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Viola Colbert, 89, cook. 

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Diane Fulkerson, 55, 

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Larry Hanne, 67, St. 

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Mae Hemmer, 96, Florida, 

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Herbert Hitzemann, Jr., 

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Bertha Jennings, 96, 

Wellsville. 

August Krapf, 91, St. 

Charles, truck driver. 

Frank Hollis, Jr., 68, 

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George Kottmeier, 70, 

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Donald Kulcher, 62, Silex, 

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Hettie McCormack, 68, 

Fulton, homemaker. 

Carmen Moslander, 94, 

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THE FOCUS NEWS Friday, January 23, 2009 

Former Department of Agriculture 

Employee & Associate Indicted on Charges 

Involving an Online Prostitution Business 

A Kansas City man and his 

business associate, a former 

Department of Agriculture employee, 

have been indicted on 

conspiracy to commit money 

laundering and prostitution related 

charges involving an online 

prostitution business, United 

States Attorney Catherine L. 

Hanaway announced. 

“It is always disappointing 

when Federal Government employees 

misuse Government 

resources. However, it is deeply 

disturbing when those resources 

are utilized to commit a 

crime and exploit women,” said 

First Assistant United States 

Attorney Michael W. Reap. 

According to the indictment, 

Laurie Lynn McConnell was 

employed by the United States 

Department of Agriculture in 

Kansas City, Missouri, as a statistician 

assigned to the USDA 

risk Management Agency from 

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The Missouri Medicaid program 

will recover nearly $18 

million from drug giant Eli Lilly 

and Company in a settlement 

announced by Attorney General 

Chris Koster. The agreement 

with Missouri, several other 

states and the federal government 

settles allegations that 

Lilly ran a marketing campaign 

that improperly promoted the 

anti-psychotic drug Zyprexa. 

Lilly will pay the states and 

the federal government a total 

of $800 million in damages 

and penalties to compensate 

Medicaid and various federal 

healthcare programs for harm 

suffered as a result of this conduct. 

“Medicaid fraud is a critical 

problem in our state’s health 

care system,” Koster said. 

“Prosecuting Medicaid fraud is 

an absolute priority in my administration, 

and today’s announcement 

represents the 

benefits that vigilant enforcement 

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up to $500,000. 

Hanaway commended the 

work performed on the case by 

the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 

United States Department 

of Agriculture Office of 

Inspector General in Kansas 

City, Missouri, and the Maryland 

Heights Police Department. 

Assistant United States 

Attorney Howard J. Marcus is 

handling the case for the U.S. 

Attorney’s Office. 

The charges set forth in an 

indictment are merely accusations, 

and each defendant is 

presumed innocent until and 

unless proven guilty. 

Eli Lilly Will Pay Missouri 

$18 Million for Illegal 

Marketing of Zyprexa 

ter was completed under the 

administration of Attorney General 

Nixon, and his role should 

be properly recognized,” Koster 

said. 

The states and the federal 

government alleged that from 

1999 to 2005 Lilly promoted 

Zyprexa in a campaign called 

“Viva Zyprexa” for uses not approved 

by the Food and Drug 

Administration. The campaign 

was aimed not only at psychiatrists, 

but at primary care physicians 

and promoted such unapproved 

uses as the treatment of 

depression, anxiety, irritability, 

disrupted sleep, nausea and 

gambling addiction. 

As a result of these promotions, 

physicians prescribed 

Zyprexa for children and adolescents, 

dementia patients in 

long-term care facilities, and in 

unapproved dosage amounts, 

all of which violated state Medicaid 

reimbursement rules. 

“Missouri’s Medicaid dollars 

will be guarded tightly by 

my administration, just as they 

were under the previous administration,” 

Koster said. “The excessive 

and improper billing of 

Medicaid will not be tolerated at 

any time, especially during an 

economic climate that has state 

government facing historic budget 

challenges.” 

In a separate legal action, 

federal authorities in Pennsylvania 

brought misdemeanor 

criminal charges against Lilly 

based on the same allegations. 

In a plea agreement filed with 

the court, Lilly has agreed to 

pay a $615 million criminal fine 

to the federal government to resolve 

the charges. 

Missouri’s involvement in 

the case was handled by the 

Attorney General’s Medicaid 

Fraud Control Unit, which has 

authority under state law to investigate 

and prosecute, both 

civilly and criminally, allegations 

of fraud against Missouri’s 

Medicaid program. The unit has 

recovered nearly $140 million 

in Medicaid fraud cases since 

its creation in 1994.

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Mr. & Mrs. Jeremiah Meyer Family 

New Beginnings for the Mr. & Mrs. 

Jeremiah Meyer Family of Warrenton 

Christine Ann Pritchett & 

Jeremiah James Meyer met in 

2007, were engaged in 2008, 

and started their “New Beginnings” 

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Christine & Jeremiah expressed 

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The house move is planned 

to begin at 5 a.m. on Sunday 

and should take approximately 

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Routes 61 southbound, Route 

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70 NOR and Route NN. 

Pilot cars and law enforcement 

vehicles will be accompanying 

the move, which may require 

stopping oncoming traffic; 

some roads may be closed to 

approaching traffic during this 

time. Motorists are urged to 

see alternate routes during this 

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point and final destination of 

the move: 

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Ramp on Interstate 70 

Scheduled for Repairs 

in Montgomery County 

Beginning Friday, January 

23 MoDOT crews will begin 

repairing a soil slide on the 

westbound off ramp at the 179mile 

marker on Interstate 70 in 

Montgomery County. 

During the repairs, the ramp 

will be closed to traffic from 8 

a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. The work 

should be completed on Monday, 

January 26, weather permitting. 

Message boards will be 

in place to remind motorists the 

ramp is closed.

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SBA Makes Effort to Thaw U.S. Credit Markets 

In this difficult credit environment, 

it’s important to understand 

what’s happening 

in the market and the several 

extraordinary steps the U.S. 

Small Business Administration 

has taken in recent months. 

Economic uncertainty has 

led to diminished small business 

loan demand. Borrowers 

are, on average, less creditworthy 

than in previous years. 

Lenders have also tightened 

credit standards. At the same 

time, liquidity concerns have 

led some lenders to raise cash 

reserves until the economy 

picks up again; other lenders 

have slowed SBA-backed lending 

because the secondary 

market for those loans is still 

disrupted. 

To address these issues, 

SBA has taken several steps: 

First, SBA added an alternative 

base interest rate lenders 

can use on SBA-backed 

loans, the one-month LIBOR 

rate (London Interbank Offered 

Rate). By creating a way for 

loan rates to be more in line 

with lenders’ costs, this change 

helps lenders continue to be 

profitable on new SBA loans 

despite current divergence between 

interest rates and costs 

of funds. 

Second, SBA allowed a new 

structure – Weighted Average 

Coupon Pools – for pools of 

SBA securities sold in secondary 

markets, improving profitability 

and adding liquidity into 

the secondary market for SBAguaranteed 

loans. Because the 

average interest rate is used for 

these pools, they are easier for 

pool assemblers to create and 

more attractive to potential investors. 

Beginning Monday, January 

26 at 8 a.m. MoDOT crews 

will begin repairing a soil slide 

near the acceleration lane at 

the eastbound Mineola rest 

area at the 165-mile marker on 

Interstate 70 in Montgomery 

County. During the repairs, the 

rest area facility and parking lot 

will be out of service to motorists. 

The rest area will be open 

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faced by lenders and investors, 

problems that reduced capital 

availability for small businesses. 

SBA also worked with the 

Treasury Department and the 

Federal Reserve Board of 

Governors to ensure the new 

Term Asset-Backed Securities 

Loan Facility (TALF) program 

will help restore buying activity 

in SBA’s disrupted secondary 

market, generating liquidity 

lenders need to step up their 

small business lending. 

It has only been two months 

since SBA changes to rules on 

rates and pooling became effective, 

and those changes will 

take time to work through the 

system. We think the TALF will 

have a strong positive effect on 

the secondary markets but this 

program also is just getting off 

the ground. 

SBA also has reminded 

participating lenders of their 

authority to extend temporary 

payment relief for qualified borrowers 

struggling to repay their 

loans. SBA has asked lenders 

not to react to changing financial 

variables, such as fluctuations 

in personal credit scores, 

declining collateral values, and 

reduced home equity by broadly 

calling borrower loans. 

In recent months, SBA staff 

has met with hundreds of lenders 

around the country to review 

their strategies and portfolio 

quality, and to encourage their 

use of SBA products, soliciting 

feedback on their problems and 

how SBA can improve its products 

and services. 

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lenders by streamlining the 

loan process so they can better 

reach underserved markets. 

SBA has also modernized 

its programs to make the agency 

a better partner for lenders. 

It centralized its loan process 

from 68 sites to six, a change 

long requested by lenders, to 

standardize procedures, upgrade 

technology and cut turnaround 

times. Since 2006, 7(a) 

loan processing times have 

fallen by more than 50 percent. 

In 2007, SBA took 279 days on 

average to pay lenders their 

guaranties; today it’s less than 

25 days for correct loan packages. 

The current Administration 

also freed the program from 

volume limitations that caused 

program shutdowns in 2002 

and 2004 by funding the program 

through modest fees and 

eliminating its $120 million annual 

subsidy. Today, lenders 

don’t worry about the program 

shutting down late in the year, 

enabling them to market it more 

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SBA has also modernized 

its processes and technology. 

Last year, SBA updated and 

simplified its program rule book 

from over 1,000 pages to 400 

pages and made it searchable 

online. The agency also upgraded 

its technology systems, 

allowing lending partners to 

service SBA loans electronically. 

These changes are having 

an effect. Over the last year, 

SBA has seen a net increase 

in active lenders, specifically 

community banks. 

Eastbound Mineola Rest Area on 

Interstate 70 Scheduled for Repairs 

Message boards will be 

used to remind motorists of 

the closed facility. Also as a 

reminder to travelers, MoDOT 

has rest areas open for public 

use approximately 32 miles 

east of Mineola at the 198-mile 

marker near Wright City in Warren 

County. 

MoDOT thanks all motorists 

for their patience and understanding 

during these repairs. 

For more information, please 

contact MoDOT’s Customer 

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Safe and Sound Bridge 

Contracts Awarded in Audrain 

and Lincoln Counties 

The Missouri Highways and 

Transportation Commission recently 

awarded a contract for 

rehabilitating two bridges in 

Audrain and Lincoln Counties, 

the Sandy Creek Bridge east 

of Gazette on Route K and the 

Lost Creek Diversion south of 

Elsberry on Route M. These 

are the first bridges in those 

respective counties that will be 

repaired under MoDOT’s innovative 

Safe and Sound Bridge 

Program. 

The superstructure and 

deck on each of the bridges will 

be replaced allowing the onelane 

restriction to be removed 

from the bridge on Route K. 

Neither bridge will be load 

posted when the work is complete 

and both bridges will be 

widened, the Route K bridge 

to 22 feet accommodating the 

Beginning Thursday, January 

29, MoDOT crews will begin 

repairing a soil slide on the 

eastbound exit ramp at the 

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10-foot driving lanes and onefoot 

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the 10-foot lanes and 3 ½ 

-foot shoulders. These bridges 

are part of the Safe and Sound 

Bridge program to repair or replace 

802 bridges throughout 

the state, beginning in 2009. 

Bleigh Construction Co. of 

Hannibal, Mo., was the successful 

bidder on this project 

at $494,546.40. Work may 

begin after February 9, 2009, 

but the roads will not be closed 

before March 16 and must be 

reopened by October 1. 

Questions about this transportation 

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Eastbound Ramp at Exit 179 on 

Interstate 70 Scheduled for 

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mitting. Message boards will be 

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ramp is closed. 

Questions about this transportation 

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Health 

State Health Department Urges Missourians to Take 

Precautions Against Carbon Monoxide Poisoning 

Recent bitterly cold temperatures 

and foul weather 

have forced Missourians to 

spend more time indoors staying 

warm. Extreme cold sometimes 

compels people to use 

supplemental heating sources 

that can put their families at risk 

of carbon monoxide poisoning. 

With this threat in mind, the 

Missouri Department of Health 

and Senior Services (DHSS) is 

urging people to take extra precautions 

to protect themselves 

and their families from carbon 

monoxide. 

“The threat of carbon monoxide 

poisoning can come 

from a variety of sources such 

as furnaces, heaters, stoves, 

generators, and vehicles,” said 

Randy Maley, DHSS environmental 

public health specialist. 

“Carbon monoxide is invisible, 

odorless, tasteless and in 

high quantities, deadly. Now is 

a good time to check to make 

sure your carbon monoxide detectors 

are working properly.” 

Carbon monoxide is released 

when burning fossil fuels 

such as gasoline, natural 

gas, propane, kerosene, charcoal, 

or wood. Petroleum-burning 

vehicles such as cars and 

even boats can also produce 

carbon monoxide. Inside a 

home, carbon monoxide can be 

produced from a natural gasfueled 

furnace, water heater, 

clothes dryer, space heater, 

or cooking stove, as well as 

a kerosene heater, fireplace, 

or wood stove. While carbon 

monoxide poisonings occur 

year round, reported cases and 

deaths usually peak in January, 

according to DHSS data. 

To prevent carbon monoxide 

poisoning, people should 

make certain all fuel-burning 

appliances operate properly 

and install carbon monoxide 

detectors in their home. Carbon 

monoxide detectors are 

similar to smoke detectors, are 

relatively inexpensive, and can 

be purchased at department or 

By Jim Dryden 

Many older adults worry — a 

lot. Almost one in 10 Americans 

over age 60 suffer from an anxiety 

disorder that causes them 

to worry excessively about 

normal things — like health, 

finances, disability and family. 

Although antidepressant drugs 

known as selective serotonin 

reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) can 

improve anxiety symptoms in 

younger adults, little has been 

known about their effects in 

older people. 

In the largest study of SSRIs 

in older people with anxiety disorders, 

a team of psychiatric re- 

hardware stores and on-line. 

The early symptoms of carbon 

monoxide exposure include 

headaches, dizziness, weakness, 

sleepiness, nausea, and 

vomiting; people with heart disease 

may develop an irregular 

heartbeat. Exposure to higher 

concentrations can cause disorientation, 

coma, convulsions, 

and death. 

“Waiting for early symptoms 

of carbon monoxide poisoning 

is not a substitute for making 

sure possible carbon monoxide 

producing sources are working 

properly. If you wait for symptoms 

to become noticeable, it 

may be too late to call for help. 

You need to get out of the building 

or away from the vehicle,” 

said Maley. “Anyone who suspects 

they are suffering from 

carbon monoxide poisoning 

should immediately get fresh 

air and seek medical help. 

In the past five years, there 

have been more than 3,000 illnesses 

and 212 deaths caused 

by carbon monoxide reported 

in Missouri. Physicians and 

laboratories are required to report 

cases of carbon monoxide 

poisoning to their state or local 

public health agency. 

To help prevent carbon 

monoxide poisoning: 

* Be sure natural gas-fueled 

appliances are installed and 

used according to manufacturer’s 

instructions; if an appliance 

pilot light goes out, do not attempt 

to re-light the pilot light, 

but instead contact a professional; 

* Have your home heating 

system inspected annually; 

* Also have ventilation systems 

such as chimneys, flues, 

and vents checked each year; 

* Do not use natural gasfueled 

appliances such as an 

oven, cooking stove, or clothes 

dryer to heat your home; these 

appliances are not designed 

for heating a home, even for a 

short time; 

* Do not burn charcoal 

inside a house, garage, vehicle 

or tent for heating or cooking, 

not even in a fireplace; 

* Do not use un-vented gas 

or kerosene heaters in closed 

spaces – especially near or in 

sleeping areas; even opening a 

door or window does not allow 

enough fresh air to prevent carbon 

monoxide poisoning; 

* Never leave an automobile 

running in a closed garage or in 

a garage attached to the house 

even with the garage doors 

open; 

* Do not use any gasolinepowered 

engines such as mowers, 

weed trimmers, chainsaws, 

power washers or generators in 

enclosed spaces; 

* Be aware that most large 

boat motors are a source of 

carbon monoxide; do not allow 

any swimming near the motor 

exhaust; especially keep children 

away from the boat motor; 

* Do not leave the rear window 

or tailgate of a vehicle 

open while driving; and 

* Repair leaking exhaust 

pipes and mufflers on automobiles. 

An easy way to remember 

how you can prevent CO poisoning 

are the letters I CAN B. 

* Install CO alarms near 

sleeping areas. 

* Check heating systems 

and fuel-burning appliances 

annually. 

* Avoid the use of non-vented 

combustion appliances. 

* Never burn fuels indoors 

except in devices such as 

stoves or furnaces that are 

made for safe use. 

* Be attentive to possible 

symptoms of CO poisoning. 

For more information about 

preventing carbon monoxide 

poisoning or to report persons 

suffering from or who have 

been tested for carbon monoxide 

poisoning, see the Department 

of Health and Senior 

Services’ Web Site http://www. 

dhss.mo.gov/CO/. 

Anxious Older Adults May 

Benefit from Antidepressants 

searchers found the drug escitalopram 

(Lexapro®) improved 

anxiety symptoms and quality 

of life. Results are reported in 

the Jan. 21 issue of the Journal 

of the American Medical Association. 

Patients in the study had 

Generalized Anxiety Disorder 

(GAD), a condition of chronic, 

difficult-to-control worry. Associated 

symptoms include 

insomnia, fatigue, muscle tension 

and irritability. 

“A person with Generalized 

Anxiety Disorder spends, 

on average, about 40 hours a 

week worrying, so it’s almost 

like having a full-time job,” says 

principal investigator Eric J. 

Lenze, M.D., associate professor 

of psychiatry at Washington 

University School of Medicine 

in St. Louis. “They worry about 

very real things, but the inability 

to put those worries out of their 

minds makes the condition disabling.” 

Older adults with anxiety 

disorders are typically either not 

treated or prescribed sedative 

drugs known by trade names 

such as Valium ® and Xanax ® . 

Sedatives can relieve anxiety, 

but their long-term use in older 

adults is linked to falls and cog- 


nitive impairment. SSRI drugs 

are thought to be a safer alternative, 

but it wasn’t clear if they 

could reduce anxiety in this age 

group. 

Lenze led the study while at 

the University of Pittsburgh. His 

team studied 177 people over 

the age of 60. Average age was 

about 73. 

Half received the SSRI drug 

escitalopram, and the rest took 

an inactive placebo. Participants 

took one pill per day. If 

their symptoms didn’t improve 

after four weeks, a second pill 

was added. In patients receiving 

the drug, taking two pills 

increased the dosage from 10 

mg. to 20 mg. The higher dose 

more effectively reduced anxiety. 

After 12 weeks of treatment, 

68 percent of patients taking 

escitalopram had improved. 

About 51 percent of those taking 

the placebo showed improvement. 

“We found improvements 

not only in anxiety and level of 

worry but also in functioning,” 

Lenze says. “Many people who 

took the drug felt they were better 

able to carry out daily role 

activities related to their work or 

family life.” 

Interestingly, the researchers 

also noted that escitalopram 

helped some patients 

lower blood pressure. 

“We noticed if their blood 

pressure was normal, it stayed 

the same. If they had high blood 

pressure, it got better,” he says. 

“It’s a preliminary finding, and 

more research is needed, but it 

suggests that anxiety treatment 

in this age group can help with 

other health problems.” 

The main side effect of escitalopram 

in this study was 

When it is head versus heart, 

the heart comes first. The heart 

is the first organ to develop and 

is critical in supplying blood to 

the rest of the body. Yet, little 

is known about the complex 

processes that regulate the 

heartbeat. By studying chickens’ 

hearts, a University of Missouri 

researcher has identified 

certain proteins within the heart 

muscle that play an important 

regulatory role in embryonic 

heartbeat control. Understanding 

these components and how 

they interact will give researchers 

a better understanding of 

heart development and abnormalities 

in humans. 

In the study, researchers 

examined embryonic chickens’ 

hearts, which develop morphologically 

and functionally similarly 

to humans’ hearts, and 

tested the electrical activity 

present in the cardiac muscle 

cells over a period of 24 hours. 

fatigue and sleepiness. That 

surprised the research team 

because the drug is not a sedative; 

however, the symptoms 

usually went away after a few 

weeks, and the drug was well 

tolerated overall. 

Although escitalopram 

helped, Lenze calls the benefits 

modest. 

“That doesn’t mean an older 

adult shouldn’t take an SSRI 

for an anxiety disorder, but it 

appears the medication alone 

usually won’t be sufficient,” 

he says. “We’re currently conducting 

a study that combines 

drug treatment with a type of 

psychotherapy called cognitive 

behavior therapy.” 

That study includes investigators 

at the University of 

Pittsburgh, the University of 

California at San Diego and 

Washington University. This 

study treats patients for 56 

weeks. Lenze believes the longterm 

nature of the study will 

provide better answers about 

how to effectively treat anxiety 

in older adults and whether doing 

so improves health. 

“Most older adults with an 

anxiety disorder never see a 

mental health specialist,” Lenze 

says. “They are more likely 

to see a gastroenterologist for 

GI difficulties or a rheumatologist 

for muscle pain than to go 

to a psychiatrist. They may feel 

stress and worry about things, 

but some other symptom is 

what gets them to go to the 

doctor.” 


the new study, which combines 

drug therapy with cognitive behavior 

therapy to treat generalized 

anxiety disorder, contact 

Grace Snell at 314-747-1387 

or gsnell@wustl.edu. 

MU Researchers Examine 

Developing Hearts in Chickens 

to Find Solutions for Human 

Heart Abnormalities 

They found that changes in local 

proteins have important effects 

on embryonic heart beat 

control. 

“Electrical activity in the 

heart appears in very early 

stages of development,” said 

Luis Polo-Parada, assistant 

professor in the Department 

of Medical Pharmacology and 

Physiology in the MU School 

of Medicine and investigator 

in the Dalton Cardiovascular 

Research Center. “This study 

determined the role of the heart 

microenvironment in regulating 

electrical activity in cardiac 

cells that are required for normal 

cardiac function. Understanding 

exactly how a heart 

is made and how it begins to 

function will allow us to significantly 

improve therapies for a 

wide range of cardiac anomalies, 

injuries and diseases such 

as hypertension, cardiac fibrosis, 

cardiac hypertrophy and

Health 

congestive heart failure.” 

Cardiac function depends 

on appropriate timing of contraction 

in various regions of the 

heart. Fundamental to the control 

of the heart are the electrical 

signals that arise within the 

heart cells that initiate contraction 

of the heart muscle. The 

upper chambers of the heart, 

FDA Alerts Public about Danger 

of Skin Numbing Products 

Serious and life-threatening risks associated with improper use 

The U.S. Food and Drug 

Administration today issued a 

Public Health Advisory to alert 

consumers, patients, health 

care professionals, and caregivers 

about potentially serious 

and life-threatening side 

effects from the improper use 

of skin numbing products. The 

products, also known as topical 

anesthetics, are available 

in over-the-counter (OTC) and 

prescription forms. 

Skin numbing products are 

used to desensitize nerve endings 

that lie near the surface of 

the skin, causing a numbness 

of the skin. These topical anesthetics 

contain anesthetic drugs 

such as lidocaine, tetracaine, 

benzocaine, and prilocaine in a 

cream, ointment, or gel. When 

applied to the skin surface, they 

can be absorbed into the blood 

stream and, if used improperly, 

may cause life-threatening side 

effects, such as irregular heartbeat, 

seizures, breathing difficulties, 

coma, or even death. 

FDA has received reports of 

adverse events and deaths of 

two women who used topical 

anesthetics before laser hair 

removal. In February 2007, the 

FDA issued a Public Health Advisory 

- “Life-Threatening Side 

Effects with the Use of Skin 

Products containing Numbing 

Ingredients for Cosmetic Procedures,” 

to warn consumers 

about these products. 

Patients for whom an overthe-counter 

or prescription topical 

anesthetic is recommended 

should consider using a topical 

anesthetic that contains 

the lowest amount possible 

of medication that will relieve 

your pain. Also, health care 

professionals should determine 

whether adequate pain relief 

can be safely achieved with a 

topical anesthetic, or whether 

a different treatment would be 

more appropriate. 

The FDA strongly advises 

consumers not to: 

* make heavy application 

of topical anesthetic products 

over large areas of skin; 

* use formulations that are 

stronger or more concentrated 

than necessary; 

* apply these products to irritated 

or broken skin; 

* wrap the treated skin with 

plastic wrap or other dressings; 

and 

the atria, must contract before 

the lower chambers, the ventricles, 

to obtain a coordinated 

contraction that will propel the 

blood throughout the body. 

While scientists understand the 

gross actions of the electrical 

signals that drive cardiac contraction, 

little is known about 

changes in the local environ- 

* apply heat from a heating 

pad to skin treated with these 

products. 

When skin temperature increases, 

the amount of anesthetic 

reaching the blood stream 

is unpredictable and the risk of 

life-threatening side effects increases 

with greater amounts 

of lidocaine in the blood. 

A recently published study 

in Radiology looked at women 

taking acetaminophen and ibuprofen 

by mouth versus applying 

lidocaine gel, a topical anesthetic, 

to the skin to decrease 

discomfort during mammography. 

The lidocaine gel was 

applied to a wide skin surface 

area and then covered with 

plastic wrap. There were no 

serious or life-threatening side 

effects reported in the study, 

nor were any reported when 

FDA discussed the results 

with the doctor who performed 

the study. The study results 

favored the use of lidocaine 

as there was significantly less 

discomfort than with the plain 

gel or oral acetaminophen or 

ibuprofen. However, given the 

life-threatening side effects associated 

with the use of topical 

anesthetics during laser hair 

removal, FDA is concerned that 

similar side effects could occur 

when topical anesthetics are 

used during mammography. 

Further, the study was small 

and it is possible that a larger 

study might show different findings. 

Patients should talk with 

their health care professional 

if they are considering using 

a topical anesthetic before a 

mammogram. The following 

The University of Missouri 

Extension Center in Franklin 

County is offering a series of 

classes for people with diabetes 

and their families and 

friends, at the Union Memorial 

Auditorium. 

The series, called “Eat Well, 

Be Well with Diabetes,” is a fourclass 

series designed to teach 

about healthy food choices for 

people with diabetes, healthy 

versions of familiar foods that 

are easy to prepare, and cooking 

techniques that use new 

or more healthful ingredients. 

ment of the embryonic and 

adult heart cells that influence 

these contractions. 

The study “Cardiac Cushions 

Modulate Action Potential 

Phenotype During Heart Development,” 

has been accepted 

for publication in Developmental 

Dynamics. 

summarizes advice for patients 

if a topical anesthetic is recommended 

for their use: 

* use a topical anesthetic that 

contains the lowest strength, 

and amount, of medication that 

will relieve the pain; 

* apply the topical anesthetic 

sparingly and only to the 

area where pain exists or is expected 

to occur; 

* do not apply the topical 

anesthetic to broken or irritated 

skin; 

* ask their healthcare professional 

what side effects are 

possible and how to lower their 

chance of having life-threatening 

side effects from anesthetic 

drugs; and 

* be aware that wrapping or 

covering the skin treated with 

topical anesthetics with any 

type of material or dressing can 

increase the chance of serious 

side effects, as can applying 

heat to the treated area while 

the medication is still present. 

Consumers and health care 

professionals may report adverse 

events to the FDA’s Med- 

Watch program at 800-FDA- 

1088, by mail at MedWatch, 

HF-2, FDA, 5600 Fishers Lane, 

Rockville, Md 20852-9787, or 

online at www.fda.gov/medwatch/report.htm. 

To read the FDA’s 2009 

Public Health Advisory, go to: 

http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/ 

advisory/topical_anesthetics2009.htm 

To read the FDA’s 2007 

Public Health Advisory, go to: 

http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/ 

advisory/topical_anesthetics. 

htm 

Diabetes Education Classes 

Begin February 26, 2009 

Classes will be held on Thursdays, 

February 26, March 5, 12 

& 19, 2009 from 6:30 to 9:00 

pm at the Union Memorial Auditorium. 

Pre-registration is 

required and may be made by 

sending the $20 enrollment fee 

to the University of Missouri 

Extension Center, 116 W Main 

St., Union, MO 63084. 

Registration deadline is 

February 16, 2009 

Topics include counting 

carbohydrates, quick and easy 

meals, food preparation and 

understanding diabetes. Par- 


ticipants will sample desserts, 

main dishes or side dishes prepared 

in class. 

For more information or a 

FDA Requires Warnings about Risk 

of Suicidal Thoughts and Behavior 

for Antiepileptic Medications 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration 

today announced it 

will require the manufacturers 

of antiepileptic drugs to add to 

these products’ prescribing information, 

or labeling, a warning 

that their use increases risk 

of suicidal thoughts and behaviors 

(suicidality). The action 

includes all antiepileptic drugs 

including those used to treat 

psychiatric disorders, migraine 

headaches and other conditions, 

as well as epilepsy. 

The FDA is also requiring 

the manufacturers to submit 

for each of these products a 

Risk Evaluation and Mitigation 

Strategy, including a Medication 

Guide for patients. Medication 

Guides are manufacturerdeveloped 

handouts that are 

given to patients, their families 

and caregivers when a medicine 

is dispensed. The guides 

will contain FDA-approved information 

about the risks of suicidal 

thoughts and behaviors 

associated with the class of antiepileptic 

medications. 

“Patients being treated with 

antiepileptic drugs for any indication 

should be monitored for 

the emergence or worsening of 

depression, suicidal thoughts 

or behavior, or any unusual 

changes in mood or behavior,” 

said Russell Katz, M.D., director 

of the Division of Neurology 

Products in the FDA’s Center for 

Drug Evaluation and Research. 

“ Patients who are currently 

taking an antiepileptic medicine 

should not make any treatment 

changes without talking to their 

health care professional.” 

free brochure, call Mary Schroepfer 

at the Franklin County Extension 

Office 636-583-5141. 

The FDA today also disseminated 

information to the 

public about the risks associated 

with antiepileptic medications 

by issuing a public health 

advisory and an information 

alert to health care professionals. 

Health care professionals 

should notify patients, their 

families, and caregivers of the 

potential for an increase in the 

risk of suicidal thoughts or behaviors 

so that patients may be 

closely observed. 

The FDA’s actions are 

based on the agency’s review of 

199 clinical trials of 11 antiepileptic 

drugs which showed that 

patients receiving antiepileptic 

drugs had almost twice the risk 

of suicidal behavior or thoughts 

(0.43 percent) compared to patients 

receiving a placebo (0.24 

percent). This difference was 

about one additional case of 

suicidal thoughts or behaviors 

for every 500 patients treated 

with antiepileptic drugs instead 

of placebo. 

Four of the patients who 

were randomized to receive 

one of the antiepileptic drugs 

committed suicide, whereas 

none of the patients in the placebo 

group did. Results were 

insufficient for any conclusion 

to be drawn about the drugs’ 

effects on completed suicides. 

The biological reasons for the 

increase in the risk for suicidal 

thoughts and behavior observed 

in patients being treated 

with antiepileptic drugs are un- 


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Archery Deer Harvest Sets Record 

Bowhunters checked 

44,434 deer during the 2008- 

09 archery deer season, setting 

a record and boosting the 

combined firearms and archery 

deer kill to 283,253. 

Missouri ’s archery deer 

season begins Sept. 15 and 

runs through Jan. 15, with an 

11-day hiatus during the November 

Portion of Firearms 

Deer Season. Archers checked 

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approximately 400 deer per day 

during the 111 days of bowhunting 

season. Slightly more 

than half the deer taken by archers 

(22,409) were does. Mature 

bucks made up 37 percent 

(16,434) of the archery harvest, 

and button bucks accounted for 

13 percent (5,591) of archery 

kills. The previous archery deer 

harvest record, set in 2006-07, 

was 42,322. 

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Top archery deer harvest 

counties were Jefferson with 

976, Jackson with 913 and St. 

Louis with 909. 

Bowhunters also checked 

2,484 wild turkeys during the 

archery season. That is down 

339 from the previous year. 

Top archery turkey-harvest 

counties were Texas with 54 

turkeys checked, Franklin with 

52 and Wright with 51. 

Bernie Madoff Scam Costs State Retirement 

Fund an Estimated $3.5 Million 

Missouri State Treasurer 

Clint Zweifel attended his first 

official meeting of the MOS- 

ERS Board, the state retirement 

agency, on Thursday and 

learned that money MOSERS 

placed with the asset management 

firm, Silver Creek Capital 

Management, fed money to 

Bernie Madoff. This investment 

resulted in a $3.5 million loss to 

the state employee retirement 

fund. Madoff, a financier, is 

allegedly behind a $50 billion 

Ponzi scheme. “There has 

never been a more important 

time to protect the retirement of 

hard working Missourians and 

the investments of taxpayers” 

said Zweifel. Treasurer Zweifel 

urges the Board and the staff of 

MOSERS to implement the following 

actions to protect inves- 

tors and taxpayers. 

·The relationship between 

MOSERS and Silver Creek 

should be thoroughly examined 

and all courses of action should 

be considered. 

·Development of policies 

that promote increased openness 

and transparency of MOS- 

ERS’ investments by defining 

what issues are appropriate to 

discuss in open session versus 

executive session. 

·Improved and more detailed 

disclosures so MOSERS 

board members know and understand 

how specific investments 

are performing. 

·Increased due diligence 

on asset managers by MOS- 

ERS to provide for increased 

accountability. This is particularly 

important considering 

the “fund-of-fund” investment 

method sometimes used by 

MOSERS. 

·We should consider pursuing 

legal action for plan participants 

who have been harmed 

by the decision to invest with a 

firm that invested with Bernie 

Madoff. 

·There needs to be a comprehensive 

review of all MOS- 

ERS investments to ensure 

there isn’t additional Madoff 

exposure. 

“The Board and the MOS- 

ERS staff should immediately 

take steps to remedy the situation 

at MOSERS” said Zweifel, 

“It is unfortunate that anyone 

was affected by Madoff. It is 

crucial we take immediate action 

to see that this does not 

happen again.” 

Lottery Raffle Awards $1 Million Prize 

Somebody is $1 million 

richer following the Missouri 

Lottery’s Million-Dollar Raffle 

drawing, which was held Jan. 

20. One winning raffle number 

was drawn for the $1 million 

top prize, four winning numbers 

were drawn to win $100,000 

and 440 lucky players’ winning 

numbers were drawn to receive 

$500. 

The winning raffle number 

for the top prize of $1 million is 

0700058613. The winning combinations 

for the four $100,000 

prizes are: 0700116827, 

0700158388, 0700167864 and 

0700169464. The winning 

numbers for the $500 prizes 

and the complete list of winning 

raffle numbers can be found on 

the winning numbers list. 

Players who discover they 

have one of the top five winning 

tickets should sign the back of 

the ticket and take it to a Mis- 

souri Lottery office. Lottery offices 

are located in Jefferson 

City, Kansas City, St. Louis and 

Springfield. Maps to each office 

can be found on the Contact Us 

page at Molottery.com. 

Numbers games winners 

have exactly 180 days from the 

drawing to claim their prize. In 

this case, winners have until 

July 19, to claim their prizes. 

The Million-Dollar Raffle 

was a Numbers Game that was 

a modern version of a traditional 

raffle. For $10, players could 

purchase a ticket with a 10-digit 

raffle number. Tickets were 

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Volunteer Disaster Case- 

Manager Training Offered 

In 2008, Missouri received 

six federal disaster declarations 

for flooding, tornadoes, and ice 

storms. 

With the number of both 

declared and undeclared disasters, 

many Missouri families 

continue to need help in their 

recovery efforts. Local Long 

Term Recovery Committees are 

searching for volunteer case 

managers to help with local recovery 

efforts. The State Emergency 

Management Agency 

(SEMA) in partnership with the 

Missouri UnitedMethodist Conference 

will be offering a free 8 

hour volunteer Disaster Case- 

Manager class at 8 a.m., February 

7, at the Vineyard Church 

of Rolla, 708 NorthMain. 

“We are looking for volunteers 

who have the desire 

to serve people in their own 

community. Citizens who have 

been affected by disaster and 

need help getting back on their 

feet,” said Karen Benson, Missouri 

Conference Disaster Coordinator 

for United Methodists. 

Benson will be teaching the Disaster 

Case Manager course. 

The class is limited to 40 

people. At no cost to them, 

trainees will be required to pass 

a national background check. 

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make an in-depth assessment 

of their disaster related unmet 

needs. They also help survivors 

develop their personal recovery 

plan. 

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works as an advocate/facilitator 

who researches resources 

available to those affected by 

disasters. The case manager 

remains in contact with the client 

until the disaster related 

needs are met. For additional 

questions about the class or the 

functions of a case manager, 

please contact Candy Barton, 

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“We are looking for volunteers 

who want to help their 

neighbors. This is an excellent 

opportunity for individuals to do 

meaningful volunteer work and 

make a difference in their community,” 

said Dante Gliniecki, 

SEMA’s Statewide Volunteer 

Coordinator. 

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on the Training/Exercise link in 

the blue sidebar. 

The class registration is 

listed in the training schedule. If 

you have trouble registering on 

line, please call SEMA Training 

at 573-526-9126 between 8 

a.m. – 4 p.m. 

American Peanut Council 

Reports Retail Jars of Peanut 

Butter on Grocery Shelves Not 

Affected by FDA Advisory 

recall due to salmonella contamination. 

It advises consumers 

that at this time, there is no 

indication that any jars of peanut 

butter sold in retail stores 

are linked to the recall by Georgia-based 

Peanut Corporation 

of America (PCA). 

While none of this product 

was sold at retail to the general 

public, some of the peanut butter 

and peanut paste manufactured 

by PCA is used as ingredients 

in other products. Some 

of the peanut butter is also 

distributed in bulk for further 

manufacturing into products 

containing peanut butter and to 

large US institutions. 

On Saturday January 17, the 

America Peanut Council joined 

the FDA in urging consumers 

to postpone eating products 

that use US peanut butter as 

an ingredient, pending information 

about which products 

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Antiepileptic Drugs 

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known. 

The FDA alerted health 

care professionals in January 

2008 that clinical trials of drugs 

to treat epilepsy showed increased 

risk of suicidal thoughts 

and actions. In July 2008, the 

FDA held a public meeting to 

discuss the data with a committee 

of independent advisors. 

At that meeting the committee 

agreed with the FDA’s findings 

that there is an increased risk 

of suicidality with the analyzed 

antiepileptic drugs, and that 

appropriate warnings should 

extend to the whole class of 

medications. The panel also 

considered whether the drugs 

should be labeled with a boxed 

warning, the FDA’s strongest 

warning. The advisers recommended 

against a boxed warning 

and instead recommended 

that a warning of a different 

type be added to the labeling 

and that a Medication Guide be 

developed. 

Acting under the authorities 

of the Food and Drug Administration 

Amendments Act 

of 2007 (FDAAA), the FDA is 

requiring manufacturers of antiepileptic 

drugs to submit to the 

agency new labeling within 30 

days, or provide a reason why 

they do not believe such labeling 

changes are necessary. 

In cases of non-compliance, 

FDAAA provides strict timelines 

for resolving the issue and 

allows the agency to initiate an 

enforcement action if necessary. 

The following antiepileptic 

drugs are required to add warnings 

about the risk of suicidality: 

Carbamazepine (marketed 

as Carbatrol, Equetro, Tegretol, 

Tegretol XR) 

Clonazepam (marketed as 

Klonopin) 

Clorazepate (marketed as 

Tranxene) 

Divalproex sodium (marketed 

as Depakote, Depakote ER, 

Depakene) 

Ethosuximide (marketed as 

Zarontin) 

Ethotoin (marketed as Peganone) 

Felbamate (marketed as 

Felbatol) 

Gabapentin (marketed as 

Neurontin) 

Lamotrigine (marketed as 

Lamictal) 

Lacosamide (marketed as 

Vimpat) 

Levetiracetam (marketed as 

Keppra) 

Mephenytoin (marketed as 

Mesantoin) 

Methosuximide (marketed 

as Celontin) 

Oxcarbazepine (marketed 

as Trileptal) Phenytoin (marketed 

as Dilantin Suspension) 

Pregabalin (marketed as 

Lyrica) 

Primidone (marketed as 

Mysoline) 

Tiagabine (marketed as 

Gabitril) 

Topiramate (marketed as 

Topamax) 

Trimethadione (marketed 

as Tridione) 

Zonisamide (marketed as 

Zonegran) 

Some of these medications 

are also available as generics. 

Health care professionals 

and consumers may report serious 

adverse events or product 

quality problems with the use of 

this product to the FDA’s Med- 

Watch Adverse Event Reporting 

program either online, by 

regular mail, fax or phone. 

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License Offices to be Put up for Bid 

Gov. Jay Nixon’s plan to 

reform the way local motor vehicle 

and driver license offices 

are managed continued today 

with bids going out for the operation 

of a second group of six 

offices. 

“Today’s action marks another 

step in fulfilling a promise 

made to the people of Missouri,” 

Class Action Lawsuit Settlement Makes Cash 

Available to Recipients of Unsolicited Facsimiles 

The United States District 

Court for the Western District 

of Missouri has preliminarily 

approved settlement of a class 

action lawsuit against Mortgage 

Depot, LLC of Merriam, Kansas 

for sending unsolicited facsimile 

advertisements. The lawsuit, 

Evans & Green, LLP v. Mortgage 

Depot, LLC et al. alleged 

that Mortgage Depot sent thousands 

of unsolicited facsimile 

Gov. Nixon said. “I pledged to 

provide government services in 

the most fair and efficient way, 

and getting rid of the patronage 

system in the management of 

these local license offices helps 

accomplish that goal.” 

The six contract offices are 

Lee’s Summit (Jackson County), 

South County (St. Louis 

advertisements in violation of 

the Telephone Consumer Protection 

Act (TCPA). 

The primary subscriber to 

a facsimile telephone number 

which received an unsolicited 

facsimile advertisement from 

Mortgage Depot, LLC between 

September 1, 2004 and January 

1, 2005 may receive up to 

$500 as part of the settlement. 

A website has been created 

County), Harvester (St. Charles 

County), Hannibal (Marion 

County), and North Kansas 

City and Gladstone (both in 

Clay County). 

In the past, operation of the 

offices was largely given to 

agents based on their political 


to provide more details about 

the settlement to members of 

the class, including how to claim 

their money or be excluded from 

the case. It is located at www. 

MDFaxSettlement.com. Class 

members can also contact the 

Claims Administrator, c/o Class 

Action Administration, Inc. tollfree 

at (866) 802-7915. 

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are supplied by a PCA plant 

in Blakely, Georgia, USA. The 

plant does not manufacture or 

supply any retail peanut butter 

brands. Consumers should 

visit http://www.fda.gov for a 

list of affected products. As the 

FDA has directed, consumers 

should also go to company and 

brand websites for further information 

about any specific products. 

Detailed information about 

PCA’s recall can be found at 

http://www.peanutcorp.com. 

“Consumers want information 

about which products are 

affected, and that’s why we 

want to reassure Europeans 

that the FDA’s advisory does 

not apply to retail peanut butter 

brands on grocery shelves,” 

said Louise McKerchar, European 

Director of the American 

Peanut Council’s London office. 

The FDA has traced one 

source of salmonella contamination 

to a PCA plant in 

Blakely, Georgia, where the 

company manufactures peanut 

butter and peanut paste. While 

the PCA plant does not manufacture 

or supply any retail peanut 

butter brands, they have 

announced a voluntary recall 

of all possibly affected peanut 

butter and paste produced at 

the plant. 

As stated earlier, consumers 

should visit http://www.fda. 

gov for a list of affected products 

in the days ahead. As the 

FDA has directed, consumers 

should also go to company 

and brand websites for further 

information about any specific 

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Obituaries 

Hettie Lee 

McCormack 

Hettie Lee Hatcher McCormack, 

68, of Fulton, MO, died 

on Saturday, January 17, 2009, 

at the Audrain Medical Center 

in Mexico, MO. 

Hettie Lee was born on 

July 26, 1940, in Fulton, MO. 

She was a daughter of Frank 

M. and Ruth Clement Hatcher. 

She attended Fulton Public 

Schools. She was married on 

September 10, 1955, to Marion 

Ernest “Mac” McCormack. 

They lived most of their married 

lives in the Williamsburg area. 

Hettie worked in construction 

for many years. Hettie worked 

with the construction of the 

Callaway Nuclear Plant near 

Reform, MO. She was a homemaker 

and former member of 

the Williamsburg Community 

Club. Hettie later moved to 

Florida where she lived for thirteen 

years before returning to 

Callaway County in the fall of 

2005. 

Hettie is survived by three 

sons: Alan McCormack and 

wife, Martha, of Williamsburg, 

MO; Calvin McCormack and 

wife, Stephanie, of Independence, 

MO; and Daniel McCormack 

and wife, Connie, of Williamsburg, 

MO. Also surviving 

are eight grandchildren, nine 

great-grandchildren; and one 

sister, Sarah Ann Nichols of 

Williamsburg, MO. 

Hettie was preceded in 

death by her parents; by her 

husband, Marion, and by two 

sons: Patrick and Lindell Mc- 

Cormack. 

Funeral services will be held 

at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, 

January 21, 2009, at the Old 

Auxvasse Nine-Mile Presbyterian 

Church in Williamsburg, MO. 

The Reverend Jim Cruickshank 

will officiate. Interment will be 

in the Williamsburg Cemetery. 

Visitation will be on Tuesday 

from 5:00-8:00PM at the 

Schlanker Funeral Home in 

Montgomery City, MO. Casketbearers 

inclue Rob Hess, 

Tony Lewis, Christopher Barr, 

mack. Honorary casketbearers 

include Mike Rees and Robert 

Belcher. 

Memorial contributions are 

suggested to: The Williamsburg 

Cemetery or to the Williamsburg 

Community Club, c/o 

Schlanker Funeral Home, 207 

Danville Rd., 

Montgomery City, MO 

63361. 

Condolences may be made 

to www.schlankerfuneralhome. 

com. 

Viola May Colbert 

Viola May 

Colbert was 

born on April 

25, 1919. 

Her journey 

in this world 

ended peacefully on January 

17, 2009, at the home of her 

daughter, Susan. Viola was 89 

years old. 

Viola was the daughter of 

Albert and Mary (Ives) Collins. 

She was married to Efton 

Colbert and had four children; 

Charles, Bonnie, Joyce and 

Susan. 

Viola was a lifetime member 

of the Hawk Point VFW and she 

volunteered at the Hawk Point 

Cemetery. She worked as a 

cook in several restaurants, 

schools and Troy Manor. 

She is survived by her 

children, Charles (Nancy) Colbert, 

Bonnie (Ray) Bolte, Joyce 

Hawkins (Ronnie Smith) and 

Susan Colbert. Her surviving 

grandchildren, Dennis (Nettie) 

Colbert, Darla (David) Tidwell, 

Travis Zumwalt, Kevin Zumwalt, 

Joey (Shelly) Lansche, Jeff 

Lansche, JoAnn Turner, Shannon 

Hawkins, Newly (Carmen) 

Hawkins, Kara (Brian) Lenk, 

Dana (Wayne) Bine and Amy 

Hesskamp; 21 great-grandchildren 

and 2 great, great-grandchildren; 

one sister-in-law, and 

many nieces and nephews. 

Viola was preceded in death 

by her husband, Efton Colbert; 

her parents, Albert and Mary 

Collins; brothers, Ralph (Vel- 

Brian Hughes, Nathaniel Mc- ma) Collins and Marvin Collins; 

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Dale Colbert; brothers-in-law, 

Vincil Colbert, Elton Colbert Jr., 

Sylvester Colbert; and sis-inlaw, 

Carrie Earnest. 

Visitation was held Monday, 

January 19, 2009 at Kemper- 

Marsh-Millard Family Funeral 

Chapels in Hawk Point, Missouri. 

Services were held on 

Tuesday, January 20 at the 

Chapel, with Pastor Pete Gounis 

officiating. She was laid to 

rest on January 20, 2009 at the 

Hawk Point Cemetery, Hawk 

Point, MO. 

Expressions of sympathy 

may be made to Community 

Loving Care Hospice or Hawk 

point Cemetery in care of 

Kemper-Marsh-Millard Family 

Funeral Chapel; PO Box 222, 

Troy, MO 63379. Online condolences 

may be made at www. 

millardfamilychapels.com. 

Carmen Moslander 

Carmen Moslander, age 

94, of Wentzville, MO, died on 

Friday, January 16, 2009. She 

was born on August 9, 1914 in 

Dolores, Chihuahua, Mexico. 

She was the owner of Carmen’s 

Market in Los Angeles, 

California for 20 years and was 

the past President of Mothers 

of DeMolay in Los Angeles, 

California. Carmen was also an 

artist. 

She was the devoted wife of 

John R. “Skip” Moslander; dear 

daughter of the late Federico 

and the late Aurora Garcia; loving 

mother of Adolph (Karen) 

DuClusan and Marlene (Paul) 

Nellesen; cherished grandmother 

of 6 and great-grandmother 

of 12; dear sister of 

Betty Parson; treasured aunt 

of Fred Garcia, Jr., Henry Garcia 

and Gaston Serrato; dear 

sister-in-law, aunt, great-aunt, 

cousin and friend to all who 

knew her. 

She is preceded in death by 

her brothers, Fred, Albert, Ruben 

and Henry Garcia, and her 

sisters, Adela Serrato and Lucy 

Prats. 

A Funeral Mass was held on 

Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at 

10:30 a.m. at Assumption Cath- 

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olic Church in O’Fallon, MO. 

Visitation was held on Monday 

from 4 to 8 p.m. at Baue 

Funeral and Memorial Center 

in St. Charles and on Tuesday 

from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at 

the church. Burial was in St. 

Charles Memorial Gardens. 

Memorials may be made to 

Masses or Assumption of the 

B.V.M. Catholic Church. 

Mae Rose Hemmer 

Mae Rose Hemmer, age 96, 

of Lehigh Acres, FL, died on 

January 12, 2009 at her home. 

She was born on June 6, 1912 

in St. Charles County, MO, 

to Hermann and Frances Orf 

Wortmann. She was a homemaker. 

She is survived by one 

son, Wayne and wife Barbara 

Hemmer of Omaha, NE; one 

son-in-law, Lawrence Hambach 

of Warrenton, MO; three 

daughters, Audrey and husband 

Hank Hendry of Lehigh 

Acres, FL; Nita and husband 

Tony Hambach of Warrenton, 

MO; and Donna and husband 

Dan Hampson of Warrenton, 

MO; 16 grandchildren; 33 great 

grandchildren; and one greatgreat 

grandchild. 

She was preceded in death 

by her husband, Ambrose Hemmer; 

one daughter, Judy Hambach; 

her parents, Herman and 

Frances Wortman; and eight 

siblings. 

Funeral services were held 

on Saturday, January 17, 2009 

at 10 a.m. at St. Paul Catholic 

Church in St. Paul, MO. Msgr. 

John Hickel officiated. Burial 

was in St. Pauls Catholic Cemetery. 

Memorials are suggested 

to Masses or Hope Hospice in 

care of Pitman Funeral Home, 

P.O. Box 248, Wentzville, MO 

63385. 

Amy Blanchard 

Amy Blanchard, age 33, of 

Wentzville, MO, died on Thursday, 

January 15, 2009. She 

was born on January 22, 1975 

in St. Charles, MO. 

She was employed as a 

Medical Coder at St. Luke’s 

Hospital in Chesterfield. 

She was the dear wife of 

Kelly Blanchard; dear daughter 

of Carol Smith (nee: Piant) 

and the late George Smith; 

loving mother of David Allen 

Blanchard, II; cherished sister 

of Rusty Smith, Gene Smith, 

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Renay (Kevin) Blase, Kenney 

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Scott (Darlene) Dabney and 

Michelle (Jeff Walchli) Wilson; 

dear daughter-in-law of the late 

David and Mary Blanchard; 

loving granddaughter, sisterin-law, 

aunt, great-aunt, niece, 

godmother, cousin, and friend 

to many. 

A Funeral Mass was held on 

Tuesday, January 20 at 10 a.m. 

at St. Peter Catholic Church in 

St. Charles, MO. Visitation was 

held on Monday from 4 to 8 

p.m. at Baue Funeral and Memorial 

Center in St. Charles. 


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Frank J. Hollis, Jr., age 68, 

of Wentzville, MO, died on January 

18, 2009 at Barnes Hospital-St. 

Peters. He was born on 

January 25, 1940 in St. Louis, 

MO, to Frank J. and Florence 

Hollis (nee Roberts). He was a 

real estate investor. He served 

in the U.S. Coast Guard. 

He is survived by his his 

wife, Deanna Hollis of Wentzville, 

MO; brother-in-law Glen 

and wife Connie Clark; brother-in-law 

Don and wife Geneva 

Clark; father-in-law, Paul 

Clark; newphews and nieces, 

Jeri and Ken Madison; Jim and 

Mara Arnold; Darin and Leigh 

Ann Arnold; Andy Clark; Jenny 

and Delane Frichtl; Jason and 

Keren Clark; great aunts and 

uncles Jake and Taylor; Ashleigh 

and Savannah; and Brady 

and Cami Landen; brother-inlaw, 

Jim Arnold, Sr., and wife 

Linda. 

He was preceded in death 

by his parents; one sister, Jane 

Arnold; nephew and niece, Joe 

and Denice Clark; and motherin-law, 

Paula Clark. 


on Saturday, January 24, 2009 

at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic 

Church in Wentzville. Visitation 

was held on Saturday from 

10 to 11 a.m. at the church. 

Msgr. Patrick O’Laughlen officiated. 

Burial was in Redford 

Cemetery in Newton, IL. 


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Wentzville, MO 63385. 

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Frank J. 

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Obituaries 

Cliff Wilke 

Cliff Wilke, age 73, of Troy, 

MO, died on Monday, January 

19, 2009. He was born on 

October 9, 1935 in Truesdale, 

MO. 

Cliff was a self-employed 

entrepreneur having worked in 

drywall and farming. 

He was the dearest husband 

of Carolyn Wilke; dear son of 

the late Joseph and Antoinette 

Wilke; devoted father of Judy 

(Michael) Hays, Penni (Eldon) 

Gronewald, Kathy (Jim) Keeven 

and Kellie (Neil) Hays; beloved 

grandfather of Kari (Fiance, Eddie 

Meyer) Gronewald, Dane 

Gronewald, Clinton Keeven, 

Kelsey Keeven, Joe Keeven, 

Kayla Hays and Tyler Hays; 

dear brother of Orville (and the 

late Mary) Wilke and Mary (Bill) 

Prinster. 


on Thursday, January 22, 2009 

at 10 a.m. at Immaculate Conception 

Church in Old Monroe, 

MO. Visitation was held on 

Wednesday from 3 to 8 p.m. 

at Baue Funeral and Memorial 

Center and preceding Mass on 

Thursday from 9 to 10 a.m. at 

the church. 


Immaculate Conception Church 

Building Fund, Old Monroe, 

MO. 

George F. Kottmeier 

George F. Kottmeier, age 

70, of Wentzville, MO, died on 

January 19, 2009 at St. Luke’s 

Hospital in Chesterfield, MO. 

He was born on November 7, 

1938 in Cedar Rapids, IA, to 

William H. and Hillegarde Kottmeier 

(nee Rabus). He was a 

Branch Manager-Engineering 

Manager at McDonnell Douglas. 

He was a member of Wentzville 

Lions Club and McDonnell 

Douglas Retirees Club. 

He is survived by his wife, 

Judith Kottmeier (nee Busenbark) 

of Wentzville, MO; two 

daughters, Kathryn and husband 

Joe Conry of Cedar Falls, 

IA; and Debbie and husband 

Tui Tuitsi of St. Charles County, 

MO; one brother, Jim and wife 

Cheryl Kottmeier of Grinnell, 

IA; and grandchildren, Rowen 

and Rhianna Conry, and Lani 

Tuitasi. 

He was preceded in death 

by his parents, William and Hildegarde 

Kottmeier. 


on Friday, January 23, 2009 at 

2 p.m. at Pitman Funeral Home 

in Wentzville. Visitation was 

held on Friday from noon to 2 

p.m. at the funeral home. 

In lieu of flowers, memorials 

are preferred to St. Lukes Hospital 

c/o Pitman Funeral Home, 

P.O. Box 248, Wentzville, MO 

63385. Share your condolences 

and memories at www.pitmanfuneralhome.com. 

Bobbie E. Ratliff 

Bobbie E. Ratliff, age 54, of 

Wright City, MO, died on January 

19, 2009 at home. She was 

born on March 1, 1954 in Mineral 

Wills, TX, to Edwin and 

Jewell McNeese (nee Broome). 

She was a shipper for Hollisters 

in Kirksville. 

She is survived by her husband, 

John Ratliff of Wright City, 

MO; one son, Nicholas Ratliff of 

Wright City; three brothers, Jimmy 

and wife Kathy McNeese of 

Cleburne, TX; Danny and wife 

Betty McNeese of Tyler, TX; 

John and wife Linda McNeese 

of Bethalto, IL; one sister, Shirley 

and husband Robert Blackstock 

of Spokane, WA; and one 

grandson, Aidan Ratliff. 


by her parents, Edwin and Jewell 

McNeese; one brother, Edwin 

McNeese, Jr.; and one sister, 

Frances Hoover. 


on January 22, 2009 at 1:30 

p.m. at Pratt Cemetery in Kirksville, 

MO. Visitation was held 

on Wednesday from 4 to 8 p.m. 

at Pitman Funeral Home in 

Warrenton. 

Memorials are suggested to 

Diabetes Assoc. in care of Pitman 

Funeral Home, P.O. Box 

126, Warrenton, MO 63383. 

Herbert Fred 

Hitzeman, Jr. 

Mr. Herbert Fred Hitzeman, 

Jr., 81, of Chesterfield, Missouri, 

passed away Saturday, 

January 17, 2009 at his residence. 

Mr. Hitzeman was born in 

St. Louis, MO, on October 10, 

1927, the son of the late Herbert 

F. Sr. and Estelle L. (Bollman) 

Hitzeman. 

He was the husband of 

Genevieve M. “Jane” (Reuter) 

Hitzeman, they were married 

March 1, 1952 at St. Louis, MO, 

at Zion Lutheran Church, she 

survives at their home. 

He is also survived by a son, 

John Herbert Hitzeman & wife 

Nancy of Troy, MO, two grandchildren, 

a sister Lois Jean Whitesitt 

of Creve Coeur, MO, and 

two brothers-in-law James A. 

Reuter and John P. Reuter, III 

both of Wildwood, MO. 

He is preceded in death by 

his parents. 

He was the Senior Vice 

Chancellor at Washington University, 

St. Louis, MO. He was 

also employed at Anheuser 

Busch Inc. and Missouri Roofing 

Company both of St. Louis 

MO. 

He proudly served in the 

U.S. Coast Guard from 1945- 

1952. 

Mr. Hitzeman’s wishes were 

to be cremated, a memorial 

service may be held at a later 

date. 

Diane L. Fulkerson 

Diane L. Fulkerson, age 55, 

Defiance, MO, died on January 

19, 2009. She was born on October 

10, 1953 in Washington, 

MO, to Alvin and Barbara Blankenship 

Stevener. She was a 

server at Stefanina’s Restaurant 

in Wentzville. 

She is survived by her husband, 

Rodney Fulkerson of 

Defiance, MO; two sons, Adam 

Fulkerson and Andrew Fulkerson, 

both of Defiance, MO; her 

mother, Barbara Stevener of 

Ellisville, MO; and two sisters, 

Vikki Duke of St. Peters, MO; 

and Donna Doran of Ellisville, 

MO. 


by her father, Alvin Stevener. 


on Thursday, January 22, 2009 

at 7 p.m. at Pitman Funeral 

Home in Wentzville. Visitation 

was on Thursday from 2 to 7 



to St. Pauls United Church of 

Christ, Defiance, in care of Pitman 

Funeral Home, 909 Pitman 

Avel, Wentzville, MO 63385. 

Ayden Harley 

Danielson 

Ayden Harley Danielson of 

St. Peters, MO, died on Friday, 

January 16, 2009 at the age 

of 5 months. He was born on 

July 31, 2008 in Lake St. Louis, 

MO. 

He was the dear son of 

Timothy M. Danielson and Samantha 

Louise Garrett; cherished 

grandson of Juniora and 

Edward Garrett, Larry and Deb 

Danielson and Karen Danielson; 

adored great-grandson of 

Louise Hudgins, Doris Danielson, 

and Peggy Moore; dear 

nephew and great-nephew. 

Graveside services were 

held on Wednesday, January 

21, 2009 at 1 p.m. at St. Charles 

Memorial Gardens. Visitation 

was held on Wednesday from 

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Baue 

Funeral and Memorial Center 

in St. Charles, MO. 

In lieu of flowers, please 

make contributions to the 

Ayden Danielson Trust Fund. 

Donald Ray 

“Don” Kuchler 

Donald Ray “Don” Kuchler, 

of Silex, MO, died on Sunday, 

January 18, 2009 at the age of 

62. He was born on January 

18, 1947 in St. Charles, MO. 

Don was employed as a Automobile 

Salvager at Smity’s. 

He was the dear son of the 

late Orvie S. and the late Dorothy 

M. Kuchler; dear brother 

of Karen (David) Alcorn, Joel 

Kuchler, Cynthia (Jim) Herter 

and Ann (Kenny) Roam. 

A memorial gathering will be 

held on Saturday, January 24 at 

1 p.m. at Loyal Order of Moose 

in St. Charles, MO. Burial will 

be in Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery 

in St. Charles. 


August “Gus” Krapf 

August “Gus” Krapf of St. 

Charles, MO, died on Sunday, 

January 18, 2009 at the age of 

91. 

He was the dearest husband 

of the late Florence J. Krapf; 

dear son of the late August R. 

and Anna Krapf; devoted father 

of Marilyn (Joseph) Schlup and 

Kathy (David) Mozier; beloved 

grandfather of Amanda, Jennifer 

and Jonathan and greatgrandfather 

of Alyssa, Austin, 

Jazmine and Dylan; dear brother 

of Robert Krapf, Rita Krapf 

and the late: Herbert, Wilbert, 

Helen, Eleanor, Anna, Lucille 

and Aileen. 

Gus was employed as a 

truck driver with Kroger for 

many years. 

Funeral Mass was held on 

Thursday, January 22, 2009 

at 10 a.m. at St. Elizabeth Ann 

Seton in St. Charles, MO. Visitation 

was held on Wednesday 

from 4 to 8 p.m. at Baue Funeral 

and Memorial Center in St. 

Charles. Burial was in Memorial 

Park Cemetery. 


Masses to St. Elizabeth Ann 

Seton. 

Patricia A. 

Badalamenti 

Patricia A.Badalamenti, of 

O’Fallon, MO, died on Tuesday, 

January 20, 2009 at the 

age of 75. She was born on 

October 20, 1933 in St. Louis, 

MO. 

Patricia was a homemaker 

who loved and adored her family; 

she cherished her grandchildren 

the most. She was a 

dedicated member of Immaculate 

Conception, Dardenne. 

She was the dear wife 

Vincent A. Badalamenti; dear 

daughter of the late William and 

Gertrude LaFlam; loving mother 

of Vince J. (Carol) Badalamenti, 

Kathleen A. Badalamenti 

and the late Michael J. Badalamenti; 

cherished grandmother 

of six; proud great-grandmother 

of eight; dear sister of the 

late William J. LaFlam and the 

late Mary Jean LaFlam. 

Funeral services will be 

held on Saturday, January 24, 

2009 at 1 p.m. at Immaculate 

Conception Catholic Church in 

Dardenne Prairie, MO. Visitation 

will be held on Friday from 

4 to 8 p.m. at Baue Funeral 

and Memorial Center in St. 

Charles. 


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Department. 

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Larry Dean Hanne 

Larry Dean Hanne, 67, of 

St. Charles, MO, died on Saturday, 

January 17, 2009. He was 

born on November 5, 1941 in 

St. Charles, MO. 

Larry was retired as a driver 

at Yellow Freight in St. Louis, 

Mo. Previous to Yellow Freight 

he drove for the Kroger Stores 

for 20 years. He was a member 

of Teamster Local #600. 

She was the dear husband 

of Judith Kaye Hanne; dear son 

of the late Elton and Loyola 

Hanne; loving father of Jeffery 

Hanne and Kevin (Mary) Hanne; 

proud grandfather of Emilee, 

Elaina, and Olivia Hanne; dear 

son-in-law of Johanna Scott; 

dear brother-in-law of Rose and 

Ed Sippely, Tom and Ola Riley, 

Gary and Gavaughna Patton, 

Jim and Jan Scott, Kendall and 

Kathy Scott, Lawrence and 

Karen Scott, Wayne and Pat 

Scott; beloved uncle, cousin 

and friend. 


on Tuesday, January 20, 2009 

at 1 p.m. at Baue Funeral and 

Memorial Center Chapel. Visitation 

was held on Monday, 

January 19, 2009 from 4 to 8 



American Cancer Society, St. 

Charles County Humane Society, 

or the Pike County Animal 

Shelter. 

Bertha J. Jennings 

Bertha J. Jennings, 96 of 

Gamma Road Lodge in Wellsville, 

formerly of Mexico, died 

on Friday, Jan. 16, 2009 in 

Wellsville. 

Mrs. Jennings was cremated. 

There will be no service. 

She was born in Washington, 

MO on Nov. 26, 1912, the 

daughter of Annie and George 

Washington Jackson. She first 

married Mafra Bryson. After his 

death in May 1978 she married 

Harold H. Jennings. He preceded 

her in death on Feb. 28, 

1995. 

Survivors include; son Bill 

Turner of Mexico and a daughter 

Wanda Perkins of Ashland. 

In addition to her parents 

and husbands, she was preceded 

in death by a daughter 

Barbara Newman, a brother 

Howard Jackson, and a sister 

Ota Harper. 

Arnold Funeral Home in 

Mexico, MO, handled the arrangements. 

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211 Boone St., troy, MiSSouri 63379

Outlook 

By: Dorothy Lawson 

God wants a relationship 

13 

The reign of death—Romans 

5; 12-14) 

Adam the father of us 

all, “Therefore,” Paul states in 

verse 12 “just as through one 

man sins, death, and so death 

spread to all men because all 

men have sinned. 

When you encounter the 

word therefore in scripture, the 

old rule is to find out what it is 

there for. Wrapping up his comments 

about the results of having 

a relationship with Christ. 

Paul has already to the following 

in Romans 5: 10-11. Man 

becomes reunited with the Lord 

through faith in Christ’s finished 

work. With the right results of 

that relationship in mind Paul 

begins in verses 12 to explain 

how it works. 

Through one man, say 

Paul in Romans 5: 12 sin entered 

the world. That one man 

was Adam our forefather, sin 

had existed before Adam; Satan 

and the anointed cherubim 

fell from the lofty position because 

of that rebellion against 

God long before Adam was 

created. (Isaiah 14) but Adams 

sin filtered through the world. 

The human race, the world 

of mankind stealing subtly into 

the lush garden—that perfect 

spotless world created for him. 

Satan seized the opportunity to 

capitalize on Man’s desires for 

independence and offered the 

forbidden fruit. Adam bit, and 

the rest is history. Sin blackened 

the garden and the souls 

of those within. The intimated 

relationship with him that God 

had intended man to share 

was shattered—Satan seemed 

triumphed (Genesis 3). In Romans 

5:12 not only physical 

death spread to all men, after 

Adam’s nibbled on the apple, 

but spiritual death—meaning 

separation form God—infiltrated 

the creation. 

To put it simply, we are 

dying twice. Physically, our 

body is in a state of decline and 

we speed vicariously toward 

that day. 

Until we accept Christ as 

Savior, we are also spiritually 

dead. If we physically die before 

we come to know Christ as 

Savior, those Spiritual deaths 

will remain. According to the Bible 

there are no second changes 

to get into heaven. By the sin 

of Adam all men are alienated 

from God. We are going to die. 

Many far too many will be in 

their casket twice dead—physically 

enslaved and Spiritually 

severed from God from God for 

eternity. 

Why did Adam sin in the 

garden? He was just like any 

of us. He was not content with 

all that he had been given. We 

men and women and children 

share Adam’s arrogant haughty 

nature. We all share his thirst 

for independence from God. 

We share his desire to disobey. 

We cannot help it—that is the 

way we are. Struck with what 

theologians call the adamant 

nature. It is what makes millions 

of us resist God’s provision of 

salvation by grace. We would 

rather think of ourselves as the 

master of our fate and the caption 

of our own salvation. 

We are stubborn—we 

crave independence. 

Warrenton Baptist Church 

Bible Study 9:30 a.m. 

Worship 10:50 a.m. 

Evening Worship 6:30 p.m. 

Wednesday Service 6:30 p.m. 

202 South State Highway 47, Warrenton, MO 

Ask The Expert 

“They Didn’t Do Anything Wrong” 

By: Kimberly Ingersoll, 

Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer 

Every time I sit down to write 

an article, I go through my mental 

list of topics. I always find 

personal experiences are the 

easiest topics for me and because 

I usually procrastinate, 

they are also the quickest to 

complete. This personal topic 

is going to be about trying to 

find a funeral home to use for 

a family member in another 

state. I would like to state that 

in none of these conversations 

did I tell these funeral director’s 

I owned a funeral home. I was 

not trying to be a secret shopper. 

This was a situation I could 

not handle from my own funeral 

home, so just like people have 

to do every day, I had to choose 

a funeral home to take care of a 

loved one. Our family had used 

“A” funeral home for a family 

member 20 years ago. I made 

a phone call explaining this firm 

had handled the services of a 

family member 20 years ago 

and I needed to know what casket 

had been purchased and 

the cost of a comparable funeral 

today. They said those records 

were at another location and 

they would look up the information 

that afternoon and mail it to 

me. It was a nice conversation. 

I then called “B” funeral home, 

which has been used by the 

other side of the family. I explained 

that I needed information 

on funeral service prices. 

He very kindly directed me to 

their website, gave me a password 

so I could download their 

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price list. He asked me which 

cemetery we would be using 

and told me about certain requirements 

they had along with 

the approximate cost of opening 

the grave. In less then ten 

minutes I had all of the information 

I needed to take back to my 

family. I then called “C” funeral 

home. Again I explained what 

information I was looking for 

and why. One of the first questions 

was if there was a prearrangement 

with their funeral 

home or if there was an insurance 

policy. I told her there 

was an insurance policy to take 

care of the services. She then 

tried to sell me a grave in the 

cemetery that they owned after 

I had told her the spouse was 

buried in another cemetery. I 

thought that was a little odd. 

After a very lengthy question 

and answer session with this 

person, she promised to get a 

packet together for me and get 

it in the mail that afternoon. I 

did receive it in a very timely 

matter. Now I have the instant 

information from “B” funeral 

home and have received the 

mailed information from “C” funeral 

home. Nothing from “A” 

funeral home. I let a month go 

by, still nothing. I call back and 

got someone else. I very politely 

explained I had called previously 

and what information I 

was requesting. Again he said, 

those files are at another funeral 

home, but he would go and 

look up the information and mail 

it to me. Another month goes 

by and still nothing. Now I am 

irritated. I make another phone 

call, but now ask to speak to a 

manager or owner. The woman 

asks me what kind of manager 

did I want to speak with. What 

kind of manager? I didn’t know 

I even had a choice! 

So I reply “A funeral home 

manager.” She then asks me 

where I was calling from. I 

am thinking what difference 

does it make, but I just told her 

Troy, Missouri. I must have 

answered the questions correctly 

because I did finally get 

to speak with a manager. Now 

I am explaining that this is the 

third phone call to this funeral 

home for a simple request of information. 

She listens, apologizes 

for the delay and puts me 

on hold. The gentleman that 

I had spoken with previously 

comes to the phone and says 

he remembers our conversation, 

but forgot to look up the information. 

He promises me he 

will get the information and mail 

it to me. The envelope came 

about two days later. 

So now that you have read 

all of this, you’re probably asking 

so what is the point of this 

article. The point is to have the 

information to be able to make 

an informed decision, but also 

to have an opportunity to know 

or have some type of contact 

with the funeral home you may 

be using. Funeral home “A” 

was who we had used in the 

past. They didn’t do anything 

wrong per say, but they didn’t 

do anything right either. Unfortunately 

for them, they will not 

be entrusted with the funeral 

services. 

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“In addition, SBA 

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Three Initiative Petitions Approved 

for Circulation for 2010 Ballot 

Secretary of State Robin 

Carnahan announced that 

three initiative petitions, all pertaining 

to eminent domain, met 

state standards for circulation. 

The three initiative petitions 

contain the same language, except 

for minor differences in the 

notice statement that appears 

above the proposed language. 

The ballot title for each of 

the petitions reads: 

Shall the Missouri Constitution 

be amended to restrict the 

use of eminent domain by: 

1. Allowing only government 

entities to use eminent 

domain; 

2. Prohibiting its use for private 

purposes, with certain exceptions 

for utilities; 

3. Requiring that any taking 

of property be necessary for a 

public use and that landowners 

The killing of five trumpeter 

swans in central Missouri underlines 

the serious risks involved 

in failing to identify waterfowl 

before shooting 

Eight trumpeter swans 

(Cygnus buccinator) apparently 

arrived at Eagle Bluffs Conservation 

Area (CA) in southern 

Boone County the night of 

Dec. 29. Some hunters failed 

to properly identify their targets 

and killed five of the swans, 

apparently mistaking them for 

snow geese. 

Other hunters witnessed the 

shootings and alerted conservation 

agents, who confiscated 

the birds as evidence. A February 

court date has been set for 

the resulting cases. 

Trumpeter swans bear only 

a superficial resemblance to 

snow geese, the only even 

slightly similar bird that is legal 

to hunt in Missouri. Both are 

mostly white. However, trumpeter 

swans’ size, their long 

necks relative to their body 

size and the entirely white color 

receive just compensation; 

4. Requiring that the intended 

public use be declared at 

the time of the taking; and 

5. Permitting the original 

owners to repurchase the property 

if it is not so used within 

five years or if the property is 

offered to a private entity within 

20 years? 

Before any constitutional 

changes can be brought before 

Missouri voters in the November 

2010 election, signatures 

must be obtained from registered 

voters equal to eight (8) 

percent of the total votes cast 

in the 2008 governor’s election 

from six of the state’s nine congressional 

districts. 

Signatures on behalf of all 

initiative petitions for the 2010 

ballot are due to the Secretary 

of State’s office by no later than 

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Before circulating petitions, 

state law requires that proponents 

must first have the form 

of their petition approved by the 

Secretary of State and Attorney 

General. The Secretary of 

State then prepares a summary 

statement of no more than 100 

words and the State Auditor 

prepares a fiscal impact statement, 

both of which are subject 

to the approval of the Attorney 

General. When both statements 

are approved, they become the 

official ballot title. 

The petition relating to eminent 

domain was submitted by 

Ron Calzone, Missouri Citizens 

for Property Rights, 33867 

Highway E, Dixon, MO 65459, 

(573) 759-3585. 

Goose Hunters Urged to Watch for Swans 

of adult swans’ wings makes 

them easy to distinguish from 

other native waterfowl. Snow 

geese are much smaller and 

have black wing tips. 

Trumpeter swans are the 

the largest birds native to North 

America. Adult males measure 

57 to 64 inches long and weigh 

around 25 pounds. Adult females 

range from 55 to 60 inches 

and weigh approximately 20 

pounds. Their wingspans can 

approach 8 feet, and they fly 

with their extremely long necks 

outstretched. 

The Missouri Department 

of Conservation urges waterfowl 

hunters to learn to identify 

legal ducks and geese and to 

take special care in identifying 

large white birds. Do not shoot 

if there is any doubt about a 

large, white bird’s identity. For 

help identifying swans and other 

waterfowl, visit www.mdc. 

mo.gov/9528. 

Trumpeter swans are known 

to be in Missouri now and the 

possibility of swan sightings will 

continue throughout much of 

the winter. The hunting season 

for snow and blue geese runs 

until Jan. 30, and following that 

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 

Light Goose Conservation 

Order extends hunting for 

snow and Ross’s geese until 

April 30. 

Hunters who shoot trumpeter 

swans risk thousands of 

dollars in fines and the possible 

loss of hunting privileges. 

A 2005 case in which hunters 

killed three trumpeter swans 

at Robert E. Talbot CA in Lawrence 

County resulted in penalties 

of more than $5,000 and a 

six-month jail sentence. The jail 

sentence was suspended on 

two year’s probation. 

Trumpeter swans inhabit 

both North America and Eurasia 

. Although not classified 

as endangered nationally, they 

are considered extirpated in 

Missouri . The species’ Midwest 

population is estimated at 

5,000. 

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has nested successfully on private 

land in north-central Missouri 

in recent years, and increasing 

numbers of trumpeter 

The Missouri State Highway 

Patrol’s Troop F will be conducting 

a Student Alliance Program 

beginning Thursday, March 

12, 2009, and concluding on 

Thursday, April 16, 2009. The 

mission of the Student Alliance 

Program is to provide personal 

interaction between high school 

juniors and seniors and the Patrol. 

The program is designed 

for those possessing a strong 

interest in learning about the 

Patrol’s purpose and role within 

the law enforcement community. 

The Highway Patrol is seeking 

20 high school students 

who are willing to commit to a 

program offered by the Patrol 

that provides a unique opportunity. 

The classes will meet on six 

Thursday evenings from 6:30 

- 9:00 p.m., at Troop F Headquarters 

located at 2920 North 

Shamrock Road, Jefferson City, 

Missouri. Successful completion 

of the program will require 

attendance at each Thursday 

evening session. (One absence 

will be allowed with prior approval 

from the program coordinator.) 

The curriculum will familiarize 

participants with many 

Patrol policies and procedures 

utilizing teaching techniques 

Missouri recorded 15 firearms-related 

hunting accidents 

in 2008, the fewest since the 

Missouri Department of Conservation 

began keeping records 

in 1963. 

Conservation Department 

records show that the incidence 

of firearms hunting accidents 

peaked in 1986, when 

98 people were hurt in such incidents. 

That was not the most 

lethal year, however. While only 

seven hunters died in firearms 

hunting accidents in 1986, 22 

lost their lives in both 1966 and 

swans from the upper Midwest 

and Canada migrate to Missouri 

each winter. 

Woman Killed in St. 

Charles County Accident 

Diane L. Fulkerson, age 55, 

of Defiance, MO, was killed in 

an auto accident on January 

19, 2009 on Missouri Rt. DD 

.02 miles east of Diehr Road at 

5:35 p.m. 

A 2000 Ford Ranger driven 

by Steven A. Hicks, age 22, of 

O’Fallon, MO, was traveling 

eastbound on Route DD while 

Fulkerson was driving a 2000 

Chevrolet Cavalier Fulkerson 

westbound. Hick’s vehicle 

crossed the centerline and the 

left side of the vehicle struck 

the left front of the Cavalier. 

Fulkerson died at the scene. 

A passenger in her vehicle, Peter 

B. Adams, age 33, of Wentzville, 

MO, sustained minor 

injuries. 

Hicks sustained minor injuries 

as well. 

According to the highway 

patrol report, neither Fulkerson 

nor Hicks were wearing seatbelts 

at the time of the accident. 

Adams was wearing a seatbelt. 

Highway Patrol To Offer 

Community Relations Program 

similar to those experienced by 

troopers attending the Missouri 

State Highway Patrol Academy 

in Jefferson City. Many 

evenings will include activities 

and role-playing exercises that 

provide participants practical 

experience. The last session 

of the program will conclude 

with awards being presented to 

each successful participant. 

Program Curriculum: 

March 12 - History of the 

Patrol, “So You Want To Be A 

Trooper”, “Tools Of The Trade” 

March 19 - Traffic Enforcement 

March 26 - Crime Control 

April 2 - Tactical Activities 

April 9 - Firearms 

April 16 - DWI Detection 

The Patrol is accepting applications 

for the Student Alliance 

Program through February 20, 

2009. This program is planned 

as an annual event, and there 

is no cost to the participants. 

Selection of 20 applicants will 

be based upon an evaluation 

of an application form and a 

criminal record check. Application 

forms are available by calling 

Sergeant Paul J. Reinsch, 

Tpr. Bruce A. McLaughlin, or 

Ms. Dee Kempker at 573-751- 

1000. 

Missouri Hunters Set a 

Safety Record in 2008 

1970. Twenty perished in firearms 

hunting accidents in 1963 

and 1967. 

The number of total firearms 

hunting accidents hovered in 

the 70 to 90 range from 1976 

through 1985, and Missouri 

averaged 11.8 fatal firearms 

hunting accidents during that 

period. 

“In hindsight, those were 

dark days,” said Hunter Education 

Coordinator Tony Legg. 

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Arts & Entertainment 

Saint Louis Art Museum Announces 

Free Art After 5 Performance 

The Saint Louis Art Museum 

welcomes Reginald R. Robinson 

to Grigg Gallery January 

23 at 7:00 pm. The free performance 

is part of the Museum’s 

Art After 5 series, which features 

solo and ensemble musicians 

the fourth Friday of each 

month. 

Robinson, a Chicago-born 

and self-taught pianist, is a premier 

pianist and composer of 

semi-classical music, ragtime, 

Latin American, and early jazz 

and blues styles. He has performed 

across the country and 

in Europe, including on National 

Public Radio (NPR) and at the 

Old Town School of Folk Music 

in Chicago. In September 2004, 

Robinson was honored with the 

John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur 

Fellowship “Genius Grant” 

award for his work to revitalize 

ragtime music. 


is one of the nation’s leading 

comprehensive art museums 

with collections that include 

works of art of exceptional 

quality from virtually every culture 

and time period. Areas of 

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Chinese bronzes and European 

and American art of the late 

19th and 20th centuries, with 

particular strength in 20th-century 

German art. The Museum 

offers a full range of exhibitions 

and educational programming 

generated independently and in 

collaboration with local, national 

and international partners. 

Admission to the Saint 

Louis Art Museum is free to all 

every day. For more information 

about the Saint Louis Art 

Museum, call 314.721.0072 or 

visit www.slam.org. 

Members of Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra 

Offer Free Performance January 25 


continues its Sounds from 

the Collection series with a free 

performance January 25 at 

2:00 pm in Grigg Gallery. This 

popular chamber music program 

features members of the 

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, 

performing works inspired 

by the Museum’s collections. 

Seating is limited and available 

30 minutes before the performance. 


is one of the nation’s leading 

comprehensive art museums 

with collections that include 

works of art of exceptional 

quality from virtually every culture 

and time period. Areas of 

notable depth include Oceanic 

art, pre-Columbian art, ancient 

Chinese bronzes and European 

and American art of the late 

19th and 20th centuries, with 

particular strength in 20th-cen- 

tury German art. The Museum 

offers a full range of exhibitions 

and educational programming 

generated independently and in 

collaboration with local, national 

and international partners. 

Admission to the Saint 

Louis Art Museum is free to all 

every day. For more information 

about the Saint Louis Art 

Museum, call 314.721.0072 or 

visit www.slam.org. 

Faculty Art Exhibition Will Be on 

Display February 9-March 5 at SCC 

An exhibit featuring artwork 

by SCC art department faculty 

will be on display Feb. 9-March 

5 at St. Charles Community 

College. The show will be in 

the gallery of the Donald D. 

Shook Fine Arts Building on the 

college campus in Cottleville. 

“This exhibition is a chance 

to share with the community the 

talents, hard work, and accomplishments 

of our instructors as 

working artists,” said Kathleen 

M. Sanker, associate professor 

of art at SCC and gallery coordinator. 

Artistic mediums on display 

will include photography, 

paintings, drawings, ceramics, 

sculptures, illustrations, and 

graphic design. 

Gallery hours are 8 a.m.- 

8 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 8 

a.m.-4 p.m. on Fridays, and 10 

a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturdays. The 

exhibit is free and open to the 

public. For more information 

about this exhibit or upcoming 

exhibits, contact Sanker at 636- 

922-8202. 

SCC Presents Cathy Barton and Dave Para 

January 25 as Part of Concert Artist Series 

Folk musicians Cathy Barton 

and Dave Para will perform 

a concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, 

Jan. 25, in the theater of 

the Donald D. Shook Fine Arts 

Building at St. Charles Community 

College. 

Barton and Para have created 

dynamic performances for 

25 years, and are acclaimed for 

their variety and expertise in 

vocal and instrumental music. 

They have celebrated the musical 

traditions and folklife of 

Missouri and the Ozarks in 

festivals, clubs, concert halls, 

schools, and studios across the 

United States and Europe. 

Barton and Para play several 

stringed instruments, as well 

as “found” instruments such as 

bones, spoons, mouthbow, and 

leaves. Their concerts present 

a range of music from the 

dance tunes they have collected 

in their home region and old 

ballads to new songs. 

General admission tickets 

are $13. Discounted tickets 

are available for $8 for seniors 

and $5 for SCC students with a 

valid student ID. Reservations 

can be made by calling the SCC 

Box Office at 636-922-8050. 

The final show of the 2008- 

09 series will be performed at 

3 p.m. Sunday, April 5, by jazz 

vocalist Kathy Kosins. 


Cathy Parton and Dave Para 

or SCC’s Concert Artist Series, 

contact John Walker, music 

program coordinator, at 636- 

922-8538. 




(573) 564-2100 


Events 

/ 

Calendar 

January 24 

6th Annual Warrenton Ducks Unlimited Dinner/Auction, 

Warrenton American Legion. Doors open at 6 p.m., dinner 

at 6:30 p.m. Catered dinner, beer, soda provided. Games, 

raffles, live and silent auctions. 

Benefit Dinner for the Rob and Hannah Peek, who are 

adopting a baby from Ethiopia, 5 to 8 p.m. at the Tocoa in 

Troy. Baskets and other items for raffle. 

Bridal Show, Garden Gate Party Rental & Supply, 11 a.m. 

to 3 p.m. at their new location at 651 South Main Street, 

Troy. 

Lincoln County Extension Banquet, 6:30 p.m., Lincoln 

County Fairgrounds. 

January 25 

Warrenton Baptist Church will be showing the movie Fireproof, 

6 p.m. 

January 31 

Thomas Paine Birthday Celebration, 2-5 p.m., Deutschheim 

State Historic Site’s Strehly House, Hermann, MO. Dr. 

Thomas Rowan, of the University of Missouri--St. Louis, 

will present a lecture on Thomas Paine, who empowered 

the American revolution and constitution through his ideas. 

Free admission. 

All you can eat pancake breakfast, Warren County Senior 

Center, 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Enjoy pancakes, sausage, and 

scrambled eggs. Served with juice, coffee, and milk. 

Hawk Point Athletic Association Ribeye Steak Dinner, Hawk 

Point VFW Hall. Dinner at 6 p.m. followed by a dance. 

February 5 

BJC Home Care Services presents a series of classes free 

to those caring for a loved one at home, 10:30 to 11:30 

a.m., on the campus of Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital 

in the conference room of the Siteman Cancer Center there. 

Receive coping techniques and resources that will support 

the caregiver. 

February 7 

18th Annual Budweiser Chili Cook-Off, Wright City Lions’ 

Building. All proceeds to benefit the Lions’ Eye Bank and 

the Warren County Sheltered Workshop. Set-up from 10:30 

a.m. to noon. Participants must be in place and ready to 

serve at noon. Chili can be precooked or cooked on location. 

Public can buy tickets to sample chili (noon). Judging 

at 2 p.m. with winners announced at 4 p.m. Washer tournament 

sign up at noon and play at 1 p.m. 

Fourth Annual Ducks Unlimited Banquet, Montgomery City 

Knights of Columbus Building. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Dinner 

served at 7 p.m. Silent auction, live auction, games. 

February 12 

Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce presents “Marketing 

and Survival Tactics During These Difficult Economic 

Times,” by Jack Tipton, 6 to 8 p.m., Warrenton High School 

Commons. Learn about marketing, planning, cash management, 

recruiting, sales, and executive management. RSVP 

by Feb. 10. Chamber members and their employees are admitted 

free of charge. Non-chamber members are charged 

a fee. 

February 14 

Sweetheart Dance, Wright City Lions Club, 8 p.m. to midnight. 

Music by “Last Call,” a country, rock, country and 

blues band. BYOB, coolers allowed, setups available. Ages 

21 and older. Door prizes for the most recently engaged 

couple, the newest newlyweds, and the longest married 

couple. Silent auction, 50/50 raffle, various other games. 

To submit an event for the community calendar, 

email thefocusnews@yahoo.com.

Arts & Entertainment 

Fleur de Lis Garden Society 

Will Hold Meeting Feb. 3 


will hold its February monthly 

meeting at 6:30 pm Tuesday, 

February 3, 2009 at the St. 

Charles Municipal Court and 

Police Station located at 1781 

Zumbehl in St. Charles across 

the street from Walgreens. 

Master Gardener, David Barylski 

will be discussing Landscaping. 

David is well known in the 

St. Charles area, is extremely 

active with the University of 

Missouri St. Charles Extension 

Master Gardener’s Program 

and is a veteran Master Gardener. 

He will be giving a PowerPoint 

presentation. Coffee 

and desert will be served at the 

end of the meeting. Members 

of the public are very welcome. 


is a group of active gardeners, 

dedicated to preserving our 

world through gardening, conservation 

and furthering the 

idea of green living. They are 

based in St. Charles, but have 

members from St. Charles, 

St. Louis, Lincoln and Warren 

counties. The group is pledged 

to nurturing our natural treasures. 

A few of their projects 

include: Working to restore a 

wildflower garden at the new 

Spring Bend Park, helping establish 

Bluebird trails, donation 

of trees to public access locations 

for Arbor Day annually, 

annual donations of books to 

county libraries, and participation 

in Federation Day at the 

Missouri State Fair 


is a member of Mid-Central 

District, Federated Garden 

Clubs of Missouri, Inc., Central 

Region, and National Garden 

clubs, Inc. The club generally 

meets the first Tuesday of the 

month at the Zumbehl location, 

but there are occasional changes. 

To verify location, date or for 

more information about Fleur 

de Lis Garden Society please 

contact Vice President, Robin 

Gosnell at 636-358-3276. 

Missouri Botanical Garden 

Honor’s Darwin’s Birthday 

With Speakers Evening 

In honor of Charles Darwin’s 

200th birthday, the Missouri 

Botanical Garden is hosting a 

group of renowned scientists to 

discuss birds of the Galápagos 

Islands, genetics and human 

evolution, and evolution and religious 

naturalism. The Darwin 

Lecture Evening will take place 

Thursday, Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. in 

the Shoenberg Theater. The 

event is free. 

Dr. Patricia Parker is the 

E. Desmond Lee Professor of 

Zoological Studies at the University 

of Missouri-St. Louis 

and will present “Galápagos 

Past and Present: The Legacy 

of Darwin.” Parker is interested 

in the behavioral and evolutionary 

biology and ecology 

of natural bird populations. In 

collaboration with the Charles 

Darwin Foundation and the Galápagos 

National Park, Parker 

has studied the avifauna (birds 

of a specified region or time) 

of the Galápagos Islands and 

their associated diseases and 

parasites. Parker is also a Senior 

Scientist at the Saint Louis 

Zoo. 

Dr. Alan Templeton, Charles 

Rebstock Professor of Biology 

and Professor of Genetics 

and Biomedical Engineering at 

Washington University will give 

a lecture entitled, “On the Origin 

of Species: A 21st Century 

Perspective on Species and 

Speciation.” Templeton’s work 

involves the application of molecular 

genetic techniques and 

statistical population genetics 

to a variety of evolutionary 

problems. He applies evolutionary 

approaches to clinical 

genetics, including the study 

of the genetics of coronary artery 

disease and the evolution 

of the HIV virus within infected 

patients. 

Dr. Urusula Goodenough, 

Professor of Biology at Washington 

University, will discuss 

“Darwin and the Sacred.” Goodenough 

is the author of the 

bestselling textbook, Genetics, 

and the popular discourse on 

religion and science, The Sacred 

Depths of Nature. Goodenough 

has served as president 

of the Society of Cell Biologists, 

and president of the Institute on 

Religion in an Age of Science. 

She also served as scientific 

advisor to the Dalai Lama. 

The Darwin Lecture Evening 

will be held in the Shoenberg 

Theater, on the lower level 

of the Ridgway Visitor Center at 

the Missouri Botanical Garden, 

4344 Shaw Blvd. Admission to 

the event is free and open to 

the public. For general information, 

visit www.mobot.org or 

call the recorded line at (314) 

577-9400. 

The Missouri Botanical Garden 

is the oldest continually 

operating botanical garden in 

the nation, celebrating its 150th 

anniversary in 2009. Missouri 

Botanical Garden: Green for 

150 Years. 


Missouri History Museum in Forest Park Presents 

Mary Lee Bendolph, Gee’s Bend Quilts, and Beyond 

Founded in the early 1800s 

by the Gee family as a cotton 

plantation, Gee’s Bend, Alabama, 

is isolated from much of 

the nearby countryside since 

it is surrounded on three sides 

by the Alabama River. After 

the Civil War, the formerly enslaved 

people of Gee’s Bend 

remained on the land as tenant 

farmers. Generations of Gee’s 

Bend residents had minimal 

interaction with absentee landlords 

and outlying communities. 

Therefore, the citizens of Gee’s 

Bend developed a distinctive local 

culture—with quilting taking 

a vital place in their lives. The 

strikingly innovative, abstract 

quilts were often the only colorful 

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highlighting one of Gee’s 

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Mary Lee Bendolph, Gee’s 

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6,000-square-foot exhibition, 

also explores the work of three 

of Bendolph’s close relatives, 

as well as two contemporary 

Alabama-based artists who 

have been inspired by the quilts 

of Gee’s Bend. 

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national attention when her 

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Bend in the 2002 blockbuster 

exhibition and book The Quilts 

of Gee’s Bend. Hailed by the 

New York Times as “some of 

the most miraculous works of 

modern art America has produced,” 

the abstract quilts from 

this tiny, isolated African American 

community prompted a rethinking 

of commonly accepted 

artistic categories. 


Bend Quilts, and Beyond, and 

its accompanying full-color catalogue, 

examines Bendolph’s 

inspiration, creative process 

and ingenuity, as well as the 

history and culture from which 

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“The annual toll was an embarrassment 

to hunters, and Missouri 

took a leading role in ending 

that era.” 

In 1988, the Conservation 

Department began requiring 

anyone born after Dec. 31, 

1966 , to complete an approved 

hunter education course before 

they would buy any hunting permit. 

The results, documented 

in hunting-accident statistics, 

were remarkable. The number 

of accidents dropped by more 

than 50 percent in the first 10 

years of mandatory hunter education. 

In 2008, the 20th anniversary 

of mandatory hunter 

education in Missouri , the 

number of hunting accidents 

was one-quarter what it once 

was. None of the accidents recorded 

last year was fatal. 

Requiring hunters to wear 

hunter-orange clothing during 

firearms deer seasons also 

has played a significant role 

in reducing hunting accidents. 

However, Legg noted the frequency 

of accidents has decreased 

in all types of hunting, 

not just deer hunting. 

Although pleased at the 

progress, Legg said he and the 

Conservation Department are 

far from content with the current 

safety record. 

“Fifteen nonfatal accidents 

represents tremendous progress, 

but it still is 15 more than 

we would like to see,” said 

Legg. We think we can do better.” 

One strategy the agency 

uses to reduce hunting accidents 

is aggressively publicizing 

the causes of hunting accidents 

to raise awareness of 

what causes them. 

Legg said three-quarters of 

Missouri ’s firearms hunting accidents 

consistently result from 

three things: victims in the line of 

fire but not visible to the shooters, 

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mistaking another hunter for 

game. One-third of last year’s 

firearms-related hunting injuries 

were self-inflicted. These 

most often involve victims resting 

the muzzle of a firearm on a 

foot or putting a hand over the 

muzzle. 

“The number of hunting accidents 

that no one could have 

prevented is practically nonexistent,” 

said Legg. “That means 

matically designed, richly-colored, 

improvisational quilts 

created by Mary Lee Bendolph 

and her family members—her 

mother Aolar Mosely, her 

daughter Essie B. Pettway, and 

her daughter-in-law Louisiana 

P. Bendolph—are presented 

alongside the artwork by the 

artists Thornton Dial and Lonnie 

Holley. 

Both Dial and Holley are 

Alabama-based artists who 

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hunters are almost entirely in 

control of the number of injuries 

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Dial and Holley explore the African 

American female experience 

through their assemblage 

sculptures, which are created 

from commonplace found objects 

and found materials, such 

as furniture, cloth, carpet and 

paint. Documentary films will 

provide visitors to the exhibition 

with additional insight into the 

featured artists and their interconnectivity. 

Two of the artists have 

explored their creativity beyond 

quiltmaking. Mary Lee 

Bendolph and her daughterin-law 

Louisiana P. Bendolph 

embraced a new artistic medium—printmaking. 

The exhibition 

features their limited-edition 

intaglio prints based upon 

their quilt designs. To make an 

intaglio print, the artist incises 

or engraves an image on a 

plate, applies ink to the plate, 

removes excess ink with a cloth 

or paper and runs the plate and 

damp paper through a printing 

press. 


Bend Quilts, and Beyond is organized 

by the Austin Museum 

of Art and Tinwood Media. The 

exhibition is presented by Fidelity 

Investments. The exhibition 

catalogue is sponsored by 

Anderson Rogers Foundation. 

During the exhibition, the 

Missouri History Museum will 

offer a variety of Mary Lee Bendolph, 

Gee’s Bend Quilts, and 

Beyond-related programs for 

all ages. Visit the Missouri History 

Museum’s website (www. 

mohistory.org) for upto- dateinformation 

regarding programming. 

Admission to Mary Lee Bendolph, 

Gee’s Bend Quilts, and 

Beyond is $5 for adults; $4 for 

seniors/students/groups; $3 for 

children (ages 6-12). Children 

five years old and younger are 

free. 

The Mary Lee Bendolph, 

Gee’s Bend Quilts, and Beyond 

exhibition at the Missouri History 

Museum coincides with the 

museum’s Katherine Dunham: 

Beyond the Dance exhibition, 

which explores the life and 

career of the groundbreaking 

dancer, choreographer, anthropologist 

and human rights activist. 

Textile enthusiasts will want 

to see the work of Dunham’s 

husband, the theatrical design- 

self-directed online course. The 

classroom version lasts about 

10 hours. The Internet option 

includes an online test and a 

field exercise where participants 

demonstrate their mastery 

of key information. 

For more information, call 

the nearest Conservation Department 

office or visit www. 

mdc.mo.gov/8821. 

er John Pratt. His creative masterpieces 

on view include elaborate 

costumes and an intricate 

backdrop that vividly evokes 

a jungle scene due to its lush, 

sculptural combination of sewn 

and appliquéd elements 


Bend Quilts, and Beyond /Katherine 

Dunham: 

Beyond the Dance combo 

tickets are available: $10 for 

adults; $8 for seniors/student/ 

group; $4 for children (ages 6- 

12). Children five years old and 

younger are free. Missouri History 

Museum members receive 

complimentary admission to 

both exhibitions. The exhibition 

is free on Tuesdays from 4 p.m. 

to 8 p.m. 

The Missouri History Museum 

is open from 10 a.m. to 5 

p.m. Wednesday through Monday; 

Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 

8 p.m. From Memorial Day to 

Labor Day, the Missouri History 

Museum observes summer 

hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

Wednesday through Monday; 

Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. 

For general museum information, 

call (314) 746-4599 or 

visit our interactive Web site at 

www.mohistory.org. 


is located at Lindell and De- 

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MetroLink station. Visit www. 

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transportation information, or 

www.getaroundstl.com for general 

travel information. Due to 

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has been active in the St. 

Louis community since 1866. 

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the early history of the city and 

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the Missouri History Museum 

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Library and Research Center at 

225 South Skinker Boulevard 

near the Washington University 

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For more information, visit 

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FAMILY FEATURES 

Savor the Super 

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with guests. Keep them 

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food such as sausage roll ups, cheesy dip and 

delicious, hot subs and hoagies. And introduce a 

new all-star to the menu with a football pancake that’s 

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The entertaining experts at Johnsonville Sausage have 

come up with a game-winning strategy that will help you make 

your big-game party a champ. 

Cheesy Cheddar Roll-Ups 

Cheesy Game Time Sausage Dip 

Football Sausage Pancakes 

Game Day Party-Planning Tips 

Set the 

Game Day Stage 

Decorate with fan favorites 

by topping the table with 

a piece of artificial turf, 

found at your hardware 

store. Then, use white 

athletic tape to add yard 

lines and white selfadhesive 

num bers, found 

at the craft store, to finish 

your themed tablescape 

with yardage markers. 

Brat Super Party Sub 

Prep: 30 minutes 

Grill/Bake: 35 minutes 

6 servings 

Sauce 

1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream 

1/2 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded, 

and finely chopped 

2 cloves garlic, minced 

2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley 

1/4 teaspoon salt 

1/4 teaspoon cracked black pepper, optional 

Sub 

1 package (19.76 ounces) Johnsonville 

Original Bratwurst 

1 loaf (1 pound) French bread 

1 small onion, thinly sliced 

1 medium tomato, thinly sliced 

In a bowl, combine sauce ingredients. Cover and 

refrigerate until serving. 

Grill brats according to package directions. When 

cool enough to handle, cut into 1/4-inch bias slices. 

Slice bread lengthwise and transfer to baking sheet. 

Arrange brat slices on bread bottom. Bake at 350°F 

for 10 minutes or until bread is lightly browned. 

Remove from oven. Top with sauce, onion and 

tomato. Cut sub and serve. 

Cheesy Cheddar Roll-Ups 

Prep: 20 minutes 

Bake: 15 minutes 

6 servings 

1 small onion, thinly sliced 

1 tablespoon olive oil 

1 tube (8 ounces) refrigerated 

crescent rolls 

2 tablespoons coarse ground 

mustard 

1 package (16 ounces) Johnsonville 

Beddar with Cheddar Sausage 

In a skillet, sauté onion in oil until light golden brown; 

cool slightly. Unroll crescent dough and separate into 

triangles (bake or discard two extra triangles). Spread 

each with mustard and top with onions. Place one 

sausage on wide end of each triangle; roll up. Place 

on ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 350°F for 15 to 

18 minutes or until golden brown and crispy. 

Score 

With Sweets 

After the delicious 

appetizers and 

main entrees, don’t 

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Display cupcakes 

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Brat Super Party Sub 

Send Your Guests Off 

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Create sports-themed gift 

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team-colored tissue paper 

and small prizes, such as a 

freezable plastic mug, bottle 

koozies and a team bottle 

opener or coasters. These 

gift bags also make great 

prizes for any contests you 

have during the party, as 

well! 

Cheesy Game Time Sausage Dip 

Total Prep: 25 minutes 

Yield: 6 cups 

1 package (16 ounces) Johnsonville Italian 

All Natural Ground Sausage 

2 pounds Velveeta processed cheese, cubed 

1 jar (16 ounces) chunky salsa 

1 tablespoon fennel seed, crushed 

2 teaspoons garlic powder 

1 teaspoon anise seed, crushed 

1/4 teaspoon dried basil 

Garlic toast 

In a skillet, cook and crumble sausage until no longer 

pink; drain. Place cheese in a large microwave-safe 

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melted, stirring every 2 minutes. Stir in salsa, season - 

ings and sausage. Microwave 2 minutes longer or until 

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Tips: 

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1-inch shell. Cube removed bread. Spoon cheese dip 

into bread shell. Serve with bread cubes. 

Football Sausage Pancakes 

Prep/Cook: 35 minutes 

4 servings 

1 package (12 ounces) Johnsonville 

Breakfast Sausage Links 

2-1/2 cups Hungry Jack complete pancake mix 

1 teaspoon baking cocoa or cinnamon 

1-1/2 cups water 

1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract 

Maple syrup 

Cook sausage according to package direc tions; set 

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In a bowl, combine pancake mix and cocoa/ 

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the shape of a football. Place one sausage link length - 

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Using two spatulas, carefully turn pan cake when 

bubbles form on top and edges are dry. Cook until 

second side is golden brown. (Trim edges to resemble 

a football if necessary). Invert onto a plate, sausageside 

up. Repeat with remaining batter and sausage.

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