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STAR PARKER 

George Washington foresaw 

today’s irresponsible, immoral 

leadership in Washington 

In President Joe Biden’s announcement 

on social media of his decision to not run 

for reelection, he ticked off the many wonderful 

achievements during his three and a 

half years in the nation’s highest office. 

But if things are so great, as Biden seems 

to think, why are Americans so dispirited? 

Biden’s personal polling is horrible. 

General polling shows an American public 

in a sour state of mind. 

Per Gallup of a few weeks ago, only 41% 

say they are “extremely proud” to be an 

American, compared to 70% 20 years ago. 

In Biden’s own Democratic Party, only 

34% say they are “extremely proud” to be 

an American. 

America’s first president, George Washington, 

was urged to run again after serving 

two terms. He declined, motivated by 

the ideals of America’s founding that the 

nation would be about individual freedom 

informed by moral ideals, and not 

by government and politics. Washington 

feared the politicization of the nation, that 

it would become everything that Joe Biden 

now represents. 

Washington expressed this concern in 

his farewell address in 1796, saying that 

“unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert 

the power of the people and to usurp 

for themselves the reins of government.” 

This, of course, is exactly what has happened. 

We know that Biden did not quit voluntarily. 

His overriding motivation, clearly, 

has been the retention of power and glory. 

He is leaving only because he has been 

pushed out by party leaders and major 

donors. 

What are the chances that a major corporation 

would leave in control a chief executive 

officer in Biden’s physical state? The 

answer, of course, is zero. 

Further, as Republican Vice President 

nominee J.D. Vance has pointed out, “If 

Joe Biden doesn’t have the cognitive function 

to run for re-election, then he certainly 

doesn’t have the cognitive function to 

remain as commander-in-chief.” 

Worse, it’s not just about Biden. Those 

who pushed him out the door did so not 

because of their concern that he is not fit to 

govern. Their concern was the polls show 

he can’t win. 

The Wall Street Journal reports that in 

October 2021, Biden went to Capitol Hill 

to lobby congressional Democrats to pass 

the trillion-dollar infrastructure legislation. 

Per the Journal, “According to Democrats 

in the room,” Biden spoke for 30 minutes 

“disjointedly and failed to make a concrete 

ask of lawmakers.” 

Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) noted, per 

the Journal, “It was the first time I remember 

people pretty jarred by what they had 

seen.” 

That was three years ago. 

Clearly it has been well known for a 

considerable amount of time, by a considerable 

number of individuals in the 

president’s party, that the man sitting in 

the most powerful office in the world is not 

capable of doing his job. 

George Washington’s concerns two and 

a quarter centuries ago were well founded. 

A powerful political class has arisen in 

Washington, which exists to further its own 

interests at the expense of the welfare of 

our nation’s citizens. This, of course, follows 

the dramatic expansion of government. 

The federal government now takes 

some 25% of GDP, compared to little over 

14% in 1950. 

My own first exposure to Joe Biden came 

in 1991 when, as chairman of the Senate 

Judiciary Committee, he presided over the 

confirmation hearings of now Supreme 

Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas. 

The circus that Biden permitted, allowing 

airing in the hearing room, with live 

national press coverage, of unsubstantiated 

pornographic allegations of one woman, 

Anita Hill, to besmirch the character of 

a man of who would become one of the 

nation’s great and most articulate defenders 

of our constitution, is beyond reproach. 

Biden’s behavior was then as is Biden’s 

behavior now, motivated by calculations, 

first and foremost, of personal political 

interests. 

Let’s hope and pray that, somehow, 

America finds its way back to the ideals of 

the founders and George Washington. 

• • • 

Star Parker is president of the Center for 

Urban Renewal and Education and host of 

the weekly television show “Cure America 

with Star Parker.” 

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 

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Best interests 

In his letter, Mr. (Ken) Katt supplies an 

example of the alternate reality of political 

leftists (July 24). 

President Joe Biden’s debate performance 

was only “startling” to leftists believing 

a multitude of lies from media masking 

his declining fitness and cognitive ability. 

Being “appalled” by biased CNN moderators 

did not disallow Biden’s outright lies 

and malarkey. Stated disinformation about 

President Donald Trump “inciting” an 

attack on the Capitol is debunked by footage 

from the 44,000 hours of video released 

that shows Capitol police firing into the 

assembled crowd at about the same time 

Trump was ending his speech. 

Without jurisdiction, a Democrat Manhattan 

district attorney charged Trump for 

“concealing” what federal authorities investigated 

and opted not to prosecute. With 

collusion of a tainted judge, the district 

attorney did not mention the “crime” of violating 

campaign finance law until closing 

arguments. The conviction has a propitious 

chance of being reversed upon appeal. 

The assertion of courts “running legal 

interference” for Trump is a convoluted 

explanation for following law as written 

and legal precedent. 

Misuse of language and malfeasance of 

current media is a bane to society. I believe 

mis-/disinformation to which Mr. Katt 

subscribes creates an imaginary narrative 

comforting those lacking critical thought 

and skepticism to seek truth. Biased media 

is now selling the illusion of a candidate 

who has risen to an office above her ability 

by false virtue of identity, flamed out 

prematurely in 2020 and, known as the 

most leftist senator, is a moderate having 

our best interests in mind. 

Mark Ryan 

Project 2025 

After reading most of the 800-plus page 

2025 Mandate for Leadership from the Heritage 

Foundation, I found when I ignored 

the fundamentalist anti-woke rhetoric and 

rants, many of the recommendations to 

reform the Executive Branch of the federal 

government had a well-reasoned basis. 

However, the same informed reasonableness 

cannot be found for most of the social 

agenda mandates found in the Project 2025 

plan. One example is the recommendation 

on page 585 that states, “The president 

should direct agencies to focus their 

enforcement of sex discrimination laws on 

the biological binary meaning of sex.” 

What 21st century genetic research tells 

us about biological sex is that it is not 

binary, since there are people with sex 

chromosomes who are neither male (XY) 

nor female (XX), but instead have a combination 

of three or four sex chromosomes. 

Those individuals are categorized as being 

intersex. It appears this Project 2025 

proposed change for anti-discrimination 

enforcement would not protect intersex 

individuals from illegal discrimination. 

Intersex people are a micro-minority comprising 

slightly less than 2% of the overall 

population and do not receive much attention 

by society. Roughly the same proportion 

of people in society comprise a different 

micro-minority who identify as transgender. 

The transgender community does receive a 

disproportionate amount of attention despite 

the fact that most do not play organized 

sports and most would prefer to have access 

to single-use public restrooms for everyone’s 

use on a take-your-turn basis. 

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EDITORIAL 

Hometown heroes 

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A beautiful thing about sports is how it can elevate anyone to an icon, regardless 

of their background or origin, when they play for the home team. Mark McGuire 

was born in California. Adam Wainright is from Georgia. Yadier Molina, Puerto 

Rico. But during their time playing for the Cardinals, the logos on their chest overruled 

the “born” detail on their Wikipedia page. 

You see the same effect at the Olympic Games, just on a much grander scale. 

Everyone is a hometown hero. Simone Biles may be a resident of Texas, but that 

hasn’t stopped her from capturing the support and holding the hopes of the whole 

country. She’s our premier gymnast. 

Michael Phelps was from Baltimore, but that didn’t hinder him in becoming a 

household name in hometowns across America. He was, and remains, the consummate 

American Olympian. 

Of course, the impact of some athletes hits even closer to home. A number of 

locals have earned a place competing at the Paris Olympics – many of whom 

should be familiar to longtime readers. These are people who have appeared in 

local news throughout the years, from their time in high school sports to collegiate 

accomplishments. 

Former Francis Howell Viking Patrick Schulte is a starting goalie on the U.S. 

Olympic men’s soccer team, a key position for Team USA in its first return to 

Olympic soccer fields since 2008. 

Runner Emily Sisson, Parkway Central grad, is competing in the Games for the 

second time. Chaminade’s Jayson Tatum is on Team USA’s men’s basketball team, 

and Incarnate Word grad Napheesa Collier is making headlines as a second-time 

Olympic competitor on the U.S. women’s basketball roster. Ballwin native Tyler 

Downs is competing in the synchronized springboard. John Burroughs graduate 

Brandon Miller is running the 800-meter, and DeAnna Price from Moscow Mills 

is aiming for her first Olympic medal in the hammer throw. These are athletes 

our sports reporters have followed in their careers, reporting on injuries, triumphs, 

setbacks and championships. It feels remarkably good to root for these athletes, 

especially those in sports like track and field, who have no NBA or MLS equivalent 

to return to, and are hitting the culmination of their athletic journey. 

However, America gets behind all its athletes, whether they grew up in Ohio, 

California, or right down the street. 

There’s a large degree of national pride in watching our teams win at the Games. 

As the torch was lit at the start of the 2024 Paris Games, the U.S. owned 2,655 

Summer Olympics medals, with 1,070 of those being gold. Go USA. 

But the really great phenomenon is, when we step onto the world stage, that 

feeling of community expands. It grows from St. Louis to encompass the whole 

country. The U.S. is the hometown. That fits with the spirit of the Games. They 

are about solidarity, putting aside differences and the spirit of healthy competition. 

We’re all Team USA when the Games are on. We’re all rooting for the same athletes 

while recognizing the sportsmanship and skill of their competitors. 

It’s a shame that, come Aug. 11 when the Olympics wrap up, the U.S. will go back 

to the same bitter infighting, grandstanding and bickering that’s been plaguing our 

country for the last 20 years. Small differences will start to divide us again, and party 

lines will force us to ignore the commonalities that make our country great. 

As November rolls around, try to remember that we’re all Americans first and 

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Metro Air Support personnel prepare to launch a helicopter. 

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BRIEFS 

BALLWIN 

City swears in new 

police chief 

On July 23, Acting Chief John Bergfeld 

was sworn in to permanently lead the local 

community’s police department. 

Bergfeld took over in an interim capacity 

in October 2023 when Chief Doug 

Schaeffler was put on a paid suspension. 

In December, the Ballwin Board of 

Aldermen voted unanimously to remove 

Schaeffler from the city’s payroll. 

Bergfeld began his career with the Ballwin 

Police Department in 1997. Initially, 

he was a patrol officer; however, during 

his career he has assumed many roles, 

including that of a school resource officer 

(SRO) at Selvidge and Crestview middle 

schools, as a D.A.R.E. officer at various 

(Photos by Arti Jain) 

Rockwood and Parkway schools and as 

the department’s accreditation manager. 

In that role, he led the city through the 

Missouri Police Chiefs Association’s 

accreditation process. However, it was in 

his role as an SRO that he met his wife, 

who at the time was the French teacher at 

Crestview. 

In a “Meet the Chief” interview conducted 

by the Ballwin Police Department, 

Bergfeld said he always wanted to be a 

police officer. 

“I grew up in the ‘70s watching ‘Adam 

12’ and ‘Emergency,’” he said. “I kind of 

knew I would go into police work.” 

While he envisioned his career in law 

enforcement, he had no idea the amount 

of education and knowledge his work 

would require. 

Bergfeld holds both a bachelor’s and a 

master’s degree but said he continues to 

learn new things every day. 

“Especially when I’m talking to student 

groups, I always tell them that you never 

stop learning,” Bergfeld said. “We use 

math, science and language arts each day. 

“If you’re in this job and you’re not 

learning, you need to get out of the business 

because it’s always changing.” 

Bergfeld said his goal as chief 

is to refocus the department 

on community policing, 

something that shifted 

during the isolation of 

the COVID-19 years. 

“We’ve always been 

engaged with our 

community but now 

we need to get further 

engaged and be responsive 

to what the citizens 

want,” he said. “As a police 

officer, you never know how 

much of an impact you are going to have 

on people.” 

ELLISVILLE 

Locker room dispute 

draws attention of 

politicians, protesters 

On Friday, Aug. 2, Rep. Justin Sparks 

(R-District 110) held a press conference 

on the parking lot of the Lifetime Fitness 

in Ellisville to address the use of 

that facility’s women’s locker room by 

a transgender female. Sparks, who was 

running against Republican Scott Ottenberg 

in District 110 in the Aug. 6 Primary 

Election, said he had been receiving complaints 

from community members. 

The person referenced by Sparks is Eris 

Discordia Montano, who said she was a 

member of Life Time years ago and had 

recently rejoined the gym again on Sunday, 

July 28, this time as a transgender woman. 

Montano said that earlier this week she 

was using the sauna in the women’s locker 

room, wearing a bikini bathing suit, when 

a woman in the locker room became angry 

and told her to leave. 

Montano said she believes “anything 

women can do, I can do.” The Friday press 

conference was attended by several local 

politicans and numerous other people, a 

portion of whom were present in support 

of Montano. 

Montano’s driver license lists her sex 

as female. Sparks said his office is looking 

into how the Missouri Department of 

Revenue authorized the change in sex on 

the legal document. 

“We are going to find out what the 

process is,” Sparks said. “The state of 

Missouri says that basically if you have 

a male chromosome, or male DNA, it 

doesn’t matter what surgery you’ve had 

or chemicals you’re taking, it’s about 

the DNA in your bones and that does not 

change. If the Department of Revenue is 

issuing legal forms of ID stating a person’s 

gender, which this person has, then 

that’s a big deal because that’s an obvious 

conflict within the state of Missouri.” Missouri’s 

Attorney General Andrew Bailey, 

who also faced a contested primary race 

on Aug. 6, issued a press release announcing 

on Aug. 2 that his office is beginning 

an investigation into the matter. 

Ellisville’s Assistant Police Chief Andy 

Vaughn said Life Time is operating within 

the law. 

“They’re following their company 

policy that is dictated by their corporate 

management,” Vaughn said. “They’re 

not violating any laws that I’m aware of. 

There is a statute that you can’t exclude 

someone from anywhere based on their 

gender or sex. This is the first time in 20 

years that I’ve encountered this situation.” 

At the time of the press conference 

Vaughn one complaint had come to police 

regarding the locker room usage at Life 

Time. Vaughn said police will perform 

their investigation and find out what happened. 

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Sav-On Liquor to open 

two locations 

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beverage and cigar retail industry, has 

announced the grand opening of two new 

locations in Twin Oaks and Chesterfield. 

The Twin Oaks store at Big Bend and 

Hwy. 141 hosted a soft opening on Aug. 

1 with its grand opening set for Sept. 6. 

The Chesterfield location (next to 

Amini’s Galleria on Chesterfield Airport 

Road) is scheduled to open at the end of 

the year. It will span over 25,000 square 

feet and will offer a selection of wines, 

premium cigars and a vast assortment of 

spirits. 

Sav-On is partnering with Lit Cigar 

Lounge to offer a wide selection of 

curated cigars and will incorporate a 

walk-in humidor at each of its new locations. 

Sav-On Liquor and Wine has selected 

Chiodini Architects to design its new 

locations. The project is being managed 

by Musick Construction. 

“We are incredibly excited to expand 

our presence in Missouri,” said Nick 

Patel, CEO of Sav-On Liquor and Wine. 

“These new stores represent our commitment 

to providing exceptional products 

and a superior shopping experience at 

a discount. Whether you are a seasoned 

aficionado or a casual enthusiast, we 

have something special for you.” 

To celebrate the grand opening, Sav-On 

Liquor will host a series of events and 

promotions, including special discounts, 

giveaways and tastings. 

“We invite everyone in the area to come 

and experience what makes Sav-On 

Liquor and Wine a unique destination 

for wine, spirits and cigars,” Patel added. 

“We look forward to becoming a valued 

part of the community and serving our 

customers with excellence.” 

ST. LOUIS COUNTY 

Commemorating 20 

years of service 

Metro Air Support, an air support police 

unit made up of command and pilots 

from the St. Louis County, St. Louis Metropolitan 

and St. Charles County police 

departments, held an event on July 30 to 

commemorate its 20th anniversary at the 

Spirit of St. Louis Airport in Chesterfield. 

Chief Robert Tracy, of the St. Louis 

Metropolitan Police Department, said 

that he appreciated Metro Air Support’s 

work. 

“In the 18 months that I’ve been here, 

the pilots have helped us make apprehensions, 

look for people that were lost, 

made sure that we recovered guns, car 

jackings, made sure that we brought 

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St. Louis County Council approves 

legislation to fund senior tax freeze program 

By ARTI JAIN 

The St. Louis County Council approved 

two bills on July 23 to advance the senior 

citizen property tax credit program. The 

bills centered on amendments proposed by 

the state and money to fund the initiative. 

Previous legislation stated that residents 

aged 67 and older who live in a 

home that is valued at $550,000 or less 

would be eligible for the program. However, 

in accordance with clarifications by 

state legislation, the cap on home value 

was removed and the age of eligibility 

was lowered to 62. 

“We’ve been trying to get this in place 

now for almost a year, and I think that the 

fact that we now have a bill that’s fully 

compliant with the state requirements is a 

really positive thing for the seniors of St. 

Louis County,” council member Dennis 

Hancock (R-District 3) said. 

Dennis Ganahl, founder and managing 

director of MO Tax Relief Now, agreed 

that the initiative will come as a benefit to 

seniors. MO Tax Relief Now is a citizen 

advocacy group that works with legislators 

to pass tax-cut bills. 

“We get emails and letters weekly, daily 

from thousands of seniors across the state 

that are, in their words, having to decide 

between food, prescription medicine and 

paying the property taxes on their homes,” 

Ganahl said. “A lot of them have been in 

their homes forever and never sold it, so 

Chesterfield looks to replace aquatic facility 

By CATHY LENNY 

One of Chesterfield’s established goals 

for 2024 is to create a proposed strategy 

for the replacement of the 27-year-old 

aquatic facility on Lydia Hill Drive. 

The city previously funded a survey 

to assess the community’s desires and 

expectations regarding the future disposition 

of the facility. That study was conducted 

by Waters Edge Aquatic Design 

and Capri Pools & Aquatics. 

A final report that includes public 

feedback, summary recommendations, 

conceptual scenarios and estimates of 

probable costs was approved by the City 

Council in February. At the time, staff 

were directed to develop a strategy for the 

replacement of the aquatic facility. 

The aquatic facility replacement strategy 

has seven stages: preliminary design, 

financing, construction design and development, 

advertising, bidding and construction. 

they’re not making home payments but 

their property taxes were based on unrealized 

capital gains.” 

Council member Lisa Clancy (D-District 

5) voted against the bill because of 

the home value cap’s removal. 

“While I recognize that the intentions of 

this bill are noble, to support seniors, I can’t 

support what amounts to tax breaks for 

wealthy people,” Clancy said. “I thought 

the compromise bill that the state has 

now made void was an okay one, because 

we were able to cap it, but I cannot support 

something that’s going to hurt public 

school children and firefighters.” 

Council member Kelli Dunaway 

(D-District 2) agreed, calling the cap’s 

removal an “abomination.” However, 

Hancock believes that the state’s clarifications 

actually helped the bill, citing 

feedback from seniors that agreed with 

the amendments. 

“I think this is going to be a real benefit 

for them,” Hancock said. “It will enable 

them to stay in their homes longer. It 

will enable them to not have to worry in 

December that they can’t buy their grandkids 

Christmas presents because grandma 

and grandpa have to pay their taxes.” 

Opponents of the bill argue that a senior 

tax freeze will hurt public amenities that 

require taxes to operate. Ganahl disagreed 

and said that seniors shouldn’t be taxed 

for services not directly benefiting them, 

such as public schools. 

The first task has already been completed. 

The second involves soliciting 

and funding a design consultant for the 

project, according to TW Dieckmann, 

director of parks, recreation and arts. The 

consultant would need to conduct additional 

public engagement and develop 

the preliminary design and cost estimates, 

which would be used to develop 

funding strategies. 

Dieckmann estimates that a new facility 

would not be in operation before May 

2027. However, he warns that the existing 

facility could fail before its anticipated 

closure date, leaving the city without a 

community aquatic facility. 

“We recognize that replacement of 

the aquatic facility is a major financial 

decision and will likely require voter 

approval,” Dieckmann said. “We have 

been discussing the disposition of this 

facility for several years, and quite frankly, 

we are on borrowed time.” 

“If they want to raise everyone’s taxes, 

they can put it on the ballot,” Ganahl said. 

“If people want to increase those taxes, 

that’s fine. Seniors aren’t using those services 

anyway.” 

The second bill approved on July 23 

focused on money allocated to fund the 

project. In April, the county’s Department 

of Revenue was given $300,000 to 

fund the program. However, upon complaints 

that the money wasn’t adequate, 

council member Ernie Trakas (R-District 

6) introduced a bill granting an additional 

$600,000, which was approved 

after discussion. 

Hancock, among other council members, 

argued that the program didn’t need 

the proposed money to get up and running. 

However, Dunaway said she believes that 

the additional funding is necessary, citing 

a nearby county that has already implemented 

the senior tax freeze. 

“We’ve heard from St. Charles County, 

who backed up our revenue department’s 

estimates on what it would cost to get this 

program running, and yet here we are – 

playing more games as our seniors grow 

more frustrated that we fail to deliver 

on our promises,” Dunaway said. “Not 

sure who’s winning these games, but the 

employees of St. Louis County and the 

seniors that are waiting for this tax freeze 

are real big losers.” 

See SENIOR TAX FREEZE, page 13 

Each year, the city identifies additional 

repairs and maintenance of obsolete components 

and leaks that must be identified 

and resolved for the facility to remain 

open, Dieckmann said. 

“It should be reasonably expected that 

we will, in the near future, be confronted 

with a significant failure, which may 

result in the permanent closure of the 

aquatic facility,” Dieckmann said. 

As a next step, staff will prepare a 

request for proposals for qualified aquatic 

design professionals. 

A financing strategy will be developed 

after the design and cost estimates have 

progressed sufficiently to provide adequate 

information, Dieckmann said. 

At the July 15 meeting, the city council 

approved the aquatic facility replacement 

strategy, with council member 

Barb McGuinness (Ward 1) voting in 

opposition. 

By LAURA BROWN 

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Missouri’s senior 

property tax credit 

The Missouri State Legislature passed a 

property tax credit program for senior citizens 

in 2023. The original version of the 

bill was considered vague when it came 

to explaining who was eligible for the program, 

so this past legislative session the 

language was modified to be more specific. 

It was signed by Gov. Mike Parson 

on July 9. Rep. Ben Keathley (R-District 

101), who sponsored the bill in the House, 

said the purpose of the program is to make 

long-term home ownership more affordable 

for everyone. 

“Property value assessment increases 

affect everyone, but seniors are the most 

vulnerable because they’ve been in their 

houses the longest,” Keathley said. “They 

have the most value tied up. Someone 

who’s been in their home for 20-30 years 

or sometimes 50-60 years has seen a dramatic 

shift in the market that has led, in 

almost every single case, to tremendous 

amounts of appreciation and home value. 

And they’re paying for that year after year 

despite the fact they’ve never seen a sense 

of actual economic monetary gain for it.” 

Residents must apply for the rebate; it 

will not be given automatically. Senior 

citizens will still have to pay property 

taxes, the rate will just be frozen from 

the year they turn 62 as long as they own 

and live in their home, regardless of the 

home value. 

Each of the 114 counties in Missouri 

is responsible for passing its own version 

of the bill to give its senior citizens 

the tax rebate, and many of them have 

already. St. Charles County is already 

accepting applications for their program. 

St. Charles County Executive Steve 

Ehlmann said they estimate 30,000 of 

the 36,000 eligible seniors in the county 

have applied. 

“We think most people got their application 

in,” Ehlmann said. “If they didn’t get it 

in this year, it’s no big deal because the tax 

this year will be the same. But they need 

to be sure to get it in next year because that 

is when they will reassess property values. 

There’s still plenty of time to do that.” 

As for whether or not St. Louis County 

will be able to implement the program in 

time, Keathley said now is the time to do it. 

“The program is clarified now. It’s ready 

to go and there should be no delay in 

St. Louis County adopting it from here,” 

Keathley said. “I think this program is crucial 

and it benefits everybody. Someday 

every homeowner will be able to realize 

the tax freeze when they become a senior.”

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Microbrewery, restaurant approved in Wildwood 


A microbrewery and a sit-down restaurant 

were approved for the site of 

the West County Feed & Supply Store 

at the southwest corner of Manchester 

Road and West Avenue, near Hwy. 109 

in Wildwood. This will be the fifth Good 

News Brewing Company location in the 

region. 

The 4,000-square-foot feed store and 

greenhouse area will remain on the threeacre 

property. Restoration of the building, 

color selections and accessory structures 

will be reviewed by the Planning and 

Zoning (P&Z) Commission as part of the 

site development plan, Joe Vujnich, director 

of planning and parks said. 

Storage of all materials will be in 

approved containers or within a building 

structure, and the walk-in cooler must be 

placed to the south of the existing building. 

In an effort to keep sounds confined to 

the commercial area, a proposed stage 

needs to be placed along the eastern 

boundary of the site, with its performance 

area facing the southwest, Vujnich said. 

Outdoor sound curtains, or comparable 

materials, must be provided on at least 

three sides to eliminate spillage of music 

Good News Brewing Company has proposed a microbrewery and restaurant in Wildwood’s 

Town Center. 

(Photo courtesy of Good News Brewing Co.) 

from the performance area. 

Initially, music was only to be allowed on 

Friday and Saturday nights from 6-9 p.m., 

but the owner requested some latitude with 

regard to those hours, Vujnich said. 

The owner requested music and outdoor 

games be allowed to run from 6-9 p.m. on 

Wednesday and Thursday, from 2-9 p.m. 

on Friday and Saturday, and from 2-4 p.m. 

Sunday music performances. 

Not all City Council members were in 

favor of the proposed changes. 

“This is to me, in order of magnitude, is 

quite an expansion to what the plan was, 

which I thought was very sensitive to surrounding 

neighbors,” said council member 

Bob Mabry (Ward 2). “The fell swoop of 

Wednesday through Sunday of anything ... 

that’s disconcerting to me.” 

However, council member Rob Rambaud 

(Ward 6) says he is not concerned 

about acoustic music, as he can barely hear 

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the outdoor music at Wildwood Pub and 

Grill when he’s close by. He added that 

comments posted online are mostly supportive 

of the proposal. 

City Attorney John Young noted that 

since the microbrewery component would 

require a conditional use permit, the city 

could apply additional conditions at that 

time. 

The project will be developed in three 

stages with the first stage to include an 

open brewpub with minimal changes to 

existing building and grounds. The outdoor, 

walk-in cooler and a wood-fired 

pizza oven would be installed, alongside 

a patio, the outdoor performance area and 

bocce ball courts if funds allow. 

The project’s second phase would 

involve building a new, private event space; 

additional restrooms expanded the parking 

area and possibly a food truck park. 

The final phase would be to build a new 

brewery building and acquire land for 

additional parking. 

At its July 15 meeting, the council 

approved the amended planned commercial 

district to accommodate modifications 

and allow permitted uses including the 

microbrewery, associated restaurant and 

accessory structures and activities. 

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By KATE UPTERGROVE 

On July 4, Ballwin lost a longtime volunteer, 

community leader and native son. 

Ross Bullington grew up in Ballwin. 

Later, he and his wife, Becky, had the 

opportunity to buy his childhood home. 

“We’ve been here ever since,” Becky 

said. “He was kind of shocked that I wanted 

to buy this house, but I thought, ‘It’s West 

County, it’s a pretty good school district.’” 

Providing a quality education to their 

children – Hannah, Rachel and Christian – 

was important to Becky and Ross, a teacher 

and then principal in the Mehlville School 

District. 

“He worked all his 30 years in the 

Mehlville School District,” Becky said. 

Ross started his career as a science teacher 

at Buerkle Middle and ended it as an assistant 

principal at Oakville High, before retiring 

in 2018. He was a Mehlville Teacher of 

the Year and a finalist for Missouri State 

Teacher of the Year in 2005. Last year, when 

the principal of Oakville High retired suddenly 

in the middle of the school year, they 

asked Ross if he would help out. 

“He asked me, ‘Can I do this?’ and I said, 

‘Honey, this is your Oakville family and 

they need your help,’” Becky said. “When 

he passed away, every administrator from 

Mehlville came to his funeral. It was very 

humbling for me … to know that they 

SENIOR TAX FREEZE, from page 10 

Council Vice Chair Rita Heard Days 

(D-District 1) voted against the proposed 

funding and promised to monitor the money 

that the revenue department was receiving. 

“We have the auditor audit every dime 

that goes into this senior tax program,” 

Days said. “If there’s a dime that’s spent 

otherwise, then we will claw that back.” 

Now that the program has been approved, 

seniors are anxious to sign up. While no 

formal application has opened, Hancock 

said seniors will need a copy of their deed 

and driver’s license. 

“It’s important for people to understand 

that, even though the application process 

isn’t in place yet, they’re still eligible,” 

Hancock said. “So, they can stop worrying 

about getting their application in quickly.” 

A recent newsletter from County Executive 

Dr. Sam Page said the additional funding 

to implement the program “may help 

reduce the burden placed on department of 

revenue staff and resources.” 

“The department has not announced 

when applications will be made available, 

but they intend to be set up before the next 

reassessment period,” the newsletter stated. 

understood how much I loved him and how 

proud I was of him, and that they were just 

as proud and loved him just as much as I 

did.” 

Education wasn’t Ross’ only passion. He 

also was a dedicated community volunteer. 

Being a member of Ballwin’s CERT (Certified 

Emergency Response Training) team 

led to spearheading park access for Ballwin 

Days, which led to being appointed as 

a Ward 4 alderman in 2015. 

“He was on the Board of Aldermen for 

nine years,” Becky said. “There were two 

years when he ran against someone but 

he always won. I think it was because he 

really cared about the citizens. 

“When people called him, he always 

listened and made sure he could reassure 

them. He might talk to them for 20 to 30 

minutes about their concerns.” 

Becky said Ross also was thorough in 

researching whatever issues came before 

the board and if he had concerns, he was 

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was doing what it was doing,” Becky said. 

“He was always teaching. Even when he 

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Pickleball club targets former 

Shop ‘n Save site in Ellisville 

By OLIVIA SIEGEL 

On Wednesday, July 17, the Ellisville 

City Council held public hearings and 

reviewed requests for conditional use permits 

(CUP) for two businesses looking to 

locate along Manchester Road. 

The first business reviewed was the Missouri 

Pickleball Club, owned and operated 

by Michael Grewe, Grewe 

Sports LLC. His company 

is based in Fenton, and 

the indoor sports club is 

replacing the vacant Shop 

‘n Save located at 15446 

Manchester Road. 

Shop ‘n Save closed on 

Nov. 19, 2018, according 

to City Manager Bill 

Schwer. 

Grewe was seeking a 

CUP permit for liquor 

sales for the business; 

he explained to the council that like his 

current Fenton location, guests would be 

allowed no more than two ready-to-drink 

items. 

“The last thing I want is anyone getting 

drunk, anyone body-shaming people, 

anyone commenting on the way someone 

looks or anything like that,” Grewe said. 

“That’s not the vibe of our facility.” 

In response to a question about the 

expected demographic, Grewe said the 

average age for his club is changing. 

“The average age now is about 36; it just 

keeps skewing down,” he said. 

While no one spoke in opposition to 

Grewe’s presentation, council member 

Rob Compton (Ward 1) brought up concerns 

about the longstanding vacancy of 

and condition of the Shop ‘n Save building. 

The vacant Shop ‘n Save center at 15446 Manchester Road is 

being targeted for a new location of the Missouri Pickleball Club. 

(Photo by Olivia Siegel) 

“This center hasn’t been brought into any 

compliance for four years,” Compton said. 

According to the meeting materials, 

Grewe anticipates opening the Ellisville 

location of the Missouri Pickleball Club by 

November 2024. 

The second business seeking a CUP was 

Abelardo’s Mexican Fresh LLC. Abelar- 

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Ellisville apartment complex 

expecting 2025 completion 

#1 in Missouri. 

Current progress on the MILA Apartment courtyard. (Photo courtesy of Compass Communications) 

The 227-unit MILA Apartment complex 

in Ellisville at 15970 Manchester Road is 

expected to be completed by summer of 

2025. 

The complex is being developed by 

Midas Hospitality and Balke Brown, with 

its affiliates Double Eagle Development 

and Diamond Income Fund. 

Designed by Rosemann & Associates, 

the four-acre site features a four-story 

wood frame over concrete podium, with a 

ground-level 141,000-square-foot parking 

garage with 346 parking spaces and a lobby. 

Outdoor amenities include a large courtyard 

with lounge areas, fireplaces, grills, 

a swimming pool and turf lawns, as well 

as a large wall on which to project movies. 

Bicycle storage, a dog park/wash and quick 

access to trails leading to Bluebird Park are 

planned for the property as well.



The Pointe at Brightleaf in 

Town Center wins approval 


Another phase of the Villages at Brightleaf 

in Wildwood was approved at the City 

Council meeting July 15. 

Developer Fischer & Frichtel Custom 

Homes had proposed up to 34 single-family 

detached dwellings on an 8.3-acre tract 

located on the west side of Taylor Road 

extension, north of Hwy. 100 and east of 

Hwy. 109. 

In 2018, the council approved a major 

Town Center residential development 

called The Villages at Brightleaf. It 

included over 190 homesites divided into 

five distinct villages. 

One of those villages (Village E) was a 

maintenance-free style of residence for a 

certain type of buyer. The developer would 

like to replicate that success on the adjacent 

parcel of ground across the Taylor Road 

extension, called The Pointe at Brightleaf. 

Amenities proposed include a small lake 

with a fountain, trails and green spaces, all 

highlighted by new landscaping and plantings. 

At the July 15 meeting, Chris DeGuentz, 

vice president of development and construction 

with Fischer & Frichtel, noted 

the company received positive input to 

proceed from city leaders to redevelop the 

commercially-zoned property with singlefamily 

homes at the Planning and Zoning 

Commission meeting last July. 

“This project is a continuation of the 

adjoining Brightleaf project with singlefamily 

neighborhood homes and it makes 

logical sense for the area,” he said. 

DeGuentz noted that it would be less 

dense than any of the adjoining properties 

and adhere to the established street network 

and pattern in place along Taylor Road. 

“It completes Taylor Road to city standards 

all the way to its intersection with 

(Hwy.) 109 and includes a planned park 

with a lake fountain and associated landscaping 

on its western end,” he said. 

Additional details would be addressed in 

the site development plan, DeGuentz added. 

Council member Debra Smith 

McCutchen (Ward 5) remarked that after 

hearing residents’ comments and concerns, 

she believes the development as proposed 

is too dense. She made a motion to only 

allow up to 30 homes rather than 34. 

The four lots suggested to be removed 

were those closest to the walking trail. 

Council member Michael Gillani (Ward 

8) pointed out that just 2% of the entire city 

of Wildwood is zoned for high density with 

less than three acres, and that there’s only 

so much land available to do that on. 

An amendment to allow up to 30 homes 

was approved by a vote of 9-6. 

Council member Bob Mabry (Ward 2) 

then inquired about the water management 

system, stating that the bio-retention 

system used in the Villages at Brightleaf 

doesn’t work properly. 

Joe Vujnich, director of Planning and 

Parks, explained that the lake proposed at 

The Pointe at Brightleaf would be a vast 

improvement over the bio-retention basins 

used previously. 

“This is an aesthetic feature that will 

function well,” Vujnich said. 

The legislation to ratify the Town Center 

regulating plan and to rezone four lots 

with the application of a planned residential 

development overlay district was 

approved, including the amendment to 

limit the number of homes to 30, with 

council member Katie Dodwell (Ward 4) 

voting against. 



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do’s currently has two locations already 

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Page Avenue in downtown St. Louis. The 

chain has 11 other locations in the state, 

and more in Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, 

Oklahoma, and Illinois. Abelardo’s will 

be located at 15354 Manchester Road, the 

former site of Jack in the Box. The site has 

been vacant since fall 2022. 

Based on the volume of traffic at the 

current locations in the area, City Planner 

Ada Hood told the council in a memo that a 

traffic impact study was not required. Trip 

generation is expected to be lower than the 

previous use. 

Speaking on behalf of Abelardo’s, Karla 

Johnson said the restaurant is a “quickserve” 

style with “a clean and fresh, 

authentic flavor to it.” 

In response to a concern about the liquor 

license, Johnson noted that the atmosphere 

for Abelardo’s is a “wholesome family restaurant.” 

Other concerns that were brought 

up included lighting improvements, the 

width of the drive-thru and an asphalt 

shoulder behind Manchester Road. John 

Willems with Stock & Associates Consulting 

Engineers Inc. said those elements 

would be addressed. 

“We want to help beautify this city and 

not make it look bad,” Johnson said. 

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The Creve Coeur Arts Committee hosted 

its inaugural Plein Air Art Event with 

Impressionist-era artist paintings from 

July 6-10. It culminated in a ceremony and 

reception on July 11 at the historic Tappmeyer 

Homestead in Millennium Park. 

This was the first art-judging event for 

Julie Dunn-Morton, the curator of fine arts 

at the University of Missouri-St. Louis 

Mercantile Library. She was assigned to the 

role through her long-time association with 

current Creve Coeur Arts Committee president 

Robert Morrissey, who co-emceed the 

event with Mayor Robert Hoffman. 

It was fitting for Dunn-Morton to assume 

this role. “Plein air” signifies heading into 

the great outdoors and creating art surrounded 

by nature. From the outset, it was 

primarily related to the Impressionist era. 

Dunn-Morton joined the Mercantile staff 

in 2002, where she researched Missouri 

artists, 19th-century landscape painting 

and worked on a comprehensive catalog of 

the works of Frederick Oakes Sylvester – a 

poet and painter who prominently featured 

the Mississippi River and local landscapes 

in his art. 

“The Mercantile Library has featured 

so many regional artists working on outdoor 

projects while Monet’s (Garden of) 

Giverny was in vogue,” Dunn-Morton said. 

Yet another first at the event was Elizabeth 

Moreland Kern nabbing the top spot 

among paintings from 20 different artists. 

This was the fifth such event for the Webster 

Groves resident, whose previous best 

finish was an honorable mention. 

This time, she claimed the blue ribbon 

for Best in Show for her painting “In the 

Woods” depicting Malcolm Terrace Park. 

The prize included $750 in winnings, provided 

by Stephanie Connell STL Homes 

who has served for 22 years with Janet 

McAfee Realty. 

“Being a true introvert, I definitely 

went very deep into the woods to 

honor Mother Nature,” Kern said. 

“They told me that the park was at the 

end of a dead-end road. I love trees, 

so I walked down a trail to a beautiful 

tree, waited for the tree to talk to 

me, then I started painting. It took me 

about three hours from start to finish. 

“I’ve been painting since I was 

about 10. I’m 41 now, and still give 

private art lessons and sell my work. 

But when I saw all the high-quality 

work, I had no idea I could win.” 

First runner-up was awarded to 

Gary Beazley with “Malcolm Terrace 

Park.” His red ribbon came with 

a $500 prize donated by the Kodner 

Gallery. An honorable mention with 

a white ribbon and $250 from Link 

Auction Galleries went to Katherine Martinez 

for “Stream Days.” 

Linda Kusmer, one of the members on 

hand from the Creve Coeur Arts Committee, 

was present at the event. The founder and 

long-time former owner of Total Interior 

Designs, Kusmer exuded enthusiasm while 

speaking of the evening’s proceedings. 

Kusmer gave accolades to fellow committee 

member Nan Kulkarni, who helped 

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Malcolm Terrace Park provides winning inspiration for plein air event 

Mayor Robert Hoffman announcing winners 

for the art event. (Photo by Jeffry Greenberg) 

Plein Air Art Event Best in Show winner Elizabeth 

Moreland Kern and her “In the Woods” from 

Malcolm Terrace Park. (Photo by Jeffry Greenberg) 

bring the event idea into reality from her 

many years serving on the Town & Country 

staff. 

“This event was an answer to the question 

of how Creve Coeur can benefit from 

art and interact with the community,” 

Kusmer said. “The idea was to make this 

an annual event and coordinate music (Jeremiah 

Johnson Band) with the great visuals 

of art.”



Historic committee dissolved in 

Chesterfield 


After several contested years, Chesterfield 

is dissolving its association with 

the Chesterfield Historic and Landmark 

Preservation Committee (CHLPC). 

At its meeting July 20, the Chesterfield 

City Council voted unanimously 

to effectively dissolve the CHLPC as a 

Citizen’s Advisory Committee. 

While dissolution of the committee 

has been discussed for years, the process 

was only set in motion after retroactive 

approval of modifications to the 

Old House in Hog Hollow. In December 

2022, the CHLPC discussed renovations 

that had already been made to the Old 

House, and ultimately approved some 

of those modifications. At the time, it 

caused some to question the function 

of the committee. Since then, council 

member Barb McGuinness (Ward 1) has 

repeatedly expressed concerns that the 

council did not have the power of review 

over that situation. However, CHLPC 

members have been reluctant to end the 

committee, citing its accomplishments 

over the years. 

Lynne Johnson has been a CHLPC 

member since 2011, when the group first 

began. She is also a member of the Heritage 

Foundation, which was formed to 

open the Chesterfield Heritage Museum. 

In addition to losing the committee, 

the museum will be closing due to the 

impending demolition of Chesterfield 

Mall. 

“We hope, in the future, to find a permanent 

location,” she said. 

Mike Geisel, city administrator, said 

that the CHLPC could still exist outside 

the city’s purview and do so without all 

the limitations and constraints that otherwise 

would be imposed. 

To officially dissolve the committee, 

three sections of the Unified Development 

Code need to be changed to identify 

the city of Chesterfield instead of the 

CHLPC, Geisel said. 

The city is also seeking to transfer the 

regulatory responsibilities of the CHLPC 

to the Architectural Review Board (ARB), 

but will vote on that issue separately. 

With the removal of CHLPC from the 

regulatory side, the procedure for granting 

a certificate of appropriateness will 

be modified as well. 

As proposed, any project requiring 

a certificate would be reviewed by the 

ARB and then by the Planning Commission 

and subject to power of review by 

the city council. 

To ensure compliance, a building or 

demolition permit will not be issued until 

a certificate of appropriateness has been 

issued. 

Without the committee, the city council 

will now make the determination as to 

whether a nominated property, structure, 

site, area or district meets the criteria for 

a landmark preservation area or historic 

designation. 

A potential service agreement with an 

outside agency to preserve the historical 

material currently on the city’s website 

will also be required, Geisel said. 

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In 2023, Metro Air Support took nearly 

1,000 flights and clocked just over 1,800 

hours flown. 

“I appreciate the bravery of the men 

that are going up and doing this for us 

and working together in this region,” 

Tracy said. “I’ve been in different places, 

I’ve worked in other jurisdictions, but 

certainly the cooperation all around is 

second-to-none in this region.” 

Despite the force’s multiple jurisdictions, 

Metro Air Support pilot Brent 

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“Those bonds are kind of hard to break 

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things that you probably didn’t know 

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“The bond between us is really strong. 

We all hang out after work and spend 

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family.” 

One story of success, Fincher said, was 

when he and a co-pilot found a missing 

person late at night in the woods. 

“It’s fun getting the cars, and getting bad 

guys and stuff, but those are the important 

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Eureka High student, sister 

represent CITY SC 

Eureka High student Isaac Mollish and 

his sister, Ellie, represented St. Louis CITY 

SC on the West roster for the MSL/Special 

Olympics Unified Sports All-Star Game 

on July 23 at Historic Crew Stadium in 

Columbus, Ohio. 

The brother-sister duo were the first 

Unified athletes to represent St. Louis in 

this level of competition. Issac, 17, is a 

seasoned Special Olympics athlete whose 

passion is basketball; however, when his 

coach suggested trying soccer, his love 

of running made him a natural fit for the 

game. As a unified partner, Ellie, 21, competes 

alongside Isaac. She also plays center 

back for Missouri Baptist University. 

In an interview for St. Louis CITY SC, 

she said, “All it took was one event where 

we got to play soccer together and I fell in 

love with the program and the ability to 

play with Isaac.” 

The Unified Sports All-Star Game is part 

of a season-long Special Olympics Unified 

Soccer Exchange program. Fifty-two 

team members, representing 26 MLS clubs, 

squared off is an 11 vs. 11 East meets West 

competition. MLS legends served as celebrity 

coaches for the game. 

East claimed the victory but that did not 

diminish the experience for Isaac and Ellie. 

Before they departed for Columbus, 

Isaac and Ellie were special guests at CITY 

SC’s home match vs. Vancouver. They took 

in pre-match warmups from pitch level, 

participated in interviews with local radio 

broadcasters and for CITY SC’s pre-match 

show, got a behind-the-scenes stadium tour 

and had a surprise meeting with six-time 

Olympic medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee, 

who brought her gold medals for them to 

see. A few days later, the duo met CITY SC 

first team players after training. 

While Ellie described the experience as 

an honor that “will go down in the books as 

a top moment in my lifetime,” Isaac simply 

described it as “crazy!” 

Liu earns gold 

Alice Liu, a 2024 Marquette High graduate, 

earned a gold medal competing for 

Team USA at the 56th International Chemistry 

Olympiad. Liu was one of only 36 students 

from around the world to earn a gold 

medal at the event, placing 20th overall out 

of 327 competitors from 84 countries. She 

is one of only 55 American students to earn 

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Isaac and Ellie Mollish before heading 

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Sports All-Star Game on July 23. 

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gold in 41 years of Team USA competing 

at the Olympiad. 

Earning accolades as future 

health professionals 

Students representing the Lafayette High 

and Marquette High chapters of the HOSA 

- Future Health Professionals club earned 

accolades at the HOSA International Leadership 

Conference, which was held June 

26-29 in Houston, Texas. 

HOSA is a global student-led organization 

recognized by the U.S. Department 

of Education and the Department of 

Health and Human Services and several 

federal and state agencies. Its mission is 

to empower future health professionals to 

become leaders in the global health community 

through education, collaboration 

and experience. 

HOSA’s national competitive events are 

designed to help members improve their 

knowledge and skills. 

Lydia Lehmann, of Lafayette High, 

earned the top score nationally of all of the 

secondary students who took the Health 

Care Issues Exam at the conference. Additionally, 

Lafayette High students Aditi Roy 

and Jessica Guan and the Marquette team 

of Daksha Daggumati, Hansika Gonuguntla, 

Riya Kothakota, Sathya Srigiri, 

Shruti Sugumar and Anvi Talyan earned 

top 10 finishes in their competitive events. 

Daggumati and Lafayette’s Avyukth 

Raghuraman also earned top 10 finishes 

in their categories at the National Geographic 

Learning Academic Testing Center. 

Lafayette’s Samika Kumbham earned the 

Bronze level Barbara James Service Award, 

which recognizes students who have provided 

worthy volunteer community service 

hours related to health.



How to foster quality family 

time during the school year 

By ARTI JAIN 

For many families, the return of the 

school year can lead to less time spent 

together. However, just because students are 

busy with academics and extracurriculars 

doesn’t mean that family time has to suffer. 

Instead, learning how to work around busy 

schedules can be paramount for cultivating 

proper, impactful family time. 

While it can be hard to make time, family 

activities are crucial for development, said 

Jamesell Kee, Parkway North High guidance 

counselor. 

“Mentally, who we are and how we 

develop to be is based on family time,” Kee 

said. “How we perceive the adults in our 

lives, older siblings, uncles, aunts, grandparents 

– that’s the example for behavior 

and how to treat people.” 

(Adobe Stock photo) 

2024 Marquette High graduate Ashley 

said she highly values her family time, with 

evenings being specifically for her family. 

“Every night we have a family dinner, 

and it’s set aside time. We spend time 

together and just converse and have an 

actual conversation,” Ashley said. “Then, 

after dinner, we often watch shows together, 

play games.” 

Kee said sibling relationships are especially 

important to foster. 

“Personally, I am a big, big believer in 

the sibling relationship and that it should be 

cultivated,” Kee said. “Obviously, depending 

on the dynamic, depending on gender, 

depending on the interest, some siblings 

will be closer or not as close. But at the end 

of the day, siblings are the ones most likely 

to stick by you as you get older.” 

That’s not to say that there won’t be disagreements 

along the way. Eureka High 

junior Emily said she recently had arguments 

over the car she and her sister share. 

She said that these disagreements were out 

of the ordinary, as the two had previously 

been very close. 

“I think part of it was because once she 

went out on her own, I went out on my 

own,” Emily said. “We were no longer 

really dependent on each other.” 

To maintain a close sibling bond, Kee 

recommends that siblings intentionally 

spend time getting to know each other as 

they age and change. 

“As students get older, and especially 

when they hit that 16-year-old phase where 

they get their license, get a little bit of 

freedom, I think that friends become their 

social setting,” Kee said. He advises, “If 

you do have common things that you do, 

whether it be performance, whether it be 

athletics, work together. Get better at your 

craft together. Share your interests, even if 

those interests aren’t the same.” 

Emily said she tries her best to balance 

family and friend time by intentionally 

scheduling time with her family. 

“I have designated time … which is pretty 

much every Sunday night,” Emily said. 

However, Ashley said having a schedule 

for family time that is too rigorous and 

inflexible may have an adverse effect. 

“If it feels like it’s something you’re 

having to do, it’s going to be so much less 

enjoyable,” Ashley said. “So, there are 

nights where I’ll just be like, ‘No, I’ve had 

enough. I don’t want to do this tonight.’ 

And that’s never been an issue.” 

Along with planned activities, Kee said 

spontaneity is crucial for a good family 

relationship. 

“As with most things, relationships need 

to be organic in order to truly flourish,” 

Kee said. “I think that a key thing here 

is taking a genuine interest in what other 

people in the family have going on. It’s 

more than just surface-level, ‘How is your 

day at school?’ It’s deep conversations. It’s 

taking time to do what others want to do, 

even not in your interest wheelhouse.” 

In addition, Emily said flexibility is paramount 

in her family dynamic. 

“If you want to build your relationship, 

you can definitely do the things you want to 

do, but you can’t just do them all the time,” 

Emily said. “You have to make it work. My 

sister and my parents don’t necessarily like 

tennis, but they play it with me because 

they know it’s something I want to do. In 

exchange, I really hate hikes but I do that 

for them.” 

This type of communication is essential 

in fostering a strong family bond. 

“Ask questions, listen and if it’s not what 

you think or what you expect to hear or what 

you believe, still take into account that, that 

is that person’s perspective,” Kee said. 



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Start them off right! 

While pencils, notebooks and folders 

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outfit. Sean C. Phillips, a senior marketing 

director for CBL Properties that owns 

West County Center and Mid Rivers Mall, 

among other shopping centers, said stores 

are gearing up for one of their busiest times 

of the year: back to school shopping. As 

the last weekend before school starts is 

right around the corner, parents are doing 

a last-minute dash to ensure their students 

are prepared for the first day of school. 

The urgency of the moment can lead some 

families to ponder, “What do we still need 

for Monday?” 

“Usually this time of year everyone is out 

shopping for that first day of school outfit,” 

Phillips said. “Students like to make sure 

they have the right outfit for their school 

picture and seeing the friends they haven’t 

seen in a while.” 

Other popular items bought this time of 

the year from the mall include backpacks, 

shoes and school uniforms. 


“That’s what people are buying the week 

before school,” Phillips said. 

Phillips went on to say that for Gen Z 

sustainability is a trend shaping back-toschool 

shopping habits. 

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example,” Phillips said. 

He said Gen Z also prefers in-person 

shopping versus ordering items online. 

“We’ve seen an increase in traffic in sales 

as this new Gen Z brings the mall back from 

several years ago when online shopping 

was the big thing,” Phillips said. “Now we 

see people like shopping in stores. I think 

that started in 2021 when people couldn’t 

shop in person. They don’t want to just be 

on their computer. They want to try things 

on and feel the fabric and materials.” 

Popular clothing for students this fall 

are fashion concert tees and graphic tees, 

especially with bands that are considered 

retro Phillips said. Popular character tees 

are the thing for younger kids. As far as 

denim goes, there are, of course, trends to 

follow. 

“The trend for denim in general seems to 

be a lot of wide and flared leg denim for 

women,” Phillips said. 

Another fashion trend, according to Phillips, 

is monochromatic dressing, where 

outfits consist of matching tops and bottoms 

in the same color or print. He said 

this has been a prominent fashion trend 

throughout spring and summer. 

And, of course, athletic shoes remain 

a back-to-school staple, with brands like 

Nike, Adidas, Hoka and On running shoes 

being particularly popular. The new pair of 

shoes for the first day of school is a cherished 

tradition, with many students keen to 

showcase their fresh kicks. 

As temperatures get cooler Phillips said 

back to school shopping continues into 

the fall as growing students need warmer 

clothes in bigger sizes from the previous 

year. 

“After Labor Day we see more traffic in 

shopping for the fall and transition merchandise 

like jeans and jackets,” Phillips 

said. “Everyone is refreshing their kids 

clothes, coming back for pants and things 

they need as the temperatures get cooler.” 

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Training for a particular field can and 

should begin in high school. That’s the 

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internships. In both districts, students 

can try out careers that suit their interests 

as well as pursue entrepreneurial interests 

while facing real world problems, using 

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by local employers and entrepreneurts. 

According to research from Junior 

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traditional jobs. 

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Tap into their network. Students should 

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Participate in leadership events. Leaders 

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As part of the application process, which 

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Understand the industry. This might 

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This year’s Ballwin Days will look a little different due to ongoing 

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schedule of events and times. Join us Thursday night for a special 

“soft opening” just for rides! 

I want to thank the participating businesses, event 

sponsors, city staff and the Ballwin Days Committee 

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Concerts and fireworks 

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well as country, rock, pop and Motown 

covers. Fairgoers can expect to hear 

songs from the Charlie Daniels Band, Zak 

Brown Band, Bad Company, Lynyrd Skynyrd, 

Ed Sheeran, Maroon 5, Bruno Mars 

and The Chainsmokers! Their rich vocal 

harmonies are reminiscent of such musical 

icons as the Eagles, Restless Heart, 

Alabama and Crosby Stills, & Nash. 

On Sunday, in the Beer Garden, Ballwin 

Days guests can relax and enjoy the guitars 

and vocals of Luke Queen and Brett 

Kowal, a.k.a. the Luke Queen Band. The 

concert begins at 3 p.m. and features songs 

from the 1970s to the present. 

Parking and shuttles 

General parking is not permitted in Vlasis 

Park during the festival. However, individuals 

who have an accessible parking placard 

or license plate for their vehicle will be permitted 

to park within the park. The entrance 

for accessible parking is at the Holloway 

Road-Park Drive intersection, near the log 

cabin. A shuttle service from the disabled 

parking lot within Vlasis Park will be available 

for those who need assistance. 

Additional free shuttles for all guests 

will run continuously from 30 minutes 

before the festival opens to 30 minutes 

after the festival ends on Friday, Saturday 

and Sunday. All shuttles are accessible. 

Shuttle locations: 

• Target, 15052 Manchester Road, corner 

of Holloway and Manchester roads 

• Lowes, 14890 Manchester Road, in 

Olde Towne Plaza 

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shuttle. The best choices are sack chairs 

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Ballwin Days 5K 

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The annual Ballwin Days 5K and 1-Mile 

Walk/Run are almost as much fun for spectators 

as they are for the runners. 

Runners will take off from Vlasis Park 

on Sunday, Aug. 18, with the 1-mile walk/ 

run beginning at 8 a.m. and the 5K beginning 

at 9 a.m. Both races’ courses begin 

and end in Vlasis Park. Kids and adults are 

welcome to sign up for both races. 

Entry for the 5K is $45 per runner, and 

entry for the 1-mile walk/run is $25 per 

participant. Registration is available on 

race day or online at runsignup.com; search 

“Ballwin Days.” 

Kids Korner 

On Saturday, enjoy a day full of funfilled 

activities specially designed for kids. 

Start the day with dance performances by 

(Source: Ballwin Days/Bob Vogt) 

St. Lou Dance Crew. 

Experience the magic of the circus 

with Sun Woman Cirque Art. With fun 

and energetic playshops, you’ll get to try 

out amazing circus skills like hoops, poi, 

ribbons and juggling bean bags. A circus 

show takes place at 2 p.m. Also, don’t 

miss the Circus Kaput balloon twisters, 

who can create amazing animals, hats and 

other fun shapes from balloons. 

Other games and activities will be provided 

by Boy Scouts of America and Girl 

Scouts of Eastern Missouri. 

Saturday Schedule: 

11 a.m.-noon: St. Lou Dance Crew performances 

11 a.m.-5 p.m.: Boy Scouts and Girl 

Scouts activities 

Noon-5 p.m.: Balloon Twisters 

Noon-2 p.m.: Circus Playshop 

2 p.m.: Circus Show, followed by Circus 

Playshop, ending at 3 p.m. 

3 p.m.: Bubble Fairy 

4 p.m.: Stilt walkers 

Rides and tickets 

Ballwin Days is a destination for ride 

enthusiasts. Spinning, sliding, swinging, 

gliding, or climbing high into the sky – 

there’s something for everyone. 

Rides open to the public on Thursday, 

Aug. 15, during the festival’s rides-only 

soft opening. Wristbands for Thursday 

only are $25 if purchased in advance at the 

Ballwin Government Center or The Pointe 

at Ballwin Commons or $30 if purchased 

at the festival. 

Ticket prices for Friday through Sunday 

are $1.25 per ticket but can be purchased 

as a 22-ticket bundle for $25 or a 45-ticket 

bundle for $50. 

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VLASIS PARK • AUG. 15-18 

Thursday, Aug. 15 

Wristbands for Thursday only are 

$25 if purchased in advance at the 

Ballwin Government Center or The 

Pointe at Ballwin Commons or $30 if 

purchased at the festival. 

6:30 p.m. – Rides open. 

9:30 p.m. – Rides close. 

There is no shuttle service on 

Thursday. 

Friday, Aug. 16 

4:30 p.m. – Shuttle service begins. 

5 p.m. – Carnival rides open. Ticket 

sales end 30 minutes before closing. 

6 p.m. – Opening ceremony on the 

Main Stage. 

7 p.m. – The Teenage Dirtbags 

perform on the Main Stage. 

9:15 p.m. – Fireworks display. 

The concert will resume afterward 

until 10:30 p.m. 

11:30 p.m. – Festival closes. 

Midnight – Shuttle service ends. 

Saturday, Aug. 17 

10:30 a.m. – Shuttle service begins. 

11 a.m. – Carnival rides open. Ticket 

sales end 30 minutes before closing. 

11 a.m. – Kids’ activities begin. This 

year’s kids’ activities will take place 

throughout the fairgrounds. 

2-5 p.m. – Saint Chuck performs in 

the Beer Garden. 

7 p.m. – Well Hungarians perform on 

the Main Stage. 

9:15 p.m. – Fireworks display. 

The concert will resume afterward 

until 11 p.m. 


Midnight – Shuttle service ends. 

Sunday, Aug. 18 

8 a.m. – 43rd annual Ballwin Days 

5K and 1-Mile Run begins. 

10:30 a.m. – Shuttle service begins. 

11 a.m. – Carnival rides open. 

Wristbands are good from noon-4 p.m. 

Noon – The Luke Queen Band 

performs in the Beer Garden. 


6 p.m. – Shuttle service ends. 

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• 11 a.m.-noon – St. Lou 

Dance Crew dance 

performances 

• 11 a.m.-5 p.m. – Boy 

Scouts and Girl Scouts 

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• Noon-5 p.m. – Balloon 

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• Noon-2 p.m. – Circus 

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• 3 p.m. – Bubble Fairy 

• 4 p.m. – Stilt 

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Longtime volunteers say, ‘Come, join the fun of Ballwin Days’ 

By KATE UPTERGROVE 

For 46 years, Ballwin Days has been 

a labor of love for volunteers who have 

come back year after year to stage what 

Jim Lieber calls “a house party for 15,000 

friends.” 

“In the early years, we had a big committee 

– 60 or maybe 70 active members,” 

Jim said. He joined the committee in 1991 

right after moving to Ballwin. Eventually, 

he became a co-chair of the event. 

“It’s been a heck of a ride,” he said. “It’s 

living history. All the old-time Ballwin 

people were part of the committee. 

“About a week before he died, (former 

mayor) Dick Andrews called me and said, 

‘I got an idear.’ That’s how he said it, and 

I thought to myself, ‘There you go. That’s 

how you do it. He’s still thinking about 

Ballwin Days, he’s still thinking about his 

community right up to the end.” 

Ross Bullington was the same way, Jim 

said. For nine years, Bullington served as 

a Ballwin alderman but for more than two 

decades, he was a Ballwin Days volunteer. 

He passed away last month on July 4. 

“In May, Ross called into the Ballwin 

Days Committee meeting and gave his 

two cents on parking logistics,” Jim said. 

That was his specialty. As Ross’ wife, 

Becky, explained the couple became 

involved with Ballwin Days through their 

involvement with CERT (Certified Emergency 

Response Training). 

“After 9/11, the government gave fire 

departments and cities resources to get 

CERT programs started, so people could 

take care of themselves and assist their 

neighbors in the event of an emergency,” 

Becky explained. “One of the things Ballwin 

CERT did was help with traffic and 

accessible parking for Ballwin Days. So 

we started volunteering, doing that. Then, 

it just grew.” 

When the woman in charge of park 

access retired, Ross and Becky stepped 

into that role. 

“We determined where vendors could 

park, where the public could and couldn’t 

park, and where shuttle buses could 

safely drop off people,” Becky said. “We 

also shuttled people from the accessible 

lots. 

“When we started, our children were 

young, but once they were 10, 11, 12, we 

had them come and help. When they were 

16 they got to drive the golf carts, which 

of course, they wanted to do.” 

Ross became an integral part of the 

Ballwin Days committee, 

Becky said. 

“People think it’s a 

lot of work,” Jim said. 

“It can be, I guess, but 

you can start out small. 

Some volunteers stay 

small. They just do 

this one thing. That’s 

OK, there are a lot of 

jobs to do.” 

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the best reason for volunteering 

is because 

it’s so much fun. 

“Most of us aren’t 

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resume going. Most of 

us are doing it because 

we want to put on 

something fun,” he said. “Where else 

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for 15,000 of your friends? Is it all puppy 

dogs and roses? No. Every now and then 

you’ll have things that will cause you to 

think, ‘What the heck am I doing?’” 

Frequently, that “thing” is Mother 

Nature as Becky knows only too well. 

“Often, a portion of Ballwin Days was 

either very hot or it would rain,” she said, 

Ross Bullington enjoys a lighthearted moment while volunteering 

at Ballwin Days. 

(Photo courtesy of Becky Bullington) 

laughing. 

“You just have to pivot,” Jim said. 

“We’re pretty good at pivoting.” 

He said he thinks people are missing 

out if they don’t get involved in events 

like Ballwin Days. 

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committee,” Jim said. “There’s much to 

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Wildwood’s Ryan Joeckel has earned 

a berth on Junior Team USA at the 

recent USA Racquetball National 

Junior Championships in Pleasanton, 

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SPORTS 

BRIEFS 

By WARREN MAYES 

Local racquetballer 

headed to Worlds 

Wildwood’s Ryan Joeckel will represent 

Junior Team USA at the Junior 

World Championships in Guatemala 

City, Guatemala, Dec. 

6-14. He claimed that honor 

at the recent Junior Nationals, 

where Fernando Carpena 

of Texas, defeated him 15-7, 

15-14 in the 10 and under division. 

“I had a great time at the 

Junior Nationals tournament,” 

Joeckel said. “I had been training 

for a long time to get ready 

for the tournament and I am 

happy I got a chance to go and 

compete in Pleasanton (CA).” 

His second-place finish 

earned him All-American status. 

“I’m happy that I won a medal in every 

division I played,” Joeckel said. “I feel 

really good that I qualified for the Junior 

Worlds and made Team USA. I really 

wanted to make the team, so I am excited I 

accomplished that goal.” 

This fall, Joeckel will be in the fifth grade 

at St. Alban Roe School. He has been playing 

racquetball for just over a year. 

Manny Rodriguez, Lafayette racquetball 

coach, calls Joeckel “Joe Cool” and predicts 

he will be a future team leader. 

“He plays with a lot of passion, and 

he is determined to succeed,” Rodriguez 

said. “The one thing I’m sure about is 

he will play his heart out every single 

match. I expect him to leave it all out on 

the court. With that level of competition, 

I also expect he will return as a better 

player.” 

High school girls soccer 

Eureka senior captain Blaine Schutte and 

Fort Zumwalt South senior Audrey Smith 

have been named 2024 All-Americans by 

the United Soccer Coaches Association. 

Smith racked up a school record 124 

goals in her four years playing with the 

Bulldogs, who went 89-13 in that time. 

She scored a single-season school record 

of 41 goals as a junior and became the 

school’s all-time leading goal scorer, 

male or female. She also helped the Bulldogs 

win three consecutive state championships 

in her first three years. This past 

spring, Fort Zumwalt 

South finished third in 

the Class 4 state tournament. 

She will play in 

college for Saint Louis 

University. 

Schutte, who plays 

club soccer for Lou 

Fusz Athletic, ended her 

high school career with 

145 total points. She 

was a two-sport athlete 

Eureka senior captain Blaine 

Schutte has been named a 

2024 All-American by the 

United Soccer Coaches 

Association. (Photo provided) 

at Eureka, who lettered 

every season in soccer 

and basketball. She has 

signed to play soccer at 

the University of Tulsa. 

During her four-year varsity career, she 

scored 56 goals. In her final season, she 

helped Eureka reach the Class 4 state 

championship game. The Wildcats lost 

2-1 to Nerinx Hall on a penalty kick in 

the second overtime to finish the season 

20-4. 

Leading Eureka with 19 goals, Schutte 

was named Class 4 co-Offensive Player of 

the Year, along with senior forward Olivia 

Clemons of Park Hills South. In her first 

three years playing with the Wildcats she 

helped the team win 39 games with 37 

goals and 18 assists. As a junior, she scored 

21 goals and assisted on 10. She is a threetime 

all-state, all-conference and all-region 

selection. 

High school girls lacrosse 

Seven local athletes have been selected 

as a USA Lacrosse All-American. 

Marquette attacker Marin Lally is the 

first Mustang to be named an All-American. 

Eureka midfielder Kylee Pickens is 

the program’s fifth Wildcat to receive the 

honor. The other girls named are Parkway 

West goalie Rachel Livak, MICDS 

attackers Caroline Koman and Ava 

Goldson, Summit midfielder Madeline 

Gregston and John Burroughs attacker 

Reese Rafferty. 

Missouri junior golf 

CBC senior Harper Ackermann tied for 

second at the 2024 Missouri Junior Amateur 

Championship with an 8-under, 136. He registered 

12 birdies over his two rounds and 

posted consistent rounds of 68 both days. 

Ian Lambert, who will be a senior at 

Jackson, claimed the boys’ title with a total 

gross score of 9-under, 135 (66, 69). Ben 

Christian, who will be a senior at Dexter, 

tied with Ackermann for second. 

• • • 

MICDS senior Morgan Withington 

and Visitation Academy senior Avery 

McLaughlin tied for second at the 2024 

Missouri Junior Amateur Championship 

with total gross scores of 4-over, 148. 

Withington shot 71 during the first round 

and 77 during the second round. McLaughlin 

posted rounds of 72 and 76. 

The runner-up in the 2024 Junior Match 

Play Championship, Withington recorded 

four birdies and one eagle during the two 

rounds, while McLaughlin posted seven 

birdies. Both girls recently competed for 

Team Missouri in the Junior Girls’ Four 

State Championship. 

Page Bowman, who will be a senior at 

Glendale in Springfield, emerged as the girls’ 

champion with a total gross score of 3-under, 

141 (67, 74) to win by seven strokes. 

Harper Ackermann (far right) and Ben Christian (left) tied for second in the 2024 Missouri 

Junior Amateur Championship at Crown Pointe Golf Club in Farmington. Ian Lambert 

(middle) claimed the title with a 9-under 135. 

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Wildwood teen to compete in 

Junior World Championships 

By WARREN MAYES 

Despite a distance of almost 1,500 miles 

between racquetball player Grant Williams 

and his coach, the results are still showing. 

Williams, who lives in Wildwood, trains 

under Jim Winterton, who resides in Phoenix, 

Arizona. 

“Jim and I communicate through calls 

and Zooms but we mainly work through 

trading videos,” said Williams, who is 14. 

“I send him videos of me drilling, playing 

and the like. In return, he voices over the 

videos, breaks them down piece-by-piece, 

frame by frame correcting my form and 

gives me things to work on.” 

Grant Williams 

Williams, who will be a freshman this 

fall at St. John Vianney, became involved 

with the renowned Winterton through a 

local St. Louis player who “highly recommended” 

him as a coach. Williams noted 

he had met Winterton previously at a training 

camp in 2022. 

“I have been working with him for 

around a year and a half now,” Williams 

said. “I train with Jim via video, but I also 

travel to Phoenix multiple times per year to 

train in person with him as well.” 

Winterton recalls how the two began 

working together. 

“His mom (Colleen) contacted me, and 

Grant was being coached by an old friend 

of mine but the coach didn’t have as much 

time due to baseball season, his main 

coaching gig, starting,” Winterton said. 

The trick, Winterton said, is to give Williams 

something to work on without overloading 

him. 

“He is very accurate with his shots, and 

he is very meticulous in his preparation,” 

Winterton said. “He is a hard worker.” 

Winterton uses the latest in science and 

technology to help those he works with. 

Winterton has combined the footwork 

of NFL athletes and other pro athletes of 

mainstream sports to apply those principles 

to racquetball. 

It works. Winterton has more national, 

world and pro champions than any other 

coach in racquetball history. 

“Dreaming fearlessly” is Williams’ 

motto. He calls himself a passionate and 

determined junior racquetball player. His 

aim is simple. He wants the No. 1 spot in 

the world. 

He might be on his 

way there. Williams 

recently earned a berth 

on Junior Team USA 

at the recent USA Racquetball 

National Junior 

Championships in 

Pleasanton, California. 


Williams finished 

second in the 14 & 

Under division. California’s 

Vaishant Mangalampalli 

won. In 

addition, Mangalampalli 

and Williams won 

the 14 & Under doubles 

tournament. 

With the results, Williams 

earned All-American 

status. He will 

compete in singles and 

doubles in the Junior 

World Championships 

that will be held Dec. 

6-14 in Guatemala City, Guatemala. 

Williams competed last November at the 

world tournament in Tarija, Bolivia. He 

was in the U-16 division. He did not place, 

but that result fueled him ever since. 

“My experience at the World Championships 

in Bolivia last year was very rewarding,” 

Williams said. “I grew in experience 

and improved my game. 

“It was absolutely vital to me that I get 

back to the World Championships so that I 

can prove to myself and others that I have 

what it takes to be at the top this year.” 

Having a good coach has aided in his 

progress. 

“(Winterton) has helped me improve my 

game through technique and form, strategy, 

visualization and mental strength,” Williams 

said. “He has helped me be more 

consistent with my shots by fixing my 

technique.” 

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By LISA RUSSELL 

Is ‘one a day’ not 

worth the effort? 

Millions of people rely on a daily multivitamin 

to keep them healthy, supposedly 

by filling in the nutritional gaps in their 

diets. However, a new long-term study 

suggests that when health is measured in 

terms of living longer, multivitamins may 

be a waste of both effort and money. 

Led by the National Cancer Institute, 

the study followed three large groups of 

Americans totaling nearly 400,000 men 

and women. All were generally healthy 

when the study began, with no history of 

chronic diseases or cancer. 

After 20 years of follow-up, the data 

showed that people who took daily multivitamins 

had no lower overall risk of dying than 

people who never took multivitamins – in 

fact, those who took vitamins regularly actually 

had a 4% higher mortality risk. There 

were also virtually no differences between the 

groups in terms of deaths from cancer, heart 

disease or stroke. This held true regardless 

of the participants’ diet quality, geographic 

location, ethnicity, race or education level. 

The NCI team noted that these new 

findings echo several other recent studies 

which found no benefit of multivitamin use 

for reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease, 

cancer or overall mortality. 

The researchers added that multivitamin 

use may benefit people with pre-existing 

health conditions, such as known nutritional 

deficiencies. The potential impact 

of regular multivitamin use on other health 

conditions associated with aging merits 

more study, they said. 

Recent study links 

cannabis use, COVID severity 

Scientists at Washington University in 

St. Louis have concluded that smoking 

cannabis – no matter how infrequently – is 

related to a greater risk of severe illness 

from COVID-19. 

Their recent study found that people 

who reported using any form of cannabis 

at least once during the year before they 

got the virus were significantly more likely 

to need hospitalization and intensive care 

than those who never used cannabis. This 

increased risk was similar to that seen 

among cigarette smokers. 

Using data from more than 72,000 Missouri 

and Illinois residents seen at BJC 

hospitals between February of 2020 and 

January of 2022, they determined that 

patients who had used any cannabis were 

80% more likely to be hospitalized and 

27% more likely to be admitted to the ICU 

than those who did not. By comparison, 

cigarette smokers with COVID were 72% 

more likely to be hospitalized and 22% 

more likely to end up in the ICU during the 

same period. 

“There’s this sense among the public 

that cannabis is safe to use, that it’s not 

as bad for your health as smoking or 

drinking, that it may even be good for 

you,” said senior author Li-Shiun Chen, 

M.D., D.Sc. “What we found is that cannabis 

use is not harmless in the context 

of COVID-19. People who reported “yes” 

to current cannabis use, at any frequency, 

were more likely to require hospitalization 

and intensive care than those who did 

not use cannabis.” 

The relationship between cannabis use 

and death from COVID-19 was less clear 

in the study, though. While cigarette smokers 

were more likely to die from the virus 

than non-smokers, the same was not true of 

cannabis users – meaning more research is 

needed to determine why, the scientists said. 

Taylor Swift helps fans with 

body image issues, study finds 

Whether or not you enjoy her music, 

Taylor Swift has become an entertainment 

icon all over the world. Because of her 

immense popularity, she also defines the 

term “influencer.” 

Swift’s influence extends to her fans’ attitudes 

about healthy body image, according 

to a recent analysis from the University of 

Vermont. The outspoken way she has dealt 

with her own past problems with negative 

body image and disordered eating have 

positively impacted her fans’ feelings and 

attitudes about these issues, according to 

the study’s leaders. 

“Our findings suggest that fans who felt 

highly connected to Swift were influenced to 

positively change their behaviors or attitudes 

around eating or their body image because 

of Swift’s disclosures and messages in her 

music. Fans seemed to take inspiration from 

the fact that Swift had recovered from disordered 

eating and subsequently appeared to 

Area hospitals earn national, regional recognitions 

BJC HealthCare has again received 

numerous accolades for clinical excellence 

– a total of 86, to be exact – from U.S. 

News & World Report, including national 

recognitions for Barnes-Jewish Hospital 

in 11 out of 14 specialty areas analyzed 

by the publication. Barnes-Jewish and 

its physician partners at Washington 

University School of Medicine are also 

once again ranked No. 1 in the metro St. 

Louis area and No. 1 in Missouri in its 

2024-2025 report. 

BJC Missouri Baptist Medical Center 

is tied for No. 2 in both the metro area and 

the state with Mercy Hospital St. Louis, 

while St. Luke’s Hospital is ranked at No. 

4 in the St. Louis region. Mercy Hospital 

South is ranked No. 5 in the area. 

Barnes-Jewish Hospital’s national 

rankings for excellence in specialty care 

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& neurosurgery; obstetrics & 

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& lung surgery; and urology. 

Missouri Baptist Medical Center is 

recognized as high-performing in four 

major specialties: gastroenterology 

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neurology & neurosurgery and urology. 

Mercy is recognized for its high 

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Taylor Swift’s cultural influence has helped 

her fans around the world deal with 

disordered eating and body image issues, 

according to a new social media analysis. 


be thriving,” said Associate Professor Lizzy 

Pope, Ph.D., a study co-author. 

The new study, published in the journal 

Social Science & Medicine, analyzed 

social media posts on the TikTok and Reddit 

platforms about Swift related to these issues. 

Swift’s transparency about how she was 

able to confront and overcome them helped 

to decrease stigma around eating disorders 

among her fans, the researchers say. This is 

important because other research has shown 

that stigma-related shame tends to make 

those suffering from eating disorders reluctant 

to reach out for help. 

In their analysis of thousands of online 

comments, researchers identified several 

positive themes, the biggest being that fans 

saw Swift as a role model for eating disorder 

recovery, using Swift’s story or her music 

to inspire their own recoveries. For example, 

one user wrote, “Proud of her ... and myself 

because she taught me I’m perfect just the 

way I am,” according to the study. 

“Taylor Swift can do more to change 

attitudes with a few sentences than we can 

do in our entire careers,” said Pope. “So, 

it’s important to study people that have that 

kind of impact.” 

On the calendar 

St. Luke’s Hospital presents Ageless 

Insights: Colorectal Cancer Trends 

Across Generations on Tuesday, Aug. 13 

from 6-7 p.m. in the St. Luke’s Institute 

for Health Education Auditorium, 222 S. 

Woods Mill Road in Chesterfield. Colorectal 

cancer is still most frequently diagnosed 

in older adults, but the disease is also on the 

rise in those in their 20’s and 30’s. Those of 

all ages are invited to this free educational 

event featuring a Q&A with St. Luke’s 

gastroenterologist Dr. David Lotsoff. All 

who attend will receive a complimentary 

stool-based FIT screening test. Register at 

stlukes-stl.com. 

• • • 

BJC St. Louis Children’s Hospital 

offers a Helmet Check event on Friday, 

Aug. 16 from 9-11:30 a.m. at Ladue Early 

Childhood Center, 10980 Ladue Road in 

St. Louis. Children may bring their own 

helmets to this check, where a trained professional 

will ensure that it is an approved 

helmet and fit it correctly. Appointments 

can be scheduled at 10-minute intervals. 

Helmets will be available for purchase for 

$10 each. Register for this free event at 

classes-events.bjc.org. 

• • • 

Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital 

offers a Bariatric Surgery Information 

Session on Monday, Aug. 19 from 5:30- 

6:30 p.m., live via Zoom. Join a Washington 

University bariatric physician to learn 

more about surgical treatment options 

available at BJC for patients who meet 

certain criteria. To register, visit classesevents.bjc.org. 

• • • 

Be Still to Chill: Basics of Meditation 

is on Tuesday, Aug. 20 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. 

at the St. Luke’s Hospital Desloge Outpatient 

Center, 121 St. Luke’s Center Drive 

in Chesterfield, in Classroom 3 of Building 

A. Attend this free program to learn the 

basics of meditation and many tips to support 

your practice from a St. Luke’s expert. 

Register at stlukes-stl.com. 

• • • 

St. Luke’s Hospital and Schnucks offer 

a nutrition class on Monday, Aug. 26 

from 2-3 p.m. at Schnucks Kehrs Mill, 

2511 Kehrs Mill Road in Ballwin. A St. 

Luke’s dietitian will discuss how to find 

and make healthier choices at the grocery 

store; how to read a food label; and nutrition 

recommendations for optimal health. 

Participants will also receive wellness 

resources, samples and a $10 Schnucks 

gift card. The cost is $5 per person. Register 

at stlukes-stl.com. 

• • • 

St. Luke’s Hospital presents Conversations 

for Women on Thursday, Sept. 5 

from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Desloge Outpatient 

Center, 121 St. Luke’s Center Drive 

in Chesterfield, in Building A. Join a free 

informal presentations with women’s 

health specialists on topics of importance 

to women. Meetings will plenty of time 

for Q & A. This month’s topic is Look Out 

Below. Join OB/GYN Dr. Matthew Bialko 

and Angie Sellers, physical therapist. Register 


• • • 

St. Luke’s Hospital offers Make Peace 

with Food: Basics of Mindful Eating 

on Tuesday, Sept. 10 from noon-1 p.m. at 

Desloge Outpatient Center Building A, 121 

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Seeing the importance 

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Every August, National Eye Exam 

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for people of all ages. For those 

over 50 in particular, the American 

Optometric Association highly recommends 

annual checkups because 

eye problems become more common 

– and potentially more serious – as we age. 

Despite that fact, many older adults 

routinely skip eye exams. A 2023 AARP 

survey found that, although over twothirds 

of older Americans said maintaining 

good vision is extremely important to 

their quality of life, just over half of men 

(54%) had gotten an eye exam in the past 

year. Women were somewhat more likely 

to have done so at 62%. 

In addition to normal aging-related issues 

like presbyopia (problems seeing things 

close up) and difficulties with night driving, 

the most common eye conditions older 

adults should be on the lookout for include: 

• Cataracts: Eye doctors can detect early 

cataracts and advise you on how to reduce 

glare and other symptoms of mild cataracts. 

Well over half of over-55 adults will 

eventually develop cataracts, and surgery 

to remove them is one of the most routine 

outpatient surgeries performed in the U.S. 

• Dry eye syndrome: This common, often 

chronic problem occurs in older adults whose 

eyes produce too few or poor-quality tears, 

impacting the front surface of the eye and 

impairing vision. Treating dry eyes can 

increase comfort and improve your ability to 

do necessary tasks like reading and driving. 

• Age-related macular degeneration 

(AMD): This eye disease affects the 

macula (the center of the light-sensitive 

retina at the back of the eye) and causes 

central vision loss, which affects the ability 

to see fine detail and colors. Although 

AMD has no cure, treatments can slow its 

progress and prevent serious vision loss. 

• Glaucoma: Characterized by damage 

to the optic nerve, this disease results in 

loss of peripheral vision. If left untreated, 

glaucoma can lead to total blindness. When 

found early during a routine eye exam, 

though, treatment can slow or stop vision 

loss and preserve sight. 

• Retinal detachment: This tearing or 

separation of the retina from the underlying 

tissue most often occurs spontaneously. 

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National Eye Exam Month is an annual reminder 

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head, advanced diabetes and inflammatory 

eye disorders. A detached retina is an emergency; 

without prompt medical attention, it 

can cause permanent vision loss. 

• Diabetic retinopathy: This condition 

occurs in people with diabetes as the result 

of progressive damage to the tiny blood 

vessels that supply the retina. Early detection 

and treatment can prevent or delay 

blindness in 90% of cases. 

Another reason eye exams are important 

is that they can also pick up significant 

health problems not related to vision. They 

can detect signs of serious diseases and 

conditions including high blood pressure, 

autoimmune disorders, thyroid disease and 

even certain kinds of cancer. 

Physical impacts of 

financial stress 

Although inflation rates in the U.S. have 

decreased significantly over the past year, 

the prices consumers pay for many daily 

essentials remain historically high … and 

the resulting financial stress is harming the 

health and well-being of many older adults, 

a new University of Michigan poll shows. 

In the nationally representative survey 

of Americans over 50, women and those 

ages 50 to 64 were more likely than men 

or people over 65 to report feeling “a lot 

of stress” related to their personal finances. 

Both men and women who rated their 

physical or mental health as fair or poor 

reported the highest financial stress levels. 

Overall, just over half said they had cut 

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past year, including for items like groceries, 

recreational activities and social outings. 

These numbers rose to more than 

two-thirds of those in fair or poor health. 

The poll’s leaders noted that spending 

less money in these critical areas could 

have direct impacts on health as well – for 

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with family and friends. 

A significant 16% of all adults 50 and 

over in the survey said they’ve had trouble 

in the past year paying for health-related 

costs, or have delayed or avoided getting 

healthcare because it was too expensive. 

“We have known for years that when 

people cut back on needed health spending 

because of competing demands on 

their finances, there can be negative health 

effects…for instance, they are often less 

likely to receive appropriate care for a 

chronic condition such as diabetes,” said 

poll director Jeffrey Kullgren, M.D. 

Launched in 2017, the National Poll on 

Healthy Aging seeks to learn more about 

aging in America. It is supported by AARP 

and Michigan Medicine, the state’s largest 

academic medical center. 

Cellular effects of caregiving 

Family caregivers often deal with huge 

amounts of stress on a daily basis. When 

one spouse takes on the caregiver role for 

a partner who has dementia or Alzheimer’s 

disease, that stress can become overwhelming. 

Researchers from Rice University 

have found this intense stress can have 

negative impacts on caregivers’ health at 

the most basic level: in their cells. 

This study is one of the first to examine 

how stress affects cellular health and, 

in turn, the physical and mental health of 

spousal dementia caregivers. 

The stress of caring for a spouse with 

dementia or Alzheimer’s takes a toll on 

caregivers down to the cellular level, 

according to a recent study. 


“We’ve discovered that chronic stress 

impacts not only immune function but also 

the health of individual cells, suggesting a 

deeper, more intricate relationship between 

our mental state and physical well-being,” 

said Chris Fagundes, Ph.D., a professor of 

psychological sciences at Rice and one of 

the study’s authors. 

Fagundes and his team specifically looked 

at the link between cellular mitochondria, 

known as the “powerhouse” of cells, and 

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caregivers’ mental and physical health. 

Energy produced by these mitochondria is 

necessary for people to engage in vital daily 

activities such as walking, shopping and 

driving. One way to gauge a person’s cellular 

health is to determine how much energy 

is left over after these activities. 

Comparing cellular health to a car’s fuel 

efficiency, Fagundes said, “The more energy 

or fuel you have left over after a drive is an 

indicator of how good your mileage is…or 

how good things are working,” he said. “It’s 

more or less the same idea when it comes to 

the health of your cells.” 

Like a car losing fuel efficiency over 

time, it’s normal for cells to have less leftover 

energy as a person ages. But chronically 

stressful situations like caregiving 

also sap that leftover energy, he explained. 

The team found that caregivers with less 

leftover cellular energy were less able to 

engage in physical activities such as walking 

and carrying groceries. These caregivers also 

experienced fewer positive emotions, such 

as feelings of happiness or excitement, compared 

to those with more cellular energy. 

Over time, lower levels of cellular 

energy are linked to higher inflammation, 

which can lead to a wide variety of mental 

and physical health problems – including 

an eventual diagnosis of dementia or 

Alzheimer’s in the stressed-out caregivers 

themselves, Fagundes said. 

The study was published online in the 

journal Psychosomatic Medicine. 

Tracking treatments 

For older adults with two common heart 

conditions, wearing an activity tracker like 

a Fitbit or Apple Watch could help measure 

the effectiveness of medicines used to treat 

them, say European medical researchers. 

A team from the University of Birmingham 

in the U.K. used wrist-worn activity 

trackers to continuously monitor the heart 

rates of people with diagnoses of either 

atrial fibrillation or heart failure. These 

patients, whose average age was 76, were 

taking one of two different medications as 

part of a clinical trial. 

After 20 weeks, they found that the two 

drugs had similar effects on heart rate, 

even after accounting for differences in 

physical activity. Just as importantly, they 

found that the data they got via the activity 

trackers was equivalent to standard tests 

used in hospitals and doctors’ offices. 

“People across the world are increasingly 

using wearable devices in their daily lives 

to help monitor their activity and health 

status. This study shows the potential 

to use this new technology to assess the 

response to treatment and make a positive 

contribution to the routine care of patients,” 

said Dipak Kitecha, a professor of cardiol- 

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ogy at the university. 

Kitecha noted that heart conditions are 

expected to double in prevalence over the 

next few decades, creating a huge burden 

on patients as well as healthcare providers. 

He called the study, which was published in 

Nature Medicine, an “exciting showcase” for 

how commercially available devices can be 

used in patient care without increasing costs. 

People receiving treatment for certain 

heart conditions may be able to monitor 

their effectiveness from home using fitness 

trackers. 


On the calendar 

BJC Missouri Baptist Hospital offers 

Today’s Grandparents classes on Wednesday, 

Aug. 14 and Monday, Aug. 26 from 

6-8:30 p.m. at the Missouri Baptist Medical 

Center Clinical Learning Institute, 3005 

N. Ballas Road. This hands-on class offers 

updates on current trends in infant care and 

feeding, and provides tips on local and longdistance 

grandparenting. The course fee is 

$20 per person (each person attending must 

register separately). Registration is available 

online at classes-events.bjc.org. 

• • • 

St. Louis Oasis presents a virtual course, 

What Am I Going to Do with All This 

Stuff? on Thursday, Aug. 15 from 1-3 p.m., 

online via Zoom. Downsizing a lifetime’s 

worth of possessions can be tough. Get the 

tools you need to look at the art, antiques, furniture, 

decorative accessories and jewelry in 

your home to help you determine their value 

before you make important decisions about 

estate liquidation, donation, or for insurance 

purposes. The course fee is $17. To register 

and learn more about Oasis membership, 

visit st-louis.oasiseverywhere.org. 

• • • 

St. Luke’s Hospital presents Coffee and 

Conversations on Wednesday, Aug. 21 

from 10-11 a.m. at the Desloge Outpatient 

Center, 121 St. Luke’s Center Drive, in 

Building A, Conference Room 3. Join us 

monthly for a free cup of joe and a conversation 

with St. Luke’s health professionals 

about health and wellness topics. This 

month’s topic is Your Wishes, Your Way: 

The Importance of Advance Directives. Get 

the facts about living wills and advance 

directives. Register at stlukes-stl.com. 

• • • 

St. Luke’s Hospital sponsors Let’s 

Cook! Plant-Based Proteins on Thursday, 

Aug. 29 from 4:30-5:30 p.m. at The Pointe 

at Ballwin Commons, 1 Ballwin Commons 

Circle in Meeting Room B. Research 

shows that replacing some animal-based 

protein with plant-based protein sources 

may help decrease the risk of developing 

chronic health problems like heart disease, 

diabetes and some cancers. Join a St. 

Luke’s dietitian for a live cooking demonstration 

and sample a delicious chickpea 

salad that’s packed with protein, fiber and 

flavor. Register at stlukes-stl.com. 

• • • 

BJC Missouri Baptist Hospital hosts a 

Stroke Support Group in-person meeting 

on Thursday, Sept. 12 from noon-2 

p.m. in the hospital’s Clinical Learning 

Institute, 3015 N. Ballas Road in St. 

Louis, in Room 416. Stroke survivors 

and caregivers are invited to join the 

support community. Stroke coordinators 

from Missouri Baptist will encourage the 

sharing of personal experiences and connecting 

with others as part of the recovery 

process. Participants will be provided tips 

for success in daily life, rehabilitation 

resources and healthy lifestyle changes 

to help prevent future strokes. Light 

refreshments and snacks will be provided. 

There is no cost to participate. Register at 

classes-events.bjc.org. 

• • • 

St. Luke’s Hospital presents Living a 

Healthy Life with Chronic Pain on Fridays, 

Sept. 20-Oct. 25, online via Zoom. 

This six-week course is an evidence-based 

program that helps individuals better 

manage their chronic pain symptoms by 

learning important self-management skills. 

Topics include action planning, healthy 

eating, communicating with your healthcare 

team and more. This program is 

free thanks to support from the Eastern 

Regional Arthritis Center. Participants 

receive a free Living a Healthy Life with 

Chronic Pain resource book and Moving 

Easy Program Exercise CD after enrollment. 

To register, visit stlukes-stl.com. 

• • • 

St. Luke’s Hospital offers a Bone 

Builders class on Tuesday, Sept. 24 from 

5:30-7 p.m. in Building A, Conference 

Room 3 of the Desloge Outpatient Center 

121 St. Luke’s Center Drive in Chesterfield. 

According to the National Osteoporosis 

Foundation, 60% of adults age 50 or 

older are at risk of breaking a bone due 

to osteoporosis. Do you know your risk? 

Join this free class to learn more about 

exercise, nutrition and medication for 

bone health and osteoporosis prevention. 

The class is facilitated by a physical therapist, 

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Logan University announces selection of new president 



Logan University’s Board of 

Trustees has announced Garrett 

Thompson, DC, PhD, as the university’s 

eighth president. 

The announcement concludes 

a nationwide search initiated 

in February 2024, following 

the retirement notice of current 

president Clay McDonald, DC, 

MBA, JD. 

Dr. Thompson, currently the 

Vice President for Academic 

Affairs and Chief Academic 

Officer at Sonoran University 

of Health Sciences in Tempe, 

Arizona, will officially begin 

his term at Logan University on 

March 1, 2025. 

“The Presidential Search 

Committee received more than 

70 applications for this position, 

which I believe is a testament to 

the quality and reputation of Logan 

University,” said Board Chair Donald 

S. Altman, DDS, DHSc, EdD. “We 

are confident Dr. Thompson is the 

right person to further Logan’s mission 

with the integrity, leadership, 

and vision that Dr. McDonald has 

provided over the last 12 years, and 

we look forward to welcoming him to 

Garrett Thompson, DC, PhD (Logan University photo) 

campus.” 

Dr. Thompson has over 20 years of 

experience in academic leadership and 

administration within the fields of health 

sciences and chiropractic. 

In 2013, Dr. Thompson joined Sonoran 

University, where he has held various 

positions. His career also includes volunteer 

roles with the Academy of Integrative 

Health and Medicine, the Council on 

Naturopathic Medical Education, and the 

American Holistic Health Association. 

Additionally, he completed the Wharton 

Executive Education program for Executive 

Presence and Influence. 

“I am deeply honored to be selected as 

the next president of Logan University,” 

said Dr. Thompson. “As a leading chiropractic 

and health sciences institution, 

Logan University has a proud legacy of 

excellence in education, research and 

patient care.” 

Reporting to the Board of Trustees, Dr. 

Thompson will serve as Logan University’s 

chief executive and administrative 

officer. His responsibilities will include 

promoting institutional growth and stability, 

working closely with the leadership 

team, the Board of Trustees and 

external stakeholders to advance the university’s 

mission and enhance its reputation 

on local, national and international 

levels. 

“Logan University is gaining a devoted 

educator who will bring a deep understanding 

of higher education as well as a 

mission-driven commitment to our institution,” 

said Dr. McDonald, the current 

president of Logan University. 

“I am excited to welcome Dr. Thompson 

to Logan and look forward to supporting 

him in all ways possible as he 

begins this new chapter of his career.” 

Dr. McDonald, who has served as 

president for 12 years, will retire on Feb. 

28, 2025. Dr. Thompson’s inauguration 

is scheduled for May 2025 at Logan’s 

campus. 

Since 1935, Logan University has been 

educating future health leaders. Known 

for its chiropractic education, Logan 

offers doctorate, master’s and bachelor’s 

degrees both online and on-campus. 

Dr. Thompson concluded, “I look forward 

to building on this strong foundation 

and working collaboratively with 

the university’s talented staff, faculty, 

students and alumni to advance our 

shared vision of enhancing human health 

and wellness. 

“Together, we will drive innovation, 

expand our reach and make a meaningful 

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BUSINESS 

BRIEFS 

PLACES 

Woodhouse Spa held a ribbon cutting 

on July 19 in conjunction with the 

West St. Louis County Chamber of Commerce. 

Located at 15894 Manchester 

Road in Ellisville, the 10,000-squarefoot 

spa is owned by Treasa and Tony 

Turnbeaugh. It offers massages, facials, 

body treatments, waxing, nails, rituals 

and more. Treatment packages are 

available. For more information, visit 

woodhousespas.com. 

• • • 

Petsense by Tractor Supply, a pet 

specialty retailer, has opened in Eureka 

at 143 Eureka Towne Center Drive. Petsense 

provides an assortment of premium 

pet products and pet services, including a 

full-service pet salon, training, vet clinics, 

adoptions and pet food and supplies. To 

learn more, visit petsense.com. 

• • • 

Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe celebrated 

its grand opening in Creve Coeur 

at 12704 Olive Blvd. with a West St. Louis 

County Chamber ribbon-cutting on Aug. 

1. The restaurant offers “Mediterraneaninspired 

dishes with a Southern flair.” To 

view a menu, stop in or visit tazikis.com 

and search by location. 

PEOPLE 

Assistance League of St. Louis has 

elected Sandy Thal as its president for the 

2024-25 fiscal year. Thal, a Town & Country 

resident, holds a master’s degree from 

Maryville University and has served on the 

Assistance League’s Board of Directors 

and in other leadership roles within the 

nonprofit since 2017. 

AWARDS 

Tom Keller and Laura Eads, owners of 

three Kiddie Academy of St. Louis locations 

– O’Fallon, Des Peres and Chesterfield 

– have been recognized by Kiddie 

Academy Educational Child Care as Franchisees 

of the Year. The award recognizes 

Keller’s and Eads’ character and commitment 

to the communities in which their 

franchises are located. To learn more about 

their operations, visit kiddieacademy.com/ 

academies and search by location. 

• • • 

Anders Technology, an advisory service 

line of Anders and member of the Chesterfield 

Regional Chamber of Commerce, was 

named to Accounting Today’s VAR 100 list 

for 2024. The ranking recognizes the country’s 

leading value-added resellers in the 

accounting space by revenue. This is the 

second year in a row that Anders Technology 

earned a spot on the list. The company 

also recently announced an expansion of 

its technology services. 

EVENTS 

Logan University, in partnership with 

the American Chiropractic Association 

Council on Women’s Health and the ACA 

Council on Chiropractic Pediatrics, presents 

the sixth annual Symposium on Women’s 

Health, Sept. 28-29 on campus. Learn more 

at logan.edu/womens-health-symposium. 

• • • 

Registration is underway for the Chesterfield 

Regional Chamber Golf Tournament 

at 9 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 30. 

The $150 per person cost includes a box 

lunch, dinner buffet, awards, silent auction 

and raffle at the clubhouse immediately 

following play. Learn more at 

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Experience you can count on and a reputation you can trust in life’s most difficult moments 



“We are ordinary people with an 

extraordinary job,” said Dennis 

Goethe, vice president and funeral 

director of Schrader Funeral Home 

in Ballwin. “That applies not just 

to the ownership but also our staff. 

“Our office manager, Nancy, celebrated 

40 years with us on Aug. 1. 

That is amazing! Who in today’s 

world stays at one job for 40 years? 

When any of us have a question, 

perhaps it’s do you remember, or 

how did we do that, Nancy remembers. 

She has the answers.” 

But Nancy isn’t the only Schrader 

Funeral Home employee with decades 

of experience. 

“Our employees, if you combine their 

experience, have literally hundreds of 

years of experience in helping people 

with everything from the smallest of 

private family services to big funerals in 

stadiums and cathedrals,” Dennis said. 

Schrader is the oldest family-owned 

funeral home in St. Louis. 

“We now have a sixth generation of 

this family involved in this business 

in this community in this town on this 

road,” Dennis said. 

Jennifer Holmes, Steve Schrader’s 

daughter, is that sixth generation 

(Schrader Funeral Home photo) 

employee. When you call Schrader Funeral 

Home, Jennifer may be the person answering 

your call. 

“When you call during the day, many 

times you will talk to a Schrader,” Dennis 

said. “It’s literally our family taking care 

of your family.” 

Schrader Funeral Home employees have 

compassion and a drive to make sure that 

everything is exactly the way that the 

family envisions their tribute to their loved 

one, that includes helping with special 

requests. 

“We will do our very best to make sure 

that a family’s requests are honored,” 

Dennis said. 

However, to ensure that the wishes of the 

deceased family member are known, 

preplanning is helpful. 

“Preplanning is a very good idea,” 

Dennis said. “It helps to relieve some 

of the questions about what mom 

or dad wanted. It also allows people 

to think about how they want to be 

remembered or what type of service 

they want, without the pressure of 

time and grief.” 

Those interested in pre-planning 

funeral services should call or send an 

email to Jennifer Oliver and schedule 

an appointment. 

“Jennifer has been with us for more than 

10 years,” Dennis said. “She is our preneed 

expert and a licensed funeral director.” 

What Jennifer is not is a salesperson. “She’s 

here to help families plan ahead. Whether 

that is two weeks ahead or 10 years. 

“Being a funeral director is a special calling. 

Our job is to help families navigate 

one of life’s most challenging times, the 

passing of a loved one. We’re caring for 

our friends and neighbors, people who 

know and trust us. 

“That familiarity and trust is worth more 

than anything else really. For the families 

we serve, it’s knowing that everything is 

going to be done right, it’s trusting us to do 

everything right, the way we’ve done for 

Gills Tree 

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thousands of other families. It’s knowing 

that we stake our reputation on it.” 

For 156 years, the ownership and 

employees of Schrader Funeral Home 

have worked to make the company’s name 

synonymous with community care. 

“We have received enormous support 

from and given support to the people of 

West St. Louis County. We’re proud of that,” 

Dennis said. “We support local softball 

teams, donate to local charities and sponsor 

golf tournament events. We try to give back 

to the community as much as we can.” 

Among the services Schrader Funeral 

Home offers is a spacious Family Center 

that allows families to host a post-service 

reception with food, music and family 

members sharing stories around the table. 

“We try to make it easier for our families 

by handling the details,” Dennis said. 

“We want them to feel safe, trusting in our 

experience.” 

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10 a.m. — 2 p.m. 

A Dog Splash Pool Party is from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 4 at The 

Timbers of Eureka Pool, 1 Coffey Park Lane. Details at eureka.mo.us. 

LOCAL 

EVENTS 

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 

The New Jewish Theatre presents “Red” 

through Sunday, Aug. 11 at the J’s Wool 

Studio Theatre, 2 Millstone Campus Drive 

in Creve Coeur. Performance times vary. 

Tickets at newjewishtheatre.org. 

• • • 

Shakespeare in the Park presents “The 

Tempest” at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 

14 at the Chesterfield Amphitheater, 631 

Veterans Place Drive. Free event. 

BENEFITS 

The J’s Used Book Summer Sale is from 

10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 25 through 

Friday, Aug. 30 at the Staenberg Family 

Complex, 2 Millstone Campus Drive in 

Creve Coeur. Preview day (Sunday) has 

a $10 admission with free admission all 

other days. Fill a bag for $5 on Thursday. 

Details at jccstl.com. 

• • • 

A Walk to End Alzheimer’s Happy 

Hour and Auction is from 3:30-5:30 p.m. 

on Wednesday, Aug. 28 at Parkside Grille, 

505 Strecker Road in Wildwood. Auction 

profits and donations go directly to the 

St. Louis Walk. Cash and checks will be 

accepted. For details, visit alz.org/walk. 

• • • 

The Un-Forgettable Ride is at 10:30 

a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7 at Flint Hill 

Knights of Columbus Hall, 2061 Grothe 

Road in Wentzville. Registration begins 

at 9 a.m. and is $35 per bike, jeep or car 

and $15 per passenger. The price includes 

a BBQ dinner. Stops include Babylon Bar, 

Mustang Sallys in Troy, Main Street Bar in 

Old Monroe, Dog Prairie Tavern in St. Paul 

and DaBears in Flint Hill. The after-party 

with DJ Big T will be from 3:30-6:30 p.m. 

Details at ufr4alz.com or call (314) 398- 

6900. 

• • • 

Art From the Heart is at 5:30 p.m. on 

Thursday, Sept. 19 at Mungenast Lexus of 

St. Louis, 13700 Manchester Road in Manchester. 

The event features 60 art pieces 

donated by childhood cancer patients and 

their siblings, an open bar, photo booth, 

bites from local restaurants and more. 

Tickets are $50 per person at friendsofkids. 

org or by calling (314) 275-7440. 

• • • 

Tee Off for The Kids Charity Golf 

Tournament is at 11 a.m. on Saturday, 

Oct. 12 at Pevely Farms Golf Club, 400 

Lewis Road in Eureka. Entry fee is $175 

per player and includes dinner. Register at 

tofk.perfectgolfevent.com. Proceeds benefit 

SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s 

Hospital Developmental Center and 

Knights of Columbus Charity Fund. 

CONCERTS & FESTIVALS 

The Hub STL, 17057 N. Outer 40 Rd. 

in Chesterfield, presents 2 Pedros at 6 p.m. 

on Thursday, Aug. 8 and Johnny Chase at 6 

p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22 - Johnny Chase. 

Both concerts are free. 

• • • 

Creve Coeur’s 75th Anniversary Celebration 

is at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 

8 in Millennium Park, 2 Barnes West Drive. 

Rock Opera performs. Bring seating. The 

Kiwanis will have barbecue, chips and 

soda for purchase. Picnics welcome. Rain 

date - Aug. 15. 

• • • 

Rumble in Manchester Car Show and 

Rockin’ Chair concert is from 5-9 p.m. on 

Friday, Aug. 9 at Schroeder Park, 359 Old 

Meramec Station Road. Concert begins at 6 

p.m. Three trophies will be awarded in the 

Decades and Speciality classes with additional 

awards for Best of Show, Interior, 

Paint, Engine and People’s Choice. Free to 

attend. Car entry fee is $20. Food trucks





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will be on-site. Concert-goers should bring 

seating. Details at manchestermo.gov. 

• • • 

The Sounds of Summer Concert Series 

continues with Infatuation - A Tribute to 

Rod Stewart at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 

10 at the Chesterfield Amphitheater Guests 

can bring snacks and non-alcoholic beverages. 

No full meals or glass. Details at 

chesterfield.mo.us. 

• • • 

The Manchester Community Band 

performs at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 11 at 

Schroeder Park, 359 Old Meramec Station 

Road. Bring seating and a picnic. For 

details, visit manchestermo.gov. 

• • • 

The Chesterfield Regional Chamber 

Summer Concert Series continues with 

the Hulapoppers at 7 p.m. (gates open at 

5:30 p.m.) on Tuesday, Aug. 13 at Faust 

Park, 15185 Olive Blvd. in Chesterfield. 

Food and drink are available. Bring seating. 

Picnic welcome. Details at chesterfieldmochamber.com/events. 

• • • 

Ballwin Days is Thursday, Aug. 15 

through Sunday, Aug. 18 at Vlasis Park, 300 

Park Drive. The community festival includes 

live entertainment, carnival games, crafts, 

face painting, food & drinks, fireworks and 

more. For details, see pages 23-28. 

• • • 

The Music on Main - Back to School 

Concert and Party featuring Griffin and 

the Gargoyles is at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, 

Aug. 16 at Wildwood City Hall, 16860 

Main St. Bring seating but leave glass and 

pets at home. Details at cityofwildwood. 

com or call (636) 458-0440. 

• • • 

The Ballwin Craft Beer Festival is from 

3-6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7 at Vlasis Park, 

300 Park Drive. For ages 21 and over only. 

Tickets at ballwin.mo.us/Craft-Beer-Festival. 

• • • 

Celebrate Wildwood is on Saturday, 

Sept. 21 in Wildwood Town Center. Vendor 

and parade registration is open now, but 

space is limited. Details at cityofwildwood. 

com or by emailing stacy@cityofwildwood.com. 

• • • 

Eureka Days is from 5-11 p.m. on 

Friday, Sept. 27; from 11 a.m.-11 p.m. on 

Saturday, Sept. 28, and from noon-6 p.m. 

on Sunday, Sept. 29 at Legion Park, 333 

Bald Hill Road. Carnival rides, a beer 

garden, kids area, music, a parade and 

more are featured. Details at eureka.mo.us. 

FAMILY & KIDS 

Tumbling Tots is from 9:30-10:30 a.m. 

on Thursday, Aug. 15; Thursday, Sept. 12; 

and Wednesday, Sept. 18 at the Eureka 

Community Center, 333 Bald Hill Road 

in Eureka. Mats and foam climbing pieces, 

along with balls, building blocks and other 

gross-motor equipment will be available 

for kids aged 6 months to 5 years. Cost is 

$9 per child for residents and $10 per child 

for non-residents. Parents must attend. 

Register at eureka.mo.us. 

• • • 

Family Movie Night: “Tangled” is at 

6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 15 at the District, 

17057 N. Outer 40 Road in Chesterfield. 

Free admission. No outside food or drink. For 

details, visit thedistrictstl.com/the-hub-stl. 

• • • 

Nerf Wars is from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, 

Aug. 23 at The Pointe, 1 Ballwin Commons 

Circle. Children ages 8-12 will bring 

their own Nerf guns and compete in three 

20-minute games of Capture the Flag, 

Team vs. Team and Last Person Standing. 

Participants must bring and wear protective 

eyewear. Extra Nerf ammo will be available 

for use. The cost is $15 for residents 

and $18 for non-residents. To register, visit 

ballwin.mo.us. 

• • • 

Back to School Bash is from 6-8 p.m. 

on Sept. 7 at the Creve Coeur Government 

Center, 300 N. New Ballas Road. This 

family-friendly event includes a DJ, dancing 

and a photo booth. Cookies and punch 

provided. Cost is $30 for residents, $40 

for non-residents. For details, visit crevecoeurmo.gov. 

• • • 

Family Movie Night: “Wizard of Oz” 

is at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 19 at 

the District, 17057 N. Outer 40 Road. in 

Chesterfield. Free admission. No outside 

food or drink. Details at thedistrictstl.com/ 

the-hub-stl. 

SPECIAL INTEREST 

Manchester Book Club meets at 11 a.m. 

on Tuesday, Aug. 20 to discuss “Tom Lake” 

by Ann Patchett at the Manchester Parks 

Building, 359 Old Meramec Station Road. 

• • • 

Coffee with the Mayor is at 7:30 a.m. 

on the first Thursday of the month at the 

Creve Coeur Government Center, 300 N 

New Ballas Road. Join Mayor Bob Hoffman 

for coffee. There is no set agenda, and 

your questions and comments are welcome. 

Coffee and donuts provided. For details, 

visit crevecoeurmo.gov. 

• • • 

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6-7:30 p.m. on the 3rd Wednesday of every 

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Winterton likes how much Williams 

wants to get better. 

“You are talking to an old coach who 

goes all-in for my athletes; especially those 

like Grant, who goes all in,” Winterton 

said. “(He’s) very coachable. But the main 

goal is for Grant and all my athletes to be 

able to understand the game and coach 

themselves.” 

Trainer Jenn Stack works with Willaims 

on the fitness side of his game. 

“She makes sure I am in the best physical 

shape possible,” Williams said. “I do the 

workouts she assigns me twice a week and 

then every other week I train with her in 

person.” 

Unlike the arrangement with Winterton, 

Stack helps Williams train in person. 

“I’ve been working with Grant for about 

three years,” Stack said. “We started off 

with nutrition and then started personal 

training.” 

She not only works with him, but she 

also gives him work to do on his own. 

“Grant has a resistance training program 

that I put together for him which he executes 

a couple times a week on his own,” 

Stack said. “When we are together, we do 

a combination of strength, agility, core 

and explosiveness to get him ready for the 

court. 

“There are movements we do that 

are very focused on racquetball, but 

then we complement those with a 

variety of other athletic drills to 

improve his reaction time, and get 

him faster and stronger.” 

The end goal is to make sure 

Williams is fit as he can be when it 

comes time to play. 

Williams is eager. Stack likes 

how coachable he is. She admires 

his ethic when it comes to work. 

“Grant is one of the hardest-working 

individuals I’ve ever coached. 

He constantly challenges himself 

to do more and he’s one of those 

kids that I have to remind to take 

a rest day because his engine does 

not stop,” Stack said. “He’s always 

asking for a greater challenge and 

‘what’s next?’ If he doesn’t walk out 

of our sessions dripping with sweat, 

he thinks he could have and should 

have done more. He’s a machine.” 

Williams began his year by 

winning the state tournament for 

middle school, grades six through eight. 

Williams played for Middle School United. 

That is a team for local private middle 

schoolers who will be attending a private 

high school. He holds one first-place state 

title and two second-place titles. 

At the national meet, Williams took 

Grant Williams 

Mangalampalli to three sets in the championship 

match. Mangalampalli won 7-15, 

15-10, 11-5. 

“It was a hard-fought match on both 

ends,” Williams said. 

The two then teamed up to win the 

doubles championship. They scored a 15-4, 


15-2 win over Hunter Dierberg and 

JT Wright. Both are from St. Louis. 

“Vaishant and I really got to know 

each other in Bolivia last year and 

by the end of Worlds; we had both 

decided that we would play doubles 

with each other at Junior Nationals,” 

Williams said. 

Stack is happy for Williams to be 

able to compete in the world tournament. 

“I am ecstatic to see him accomplish 

his goals. I truly believe 

there’s not an individual on that 

junior team that works harder than 

him,” Stack said. “He is a student 

of the game and deserves a place on 

this team more than anyone. This 

is just the beginning of a long and 

success career.” 

Now, he’s looking forward to 

going to Guatemala. He admitted 

his Spanish is “rough but it’s 

coming along,” as he gets ready for 

the trip. 

Last year in the world event, Williams 

was happy to be there. This time, he 

has a different mindset. 

“I had fun last year and got a feel for the 

competition, but this year I’m going back 

to win,” Williams said. “I’m training hard 

and will be ready come Worlds to represent 

my country to the best of my abilities.” 

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residents; $7 for non-residents. Details and 

registration (required) at eureka.mo.us. 

• • • 

Wildwood Farmers Market is from 8 

a.m.-noon every Saturday through Oct. 5 at 

221 Plaza Drive in Wildwood. For details 

visit cityofwildwood.com. 

• • • 

“Inner Peace for Busy People” class 

with meditation and Rakhi ceremony is 

from 6-7:15 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17 at 

the Manchester Park Building, 359 Old 

Meramec Station Road. Learn how to stay 

calm in a busy life. Free event. 

• • • 

A Bee Jubilee is from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on 

Sunday, Aug. 18 at the Sophia M. Sachs 

Butterfly House, 15050 Faust Park in Chesterfield. 

Guests can learn about the 400 bee 

species native to Missouri, taste honey, and 

engage in science activities. Included in 

Butterfly House admission. Details at missouribotanicalgarden.org. 

• • • 

A Chamber Understanding City Operations 

meeting looks at the long-term vision 

for the city of Chesterfield at 7:30 a.m. on 

Thursday, Aug. 22 at City Hall, 690 Chesterfield 

Parkway West. Open to the public 

and free. Coffee and sweets will be served. 

Please RSVP to Krysta@chesterfieldmochamber.com 

or call (636) 532-3399. 

• • • 

Yoga is from 8-8:45 a.m. on Saturdays, 

Aug. 24 through Sept. 14 at Ferris Park, 

500 New Ballwin Road. Bring a Yoga mat 

or towel. For ages 14 and over. Pricing 

starts at $28 per person. To register, visit 

ballwin.mo.us. 

• • • 

A Wedding Expo is from 1-5:30 p.m. on 

Sunday, Aug. 25 at the Ballwin Golf Course, 

333 Holloway Road. Prize drawings, workshops 

with experts, snacks, beverages and 

a chance to win a $350 cash prize are featured. 

Tickets are $10 in advance or $15 at 

the door. Details at ballwin.mo.us. 

• • • 

A Welcome Club Get Acquainted 

Coffee is at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 3 at 

Daniel Boone library branch, 300 Clarkson 

Road in Ellisville. Welcome Club is a 

social and charitable organization that provides 

opportunities to interact with others 

and meet new friends. For more information, 

email chriseaston@charter.net. 

• • • 

A Dog Splash Pool Party is from 5-7 

p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 4 at The Timbers 

of Eureka Pool, 1 Coffey Park Lane. 

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dogs. Current proof of vaccinations is 

required. Owners are responsible for the 

clean-up of all waste. Register and pay at 

the door. Limit 2 dogs per owner. Cost is $5 

per dog. Details at eureka.mo.us. 

• • • 

The West County Woodcarvers Show 

is from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 

14 at Salem in Ballwin UMC, 14825 Manchester 

Road. See live carving demonstrations 

and shop for the holidays. Free event. 

Details at wewoodcarvers.org. 

• • • 

TENTalks: “Jewish Ideas Worth 

Doing” is from 7:30-9 p.m. (doors open 

at 7 p.m.) on Wednesday, Sept. 25 at the 

Meadowbrook Country Club, 200 Meadowbrook 

Country Club Estates in Ballwin. 

Features 10 personal stories designed to 

educate, challenge and inspire. Details at 

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$ 

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• Crack Filling (Keeps moisture out) 

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314-954-2050 

Wildwood 

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LANDSCAPING 

PLUMBING 

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Restretching • Reseaming 

& Patching. 

No job is to small! 

FREE Estimates 

(314) 892-1003 

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WANTED TO BUY 

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Private Collector: 

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ELECTRICAL 

ERIC'S ELECTRIC 

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all. Emergency calls & backa-up 

generators. No job too small. 

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Just call 636-262-5840 

GARAGE DOORS 

DSI/Door Solutions, Inc. 

Garage Doors, Electric Open–ers. 

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Same day service. Free Estimates. 

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and available! 

VISA/MC accepted. 22 yrs. service. 

Toll Free 1-888-STL-JUNK 

888-785-5865 or 314-644-1948 

J & J HAULING 

WE HAUL IT ALL 

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debris, railroad ties, fencing, decks. 

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Call: 636-515-6611 

Email: jandjhaul@aol.com 

HELP WANTED 

COMPASSIONATE 

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Personal Care Assistants & 

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REMODEL & REPAIR 

Rotted wood, Painting, Tile, 

Drywall, Floors, Electrical, 

Carpentry, Plumbing, 

Power Washing. Insured. 


Tom Streckfuss 314-910-7458 

sbacontractingllc@gmail.com 

Mizzou Crew LLC (Since 2004) 

We can’t do everything, 

but we CAN do a lot! 

Landscaping, Demolition, 

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Deck Repair, Rough Carpentry. 

Call/text Jeff 314-520-5222 or 

email mizzoucrewstl@gmail.com 

Deck Staining 

• Brushed & Rolled Only 

• No money up front/Warranty 

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GARAGE SALE 

SUBDIVISION GARAGE SALE 

Clarkson Woods 63017 

Clarkson @ Park Forest/Clarkson Woods Dr. 

Saturday, August 10 

Follow-up Sale Aug. 14 

SPONSORED BY 

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RM Nelson Concrete LLC 

Foundations, Flatwork, 

Room Addition,Driveways, Patio, 

Sidewalk, Garage Floor, Exposed 

Aggregate, Stamped Colored, 

Tear Out & Replacement 

Fully Insured for Customer 

Protection 

Call Russell Nelson 

314-606-8141 

HELP WANTED 


PRISTINE MIDWEST 

CONSTRUCTION LLC 

Specializing in 

Decks & Fences 


pristinemidwest@gmail.com 

(314) 575-3879 

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 

Total Bathroom Remodeling 

Cabinetry•Plumbing•Electrical 

30 Years Experience 

LANDSCAPING 

Leaf Clean Up 

& Vacuuming 

Pruning Work, Grading, 

Planting, and 

Dormant Sod Work. 


636-296-5050 

MORALES LANDSCAPE LLC 

Clean-Up • Mowing • Mulching 

Planting • Aeration • Sod Install 

Leaf Removal • Paver Patios 

Trimming & Edging 

Stone & Brick 

Retaining Walls • Drainage 

Work 

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636-293-2863 

moraleslandscape@hotmail.com 

FISHBURN’S LANDSCAPING 

Residential • Commercial 

Leaf Clean Up • Retaining Walls 

Trees, Shrubs & Flower Planting 

and Trimming • Landscaping Rock 

FULLY Insured • FREE Estimates 

Call or Text Dave 314-843-0271 

-Complete Outdoor Service- 

Hardscapes • Lawn Mowing 

Commercial • Residential 

Reasonable Rates 

Experienced & Insured 


United Lawn Services LLC 

Call Today (314) 660-9080 

curtis@unitedlawnservices.com 

www.unitedlawnservices.com 

Retaining Walls • Patios • Pruning 

Chainsaw Work • Seasonal 

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Friendly service with attention to detail 

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www.mienerlandscaping.com 

Mizzou Crew Landscaping 

(Since 2004) 

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Install, Lawn Renovations, Small 

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Brick Patios, Outdoor BBQ Pit 

and Entertainment Areas, Fences, 

Deck Power Wash/Stain, and 

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then $59-$79 per hour, per worker 

depending on job and crew plus 

materials, delivery fuel 

or dump fees if needed. 

Call/Text Jeff 314-520-5222 

WE SPECIALIZE IN 

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PAINTING 

DEFINO’S 

PAINTING SERVICES 

EST. 2006 

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definospainting.com 

314-707-3094 

WEDDING SERVICES 

LICENSED PLUMBER 

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Available for all your 

plumbing needs. 

No job is too small. 


35 Years Experience. 

Senior Discounts 

24 hours service! 

314-808-4611 

AFFORDABLE 

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FAIR WATER HEATER PRICES! 

Quality Kitchen & Bath Remodel. 

Quick Repairs! 

(636) 288-7002 

Call or Text 

• 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 

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• COLE TREE SERVICE • 

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Trimming and Deadwooding. 

Free Estimates. 

636-475-3661 

www.cole-tree-service.biz 

ANYTIME ANYWHERE 

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