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One of the things that has struck me, when I have gone on luxury cruise ships, is that most of the passengers look like they are older than the captain – and luxury cruise ships don't have juveniles as cap-tains.

The reason for the elderly clientele is fairly simple: Most people don't reach the point when they can afford to travel on luxury cruise ships until they have worked their way up the income ladder over a long period of years.

The relationship between age and income is not hard to understand. It usually takes years to acquire the skills and experience that high-paying jobs require, or to build up a clientele for those in business or the professions.

But those in the media and in politics who are currently up in arms, denouncing income inequalities, seldom mention age as a factor in those inequalities.

The shrill rhetoric about differences in income proceeds as if they are talking about income inequalities between differ-ent classes of people. It would be hard to get the public all worked up over the fact that young people just starting out in their careers are not making nearly as much money as their parents or grandparents make.

Differences in wealth between the young and the old are even greater than differ-ences in income. Households headed by someone 65 years old and older have more than 15 times as much wealth as house-holds headed by someone under 35 years of age.

But these are not different classes of people, as so often insinuated in runaway political rhetoric. Everybody who is 65 years old was once under 35 years of age. And most people under 35 years of age will someday be 65 years old.

Differences in age are just one of the reasons why the insinuations about income and wealth that are thrown around in the media and in politics are often remote from reality.

While the rhetoric is about people, the statistics are almost invariably about abstract income brackets.

It is easier and cheaper to collect sta-tistics about income brackets than it is to follow actual flesh and blood people as they move massively from one income bracket to another over the years.

More important, statistical studies that follow particular individuals over the years often reach diametrically opposite conclu-sions from the conclusions reached by sta-tistical studies that follow income brackets over the years.

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How can both sets of statistics be true at the same time? Because most people who are in the top 1 percent in a given year do not stay in that bracket over the years.

If we are being serious – as distinguished from being political – then our concern should be with what is happening to actual flesh and blood human beings, not what is happening to abstract income brackets.

There is the same statistical problem when talking about "the poor" as there is when talking about "the rich."

A University of Michigan study showed that most of the working people who were in the bottom 20 percent of income earn-ers in 1975 were also in the top 40 percent at some point by 1991. Only 5 percent of those in the bottom quintile in 1975 were still there in 1991, while 29 percent of them were now in the top quintile.

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Marybeth Hicks makes really bizarre comments about the students protesting on Wall Street, (MRN, Nov. 9, 2011 “Opinion”). Some facts for her:

FACT: The top 1 percent of Americans have enjoyed a 300-percent increase in their income over the past 30 years. It is not because they are somehow “special’ “tal-ented” or any other bizarre term she used. It is because they made the money on the backs of the middle class. They were not lucky, blessed or fortunate. In fact, most of them inherited their fortunes. There are a few that did not, but those are the excep-tion, not the rule.

FACT: 22.6 percent of college students are out of work, not 4 percent.

FACT: In the U.S. 900 families control the majority of the wealth in our country. In the world, 2 percent of the families con-trol 50 percent of the wealth. It’s wrong and immoral. How many cars, houses and more do you really need?

FACT: The student loan debt crisis is real. Student loans are now bigger than credit card debt. She needs to wake up to the facts of what is going on. An average student loan debt is now over $25,000. Can you pay that off in 4 years? The 99 percent Occupy Protestors are actu-ally right on target. Over 700 pilots, 20,000 union workers and more joined them in their protests. Protests were also sup-porting the movement all over the globe: Turkey, Spain, Italy, Greece, Australia, United Kingdom.

The Republican base thinks that union is a dirty word. However, unions are the only reason you have health insurance, vacations, sick leave. Do you think your employer would just willingly give you health insurance? I think of the Walmart workers who make $6.50 an hour or less (because Republicans didn’t want to pass minimum wage bills) who have to pay huge fees for their health insurance. Many people in the U.S. fought and died for the right to have a union. The same goes for civil rights, the right to vote and many other avenues that the Republicans are trying to suppress. Many states are trying to pass voter suppression laws which hurt the minorities. Voter fraud is not a fact, there is in fact very little voter fraud. Add to that the Republicans want to con-tinue giveaways to what they think are

“job creators.” The job creators send all the jobs overseas because they can make more money paying lower wages. Republicans want to bust up all the unions. Unions assure Americans of bargaining, health insurance and wage increases. Every American should want to be in a union. I’m in the CWA and proud of it. Without my union, I would have no bargaining rights. I was glad to see that Ohio defeated the misguided bill by Governor Kasich who was out to destroy teachers, firefighters, policeman, steel workers and more. Over 350,000 union employees work in Ohio. At the same time Governor Kasich gave his administrator a $50,000 pay increase and takes payouts from the Koch Brothers. There are 49-million people living in pov-erty now in the U.S. Let’s get the facts straight. This is not because of President Obama - it’s because George W. Bush paid for two wars without increasing taxes.

Bush squandered a budget surplus in less than 3 years That is a fact. Republicans want to continue cuts to the middle class and poorest Americans while continuing tax breaks to the wealthiest 1 percent. And that angers 75 percent of Americans.

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Herman Cain is having trouble finding a woman he didn’t sexually harass, plus he publicly endorsed collective bargaining and apparently couldn’t find Libya on a map – much less recommend a viable policy regarding the troubled country.

Rick Perry cannot remember a list with just three things on it, although he has shown an admirable sense of humor about his debate gaffe. Michele Bach-mann is still Michele Bachmann.

Those three former frontrunners have effectively removed themselves from the race.

Mitt Romney, on the other hand, seems to be coated in Teflon. Every time the field starts shedding voters, they just slide right off the former Massachusetts governor and stick to, well, almost anybody else. Romney seems fairly intel-ligent, pretty articulate, mostly professional, and exceedingly boring. The only thing at which he excels is that he does seem to be extremely well-groomed. Over a two-week period during which he should have sprinted away from the field, Romney held fast to his current base and hardly convinced a single person to move his way.

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Council members assist in planning and carrying out extension educational efforts to improve lives. As public officials, exten-sion council members administer a local budget to support education that meets educational priorities.

Candidates must be at least 18-years old and reside in the county. Nominations for the extension council must be made by Dec. 15.

Individuals interested in serving on the council should contact Scott Killpack at 970-3000.

Cards for kidsSSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Med-

ical Center’s mascot Rally the Squirrel has added a new holiday card design to the Cards for Kids program.

The Cards for Kids program began in 2003, with proceeds benefitting the young patients at the SSM Cardinal Glennon. This year, there are four design options includ-ing three traditional holiday designs and the Rally Squirrel holiday card. The Rally Card features the squirrel holding up a champs trophy made of twigs.

The cards are sold in boxes of 20 for $20. Order online at glennon.org or by phone at 314-577-5605.

County exec doesn’t need TIFSt. Charles County Executive Steve Ehl-

mann made a presentation before the St. Charles TIF Commission on Nov. 3 about why he doesn’t think the city needs tax-increment-financing on the proposed West Clay Extension TIF Redevelopment Plan.

“If the city of St. Charles was as effi-cient at providing services as the rest of the jurisdictions in this county they would not need an additional $6.3 million for infrastructure and they wouldn’t have to ask the schools and libraries to kick in an additional $309,000 per year,” Ehlmann

said. “We shouldn’t be using city money to pay for schools, and we shouldn’t be using school money for city projects.”

With a TIF, developers can keep part of the money in taxes that would normally go to the various taxing jurisdictions, such as school districts and the library district, until the bonds used to build the infrastruc-ture are paid off.

“TIFs are just bad public policy,” Ehl-mann said. “The people who love TIFs are the bankers and lawyers.”

Ehlmann said St. Charles has brought in more than $187 million in gaming rev-enues since 1996, an average of almost $12.5 million a year. In 2010, St. Charles took in almost $14 million in gaming rev-enue. That money originally was to be used for infrastructure updates and such projects as the one now proposed. However, the

city has consistently used that money for day-to-day operations. The average salary for city employees is $63,963, tops in the county. The average salary for teachers is $49,854 in the St. Charles School District, second lowest in the county.

“If makes no sense for a city that can afford to pay its employees the most to ask for money from a school district that can afford to pay its teachers the least,” Ehl-mann said.

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“St. Joseph Health Center is one of our largest employers in the county, and it pro-vides a valuable service,” Ehlmann said. “We need to make sure they stay in the city. But this project can be done without a TIF.”

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Car show raises $16,000The 10th annual EPC Classic Carfest

raised $16,000 last month for a local child advocacy center.

“The EPC staff and volunteers look for-ward to the Classic Carfest each fall,” said EPC Vice President of Retail Frank Polston. “In addition to having hundreds of vintage automobiles and trucks on display, we’ve been able to raise awareness and significant amounts of money for designated charities, which is the reason EPC created this event. We had the most participants we’ve ever had this year, and I’m sure we’ll top that next year.”

To date, EPC, the largest professional electronics recycler and IT asset manage-ment firm in Missouri, has raised more than $100,000 for charities in the region. All proceeds from the family-oriented event benefited The Child Center, Inc. whose goal has always been to meet the needs of children, teens and families who have been traumatized by child abuse and violence.

African cat caught in St. CharlesSt. Charles County Animal Control cap-

tured an African cat on Nov. 10 that had escaped its outdoor enclosure in Defiance more than a month ago.

The 25-pound Serval named ‘Cleo’ is the pet of Nick Natoli of Defiance. The cat had been missing since September and was found near Country Club Drive and Kris-topher Bend Drive in St. Charles on Nov. 10.

Officers were able to tranquilize the wild cat.

“The cat was taken to the vet for obser-vation, and then returned to its owner,” said John Sonderegger, with St. Charles County.

Soderegger said it is not against the law to have such an animal.

“(The) Owner is keeping it inside for now,” Sonderegger said. “It has adjusted to being back in captivity with no problem.”

O’FallOn

Cans of caringThe number of families needing help to

feed their families continues to increase in the current economy.

Families, businesses and individuals are encouraged to drop off much needed canned goods for O’Fallon’s11th annual Cornucopia of Care Food Drive. The drive will continue through Dec. 17.

“This year, once again, the number of families registering at local food pantries is growing,” said Kathy Halstead, O’Fallon’s manager of volunteer services. “Those who typically donated in the past are now finding themselves relying on the generos-ity of others. Your donation is a reminder that they live in a community that cares, providing help and hope when they need it most.”

Items may be dropped off at O’Fallon City Hall, the Renaud Spirit Center, Lin-dell Bank in O’Fallon, New Frontier Bank, Fox’s Pizza Den and First State Bank in O’Fallon.

For more information, call 379-5507 or email [email protected].

St. PeterS

Teen charged in shootingA 19-year-old St. Peters man was charged

on Nov. 9 in reference to a robbery and shooting that occurred in St. Louis County on Dec. 13.

Brandon J. Varone was charged with five felonies, including first degree burglary, assault and robbery, along with two counts of armed criminal action.

Varone, of the first block of Rainbow Drive, allegedly shot a man who inter-rupted the robbery. The victim survived the shooting.

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District have decided to not take a sched-uled 4 percent pay raise in January 2012. In addition, all other employees at the dis-trict have agreed not to take scheduled pay raises in January.

“Our district is facing some long-term financial challenges,” said Cory Hogan, the executive shop steward for Local 2665. “It didn’t make sense to accept this pay raise, especially in this economy.”

Volunteers participating in the CARES community engagement program, who are working toward a long-range plan for the fire district, applauded the firefighters asso-ciation decision. District leadership thanked the firefighters for their decision but noted that more needs to be done to help meet the district’s financial challenges.

“This decision will help in the short run,” said Chief Rob Wylie. “We’ve got a lot of challenges, and that’s why we’re turning to the community through CARES to find a solution.”

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By Brian Flinchpaugh St. Charles County government offi-

cials say they need another voice in Jef-ferson City – one that will cost them some money.

The county wants to hire its own lobbyist to meet with state legislators and represent its interests. The suggestion came up in discussions with St. Charles County Coun-cil members during a work session on Nov. 7 concerning the county’s 2012 budget.

Chuck Gross, the county’s director of administration, said the county executive has proposed including $30,000 in the budget for hiring a lobbyist. The county last hired a lobbyist four years ago, he said.

Four years ago, Gross and County Exec-utive Steve Ehlmann had just come out of the legislature. Gross and Ehlmann both served in the Missouri House and Senate.

“All of us knew a lot of people in Jef-ferson City, and we told you we could save some money,” Gross said.

Now, with time passing, many of the contacts they had are out of office or gone, he said.

“I think I know three senators person-

ally other than the two in our delegation,” Gross said. “House members – I don’t know that many outside of our delega-tion and after next year, I won’t know one single senator except our people from St. Charles County.”

Ehlmann said limits on the time that legislators can serve have had an affect. “Another problem with term limits,” Ehl-mann said. “If we didn’t have term limits we’d still be able to go up their and lobby our buddies.”

The local legislative delegation can be helpful on some issues but they only rep-resent a few votes, Gross said.

“They don’t represent the county govern-ment, they represent the people the same as you represent the people,” Ehlmann said. “They do what we want but sometimes they think the people want something different than what we think.”

Gross said lobbyists can help save money for the county by being able to zero in on issues that local legislators have little time to address.

The county is expected to finalize the 2012 budget in December.

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Elevens gone wild

Amy and Dan Andrzejewski, of St. Peters, welcomed their son Matthew David into the world at 11:11 a.m., Nov. 11 (11/11). Matthew came into the world at 9 pounds, 13 ounces - which, if you add 9 and 13 and divide by two... yes, well, never mind. Matthew’s sister, Mia, who is 3 years old, helped choose his name.

Grandparents David and Darlene Roby, of Wildwood, and John and Joan Andrzejewski, of St. Peters, were on hand to help with the welcoming party. Matthew was born at Mercy Hospital St. Louis.

By Brian FlinchpaughA new effort to let voters decide whether

smoking should be banned at indoor public places in St. Charles County has revived old arguments involving public health and the economic impact of a ban.

More than 50 people attending the County Council meeting on Nov. 14 heard and made their arguments. Two bills were introduced that would place a countywide smoking ban and exemptions on the ballot a year from now. The bills could be voted on by the council at their Dec. 5 meeting.

One bill would ask voters to decide whether to ban smoking in most “enclosed public places” throughout the county. The second bill calls for a vote on exempting the Ameristar Casino in St. Charles from the ban. A simple majority vote would be required for passage of each measure if they are placed on the November 2012 ballot.

County Councilman Joe Cronin, Dist. 1, sponsored both measures, which mark a continuation of his efforts on the smok-ing issue. In May, the council voted 4-2 on Cronin-sponsored bills to put the smoking ban and an exemption for the casino and other establishments on the ballot.

County Executive Steve Ehlmann vetoed the bill in June saying there was no

reason to exempt employees from a health ordinance. Ehlmann, however, said after the meeting this week that he would not object to the new bill because it involves an amendment to the Charter and not an ordinance.

“I just wanted to tell folks that I kept working on this because I truly believe it’s a public health issue,” Cronin said.

Cronin said state health officials suggest that secondhand smoke may cause as many as 1,100 deaths statewide and cost hun-dreds of millions of dollars in health care.

“I’m not proposing we do this, I’m pro-posing we let the folks vote on this, that’s it,” Cronin said.

Council members were evenly divided on the issue. County Councilwoman Nancy Matheny, Dist. 3, who supported the ban in May, indicated she didn’t support the pro-posed Charter amendments.

“It’s a tough issue. I hate smoking. I don’t smoke. I don’t like being around smoke,” Matheny said. “But this is America. I think people have the right to choose whether they go into an establishment where there is smoking or not.”

Matheny said she also thought it wasn’t fair for municipal and county governments to have different rules for different busi-nesses. She said she favored a statewide

ban with all businesses treated fairly.County Council Chairman Joe Brazil,

Dist. 2, opposes the measure, saying some small businesses such as bars and tobacco shops would go bankrupt.

“Putting it to the vote of the people would be a cop-out,” Brazil said. “We have the obligation as elected officials to make the decision here.”

County Councilman Terry Hollander, Dist. 5, disagreed. “In recalling my 35 years of teaching American history, I’ve never believed that democracy and allow-ing the people to vote is a cop-out,” Hol-lander said.

Hollander said health care profession-als are saying that secondhand smoke is a public health risk. He said putting it on the ballot would give proponents and oppo-nents a year to make their cases.

More than an hour of public comment was divided among two and perhaps three camps.

Proponents of a smoking ban – includ-ing supporters wearing blue shirts - of the ban approved by O’Fallon voters in April pointed out health concerns.

Jim Farrell, representing the American Heart Association of Missouri, said his organization estimates nationally 35,000 non smokers each year die from heart dis-

ease caused by secondhand smoke. Opponents, including an official from

Ameristar and owners of tobacco shops and bars, said a ban would hurt their busi-nesses.

Jim Franke, vice president and general manager of Ameristar Casino in St. Charles, said this was a “business’ rights issue.”

If a ban were implemented, they expect to see a minimum 20-percent decrease in business volume and hundreds of jobs and local tax revenue would be at stake, he said.

Tobacco shop and bar owners also objected Ameristar being exempted. Cronin’s new measure would exempt Ameristar as long as exemptions at casinos in St. Louis County and St. Louis are in effect. But exemptions for cigar bars and tobacco stores that were in the May bill would be dropped.

James Mays, the owner of Red Bird Sports café in St. Peters and Haelwood, said he wouldn’t have purchased a bar in St. Charles County recently if a smoking ban were considered.

But he said he would like his bar listed alongside Ameristar, asking voters for an exemption.

Cronin said exemptions could be added to the bill before the council votes on it.

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St. Charles Police Det. Sgt. Todd Wilson said 14 cars were stolen from the AutoCen-ters St. Charles at 3621 Veterans Memorial Parkway sometime between 8 p.m., Nov. 7, and 8 a.m., Nov. 8. Wilson said the thieves broke into the back window of the dealer-ship, stole all the keys and drove off with the cars. Among the cars stolen were late model Cadillac Escalades, Dodge Aveng-ers, and Chevy Malibus.

Wilson said Hazelwood police con-tacted his department and notified them of the cars that were found at the Knoll-wood Apartments in Hazelwood on Nov. 8. Wilson said 11 of the cars were found and three are still missing. That apartment complex is located near I-270 and James S. McDonnell Boulevard. Wilson said the keys were not found in the car so he believed the apartment complex to be a drop-off point.

Wilson said there were no surveillance videos at the AutoCenter.

“We are looking at surrounding busi-nesses to see if they have cameras,” Wilson said.

At MRN press time, the suspects in the St. Charles thefts remain at large.

Car thieves in the metro area have been busy in the past several weeks. Nine vehicles, ranging from late model Dodge Chargers and Challengers, were taken in the early morning hours of Oct. 26 from the Royal Gate Dodge parking lot at 15502 Manchester Road. Ellisville Police Chief Tom Felgate said the stolen vehicles were equipped with Supra lock boxes-devices attached to a vehicle’s drivers-side window. The keys to the stolen cars were inside those lock boxes and were used by the thieves to steal the cars. All of the vehicles were eventually recovered, and most have been returned to Royal Gate Dodge.

Thieves allegedly drove to the site of Royal Gate in a 2011 Toyota Camry. That Camry was one of the several vehicles stolen last month as well from the Frank Leta Honda in O’Fallon.

Wilson said St. Charles police are inves-tigating if all the car thefts in the area are related.

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By Amy ArmourFamilies can get into the holiday spirit

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The 13th annual Holiday Home Tour presented by the Lake Saint Louis Moth-ers Club will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sun., Dec. 4, in Lake Saint Louis.

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“The Holiday Home Tour is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to gain VIP access to a selection of beautiful and uniquely deco-rated homes within the Lake Saint Louis community,” Hussey said.

And no home is the same in Lake Saint Louis. Laura Auger, with the LSL Moth-ers Club, said all four of the homes are different sizes, styles and floor plans. Auger said tour visitors will see lots of creative decorating with Christmas trees, sports memorabilia and collectibles, to name a few.

The Crowell Family will open their home to tour visitors this year. The family believes “anything worth doing is worth

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Visitors can sip hot cider while touring the Creelman family home which will have several Christmas trees decorated with all handmade ornaments on display. And visitors can check out an expan-sive winter village display at the Ackley home.

The proceeds of the Holiday Home Tour will benefit the LSL Mothers Club, a nonprofit organization that raises funds to support the local community of Lake Saint Louis.

Auger said the LSL Mothers Club hopes to raise $1,000 from the annual event. The money will be used to fund a child- or family-centered activity in Lake Saint Louis.

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In addition to the phone campaign this year, the O’Fallon YMCA will host its annual Trivia Night on Jan. 28 and a golf tournament is scheduled for July 23, 2012.

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Ehlmann is recommending a 1-percent increase for nearly all county employees next year. In addition, employees may also get a 2-percent merit increase, based on 2011 performance evaluations.

The raises are possible because general fund revenues have “modestly improved,” Ehlmann says in his budget message on Oct. 31 to the County Council. The coun-cil is expected to adopt a budget by Jan. 1, which is the start of the county’s fiscal year.

He adds that, “We believe that this trend will continue for the forseeable future.”

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“We don’t have the funds to do what we need to do,” Wilson said. “One of the options considered is to do a public/pri-vate partnership, but right now it’s just a conversation. We’re looking at this as an option.”

A public/private partnership would mean that MoDOT would hire a private company to do the work. The cost of the work would be paid through tolls, she said.

Wilson said MoDOT has completed an environmental study to consider an expan-sion from Wentzville to Blue Springs, but MoDOT is also looking at all of I-70 and what can be done do to take care of that road. She said overall, it is a state issue, and that repairs and updates are needed statewide.

“It’s in horrible shape and needs help. We’re looking at what are our options, and one of our options could be hiring a private company to pay, build and maintain it, and they would do that as tolls. It has to first go to the legislature to get that approved.”

The transportation department first would

have to convince the Missouri Legislature to overturn the state’s constitutional ban on toll roads.

Wilson said she has heard a lot of talk from area residents about what would happen, and some are saying toll booths would be set up at every highway entrance ramp creating massive traffic jams.

“That’s not the way toll roads work any-more,” Wilson said. “New tolling systems are electronic. In Denver, for example, you go past the sensor and it sends a bill to the holder of the license plate. It’s all done electronically. With a toll booth you’d have to pay staff to sit in a toll booth.”

During the roundtable discussions, Jeff Aboussie, executive secretary-treasurer of the St. Louis Building and Construc-tion Trades Council, suggested community leaders create a regional taxing district to fund infrastructure projects.

Aboussie noted all states surrounding Missouri already have approved tolls on highways within their borders.

Aboussie said the St. Louis region is a transportation hub at the center of the country with rail, air and highways that must be maintained and improved. Trans-portation is a vital concern to businesses considering where to locate their facilities, Aboussie said.

Others who participated in the roundtable included Thom Kuhn, president of Mill-stone Bangert, a highway, road and bridge contractor; Jay Schultehenrich, executive director of the SITE Improvement Associ-ation, and Paul Rainsberger, director of the University of Missouri-Columbia Labor Education Program.

Meanwhile, MoDOT continues to strug-gle to find funding for area projects. Faced with a severe decline in funding and the inability to match federal funds in the near future, the Missouri Highways and Trans-portation Commission approved a plan on June 8 that includes reducing the size of the department’s staff by 1,200, closing 131 facilities and selling more than 740 pieces of equipment. The proposed direction will save $512 million that will be used for vital road and bridge projects.

MoDOT will save $81 million over the next five years by reducing the size of its workforce and work space. By June 30, 2013, there will be 400 fewer positions. This reduction will not be achieved through lay-offs, but rather by immediately instituting a hiring freeze on 75 percent of positions that become vacant and by making sure the right people are in the right jobs. The department will also reduce the number of offices and buildings it owns.

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displayed over Thanksgiving weekend at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Cottleville.

Visitors can expect to see a wide variety of nativity scenes, ranging from 2-inch-tall handcrafted displays made from soapstone to delicate china displays to handmade displays made by children out of Legos or gingerbread. The scenes vary in size and artistic interpretation.

“Different cultures celebrate the nativity in different ways,” said Chuck Ehlert, who helped plan the fifth annual event. “It’s just fascinating how the theme is created in dif-ferent cultures.”

And even with more than 250 scenes,

there is rarely a duplicate, he said.The Scenes of the Nativity display will

be open from noon to 7 p.m. on Sat., Nov. 26; and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sun., Nov. 27, at St. Joseph, at the intersection of Hwy. N and Motherhead Road. The event is free and open to the public.

Carol Ehlert will bring 50 of her favor-ite nativity scenes for the display. The purchase of a Precious Moments nativity scene about 40 years ago had her hooked. Since then, she has received a new nativity scene every Christmas and birthday from

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“It just sort of escalated from there,” she said.

Her collection of 130-plus nativity scenes are usually on display throughout her family room all year long.

The event will also include free activities for children. There will be a free craft area for kids to make their own Nativity scene. And families can dress up in biblical cloth-ing and have a free photo taken in a Nativ-ity setting.

Fifth annual Scenes of the Nativity to feature more than 250 scenes

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By Brian FlinchpaughBoth personal property and real estate

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Payments for 2011 taxes received on or after Jan 1, 2012, are subject to late pay-ment penalty and interest as required by state law. McBride is urging tax payers to pay their taxes early to avoid any last-minute issues. The County Administration Building will be closed on Saturday, Dec. 31.

Mailed payments are credited as of the United States Post Office postmark date. McBride said that online bill payments made via bank Web sites often take 5 to 10 days, so this should be done by Dec. 20 to ensure payment by Dec. 31. Paying via the county’s Web site will be posted when the bill is paid.

Tax payments are accepted in person from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the County Administration Building, 201 N. Second Street in St. Charles.

There is also a drop box located on North Second Street in front of the County Administration Building. The contents are removed at least once a day. Make checks payable to Michelle D. McBride, St. Charles County Collector.

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on W

est

has

lived

in

Dar

denn

e Pr

airi

e si

nce

1995

. W

hen

Dar

denn

e Pr

airi

e be

cam

e a

four

th c

lass

cit

y in

Apr

il,

2000

, Sh

aron

bec

ame

one

of t

he fi

rst

elec

ted

offic

ials

for

th

e C

ity.

In A

pril

2003

she

was

reel

ecte

d fo

r a

seco

nd te

rm

as A

lder

man

for W

ard

3 an

d sh

e ha

s re

mai

ned

in th

at p

ositi

on.

Not

onl

y is

Sha

ron

a re

side

nt a

nd

Cit

y O

ffici

al, s

he is

als

o a

Dar

denn

e Pr

airi

e bu

sine

ss o

wne

r. S

haro

n’s

love

for

ani

mal

s le

d he

r to

op

en W

estI

nn K

enne

ls in

199

7. S

haro

n st

arte

d he

r bu

sine

ss a

s a

dog

trai

ning

sch

ool a

nd q

uick

ly

saw

a n

eed

for a

pla

ce th

at p

eopl

e co

uld

leav

e th

eir d

ogs

and

feel

they

wer

e sa

fe a

nd w

ell c

ared

for.

In 2

001

Shar

on b

uilt

the

kenn

el w

hich

is a

t the

cor

ner o

f Hen

ning

and

Wel

don

Spri

ng R

d.

Shar

on lo

ves a

ll do

gs b

ut is

par

tial t

o go

lden

retr

ieve

rs. S

he sa

w a

gol

den

retr

ieve

r at a

com

petit

ion

and

knew

tha

t sh

e w

ante

d to

tra

in g

olde

ns.

She

aske

d fo

r a

gold

en p

uppy

and

for

Chr

istm

as g

ot

her fi

rst g

olde

n re

trie

ver,

and

nam

ed h

er H

olly

.

Shar

on h

as b

een

invo

lved

with

trai

ning

dog

s fo

r the

pas

t 30

year

s. Sh

e cu

rren

tly is

wor

king

with

a

gold

en r

etri

ever

nam

ed V

egas

. Sh

aron

had

pla

nned

a t

rip

to L

as V

egas

, but

at

the

last

min

ute

she

got

a pu

ppy

and

had

to c

ance

l her

tri

p. A

nd t

hat

is h

ow V

egas

got

her

nam

e! (

Her

reg

iste

red

nam

e is

Wes

tinn’

s H

igh

Rol

ler)

Tha

t is

one

tri

p Sh

aron

is

happ

y to

hav

e m

isse

d!

Shar

on a

nd

Veg

as a

re w

ell o

n th

eir w

ay to

an

Obe

dien

ce T

rial

Cha

mpi

onsh

ip.

Shar

on’s

dogs

hav

e ea

rned

man

y O

bedi

ence

and

Hun

t titl

es a

nd w

hen

not d

oing

obe

dien

ce tr

ials

they

are

vis

iting

nur

sing

hom

es a

nd

scho

ols

whe

re th

ey d

o do

g bi

te p

reve

ntio

n pr

ogra

ms.

How

long

hav

e yo

u liv

ed in

Dar

denn

e P

rair

ie? W

hat m

ade

you

mov

e he

re?

•I

have

live

d in

Dar

denn

e P

rair

ie fo

r 16

yea

rs. W

e m

oved

her

e to

get

aw

ay fr

om th

e bi

g cit

y. T

his

was

suc

h a

nice

qui

et li

ttle

tow

n an

d th

e pe

ople

wer

e so

fri

endl

y, w

e im

med

iate

ly k

new

we

wer

e H

OM

E.

Why

did

you

dec

ide

to ru

n fo

r Ald

erm

an?

•I

decid

ed t

o ru

n fo

r A

lder

man

to

prom

ote

com

mun

icat

ion

and

unde

rsta

ndin

g w

ith

the

peop

le o

f D

arde

nne P

rair

ie.

Wha

t has

bee

n yo

ur m

ost r

ewar

ding

mom

ent s

ince

you

bec

ame

Ald

erm

an?

•I t

hink

the o

peni

ng of

our n

ew C

ity P

ark

has b

een

one o

f the

mos

t rew

ardi

ng a

nd sa

tisfy

ing

expe

rien

ces

I hav

e had

as a

n A

lder

man

. It

is a

won

derf

ul p

lace

to b

ring

the c

omm

unit

y an

d fa

mili

es to

geth

er.

Wha

t is y

our m

ost c

heri

shed

chi

ldho

od m

emor

y.•

One

of m

y fa

vori

te m

emor

ies f

rom

my

child

hood

is o

f my

fath

er co

okin

g. H

e enj

oyed

mak

ing

chili

for

ever

yone

and

wou

ld in

vite

all

of th

e nei

ghbo

rhoo

d ki

ds in

for a

chili

supp

er.

If y

ou c

ould

n’t l

ive

in D

arde

nne

Pra

irie

, whe

re w

ould

you

live

?•

If I

coul

d no

t liv

e in

DP

I wou

ld w

ant t

o liv

e in

the c

ount

ry o

n a

farm

.

If y

ou h

ad it

to d

o ov

er a

gain

, wha

t pro

fess

ion

wou

ld y

ou c

hoos

e an

d w

hy?

•If

I ha

d it

to d

o ov

er a

gain

I w

ould

be a

vet

erin

aria

n. I

love

ani

mal

s and

wou

ld lo

ve to

hav

e the

skill

s an

d kn

owle

dge n

eede

d to

mak

e a d

iffer

ence

to a

nim

als w

ho a

re si

ck o

r hur

t.

Wha

t is y

our f

avor

ite T

hank

sgiv

ing

dish

? (or

des

ert!)

•

My

favo

rite

Tha

nksg

ivin

g fo

od i

s Tur

key

it a

lway

s sm

ells

so g

ood

whe

n it

is

cook

ing

that

you

can

ha

rdly

wai

t to

eat i

t.

The

C

ity

of

Dar

denn

e Pr

airi

e w

ill

be

cont

inui

ng a

fre

e sa

fety

pro

gram

for

the

wel

l-be

ing

of i

ts c

itize

ns.

The

Em

erge

ncy

Bea

con

Pro

gram

is a

mea

ns f

or h

avin

g th

e ca

paci

ty t

o tu

rn o

n a

flash

ing

fron

t lig

ht o

f a h

ome

to b

ette

r no

tify

emer

genc

y re

spon

ders

to

the

loca

tion

of

need

for a

mor

e ex

pedi

ent r

espo

nse

time.

C

ity

Hal

l is

the

poi

nt o

f di

stri

butio

n fo

r in

tere

sted

res

iden

ts t

o re

ceiv

e on

e of

tw

o fr

ee

devi

ces:

a sp

ecia

l lig

ht s

witc

h or

a s

peci

al li

ght

bulb

ada

pter

. T

he o

nly

requ

irem

ent a

t the

tim

e of

pic

k-up

is fo

r the

resi

dent

to le

ave t

heir

addr

ess

as t

o th

e lo

catio

n of

the

dev

ice

inst

alla

tion

for

trac

king

of

this

gro

win

g St

. C

harl

es C

ount

y pr

ogra

m.

The

spe

cial

sw

itch

repl

aces

the

reg

ular

lig

ht

switc

h of

a f

ront

hou

se l

ight

. Thi

s sw

itch

has

thre

e po

sitio

ns:

Off

; F

lash

; O

n. T

his

devi

ce

appl

icat

ion

allo

ws

one

to u

se a

ny l

ight

bul

b as

th

eir f

ront

por

ch o

r fro

nt w

indo

w li

ght.

T

he o

ther

opt

ion

is a

n ad

apte

r th

at s

crew

s in

to o

ne’s

fron

t po

rch

or f

ront

win

dow

lig

ht

sock

et.

Thi

s dev

ice

allo

ws t

hem

to u

se a

regu

lar

light

bul

b w

ith t

heir

reg

ular

sw

itch

and

it w

ill

flash

whe

n tu

rned

on

two

times

repe

titiv

ely.

Ess

entia

lly, t

his

Em

erge

ncy

Bea

con

Prog

ram

devi

ce i

s an

eve

ry-d

ay f

ront

por

ch o

r fr

ont

win

dow

lig

ht

that

be

com

es

a FL

ASH

ING

B

EA

CO

N t

o he

lp e

mer

genc

y re

spon

ders

find

th

ose

in n

eed

FAST

! In

the

even

t of a

n em

erge

ncy,

DIA

L 9

11. T

ell

the

oper

ator

you

r em

erge

ncy

and

tell

them

to

look

for t

he F

LA

SHIN

G L

IGH

T th

en a

ctiv

ate

the

flash

ing

light

.

The

tim

e sa

ved

in fi

ndin

g th

e lo

catio

n of

th

e em

erge

ncy

due

to th

e us

e of

this

BE

AC

ON

co

uld

be a

life

save

r!O

ther

req

uire

men

ts to

par

ticip

ate

in th

is fr

ee

prog

ram

are

for

the

im

med

iate

ins

talla

tion

of

the

devi

ce a

nd m

aint

ain

the

stri

ct c

ompl

ianc

e fo

r th

e ap

prop

riat

e us

e of

thi

s to

ol a

s it

is n

ot

a to

y. The

Cit

y of

Dar

denn

e Pr

airi

e ha

s es

tabl

ishe

d a

wor

king

mod

el d

ispl

ay i

n th

e lo

bby

of t

heir

C

ity

Hal

l for

info

rmat

ion

as t

o th

e ea

se o

f th

e in

stal

latio

n an

d fu

rthe

r cla

rity

of t

he p

rogr

am.

Don

atio

ns

to

supp

ort

this

in

itiat

ive

are

wel

com

ed as

the C

ity

of D

arde

nne P

rair

ie st

rive

s to

rea

ch t

heir

goa

l of

hav

ing

ever

y ho

useh

old

equi

pped

with

an

Em

erge

ncy

Bea

con

Prog

ram

de

vice

.

The

Cit

y of

Dar

denn

e P

rair

ie C

onti

nues

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e Sa

fety

Pro

gram

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l

Tha

nksg

ivin

g is

one

of m

y fa

vori

te h

olid

ays.

The

who

le d

ay

revo

lves

aro

und

fam

ily a

nd f

rien

ds s

pend

ing

tim

e to

geth

er, e

atin

g th

ose

won

derf

ul h

omem

ade

dish

es th

at w

e ha

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very

yea

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par

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nam

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r sim

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bein

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geth

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gs p

ast.

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me,

the

best

thi

ng a

bout

Tha

nksg

ivin

g is

that

it is

the

one

day

that

I a

lway

s tak

e th

e ti

me

to r

eally

thin

k ab

out t

he p

ast y

ear

and

real

ize h

ow m

uch

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e to

be th

ankf

ul fo

r. W

e all

go th

roug

h up

s and

dow

ns th

roug

hout

th

e ye

ar a

nd I

, for

one

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n fin

d m

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f dw

ellin

g on

the

“dow

ns”.

Eve

n w

hen

thin

gs

are

goin

g pr

etty

goo

d in

life

, it i

s ver

y ea

sy to

just

acc

ept t

hing

s and

not

take

the

tim

e to

co

nsid

er h

ow fo

rtun

ate w

e are

. T

hank

sgiv

ing

is a

won

derf

ul ti

me f

or u

s all

to ta

ke th

at

mom

ent a

nd n

ot o

nly

real

ize

how

tru

ly b

lesse

d w

e ar

e, bu

t con

sider

wha

t we

can

do to

lig

hten

the l

oad

of so

meo

ne le

ss fo

rtun

ate.

Rig

ht h

ere i

n St

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Cou

nty

ther

e are

peo

ple w

ho d

o not

hav

e eno

ugh

to ea

t, pe

ople

w

ho h

ave n

o pla

ce to

take

a w

arm

bat

h or

lay

thei

r hea

d do

wn

and

rest

, chi

ldre

n th

at w

ill

not k

now

the

joy

of o

peni

ng a

gift

at C

hrist

mas

. If

eve

ryon

e di

d ju

st o

ne th

ing

to h

elp,

im

agin

e wha

t a d

iffer

ence

we c

ould

mak

e!

The

Cit

y of

Dar

denn

e Pra

irie

wou

ld li

ke to

hel

p yo

u he

lp o

ther

s. W

e will

be c

olle

ctin

g

for

vari

ous

char

itie

s th

is ho

liday

sea

son.

We

are

part

icipa

ting

in t

he a

nnua

l Tri

-Cit

y Fo

od D

rive

wit

h ou

r nei

ghbo

ring

citi

es o

f Cot

tlevi

lle a

nd W

eldo

n Sp

ring

and

we w

ill b

e co

llect

ing

unw

rapp

ed to

ys a

nd cl

othi

ng fo

r ch

ildre

n an

d pe

rson

al ca

re it

ems f

or fa

mili

es,

seni

ors a

nd o

ther

s in

need

; for

the

Sal

vati

on A

rmy.

We

enco

urag

e yo

u to

dro

p by

Cit

y H

all d

urin

g re

gula

r bu

sines

s ho

urs

Mon

day

thro

ugh

Fri

day,

8:0

0 un

til 5

:00,

and

do

wha

t you

can.

Som

e of y

ou m

ay b

e for

tuna

te en

ough

to b

ring

enou

gh to

ys a

nd cl

othe

s to

mak

e a w

hole

fam

ily’s

Chr

istm

as sp

ecia

l. O

ther

s may

onl

y be

abl

e to

buy

an ex

tra

cann

ed

good

eac

h w

eek

whe

n gr

ocer

y sh

oppi

ng.

May

be y

ou ca

n pu

t tog

ethe

r a

beau

tifu

l bas

ket

of p

erso

nal c

are i

tem

s tha

t will

mak

e a d

iffer

ence

in so

meo

ne’s

life o

r m

aybe

you

hav

e an

extr

a bo

ttle

of

sham

poo

you

can

dona

te.

The

won

derf

ul t

hing

abo

ut g

ivin

g is

that

it

does

n’t r

eally

mat

ter h

ow m

uch

you

can

affo

rd to

giv

e, ev

ery

little

bit

mak

es a

diff

eren

ce.

Plea

se v

isit u

s at C

ity

Hal

l ofte

n an

d br

ing

wha

t you

can.

If t

he w

eath

er is

nice

, bri

ng

your

kid

s to

our

won

derf

ul n

ew p

ark

and

have

the

m d

rop

off

a ca

nned

goo

d. W

hat

a gr

eat

way

to

teac

h yo

ur ch

ildre

n th

e jo

y th

at co

mes

from

gen

eros

ity!

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thi

s goo

d w

ill

does

not

nee

d to

end

wit

h th

e ho

liday

s. K

eep

the

spir

it o

f gi

ving

aliv

e al

l yea

r. N

ext

Tha

nksg

ivin

g th

ink

how

goo

d it

will

feel

to

be t

hank

ful f

or a

ll yo

u w

ere

able

to

shar

e th

roug

hout

the y

ear.

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rie,

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sour

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at th

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Cit

y of

Dar

denn

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rair

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arks

&

Rec

reat

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Com

issi

on w

ill h

ost a

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unch

eon/

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l for

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ce is

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to 7

5 re

side

nts o

f Dar

denn

e P

rair

ie.

Com

e dr

esse

d in

you

r hol

iday

att

ire.

If y

ou

wou

ld li

ke to

par

tici

pate

in a

whi

te e

leph

ant

gift

exc

hang

e pl

ease

bri

ng a

gif

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at n

o m

ore

than

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DU

mPI

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INT

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TO

Rm

D

RA

INS

IS IL

LEG

AL

Was

te w

ater

that

flow

s do

wn

the

drai

ns in

side

yo

ur h

ome

flow

s th

roug

h a

sani

tary

sew

er to

a

trea

tmen

t fac

ility

, but

sto

rm w

ater

flow

s in

to th

e st

orm

dra

in s

yste

m.

The

sto

rm d

rain

sys

tem

is

com

plet

ely

sepa

rate

from

the

sani

tary

sew

er.

The

st

orm

dra

in s

yste

m is

com

pris

ed o

f the

dra

ins

at

the

edge

of o

ur s

tree

ts a

nd th

e di

tche

s al

ongs

ide

our r

oads

. W

ater

in th

e st

orm

dra

in s

yste

m

rece

ives

no

trea

tmen

t or fi

lteri

ng.

Thi

s m

eans

th

at a

ny p

ollu

tion

that

get

s w

ashe

d in

to th

e st

orm

dr

ain

syst

em g

o di

rect

ly to

our

cre

eks

and

rive

rs.

Exa

mpl

es o

f com

mon

sto

rm w

ater

pol

lutio

n ar

e co

nstr

uctio

n de

bris

, aut

omob

ile fl

uids

, law

n cl

ippi

ngs,

soil

eros

ion,

pai

nt, p

estic

ides

, litt

er a

nd

any

othe

r hou

seho

ld m

ater

ial.

So

be s

ure

to k

eep

all w

ork

area

s cl

ean

and

pick

up

litte

r and

deb

ris.

C

over

sto

rage

and

sto

ckpi

le a

reas

and

cle

an th

em

regu

larl

y to

avo

id le

aks.

It i

s ill

egal

to d

ump

or

disc

harg

e w

aste

or p

ollu

tion

into

sto

rm d

rain

s. S

o do

the

righ

t thi

ng a

nd h

elp

keep

our

cre

eks

and

rive

rs c

lean

!

As y

ou d

o you

r sho

ppin

g fo

r th

is se

ason

, ple

ase c

onsid

er a

ll of

the fi

ne b

usin

esse

s her

e in

Dar

denn

e Pra

irie

. Not

only

do

we h

ave t

he “b

ig n

ame”

re

tail

stor

es, s

uch

as T

arge

t and

Pe

nney

’s, b

ut th

ere a

re m

any

smal

l sto

res a

nd re

stau

rant

s th

at of

fer w

onde

rful

gift

id

eas a

nd y

umm

y fo

od to

add

to

you

r cel

ebra

tion

s. C

heck

ou

r web

site u

nder

“Bus

ines

s D

irec

tory

” for

a co

mpl

ete l

ist

of lo

cal b

usin

esse

s.

A M

essa

ge fr

om th

e May

or o

f Dar

denn

e Pra

irie

Hap

py H

olida

ys!

Shar

on W

est

Ald

erm

an, W

ard

3

Shar

on W

est

has

lived

in

Dar

denn

e Pr

airi

e si

nce

1995

. W

hen

Dar

denn

e Pr

airi

e be

cam

e a

four

th c

lass

cit

y in

Apr

il,

2000

, Sh

aron

bec

ame

one

of t

he fi

rst

elec

ted

offic

ials

for

th

e C

ity.

In A

pril

2003

she

was

reel

ecte

d fo

r a

seco

nd te

rm

as A

lder

man

for W

ard

3 an

d sh

e ha

s re

mai

ned

in th

at p

ositi

on.

Not

onl

y is

Sha

ron

a re

side

nt a

nd

Cit

y O

ffici

al, s

he is

als

o a

Dar

denn

e Pr

airi

e bu

sine

ss o

wne

r. S

haro

n’s

love

for

ani

mal

s le

d he

r to

op

en W

estI

nn K

enne

ls in

199

7. S

haro

n st

arte

d he

r bu

sine

ss a

s a

dog

trai

ning

sch

ool a

nd q

uick

ly

saw

a n

eed

for a

pla

ce th

at p

eopl

e co

uld

leav

e th

eir d

ogs

and

feel

they

wer

e sa

fe a

nd w

ell c

ared

for.

In 2

001

Shar

on b

uilt

the

kenn

el w

hich

is a

t the

cor

ner o

f Hen

ning

and

Wel

don

Spri

ng R

d.

Shar

on lo

ves a

ll do

gs b

ut is

par

tial t

o go

lden

retr

ieve

rs. S

he sa

w a

gol

den

retr

ieve

r at a

com

petit

ion

and

knew

tha

t sh

e w

ante

d to

tra

in g

olde

ns.

She

aske

d fo

r a

gold

en p

uppy

and

for

Chr

istm

as g

ot

her fi

rst g

olde

n re

trie

ver,

and

nam

ed h

er H

olly

.

Shar

on h

as b

een

invo

lved

with

trai

ning

dog

s fo

r the

pas

t 30

year

s. Sh

e cu

rren

tly is

wor

king

with

a

gold

en r

etri

ever

nam

ed V

egas

. Sh

aron

had

pla

nned

a t

rip

to L

as V

egas

, but

at

the

last

min

ute

she

got

a pu

ppy

and

had

to c

ance

l her

tri

p. A

nd t

hat

is h

ow V

egas

got

her

nam

e! (

Her

reg

iste

red

nam

e is

Wes

tinn’

s H

igh

Rol

ler)

Tha

t is

one

tri

p Sh

aron

is

happ

y to

hav

e m

isse

d!

Shar

on a

nd

Veg

as a

re w

ell o

n th

eir w

ay to

an

Obe

dien

ce T

rial

Cha

mpi

onsh

ip.

Shar

on’s

dogs

hav

e ea

rned

man

y O

bedi

ence

and

Hun

t titl

es a

nd w

hen

not d

oing

obe

dien

ce tr

ials

they

are

vis

iting

nur

sing

hom

es a

nd

scho

ols

whe

re th

ey d

o do

g bi

te p

reve

ntio

n pr

ogra

ms.

How

long

hav

e yo

u liv

ed in

Dar

denn

e P

rair

ie? W

hat m

ade

you

mov

e he

re?

•I

have

live

d in

Dar

denn

e P

rair

ie fo

r 16

yea

rs. W

e m

oved

her

e to

get

aw

ay fr

om th

e bi

g cit

y. T

his

was

suc

h a

nice

qui

et li

ttle

tow

n an

d th

e pe

ople

wer

e so

fri

endl

y, w

e im

med

iate

ly k

new

we

wer

e H

OM

E.

Why

did

you

dec

ide

to ru

n fo

r Ald

erm

an?

•I

decid

ed t

o ru

n fo

r A

lder

man

to

prom

ote

com

mun

icat

ion

and

unde

rsta

ndin

g w

ith

the

peop

le o

f D

arde

nne P

rair

ie.

Wha

t has

bee

n yo

ur m

ost r

ewar

ding

mom

ent s

ince

you

bec

ame

Ald

erm

an?

•I t

hink

the o

peni

ng of

our n

ew C

ity P

ark

has b

een

one o

f the

mos

t rew

ardi

ng a

nd sa

tisfy

ing

expe

rien

ces

I hav

e had

as a

n A

lder

man

. It

is a

won

derf

ul p

lace

to b

ring

the c

omm

unit

y an

d fa

mili

es to

geth

er.

Wha

t is y

our m

ost c

heri

shed

chi

ldho

od m

emor

y.•

One

of m

y fa

vori

te m

emor

ies f

rom

my

child

hood

is o

f my

fath

er co

okin

g. H

e enj

oyed

mak

ing

chili

for

ever

yone

and

wou

ld in

vite

all

of th

e nei

ghbo

rhoo

d ki

ds in

for a

chili

supp

er.

If y

ou c

ould

n’t l

ive

in D

arde

nne

Pra

irie

, whe

re w

ould

you

live

?•

If I

coul

d no

t liv

e in

DP

I wou

ld w

ant t

o liv

e in

the c

ount

ry o

n a

farm

.

If y

ou h

ad it

to d

o ov

er a

gain

, wha

t pro

fess

ion

wou

ld y

ou c

hoos

e an

d w

hy?

•If

I ha

d it

to d

o ov

er a

gain

I w

ould

be a

vet

erin

aria

n. I

love

ani

mal

s and

wou

ld lo

ve to

hav

e the

skill

s an

d kn

owle

dge n

eede

d to

mak

e a d

iffer

ence

to a

nim

als w

ho a

re si

ck o

r hur

t.

Wha

t is y

our f

avor

ite T

hank

sgiv

ing

dish

? (or

des

ert!)

•

My

favo

rite

Tha

nksg

ivin

g fo

od i

s Tur

key

it a

lway

s sm

ells

so g

ood

whe

n it

is

cook

ing

that

you

can

ha

rdly

wai

t to

eat i

t.

The

C

ity

of

Dar

denn

e Pr

airi

e w

ill

be

cont

inui

ng a

fre

e sa

fety

pro

gram

for

the

wel

l-be

ing

of i

ts c

itize

ns.

The

Em

erge

ncy

Bea

con

Pro

gram

is a

mea

ns f

or h

avin

g th

e ca

paci

ty t

o tu

rn o

n a

flash

ing

fron

t lig

ht o

f a h

ome

to b

ette

r no

tify

emer

genc

y re

spon

ders

to

the

loca

tion

of

need

for a

mor

e ex

pedi

ent r

espo

nse

time.

C

ity

Hal

l is

the

poi

nt o

f di

stri

butio

n fo

r in

tere

sted

res

iden

ts t

o re

ceiv

e on

e of

tw

o fr

ee

devi

ces:

a sp

ecia

l lig

ht s

witc

h or

a s

peci

al li

ght

bulb

ada

pter

. T

he o

nly

requ

irem

ent a

t the

tim

e of

pic

k-up

is fo

r the

resi

dent

to le

ave t

heir

addr

ess

as t

o th

e lo

catio

n of

the

dev

ice

inst

alla

tion

for

trac

king

of

this

gro

win

g St

. C

harl

es C

ount

y pr

ogra

m.

The

spe

cial

sw

itch

repl

aces

the

reg

ular

lig

ht

switc

h of

a f

ront

hou

se l

ight

. Thi

s sw

itch

has

thre

e po

sitio

ns:

Off

; F

lash

; O

n. T

his

devi

ce

appl

icat

ion

allo

ws

one

to u

se a

ny l

ight

bul

b as

th

eir f

ront

por

ch o

r fro

nt w

indo

w li

ght.

T

he o

ther

opt

ion

is a

n ad

apte

r th

at s

crew

s in

to o

ne’s

fron

t po

rch

or f

ront

win

dow

lig

ht

sock

et.

Thi

s dev

ice

allo

ws t

hem

to u

se a

regu

lar

light

bul

b w

ith t

heir

reg

ular

sw

itch

and

it w

ill

flash

whe

n tu

rned

on

two

times

repe

titiv

ely.

Ess

entia

lly, t

his

Em

erge

ncy

Bea

con

Prog

ram

devi

ce i

s an

eve

ry-d

ay f

ront

por

ch o

r fr

ont

win

dow

lig

ht

that

be

com

es

a FL

ASH

ING

B

EA

CO

N t

o he

lp e

mer

genc

y re

spon

ders

find

th

ose

in n

eed

FAST

! In

the

even

t of a

n em

erge

ncy,

DIA

L 9

11. T

ell

the

oper

ator

you

r em

erge

ncy

and

tell

them

to

look

for t

he F

LA

SHIN

G L

IGH

T th

en a

ctiv

ate

the

flash

ing

light

.

The

tim

e sa

ved

in fi

ndin

g th

e lo

catio

n of

th

e em

erge

ncy

due

to th

e us

e of

this

BE

AC

ON

co

uld

be a

life

save

r!O

ther

req

uire

men

ts to

par

ticip

ate

in th

is fr

ee

prog

ram

are

for

the

im

med

iate

ins

talla

tion

of

the

devi

ce a

nd m

aint

ain

the

stri

ct c

ompl

ianc

e fo

r th

e ap

prop

riat

e us

e of

thi

s to

ol a

s it

is n

ot

a to

y. The

Cit

y of

Dar

denn

e Pr

airi

e ha

s es

tabl

ishe

d a

wor

king

mod

el d

ispl

ay i

n th

e lo

bby

of t

heir

C

ity

Hal

l for

info

rmat

ion

as t

o th

e ea

se o

f th

e in

stal

latio

n an

d fu

rthe

r cla

rity

of t

he p

rogr

am.

Don

atio

ns

to

supp

ort

this

in

itiat

ive

are

wel

com

ed as

the C

ity

of D

arde

nne P

rair

ie st

rive

s to

rea

ch t

heir

goa

l of

hav

ing

ever

y ho

useh

old

equi

pped

with

an

Em

erge

ncy

Bea

con

Prog

ram

de

vice

.

The

Cit

y of

Dar

denn

e P

rair

ie C

onti

nues

Fre

e Sa

fety

Pro

gram

For

Cit

izen

s Wel

l-B

eing

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Fort Zumwalt

Students make a differenceMore than 150 Fort Zumwalt North High

School students partnered with the city of O’Fallon for its second annual Make a Dif-ference Day held recently.

The North High leadership class—along with their sponsor Stacie Wulfert—won the 2011 Impact Award from the city for organizing this event last year.

There were a number of locations involved, but the largest project was a

grand makeover of the O’Fallon Police Department firing range. Students joined together to paint, sweep, bag up debris, and clear brush, vines and weeds.

Students help Joplin jumpThe Fort Zumwalt School District ele-

mentary physical education teachers are in the process of collecting jump ropes for the Joplin School District.

Charlene May, physical education teacher at Mount Hope Elementary, will be presenting the jump ropes to American

Heart Association representatives from the southwest Missouri region so the jump ropes can be passed along to the Joplin schools.

5K raises more than $1,500The “No ‘I’ In Team” 5K Fun Run/Walk

& Health Fair held last month at Westhoff Elementary School raised $1,570 for two local charities.

More than 150 people participated in the race and attended the health fair which pro-vided free blood pressure and glucose level checks for attendees.

The donations were split evenly between St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).

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Schools celebrate veteransElementary schools in the Wentzville

School District held Veteran’s Day celebra-tions earlier this month to salute the brave men and women who have served in the U.S. armed forces.

Boone Trail, Crossroads, Discovery Ridge, Duello, Green Tree, Heritage, Lakeview, Prairie View and Peine Ridge elementary schools all invited veterans to their special activities scheduled in honor of the holiday. Veterans were treated to breakfast, student performances, slide shows honoring past and present members

of the military and special guest speakers. At Peine Ridge Elementary, veterans

released balloons with a note attached that said “If you are a veteran or can pass this on to a veteran, please write a note and send it to the address below. Our students would love to know that their message of appreciation made it to a veteran.”

One of the veteran’s watching the bal-loons fly away was Wentzville Mayor Paul Lambi, who spent six years in the United States Navy.

“It’s important for students to know that our freedom has to be defended, because there are those out there who would like to take it away,” Lambi said. “These kids are one of the reasons why we all joined the service, to preserve our country for future generations.”

At Heritage, students held several col-lections to benefit service men and women. The students donated more than 200 pounds of their own Halloween candy for Operation Gratitude, otherwise known as “Treats for Troops” to provide some sweets for care packages sent to U.S. ser-vice members deployed in hostile regions. The Intermediate students held a coin drive and raised almost $500 for the Honor Flight Network that flies veterans to Washington, D.C. to visit their memorials.

Students at Prairie View Elementary celebrated Veterans Day with an all-school assembly featuring guest speaker Army Drill Sgt. Karen Gooden, who shared her experiences from 10 years of military ser-vice.

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“They have served for a really long time,” said Prairie View student Rishi Kondapaneni. “We should thank them for all of their sacrifices.”

Three schools receive ABLE grantThe St. Charles County Alliance for

Business, Learning and Education (ABLE) and the Mid Rivers Tech Prep Consortium have announced that three Wentzville School District initiatives will receive grants through the ABLE Mini-Grants for Schools Program.

ABLE is a school and business partner-ship that exists to support participating schools and programs in order to empower and prepare students for future success. ABLE has partnered with Mid Rivers Tech Prep Consortium to offer the mini-grants for teachers and schools that have enrich-ment programs that focus on career devel-opment, career exploration and/or career readiness skills.

Community Helpers, created by Dis-covery Ridge Kindergarten Teacher Sarah Teague will receive $400. Community Helpers program helps even our young-est students learn about various career options.

“We spend a lot of time teaching our stu-dents about different career paths, how our community would not function properly without our community helpers, and how many things we can learn from parents in our own classroom,” Teague said. “This grant will purchase us a set of 10 career costumes as well as a book series all about community helpers. This will allow our students to extend their learning on these careers as well as use their imagination when wearing the costumes.”

The Challenger Space Center, a program created by South Middle School Science Teacher Michele Cherry will also receive a $400 grant from ABLE.

According to Cherry, students in her sev-enty-grade science classes will utilize the grant money for a hands-on field trip to the Challenger Space Center in Ferguson, Mo.

“Astronomy is a large part of the seventh-grade science curriculum, which focuses on the interactions of objects in space, Newton’s three Laws of Motion, technol-ogy, and technological developments,” said Cherry. “This experience will enhance all of those areas in a concrete manner, which is vital to understanding.”

Measures of Center and Real World, a program created by Holt math teacher Constance Hallemeier, will receive a $500 grant.

Hallemeier said the grant money will be used to purchase net-books for her con-sumer math students to utilize in the class-room to investigate how different career choices and education levels lead to differ-ent incomes.

District hosts state councilsThe Timberland and Holt student coun-

cils (STUCO) hosted the annual Missouri Association of Student Councils (MASC) Gateway Convention at Timberland High School last month.

Timberland and Holt had the opportunity to host the conference for the second time in four years after being elected as STUCO district officers last fall. The Timberland STUCO was elected as President of the District and Holt’s STUCO was elected as Vice President of the District, giving them the opportunity to assist with the conven-tion.

Approximately 1,000 STUCO members from around the greater St. Louis metro area participated in the conference, which was an opportunity for student leaders to come together, exchange ideas and elect officers.

“Gateway is an opportunity for student leaders around their district to voluntarily spend a day to learn from their peers on how to become an effective leader,” said Timberland STUCO advisor and gateway advisor of the year Jim Andrzejewski. “I think we were pretty successful, and I am very proud of my 35 hard-working stu-dents. They have been working on this for about a year, since we were elected presi-dent.”

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Veteran visits Hollenbeck“Day of honor, day to honor” were the

words spoken by Lt. Colonel Todd S. Waldvogel at Hollenbeck Middle School’s annual Veteran’s Day Recognition Program on Nov. 11.

Students and staff gathered to pay tribute to veterans.

At the onset of the program, Boy Scouts of America members from Troop 72 led the audience in the United States Pledge of Allegiance. Following the pledge, The Star Spangled Banner was sung by the sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade choirs and the American Heroes March was played by seventh- and eighth-grade band.

Waldvogel spoke to students about sacri-fice and the price veterans made that paved the way to freedom as well as the impor-tance of serving our country.

Major Roderick F. Laughman, current U.S. history teacher at Hollenbeck who was deployed in Afghanistan last year, presented Hollenbeck with a U.S. flag that was flown over Afghanistan during his deployment.

“Part of being a veteran is being a part of the long line; not the beginning and not the end,” Laughman said. “It’s about the service to our nation, honoring those who have given the ultimate sacrifice to our country.”

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By Jonathan DuncanThe Francis Howell football Vikings

made sure there would be one more game left in their season.

Howell turned a high-scoring shootout into a rout and rolled to a 49-28 victory over Gateway Athletic Conference South rival Fort Zumwalt West in a Class 6 quar-terfinal contest.

Howell (9-3) earned the right to host Blue Springs South (10-2) in the semifinals.

Zumwalt West, which had won eight straight games and defeated Howell 34-28 in September, finished the season at 9-3.

Both offenses came out firing as the teams traded touchdowns and had a 14-14 tie after one quarter. Howell broke loose for three touchdowns in the second quarter as sophomore running back Alex Martin scored on a 10-yard run and John Haarman scored on an 83-yard option pitch-and-go from senior quarterback Eric Siebenshuh.In the final minute of the half, Siebenshuh fired a 12-yard touchdown strike to wide out Corey King and the Vikings had a 35-14 lead.

Martin paced the Vikings offense with 178 yards rushing and three touchdowns on the night.

Senior running back Ray Harris pulled the Jaguars back within striking distance as his 2-yard touchdown run pulled Zumwalt West within 35-21 on the opening drive of the third quarter.

Late in the third quarter, Howell

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Siebenshuh was 7 for 20 passing for 127 yards with two touchdowns and one inter-ception.

The Jaguars cut the lead to 42-28 on a 4-yard touchdown run by Harris early in the fourth quarter but Zumwalt West would get no closer.

By Jonathan DuncanThe Lindenwood Lions finished out

its transition season to Division II foot-ball on a high note as the Lions traveled to Edmond, Okla., and defeated Central Oklahoma 48-14.

Lindenwood, which ended the season at 8-3, jumped out to a commanding 21-0 lead in the first half thanks to its stifling defense which held Central Oklahoma in check early.

The Lions got its scores on a 57-yard interception return by Chaz Fulton in the first quarter and then second quarter touch-downs came on a 22-yard David Ortega to Thomas Stubbs pass and a 1-yard scoring run from Denodus O’Bryant.

Central Oklahoma (2-9) managed to score a pair of touchdowns in the third quarter but was neutralized by the Lions defense throughout the day as Lindenwood forced three interceptions. Running back Therman McGowan paced the Lions with 101 yards rushing and a touchdown.

Up 21 points in the third quarter, the Lions pushed their lead to 28-7 on a 100-yard kick return by Andrew Helmick. Lin-denwood put the game away with a pair of touchdowns on the fourth quarter.

Lindenwood racked up 358 yards of offense with 250 of it coming in the run-ning game. Central Oklahoma could not run the ball much as Lindenwood allowed just 48 yards rushing on the day.

Lindenwood finishes transition season with win at Central Oklahoma

Howell ousts Zumwalt West to gain its first trip to Class 6 semifinals

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By AMY ARMOURWith Thanksgiving just around the corner, St. Charles

County residents reflected on giving thanks for all their blessings. St. Charles County residents were asked “What are you thankful for this year?” Here are some of their responses.

“I am so thankful for healthy and happy children. I am thankful for good friends that I can laugh with, play with and count on when I’m so far away from family. I am so thankful my husband has a good job, we are financially stable and are able to help others.”

—Annaka Magill, St. Peters

“I am truly most thankful for the support of my family and friends.”

—Karen Prideaux, O’Fallon

“Besides the obvious, being thankful for my kids, as a St. Peters resident it would have to be Chick fil A.”

—Shawn Nicolay, St. Peters

“I am thankful for my amazing family and for every moment that we get to spend together. I am thankful for the wonderful blessings that my family has been given and that everyone will be together for the holidays.”

—Michele Cohen, St. Peters

“I am most thankful for family, health and prosperity.”—Vicki M. Boschert, New Melle “I am thankful for family, friends, Diet Coke and ladies

of The View.”—Mary Hogan, St. Charles

“I am thankful for my amazing, loving and supportive family. I am thankful for having the ability to be a stay-at-home mom and raise my gorgeous, spunky daughter.”

—Jenny Haferkamp, St.Charles

“I am thankful for my mom who helps watch my chil-dren and take them to school. I don’t know what I would do without her.”

—Julie Boschert, St. Paul

“I am thankful for the support of family and friends for my children and me while my husband is supporting our troops over in Afghanistan. I don’t know what I would do without them.”

—Michele Cleveland, St. Charles

“My family brings me happiness daily. I have a beauti-ful and healthy wife, children, and grandchildren. I feel blessed to share the holidays with them.”

—Don Yarber, Cottleville

“I am most thankful for my relationship with Jesus that sustains me every day. I am thankful for my family - espe-cially my first grandchild due any day now. I am thankful for wonderful friends that accept me for who I am. I am thankful for a wonderful place to work (YMCA) and great co-workers. And I am thankful for a wonderful community to live in.”

—Diana Kannady, O’Fallon

“We are thankful for our healthy 10-month-old baby boy. We are also thankful for our health and absolutely amazing family and friends.”

—Matt and Amanda Hoffmann, St. Charles

“I am thankful for my beautiful children, wonderful hus-band, close family and fantastic friends. I am thankful for every day that I get to wake up in this beautiful country and share my life with my family and friends.”

—Michelle Hoffmann, St. Charles

“I am very grateful for my extended family and for our close circle of friends. It is truly a blessing to be embraced by their unconditional love and support. And at this writ-ing, everyone appears to be enjoying good health and much happiness - another thing for which I am quite thankful”

—Mary Jane Daum, St. Peters

“I am so thankful for the many blessings that God has provided. My family’s good health, our veterans, employ-ment, our home, and food to name a few. There are so many that are going without, it is humbling to realize how blessed I am and so truly thankful.”

—Laura Musket, Foristell

“I am thankful to be blessed with an amazing family, wonderful friends, a roof over our heads and a job that I enjoy going to. I am also very thankful that my sister’s cancer is in remission.”

—Chris Schroyer, St Peters

“I’m thankful for awesome teachers at Warren Elemen-tary. I’m confident that my kids are well cared for when at school.” –Lyndi Osborn, St. Peters

“I’m thankful for the health and happiness of my family.”

—Madeleine Boschert, St. Charles

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENTThe SCC Fall Student Art Exhibition

will be held from through Dec. 11, at the Gallery of the Donald D. Shook Fine Arts Building at St. Charles Community Col-lege, 4601 Mid Rivers Mall Dr. in Cot-tleville. The exhibition is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Christine Holtz at [email protected].

• • •FAM JAM Live Family Theater will be

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comedy and a look at the Good Book. The production is free and open to the public. For more information, call 561-5680.

• • •“A Dickens of a Christmas Carol: A

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• • •St. Charles County Youth Orchestra

Winter Concert will be held at 1 p.m. on Sat., Dec. 10, at Grace Baptist Church, 3601 Ehlmann Road in St. Charles. This opening season concert will feature a per-formance of Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker” performed by SCCYO Symphony Orches-tra. Other Christmas selections will include a Holiday sing-a-long and Auld Lang Syne. Tickets are $4 for adults and $2 for children

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• • •An exhibit of digital photographs by

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HOLIDAY HAPPENINGSA “Holiday Tea” will be held from 2:30

p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Sat., Dec. 3, at the historic Heald Home, 1000 Jessup Drive in O’Fallon. Visitors are promised good conversation, entertainment and several varieties of tea and dessert. The cost is $15 for residents and $18 for non-residents. For more information, call 379-5502 or e-mail [email protected].

• • •Breakfast with Santa will be held from 9

a .m. to 11 a.m., on Dec. 10, at Blanchette Memorial Park in St. Charles. Enjoy break-fast, create crafts and have a photo taken with Santa. The cost is $8 per person. For more information, call 949-3372 or visit www.stcharlesparks.com.

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• • •A First Aid Component Training Class

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FUN & GAMESActive Older Adults Game Day will be

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Quilting Guild will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesdays at the O’Fallon Family YMCA. The group meets each week to work on quilts “one stitch at a time” for local charities. No sewing expe-rience required for the free event. For more information, call Diana Kannady at 379-0092, ext. 230.

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CHRISTMAS CARDSBirthright of Wentzville, a pro-life

Crisis Pregnancy Center, will sell Pro-Life Christmas cards. Proceeds will benefit the non-profit organization that relies totally on contributions from the community. For more details or directions, call 327-8170.

JOB SEMINARThe Job Connection Group will host

a seminar from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Thurs., Dec. 1 and Dec. 15 at Morning Star Church-Loft 5, 1600 Feise Road in Dardenne Prairie. The seminar is free and there is no need to register. For more infor-mation, call 561-5680.

TOWN HALL MEETINGRepresentative Kurt Bahr-Dist. 19 will

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FAMILY EVENTThe Francis Howell High School choirs

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New Daily Happy Hour 4pm-6pm

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(excluding beef carpaccio)$1.00 off Glass of Wine

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~ Weekly Specials ~Tuesday: $12 Steak NightWednesday: Double Points Night

Thursday: $12 Bottle of Wine Night

Private Dining Rm. accommodates up to 50 ppl

Semi-Private Dinning Rm. accommodates up to 20 ppl

New Covered / Heated PatioServing St. charles Best Sunday Brunch

10am– 2:30pm

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Your Hometown Choicefor Kitchen & Bath Remodeling

Father & Son Owner On Every Job!

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Chimney ServiCeSSweeping

Chimney CoversTuckpointingBrick Work

Camera EvaluationFlue Relining

Full RestorationAir Duct

Dryer Vent Maintenance

Established in 1979

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Call About Tuck Pointing,

Appliance & Fireplace Liner Specials!

We do more than sweep chimneys!

Ceiling Fans • Wholehouse Fans Gable Vent Fans • Recessed Lighting

Specializing in installation for two story homes with no wiring on first floor.

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“Water Damaged Showers a Specialty”Tub to Stall Shower Conversions

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Tile & Bath Service, Inc.25 Years Experience • At this location 20 years

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Assisted Care

Assisted Care

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Hauling

Holiday Gutters

St. Charles Junk is your local bulk and container service company catering to the St. Charles and sur-rounding counties. We haul it all...basement and garage cleanouts, appliances, yard waste, construc-tion debris, and NOW OFFERING CONTAINERS! For the best service and pricing call St. Charles Junk at 636-697-7825.www.stcjunk.com.

Cleaning Service

Cleaning Service

Electric

Senior Services Unlimited

Top Quality Home Care Service since 1987

Our Not-For-Profit Agency can serve you at the most reasonable cost

Don't Overpay for Homecare!• RN • LPN • CNA • NA

• Companion Care • Full time • Part time

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Plumbing

Two Ladies & a BuckeTTwo Are Better Than One!

Deep and Thorough Cleaning Service

Please Contact Susie Duncan at 314-229-1736

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Thomure Plumbing LLc - Quality, Full Service Commercial & Resi-dential since 1980. New Installa-tion & Repair. Reasonable Rates. Call Mike today for a FREE ESTI-MATE (636) 262-6489.

Landscaping

DON'T BREAK YOUR BACK!ALL LANDSCAPING!

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Marriage CeremoniesRenewal of Vows

Baptisms~ Full Service Ministry ~

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Basement bathroomsSmall Repairs

Code Violations RepairedCall or Text:

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Estate Sale

Foundation Service

Apparel

saLe: Nov. 25-27, 8am-4pm at 703 Long Rd. Crossing Drive 314-565-7700. NEW designer furniture including fainting couch, buffet, 4-poster king size bed, library desk and 'NEARLy NEW' bedroom set, wing chair, side chairs from riverfront apt. also lamps, rugs, accessories, artwork, kitchen & closet acces-sories; motorcyle (incl. Harley) apparel including mens leather jackets plus misc. items.

accounting, Payroll, Tax services - Full-service accounting firm dedicated to providing small and medium sized clients with professional, personalized services and guidance in a wide range of financial and business needs. CPA – licensed in Miissouri & QuickBooks ProAdvisor. Cambridge Accounting and Tax. Call Rita at 314-438-5576 or [email protected].

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HIRING DEBT

COLLECTORSLooking for “career” oriented individuals• Strong income potential • Must be hard

working, respectful, and professional. Email resume to

[email protected]

santa For Hire - "Breakfast with Santa", Company and Church Events, Daycares and Home visits. Also available: Elf Balloon Artists and Face Painters. In business since 1981. Call or email Susan: 636-978-8716, [email protected].

Gutter Cleaning

Most Homes $60Christmas Lights Installation- All Types Home Repair -

636-466-5285

Top Notch waterproofing & Foundation Repair LLc. Cracks, sub-pump systems, structural & concrete repairs. Exterior drain-age correction. Serving Missouri for 15 yrs. Free estimate 636-281-6982. Finally, a contractor who is honest and leaves the job site clean. Lifetime Warranties.

The FaN Guy - Trained & expe-rienced tradesman available for light electrical services: ceiling fans, installation & repairs, new outlets/switches, attic fans/lighting. Fair, dependable & honest. Call Paul 636-734-8402.

Leaf RemovalFree Estimates

Snow & Leaf Blower repair

Lawn & Mower Doc, LLC636-978-0292

ST. JUDE NOVENA May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved and pre-served throughout the world now and forever. Sacred Heart of Je-sus, pray for us. St. Jude, Worker of Miracles, pray for us. St. Jude, Help of the Hopeless, pray for us. Say prayer nine times a day; by the 8th day prayer will be answered. Say it for nine days. Then publish. your prayers will be answered. It has never been known to fail. Thank you, St. Jude. _ TT

"old country Roses" china. Ten 5-piece places settings - never used. $450 or OBO. 636-561-4278.:

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