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Wentzville School District Continues to Make Meals Healthier as New USDA Standards are Announced

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New Nutrition Standards

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Students in the Wentzville School Dis-trict will see additional changes to their school menus as the District continues its effort to move towards healthier options in its cafeterias. The changes are due in part to new national standards under the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act signed into law last year. New standards under the law were announced on January 25 by the United States Department of Agricul-ture (USDA).

“The new nutrition standards for school meals are great news for our kids,” said Wentzville Child Nutrition Director Susan Raster. “They will help nutrition professionals build on the work we are al-ready doing to provide more fruits, vege-tables, whole grains and healthier entrees in our school cafeterias.”

The new standards require all districts to:

• Ensure students are offered both fruits and vegetables every day of the week

• Substantially increase offerings of whole grain-rich foods

• Offer only fat-free or low-fat milk va-rieties

• Limit calories based on the age of children being served to ensure proper portion size

• Increase the focus on reducing the amounts of saturated fat, trans fats and sodium

The USDA is allowing school districts three years to phase in these changes, beginning with the 2012-2013 school year. The Wentzville School District has already made proactive changes over the past year in anticipation of the federal mandates. Among those changes already in place in WSD cafeterias:

• Fresh fruits and vegetables are served every day

• Only 1% or fat free milk is served• Sandwiches are served on whole

wheat bread• Cafeterias have introduced lower so-

dium entrees• Salads are offered every day with vi-

tamin-packed romaine/spring mix and spinach

• Only milk, water, and 100% fruit juic-es are offered

• Oven fries and baked sweet potato fries are served in lieu of fried fries

• Pizza is made with whole wheat crust, reduced sodium sauce and low fat cheese

• Nachos are made with baked chips, reduced fat and reduced sodium taco meat, low fat cheese and beans

Additional menu changes are planned for next year, including larger portion sizes of fruits and salads, more whole grain bread options and foods with low-er sodium content. “Over the next few months, we’ll be building on the progress we’ve made and planning our menus for next school year to meet these new nutri-tion guidelines,” Raster said. “We know how important it is to encourage students to accept and consume these healthier options. Our school nutrition staff has found great ways to get students excited about healthy food choices and we’ll con-tinue to work on creative solutions to en-sure healthy foods appeal to students.”

The following initiatives are already in place to support the transition to healthi-er meals in WSD schools:

• A Farm-to-School program that brings fresh, local produce into cafeterias

while teaching students about what foods are grown in their communities

• The District hosts student taste tests to get feedback directly from students and get them involved in the menu plan-ning process

• Additional fresh fruits and vegetables are available to District students

• Students are also offered free samples

of fresh fruits, vegetables, and entrees to encourage them to try something new

“We hope parents will support this ef-fort by encouraging their students to give the healthier meals a try,” Raster said. “Students are far more likely to pick up a fruit or vegetable in the lunch line if they have been introduced to those foods at home.”

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Children of all ages are invited to join members of the Clarion Brass En-semble for a program of fun music with brass in-struments. Sponsored by the Crescendo Con-cert Series, this event will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, February 11 at First United Method-ist Church Atrium, 801 First Capitol Drive, St. Charles.

Using the theme “Music Is! Song or Dance? March or Waltz? Loud or Soft? Fast or Slow? Opera or NOISE!?” dif-ferences between various brass instruments (trumpets, French horn, trombones, tuba) will demonstrated and each ele-ment of the theme will be dis-cussed. Percussion is also used whenever possible, adding a full drum kit to pots and pans--whatever works! A rousing piece with audience partici-pation will end the program. Trumpet player Mary Weber leads the group, which has been a major contributor to the St. Louis area music scene since 1994.

Children are encouraged to bring a canned good or one dry packaged food item for the hungry.

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It’s very important to be prepared when the weather is about to take a turn for the worse. First, I recom-mend that everyone should have a NOAA weather radio which is used by the National Weather Service to update the public about watches,

warnings and other vital information. Whenever needed, a tone goes off and immediately lets people know about approaching weather. Watching the television for forecasts and radar informa-tion is critical too. Knowing that something is approaching and listening for what to do is the key to staying safe.

The next thing to remember is to plan for severe weather before it arrives. Discuss with your family and co-workers what to do when severe weather is approaching. The most important thing is where everyone will go when danger is imminent. The lowest level of the house or building should be used and a room with the most walls between you and the outside. Stay as far away as possible from windows and exterior doors. This helps give you additional protection from flying debris.

Finally, having an emergency kit ready is very important also. You can include the weather radio, flashlights, extra batteries, bottled water, cell phone and other things you believe are needed. Some people also include extra clothes, prescriptions, cash and food in the case of having to leave the structure for a few days.

Storm Spotter classes are given throughout the country each year. The next local one takes place right here at the St. Peters Justice Center on February 11 from 9-11 a.m. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and no early enrollment is needed. Just show up that morning at 1020 Grand Teton. Jim Kramper, the Warning Coor-dination Meteorologist for the National Weather Service office located in Weldon Spring, will present the class. I’ve taken this class several times over the years. I urge everyone to attend if pos-sible. Videos, pictures and handouts are included to educate the public about severe weather.

In St. Peters we have an Office of Emergency Management to help residents get ready and then recover from emergency events. Learn more at www.stpetersmo.net. Sign up for emergency up-

dates here as well via emails or text messages. You can also call ext. 3522 at 636.477.6600. Sgt. Ed Gilliam is more than will-ing to do what he can to assist you.

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The Mid America TEEN CERT program is offering an Adult and Teen CERT (Community Emergency Re-sponse Team) training course to assist local emergency services and the communities of St. Charles County and surrounding areas in case of an emergency or a disaster.

The training is being offered free of charge to anyone 12 years and older, including adults, and will be held at St. Charles Community College, located at 4601 Mid

Rivers Mall Drive in St. Peters, beginning Thursday, March 8, 2012 and continuing for six consecutive Thursday evenings through April 12. Each class will last four hours from 6 to 10 p.m.

Since 2009, residents of the community have expressed concerns about real and perceived issues with fire and police. Join-ing a CERT or TEEN CERT program is a great opportunity to go from talk to ac-tion and to become part of the solution.

Unit One, “Disaster Preparedness,” pre-pares the student for the emergency situation. Unit Two, “Fire Safety,” provides the fundamentals to survive in the event there is a fire. Unit Three, “Disaster Medi-cal Operations 1,” teaches triage and treating life-threat-ening injuries. Unit Four, “Disaster Medical Operations 2,” deals with assessment, treatment and hygiene. Dur-ing Unit Five, “Light Search and Rescue,” trainees will

learn the fundamentals of operations and size up. Unit Six, “CERT Organization,” deals with organizing and deploying team members safely and efficiently. Unit Seven, “Disaster Psychology / Special Needs Consider-ations,” trainees will learn how to care both physically and mentally for themselves, people with special needs, their friends and the victims in a disaster situation; Unit Eight, “Terrorism and CERT,” trainees will deal with what terrorism is and what to do to help themselves and their country. The last session is a final exercise, which is a hands-on practical simulation to demonstrate the comprehensive skills taught during the course.

Anyone wanting more information about the CERT / TEEN CERT training may visit www.groupspaces.com/SCCTC/ or www.facebook.com/groups/MIDAMERI-CATEENCERT/. To sign up for the class at St. Charles Community College, please contact Mid America TEEN CERT program director Mark Rosenblum at [email protected] or call 314.680.0791.

It’s tax season, and free help is available that should make tax time less taxing. Last year, Missourians received more than $1 billion by claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit, yet many others didn’t know they were eligible. The AARP Foundation’s Tax Aide program helps people make sure they don’t miss any important credits or de-ductions on federal and state returns.

Tax Aide volunteer Steve Vanderver said the help is available to low- and middle-income taxpayers - prefer-ably age 60 and older - but not to businesses.

“Can’t do business,” Vanderver said. “We can do self-employed - for example, if someone works as a contract employee, or they have maybe a beauty shop in their home.”

Every year, said Michael Devine, an IRS spokesman for Missouri, Illinois and Kansas, about 20 per-cent of taxpayers miss out on the Earned Income Tax Credit, which can be a big help to those who are struggling to make ends meet.

“It can be worth up to $5,751, depending on your number of dependents and your income,” Devine said.

For those who go onto the IRS website and file using the free software the agency offers, Devine said it should work well - if they’re careful.

“Don’t panic, and take your time,” he said. “The num-ber one error on tax returns, pretty much ev-ery year, has to do with Social Security num-bers.”

A lot of free help is available, Devine said, from AARP Tax Aide, the IRS website and at local community centers, libraries and schools, where ‘VITA’ volunteers, who are also trained through the IRS, help low- and moderate-income filers of any age.

Vanderver said people may go to www.aarp.org, where they can enter their ZIP code to find the nearest Tax Aide location. Many oth-

ers can file free of charge at www.irs.gov.

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If your idea of fun is a good mystery, board the motor coach for the “Mystery & Mayhem” day trip on Wednesday, March 14. Ac-tivities include a CSI-inspired tour of the historic Hanley House for a look at diseases of the 19th Century, followed by a trip to the famous Bissell Mansion Restaurant & Murder Mystery Din-ner Theatre for a three-course meal and four-act mystery. Each guest is offered a chance to play a role in the mystery. Or, you can simply relax, enjoy the show, and guess “whodunit.”

The deadline to sign up for “Mystery & Mayhem” is Sunday, February 12. The cost of $85 for O’Fallon residents and $95 for non-residents includes transportation, admissions, an escort, tours, mystery dinner theatre meal and show, taxes and gratuities. On the day of the trip, the motor coach will meet travelers in the main parking lot at Civic Park at 9 a.m.; travelers will return by 4 p.m.

Please register as soon as possible to keep trips from being can-celled due to low enrollment. Call 636-474-2732, or register on-line at www.ofallon.mo.us/ParksandRec. Or, sign up in person at the Renaud Spirit Center (RSC), 2650 Tri Sports Circle, O’Fallon MO 63368, or at the O’Fallon Parks and Recreation Administra-tion Office, 400 Civic Park Drive (63366).

For more information, contact Paula Creech at [email protected] or call 636-474-8121.

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Kicking off ACT II’s 19th season is the perennial favorite, Steel Magnolias, running February 10,

11, 12, 17, 18, and 19. This alternately hilarious and touching play focuses on the camaraderie of

six softhearted “magnolias” with steely dispositions who come face to face with life’s most diffi-cult times. Steel Magnolias is the very personal story of playwright Robert Harling and deals with his sister’s death from kidney failure as a result of her type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes.

At the end of each perfor-mance, ACT II Community Theater will take collections for JDRF research and its mission to treat, cure and ultimately pre-vent type 1 diabetes. JDRF is the worldwide leader in funding re-search to cure type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease that strikes children and adults suddenly and lasts a lifetime. Today, people with type 1 diabetes rely on in-sulin to manage the disease. But insulin is not a cure, nor does it prevent the possibility of the dis-ease’s devastating effects, which can include kidney failure (which causes Shelby’s death), blindness, heart disease, stroke, amputation, and pregnancy complications.

Enjoy an evening or matinee performance of Steel Magnolias with a talented cast of five wom-en and help fund the research that will lead to a cure. Perfor-mances are held at the St. Peter’s Performing Arts Centre at St. Pe-ters City Hall. Reserved seating tickets can be purchased online at www.act2theater.com or by calling 636.336.0033. Group tick-ets and handicapped seating are available by phone only.

ACT II Community Theater is an independent, non-profit or-ganization comprised entirely of volunteers. ACT II is proud to have given hundreds of amateur actors a forum to realize a dream. Most notably, it has provided thousands of patrons a venue to experience live theater right in their own hometown.

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SSM Health Care – St. Louis has opened its first urgent care center, improving accessibility to medi-cal care and providing convenience for St. Charles County residents. SSM Urgent Care at St. Joseph Medical Park is located at 1475 Kisker Road, St. Charles, MO 63304. It is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days a week, including holidays.

SSM Urgent Care is designed for patients with minor medical needs who can’t wait to be seen by their primary care doctor and whose condition does not warrant an emergency department visit. Urgent care visits are generally faster and less ex-pensive than an emergency room (ER) visit. The center also provides preventative services, rou-tine exams and immunizations. Patients may visit ssmhealth.com/urgent for a list of non-life threat-ening conditions that are appropriate for seeking treatment at SSM Urgent Care, and conditions that instead require a trip to the ER.

The new center operates under the medical direc-tion of a board-certified physician and is staffed by experienced nurse practitioners. To ensure the best possible care for patients, SSM Urgent Care works closely with primary care physicians and special-ists to ensure continuity of care, and offers access to SSM’s electronic health record capabilities.

“Urgent medical issues often arise after hours or on weekends when patients can’t get in to see their doctor, so many times they end up in an emergency room,” said Samantha Sattler, MD, medical direc-tor of SSM Urgent Care and a physician with SSM Medical Group. “The average ER visit lasts more than three hours. SSM Urgent Care visits generally take less than an hour and can cost considerably less than an ER visit.”

SSM Urgent Care is operated as a service of SSM St. Joseph Health Center in St. Charles. To learn more, please go to www.ssmhealth.com/urgent.

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During this fairly mild winter, perhaps you’re itching to get out for some golf. Wait no longer. St. Peters Golf Course is offering the 18-hole Chili Dog Open golf tournament on Saturday, Febru-ary 18.

During this scramble for-mat tournament, teams of four people will compete for cash prizes in multiple flights, as well as closest to the pin and longest drive contests. The tournament begins with a shotgun start at 9:30 a.m. The cost to play is $40 per player, which includes golf, a cart, and a chili dog lunch im-mediately following the tourna-ment. Compete in an optional cash skins game for an addition-al $40 per team.

For more information, please call 636.397.2227. A registration form is available online at www.stpetersmo.net/golf.

St. Peters Golf Course is locat-ed at 200 Salt Lick Road, on the east side of Salt Lick, just south of I-70.

The city of Weldon Spring is holding a surprise party for retiring Alderman Ron Griesenaur. Ron has been in service to the city for 27 years. Ron’s surprise retirement reception will be held at city hall 5401 In-dependence Rd., on Sunday, February 12 starting at 2:00 p.m. and goes until 4:00 p.m. If you attend you are asked to bring a story about Ron. A scrapbook is being made of photos and other memorabilia. For more info contact Pat at city Hall. 636-441-2110 Shhh……..it’s a secret !!!!

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The 8th annual Father/Daughter dance is right around the corner. Dads, grandpas, uncles, etc… grab your little princess (ages 3-10) and get ready for a night of fun. The event will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, February 10 at the Lake Saint Louis Banquet Center. Enjoy a buffet dinner, complimentary picture and balloon artist and then dance the night away. Pre-registration is required and the cost is $55 per couple (Lake Saint Louis Residents pay $44 per couple). To register, please contact the Parks Department at 636.561.4620 or visit www.lakesaintlouis.com.

St. Charles County Ambulance District Chief Ken Koch and Public Information Officer Martin Limpert present 7 year-old Abbie Raga with a Citizens Service Award, gift certificate to Build a Bear and a customized t-shirt for her bear in recognition of her 911 call on behalf of her dad. Also pictured are Tom, Lynn and Andrew Raga. Dispatch Supervisor Vickie Schramm was also recognized and received a bouquet of flowers from the Raga family.

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PALS will have a Valentine’s Day Bake Sale from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, February 12 at Kroger.

Visitors may purchase wonderful homemade treats and help PALS provide food and shelter to the stray and abandoned animals they care for. For more information about the Bake Sale or any

of the animals available for adoption, please visit pals-pets.com or call 636.338.1818.

PALS is an all-volunteer, non-profit animal rescue organization. They are an IRS 501(c)(3) certified charity licensed by the State of Missouri and a “no-kill” shelter.

Cuivre Park Elementary was recently awarded a $500 grant from the Walmart Foundation. The school plans to use the funds for the purchase of Braille books for its vision impaired students. In addition, the new books will provide opportunities for other students to learn how visually impaired students cope with daily challenges and thrive despite their differences.

The Walmart Foundation strives to support organizations that give individuals access to a better life. For more information, visit www.walmartstores.com

Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the Bank of Old Monroe will be held at its new Main Facility: 2100 Hwy C, Old Monroe, MO on Monday, February 13, 2012.

Said meeting will convene between the hours of 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. and continue dur-ing at least three hours, unless the objective for which such meeting is called be accom-plished sooner. The purpose for the meeting is to elect sev-en directors for the said bank to serve during the ensuring year and for the transaction of any other business which may properly come before the meeting.

The public is invited to stop by the Hawk Point Civic Center just off of Highway 47 in Hawk Point on Thursday, February 9 to learn more about the upcoming bridge work in the area. The bridges in Lincoln County that will be replaced this year include Route D at Tur-key Creek, Route E over Little Lead Creek, and Route A at Camp Creek. The Route D bridge replacement will begin on Monday, February 13, and the road will be closed during construction. The other two bridges will be replaced this sum-mer.

“The Route D bridge is one of the first ones this year we are working on, and it should reopen within 60 days,” said MoDOT’s Northeast Dis-trict Construction and Materials Engineer Macy Rodenbaugh. “We will have more information available at the community briefing, and every-thing we know right now is posted on our web pages at modot.org/northeast,” Rodenbaugh

explained. “We have met with elected officials such as legislators and county commissioners to explain more details and to answer questions about the Safe and Sound Bridge Program, and we will continue to get the messages out there through media,” he said. State Representative Ed Schieffer is expected to attend the meeting.

The bridge is being replaced under MoDOT’s Safe and Sound Bridge Program, which will im-prove 802 bridges across the state. Northeast Missouri has about 80 bridges on the program, and there are only 24 left to complete. “Most of these bridges are on smaller roads with low traf-fic volume, and the closure is short, yet we know it will be inconvenient to some,” Rodenbaugh continued.

MoDOT encourages those interested in this project and others to go to the website for more details or call the customer service center toll-free at 1.888.275.6636.

An attorney from legal services of Eastern Mo., Inc. will be in the community room at the Lin-coln County Health Department from 10 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, February 15. The attorney will be available to provide no-cost legal assis-

tance to low-income persons experiencing civil legal problems. Please note: the attorney will not be available to assist with criminal and traffic court matters.

The Lincoln County Health Department is lo-cated at 5 Health Department Drive, Troy, MO. Please enter through the separate commu-nity room entrance.

2012 Basket-ball Homecom-ing Candidates are Harley La-Banca and Matt Braden, seniors; Krista Dye and Cody Shaw (not pictured), ju-niors; Cailee Vitro and Caleb Vitro, sopho-mores; and Tan-ner Bencomo and Kenny Les-ley, freshmen.

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Supporting local businesses and keeping tax dollars local makes a big difference to the com-munity. Every time you shop at a Cottleville or Weldon Spring Business or a participating Cottleville Weldon Spring Chamber Member in another community, enter your name in a drawing for a chance to win a $500 Mastercard gift card. Shoppers are awarded one entry per purchase at any Cottleville-Weldon Spring business, and two entries if the business is CWS Chamber member.

The promotion runs from February 1 through April 30, 2012, and entry forms will be

collected by May 4, 2012. The drawing will take place on May 15, 2012 at the Cottleville-Weldon Spring Chamber Breakfast.

Businesses that wish to participate may email [email protected].

Tickets are now on sale for the O’Fallon Chamber of Commerce’s 16th Annual Art, Wine & Brew Gala, sponsored by Krey Distributing Co., on Saturday, February 18, 2012. The event will take place at the O’Fallon City Hall, 100 North Main Street in O’Fallon.

This gourmet tasting of O’Fallon begins at 7 p.m. with food samplings from the areas finest establish-ments along with wine, beer and spirit tastings. Guests may enjoy and purchase art displayed by various lo-cal artisans. After 9 p.m., guests will move upstairs to

dance the night away to the music of My Friend Mike. Cocktail to formal attire is desired.

This is the O’Fallon Chamber’s premier event, draw-ing a mix of area residents and business people. Gen-eral Admission is $40 per person and includes tastings from all participating vendors and entertainment. VIP tickets are $100 per person and include tastings from all participating vendors and entertainment plus a bottomless glass of select wines or brew and a chance to take

home a high quality diamond provided by Krekler Jewelers.

Tickets must be purchased in advance by calling 636.240.1818 or online at www.ofallonchamber.org/artwinebrew. No one under 21 will be admitted, tick-ets will not be sold the evening of the event.

Jennifer and Jeannie Piglowski with Coldwell Banker Gundaker presented Five Acres Animal Shelter, St. Charles County’s only no-kill shelter, with a $3,500 donation. Committed to help-ing families and man’s best friend find a home, they annually pledge $100 for each closed listing. Their CBG office donated an additional $1,000.

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West Community Credit Union is pleased to announce it is accepting applications for its 2012 high school scholarship program. Four $1,000 scholarships will be granted to high school se-niors in the Credit Union’s general member-ship and one $1,000 scholarship will be granted to a Brentwood High School senior where the

Credit Union was originally chartered. West Community Credit Union is a full-service, not-for-profit cooperative that has served members since 1936.

Currently in its 17th year, the scholarship pro-gram seeks to support school districts located in West Community’s field of membership by

providing financial assistance to graduating seniors for future professional plans and personal growth. Applicants are evalu-ated on a variety of criteria, including grade point average, ACT or SAT scores, curricu-lum, extracurricular activities, financial need and recommen-dations.

Applications are due by Fri-day, March 9, 2012, and are available at www.westcom-munitycu.org. For additional information or to have the ap-plication mailed, please contact Lori Hudson at 636.720.2402.

Blast off on a routine flight and crash into the planet D’Illyria, where a sci-fi version of The Tempest set to rock and roll golden oldies unfolds with glee. The planet is inhabited by a sinister scientist, Dr. Prospero; his delightful daughter Miranda; Ariel, a faithful robot on roller skates; and an uncontrol-lable monster, the product of Prospero’s Id, whose tentacles penetrate the space craft.

Performances are at 7 p.m. on February 9 and 10, and 2 and 7 p.m. on Saturday, February 11. Tick-ets are $8 per person and are available in advance through the Francis Howell High School theater department or at the Limelight Theater box office prior to each performance - at Francis Howell High School, 7001 Highway 94 South, St. Charles, MO 63304-2201.

This year at DuBray Middle School Stu-dent Council mem-bers collected over 1000 canned goods for the O.A.S.I.S. food pantry. The campaign slogan was “Helping Hands Bring in Cans”. Students collected cans in the morning before school and for every 5 cans donated, students wrote their names on a handprint and placed it on the banner. STUCO was happy with the participation and intends to run another food drive in the spring.

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Assumption School in O’Fallon welcomed Rams’ Running Back Steven Jackson on Tuesday, January 24. The school won a reading contest for the second year in a row, and the prize was a visit from Jackson. Photo by Ray Rockwell.

Lauren Geringer, Fort Zumwalt West High School senior, signed to play softball for Central Methodist University next fall. Pictured with Lauren are her parents, Chuck and Lori Geringer. Standing in the photo is Paul Boschert, WHS Activities Director; Pat Reardon, CMU Softball Coach; Ron Twichell, WHS Softball Coach; and Neil Berry, WHS Principal.


Inspired by actual events that occurred during the Reagan Era, “Big Miracle” tells the family-friendly sto-ry of three California gray whales that became trapped in fast-forming Alaskan ice. Combining fictionalized characters with real-life events, this film has a real air of authenticity to it.

The likeable John Kra-sinski from television’s “The Office” plays Adam Carlson, a roving televi-sion reporter working in the small town of Bar-row, Alaska. Preparing to move on to his next as-signment, Carlson spots three gray whales that are trapped under the ice. Using a rapidly shrinking hole for air, the whales are migrating to Mexico, but now are unable to continue their journey.

Word of their plight reaches Rachel Kramer (Drew Barrymore), a Greenpeace activist and Adam’s ex-girlfriend. Ra-chel lobbies hard to have the Alaskan government free the whales and, with Adam’s film footage getting national attention, the tiny town of Barrow becomes the place to be during the height of the Cold War.

Unfortunately, without some really big help, the three whales will quickly be-come trapped under a thick sheet of ice and drown. Start-ing with a grass roots effort in Barrow, the rescue operation quickly becomes an exercise in international cooperation.

Thanks to John Krasinski’s winning performance, “Big Miracle” is a good-hearted ad-venture that contains real-life footage and facts about the 1988

whale rescue. Director Ken Kwapis doesn’t shy away from the unpleasant facts about the event, including a plan to stop the rescue and harvest the whales for food.

These real-life facts are what give “Big Miracle” its charm and appeal. One of the best sequences fea-tures the inventors of the Kasco de-icer, a decep-tively simple device that helps keep the ice holes open for the whales. Like the tiny town of Bar-row, the whale rescue gave this product time in the national spot-light.

The fic-t i o n a l i z e d romance be-tween Kra-sinski and Barr ymore’s characters is part of “Big Miracle,” but the real love

story occurs between the characters of Colonel Scott Boyer (Dermot Mulroney) and Kelly Meyers (Vinessa Shaw), a White House staffer. Based on Colonel Tom Car-

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“Over the Fence” Is it Day Traders or Traitors?

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Sports You See... With Gary B.

My friend the stock investor, albeit small, believes that one of many causes of our stock market problems are “Day Traders”.

These are investors that sit in front of computer screens and buy and sell stock over the Internet.

I remember one from 2004 before the economy inexorably ended up in the trash dump. He was allegedly making about 300 to 1500 dollars per day from his home computer. He would watch various stocks that at the time appeared worthy, buy them and then watch them creep up a notch and then instantly sell them. For a ten or twenty thousand dollar investment, it would bring him the aforementioned amounts and sometimes, each one within seconds. All it cost to do this was seven dollars per trade plus the initial investment.

Put in the perspective of oil speculators who invest tens of millions on one trade, it’s pretty easy to see why our gasoline prices spike. Tens or hundreds of millions will drive the stock price up more so than $10,000. We had some ridiculous economic policies in the last decades but the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back were the oil prices. I’m sure the oil companies really feel bad about this…right?

I’m not a stock mar-ket investor and don’t pretend to be. The

only stock dealings I ever had proved that I’d be better off playing the ponies. How-ever, my friend’s conclusions seem valid. He believes that Congress should pass laws making traders keep the stocks they buy for a longer period but he also fears that it might cripple the market; meaning there‘s no easy solution. Would it eliminate instant buying and selling that day traders indulge in and stabilize the market…or cripple it? Wall Street greed has been with us for a long time but day trading via com-puter is fairly new and allowed that greed to bloom into an unheard of level.

A 2010 news program showed that nearly half of US Congressional legislators were millionaires; some exceeding a hundred million. We have already experienced how much they’re concerned with the plight of working Americans. Added to this, Con-gress made it legal for its members to indulge in insider-trading. I would guess that any legislator that wasn’t already a millionaire when elected would soon become one.

Lately, voters are threatening to vote them out of office. It would behoove those working Americans to vote the millionaires out of office in the next election. When it comes to a choice between the public good as against keeping or increasing their millions, human nature tells us the former would probably be a lock.

For this activity to stop and for the economy, health care, Social Security and laws regulating day traders as such to improve would only happen if Congress were to change their lap-of-luxury golden retirement packages to the Social Security maxes of all of us. It would require eliminating their free health care, forbidding any other income except those salaries paid for being an elected member of Congress and for-bidding any improvement of their portfolios during their terms. If someone wants

to be a legislator, it should be for the right reasons and it shouldn’t include any advan-tages over those of average working Americans.

I would bet that our problems with the afore-mentioned would soon be solved. Conversely, I would also bet that voters who still believe the Democratic and Republican parties are the same as they were fifty years ago will vote the same as al-ways…but I’m too much the cynic. I hope I’m wrong.

St. Charles County Amateur Sports Hall of FameEvent will be Held March 24

The 29th annual awards banquet will induct nine people into its illustrious organization.

Categories and inductees include: baseball-Kevin Jett and Richard Probst, softball-Thomas Gunning and Virgil Stout,

bowling- Tracy Sherman and Kevin Shrum, dartball-John Kri-etemeyer and horseshoes-Andrew Foulds and Joan Buchheit.The group's outstanding achievement award will be presented

to Roger Hodapp.This year's outstanding high school senior athlete awards are yet to be

determined.The event will be held at the American Legion hall on 2500 Raymond Drive, St.

Charles.~~~The cream of the crop

Top 33 High School Running Backs Picked by Former St. Louis’ Ram ArlenHarris Puts Players through Workout

With pep talks from former Ram’s line-man Orlando ‘Big O’ Pace, Harris put the top 33 backs through drills to see who would take home ‘The Beast Award’. He had a number of other coaches and vol-unteers who help coordinate the Star 33 Running Back Showcase recently at Game Time in St. Peters. His wife Heather played a major part too!

Yours truly, sports broadcaster Steve Runge of 1280 Westplex and Joel Ander-son of STL Sports Productions were all on hand to cover all the action during the three-hour of drills that was covered by Fox2 Maurice Drummond as well.

Participants included: Ryan Moore (Lutheran N), Antonio Brown (CBC), Ian Mc-Intosh (Rockwood), Ray Harris (FZW), Jesse Rocha (Holt), Jordan Barnes (Trinity), Latif Adams (DeSmet), Ronnie Smith (Troy), Spencer Stein (Eureka), VJ Fitzpatrick (FZN), Devon Fuller (Troy), Jason Lewis (Normandy), Dallas Vaughn (HZE), Terek Hawkins (SLUH), Marquis West (Trinity), Shawn Whitley (Ladue), Jonathan Park-er (CBC), Chase Abbington (FZS), Alan Lee (St. Mary’s), Ejay Johnson (O’Fallon), Damien Hudson (HZE), Ramon Alton (Kirkwood), Teddy Williamson (FZW),

Tray Mitchell (Holt), Jacob Wilmes (St. Dominic), Alex Graham (Festus), Kendall Morris (CBC), Nathan Walsh (Hillsboro), Lee Robinson (HZC), Tyler Cain (Triad), Corbin Mason (Gateway Tech) and Zibeon Washington (Trinity).

The young men were put through a num-ber of timed drills: 40-yard dash, shuttle and the gauntlet course.

Three awards were presented: The winner of the Performance Drills was Ryan Moore and the Positional Drills was Ramon Alton.

The Beast Award went to Terek Hawkins (picture from RunItPerfromance). A few of his times included a 4.2, 40-yard dash and 8’11” broad jump.

For more information on future camps from Arlen Harris go to www.RunItPer-formance.com~~~A lot of talent on the field

River City Rascals have Economic Impact Lindenwood University Performs Study

Signature Medical Group and Lindenwood University School of Business & En-trepreneurship recently studied the River City’s baseball organization. They con-ducted an economic analysis of the professional baseball team and its impact on St. Charles County in Missouri.

Students and professors Slobodan Rakovic, David Arns, Robert Singer, and Abi-gail Weber of Lindenwood University all contributed to this study to help identify the total impact that can be attributed to the existence of the team. Taking into ac-count direct, indirect, and induced effects, the total economic impact on the County by the Rascals was determined.

"Beyond the sheer entertainment value that the Rascals’ organization provides, which is sizeable, the study indicates a very real economic value as well," said Arns, Associate Professor of Marketing at Lindenwood University. "The numbers just may give a whole new appreciation of the term money ball."

Information from Rascal’s website.To get more information on the Rascals’ club visit the website www.RiverCityRas-

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Red Velvet with Love CupcakesMakes about 20 standard cupcakes, 4 dozen minis

Parenting Requires a Sense of HumorHumor is the one of the keys to parenting. I don’t

mean humor as in the ability to laugh at your child (in fact, that is rarely a good idea). I mean humor as in the ability to laugh with your child and laugh at yourself. Another big key? Knowing exactly when to use it.

Case in point. Our daughter, Sam, is 16 years old. Like many 16 year-old girls, she wears her heart on her sleeve. First, you need a little background information. Sam recently suffered her second major concussion, and is now dealing with some memory loss.

Thursday was not a good day for my girl. It started with an ex-boyfriend saying some not-so-nice things about something Sam did months ago (and forgot about). The schoolwork (forgetting formulas that she learned during the first semester that were necessary for a Geometry test), the friends (who keep telling her the negative things that she’d done in her life), and the loss of memory had been building up within this 5’7” young lady for a few weeks. She wore a smile on the outside, but inside felt confused and unhappy. Thurs-day’s events sent the wall crashing down.

Now thankfully I’ve paid attention and taken mental notes in the past, and I didn’t suffer a concussion that wiped out my long-term memory, so I knew what Sam wanted when she called me Thursday morning from the guidance counselor’s office. It wasn’t humor. She

wanted to vent. She isn’t one to ask for advice when she’s upset. I’ve learned that she only wants to talk herself through the situation. She’s a think-while-you-talk kind of person (just like me), and I knew that once she was able to vent, she would feel the weight on her shoulders crumble into dust that she could eventually brush off.

Fast forward to the home front on Thursday af-ternoon. Sam felt a little better and joined me in the kitchen to help unload the shopping bags. I stood at the kitchen island trying to remove the tape from my newly purchased cotton underwear. They were on sale, don’t you know? When something I need is on sale, it pretty much makes my day. The colors weren’t something I would have chosen, but sale-seekers can-not be choosers. One pair had vertical stripes (at least they weren’t horizontal!), one pair featured a flowery pattern in tangerine and pink, and there were a couple of pairs of plain white (thank goodness!).

I also presented my daughter with two new bras, so you can see why she thought the underwear might be for her.

“Hey,” she said standing next to me at the kitchen island. Sam then began to speak as she picked up a pair of the pink/purple vertically striped panties. “These are kind of…whoa! Way too big for my butt!”

You have only a split second to react in these situations. It’s not like there’s time to rewind the day and remind yourself that your child just experienced one of the worst days in recent memory (because she has no long-term memory!). This is where years of experience being a wife and mother take over. Sarcastic Woman (my alter ego) wanted to put a curse on my 16 year-old daughter.

“Maybe not yet, but I just put a curse on you and one day your butt will be twice as big as those pant-ies!” Sarcastic Woman wanted to say as she rubbed her hands together and cackled.

Instead, the self-deprecating mom surfaced with an over-exaggerated, “Well, I never…” followed by a loud belly laugh, “thought that my big butt could pull off stripes, but they’re vertical!”

“I didn’t mean to say that your butt is big, mom!” my girl verbally backtracked. “It’s just these underwear are slightly larger than the ones I have…me…a 16 year-old loving teenager!”

We laughed, and Sam gave me a hug. “Thanks, Mom,” she said. “I feel a lot better.”“No problem, honey,” I replied. “I figured it was time

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February 11: Trinity Episcopal Church-St Charles 4th Annual Trivia NightDoors open at 6 p.m., trivia at 7 p.m. St. Charles Borromeo Gym (601 N. 4th Street in St. Charles). $160/table of 8. Info: www.trinity-stcharles.org or 636.949.0160.

February 11: Free Children’s Mu-sic Concert10 a.m. First United Methodist Church Atrium (801 First Capitol Drive, St. Charles). Children of all ages are invited to join members of the Clarion Brass Ensemble for a program of fun music with brass instruments and percussion. Sponsored by the Crescendo Con-cert Series. Children are encour-aged to bring a canned good or dry packaged food item for the hungry.

February 12: Sausage Dinner11:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Church of Dardenne Prairie. Adults - $10; Children 5-12 - $5; Children under 5 are free (in

dining room). 50/50, handmade quilt raffle and country store. Info: 636.561.6611.

February 18: 3 Central Benefit Concert8-10 p.m. at St. Charles Presbyteri-an Church (131 S. Gamble St. next to Lindenwood University in St. Charles). Doors open at 7:30 p.m. $15 at the door. Cash preferred, but checks accepted. No credit cards, please. The smooth jazz trio 3 Central and gospel singer Erica Reed are joining comedians Brother DrÃ© and Davey Dave for a night of inspirational music and clean laughter. Proceeds will go to the St. Charles Homeless Alliance.

February 22: Blood Drive3:30 to 7 p.m. at Morning Star Church, 1600 Feise Road, Dardenne Prairie, MO. Schedule at 636.561.5680 or visit www.msc-wired.org/donateblood.

1st and 3rd Thursdays: Employ-ment Meetings7 p.m. at New Hope Presbyterian

Church, 1580 Kisker Road. Info: www.newhopepc.org or Barbara at 636.928.8673.

EVENTS

February 8: Stress Workshop6 p.m. Renaud Spirit Center. Find out if stress is affecting your body and what you can do about it. Res-ervations: 636.978.0970. Seating is limited.

February 9: Mom’s Afternoon Out at the O’Fallon Family YMCA1-4 p.m. for ages 6 weeks to 5 years. $10/child. Registrations must be received by noon on Wednesday before the scheduled date. Info: 636.379.0092.

February 10: LSL Father/Daugh-ter Sweetheart DanceFor girls ages 3-10 at the LSL Ban-quet Center. $44/resident couple, $55/nonresident couple. Info: www.lakesaintlouis.com.

February 11: Kiwanis Club of

West St. Charles County “All About Kids” Trivia Night Fund-raiserAt the National Equestrian Center, 6880 Lake Saint Louis Boulevard in Lake Saint Louis. Tournament will benefit the Friends of the Wentzville Parks, an organization whose mission is to bring world class parks to the City of Wentz-ville. $160/table of 8. Includes beer, wine, soda & snacks. Info: Kris-tie Freed, 636.288.3236 or www.wscckiwanis.org.

February 11: Babysitting Basics8:30-Noon at Lake Saint Louis City Hall. Fee includes light snack and course certificate. For boys and girls ages 11+. Info: 636.561.4620.

February 11: Tot’s Night Out at the O’Fallon Family YMCA7-10 p.m. $15/child in advance. Registrations must be received by 5 p.m. the Friday before the event to ensure a spot. Ages 6 weeks to 5 years. Info: 636.379.0092.

February 11: Kid’s Night Out at the O’Fallon Family YMCA7-10 p.m. For ages 6+. Gymnas-tics. $10/child in advance, $15/child at the door. Swimming, crafts, rock wall, bingo & more. Info: 636.379.0092. Other dates: February 25 - Rock Wall, March 10 - Dance Party, March 24 - Obstacle Course, April 14 - Gymnastics, April 28 - Rock Wall, May 12 - End of School Bash

February 12: PALS Valentine’s Day Bake Sale11 a.m. - 3 p.m. at Kroger (One Troy Square, Troy). Purchase won-derful homemade treats and help PALS provide food and shelter to stray and abandoned animals. For more info about the bake sale or any of the animals available for adoption, please visit www.pals-pets.com or call the shelter at 636.338.1818.

February 21: St. Charles Kiwanis Club Pancake Day6 a.m. - 7 p.m. at Blanchette Me-morial Hall. $7 for adults, $5 for children. All you can eat Pancakes & Sausage. Tickets: call John Pal-lardy at 636.946.7088. All proceeds go to supporting the St. Charles area youth.

February 27: Blood Drive3-7 p.m. The American Red Cross will be collecting blood at Dardenne Prairie City Hall. Please join us to donate blood and help others! Walk-in’s welcome. To schedule an appointment, call the Chamber at 636.755.5335.

February 28: Job Fair6:30 p.m. at Warrenton City Hall. Ages 15 and older. Hiring part-time seasonal staff: umpires, soc-cer referees, lifeguards, and more. Info: 636.456.3535 or email Jenny Hoffmann at [email protected].

March 1: Teen Leader’s Club7-8 p.m. at O’ Fallon Family YMCA. Free to join. For ages 13-18. Club meets once a month to plan social events and fun volun-teer opportunities. No Y member-ship required.

March 2 & 3: St. Dominic High School Performing Arts Lovers (PALs) Trivia NightsMar. 2: 7-9:45 p.m. 6-8th grade stu-dents welcome. $10/person; up to 8 people/table. Pizza, soda & wa-ter provided. Prizes for 1st & 2nd place teams. Mar. 3: 7 p.m. $160/table of 8. Beverages provided. Prizes for 1st & 2nd place teams. To reserve a table, contact Shelley at [email protected].

March 3: St. Charles County Symphony Orchestra Concert7 p.m. at Foundry Art Centre, 520 N. Main in St. Charles. Free.

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Now - March 5: Youth Sports Spring Registration at the Tri-County Family YMCASoccer (3 yrs - 6th grade), Flag Football (6 - 14 yrs), Girl’s Vol-leyball (3rd-8th Grade). Visit www.ymcastlouis.org/tricounty or contact Matt Thompson, 636-332-5574.

Now - April 6: Wentzville American Legion Fish Fry4:30-6:30 p.m. $8 per plate, $4 sandwiches. Menu: catfish, shrimp, hush puppies, french fries, creamy coleslaw & baked beans.

Now - May 15: Youth & Adult Baseball/Softball RegistrationThrough St. Peters Athletic As-sociation (SPAA). Interested teams & individuals should vis-it www.spaa.com and click on “Spring/Summer Registration”. SPAA offers t-ball for 4-5 year olds as well as pitching machine leagues for 6-8 year olds and regular kid pitch for 8-18. New adult leagues (19+) are now forming for men & women. Call 636-397-3149.• 4&5 yr. old T-ball: Registra-tion closes April 1, league be-gins May 5• 6-14 yr. old baseball/softball: Registration closes March 1, Leagues begins April 16• 15-18 yr. old baseball/softball: Registration closes March 1, League begins May 21• 19 + baseball/softball: Reg-istration closes May 15, league begins June 2

1st Tuesday: Fleur de Lis Gar-den Society6:30 p.m. at the Kisker Road Li-brary, 1000 Kisker Road. Info: Jeanne at 314.605.8563.

1st and 3rd Wed.: 7 p.m. St. Charles Area Wood CarversDiverse group of people has a wide variety of carving skills ranging from novice to profes-sional. Meetings include brief business mtg. followed by carv-ing session. At Weldon Spring Site Remedial Action Project, 7295 Hwy. 94 South, St. Charles.

Visitors always welcome!

Hazelwoodwood High School 45th Class Reunion:We are having a class reunion in 2012 and are looking for class-mates of Class of 1967. Please contact Kay at [email protected] or 636 745-2601 for more information.

4th Mon.: 6:30 p.m. Ameri-can Legion Post 388 MeetsAt Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 8945 Vets. Mem. Pkwy. 636.219.0553.

Crossroads Cribbage Club Every Wed. at 12 p.m.Meets at Rizzo’s Bar & Grill, Wentzville, MO.

Every Thurs: Active Old-er Adults Game Day at the O’Fallon Family YMCA10:00 a.m - noon. Free. Join us every week to play your favorite board games, cards or dominos. Bring a snack and your favorite stories to share. Contact Diana Kannady at 636.379.0092 x230.

Every Tues: Quilting Guild at the O’Fallon Family YMCA1-4 p.m. Free. Join us every week to work on quilts “One Stitch at a Time” for local chari-ties. Anybody welcome, no sewing experience required.

4th Tues.: 6:30 p.m. O’Fallon Garden Club.Meets at Sunrise Methodist Church, 7116 Twin Chimney Blvd. More info call Barb at 636.978.5930.

Every Tues.: Kiwanis Club of St. CharlesNoon - 1 p.m. at the Columns Banquet Center in St. Charles.

3rd Wed.: O’Fallon Family YMCA Prayer Breakfast

7:30 a.m. The Y has always been nonsectarian, accepting of all faiths. We encourage you to come as you are and join mem-bers and guests of our commu-nity for prayer and fellowship on the third Wednesday of ev-ery month. Contact Diana Kan-nady at 636.379.0092 for more information.

Every Wed. 6:45 p.m. Charity BingoVFW Post 5077 sponsors, at VFW Hall, 8500 Veterans Mem. Pkwy., O’Fallon. Cash prizes awarded. Support Vets & other worthwhile charities. Now a non-smoking facil-ity. 636.272.1945 or www.vfw-post5077.org for more info.

Every Thurs., 11:45 a.m., Kiwanis Club of O’Fallon.Meets at JJ’s Restaurant in O’Fallon. More info at www.ofkiwanis.com.

Every Fri.: 3–8 p.m. VFW Fish FryVFW Post 2866. 66 VFW Lane. Call Bill Sams, 636.724.9612.

Every Weekend: Orchard Farm Radio Controlled Flying ClubBring your family to watch fly-ing model airplanes. Directions: www.orchardfarm.com Info: 636.300.1480.

HEALTH

February 10: Her Heart: Every Beat Counts!8 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Heart of St. Charles Banquet Center (1410 South Fifth Street, St. Charles). Speakers, breakfast & lunch, heart screenings and free gift. Info: 1.866.SSM.DOCS or www.ssmhealth.com/heart

Now - June 21: LIVESTRONG at the O’Fallon Family YMCATrained instructors will lead small groups to help cancer survivors im-prove daily functional ability. The program will focus on reducing the severity of treatment side ef-fects, preventing unwanted weight changes and improving energy lev-els and self-esteem. • Now - March 29, Tues & Thurs, 5:30 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.• February 20 - May 9, Mon & Wed, 11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.• April 3 - June 21, Tues & Thurs, 5:30 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.Contact Kristi Bradley at 636.379.0092 for more info or to arrange an intake interview.

Support Groups

February 14: Diabetes Informa-tion Nights - Support Group6:30-8 p.m. in St. Charles Room at SSM St. Joseph Health Cen-ter. Speaker and light refresh-ments. Free. Info: Patty Shelton at 636.947.5573.

February 14: Mended Hearts Support Group6:30 p.m. Location alternates each month between the St. Peters Room at SSM St. Joseph Health Center and Healthwise at Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital. Info: 636.947.5682.

February 15: ICD Support Group6:30 p.m. Open to individuals with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, also known as an ICD. This group meets on the third Wednesday of alternating months, ending in October. Info: 636.947.5682.

1st & 3rd Mondays: Sharing Loss-es Through Bereavement1-2:30 p.m. at SSM Home Care & Hospice, 1187 Corporate Lake Drive. For families/friends who want help understanding and cop-ing with the death of a loved one. To register, please call 314.SSM.DOCS (776.3627).

Every Mon.: 7 p.m. Tobacco Free for Life Support group. Free. St. Peters City Hall. 636.947.5304.

1st Mon.: Better Breathers Club Those w/chronic lung disease. St. Joseph Health Cntr., 300 1st Capi-tol Dr., St. Charles. Free lunch. 636.947.5684.


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May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved and preserved

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St. Jude, Worker of Miracles, Pray for us.St. Jude, Helper of the Hopeless,

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Middle Pick:“Passing the Music Down”

Community News is proud to offer our readers “Book Buzz.” This column will feature great

books for children in three categories: Youngest Pick:

early childhood to the first or second grade,

Middle Pick: elementary school children, and

Oldest Pick: middle school children. Enjoy!

Reprinted withpermission, Missourian Publishing Company.

Copyright 2012.

Folksy and feel-good, “Passing the Music

Down,” by Sarah Sullivan has a mes-sage that’s not fiddlin’ and small. This story set in Appalachia stresses the importance of sharing music, so that songs won’t be lost through the years.

An old man from Tennessee does just that with a boy from Indiana who has traveled south with his fam-ily to hear music preformed by gifted fiddlers. Listening to the man play inspires the boy and soon the two are pickin’ tunes together, songs like “Pen ‘n’ Awl,” and “Liza Jane.”

The two, separated by so many years, are joined by their passion for the bow and string, strung together by their love of music. The boy goes to stay at the old man’s farm, and there the elderly gent schools him in cooking flapjacks, hunting ginseng, gardening and the music of the mountains.

In golden, autumnal tones, Barry Root, the illustrator softly brings to life this touching story – a book with a beautiful score.

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CNSTC: Feb. 8. 2012