviroAnalytics 

Group based out of Des Peres. 

When asked by Roberts to weigh in on the 

matter and review the test results, Underwood 

seemed to echo those of ARDL’s 

Dickerson. 

“The Pseudomonas paucimobilis bacteria 

is one with a flagella, which means that it 

is relatively large. It does not travel in air. 

So, again, unless ingesting the water, there 

would be no pathway of exposure,” Underwood 

wrote in a response to Roberts dated 

Nov. 15. These comments were made available 

to both city officials and to the media. 

The ARDL testing cost the city about 

$4,000. Bowlin pointed this out to the 

commission and remarked that it seemed 

“beyond the pale” to spend that much taxpayers’ 

money to then spend more to ask 

someone else to interpret the sample. 

In a follow-up with West Newsmagazine, 

Bowlin explained his position. 

“We’ve listened to the concerns and the 

consultant we paid for has concluded no 

harm exists,” Bowlin said. “To now push 

that aside for a free opinion from MDNR in 

hopes of a different result means those pushing 

for it should have pursued that option in 

[the] first place – and saved our residents 

$5,000. The time has come for the commission 

to closely consider the option of ending 

any further expense on this matter.” 

The commission voted to have Vujnich 

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Winter weather didn’t stop visitors from attending the medical marijuana information night on 

Nov. 12 at Lafayette High in Wildwood. 

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By RACHAEL NARSH 

Though Missouri voters approved the 

use of marijuana for medicinal purposes 

last fall, many residents across West 

County and the greater St. Louis area are 

still unsure about the components of medical 

marijuana as well as its potential risks 

and benefits. There are also many questions 

surrounding the regulation of medical 

marijuana’s distribution and the enforcement 

of state and federal policies. 

The Rockwood Drug-Free Coalition, 

along with the Missouri Department of 

Health and Senior Services, hosted a Medical 

Marijuana Night on Nov. 12 at Lafayette 

High in Wildwood to help educate 

members of the community. 

The coalition is a non-profit organization 

providing leadership, education and 

resources to prevent and address substance 

use among the district’s youth. 

Presenters for this event included Lyndall 

Fraker, director of medical marijuana 

regulation with the Missouri Department 

of Health and Senior Services; Jaime Hoff, 

Prevention Educator from NCADA [formerly 

the National Council on Alcoholism 

and Drug Abuse]; and Brandon Costerison, 

MO-HOPE Project Manager. MO-HOPE 

is an organization working to reduce 

threats of opioid overdose. 

“Our concerns include youth access and 

kids getting their hands on marijuana and 

marijuana products, especially bringing 

edibles to schools,” Costerison said. “We 

see that happening in other states all the 

time.” 

“We also are concerned about illegitimate 

recommendations or certifications 

by providers and that some people will use 

this not for legitimate medical means but 

just as a way to access recreational marijuana,” 

he said. 

Dr. Mark Miles, Rockwood Superintendent, 

stressed the importance of the district 

maintaining a quality learning environment 

at the event. 

“Rockwood officials do not want to stand 

in the way of people accessing legal health 

care,” said Miles. “But our responsibility is 

for the care and well-being of the children 

in our communities. Normalizing marijuana 

usage does not achieve that.” 

The Rockwood School District’s position 

is that local and state agencies should 

give serious consideration to how the location 

of these facilities will affect students. 

“We support the state of Missouri’s 

assertion that such facilities should not 

be located within 1,000 feet of a school,” 

Miles said. 

Coalition coordinator Lili Schliesser 

echoed the superintendent’s sentiments. 

“Locating those facilities near our 

schools and playgrounds can lead to normalization 

of marijuana,” Schliesser said. 

“That can minimize perceptions of harm 

and impact the decision to use marijuana 

illegally.” 

According to a paper titled “How Legal 

Marijuana is Helping the Black Market” 

that was referenced during the presentation, 

marijuana legalization in the U.S. has 

fueled, rather than eliminated, the black 

market. When growers produce more than 

consumers need, there is an increase in the 

amount of illicit marijuana available, the 

paper explained. 

“We’ve been told by law enforcement 

and others that Missouri has about a $500 

million black market marijuana industry,” 

said Fraker. “This program is estimated to 

be worth $100-200 million once it’s going 

full steam. So, there’s still an awful lot of 

illegal activity going on.” 

The Coalition plans to hold another education 

event after the first of the year. 

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At one end of the bus, they set up a fun 

area for photos and selfies. They also had 

brochures, maps and displays with information 

about studying abroad. The students 

seemed to come out very positive 

after they experienced it.” 

Students put faith into action 

Students at Westminster Christian Academy 

collected about 35,000 items to benefit 

Westminster’s Faith in Action partner 

agencies in 2019. 

Kirk Day students participated in Pajama Day to help raise funds for One 

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Pajama Day at Kirk Day 

Kirk Day School partnered with One 

Heart Family Ministries this year by hosting 

a Pajama Day Fundraiser benefiting 

the organization. One Heart Family Ministry 

supports families during the foster 

care process. From learning about foster 

care to taking the required training and 

eventually having foster children join 

their family, the ministry provides assistance 

and encouragement throughout the 

entire journey. 

Each holiday season, One Heart Family 

Ministry cares for its families through a 

Christmas Blessings program. 

Families can register to receive a new 

pair of pajamas and a Christmas gift for 

each child in their home. 

For a $5 donation, Kirk Day students 

were permitted to wear their pajamas to 

school. Collectively, the school raised 

$1781.00. All event proceeds will go 

directly into purchasing gifts for One 

Heart’s Christmas Blessings. 

Another perfect ACT in Parkway 

Junior Kaitlyn Ying of Parkway South 

High recently scored a 36 – the highest 

possible score – on the ACT college admissions 

and placement exam. 

Nationally, while the actual number of 

students earning the top score varies from 

year to year, only around two-tenths of 1% 

of students who take the ACT earn a top 

score. In the U.S. high school graduating 

class of 2018, only 3,741 out of over 1.9 

Local school hosts WanderbUS 

On Nov. 13, Marquette High hosted the 

WanderbUs, an educational 18-wheel bus 

that is sponsored by the German Federal 

Foreign Office and The Goethe-Institut, 

a non-profit German cultural association 

promoting the study of the German language 

abroad. The bus has visited over 60 

schools and universities across the county. 

Inside the vehicle, education professionals 

facilitated a combination of informational 

sessions and entertainment 

highlighting the benefits of learning the 

German language and culture. Students 

studying German took part in virtual reality 

tours and played interactive games. 

“We are very honored to be chosen as a 

host site,” Marquette German teacher Kim 

Hotze, who organized bringing the WanderbUS 

to the school, said. “We are one of 

the last three stops. 

Marquette students immerse in German culture though the traveling WanderbUS. 

[Rockwood Facebook] 

Westminster students collected an estimated 

35,000 items for various local agencies and 

non-profits. [Westminster Christian academy photo] 

“It is such a blessing to see how the community 

comes together to help our students 

learn to give generously,” Susie Brown, 

director of student life, said. 

Partner agencies included Sunshine 

Ministries, African Vision of Hope, the 

Little Bit Foundation, BWorks, One Heart 

Ministries and Operation Christmas Child. 

The students will end this calendar year 

by serving as volunteers in some of these 

agencies. 

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semifinalists named 

From over 93,000 applicants, 1,928 students 

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semifinalists, five 

were from the West 

County area. 

In alphabetic 

order, they are Adina 

Cazacu-De Luca [John 

Burroughs School], 

Kenyon Hill [Whitfield 

School], Kamala Hill 

Madireddi [John Burroughs], 

Rahul Suresh Kanna [Lafayette 

High] and Kailin Zhang [Marquette High]. 

After review by the Program Reading 

Committee, 250 regional finalists will 

advance in January 2020. From those 

applicants, 150 will become Coca-Cola 

Scholars. 

Scholars are selected from across the 

country based on academic excellence, 

leadership, and service demonstrated in 

school and community activities. 

Chesterfield resident receives 

legacy scholarship 

Chesterfield resident Pooja Marwah was 

surprised by Chancellor Dr. Angie Besendorfer 

with a $2,000 Legacy scholarship 

to WGU Missouri [Western Governors 

University]. WGU Missouri was established 

in 2013 as a partnership between the 

Utah-based WGU and the state of Missouri. 

The scholarship is awarded to new WGU 

students and returning graduates who are 

either a child or spouse of a WGU alum. 

Marwah’s husband, Darshit, graduated 

from WGU Missouri in 2019 with a master 

of science in data analytics, which she 

plans to pursue as well. 

Bringing Blues to STEM lessons 

Two St. Louis Blues players and team 

mascot Louie brought a STEM lesson to 

Parkway Northeast Middle students with a 

game of hockey. 

Blues players Robert Bortuzzo and 

Zach Sanford visited the school with an 

assist from the Hockey Scholar course. 

The Future Goals: Hockey Scholar program 

reinforces math and science concepts 

by highlighting their real-world applications 

in the sport of hockey. 

Hands-on clinic drills throughout the 

day were also provided by the Street Blues, 

a free ball hockey program initiated by the 

Blues aimed toward getting elementary 

and middle school-aged children interested 

in the game of hockey. This program offers 

area schools a PE class curriculum and 

after-school activity that is a fast-paced 

alternative to traditional PE class units. 

During the visit to Northeast Middle, 

the players also visited the computer lab 

to watch students engage in further STEM 

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By JESSICA MESZAROS 

During the Greater St. Charles Chamber 

of Commerce luncheon on Nov. 20, the 

Duree Center awarded one high school student 

$500 for best answering the question: 

“Why is an entrepreneurial mindset critical 

to the success of my generation?” 

To celebrate Global Entrepreneurship 

Week 2019, the Duree 

Center for Entrepreneurship 

hosted a high school student 

essay contest with the winner 

receiving $500. After reviewing 

over 100 essays submitted 

by local students, Khloe M. 

Carver was named the winner 

of the 2019 High School Student 

Essay Contest. Khloe is a 

student at St. Charles High and 

participates in the St. Charles 

County Center for Advanced 

Professional Studies [CAPS] 

Entrepreneurship Strand. 

Carver was announced as the essay contest 

winner at the Greater St. Charles Chamber 

of Commerce luncheon on Nov. 20. She 

was joined by her mother, Ramona Johnson, 

and her grandfather, Rodney Johnson. 

The goal of the Duree Center for Entrepreneurship, 

based out of Lindenwood University 

in St. Charles, is to provide opportunities 

for students and other individuals to pursue 

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Bartoni [Ward 2] asked City Attorney John 

Young. Young said the question would 

require additional research. While the Missouri 

Department of Health and Senior 

Services has published phone numbers and 

email addresses for inquiries, a procedure 

for public input on a specific license applicant 

is not clear. 

Niles Stephens [Ward 8] cast the lone 

dissenting vote against the resolution. 

“We’re going to tell [Ellisville] they 

shouldn’t have done this. Which is essentially 

what Wildwood would be doing,” 

Stephens said. “So I don’t [see] any need 

for it.” 

The resolution is somewhat unprecedented 

in terms of the history of Wildwood 

government. There have been similar 

examples, including the “Better Together” 

opposition earlier this year, where the council 

has expressed support or disagreement 

with the actions of other governing bodies 

like St. Louis County and the state of Missouri. 

But the resolution challenging the 

zoning decision of a neighboring community 

could be a first. 

entrepreneurial opportunities across the St. 

Louis region. The center is part of The Hammond 

Institute for Free Enterprise, a research 

and education center in the Plaster School 

of Business and Entrepreneurship at Lindenwood 

University. Its mission is to foster 

free enterprise and civil and religious liberty 

through the examination of market-oriented 

[Left to right] Craig Felzien, director of the Duree Center for 

Entrepreneurship at Lindenwood University; Clifton Taulbert, 

international speaker and entrepreneur; Khloe Carver, essay 

contest winner, Rodney Johnson, Khloe’s grandfather; and 

Ramona Johnson, Khloe’s mother. 

approaches to economic and social issues. 

The Hammond Institute for Free Enterprise 

is a research and education center that 

examines market-oriented approaches to 

social and economic issues on a local and 

global scale. 

The essay contest was sponsored in part 

by West Newsmagazine and Mid Rivers 

Newsmagazine. 

“Ellisville certainly has the right to police 

their own city. But they are infringing on, 

I think, the concerns of citizens of Wildwood,” 

councilmember Dave Bertolino 

[Ward 5] said. 

The Ellisville City Council’s next 

meeting is scheduled for Dec. 4. 

In a follow-up with West Newsmagazine, 

Ellisville Mayor Mike Roemerman said the 

walking distance from the potential facility to 

the school boundary via demarcation points 

that can be legally traveled by foot is over 

1,600 feet. 

“The Wildwood City Council pigeonholed 

medical marijuana down in Chesterfield 

Valley and effectively zoned it out 

of their city,” Roemerman said. “I believe 

they have put themselves in the crosshairs 

of a lawsuit for violating the Missouri 

Constitution by not providing access even 

though 63% of their residents voted in 

favor of the amendment. I do not believe 

they are acting in the interests of their citizens 

as a whole but for the fears of a few.” 

Roemerman added that Ellisville has also 

collaborated with the Rockwood Drug- 

Free Coalition regarding recommendations 

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at the Pan Am Championship in Panama City. 

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By WARREN MAYES 

High school girls wrestling 

Lafayette sophomore Faith Cole wrestled 

well in the recent Pan Am Championships. 

Cole finished in third place. Cole, who won 

a state championship as a freshman, competed 

in the Pan Am event that was held 

last month in Panama City, Panama. Cole 

was on Team USA, which collectively, 

placed first in the championship. 

Cole wrestled three matches. In her first 

match, she wrestled a girl from Mexico but 

came off slow and lost 12-6. 

“In my second match, I was caught with a 

hard loss of 4-3 against a girl from Panama 

and wrestled back pinning my third girl 

from Chile with a 8-0 lead,” Cole said. 

“Criteria through the bracket placed me at 

third because of my first loss.” 

Cole said the championship was a “great 

experience.” 

“I made so many new friends here, and 

the team as a whole was great,” Cole said. 

“Our team took first as a whole, almost 

doubling the team in second. Our boys 

team won both styles as well with every 

boy winning both styles. So proud of our 

teams.” 

Cole also called the championship, 

including the losses, a learning experience 

for the future. 

“I came back strong but still ended in 

third place,” Cole said. “It was not the 

result that I had hoped for, but I was happy 

that I had my mistakes to learn [from]. 

All the different wrestlers and how they 

wrestle were all so different it was fun to 

watch how everyone wrestles so different 

in different countries. I have my own 

issues I deal with personally, but this was 

very helpful to push me to see where my 

limits are … I don’t think the [nervousness] 

or the excitement will ever go away. 

I have wrestled hundreds of matches, but I 

still feel the same or even more amount of 

nerves in different situations.” 

Cole’s goal is to return to the state meet 

and strive to achieve victory in future 

championships. 

“I am going to be honest and say I didn’t 

wrestle to my best ability at this tournament,” 

Cole said. “The end results aren’t 

what I wanted, but I was so happy with the 

experience a whole … I am excited to be 

back with my high school team and family 

and ready to compete again.” 

High school girls cross-country 

The Eureka girls cross-country team 

recently earned its 10th state trophy in 

the school’s cross-country history. Eureka 

finished third with 95 points at the Class 

4 cross-country state championship held 

Nov. 9 at Gans Creek Recreational Area in 

Columbia, Missouri. 

That score put the Wildcats behind Lee’s 

Summit West’s state winning total of 109 

points and Rock Bridge’s 112 points. The 

last state trophy for Eureka came in 2013 

when the Wildcats finished fourth. 

“Both Lee’s Summit West and Rock 

Bridge are very good teams,” Lewis said. 

“Lee’s Summit West was the defending state 

champion and the heavy favorite to win 

again. Rock Bridge beat us once during the 

season and we beat them once. I knew we 

could compete with them, but in the end, 

they had a little bit better day than we did.” 

The Eureka Wildcats girls cross-country team finished third at the Class 4 state championship on Nov. 3. 

Eureka won its last four meets, including 

the district and sectional races heading 

into the state meet. Winning the sectional 

meant the Wildcats would compete for the 

26th time in the 41-year history of the state 

meet for girls with the full team qualifying. 

According to Lewis, finishing third was 

a good accomplishment for the girls. 

“There are 100 schools in Class 4, so 

being in the top three is definitely an 

accomplishment to be proud of and to celebrate,” 

Lewis said. 

Sophomore Leah Kleekamp placed fifth 

with 18:40.7 seconds for Eureka. Lewis 

was pleased with her performance and said 

her time was a “personal record.” 

“Leah had the best race of her life,” 

Lewis said. “In our discussions about her 

strategy coming into the race, we talked 

about being able to finish in the top 15, but 

being top five was better than we expected. 

She always has had a big finishing kick, 

but we knew she would need to push the 

pace from further out from the finish for 

this race.” 

Looking back, Lewis said this was a 

solid season for the Wildcats. 

“The thing that I will take away from 

this season actually has nothing to do 

with any of the race results,” Lewis said. 

“The girls set really high goals for this 

season and everyone, from the fastest on 

the team to the slowest, bought into those 

goals. We had 40 or more girls showing 

up for summer practices before the season 

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The Lafayette Lancers girls volleyball team finished second on Class 4 volleyball championships 

on Nov. 9. 

“If every one of my teams [is] dedicated 

to one goal like this team was, then we 

will always challenge for a spot at the state 

meet,” Lewis said. 

High school girls volleyball 

The Lafayette Lancers finished second in 

Class 4 volleyball for the second consecutive 

year. Nixa scored a 25-17, 25-22 victory 

to earn its first state championship at 

Youth golf 

the Missouri state Class 4 Championships 

on Nov. 9 at the Show Me Center in Cape 

Girardeau, Missouri. The loss denied the 

Lancers another state crown. 

Lancers coach Zach Young and his girls 

have been on the other side, winning six 

state championships. So, getting that close 

to adding a seventh crown and falling just 

short hurt. 

“Our team was very disappointed,” 

Young said. “But there are over 100 teams 

that would have loved to [have] been in 

[our] shoes to have the opportunity to play 

in a state championship match and take 

home a second-place state trophy. It’s a 

great accomplishment.” 

Lafayette finished with a 30-9 record. 

“We were very excited to get back to the 

Final Four, especially with how difficult 

our road there was,” Young said. “We knew 

from the start of the season that this team 

had potential to be very good.” 

Lafayette then ran into a very good team 

in the final match of the season. 

“Nixa was a team that came into the 

match hungry and was not to be denied,” 

Young said. “I’m proud of our team for all 

that we accomplished this season, we just 

came up a little short in the big one.” 

Morgan Isenberg led the way at state 

for Lafayette with 19 kills and 10 blocks. 

Brooke Borgmeyer added 19 kills. Allison 

Beaton had 16 kills and eight blocks. Shannon 

McLain had 75 assists. Maggie Rogan 

had 46 digs. 

The Lafayette program remains an elite 

one in the state. The Lancers have won six 

titles in the last nine seasons and finished 

second in two others. 

Young said that’s a run to be remembered. 

“It’s crazy to think that our program 

has been in eight out of the last nine state 

championship matches, especially when 

you think about all of the great teams and 

coaches around the state.” 

“I think it speaks to the work ethic and 

commitment of our players, parents and 

coaches to have a goal each year of reaching 

our maximum potential and seeing 

where that leads us,” Young added. 

The junior boys and girls teams from 

Kansas City was just too much once again 

for the St. Louis juniors. Team Kansas City 

Gold Association [KCGA] retained the 

Mid-America Cup with a 13-3 match victory 

over the Metropolitan Amateur Golf 

Association [MAGA] at the Mid-America 

Junior Cup event played at the Kansas City 

Country Club in Mission Hills, Kansas. 

The Mid-America Junior Cup is a collaborative 

event between MAGA and KCGA. 

Each team consists of eight junior golfers, 

four boys and four girls, that play several 

match play formats including Singles, 

Four-Ball and Foursomes. 

MAGA leads the series 9-8-4 over the 

21-year history of the juniors event. MAGA 

last won the Cup outright in 2012. 

The event started with the Foursomes 

format, boy/girl versus boy/girl sides. Team 

KCGA swept the morning Foursomes to 

take a 4-0 lead to the afternoon Four-Ball. 

In the afternoon Four-Ball, the side of 

Brooke Biermann, a Lafayette junior, and 

Momo Kikuchi, a senior at Pattonville, put 

MAGA’s team on the board with a 4-3 victory. 

Team KCGA would take a commanding 

7-1 lead into final day’s singles play 

only needing one point to retain the Cup. 

Kikuchi and Mia Rallo, a sophomore 

at St. Joseph’s Academy, put the final two 

points on the board for MAGA with 1-up 

and 3-2 wins respectively. Team KCGA 

took six of the eight Singles matches to 

wrap the 2019 Mid-America Cup. 

Players on the Mid-America Junior 

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were Braden Hoisington, a junior at Fort 

Zumwalt West; Ryan Walsh, a sophomore 

at Chaminade; Jack Guyot, a junior at 

Chaminade; Kal Kolar, a sophomore at 

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You get out of running what you 

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This past offseason, junior Jace 

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Albans put a lot of time and effort 

into distance running, including 

workouts and multiple-mile runs 

on a daily basis. 

His reward? Cavness became the 

first state cross-country champion 

for The Fulton School Eagles. The 

5-foot-8, 140-pound St. Albans resident 

won the Class 1 state championship 

with a time of 16:39.7 at 

the Gans Creek cross-country course in 

Columbia, Missouri. Tyler Blay, a West 

Nodaway junior, placed second with a time 

of 16:42.9. The race had 171 runners. 

“I couldn’t believe what had just happened,” 

Cavness said. “After talking to a 

few people right after the race, I found my 

coach gave him a hug.” 

Fulton School coach Carl Doyle believed 

Cavness had the chance to be a good runner, 

but he didn’t know just how good. 

“It’s always hard to predict how well 

a runner will turn out in the beginning,” 

Doyle said. “I knew he could be a successful 

runner with some hard work.” 

Cavness didn’t start running competitively 

until seventh grade. He began running 

seriously in ninth grade. 

“My goal was to, in ninth grade get to 

state, in 10th grade get all-state [a top 25 

finish], 11th get top 10, and senior year 

[be] first,” Cavness said. 

Cavness did reach state as a freshman 

and came in 51st with a time of 18:39.97. 

He improved further as a sophomore, meeting 

his goal again and placing 23rd with a 

time of 18:23.11. 

“I decided that I was going to have to train 

harder than I had before, trying to get in 

runs every single day I could,” Cavness said. 

The Class 1 District 2 meet was held 

on the course at Spanish Lake in north St. 

Louis County. Cavness won the race in 

17.03.18. It was a personal best time and 

his first ever meet victory. 

“At the one-mile mark, he was in a pack 

of six runners. At that point I told him to 

‘go now.’ Within a few seconds he had a 

10-yard lead on the pack,” Doyle said. “I 

didn’t see him again until the two-mile 

mark and he had a lead of almost a minute. 

He held that lead all the way to the finish. “ 

Cavness won the district race and went 

on to the state championship at Gans Creek. 

“My expectations at state were kind of 

unclear,” Cavness said. “Before districts, 

with my previous [personal record] in 

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Cavness makes history as Eagles’ 

first cross-country champion 

Jace Cavness and coach Carl Doyle at the crosscountry 

state championship on Nov. 9. Cavness took 

first place out of 171 runners. 

the 17:20s-30s, we thought top 10 was a 

very real possibility. But after districts, we 

began to think that at least top three might 

be within reach, but I would have to work 

for it.” 

After discussing strategy with Doyle, 

Cavness was ready to go. 

“Before the race we talked about strategy 

again and not running too fast in the first 

mile but fast enough to be in striking distance 

of the lead,” Doyle said. “I told him 

to go out there and enjoy the race.” 

For almost the entire first mile, Cavness 

was with the top five guys. Around the 1 

mile marker, Cavness and the other two 

runners took off and started to get ahead 

of the pack. 

“For the entire rest of the race, I tried 

to stay right with the first-place runner, 

trying to always keep him within striking 

distance,” Cavness said. “I wasn’t sure 

if I would be able to keep up with him … 

but after hearing the yelling and cheering 

of my parents and coach, I knew that this 

was my chance to get state champion, so 

I kept with it as best I could for as long 

as possible. Then in the last stretch of the 

race, I took off as hard as I possibly could 

… By the final 100 meters, my form had 

completely fallen apart and it was just 

about not stopping and holding out until 

the very end.” 

His winning time set a school record. 

The previous record was held by Elliott 

Voelkel, who ran a 17:13 at the state meet 

in 2017 and placed fifth that year. 

So, what is Cavness’ next goal? 

“My original goal going into this season 

was to get top 10 and first place next year, 

but now that I did it this year, I know that 

I’m going to have to keep working and 

training the whole year harder than ever if I 

want to do it again next year,” Cavness said. 

Doyle is just as glad to have Cavness 

back for another season. 

“Jace is hard working and determined,” 

Doyle said. “I definitely see him trying to 

defend his title.”



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was honored for his achievement in 

construction and project management, 

advocacy of minority and female-oriented 

businesses, and the leadership and service 

he gives to St. Louis. In 2004, Thompson 

received the Washington University 

School of Engineering and Applied Science 

Alumni Achievement Award. At the 

time, he was the second African-American 

in the school’s history to receive the prestigious 

award. 

• • • 

Missouri Department of Transportation 

[MoDOT] Director Patrick McKenna 

was elected to serve as 2019-2020 

president for the board of directors of the 

American Association of State Highway 

and Transportation Officials. Prior to the 

election, McKenna served as AASHTO’s 

2018-2019 vice president. He received a 

bachelor of science degree in finance from 

Bentley College and a master of science 

degree in management and finance from 

the University of Maryland University 

College. 

• • • 

The law firms of Brown & Crouppen, 

P.C., Capes Sokol, P.C., Dowd & Dowd, 

P.C., Dowd Bennett LLP, Husch Blackwell 

LLP, Lewis Rice LLC, Onder Law 

LLC, Polsinelli PC, Rossiter & Boock, 

LLC and The Simon Law Firm, P.C., 

answered the call from the St. Louis Attorneys 

Against Hunger Committee to give a 

significant boost to this year’s STL World 

Food Day, held on Nov. 1 at John Burroughs 

High. Several law firms provided 

a total of $25,000 in financial support as 

well as volunteers to help pack food on the 

day of the event. The Bar Association of 

Metropolitan St. Louis provided 100 legal 

professional volunteers for the event. At 

the end of the 2019 event, 440,370 meals 

were packed and sent out to communities 

in need. 

PLACES 

Studio 703 celebrated its grand reopening 

after remodeling and expanding its 

location at 14276 Manchester Road in 

Manchester. Studio 703 specializes a full 

range of color treatments, haircuts, airbrush 

makeup and waxing. 

• • • 

David Taylor Chrysler Dodge Jeep 

Ram Dealership at 15502 Manchester 

Road is open in Ellisville. In addition to 

retail and lease purchases, the dealership 

offers a service center with factory-trained 

and certified technicians and express lane 

service for an oil changes, filter replacement, 

tire changes or other standard maintenance 

procedures. The dealership also 

houses a collision center. 

Alex Fennoy, Midwest 

BankCentre executive 

vice president 

Orv Kimbrough, Midwest 

BankCentre CEO 

AWARDS 

Midwest BankCentre won the 2019 

Community Commitment Award from 

the American Bankers Association Foundation 

for its work with members of St. 

Louis’ black, Bosnian and Latino communities. 

The award highlights Midwest 

BankCentre’s strengths in diversity and 

inclusion as competitive differentiators. It 

also notes Midwest BankCentre’s development 

of bank branches in unbanked or 

underbanked communities. 

EVENTS 

The Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce 

hosts its general membership meeting 

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

Wednesday, Dec. 18 at Doubletree Hotel, 

16625 Swingley Road in Chesterfield. 

Wrap up the year with the annual holiday 

party that includes an ugly sweater contest, 

canned food drive, vendors and a lunch 

with Santa. Admission is $30 for members; 

$35 for guests. A $5 discount applies for 

registrations through Dec.13; a $5 surcharge 

applies to day-of walk-ins; walkins 

will not be guaranteed a meal. Register 

online at chesterfieldmochamber.com or by 

calling (636) 532-3399. 

• • • 

The Town & Country-Frontenac Chamber 

of Commerce hosts its general membership 

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

on Wednesday, Dec. 18 at St. Louis Hilton 

Frontenac, 1335 S. Lindbergh in Frontenac. 

The special holiday luncheon includes special 

pricing for guests. To register, call (3140 

223-2237 or visit tcfchamber.com/calendar. 

• • • 

The West St. Louis Chamber of Commerce 

hosts its general membership meeting 

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

19 at The Wildwood Hotel, 2801 Fountain 

Place in Wildwood. Admission is $25 for 

members; $30 for nonmember guests. There 

is a $5 surcharge for registration less than 48 

hours prior to the luncheon and for walk-ins. 

To register, call (636) 230-9900. 

Celebrating the grand reopening of Studio 703 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Nov. 15. 

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Christmas cookies with international flair 

Lebkuchen 

This traditional German 

ginger cookie can be used as 

the base of decorated cutout 

cookies. If you choose to go 

that route, you will need to 

whip up some Royal Icing to 

apply after the cookies have 

been lightly glazed. 

Cookies 

• 1/2 cup honey 

• 3/4 cup light brown sugar, 

firmly packed 

• 1/2 cup molasses 

• 1 large egg 

• 2 teaspoons each finely grated lemon 

peel and orange peel [or 1/4 teaspoon each 

lemon oil and orange oil] 

• 2 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour 

• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 

• 1/2 cup finely chopped blanched almonds 

• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 

• 1 teaspoon ground ginger 

• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 

• 1 teaspoon ground cloves 

• 1/4 cup mini diced ginger, finely ground 

[This is crystalized ginger that is best 

ground in a food processor. You can substitute 

additional ½ teaspoon of ground ginger; 

however, you will lose some sweetness.] 

Lebkuchen cookies 

Glaze 

1 cup confectioners’ sugar 

2 tablespoons water, lemon 

or apple juice 

Sliced almonds for decorating, 

optional 

Royal Icing for decorating, 

optional 

Instructions 

This is a two-day process. 

Day one: Bring the honey, 

brown sugar and molasses to 

a boil in a medium saucepan, stirring occasionally. 

Remove the mixture from the heat 

and cool until lukewarm. 

In a large bowl, beat together the cooled 

honey mixture, egg and the lemon and 

orange peel or oil. Add the flour, baking 

soda, almonds, spices and ground mini diced 

ginger; stir until well combined. The dough 

will be on the stiff side, but also very sticky. 

Cover the bowl and refrigerate dough 

overnight. 

Day two: Preheat the oven to 350°F. On 

a lightly floured surface, roll the dough into 

a 9-inch by 13-inch rectangle, about 1/4- 

inch thick. Cut the dough into rectangles [a 

size of 3 inches by 2 inches works well] or 

into holiday shapes. 

Bake cookies for 10 to 12 minutes. While 

the cookies are baking, prepare 

the glaze by stirring the liquid 

into the confectioners’ sugar 

until mixture is smooth. Transfer 

the cookies to a cooling rack 

and immediately brush on the 

glaze with a pastry brush. Let 

the cookies cool completely 

before decorating. 

Store the bars in an airtight container. 

Springerle 

These traditional Bavarian cookies boast 

crisp tops adorned with delicate designs 

and soft, chewy bottoms. The anise oil in 

the recipe gives them a “black licorice” 

flavor. If you love the look but not the taste, 

you can substitute lemon oil, or almond or 

vanilla extract. 

Ingredients 

• 4 large eggs 

• 5 cups confectioners’ sugar (sifted) 

• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 

• 2 tablespoons of milk 

• 1/2 cup butter, softened but not melted 

• 1/2 teaspoon of anise oil [or 1 teaspoon 

of lemon oil, or almond or vanilla extract] 

• 4 cups cake or all-purpose flour 

• Cornstarch for dusting the cookie molds 

• And salt to taste 


WEST NEWSMAGAZINE I GIFT GUIDE 37 

Instructions 

This is a multi-day process. 

1. Dissolve the baking 

powder in the milk and set 

aside. Beat eggs until thick 

and lemon colored. Beat 

together the butter, sugar and 

salt until light and creamy. 

Springerle Cookies Beat in the eggs and flavoring. 

Gently fold in the flour. 

2. Divide the dough in half, shape both 

halves into disks, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate 

for at least 1 hour or up to three days. 

3. When you are ready to shape the cookies, 

line a cookie sheet with parchment 

paper. On a lightly floured surface, roll out 

dough, one disk at a time, to a thickness 

of 1/2-inch. Dust your springerle board 

[cookie mold] or roller with cornstarch. 

Firmly press board onto dough and lift off 

gently. Cut the formed dough into individual 

cookies. Gently place each cookie onto 

the parchment lined tray. 

5. Set cookies in a safe place [I like to use 

the cold oven] and allow them to dry overnight 

or up to 24 hours. The goal is to set 

the print by drying out the top of the cookie. 

6. To bake your springerle, preheat the 

oven to 325°F. Bake the cookies for 10-15 

minutes or until the bottoms begin to color. 

The tops should remain white. 

7. Store cookies in an airtight container. 

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Keeping the consumption of holiday treats at a reasonable level may be easier 

if you follow a few recommendations. 

health 

capsules 

By LISA RUSSELL 

‘Tis the season … 

to limit excess sugar 

Before digging in to that plate of tasty 

Christmas cookies, consider this: According 

to the American Heart Association [AHA], 

the average American adult consumes 

22 teaspoons of added sugar per day – far 

exceeding its recommendation of about 6 

teaspoons per day for women and 9 for men. 

And that’s before factoring in all the sweet 

temptations of the holiday season. 

The most recent national dietary guidelines 

recommend that adults limit sugar to 

less than 10% of total daily calories. There 

is growing evidence that excess sugar consumption 

is linked to heart disease, cancer, 

dementia, osteoarthritis, Type 2 diabetes 

and, of course, weight gain. 

Some of the biggest sources of added 

sugar include sugar-sweetened beverages 

such as regular soft drinks and energy drinks; 

cereals and bread products; jams and other 

preserved foods; yogurt, ice cream and other 

sweetened dairy items; and treats like candy, 

cookies and cakes. Fast foods and processed 

foods are loaded with added sugars, as are a 

number of more salty-tasting foods such as 

ketchup, salad dressings, pasta sauces and 

rice. Conversely, “natural” sugar is found in 

fruit, vegetables and dairy products such as 

milk and cheese. 

With those facts in mind, the following 

are a few of AHA’s tips for being more 

mindful when it comes to your added sugar 

intake, during the holidays and beyond. 

• Read nutrition labels. Keep in mind 

that ingredients are listed in order of quantity 

from greatest to least, and that added 

sugar has a number of synonyms such as 

glucose, agave nectar, barley malt syrup, 

brown rice syrup, and dextrose, to name 

just a few. 

• Satisfy sweet cravings with fiber-filled 

fruits. A piece of fruit can often satisfy the 

desire for something sweet. Although fruit 

does contain simple sugars, it is also a good 

source of fiber, which delays the absorption 

Area hospitals receive top safety ratings 

Three West County hospitals received 

grades of “A” for inpatient safety in the 

Fall 2019 ratings recently released by 

independent ratings organization The 

Leapfrog Group. St. Luke’s, St. Luke’s 

Des Peres, and Mercy Hospitals all 

received the top rating based on 28 total 

measures of medical errors, accidents, 

injuries and infections reported during 

the ratings period. 

Leapfrog assigns “A” to “F” letter 

of sugar from the intestines and doesn’t 

cause blood sugar levels to spike and then 

crash as added sugars do. The fiber in fruit 

also provides a feeling of fullness. 

• Avoid artificial sweeteners. Although 

low- or no-calorie sweeteners were developed 

as a solution for the country’s sugar 

addiction, research has shown that they 

have a number of indirect consequences. 

Some artificial sweeteners are up to 600 

times sweeter than sugar, which distorts 

our sweetness expectations. Additionally, 

when we consume artificially sweetened 

foods, our body expects calories and nutrition 

which they often fail to provide. Many 

experts believe we consume more of them 

as a result, leading to weight gain 

• Add flavor to food in other ways. 

Spices, herbs, and other flavorings can 

help satisfy sweet cravings. Many of these, 

including cinnamon, coriander, cloves, 

cocoa powder, ginger, nutmeg, vanilla 

bean and others, are also filled with antioxidants 

and vitamins. 

• Avoid dehydration. Sometimes what 

the body perceives as a need for something 

sweet may really just be a sign of thirst. 

Dehydration makes it difficult for the liver 

to break down glycogen, a stored form of 

sugar, and utilize it as fuel – so consider 

reaching for a glass of water before giving 

in to a sugar craving. 

grades on a semiannual basis to more 

than 2,600 general acute-care hospitals 

in the United States. Since 2012, 

the national nonprofit has worked to 

improve healthcare quality and safety 

for consumers and purchasers through 

its public ratings sytem. Information 

about all participating hospitals, as well 

as more specific information about the 

safety ratings criteria, is available at 

hospitalsafetygrade.org. 

To get better grades, many 

students should quit Facebook 

It may seem like common sense that 

spending less time checking social networking 

sites – and more time studying 

– would likely help students do better 

in school. An Australian research team 

recently set out to quantify that theory in a 

group of 500 first-year university students, 

specifically looking at the relationship 

between Facebook use and exam results. 

While the study directly involved students 

studying for STEM and business 

degrees, it is likely also relevant to high 

school students, almost all of whom use 

social media, the team claims. 

All of the participating students were 

enrolled in an Introductory Accounting 

course, and were 19 years old on average. 

Researchers assessed the students’ general 

academic achievement using a weighted 

average across all of their courses, and also 

surveyed them about their Facebook use. 

The research showed that while highachieving 

students’ grades were not 

affected by the amount of time on Facebook, 

below-average students had proportionally 

lower grades with greater amounts 

of time spent on the social networking site. 

“Our research shows time spent on social 

networking platforms puts lower academic 

achievers at higher risk of failing … We 

found that if they used Facebook for three 

hours a day - not substantially higher than 

the average of just under two hours - the 

difference [in grades] was around 10%,” 

said Dr. James Wakefield of the University 

of Technology, Sydney. 

“Lower-achieving students may already 

be grappling with self-regulation and focus, 

so it seems time spent on Facebook provides 

a further distraction from their studies,” 

he added. 

Wakefield said the study is proof that 

students who struggle with grades would 

benefit from switching off notifications 

on their phones, and either reducing time 

spent on Facebook or quitting completely. 

Rate of U.S. twin births 

trending down 

The number of twins being born to 

American mothers is falling after three 

decades of increases, according to a recent 

report from the National Center for Health 

Statistics. Since 2014, the twin birth rate 

has declined by 4% to its lowest level in 

more than a decade, to a rate of 32.6 twins





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The birth rate for twins in the U.S. has started 

to decline after sharply increasing over the 

past few decades. 

per 1,000 births in 2018. 

Beginning in the early 1980s, the number 

of twins born to moms of all ages and racial 

groups started a steady climb – increasing 

by nearly 80% from 1980 to 2014. 

However, the recent declines have been 

recorded mainly among mothers age 40 

and older, as well as among white women. 

The rate of twin births among black and 

Hispanic women have remained basically 

unchanged over the past four years, the 

report revealed. 

Health experts have connected the past 

rise in twin births to more widespread use 

of in vitro fertilization [IVF], which commonly 

has involved implanting two or 

more fertilized embryos to help women 

achieve a successful pregnancy. They also 

say recent advances in IVF technology 

now enable the transfer of a single embryo 

more often, which may help to account for 

the decline in “twinning.” 

According to the report, 123,536 twins 

were born to American parents in 2018 – 

still nearly twice the number of twins born 

in 1980. 

On the calendar 

Missouri Baptist Medical Center provides 

free Know Your Numbers Health 

Screenings on Wednesday, Dec. 11 from 

2-6 p.m. at Dierbergs Heritage Place, 

12595 Olive Blvd. in Creve Coeur, in the 

pharmacy department. Screenings measure 

glucose, total cholesterol and HDL. 

No fasting is required. Walk-ins only; no 

appointments are needed. 

• • • 

St. Luke’s Hospital sponsors an American 

Red Cross community blood drive 

on Thursday, Dec. 19 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 

at the St. Luke’s Hospital Institute for 

Health Education, 222 S. Woods Mill Road 

in Chesterfield. Register for an appointment 

time online at redcrossblood.org. and 

enter the sponsor code SAINTLUKES or 

call (314) 658-2090. 

• • • 

St. Luke’s Hospital offers Cholesterol 

and Glucose Wellness Screenings on 

Friday, Dec. 20 from 7-10:30 a.m. at the 

St. Luke’s Resource Center, 101 St. Luke’s 

Center Drive in Chesterfield. Get your cholesterol 

and glucose numbers in a one-onone 

consultation with a registered nurse/ 

health coach, which also includes blood 

pressure and body composition measurement. 

The cost is $20. An A1C blood test 

is also available for an additional $12. 

Advance appointments are required; register 

online at stlukes-stl.com. 

• • • 

St. Louis Children’s Hospital sponsors a 

Babysitting 101 course on Monday, Dec. 

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

Municipal Building, 16860 Main St. in 

Wildwood. Kids learn how to entertain 

the children in their care while attending 

to their needs. A workbook and snack are 

provided. The course fee is $30 per person. 

Advance registration is required by visiting 

StLouisChildrens.org/Registration. 

• • • 

St. Luke’s Hospital holds a Sitter 

Skills class on Monday, Dec. 30 from 

noon-2:30 p.m. at the hospital’s Institute 

for Health Education, 222 S. Woods 

Mill Road in Chesterfield. This program 

is for beginning babysitters ages 11 and 

older to help make their babysitting 

experiences successful. Topics include 

safety, first aid and child development. 

The course fee is $25. Registration is 

required at stlukes-stl.com. 

• • • 

St. Luke’s Hospital hosts a special event 

for preteen girls, Girl Talk: Be Your Own 

Kind of Beautiful, on Saturday, Jan. 18 

from 9 a.m.-noon at the St. Luke’s Center 

for Health Education, 222 S. Woods Mill 

Road in Chesterfield. This program offers 

girls ages 11 and older a chance to celebrate 

their individuality. Interactive sessions 

and health experts are included. The 

cost of $5 per person will benefit an area 

nonprofit. Register at stlukes-stl.com. 

• • • 

St. Louis Children’s Hospital sponsors 

a Family and Friends CPR course 

on Tuesday, Jan. 21 from 6:30-9 p.m. 

at Missouri Baptist Medical Center, 

3015 N. Ballas Road, fourth floor of the 

Clinical Learning Institute. The course 

includes instruction and hands-on practice 

for parents and childcare providers 

for Adult Hands-Only CPR, Infant and 

Child CPR with breaths, Introduction 

to Adult and Child AED Use, and Relief 

of Choking in an adult, child or infant. 

St. Louis Children’s Hospital registered 

nurses and the American Heart Association 

video-led curriculum with lead skills 

practice throughout. Participants are not 

certified, but will receive a participation 

card. Participants between 10 and 

15 years old must be accompanied by an 

adult. The course fee is $25. To register, 

visit StLouisChildrens.org/Registration. 

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Lonely holiday 

Although the holidays bring thoughts 

of celebrations and togetherness with 

friends and family, many seniors face 

an entirely different type of holiday 

season: a lonely one. The most recent 

U.S. Census estimates that about 28% of 

adults over age 65 live alone; that share 

jumps to nearly 40% of women between 

75 and 84, and 55% of women over 85. 

Certainly, not every senior who lives 

alone experiences loneliness and isolation. 

But for those who do, loneliness is 

more than an emotion; it has real implications 

for physical and mental health. 

Research has shown that feelings of 

isolation are as harmful as a smoking 

habit of 15 cigarettes per day. Loneliness 

impacts older adults’ mortality even 

more than other important risk factors, 

such as obesity and a sedentary lifestyle. 

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A previous AARP survey on loneliness 

showed that over half of people who had 

been diagnosed with anxiety, depression 

or another mood disorder also reported 

being lonely. People who are lonely are 

also at greater documented risk of cognitive 

decline. 

For seniors who are able to get out and 

about, the best way to deal with loneliness 

during the holidays is to fight the 

instinct to isolate oneself, say healthy 

aging experts. Instead, make plans to 

attend holiday concerts or other events, 

call close friends – or reconnect with old 

ones – or shop for a few gifts. 

It’s also important to be honest with 

family members and friends about feeling 

lonely. Information from the AARP 

Foundation points out that one factor 

driving isolation is that many seniors are 

reluctant to speak up and ask for help. In 

these cases, friends and loved ones can 

step in to provide reassurance and help 

to relieve the burden of loneliness, both 

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during the holidays and beyond. 

According to the foundation, signs of 

acute loneliness and social isolation in 

an older person include an overall lack 

of interest in activities and withdrawal 

from others; loss of interest in personal 

hygiene; poor eating and nutrition; and 

significant clutter, signs of hoarding or 

general disrepair in the home. 

Gift card scams 

Far beyond their usefulness as lastminute 

Christmas presents, gift cards 

now often serve a more sinister purpose: 

enabling scammers to steal money from 

consumers – to the tune of $74 million 

during the first nine months of 2019 

alone, according to the Federal Trade 

Commission [FTC]. 

Because the money loaded on gift cards 

is as untraceable as cash, criminals are 

using them to trick people – often unsuspecting 

older Americans – into buying 

gift cards and providing the PIN numbers 

over the phone to pay nonexistent back 

taxes, send money to “grandchildren” in 

trouble, or purchase “tech support” for 

fake computer problems. 

This year, The FTC has also reported a 

dramatic increase in reports of scammers 

pretending to be from the Social Security 

Administration. These scammers tell 

consumers their Social Security numbers 

are connected to a crime, and their bank 

accounts are about to be frozen or seized. 

The callers then direct people to “protect” 

their accounts by withdrawing the 

money and putting it on gift cards, and 

ask for the gift card PIN numbers for 

“safekeeping.” The callers also try to get 

victims to reveal their Social Security 

numbers by falsely claiming they have 

been suspended. 

These criminals are very persuasive, 

and attempt to keep their victims on the 

phone to prevent them from talking to 

anyone else before making the purchases. 

Some even convince victims that they 

are about to be arrested, and direct them 

to exactly which cards to buy – usually 

iTunes, Google Play, Amazon or Steam 

gift cards. 

The FTC has advised that in every case, 

these calls are scams, and offers the following 

advice to consumers: 

• If a family member, religious organization 

or anyone claiming to know you 

calls to ask for money, hang up and call 

them back to verify their identity. 

• Legitimate businesses and government 

agencies will never demand payment 

in gift cards, and will never ask you 

to reveal personal information over the 

phone. 

• Use gift cards only as gifts for people 

you know … never for payments. 

Redefining COPD 

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 

[COPD] is the fourth leading cause 

of death in the U.S., responsible for 

about 120,000 deaths every year. Now, 

medical researchers at dozens of leading 

institutions around the nation have proposed 

updating the criteria for diagnosing 

early-stage disease which, if adopted, 

could increase the number of COPD 

patients by 2 to 5 million. 

Approximately 12 million people in the 

United States have been diagnosed with 

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the current diagnostic definition are now 

excluded from trials of experimental 

COPD therapies. “Our proposed diagnostic 

criteria could open clinical trials 

to these people, [and] stimulate important 

research of potential therapies to 

slow, stop or even prevent progression of 

the disease.” 

COPD is a progressive, complex combination 

of airway inflammatory disease, 

chronic bronchitis and emphysema. 

Smoking is the most common cause of 

COPD, although about 15 percent of 

patients have never smoked. 

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A proposal to expand the diagnostic criteria for COPD may help millions of patients get 

treatment earlier. 

COPD, and millions more are thought to 

have undiagnosed disease. The proposal 

expands the current diagnostic definition 

from a single measure – lung function 

– to include environmental exposure, 

breathing symptoms, and abnormal CT 

scans. 

“If we diagnose COPD based only on 

impaired lung function, then we miss 

many patients in the early stages of the 

disease,” said Dr. James Crapo, who is 

also a principal investigator of COPD- 

Gene®, a large nationwide study which 

correlated former smokers showing just 

one or two of the proposed criteria with 

their development of COPD over time. 

“While some physicians do empirically 

treat patients with symptoms, many 

patients are not getting therapy that can 

improve their symptoms, their quality of 

life, and might extend their lives.” 

He added that people who do not meet 

Too much stress, too 

little prevention 

Nearly half of Americans in their fifties 

and early sixties worry significantly 

about developing dementia or Alzheimer’s 

as they grow older, but only 5% of 

them have actually talked with a doctor 

regarding what to do about it, according 

to a new poll. 

At the same time, a third or more 

middle-aged adults say they’re trying to 

prevent future dementia by taking supplements 

like fish oil and ginkgo biloba, 

doing crossword puzzles or playing daily 

brain games … despite the lack of proof 

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that those measures actually work. 

These findings come from the National 

Poll on Healthy Aging, a survey conducted 

by the University of Michigan’s 

Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation 

with support from AARP. 

The survey results point to a need for 

better communication to middle-aged 

Americans about how to keep their 

brains healthy as they age, said Dr. Donovan 

Maust, a geriatric psychiatrist who 

specializes in dementia-related care. He 

added that many people are likely overestimating 

their risk, noting that even 

among the oldest Americans – those over 

age 85 – the risk of dementia is lower 

than 30%. 

“There is growing evidence that adults 

in mid-life can take steps to lower their 

risk of dementia, including increasing 

physical activity and controlling health 

conditions like hypertension and diabetes,” 

said Maust. “Unfortunately, our 

findings suggest that people may not be 

aware of this and are not asking their 

doctor.” 

On the calendar 

BJC Missouri Baptist Medical Center 

hosts a monthly caregiver support course, 

Alternate Therapies, on Tuesday, Dec. 

10 from 1-2:30 p.m. in Auditorium 1 of 

the hospital, 3015 N. Ballas Road. This 

presentation is for those caring for an 

older loved one, and provides personal 

and professional insights and answers 

from caring BJC employees. The course 

and presentation materials are free. Light 

refreshments will be served. Register 

online at classes-events.bjc.org. 

• • • 

CHOICE and Aging Ahead of St. Louis 

present a free program, Life Transitions, 

on Friday, Dec. 20 from 10-11 a.m. at 

the Daniel Boone Branch Library, 300 

Clarkson Road in Ellisville. Times of 

transition occur during all phases of adulthood, 

including things like retirement, a 

new health condition, or changes in roles, 

habits and routines – all of which have a 

major impact on health and well-being. 

Learn tips on how to manage life’s inevitable 

transitions in a way that will benefit 

your mental and physical health. After 

the session, attendees have the option to 

enjoy a healthy lunch catered by the St. 

Louis Bread Company for an additional 

cost. Visit agingmissouri.org to register; 

for questions about CHOICE membership, 

call Amy Hummel at (636) 207-0847 

• • • 

AARP Smart Driver Courses are 

offered on Thursday, Dec. 12, and Thursday, 

Jan. 16 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the St. 

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This program will tune up your driving 

skills, update your knowledge of the 

rules of the road, and provide information 

about normal age-related physical 

changes and ways to adjust for these 

changes. The cost is $15 for AARP members 

and $20 for non-members. To register, 

call (314) 780-8465. 

• • • 

St. Luke’s Hospital offers a Total Control 

Course on Mondays and Wednesdays, 

Jan. 27 through March 11, from 1:30-2:45 

p.m. at the Desloge Outpatient Center, 

121 St. Luke’s Center Drive in Chesterfield, 

Building B. This course integrates 

specific core training exercises and educational 

discussions to help women improve 

pelvic health and wellness. Topics include 

nutrition selection, pharmaceuticals, 

behavioral modifications and lifestyle 

information. The course meets for seven 

weeks. The fee for all twice-weekly sessions 

is $99. Register online at stlukes-stl. 

com. Or call (314) 205-6881. 

• • • 

St. Luke’s Hospital presents a special 

information session for diabetes patients, 

You Can Manage It – Prevent Diabetes 

from Controlling Your Life on Tuesday, 

Jan. 28 from 1-2:30 p.m. at the Desloge 

Outpatient Center, 121 St. Luke’s Center 

Drive in Chesterfield, Building A. This 

program’s goal is to empower people 

living with diabetes to take charge of 

their health by providing the information 

and resources needed for a successful 

self-management plan. Attendance is 

free. Register online at stlukes-stl.com; 

call (314) 542-4848 with questions. 

• • • 

BJC Missouri Baptist Medical Center 

sponsors a Today’s Grandparents class 

on Thursday, Jan. 30 from 6:30-9 p.m., 

Building D, Ste. 400 of the hospital, 3023 

N. Ballas Road. This two-hour class 

serves as an update for grandparentsto-be, 

and focuses on current trends in 

infant care as well as tips on both local 

and distant grandparenting. Discussion 

is encouraged; a tour of the OB division 

is included. The cost is $20 per person. 

Register each grandparent online at 

https://classes-events.bjc.org. 

• • • 

St. Luke’s Hospital offers a Bone 

Builders Lecture on Thursday, Feb. 6 

from 1-2:30 p.m. at the Desloge Outpatient 

Center, 121 St. Luke’s Center Drive 

in Chesterfield, Building A. A healthcare 

team including a physical therapist, a 

pharmacist and a registered dietitian 

will provide information about exercise, 

nutrition and medications related 

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The presentation is free. Register online 

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Savvy homebuyers know the advantages 

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buy in this sought-after location in Ellisville. 

This month, McKelvey Homes is saluting 

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One of Clarkson Meadows’ most exciting 

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The community is situated in an established 

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Ages 

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 

The Gallery of Contemporary Art is 

hosting an exhibit now through Thursday, 

Dec. 12 at St. Louis Community College- 

Wildwood, 2645 Generations Drive. The 

exhibit is titled “The Art of Me” and 

includes 16 self-portraits. The 60-foot 

exhibit is curated by art instructors Mark 

Oakley and Mark Weber. Gallery hours 

are 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Thursday, and 7 

a.m.-4 p.m. Fridays. For more information, 

visit events.stlcc.edu. 

BENEFITS 

A Q&A and book signing is from 9 

a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14 at Pet Supplies 

Plus, 15311 Manchester Road in 

Ballwin. Author Eric O’Grey answers 

questions and signs copies of his book 

“The Dog Who Saved My Life: Walking 

with Peety.” Proceeds from the event will 

benefit Pals-Pets, a no kill pet sanctuary in 

Hawk Point, outside of Troy, Missouri. 

• • • 

Marian Council #9522 25th Annual 

Trivia Night is at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 

15 at St. Joseph Manchester Parish Center, 

567 St. Joseph Lane in Manchester. Doors 

open at 6 p.m., trivia starts at 7 p.m. Ten 

rounds, ten questions each. Cash prizes for 

the top three tables. Includes silent auction. 

Beer, wine, soda, water and popcorn 

provided. Register early. Table of eight at 

$200 per table; or $160 if registered by Feb. 

1. Register and pay online at stjoemanchester.org/trivia-night. 

FAMILY & KIDS 

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

p.m. until Tuesday, Dec. 31 at The Butterfly 

House, 15193 Olive Blvd. in Chesterfield. 

The Butterfly House transforms into 

an enchanted land. Visit a fierce dragon 

and noble knights at the castle, discover 

tropical butterflies in the fairy garden in 

the Conservatory and make new friends in 

the Gnome Forest, which includes games 

and forest insect displays. Tuesday through 

Friday, come at 11 a.m. for Books & Butterflies, 

a story time series featuring special 

guest hosts, authors, mascots, animals and 

more. All activities are included in cost of 

admission. Closed Mondays. 

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Laughter Yoga [Hasya Yoga] is from 

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

Timbers of Eureka, 1 Coffey Park Lane in 

Eureka. Exercises incorporate stretching, 

deep breathing, clapping and laughter. For 

more information, visit eureka.mo.us. 

• • • 

A TOPS [Take Off Pounds Sensibly] 

weekly meeting is from 9-10:30 a.m. 

every Friday morning at 109 Lindy Blvd. in 

Ballwin. Tops is a support group to help you 

reach that goal to live a healthier lifestyle. 

For more information, contact Joyce Molnar 

at molnarjk@yahoo.com or (314) 603-1641. 

• • • 

West County Toastmasters Meetings 

are from 7-9 p.m. on the second and 

fourth Monday every month at Daniel 

Boone County Library, 300 Clarkson Road 

in Ellisville. This is a series for individuals 

looking to become better public speakers. 

All remaining 2019 meetings will take 

place in Meeting Room 3 in the library. For 

more information, contact Rick Hoelscher 

at (314) 406-3310. 

• • • 

Skin Health and Acne Care is from 4-7 

p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 12 at St. Louis Skin 

Solutions, 13100 Manchester Road in Des 

Peres. Parents, tweens and teens are invited 

to come for an educational night. Participants 

will learn all about the importance 

of skincare and acne prevention. A one-onone 

makeup application tutorial tailored to 

the individual participant is included. Reservation 

fee is $50. Reservations can be 

made by calling (314) 543-4015. 

• • • 

Senior Cooking-Holiday Cookies is 

from 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. on Wednesday, 

Dec. 11 at The Timbers of Eureka, 1 Coffey 

Park Lane in Eureka. Make cookies and 

desserts to share with family and friends 

during the holidays. Lunch provided. Cost 

for members is $45; $50 for residents; $55 

for everyone else. 

• • • 

An American Red Cross blood drive 

is from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 

19 at St. Luke’s Hospital - North Medical 

Office Building, 222 South Woods Mill 

Road in Chesterfield. Donate blood to the 

American Red Cross. Appointments are 

subject to change or fill quickly. To schedule 

an appointment, visit redcrossblood.org 

or call (314) 658-2090. 

• • • 

Cholesterol and Glucose Wellness 

Screenings are from 7-10:30 a.m. on 

Friday, Dec. 20 at St. Luke’s Resource 

Center, 101 St. Luke’s Center Drive in 

Chesterfield. Get your cholesterol and 

glucose numbers. Includes a one-on-one 

consultation with a registered nurse/health 

coach, also includes blood pressure and 

body composition measurement. A 10-12 

hour fast and advanced appointments are 

required. The cost for the test is $20. Also 

available is the A1C test; the cost is $12. 

The Cholesterol and Glucose with AIC 

fee is $32.The test is designed for people 

at risk for type 2 diabetes or for people 

with a history of diabetes. Registration is 

required. To register, visit stlukes-stl.com 

or call (314) 542-4848. Classes are subject 

to change or fill quickly. 

HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS 

St. Charles Christmas Traditions continues 

through Tuesday, Dec. 24 in Historic 

Saint Charles, 230 S. Main Street in St. 

Charles. This annual, monthlong festival 

celebrates the best of the holiday season. 

From the boisterous cheer of legendary 

Christmas figures and joyful singing of the 

harmonious carolers, to the unique shopping 

and dining opportunities found along 

the beautifully decorated brick lined streets, 

Christmas Traditions offers something 

special for everyone. For a complete list 

of events and times, visit www.discoverstcharles.com. 

• • • 

The annual Tree Lighting and Winter 

Fest begins at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7 

at Wildwood Town Square Plaza, 221 Plaza 

Drive in Wildwood. Attendees can take 

pictures with Santa Claus from 3:30-5:30 

p.m. A Gingerbread House Contest begins 

at 6 p.m.; all houses must be assembled at 

home and transported to event. Carolers and 

food vendors will be onsite from 5-7 p.m. 

The event will conclude with a tree lighting 

ceremony at 7 p.m. The event is hosted by 

the Wildwood Business Association. 

• • • 

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

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

Legion Post #208, 225 Old Sulphur Spring 

Road in Manchester. A pancakes and sausage 

breakfast is served. Don’t miss this 

morning full of fun. Tickets must be purchased 

in advance online or in person at 

the park, this one sells out. Manchester residents 

pay $5 child; $6 adults. Admission 

is $1 more for non-residents. Visit secure. 

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• • • 

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

Dec. 7 at the Chesterfield Valley Athletic 

Complex, 17925 N. Outer 40 Road. Candy 

canes and hot cocoa available. No dogs 

allowed. Ages 10 and up. Registration 

ends Dec. 6. $20 per entrant. This event 

will have a toy drive for Cardinal Glennon 

so bring a new, unwrapped item to the 

event. Afterward, the Candy Cane Hunt is 

at 10:30 a.m. for ages 2-12. 

• • • 

Breakfast with Santa is from 9:30- 

10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7 at Bluebird 

Park, 225 Kiefer Creek Road in Ellisville. 

Santa will accept wish lists from children 

and pose for pictures so bring a camera. A 

light breakfast is served. Pre-register in the 

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

person. Children under 1 are free. 

• • • 

Cookies for a Cause is from 9-11 

a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7 at Green Trails 

Church, 14237 Ladue Road in Chesterfield. 

Help raise funds to help women, youth and 

children around the block and around the 

world. Choose from a selection of fancy 

decorated sugar cookies, honey gingerbread, 

Hanukkah cookies, and others. 

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liminary application in 2017 and since 

then has been taking the required steps 

toward a privatization decision. 

Why aren’t more airports investigating 

privatization? The ACRP Report 66 lists a 

number of factors, including: 

• The historic pattern of public ownership 

of airports and the desire of government 

owners to retain control. 

• Availability of federal and, in some 

cases, state grants and loans to governmental 

owners. 

• The ability to impose and require airlines 

to collect passenger facility charges, 

which provide a funding source. 

• The exemption from property taxes for 

municipal owners. 

• Access to low-cost, tax exempt bonds 

for financing capital expenditures. 

• Constraints possibly imposed in collective 

bargaining agreements and contracts 

with airlines. 

Meanwhile, operations at Lambert have 

been on the upswing. As of September, 

the operation has recorded 49 consecutive 

months of passenger growth. 

Passenger numbers reached 1,307,068, 

a 3.4% jump from the September 2018 

total. Cargo flights also recorded a 9.2% 

increase with 130 departures this year 

compared with 119 last year. 

The growth was due to a new daily 

flight for Amazon operated by any one of 

three cargo airlines – Atlas Air, ABX or 

Air Transport. 

Another factor has been the growing 

number of connecting passengers. 

Through September, the increase in connecting 

enplanements has been more than 

4%, accounting for a connecting passenger 

base of nearly 1.4 million passengers. 

“The economy definitely has been stronger 

locally, but the biggest factor has been 

our relationship with Southwest Airlines,” 

Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge, Lambert’s 

director, said. “Starting about five years 

ago, we began working with Southwest to 

increase the airline’s connecting passenger 

volume here. We started in 2015 with 

three connections and have increased that 

number substantially since then.” 

Southwest now accounts for some 60% 

of Lambert’s passenger volume, according 

to operating reports. 

Another favorable trend has been the 

reduction in long-term bonded indebtedness. 

Lambert’s long-term debt now 

stands at just under $600 million. But 

with the pay down scheduled over the 

next seven years, the amount of revenue 

needed annually to service debt will drop 

significantly. 

Earlier this year, S&P Global Ratings 

rewarded the airport by raising its rating 

on outstanding revenue bonds to “A” 

from “A-”, citing “a very strong management 

team that has sufficiently managed 

risks to ensure the airport’s steady financial 

and operational performance.” Fitch 

Ratings made a similar change in October. 

With such favorable results, a logical question 

is why anyone would want to change 

a good thing by steering into the unknown 

skies of airport privatization. It’s a question 

local attorney Gerald Ortbals has pondered. 

Ortbals was chief of staff for former Gov. 

Joseph Teasdale, is a former president of the 

Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis 

and is associated with the local Bryan Cave 

Leighton Paisner, LLP law firm. 

“Privatization is an interesting concept 

…as long as it’s done the right way,” Ortbals 

said. “But there are some alternatives 

that I would hope would be considered, 

including a more regional approach in the 

decision making.” 

Ortbals explained that while the city of 

St. Louis owns Lambert, airport revenues 

generated from passengers outside the city 

have been and still are a much greater percentage 

of the whole and that those outside 

the city also have an obvious stake in 

the privatization issue. 

“Yes, restarting the process with regional 

involvement would be difficult. But if the 

political will was there, it could happen. 

And I think the St. Louis region would be 

better off because of it,” Ortbals said. 

Travelers await departure flights from Terminal 2 at St. Louis Lambert International Airport. 


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NOTABLE PLAYERS, from page 12 

At a recent meeting, members complained 

they have been left in the dark 

about what’s happening on the privatization 

front and were unable to answers 

questions they are being asked. To help 

deter the embarrassment of not being 

able to respond, a commission member 

suggested their names should be removed 

from the privatization website, fly314. 

com. 

In addition to Grow Missouri, McKenna 

and Moelis, other organizations 

with one or more representatives on the 

advisor team include: 

Squire Patton Boggs, an international 

law firm noted for its lobbying activities. 

It has numerous offices worldwide and 

will provide public finance and compliance 

counsel services with three representatives 


The Wicks Group, a firm providing 

regulatory and airline counsel services. It 

has four people on the advisor team. 

Ellinger and Associates LLC, a Missouri, 

law firm that will provide general 

counsel and compliance services. Two 

Ellinger attorneys serve on the advisor 

team. 

Clayborne, Sabo & Wagner, a Belleville 

law firm, with three members on 

the advisor team, will provide real estate 

advice and community outreach. 

Mayer Brown, a global law firm with 

one of its major offices in Chicago, has 

four serving on the advisor team and will 

offer transaction documentation counsel. 

Jones Strategic Advisors, a St. Louis 

area consulting firm, will focus on community 

and stakeholder outreach. The 

firm’s principal, Mike Jones, is an advisor 

team member. 

Charbonnet & Associates, a New 

Orleans law firm with two advisor team 

members, will provide environmental 

assessment oversight, airline communications 

and community outreach. 

Metropolitan Strategies and Solutions, 

a consulting firm with offices in St. 


Louis and Washington, DC., will handle 

communications and community outreach 

tasks. 

Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., a full service 

brokerage and investment banking firm 

headquartered in St. Louis, has two members 


Jeff P. Aboussie Regional Strategies, 

a former St. Louis airport commissioner. 

Aboussie served as executive secretarytreasurer 

of the St. Louis Building & 

Construction Trades Council and will 

work on community outreach and legislative 

activities. 

Greenberg Traurig, a Miami-based 

law firm with offices in other U.S. cities, 

Europe and Asia, will provide independent 

transaction counsel for the city’s 

Board of Aldermen. 

Siebert Cisneros Shank & Co. LLC, 

a full service investment banking and 

financial services company that recently 

merged with the Williams Capital Group. 

Its new name is Siebert Williams Shank 

& Co., LLC [SWS]. With two advisor 

team members, the firm, along with PFM 

Group and its two advisor team members 

are to supply analysis, advice and 

consulting related to services provided 

by other providers. 

This collection of consultants and 

financial and legal experts doesn’t come 

cheap. 

Budget Director Payne estimates the 

monthly cost of fees and expenses is 

averaging about $800,000, or a projected 

$20 million during the life of the project. 

All outlays are covered by Grow Missouri 

but the potential lessee’s offer will 

pay for reimbursements and any closing 

costs. 

Although any transaction must be 

approved by the St. Louis Board of 

Aldermen, the fact that upfront expenditures 

will be reimbursed only if a deal 

is made presents what many observers 

believe is a conflict of interest favoring a 

recommended deal. 

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

more information. 

• • • 

A Christmas Boutique and Bake Sale 

is from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7 

at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, 15764 

Clayton Road in Ellisville. Includes homemade 

desserts, Christmas decorations, jewelry 

and other handmade Christmas items. 

Free parking. For further information, contact 

Judi Batch at (314) 808-7779. 

• • • 

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

Sunday, Dec. 8 at the Chesterfield YMCA, 

16464 Burkhardt Place in Chesterfield. 

Tchaikovsky’s classic music accompanies 

younger dancers through advanced ballet 

students. The performance is a familyfriendly, 

one-hour production. Tickets are 

$12 for children and adults. Call (636) 537- 

3203 to order. 

• • • 

Let it Be Christmas: A Rock Opera is 

at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13; 7 p.m. on Saturday, 

Dec. 14; and at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 

15 at Green Trails Church, 14237 Ladue 

Road in Chesterfield. A fast-paced, modern 

rendering of the age-old Christmas story 

told entirely through the music of the Beatles. 

All seats are general admission. Tickets 

are $15 for adults; $10 for kids under 

12. Tickets are available at eventbrite.com. 

• • • 

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

p.m. on Dec. 13-15 and Dec. 20-22 at The 

Butterfly House, 15193 Olive Blvd. in 

Chesterfield. A pasta dinner is provided by 

Noodles & Co. After dinner, enjoy cookies 

and hot cocoa with Mrs. Claus. Guests 

will take home a souvenir photo with Santa. 

Space is limited. Reservations can be made 

at $20 per person for Garden members and 

$25 for nonmembers. Free for infants 12 

months and under. To register, visit missouribotanicalgarden.org. 

• • • 

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

7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14 at Raymond E. 

Maritz Theatre, 1400 S. Hwy. Drive in 

Fenton. For each ticket purchased, a charitable 

donation is made to Friends of Kids 

with Cancer. For tickets, visit danceexperiencestudio.com/nutcracker. 

• • • 

Sundaes with Santa is from 11 a.m.- 2 

p.m. Sunday, Dec. 1 and Saturday, Dec. 

14 at Chesterfield Mall, 291 Chesterfield 

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sundae, printed picture with Santa, candy 

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crafts and holiday games. For more information, 

visit sweet-celebrations.org/christmas.html. 

• • • 

The Old Trails Historical Society’s 

Christmas Traditions Cookie and 

Gingerbread House Sale is from 9 a.m.- 

noon, Saturday, Dec. 14 at the historic 

Bacon Log Cabin, 687 Henry Ave. in Ballwin. 

Chances for “A Year of Cookies” are 

available, $1 per chance; six for $5. 

• • • 

Breakfast with St. Nicholas is from 

9:30-11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14 at St. 

Martin’s Episcopal Church, 15764 Clayton 

Road in Ellisville. Enjoy a pancake breakfast, 

games, activities and stories while 

visiting St. Nicholas. Free event. 

• • • 

A Hanukkah Menorah Parade is at 

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

Central Park, 16365 Lydia Hill Drive in 

Chesterfield. Parade departs from Chesterfield 

Central Park, travels throughout 

Chesterfield and culminates in a 75-foot 

Hanukkah gelt drop with eight lucky 

golden gelt winners. The event includes 

live music and Hanukkah treats. Each 

participating car receives a parade kit 

complete with Hanukkah music and treats. 

Parade begins at 4:30 p.m.; cars to be outfitted 

with a Menorah must arrive between 

3:45p.m. and 4:15 p.m. 

• • • 

Christmas Eve Services are 5 p.m., 7 

p.m., 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 

24 at Living Word Church, 17315 Manchester 

Road in Wildwood. Living Word 

Church celebrates Christmas Eve with a 

child-led Family Worship Service at 5 p.m., 

Traditional Candlelight Worship Services 

at 7 p.m. and 11 p.m., and a Contemporary 

Candlelight Worship Service at 9 p.m. 

Childcare is provided at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. 

for children ages 3 and younger. Visit livingwordumc.org 

for more information. 

• • • 

New Year’s Eve at Noon is from 11 

a.m.-2 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 31 at The 

Lodge Indoor Pool, 1050 Des Peres Road 

in Des Peres. Guests will participate 

in traditional New Year’s Eve festivities, 

including a countdown to noon with 

the dropping of hundreds of beach balls. 

Swim in the wave pool, enjoy the indoor 

slide, music, dancing and a 2020-themed 

photo booth with props and accessories. 

All youth guests will take home a beach 

ball. The Lodge Café will be open from 

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COMPUTER SERVICE 

WILDWOOD 

COMPUTER SERVICES 

Repair services for Microsoft, 

Apple, Chromebook computers, 

Android, Apple tablets. 

$70 per computer and incident. 

Drop-off available. House-calls 

additional $20. 314-520-1038 

wildwoodcomputerservices.com 

DECKS 

EVERYTHING DECKS: 

Construct, Repair, 

Upgrade, Clean / Stain 

MarkHicksLLC.com 

Since 1982, no money up front 

warranty, insured, free estimates 

Discounts • BBB A+ • Angie’s List 

636-337-7733 

ELECTRICAL 

ERIC'S ELECTRIC 

Licensed, Bonded and Insured: 

Service upgrades, fans, can lights, 

switches, outlets, basements, 

code violations fixed, we do it 

all. Emergency calls & back-up 

generators. No job too small. 

Competitively priced. Free Estimates. 

Just call 636-262-5840 

D-K ELECTRIC 

Residential - Commercial 

New Service - Repair 

Remodeling - Troubleshooting 

Free Estimates - No job too small 

Licensed - Bonded- Insured 

Electrician answers your calls at: 

636-458-1559 

FLOORING 

CARPET REPAIRS 

Restretching, reseaming 

& patching. No job too 

small. Free estimates. 

(314) 892-1003 

GARAGE DOORS 

DSI/Door Solutions, Inc. 

Garage Doors, Electric Openers. 

Fast Repairs. All makes & models. 

Same day service. Free Estimates. 

Custom Wood and Steel Doors. 

BBB Member • Angie's List 

Call 314-550-4071 

www.dsi-stl.com 

HAULING 

SKIPS HAULING & DEMOLITION! 

Junk hauling and removal. Cleanouts, 

appliances, furniture, debris, 

construction rubble, yard waste, 

excavating & demolition! 10, 15 

& 20 cubic yd. rolloff dumpsters. 

Licensed & insured. Affordable, 

dependable & available! VISA/MC 

accepted. 22 yrs. service. Toll Free 

1-888-STL-JUNK (888-785-5865) 

or 314-644-1948 

J & J HAULING 

WE HAUL IT ALL 

Service 7 days. Debris, furniture, 

appliances, household trash, 

yard debris, railroad ties, fencing, 

decks. Garage & Basement Clean-up 

Neat, courteous, affordable rates. 

Call: 636-379-8062 or 

email: jandjhaul@aol.com 

HELP WANTED 

• CUSTODIAL POSITIONS • 

for Rockwood School District 

40 hours/week 

To apply please go to: 

www.rsdmo.org 

or call 636-733-3270 

EEOC 

Carpenter/ Lead Man Wanted 

FT/PT position available. General 

contractor / remodeler with 

20+ years in business. All work 

local, pay based on experience. 

Email resume to dtsdave2002@ 

gmail.com. Call 314.486.2484 

leave message. 

IS A 

REAL ESTATE 

CAREER RIGHT 

FOR YOU? 

SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE 

Berkshire Hathaway 

HomeServices 

Select Properties 

Call Rory Schwartz 

Managing Broker 

314-574-1111 

HOME IMPROVEMENT 

Total Bathroom Remodeling 

Cabinetry•Plumbing•Electrical 

21 Years Experience 

EVERYTHING DECKS: 

Construct, Repair, 

Upgrade, Clean / Stain 

MarkHicksLLC.com 

Since 1982, no money up front 

warranty, insured, free estimates 

Discounts • BBB A+ • Angie’s List 

636-337-7733 

All Around Construction LLC 

All interior & exterior remodeling 

& repairs. Historic restoration, 

molding duplication. Finished 

basements, kitchens, baths & 

decks. 24 years experience. 

314-393-1102 or 636-237-3246 

AFFORDABLE CARPENTRY 

Wood Flooring, Kitchen 

Remodeling, Countertops, 

Cabinets, Crown Molding, Trim, 

Framing, Basement Finishing, 

Custom Decks, Doors, Windows. 

FREE ESTIMATES! 

Anything inside & out! 

Call Joe 636-699-8316 

LANDSCAPING 

M I E N E R 

LANDSCAPING 

Spring Clean-up • Mulching 

Planting • Pruning • Patios 

Retaining Walls • Honeysuckle 

Removal 

Friendly service with attention to detail 

Call Tom 636.938.9874 

www.mienerlandscaping.com 

LANDSCAPING 

MIZZOU CREW LANDSCAPING 

(Since 2004) 

Leaf Removal, Christmas Lights 

Hanging, Small Retaining Walls, 

Paver Patios, Moles, Winter 

Shrub Trimming and Handymen 

Services. Videos/Specials at www. 

FASTandFREE.us/Lawncare.html or 

call/text Jeff info 314-520-5222 

MORALES LANDSCAPING LLC 

PROFESSIONAL 

LAWN MOWING 

ACCEPTING NEW 

CUSTOMERS ! 

NO CONTRACT REQUIRED! 

636-293-2863 

PEDRO MARTINEZ LANDSCAPING 

- A Cut Above! Snow Removal, 

Salt Spreading, Mowing and 

Clean-Up, Aeration, Bush/Tree 

Mulching, Fall planting, Drainage 

work, Leaf Removal, Fence 

Installation and more! References 

available. FREE Estimates. 

Call Anytime! 636-237-5160 

LEAF CLEAN UP 

CURBSIDE 

PICK UP 

AVAILABLE! 

636-293-2863 

LEAF & SNOW REMOVAL 

RETAINING WALLS • PAVER PATIOS • MOWING 

STAINING DECKS BY BRUSH 

Free Estimate 

314-280-2779 

poloslawn@aol.com 

ONE TIME CLEAN UP 

clean it all up or out! 

Beds - Bushes - Trees - Dirt - Rock - Mulch 

REPAIR, REDO, OR ALL NEW! 

Walls - Stairs - Walks - Patios - Pits 

LANDSCAPE 

+ REHAB + 

• FREE ESTIMATES • 

636-775-5992 

PAINTING 

Interior and 

exterior painting 

Deck staining 

- Insured & Free Estimates - 

Dickspainting.com 

314-707-3094 

ADVANTAGE PAINTING 

& POWERWASHING 

Interior & 

Exterior Painting 

Drywall Repair • Taping 

Wallpaper Stripping 

Top Quality Work • FREE Estimates 

636.262.5124 

INSURED 

MENTION AD & RECEIVE 10% OFF 

Sell Your Real Estate 

FAST in West 

Classifieds 

636.591.0010 

PET SERVICES 

CONVENIENT 

Dog Grooming 

Full service grooming 

in your home... 

Reasonable Rates • Free Consultation 

All Services Available 

Keep Your Pets Stress-Free at Home 

~ Great for Older Dogs ~ 

Ask about discounts for rescues! 

Call for appointment 

314-591-0009 

PLUMBING 

• ANYTHING IN PLUMBING • 

Good Prices! Basement 

bathrooms, small repairs & code 

violations repaired. Fast Service. 

Certified, licensed plumber - MBC 

Plumbing - Call or text anytime: 

314-409-5051 

LICENSED PLUMBER 

Available for all plumbing needs. 

No job too small. Free estimates. 

25 years experience. Senior 

citizen discount. 24 hours. 

Call 314-808-4611 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

The Valley Park School District will 

accept declarations of candidacy 

from any person interested in running 

for a position on the school 

board in the April 7, 2020 election. 

Persons may file at the Superintendent’s 

Office located at 1 Main 

Street, Valley Park, MO 63088. 

Filing begins December 17, 2019, 

at 8:00 a.m. and continues during 

the District’s regular business 

hours of 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Monday 

through Friday. With the exception 

of the first and last day of 

filing, filing will not occur on legal 

or school holidays or on days the 

school district is closed due to 

inclement weather. The district office 

will be closed for winter break 

December 21, 2019-January 3, 

2020. 

Filing ends January 21, 2020 at 

5:00 p.m. There are three (3) director 

positions available with threeyear 

terms. Candidates must be 

citizens of the United States and 

resident taxpayers of the district 

with no taxes in arrears pursuant to 

RSMo. 115.306, must have resided 

in Missouri for one year preceding 

the election, and must be at least 

twenty-four years of age by the 

day of election. The names of qualified 

candidates shall be placed on 

the ballot in order of filing. 

REAL ESTATE 

I BUY HOMES 

ALL CASH - AS-IS 

I have been buying and selling 

for over 30 years. 

$ $ 

No obligation. 

No commission. 

No fixing up. 

It doesn't cost to find out 

how much you can get. 

Must ask for 

Lyndon Anderson 

314-496-5822 

Berkshire Hathaway Select Prop. 

Office: 636-394-2424 

ROOFING 

ROOFING 

Kirkwood Roofing 

Insurance Specialist 

All types of Roofing 

Fully Insured • FREE Estimates 

314-909-8888 

KirkwoodRoofing.com 

Roofing • Siding 

All Exterior 

Insurance Specialist • A+ BBB Rating 

314-282-1991 

www.covenantcontractingstl.com 

SERVICES 

Personal Driver/Assistant 

When You Need A Ride 

Grocery, Doctor, 

Shopping, Airport, 

to your needs. 

Senior Discounts. 

Fair, caring. Like 

driving with a friend. 

Call Elisabeth • 636-579-5262 

7 DAYS/WEEK 

TREE SERVICES 

GET 'ER DONE TREE SERVICE 

Tree trimming, removal, deadwooding, 

pruning and stump 

grinding. Certified arborist. 

Fully Insured • Free Estimates 

A+ BBB • A+ Angie's List 

Serving the Area Since 2004 

314-971-6993 

PHIL'S TREE SERVICE 

FREE Estimates - FULLY Insured 

Topping, Trimming, Removal 

Landscaping, and Pruning. 

40 Years Experience. 

ASK ME ABOUT FIREWOOD! 

Call today 636-466-2888 

HELP WANTED 

WANTED 

WANTED TO BUY 

• SPORTS MEMORABILIA • 

Baseball Cards, Sports Cards, 

Cardinals Souvenirs and 

Memorabilia. Pre-1975 Only. 

Private Collector: 314-302-1785 

WATERPROOFING 

TOP NOTCH WATERPROOFING 

& FOUNDATION REPAIR LLC 

Cracks, sub-pump systems, 

structural & concrete repairs. 

Exterior drainage correction. 

Serving Missouri for 15 years. 

Finally, a contractor who is honest 

& leaves the job site clean. 

Lifetime Warranties. 

Free Estimate 636-281-6982 

WEDDING SERVICES 

Marriage 

Ceremonies 

~ 

Renewal of Vows 

~ 

Baptisms 

Full Service Ministry 

314.703.7456 

Our Gerald, MO facility is seeking a full time, highly motivated, selfstarter 

MAINTENANCE MECHANIC, on 2nd Shift, overtime as needed. 

• Must have the ability to install, maintain, troubleshoot and repair mechanical, 

electrical and electronic equipment. 

• Must demonstrate capabilities in the areas of Maintenance, not limited to 

advanced construction, and electrical. 

• Ability to read, analyze and interpret PLC’s preferred. 

• Must be able to manage multiple projects with minimal Supervision. 

• Will work in a fast paced three shift industrial food manufacturing environment. 

Job requires physical stamina, lifting and ability to work at various heights in 

awkward positions. 

• High School Diploma/GED & Maintenance Certification/Training required. 

OUTSTANDING BENEFIT PACKAGE TO INCLUDE: 

➤ FREE Life Insurance 

➤ FREE Short Term AND Long Term Disability 

➤ FREE Uniform Rental and Cleaning 

➤ Quarterly Safety Awards & Annual Safety Award 

➤ Employer Paid Safety Shoes 

➤ (10) PAID Holidays, Vacation pro-rated year of hire 

➤ Up To (5) Additional PAID Safety/Att. Bonus Days 

➤ Employee Investment Plan w/Match 

➤ 401(k) Plan…plus 

• Medical, Dental, and Prescription Drug Coverage, 

$250.00 Annual Deductible with 90%/10% Coverage 

Single: 12.24/per week — Family: 42.46/per week 

• VISION - Single $1.07 or Family $3.06 (per month) 

• Tuition reimbursement…and much more! 

Apply in person 

Monday–Friday 

8aM–5pM at: 

412 W. Flottmann Rd., 

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V Gerald, MO 63037

West Newsmagazine 12-4-19

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