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For the love of Charlie 

October 4, 2023 

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TREE SERVICE 

[Editor’s note: We chose this column in 

honor of all those families in our readership 

area, who like Charlie Prior’s meet every day 

with courage, love and determination not to 

let a diagnosis defeat them – and to honor the 

local researchers and physicians who work 

diligently to help improve our lives.] 

When Charlie Prior’s second-grade teacher 

asked his class to illustrate how their family 

spent their summer, the 7-year-old didn’t 

hesitate to use the box of crayons in front of 

him to draw a picture of the fire tower his 

family climbed in the Adirondacks to overlook 

the mountain range in northeastern New 

York and the sun setting along the ocean at 

Cape Cod. 

“I like to hike and I like the top of mountains,” 

Charlie wrote in the first picture, 

adding in the second one of the ocean, “I 

like to listen to the waves ... play in the 

ocean, in the sand, and run at the ocean.” 

Pretty normal stuff for a healthy 7-yearold 

boy. But Charlie has Duchenne muscular 

dystrophy, a rare genetic disease that leads to 

progressive muscle degeneration and weakness 

throughout the body, essentially robbing 

a boy – it almost always only affects males 

– of the ability to hike, fish, climb a fire tower, 

run in the sand or swim in the ocean. 

That he is hiking and climbing is nothing 

short of a miracle. 

His mother Cheryl Prior said this summer 

was the best of his young life, all thanks to 

a breakthrough treatment by the biopharmaceutical 

company Sarepta that gets at the 

root of Duchenne muscular dystrophy: the 

boys’ bodies’ inability to make dystrophin, 

the glue that holds muscle fibers together. 

For decades, this gene therapy has been 

the goal of the tight-knit Duchenne muscular 

dystrophy community. Sarepta finally 

got the drug approved by the FDA this year. 

Cheryl, whose family also includes her 

husband Charles and 11-year-old son Noah, 

said so far, Charlie has had two infusions, 

double-blinded and placebo-controlled, 

which took place in January 2022 and January 

2023. 

“About eight weeks after his second infusion, 

we started to see significant improvements 

in his mobility and overall happiness. 

These changes have substantially improved 

Charlie’s life with a new sense of independence 

and self-confidence! And we are continuing 

to see him improve,” she said. 

Since his diagnosis, the Prior family has 

been deeply involved in Parent Project Muscular 

Dystrophy (PPMD), the largest and 

most comprehensive nonprofit organization 

in the U.S. focused entirely on Duchenne 

muscular dystrophy. Cheryl said that includes 

raising awareness and funds for Coach to 

Cure – the annual college football event 

where coaches nationwide wear patches on 

their sleeves in support of Coach to Cure MD. 

Saturday, Sept. 30 marked the 16th year 

(of) AFCA coaches nationwide wearing 

armbands and mentioning Coach to Cure 

MD during on- and off-field interviews. 

The partnership began because of the unique 

parallels between Duchenne muscular dystrophy 

and a game where young men are at 

the peak of their muscular strength. 

Cheryl said everything about her pregnancy 

leading up to the birth of Charlie in 2015 was 

normal. At the age of 3, the Priors said they 

noticed some signs of developmental delay, 

so they took their son to receive treatment 

with a physical therapist and speech therapist. 

“After only a few sessions, Charlie’s physical 

therapist noticed a substantial delay in 

body awareness, postural control, and core 

muscle strength. He could not jump or use 

stairs without assistance,” she said. 

His delays were significant enough that 

she believed he needed further evaluations 

performed. ... It was then they were made 

aware that Charlie showed the symptoms of 

a child with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. 

Because there was a family history of the 

disease, the odds were not in Charlie’s favor. 

Within 48 hours, he was diagnosed. 

“Hearing those words turned our world 

upside down. Nothing would ever be the 

same again. Our lives together are now 

divided into two parts, before DMD and 

after DMD,” Cheryl said. 

She said they are so grateful to PPMD 

for their commitment to groundbreaking 

research and successful advocacy work on 

Capitol Hill, which led to clinical trials and 

approved therapies and his success participating 

in them. Without them, he might not 

have been able to draw such inspirational 

pictures for his teacher. 

Despite the terror that an incurable disease 

brings to a family, something else happens 

that is more powerful and much easier 

to hold on to, Cheryl said, and that is love. 

“Through Charlie’s eyes, love stares back 

at us and reminds us to be thankful for all we 

have right now. Our hearts are full of love, 

hope, faith and positivity, and our focus is 

on our life experiences together and getting 

the best possible care for our son,” she said. 

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Number 50 got win number 200. 

Then he shut it down and walked into 

the sunset. 

Adam Wainwright had already 

earned his spot on the St. Louis Cardinals 

version of Mount Rushmore, 

but he had history in his sights. At 42 

years of age, his body failed him this 

year. His back, his shoulder, his legs 

all kept him in intense pain throughout 

the season. 

He would not give up, even though 

his body was trying to give out. 

Waino finally prevailed in the final 

month of his final season. Seven 

innings, four hits, 200 wins, and a 

heart the size of his native Georgia. 

He ended his career the way he had 

lived it. He packed his lunch pail, clocked 

in and got to work. Don’t feel good today? 

Tough, pitch through it. You don’t have 

your best stuff? Too bad, find another way. 

Waino persevered, always. That’s what 

an ace does, and Adam Wainwright has 

been our ace since Chris Carpenter passed 

him the torch more than a decade ago. 

Wainright learned from Carpenter. Carpenter 

learned from Bob Gibson. Very different 

pitchers with very similar approaches. Be 

fail him. 

Do you guys remember that he 

homered in his first big league at 

bat? The stage never scared him in 

the least. He mentored the countless 

young pitchers who came up 

through the system. He bonded with, 

learned from and helped teach the 

greatest catcher of his generation, 

Yadier Molina. He would pinch hit. 

He would pinch run. He would game 

plan every game, not just his games. 

He started games, and he relieved 

games when that was needed. He 

personified selflessness. 

His 2023 season was terrible. Most 

(Lou Countryman photo) of his starts were painful to watch. 

But he persevered. He did it because 

intimidating, be intelligent, be invincible is he knows history. He also did it because 

the mantra of the great Redbird hurlers. he respects the future and knew that there 

The other thing they all have in common were a bunch of young pitchers who had 

is the simple idea that your best pitch is your to see the superstar struggle, but still take 

best pitch, always. When in doubt, throw the ball and fight for the win. Was Adam 

your best pitch. Gibson had an untouchable Wainwright our best pitcher in 2023? Of 

fastball. Carpenter could paint any corner course not but let there be no doubt that he 

with his cutter. And Waino could bring was still our ace. 

Uncle Charlie to bear whenever he needed Congratulations, Adam Wainright, on an 

to. That famous curveball was the last pitch amazing career and thank you for everything 

you did for this town and this he threw in his storied career, and it did not 

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 

An open letter to County 

Council members 

I wanted to personally express my appreciation 

to you for passing Bill 5221 (senior 

tax relief). St. Charles is the third and largest 

county in Missouri to get this passed 

for our senior citizens, and you have my 

deepest gratitude for recognizing the need 

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It’s our money 

To the Editor: 

Have you noticed how many commercials 

are by attorneys/law firms. They all 

claim they won cases paying out thousands 

and thousands and sometimes a million 

dollars for injury cases? Well do you - like 

me wonder where that money comes from? 

It comes from you and me. 

The lawyers/law firms sue our insurance 

companies and then the insurance 

companies raise our home owner insurance 

rates and our car insurance rates to 

compensate for the settlements. Check 

your rates and you will see have continually 

gone up. 

So when you see those commercials 

– don’t give them an “at a boy” thought – 

give them a “boo” thought. The lawyers 

and law firms are getting rich on the settlements 

and we are getting poorer! 

Jean Urban 

Talking about ‘freadom’ 

To the Editor: 

I’d like to wish all students – from kindergarten 

to university – starting school 

this fall a successful year ahead. I hope 

they have all the educational opportunities 

that are available to them in our modern 

times. Along with the advancements in 

technology, good ole fashion books on the 

shelf also offer much food for thought and 

important perspectives. 

Let there be “freadom” and literacy 

for all! Aand yes, I spelled freedom with 

the word “read” inserted to make a point. 

There are too many forces out there trying 

to take our books out of libraries as if this 

can protect our young population from the 

world around them. 

If you’re afraid that books might change 

someone’s thinking, you’re not afraid of 

books, you’re afraid of thinking. 

Let’s keep our books, our libraries, our 

librarians and our teachers fully available 

so that learning and thinking are not fearful 

but free for all. 

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NEWS 

BRIEFS 

DARDENNE PRAIRIE 

Town Square Apartments 

gains approval 

The Dardenne Prairie Board of Aldermen 

unanimously voted on Sept. 20 to 

approve the planned urban development 

final plan for Town Square Apartments 

Phase 2. 

The decision allows Grimes Consulting 

to develop the apartment complex on 6.07 

acres of land currently owned by Moline 

Management LLC. 

The second phase of this project has 

taken years to gain approval. 

A resolution approving Phase 2 was 

adopted in 2021 when the original owner, 

Gardener Capital Development, planned 

to develop affordable housing units. The 

developer sought to obtain both state and 

federal tax credits for plans that would 

offer rents as low as $400 per month. 

David Zucker, the city’s former mayor, 

noted that elected officials approved the 

project despite concerns regarding urbanizing 

the area. Concerns ranging from 

increased traffic and pedestrian needs to 

crime rates have been expressed by residents 

in recent months as other development 

projects have drawn public interest. 

The current complex, built prior to its 

sale to Moline Management, was constructed 

under affordable housing requirements 

and needed thousands of dollars in 

improvements upon its sale. After completing 

the upgrades, Moline Management 

requested a zoning change to reclassify 

Phase 2 as a multi-family complex instead 

of affordable housing. This effort was 

introduced at the June 21 board meeting 

and postponed for months while the city 

organized its new vision steering committee 

to properly aid developers in meeting 

the needs of the community. 

O’FALLON 

City approves 

property tax rates 

Missouri statutes require each city to 

have a public hearing annually and levy a 

property tax prior to Oct. 1. 

At its meeting on Sept. 28, the O’Fallon 

City Council voted 9-0 to establish a 

total property tax rate of $0.4467 per 

$100 assessed valuation for 2023. Council 

member Deana Smith (Ward 1) was 

absent/excused. 

Tax year 2023 is a reassessment year. 

The city’s adjusted value of existing 

property in the current year over the prior 

year’s assessed valuation has increased by 

15.6192%. 

The city will levy property tax at a general 

rate of $0.2917 and a debt service rate 

of $.1550, for a total property tax rate of 

$0.4467 for fiscal year 2023. Those rates 

are lower than last year when the general 

rate was $0.3212 and the debt service rate 

was $.1588. 

Elected officials to get 

raises beginning in 2024 

O’Fallon’s City Charter gives the City 

Council the power to set the compensation 

of elected officials by passing an 

ordinance. For the past 10 years those 

salaries have not been changed; however, 

at its Sept. 28 meeting, the city council 

voted of 7-2 to increase compensation for 

newly elected or re-elected city officials 

following the 2024 and 2025 Municipal 

Elections. 

Council members Tom “Duke” Herweck 

(Ward 2) and Nathan Bibb (Ward 

3) were opposed, and Deana Smith (Ward 

1) was absent/excused. The bill was sponsored 

by council member Dr. Jim Ottomeyer 

(Ward 4). 

Mayor: Beginning with the term of office 

of the person elected as mayor in the April 

2025 election, the salary will be $30,000 

per year. The current $24,000 salary for the 

mayor will remain in effect throughout the 

current term of office. 

City Council Member: Beginning with 

the terms of office of the persons elected 

to the city council in the April 2024 election 

and thereafter, the salary will be 

$15,000 per year. The current $12,000 

salary for council members will remain 

in effect throughout the current terms of 

office. 

President Pro Tempore: Beginning with 

the term of office of the person elected to 

the position of president pro tempore after 

the April 2024 election and thereafter, the 

salary for performing the additional duties 

of the office will be $750 per year in addition 

to the council member salary. The current 

additional salary of $600 will remain 

in effect until after April 2024 election and 

the council’s election of the next president 

pro tempore. 

City authorizes industrial 

revenue bonds 

O’Fallon had proposed using bonds 

to help a growing business move to the 

city from its current location in St. Louis 

County. That now will happen. 

At its Sept. 28 meeting, the City Council 

voted 9-0 authorizing the issuance of $5 

million in industrial revenue bonds. Council 

member Deana Smith (Ward 1) was 

absent/excused. 

The funds will be used to finance the 

acquisition of 6.45 acres located on Keaton 

Corporate Parkway, and the construction 

of a 35,000-square-foot building to house 

a new corporate headquarters and a product 

assembly and distribution facility for 

SourceOne Solutions, LLC. 

The city will lease the property to SERJ 

Properties, LLC, and they will sublease the 

facility to SourceOne Solutions, LLC. 

SourceOne will move its headquarters 

and operations, along with 10 employees. 

Once established, SourceOne plans to hire 

5-10 new employees in the next 3-5 years. 

The site plan includes 2.5 acres set aside 

for a second structure. 

The bonds will be repaid from payments, 

revenues and receipts derived from the 

lease of the property by the city to SERJ 

Properties and the project’s sublease to 

SourceOne Solutions. 

The city will not be financially responsible 

for the bonds or their repayment. 

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drive-thru flu vaccine clinic from 3-7 p.m. 

at St. Charles Community College, 4601 

Mid Rivers Mall Drive in Cottleville. 

Standard-dose flu vaccinations will be 

available for those aged 6 months and 

older, while high-dose vaccinations will be 

available for those ages 65 and older. 

Advance registration is encouraged by 

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will be accommodated while supplies 

last. 

The event is made possible via 800 

donated flu vaccine doses from SSM 

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To get there: From Mid Rivers Mall 

Drive, turn at the traffic light for Cottleville 

Parkway. Enter the college campus 

at the southwest entrance, across the street 

from the apartments. Staff will direct you 

from there into the Yellow Parking Lot on 

the left. 

Vehicle storage yard 

along Hwy. D approved 

At its Sept. 15 meeting, the St. Charles 

County Council approved rezoning land 

near the intersection of highways D and T 

to allow for an outdoor storage facility. 

The 5-2 vote had council members Mike 

Swanson (District 1) and Dave Hammond 

(District 4) voting no. 

T and D Outside Storage, LLC, had 

applied for the rezoning and a conditional 

use permit (CUP) to operate an outdoor 

storage yard with 488 parking stalls for 

recreational vehicles, boats, trailers and 

trucks at 1781 Hwy. D. The 8.17-acre site 

is west of New Melle and south of Foristell. 

Arthur, Doris and Omar Wildschuetz 

own the land. Lauren Wildschuetz filed 

the CUP application, which the council 

also approved by a vote of 6-1, with only 

Swanson opposed. 

The applicant will secure the facility 

with a perimeter fence and keyed access 

points at two entrances. The storage 

yard will have a Type 1 landscape buffer 

installed north of the existing residence. 

Stormwater will be detained underground 

in detention chambers. 

Prior to the vote, council member Joe 

Brazil said, “This is in my district. I did not 

get one complaint or concern about this 

particular issue. I normally don’t favor this 

type of zoning request ... (however) this 

one is in a pretty rural part of the county, 

so I’m going to support it.” 

P&Z had voted 6-0 in favor of the county 

council approving the rezoning and CUP 

applications. 

Cell tower along Tower 

Road denied 

A cell tower proposed along Towers 

Road in a location surrounded on three 

sides by single-family homes has been 

denied. 

The project and related rezoning had 

been vigorously opposed by area residents, 

and on Sept. 28, the St. Charles 

County Council agreed with those homeowners. 

Huster Holdings, LLC had requested the 

rezoning of 0.39 acres of a 2.91-acre parcel 

at 4112 Towers Road (Country Lane Kennels) 

to allow the installation of an 88-foot 

telecommunications tower. The current 

zoning is R1E single-family residential 

district. The requested zoning was to C1 

neighborhood commercial district. 

The land, near Weldon Spring, is owned 

by Huster Holdings, LLC. The cell tower 

would have been installed and operated 

by Network Real Estate, LLC. Huster 

Holdings also requested a conditional use 

permit (CUP) for the cell tower. 

At its Sept. 25 meeting, the St. Charles 

County Council denied both requests by an 

opposition vote of 7-0. 

The Planning and Zoning Commission 

(P&Z) had voted 6-0 to recommend that 

the council deny the requests. 

2023 tax rates approved 

At its meeting on Sept. 25, the St. Charles 

County Council approved Bill No. 5230, 

establishing the 2023 property tax rates, 

by a vote of 6-1, with council member Joe 

Brazil (District 2) opposed. 

As 2023 is a reassessment year and new 

assessment values must be reflected, the 

2023 tax rate was rolled back, similar to 

what was done in 2022, to avoid a windfall 

to the county from inflated home values. 

Therefore, the approved rates are 17.43 

cents for the Road and Bridge Fund and 

3.35 cents for the Dispatch and Alarm 

Fund. The General Fund tax rate remains 

at zero. 

Corrections facility renovation 

contract awarded 

At its July 10 meeting, the St. Charles 

County Council approved a major Corrections 

Facility renovation project. DLR 

Group, of Overland Park, Kansas, was 

chosen to perform design and engineering 

services, preparation of construction 

documents, cost estimating and construction 

administration services for the 

renovation. 

As part of the consent agenda approved 

unanimously at its Sept. 25 meeting, the 

council awarded a $4,047,254 construction 

manager at risk contract to St. Louisbased 

Paric Corporation for a contract term 

of three years and six months to do the 

renovation. 

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The article discussed various reasons. 

Although some felt they didn't have 

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large number who just didn't want to 

retire. 

I have found that business owners 

take great pride in the businesses they 

have built. They have dedicated so 

much of their lives to building and 

maintaining the business which 

becomes the focus their lives. It gives 

them a reason to get up each morning. 

If the business is a family business, 

this creates real problems for the 

younger generation. Sometimes there 

are tensions. But even wihtout tensions, 

passing the baton in a carefully 

organized way is difficult. Also, it is 

important to plan for the unexpected. 

I worked with a family some time 

ago who had a father and son 

business. The father and son got 

along very well, and the business was 

doing well. 

Then mom died. The dad slipped 

into a funk which had an effect on the 

business. The son tried to talk about 

transitioning the business. Emotionally, 

it was too hard, at least at the 

time, so the son decided to wait. 

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“I was interviewed a few minutes ago by 

one of the TV stations, and I used words 

to describe this book which are accurate 

words, and which the book itself displays, 

and I was told, ‘Well we have to use different 

words, because we have to censor 

that for the news. We can’t say that for the 

news.’ So, here’s a simple question: if that 

can’t be said in the news, why can it be at 

a low height for a little child to take that 

same book? It was hard for me to listen 

to what was read here. And if that offends 

us and can’t be said, then why on God’s 

Earth is it accessible to little children in our 

libraries?” 

David Robertson asked that question 

of the St. Charles City-County Library 

District Board of Trustees and CEO Jason 

Kuhl at the board’s Sept. 19 meeting held 

at the Spencer Road Branch. 

Robertson was referring to Winston Gieseke’s 

“Bang Like a Porn Star: Sex Tips 

from the Pros,” which sits on a shelf in 

the district’s Kisker Road Branch. But he 

and the 50 or so other people who showed 

up to question the board are not just mad 

about the title. They are outraged by the 

contents within. 

Rachel Homolak brought the book to 

awareness when she shared a video of 

it location in the library on social media. 

Homolak has attended just about every 

board meeting and St. Charles County 

Council meeting since May to question 

officials about what she says is inappropriate 

content in local libraries. It started 

when she showed up at a board meeting 

in May to ask why a man she said was 

dressed in traditional women’s attire was 

working in the children’s section of the 

Kathryn Linnemann Branch. 

At the most recent meeting, just two 

people who disagreed with Robertson, 

Homolak and others spoke during public 

comments. 

Grayson Jostes shouted out the “liberty 

and justice for all” portion of the “Pledge 

of Allegiance” when it was recited as the 

meeting began. 

“My pronouns are ‘he’ and ‘she,’ and 

if you have a problem with that, say it 

to my face and not on social media.” He 

said some of the attendees of the meeting 

wanted the book banned. “I think it’s not 

okay. It’s up to parents. Love is love …,” 

he said. 

Another attendee, who asked to be 

referred to as Brian R. for this story, told 

the board he was concerned about the 

safety of local libraries. 

“Over the past few months, there has 

been a significant increase in threats 

against public libraries. A rash of bomb 

threats have been reported nationwide … 

libraries are meant to be a safe haven for 

our communities, welcoming of people 



Speakers at meeting call for changes at City-County Library 

A library patron addresses the board on Sept. 19, calling for “common sense” changes. 

everywhere who believe in the peaceful 

exchange of ideas … I ask the board to 

take this threat seriously. Do what you can 

to protect our libraries, librarians and visitors 

from this growing threat. It is our duty 

as a community to stand strong in the face 

of domestic terrorism.” 

Mary Schlueter, who is a mother of five 

and grandmother of 10, said she had done 

some research on materials she viewed as 

inappropriate in the county’s libraries. 

“Around July 15, I found 333 titles, films, 

books whatever. As of today, Sept. 19, I 

found 564 titles … To me, it looks like 

there’s an agenda here. In a matter of two 

months, we have increased the number of 

books that have the subject of transgender.” 

She also questioned the board as to 

why there were only two books that challenged 

the subject, including one by Dr. 

Marian Grossman. “[She] has spoken in 

front of Congress. She has written a book 

called ‘Lost in Trans Nation: A Child Psychiatrist’s 

Guide Out of the Madness,’” 

she said. “Hers were the only books that I 

found. I looked to see if her books were in 

the library. All other books were for transitioning 

children.” 

Another speaker held up and showed 

pictures in a book called “It’s Perfectly 

Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, 

Sex, and Sexual Health” by Robbie Harris 

with illustrations by Michael Emberley. 

The book was published in 1994 and has 

See LIBRARY, page 31 

Missouri AG files suit against local school board over alleged Sunshine Law violation 

By LAURA SAGGAR 

Missouri Attorney General Andrew 

Bailey says he is making a point about parents’ 

and school boards’ rights in a recent 

lawsuit filed against a local board of education. 

On Sept. 26, Bailey filed suit against 

Wentzville School District Board of Education, 

alleging that it violated state Sunshine 

Laws by discussing a proposed transgender 

student bathroom usage policy during 

two closed sessions rather than in open 

meetings. Bailey is seeking an injunction 

as well as monetary penalties for each violation. 

“Parents have the right to know who is 

in the bathroom with their children. Members 

of the Wentzville School Board knowingly 

and purposefully denied parents that 

right when they shrouded the transgender 

student bathroom usage policy in secrecy, 

directly violating the Open Meetings Law,” 

Bailey said. “My office is sending the message 

that Missourians do not co-parent 

with the government. We will enforce 

Missouri’s open meetings statute to protect 

parental rights.” 

In a statement regarding the lawsuit, 

Bailey said his office has received over 40 

formal complaints from community members 

in addition to board members Rene 

Henke and Jennifer Olson, making this a 

whistleblower case. 

Henke and Olson submitted signed affidavits 

on Sept. 25 alleging that the board 

discussed a possible transgender student 

bathroom policy in closed sessions on 

June 14 and July 25. They stated that they 

formally objected to the discussion in the 

closed meetings because they believed the 

policy should have been discussed in open 

sessions. Both board members are serving 

their first terms on the school board. 

According to the suit the board entered 

closed sessions during the June 14 and July 

“My office is sending 

the message that 

Missourians do not 

co-parent with the 

government.” 

– Attorney General Andrew Bailey 

25 meetings claiming legal, student matter 

and personnel exceptions under the Sunshine 

Law. The suit says that board members 

were seeking legal counsel regarding 

a transgender accommodation policy and 

discussing the specific student who made 

the gender-based accommodation request. 

Based on the allegations in the suit, the 

board members also discussed, amongst 

themselves, their specific policy positions 

and deliberated the details of the proposed 

policy and process while in closed session. 

Bailey is alleging those actions went 

beyond the scope of information authorized 

to be discussed in a closed session. 

Henke and Olson both stated in their 

affidavits that the board only discussed 

the particular student briefly, and then 

discussed their personal opinions on transgender 

bathroom usage in general, which 

is what they thought should be discussed 

in an open session. Henke and Olson said 

other board members said they did not 

want to discuss the topic in public because 

of potential lawsuits. 

Henke and Olson say the board discussed 

aspects of the transgender student 

bathroom usage policy, including how 

many students the policy would affect, 

how many accommodation requests the 

See VIOLATION, page 38





I NEWS I 11 

Dardenne Prairie planning new five-year capital improvements program 

By JESSICA MARIE BAUMGARTNER 

The city of Dardenne Prairie is set to 

create and implement a new five-year 

capital improvement program that will be 

in effect through 2028. Details were discussed 

at the Sept. 20 Board of Aldermen 

work session at which City Administrator 

James W. Knowles III announced a plan to 

finalize the program by Dec. 6, along with 

the 2024 fiscal budget. 

Knowles asked board members for their 

suggested improvement requests in order 

for city staff to research pricing and collect 

data. He noted that, according to the capital 

improvement budget that was quoted, 

the city is at the end of a three-year capital 

improvement budget. He recommended 

changing to a five-year plan. 

“Because I think we have a lot of things 

that we have already identified as probably 

needs, I think we have enough data 

and enough projects to go out five years,” 

Knowles said. 

Current projects and needs from irrigation 

and retention pond issues to public 

works expansion were areas of interest that 

are expected to gain focus and be worked 

into the budget. 

However, Knowles noted that the capital 

improvement program is not an 

allocation of funds. 

“It is a planning document 

that helps us prioritize and/or 

forecast what we’re looking 

to spend on large-scale capital 

improvements over the next 

five years,” he said. 

The plan can change and be 

updated as needed. Its development 

coincides with the city’s 

2024 fiscal budget planning to 

give the board a better idea of 

the projects that need budget 

support. It is split into two 

categories, giving the mayor 

and board the ability to bring 

specific areas of concern to 

note while allowing city staff to 

address their own concerns. 

As part of the process, the board reviewed 

current capital improvements in order to 

discuss which projects have been executed, 

which are currently in process, and what 

has been set aside. Knowles noted that the 

Weldon Spring Road updates have just 

received grant applications and some projects 

take longer than others to complete. The 

trail replacement at Henning Road was discussed, 

and Knowles noted how planning for 

that project shifted due to the cost of paving 

a trail that could receive less costly maintenance. 

He also pointed out that upgrades 

to the city’s web server were completed as 

planned under the current capital improvements 

program. In addition, the majority of 

the street sign replacements for city neighborhoods 

have also been finished, and those 

that have not are currently in progress. 

The potential to update the athletic complex-retention 

bio basin due to improperly 

constructed filtration protections 

also was discussed. 

While the faulty protections 

have not caused any flooding, 

they have left the basin operating 

without the bio benefits 

originally planned. Thus, the 

need to move the basin and 

turn the current area into a 

gravel pit to store park equipment 

was discussed. 

Knowles also addressed the 

need to properly irrigate sports 

fields. He explained that when 

the pipes were laid in that 

space, they were done to offer 

irrigation abilities and that utilizing 

that option would save 

(File photo) 

the city money. As it stands, 

the city has spent time and money seeding 

and working on weed control for the fields 

due to a lack of water nurturing the grass 

fields during this summer’s drought. 

Board members and city staff are 

expected to bring their capital improvement 

concerns forward in the next few 

weeks in order to create a concise list 

between Oct. 11 and Oct. 18. The program 

is on track to be finalized by Dec. 6, barring 

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Properties severely damaged by 2019 flood to be acquired, demolished 

By JOHN TREMMEL 

St. Charles County will acquire and 

demolish up to 100 properties severely 

damaged by the 2019 flood. The county 

then will dedicate those properties in 

perpetuity for uses compatible with open 

space, recreation, or wetlands management 

practices. 

The intent is to increase flood protection, 

improve drainage and enhance environmental 

quality through water management 

strategies. 

The buyout zone is in unincorporated 

county areas and in the cities of West 

Alton, Portage des Sioux and Saint 

Charles. The total cost of the project 

will be $15,780,460 for program delivery, 

administration and planning activities, 

with a minimum of 70% of program 

delivery funding to serve low-to-moderate 

income (LMI) individuals. 

Michael Hurlbert, the county’s director 

of community development, outlined the 

plans in a memo to county administration. 

He said the county received four proposals 

to provide grant management services 

for the local voluntary buyout project, and 

Witt O’Brien’s was chosen as the successful 

bidder. Witt O’Brien’s is a firm focused 

on policy advisory services, emergency 

management, and the entire lifecycle of 

grants management to improve the resilience 

of communities nationwide. 

Witt O’Brien’s will charge up to 

$599,500 for grant management services 

that will also include subcontracting services 

such as title, appraisal, demolition, 

clearance etc., required up to $2.9 million. 

The overall project will be funded by the 

Community Development Block Grant- 

Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program 

administered by the U.S. Department of 

Housing and Urban Development (HUD), 

for eligible participants living within areas 

affected by CDBG-DR 4451. The total 

HUD grant amount is $15,780,460. 

Asked about timing details, Hurlbert said 

outreach and education of 900 potential 

participants will begin in the fourth quarter 

of 2023. Applications will be received 

in December 2023 and January 2024, followed 

by eligibility reviews, offers, and 

closings in February and March 2024. His 

current best estimate for starting demolition 

is April 2024. 

Asked if it is typical for HUD funding 

and action for disaster relief to be four 

years after the event, Hurlbert said that 

four years was not unreasonable given 

what happened. 

According to the Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, getting the CDBG- 

DR 4451 disaster relief grant ready 

included: 

• Hiring and training an entire oversight 

staff during the COVID epidemic and subsequent 

staff shortages. 

• Creating and approving a Statewide 

Action Plan for use of CDBG-DR funds 

awarded by the U.S. Congress. 

• County staff attending a series of training 

and coaching sessions. 

• County staff carrying out the entire Tier 

1 Environmental Review process. 

• County staff executing an RFP process 

for hiring a consulting firm to manage the 

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St. Peters approves 2023 property tax rates 

At the city of St. Peters Sept. 14 Board of 

Aldermen meeting, Cathy Pratt, manager 

of staff support services, introduced small 

changes but noted that the tax rates would 

produce substantially the same revenues in 

the new fiscal year (beginning Oct. 1) as in 

the previous fiscal year. 

“The overall property tax rate is proposed 

to stay at the same rate of 77 cents 

per $100 of assessed value,” Pratt said. 

“The overall 77 cents is derived from a 

combination of 49.14 cents allocated to 

the general fund (and) 27.86 cents for the 

debt service fund.” 

The proposed rate comes during a reassessment 

year and the new assessed value 

totals $1,858,734,797, an 18.4% increase 

over last year’s assessed value. 

Pratt also explained that Missouri statutes 

limit the amount of growth allowed 

for existing properties and new construction 

revenue and allow a maximum of 5% 

growth. Within these guidelines, the general 

purposes fund is proposed to decrease 

from 54.26 cents to 49.14 cents in 2023. 

According to Pratt, the tax rate allowed 

for debt service is only limited by the 

amount needed to pay for the general 

obligations of the city. The rate proposed 

for debt service is an increase from 22.74 

cents in 2022 to 27.86 cents in 2023 to 

meet the general obligations of the city. 

The change in assessed value will result 

in an increase in citywide property tax revenue 

of $2,219,980. The majority of that 

increase is due to reassessments and new 

construction and improvements. 

The public hearing was then opened, 

and no one came forward to speak for or 

against the proposed changes to real and 

personal property tax rates. A bill finalizing 

the personal property tax rates for 2023 

was passed unanimously with the new 

updates taking effect immediately. 

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During the Board of Aldermen meeting 

on Sept. 14, St. Peters Mayor Len Pagano 

described a need for the Missouri legislature 

to address the rising costs of video service 

providers. 

“Every one of us on this board has heard 

complaints from residents, businesses, and 

so forth,” Pagano said. “We are going to 

be the only government that is asking our 

representatives to do something about the 

video and internet.” 

A resolution – aimed at aiding low-income 

Missourians in receiving reliable television 

services at an affordable rate and ensuring 

that access is not stifled by unstable fee 

hikes – was then introduced. 

The resolution calls for Missouri legislators 

to classify video service providers as 

utility companies. The resolution noted the 

2007 Video Services Providers Act which 

prohibits video service providers from collecting 

a fee of more than 4.5% of their gross 

revenue and enforces this cap until 2027, 

when the limitations will require services to 

not exceed 2.5%. This would transfer the 

responsibility of maintaining public rightof-way 

regarding video service providers 

to taxpayers and essentially categorize 

television services as a utility. 

The resolution noted that this has become 

necessary due to customer service issues, 

cable performance problems and declining 

person-to-person communications with 

video service providers. It seeks to reclassify 

these entities as utilities so the Missouri 

Public Service Commission can better oversee 

their operations to ensure that residents 

are receiving appropriate quality of service. 

The city asserts that because video service 

providers utilize many of the same 

routes and access lines as other working 

utilities they are operating the same type of 

business. If successful, the new categorization 

will list video service providers with 

electric, natural gas, steam, water and sewer 

utilities companies. 

The resolution also asserts that the change 

will aid residents in receiving more accurate 

information about video service providers 

so they can make educated utility choices. 

It unanimously passed creating a pathway 

for St. Peters officials to press this issue and 

gain support to make this change. 

Alderman Patrick Barclay (Ward 4) and 

Pagano also discussed plans to further 

explore this topic by introducing a bill and 

offering the details at the board’s Oct. 24, 

meeting. The goal is to invite as many other 

county legislatures to that meeting as possible 

to rally their support of this cause to 

pressure the Missouri legislature to recognize 

the need to update service requirements 

for video service providers and intervene on 

behalf of residents. A letter inviting those 

officials has been produced and sent out. 

The resolution has also been forwarded 

to the Missouri Municipal League, the St. 

Charles County Municipal League and state 

senators Bill Eigel, Nick Schroer and Travis 

Fitzwater. In addition, residents are encouraged 

to attend and express their support for 

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Biking, walking infrastructure to 

see improvements in O’Fallon 

Graphic shows the dimensions of a shared use path. 

(Source: St. Charles County) 

By JOHN TREMMEL 

The city of O’Fallon is continuing to 

improve sidewalks, paths and trails to 

make them more useful, safer and userfriendly 

for pedestrians and bicycles, and 

to connect them with each other and with 

nearby networks of paths. 

Some of that is being accomplished as a 

part of larger road, street and bridge projects, 

and some is being done as projects 

focused on walking and cycling. 

At the City Council work session on Sept. 

14, Capital Improvements Project Manager 

Chris Clerx presented an overview of what is 

being done through funding partnerships with 

St. Charles County (Bike-Walk program), 

the East-West Gateway Council of Governments 

(Transportation Alternative Program), 

and Great Rivers Greenway. He also thanked 

the council for including $200,000 in the 

city budget each year for sidewalk and path 

maintenance and improvements. 

“We currently have 50-plus active residential 

and commercial projects through 

our Capital Improvements Program,” Clerx 

said, “and about 95% of those include some 

type of pedestrian facility and connectivity 

from sidewalk to shared-use path.” 

Projects in the design phase include: 

• Lake St. Louis Boulevard extension 

• Weldon Spring road improvements 

• Crestview Drive extension 

• Main Street Phase 2 (I-70 to Pitman 

Avenue) 

• Main Street Phase 3 (railroad tracks to 

St. Joseph Avenue) 

• Diehr Road reconstruction 

• Eggering Drive reconstruction 

• Diehr Road extension (Harvest Development) 

Projects in the construction phase include: 

• Guthrie Road improvements M 

• Main Street Phase 1 (Pitman Ave to railroad 

tracks) 

• Annual Concrete Program 

• City Hall accessibility (ADA compliance) 

upgrades at the east entrance 

Clerx noted there also are several other 

projects currently in the rights-of-way 

acquisition phase that he did not list. 

One of the major projects he highlighted 

was the Dardenne Greenway Connector 

Project in and through O’Fallon. Design 

started in early 2022 using a 2020 TAP 

(Transportation Alternative Program) 

grant of $657,798. 

In 2023, MoDOT requested the rescoping 

of the Technology Drive bridge 

replacement in coordination with the Greenway 

project. Re-scoping was completed 

in 2023 and design began. Construction of 

the bridge replacement is planned for 2025. 

GRG provided $50,000 in design funds for 

the project; MoDOT funding will be available 

in July 2025 for reimbursement. 

The overall Dardenne Greenway eventually 

will connect O’Fallon Sports Park 

to Bluebird Meadow Park and its lake in 

Dardenne Prairie (Barathaven). 

Clerx noted that the St. Charles County 

Bike/Walk Plan has 18.1 miles of paths 

and trails envisioned throughout the county, 

including some specifically in O’Fallon, 

Wentzville and Lake Saint Louis. Phase 1 

primarily includes updated pavement markings 

and signage and/or path maintenance 

or “street furniture” (e.g., benches where 

walkers can rest on long stretches of path or 

sidewalk). Phase 2 will include some new 

sections of shared-use paths in strategic areas. 

City path maintenance is being done thanks 

to the $200,000 provided by the council each 

year for path maintenance efforts Clerx said. 

In 2022 and 2023, the city installed a new 

section and improved an existing section 

along Mexico Road for the new pedestrian 

bridge; completed $150,000 of additional 

sidewalk and curb ramp repairs in Ward 1 

and Ward 5; and completed $50,000 of pilot 

program work to reduce pedestrian trip hazards 

in Ward 3 and Ward 4, (mostly in the 

Winghaven corridor, Twin Chimneys and 

along 364 S. Outer Road).





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The Tom Shaw Freedom Walk - A Legacy of Love and Community 

By DEANNE LEBLANC 

The Tom Shaw Foundation is partnering 

with the St. Charles County Ambassadors 

for the Tom Shaw Freedom Walk for Charities, 

which will step off from Good News 

Brewery, 2886 S. Hwy. 94 in Defiance 

at 9 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 15. Proceeds 

from this year’s walk will benefit Caring 

for Kids. The cost to participate is $25 in 

advance or $30 on the day of the walk. 

The late Tom Shaw believed in the 

human spirit and dedicated his life to fostering 

leaders in public positions across St. 

Louis. In 1987, he founded Chesterfield 

Area Civic Progress, which continues 

today as Progress 64 West, an organization 

that works for the betterment of the 

community by promoting business development, 

infrastructure improvements and 

encouraging bright minds through scholarships. 

Over the years Progress 64 West 

has successfully convinced high-tech firms, 

retail establishments and restaurants to put 

down roots in the community. 

“The idea was to create some kind of 

entity that could cross all boundaries (and) 

bring people together on issues that had a 

broad impact,” Tom said in a 2012 article 

in West Newsmagazine. 

Today, the Tom Shaw 

Foundation is also carrying 

on his dream of bringing 

people together for the betterment 

of the community by 

helping to raise awareness 

and funds for many different 

organizations in St. Louis 

and St. Charles counties. 

The Tom Shaw Foundation’s 

mission is “To continue 

Tom Shaw’s leadership 

in collaboration, civic betterment 

and community pride.” 

In 2021, the foundation had 

its inaugural walk, benefitting the Alzheimer’s 

Association. The foundation chooses 

a different charity every year, continuing 

in the altruistic spirit of its founder and his 

family’s commitment to love their community 

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“We are just carrying on our father’s 

love for what he has done for the community 

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charity walk, to continue to carry on our 

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important than ensuring a successful and 

strong legacy in life, especially one that is 

all about giving and helping others.” 

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placements of teens who have been in the 

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Caring For Kids was established as a 

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each child. 

“Whether it is Mickey Mouse, Paw Patrol, 

or unicorn and rainbow bedding, a sense of 

pride is immediately instilled and lets each 

child know they are important and loved,” 

Harcourt said. 

For more information on the organization, 

visit caringforkids-stl.org. 

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or the Freedom Walk for Charities, visit 

tomshawfoundation.org or call (314) 283- 

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program at Fort Zumwalt East High. 

(Source: Fort Zumwalt School District) 

By BETHANY COAD 

Gov. Mike Parson paid staff and students 

at Fort Zumwalt East High a surprise 

visit on Wednesday, Aug. 30, to 

learn more about the Zumwalt Apprenticeships 

program. 

Under the direction of East’s industrial 

technology teacher and curriculum coordinator 

Andy McHaffie and Dr. Patrick 

Brown, Fort Zumwalt’s executive director 

of science, technology, engineering, arts 

and math and career technical education, 

the Zumwalt Apprenticeships program 

exists to combine work-based learning 

with related industry-standard classroom 

instruction. As some career choices come 

with unique techniques requiring special 

skills, apprenticeships are a means to formalize 

this training so incoming workers 

can know exactly how to progress toward 

their career goals. Many businesses, professionals 

and educators look to apprenticeship 

programs to effectively prepare 

students for job success. 

East High senior Carlos Alarcon is one 

student who is benefiting from the program. 

An apprentice machinist currently 

working at Quest Speciality Products, 

Alarcon became interested in the program 

while in McHaffie’s woodworking class. 

Alarcon also attends Lewis and Clark 

Technical School for machining, so the 

jump into more hands-on learning was a 

perfect fit. 

Enrolling in the apprenticeship program 

required Alarcon to complete one 

of the many career technical education 

apprenticeship courses offered by Fort 

Zumwalt, in a field that lined up with his 

goals. Once he completed the course, he 

filled out an application that included 

two instructor recommendations and an 

interview was set up with the manufacturing 

partner he selected, Quest Speciality 

Products. 

“Mr. McHaffie has set me up with everything 

I could possibly need,” Alarcon said. 

“I was nervous. It was my first job interview 

and everything and I didn’t know 

what to expect. I talked to my dad and that 

gave me some confidence. When I asked 

Mr. McHaffie, ‘What should I wear?,’ he 

helped me there. So I went, interviewed 

and it went well. I didn’t feel awkward 

about it at all.” 

Once hired, Alarcon was registered 

with the U.S. Department Of Labor’s 

Recognized Apprenticeship Program to 

complete requirements that include a minimum 

of 2,000 hours of on-the-job training 

(while earning a competitive wage), 

credit through St. Charles Community 

College and, upon completion of the program, 

his apprenticeship certification. 

This career path is taken with a full 

school load and requires dedication and 

time management, both qualities that 

Alarcon has had to hone. 

“For real, the hardest part about it is 

probably just going to work, because 

I’ve got school,” Alarcon said, “Last year, 

it was really hard because of the other 

classes I was taking, like pre-calculus. 

This year it’s a little easier.” 

An unexpected perk of Alarcon’s 

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I SCHOOLS I 19 

CAPS program creates opportunities for student networking 

Jordan Glowczwski (Front, sixth from left) with fellow CAPS students, school district superintendents, CAPS directors and instructors at the Sept. 20 St. Charles Regional Chamber 

of Commerce meeting. 

(Source: Jordan Glowczwski) 

By BETHANY COAD 

Walking into a room full of strangers can 

be an intimidating experience; even more 

so if the room is full of professionals of 

conceivably every profession. But Jordan 

Glowczwski, an aspiring artist, graphic 

designer and photographer, doesn’t back 

down from a challenge and jumped into 

the situation with poise. 

A student of the county’s Center of 

Advanced Professional Studies (CAPS) 

program at Holt High, Glowczwski and her 

fellow young professionals joined CAPS 

director Erica Land and instructor Dr. Dan 

Tripp at the St. Charles Regional Chamber 

of Commerce’s “Lunch with Leaders” presentation 

on Wednesday, Sept. 20. 

CAPS is a consortium of all five county 

public school districts. Partnering with 

local businesses, it offers students the 

chance to explore potential career paths 

by providing hands-on learning in healthcare, 

global business and entrepreneurship, 

and technology solutions. In each strand, 

CAPS offers unique apprenticeship-type 

experiences with local business leaders, all 

while the student is earning high school 

and college credit. 

These opportunities further the vision of 

immersing students into professional environments 

with passionate industry leaders 

who can provide insight into future studies 

and careers. A chamber of commerce 

meeting is a good place to start. 

Confidently introducing herself, Glowczwski 

effectively communicated her purpose 

and passion. 

“I’m looking for an internship that will 

utilize my photography skills,” she said, 

handing out her business cards. “I have 

various potential internships lined up, but 

really would like one in my chosen field.” 

Glowczwski has been taking photographs 

for her school’s magazine for several 

years and recently joined its staff. 

“I joined my school’s magazine halfway 

through last year, (after) the teacher 

invited students who he thinks have potential,” 

she explained. “It was challenging 

joining halfway through the year, because 

there was a lot of information I needed to 

learn all at once.” 

While Glowczwski is confident now in 

her professional pursuits, her journey into 

CAPS happened more by fortuitous accident. 

“I actually was in my study hall when 

they announced that there would be a 

[CAPS] presentation in the auditorium, so 

I went mostly just to avoid study hall,” she 

said candidly. 

The escape from study hall changed her 

high school course as CAPS captured her 

attention and encouraged her to take her 

passion seriously. 

“That first day we got straight to the point, 

and it’s crazy how fast I went from a workers 

mindset to an entrepreneur’s mindset in 

a matter of a week,” she said. “It can be a 

lot of effort, but it is all worth it. 

“I really love the atmosphere. Every one 

of my peers chose to be there, so they 

aren’t just trying to get a passing grade. We 

are treated as associates, rather than students, 

so there is a certain mutual respect 

that comes with that.” 

Glowczwski said Tripp’s dedication in 

class and Land’s involvement with the different 

strands have stood out to her. 

Land is committed to bringing young 

professionals back into the workforce 

within St. Charles County. With over 300 

business partners, she promotes the CAPS 

four month internship at the end of their 

senior year. 

“We ask businesses what number nine or 

ten is on their to-do list, and then we send 

our students in to complete those tasks,” 

Land said at the chamber meeting. 

This hands-on experience and expanding 

necessary social and networking skills are 

key in the business and entrepreneurship 

strand. 

“This was my first chamber event, and 

the part I found most difficult was finding 

people to approach,” Glowczwski 

said. “CAPS has made me better at talking 

to people, but it can still be a challenge. I 

enjoyed meeting people who knew about 

photography and other interests, and I 

think that networking events will definitely 

help in my future with photography 

She said she is interested in learning 

more about marketing and handling customer 

service. 

“Talking isn’t my forte, and I have a hard 

time advertising my services,” she said. 

Being exposed to professional settings 

with the opportunity to meet people has its 

advantages. 

“Of the people I have met during my time 

at CAPS so far, the most influential would 

have to be Jennifer Bonacorsi, the president 

of JBloom,” Glowczski said. “She 

had a photography studio for her jewelry 

catalogs and her themes inspire my art.” 

Future plans for Glowczwski perhaps 

involve college, but do include photography. 

“I’m not entirely decided regarding the 

debate between college and no college,” 

she said, “but my goal in 20 years is to be 

paid to travel and I plan on using my photography 

to achieve this.” 

APPRENTICESHIPS, from previous 

involvement with the apprenticeship program 

was meeting Parson during the visit 

to East. 

“Mr. McHaffie asked me if I thought we 

could set something up so I could meet 

the governor and I was like, ‘Well, heck 

yeah! I would like to meet the governor!’ 

It was definitely surreal,” he said. 

Unofficially meeting the governor happened 

once before for Alarcon while at 

State Tech for some competitions. 

“I kind of knew what he was about,” 

Alarcon explained, “I really respected 

him and then, when he walked around the 

corner I was like, ‘Holy cow! It’s the governor!’ 

I shook his hand and everything 

and it was a great time. I felt like he really 

cared about us doing the apprenticeship 

program and, just by him listening, it 

shows a great deal of how he respects the 

people in the program.” 

Parson was impressed with the opportunities 

Alarcon shared with him about 

classwork in Fort Zumwalt and his work 

as an apprentice with his business partner. 

Along with the governor’s encouragement, 

Alarcon has found support on all 

sides within the program. 

“The people that I work with at Quest 

Specialty Products are beyond helpful if I 

need anything,” he said. “They do onsite 

training and really guide you through 

everything. I don’t worry or ever find 

myself scared that I won’t understand 

because I know that my co-workers will 

help me. The growth Alarcon has experienced 

is a testimony to McHaffie’s dedication 

to the students within the program 

in setting up a place to thrive. 

“(McHaffie) has brought so many different 

opportunities to my life. He is 

always there if I need help and always 

asks how the apprenticeship is going. 

Besides my parents, he’s probably my 

biggest supporter and I really appreciate 

him for that.”

20 I ST. LOUIS BLUES I 

By WARREN MAYES 

Hope and optimism have returned to the 

St. Louis Blues after a dismal season. 

General Manager Doug Armstrong is 

confident the team can accomplish their 

goals this season. 

“I’m not going to be shocked if we’re in 

the playoffs next year, and I’m not going to 

be shocked if we do damage next year in the 

playoffs,” Armstrong said in a press conference 

just before the start of pre-season 

play. But he added that he “knows for a fact 

nobody cares what we think, it’s what we do, 

and now we have to get out and do it.” 

“I think expectations are different maybe 

than they have been in the past,” he said, 

“but I expect us to compete at a higher level 

and be a better all-around team and organization 

than we were last season.” 

St. Louis registered just 81 points in 

2022-23 and missed the playoffs for the 

first time since 2017-18 (only the second 

time since the 2011-12 season). They 

stumbled out of the gate last season, dropping 

eight straight games in their first 11 

en route to a losing season with a mediocre 

37-38-7 record. The team finished 14 

points out of a playoff spot last year. 

Allowing almost 300 goals against and 

enduring a 28-point dropoff is not conducive 

to playing good hockey. But that was 



then. This is now. 

“I’m really excited. The organization’s 

really excited,” Blues coach Craig Berube 

said. “We want to put last year behind us 

and move forward. I think our guys put the 

work in this summer. They came in here early, 

skating on their own, working on things, very 

energized. That’s what happens when you 

have disappointment from last year.” 

The Blues, of course, captured the Stanley 

Cup in 2019. That was when Berube 

took over for Mike Yeo 20 games into the 

season. He’s done a solid job steering the 

team into postseason play. 

However, in defending their Cup title in 

2019-20, COVID-19 dramatically changed 

everything. The Blues bowed out in the 

first round of what turned out to be the 



Blues believe they can return to postseason play this year 

Joel Hofer 

(Lou Countryman photo) 

bubble playoffs in Edmonton in six games 

against the Vancouver Canucks. 

In 2020-21, a season shortened to 56 

games because of the pandemic, the Blues 

earned a playoff berth with a 27-20-9 

record. But St. Louis was eliminated in a 

first-round sweep by the Avalanche. 

In the 2021-22 season, the Blues fashioned 

a 49-22-11 record. St. Louis defeated 

the Wild in the first round in six games 

before falling to Colorado in six games. 

Now, with two years remaining on his 

contract, Berube is entering his fifth full 

season as the Blues head coach. This 

season, his coaching staff has changed. 

The Blues let coaches Mike Van Ryn and 

Craig MacTavish go. New this season is 

Mike Weber to work with the defense, and 

Mike Babcock, who will be the skills coach. 

Everyone involved wants to return to the 

playoffs. 

“I think there’s an embarrassment factor. 

I know that I had it all summer,” Armstrong 

said during a news conference 

before training camp began. “It starts out 

as anger, then it goes to embarrassment and 

then you can’t wait for today because you 

don’t have to talk about it anymore.” 

St. Louis began putting its foot forward 

to a new look when it traded away 

See ST. LOUIS BLUES, page 24 

Brayden Schenn: ‘Together we can get this thing moving in the right direction’ 


Wearing the “C” carries additional 

pressure and responsibility in the NHL 

but St. Louis Blues forward Brayden 

Schenn is ready for the challenge. 

The Blues recently named the 

32-year-old center as the team’s 24th 

captain in franchise history. He has 

been with the Blues since 2017. He 

has five years remaining on his current 

contract, at $6.5 million average 

value per season. 

“Honestly, your first initial reaction is 

how big of an honor it is,” Schenn said. 

“I’ve always said St. Louis has been the 

best thing for me. Getting the opportunity 

to come here and play, winning 

the Stanley Cup and now (being named 

captain), it’s an opportunity for us to 

work together and get back to where 

we feel we should be as an organization. I’m 

looking forward to the challenge and the 

opportunity to lead this team.” 

General manager Doug Armstrong made 

the announcement at a mid-September 

press conference. Also in attendance was 

Brayden Schenn 


coach Craig Berube, who coached Schenn 

when the two were with the Philadelphia 

Flyers from 2013-15. Schenn is entering his 

seventh season with the Blues after being 

acquired by the club in a trade with the 

Philadelphia Flyers at the 2017 NHL Draft. 

“This is a pretty special day,” Schenn said. 

He then directed his gratitude toward 

his teammates; Tom Stillman and the 

ownership team; Armstrong, Berube 

and the coaching staff. He called out 

defensemen Justin Faulk and Colton 

Parayko and center Robert Thomas as 

being his leadership team – “the guys 

to get this team in the right direction.” 

“We’ll lean on each other and keep 

pushing forward in the right direction,” 

Schenn said. 

To that end, Berube said, “They 

really represent the team and really 

push that leadership-by-committee 

mindset of our hockey team.” He’s 

also happy with Schenn’s selection. 

“He’s an experienced player, he’s 

done a lot of really good things in St. 

Louis, and he’s been part of a winning 

team. He shows leadership on and 

off the ice on a daily basis and he’s 

worked hard since Day 1 when he got here,” 

Berube said. 

Armstrong agreed. 

“I think the experience of ‘been there, 

done that,’ we are transitioning and having 

someone in our group that was the fifth 

overall pick, that has played on a couple 

of organizations is good,” Armstrong said. 

“There’s not much that he hasn’t seen that he 

can’t share with the group. Also, his persona 

on the ice is St. Louis original and that’s 

something that we want to continue with.” 

He said the decision to name Schenn was 

not made in haste. 

“When I got to the criteria that was most 

important to this team moving forward, 

Schenn was the natural option,” Armstrong 

said. “These decisions aren’t made 

in a vacuum. I had a lot of different people 

giving me input in place, great support from 

ownership, Mr. Stillman and his group, 

asking me the questions that went into the 

decision and then supporting the decision.” 

Schenn has served as an assistant captain 

in each of the last three seasons and 

has contributed 341 points (131 goals, 

210 assists) in 425 regular-season games 

with the club. Last season, playing in all 

82 games, Schenn produced 65 points (21 

goals, 44 assists). 

He now gets to add his name to a list 

See SCHENN, page 24





I ST. LOUIS BLUES I 21 

Blues Notes: Krug’s injury • Sundqvist’s return • Scandella’s recovery • Hayes’ experience 


Torey Krug 

The St. Louis Blues are counting on defenseman 

Torey Krug to be big part of their team 

this season. However, after St. Louis Blues 

President of Hockey Operations and General 

Manager Doug Armstrong announced last 

month that the 5-foot-9, 194-pound Krug 

suffered a right-foot injury while training for 

the upcoming 2023-24 season, it remains to 

be seen if that can happen. 

Krug’s injury might hinder the organization 

that is attempting to return to the playoffs 

quickly after a rare down season that saw St. 

Louis deal Stanley Cup-winning forwards 

Ryan O’Reilly and Vladimir Tarsenko. 

Krug, 32, is entering his fourth season 

as a Blue since signing a seven-year, $45.5 

million contract in 2020. Overall, the Livonia, 

Michigan, native has posted 444 points 

(85 goals, 359 assists) and a plus-31 rating 

in 701 career NHL regular-season games, 

including 107 points (18 goals, 89 assists) 

and a plus-8 rating in 178 regular-season 

games with the Blues. 

Krug put up the lowest point total of his 

career in 2022-23, scoring just seven goals 

and 32 points. He made his name known in 

the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs. 

The Blues have not reveal how long they 

expect Krug to be sidelined. He was to be 

re-evaluated after press time. 

Armstrong said he is hopeful that Krug 

will be ready to go for the Oct. 12 season 

opener against the Dallas Stars. 

If Krug ends up having to miss games 

early this season, it would create a spot 

for one of the Blues’ young defensemen, 

either Tyler Tucker or Scott Perunovich. 

They would be with other veterans Colton 

Parayko, Justin Faulk, Marco Scandella, 

Nick Leddy and Robert Bortuzzo. 

Oskar Sundqvist 

Fan favorite Oskar Sundqvist is back 

with the team he helped win a Stanley Cup. 

In the offseason, Sundqvist agreed to oneyear 

contract worth the league minimum at 

$775,000. He had previously played five 

seasons (2017-22) with the Blues. 

In March 2022, he was sent to the 

Detroit Red Wings in a trade alongside 

defenseman Jake Walman and a 2023 

second-round pick for defensemen Nick 

Leddy and Luke Witkowski. 

He then was traded to the Minnesota 

Wild, who acquired him at deadline this 

past season. There he played 15 games 

(three goals, four assists). 

After the Blues acquired Sundqvist from 

the Pittsburgh Penguins at the 2017 NHL 

Draft, he played in 242 regular-season 

games (35 goals, 48 assists) along with 34 

Stanley Cup playoff games, including 25 

in the championship run when he had four 

goals and five assists. 


Marco Scandella 

Defenseman Marco Scandella spent the 

final month of 2022-23 with a lower back 

injury. However, the 33-year-old D-man is 

looking to be healthy this season and not 

spend time on the injured list. 

Since joining St. Louis in 2019-20, Scandella 

has totaled 150 games played, with 

seven goals and 19 assists for 26 points. 

His best St. Louis season came in 2021- 

22 when he played in 70 games. He scored 

three goals and 11 assists. 

Scandella is in the last season of a fouryear, 

$13.1 million contract. He then will 

be eligible to become an unrestricted free 

agent in 2024. 

Kevin Hayes 

Kevin Hayes will bring his veteran experience 

to the Blues this season. He was traded 

by the Philadelphia Flyers to St. Louis last 

summer for a 2024 sixth-round draft pick. 

“You never want to get traded out of any 

job that you’re doing whether it’s sports or 

you’re at a desk job,” Hayes said after the 

trade. “You feel like you’re letting someone 

down, but I looked at it as a situation 

where the Blues wanted me and they see 

something that I can bring to them.” 

Hayes wants to show he can still play in 

the NHL at a high level. The 31-year-old 

Hayes had 54 points (18 goals, 36 assists) 

in 81 games last season. 

He likes how the Blues look going into 

this season. 

“They have a great goalie, a great D-corps 

and the nine wingers that they have in their 

top nine are some of the best in the league. 

It’s very intriguing and very exciting to be 

a part of that group. I’ve been in the league 

for 10-plus years now. I know what I can 

do to help the team.” 

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2023-2024 Regular Season Schedule 

HOME AWAY 

OCTOBER 

Dec. 27 vs. Dallas • 7 p.m. 

Oct. 12 at Dallas • 7 p.m. 

Dec. 29 vs. Colorado • 7 p.m. 

Oct. 14 vs. Seattle • 7 p.m. 

Dec. 30 at Pittsburgh • 6 p.m. 

Oct. 19 vs. Arizona • 7 p.m. 

JANUARY 

Oct. 21 vs. Pittsburgh • 7 p.m. 

Jan. 4 vs. Vancouver • 7 p.m. 

Oct. 24 at Winnipeg • 7:45 p.m. 

Jan. 6 at Carolina • 6 p.m. 

Oct. 26 at Calgary • 8 p.m. 

Jan. 9 vs. Florida • 7 p.m. 

Oct. 27 at Vancouver • 9 p.m. 

Jan. 11 vs. New York • 7 p.m. 

NOVEMBER 

Jan. 13 vs. Boston • 7 p.m. 

Nov. 1 at Colorado • 8:30 p.m. 

Jan. 15 vs. Philadelphia • 7 p.m. 

Nov. 3 vs. New Jersey • 7 p.m. 

Jan. 18 at Washington • 6 p.m. 

Nov. 4 vs. Montréal • 6 p.m. 

Jan. 20 vs. Washington • 7 p.m. 

Nov. 7 vs. Winnipeg • 7 p.m. 

Jan. 23 at Calgary • 8 p.m. 

Nov. 9 vs. Arizona • 7 p.m. 

Jan. 24 at Vancouver • 9 p.m. 

Nov. 11 at Colorado • 8 p.m. 

Jan. 26 at Seattle • 9 p.m. 

Nov. 14 vs. Tampa Bay • 7 p.m. Jan. 28 vs. Los Angeles • 1 p.m. 

Nov. 16 at San Jose • 9:30 p.m. Jan. 30 vs. Columbus • 7 p.m. 

Nov. 18 at Los Angeles • 9:30 p.m. 

Nov. 19 at Anaheim • 7 p.m. 

Nov. 22 at Arizona • 8 p.m. 

Nov. 24 vs. Nashville • 2 p.m. 

Nov. 26 at Chicago • 1 p.m. 

Nov. 28 at Minnesota • 7 p.m. 

Nov. 30 vs. Buffalo • 7 p.m. 

DECEMBER 

Dec. 2 at Arizona • 8 p.m. 

Dec. 4 at Vegas • 9 p.m. 

Dec. 6 vs. Vegas • 8 p.m. 

Dec. 8 at Columbus • 6 p.m. 

Dec. 9 at Chicago • 7 p.m. 

Dec. 12 vs. Detroit • 6:30 p.m. 

Dec. 14 vs. Ottawa • 7 p.m. 

Dec. 16 vs. Dallas • 7 p.m. 

Dec. 19 at Tampa Bay • 6 p.m. 

Dec. 21 at Florida • 6 p.m. 

Dec. 23 vs. Chicago • 7 p.m. 

FEBRUARY 

Feb. 10 at Buffalo • Noon 

Feb. 11 at Montréal • Noon 

Feb. 13 at Toronto • 6 p.m. 

Feb. 15 vs. Edmonton • 7 p.m. 

Feb. 17 vs. Nashville • 4 p.m. 

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Feb. 19 vs. Toronto • Noon 

Feb. 22 vs. New York • 7 p.m. 

Feb. 24 at Detroit • 11 a.m. 

Feb. 27 at Winnipeg • 7 p.m. 

Feb. 28 at Edmonton • 7:30 p.m. 

MARCH 

March 2 vs. Minnesota • 2 p.m. 

March 4 at Philadelphia • 6:30 p.m. 

March 5 at New York • 6:30 p.m. 

March 7 at New Jersey • 6 p.m. 

March 9 at New York • 6:30 p.m. 

March 11 at Boston • 6 p.m. 

March 13 vs. Los Angeles • 6:30 p.m. 

March 16 vs. Minnesota • 7 p.m. 

March 17 vs. Anaheim • 6 p.m. 

March 19 vs. Colorado • 7 p.m. 

March 21 at Ottawa • 6 p.m. 

March 23 at Minnesota • 1 p.m. 

March 25 vs. Vegas • 7 p.m. 

March 28 vs. Calgary • 7 p.m. 

March 30 vs. San Jose • 7 p.m. 

First preseason game (Lou Countryman photo) 

APRIL 

April 1 vs. Edmonton • 8 p.m. 

April 4 at Nashville • 7 p.m. 

April 6 at San Jose • 5 p.m. 

April 7 at Anaheim • 7 p.m. 

April 10 vs. Chicago • 7 p.m. 

April 12 vs. Carolina • 7 p.m. 

April 14 vs. Seattle • Noon 

April 17 at Dallas • 8:30 p.m. 

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team legends Ryan O’Reilly and Vladimir 

Taraskenko at the deadline. 

The top forwards this season will be 

Sammy Blais, Pavel Buchnevich, Kevin 

Hayes, Jordan Kyrou, Brandon Saad, 

Brayden Schenn, Oskar Sundqvist, Kasperi 

Kapanen, Jakub Vrana and Robert Thomas. 

Kyrou scored 37 goals last season. In the 

last two years, Thomas has 104 assists. 

Five spots on the defense are taken by 

Colton Parayko, Torey Krug, Justin Faulk, 

Nick Leddy and Marco Scandella. There is 

a battle for the other spot by Scott Perunovich, 

Calle Rosen, Tyler Tucker and 

Robert Bortuzzo. 

The team that surrendered 298 goals 

last season was the league’s sixth-worst 

in defense and third-worst in penalty kills 

(72.4 percent). 

Jordan Binnington, 30, and Joel Hofer, 

23, will be the goalies this season. 

Hofer enters the season as the backup 

to Binnington, who has struggled over the 

past two seasons. A rookie, he has only 

eight games of NHL experience. 

The hope is that Binnington will return 

to how he played before last season when 

he limped through the worst campaign of 

his career. He had to start a career-high 

60 games because St. Louis did not have 

a dependable backup goalie. He set NHL 

career worsts in goals-against average 

(3.31) and save percentage (.894) in 61 

games (60 starts) last season. 

“Not satisfied,” Binnington said, of his 

showing in the 2022-2023 campaign. “In 

saying that, I feel I’m good. I try not to 

think too far ahead. I try to stay in the present 

moment ....” He said it’s time to evolve. 

The whole team wants to evolve and a 

new leadership has been created to help 

make that happen. 

Schenn has been named captain with 

Thomas, Faulk and Parayko as assistant 

captains. This group must lead the effort to 

change the team’s outlook and not let any 

malaise grow. 

“Last year we got complacent at the start 

of the season and then tried to catch up 

throughout the whole season,” Schenn said. 

Armstong said that will not be a problem 

this year. 

“They control making sure that’s not 

going to happen,” Armstrong said. 

Faulk agreed. 

“You have to build something,” he said. 

“You can’t just expect it to be there. It 

starts with putting in the work. It’s on-ice 

habits, it’s off-ice habits. It’s just coming in 

here and being a good teammate, showing 

respect for each other, working hard. You 

just go through the rigors of what it takes to 

be in this locker room, I think. You become 

a team as that happens. 

“You see everyone pulling their weight, 

you respect it and you get on board and you 

start having fun together. That’s how you 

build nice camaraderie and have a good 

vibe in the dressing room.” 

Schenn thinks the sky is the limit for this 

year’s club. 

“We have a vision for this team,” he said. 

“We feel we have goals we’re going to 

achieve this year. Everyone is hungry and 

ready to go this year. There is good energy 

in our locker room right now.” 

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of stellar Blues captains that includes Al 

MacInnis, Bernie Federko, Red Berenson, 

Bob and Barclay Plager, Garry Unger, Alex 

Pietrangelo, Brett Hull, Wayne Gretzky, 

Brian Sutter, Bob Plager, Chris Pronger, 

David Backes and most recently Ryan 

O’Reilly, who was traded last Feb. 17 to 

the Toronto Maple Leafs. 

It’s an august group to be associated 

with, Schenn said. 

“The St. Louis Blues is a pretty historic 

franchise with many great leaders. If you 

look at the list of guys being captain of 

the St. Louis Blues before with the Plager 

brothers to Bernie Federko, the kind of 

era I grew up watching with Gretzky, Hull, 

Pronger, MacInnis. To be in history with 

the St. Louis Blues, being a captain with 

those guys, is pretty special and a tremendous 

honor. I’m excited for that opportunity 

and challenge. Most recently with ‘Petro’ 

(Alexander Pietrangelo) and Ryan O’Reilly. 

I learned a ton from those guys. Those guys 

were great leaders, different leaders.” 


Berube noted that a captain is more than 

just a talented athlete. He must lead. He 

must work hard and be an example to the 

other players. 

“This team is hungry to prove themselves 

this year and going forward,” Berube said. 

“We still have a lot of veterans on our team. 

We’re still in the winning business here.”

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Upper age limit for breast 

cancer screening? 

As the U.S. observes Breast Cancer 

Awareness Month in October, statistics 

show breast cancer has become one of the 

most treatable – and beatable – types of 

cancer, largely due to early diagnosis and 

treatment. About two-thirds of women now 

follow the well-established medical advice 

that, once they reach the age of 40, either 

annual or biannual breast cancer screening 

exams are a must to protect their health. 

A large new study potentially adds an 

upper age limit to that recommendation, 

however … especially for women over 70, 

for whom these regular screenings may 

sometimes lead to more harm than good. 

This research found that continuing regular 

breast cancer screenings after 70 may 

lead to diagnosing and treating cancers 

which would not cause any symptoms in 

a woman’s remaining lifetime, an outcome 

known as overdiagnosis. The findings also 

suggest that overdiagnosis may be common 

among older women, and can cause unnecessary 

anxiety, financial hardship, and 

health complications from overtreatment. 

The study, involving nearly 55,000 

women 70 and older who had recently been 

screened for breast cancer, was conducted 

by researchers at the Yale School of Medicine. 

It found that, among women aged 70 

to 74, up to 31% of breast cancers found 

were overdiagnosed; for those between 74 

and 84, that number increased to 47%. The 

risk of overdiagnosis was highest among 

women over 85, who experienced up to a 

54% overdiagnosis rate. 

The authors said they found no statistically 

significant reductions in breast cancerspecific 

death associated with screening in 

any of the three age groups, suggesting that 

women over 70 and their doctors should consider 

the possibility of overdiagnosis when 

making screening decisions. The study was 

published in Annals of Internal Medicine. 

Longer waits in the ER 

Recently released national data from the 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 

confirm that if you must visit an emergency 

room this winter, your wait time to 

be seen – along with the visit as a whole 

– will likely be longer than in the past. 

The agency’s most recent “Timely and 

Effective Care” report, which includes data 

obtained from hospital emergency departments 

across the U.S., shows that North 

Dakota residents have the best chance in 

the U.S. of getting in and out of an ER in 

under two hours, with an average visit time 

of 108 minutes. For patients in Washington, 

D.C., on the other hand, ER visits take 

an average of over five hours from start to 

finish (329 minutes). 

Missouri fell roughly in the middle 

of the nation’s visit time statistics in the 

report. Emergency room visits here last an 

average of about 2.5 hours (155 minutes), 

the data shows. 

According to the CMS, emergency 

department visit times have been rising 

over the past few years due to staffing 

shortages and increased demands for care. 

The national median patient visit length 

was 160 minutes in the agency’s most 

recent report, up from 155 and 143 minutes 

in the previous two 12-month periods. 

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Adopting a “Mediterranean lifestyle” may 

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suming mainly fruits, vegetables, nuts and 

seeds, olive oil, fish and lean meats have 

proven wellness benefits for all adults. 

A new study found that a Mediterranean 

“lifestyle” – which means following the 

diet’s recommendations consistently along 

with getting adequate sleep, exercise and 

social interaction – may reduce the risk 

of dying or getting a serious disease like 

cancer by nearly 30%. 

The study involved people living in the 

U.K., who were between 40 and 75 years 

old when it began. Their adherence to a 

Mediterranean lifestyle was measured on 

three levels. Those on the first level sometimes 

consumed foods typical of a Mediterranean 

diet; those on the second level 

regularly did so; and those on the third 

level followed the diet as well as good 

sleep and exercise habits and socialized 

regularly with others. 

After about 10 years, the researchers 

found that those who maintained both 

Mediterranean diet and lifestyle habits had 

a 28% lower risk of cancer, a 29% lower 

risk of dying from any cause, an a lower 

heart disease risk than did those who least 

followed the diet and lifestyle. The study 

was recently published in Mayo Clinic 

Proceedings. 

On the calendar 

St. Louis Oasis offers a Cardio Strength 

class on Mondays and Wednesdays, Oct. 9 

through Nov. 8, from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at 

the Chesterfield Community Center, 690 

Chesterfield Parkway West (second floor 

of Chesterfield Mall, next to Macy’s). This 

workout is a mix between low-impact 

cardio and functional strength exercises. 

The cost for all sessions is $85. Register 

by visiting st-louis.oasisnet.org. 

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St. Luke’s Hospital presents Coffee 

& Conversation: Herbal Supplements 

on Wednesday, Oct. 18 from 10-11 a.m. 

at the Desloge Outpatient Center, 121 St. 

Luke’s Center Drive in Chesterfield. Join 

us for this free monthly event focusing on 

topics for living your most healthy life. 

This month’s topic is herbal supplements 

including regulations, safety precautions 

and interactions with other medicines. 

Register online at stlukes-stl.com. 

• • • 

This fall, Lindenwood University’s College 

of Science, Technology and Health 

presents LindenW.I.S.E. (Wellness- 

Inspired Social Enrichment), a free 

community program for adults over 60 

designed to connect them with students. 

The first event, Pumpkins and Painting, 

is on Monday, Oct. 23 from 11 a.m.-12:30 

p.m. at the university’s Hyland Arena, 209 

S. Kingshighway in St. Charles, in the VIP 

Room. A free catered lunch will also be 

provided. For more information or to register, 

email wise@lindenwood.edu. 

• • • 

BJC sponsors How to Become a Highly 

Motivated Diabetic, a free virtual class 

presented by St. Louis Oasis, on Wednesday, 

Oct. 25 from 10 a.m.-noon online 

via Zoom. Learn the seven healthy habits 

which can promote enhanced life quality. 

Register online at classes-events.bjc.org. 

• • • 

BJC of St. Charles County presents 

a Strike the Right Balance class on 

Tuesday, Oct. 31 from 10-11:30 a.m. at 

the St. Charles City-County Library’s 

Corporate Parkway Branch, 1200 Corporate 

Parkway in Wentzville. Join a vestibular 

physical therapist to learn about 

your body’s balance system, and discuss 

strategies to improve balance while 

decreasing fall risk. The free session is 

sponsored by St. Louis Oasis. Register 

online at classes-events.bjc.org. 

• • • 

St. Luke’s Hospital presents a free community 

program, Keep Your Keys – Staying 

Safe on the Road, on Tuesday, Oct. 

31 from 10 a.m.-noon at the Chesterfield 

Community Center, 690 Chesterfield Parkway 

West (second floor of Chesterfield 

Mall, next to Macy’s). This free presentation 

will cover staying medically and 

physically fit to drive, and when and how 

to prepare for driving “retirement.” Register 

by emailing olderadults@chesterfield. 

mo.us or by calling (636) 812-9500. 

• • • 

BJC Missouri Baptist Hospital offers a 

Today’s Grandparents class on Thursday, 

Nov. 2 from 6:30-9 p.m. at the Missouri 

Baptist Medical Center Clinical Learning 

Institute, 3005 N. Ballas Road. This handson 

class offers updates on current trends in 

infant care and feeding, and provides tips 

on local and long-distance grandparenting. 

The course fee is $20 per person (each 

person attending must register separately). 

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Jenn also runs Elder Care Advisors, 

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Kelly Gano, executive director of the 

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MRV Banks – We’re from here. We live here. And we love it here. 



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Our St. Charles branch is staffed 

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The St. Charles branch staff are from left, Market President Garrett Watson, Personal 

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By DEANNE LEBLANC 

Monarch butterflies are migrating across 

the St. Louis region now through midto-late 

October, heading toward Central 

Mexico on their migration journey. Gardeners 

and scientists are closely monitoring 

the butterfly’s journey as it passes the 

one-year mark on its threatened species 

status. 

The International Union for Conservation 

of Nature (IUCN) added the monarch 

to the Red List of Threatened Species last 

year, due to habitat destruction and climate 

change. The western population is at greatest 

risk of extinction, having declined by 

an estimated 99.9%, from as many as 10 

million in the 1980s to just 1,914 in 2021. 

The larger eastern population has also 

shrunk by 84% from 1996 to 2014, according 

to the IUCN. 

However, there are things we can do to 

help these fluttering beauties make it safely 

to their destination and increase their numbers. 

According to Chris Hartley, science 

education coordinator for The Sophia M. 

Sachs Butterfly House, it can be as easy as 

converting some of your green space into 

a monarch way station by planting native 

flowers that provide food and an attractive 

resting place. 

“In the spring, monarchs need milkweed to 

lay their eggs and after hatching, the larvae 

feed on the leaves. But in the fall, they are 

looking for nectar plants to give them the 

energy they need for the long flight south,” 

Hartley explained. “If you want to create 

an area attractive to the monarchs, choose 

asters, goldenrods, marigolds, or ironweed. 

These are flowering plants that all bloom 

in the fall. Monarchs will descend on them, 

which is really exciting for people to see in 

their backyards.” 

The urgency to save the beloved winged 

creatures has become a top priority for 

many conservationists and gardeners, as 

extreme drought has limited the growth of 

milkweed and increased the frequency of 

wildfires. Temperature extremes also can 

trigger earlier migrations before milkweed 

is available, resulting in millions of dead 

butterflies. 

“The numbers are decreasing, and some 

scientists fear that, if there is not urgent 

intervention, the migrating populations of 

monarchs as we know today could disappear,” 

explained Tad Yankoski, senior entomologist 

at the Butterfly House. 

He stressed that the only way to save 

them is by preservation of their habitat. 

Conservation efforts, however, are complicated 

by the monarchs’ large geographic 

range, from the northeast United States 

and southeast Canada to Central Mexico. 

Not every monarch makes the long journey, 

and they only migrate every third or 

fourth generation. To combat cold temperatures, 

monarchs enter a hibernation-like 

state. 

But cold isn’t the only threat. Many 

predators, such as parasitic wasps, feed on 

monarch caterpillars, resulting in less than 

1% making it to adulthood. 

In an attempt to boost the monarch population, 

some conservation enthusiasts are 

turning to captive rearing of wild-collected 

monarchs. Captive rearing is the practice 

of collecting eggs, caterpillars, or pupae 

(chrysalises) from the wild, raising them in 

captivity and then releasing them. 

St. Peters resident Bill Peterson is a local 

horticulture expert and monarch captive 

rearer whose property is officially certified 

as a monarch waystation by the St. Louis 

Audubon Society. 

“We lost 80% of the monarch population 

in the last 30 years from chemicals in 

pesticides and fertilizers. As far as farmers 

are concerned, milkweed is considered a 

weed, so it gets killed with the rest. If pesticides 

continue killing the monarchs’ food 

sources, the butterflies will continue to 

die,” Peterson said. “I wish people would 

(Source: Matilda Adams/Missouri Botanical Garden) 

educate themselves instead of just killing 

every plant deemed a weed. You could 

be killing a plant that is beneficial to the 

environment or is the main food source for 

countless living creatures.” 

Peterson said monarchs have laid their 

eggs on his porch, hibernated in their 

chrysalis’ on his patio, enjoyed his personally 

designed butterfly habitats, and have 

emerged with wings spread in triumphant 

beauty to join in the migration. Neighbors 

and friends have participated in his memorable 

butterfly releases, which he said are 

beautiful reminders of the importance of 

nature in our lives and how fragile and 

temporary it can become if we aren’t careful 

with the responsibility. 

Experts agree that the best thing the average 

person can do to help the monarchs is 

to avoid using pesticides and fertilizers in 

lawns and gardens, plant nectarine plants 

to attract them and avoid planting invasive 

plant species. 

LIBRARY, from page 10 

been frequently banned. 

“On page nine there are people ready 

for sex. I mean they’re naked and they’re 

ready for sex in bed,” she said. “This was 

in the middle school section of the library 

displayed, and I was disturbed by that. 

Other images displayed young boys with 

erections. Isn’t that obscenity? I mean I 

would think it would be child porn … Are 

we violating obscenity laws? I’m asking 

you to get the porn out of our shelves.” 

But it was Homolak’s reading of sections 

“Bang Like a Porn Star: Sex Tips from the 

Pros” that met with audible revulsion from 

the audience. 

“How and who put these books in our 

library?” Homolak asked the board. “How 

and who is responsible for placing and 

approving them on our shelves? There is no 

place in our library for these kinds of books 

… They’re not supervised. Anybody can pick 

a book, and maybe for a practical joke, place 

it in the children’s section of the library, and 

it could end up in the hands of somebody 

that’s way too young to view this content.” 

Eric Newberry said, “I could be angry as 

I stand up here. But I’m actually saddened 

– very sad and disturbed by what I’m hearing, 

by what I’ve seen, how far our society 

has fallen. It’s heartbreaking, and I would 

hope that everyone that I’m looking at now 

would have the decency to stand up and 

do something about it … I am here to support 

the children, decency morality and just 

common sense, just simple common sense.” 

Kuhl refused multiple attempts by this 

reporter to answer questions from speakers 

at the meeting. In response to emails, 

his chief communications and engagement 

officer, Lori Beth Crawford, forwarded 

the district’s policies on “Collection Management,” 

and its “Citizen’s Request for 

Reconsideration policy.” 

In part, the “Collection Management” 

policy states: “Inherent in the collection 

development philosophy is an appreciation 

for each resident of St. Charles 

County, and recognition of the diversity 

of the community served. The library 

upholds the rights of each individual to 

privately read, listen to, and view the full 

range of published thought and ideas. All 

materials selected under this policy are 

protected by the First Amendment of the 

United States Constitution. Collection 

development and management decisions 

are based on the merit of the work as it 

relates to the library’s mission and its ability 

to meet the needs and interests of the 

community. Decisions are not based on 

any anticipated approval or disapproval 

of the material. Only parents and guardians 

have the right and responsibility to 

guide and direct the reading, listening, 

and viewing choices of their own minor 

children. The library does not stand in the 

place of parents (in loco parentis).” 

Under “Selection Criteria,” the policy 

further states: “Ultimate responsibility 

for the selection of materials lies with the 

Chief Executive Officer within the framework 

set by the Board of Trustees in this 

policy. Selection of materials by the library 

does not constitute endorsement of the 

material’s content or the views expressed.” 

The “Citizen’s Request for Reconsideration 

policy,” effective July 18, 2023, states in 

part that “patrons are encouraged to discuss 

their concerns with branch staff. If a patron 

wishes the library to formally reconsider the 

inclusion, placement, or age-appropriateness 

of any particular offering or item, a “Library 

Content Reconsideration Form” may be 

submitted. Library Content Reconsideration 

Forms will only be accepted and reviewed 

when submitted by a resident or property 

owner in St. Charles County. The form must 

be completed in its entirety. Members of a 

Review Committee will review the patron 

comments and specifics about the offering. A 

written response to the patrons will be sent 

in a timely manner. During the review process, 

the content will remain available and no 

action will be taken until the review process 

has been completed. Content that has already 

been reconsidered is not subject to review 

again until a year has passed.” 

At the meeting, Homolak called for 

the firing of all district employees who 

allowed Gieseke’s book into the library, 

including Kuhl. She accused the book of 

violating state obscenity, specifically laws 

573.020, 573.220 and 573.550. 

She also claimed, “It’s so obscene, it 

doesn’t even show up in an Amazon 

search.”

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HEALTH 

CAPSULES 

By LISA RUSSELL 

OTC decongestants don’t 

work, FDA determines 

Just as this year’s cold and flu season 

starts to ramp up, the U.S. Food and Drug 

Administration has dropped a bombshell 

of sorts on American consumers. After a 

long review of over-the-counter medicines 

for congestion – all of which contain the 

active ingredient phenylephrine – the FDA 

recently issued its determination that these 

medicines don’t work, saying they are no 

more effective than a placebo at relieving 

clogged sinuses and runny noses. 

The list of these medicines is long and 

includes best-selling brands, including 

Sudafed PE, Dayquil and Nyquil, Tylenol 

Sinus, Advil Sinus Congestion, Benadryl 

Allergy Plus and others, along with dozens 

of generic and store brands. Americans 

currently spend more than $2 billion every 

year on drugs in this category; and while 

the other ingredients many contain (such as 

acetaminophen or ibuprofen) are effective 

for their own purposes, their decongestant 

components are a waste of that money. 

According to the FDA’s documents, 

taking more than the standard 10-milligram 

dose of phenylephrine, and even much 

higher doses of up to 40 milligrams, won’t 

provide any congestion relief. The agency 

will decide next whether to discontinue the 

medical indications for phenylephrine due 

to its lack of efficacy. 

That step would leave millions of consumers 

without OTC decongestant options. 

Instead, stuffed-up Americans would have 

the single choice of decongestants containing 

pseudoephedrine, which has a long history of 

effectiveness for congestion. However, pseudoephedrine 

has only been available behind 

the counter with pharmacy assistance since 

passage of the Combat Methamphetamine 

Epidemic Act of 2005. In response to that 

legislation, OTC decongestant manufacturers 

changed the active ingredient from pseudoephedrine 

to phenylephrine. 

Study links ultra-processed 

foods to depression 

In Australia as in the U.S., most people 

get a high percentage of their daily calories 

from “ultra-processed” foods. Statistics 

show that on average, 40% or more of 

the average Australian’s diet comes from 

ultra-processed sources, compared to an 

even higher 60% for an average American. 

That’s why a study recently conducted by 

Australian scientists should be of interest. It 

found that people who consume a diet high 

in these foods are more likely to experience 

major depression as long as a decade later, 

and the link persists regardless of age, sex, 

level of physical activity, marital status, 

family size and other variables, they said. 

Participants included more than 23,000 

people between the ages of 27 and 76 years 

of age who had been followed for an average 

of 15 years. Those who said they had 

symptoms of mental health issues or “psychiatric 

distress” at the start of the study 

were excluded. Specifically included in the 

analysis, though, were a number of immigrants 

from Southern Europe, an area in 

which ultra-processed foods are far less 

common in peoples’ daily diets. All participants’ 

levels of depression were measured 

at the end of the follow-up period using the 

Kessler Psychological Distress Scale. 

According to First Author Melissa Lane, 

Ph.D., the relationship between frequent 

consumption of these foods and developing 

depression turned out to be a linear one. The 

more ultra-processed foods a person regularly 

consumed, the greater their depression risk, 

she said. In particular, those who consumed 

ultra-processed foods regularly as adolescents 

were more likely to have depression 

symptoms a decade later than their same-age 

peers who had followed healthier diets. 

“(These) foods tend to lack important 

nutrients like protein and fiber, while 

containing excessive amounts of carbohydrates, 

saturated fat, and energy. These 

factors have been associated with gut problems 

and inflammation, which are linked to 

depression,” she said. 

Ultra-processed foods are manufactured 

foods typically containing five or more 

ingredients. They often contain sweeteners, 

preservatives, emulsifiers, artificial colors 

and artificial flavors. Examples of ultraprocessed 

foods include chips and other 

salty snacks, candy bars, fast food items, 

frozen meals and deli meats. 

Weekend ‘catch-up’ won’t 

make up for lost weekday sleep 

Whether it’s due to work demands, 

insomnia or other reasons, lack of sleep is 

a major issue for U.S. adults, with research 

showing that 35% consistently fail to get 

the recommended seven hours per night. 

Many people believe they can replace 

those hours of sleep lost from Monday 

through Friday by sleeping in on weekend 

mornings to “catch up” – but that’s a mistaken 

belief with potentially serious health 

consequences, a Penn State University 

study recently found. 

Its scientists found that when sleep is 

limited to five hours per night for several 

According to a new study, the long-term health effects of insufficient sleep during the 

week can’t be erased by sleeping in on weekends. 

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nights, measures of cardiovascular health 

such as heart rate and blood pressure start 

to decline; and attempting to catch up 

on sleep over a weekend does not return 

them to previous levels. “Enough successive 

hits to your cardiovascular health 

while you’re young could make your heart 

more prone to cardiovascular disease in 

the future,” said study co-author Anne- 

Marie Chang, Ph.D. 

Chang and her team recruited 15 healthy 

volunteers between the ages of 20 and 35 

to participate in an 11-day inpatient sleep 

study. For the first three nights, the participants 

were allowed to sleep up to 10 

hours per night to achieve a baseline sleep 

level. Their sleep was then restricted to 

five hours per night for five nights, followed 

by two recovery nights when they 

were again allowed to sleep up to 10 hours 

per night. 

Measurements of the participants’ resting 

heart rates and systolic blood pressure, 

taken every two hours during the 

days of the experiment, showed that 

both increased with each successive day 

of restricted sleep and did not return to 

baseline levels by the end of the recovery 

period. Despite having two additional 

nights at the end of the study period – 

which could be considered a typical weekend 

– the participants’ cardiovascular 

systems had not bounced back from the 

previous five nights of sleep deficiency. 

“Not only does sleep affect our cardiovascular 

health, but it also affects our 

weight, our mental health, our ability to 

focus and our ability to maintain healthy 

relationships with others, among many 

other things,” Chang said. “As we learn 

more and more about the importance of 

sleep, and how it impacts everything in our 

lives, my hope is that it will become more 

of a focus for improving one’s health.” 

Vaccine hesitancy now 

includes many ‘pet parents’ 

Nearly half of U.S. households include 

a dog as part of the family. Now, it seems 

that growing skepticism about the safety 

and effectiveness of vaccines extends to 

the “parents” of four-legged family members 

as well. 

A YouGov poll of about 2,200 dog 

owners about their attitudes toward vaccines 

was conducted earlier this spring, 

and researchers from Boston University’s 

School of Public Health analyzed its results. 

They found that nearly 40% of those randomly 

selected pet owners believe canine 

vaccines, including those for rabies, distemper, 

parvovirus and others, are unsafe; 

more than 20% believe these vaccines to 

be ineffective; and about 30% said they are 

medically unnecessary. 

Surveyed pet owners who said they no 

longer trust in the safety and efficacy of 

Pet owners who are skeptical about the safety and effectiveness of vaccines in general are 

also less likely to get their dogs vaccinated against diseases like rabies, a recent analysis 

found. 


vaccines for childhood and adult vaccines 

following the COVID pandemic were also 

more likely to feel the same way about 

vaccinating their pets, the BU scientists 

reported. 

Those vaccine-hesitant pet owners were 

also more likely to say they oppose policies 

mandating widespread rabies vaccination, 

and that they are currently less likely 

than before the pandemic to vaccinate their 

own pets. If it persists or becomes more 

common, this attitude could have serious 

public health consequences. Rabies in particular 

still carries nearly a 100% fatality 

rate, said the study’s lead author Dr. Matt 

Motta. 

“The vaccine spillover effects that we 

document in our research underscore the 

importance of restoring trust in human 

vaccine safety and efficacy,” Motta said. 

“If non-vaccination were to become more 

common, our pets, vets, and even our 

friends and family risk coming into contact 

with vaccine-preventable diseases.” 

The study was published in the journal 

Vaccine. 

It costs less to be vegan 

The benefits of a vegan diet go beyond 

weight loss, improved blood sugar control 

and better heart health, according to a 

group of doctors from the Physicians Committee 

for Responsible Medicine. Going 

vegan also can shave about 16% off your 

grocery bill, saving the typical adult more 

than $500 per year. 

A vegan diet is plant-based, focusing on 

fruits, vegetables, nuts and grains. Strict 

vegans abstain from any products that 

come from animals, including meat, dairy 

products and eggs. 

A recent study led by the Physicians 

Committee, published in JAMA Network 

Open, randomly assigned volunteers to 

follow either a vegan diet group or a control 

group for 16 weeks. Calorie intake and 

total food costs were not limited in any 

way for either group. 

Those in the vegan group saw their costs 

go down by 16%, or an average of $1.51 

per day. This decrease was mainly due to 

savings on meat and dairy products, which 

outweighed the vegan group members’ 

increased spending on vegetables and fruit. 

Food costs for those in the control group 

did not change significantly. 

“We knew that a vegan diet significantly 

reduces your risk of conditions like heart 

disease, diabetes, and obesity; and now we 

have proof that opting for beans instead of 

beef will also lead to significant savings 

on your grocery bill,” said study author 

Hana Kahleova, M.D., Ph.D. She added 

that overweight adults in the study also 

reported losing some weight as well as 

improvements in body composition and 

insulin sensitivity. 

‘Sudden’ cardiac arrest often 

gives a warning, study finds 

Of the roughly 360,000 people who 

suffer cardiac arrest outside of a hospital in 

the United States each year, only 10% survive. 

Most of these arrests seemingly occur 

without warning, which is one reason the 

fatality rate remains so high. 

Researchers from the Smidt Heart 

Institute at Cedars-Sinai Health System 

recently reported that half of people experiencing 

a sudden cardiac arrest did report 

a symptom of a potential impending cardiac 

arrest to a family member or friend 

roughly 24 hours beforehand, and that 

those symptoms differed between men 

and women. 

The Cedars-Sinai team looked at data 

from two ongoing community studies of 

cardiac arrest. Their analysis found that 

50% of people whose cardiac arrest was 

witnessed by a bystander or emergency 

medical professional had mentioned at least 

one telltale symptom the day before. The 

signs they had most commonly reported 

were chest pain, shortness of breath, excessive 

sweating, and seizure-like activity. 

For men, the most frequent sign 24 hours 

before their cardiac arrest was chest pain. 

For women, it was shortness of breath. 

According to the study’s leaders, current 

methods of predicting sudden cardiac arrest 

are inadequate. Because most people tend 

to ignore their early warning symptoms, it 

is especially important for healthcare providers 

to advise their patients – especially 

those with known heart conditions – to pay 

attention to those signs, recognize that they 

could be early indicators of cardiac arrest 

and seek emergency care immediately. 

On the calendar 

Schnucks and St. Luke’s Hospital offer 

an Eatwell Market grocery store tour on 

Wednesday, Oct. 11 from 6-7 p.m. at Eatwell 

Boones Crossing, 220 THF Blvd. in 

Chesterfield. Take a wellness-focused tour 

through Eatwell Market by Schnucks with 

a St. Luke’s dietitian and receive $10 gift 

card to use at Eatwell Market. The cost is 

$5. To sign up, visit stlukes-stl.com. 

• • • 

BJC St. Louis Children’s Hospital presents 

a Staying Home Alone in-person 

class on Saturday, Oct. 14 from 10-11:30 

a.m. at the St. Louis Children’s Specialty 

Care Center West County, 13001 North 

Outer Forty Road in Town & Country. A 

virtual class is also offered on Tuesday, 

Oct. 24 from 6:30-8 p.m., live via Teams 

Meeting. Parents and children attend the 

class together to ensure a child’s readiness 

to stay at home alone. Families will 

engage in workshop-style activities 

about issues that may arise when preparing 

for this experience. The registration 

fee is $25 per family. To register, call 

(314) 454-5437. 

• • • 

BJC St. Louis Children’s Hospital sponsors 

a Babysitting 101 virtual class on 

Wednesday, Oct. 18 from 6-8:30 p.m., live 

via Teams Meeting. An in-person class is 

also offered on Saturday, Oct. 21 from 9 

a.m.-1p.m. at the SLCH Specialty Care 

Center West County, 13001 N. Outer Forty 

Road in Town & Country, in the third-floor 

conference room. This interactive class, 

offered virtually through Teams Meeting, 

is a great introduction to the basics of babysitting 

and is recommended for ages 10 and 

above. The cost is $25 per child. Parents 

may sit in on the class at no additional cost. 

Register online at bjc.org/babysitting-class. 

• • • 

BJC presents a Family and Friends 

CPR virtual course on Wednesday, Oct. 

25 from 6:30-8:30 p.m., live via Teams 

Meeting. This class uses the American 

Heart Association curriculum to teach 

hands-on CPR skills this course does not 

include certification upon completion. The 

cost is $50. Registration for a seat in this 

class is for two people. Register online by 

visiting bjc.org/cpr-class.

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Group Hayrides are at 6:30 p.m. on 

Thursdays and Fridays; and at 5 p.m. 

and 6:30 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, 

Oct. 12 through Oct. 29 at Fort Zumwalt 

Park, 1000 Jessup Drive West in O’Fallon. 

Includes bonfire and snack but guests are 

welcome to bring their own food for after 

the ride. Prices start at $175 for groups of 

20. Submit a hayride request at ofallon. 

mo.us/hayrides-at-fort-zumwalt-park. 

• • • 

Old-Fashioned Hayrides are at 6 p.m., 

7 p.m. or 8 p.m. on Fridays and at 5 p.m., 

6 p.m., 7p.m. or 8 p.m. on Saturdays and 

Sundays through Oct. 29 at Broemmelsiek 

Park, 1795 Hwy. DD. Register at sccmo. 

org/ParksRegistrations or call (636) 949- 

7535. 

• • • 

Scarecrow Glen runs from Friday, 

Oct. 13 through Tuesday, Nov. 1 around 

the Main Street Gazebo in historic Saint 

Charles. Guests can vote for their favorites. 

• • • 

Food Truck Fright is from 6-8:30 p.m. 

on Friday, Oct. 13 at Dames Park, 387 

Dames Park Drive in O’Fallon. Bring seating. 

Admission and parking are free. For 

details, visit ofallon.mo.us. 

• • • 

Legends & Lanterns begins at 11 a.m. 

on Saturday, Oct. 14 and runs through 

noon on Sunday, Oct. 29 in Historic Saint 

Charles. Learn more at discoverstcharles. 

com/events/legends-lanterns. 

• • • 

Trunk or Treat is from 6-8 p.m. on 

Thursday, Oct. 19 at the St. Peters Justice 

Center, 1020 Grand Teton Drive. Meet 

police and other area first responders; bring 

a candy-collecting container. Free event. 

• • • 

A Halloween Trivia Night is at 7 p.m. 

(doors open at 6 p.m.) on Friday, Oct. 20 

at the Foundry Arts Centre, 520 N. Main 

Center in Saint Charles. Costumes and 

table decorations are encouraged. Cost is 

$25 per person and benefits the Ambassadors 

of Harmony. Reserve seats online at 

aohtrivianight.com. 

• • • 

Halloween Luminaries Workshop is 

from 11 a.m.- noon on Saturday, Oct. 21 

at the Foundry Art Centre, 520 N. Main 

Center in Saint Charles. Learn decoupage 

techniques to create a series of Halloween 

luminaries with paper, fabric and glue. For 

ages 5-12. Cost is $35 per person. For 

details, visit foundryartcentre.org. 

• • • 

A Halloween Concert featuring the St. 

Charles County Symphony Orchestra is at 

7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 24 at the St. Peters 

Cultural Arts Centre, on the City Hall 

campus. Children are encouraged to wear 

costumes. Seating is limited and is firstcome, 

first-served. 

• • • 

Halloween Spooktacular on Ice is 

from 7-9 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 27 at the St. 

Peters Rec-Plex, 5200 Mexico Road. Ice 

skating, games, prizes, music, a costume 

contest, and a pumpkin decorating contest 

are featured. Cost is $12 per person. Register 

at stpetersmo.net. 

• • • 

A Halloween Carnival is from 11 a.m.-1 

p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28 at the St. Peters 

Rec-Plex South, 5250 Mexico Road. 

Enjoy games, crafts, a hot dog lunch and 

more. For ages 10 and younger. Guests in 

family-friendly costumes receive a treat at 

check-in. Cost is $3 for members; $5 for 

non-members. Registration is required for 

children and guardians at stpetersmo.net. 

• • • 

Halloween Spooktacular is at 2:45 

p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28 at the New 

Town Amphitheater, 3312 Rue Royale in 

St. Charles. Kids can dress up and parade 

around the amphitheater to spooky music, 

then trick or treat at businesses with 

“Candy Stop” signs. 

• • • 

A Pumpkin Glow is from 5-8 p.m. on 

Friday, Oct. 28 and Saturday, Oct. 29 on 

Main Street in historic Saint Charles. Participating 

shops will decorate their sidewalks 

and windows with Jack-O-Lanterns 

of all shapes and sizes. 

• • • 

Corn Maze and Caramel Apples is 

from 3-5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4 at 

Broemmelsiek Park, 1795 Hwy. DD in 

Defiance. Register at sccmo.org/ParksRegistrations 

or call (636) 949-7535. 

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The St. Louis Renaissance Festival is on weekends through Oct. 22 at 

Rotary Park, 2577 W. Meyer Road in Wentzville. 

LOCAL 

EVENTS 

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 

The St. Louis Renaissance Festival is 

on weekends through Oct. 22 at Rotary 

Park, 2577 W. Meyer Road in Wentzville. 

Entertainment ranging from pirates to 

jousting to juggling and more is featured. 

Advanced tickets, available at stlrenfest. 

com, are $18.95 for adults, $11.95 for 

children ages 5-12 and seniors/students are 

$15.95. Gate admission increases. Children 

4 and younger are free. 

• • • 

Missouri’s Autumn Treasures Art 

Exhibit is on display now through Oct. 28 

at the Foundry Art Centre, 520 N. Main 

Center in Saint Charles. Botanical art by 

Jody Williams is featured. For details, visit 

foundryartcentre.org. 

• • • 

Nocturne Art Exhibit is on display now 

through Oct. 29 at the St. Peters Cultural Arts 

Centre, 1 St. Peters Centre Blvd. For details, 

visit stpetersmo.net/243/Art-Shows-Exhibits. 

• • • 

St. Charles Riverwalk Market is from 

7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturdays through Nov. 

25 at the Foundry Art Centre, 500 N. Riverside 

Drive in Saint Charles. Choose from 

various foods, goods and crafts from local 

vendors, live music and more. Details at 

discoverstcharles.com. 

• • • 

Twilight Market is from 3-7 p.m. on the 

second Saturday of each month through 

November at 301 Main St. in Old Town St. 

Peters. Artists, vendors, musicians, food/ 

drink and more. Free to attend. Details at 

stpetersmo.net. 

• • • 

St. Charles Flea and Artisan Market 

is from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. on the second Saturday 

of the month through December at 

the Saint Charles City Hall parking garage, 

200 N. Second St. in St. Charles. Details at 

stcharlesflea.com. 

• • • 

“Emma” will be performed on Friday, 

Oct. 20 through Sunday, Oct. 29 at the 

O’Fallon Municipal Centre, 100 S. Main 

St. in O’Fallon. Tickets start at $12. For 

show times, visit ofallon.mo.us. 

• • • 

“Pieces of the Heart” quilt show is Oct. 

19-21 at the Wentzville Community Club, 

500 W. Main (home of the Sunday Flea 

Market). Viewing hours are 9 a.m.-7 p.m., 

Thursday and Friday and 9 a.m. -noon on 

Saturday. General admission is $5. A boutique 

with handmade finished items also is 

featured. To enter a quilt visit crossroadsartscouncil.org. 

BENEFITS 

The St. Charles Paw Parade is at 10 a.m. 

on Saturday, Oct. 7 in the Frenchtown Historic 

District. Admission is $20 per adult, 

$15 per child (12 and younger.) A vendor 

fair is from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Proceeds benefit 

the Saint Charles Animal Shelter. Register 

at stcharlescitymo.gov/1015/PAW-Parade. 

• • • 

A Rummage and Bake Sale is from 8 

a.m.-noon on Saturday, Oct. 14 at Grace 

United Church of Christ, 8326 Mexico 

Road in St. Peters. 

• • • 

The Tom Shaw Freedom Walk for 

Charities is at 9 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 15 at 

Good News Brewery, 2886 S. Hwy. 94 in 

Defiance. Advance tickets are $25, or $30 

at the door. For details, visit tomshawfoundation.org 

or call (314) 283-5064. 

• • • 

Rock & Roll Bingo is at 7 p.m. on 

Saturday, Oct. 21 at the Pezold Banquet 

Center, 5701 Hwy. N. in St. Charles. 

Bingo, costume contests, beer and more. 

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• • • 

Habitat for Humanity of St. Charles 

County’s “Frame the Future Gala” is at 

6 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18 at Ameristar 

Casino Resort Spa, 1 Ameristar Blvd. in 

Saint Charles. Tickets start at $135 and can 

be purchased before Oct. 31 at hfhgala.org. 

FAMILY & KIDS 

Public Stargazing is at sunset on clear 

Friday nights at the Broemmelsiek Park 

Astronomy Site, 1593 Schwede Road in 

Wentzville. View planets, stars, constellations, 

nebulas and galaxies through the 

largest public-viewing telescope in Missouri. 

Advanced registration via email to 

outreach@asemonline.org is requested for 

groups of 10 or more. 

• • • 

Family Fridays are from 2-4 p.m. on the 

second Friday of every month at the Heritage 

Park Museum, 1630 Heritage Landing 

in St. Peters. Each session has games 

and crafts, storytime, or hands-on displays. 

Free event. Details at stccparks.org. 

• • • 

Art Start is at 10 a.m. every Tuesday 

at The Foundry Art Centre, 520 N. Main 



Center in Saint Charles. Children create 

small art projects that pair with a story. 

Free event. For ages 2-5 with a caregiver. 

For details, visit foundryartcentre.org. 

• • • 

Screen on the Green featuring “E.T.” 

is at 7:15 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 13 at Blanchette 

Park, 1900 Randolph in St. Charles. 

The concession stand opens at 6:15 p.m.; 

outside food or drink is not allowed but 

bring seating. Free event. For details, visit 

stcharlesparks.com. 

• • • 

A Family Camp Out is at 5 p.m. on 

Friday, Oct. 13 through 10 a.m. on Saturday, 

Oct. 14 at Blanchette Park, 1900 Randolph 

in St. Charles. Registration includes a campsite 

area for one tent, planned family activities, 

dinner, s’mores and breakfast – plus 

reserved seating for Screen on the Green. 

Cost is $60 per family of four; $20 for each 

additional person. Ages 2 and under are free. 

Register at stcharlesparks.com. 

• • • 

Gourd Crafting is from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 

on Saturday, Nov. 11 at the Historic Daniel 

Boone Home, 868 Hwy F in Defiance. Participants 

partake in the entire gourd crafting 

process, from scrubbing the gourd to preparing 

the surface for crafting. Bring lunch. 

$5 per person. Pre-registration is required. 

Wear clothing that can get dirty. For ages 12 

and up. To register visit stccparks.com. 

SPECIAL INTEREST 

St. Charles Foodie Tours are every 

weekend in Historic Saint Charles. Features 

a 2-hour walking tour (.7 mile) 

down Historic Main Street, sharing nibbles 

and sips plsu stories, legends and 

more. For ages 18-plus. Tickets start at 

$55 and are available at rucksackfoodie. 

com. 

• • • 

The Kiwanis Club of Cottleville- 

Weldon Spring meets at noon on the 

first Monday of the month at Bandanas 

Bar-B-Q, 3446 Pheasant Meadow Drive 

in O’Fallon, with a mission focused on 

helping local children. For details, email 

cwskiwanisclub@gmail.com. 

• • • 

St. Peters Lions Club meets on the 

first and third Tuesday of the month at 

The Lions Club House, 9 Park St. in St. 

Peters. Being a Lion is about leading 

by example, building relationships and 

improving the world through kindness. 

For details, email lionsclubstpetersmo@ 

gmail.com. 

• • • 

Cottleville/Weldon Spring Rotary 

Club meets at noon every Wednesday 

at Bemo’s, 5373 Hwy. N. in Cottleville. 

RSVP to Toddrasche01@gmail.com. 

Details at cwsrotary.org. 

• • • 



St. Charles County Pachyderm Club 

meets at noon every Friday at B. Hall’s 

Family Grill, 3782 Monticello Plaza Drive 

in O’Fallon. Details at sccpachyderms.org. 

• • • 

Seeds of Hope is from 10 a.m.-noon on 

Friday, Oct. 20 at Spencer Library Branch, 

427 Spencer Road in St. Peters. Features 

Meredith Foster, the founder of Tigerlili 

Resources, which works to heal trafficking 

victims. Free event. Register at eventbrite.com 

and search “Seeds of Hope.” 

• • • 

St. Charles Swing Dance Club is at 7 

p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21 at Dardenne Prairie 

Hall, 2199 Post Road. Dance the night 

away to the music of DJ - Rob Guignard. 

Free dance lessons with paid admission 

from 6:15-7 p.m. Bring snacks and drinks. 

• • • 

The St. Peters Veterans Day Ceremony 

is at 10 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 11 at 

the Cultural Arts Centre at City Hall. Col. 

Kevin Golinghorst, who has served over 

27 years in the U.S. Army as an Engineer 

Officer, is the guest speaker. Refreshments 

will be served after the ceremony. 

• • • 

A Turkey Toss Disc Golf Tournament 

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Every restaurant has its niche. Clayton’s 

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“Our niche has always been good food at 

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Located at 104 Traid Center West, just 

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dining destination where classic 

foodie favorites share the menu with over 

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Clayton’s serves only one type of steak 

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The classic filet is custom-cut Black Angus beef, 

grilled to order and served with a house-made, savory 

herb, maître-d butter. 

such as its Beef-A-Bella Mushroom. This 

small plate appetizer is big enough to share 

and brings two foodie favorites together. 

Portabella mushrooms and sliced beef tenderloin 

are sautéed together in a burgundy 

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a fresh basil cream sauce, which is then 

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have been sauced with our house-made 

marinara.” 

In addition to Clayton’s beef selections, 

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Case in point, the Chicken Parmesan. 

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VIOLATION, from page 10 

district had received, and how many students 

had been using a bathroom that did 

not correspond with their biological sex at 

birth without an accommodation. 

The suit states that those topics were 

not directly related to legal actions, outside 

the scope of attorney-client advice 

and were not authorized to be closed. It 

goes on to allege that the board purposefully 

violated the Sunshine Law, even 

after certain board members (Henke, 

Olsen and David Lewis, who was named 

in both affidavits) objected multiple times 

to the discussion of non-exempted topics 

in closed session, and continued discussions 

in closed session. 

Kelli Hopkins, associate executive 

director of the Missouri School Board 

Association, said that school boards must 

follow the Sunshine Law when deciding 

to go into a closed session and while they 

may not go into closed session to discuss a 

specific policy, sometimes discussion can 

naturally go in that direction. Hopkins is 

not familiar with the specifics of this particular 

case; however, she works with and 

advises school boards across the state. 

“We have no idea if the situation with this 

student (bathroom request) was shaping 

the policy,” Hopkins said. “They go into 

closed session to talk about specific students. 

If a student is involved, they have 

to go into a closed session. The blessing 

of a closed session is that people can speak 

honestly. While you’re in a closed session 

you can share as it is pertaining to the 

subject. They might discuss, ‘What is our 

policy going to be?’ Was that an extension 

of the conversation? In general, the courts 

recognize the school board members are 

volunteers, not legal experts.” 

Hopkins went on to say that school 

boards can not meet in a closed session 

just because they don’t want to talk about 

a certain topic in public. Also, a school 

board can not pass a policy in a closed 

session, they have to be adopted in an 

open session. 

Kathy DeLaquil, Wentzville’s community 

relations coordinator, said the district 

does not currently have a policy in place 

regarding transgender student bathroom 

usage and that requests are dealt with on a 

case-by-case basis. 

“Given the volatile nature of those 

requests we would advise the board to 

receive their attorney’s advice in making 

these decisions,” Hopkins said. 

The district released the following statement 

in response to the lawsuit: 

“The Wentzville R-IV School District 

Board of Education has not been served a 

copy of the lawsuit. Generally, the district 

and the board do not comment on active 

litigation but always take matters of this 

kind very seriously. The Board of Education 

has adopted policies that demonstrate 

its commitment to Missouri Sunshine Law 

compliance and strives to faithfully adhere 

to those policies and the law.” 

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Places 

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The hockey foundation grants annually 

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and family circumstances. In exchange for 

those scholarships, youth recipients pay it 

forward through volunteerism and community 

service. 

• • • 

The Comparion Insurance Agency celebrated 

the grand opening of its new office, 

located at 6141 Mid Rivers Mall Drive in 

St. Peters, with a ribbon cutting on Sept. 26 


of Commerce. Comparion Insurance 

Agency provides auto, home and small 

commercial insurance options from Liberty 

Mutual and more than 50 other national 

and regional carriers. For more information 

visit, comparioninsurance.com. 

• • • 

The Martin & Raab Agency celebrated 

the grand opening of its office, located at 

5933 S. Hwy. 94 in Weldon Spring, on 

Sept. 21 with a ribbon cutting sponsored 


of Commerce. The agency is a full-service 

insurance office for commercial, personal, 

life and financial planning. They are veteran 

owned and operated by Andrew 

Martin. For more information follow them 

on Facebook at AndrewMartinAgency. 

• • • 

Bi-State Development Agency (Metro 

Transit) received the Federal Transit 

Administration Award of Recognition for 

providing over 17 million rides during the 

2023 Midwest Transit Conference, which 

was hosted by the Missouri Public Transit 

Association in September. 

People 

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BJC HealthCare’s hospitals, Barnes- 

Jewish St. Peters Hospital and Progress 

West Hospital in St. Charles County, recognized 

team members with Employee 

of the Month awards for June and July. 

Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital’s Nila 

Garba, epidemiologist and senior analyst, 

and Katie Biermann, licensed clinical 

social worker, and Progress West Hospital’s 

Michelle Ferkel, endoscopy-GI staff 

RN, and James Dotson, emergency room 

patient care technician, each received recognition. 

MID RIVERS CLASSIFIEDS • 636.591.0010 • CLASSIFIEDS@NEWSMAGAZINENETWORK.COM 

AUCTIONS 

Steward Self Storage 

101 N. Service Rd. 


Notice is hereby given that the 

contents of the following unit 

will be sold in compliance with 

Missouri state law via online 

auction at: 

www.storageauctions.com 

for non-payment of past rent. 

All items in the units below will 

be released for sale. 

Auction date is on or after 

October 13, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. 

6x5 Outside Non-Climate – 

This unit may contain toolbox, 

tools, totes, boxes, plastic bags, 

clothing, exercise equipment, 

suitcases, laundry baskets and 

misc items 

CLEANING SERVICES 

SPOTLESS CLEANING 

SERVICES 

for your home or business. 

Specializing in everyday cleaning 

of homes, rentals, move outs & 

home buying, etc. 

Family owned & operated 

Call today (636) 777-9319 

to schedule your cleaning 

or a FREE ESTIMATE. 

Email: spotless.dina@gmail.com 

BRIDGE LESSONS 

COLLECTIBLES 

WANTED TO BUY 

• SPORTS MEMORABILIA • 

Baseball Cards, Sports Cards, 

Cardinals Souvenirs and 

Memorabilia. Pre-1975 Only. 

Private Collector: 

314-302-1785 

LEARN BRIDGE IN A DAY!!! 

Learn the fun & exciting game of bridge with 

minimal commitment of time and money 

Fee 

$40 

EDUCATION 

Traveling Fossil & Rock 

Presentations with a Biblical 

Perspective. Suitable for all grade 

levels. FREE Fossils for everyone. 

Can the Bible timeline 

be tested and trusted? 

Yes! 

The Rock’s Cry Out Ministry 

Contact Bill Barnes 314-608-2928 

and make new friends. 

Sunday, October 15, 9am-5pm w/lunch break 

Call/Text Jay: 314-495-6093 

Email-jay@jsbridgepad.com 

Where: 10421 St. Charles Rock Rd-63074 

American Contract Bridge League 

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 

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 

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 

Rockwood School District 

Hiring For Position of: 

Food Service 

Our Child Nutrition Assistants 

work school days only 

Part time or Full time, 

No experience needed. 

Starting Pay $14 Hourly. 

Seven Paid Holidays, 

Retirement through PEERS, 

Perfect Attendance Days 

Manager positions available 

with full benefits. 

www.rsdmo.org 

or call 636-733-3253 

HOME IMPROVEMENT 

REMODEL & REPAIR 

Rotted wood, Painting, Tile, 

Drywall, Floors, Electrical, 

Carpentry, Plumbing, 

Power Washing. Insured. 

FREE ESTIMATES 

Tom Streckfuss 314-910-7458 

sbacontractingllc@gmail.com 

HOME IMPROVEMENT 

AFFORDABLE CARPENTRY 

Kitchen Remodeling, Wainscoting, 

Cabinets, Crown Molding, Trim, 

Framing, Basement Finishing, 

Custom Decks, Doors, Windows. 

Free estimates! 

Anything inside & out! 

Call Joe 636-699-8316 

HAPPY HANDYMAN SERVICE 

"Don't Worry Get Happy" 

Complete home remodel/ 

repair kitchen & bath, plumbing, 

electrical, carpentry. 24HR 

Emergency Service. Commercial 

and Residential. Discount for 

Seniors/Veterans. 

636-541-9432 

LANDSCAPING 

HAVING 

EROSION ISSUES?? 

OR 

NEED GENERAL 

YARDWORK DONE?? 

CALL 

636-366-4007 

or 636-358-8800 

Best Landscaping Values in Town! 

-Mizzou Crew- 

Mulch, Shrub Trimming, 

Yard Cleanups, Power Washing, 

Moles, Small Walls & Paver Patios. 

Hauling Services, 

Demolition, 

Handyman Services 

& Rough Carpentry 

Call/Text Jeff 

314-520-5222 

or www.MizzouCrew.com 

PAINTING 

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 

GVM Plumbing 

Can’t beat my prices! 

Repair • Remodel • Install 

Great Water Heater Install Rates! 

Licensed • Responsive • Reliable 

(636) 288-7002 

POWERWASHING 

Exterior Soft Wash 

1 Story $199 

2 Story $249 

Up to 2,000 Sq. Ft. 

All Smiles Pressure Washing, LLC 

636-279-0056 

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 

TREE SERVICES 

Complete Tree Service for 

Residential & Commercial 

Tree Pruning & Removal 

Plant Health Care Program 

Deadwooding • Stump Grinding 

Deep Root Fertilization 

Cabling & Storm Clean Up 

ISA Certified Arborists 

Doug Beckmann MW-5255A 

Teresa Hessel MW-5754A • Brad Meyer MW-5286A 

Free Estimates • Fully Insured 

314-426-2911 

meyertreecare.com 

To place an ad 

in Mid Rivers Classifieds 

call 636.591.0010

No Need to Guard Your Money. 

We will take care of it. 

Your funds can grow safely in a Certificate of Deposit. 

CD Special 

5 .00 

% APY 

12-month or 18-month 

$1 share deposit required. Must qualify for membership. Offer of 5.00% Annual Percentage Yield (APY) on 12-month or 18-month CD have a minimum deposit of $500 to open. 

Rate/APY is accurate as of 9/22/23. Early withdrawal penalties apply. Offer subject to end without notice. Federally insured by NCUA.

Mid Rivers Newsmagazine 10-4-23

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