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When a 1942 Supreme Court decision that most people never heard of makes the front page of the New York Times in 2012, you know that something unusual is going on.

What makes that 1942 case – Wick-ard v. Filburn – important today is that it stretched the federal government’s power so far that the Obama administration is using it as an argument to claim before today’s Supreme Court that it has the legal authority to impose ObamaCare mandates on individuals.

Roscoe Filburn was an Ohio farmer who grew some wheat to feed his family and some farm animals. But the U.S. Depart-ment of Agriculture fined him for growing more wheat than he was allowed to grow under the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, which was passed under Congress’ power to regulate interstate commerce.

Filburn pointed out that his wheat wasn’t sold, so that it didn’t enter any commerce, interstate or otherwise. Therefore the fed-eral government had no right to tell him how much wheat he grew on his own farm, and which never left his farm.

The Tenth Amendment to the Constitu-tion says that all powers not explicitly given to the federal government belong to the states or to the people. So you might think that Filburn was right.

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There was consternation in 1995 when the Supreme Court ruled that carrying a gun near a school was not interstate com-merce. That conclusion might seem like only common sense to most people, but it was a close 5-to-4 decision, and it sparked outrage when the phrase “interstate com-merce” failed to work its magic in justifying an expansion of the federal government’s power.

The 1995 case involved a federal law forbidding anyone from carrying a gun near a school. The states all had the right to pass such laws, and most did, but the issue was whether the federal government could pass such a law under its power to regulate interstate commerce.

The underlying argument was similar to that in the 1942 case of Wickard v. Fil-burn: School violence can affect education, which can affect productivity, which can affect interstate commerce.

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I am sick and tired of the constant dance we are expected to maintain for a politi-cally-correct moniker for every condition and circumstance.

This is not hate speech. I do not hate “persons with disabilities.” I am one. I have used a wheelchair for probably 10 years or so. I don’t care if you call me disabled, handicapped, crippled, or perambulation challenged.

For one thing, such terms don’t define me. More to the point, however, not one of those terms is inherently pejorative. They become value-laden words only to the extent that we choose to give them a value, negative or otherwise.

People are already far too hypersensitive to possibly giving offense. Many times, I have been asked by well-meaning people if they could offer assistance, but almost always they do so tentatively or even fear-fully. Obviously, these good people, who only want to be a blessing to me, are afraid I will become angry, insulted or even abu-sive.

Frankly, some of my fellow “crips” are to blame for this. One kind man recently told me that the last similarly-situated indi-vidual had actually yelled at him. I have a lot more problem with jerks like that, wheelchair or no, than with a well-mean-ing, able-bodied Good Samaritan.

Our semantic gyrations are getting ridiculous. As with racial terminology (what, pray tell, is the substantive differ-ence between “colored people,” which is still part of the official name of the NAACP and yet unutterable, and “people of color”?), we walk on verbal tiptoe lest we offend someone’s delicate sensibilities

– as if we were violating some non-existent right not to be offended. If someone who is, let’s say, wheelchair-mobile (how’s that?) allows himself to be defined or disturbed by whatever term some stranger uses, rather than knowing who he is regardless and affording that stranger his own freedom of speech, then I say he has bigger problems. Let a person examine himself.

I am not naïve. I fully realize that by putting society on edge about unintention-ally giving offense by word choices (and thereby controlling the dialogue), a group can assert a measure of power over the cul-ture. There is certainly precedent for this. Furthermore, by periodically changing

what is “acceptable,” this influence can be perpetuated indefinitely.

The subtle nuance of difference between “person with a disability” and “a disabled person” will be lost on most people, anyway. Granted, there is one, and the dis-tinction itself is not unimportant.

Nevertheless, we are all taking ourselves way too seriously these days. To those with challenges who are hyper-sensitive to ter-minology, I say: Assert and demonstrate your personhood and your worth by what you do, not by what you demand of others. And to my able-bodied, decent, well-mean-ing but hesitant and gun-shy neighbors, I say: Offering kindness is never wrong, regardless of the intended beneficiary.

James R. Stein

GovernmentTo the Editor:

Mr. Malan’s letter (“Restructuring” MRN, March 21, 2012) addresses two items, taxes and creating a fourth arm of the government.

His letter implies that “all” taxes should be raised regularly. Though taxation is nec-essary, raising all taxes is not. Taxes can be broken down into two types, percent-age based and set amount based. Raising set amount based rates periodically “may” be necessary. Raising percentage based tax rates, especially income taxes, is absurd. Percentage based tax rates already have a built in increase. Whenever you receive a raise in your income, the government also collects more taxes from you. If you raise income tax percentage rates, at what per-centage do you say enough, 50 percent, 75 percent, 100 percent? If you can stop the increases at some higher rate, why not stop at the present?

The creating of a fourth arm of the government would be yet another costly bureaucracy with thousands of new gov-ernment employees and more new taxes.

Our present voting system gave us the right to vote secretly so as not to fear retaliation for our vote. Under Mr. Malan’s proposal he would assign every registered voter a code in order to vote by computer, phone, mail, etc. This would tie your name to a voting code in some government com-puter.

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According to Harvard research on a study from the Organization for Eco-nomic Cooperation and Development, the United States has the highest college dropout rate in the industrialized world. According to the report, just 56 percent of students who begin a bachelor’s degree program obtain a degree within six years. Only 29 percent who begin a two-year program finish within three years.

That being said, a college degree appears to be more important to sus-taining employment than ever before. The Harvard study points out that high school graduates make up just 41 percent of the U.S. workforce, down more than 30 percent in the last 40 years. The new jobs that our economy has cranked out over the last four decades demand a post-secondary education.

All those statistics lead to a relatively obvious conclusion: Our educational system is failing to develop the human capital needed to sustain our economy. Put another way, our schools are produc-ing the wrong product.

Nearly two-thirds of people who do not obtain a post-secondary degree claim some form of economic pressure as the primary reason. Our university system places many of our young people into a financial distress that they can never escape, due, at least in part, to their inability to afford college in the first place. It is a vicious cycle of economic uncertainty.

How did we get here? Colleges and universities tend to pride themselves on being timeless institutions, which can lead to a staid culture with reluctance to change. Think about the changes through-out the rest of our society. According to Peter Diamandis’ recent book “Abun-dance,” the collected devices on a cell phone today (GPS, digital camera, voice recorders, etc) would have cost tens of thousands of dollars just one decade ago. That same cellular device can access more information in seconds than existed in all the country’s libraries 40 years ago.

College used to be the preeminent place for an American to access knowl-edge.

Today, Google is far more effective. Our institutes of higher learning are fail-ing to change at near the rate of the world around them.

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Several recent reports suggest that the critical skills our children need are a far cry from reading, writing and arithmetic. According to a report from the Institute for the Future, the most-needed skills for students scheduled to graduate in 2020 will be:

Sense-making – determining deeper • meaning or significance of what’s being expressedSocial intelligence – connecting to • others and sensing stimulation reac-tionsNovel and adaptive thinking – think-• ing and coming up with creative solutionsCross-cultural competency – operat-• ing in different cultural settingsComputational thinking – translating • vast amounts of data into abstract concepts and understanding data-based reasoningNew media literacy – leveraging, • critically assessing and developing content using new media formsTransdisciplinarity - understanding • concepts across multiple disciplines

Are our schools prepared to offer most, or any, of these information age skills? Can these stoic institutions adapt at any-where near the needed speed?

There is a famous business analogy that seems apt here: At one time, rail-road companies were glowing examples of American ingenuity. Unfortunately, these heady successes led the compa-nies to believe they were in the railroad business, instead of the transportation business. The latter category thrives to this day, while the former has become a dinosaur. American Express, initially a delivery service, realized they were in the transaction business and survives today.

Similarly, our colleges and universities need to understand that they are not in the post-secondary education business. Rather, they are in the learning busi-ness – and that can prove to be a difficult lesson.

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Board approves contractorThe Weldon Spring Board of Aldermen

approved the bid from J.M. Marschuetz Construction Company last month for Phase Two of the Independence Road Reconstruction.

The $1,144,607.75 contract is contin-gent upon concurrence from the Missouri Department of Transportation.

City Administrator Michael Padella said the contract is for road improvement from the intersection of Independence Road and Patriotic Trial to the Galahad Drive entrance into the Camelot subdivision.

“The improvement will entail a com-plete re-construction of the roadway which includes some roadway straightening, modification of grades, addition of shoul-ders, curb and gutters, utility relocations and a pedestrian/bike trail,” Padella said.

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Lt. Craig McGuire, with the St. Charles County Sheriff’s Department, said a hus-band and wife were watching television when the husband noticed someone look-ing in their French doors.

The suspect threw a landscaping rock through the French doors and burst into the home.

“The couple jumped up and retreated, but the suspect knocked the wife on the ground and started to assault her,” said McGuire.

The husband, who is 65, tried to help his wife but could not overpower the suspect. McGuire said he then ran upstairs and grabbed a 38-calibar revolver.

The husband told the suspect to leave his wife alone.

When he failed to stop, the husband fired one shot into the upper torso the suspect. He helped his wife get away and called 911.

The suspect has been identified as 20-year-old William Carlton of the 2000 block of 4th Street in St. Charles. Carlton was transported to a local hospital, but later died.

McGuire said it appears the suspect chose the home at random, as the couple did not know the suspect. An investigation is ongoing.

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The St. Charles City Council announced its 2012 grant campaign for interested not-for-profit organizations last month. Applications can be picked up in the city clerk’s office at City Hall or online at www.stcharlescitymo.gov.

The purpose of City Council Grants for the arts, civic, charitable and neighborhood groups is to enhance the quality of life in the St. Charles community, and to promote the public health, safety and general welfare of city residents. City Councilwoman Laurie Feldman said the city provided grants to 10 nonprofits last year. Feldman said the city will be looking for organizations that are hands-on in the community.

“We want to be sure we are funding the actual service, not administrative costs,” said Feldman.

Applications must be submitted by April 30. For more information, call 949-3282.

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Country star visits Donatelli’sDonatelli’s Bistro hosted a famous guest

on March 21. Country singer Miranda Lambert attended a private 50th birthday celebration at the restaurant — which was a surprise to restaurant owners Barb and

Don Baker.“Guests were noticing a big bus outside

on our side street. As the evening went on, one of the servers, Zachary Giganti, was waiting on Miranda.

He didn’t know at first, nor expect it,” said Barb Baker. “As other guests in the private party were talking, he put two and two together and then noticed that she was in the room.”

Lambert enjoyed one of the restaurant’s specials “Tortellini Donatelli” and told Baker it was amazing. Lambert signed the “Wall of Fame” at the restaurant and line danced with a few customers before leav-ing.

“We talked to her a little bit more and she said that Blake (Shelton), her husband, would also love it here,” said Barb Baker. “We invited the two of them back any time and she said she would be back to per-form at Riverport in June…She was very sweet.”

Man killed in accidentA 36-year-old Lake Saint Louis man was

killed on March 26 when his three wheeled motorcycle pulled into the path of a truck.

Brady E. Austin was driving on the right shoulder of eastbound I-70 in Callaway County when he pulled into traffic. A 2003 Kenworth truck struck his 2011 Can-Am motorcycle which ran off the road. Austin, who was wearing a helmet, was thrown from the motorcycle.

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Taxes in the mail…againAbout 34,000 personal property declara-

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Declaration forms filed by May 1 will avoid late filing penalties and also provide the ability to appeal the value if necessary. Late filing penalties can range up to $100.

“Completion of the form by deadline is especially important because it assures a fair and equitable distribution of the tax burden,” said Scott Shipman, St. Charles County assessor.

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Charles County Parks Department is assist-ing Barat Academy students with school service learning curriculum requirements.

On April 4, the fresh man students from the private school in Chesterfield started to fulfil its “Environmental Awareness and Ecological Stewardship” by complet ing beautification projects throughout the St. Charles County park system.

“In the past, Barat Academy students spent more than 500 hours volunteering in our parks, and were given the opportu-nity to learn about the natural resources St. Charles County Parks have to offer,” said Park Director Bettie Yahn-Kramer.

The students will be participating in a variety of educational activities while volunteering their efforts throughout St. Charles County Parks every Wednesday morning. The students will also be learn-ing about stream health and sampling; fire management; quail habitat and manage-ment; trail building; invasive species; St. Charles County Park history; aquatic and pond management for fish and wildlife; and fishing.

Healthy home runsSt. Louis Cardinals Matt Holliday and

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“This is an opportunity to make every home run hit this year by the Cardinals matter in the lives of kids,” said Matt Hol-liday at a press conference at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Fla. “David and I know how amazing our fans are. This is a great way for all of us to celebrate home runs together and rally to help the kids at SSM

Cardinal Glennon.” Holliday and Freese encouraged fans to

make a pledge in 25-cent increments for every home run the Cardinals hit in 2012. All donors who make a pledge will receive a Rally Tally Scorecard and a Homers for Health window cling. Any pledge over 50 cents will also receive a commemorative photo from Holliday and Freese thanking them for their support.

“We know thousands of fans will step up to the plate with us and make a pledge. Together, we’re going to help a lot of kids get back in the game,” Freese said.

Pledge forms are available at all Dier-bergs locations or pledge online at glen-non.org.

ScholarshipFour students in St. Charles County will

receive a Quest for Education Scholarship from Vantage Credit Union.

Jayden Lumpa from Francis Howell Cen-tral; Erin Powelson from Francis Howell North; Melissa Griffith from St. Charles High School; and Steven Curran from St. Dominic have all won a $1,000 scholarship from the credit union.

Winners of the 2011 Quest For Education Scholarships were judged on a combina-tion of student-written essays; appropri-ate honors and awards; participation in extracurricular, community and volunteer activities; recommendation letters; and credit union membership. Volunteer schol-arship judges consisted of local educators, Vantage Board and Supervisory Commit-tee members, and select employees.

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“The volunteers who participate in cleaning our streams year after year pro-vide a very valuable community service. The cleanliness and overall quality of our waterways are an important part of our quality of life,” said Mayor Len Pagano.

Volunteers can register by April 6 at www.stpetersmo.net. Volunteers will check in at 8 a.m. at city hall to receive trash bags, gloves and free doughnuts, juice and coffee. After cleaning streams, volunteers return to City Hall at 11:30 a.m. for a free hot dog lunch. Volunteers also will receive a free T-shirt provided by the Missouri Depart-ment of Conservation Stream Team.

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By Brian FlinchpaughLake Saint Louis and O’Fallon are nego-

tiating how to share the bounty of a pro-posed major new “big box” store whose location lies within both city boundaries.

The bounty is sales tax revenue from a store that officials from both cities guess could be in the $300,000 to $400,000 range annually.

City officials say that a developer has proposed building a Menards home improvement store on land in southwestern O’Fallon, just off of the south outer road of Hwy. N and near Old Hwy. N.

A 220,000-square-foot store would be inside the O’Fallon city limits but a corner of the parking lot along with 16 acres of outlying land could be in Lake Saint Louis. Lake Saint Louis has an involuntary annex-ation on the April 3 ballot that includes the outlying property.

Last week, the Lake Saint Louis Board of Aldermen and O’Fallon City Council agreed to continue negotiations on an inter-governmental agreement that could include a sales tax revenue sharing arrangement.

The O’Fallon City Council at a work ses-sion on March 22 to allow its city staff to continue negotiations on the project. The negotiations are expected to be completed quickly.

“We have a developer who is pretty anx-ious,” said Tom Drabelle, communications director for O’Fallon. “We’re looking at weeks rather than months.”

City officials say a precedent for similar agreements is rare but has happened before among municipalities in St. Louis County.

But both cities indicated that some issues

need to be ironed out, based on the public discussions on the issue by each of their governing boards last week.

Lake Saint Louis City Administrator Paul Markworth told his board at their March 19 meeting that talks so far have focused on a revenue-sharing agreement for dividing up sales tax revenue from Menards and stores that develop on the outlying lots.

Lake Saint Louis would receive 20 per-cent of sales tax annually and O’Fallon would get 80 percent.

The agreement will “go away” or end when sales tax revenue from the outlet property equals the amount the Menards store generates, he said.

But several Lake Saint Louis aldermen were skeptical. “It looks like to me we’re giving away the kitchen sink,” said Alder-man George Rich, Ward 3.

Rich said he thought the city was giving away too much. The nearby property is expected to develop quickly with the completion of the Page Avenue extension at Hwy. N in 2014, he said.

Markworth agreed that the outlying property may develop quickly but it may take several years. “Who knows when they will develop,” he said. But sales tax revenue would be available “on day one” when Menards opens, he added.

Markworth and O’Fallon City Adminis-trator Keith Riesberg told their respective officials that each city could retain control over issues such as site plan review, police jurisdiction, and zoning. They could work together on other issues such as storm water management and signage. City plan-ning and zoning staffs could meet to dis-

cuss issues.Meanwhile, O’Fallon councilmen also

questioned the sales tax revenue-sharing agreement at their work session.

O’Fallon Mayor Bill Hennessy said he was worried that office buildings that generate little sales tax revenue might be developed on the outlying lots in Lake Saint Louis.

Lake Saint Louis would continue to receive a 20 percent share with little chance of the amount increasing enough to end the 80/20 agreement.

Other issues remain with the develop-ment. Markworth said city officials may have to work with the Missouri Highway and Transportation Department and local residents about keeping open a section of

Old Hwy. N that crosses the outlying prop-erty.

Lake Saint Louis Mayor Michael Potter also suggested another possibility if the revenue-sharing agreement being dis-cussed falters – an intergovernmental agreement that allows sales tax revenue to be used to relocate power lines on the property. Removing the power lines might open up more space for development.

Potter and Hennessy each attended each of their governing board’s work sessions last and said more negotiations remain. Any agreement will have to be endorsed by those boards.

“I’ve got 10 other councilmen who have to say yes,” Hennessy told Lake Saint Louis aldermen at their meeting last week.

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By Amy ArmourA former president of the St. Peters

Chamber of Commerce has admitted to stealing from the chamber, police said.

Edward L. Weeks, of the 1500 block of Bittersweet Court, was charged with one count of stealing on March 27 for allegedly writing himself checks to pay personal bills.

St. Peters Police Officer Melissa Doss said Weeks had written more than $100,000 in checks from the chamber to himself over a 4-year time period. Doss said Weeks admitted to writing the checks to pay personal bills and told police he did so because he was going to lose his house.

Weeks resigned from his position as president of the St. Peters Chamber of Commerce in September 2011. At the

time he left, he was under no suspicion, Doss said.

The St. Peters Chamber of Commerce merged with the St. Charles Chamber of Commerce just months after Week’s resignation — creating the Greater St. Charles County Chamber of Commerce.

Scott Tate, president of the newly combined chamber, said the merger had nothing to do with the allegations regarding Weeks.

In fact, Tate said if the chambers had not merged the financial discrepancies may not have been discovered.

Outgoing chairman of the St. Peters Chamber of Commerce Cliff Heitmann contacted police on March 19 after a vendor contacted the chamber about a missed payment.

When Heitmann looked up the pay-

ment in the book, it showed the bill had been paid. Further research found that the check designated for the vendor was actually written to Weeks.

“When he (Heitmann) went back over the years he saw multiple occasions where (Weeks) had written checks to himself,” Doss said.

Heitmann contacted police, who have since determined that Weeks wrote more than $100,000 in checks to him-self, Doss said. The investigation is ongoing.

Heitmann said Weeks had the power to write checks to pay bills, as well as the accounting firm the chamber hired. The accounting firm and the Executive Board of the Chamber would receive copies of bank and financial state-ments—but the copies of the written

checks were not included. Heitmann said the chamber received regular audits and “nothing was glaringly obvious.”

“Unless you looked at the cancelled checks, it was hidden,” Heitmann said.

“We never suspected (Weeks) was steal-ing. Finances were tight but we assumed that was the effect of the economy.”

Tate said the Greater St. Charles County Chamber of Commerce already has procedures in place to prevent a similar incident from happening.

“I’m not allowed to sign checks,” Tate said. “I submit payroll to our accoun-tant….and a board member signs the checks.”

Tate said the chamber is still in shock of the allegations.

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By Brian FlinchpaughLake Saint Louis officials are

looking at ways to restrict how long portable storage units can sit next to residences.

The city’s Board of Aldermen dis-cussed possible legislation at a work session on March 19 that would set a time limit of 15 days for portable storage units, or Pods, to sit in drive-ways or next to homes.

Pods are often used for temporary storage of household items when a resident is moving in or out of a home.

Mike Pavlakes, chief building inspector for the city, sought input from the board.

He suggested that a bill was a way of regulating the use of portable stor-age units next to homes and make sure they don’t stay in a driveway for a long time.

“We just want to know who is responsible for it,” Pavlakes told the aldermen.

Along with a 15-day limit, Pavlakes suggested that a bill could stipulate that residents can’t have more than

one of the portable storage unit on a property. Portable storage units also could be limited in size to no more than 20 feet long by 8 feet wide.

He suggested that residents should have to obtain a city permit to place a portable storage unit on their property but at no cost.

Pavlakes said the 15-day limit was a bit of an arbitrary number. Most people probably don’t want to use a portable storage unit for more than two weeks, he and other aldermen said.

“If you move your belongings would you want to have your house-hold in flux for more than a week or so?” Pavlakes said. “I wouldn’t.”

The 15-day limit also could be lengthened depending on the hom-eowner’s circumstances. “It’s not giving blanket approval for some-thing to stay for months but if it has to go another week or two or maybe a little longer that’s fine,” he said.

A bill could be ready for a first reading by the board at their April 2 meeting. Final passage may not be until later in the month.

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The Missouri Republican Party announced Friday, March 23, that it is call-ing a St. Charles County Caucus after an earlier attempt ended amidst controversy, Saturday, March 17.

The St. Charles County Caucus will be held at 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 10, at the St. Charles Convention Center. Cole will serve as the temporary chairman for the caucus, and the MOGOP general counsel will serve as the parliamentarian.

Recording devices will be permitted.The St. Charles County Caucus held at

Francis Howell North High School, March 17, did not go as organizers had planned.

Two off-duty St. Peters Police officers were hired to provide security for the event. At about 11 a.m., March 17, rules for the event were given to the crowd, which included no videotaping. Police said the crowd became upset with the rules and started to become verbally aggressive with event organizers and the police officers at the scene. The officers requested more officers to respond to the scene for crowd control.

Event organizers made the decision to shut down the event and asked for police

assistance to clear the building to prevent further problems and restore order.

Two people were arrested for trespass-ing after receiving numerous warnings to leave the school property, police said.

Brent Stafford of O’Fallon, and Kenneth Suitter of St. Charles County were trans-ported to St. Peters Justice Center where they were booked for trespassing and released on a summons.

“Since Saturday (March 17), we have reviewed our options to determine the best way to move forward while ensuring that the voice of St Charles (County) has been heard. We have concluded that the only proper remedy for this situation is to schedule a new St Charles County Caucus,” said David Cole, chairman of the Missouri Republican Party.

The caucus is open to any registered voter in St Charles County who is willing to declare that he or she is a Republican.

“As we have made clear over the past week, we are committed to ensuring that the voice of St Charles County is fully represented throughout the process—all the way to the national convention,” Cole stated in a release.

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By Brian FlinchpaughSt. Peters officials have agreed to par-

ticipate in a federal study that will look at reducing congestion, road improvements and economic issues along the I-70 cor-ridor.

But the city may save some out-of-pocket expense by agreeing to participate.

The city’s Board of Aldermen agreed on March 22 to enter into an intergovern-mental agreement to support St. Charles County, which is seeking federal money for the study.

St. Charles County is applying for a Con-gestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAC) grant from the Federal Highway Admin-istration for a study along the I-70 cor-ridor. For the study, the corridor extends from I-270 in St. Louis County, across the Blanchette Bridge, west to Hwy. T.

The grant and matching funds from the Missouri Highway and Transportation Department and local governments would provide about $10 million.

The study would develop a preliminary design, and an environmental assessment for improving interchanges and outer roads along I-70.

St. Peters is among a group of municipal-ities, St. Charles County and the Gateway Greenway District – which develops pedes-trian and bicycle trails in the St. Louis area – that have to provide the $375,000 local cost share required to obtain the grant.

But Russ Batzel, manager of transpor-tation and development services with St. Peters, told aldermen at a March 22 work session that if the grant is received, the city may not have to provide a $50,000 cost share for the project.

He said the city would enter another inter-governmental agreement with St. Charles

County agreeing to manage and administer the project. The county then would pick up St. Peters share of the local cost share

“So in other words, there would be no cost to the city on this project,” Batzel said.

The original cost-share terms called for St. Charles County to provide $100,000; St. Peters, St. Charles, O’Fallon and Wentz-ville, $50,000 each; Gateway Greenway, $50,000; and Lake Saint Louis, $25,000.

The board approved a bill after three readings allowing the city to enter into the agreement with St. Charles County at its March 22 board meeting that followed the work session.

A letter of support from St. Peters Mayor Len Pagano will also be sent to the county expressing support for a study that may help reduce congestion, improve traffic flow at the Cave Springs and Mid Rivers Mall interchanges and outer roads, and possibly add bicycle and pedestrian improvements.

Earlier in March, the St. Charles City Council members also expressed interest in providing their local cost share. Council-woman Laurie Feldman, Ward 3, was the only council member who said they would not support the allocation.

St. Charles City Engineer Kevin Corwin said the overall I-70 corridor study is expected to include traffic and other infor-mation from local studies, ranging from bicycle plans to other major intersections along the interstate. The larger study also will look at economic impacts.

One of those local studies looks at a range of ways to improve Zumbehl and Cave Springs interchanges to reduce traf-fic on I-70. The city has contracted with Crawford, Bunte and Brammeier for the study, largely paid for by the St. Charles County Road Board.

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By Amy ArmourMore than 2,500 people checked out the

newest library in St. Charles County on March 21.

The two-story, 54,701-square-foot Spen-cer Road Branch of the St. Charles City-County Library District finally opened for business last month. The $6.2 million library opened its doors to 2,600 patrons on opening day.

Within the first hour of its opening 200 patrons visited the newest branch, said Maggie Preiss, children’s resources and marketing. By the end of the day the library had hosted 2,600 visitors who checked out a record breaking 7,000 items.

Located at 427 Spencer Road in St. Peters,

the new library features an expanded chil-dren’s area, a teen reading area, several meeting rooms and multiple reading areas with comfortable seating. Wi-fi is avail-able throughout the library and patrons can pick up and drop off books at a drive up window.

The official grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony for the Spencer Creek branch will be held at 4 p.m. on Tues., April 10.

A United States Marine Corps Color Guard will post the flag and a veteran from the Marine Corps League will lead the Pledge of Allegiance. Local dignitaries and library officials will also speak at the event.

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By Brian FlinchpaugOpting to see if more bidders apply,

the St. Charles County Council directed County Elections Director Rich Chrismer to seek new bids for voting machines. But Chrismer and other county officials say the result may be the same as previous bidding where only one bid was submitted.

The council agreed to rebid the equip-ment at its March 26 meeting. The vote came after County Executive Steve Ehl-mann’s March 13 veto of the council’s approval of a sole $1,193,423.70 bid for machines from Henry Adkins & Son, Inc. Five votes are needed to override the veto. But those five votes weren’t available at the March 26 meeting.

Councilman Terry Hollander, District 5, was absent and Councilman Paul Wynn, District 4 - who is working in Afghanistan and follows the meetings by phone - cannot cast roll call votes. Councilman Joe Cronin, District 1, said he wasn’t changing his “no” vote on Feb. 27.

Chrismer said he wasn’t going to ask for an override because he couldn’t get five votes. Instead, he asked the council to put the machines back out for bid as soon as possible. He said he would work with County Finance Director Bob Schnur on specifications and get bids back and one bidder selected by mid-May so the machines can be readied for use in the Aug. 7 primary. He said that Henry Adkins & Son is the only company certified to sell voting equipment by the Missouri Secre-tary of State Robin Carnahan’s office.

“We will try and see what we can do but I’ll guarantee you, ladies and gentlemen, that we will get one bid,” Chrismer said. “There are no other companies.”

Chrismer wants the county to buy 130 new optical scanners and 130 new touch screens – two machines for each of the county’s 121 precincts and 18 emergency backups. Half the machines would be able to be used by disabled voters.

The new machines would replace equip-ment bought in 2005 that is wearing out, he said. The lifespan of the earlier equipment was expected to be six to eight years.

The council voted 4-1 at its Feb. 27 meet-ing to approve the bid from Henry Adkins & Son, Inc. for new voting machines. Henry Adkins & Son, Inc. was the only bidder.

But Ehlmann vetoed the bill saying a purchase by a single bidder wasn’t in the best interest of the county taxpayers.

At the March 26 meeting, Ehlmann again took a swipe at the federal government, saying changes in voting occurring since the presidential election in 2000 have been expensive for the county.

“The federal government has set up a system here where one company can set up

a monopoly,” Ehlmann said.Ehlmann also displayed a chart showing

that the cost of voting per person in the county has increased from $4.92 in 2000 to $12.32 per person in 2012 if the $1.2 million bid for new voting equipment is approved.

But Chrismer said the chart doesn’t take into account that the $1.2 million isn’t coming from county general revenue funds but from an election fund that local jurisdictions have paid into for the last six

years. Other cities and counties around the state have had to pay out of their budgets or hold special elections to buy new equip-ment, he said.

But some issues remain unclear, said County Counselor Joann Leykam. Leykam agreed that equipment has to be federally and state certified under the federal gov-ernment’s 2005 standards.

Missouri Secretary of State’s office offi-cials, however, suggested a list of quali-fied election equipment that could be used,

which is posted on their Web site. The Sec-retary of State is the state election author-ity.

But Chrismer said the state hasn’t updated its Web site, and much of the equipment listed is certified to 2002 standards. Ven-dors selling the equipment also have to be certified and few are, he said.

Ryan Hobart, a spokesman for the Sec-retary of States office, said on March 27 that the list on the state’s Web site includes equipment qualified for use in Missouri.

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By Brian FlinchpaughSt. Charles County’s transportation net-

work is continuing to grow, unincorporated area crime is still dropping, and the county may have weathered the worst of the eco-nomic recession, says County Executive Steve Ehlmann.

He added that the county government still faces challenges posed by uncertain sales tax revenue growth at a time of increased employee retirement and health insurance costs and while trying to raise pay.

The comments were major points in Ehl-mann’s annual “state of the county” report he gave on March 26 to the County Coun-cil. The county charter requires Ehlmann to give an annual report.

The report lists highlights of county gov-ernment activities in the last year, and it also touches on issues and future priorities.

One bright spot is the county’s growing transportation network, particularly contin-ued work on the expansion of Route 364 – also known as the Page Avenue extension, Ehlmann said.

Work on the second phase of the exten-sion ending at Mid-Rivers Mall Drive may be several months ahead of scheduling, meaning it could open this summer instead of in the fall. “All that depends on the weather but the weather has been great,” Ehlmann said.

As significant was the securing of $100 million to acquire property, move utilities, design and build the third phase of the extension from Mid-Rivers Mall Drive to Hwy. N and I-64. Construction is expected to begin in 2013. “To me, that’s the high-light of our year,” he said.

The Missouri Highway and Transporta-tion Department, St. Charles County and municipalities are sharing that cost.

“It’s not only because that’s a project that so many of us have been working on for so long but because of the way we were able to make it work,” he said. “And that was because of a joint effort between the county government and various municipalities.”

Ehlmann noted the completion of the Salt River Road extension will help lessen traf-fic congestion on I-70. Money also became available for improvements on Mid Rivers Mall Drive and Hwy. K interchanges and for shoulder work and other improvements on lettered and numbered county roads.

The county also now has a program look-ing at traffic signals, and residents can look on the county’s Web site for the status of major road projects in the county, he said.

Voters may be asked to renew the coun-ty’s half-cent transportation sales tax that raises about $20 million a year for road

improvements, he said.That Web site is also new and the county

has expanded its use of social media to inform residents. He also supplied some raw numbers for other county programs.

The county’s Heritage Museum had more than 3,500 visitors during its first year of operation.

More than 750 community outreach programs dealing with topics ranging from emergency preparedness to first aid were offered by the county’s Department of Community Health and Environment.

The county is ranked among Missouri’s healthiest for the second year in a row

More than 2-million pounds in recycled material was collected.

The Pet Adoption Center placed 2,300 pets in new homes and 828 lost pets were returned to owners.

The total number of crimes per thou-sand residents in the unincorporated area dropped the third year in a row to 14 per thousand, he said.

Social needs and programs aren’t waning, he said. The county’s Community Assistance Board helped more than 7,500 people last year with utility and rent assis-tance and counseling. Emergency shelters served 390 people.

Ehlmann said the St. Charles, Lincoln and Warren County Continuum Care esti-mates that 47 percent of homeless people are under age 18 and 60 percent are under age 25.

“This is that group of young people who have graduated from school in the last five years and found it very difficult to get a job,” Ehlmann said. “Many are homeless; many are still living at home with mom and dad, or doubling and tripling up with their friends.”

This may show improvement with more employment, he said. The unemployment rate was 6.6 percent in 2011, down from 8.9 percent.

The county also referred 4,300 individu-als to General Motors for positions at the assembly plant in Wentzville. An expan-sion of the plant may add 1,700 “really good jobs” and companies locating near the GM plant, he said.

Ehlmann noted that the county’s 2012 budget provided a small pay raise for county employees and maintained services without property tax rate increases despite limited revenue growth.

Until a month ago, Ehlmann said he was optimistic about the county receiving more sales tax revenue. More sales tax revenue may help with the county employee pay issues.

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Jackie Floyd, assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction, said the FZSD will focus on credit recovery courses at the high school level. Students can earn back credits in core classes that were failed during the school year. The classes offered will include math, communication arts, sci-ence and social studies.

The first high school session will be held from 7 a.m. to noon on May 29 through June 18, with the second session from June 20 through July 12.

Math and communication arts will be the focus of summer school for middle school students. The classes will be held from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. from June 4 through June 21.

Elementary students will have to be invited to participate in the summer school

program which will focus on math and reading skills.

“Students will be invited…these (classes) are designed for students really struggling with (math and reading) skills,” Floyd said.

Elementary students will meet from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. from June 4 through June 21 at Progress South Elementary School. No transportation will be provided at the elementary level.

Board Member Mike MacCormack was concerned with the amount of traffic in that area. But Floyd said with only about 150 students attending she did not anticipate any traffic problems.

Precarious state funding has the district looking for savings opportunities. The district will consolidate the locations of summer school to only three this year. All of the high school classes will be held at Fort Zumwalt North High School, with middle school students at South Middle School, and elementary students will learn at Progress South.

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By Brian Flinchpaugh Firefighters, emergency responders, city

staff and local businesses received a thank you for their response to a fire last month that heavily damaged the Camden Cedar Lakes Apartments.

And spokespersons for those firefighters and responders said that the response dem-onstrated the importance of mutual aid in dealing with emergencies.

The Lake Saint Louis Board of Alder-men approved a resolution at its recent work session, thanking more than 20 fire districts, emergency responders, police and businesses.

The resolution was for “expressing gratitude to and commending firefighters and other emergency responders for their timely, courageous and dedicated response to an apartment fire.”

The fire on Feb. 29 at the complex in Lake Saint Louis destroyed 16 apartments in a 24-unit building at 135 Cedar Cove Trail. The remaining eight units were dam-aged but still inhabitable. No humans were injured, but two dogs died, fire district offi-cials said.

“It’s a true testament to the mutual aid system we have here in this county,” Randy Bornhop, chief of the Wentzville Fire Pro-tection District, told the board. Bornhop was among representatives of responding

agencies that received copies of the resolu-tion at the meeting.

“It takes a fire like that to bring every-thing together and show the teamwork you have, whether it be the firefighters from across this county and into St. Louis County to the American Red Cross, to the city building staff, the police department - everybody.”

Lake Saint Louis Police Chief Mike Force agreed. “It’s the epitome of many different agencies coming together,” Force said.

Firefighters from three counties were commended, including those from the Wentzville, Lake Saint Louis, O’Fallon, New Melle, Cottleville, St. Charles City, Lincoln County, Metro West, Commu-nity, Monarch, and Central County Fire & Rescue fire districts.

Firefighting units from the Augusta Vol-unteer Fire Department, Old Monroe Fire Protection District and Winfield-Foley Fire Protection District moved up to cover empty fire houses.

Along with firefighters, the St. Charles County Ambulance District, Lake Saint Louis police officers, city staff, and man-agement at Camden Cedar Lakes, Cuivre River Electric Cooperative, Laclede Gas Company and the American Red Cross received resolutions.

Responders to the Camden Cedar Lakes fire honored

St. Charles County Ambulance District is the recipient of the 2011 Industry Leader-ship Award from EMS Survey Team. EMS Survey Team offers the only nationally rec-ognized, benchmarked Patient Satisfaction Survey program developed solely for the EMS community.

The St Charles County Ambulance Dis-trict ranked second among all of the large volume providers in the country with a composite score of 92.98 for 2011.

The survey measures 24 categories which range from a rapid response and the quality of care provided by paramedics to customer service provided by support staff for billing issues.

Martin Limpert, spokeman for the ambu-lance district, said the survey provides an objective assessment of the district’s performance as related to other providers throughout the country. There are 17 states represented in the survey data.

“We’re off to a great start in 2012, as St

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By Amy ArmourLindenwood is gearing up to take on the

Ivy League. Lindenwood University will offer stu-

dents the opportunity to learn the art of argumentation this fall. The university recently added a debate team to its list of extracurricular activities.

“Last fall, we began to explore new ways to attract students to campus,” said Direc-tor of Student Life Sports Tim Canavan. “When you think about high-level aca-demic kids with excellent critical thinking skills, students involved in debate certainly come to mind. It’s also something that cur-rent students have asked about.”

The university has hired Dr. Robert Burns as the director of debate. Burns has an extensive background in the craft of argumentation. After receiving speaking awards at Woodward Academy and reach-ing the elimination rounds at the presti-gious Florida Blue Key Invitational in high school, he received a rare invitation to the National Debate Tournament as a freshman. Burns went on to coach debate at Wheaton College, before pursuing a doctorate in philosophy overseas at the University of Edinburgh.

“Lindenwood is already well-known for its first-class facilities and faculty,” Burns said. “But the university is also highly committed to fostering an environment where exceptional students can distinguish themselves in competition with other well-known academic institutions. There is no better way to demonstrate the excellence of a Lindenwood education than to chal-lenge the best and brightest individuals at traditional debate powerhouses such as Harvard, Northwestern, and Emory…and defeat them. This is what we intend to do.”

Burns said debate teaches students to research topics at a very advanced level and to articulate ideas in a way that is both nuanced and convincing.

“This gives students a unique edge in whatever academic program they choose to pursue and prepares them for further graduate work in their field,” Burns said.

Burns said debate is highly prized as an activity by law schools and is often a gate-way for a future career in politics.

“Yet debaters also learn in the heat of the battle how to be flexible and make difficult decisions, traits highly valued in today’s CEO’s,” Burns said.

Debate will also help educate students on current issues. “In our contemporary political environment where arguments lack depth and are increasingly shrill, debate trains citizens to critically partici-pate in the public square and how to listen to their opponent’s arguments, traits crucial to democracy,” said Burns.

Burns has been travelling across Mis-souri to debate tournaments as far away as Lake of the Ozarks and as close to home as Clyde Miller on North Grand, searching for students with experience in this activity who want to debate for LU.

“I also have contacted high school pro-grams in other states,” Burns said. “Several LU students with high school experience have also approached me about our pro-gram.”

Burns said his goal is to have a team

of 20 to 25 debaters this first year, and to travel to both regional and national tourna-ments.

“We intend to qualify a team for the N.D.T (College National Debate League), and to place in the top 20 debate programs in the country in the national sweepstakes,” said Burns. “While this goal may seem ambitious for a young program, I have no doubt it is more than possible with the qual-ity of the recruits I have been observing.” Burns said his goal is to run with the elite

programs of the Collegiate National Debate League.

“Schools like Emory, Harvard, Dart-mouth, and Northwestern have teams that succeed year after year in collegiate debate, and my goal is to strive for this kind of legacy at LU,” Burns said.

Canavan said he is confident Burns will build a successful program.

“I like the passion and energy that Dr. Burns brings to the table,” said Canavan. “His expertise in debate is stellar.”

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By Amy ArmourIt was a sea of red at Sts. Joachim and

Ann Catholic School on March 29. Stu-dents had a special springtime visitor who spread the word about making the right choices.

Former Cardinal and current baseball broadcaster Al Hrabosky and Fredbird visited Sts. Joachim and Ann School in St. Charles with the “Doin’ It Right” program sponsored by the St. Louis Cardinals and FOX Sports Midwest.

“They are bringing a very important mes-sage to the students of Sts. Joachim and Ann Catholic School: to Stay in School, Partici-pate in Sports and Stay Fit, and Say No To Drugs,” said Principal Debbie Pecher.

Students and staff decorated the school in preparation for the visit from Fredbird. Every grade had a special job to welcome the famous mascot. Each classroom had a Cardinal jersey hanging by the door, and Pecher sported the new manager’s jersey, Matheny No. 22.

“We hoped to surprise Fredbird with our ‘flock’ of students gathered to hear the message he is bringing. Every-one, from kindergarten through eighth grade have worked together to prepare

our school for this visit,” Pecher said. All of the students also participated in a St. Louis Cardinal Essay Contest.

This is not the school’s first experience with the Cardinal organization.

In 2006, Sts. Joachim and Ann School was a recipient of a grant from the Cardinal Care Foundation in support of technology applications. And last year, Sts. Joachim and Ann Care Service received help from the Foundation in their outreach to chil-dren in the St. Charles, Lincoln and Warren counties.

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By Amy ArmourSt. Charles is hoping to get some insight

from local teens. The city is putting together a Teen Advisory Board that would operate under the supervision of the St. Charles Parks & Recreation Department. The pur-pose of the board is to assist with the gen-eral planning, preparation and organizing of events and activities for teens in the St. Charles area.

“We’re hoping for more information from the teens in the community and with that information we can build more teen programming,” said Teresa Martchink, recreation coordinator with the St. Charles Parks Department.

The idea for the board came about after several local students from St. Charles High School created a petition calling for more teen and young adult programming. Student representative, Lydia Meeks, spoke before St. Charles City Council on March 6 about the lack of programming offered to teens in the community.

City Council Member Laurie Feldman suggested to Meeks that the St. Charles Parks and Recreation Department would be an immediate resource to help with pro-gramming.

Martchink said the parks and recreation

department jumped on the suggestion and decided to form a Teen Advisory Board.

This summer will mark the first step in creating more teen programming—a Teen Day Trip Program. Teens will have to chance to travel to Meramec Caverns to explore caves and slide down ziplines; spend the day at the City Museum; or check out a Cardinal’s baseball game. The cost for the trip ranges from $48 to $75 and includes the cost of admission, lunch, snacks, drinks and transportation.

The next step for teen programming will be determined by the Teen Advisory Board.

“We would like a voice from (teens) and we can build the programming off of that,” said Martchink.

Volunteers who join the Teen Advisory Board would attend monthly meetings, assist in the development of goals and mis-sion statement and create bylaws for the Teen Advisory Board.

Local teens interested in joining the board will be asked to complete an appli-cation and return it to St. Charles Parks and Recreation Department by May 1 or attend the first open session meeting at 6 p.m. on May 7 at the parks department. It’s hoped the open session will draw 30 teens.

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School (FHHS), Francis Howell Central (FHC) High School and Francis Howell North (FHN) High School recently partici-pated in the 2012 Gateway Athletic Confer-ence (GAC) Scholar Bowl Championships. FHHS won the championship in the final round against Washington High School.

Eight area quiz bowl teams competed for the GAC Championship. At the begin-ning of the competition, teams selected a number at random to determine their morn-ing match schedule. There were a total of three rounds in the morning, which were played by all teams. Individual statistics were then based on the results of the morn-ing rounds.

Several Francis Howell School District (FHSD) students won individual awards including Chuck Winslow, student at FHN, who received first place with 26 toss-ups; Cynthia Zhang, a student at FHHS along with Nic Deckard, a student at FHC tied for second place with 18 toss-ups; and Will Hardy, a student at FHHS placed fourth with 17 toss-ups.

The final pool play results ended with FHHS receiving first place, scoring 680; FHN placing third with 560 points; and FHC placing fifth place with 450 points.

Online payments acceptedThe Francis Howell School District has

switched to a new food service payment system that will allow parents to pay for school lunches online.

The School Dining System (SDS) — along with a new online payment system, the FHSD Web Store — will give parents the opportunity to make online deposits to accounts, view account history, set spend-ing limits and monitor student purchases.

The system accepts Visa, MasterCard or Discover credit or debit cards. Starting next school year, the system will be able to accept electronic checks. Cash and checks can still also be sent to school to be added to a student’s lunch account.

Balances from the current online pay-ment system will be transferred over into the new School Dining System.

Missouri scholarsWillaredt Hardy and Cynthia Zhang

seniors at Francis Howell High School (FHHS) along with Claire Henderson and Ryan Pham seniors at Francis Howell Cen-tral (FHC) High School have been selected for the 2012 Missouri Scholars 100, a state-wide program that honors 100 of Missouri’s top academic students in the graduating class of 2012.

Missouri Scholars 100 is a program

sponsored by the Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals. Schools across Missouri were invited to nominate candidates for this state wide recognition. The selection is based primarily on a for-mula using the student’s grade point aver-age and ACT or SAT score.

“Students who are selected to this pro-gram have taken a rigorous course of study and have maintained the highest academic standards. The Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals wants to celebrate the achievement and success of these students and their schools,” said Jim L. King, executive director of the princi-pals’ association.

Each student nominated had to first meet criteria of an “Academic Decathlon,” which included 10 “events” designed to assure the academic strength of the stu-dent. To meet the decathlon requirements, the student must have a minimum GPA of 3.750, a minimum ACT score of 29 or a minimum SAT score of 1,900, be ranked in the upper 10 percent of the class, and have taken upper level courses in mathematics, science, English, and foreign language. The student must also have excellent atten-dance, be an exemplary school citizen, and be involved in the school activity program.

Students will be recognized at a lun-cheon at the Holiday Inn Executive Center in Columbia on April 29.

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Half-day camps are offered at most elementary schools within the district from June 4 through July 26. Flexible options are available with camp times at 9 a.m. to noon or 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Vacation Sta-tion school-age programming is available before and after each camp. Camp tuition ranges from $15 to $108, and a limited number of scholarships are available.

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Missouri scholarFort Zumwalt South High School senior

Nathan Breshears has been selected for the 2012 Missouri Scholars 100, a statewide program that honors 100 of Missouri’s top academic students in the graduating class of 2012.

Each student nominated had to first meet criteria of an “Academic Decathlon,” which included 10 “events” designed to assure the academic strength of the student.

Breshears, along with other Missouri Scholars, will be recognized at a luncheon in Columbia, on April 29.

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Wentzville

Students perform wellHolt and Timberland’s top musicians

performed at the MSHSAA District Music Festival held at Fort Zumwalt East High School last month.

Seventy district students came away with Honor I ratings, the highest mark, qualify-ing them to participate in the MSHSAA State Music Festival on April 28 at the Uni-versity of Missouri-Columbia. Thirty-one musicians, singers and ensembles received Honor II ratings.

Participants included members of the Holt High School band, which is directed by James Cunningham and Maggie Ramsay; the Timberland High School band which is directed by Courtney Straine and Matt Hayes; as well as the Timberland Chorus, directed by Ronda Fields.

Math competitionStudents in the Wentzville School Dis-

trict competed at the Missouri Council of Teachers of Mathematics (MCTM) 27th annual Regional Math Competition held last month at Rock Creek Elementary School.

Students from Boone Trail, Crossroads, Green Tree and Prairie View Elementary Schools, and Frontier Middle School com-peted by taking tests in Concepts and Prob-lem Solving. The competition drew 230 students from 27 area public and private

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celebrated “National Lutheran Schools Week” last month. The schools filled the week with service projects, chapel services, special assemblies and fun events.

“National Lutheran Schools Week is a time set aside for parents, students, and teachers to intentionally look at the Lutheran school in which they are involved,” said Deb Schmich, director of LESA’s Educational Resources Division.

Trinity Lutheran in St. Charles County celebrated by posing for a school-wide photo. Students at Zion-St. Charles hosted a “Kids Praise” event and an assembly fea-turing “Wil the Thrill,” a local basketball whiz and motivational speaker. Immanuel-St. Charles students began the week with ice cream sundaes and ended with art and book fairs. Messiah-Weldon Spring held themed dress-up days and hosted a picnic lunch for students and parents. Immanuel-Wentzville hosted a Hawaiian Luau and Robotics Assembly. Child of God-St. Peters students collected donations for “Friends of Kids with Cancer” and competed in a school-wide recycling competition.

“It is a time of appreciation of the educa-tion, the relationships and the spirituality that happen in a Lutheran school,” said Schmich.

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Korte, who joined Rolls Royce Defense in 2009, has 20 years of experience in design and systems engineering, integrated product team leadership, and supplier, procurement and program management at the company. He is based at Rolls-Royce’s headquarters in Reston, Va. Prior to that, he was vice president and general manager for Global Strike Systems, a division of Boeing Military Aircraft.

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Lindenwood won seven games at home early in the month, taking a four-game series from Trinity International (Ill.) Uni-versity on March 9 and March 10 and then taking three games from McKendree Uni-versity on March 17 and March 18.

On March 9 and March 10, the Lions swept Trinity in back-to-back doublehead-ers winning 2-1, 12-2, and then winning 12-2, and 4-3.

In the first game of the March 9 double-header, a pair of run-scoring doubles from Dylan Lowery and Colton Moore gave the Lions a 2-0 lead.

Lindenwood hurler Zac Pearman kept the Trojans out of sync at the plate for six innings before Ryan Griffin came on to close out the game in the seventh inning to preserve the win. In the second game, the Lions erased a 1-0 Trinity International lead with a five-run explosion in the bottom of the first inning. Lindenwood added runs in the second, third inning, and then tallied four in the fifth inning to claim the vic-tory via five inning mercy rule. The Lions pounded out 11 hits in getting the win.

Moore led the Lions hitting attack with three hits, a run scored and two RBIs.

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Zac Loraine drove in a pair of runs and Ryan Griffin got the job done on the mound going 4 2/3 innings in relief to get the win.

The following weekend, the Lions played host to the McKendree University Bearcats at the Lou Brock Sports Complex.

After having Saturday’s game suspended because of rain, Lindenwood returned on Sunday to beat the Bearcats 2-1. The Lions then proceeded to sweep a doubleheader from McKendree to the tune of 5-0 and 3-2.

Wade Rothermich powered the Lions in the first game going 3 for 4 at the plate with two runs scored. Ryan Griffin pitched three solid innings and got the win.

A four-run second inning put Linden-wood in control and the Lions were never headed as Lindenwood outhit the Bearcats 10-2. Dylan Terrell went the distance on the mound pitching seven shutout innings and giving up just two hits.

In the final games of the series, Lin-denwood broke a 2-2 tie in the bottom of the fourth with a run and behind the strong pitching of Austin Klein and Griffin; the Lions captured the game and the series sweep.

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“He usually comes for multiple weeks during the summer,” Allison Gill, Camp Lakewood’s marketing director, said of Hank. “He can’t do a lot physically, but he still comes to summer camp. We have a special counselor that dresses him, show-ers him, that sort of thing – someone who is trained for that.”

And although his abilities are limited, the camp staff makes sure Hank experiences the magic of summer camp.

“They find ways to do activities with Hank,” Gill said. “If there’s a way for Hank to go down a zipline – which he has done – they will put Hank on a zipline. If he wants to get thrown in the lake, they will throw Hank in the lake, but it’s all with his par-ents’ permission and what is OK with the child and what the counselors can handle.”

Hank’s parents were able to arrange his camp visits through Camp Lakewood’s Inclusion Services Department, which par-ents can call to determine if there are coun-selors who are able to handle their child’s limitations.

Many summer camps now offer pro-grams to accommodate the needs of chil-dren with special physical, behavioral, emotional and learning challenges. Some support the children as part of their over-all programming, and others are geared to those with certain limitations.

Excel Performing Arts, a dance studio in O’Fallon, Mo., has worked with children with a variety of special needs, including those in wheelchairs and children with autism spectrum disorders. The studio’s instructors are experienced in matching a child’s unique abilities to a fun, yet chal-lenging, dance program. There are special needs dance classes designed for some stu-dents, and in some instances, children with

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“We’ve worked with kids with everything from traumatic head injury to all kinds of learning disabilities,” Noel said. “Many parents opt to get supplemental education in the summer for kids with Asperger’s and high-functioning autism, ADD, ADHD and other learning disabilities.”

But while the focus of Sylvan’s program-ming is on academics, the benefits extend beyond learning.

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Chesterfield-based Stages Performing Arts Academy opens its programs on an inclusive basis and also offers Access the Arts day camps, which are created specifi-cally for young people with physical, cog-nitive or developmental delays.

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The American Camp Association (ACA) tracks current trends in summer camp programming and provided the following data:

• Of the approximately 2,400 ACA-accredited camps, 88 percent offer swim-ming, 48 percent offer horseback riding, 22 percent feature wilderness programs, 12 percent have travel/tour programs, 57 percent offer teambuilding, and 21 percent offer community service programs.

• Three-quarters of camp directors responding to an ACA survey reported that their camps over the last few years had added new activities and programs. In recent years, the newest program addi-tions have been challenging and adventur-ous activities, such as high and low ropes courses, climbing walls, zip lines, back-packing, mountain biking and cave explor-ing. More than half of ACA-accredited camps now offer ropes course activities or have other constructed adventure/chal-lenge facilities.

• More than 50 percent of camps respond-ing to an ACA survey reported having community service or good deed programs incorporated into their overall program-ming. The most popular projects included community clean-ups, food drives, recy-cling programs, and volunteering with senior citizens and hospital patients.

• In the past 10 years, there has been an increase in the use of international camp staff to expose campers to different cul-tures.

• Roughly 7,000 camps in the U.S. are resident camps and 5,000 are day camps. Among the ACA-accredited camps, 15 percent offer both resident and day camp programs.

The ACA reports also that summer camps continue to enjoy tremendous popularity:

• Nearly two-thirds (65 percent) of camps report that enrollment numbers in the past

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• Each year, more than 11 million people attend camps.

• In a 2009 survey, more than 70 percent of camps reported that more than half of their camper population was comprised of returning campers.

• Total camp enrollment is 55 percent female and 45 percent male.

• While most independent camps offer four-, six- and eight-week sessions, the most popular camp session length is one week or less.

• Nonprofit groups, including youth agencies and religious organizations, oper-ate almost 8,000 camps, and approximately 4,000 U.S. camps are privately owned, independent, for-profit operations.

• Camps employ more than 1.2 million adults, and nearly half (48 percent) of camps report a staff return of 50 percent or more.

The cost of camp, according to the ACA, can vary from $75 to more than $800 per week. Some camps offer discounts for early registration, full-season enrollment or multiple enrollments from one family. Ninety percent of ACA-accredited camps offer some form of financial assistance to children with special medical needs, those whose families cannot afford camp, and/or those who for other reasons might not otherwise be able to attend camp. More than 55 percent of camps award $10,000 or more in scholarships annually.

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“Getting a letter at camp was like win-ning the lottery. When we were camp-ers, our cabin leaders would walk in each afternoon holding a small stack of letters. They’d tease us a little by reading the return addresses. … We loved that game. We loved everything about getting mail.”

For today’s campers – who are accus-tomed to communicating via Facebook, text messages and email – receiving a hand-written letter is an even bigger deal than it was when their parents were kids. In fact, mail call is such an important part of camp that Malinowski and Thurber devoted two sections of their book to the “Letters from Home” topic.

Letters and care packages from parents and other family members remind campers of how much they are loved, and words of encouragement from family can strengthen the sense of independence kids gain from the camp experience. Parents should remember also that because many campers will be receiving mail from home, those

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• Pack stationery for kids to take to camp so they can keep you informed of camp activities. Give younger children pre-addressed, stamped envelopes or post-cards.

• Before your child leaves for camp, mail a note or postcard so there will be a per-sonalized touch of home when he or she arrives at camp. The correspondence will let young campers know that family mem-bers are thinking about them, assure them that their parents know they are having a good time, and express enthusiasm for the camp’s activities.

• Care packages are always appreciated. Be sure to check with the camp director or on the camp website to see what the camp’s policies are regarding what items may or may not be included.

• Avoid mentioning how much parents, siblings, family, or even pets miss the camper. While families may think that telling a camper he or she is missed sends a loving message, it may actually trig-ger unnecessary homesickness and worry about loved ones.

• Discuss communication options with camp directors. Many camps offer families the opportunity to check in using technol-ogy to post photos and video of daily activ-ities to camp websites. In some instances, parents may be able to send an email to a camper that is printed out and delivered with the regular mail.

In a perfect world, camp correspondence is a two-way street, but according to Mal-inowski and Thurber, “No news is good news when it comes to kids at camp. If you don’t receive any letters from your child while she’s at camp, you’re not alone. … Generally, this means your child is having so much fun, there’s no time to write.”

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Antibiotics and sinus infectionsThe vast majority of sinus infections are

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Nearly one in seven people are diagnosed with a sinus infection each year, and 90-98 percent of cases are caused by viruses – which are not cured by antibiotics.

“There is no simple test that will easily and quickly determine whether a sinus infection is viral or bacterial, so many phy-sicians prescribe antibiotics ‘just in case,’” said Anthony W. Chow, M.D., chair of the guidelines panel. “However, if the infec-tion turns out to be viral – as most are – the antibiotics won’t help and in fact can cause harm by increasing antibiotic resistance, exposing patients to drug side effects unnecessarily and adding cost.”

The new IDSA guidelines note that a sinus infection is likely caused by bacteria and should be treated with antibiotics if symptoms last for 10 or more days and are not improving; symptoms are severe and include fever higher than 102, nasal dis-charge and facial pain lasting three to four consecutive days; or symptoms worsen, with new fever, headache or increased nasal discharge, typically after a viral upper respiratory infection that lasted five or six days and initially seemed to improve.

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ogy recommended increasing the interval between cervical cancer screenings to three years for years for women aged 21-65 and in some cases to five years for women who are 30 and older. The new guidelines reflect data showing that cervical cancer typically is slow growing and in most cases found in women who never were screened or were not screened in the last five years.

But less frequent Pap smears do not eliminate the need for annual visit to the OB/GYN. According to the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecolo-gists, when screening for cervical cancer is not indicated due to the interval since the last screen, hysterectomy status or age, clinicians can instead focus on other health care concerns that will be more valuable to women.

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By WARREN MAYESThe St. Louis blues morphed from early-

season loser to Western Conference leaders to a playoff team. The main reason behind the transformation is new coach Ken Hitchcock.

After getting off to a slow start, the Blues fired Davis Payne on Nov. 6. The club was 6-7 and headed nowhere.

Enter Hitchcock. The veteran coach had a simple mandate for his squad. “I want us to be proud of the way we play the game,” Hitchcock said. “I think at the end of the day, I want people in St. Louis to say, ‘Man, that team plays the right way.’”

They have been playing the right way, too. St. Louis snapped its futility of recent years by clinching a playoff berth in the middle of March with a win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.

“It’s the first step,” Hitchcock said. “We’re proud of that. We’re really happy with it, and we continue down that path.”

Making the playoffs is rarified air for the franchise in recent seasons. The Blues credit its savvy, veteran coach, who was hired 13 games into the season and arrived with a track record of prodding teams to the top on short notice.

Two months ago, they were foundering. Plug in Hitchcock. Now, they’re legitimate

Stanley Cup contenders.“They’re a top team in this league,” Van-

couver Canucks forward Daniel Sedin said after a recent game with the Blues. “This is one of the toughest teams you can play right now.”

That has not been the case in recent sea-sons.

General manager Doug Armstrong said he saw an underachieving team and another season getting away from St. Louis, which has missed the playoffs five of the last six seasons.

“Obviously, when you work with some-one you try and support them all the way up until the last second,” Armstrong said. “This (hiring Hitchcock) was based more on a gut feeling that there was a different direction it could go with an experienced coach that could poke and prod and get a young core to meet their potential.”

Hitchcock is the second-oldest coach in the NHL. Before his tenure with the Blues, Hitchcock owned a record of 534-350-88-70.

Armstrong was an assistant GM when Hitchcock coached the Dallas Stars to the Stanley Cup in 1999-2000, so when the Blues needed a “poke and prod” he turned to a familiar face. Hitchcock was avail-able, serving as a Columbus Blue Jackets

consultant after getting fired as coach last season.

Columbus gave the Blues permission to talk to Hitchcock, who said, “I just felt like I couldn’t miss out on this opportunity.”

He also noted that the Blues “have as much or more potential than anybody around.” The team has been playing up to that potential since the coaching switch.

The goalie tandem of Brian Elliott and Jaroslav Halak has combined for a record number of team shutouts. The once anemic power play has made big strides with a simple mandate to fire at will and capitalize on deflections and rebounds. They’re per-haps more dangerous at even strength with a relentless forecheck and four lines with a combination of speed and big bodies.

Elliott, who wasn’t even guaranteed a job in camp, is the team’s lone All-Star.

“It’s his ability to convince us to pay attention to details and really want to play the game right for 60 minutes,” Elliott said about Hitchcock. “Having his hockey knowledge, I think we trust in it, and it shows.”

Instead of thinking overhaul, Hitchcock approached the job much like one of his productive part-time gigs. Hitchcock coached Team Canada to a silver medal in the 2008 World Championships and served

as associate coach on a pair of Olympic gold medal teams.

Of course, his greatest NHL achievement was guiding the Dallas Stars to the Stanley Cup in 1999. Ex-Blue star Brett Hull was a member of that team.

“He’s kind of an ‘I’m not mad, I’m just disappointed’ type of guy, and that hurts even more,” captain David Backes said. “He’s like a dad that’s disappointed in the kids. That kind of stings.”

Mostly, it’s been the Blues doing the stinging.

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By SUE HORNOFLast year, the eldest of the baby boomers

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‘The Golden Girls’ phenomenonSome say it is a return of the hippies

to the commune; others call the growing number of female baby boomers sharing living quarters “‘The Golden Girls’ phe-nomenon.”

According to population survey analysis conducted by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), in 2010, 480,000 female baby boomers lived with at least one unrelated female.

“This concept is really trending on the East and West coasts and is very big in Europe,” said Ryan Cowmeadow, vice president of the National Shared Housing Resource Center. “Our numbers are up about 15 percent since 2007, and about 75 percent of applicants are female.”

According to Martha Nelson, 65-year-old author of “Black Chokeberry,” a book about three older women who unexpect-edly end up sharing a home, the growing trend is simply about women choosing to live in the company of friends.

“Women typically live longer than men, and men are more likely to remarry quickly after a divorce or the death of a spouse,” Nelson said. “And fundamentally, I think it’s as much about the special bonds women share. We form these wonderful, sup-portive, ‘tell the truth’ friendships, which survive the demands of husbands, children and careers. Whether living alone or with a spouse or partner, women cling to their friendships.”

Parent trapIn 2004, after working 20-plus years as

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“We started out primarily focusing on the older adults, and over the years, I’ve spent more and more time helping the adult chil-dren in dealing with the issues of their aging parents – to the point that we’ve decided to sort of carve that out as another whole area of specialization,” Krause-Taylor said.

Krause-Taylor will present a free work-shop, Caring for the Caregiver,” from 6-7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 18 at Care Brands Care Club, 2061 Exchange Drive in St. Charles.

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By Michael R. SmithYears ago, on a Dallas vacation, a family could visit an

out-of-the-way cockroach museum. It was a shelf in an exterminator’s office. But it was free to visit the museum (shelf).

For 30 to 45 minutes the small collection of dioramas featuring different species of the insect in humorous situ-ations were explained with interesting stories from the business owner, including one about how a particular cockroach got the owner of the museum (shelf) a national TV audience as a guest on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.

Not surprisingly, the cockroach museum wasn’t con-sidered as a top Dallas attraction. But, if you’re willing to look there is always something interesting beyond the list of top tourist attractions for an area. That’s true of St. Charles County, too.

St. Charles County’s top spots lean heavily on its his-toric role in 19th-century pioneer life and the exploration of the American West. The Daniel Boone Home and Boon-efield Village, the historic St. Charles Main Street district, the Lewis and Clark Boat House and Nature Center, and the First Missouri State Capitol have been destinations for many local families and school children on field trips.

However, like other metropolitan areas St. Charles County has spots which cover unique sub-

jects and may not show up on tourism lists. At first glance some of these lesser-known places may

seem unappealing if you lack a kindred interest. Consider visiting them, anyway: Your opinion may turnaround.

To get the most from your visit, use a guide. The guides will probably be volunteers. That’s how attractions with small budgets are often staffed. Volunteers don’t work for a paycheck. They work because they’re passionate about the subject. So, ask them questions. Get them talking. Their personal stories and anecdotes can be surprising and delightful, making the seemingly mundane interesting.

If you visit and still end up under-whelmed, then there’s this consolation: You won’t be out much pocket change and perhaps not much time. Most of these spots are free or have a minimal charge. They’re also small, so you won’t be lining up in a crowd to view an exhibit.

A few other tips to keep in mind: Operating times can vary throughout the year. Some places require an appointment. It’s a good idea to check an attraction’s Web site or call before you visit to learn their details (both are included when avail-

able). Finally, if you’re TWC—traveling with children—bring

along crackers and water. These places don’t have restau-rants and some don’t have Hamburger Heaven next door.

Highest Point - a moundThe adage that “if life gives you a lemon, make lemon-

ade” certainly applies to possibly the least likely idea for a tourist attraction. On Hwy. 94 South two miles from I-64 the federal government has made a tourist attraction out of a toxic waste dump.

The Weldon Spring Site Interpretive Center is a mouthful of a name for what may be simply called “The Radioactive Dump.” Driving along Hwy. 94 it’s easy to spot the white, manmade, rock hill just past Francis Howell Senior High School. The huge mound towers 75-feet behind a small blue metal building just off the road.

That mound, or waste cell, covers 45 acres. Buried within the clay-lined mound are almost 1.5-million cubic yards of waste which came from factories on the site that produced TNT for the U.S. during World War II, then radioactive uranium and thorium in the 1950s and 1960s.

In front of the cell is the descriptive center. Exhibits include stories about communities which were displaced to create the plant, how the factories operated, and the

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at the site.Adventurous visitors can climb stairs

to the top of the cell and on a clear day see…across the Missouri River into St.

Louis County. While that may not be like viewing seven states elsewhere, afterwards you

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tion, online reviews are generally positive for the Weldon Spring Site.

If you want to arrive by the Katy Trail the adjacent Ham-burg hiking/biking trail links to the site.

Location: South of I-64 (Highways 40/61) at 7295 High-way 94 South, Weldon Spring. Open daily. Free. Phone: 300-2600

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HorseshoesHead west along I-64 to Wentzville and you’ll discover

a national sports attraction. The National Horseshoe Pitch-ers Association has its hall of fame and museum in Quail Ridge Park.

There’s no horsing around with this exhibit. The local Quail Ridge Horseshoe Club maintains the site for the national organization and boasts on its Web site of being

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The strength of the local club is a prime reason Wentzville was selected by the national group when it sought a permanent location. The exhibit opened in 2007.

Horseshoes, as in “used for sport,” sums up this attraction. This isn’t your black-smith variety of horseshoes. Part of a wall is devoted to shoes of various periods and makes.

You think one horseshoe is the same as another? That’s as accurate as two horses being the same. Dozens of shoes of differ-ent sizes and shapes are on display, dem-onstrating the evolution to modern shoe types.

The exhibit honors NHPA hall of fame members, explains the how-to of success-ful horseshoe pitching, and includes his-toric equipment and other memorabilia.

One display is presidential: A horseshoe set given to Harry Truman sits beneath a photo of Ronald Reagan in mid-horseshoe toss. A photo of the elder George Bush is included because he installed a horseshoe pit in the White House.

The local club not only maintains the hall of fame and museum but has its own courts. Should you get the itch to pitch, the club’s 16 indoor and 16 outdoor courts are available to the public.

Quail Ridge Park is off Quail Ridge Parkway which is accessed from Prospect Road. The museum and hall of fame are open Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday afternoons at different times. Free. For more information, visit www.quailridg-esales.com/index.html

Stars rememberedSt. Charles County, however, is big

enough for two sports hall of fames and another is located inside T.R. Hughes Ball-park in O’Fallon. Local sports history is the theme at the St. Charles County Amateur Sports Hall of Fame. This small museum is open whenever the River City Rascals minor league baseball team plays a home game.

It is more than photos of local athletes who were successful in high school or league play. There is enough interesting sports memorabilia to entertain young chil-dren and satisfy the adults trying to corral them for a few minutes before a game.

The focal sports in the museum are base-ball, softball, bowling, and darts—amateur activities which grew from local tavern, church, and neighborhood teams.

Vintage baseball equipment, uniforms, antique bowling balls and pins, baseball dart games, and other curious items are displayed.

This may be the only place in the area where you’ll see “duck pins”—a type of squat, wooden bowling pins with metal bands on their girth and small tops, making

them look like a Sumo version of today’s bowling pins.

Small, leather-covered cork balls deco-rate one wall alongside a bat slightly thicker and a little shorter than a broomstick. On another is a large wooden dartboard shaped like a diamond and divided into sections. Opposing teams took turns tossing darts at the sections to decide hits, runs and outs.

This hall of fame is located at 100 T.R. Hughes Boulevard at Tom Ginnever Avenue. It’s free with game admission or groups can attend at other times with advance reservation. Phone: 379-5614. www.ofallon.mo.us/dept_tourism_HOF.htm

Railroad crossingAlso in O’Fallon in a building across

from the Heald House in Ft. Zumwalt Park is the lavish railroad layout of the St. Charles County Model Railroad Club.

Every weekend and whenever the city has special events in the park the club runs its HO trains on about 700 feet of multiple tracks on two levels. While numerous trains simultaneously chug and whistle and haul, however, they are almost secondary to an amazing amount of detail in the vary-ing landscapes that mimic Missouri and Mississippi River towns.

Look anywhere and you may find fire-fighters battling a store fire, kids jumping into a river for a swim, advertising lights flashing, or a baseball game in mid-play. Look closer and you’ll notice details such as a miniature paint can turned over, a 3-D bird in flight beneath a bridge, or a lazy employee.

This is a place where you might decide to stay for 30 minutes and 2 hours later wonder where the time went. Don’t worry about taking the kids: Plexiglass separates all the wonder from small hands.

Also, on the club’s Web site you can take a train ride through the layout and get an engineer’s view in a 15-minute video. Occasional train whistles and a tunnel heighten the adventure.

Ft. Zumwalt Park is off Veteran’s Memo-rial Dr. between Hwy. K and Bryan Road. Free. www.stcharlesrailroadclub.com

China museumHead to St. Charles’ historic district and

on Main Street the Haviland Museum is devoted to china. That’s china as in table-ware — not the Asian nation.

Since 1842, clay from an area of Limo-ges, France has been fired to make durable and wonderfully white porcelain for Havi-land table settings.

To the natural beauty artists have added simple to complex designs, creating ele-gant tableware that is highly collectible. That U.S. presidents, the wealthy, and busi-

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fabulous golf courses, and currently, some of them are offering memberships at special reduced rates. In addition, the area is home to some great public courses, affording players of varying abilities the opportunity to enjoy the game for a small or moderate fee. Public courses also offer members of private clubs the chance to experience golf on a variety of challenging courses.Following is a guide to some favorite area public courses. It should be noted that in most cases, prices listed include the price of a cart and in every instance refer to rates at press time, which are subject to change. At many courses, reduced rates are available to seniors and juniors, and some clubs offer additional discount packages.

Golfers should call ahead or check course websites for current rates.

The Links at Dardenne: 7000 Brassel Drive • O’Fallon, MO 63368 • (800) 978-5709 •www.linksatdardenne.com

18 holesMonday-Thursday: $39.50; $31.50 after 2 p.m.Friday: $41.50; $32.50 after 2 p.m.Saturday-Sunday and holidays: $50; $44.50 after 1 p.m.; $36.50 after 3 p.m.

Located in the village of Dardenne Prairie, the links-style, 18-hole course features expansive zoysia fairways and manicured, bent-grass greens.

Mid Rivers Golf Links: 4100 Mid Rivers Mall Drive • St. Peters, MO 63376 • (636) 939-3663 • www.midriversgolf.com

At press time, rates for spring 2012 have not yet been determined. The 6,500-yard, 18-hole course features zoysia tees and fairways, abundant trees, rolling hills and lakes. The course is public, but offers membership passes.

Missouri Bluffs: 18 Research Park Circle • St. Charles, MO 63304 • (800) 939-6760 • www.mobluffs.com

18 holesMonday-Tuesday: $59.50; $49.50 after 1 p.m.Wednesday-Thursday: $62.50; $49.50 after 1 p.m.Friday-Sunday and holidays: $73; $60 after 1 p.m.

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9 holesMonday-Friday: $23Saturday-Sunday: $27 after 2 p.m. and before 8 a.m. on Sunday18 holesMonday-Thursday: $40; $32 after 2 p.m.Friday: $43Saturday-Sunday: $54; $45 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; $40 after 2 p.m.

Players of all skill levels will find The Falls enjoy-able; played from the championship tees, the 18-hole course presents a real challenge.

St. Peters Golf Course: 200 Salt Lick Road • St. Peters, MO 63376 • (636) 397-2227 • www.stpe-tersmo.net

9 holesMonday-Friday: $23Saturday-Sunday: $2718 holesMonday-Thursday: $34; $26 after 12 p.m.; $17 after 5:30 p.m. Friday: $34; $26 after 12 p.m.; $20 after 4 p.m.Saturday-Sunday: $44; $33 after 12 p.m.; $23 after 4 p.m.

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The Haviland Museum is a destination back to genteel elegance. Its pieces are part of one of the nation’s largest private collec-tions. It is the only museum in the United States devoted to Haviland and is larger than one in Limoges.

The collection includes about 1,000 plates, cups, saucers, tureens, side pieces, serving trays, and other pieces produced between the mid-19th century and early 20th century.

Pieces, however, are occasionally exchanged so that repeat visitors can see different patterns and sets.

Everywhere you look china decorations range from simple geometric designs to detailed nature scenes. And the collective beauty of fine china and the fact that it is within physical reach is a bit breathtaking.

The museum resides in the Newbill-McElhiney House, built in 1838 and added onto in 1858. The house, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located at 625 Main Street, St. Charles. Museum tours are by appointment and have a minimal cost. Phone inquiries go to the Mother-In-Law House Restaurant: 946-9444. www.havilandmuseum.com.

ShrineNear the north end of Main Street and

on the campus of Sacred Heart Academy is the Shrine of St. Philippine Duchesne, canonized as a Catholic saint in 1988 by Pope John Paul II.

Duchesne was a Catholic educator of the Sacred Heart Society. She traveled to the United States from her native France with other society members, eventually settling in and building a cabin in St. Charles in 1818.

In the early 19th century, living in St. Charles required rugged, pioneer deter-mination. Duchesne persevered and established the first free school west of the Mississippi River. She opened other

Sacred Heart schools in the St. Louis area as well as downstream in Louisiana before she died in St. Charles in 1852 at the age of 82.

Shrine visitors tour a beautiful and modern building which includes the saint’s marble sarcophagus, and also visit portions of the original convent.

The shrine is open daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for visitation, and guided tours are available throughout the week. It’s located at 619 N. Second St., St. Charles. Free. Phone: 946-6127. www.ash1818.org/main/about/shrine-of-st-philippine-duchesne

MilitaryTake Hwy. 94 north about 15 minutes

from the historic district, then turn on Grafton Ferry Road to arrive at Smartt Air-port where the Commemorative Air Force maintains a bit of World War II military history. The CAF preserves, displays, and flies World War II aircraft.

The airport is a smart spot for this mili-tary attraction: It was originally built by the U.S. Navy as a training field. American and British pilots trained on its runways.

The CAF has three restored aircraft: A rare, 1944 B-25J Mitchell bomber — an airplane used in European conflicts, a 1945TBM-3E Avenger — a fighter plane used in the Pacific with a role as a “subma-rine killer,” and the smaller 1941 Aeronca L-3, which was used as an observation air-craft and to direct artillery fire.

An original wooden hangar used for pilot training during World War II has been restored and houses part of the collection. It’s also used in the fall for a 1940s-themed dance.

On display are artifacts from European battlefields, souvenirs such as a Samurai sword from the Pacific theater, and exam-ples of what American family life was like when everyday activities focused on the war effort.

The CAF is located at 6390 Grafton Ferry Road, Portage des Sioux and has a minimal cost. Hours and days of operation vary. Phone: 250-4515. www.cafmo.org.

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PEOPLEGerald Williams, of St.

Charles, vice president for Cannon Design, has been chosen to serve on the Mechanical Sections of the 2012 National Institutes of Health Design Requirements Manual for Biomedical Laboratories and Animal Research Facili-ties.

• • •John Hanneken has been hired as proj-

ect manager for Dutch-man Development & Construction, LLC, of O’Fallon. Hanneken will oversee the company’s residential construction and commercial con-struction.

• • •Neela Seecoomar, a home health aide

who works closely with Hope Hospice patients, has been named “Hope Hospice Hero” for February. Hope Hospice staff members said she is never without a smile,

does her work with a great attitude and is always in a good mood. Hope Hospice is located in St. Charles County, St. Louis City and County, Jefferson City and Frank-lin County.

PLACESRed Room Sushi Lounge has celebrated

the grand opening of its business with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

The restaurant is located at 335 N. Main Street in Historic St. Charles.

• • •Kumon Math & Reading has celebrated

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By Amy ArmourDr. Ted Rummel has not let his wheel-

chair stop him from doing what he loves—surgery.

The 52-year-old orthopedic surgeon at Progress West HealthCare Center (PWHC) in O’Fallon was diagnosed with a cavern-ous hemangioma — a blood-filled sac in a nodule of his spinal cord. Eleven months after the diagnosis, the hemangioma erupted and left Rummel paralyzed from the waist down.

With the help of staff from PWHC, Rummel was back at the hospital perform-ing hand surgery last summer — just a little more than a year after his paralysis.

“I just loved surgery. I loved the sci-ence behind it,” Rummel said. “I just love everything about surgery.”

Rummel’s journey started with a back-ache on a Monday morning. On Tuesday, he woke up and his left leg was numb. He went to see a doctor and had an MRI. The MRI showed a swelling in his spinal cord, so the doctor gave him high dose steroids to try and reduce the swelling. He went to the hospital on Wednesday for more tests, but by Thursday Rummel lost all feeling in both legs.

Rummel also was suffering from a tre-mendous infection that prevented doctors from operating immediately to remove the hemangioma. He then got a blood clot that went into his lung.

“The fever went down and I had the oper-ation on my back to remove the heman-gioma, but the damage had already been done,” Rummel said.

Then came depression.“The weekend before I had played three

rounds of golf,” said Rummel. “Everything about my life was about activity…I had to deal with the fact that was gone.”

With the help and support of family and friends, Rummel was able to get past the depression and focus on learning how to do his normal activities — like getting dressed — differently.

Once his pain was under control, Rummel said he started reading medical journals. His love for medicine sparked a flame to get back involved.

“I thought to myself that I have to get back to this (medicine). I miss the patient contact and working in the operating room,” Rummel said.

So Rummel talked with his doctors and got the clearance to return to work. He then called John Antes, PWHC president, to tell him he wanted to go back to work.

Rummel started back at work seeing patients in the office.

“My wife told me, ‘my gosh you are so happy when you come home from work,’” Rummel said. “I was invigorated again and I wasn’t thinking how I was disabled…Then I started thinking about getting back in the operating room.”

Rummel said hospital officials were very willing to work with him.

“The design of the operating rooms at Progress West works well for him because it’s a newer facility and the rooms have accessibility that a lot of older hospitals do not,” Antes said. “We were ecstatic when he reached the point that he was ready to come back, and the medical and OR staffs are energized by him.”

Lisa Weindel, surgical services man-ager at PWHC, came in on weekends with Rummel to figure out how he could perform surgery from his wheelchair. The pair would run through mock surgeries to determine Rummel’s new needs.

“We didn’t have to buy anything special. We just had to help him and he had to let us help him,” Weindel said.

For example, Rummel could raise his wheelchair to scrub himself in for surgery, but someone had to push his wheelchair into the operating room. Staff also helps put on his scrub shoes, mask and gloves. In addition, special sterilized cloths are draped over his wheelchair.

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EASTER SERVICESDardenne Presbyterian Church located

on Hwy. N at Bryan Rd., will be offering a variety of services and activities for the community in celebration of Easter. On Maundy Thurs., April 5, there will be a communion service at 7 p.m. Good Friday, April 6, DPC’s Chancel Choir will perform “Tapestry of Darkness” during the 7 p.m. service. A Sunrise Easter service will be held at the historic 1819 cemetery at 6 a.m. on Sunday, April 7. Residents are welcome to gather to carpool in the church lot start-ing at 5 a.m. Additional Easter worship ser-vices will begin at 8:30 a.m., 9:45 a.m., and 11 a.m. Nursery care is available at all ser-vices. For more information, call 561-4347.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENTHolt High School DECA will host its

13th annual Spring Fling Carnival from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Fri., April 6, at Soby Field. This year’s Spring Fling will feature a jungle theme with activity booths, egg hunts, food, pictures with Mr. Bunny, plus visits by McGruff and a Wentzville fire truck and crew. Tickets for the game booths are 10 for $1. There will also be a raffle for themed baskets. All proceeds from the event will go towards the local scholarship fund for Holt DECA National Qualifiers

to help with expenses at the International DECA competition. For more information, contact Jolene Wofford at 327-3876.

• • •Ronstadt Generations will play at 7:30

p.m. on Fri., April 13, at the Foundry Art Centre, 520 N. Main Center in St. Charles. A pre-show by Lisa Bales will start at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 for the general public and $15 for FAC members. For more infor-mation, call 255-0270 or visit foundryart-centre.org.

• • •The English Shop will host its third

annual English Garden Fete on Sat., April 14, at its store on 703 South Main in St. Charles. For more information, call 946-2245 or visit www.theenglishshoponline.com.

• • •The Jefferson Intermediate School

Earth Day Craft Fair will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Fri., May 4, at the school located at 2660 Zumbehl Road in St. Charles. Crafters who create out of recycled materials are needed. The cost of registration is $10 and includes one table. Extra tables are $5 each. The money from registration will be donated to Students Against Neglecting the Environment (SANE) at Jefferson. For more informa-tion, call 443-4492.

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MOSAICS, Missouri Festival for the Arts, announced its Call to Entry for the 18th annual Arts Festival event to be held on Sept. 14-16 on Main Street in St. Charles. The festival is limited to 120 juried artists in varied media including painting, clay, sculpture, photography, print making, pas-tels, drawing, wood, jewelry, metalwork, glass, art to wear and mixed media. Appli-cations will be accepted through the May 15. Interested artists may apply online at www.Zapplication.org. For more informa-tion, call 314-482-5476.

SUPPORT GROUPSMI Multiple Myeloma Support Group

will be held at 10 a.m. on Wed., April 4, at SSM St. Joseph Medical Park. The group offers an opportunity to meet and interact with fellow myeloma patients and their loved ones. To register, call Kathy Cart-wright at 447-9006.

• • •Mended Hearts Support Group will be

held at 6:30 p.m. on Tues., April 10. The location for this meeting alternates each month between the St. Peters Room at SSM St. Joseph Health Center and Health-wise at Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital. The group aims to inspire hope for heart disease patients and their families. For

more information, call 947-5682.• • •

Diabetes Information Nights – Support Group will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tues., April 10, in the St. Charles Room at SSM St. Joseph Health Center. There is no charge or registration to attend. Light refreshments are served. For more infor-mation, call Patty Shelton at 947-5573.

• • •A Brain Injury Support Group will be

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O’Fallon Church of Christ and FamilyLife will be held from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Fri., April 20 at the church located at 8576 Veterans Memorial Pkwy. The new video-based marriage conference is built on the same biblically-based content as the “Weekend to Remember Getaway.” The cost is $40 per couple. For more informa-tion, call 474-3081.

RACES“Run 4 Your Life” will be held at 8 a.m.

on Sun., June 3, at Lakeside 370 Park in St. Peters. The 5-mile run is fast, flat and scenic. It loops around the lake at Lake-side 370 Park, and a portion of the race is run on top of the levee. Registration fees range from $23 to $30 depending on online or early registration. To register, call 916-9972 or visit bjsph.org.

• • •The O’Fallon Chamber of Commerce’s

28th annual USATF Certified Firecracker Run will be held at 7 a.m. on Wed., July 4, starting at T.R. Hughes Ballpark in O’Fallon. Runners can choose a 10K, 5K or a 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk. Runners will be met with a Health Expo, vendors, atten-dance prizes and an awards ceremony fol-lowing the event. The cost of event is $25 for early registration for the 10K and 5K run and $30 after June 1. The early regis-tration for the 1 mile fun run/walk is $15 or $20 after June 1. Register online at www.ofallonchamber.org/firecracker.

DANCEThe Royal Crusader Father/Daughter

Ball will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Fri., April 27, at Child of God Lutheran School, 650 Salt Lick Road in St. Peters. The price per couple is $10 with $5 for each additional daughter. A professional dance instructor will teach some new, fancy steps. Girls will receive special gifts and each couple will have a prom-like picture taken. There will be attendance prizes and a grand prize for that fearless dad who wins the “Daddy Dance Off” contest. Refresh-ments include table snacks, cupcake trees and punch. For more information, call 970-7080.

FUN & GAMESA Trivia Night and Silent Auction will

be held at 7 p.m. on Fri., April 20, at the Foundry Art Centre, 520 N. Main Center in St. Charles. Proceeds benefit the Foundry Art Centre and support its community events and programs provided throughout the year to the arts community. Registration is open to the first 35 tables and is $160 for tables of eight people. The event will fea-ture raffles, games, and prizes along with rounds of trivia and auction items. Com-

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• • •A Quilting Guild will be held from 1

p.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesdays at the O’Fallon Family YMCA. The group meets every week to work on quilts “One Stitch at a Time” for local charities. No sewing expe-rience is required. There is no cost. For more information, call Diana Kannady at 379-0092 ext. 230.

TEEN CLUB

A Teen Leader’s Club will be held from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thurs., April 5, at the O’Fallon Family YMCA. The club is free and open to teens ages 13 to 18. The club meets once a month to plan social events and volunteer opportunities. For more information, call Diana Kannady at 379-0092 x230.

HEALTHY HAPPENINGSGirls’ Night Out! – Free Women’s

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• • •A woman’s self-defense class will be

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The third annual Regional Diversity Housing Summit will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thurs., April 5, at the Columns Banquet Center, 711 Veterans Memorial Parkway in St. Charles. The summit is designed to provide education and awareness on a variety of issues to homeowners and potential homeowners in St. Charles, landlords and tenants, and realtors and affiliates in St. Louis and Jef-ferson counties. Lunch is included at no cost, but advance registration is required. To register, call 946-4022 or email Gwen@St.CharlesRealtors.com.

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