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STAR PARKER 

Why are more young women 

than young men moving left? 

It’s not news that young people are further 

on the left of the political spectrum than 

older generations. 

Of unique interest now is that the movement 

to the left is more disproportionate 

among young women than young men. 

As a nation, we should know this is happening 

and try to understand why. 

Women, traditionally, have been the stabilizing 

cultural influence in chaotic times. 

It is women who have brought children into 

the world and raised them when men have 

not been reliable fathers and heads of households. 

But consider data from a recent Pew 

Research survey. 

Per the survey, our young people are less 

inclined than in previous generations to 

marry and have children. 

Among those ages 18-24, 7% are now 

married compared to 18% in the same age 

group 30 years ago in 1993. 

In the age group 25-29, 29% are now 

married compared to 50% in the same age 

group in 1993. 

However, in this survey, when young 

unmarrieds in the age group 18-34 were 

asked if they want to marry someday, 72% 

of men said yes, and 69% of women said 

yes. 

When they asked those 18-34 with no 

children if they want children someday, 

57% of men said yes, and 45% of women 

said yes. 

Getting married, having children and 

building a family reflect personal values. So 

along with these trends in marriage and children, 

it is not surprising that we find results 

in a survey done at the American Enterprise 

Institute with the headline “Young Women 

Are Leaving Church in Unprecedented 

Numbers.” 

Per this survey, 54% of Gen Z (those born 

1997-2012) adults who left their religion 

were women; 46% were men. 

Disaffiliation from religion has always 

been higher among men than women. The 

same survey reports the following among 

young adults leaving religion: Millennials 

(born 1981-1996), 53% men compared 

to 47% women; Gen X (born 1965-1980), 

55% men compared to 45% women; Baby 

Boomers (born 1955-1964), 57% men compared 

to 43% women. 

What’s driving the shift to more young 

women disaffiliating from religion than 

young men? 

Per the same survey, 61% of Gen Z 

women identify as “feminist.” And 65% of 

women ages 18-29 disagree with the statement 

“most churches and religious congregations 

treat men and women equally.” 

All this has unsurprising fallout in the 

political arena. 

A new Gallup poll reports the average 

percent of women ages 18-29 identifying as 

“liberal/very liberal” over the period 2017- 

2024 was 40%. The same age group of 

women over the period 2001-2007 identifying 

“liberal/very liberal” was 28%. So, the 

percentage of women identifying as liberal/ 

very liberal increased 12 points. 

However, over the same time periods, 

there was no change in percentage of men 

18-29 identifying “liberal/very liberal.” 

Over 2001-2017 it was 25%, and over 2017- 

2024 it was 25%. 

The difference in percentage of women 

identifying liberal/very liberal compared 

to men increased from three points in the 

2001-2007 period to 15 points in the 2017- 

2024 period. 

In that same Gallup survey, the percent 

of women saying that “abortion should be 

legal under any/almost all circumstances” 

increased 18 points over the two time 

periods. The percentage that said that the 

environment should be prioritized over economic 

growth increased 19 points. 

However, the percentage of young women 

who said they are worried about energy 

availability and affordability declined 11 

points of the two periods; the percentage 

who said they are worried about federal 

spending and deficits declined 14 points; 

and worried about the economy declined 16 

points. 

The moral relativism and hedonism 

of modern culture have taken root more 

strongly in our young women than among 

our young men. 

It does not point to a healthy future for our 

nation, and it behooves us to try to understand 

what is driving this trend to do something 

about it. 

• • • 

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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Spicy politics 

I recently saw Vice President Kamala 

Harris in the news visiting a Penzeys Spice 

Shop and learned that the owners are far 

left-leaning. 

What put a bad taste in my mouth was 

not a business welcoming a presidential 

candidate and not even that the national 

owner has a different political view than 

I do. Shopping at the local Penzeys, I had 

no idea, but looking on the website of the 

store where I have spent hundreds of dollars, 

I realized that I am not welcome at 

their table. 

On their website’s “About Republicans” 

page, I find it richly ironic that this far leftleaning 

business defines and criticizes the 

“slow decline of the Republican Party” and 

their “departure from conservative values.” 

They describe Republicans as “a growing 

number that are there for the racism,” 

when the reality is that Republican’s growing 

numbers are African American and 

Latino voters. Penzeys even has a spice 

blend called “Outrage of Love” they literally 

described as “The ongoing Republican 

effort to end our democracy is outrageous.” 

The unhinged, non-factual, unreasonable 

hatred and division of Trump Derangement 

Psychosis dehumanizes and villainizes not 

only the candidate but all who even ponder 

the reality that they were better off when 

Trump ran the country. This dehumanizing 

hatred is a recipe for disaster serving as a 

catalyst justifier to incite the unstable to 

violence against those on the right. 

Luckily, we still have other (more reasonable 

and less judgmental) spice options. 

I will now shop elsewhere. I have also 

shopped at Old Town Spice Shop, not 

because I know and agree with their political 

opinions, but because I don’t know the 

political opinions of the owners of that 

local small business, as they are not being 

force-fed to me. 

Lynn Link 

Grocery greed 

The notion that inflation, particularly the 

surge in grocery prices, is driven by “greed” 

is a simplistic and misguided explanation. 

It’s a convenient scapegoat for politicians 

who would rather shift blame than address 

the underlying economic realities. The 

current administration has demonstrated 

an alarming lack of understanding about 

what truly drives rising costs, especially in 

essential goods like groceries. 

First, it’s crucial to understand the 

razor-thin margins that grocery stores 

operate on. Most supermarkets work on 

a 1-3% profit margin, meaning that for 

every dollar spent, only a few pennies are 

kept as profit. Many of the stores have 

to launch their own private label, which 

has a higher and more lucrative profit 

margin. There’s no room for greed when 

you’re barely covering costs. Unlike 

luxury goods industries, grocery stores 

serve a fundamental need, and they’re 

constantly battling the pressures of fluctuating 

supply chain costs, labor shortages 

and skyrocketing transportation expenses. 

Blaming them for rising prices is not only 

economically illiterate but also dangerous 

because it distracts from the real causes 

of inflation. 

Inflation is driven by macroeconomic 

factors: excessive government spending 

(our debt is over thirty-five trillion dollars), 

supply chain disruptions (possible 

longshoreman strike coming in October), 

labor market constraints and energy policies 

that drive up the cost of fuel (the U.S. 

did not rely on other nations for energy in 

the previous administration). The massive 

injection of stimulus into the economy 

over the past few years has led to an oversupply 

of dollars chasing fewer goods, a 

classic recipe for inflation. Grocery stores 

are feeling the squeeze just like consumers. 

Rising costs for raw materials, transportation 

and wages are passed on to shoppers 

not because of greed, but because there’s 

no other option. 

In short, demonizing grocery stores and 

other businesses as “greedy” for inflation 

is a political ploy that oversimplifies a 

complex problem. It’s time for real economic 

solutions, not scapegoating. 

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Amendment 3 

Law Matters 

I normally 

devote this 

column to 

matters pertaining 

to my legal 

practice. At the 

risk of alienating 

some readers, 

I feel compelled 

to write about Amendment 3. 

Amendment 3 is being promoted as 

a law to protect women’s healthcare. 

But if you read it carefully, it is 

actually designed to protect those who 

assist a woman in getting an abortion. 

In fact, those individuals will not “be 

penalized, prosecuted, or otherwise 

subjected to any adverse action based 

on [any] outcomes ….” This Amendment 

could effectively deny a woman 

and her family any recourse against an 

abortion provider, even one without 

hospital privileges, reasonable training, 

or the use of proper sterile techniques 

(such as Doctor Gosnell in 

Philadelphia) resulting in sterility or 

possible death. It is inconceivable that 

this could be construed as protecting a 

woman’s rights and health. 

This Amendment is clearly a 

profit-motivated push by a very 

powerful and profitable abortion 

industry. In such a profit driven 

industry, it would be foolish to trust 

that providers will uphold safe 

practices when there are no 

consequences for failing to do so. 

But all of this begs a very fundamental 

question. Several years ago, I 

was asked to participate in an abortion 

debate with the president of the 

Missouri chapter of NARAL, a proabortion 

advocacy group. I agreed. 

However, a week before the debate, 

the NARAL president withdrew. 

That's too bad. I only had one 

question to ask her: When does 

human life begin? 

One professor at Princeton 

suggests that a person isn’t really 

human until we reach a point of 

“self-awareness." Therefore, if a 

person is not self- aware, they are not 

entitled to legal protection. I believe 

most people would view this as 

barbaric and uncivilized. 

Under Amendment 3, a fetus is a 

person entitled to legal protections 

only at viability, the point when a 

“fetus’s [sic] sustained survival 

outside the uterus without the 

application of extraordinary medical 

measures” is likely. Following this 

analysis, would an adult on dialysis or 

a respirator also be denied protection? 

The logic applies. 

I have tremendous compassion for 

any woman faced with this choice. 

The conflict must be horrible. But 

Amendment 3 is not the answer. 

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EDITORIAL 

Random thoughts 

With a tip of the cap to our old friend Thomas Sowell, we offer the following random 

thoughts on the passing scene: 

The 2024 Cardinals have limped their way into oblivion. The team was what we thought 

they were: middling. The offense was OK, defense was decent, pitching was alright. How 

many ways can we say that this team was milquetoast? They were designed to play .500 

baseball, and that’s what they did. Along the way, though, they committed the cardinal 

sin of being very, tremendously, enormously boring (pun very much intended). They 

just weren’t a fun team to watch, and at the end of the day, even the vaunted “Best Fans 

in Baseball” had enough. They weighed in by checking out, and now the team enters an 

offseason where any and all changes have to be on the table. 

Onward and upward with the Blues! 

Has there ever been a starker contrast in economic visions than we see now between 

the presidential candidates? Both claim to be squarely targeting the middle class, but in 

polar opposite ways. Trump wants to deregulate, lower corporate taxes and add tariffs to 

encourage local manufacturing. Harris wants to subsidize the economy in myriad ways, 

but is really targeting housing subsidies. It sure would be nice to have another debate 

where we could see those positions challenged. 

Oh, quick question … How are we going to pay for all this? Tax cuts? Great! No tax 

on tips? Awesome! Tax incentives for entrepreneurs, new parents and first homebuyers? 

Wowzers! But, ummm, well, okay … there is one little problem. The U.S. is currently 

sitting on around $35 trillion in debt. All of these sweet, sweet government programs will 

just add to and potentially explode that debt number. There have been whispers among 

academics that government debt is a fiction. Did we all agree that is true and nobody 

told us? Otherwise, if either candidate can offer a way to pay for any of their super cool 

programs, that’d be okay. 

New York City Mayor Eric Adams was charged with a litany of felonies last week. 

Interesting that nobody is claiming that the criminal justice system has been weaponized 

against politicians on this one. Anyway, it looks like Adams is on his way out. The funny 

thing is, it looks like one of his most likely replacements could be former Gov. Andrew 

Cuomo, who was run out of office in 2021 due to sexual harassment claims. Ah, New 

York, you’re never boring! 

One day, a complete audit of all the pandemic aid money will be completed. Here is 

a pretty safe prediction: the percentage of that money and the gross dollars that went 

to completely fraudulent activity will cause your eyes to water. Everywhere across the 

country, every day, more misspending is being uncovered. USASpending.gov estimates 

that the government has spent $4.6 trillion in response to COVID-19. There were almost 

15 million recipients of aid given out by 45 different agencies. How much of that money 

was misused? One quarter? Half? One day we will know the answer, and no number will 

surprise us. 

QUOTE OF THE WEEK: 

“It’s probably not very good for bookies 

in the state, if there are any still around. 

I don’t think I’ve talked to a bookie 

since I was a college kid in Wisconsin.” 

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Treats event on Saturday, Oct. 5 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the city’s Central Park, 

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Park project gets favorable bid 

An upgrade for Venable Park bathrooms 

is looking to come in well under the project’s 

initially predicted budget. 

The scope of the work is to add heating 

units to restrooms at the park, as well as a 

small utility closet. 

The project was released for bids on Aug. 

16. The lowest of these was from Brady 

Construction at $97,980, which is below 

the $105,000 budgeted amount. The work 

should be completed by mid-December. 

The real savings has come from a delay 

on the project, however. 

“This is one of my favorite projects 

in the sense that back in 2021, when we 

were looking at this and saw the prices, we 

stepped back and waited,” council member 

Joe Martinich (Ward 4) said. “The staff 

came up with some really good alternatives, 

and we’re really saving a lot of money; not 

just here, but at Conway as well.” 

City Engineer Steven Berecz agreed, 

saying that’s why the project was included 

in the fiscal year 2025 budget instead of 

bidding during the COVID pandemic. 

City Administrator Mark Perkins said 

some of the original estimates on the restroom 

work was “at nearly $300,000-plus 

per restroom.” 

Brady Construction has done similar 

work on bathrooms at Conway and Malcolm 

Terrace parks. “What it does is it 

converts them from seasonal use to that of 

year-round status,” Berecz said. 

MANCHESTER 

Labonne Parkway 

project delayed 

Manchester’s Public Works department 

has announced that completion of 

the Labonne Parkway project is expected 

to take longer than expected. Errol Tate, 

director of public works, explained that 

due to several factors, the completion date 

was pushed back a month to November. 

“There’s been some weather delays with 

the project,” Tate said. “There have also been 

material delays. There’s also been delayed 

with the design of the ADA domes and the 

sidewalks and the cross sections of the roads, 

and so that also delays the (construction).” 

Construction on Labonne Parkway began 

in the late winter of 2024 and was expected 

to wrap up in September or October. The 

entire project was expected to cost around 

$127,137.54 but will now cost $161,447.47. 

During the Sept. 16 Board of Aldermen 

meeting, Tate explained that the Prop S bond 

passed in 2018 partially funds the project. 

According to Tate, nearly 60% of the 

project has been completed thus far. 

Improvements include a complete road 

replacement and widening, a new island 

curb and new speed radar signs. 

WILDWOOD 

Further safety measures 

implemented on Old State Road 

Additional safety measures have been 

put in place along Old State Road. 

Citizens for a Safer Old State has been 

advocating for improvements to the road 

following numerous accidents. As a result, 

there have been ongoing discussions 

between city and county officials. 

Recently the St. Louis County Council 

passed legislation to reduce the speed limit 

on the section of Old State from Ridge Road 

at the Ellisville city limit to Old Fairway 

Drive from 40 mph to 35 mph. Signs reflecting 

that change have already been installed. 

The county’s Department of Transportation 

has also agreed to enter into a costshare 

agreement with Wildwood to fund 

the installation of high friction surface 

treatment on a portion of Old State, from 

Old Fairway Drive to Hwy. 109. 

This surface treatment would increase 

the skid resistance of the pavement and 

reduce off-road vehicle crashes, said Rick 

Brown, Wildwood director of public works. 

Currently, the city is waiting on a draft 

agreement, which the Wildwood City 

Council must approve, Brown said. The 

work is expected to be completed next year 

by the Missouri Department of Transportation 

(MoDOT), as part of a larger countywide 

safety project. 

In addition, the county council passed 

legislation that restricts tractor-trailers 

from Old State between Hwy. 109 to Old 

Fairway Drive. Signs for this restriction 

are in place and the city council passed 

legislation adding the restriction to traffic 

schedules. 

At its Sept. 9 meeting, the city council 

approved legislation to include the speed 

limit reduction on its traffic schedules. The 

change would reduce the speed limit to 35 

mph, consistent with the county change 

made last month. 

ST. LOUIS COUNTY 

Senior property tax freeze 

applications open 

Last week the St. Louis County Department 

of Revenue announced the senior tax 

freeze application would be opened Oct. 1. 

Applications will be handled through a 

portal on the county’s website and will be 

open through June 30, 2025. 

A press release stated county staff will 

be available to assist residents with the 

application at one of four county buildings: 

Northwest Crossings, Clayton, South and 

West, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.- 

4:30 p.m. 

“We look forward to rolling out the 

application on Oct. 1,” County Executive 

Dr. Sam Page said in the release. “While 

we know our seniors are anxious to apply, 

they have nine months – until June 30, 

2025 – to do so. So, there is plenty of time.” 

To streamline the application process, 

residents are encouraged to have all necessary 

documents ready ahead of the application’s 

launch. 

Only one member of a household needs 

to submit an application for the senior tax 

freeze. Mailed in or dropped off paper 

documents will not be accepted during the 

nine month application period. 

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On the Ballot: Missourians to decide on sports betting 

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By LAURA BROWN 

Missouri could join 39 other states in 

legalizing sports betting if Amendment 2 is 

approved in the Nov. 5 General Election. 

If approved, Missouri residents over the 

age of 21 would be able to place wagers 

on professional sports games in casinos or 

online using popular sports betting apps. 

“Every day, thousands of Missourians are 

betting on sports by using an illegal offshore 

website or app, or they’re traveling to one of 

the seven surrounding states to place their 

sports bets,” said Jack Cardetti, spokesperson 

for Winning for Missouri Education, a 

group supporting the amendment. “Really, 

our public policy makes no sense. The 

people of Missouri are betting, but we’re 

not getting any of the benefit from it.” 

The amendment would allow the Missouri 

Gaming Commission to regulate 

licensed sports wagering, including online 

sports betting, gambling boats, professional 

sports betting districts and mobile 

licenses to sports betting operators. A 

10% wagering tax on revenues received 

would be appropriated for education after 

expenses incurred by the commission, and 

there would also be required funding of the 

Compulsive Gambling Prevention Fund. 

Ballot language lists a onetime cost 

of $660,000 and ongoing annual costs of 

at least $5.2 million are expected. The 

amendment estimates revenue from onetime 

license fees of $11.75 million and a 

maximum possible annual tax revenue of 

$28.9 million, though exact figures are 

unknown. 

Cardetti is confident that the amendment 

will pass, citing a recent poll showing the 

majority of Missourians support legalizing 

sports betting. However, others question 

the way the amendment is structured. 

“I keep reading that the way the law is 

written, they may be able to get around the 

taxes on it because operators can deduct 

a certain amount of promotional credits 

and free play costs against their taxes due,” 

said Mike Mathea, an adjunct economics 

professor at Lindenwood University. 

Another potential downside to the law, 

according to Mathea, is that new tax revenue 

for public schools could mean politicians 

may not increase state education 

Amendment 2 

funding at the same rate they would if there 

was no additional tax revenue, canceling out 

any monetary benefit from the amendment. 

In studies he’s read about other states 

passing gambling or cannabis laws with 

the promise of a percentage of tax revenue 

going to education, Mathea said initially, 

schools may receive an increase in revenue; 

however, it may not last. 

“What tends to happen is that almost all 

of the increase (in revenue) tends to disappear 

over 15-20 years,” Mathea said. 

Mathea did highlight an advantage to 

legalizing sports betting, other than tax 

revenue – that wagers would be reported. 

“One of the things it will do is it will 

allow us to measure how much economic 

activity is going on,” Mathea said. “It’s 

sort of the same impact with legalized 

marijuana. While betting is illegal, people 

might be using a bookie, which is not legal, 

and goes unreported. Marijuana used to be 

bought illegally. Now we can see (what is 

being spent on it) because it shows up in 

the GDP of the United States.” 

Cardetti said the tax revenue would not 

be part of the state’s regular budget for 

public education but would be extra funding 

on top of that. 

“The schools get to decide how they 

spend their money,” Cardetti said. “The 

constitutional amendment doesn’t get that 

specific. That will be decided in the legislature 

with their annual funding bill, but 

all the money has to go to public education 

and the lawmakers can’t change that. 

It’s in the constitution. This is a completely 

separate and new funding stream.” 

Cardetti said gridlock in the state legislature 

has prevented action on sports betting 

for years, forcing advocates to turn to the 

ballot. 

“As long as every state around us has 

it, we might as well have it,” Mathea said. 

“It’s probably not very good for bookies 

in the state, if there are any still around. I 

don’t think I’ve talked to a bookie since I 

was a college kid in Wisconsin.” 

Mathea said Missouri might see an 

increase in gaming revenue in areas of the 

state that are not near a casino. 

“They don’t have a casino near them, so 

for some people, this might be their only 

option,” Mathea said. 

A “yes” vote will amend the Missouri Constitution to permit 

licensed sports wagering regulated by the Missouri Gaming 

Commission and restrict sports betting to individuals physically 

located in the state and over the age of 21. The amendment 

includes a 10% wagering tax on revenues received to be 

appropriated for educational institutions in Missouri. 

A “no” vote will not 

amend the Missouri 

Constitution regarding 

licensed regulated 

sports wagering. 

If passed, this measure 

will have no impact on 

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Murugan Temple of St. Louis holds consecration ceremony ahead of construction 

By SHWETHA SUNDARRAJAN 

Right behind the Wildwood YMCA recreational 

fields lies the site of the upcoming 

Murugan Temple of St. Louis, a project 

spearheaded by the devotees of the Hindu 

deity Lord Murugan. 

On Sept. 14-15, a consecration ceremony 

of smaller deities – Utsava Vighra – was 

held for the temple. 

Priest Shri Bharadwaj of the Hindu Temple 

of St. Louis conducted the ceremony and 

explained the significance of a Utsava Vighra. 

Unlike the moolavar, or stone idols, traditionally 

found in Hindu temples, metal idols are 

used when the idols need to be transported 

for religious ceremonies or other purposes. 

“Since we don’t have a proper structure of 

a temple, Murugan Temple of St. Louis has 

decided to at least bring the Utsava Vigrahas 

(to St. Louis) so that they can function 

The Ustava Vighra for the planned Hindu Temple of St. Louis were part of a consecration 

ceremony held Sept. 14-15. The idols will be temporarily housed in the Wildwood Village 

Plaza Shopping Center. 

(Photo courtesy of Murugan Temple of St. Louis) 

the temple for the next couple of years (until 

construction is complete),” Bharadwaj said. 

Devotees started a 501(c)(3) organization 

and purchased the land located off 

Turkey Track Lane in 2021. Last August, 

they installed two idols made out of stone. 

Weekly rituals will continue at the temple 

site where stone idols of Lord Ganesha and 

Lord Murugan’s trident reside. 

At the moment, the Murugan Temple continues 

to fundraise as it awaits city approval 

to start construction, Puja committee co-chair 

Alamelu Lakshmanan explained. 

“And then we have to still do some fundraising, 

and then hopefully, in maybe two, 

three years, have the building (finished),” 

Lakshmanan said. 

Until construction concludes, the metal 

idols will be housed temporarily at the Wildwood 

Village Plaza Shopping Center. Hours 

of operation for visiting the temporary display 

will be announced at a later date via 

social media, Dr. Shanmugam Lakshmanan, 

president of the Murugan Temple told West 

Newsmagazine. 

Plans for the temple were conceptualized 

after devotees wanted a separate temple that 

reflected the traditional style of Murugan 

temples in India. Primarily worshipped in 

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The city of Wildwood is seeking resident 

input on its deer population that, along with 

data from population surveys, will help 

identify areas for future culling operations. 

The issue of deer overpopulation raised 

concerns regarding public safety, property 

damage, environmental degradation and 

animal welfare. To address these concerns, 

the city partnered with White Buffalo Inc., 

a non-profit organization with expertise 

in overseeing deer management programs 

across the country. 

During the 2023-2024 winter season, 

White Buffalo hit its goal of culling 300 deer, 

said City Administrator Tom Lee. Lee said 

in 2020, the deer population was 94.5 per 

square mile, which was reduced to 73.5 per 

square mile in the Northeast 1 (NE1) area of 

the city, which abuts Ellsiville and Clarkson 

Valley. However, the Northeast 2 (NE2) area 

(north of NE1 and south of the Spirit of St. 

Louis Airport) showed a drastic increase 

from 64.2 to 94.2 deer per square mile. 

deer density to approximately 40 deer per 

square mile from the management areas 

NE1 and NE2. 

On Sept. 5, White Buffalo submitted its 

proposal for culling operations during the 

2024-2025 winter. White Buffalo proposes 

the removal of up to 355 deer, with an estimated 

294 deer from the NE2 area and 60.5 

deer from the NE1 area. 

If access can be obtained for the agricultural 

lands along Strecker and Shepard 

roads in NE1, an additional 50 to 75 deer 

could be removed. 

The cost for the second year of this project 

is $267,784, which includes $259,374 

for pre-baiting, 34 days of culling operations, 

deer processing, the final report and 

general travel expenses. 

An additional $8,410 would be required 

for a site visit, during which White Buffalo’s 

project manager will meet with city officials 

and inspect properties for suitability. 

The total cost per deer, including the site 

visit, is approximately $754.32. 

At a work session Sept. 9, Lee requested 

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to develop an agreement for the 2024-2025 

deer management program and to draft the 

corresponding legislation for the council’s 

consideration in October. That motion was 

approved. 

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Ha nah Schweigert, a 35-year-old Festus native who ba tled drug use and was 

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use,” said Schweigert, who had b en an avid track and cro s country 

athlete at Festus High School and Mi souri Baptist University. 

“A friend gave me pain pi ls to help me get off alcohol. I became 

addicted to pain pi ls. Five years later, I was stealing from my family, 




This is the third and final insta lment in a series 

about homele sne s in the county. It focuses on 

the n ed for a homele s shelter in the county, as 

we l as funding for that shelter, so the organizations 


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By Kevin Carbery 

2023 

The Hi lsboro R-3 School District 

i se ling its old administration building 

at 5 Ridgewood Drive. 

District officials moved 

their administrative offices 

out of that building and into 

the new Administrative Office 

and Learning Center 

Annex, 100 Leon Ha l 

Parkway, in early January. 

Then on Jan. 26, the 

Hi lsboro R-3 Board of 

Education members agr ed 

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Hillsboro R-3 to sell old admin building 

to se l the old administration building by 

sealed bid, se ting $300,000 as the minimum 

bid required for the sale. 

The 5,232-square-foot building sits 

on a .82-acre piece of property. 

Sealed bids are due by noon Feb. 23. 

Superintendent Jon 

Is acson said the old 

administration building 

is zoned C-1, light commercial, 

and would be 

a good home for a 

busine s. 

“The property 

at 5 Ridgewood 

Drive wi l b excellent 

for businesses 

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The main level is divided into an 

entry, a shared office, five private offices, 

a break room and two restrooms. 

The lower level includes two shared 

offices, five private offices, a break 

room, a conference room, several storage 

rooms and a restroom. 

“The district had intended to se l 

the building and property once the new 

(Administration Office and Learning 

Center) areas were ready,” Is acson 

said. “The district wi l utilize the sealed 

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Gov. Mike Parson’s office a nounced 

Jan. 27 that he had appointed Shannon 

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from five a plicants, 








to learn what her new docket might look 

like. 

“A sociate judges handle misdemeanor 


handle felonies, and a sociate judges hear 

civil cases where the amount in dispute is 

le s than $25,000, and circuit judges hear 

the cases where it’s more than $25,000,” 


She said she didn’t anticipate a n ed 

to change anything about the way she 

“We’re a l here to serve,” she said. 

“Every case is important to the people 

who are appearing in front of you.” 

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an impending departure 

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Lisa Counts, who had served as through email and social media was part 

accept he resignation. 

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year, and they are 

Rockwood’s a sistant superintendent of of thei reasons for leaving Rockwood. 

among the six highprofile 

district lead- 

years, announced in November she would understands there may be concerns about 

supervision of schools for the past eight Superintendent Curtis Cain said he 

The Rockwood School District is losing 

another top administrator. 

ers to leave in the 

retire a the end of this school year. six administrators leaving a district in a 

Paul Northington, Rockwood’s chief pas two years. 

In December, Te ry Ha ris announced two-year period, but he also said the situation 

is not unique to Rockwood. 

financial officer, announced he is leaving Aisha Grace, 

his resignation as Rockwood’s executive 

at the end of this school year. Northington the district’s director 

of education 

day was Jan. 13, and in his resignation mendous amount of change, but I would 

director of student services. Harris’ final “I know it does f el like there’s a tre- 

exits the district after six years and wi l 

take a CFO job at a sma ler district. and equity an diversity, 

resigned 

“cha lenging.” 

the nation,” he said. “As educators are 

le ter he described the last thr e years as argue that people are s eing that acro s 

Board of Education members voted 

6-0 Jan. 19 to accept Northington’s resignation. 

Board member Keith Kinder was worked in the director role since July and Bri tany Hogan, who had served in or reaching those touch points that say, 

and left her position on Jan. 13. She had Former Superintendent Mark Miles either looking for something di ferent 

not present for the vote. 

2021 and was being paid $131,799.84 Grace’s role for one year, resigned in 2021. ‘Look, I’m eligible to retire.’ I don’t ever 

Northington is the fourth district a year. The school board voted unanimously 

in a Jan. 19 closed m eting to and bot he and Hogan said Miles was with Rockwood for two years, 

administrator to either leave or announce 

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Several West County municipalities 

recently had the chance to submit boundary 

map plans to the St. Louis County Boundary 

Commission. It’s part of a five-year 

map plan that Missouri cities must submit. 

On Aug. 27, representatives from Ballwin, 

Chesterfield, Ellisville, Wildwood and 

St. Louis County presented their proposals, 

including any intentions to annex established 

unincorporated areas within St. Louis County. 

“Generally, the boundary commission 

process has two stages, the map plan stage 

and the proposal stage,” said Tom Schneider, 

first vice chairperson of the boundary 

commission. “And this is the map plan 

stage for boundary changes that is part of 

the process as directed by the state statutes 

that we do six years on a time cycle and 

have public hearings.” 

Wildwood and Chesterfield both indicated 

intent to annex Clarkson Valley 

during the meeting. 

However, representatives from both 

cities emphasized that the move was 

simply to preserve their right to annex 

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Long Road Crossing 

Omaha Collision Company LLC has submitted 

plans for a proposed vehicle repair 

and service facility to be known as B Street 

Collision Center located at 714 Long Road 

Crossing Drive in the 22.99-acre Long Road 

Crossing subdivision. 

An amended site development concept 

plan was presented at the Chesterfield Planning 

Commission meeting Sept. 23. 

Stock & Associates Consulting Engineers 

Inc., on behalf of Kehr Development LLC, 

submitted the plan, which has been amended 

to update the boundaries and make minor 

adjustments to the access points for the lots. 

In conjunction with this, the applicant has 

submitted an amended site development 

section plan for one lot that will include a 

28,468-square-foot single-story building, 30 

feet in height, on 4.6 acres of the property. 

This new B Street Collision Center is one 

of a small chain of auto body locations in the 

Midwest, said project manager Ed Garozzo 

in a letter to the city’s Planning Department. 

Current owners Bob and Norma Wiese hope 

to be the “premier post-collision service 

provider” for the region, he said. 

The project was presented to the Architectural 

Review Board in May. There were 

several comments related to general building 

design and screening, said Shilpi Bharti, 

Chesterfield city planner. Since then, the 

applicant has revised the submitted plans. 

Updated elevations will include additional 

design features on the north and east 

sides, Bharti said. Landscape and lighting 

plans have also been proposed, along with 

144 parking spaces. 

The site is surrounded by Long Road on 

the east, Interstate 64 on the north, vacant 

land on the south and a single-story Kia 

dealership on the west side. 

In 2003, the site development concept 

plan for the subdivision was approved, and 

it was subsequently amended in 2005 and 

2015 to create more than six lots. The Long 

Road Crossing subdivision now comprises 

nine lots. 

The planning commission recommended 

approval for an amended site development 

concept plan for the Long Road Crossing 

subdivision and for a site development section 

and other plans for the vehicle repair 

facility located on a 4.6-acre portion of the 

subdivision. 

The project will go before the City Council 

next for approval. 

Wildwood, Chesterfield keep option to 

annex Clarkson Valley open 

Clarkson Valley, should the city decide to 

disincorporate. 

Representatives from Chesterfield said 

that the city has no timeline for the annexation 

proposal. 

Tom Lee, city administrator for Wildwood, 

told the commission that the city 

has no plans to pursue potential annexations 

prior to the submission date on April 

15, 2025. The submission period lasts up 

until July 1, 2028. 

Chesterfield and Wildwood weren’t the 

only municipalities looking to absorb new 

areas into the fold. During the Aug. 27 

meeting, Ballwin’s city administrator indicated 

the city’s intent to annex Castlewood 

State Park and Queeny Park if the opportunity 

arose – though he noted it would be 

unlikely. 

“Queeny Park and Castlewood State Park 

are both on the plan … we would certainly, 

should there ever be the situation arise, 

we would be receptive,” said Eric Sterman, 

city administrator for Ballwin. “But 

I expect that it’s pretty unlikely that the 

county and or the state respectively, would 

want to see those areas go.” 

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Family, friends walk to honor local 

businesswoman’s battle with Alzheimer’s 

By KATE UPTERGROVE 



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Jan’s Butterflies are getting ready to soar! 

OK, they’re not really going to fly. But 

this group of 40-plus family members and 

friends of Jan Hardcastle are reaching new 

heights daily ahead of the 2024 Walk to 

End Alzheimer’s. This will be team organizer 

Jody Weis’ first time leading a Walk 

to End Alzheimer’s team. She named the 

team in honor of her late mother’s love of 

butterflies. The shirts given to members 

who raise $50 or more will be yellow, Jan’s 

favorite color. 

“When my mom passed away last 

November, I decided that we were definitely 

doing this,” Jody said. “There were so many 

people that said, ‘As soon as you set up a 

team, I’ll be the first one to join it,’ or something 

like that. My mom touched so many 

people throughout her life.” 

Bob Hardcastle and his wife, Jan, founded 

Delta Investment Services in 1978. Bob is 

well known locally as the host of the radio 

program “Money Talk,” for the daily “Market 

Wrap-up” and “Thought for the Day” on 

KTRS 550AM, as the author of four books, 

and as a member of the St. Louis Amateur 

Baseball Hall of Fame and the 1-2-3 Club. 

In all of his endeavors, Jan was by his side. 

The two shared a love story that spanned 

69 years, two children (Jody and Scott) and 

three grandchildren (David, Jordan and Ally). 

“She was everything,” Jody said. “She 

was my best friend. She was my mom. She 

took care of my kids. We even worked 

together. 

“Every time I see a butterfly, I think of 

her and feel as though she is right beside 

me, guiding me on my way. I’ve had many 

people tell me that they feel as if they see 

butterflies quite often now, and I can’t help 

but think that she is continuing to touch 

people in a new way.” 

Perhaps then, it’s not surprising that Jan’s 

Butterflies keeps growing as a team and 

surpassing its donation goals. Or maybe it’s 

because everyone knows someone affected 

by Alzheimer’s. 

“Our first goal was $5,000. Now, it’s over 

$10,000, and I may have to move it again,” 

Jody said. 

Today, nearly 7 million Americans are 

living with Alzheimer’s. One in three 

seniors dies with Alzheimer’s or another 

Jan and Bob Hardcastle with their daughter, 

Jody Weis 

(Photo provided) 

dementia. Held annually in more than 600 

communities nationwide, the Alzheimer’s 

Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s is the 

world’s largest fundraiser for Alzheimer’s 

care, support and research. 

“But honestly, I think the big thing for me 

is seeing the people participating. You can 

look around and realize you’re not the only 

one going through this,” Jody said. “The 

people who assist, the people taking care of 

people with Alzheimer’s, the people living 

with Alzheimer’s – that really blew me away 

when I saw those people walking – and the 

people who have lost someone.” 

Everyone walking carries a flower representing 

their connection to Alzheimer’s. 

Blue flowers are carried by people living 

with Alzheimer’s or other dementia. Purple 

flowers represent that the individual has lost 

someone to the disease. Yellow means the 

walker is currently supporting or caring for 

someone living with Alzheimer’s. Orange 

is reserved for participants who support 

the cause and the vision of a world without 

Alzheimer’s. 

“I think some of the reasons why people 

walk are because they realize that they know 

someone who has been touched by this 

disease or that in the future, they may be 

touched by it personally,” Jody said. “Individuals 

can just come out and walk or they 

can join a team. 

“We’d love to have more people join our 

team. We’re going to have a super fun time.” 

There is no fee to participate in the walk, 

but every participant is asked to commit to 

raising funds to advance the fight against 

Alzheimer’s. Every participant is also asked 

to register at act.alz.org. 

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EV charging station regulations a hot topic at Creve Coeur council meeting 

By JEFFRY GREENBERG 

A discussion about electric vehicle charging 

stations at the Sept. 9 Creve Coeur City 

Council meeting was anything but dull. 

“We have some electrifying information 

here,” City Planner Bethany Moore said. 

“It’s a bit shocking.” 

Moore said Creve Coeur has been working 

on the topic of electric charging stations 

since just before October 2022. That’s when 

the first application was submitted, then 

denied, for a level 3 charging station due to 

issues with the parking lot it would be constructed 

on. 

That event led to the current draft regulations, 

which Moore provided to the council. 

After feedback, she will return with a text 

amendment at a later date. 

In April 2024, Moore received feedback 

from the Planning & Zoning Commission 

(P&Z). The details were then forwarded 

to the Energy Environment Committee 

for their feedback, and now to the council. 

These details mostly pertained to charging 

stations for levels 1, 2 and 3. 

An example of slow-charging level 1, the 

equivalent to a standard 120-volt AC wall 

outlet, is the Bayer campus with parking 

bollards. The faster-charging level 2, equivalent 

to a 240-volt electric connection, is 

most prevalent with the 10 small chargers 

up against the building of Edge at BRDG, 

part of 39 Degrees North. The more powerful 

level 3 stations come with a much larger 

amount of equipment. 

“Level 3 is what we’re most concerned 

about regulating with regard to location, 

screening and signage and with very large 

generators beside them,” Moore said. “The 

purpose of these draft regulations is how we 

review these projects moving forward. They 

would be regulated as an accessory use of 

a primary use onsite in non-residential districts, 

so they would not stand alone.” 

Currently the draft ordinance says level 1 

and 2 can easily be approved at the staff level 

if all regulations are met. Level 3 would first 

have to be approved by P&Z review of site 

plans. The larger stations would have to go 

through P&Z and the council, requiring conditional 

use permits just like a gas station. 

After Moore’s presentation, the council 

and other staff members were amped up to 

the tune of a 12-minute question, answer 

and comments session. 

Mayor Robert Hoffman asked who would 

pay for the stations and for the electric 

usage; Moore answered that it would be on 

the property developers. 

(Adobe Stock photo) 

Council member Tim Carney (Ward 2) 

asked if level 1, 2, and 3 chargers were 

required on certain sites. Moore said that 

hadn’t been discussed yet, but level 2 would 

be the most common. She added that the 

number of chargers required for new developments 

would be between 3% and 5% of 

the number of parking spaces. The cost is 

about $3,000 a space for a level 2 charger to 

be installed and ready. 

Meanwhile, council member Donna 

Spence (Ward 1) said she thinks Creve 

Coeur may be considering too many restrictions 

for the charging stations, saying electric 

vehicles are a wave of the future and 

that she doesn’t want the city falling behind 

due to massive restrictions. 

In response, Director of Community 

Development Jason Jaggi said level 1 and 

2 chargers would be accessory uses within 

parking lots, meaning staff could approve 

them without requiring extra steps by developers. 

“We have very basic standards for those 

because they don’t have a lot of issues like 

when you get to the DCS type chargers,” 

Jaggi said. 

Jaggi noted that those more involved 

charging stations can require lots of landscaping 

and can have very large equipment 

boxes. That led to the city making sure there 

are specific guidelines for them. He said 

level 1 and 2 are easy to approve, but level 3 

is beyond regular staff approval. 

Council member Joe Martinich (Ward 4) 

agreed that level 3 should be more restrictive, 

but not too much so. Jaggi said the goal 

is to have some guidelines but not so much 

as to fall behind other communities. 

“What we’ve seen is automakers have 

kind of scaled back on electric vehicle production,” 

Jaggi said. “We’re seeing them 

slow down a little bit, but they’re not giving 

up on them. It’s just slower now than what 

we originally planned. But I don’t think 

they’re going away.” 

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Smile! Restorative dental care can change your life 

There’s more to a healthy smile than just 

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As your teeth age, they can begin to show 

the effects of years of use, and sometimes 

neglect. Discoloration is common as the 

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Other common problems include gum recession 

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While Dr. Cline and his experienced clinical 

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By JEFFRY GREENBERG 

& LAURA BROWN 

“Do you play pickleball?” 

If you’re part of almost any social circle, 

chances are you’ve heard those four words 

before. Perhaps you’ve been the one to ask 

the question. 

Regardless, with pickleball on the tip of 

everyone’s tongue, it’s easy to believe why 

it’s called the fastest-growing sport in the 

United States. 

While some might have just heard about 

it for the first time in the past few years, it’s 

only recently that pickleball, invented in 

1965, has had its surge in popularity. 

The sport was started by a few friends on 

a converted badminton court. It combines 

elements of tennis, badminton and pingpong. 

In 2003, there were only 150 known 

individual courts to play pickleball in 

North America. By 2015, it had grown to 

over 10,000 courts and 2 million pickleball 

players. In 2023 there were a reported 8.9 

million players – 4.8 million of which had 

joined the sport over the last year alone. 

According to USA Pickleball, this exponential 

growth of the sport is not a national 

phenomenon, though the St. Louis region 

certainly accounts for some of that player 

base. John Callahan, St. Louis pickleball 

hall-of-famer, said his Callahan Pickleball 

Academy has over 300 clinics in the St. 

Louis area. 

“It is so popular that we teach pickleball 

clinics five days a week at Chesterfield 

Valley Athletic Center,” Callahan said. 

“Pickleball is the fastest-growing sport 

in the U.S. with over 10 million players. 

And St. Louis is ranked as one of the top 

ten pickleball cities; not surprising given 

St. Louis’ history as one of the top tennis 

cities.” 

Picklers aplenty 

Locals relish the sport for various reasons. 

Manchester resident Martha Roper, 

75, was primarily a tennis player for 30 

years. 

“Tennis began to hurt my neck as I did 

the hard, up-and-over serve,” Roper said. 

She said her husband, Dr. Peter Scales, a 

professional tennis coach, adapted well to 

her picking up a new sport. 

“Suddenly, I felt like I was sneaking off 

to do something that wasn’t in line with 

that when I found out there was pickleball 

at The Pointe (at Ballwin Commons) just 

10 minutes from us,” Roper said. “I didn’t 

tell him I was going. But I fell in love with 

it the first week, and he adapted well to me 

being a pickleball player. It was so joyful 

and it has an underhanded serve. So, nothing 

hurts when I play.” 

Meanwhile, Ray Slama, former Twin 

Oaks mayor, became aware of area pickleball 

around 2015 after his retirement 

from coaching lacrosse at Cor Jesu Academy. 

While he was on the fence for a bit, a 

neighbor convinced Slama to try the sport 

in 2019. He doesn’t regret the decision. 

“I was never a fan of tennis,” Slama 

said. “I played some when I first retired. I 

find tennis doubles much too slow. I have 

been a ping pong player from an early age. 

Pickleball and ping pong are much more 

closely related. The speed of the game and 

the eye-hand coordination are very similar. 

“Pickleball is the perfect sport for people 

who played handball and racquetball. Strategies 

are very similar.” 

Slama added that pickleball is suitable 

for all ages and playing ability, and its 

community of experienced players readily 

accepts beginners to their games. He added 

that many courts have open play and the 

cost of equipment and play is minimal. 

Mac McKeever discovered pickleball in 

2015 at the Kirkwood Community Center, 

seeking a safer alternative to bike riding. 

He read about pickleball in the Chesterfield 

newsletter and decided to give it a try. He 

was hooked and found the sport’s social 

aspect similar to the barn dances he helps 

organize. 

“Socially, pickleball is like no other 

sport,” McKeever said. “You show up 

alone; no need to make arrangements 

with others. Everyone mixes it up, so each 

game is with different people. The social 

aspect is as important as the physical. Also, 

there’s age diversity as more and more 

younger players are involved.” 

The pull of pickleball 

Chesterfield Recreational Specialist 

AnnaBeth Batson is amazed at how pickleball 

has caught on. She attributes its popularity 

to accessibility for all skill levels. 

She believes this trend will continue, with 

younger players and schools potentially 

adopting the sport competitively. 

“Pickleball is a sport that encourages 

individuals of all skill levels to play and 

easily groups these skill levels together, 

so you grow with others to become more 

advanced,” Batson said. “We have noticed 

that more females participate in pickleball 

than males. In terms of the players’ ages, 

a large percentage range from 50-65 years 

old.” 

Ballwin Recreation/Sports Specialist 

Jacob Briscuso has also noticed monumental 

changes in the number of players and 

the demographics in just the past two years. 

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PICKLEBALL TERMS 

PICKLER 

A pickleball player 

PICKLED 

When a team scores zero points 

COOKIE 

An easy shot one should enjoy 

DINK 

A soft, arching shot that 

bounces in the non-volley zone 

BERT 

The partner shot to an Erne. A 

shot where a player jumps to hit 

the ball, but rather than jumping 

on their own side, the player 

jumps to the partner’s side 

or cross-court. 

ERNE 

A leaping shot made by a player 

legally traveling over the kitchen, 

as they hit the ball mid-air 

before landing out of bounds. 

FALAFEL 

A shot that doesn’t reach its full 

potential due to lack of power. 

FLAPJACK 

A shot that must bounce before 

being hit. 

KITCHEN 

Also called the non-volley 

zone. This marked court area 

is a 7-foot by 20-foot section 

adjacent to the net. Players may 

legally enter this zone at any 

time, but cannot hit a ball out of 

the air in this zone. 

*Source: Big Dill Pickleball Co. 

“What first started out as a retiree game 

has evolved into something more,” Briscuso 

said. “Plenty of high school/collegeaged 

kids play on a regular basis now. I 

think COVID had a big impact on the game. 

It was an easy way for people to get outside 

and play at a distance from each other.” 

McKeever said he’s had very few injuries, 

and none serious. He added that the 

biggest cause of serious injuries is backpedaling 

to make high-up swings. 

“We have several players in their 80s that 

I have a hard time keeping up with,” McKeever 

said. “It just makes you feel good. I 

can lose all my games and still go home 

feeling like I had a wonderful morning.” 

Risks and rewards? 

Many community and senior retirement 

centers have added pickleball courts as 

an amenity for residents. Municipal parks 

also are addings them, or striping tennis 

courts to accommodate pickleball. While 

the elevated age range of the pickleball 

playing group has led to health and safety 

questions, local EMS personnel haven’t 

seen much change in their calls since pickleball 

has exploded in the 65-and-older age 

group. 

“What’s important for people to remember 

is the same thing we talk about when 

shoveling snow,” said Matt Coppin, captain 

of external affairs and community 

health for the Metro West Fire Protection 

District. “People need to realize their limitations 

and work inside of those. But a lot 

of 70-year-olds have a very diverse sense 

of athletic ability. We have some who still 

run marathons while others struggle to get 

the mail at the end of the driveway.” 

Nick Smith, deputy chief of EMS for 

the Monarch Fire Protection District, said 

older players with pre-existing conditions 

should consult a physician before engaging 

in any new or rigorous activity. 

“Choose appropriate footwear and be 

cognizant of your physical limitations,” 

Smith said. “The game can safely be played 

by most folks as long as we don’t get swept 

up in the competition and forget we aren’t 

18 anymore. Be sure to stay hydrated and 

know when to take a break to avoid leaving 

yourself vulnerable for heat-related illnesses 

or unintended falls.” 

Smith also noted that pickleball injuries 

are similar to other sudden stop-and-start 

sports like tennis and racquetball. These 

include ankle, knee and shoulder injuries 

from racing in one direction, stopping 

abruptly, then racing in another direction, 

which puts a strain on joints. 

“If you’re able to play and have no health 

restrictions, the benefits to play are only 

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Fenton. 

(Laura Brown photo) 

PICKLEBALL, from page 18 

going to strengthen your heart and make 

you healthier and more agile,” said Coppin. 

“The key for older adults is to maintain 

your mobility to limit the number of falls 

around the home.” 

Knowing when to call 911 for help, in 

any sport, is important. 

“If you’re playing and you have a sprain 

or a strain, or maybe you fall on the court 

and hurt your arm; and if you’re having 

trouble breathing, experience any kind 

of chest pain, any of the signs of stroke 

that we talk about, that’s the time to call 

911 immediately,” Coppin said. “Those 

are the things for which you don’t want 

to just go home and see what happens in 

an hour.” 

Another benefit of pickleball for seniors, 

Coppin added, is the social interaction. 

“Those interactions are a lot more important 

to older adults,” Coppin said. “It’s the 

ability to have something to look forward 

to. That’s important to mental health and 

leads to physical health as well.” 

Playing professionally 

Dylan Frazier didn’t expect pickleball to 

become such a huge part of his life when 

his mom introduced him to the game in 

2016. At the time, he was 14 years old and, 

unlike a lot of pickleball players, didn’t 

have a tennis background. But, like many 

gherkin (newbie) pickleball players, Frazier 

quickly became hooked. In 2021 he 

officially turned pro. 

“At the beginning you couldn’t make 

a career out of it. In 2016 pro pickleball 

didn’t really exist,” Frazier said. “Now you 

can make a living out of just playing tournaments 

on the tour. It turned more into a 

career once money started pouring into it.” 

Now, at the age of 22, Frazier, of Ashland, 

Missouri, is ranked number one in the 

world in Men’s Doubles. He is currently 

also a business student at Mizzou and 

splits his time between Columbia and Boca 

Raton, Florida. He said in 2019 and 2020, 

things changed as professional tours, like 

the Professional Pickleball Association 

(PPA) that Frazier plays under, emerged 

and pickleball began gaining serious traction. 

Frazier competes in 25-30 tournaments a 

year, including doubles, mixed doubles and 

singles events. The once small, niche sport 

has exploded, with international stops on 

the tournament schedule for 2025 in Australia, 

India, Europe and Canada. 

“The goal is to have it in the Olympics 

by 2032 with the UPA (United Pickleball 

Association) expanding internationally,” 

Frazier said. “I think we’re on the brink 

of an explosion of pickleball in Southeast 

Asia. I predict that it’s going to be as big 

over there soon as it is in the United States.” 

Pickleball is so popular in the United 

States that entertainment venues dedicated 

to playing the sport have been popping up. 

Earlier this year Frazier attended the grand 

opening for the St. Charles location of 

Chicken N Pickle. The company is a sponsor 

of his. 

While Frazier said most of his professional 

competitors are under the age of 

30, he said he thinks the sport is popular 

amongst older adults because it’s an active 

sport, but not too demanding. 

“Contrary to other racquet sports, it’s 

physically easier. The court is smaller,” 

Frazier said. “Unless you’re playing singles. 

But it’s a great combination of physical 

competition and social interaction. It’s 

kind of like the new golf, but for younger 

age groups. You can win and be competitive, 

but you can also socialize, have a few 

drinks and hang out. The game itself is 

pretty easy to learn.” 

Frazier did have one warning: 

“Don’t get started if you’re not ready for 

it to take over a large portion of your life 

and activities because, once you get started, 

it will take over your life,” Frazier said.



Updated plan for Wildwood subdivision 

includes novel infrastructure proposals 


The Planning Department gave an overview 

on the status of The Reserve at Wildwood 

project before the site development 

plan subcommittee. 

Plans for The Reserve, located southwest 

of the intersection of Hwy. 100 and Hwy. 

109, include up to 132 single-family homes 

with one commercial lot on 50.7 acres. 

Joe Vujnich, director of planning and 

parks, called it a “major project for the 

Town Center area.” 

The project started in 2015 as Ackerley 

Place, however it has experienced delays 

from different sources and a change in 

developer. 

Earlier this year, McKelvey Homes 

stepped in with a new proposal, with a mix 

of traditional and Prefurbia. 

Prefurbia is a design philosophy more in 

line with traditional development, but has 

a key component called coving on streets 

with cul-de-sacs. 

Coving can reduce the length of street by 

25% or more, done by curving the road and 

varying the distance between the homes 

and the street. Homes are placed at different 

angles, with different orientations. 

“There’s typically a larger front setback 

than what new urbanism accommodates,” 

Vujnich said. 

McKelvey Homes is now proposing 115 

lots instead of 132. 

George Stock of Stock & Associates said 

there will be four lot sizes: 52- and 62-foot 

lots; 80-foot lots will be along Main Street 

and Hwy. 109 to Manchester and 88-foot 

lots are near the non-urban zone properties 

to the west. 

In addition to the unique street network 

is the stormwater management plan. 

“The intent is to basically have roads that 

do not have curbs and drain into swales 

that are constructed along the frontages of 

the homes,” Vujnich said. “Each driveway 

will cross that swale with a culvert, then 

distribute into the basin and let it eventually 

discharge from there.” 

Vujnich noted that there are concerns 

over how this low-impact development 

would look with swales in the front yards 

and culverts under the driveways. 

“We are very cautious at this stage about 

the street design because it is relatively 

untested, at least in the city of Wildwood 

and we want to make sure it works before 

we proceed forward,” he said. 

Stock said the bio-retention basins would 

perform many functions such as removing 

suspended solids, volume reduction 

infiltration into the ground and providing 

channel protection, which is important for 

Bonhomme Creek. 

“It’s taking those high-intensity short 

storms, holding it and releasing it very 

(slowly),” Stock said. 

Bonhomme Creek, which defines the 

eastern edge of the property, will have a 

50-foot floodplain buffer from the top of 

the bank. 

“That is a critical component and also 

allows several of the grand trees in the vicinity 

of the creek to be preserved,” Vujnich said. 

Manchester Road will see a limited 

number of improvements by the developer, 

as there is a roundabout proposed there, 

Vujnich said. However, McKelvey Homes 

will be required to contribute to an escrow 

fund for part of the costs. 

A trail with a connection from the northeast 

corner of the site to the tunnel under 

Hwy. 109 (near Hwy. 100) will allow connection 

into the trail system that heads east 

into Town Center. 

The site development plan will be back 

before the entire Planning & Zoning Commission 

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the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the 

temple would reflect the six abodes of Lord 

Murugan. Each abode represents one of the 

six Murugan temples in the Indian state of 

Tamil Nadu. 

“When we do pilgrimage for Murugan, 

we try to go to all these six temples,” Alamelu 

Lakshmanan said. “And we all grew up 

going to all these temples (in India), so we 

want to showcase that to the next generation 

(in America).” 

The Murugan temple would not only 

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community center. 

“It’s a kind of twofold,” Shanmugam Lakshmanan 

said. “One is spirituality, and the 

other is addressing the needs of the people, 

regardless of age, at various age groups, 

young, middle and old. And then keep 

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In addition to the main temple, the plan is 

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artists. Guests enjoyed the art auctions, 

artist celebrations, open bar, photo booth 

and food from local favorite eateries. The 

fundraiser directly supports the Friends of 

Kids with Cancer art therapy programs. 

For more than 30 years, St. Louis-based 

Friends of Kids with Cancer has supported 

children diagnosed with cancer to serve the 

needs of patients and their families by treating 

oncology patients holistically. It was 

founded in 1992 by Dr. Bob Bergamini, a 

pediatric hematologist-oncologist, and Jill 

Turec, a developmental specialist, along 

with Molly Henry and Susie Snowden, 

parents of children in treatment who witnessed 

their kids’ struggles and saw the 

need for diversions to enhance everyday 

life and deflect focus from treatment. 

Friends of Kids with Cancer believes 

a positive mental outlook can be just as 

important as the medicine used to treat the 

disease. The nonprofit funds art therapists 

at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Mercy 

Children’s Hospital and SSM Cardinal 

Glennon Children’s Hospital to help 

patients cope with physical pain, social 

distress and the severity of their situation. 

This helps children manage the stressors of 

a cancer diagnosis, the subsequent treatments 

and the overwhelming number of 

hospital visits. 

Natasha Westrich, board-certified registered 

art therapist, started with the art 

therapy program 26 years ago at Mercy 

Children’s Hospital with the support of 

Friends of Kids with Cancer. She became 

interested in helping oncology patients 

after her dad was diagnosed with cancer. 

She said Art from the Heart provides an 

opportunity for young oncology patients to 

create artwork about their journey through 

cancer. 

“Many of the resulting emotions are difficult 

to put words to, however, the creative 

outlet can be a means of processing their 

experience,” Westrich said. ”Cancer can 

also be isolating, so sharing their artwork 

and statement with the community at the 

event is empowering. Through their art, 

the patient artists feel heard, validated and 

supported.” 

Bell, a 13-year-old Art From the Heart 

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Rays of Blessings,” with each sun ray representing 

an area of support that helped 

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Song lyrics on another ray show how 

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Marquette High students and Marquette 

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Chesterfield Mall. 

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This opportunity provided 

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Make your mark 

In honor of International 

Dot Day, Parkway’s Bellerive, 

McKelvey, Pierremont and 

Ross elementary students and 

teachers joined more than 29 

Ella Heisel’s artwork 

million of their peers around the globe in 

activities inspired by the children’s book 

“The Dot” by New York Times bestselling 

author Peter H. Reynolds. The story is of 

a caring teacher who dares a doubting student 

to trust in her own abilities to be brave 

enough to “make her mark.” 

Embracing the book’s themes and the 

power of creativity, the students made their 

mark to make the world a better place. 

Student artists shine at 

Mosaics Art Festival 

Rockwood School District student artists 

from Eureka and Lafayette high schools 

had their work displayed at the Mosaics 

Fine Art Festival in St. Charles from Sept. 

13-15. 

Eureka’s Ella Heisel earned first place. 

Lafayette’s Michelle Chen earned second 

(Photo: RSD) 

Michelle Chen 

Students help to save 

Scarecrow Festival 

Students in material processes teacher 

Tom Beckmeyer’s shop at Eureka High are 

playing an instrumental role in continuing 

an annual Eureka tradition that was slated 

to end this year. 

Thanks to the efforts of Eureka counselor 

Emily McKnight, LaSalle Springs material 

processes teacher Bryan Tenny, parent Lisa 

Heisel and Beckmeyer, the Eureka Scarecrow 

Festival will go on. Within one day 

– two AcLab periods – 18 students, using 

supplies gathered by community members, 

completed 23 upright wooden stands to 

hang scarecrows on this year. 

Once the first round of supply donations 

came in from the community, Beckmeyer 

worked with student cadet teachers Dillon 

Huskey and Fisher Skaggs to notch, cut and 

prepare the wood for students to assemble 

during AcLab. 

Beckmeyer was impressed with how 

efficiently and competently his students 

went about their work. 

“It’s kind of cool that the kids who worked 

together and helped build it, they’ll be able 

to walk around town and be like, ‘Yeah, 

we did those. We made that,’” Beckmeyer 

said. “My big thing is if you have a skill at 

anything, you should be able to give back in 

some capacity. Whether that’s helping contribute 

to something or building something, 

being part of a community helps you belong 

and gives you a sense of pride.” 

Practicing civil discourse 

As election season approaches, Whitfield 

School is taking steps to ensure that 

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respectful dialogue remains at the forefront 

of student interactions. On Monday, Sept. 

16, the school’s social studies department 

hosted a Civil Discourse Assembly, an initiative 

designed to promote the importance 

of thoughtful and respectful conversations 

about challenging issues. 

During the assembly, the social studies 

team, joined by students, emphasized the 

value of civil discourse in a time of heightened 

political tension. The centerpiece of 

the event was the reading of the school’s 

Pledge to Civil Discourse, with each line 

recited by faculty members and students 

alike. The pledge calls for active listening, 

respect for diverse opinions and thoughtful 

engagement on complex topics. 

Students were invited to formally commit 

to the pledge during their advisory period, 

where they had the opportunity to sign 

their names. These signed pledges are now 

prominently displayed on the wall outside 

Woods Hall, symbolizing the school community’s 

dedication to fostering respectful 

conversations. 

Selvidge student receives 

aerospace award 

Ayush Rausaria, a Selvidge Middle 

eighth-grader, earned first place for his age 

group in the national American Institute of 

Aeronautics and Astronautics Space Systems 

Technical Committee (AIAA-SSTC) 

essay contest. 

Rausaria, who completed the essay this 

past spring as a seventh-grader, researched 

and wrote an essay titled “The Impact of 

Satellites on Navigation.” He said he was 

on a family vacation in India over the 

summer when he received the good news 

about his essay. 

“I had an email notification, I opened it 

up, and I was like, ‘Wait, what?’” Rausaria 

said. “I was shocked. I felt proud of myself 

and my community because my family and 

school all supported me.” 

Rausaria was one of six essay winners 

nationally and one of only two first-place 

winners. For his achievement, he received 

Ayush Rausaria 

(Photo: RSD) 

a $125 check, a one-year student membership 

to the AIAA, and was published in the 

September 2024 issue of the AIAA Bulletin, 

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Marching bands gather to 

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Rockwood Invitational continue.” 

High school girls track 

Parkway South’s Savannah Swinton 

competed at the recent USA Track & 

Field Junior Olympics in the 13-14 year 

old division. 

She finished fourth in the high jump 

with a leap of 5 feet, 3 inches. That was 

good for her to earn All-American honors 

in the meet held at De Smet High School. 

Swinton competes with St. Louis PAL 

Jaguars. 

She also plays basketball. Swinton is a 

5-foot-11 power forward. 

The Mustangs won the Marquette Relays. The boys’ swim team finished first in the annual nine-event meet 

with 274 points. 


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Mustangs finish first in 

annual swim meet 

The Mustangs captured their own Marquette 

Relays. 

The boys swim team finished first in 

the annual nine-event meet with 274 

points. Chaminade finished second with 

260 points. 

A disqualification from Chaminade’s 

400 free relay team was the difference 

between the top two teams. 

The other team scores were Webster 

Groves at 180, Notre Dame at 172, De 

Smet at 148, Jackson 112 and Cape 

Girardeau Central at 88. 

“It’s a fun and unique event, so it’s 

a great way to kick off the high school 

season,” Marquette coach Joe Schoedel 

said about the Relays. “The boys enjoy 

doing events that they don’t normally get 

to do in a regular meet.” 

There were no records broken in the 

meet, which dates to the 1960s. 

Marquette won the boys 400 free relay 

with a time of 3 minutes, 36.66 seconds. 

The swimmers were Alex Lin, Nathan 

Conway, Tyler Scheidler and Max Xu. 

The Mustangs took first place in the 

3x100 butterfly relay with a time of 

2:48.69. The swimmers were Vincent 

Hagar, Roman Kidin and Xu. 

Marquette claimed first in the 3x100 

breaststroke relay with a time of 3:25.04. 

The swimmers were Gavin Otis, Lin and 

Louis Chen. 

“No one in particular stood out in the 

meet,” Schoedel said. “But we were in 

the top 3 in every event, which showed 

our depth is pretty good. We should be 

competitive in all our meets and should 

end the season with a strong record. 

“We graduated a lot of top speed last 

year, so it’ll be exciting to see who steps 

up this season.” 

Rockwood Invitational 

The second Rockwood Invitational 

was hosted by Lafayette, Eureka and 

Marquette. 

The field grew to 27 teams this year, 

up from 23 in the first event. The lineup 

of teams was impressive, with 10 of the 

tournament’s teams playing in their state 

tournaments last season. 

“We had teams from all over the state 

attend, including all four Final Four 

teams from Class 4 and Class 5 last year,” 

Lafayette Lancers coach Zach Young 

said. 

The Lancers won all six of their matches 

played in the two-day tournament. 

Lafayette defeated Lutheran St. 

Charles and Republic on the first day. 

Playing four games on the second day, 

Lafayette dispatched Lee’s Summit 

North, Kickapoo and Lee’s Summit West 

before facing perennial power St. James 

Academy of Lexena, Kansas. 

“Our team played very consistent volleyball 

throughout the tournament and 

really showed improvement in many 

areas,” Young said. 

The Lancers needed three sets to top St. 

James Academy 25-21, 26-28 and 25-10. 

“St. James is such a well-coached team 

and we knew that would be a tough 

match,” Young said. “I was proud of 

how we rebounded to play a very good 

third set against them and take home a 

big win.” 

Playing different teams is what makes 

the event beneficial for the Lancers. 

“That’s the beauty of this tournament 

and why it’s so attractive to teams is that 

we set the schedule so you can travel 

and won’t play someone that you play 

all the time from your area,” Young said. 

“We’re excited to see the growth of the 

Metro League soccer 

tournament 

The Westminster Christian Academy 

Wildcats finished second in the eightteam 

Metro League tournament. 

St. Dominic replaced Lutheran North 

in the tournament. 

The Wildcats opened with a 3-1 win 

over the Lutheran South Lancers. Freshman 

Campbell Nabours and sophomore 

Jacob Stinebaker shared goalkeeper 

duties. Senior Austin McCarthy scored 

two goals and assisted sophomore Blake 

Bachelier on the other goal. 

In the semifinal clash against Priory, 

junior Adriel Monga was instrumental, 

assisting junior Krew Collison and scoring 

a goal off a pass from McCarthy. 

In the championship game, St. Dominic 

dominated early by scoring three 

goals in the first half and cruised to a 5-0 

victory over the Wildcats. 

High school football 

Parkway South senior Cameron Harris 

set a single-game program record for the 

Patriots. 

A 5-foot-10, 175-pound senior running 

back, Harris gained 332 rushing yards 

in the Patriots’ 26-21 victory over Webster 

Groves in a Suburban Conference 

Orange Pool game. 

Harris scored two touchdowns. His 

3-yard run with 7:05 remaining to be 

played was the game-winning touch-





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down. His first touchdown came on a 

67-yard run. 

Harris passed La’ron Easons, who 

gained 300 yards two years ago in a 

Parkway South win over Northwest. 

Harris rushed for 102 yards in the 

season opening 31-18 win over Parkway 

Central. He gained 105 yards in a 28-14 

loss to Parkway West. 

In the first four games this season, 

Harris, who also competes in track and 

field at Parkway South, gained 616 rushing 

yards on 78 carries for a 7.9 average 

per attempt. 

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Ellie Witthaus recorded career kill No. 

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Allie Fuchs put up career dig No. 1,000 

against Westminster Christian Academy. 

High school boys swimming 

Two Westminster Christian Academy 

boys swimming longtime records have 

been broken. 

Freshman Ivan Wang clocked in at 

55.34 seconds to break the 100 butterfly 

record. He shaved off 0.17 seconds from 

the previous record set by then sophomore 

Michael Seifert in 2010. 

Sophomore Harrison Frost broke the 

200 individual medley record, previously 

held for 14 years by then junior Nathan 

Terschak, with a time of 2:04.60. 

Frost is also already on the Westminster 

record board reached in his freshman 

year, for the 100 freestyle. 

College commitments 

Two athletes have announced their 

college choices after they graduate next 

spring. 

Both will be going to Missouri. 

Parkway South’s Luke Sullivan will 

Lafayette’s Abby Carr will continue to play 

softball next year at Missouri. 


play baseball for Missouri. 

The 6-foot-4, 195-pound right-handed 

pitcher finished with a 7-0 record. His 

earned run average was 0.52. He allowed 

just three earned runs in 40 innings. Sullivan 

struck out 65 and walked 21. 

As a hitter, in 30 games, Sullivan hit 

.366 with five doubles, one triple and one 

home run. 

Lafayette’s Abby Carr also has chosen 

Missouri to play softball. 

Carr is a pitcher and an infielder. As a 

junior, Carr posted a 10-5 record with an 

0.68 ERA. In 82 innings, Carr struck out 

165 batters. 

As a hitter, she batted .471. Carr led 

the Lancers with four home runs. 

So far this season, Carr helped Lafayette 

win the Summit Tournament. 

Lafayette got to a 14-4 start this fall. 

Carr is hitting .554 with six doubles, four 

triples and eight home runs. She has a 

team-high 18 runs batted in. 

As a pitcher, Carr is spotless with a 

10-0 record and an ERA of 0.60. 

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Lafayette softball coach Hope Swaney 

likes to test her team early in the season 

and see how they stand. 

The Lancers opened their 2024 campaign 

by playing two highly-regarded 

teams from Oklahoma in Owasso and 

Bartlesville. 

Lafayette lost 7-2 to Bartlesville and 

2-0 to Owasso. 

“Those are two of the top-ranked teams 

in Oklahoma,” Swaney said. “Owasso is 

ranked in the top 2 in the state and No. 9 

nationally.” 

Swaney wasn’t dismayed by the two 

losses. Rather, she liked what she saw 

from her girls. 

“I personally learned a lot about my 

team,” Swaney said, adding her players 

were excited to test out its offense and 

defense against those tough competitors. 

“It helped us see what we have and 

need to work on, even being the first two 

games of the season.” 

After bouncing back with a 3-0 win 

over St. Joseph’s Academy, the Lancers 

played in the Summit Tournament. 

“Our goal heading into the tournament 

was to make it to the final championship 

game,” Swaney said. “We believe we are 

a high caliber team and wanted to prove 

to ourselves going against tough competition 

that we can come together as a 

talented team to achieve our goals.” 

Lafayette opened tournament play in 

Pool B. Lafayette began with an 11-2 win 

over Festus, and followed that by scoring 

a 4-0 victory over Southern Boone High 

of Ashland. 

“Those were big wins,” Swaney said. 

“They kicked off the good vibes for us to 

start the tournament and gave our girls 

the calm feeling of knowing what we had 

going into day 2. Both teams we knew 

were tough competitors from what we 

had researched, and we were ready to 

compete.” 

The Lancers advanced to the winner’s 

bracket semifinal. Lafayette faced a talented 

Springfield school in Kickapoo. 

The Lancers earned a 5-0 victory in the 

matchup. 

“One hundred percent, Kickapoo is a 

solid team,” Swaney said. “Truthfully, 

I was excited to play a team with such 

solid defense. They were a well-oiled, 

brick-wall machine. A team like that is 

tough and we knew we would have to 

push one across and go from there and 

that was what we did. 

“Our ability to have unselfish at-bats 

and come together to do what the team 

needed to get the win was perfectly executed.” 

Lafayette moved on to play in the 

championship against Fort Zumwalt 

West. The Jaguars are not a team the 

Lancers face often. 

In their previous three meetings played 

from 2014-17, Fort Zumwalt West won 

them all. 

This time, the ending was different. 

Lafayette won the tournament title with 

a 6-2 decision. 

“This game again was against a great 

team,” Swaney said. “We have heard 

about the top of their line up and what 

they can do but our team was ready. We 

have been craving this success and so 

hungry to prove who the Lancers are. We 

did.” 

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Abby Carr, Sydney Berger, Addison 

Long and Maddie Boes all played well 

for the Lancers, Swaney said. 

“Truthfully, our focus has been one 

whole team providing towards our team 

goals,” Swaney said. “With that being 

said, if I had to point out a few of our athletes 

it would be Abby, Sydney, Addison 

and Maddie. I would pick those athletes 

because for me they each executed and 

did their job.” 

Winning the tournament was important 

to the squad. Swaney said she enjoyed 

seeing how happy her team was after the 

game. 

“The girls were ecstatic. This tournament 

was tough and loaded with great teams,” 

Swaney said. “Truthfully, this is the best 

tournament we are in this season because 

of the competition we went against. The 

girls have been working not only on their 

skills at practice but their mental game as 

well individually and as a team.” 

Two Lancers were named to the alltournament 

team: Carr and Berger. 

“They were the battery of the game and 

smashed a home run each over the fence 

in the championship game,” Swaney said. 

“These two are two of the most dedicated 

and passionate players I have met. 

“Not only do they love the game, but 

they also are very passionate about their 

teammates and this program.” 

Playing in a tough tournament will pay 

dividends down the road for the Lancers, 

Swaney said. 

“These girls needed proof they can 

truly make a postseason run and this 

tournament was the perfect test,” Swaney 

said. “With how early in the season it is 

and with the tough competition the girls 

wanted to prove to themselves and everyone 

else that Lafayette softball is here 

and we are ready. 

“The joy and fun we have on the bus, 

in our dugout and just being together is 

truly organic and just a fun environment 

to be around.” 

The team has a motto for this season. 

“Our hashtag this year is #BELIEVE. I 

think this is something that is so simple 

yet so difficult because this game is a 

game of failure,” Swaney said. “You 

have to continue to convince yourself to 

believe in yourself, your team, coaches 

and goals. 

“I think this is the most scrappy year for 

softball. If you let any team into a game, 

then they will compete and come for the 

‘W.’ I think that specifically applies this 

year because of the teams and the way 

the districts were laid out.” 

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St. Louis Blues defenseman Torey Krug 

knew when to say when. 

Krug will miss the entire 2024-25 season. 

He made the difficult decision to have surgery 

on his left ankle. The recent operation 

was successful. He had screws inserted into 

his troublesome ankle. 

St. Louis Blues President of Hockey Operations 

and General Manager Doug Armstrong 

said the surgery “went well.” 

The decision to have surgery was made 

following an effort to rehabilitate the injury 

through non-surgical interventions. It was 

a choice without a lot of options, and it left 

Krug emotional. 

“It’s a big part of the people that are around 

you,” Krug said, fighting back tears when he 

spoke to the media. “The Blues have been 

amazing; my teammates have been great. I’ll 

be around for sure. That’s what I’ve known 

and loved for so long.” 

Krug was hoping for a different ending to 

the ankle saga. 

“You always try to hold out hope that you 

get healthy,” Krug said. “Obviously, at some 

point, you do have to commit to fixing it. 

Before that, I was just kind of holding out 

hope and trying to be as honest as possible 

with the Blues.” 

There were things he tried, like riding the 

stationary bike. That helped with his conditioning 

level. But little else could be accomplished. 

“It was one of those things where I realized 

it wasn’t going to work,” Krug said. “We had 

to make plans otherwise.” 

Armstrong agreed. 

“I think it was something he played with, 

he hoped he could get over it, and that rest 

would heal things,” Armstrong said. “Then 

he started to train and skate, and it wasn’t 

getting better.” 

Krug gave in to the inevitable. 

“It’s something I was going to have to do 

regardless at some point in my life,” Krug 

said. “I thought I would have to do it when I 

was 50, down the road, and retired. I always 

knew it was one of those things that would 

have to be done. It’s just disappointing and 

sad that it has to be now.” 

Krug, 33, was originally signed by the 

Blues on Oct. 9, 2020 as a free agent. Last 

season, the Livonia, Michigan, native posted 

39 points (four goals, 35 assists) and 32 penalty 

minutes in 77 regular-season games. 

Through four seasons with the Blues, 

Krug has recorded 146 points (22 goals, 124 

assists) and 154 penalty minutes in 255 regular-season 

games. 

In total, he has appeared in 778 career 

regular-season games with both Boston and 

St. Louis, totaling 483 points (89 goals, 394 

assists) and 374 penalty minutes. 

He has been playing with pain for some 

time. The injury happened in the 2018 

Stanley Cup playoffs in a game against the 

Tampa Bay Lightning when Krug played for 

the Boston Bruins. 

“Over the last few years, it’s starting to get 

worse and worse,” Krug said. “I’ve been able 

to manage it for so long now. Last year was 

definitely tough trying to manage the pain 

level.” 

In the season following his injury, the 

Bruins met the Blues in the Stanley Cup final. 

The Blues won. 

After another season with the Bruins, Krug 

signed a seven-year, $45.5 million contract 

with the Blues. 

In his four seasons with St. Louis, Krug 

hasn’t played an entire campaign. Last year, 

he saw time in 77 games, the most since 

coming to play for the Blues. 

Armstrong admires Krug. 

“He’s a truly highly competitive player. To 

play that position at his stature in the league 

for a number of years, you’re getting exposed 

to big hits, and you’re playing against bigger 

men,” Armstrong said. “He has a lot of fight 

inside of him and that’s what got him to this 

level and has made him a good player.” 

As one of the team’s best puck-moving and 

offensive defensemen, Krug’s absence from 

the Blues lineup leaves a particularly big 

hole for the club. 

To help fill the gap this season, St. Louis 

signed veteran Ryan Suter to a one-year, 

incentive-laden contract. The Blues also 

brought Edmonton’s Philip Broberg via an 

offer sheet. 

Members of the St. Louis defensemen 

corps include Colton Parayko, Nick Leddy, 

Suter, Matthew Kessel, Justin Faulk and 

Scott Perunovich, along with newly acquired 

players Broberg and Pierre-Olivier Joseph. 

Some possibilities to fill Krug’s role are 

Perunovich, Broberg and Joseph. 

Perunovich won the Hobey Baker Award 

with the University of Minnesota-Duluth. 

The 26-year-old Perunovich contributed to 

their third pair of defensemen occasionally 

on the power play last season. 

The Edmonton Oilers did not match the 

two-year, $9.16 million deal that St. Louis 

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INTERIM COACH NO MORE 

During the offseason, the St. Louis Blues 

removed the interim tag from coach Drew 

Bannister and signed him to a two-year contract, 

making him the 27th head coach in the 

franchise’s history. 

Bannister, 50, was originally named Blues 

interim head coach on Dec. 12, 2023. In 54 

regular-season games, he led the Blues to 

a 30-19-5 record (65 points), which stood 

as the 12th-best points percentage overall 

during that timespan. The Blues also posted 

an 18-9-2 record at Enterprise Center, which 

ranked as the 10th-best home mark. 

Craig Berube, who was the interim coach 

when the Blues won the Stanley Cup in 2019, 

was fired following a 6-4 loss against the 

Detroit Red Wings last December. It was the 

Blues’ fourth straight loss, dropping them 

to 13-14-1. Bannister was brought up from 

Springfield, out of the American Hockey 

League. 

In Bannister’s first game at the tiller, the 

Blues scored a 4-2 win against the Ottawa 

Senators. 

Bannister guided the team to significant 

improvements in several categories, including 

a climb from 23rd to 12th (2.87) in goalsagainst 

per game, 31st to 13th (22.8) in power 

play, 20th to 13th (79.4%) in penalty kill and 

21st to 16th in the final regular-season standings 

(43-33-6, 92 pts). 

Overall the Blues saw an 11-point 

improvement from 2022-23 (37-38-7, 81 

pts), finishing with their 15th winning season 

in the past 16 years and their 21st campaign 

of 90 points or better. 

“I believe in myself and the process that 

I’ve gone through for almost nine, 10 years 

now as a coach and continue to grow and 

continue to be better,” Bannister said. 

NEW ADDITIONS 

The St. Louis Blues have missed reaching 

the postseason the past two seasons. 

St. Louis finished 43-33-6 for 92 points 

last season. That was seven points short of 

gaining a berth in the Stanley Cup playoffs. 

With the new season almost here, optimism 

is high. Helping this are several new 

additions to the club. 

The Blues signed restricted free agent 

defenseman Philip Broberg and forward 

Dylan Holloway from the Edmonton Oilers, 

to a two-year contract. St. Louis also added 

forwards Radek Faksa in a trade with the 

Dallas Stars, Mathieu Joseph in a trade with 

the Ottawa Senators and Alexandre Texier in 

a trade with Columbus Blue Jackets. 

St. Louis also signed two free agents – 

Ryan Suter, who was with Dallas, and Pierre- 

Olivier Joseph, who was with the Pittsburgh 

Penguins. 

“We’re certainly faster. I think we’re bigger, 

we’re heavier,” head coach Drew Bannister 

said. “It’s certainly going to allow us to play 

a more aggressive game, which we wanted 

to do. 

“We thought that was one of our deficiencies 

in our game. Certainly, our deficiencies 

in all three zones. This certainly lets us play a 

more aggressive, faster hockey game.” 

St. Louis President of Hockey Operations 

and General Manager Doug Armstrong 

believes the Blues can break that two-year 

absence from postseason play. 


“I think that we’ve changed the outlook of 

our team,” Armstrong said. “We have a lot 

of NHL-caliber players that have experience 

at a young age in our group right now and 

they’re going to push to take ice time and to 

play up the lineup. I think we’re in a good 

spot right now where we expect to compete.” 

The team has a good mix of veterans and 

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Oct. 15 vs. Minnesota • 6:30 p.m. 

Oct. 17 vs. New York • 7 p.m. 

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March 8 at Los Angeles • 7 p.m. 

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youth. There is varied experience but it’s all 

good, Armstrong said. 

“We have playable experience, and I also 

think youth, youthful playing experience,” 

Armstrong said. “But I think we’ve increased 

our speed quotient throughout our lineup. We 

have a different look obviously up front. The 

only place that looks very similar is the goaltenders. 

“Other than that, there’s a different look in 

a lot of different areas. I think that’s good, a 

team that’s trying to regain some stature in 

the league and I think that we’re in a good 

spot to do that.” 

GOALIE TANDEM 

The Blues have veteran Jordan Binnington 

back in goal with Joel Hofer backing him up. 

Binnington rebounded with a solid season 

last year. He posted a 28-21-5 record with a 

2.84 goals-against average and .913 save percentage 

last season. 

Hofer went 15-12-1 with a 2.65 GAA, and 

a .914 save percentage. 

The 24-year-old Hofer might be pushing 

Binnington for more playing time. 

That’s what Armstrong wants to see. 

“Yeah, I think competition is strong for any 

organization,” Armstrong said. “We have it 

now in all positions: forward, defense and 

goalies. I think ‘Binner’ and ‘Hof’ have a 

really great working relationship together 

and Joel is going to push, Binner is going to 

push. 

“I think he would like more ice time and 

I think ‘Binner’ wants to maintain and have 

more ice and that’s the great competition.” 

Binnington, the 6-foot-5 netminder, led the 

Blues to the 2019 Stanley Cup championship. 

PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE 

Alexander Steen is in line to become the 

first Swede to serve as an NHL general manager 

after the St. Louis Blues announced their 

front office succession plan in the offseason. 

Steen, 40, was named special assistant to 

the 59-year-old Armstrong, with the intent of 

taking over for him in 2026. The move also 

KRUG, from page 34 

gave the 23-year-old Broberg. He has the size 

for a defenseman at 6-foot-3 and is known as 

a fast skater. 

Joseph, 25, signed a one-year contract 

worth $950,000. The Laval, Quebec, native 

appeared in 52 regular-season games last 

season with the Pittsburgh Penguins, where 

he clocked 11 points (two goals, nine assists) 

and 14 penalty minutes. Joseph was drafted 

by the Arizona Coyotes in the first round, 

23rd overall, of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. 

In his 147 career NHL regular-season games, 

Joseph has totaled 37 points (eight goals, 29 

assists) and 66 penalty minutes. 

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came with Armstrong getting a three-year 

extension as president of hockey operations 

through 2029. 

Owner Tom Stillman said Steen signed 

a five-year contract to progress through the 

organization. 

“Doug and Alex will work very closely 

over the next five years with Doug training, 

teaching, mentoring, developing Alex,” 

Stillman said. “We are beyond excited about 

naming Alex our future GM. We’re excited 

about his intelligence, his work ethic, his 

knowledge of the game, feel for the game, 

his leadership abilities, communication skills, 

the tremendous respect that players, coaches 

and fans have for him and, importantly, his 

nonstop dedication to the Blues and the city 

of St. Louis.” 

Armstrong has been with the Blues since 

2008 and has served as GM since 2010, 

building a team that has made the playoffs 

10 of the past 13 years and won the Stanley 

Cup in 2019. Stillman said Armstrong came 

to him raising the idea of a succession plan. 

“For the next couple of years, it’s going 

to be business as usual,” Armstrong said. 

“Alexander will be with the team. He’ll be 

out scouting with me. He’ll be scouting with 

our staff. And then he will take the reins.” 

Steen, who was on the 2019 championshipwinning 

team as part of his playing career 

that lasted from 2005-21, joined the team’s 

front office as a consultant and development 

coach last year. 

“I’m surrounded by great people, and that’s 

what you want to work with,” Steen said. 

“There’s only one way of getting the experience, 

and that’s going through it. It’s nothing 

that can be rushed.” 

As a player, Steen enjoyed a 15-year NHL 

career, spanning 1,018 regular-season games. 

He first came to St. Louis in 2008 after a 

trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs and went 

on to dress in 765 regular-season games and 

91 playoff games with St. Louis. He is one 

of only five players in franchise history to 

appear in at least 12 seasons with the team. 

Originally drafted 24th overall by the 

Maple Leafs in 2002, Steen officially retired 

as a Blue following the 2019-20 season. 

Blues coach Drew Bannister said he has 

choices in the lineup and he’ll be able to sort 

it out during the training camp. 

“Not having him (Krug) is going to be 

tough, and we’re going to ask some guys to 

have to step up,” Bannister said. “A guy like 

Matthew Kessel, we believe, is going to take 

a step for us. We bring in Ryan Suter, who’s 

a veteran presence, has played a lot in this 

league, that’s going to be able to bring some 

of our young players along. 

“Where does P.O. Joseph fit in? Where 

does Scotty Perunovich fit in? Where does 

Tyler Tucker fit in? I’m excited to see that 

competition, and they’re going to sort it out 

themselves.”

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WOMEN 

IN 

BUSINESS 

A special section featuring 

West St. Louis County’s 

best and brightest female 

entrepreneurs and 

professionals. 

Kristi Quinn 

Client 

Outreach Director 

Kristi Quinn’s passion is to assist people. 

As the client outreach director at Quinn 

Estate and Elder Law, she helps individuals 

and families navigate the complexities that 

come with aging by evaluating senior living 

options, VA and Medicaid benefits eligibility. 

Though she holds several degrees, 

including an MBA from Washington 

University, she said her dedication to 

helping people began at age 15 when 

she worked as a receptionist at Gambrill 

Gardens Retirement Community. That’s 

where she learned the value of humble 

service. 

“Superior customer service is the 

fundamental strength of Quinn Estate and 

Elder Law. Our staff puts our clients first,” 

she said, “and our exceptional referrals 

are a testament to what we do here.” 

Julie A. James 

FDNP, HHP, MSPT 

Holistic Health 

Practitioner 

Julie is a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition 

and Holistic Health Practitioner that 

works with you as your health detective. 

She helps active, health-minded people 

struggling with fatigue (and other 

symptoms) to find the missing pieces of 

their health puzzle so they can reclaim 

their energy. Utilizing a science-backed 

holistic health approach, she investigates, 

identifies and resolves the root causes of 

your health problems with functional lab 

testing. Instead of chasing symptoms in 

an endless cycle of trial and error, she will 

help you understand why your symptoms 

are happening in the first place and how 

to correct them. 

McKenzie 

Dapron 

Real Estate Agent 

If you’re looking to buy or sell a home in the 

greater St. Louis area, you want an agent 

that understands and values that market. 

“As a St. Louis native, I understand how 

lucky we are to have such a vibrant place 

to call home,” said McKenzie Dapron, of 

Woods Brothers Realty. “My solutionsdriven 

attitude and knowledge of the area 

give my clients the competitive edge they 

need in today’s market. I believe that the 

key to a successful transaction is truly 

understanding your unique needs and 

priorities, while making your home buying 

or selling experience stress-free, from 

start to finish.” 

McKenzie enjoys exploring St. Louis’ 

diverse neighborhoods, training for her 

next race, spending time with her children 

and giving back to the community. 

(636) 394-7242 

kquinn@quinnestatelaw.com 

quinnestatelaw.com 

(314) 603-3165 

julie@wholisticfunctionalhealth.com 

wholisticfunctionalhealth.com 

6500 Chippewa St. • Louis 

(314) 660-7662 • mckenziesellsstl.com 

mdapron@woodbrothersrealty.com 

Brenda Bader Tucker 

Metro Regional Manager, SVP 

At Peoples National Bank, people are more 

than just customers; they’re friends and neighbors. 

That’s why their dedicated associates are so 

involved on a local level. 

Brenda Bader Tucker, Senior Vice President and 

Metro Regional Manager, is a West County native 

with 44 years in the banking industry and has an 

extensive client portfolio. Brenda is actively involved in the local community through 

numerous civic organizations. “Our associates are encouraged to be actively involved in 

our communities to enrich the quality of life for community members in the St. Louis 

market,” Brenda said. 

She especially enjoys working with clients to help improve their financial situations by 

providing banking solutions that are completely tailored to each individual’s unique needs. 

“All banks have the same products and services. What makes us different is our 

associates and level of client service,” Brenda said. 

With assets over $1.8 billion, Peoples National Bank serves 19 communities throughout 

Southern Illinois and Missouri. For more 

information about Peoples National Bank, visit 

peoplesnationalbank.com. 

Stop in at the Town & Country Branch. Meet 

Brenda and her team and put their expertise and 

resources to work for your family, home or 

business. Peoples National Bank and their team 

are here to serve your community. 

14323 S. Outer Forty Road 

Town & Country 

(636) 346-8545 

www.peoplesnationalbank.com 

Lisa O. Stump 

Attorney 

West County resident Lisa O. Stump, president of 

Lashly & Baer, P.C., focuses her law practice on 

the areas of governmental and public institutions, 

including education. She is proud to represent 

local entities including the Rockwood School 

District and the St. Louis County Library among 

others. 

“The best part of my job is working with clients who are serving their communities and who 

want to do what’s best for their constituents,” Stump said. 

Stump advises her clients on issues including governance, ethics, contracts and 

procurement, governmental immunity, public employment, taxation and bond issues, the 

use of public monies, elections and public record laws. 

“For me the key to being a truly successful attorney is achieving the right balance between 

serving your clients and serving your family and community,” Lisa said. 

An involved member of the West County community, Lisa has served on numerous civic and 

nonprofit boards and commissions, including the Town & Country Clayton Road Task Force 

and as an Elder at Bonhomme Presbyterian 

Church. Currently, Lisa is involved with one 

of the church’s key missions, the El Centro 

Integral orphanage in Honduras. 

She believes being a good attorney requires 

hard work, the ability to accept responsibility 

and the desire to be proactive in getting the 

work done. (314) 621-2939 

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CELEBRATING WOMEN 

IN CHESTERFIELD REGIONAL CHAMBER 

Nora Amato, President/CEO 

Chesterfield Regional Chamber 

101 Chesterfield Business Pkwy. 

(636) 532-3399 

chesterfieldmochamber.com 

Krysta Hartbeck, Assist. Director 

Chesterfield Regional Chamber 

101 Chesterfield Business Pkwy. 

(636) 532-3399 

chesterfieldmochamber.com 

Josephine Alu, 

Realtor/Designer 

Alu Real Estate Partners 

(314) 537-7590 

alurealestatepartners.com 

Holly Breuer CPA|ABV 

President, Prosper CPAs 

16090 Swingley Ridge Rd., Ste. 230 

Chesterfield • (314) 949-1200 

prospercpas.com 

Angela Carter, Owner 

Mary Tuttle’s Florist & Gifts 

17021 Baxter Road • Chesterfield 

(636) 728-0480 

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Stacy L. Cavin, CPA, 

Managing Partner 

Cavin CPAs and Advisors 

16020 Swingley Ridge Rd., Ste 210 

(636) 757-3555 • Info@Cavincpa.com 

Halina J. Conti, CRPC®, MBA 

Ameriprise Financial, LLC 

14755 N. Outer Forty, Ste 500 


halina.conti@AMPF.com 

Carmen Fronczak, Exec Dir/CRO 

Friendship Village 

15201 Olive Boulevard • Chesterfield 

(636) 733-0168 

friendshipvillagestl.com 

Merrell Hansen 

Councilwoman 

Chesterfield Ward 4 

mhansen@chesterfield.mo.us 

Kara Hershberger CPA,CISSP,CIA,CISA, 

Dir. Assurance Services, Prosper CPAs 

16090 Swingley Ridge Rd., Ste 230 


khershberger@prospercpas.com 

Rebecca L. James, Associate 

Mickes O’Toole 

12412 Powerscourt Dr., Suite 200 

St. Louis • (314) 878-5600 

mickesotoole.com 

Mara J. Lahnar, Partner 

Mickes O’Toole 

12412 Powerscourt Dr., Suite 200 

St. Louis • (314) 878-5600 

mickesotoole.com 

Faye Licata, DMD, FAGD 

Licata Dental 

111 Hilltown Village Center, 

Suite 200 • Chesterfield 

(636) 532-2101 

Chris Neskar, REALTOR®, SRS, RENE 

Seller’s Representative Specialist 

Keller Williams Chesterfield 

(314) 504-5500 • (636) 534-8100 

Chris@ChrisNeskar.com 

Elena Pappas Kratz, 

Listing & Buying Specialist 

Coldwell Banker Realty Gundaker 

C: (314) 973-3487 • O: (314) 993-8000 

elena.pappaskratz@cbrealty.com 

Danielle Petty, Travel Advisor 

Cruise Planners 

(636) 778-2446 

Danielle.Petty@CruisePlanners.com 

TotalComfortTravel.com 

Elizabeth Sauer, Franchise Owner 

Cruise Planners 

(316) 641-4527 

Elizabeth.Sauer@cruiseplanners.com 

SweetNSauerTravel.com 

Cynthia Sutton 

Director of Alumni Relations 

Logan University 

1851 Schoettler Road • Chesterfield 

(636) 230-1789 • logan.edu 

Dana Tippit, Luxury Home & 

Senior Specialist • Remax Results 

16647 Chesterfield Grove • Suite 110 


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Jill Umbarger, Owner 

Sarah’s Cake Shop 

10 Clarkson Wilson Center • Chesterfield 

(636) 728-1140 

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Celebrating 

WOMEN 

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Lori A. Kelling, President/CEO 

West St. Louis County Chamber 

15965 Manchester Rd. • Ellisville 

636-230-9900 

lkelling@westcountychamber.com 

Heather Zerweck, VP of Operations 

West St. Louis County Chamber 

15965 Manchester Rd. • Ellisville 

636-230-9900 

westcountychamber.com 

Nancy Ade, Owner 

Heavenly Harvest LLC 

(314) 603-5151 

HeavenlyHarvestLLC.com 

Natalie Ames , Owner 

Just Pilates STL 

236 Old Meramec Station Rd Ste E 

Manchester • 314-705-8352 

natalie@justpilatesstl.com 

Shivani Bass, PT, DPT, CBIS | CEO 

The Rehabilitation Institute 

of St. Louis - West County 

998 Woods Mill Dr. • Ballwin 


Beth Becherer, DC 

Turning Point Chiropractic 

14784 Manchester Rd • Ballwin 

636-230-3091 

MLTurningPointChiropractic.com 

Tonja Busiek, CHLMS, ABR 

Tonja Busiek Homes 

Compass Realty Group 

314-504-8348 • 314-347-1658 

tonja.busiek@compass.com 

Courtney Callahan, Realtor TM 

Courtney Callahan Team 

powered by Keller Williams 

314-249-1216 

courtneycallahan@kw.com 

Carolyn Cantalin, Owner 

PICKLEWEAR by: CC Collections 

CCCollections.picklewear@gmail.com 

(314) 387-7044 

CCCollections-stl.com 

Diane Carson, 

President/Owner 

Promo Xpertz LLC 

diane@promoxpertz.com 

promoxpertz.com 

Patty Clisham, Owner 

Ductz Of West St. Louis 

12162 Lackland Road • St. Louis 

314-631-6700 

ductz.com/west-saint-louis/ 

Jennifer Fowler, DVM, Owner 

Kehrs Mill Veterinary Care 

15479 Clayton Road • Ballwin 

636-204-5229 

kehrsmillvetcare.com 

Lisa Friebel, LPL Financial Advisor 

Next Chapter - Cornerstone 

Wealth Services 

13358 Manchester Rd • Des Peres 

314-394-1670 Ext. 213 

Elizabeth Friedel, Creative Director 

Eye Candy Rentals & 

Confetti Neon Signs 

618-541-1383 

eyecandyrentals.com 

Julie Haefner, Realtor 

Haefner Homes Team 


314-409-7969 • 636-534-8268 

juliehaefner@kw.com 

Melanie Horton, Funeral Director 

St. Louis Cremation 

14374 Manchester Road • Manchester 

636-227-4488 

melanieh@slcmo.com 

Emily Jeffries, Owner 

F45 Ellisville 

15860 Clayton Rd • Ellisville 


Arrah Karigan, Owner 

Higher State Consulting 

Meditation Teacher • Ellisville 

314-307-5251 

higherstateconsulting.com 

Megan Kokesh, Owner 

Chris Krenning , Owner 

J.J. Kokesh & Son 

UNITS® Moving and Portable 

Plumbing & Supplies 

Storage of St. Louis 

408 Kehrs Mill Road • Ballwin 314-934-8648 • chris@unitsstl.com 

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Kathy Beaven 

Independent 

Broker 

Kathy Beaven of Beaven Insurance 

LLC has been helping clients with 

Medicare insurance planning for more 

than 18 years. She can help seniors 

understand the difference between 

Medicare supplements and a Medicare 

Advantage Plan, the importance of drug 

plans and the details of dental and vision 

insurance. 

“Many people are bombarded with 

information from different carriers about 

the Medicare products they offer, and it 

can be hard to sort through it all,” Kathy 

said. Her goal is to get to know her 

clients and advise them on the Medicare 

Products that will best fit their lifestyle and 

budget. Do you have questions about 

Medicare? Call today for an appointment. 

16024 Manchester Road • Ellisville 

(636) 549-3800 

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Carmen Fronczak 

Executive Director, CRO 

At Friendship Village, they make a promise to 

their residents – quality care for the rest of their 

lives. It’s a promise that means a lot to Carmen 

Fronczak, executive director of Friendship Village 

Chesterfield and chief revenue officer for the 

organization. 

“What really makes us different from other 

senior living organizations is our premier product called Life Care. And Life Care is what 

most of our independent living residents are purchasing when they move into Friendship 

Village. They are not purchasing the apartment or the villa. Instead, they are buying a 

healthcare contract (which is a form of long-term care insurance) from Friendship Village. 

With Life Care, the resident is guaranteed where they will receive care for the rest of their 

life. And more importantly, that care is set at a predictable rate for life,” she said. 

Independent living fees follow residents through all the levels of care. Unlike other 

senior living facilities where the rate goes up for each higher level of care – assisted 

living, skilled nursing and memory care – theirs stays the same through the whole 

continuum of care, Fronczak said. 

Friendship Village partners with their residents with the mutual goal to have residents 

live independently — healthy and active for as long 

as possible, providing amenities and activities that 

keep them moving, connected and interested in 

life. 

“It is where we want them to be and where they 

want to be,” she said. 

Learn how to have your next best life at 

Friendship Village, arrange a tour today! 

15201 Olive Boulevard 

Chesterfield 

(636) 898-8500 

www.friendshipvillagestl.com 

Chrissy 

Wagner 

REALTOR 

With 18 years of experience selling 

residential real estate, Chrissy Wagner 

of RedKey Realty Leaders understands 

that buying or selling a home is more than 

just a transaction – it’s a life-changing 

experience. “That’s why I am dedicated 

to providing exceptional, personalized 

service for all of my clients. Given the 

competitive real estate market, my goal is 

to make the selling and buying process as 

streamlined and stress-free as possible.” 

Chrissy enjoys assisting her clients in 

reaching their real estate dreams. “I am 

grateful for all of the relationships I have 

had the opportunity to build over the 

years,” she said. “It is a privilege to do 

what I love to do every day!” 

(314) 412-9938 

Chrissy@redkeystlouis.com 

Women of West St. Louis County Chamber of Commerce 

Parish Lemons, President 

Total Quality Solutions 

solutions@tqsolve.com 

tqsolve.com 

Kathy Lovegren, Realtor® 

BHHS Select Properties 

314-753-1354 • 636- 394-2424 

KLovegren@bhhsselectstl.com 

KathyWillLeadUHome.com 

Mary Beth Marshall, Marketing 

& Merchandising Manager 

Slyman Brothers Appliances 

14290 Manchester Rd.• Manchester 

636-280-5845 • slymanbros.com 

Bethany Nunn, 

Nurse Practitioner 

Weighless MD and Wellness 

B_nunn@hotmail.com 

Marsha Russo, Owner 

Bumble Bee Blinds 

866-963-BUZZ (2899) 

Mrusso@bumblebeeblinds.com 

bumblebeeblinds.com/west-st-louis-mo/ 

Heather Swan, Yarn Queen 

Yarncom 

12772 Olive Blvd • Creve Coeur 

636-628-6784 

yarncomstl.com 

Whitney Toates, Owner 

ACA Business Club | St. Louis 

17269 Wild Horse Creek Rd., Ste 110 


whitney.toates@acanetwork.org 

Pep Tobin, Office Manager 

Lafayette Center Block Advisors 

467 Lafayette Center • Manchester 

317 Clarkson Rd, Ste 101 • Ellisville 

636-207-0039 • blockadvisors.com 

Wendi Westfall, Sales Director 

The Lumiere of Chesterfield 

16255 Chesterfield Parkway W 

Chesterfield • 314-601-1248 

LumiereSMC@tutera.com 

Sandy Thal, 

President 

Assistance League of St. Louis 

636-227-6200 

alstl.org

Coldwell Banker Realty – Gundaker Town & Country office salutes 

Outstanding Women in 

St. Louis’ #1 Real Estate Company 

636-394-9300 

Lisa Accurso 

314-401-0966 

lisa.accurso@cbrealty.com 

Farida Ahsan 

636-675-6284 

farida.ahsan@cbgundaker.com 

Karie Lyn Angell 

314-518-6781 

karielyn.angell@cbgundaker.com 

Phyllis Barr & Kris Barr 

314-973-2843/314-750-8054 

thebarrtradition@cbgundaker.com 

Mary Bay 

314-973-4278 

mary.bay@cbgundaker.com 

Cindy Behnen 

314-303-0634 

cindy.behnen@cbrealty.com 

Mary Beth Benes 

314-707-7761 

marybeth.benes@cbgundaker.com 

Donna Carrillo 

314-614-6883 

donna.carrillo@cbrealty.com 

Helen Chou 

314-469-6307 

helen.chou@cbgundaker.com 

Emmy Crawford 

314-732-5867 

emmy.crawford@cbrealty.com 

The Cutting Edge - Vicki & Laura 

636-448-7824 

vcutting2001@yahoo.com 

Cindy DeBrecht 

314-482-0393 

cindy.debrecht@cbgundaker.com 

Sally DeFriese 

314-330-6663 

sally.defriese@cbgundaker.com 

Tammy Degenhardt 

314-920-8786 / 618-920-9701 

tammy.degenhardt@cbrealty.com 

Debbie Dutton 

314-398-4909 

debbie.dutton@cbgundaker.com 

Georgia Ferretti 

636-675-0329 

georgia.ferretti@cbgundaker.com 

Dot Fleshman 

314-324-3317 

dot.fleshman@cbrealty.com 

Stephanie Fultz 

314-973-4424 

stephanie.fultz@cbgundaker.com 

Michelle Hoberman 


michelle.hoberman@cbgundaker.com 

Sarah Hubmeier 

314-484-0044 

sarah.hubmeier@cbrealty.com 

Linda Hyink 

314-853-6731 

linda.hyink@cbgundaker.com

Coldwell Banker Realty – Gundaker Town & Country office salutes 

Outstanding Women in 

St. Louis’ #1 Real Estate Company 

636-394-9300 

Courtney Kallial 

314-599-3797 

courtney.kallial@cbgundaker.com 

Margie Kerckhoff 314-616-7644 

Sandi Keating 314-374-3036 

margie.kerckhoff@cbgundaker.com 

Lauri Kincaid 

816-582-7986 

lauri.kincaid@cbgundaker.com 

Leslie Loudon 

314-221-8450 

leslie.loudon@cbgundaker.com 

Etty Masoumy 

314-406-3331 

etty.masoumy@cbgundaker.com 

Katie Messey 

314-343-9276 

katie.messey@cbgundaker.com 

Alicia Metzger 

314-541-0642 

alicia.metzger@cbrealty.com 

Debbie Midgley 


debbie.midgley@cbgundaker.com 

Rebecca Mumma 

314-303-2593 

rebecca.mumma@cbgundaker.com 

Stephanie Nelson 

314-650-6407 

stephanie.nelson@cbrealty.com 

Maureen Noghreh 

314 239-7790 

maureen.noghreh@cbgundaker.com 

Tracy Nuelle 

636-346-3114 

tracy.nuelle@cbrealty.com 

Shelly Owens 

314-280-6500 

shelly.owens@cbgundaker.com 

Jenny Pappas 

314-941-5006 

jenny.pappas@cbgundaker.com 

Alicia Robinson 

314-265-9643 

alicia.robinson@cbgundaker.com 

Darby Seymour 

314-412-6687 

darby.seymour@cbgundaker.com 

Tali Stadler 

314-680-4799 

tali.stadler@cbgundaker.com 

Jan Woods 

314-623-0929 

jan.woods@cbgundaker.com 

Kathleen Woodworth 

314-308-0534 

kathleen.woodworth@cbgundaker.com 

Maggie Wright 


maggie.wright@cbgundaker.com

CELEBRATING 

WOMEN in 

Wildwood 

Josephine Alu, 

Realtor/Designer 

Alu Real Estate Partners 

(314) 314-537-7590 

alurealestatepartners.com 

Lulu Bogolin, Executive Director 

Equine Assisted Therapy, Inc 

3369 Highway 109 • Wildwood 

314-971-0605 

eatherapy.org 

Becky Boomer-Schlegel 

Owner 

Miss Becky’s Salsa Shack 

(760) 975-9580 

missbeckyssalsashack@gmail.com 

Wendy Brumitt - Owner 

Apple Hill Preschool 

16290 Pierside Lane 

(636) 458-4323 

applehillpreschool.com 

Jan Coffman, Owner 

The Porch in Wildwood 

16957 Manchester Road 

(636) 273-3745 

theporchwildwood.com 

Nichole Danouse, 

Client Experience Manager 

First Bank 

(636) 698-9409 

Nichole.danouse@fbol.com 

Jill Dunlap, Owner 

Wildwood Yoga & Wellness 

2642 Hwy. 109 Suite B 

(636) 541-2424 

www.wwyogastl.com 

Dina Farrar-Specker, Realtor® 

Keller Williams-Chesterfield 

16401 Swingley Ridge Rd #200 


Dina.Farrar@gmail.com 

Dina Farrar-Specker, Owner 

Spotless Cleaning Services 

(636) 777-9319 

Facebook: @Spotless.Dina 

Kim Folwarski Brown, O.D. 

Wildwood Vision Specialists 

2751 Fountain Pl # 2 

(636) 273-3910 

drfolwarski@wildwoodvision.com 

Jennifer Fries, Travel Designer 

The Travel Gals 

(314) 724-3403 

Facebook: @travelbyjenSTL 

Jill Gray, Owner 

Higher Focus Photography 

2451 Pond Road • Wildwood 

(636) 273-6600 

higherfocus.net 

Krista Grossman, Owner 

West County Roofing 

& Construction 

(636) 484-8000 

westcountyroof.com 

Julie Haefner, Realtor 

Haefner Homes Team 


(314) 409-7969 • (636) 534-8268 

juliehaefner@kw.com 

Mary Jane Harris, Owner 

Independent Medicare Advisors 

503 Nantucket Springs Drive 

(636) 485-2615 

independentmedicareadvisors.com 

Christy Hayes, O.D. 

Wildwood Vision Specialists 

2751 Fountain Pl # 2 

(636) 273-3910 

drhayes@wildwoodvision.com 

Kim Jones, Realtor® 

#1 Agent for BHHS Alliance 

Direct: (314) 323-6909 

Office: (636) 230-2642 

KimJones.Realtor 

Laura Jones, Broker/Project Mgr. 

RL Jones Properties 

17195 New College Avenue 

(636) 287-2700 

rljonesproperties.com 

Jean Ann Mantia, Owner 

Parkside Grille 

505 Strecker Road 

(636) 422-8423 

theparksidegrille.com 

Chris Neskar, REALTOR®, SRS, RENE 

Seller’s Representative Specialist 


(314) 504-5500 • (636) 534-8100 

Chris@ChrisNeskar.com





I WOMEN IN BUSINESS I 47 

Cathy Shaw-Connely 

Real Estate Agent 

Cathy Shaw-Connely, a continuous Five Star 

Real Estate Agent winner, is a third-generation 

professional at Tom Shaw Realtors, now 

celebrating its 102nd year in business. 

With millions of dollars in sales each year, 

Cathy is one of the top producing agents in the 

St. Louis area. She provides superior service, 

follow-up and availability to her clients. Over the years, she has worked extensively in all 

areas of the real estate market, with expertise in the cities of Chesterfield and Wildwood 

and in St. Louis, St. Charles, Franklin and Jefferson counties. 

Buying or selling real estate is one of the largest financial investments most people will 

ever make or realize. Cathy is uniquely qualified to represent both buyers and sellers and 

will ensure positive results and provide effective guidance through the entire process. 

“In addition to using all the latest technology, I use 

good, old-fashioned grassroots marketing,” Cathy 

said. “I work hard for my customers day and night, 

seven days a week. Most importantly, I listen to 

ensure that my clients’ needs and wants are met.” 

From the most discriminating to first-time 

homebuyers, clients can be assured they are working 

with a real estate professional who is completely 

committed to helping them achieve their desired 

results. Whether you are looking to buy or sell a 

home, acreage, horse property, new construction or 

farm, call Cathy and look no further. 

151 Chesterfield Industrial Blvd. 

Chesterfield 

C: (636) 346-4960 • O: (636) 532-1922 

squawky1@aol.com 

Nancy McClure, CSA 

Certifi ed Senior Advisor 

When the time comes for a change in an aging parent’s 

living arrangements, navigating the network of senior 

living centers can be overwhelming. Certified Senior 

Advisor Nancy McClure, owner of CarePatrol of Greater 

St. Louis, can help – and all of her services are free. 

Nancy assists family members in finding the best fit for 

their loved one’s emotional and physical needs by matching that person to a community that 

will provide the best quality of life for them today and in the future. She knows the questions 

to ask and understands the circumstances families experience regarding a senior’s needs, 

quality of life and cost of care. 

“Our goal is to help families in what can be a very stressful time,” Nancy said. “Once 

we’ve established what the older adult needs, we contact senior living facilities and set up 

the tours. Families never have to worry about being flooded with calls or high-pressure 

sales. With our help, families can find the best independent living, assisted living, memory 

care or skilled nursing facility to meet their needs in St. Louis City, St. Louis County and 

St. Charles County.” 

Nancy personally screens each and every community. 

“Our goal is to provide families with peace of mind and confidence,” Nancy said. “Families 

never have to worry about asking the right questions when touring a facility because we are 

right there with them. After the senior and 

family choose a community, I continue to 

check in regularly for free to ensure that 

their needs are being met.” 

To learn how a free consultation can help 

meet your needs, call Nancy today. 

(314) 471-0042 

carepatrol.com/advisors/nancy-mcclure 

CELEBRATING WOMEN IN 

Wildwood 

Audrey O’Brien, Owner 

Puppingham Palace 

16540 Manchester Rd. 

(636) 273-1115 

puppinghampalace.net 

Laurie Phillips 

Senior Loan Specialist 

PrimeLending 

(314) 313-8449 

laurie.phillips@primelending.com 

Rae Sutton, Design & Operations 

Three French Hens 


(636) 458-8033 

threefrenchhenswildwood.com 

Kathy Terrill, Owner 

DM Terrill Contracting, Inc 

18109 Sellenreik Lane 

(636) 458-4555 

dmterrill.com 

Nancy B Tines • Interior Styling 

& Real Estate Staging 

(636) 751-2057 

nancy@designsbynancybtines.com 

designsbynancybtines.com 

Jennifer Uetrecht 

Compass Design | Build 

Jennifer Uetrecht Interior Design 

(636) 728-9477 

compass-stl.com 

Ashlea Vannoy, Owner 

Elle Salon 

17229 New College Ave 

(314) 659-2806 

elle-salon.com 

Carmen Wilson, Agent 

State Farm Insurance 

2634 Highway 109, Ste D 

(636) 821-3410 

carmenismyagent.com 

Stephanie Wilson, Owner 

Big Chief Roadhouse 


(636) 458-3200 

bigchiefstl.com 

Lauren Yokum, Co-Owner 

Sassafras Clothing Co., LLC 

17237 New College Avenue 

(636) 324-3511 

sassafrasclothingco.com

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HEALTH 

CAPSULES 

By LISA RUSSELL 

MU team advances 

groundbreaking heart 

disease treatment 

Three University of Missouri-Columbia 

medical researchers are making exciting 

progress toward treating – or even preventing 

– arterial stiffness, a condition that 

commonly leads to cardiovascular disease. 

Camila Manrique-Acevedo, M.D., Luis 

Martinez-Lemus, DVM, Ph.D., and Jaume 

Padilla, Ph.D., have pioneered a molecular 

therapeutic that appears to reduce arterial 

stiffening and improve blood vessel function, 

which could eventually benefit millions 

of Americans. 

“We know that conditions such as diabetes, 

hypertension and obesity, as well as 

factors such as age, cause the vasculature to 

stiffen, and there have been no treatments 

to address that up to this point,” explained 

Martinez-Lemus, a professor of medical 

pharmacology and physiology in the MU 

School of Medicine. 

The team has received a $3 million grant 

from the National Institutes of Health to 

fund their research, which is based at Mizzou’s 

Roy Blunt NextGen Precision Health 

building. Over the next five years, they will 

explore the mechanisms that drive arterial 

stiffening in people over age 60. They will 

also study the effectiveness of therapeutics 

such as empagliflozin (Empa), a medication 

currently used to lower blood sugar 

in people with type 2 diabetes, which has 

been shown to reduce artery stiffness and 

improve vascular function in other populations. 

While developing new treatments for 

complicated diseases typically takes years, 

several phases of the team’s research can 

take place simultaneously thanks to the 

university’s state-of-the-art facility. 

“The process of translating findings from 

animal models to humans is made seamless 

in part because of the resources available 

at the NextGen Precision Health building,” 

said Padilla, a professor in Mizzou’s 

College of Agriculture, Food and Natural 

Resources and the MU School of Medicine. 

Padilla added that although there is not 

yet a pharmacological treatment for vascular 

aging, everyone can maximize their 

vascular health by prioritizing a few key 

lifestyle habits. 

“Because arterial stiffening can start as 

early as adolescence, it’s vital that people 

commit to a healthy lifestyle, which will 

A new survey found that doctors may judge patients negatively for expressing incorrect or 

unreasonable beliefs about their health. 


minimize their risk for cardiovascular 

disease,” he said. “That means exercising 

regularly, reducing sedentary time and 

maintaining a healthy body weight.” 

Is your doctor judging you? 

Most people would agree that being 

honest with your doctor is important to 

staying healthy – and critical to getting 

diagnosed accurately when something is 

wrong. But if you’ve ever felt reluctant 

to share personal beliefs with your doctor 

about your own health, medical conditions 

or conclusions you’ve reached after consulting 

“Dr. Google”… your instincts are 

right, according to a recent study. 

A survey of both physicians and patients 

conducted at Stevens Institute of Technology, 

a private research university in New 

Jersey, shows that doctors take strongly 

negative views of patients who share 

beliefs which are incorrect or unreasonable. 

“People worry about their doctors looking 

down on them – and it turns out that’s 

an entirely rational concern,” said Samantha 

Kleinberg, Ph.D., an associate professor 

at Stevens who led the project. “Our 

study suggests that doctors really do judge 

patients harshly if they share information 

or beliefs that they disagree with.” 

Kleinberg’s team randomly surveyed 

more than 200 physicians and 350 patients 

between ages 18-65, asking them how they 

would view people who held a range of 

different medical beliefs. Some were correct; 

some were incorrect but reasonable 

(like believing that eating sugar causes 

diabetes); some were both incorrect and 

unreasonable (like believing that drinking 

carrot juice can cure diabetes); and some 

were incorrect and conspiracy-based (like 

believing that pharmaceutical companies 

deliberately cause diabetes to create more 

customers for insulin). 

The more unreasonable a person’s health 

beliefs were considered, the more negatively 

those people were viewed, by both 

healthcare professionals and other patients. 

“We found that our subjects viewed people 

negatively if they held mistaken beliefs … 

but viewed them much more negatively if 

they held more unreasonable or conspiratorial 

beliefs,” Kleinberg said. 

While more research is needed, it’s clear 

that these physicians need to be doing 

more to make their patients feel safe and 

comfortable sharing information, she said. 

“If we want to have clear communication 

between patients and healthcare 

professionals, we need to change the way 

that doctors think about patients who are 

misinformed,” Kleinberg added. “Doctors 

need to overcome their tendency to judge 

patients, and actively encourage patients to 

share their thoughts – even their incorrect 

ones – much more freely than they currently 

do.” 

The study was published in Medical 

Decision Making. 

Millions use potentially 

liver-damaging supplements 

Well over half of American adults use 

nutritional supplements, according to 

data from a large ongoing study called 

the National Health and Nutrition Survey 

(NHANES). Although their goal is to 

improve their health, millions are taking 

one of six herbal supplements that could 

actually damage their livers, say scientists 

at the University of Michigan. 

The six supplements determined from 

past research to be potentially hepatoxic, 

or harmful to the liver, are turmeric, green 

tea extract, ashwagandha, black cohosh, 

garcinia cambogia and red yeast rice. 

“As a practicing hepatologist, I have seen 

patients who had liver injury from taking 

dietary supplements … and some were 

fatal which required emergency liver transplant. 

Data (has) reported the rates of liver 

injury due to botanical products has been 

on the rise, from 7% in 2004-2005 to 20% 

in 2013-2014,” said Alisa Likhitsup, M.D., 

the study’s lead author. “Therefore, I had 

(an) interest to analyze the prevalence and 

see how many Americans were consuming 

these products.” 

The Michigan team focused on NHANES 

participants who reported using one of 

these supplements over a 30-day period. 

Their analysis found that just under 5%, 

or a total of 15.6 million Americans, were 

doing so. 

A major issue with all nutritional supplements 

is that the industry is not strictly 

regulated like prescription drugs are, and 

at least half have been shown to contain 

unlisted ingredients. That’s why these 

potentially hepatoxic supplements were so 

concerning to Likhitsup and her team, she 

explained. 

“How these products cause liver damage 

is not yet known but it is likely due to 

metabolism that occurs in the liver after the 

products were consumed,” she added. “We 

hope our results will increase awareness 

among patients and providers about these 

potentially liver toxic ingredients being 

consumed regularly among Americans.” 

The study’s results were recently published 

in JAMA, the journal of the American 

Medical Association. 

On the calendar 

BJC St. Louis Children’s Hospital offers 

a Family & Friends CPR course on Saturday, 

Oct. 5 from 9 a.m.-noon at Missouri 

Baptist Medical Center, 3015 N. Ballas 

Road, in Auditorium Rooms 1, 2 and 3. 

This class uses the American Heart Association’s 

curriculum to teach hands-on CPR 

skills. Course does not include certification 

upon completion. Registration for a seat in 

this class is for two people. The cost is $50. 

Register at classes-events.bjc.org. 

• • • 

St. Luke’s Hospital presents Let’s Cook! 

Power Protein Breakfasts on Tuesday, 

Oct. 15 from 9-10 a.m. in Suite 104 of the 

Des Peres Medical Arts Pavilion II, 2315 

Dougherty Ferry Road in St. Louis. Join a 

St. Luke’s dietitian to learn about various 

high-protein breakfast options, and sample 

a delicious high-protein breakfast bowl 

during this free program. Register online 

at stlukes-stl.com. 

• • • 

The St. Luke’s Book Club meets on 

Monday, Oct. 21 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at 

the Desloge Outpatient Center, 121 St. 

Luke’s Center Drive, in Conference Room 

3 of Building A. Join a discussion of David 

Kim’s book, “Made to Belong: Five Practices 

for Cultivating Community in a Disconnected 

World.” The registration fee is 

$5 per person; all those who register will 

be sent a copy of Kim’s book. Register at 

stlukes-stl.com.





I MATURE FOCUS I 49 

As older adults schedule annual flu vaccinations, it’s important to know that higher-dose 

shots are recommended for those over age 65. 


News & Notes 

By LISA RUSSELL 

Higher dose equals 

better protection 

It’s once again time to schedule your 

annual flu shot – an especially important 

task for seniors, who typically account for 

most hospitalizations due to influenza and 

up to 85% of flu-related deaths. 

People over 65 have a few different 

options for those shots. In addition to the 

standard dose vaccine, they can choose 

either a high-dose vaccine containing 

four times the antiviral ingredients, or an 

“adjuvanted” vaccine which includes an 

additional ingredient to boost the body’s 

immune system. In 2022, the CDC’s Advisory 

Committee on Immunization Practices 

(ACIP) issued an official recommendation 

that over-65 adults should receive one of 

the two latter vaccine types. 

A recent large study by Kaiser Permanente 

backs up ACIP’s recommendation. The 

study included nearly a half million seniors 

who received one or more doses of flu vaccine 

during the 2022-2023 flu season. 

It found that, compared to standard-dose 

vaccines, high-dose and adjuvanted flu vaccines’ 

protectiveness against hospitalization 

for flu was much higher … estimated at 

25% and 62%, respectively. Effectiveness 

of high-dose and adjuvanted flu vaccine for 

preventing healthcare visits to doctors and 

urgent care centers due to the flu was estimated 

at 9% and 17% higher, respectively. 

“Our research showed that there were 

advantages for older people to receive 

high-dose or adjuvanted flu vaccines over 

the standard vaccine,” said Jennifer Ku, 

Ph.D., MPH, an infectious disease epidemiologist 

with Kaiser Permanente’s 

Department of Research & Evaluation. 

“While seasonal variation exists, it is 

expected that seniors will continue to benefit 

from flu vaccines that are stronger than 

the traditional standard-dose vaccines.” 

While side effects of high-dose or adjuvanted 

vaccines may occur slightly more 

often, they are similar to those of standard 

dose vaccines and include pain or redness 

at the injection site, headache, muscle 

aches and fatigue. The study was recently 

published in Clinical Infectious Diseases. 

Health issues in the 

2024 election 

Adults over age 50 are expected to cast 

more than half of all ballots in the 2024 

election, making them a critically important 

voting group. Issues related to healthcare, 

which have been key factors for older 

voters in the past, will again be in the forefront 

this November, according to an ongoing 

University of Michigan poll. 

The National Poll on Healthy Aging’s 

most recent findings make it clear that 

rising costs of healthcare, along with the 

risk of scams and fraud, weigh heavily on 

the minds of older Americans. Out of a total 

of 26 topics respondents were asked about, 

those topics ranked as their top concerns. 

In this nationally representative survey 

regarding health-related issues, older adults 

reported being most concerned about costs 

of healthcare and health insurance, as well 

as financial fraud. More than half of older 

adults in nearly all demographic groups 

reported being “very concerned” about the 

costs of medical care and prescription drugs. 

Women reported being more concerned 

than men overall, and those describing their 

views as liberal or moderate more concerned 

than conservatives, about these issues. 

The poll’s leaders say it’s clear that federal 

and state efforts to contain healthcare 

costs for seniors will remain a top priority. 

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MATURE FOCUS, from page 49 

viders should also be equipped to counsel 

older adults about their health expenses, 

and guide them on ways to potentially 

reduce these costs. 

The National Poll on Healthy Aging, cosponsored 

by the University of Michigan 

and AARP, is a random survey of adults 

between 50 and 100 years of age conducted 

online and by phone. The recent survey 

was based on focus groups and pilot testing 

to identify the 26 health-related policy 

issues most important to older adults. 

Dial back on sugar 

to dial back the clock 

Reducing the amount of added sugar in 

your diet may actually lower your body’s 

biological age, say researchers at the Un 

iversity of California-San Francisco. 

Their recent study examined how three 

different measures of dietary quality affect 

epigenetic age, a biochemical test of cellular 

aging, in a diverse group of women. Even 

for those who ate an optimally healthy Mediterranean-style 

diet, each gram of added 

sugar they consumed daily was associated 

with an increase in their epigenetic age. 

The study helps to scientifically prove why 

sugar is so detrimental to health, according 

to Elissa Epel, Ph.D., a senior co-author. 

“We knew that high levels of added sugars 

are linked to worsened metabolic health and 

early disease, possibly more than any other 

dietary factor. Now we know that accelerated 

epigenetic aging is underlying this relationship, 

and this is likely one of many ways 

that excessive sugar intake limits healthy 

longevity,” Epel said. 

The 342 women who participated in the 

study reported consuming an average of 

61.5 grams of added sugar per day. Their 

daily sugar intake varied widely, from a 

low of 2.7 grams to a high of 316 grams. 

Because epigenetic aging patterns also 

appear to be reversible, it may be true that 

by cutting just 10 grams of added sugar per 

day, adults could turn back their biological 

clocks by about 2.4 months over time, the 

study’s authors estimated. 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration 

recommends that adults limit their 

added sugar intake to no more than 50 

grams per day, while the American Heart 

Association’s recommendations are lower: 

36 grams daily for men and 25 grams for 

women. That goal is a difficult one for 

most adults to achieve, though – for example, 

a can of regular soda contains roughly 

39 grams of sugar, a bottle of Gatorade 

has 36 grams, and a bar of milk chocolate 

has about 25 grams. Added sugar can be 

found in nearly every processed food, from 

breads and crackers to salad dressing and 

A recent study of Americans with high 

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deli meats. Previous research has found 

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Getting an accurate BP 

For those with hypertension, a blood 

pressure cuff to monitor the condition at 

home is an important tool. However, for 

roughly 18 million U.S. adults – nearly 7% 

of the population – those cuffs are either 

too large or too small, making their readings 

inaccurate, according to new research 

published in the journal Hypertension. 

In the recent study, a team from Johns 

Hopkins University reviewed 10 of the most 

popular blood-pressure monitoring devices 

sold through a large online retailer. In all but 

one case, their cuff sizes ranged from 8.7 

inches to 16.5 inches (22 to 42 centimeters) 

in circumference. Although several manufacturers 

do offer additional cuff sizes at an extra 

cost, the researchers focused on standard cuff 

sizes consumers are most likely to use. 

After comparing the circumference of 

these devices against a national database 

of people diagnosed with hypertension, the 

team concluded that 6.7% of U.S. adults 

could not use them effectively because 

their arm circumferences fell outside the 

standard range. In a separate clinical trial 

conducted in 2023, the team had previously 

found that cuffs which are either one size 

too small or one size too large routinely 

produce incorrect blood pressure readings. 

The study’s senior author, Kunihiro Matsushita, 

M.D., Ph.D., called the sizing disparity 

“particularly concerning given the already 

high and increasing prevalence of high blood 

pressure” among Americans. Nearly half of 

U.S. adults have been diagnosed with high 

blood pressure, according to American Heart 

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unaware they have it. Without treatment, 

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heart attacks, strokes, heart failure and other 

complications – which makes getting accurate 

readings at home “crucial for quality and 

equitable high blood pressure diagnosis and 

management,” Matsushita added. 

A little more lonely … a 

little less healthy 

Last year, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. 

Vivek Murthy issued a warning about alltoo-common 

experiences of loneliness, 

isolation and lack of connection among 

Americans – especially seniors – calling 

the issue a “public health crisis.” His warning 

listed several long-term health consequences 

of loneliness and insufficient 

social connection, such as a 29% increased 

risk of heart disease, a 32% increased risk 

of stroke, and a 50% increased risk of 

developing dementia for older adults. 

Recently, Penn State researchers reported 

that even when feelings of loneliness are 

temporary or fluctuate from day to day, 

they can have negative impacts on physical 

health and well-being, for younger and 

older adults alike. 

Their study, published in Health Psychology, 

focused on understanding the subtle 

aspects of loneliness, and how variations in 

daily feelings of loneliness can affect shortand 

long-term well-being. 

It used data from about 1,500 adults 

between the ages of 35 and 65 who participate 

in the National Study of Daily 

Experiences (NSDE), which is led by 

Penn State scientists. They found that 

people who experience more temporary or 

variable feelings of loneliness are likely to 

have physical symptoms such as general 

fatigue, headaches and nausea. Varying 

degrees of loneliness were also related to 

mental health issues like depression and 

anxiety. 

According to Dakota Witzel, Ph.D., the 

study’s lead author, closer attention should 

be paid to these daily, more temporary feelings 

of loneliness before they become the 

type of sustained loneliness identified in 

the surgeon general’s advisory. 

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“A lot of research is focused on loneliness 

being a binary trait … either you’re 

lonely or you’re not. But based on our own 

anecdotal lives, we know that’s not the 

case. Some days are worse than others – 

even some hours,” Witzel said. “If we can 

understand variations in daily loneliness, 

we can begin to understand how it affects 

our daily and long-term health.” 

Travel as anti-aging therapy 

As the years pass, we all face mental and 

physical decline. But one way we may be 

able to slow the rate of that decline is by 

spending more time traveling in our later 

years, according to aging researchers at 

Edith Cowan University in Australia. 

They based their recent study on the 

law of entropy, sometimes called “time’s 

arrow,” which shows that the basic structure 

of all living organisms becomes disorganized 

and falls apart over time… which 

leads to physical aging. From an entropy 

perspective, they say, taking trips could be 

a form of anti-aging therapy. 

“Aging, as a process, is irreversible. 

While it can’t be stopped, it can be slowed 

down,” said ECU Ph.D. candidate Fangli 

Hu, the study’s leader. 

Hu said the research suggests that positive 

travel experiences can boost both 

physical and mental wellness, actually 

helping the body maintain a low-entropy 

state and preventing the breakdown caused 

by aging. Traveling typically involves the 

mental stimulation of new surroundings, 

physical activities, relaxation, social interaction 

and stress reduction – all of which 

can boost metabolism and even trigger a 

protective immune system response. 

When viewed through an entropy lens, 

“travel therapy” could serve as a groundbreaking 

health intervention, especially for 

older adults, Hu said. “Tourism isn’t just 

about leisure and recreation. It could also 

contribute to people’s physical and mental 

health,” she added. 

The study was published in the Journal 

of Travel Research. 


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On the calendar 

St. Luke’s Hospital offers Medicare 

counseling sessions on Tuesdays, Oct. 8 

and Nov. 12, at the St. Luke’s Resource 

Center, 101 St. Luke’s Center Drive in 

Chesterfield. St. Luke’s has partnered with 

the Missouri State Health Care Insurance 

Assistance Program (SHIP) to offer Medicare 

counseling and enrollment assistance. 

Missouri SHIP services are free, unbiased, 

and confidential. Sign-up for a 60-minute 

session to learn more about your options 

and to select the right coverage to meet 

your needs. Appointment times are available 

at 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sign 

up online at stlukes-stl.com. 

• • • 

BJC Missouri Baptist Hospital hosts a 

Stroke Support Group in-person meeting 

on Thursday, Oct. 10 from noon-2 p.m. 

in the hospital’s Clinical Learning Institute, 

3015 N. Ballas Road in St. Louis, in Room 

416. Whether you are a stroke survivor or 

taking care of a loved one, you are invited 

to join the support community. 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. 


• • • 

St. Luke’s Hospital presents Coffee 

and Conversations on Wednesday, Oct. 

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

Center, 121 St. Luke’s Center Drive 

in Chesterfield, in Building A, Conference 

Room 3. Join 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 Know Your 

Meds; learn about proper medication management, 

how to understand your personal 

medication list and gain confidence to 

discuss it with your healthcare providers. 

Register at stlukes-stl.com. 

• • • 

BJC Missouri Baptist Medical Center 

sponsors a Living a Healthy Life virtual 

class on Wednesdays, Oct. 16-Nov. 27, from 

1-3:30 p.m. All sessions will be held online 

via Zoom. This self-management course is 

for adults with chronic conditions. Participants 

learn and practice skills such as problem-solving 

and goal setting, how to cope 

with common symptoms, and dealing with 

the frustrations of living with chronic illness. 

The free class is presented by St. Louis Oasis. 


• • • 

BJC Missouri Baptist Hospital hosts a 

Today’s Grandparents class on Thursday, 

Oct. 24 from 6-8:30 p.m. at the Missouri 

Baptist Medical Center Clinical Learning 

Institute, 3005 N. Ballas Road. This handson 

class offers updates on current trends in 

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infant care and feeding, and provides tips 

on local and long-distance grandparenting. 

The course fee is $20 per person (each 

person attending must register separately). 

Registration is available online at classesevents.bjc.org. 

• • • 

The city of Chesterfield and St. Luke’s 

Hospital are teaming up for a Healthy 

Seniors Series this fall, beginning on Thursday, 

Oct. 24 from 10-11 a.m. at Chesterfield 

City Hall, 690 Chesterfield Parkway West. 

Each free session will feature expert advice 

and practical tips you can use to improve 

your health. This month’s topic is Ensuring 

Safe Supplement Use; Oversight, 

Risks and Drug Interactions. Led by the 

St. Luke’s Pharmacy team, the event will 

examine current safety oversight of dietary 

supplements, discuss potential benefits and 

harms, and share strategies to safely manage 

supplements alongside prescription medications. 

To register, email olderadults@chesterfield.mo.us 

or call (636) 812-9500. 

• • • 

BJC Missouri Baptist Medical Center 

sponsors a Better Choices-Better Health 

Diabetes Virtual Class on Mondays, Nov. 

4-Dec. 16, from 9:30-noon. The free course, 

presented by St. Louis Oasis, is held online 

via Zoom. This workshop helps those 

living with diabetes to manage nutrition, 

family support and other daily challenges. 

Register online at classes-events.bjc.org. 

• • • 

St. Luke’s Hospital presents Beyond 

Blood Sugar: Understanding the Heart- 

Diabetes Connection on Wednesday, Nov. 

6 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the hospital’s Institute 

for Health Education, 232 S. Woods 

Mill Road in Chesterfield. This free in-person 

program will empower participants with 

knowledge and resources to help control 

diabetes and protect the heart. The program 

will start with a health fair featuring vendors, 

health experts, screenings and healthy 

snacks, followed by a speaker panel of St. 

Luke’s clinicians to answer your questions. 

(The speaker panel will also be streamed 

live via Microsoft Teams.) In-person attendees 

will have a chance to win attendance 

prizes. Register at stlukes-stl.com. 

• • • 

St. Luke’s Hospital presents Stay in the 

Game: Preventing Pickleball Injuries on 

Tuesday, Nov. 12 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the 

St. Luke’s Institute for Health Education, 232 

S. Woods Mill Road in Chesterfield. As the 

popularity of pickleball soars, so does the risk 

of injury. Whether you are a seasoned player 

or just starting out, understanding how to stay 

injury-free is crucial. Join for an informative 

session with Dr. Devon Myers, an orthopedic 

sports medicine physician with St. Luke’s 

Medical Group, to learn about common 

pickleball injuries, prevention strategies and 

rehabilitation tips. The program is free. Register 

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Transitions for Senior Living – St. Louis’ trusted resource for a senior’s best life 



Transitions for Senior Living is a 

service born more than 12 years ago 

in response to a need for resources to 

help families faced with the challenge 

of finding the right place for their 

loved one. 

Jeff Balleau, co-founder of Transitions, 

knows the difficulty of helping 

aged parents find living arrangements 

that are the right fit. He has experienced 

the frustration of trying to get 

transparent, honest information for 

his own aging father. That experience 

later resulted in the creation of Transitions 

for Senior Living. 

“We’ve been through it with our 

own family, and we still remember 

that overwhelming feeling,” said Jeff, 

now a senior care advocate. “It is a 

daunting task, and even more so when 

done on your own. The good news is, 

you don’t have to do this alone.” 

Transitions for Senior Living has 

resources for families. They work with 

all levels of care from independent 

living, to assisted living, to memory 

care and skilled nursing. Their mission 

is to find the right fit in lifestyle 

and services for older adults, and they 

never charge a fee for their services. 

Carmen Worley is also a senior care 

From left, Tena Barry, Sharon Balleau, Jeff 

Balleau, and Carmen Worley 

(Transitions for Senior Living photo) 

advocate with Transitions. 

“It’s apparent when you’ve been through 

it all yourself, that no two persons’ needs 

are exactly the same and you have to be 

able to figure out what’s going on in the 

family situation, interview people, meet 

the clients and understand who they are.” 

“The goal is to help our clients continue 

to live well,” Carmen said. “They have 

done so much for us as our elders, and 

they’ve had a beautiful life up until now. 

Our job is to help them continue living 

a fulfilled life. It’s about finding the best 

place, a place where they can flourish at 

whatever level of care they need,” she 

said. “It helps to work with someone who 

can walk you through the process to find 

the best fit.” 

The first step is to make a phone call 

to Transitions for Senior Living. A senior 

care advocate will respond quickly. Their 

first conversation with a family member 

will focus on the physical, cognitive and 

social care needs of the potential client 

and on setting a time for an in-person 

meeting. 

At the meeting, the advocate will discuss 

various care options that might be the 

best fit for the family member. Physical 

and social needs, geographic preferences 

and budget are considered. If placement is 

not an immediate need, the advocate will 

discuss other resources. They can give 

referrals for home care, counseling for 

seniors or their caregivers, recommend 

support groups and more. 

“What sets Transitions For Senior 

Living apart is our dedication to the time 

and effort needed to personally meet with 

you and your loved ones,” said co-founder 

Sharon Balleau, a senior care advocate. 

“We take the time to truly understand the 

care needs of your family and create an 

individual assessment before we begin to 

recommend a home.” 

Together the advocate, the client and the 

family then make a plan. 

“We will identify three to five communities 

that would be a good fit for your 

family,” Sharon said. “We will schedule 

tours, accompany you to each community, 

ask questions that will give you 

the most comprehensive understanding 

of the care for each community, be an 

advocate, answer questions and when the 

choice is made, help the client make a 

smooth transition.” 

“Transitions for Senior Living was intentionally 

created as an independent familyowned 

business so that there would be no 

limitations from a franchise on how we 

choose to help families,” she said. 

So, whether your family is in crisismode 

or planning ahead, Transitions for 

Senior Living can help. They have the 

comprehensive knowledge, experience 

and connections for all facets of senior 

care. Transitions for Senior Living is St. 

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their families navigate the next steps. 

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last few years, BJC HealthCare has hired 

more than 100 international staff. The company 

plans to engage the Mosaic Project’s 

foreign-born community for recruitment 

opportunities to expand its talent pool. Additionally, 

it supports St. Louis’ growing international 

community by providing diversity 

and inclusion training, celebrating multicultural 

events/holidays and providing resource 

groups for its diverse associate groups. 

• • • 

Passiglia Landscape, Nursery and 

Garden Center in Wildwood was awarded 

the 2024 Jeanie Hood Community Achievement 

Award. Hood was the founder and 

owner of Three French Hens in Wildwood 

and a valuable member of the Wildwood 

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• • • 

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been selected by the Centers for Medicare 

& Medicaid Services to participate in a 

new Medicare alternative payment model 

designed to support people living with 

dementia and their caregivers. The Guiding 

an Improved Dementia Experience 

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caregiving navigators for people in Medicare 

who have any stage of dementia and 

their family caregivers. Through GUIDE, 

LSS will build Dementia Care Programs 

to increase care coordination and improve 

access to services and supports. To learn 

more, visit cms.gov and search GUIDE. 

• • • 

St. Louis-based design/build general 

contractor Keystone Construction Company 

has completed the construction of 

corporate headquarters for both Tubular 

USA and SourceOne Solutions. Keystone 

built Tubular USA’s new 131,000-squarefoot 

headquarters and manufacturing facility 

in Chesterfield and a 37,500-square-foot 

headquarters for SourceOne Solutions 

LLC. Tubular USA is one of the largest suppliers 

of in-line galvanized pipe and tubing 

in the United States. SourceOne, located 

in O’Fallon, produces design, construction, 

maintenance and renovation of commercial 

lighting solutions. The architect on 

both projects was Gray Design Group. The 

engineers were Knapp Engineering and 

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and operations director. In his newly 

appointed role, Reich will work closely 

with the Downtown Chesterfield Development 

team and optimize operations while 

streamlining processes at the Hub STL. 

Reich brings experience in real estate 

asset management, project development 

and financial strategy. His history includes 

maximizing real estate portfolios and 

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Victor Shade Company: Delivering beauty and function for 116 years 



In 1908, Harold Victor founded 

Victor Shade Company. In 2024, 116 

years later, the company is still going 

strong with the latest designs in shades, 

shutters and blinds. 

In Victor Shade’s new showroom 

in Maryland Heights, customers can 

browse sample books and interact with 

over 20 displays. However, customers 

who prefer an in-home visit can schedule 

a free consultation, which includes 

expert measuring, assistance in choosing 

the best products for their home, 

and a project plan with pricing. 

The family-owned business has been 

passed from generation to generation, 

said co-owner Scott Segall. 

Scott and his wife, Rachel, purchased 

the business from Harold’s grandson, 

their “Uncle David,” 19 years ago. 

Scott’s mother, Marcella, and David’s 

sister, Susan, were best friends and 

spent so much time together Marcella 

was considered one of the family. As 

time went on, so were her children. 

Then, David’s daughter Shari introduced 

her best friend, Rachel, to Scott. 

This summer the couple celebrated 

their 27th anniversary. 

“It’s a family by choice, a family by 

love,” said Rachel. 

Owners Rachel and Scott Segall 

The Segalls also choose to treat their customers 

like family and, according to Scott, 

have taken care of multiple generations. 

“We feel a sense of responsibility for 

what has been handed down to us,” Rachel 

added. 

At one time the business was a dry 

goods store but its selection of shades soon 

became a specialty and in short order, the 

business made window dressings its main 

business. 

“We specialize in custom-made shades, 

shutters and blinds, and their repair,” Scott 

said. “We’re the only full-service repair 

shop in St. Louis.” 

Quality products and a dedication to 

customer service haven’t changed in the 

company’s 116 years in business. But the 

products it sells are definitely 21st century 

and, in some cases, very high-tech. 

“Today, shades and blinds can be raised 

and lowered by smart devices from anywhere 

in the world via WiFi and Bluetooth. 

The new showroom allows us to display the 

latest in blind and shade technology. It’s 

upgraded with new fixtures. There are more 

displays, and they are more interactive. Customers 

can learn more about automation. 

Today, shades and blinds can be raised and 

lowered from smart devices from anywhere 

in the world. At one time, remotes operated 

by an infrared sensor which required precise 

alignment. Now it’s all done through WiFi 

and Bluetooth,” Scott said. 

“It’s all about the Smart Home idea, 

although a traditional remote control works 

as well,” Rachel added. 

As a Hunter Douglas Gallery dealer, 

Victor Shade has access to all of Hunter 

Douglas’ beautiful products at competitive 

prices. The company also offers other popular 

brands, giving its customers options 

for every window, including improved 

safety. According to Rachel, Victor Shade 

carries both cordless and retractable systems 

in addition to automated systems for 

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child and pet safety. 

Clearly, there’s more to choosing window 

treatments than just simple aesthetics. 

“We are the experts in shades, shutters 

and blinds,” Scott said. “Combined, our 

staff has 116 years of experience.” 

That’s enough experience to help customers 

pinpoint exactly what they want 

and need, such as superior energy efficiency 

to help keep their homes warmer 

in the winter and cooler in the summer or 

window dressings that add character and 

style – from traditional to contemporary. 

In addition to visiting the company’s 

showroom, Victor Shade offers free inhome 

consultations to show how samples 

look in customers’ homes with their lighting, 

furniture and wall color. Included in 

the consultation is a free estimate. 

From dreaming to planning to installation, 

customers can count on Victor Shade 

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 

Battle of The Bands is from 6-9 p.m. 

on Wednesdays through Oct. 9 at The Hub 

STL, 17057 N. Outer Road in Chesterfield. 

This competition will showcase talent from 

across the Midwest region for a $2,500 prize. 

The winner will be determined by audience 

participation in the form of donations for 

local charities. The Grand Finale is on Oct. 

9. For details, visit thedistrictstl.com. 

• • • 

A United States Marine Band Joy of 

Music Concert is at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, 

Oct. 10 at the Manchester United Methodist 

Church, 129 Woods Mill Road. Free event. 

Details at marineband.marines.mil/Tour. 

• • • 

Dennis Bergin Organ Concert is at 7 

p.m. on Friday, Nov. 1 at Twin Oaks Presbyterian 

Church, 1230 Big Bend Road in 

Ballwin. The program, Music of Resurrection, 

will include concert music for organ by 

J. S. Bach, Johann Pachelbel, Louis Vierne 

and more. The concert is free and open to 

the public. For details, call (636) 861-1870. 

BENEFITS 

PBJ Golf Classic is from 9:30 a.m.-3 

p.m. on Monday, Oct. 7 at The Legends 

Country Club, 625 Legends Parkway in 

Eureka. Tickets are $175 and include BBQ 

provided by The Purpose. Beverages and 

adult beverages are available for purchase. 

Proceeds benefit Leap of Faith Ministry 

and the Peanut Butter and Jesus outreach 

program. Register at pbandjesus.love. 

• • • 

A Donut Run is at 8 a.m. on Saturday, 

Oct. 12 at The Hub STL in Chesterfield. 

This family-friendly run/walk raises funds 

to support rare pediatric disease research 

and assist families. The event will also feature 

an after-party with live music by Tess 

Boyer Schenck, face painting and donuts. 

For more information, visit take-part.org. 

• • • 

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. Cost is $175 per player. 

Register at tofk.perfectgolfevent.com or 

call (314) 749-3477. 

• • • 

STL Cure Sarcoma 6K Run/Walk is 

from 9:30 a.m.-noon on Sunday, Oct. 13 

at Creve Coeur Lake, 13725 Marine Ave 

in Maryland Heights. For details, visit stlcuresarcoma.org. 

• • • 

Feed the Masses Canned Food Drive is 

from Nov. 1-30 at The Timbers of Eureka, 

1 Coffey Park Lane. Over 20 Parks & 

Recreation Departments from around the 

area compete throughout November to see 

which city can collect the most items to be 

donated to local food banks. Drop off is at 

the front desk of The Timbers. For details, 

visit eureka.mo.us. 

• • • 

St. Alban Roe Knights of Columbus 

“Trivia Knight” is at 7 p.m. (doors open 

at 6 p.m.) on Saturday, Nov. 2 at 2001 

Shepard Road in Wildwood. Registration 

is $30 per person; refreshments and light 

snacks are provided. Proceeds benefit SSM 

Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital 

Developmental Center and Knights of 

Columbus Charity Fund. Register at app. 

charityauctionstoday.com and search, “St. 

Alban Roe Knights of Columbus Trivia 

Knight.” For details, call (314) 630-2958. 

• • • 

Comedy 4 the Paws Gala is at 6 p.m. on 

Friday, Nov. 8 at the Westborough Country 

Club, 631 S. Berry Road. Features Tim 

Convy from 106.5 The Arch and comedian 

Brendan Eyre. Tickets are $175 at carolhousepetclinic.org/comedy. 

• • • 

Bingo Fundraiser is at 5:30 p.m. on 

Saturday, Nov. 9 at St. Mark’s Presbyterian 

Church, 601 Claymont Drive in Ballwin. 

The entry fee for 18-year-olds and older is 

$30 and includes ten games. For 14-18 years, 

tickets are $20 and include ten games and a 

bingo dauber. For details, visit ggaa.org. 

CONCERTS/FESTIVALS 

The Fall Fire & Ice Festival is from 5-8 

p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5 at Longview Farm 

Park in Town & Country. Music by Whiskey 

Morning, bounce houses, a kids corner, 

arts and crafts, food and drinks trucks; plus 

fireworks at 8 p.m. 

• • • 

Hot Dog It’s Chili is from 5:30-8 p.m. on 

Friday, Oct. 25 at Bluebird Park, 225 Kiefer 

Creek Road in Ellisville. Enjoy a chili cookoff 

contest including live music by the Woo 

Daddies, children’s activities, food/drink vendors 

and hayride shuttles. Children may wear 

a costume and bring a bag for treats. Free 

event. If interested in being a vendor, call 

(636) 227-7508. Details at ellisville.mo.us. 

FAMILY & KIDS 

Little Explorers is from 9-10:30 a.m. on 

the first and third Wednesday of the month 

at various parks in Ballwin. Themed activities 

change weekly and include a craft and 

snack for ages 2-5. Cost is $8 for residents, 

$10 for non-residents. Parents and guardians 

are free. For details, visit ballwinparksandrecreation.com. 

• • • 

Creative Corner is from 10-11 a.m. 

monthly on the first Thursday at the Eureka 

Community Center, 333 Bald Hill Road. 

For ages 2-5. An adult needs to stay with 

the child. Cost is $10 for residents, $11 for 

non-residents. Pre-registration is recommended. 

To register, visit eureka.mo.us. 

• • • 

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Oct. 5 at The Pointe, 1 Ballwin Commons 

Circle. Every child (ages 5-12) takes home 

a custom-made mini-figure. Cost is $18 for 

residents; $20 for non-residents. Register 

at ballwin.mo.us. 

• • • 

Family Movie Night at the Hub is at 6:30 

p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 17 at The District, 

17057 N Outer 40 Road in Chesterfield, featuring 

“Harry Potter.” Free admission. For 

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

• • • 

Cops and Bobbers is from 10 a.m.-1 

p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2 at New Ballwin 

Park, 329 New Ballwin Road. Meet Ballwin 

police officers and do some fishing. 

Lunch will be served from 12:15-1 p.m. 

Prizes will be awarded for the most unusual 

catch, smallest fish by length, biggest fish 

by length, and most fish caught. Check in 

at the lake entrance on the day of the event. 

For children 12 and under. Free event. For 

details, visit ballwin.mo.us. 

• • • 

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

Nov. 8 at The Pointe, 1 Ballwin Commons 

Circle. Children ages 8-12 will bring their 

own Nerf guns and compete in a variety 

of games. All participants must bring and 

use protective eyewear. Extra Nerf ammo 

will be available for use. Cost is $15 for 

residents and $18 for non-residents. To 

register, visit ballwin.mo.us. 

SPECIAL INTEREST 

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. 

• • • 

Manchester Book Club meets at 11 a.m. 

on the 3rd Tuesday of every month at the 

Manchester Parks Building, 359 Old Meramec 

Station Road. For details, call (636) 391- 

6326 or email rpate@manchestsermo.gov. 

• • • 

Herb Your Enthusiasm with horticulture 

expert Jill Thompson meets from 

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

month at Kircher Park, 25 Williams Road 

in Eureka. The per-class cost is $5 for residents 

and $7 for non-residents. Details and 

registration at eureka.mo.us. 

• • • 

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 and donuts. There is no set 

agenda; questions and comments are welcome. 

For details, visit crevecoeurmo.gov. 

• • • 

Shofar in the Park is at 5:30 p.m. on 

Thursday, Oct. 3 at Chesterfield Central 

Park, 16365 Lydia Hill Drive. The event 

will include the sounding of the shofar, 

which is central to the observance of Rosh 

Hashanah, as well as a tashlich service, 

apples and honey along with holiday songs 

and inspiration. Free tickets are required at 

chabadchesterfield.com. 

• • • 

“Tu Salud” Health Fair is from 9 a.m.-3 

p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5 at the North 

County Recreational Complex, 2577 

Redman Ave. in St. Louis. The event is free 

and open to the public, offering healthcare 

services for children and adults. Attendees 

will have access to expert panel discussions 

on health-related topics and resources from 

local organizations and businesses. For 

details, visit telemundostl.com. 

• • • 

Bat Mitzvah Milestone Women’s 

Course is at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 

9 and continues through Wednesday, May 

21 at Chabad of Chesterfield in Chesterfield 

Mall, 291 Chesterfield Center. Classes will 

be once per month on Wednesday evenings 

culminating with a Bat Mitzvah celebration 

for family and friends. The course fee is $360. 

For details, visit chabadchesterfield.com. 

• • • 

Veterans Medicare Insurance Coverage 

Summit is from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, 

Oct. 10 at VFW Post 3944, 10815 

Midland BIvd. in Overland, featuring an 

educational presentation on Medicare 

Advantage coverage options for veterans. 

Health insurance carrier representatives 

will be available to answer questions. Food 

and drinks are provided. For details, visit 

thekaufmanfund.org. 

• • • 

Katie Seale - Route 66 Material Digitization 

at Rolla Research Center is at 9 

a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10 at The National 

Museum of Transportation, 2933 Barrett 

Station Road in Kirkwood. This is part of 

the TNMOT 2024 Speaker Series. Free 

admission, but advanced registration is 

required. For details, visit tnmot.org. 

• • • 

Ballwin Poker Pub Crawl is from 1-6 

p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12, beginning at 

The Wolf Cafe, 15480 Clayton Road. The 

schedule will include Circle 7 Ranch Taphouse 

and Grill, The Brothers Beer and 

Bourbon Lounge and The Crafty Chameleon 

Brewery and Pizza. Each stop will 

include a free pour and time to enjoy the 

establishment, approximately one hour at 

each stop. Ages 21 and over. Tickets start 

at $40. To register, visit ballwin.mo.us. 

• • • 

Book Signing of “Missouri Comfort” by 

Mathew Unger and Porsche Moran Murphy 

is from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26 

at the Kitchen Conservatory, 9011 Manchester 

Road and from 11 a.m.-2:20 p.m. 

on Saturday, Nov. 2 at Grace Meat + Three, 

4270 Manchester Ave. Open to the public. 

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The Manchester Pumpkin Carving 

Contest continues through Oct. 31 and is 

open to all Manchester residents and businesses. 

Send a photo of your best pumpkin 

carved this October to win a prize. Email 

a picture of the pumpkin with your name, 

address and date carved to rpate@manchestermo.gov. 

Prizes will be awarded 

in the first week of November. Details at 

manchestermo.gov. 

• • • 

Fall Hayrides are at 6 p.m., 6:45 p.m. 

and 7:30 p.m. on Thursdays, Oct. 3, Oct. 

10 and Oct. 17 at the Bussmann Shelter 

– Bluebird Park, 225 Kiefer Creek Road 

in Ellisville. Enjoy an evening hayride 

through the park. There will be an open 

campfire to make s’mores and drink hot 

cocoa. The cost is $10 per person and $8 

for residents. Pre-registration is required 

at ellisville.mo.us/226/fall-hayrides or call 

(636) 227-7508. 

• • • 

Zick’s Hallowed Walk is open to the 

public from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily beginning 

Saturday, Oct. 5. This not-so-scary walk 

features pumpkins, fall foliage and more in 

a variety of creative fall-themed displays. 

Fun for all ages. 

• • • 

Celebrate Halloween at The Magic 

House in Kirkwood at the Not-So-Haunted 

House on weekends Oct. 11-13, Oct. 18-20 

and Oct. 25-27. Children receive a trickor-treat 

bag and an autograph book and 

participate in a scavenger hunt. Included in 

admission cost. 

• • • 

Pumpkin Glow is from 5:30-7:30 p.m. 

on Friday, Oct. 11 at Des Peres Park, 12352 

Manchester Road in Des Peres. Jack-O- 

Lanterns will be launched onto the pond 

at sunset (6:30 p.m.) Lanterns must be 

pre-carved. Participants can bring a picnic 

dinner and s’mores supplies. A pumpkin 

floatation device, glow stick and marshmallow 

roasting stick will be provided. All 

ages welcome. Cost is $15 for residents, 

$18 for non-residents. For details, visit 

desperesmo.org/801/Pumpkin-Glow. 

• • • 

Halloween Hullabaloo is from 5-8 p.m. 

on Friday, Oct. 18 at The Pointe, 1 Ballwin 

Commons Circle. Dress up for a fun time 

of crafts and games. Free event for all ages. 

Details at ballwin.mo.us. 

• • • 

Manchester Parks’ Halloween Festival 

is from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 

18 at Schroeder Park, 359 Old Meramec 

Station Road. Games, hayrides and a costume 

contest are featured. The cost is $6 

for residents, $8 for non-residents. Tickets 

must be purchased in advance at manchestermo.gov/parks. 

• • • 

Gumbo Flats Pumpkin Run is at 8 a.m. 

on Saturday, Oct. 19 at Chesterfield Towne 

Center, 161 Long Road. A 5K route, 10K 

route and Children’s Fun Run are featured. 

Participants will receive a long-sleeved 

TEK shirt, swag bag and bib. Tickets start 

at $35 and $15 for children’s Fun Run 

(ages 10 and younger). Register at chesterfieldmochamber.com. 

• • • 

Trick or Track (daytime event) is from 

11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 

the National Museum of Transportation, 

2933 Barrett Station Road in Kirkwood, 

featuring “Serengeti Steve and His Reptiles” 

from noon-1 p.m. Bring bags for 

collecting candy and wear costumes. 

Regular museum admission applies. No 

reservations are required. For details, 

visit tnmot.org. 

• • • 

Monster Mash - Family Bingo Night is 

from 6-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 24 at 

Manchester Park Building, 359 Old Meramec 

Station Road. Wear a favorite costume 

and play bingo with your family. Cost 

includes bingo with prizes, pizza and drinks. 

All ages welcome. Register early. Cost is $8 

for residents and $10.40 for non-residents. 

Details at manchestermo.gov/parks. 

• • • 

Shivering Shadows 7K Walk/Run 

is at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 25 at LaSalle 

Springs Middle School, 3300 Hwy. 109 in 

Wildwood. Costumes are welcome. Bring 

lights. Registration fee is $40 before race 

day and $50 on race day. Register at cityofwildwood.com. 

• • • 

A Moonlight Howl 5K is from 9-10:30 

p.m. on Friday, Oct. 25 at The Wolf Café, 

15480 Clayton Road in Ballwin. Open to 

all ages and fitness levels. Tickets are $35. 

For details, including course maps, schedule, 

race options and volunteer signups, 


visit mseracing.com/moonlight-howl-run. 

• • • 

Trunk or Treat is from 3-5 p.m. on 

Sunday, Oct. 27 at the Creve Coeur Government 

Center, 300 N. New Ballas Road. 

Trick-or-treaters can stop by for Halloween 

treats, view decorated police vehicles and 

participate in fun games and a costume 

contest. Free event. Details at crevecoeurmo.gov. 

• • • 

Chesterfield’s Turkey Trot and Fun 

Run is at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 28 

at the Chesterfield Valley Athletic Complex, 

17925 N Outer 40 Road. Participants 

can choose between a 5K Run/Walk or a 

1K Fun Run (at 9:30 a.m.) geared toward 

children. Participation is $25 through Oct. 

31 for the 5K; $40 on race day; $15 for the 

Fun Run through race day. Shirts are guaranteed 

if registered by Nov. 10. To register, 

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what I go through.” 

Despite the hard days, Bell said, “There 

is so much to be grateful for.” 

“I love that I get to come here and get 

my mind off of chemo and treatment and 

have a nice night with everyone here,” Bell 

said. “Art therapy helps me express how I 

feel about what I’m going through. It has 

helped me a lot.” 

Kalyn (26) painted a colorful abstract 

piece entitled “The Light at the End of the 

Tunnel.” His description of the piece says, 

“This painting is a depiction of my road 

ahead. I know I’ll have many light and dark 

days. I feel scared because of the unknown, 

but I also feel hopeful because there is 

always light at the end of the tunnel.” 

21-year-old Rue has participated in Art 

From the Heart for the last five years and 

sees it as a continuation of their therapy 

and a way of helping those who come after 

them. 

Rue’s entry this year is embroidery artwork 

was inspired by their mom’s tattoo, 

which depicts a boxer Kewpie doll as a 

representation of Rue. 

Rue’s artist statement says, “When I was 

little, I always wanted tattoos as a way to 

decorate my body. When I got sick, instead 

of being covered in artwork, my body was 

decorated with scars that are just as beautiful 

as tattoos. When I turned 18, I got my 

first tattoo of a simple green ribbon to represent 

my battle. Since then, I’ve covered my 

body with artwork for my friends who have 

passed, for the bands that got me through 

treatment, for memories, and for giggles. 

My Kewpie doll is a representation of me 

and all the other kiddos in treatment.” 

“Art From the Heart is a way for me to 

get away from cancer and still be a 

part of it. I’ve been out of treatment 

for almost four years, and it’s a way 

for me to give back to the community 

that helped me,” Rue said. 

Westrich says she has loved every 

moment of walking alongside the 

families she’s “had the privilege to 

work with.” 

“I feel like it is incredibly important 

and meaningful to be able to 

provide a space with art therapy 

for our families and our patients to 

share their stories and respect their 

journeys,” she said. “It means they 

have somebody and a whole community 

around them that is really 

seeking to support them in the most 

beautiful way.” 

To learn more, visit friendsofkids. 

com. 

Bell (left) with Westrich 

(Photo courtesy of Friends of Kids with Cancer) 

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Department of Conservation (MDC) is 

providing freezers for voluntary Chronic 

Wasting Disease (CWD) sampling in 

the St. Louis region. Deer heads can 

be dropped off at six sites in Crawford, 

Franklin, Jefferson, St. Charles, Warren 

and Washington counties. Each site has 

a freezer that will preserve the samples, 

which will be picked up by MDC staff for 

CWD testing. 

These self-serve drop sites enable hunters 

to submit deer heads for sampling at 

their convenience throughout this year’s 

deer hunting season. 

The sample drop-off site in St. Charles 

Count is at the August A. Busch Memorial 

Conservation Area. A list of other sites is 

available at short.mdc.mo.gov/ZCH. 

Hunters will be required to remove the 

deer’s head and antlers in advance, leaving 

six inches of neck, so it can be left in 

the freezer. Materials will be available at 

the freezer sites, such as trash bags, zip 

ties and data sheets that hunters can use in 

labeling the heads. Hunters will record a 

Telecheck ID number that allows them to 

see test results online within approximately 

three weeks at mdc.mo.gov. 

CWD is a neurological disease fatal to 

deer. A deer may be infected with no visible 

symptoms and the only way to identify 

the presence of CWD is to have the deer 

tested, MDC officials said. According to 

MDC, the disease has been confirmed in 

Crawford, Franklin, Jefferson and Washington 

counties, as well as counties elsewhere 

in the state. 

Hunters can play an important role 

in helping MDC monitor and track the 

disease in Missouri by having their deer 

tested for CWD, an MDC press release 

stated. 

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