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With national data showing the out-of-wedlock birth rate some-where around forty-percent, paternity cases are on the rise and close to equaling divorce filings. When a child is born out-of-wedlock, and marriage is not an option, the appropriate case for a father to file to determine if he is dad and, if so, how child custody and support should work, is by filing a paternity action in court.

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The reality is that an unmarried father has no enforceable cus-tody rights until he gets a custody order in court. Thus, the mother is free to deny visitation and make decisions involving the upbringing of the child without the father’s input. This is true even if the father is on the birth certificate and providing child support. This is why it is imperative for unmarried fathers to establish their rights in court.

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Whatever the ultimate outcome of the case against George Zimmerman for his shooting of Trayvon Martin, what has hap-pened already is enough to turn the stom-ach of anyone who believes in either truth or justice.

An amazing proportion of the media has given us a painful demonstration of the thinking – and lack of thinking – that prevailed back in the days of the old Jim Crow South, where complexion counted more than facts in determining how people were treated.

One of the first things presented in the media was a transcript of a conversation between George Zimmerman and a police dispatcher. The last line in most of the tran-scripts shown on TV was that of the police dispatcher telling Zimmerman not to con-tinue following Trayvon Martin.

That became the basis of many media criticisms of Zimmerman for continuing to follow him. Only later did I see a transcript of that conversation on the Sean Hannity program that included Zimmerman’s reply to the police dispatcher: “O.K.”

That reply removed the only basis for assuming that Zimmerman did in fact continue to follow Trayvon Martin. At this point, neither I nor the people who assumed that he continued to follow the teenager have any basis in fact for believ-ing that he did or didn’t.

Why was that reply edited out by so many in the media? Because too many people in the media see their role as filter-ing and slanting the news to fit their own vision of the world. The issue is not one of being “fair” to “both sides” but, more fundamentally, of being honest with their audience.

NBC News carried the editing even fur-ther, removing one of the police dispatch-er’s questions, to which Zimmerman was responding, in order to feed the vision of Zimmerman as a racist.

In the same vein were the repeated refer-ences to Zimmerman as a “white Hispanic.” Zimmerman is half-white. So is Barack Obama. But does anyone refer to Obama as a “white African”?

All these verbal games grow out of the notion that complexion tells you who is to be blamed and who is not. It is a dangerous game because race is no game. If the tragic history of the old Jim Crow South in this

country is not enough to show that, the his-tory of racial and ethnic tragedies is writ-ten in blood in countries around the world. Millions have lost their lives because they looked different, talked differently or belonged to a different religion.

In the midst of the Florida tragedy, there was a book published with the unwieldy title, “No Matter What ... They’ll Call This Book Racist.” Obviously it was written well before the shooting in Florida, but its message – that there is rampant hypocrisy and irrationality in public discussions of race – could not have been better timed.

Author Harry Stein, a self-described “reformed white liberal,” raised by parents who were even further left, exposes the illogic and outright fraudulence that lies behind so much of what is said about race in the media, in politics and in our educa-tional institutions.

He asks a very fundamental question: “Why, even after the Duke University rape fiasco, does the media continue to give cre-dence to every charge of racism?”

Harry Stein credits Shelby Steele’s book “White Guilt” with opening his eyes to one of the sources of many counterproduc-tive things said and done about race today – namely, guilt about what was done to blacks and other minorities in the past.

Let us talk sense, like adults. Nothing that is done to George Zimmerman – justly or unjustly – will unlynch a single black man who was tortured and killed in the Jim Crow South for a crime he didn’t commit.

Letting hoodlums get away with hoodlu-mism today does not undo a single injus-tice of the past. It is not even a favor to the hoodlums, for many of whom hoodlumism is just the first step on a path that leads to the penitentiary, and maybe to the execu-tion chamber.

Winston Churchill said, “If the past sits in judgment on the present, the future will be lost.” He wasn’t talking about racial issues, but what he said applies especially where race is involved.

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I’m totally frustrated by the fact that the Republican party cannot come up with any candidate that can defeat him.

Face it. There will be four more years of Obama. In that four years, you will see more moves to ramrod legislation through that will be only his agenda and not the agenda of the American public.

As we were duped by Nixon, we are again being duped by Obama.

I claim no party affiliation. I look for the individual that will do the best for the majority of Americans. I do not see that in either of the November candidates. I sin-cerely worry about the future of this country, more so than ever before. I am proud to be an American but I am troubled by what I see as personal agendas on the part of our elected officials.

As with everyone, I don’t have an answer but we all need to pay more attention to what is going on in Washington. Our lives are being more affected by legislation than ever before and we are just letting it happen.

Bills that are passed that are so intricate that the common citizen does not under-stand it. So we let it go and then when it adversely affects our life, we complain to no avail. I am as guilty as the next person but in my mind it has come to a point that we all must take time out of texting and e-mailing to really look at what some poli-ticians want to do to our rights.

I applaud Thomas Sowell and look forward to more insight from him as the November election draws near.

Mark Galantowicz

Money for nothin’To the Editor:

The United States Government has more employees than any 10 major corporations in America combined. There are more federal agencies than anyone knows about, each with at least 1,000 people at the top of the salary chart earning more than $100,000 per year.

For instance, the Department of State alone employees almost 12,000 people in dozens of different ‘departments’ existent

within its authority. Salaries there range from about $20,000 up to $194,000. The FDIC has 189 people listed at more than $200,000, with more than 800 others earn-ing more than $150,000.

The top 200 of several federal agencies earn more than $250,000 (as their) base salaries. The top 10 of those are commonly paid above $300,000.

The Securities and Exchange Commis-sion employs just under 4,000 persons, with the top 376 earning above $200,000.

There are at least 14 people at the National Institutes of Health earning $300,000 or more. Another bloated fed-eral agency, the Indian Health Service, with more than 6,000 people, pays its top 150 people more than $200,000 a year, and more than 1,000 other HIS employees earning between $100,000 and $200,000. Another 318 are paid $90,000 or more. This agency lists several hundred “nurse” positions, ranging in salary from $60,000 to $79,000 annually.

Between 95 and 100 federal agencies, bureaus offices or commissions account for hundreds of billions of our tax dollars each year, with little or no accountability to the tax payers.

All federal agencies appear to be bloated with thousands of questionable positions, causing one to question whether all these people are really necessary or if, in fact, they really are nothing more than political patronage positions. No wonder federal employment has increased by several hun-dred thousand in the last three years; with salaries like these, who wouldn’t want to work for the ‘government.’

And who, do you suppose, these people will support in the 2012 elections? It’s not like they don’t have a good reason to sup-port their present employer administration and its CEO, Barack Hussein Obama.

Anyone interested and willing to take the time, can visit WikiOrgCharts, Inc. on the Internet and peruse the most stunning data-base of information you’ll probably ever see. But be forewarned. It will most likely make you sick.

Arthur Bruce RobertsonLake Saint Louis

Secretary’s rateTo the Editor:

Mr. Buffet complains his secretary pays income tax at a higher rate than he has to pay. (President Barack) Obama’s solution is to increase Buffet’s rate to 30 percent. Would Obama consider lowering Buffet’s secretary rate?

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the passing on April 12 of Newsmaga-zine Network’s founder and publisher, Doug Huber, has been amazing. I have always known I was blessed to have met, married and worked alongside such an exceptional man and that my sons, Max and Jack, were blessed with a father who loved them above all else. Now, I real-ize that Doug was a blessing also in the lives of countless others throughout the St. Charles County and West St. Louis County communities.

Doug and I met and began working together in 1976, we married in 1983 and bought our first business in the late 1980s. In 1996, we started West Newsmagazine, and from the beginning, we knew what direction we wanted the paper to take. Family values were key, and we were com-mitted to providing readers with fair and balanced local news coverage. Together, we faced many challenges in building a successful business that brought us great

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The firefighters relieved Gary Barton and Gay Trost and took over life-saving measures; starting chest compressions and administering oxygen while the AED (Auto-matic External Defibrillator) was attached.

As paramedics from the St. Charles County Ambulance District arrived the AED shocked the patient’s heart one time.

Paramedics hooked up the AutoPulse, an automated CPR device that straps around a patient’s chest and delivers compressions at a consistent rate and depth. Shortly after it was activated the patient began breathing on his own and regained a pulse.

“If Mr. Barton and Ms. Trost had not acted as quickly as they did by calling 911 and performing CPR there is a good chance he may not be here today,” said CCFR Chief Russ Mason. “This highlights the importance of everyone learning basic life-saving skills like CPR. You just never know when you may need them.”

The name of the patient was not released.

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To make an appointment at BJSPH, call 928-5355. To make an appointment at St. Joseph Health Center, call 755-3034.

St. CharleSRelay for lifeFamilies, businesses and civic organiza-

tions have the chance to stay up all night for a good cause — to raise money for cancer research.

The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Central St. Charles County will be held from 6 p.m. on Fri., July 13, to 6 a.m. on Sat., July 14, at Lutheran High School, 5100 Mexico Road in St. Charles. Relay For Life is an overnight event that mobi-lizes communities throughout the country to celebrate survivors, remember loved ones lost, and raise money for the fight against cancer.

Billie Wesson was diagnosed with bone cancer in 1968. She was just 2-years old and her leg had to be amputated. Fortunately, the doctors caught it early enough that she did not have to receive any further treatment, and she’s been cancer-free ever since.

“I not only participate in Relay For Life for myself, but also for my grandmother, who lost her battle to kidney cancer five years ago,” Wesson said. “I’ve been attend-ing Relay events for 10 years and it’s a great experience every year.”

Information about how to form a team or become involved in Relay For Life is

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Relocation creates 400 jobsThe National Asset Recovery Services,

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NARS relocated its corporate head-quarters from Chesterfield into a new 40,000-square-foot remodeled customer contact center located at 20 Corporate Hills near Hwy. 370. The new expansion also allowed the company to combine its smaller St. Charles office into the new building.

The total headcount for the headquarters and combined facilities will ultimately exceed 550. This relocation and expansion will create more than 400 new jobs start-ing this month, with most employees being hired in the second and third quarter of 2012. NARS is working with the State of Missouri Department of Economic Devel-opment, as well as a local team includ-ing the city of St. Charles and Greater St. Charles County Chamber of Commerce to reach as many qualified candidates as pos-sible to fill these positions.

NARS celebrated the grand opening on April 26 with a telephone cord-cutting cer-emony.

O’FallOnTime for tax rebates

Qualified O’Fallon seniors have the opportunity to earn back some cash through the city’s utility tax rebate program. Resi-dents must file in person by May 31.

To qualify for a rebate, O’Fallon resi-dents must be age 65 or older or have been determined by the Social Security Admin-istration to be completely disabled. Income guidelines require a single person to gross no more than $38,950 or a two person household to gross no more than $44,500. Social Security income is not counted.

Qualified residents can collect rebates on taxes paid on gas, electricity and home phone and cell phone service in 2011. Res-idents must file in person and bring a photo ID, a copy of your 2011 federal income tax return, and copies of the utility bills. Dis-abled applicants must also provide proof of Social Security disability.

City staff will be on hand to assist resi-dents from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays.

“City staff will be happy to assist appli-cants with filing for the rebates, including the necessary calculations,” said Vicki Boschert, O’Fallon’s managing director of finance.

Applicants can speed the process by picking up a rebate form at O’Fallon City Hall, or downloading a form from the city’s website, www.ofallon.mo.us.

Month of the motorcycleO’Fallon Mayor Bill Hennessy has pro-

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The annual event will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Fri., May 4, in the Col-lege Center at SCC. The event is free and open to the public.

Martha Toebben, SCC career services coordinating counselor and Job Fair 2012 coordinator, said the fair will feature booths from business and industry employers. Job seekers will be able to collect information from state and county employment service agencies. Agencies offering assistance in job search, job training and job preparation will also be on hand.

“With the current difficulties in the job market, taking the initiative by networking and seeking out employers who are hiring will be in the best interest of those looking for work,” Toebben said.

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By Michael R. SmithDuring its April meeting, Lake Saint

Louis aldermen commended13-year-old Daniel Lev of St. Peters, calling him an

“outstanding citizen whose dedication to the community is exemplary.”

Daniel recently provided the Lake Saint Louis Police Department with emergency first-aid equipment, paid for

from his Bar Mitzvah gifts and other funds he raised.

Daniel gave the department 14 com-plete small and lightweight first-aid kits — commonly known as IFAK kits

— plus additional medical items. He bought the kits from 10 percent

of monies he received as gifts and additional funds he solicited from local companies and groups.

IFAK stands for either Individual or Improved First Aid Kit. The small packs were originally created by military forces for battlefield conditions and are used by SWAT teams, EMT personnel, and other first responders. The kits carry a variety of items to quickly attend to medical issues.

Daniel said he was motivated to do this project by the attempted slaying of Arizona Senator Gabrielle Giffords in January 2011.

Six people were killed in that attack. Giffords and 13 others who were

wounded survived thanks in part to deputies on the scene using IFAK kits on the shooting victims. Daniel said he wanted police officers here to have the same tools as those Arizona deputies.

The idea also originated for Daniel’s Bar Mitzvah project. A Jewish boy’s Bar Mitzvah at age 12 is a coming-of-age event, part of which focuses on com-munity service. Besides the Lake Saint Louis police, Daniel also supplied Creve Coeur police with IFAK kits and other supplies. He continues to fund-raise and says he’s not done with the project.

“We’ll find another police force that needs equipment,” he said.

The kits from Daniel contain a mil-itary-style tourniquet, tactical gloves, primed gauzes, Israeli emergency ban-dages, a nasal airway apparatus, tape, and quick-clotting gel — all in a quick-open wrap about the physical size of a bestselling hardback novel. Daniel also gave LSL police 32 other tourniquets

and 14 emergency blankets. Police Chief Michael T. Force called

Daniel “the epitome of citizenship.” He commended the young man for doing something not only necessary but which also boosts officer morale.

“Not often enough do people say ‘thank you’ to the police officers. I’ve told him that he now needs to teach (others) how to do it,” Force said.

Daniel’s father, Dr. Ronan Lev, was also named in the resolution for helping his son acquire and distribute the equip-ment.

To donate to Daniel’s project or for more information, contact [email protected].

Also in the meeting incoming alder-men Richard Morris and Tony Zito were sworn in to their terms of service, as well as reelected incumbent aldermen Rich-ard Sidebottom and Karen Vennard.

Morris will serve Ward 2 and Zito will serve Ward 1.

Lake Saint Louis lauds St. Peters’ youth as an ‘exemplary’ citizen

By Amy ArmourKerry Tebbe started out his first meeting

as an alderman for the city of Dardenne Prai-rie on April 17 asking for the resignation of Mayor Pam Fogarty. Fogarty declined.

Fogarty said she had heard Tebbe was going to ask for her resignation, but she didn’t know why.

“I have done nothing wrong and have always consulted the Board of Aldermen and the city attorneys before doing anything, including where I work,” Fogarty said. “He (Tebbe) is the embarrassment to the city, not I. We have all worked very hard to ensure the success of Dardenne Prairie. I know all our efforts speak for themselves.”

In the last few months Tebbe, 60, has been vocal in his concerns with what he calls “wasteful spending.” One project Tebbe has vocally opposed repeatedly is a solar-powered heating and cooling system that was partially constructed on the roof of City Hall. The project was pulled in 2010, but not before the city had spent $160,000.

“The city has no solar system on its City Hall and the citizens of Dardenne Prairie are out $160,000 of wasteful spending. Wow, how embarrassing,” said Tebbe in an e-mail.

Tebbe also does not believe in a free lunch — or dinner. He plans to decline the free catered dinners he said are offered to

the Board of Aldermen prior to regular meetings held twice a month.

“No thanks, I can eat my dinner at home,” said Tebbe, a six year Dardenne Prairie res-ident. “I don’t need to be eating meals on the city’s dime. We took this job to serve our citizens, not to feed from the trough.”

Tebbe, a firefighter and paramedic in St. Louis, said he would like to see funds used to increase in the police protection for the city. Currently, the city contracts with the St. Charles County Sheriff’s Department to provide one police officer for 15 hours a day. Tebbe would like around the clock police protection in Dardenne Prairie.

Despite his vocal accusations, Tebbe said he can work with the mayor and the Board of Aldermen.

“I will do it cheerfully. And if I’m out-voted, I’m outvoted,” Tebbe said. “But if anything is suspect by the aldermen or the mayor, the citizens of Dardenne Prairie have a right to know.”

Fogarty said she will not have to work with Tebbe as much as she will the Board of Aldermen.

Tebbe said he doesn’t plan to ask the mayor to step down again.

“I’ve said what I have to say. I might say it again, but to the city attorneys,” Tebbe said.

New alderman asks mayor to step down - Fogarty refuses

By Mary Ann O’Toole HolleyAn O’Fallon police officer shot a

21-year-old man described as “naked and out of control,” on Wednesday, April 18, in the area of Oak Bark Court in O’Fallon.

Police arrived at the scene, and Scott M. Davis, 21, of St. James, Mo., allegedly attacked and bit Police Officer Thomas Kenyon, an 11-year veteran of the O’Fallon Police Department. Prior to their arrival, police said Davis had attempted to rape a 29-year-old woman, and then severely beat her as she tried to run away.

Public Relations Officer Diana Damke said the St Charles County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged Davis with first degree assault, armed criminal action, forcible rape and assault on a law enforcement officer – first degree. Bond has been set at $500,000.

Police Chief Roy Joachimstaller held a press conference explaining the incident.

Joachimstaller said at about 2 a.m., April 18, police received a 911 call from a man saying his son and two other people were “tripping on acid” at his home in the Pin Oak Parc. The man said his son started swinging a medieval-type club with spikes, so he ran from the home.

“Acid” is the slang term for lysergic acid diethylamide, a semi-synthetic psy-

chedelic drug, well known for its psycho-logical effects which can include altered thinking processes and closed- and open-eye hallucinations. In some cases, the drug causes adverse psychiatric reac-tions such as anxiety or delusions.

When Officer Kenyon arrived at the scene, he found Davis naked, standing in the middle of Oak Bark Court. Davis attacked the officer after being confronted.

Joachimstaler said Davis reached for the officer’s gun, but instead grabbed the handle of the officer’s Taser, then hit the officer and bit him in the face.

During the struggle, Kenyon shot Davis in the leg and arm. As more police officers arrived, police said Davis again became vio-lent. Officers used a Taser to subdue him.

Police documents say three witnesses saw the incident and reported they saw Davis strike Kenyon at least two dozen times.

The female attacked by Davis before offi-cers arrived, suffered serious head injuries, and multiple skull and jawbone fractures.

Davis and his cohorts were taken to an area hospital. Kenyon was treated for injuries to his head, face, arms and legs. He was later released.

The photo shown was taken by the O’Fallon Police Department during a booking in December.

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That’s what O’Fallon Mayor Bill Hennessy said following a 5-2 vote passing an ordi-nance he introduced to regulate such sales. Councilman Jim Pepper and Councilman John Haman voted against the ordinance.

“I don’t want to see bongs or bath salts sold in the city limits of O’Fallon,” Hennessy said.

A recent trend toward usage of a so-called “designer drug” known as “bath salts” has sparked thousands of calls to poison centers across the U.S. during the last year. Citing an “imminent threat to public safety,” the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) made illegal the possession and sale of three of the chemi-cals commonly used to make bath salts - the synthetic stimulants methadone, MDPV and methylone. The ban, issued in October 2011, is effective for at least a year. During that time, the agency will decide whether a permanent ban is warranted.

Pepper argued that the O’Fallon ordi-nance had no basis, and that enacting such an ordinance would restrict businesses from selling a product that is completely legal.

“They’re trying to say you can’t sell pipes, rolling papers, etc. except in a tobacco store,

using the tobacco store definition. This doesn’t have anything to do with the smoking ban,” Pepper said. “Walgreen’s, Dirt Cheap, would not be able to sell corncob pipes because they are smoking paraphernalia. Dr. Graebo Pipes, corncob pipes or rolling papers sales wouldn’t be allowed from Walgreen’s. It could also include sale of lighters at some point. How far does the slippery slope go?”

The new Ordinance amends Chapter 215 of the city code to add the definition of retail tobacco store and tobacco parapher-nalia. According to the ordinance, tobacco paraphernalia includes, but is not limited to, rolling papers; metal, wooden, acrylic, glass, stone, plastic or ceramic pipes; water pipes; hookahs; carburetion tubes and devices and bongs. A tobacco store is considered a busi-ness that sells 70 percent tobacco.

Pepper said there are no “dedicated” tobacco stores in the city of O’Fallon at this time, and said he believes the pro-posed ordinance change was brought forth because of a complaint by a woman doing business in a strip mall adjacent to an office owned by Gary Grafeman, owner of several alternative tobacco stores named “RetroActive” in Troy, St. Peters, Floris-sant and Columbia, Mo.

Grafeman has an office and storage facil-ity in a strip mall on the western edge of

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his truck, advertising his shop that shows colorful renditions of hookah pipes, water pipes and other paraphernalia.

“I understand this lady even called the police saying a drug dealer was moving into the neighborhood. Next thing you know, here is the friggin ordinance,” Pepper said. “As far as I know St. Peters has no problem with him, and if they do, they can take care of it. It’s out of our jurisdiction. It’s tar-geting one single business and one single businessman. If this goes through, it will tell people that O’Fallon is still a Podunk,

bible-thumper town, the same kind that would ban dancing.”

Pepper presented two photographs to the council: one of Grafeman’s truck, and another with a scantily clad woman that says, “Look better naked.”

“Do you want to restrict the sale of some-thing or protect your children’s darling eyes?” Pepper asked. “The Max Nutrition, ‘Look Better Naked’ truck sits across from a Daycare Center. “From a kid’s perspec-tive, I think they would be more offended by the ‘Look Better Naked’ sign.”

Pepper said he thinks it should be a zoning issue.

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By Amy ArmourMore than 40 customers “mobbed” two

Cottleville businesses last month, helping generate above average sales for a typical Tuesday evening.

Aly’s Interiors and Gifts and Posh Bou-tique were chosen as the first locations for the Cottleville-Weldon Spring Chamber of Commerce Cash Mob on April 17. A cash mob is similar to a flash mob, where a group of people meet at a designated time and location and begin “spontaneously” dancing or singing. But instead of dancing or sing-ing, these mobs go and spend their money in a locally owned and operated business.

The Chamber was hoping for a crowd of 100, but the 40-person mob still made a spike in sales for local businesses.

“We wanted more people…but it made a difference in the businesses and that’s all that counts,” said Wendy Berry, co-owner of Planet Fun and member of the Cottleville-Weldon Spring Chamber of Commerce.

Cheryl Mackay, owner of Posh Boutique, said her business increased nearly 200 per-cent compared to an average Tuesday.

“We had an outstanding day. It made a huge dent in our Tuesday sales,” Mackay said. “We had a nice crowd come through.

It was a neat event.”Cash mobs originated in Ohio in 2011,

and have since spread through the nation as a way to stimulate the local economy. Berry received an e-mail about the cash mob concept and fell in love with the idea.

The rules for the cash mob are simple—spend at least $20 in the designated shop, meet three new people and have fun. Par-ticipants get to experience the excitement of communicating only via Facebook, Twitter, e-Newsletters and word-of mouth. And the top secret “mobbing” location is announced the day before the cash mob. While the cash mob was considered a net-working event for the chamber, all area residents were encouraged to participate.

After shopping, the mob contributed more dollars to the local economy at Sher-lock’s Restaurant in Cottleville.

“It got people into downtown Cottleville to see that there is another (shopping) option,” said Berry. “And a lot of people spent more than $20.”

The chamber plans to host a cash mob on a quarterly basis. The planning committee has been expanded, and the group is look-ing for recommendations for the next local business to mob.

Prior to ‘mobbing’ local stores, participants met in Cottleville’s Legacy Park.

‘Cash mob’ surprises stores in Cottleville

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wanted to be an engi-neer. He was good at math and science, but when he couldn’t get past engineering drawing his teacher suggested a new career path.

“Everybody that knew me told me to try teaching,” said Baner. “I told them I would drop out of school before I became a teacher.”

But one suggestion from a highly regarded professor changed his mind.

“I talked with my history teacher and he said I should really go into teaching,” said Baner. “I decided I would take one semes-ter of education classes…and it was abso-lutely the perfect decision. There is nothing I would rather do.”

Baner, a longtime Mount Hope Elemen-tary principal, will retire from the Fort Zumwalt School District at the end of the school year after 32½ years in the educa-tion field.

“Sandy Baner has brought stability and the love of the outdoors to Mount Hope Elementary. He has been dedicated to the Outdoor Education program of the district and shared his enthusiasm with his students for all these years,” said Bernie DuBray, superintendent of the Fort Zumwalt School District.

After graduating from Southeast Missouri State University, Baner started his student teaching in the Mehlville School District. After just a semester of teaching, there were rumors of layoffs. Baner received a call from former Mount Hope Elementary Principal Herb Westhoff to interview at an elementary school in a school district he had never heard of—Fort Zumwalt.

That interview was the start of a long career in the Fort Zumwalt School District. Baner moved from Jefferson County in 1980 to start his career teaching sixth grade at Mount Hope Elementary School—which now only houses kindergarten through fifth grade. He taught the sixth grade for four years before he decided to split his time between teach-ing and working as a computer coordinator for the district. While working as a computer coordinator, Baner also taught second grade for half of the day at Progress South Elemen-tary School. The next year, he became a full time computer coordinator, travelling to dif-ferent schools in the district to implement the new technology.

In 1986, Baner started a new career — as principal of Mount Hope Elementary. He will retire from that position this month.

Over the years, Baner said there are so many funny stories and memories of his

students. One particular student sticks in his mind. Baner recalls a challenging first-grade boy in his early days as a principal. The little boy ran out of the school one day after the dismissal bell ran and shimmied up a tree. He refused to get down, missed the bus and Baner had to call his parents to come get him down.

“His dad pulled up in a pickup truck, took a sleeping bag and a pillow out of the truck and threw it on the ground by the tree. He told his son that if he wasn’t in the car by the

time he started the engine, he was sleeping in the tree,” said Baner. “Before the dad got into the car, the little boy climbed down the tree and was putting his seatbelt on.”

Working with all of the children—chal-lenging and not—is what Baner will miss most of all.

“I will miss the kids and interacting with the students,” Baner said. “You can have the worst day ever and there is no way you can make it through the day without one of the kids making you smile.”

But there are a few things Baner will not miss. “I won’t miss driving to school on a snow day. I won’t miss another deadline. And I won’t miss reading 75 to 100 emails a day,” said Baner.

Baner said he absolutely loved his job—but after 32 years it was time for a change. He is not sure what he will do next, but Baner said his teenage children are making him take the summer off to just relax.

“Mount Hope is going to be in my heart and my thoughts, always,” Baner said.


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By Michael R. SmithBefore the April 19 Board of Aldermen

meeting, Cottleville officials took time to recognize Donald Buchheit’s 25 years of service as a board member.

Buchheit was first elected to the Board of Alderman in 1987. He has been reelected in every election since. In the April elec-tions he was unopposed for the Ward 2 seat and Thursday night was sworn in for his next two-year term.

So far, he doesn’t see a reason for step-ping aside. “I guess I’ll keep doing it as long as I keep getting reelected,” he said.

“I hope he does,” said Mayor Don Yarber. “He’s a pillar to the community. He serves the city as an alderman and with his business.”

Buchheit owns Buchheit Supply—a family-owned retail and wholesale land-scaping and masonry business with stores

in Cottleville and Troy, Mo. “Don’s a thinker,” Yarber said. “He

thinks inside the box and outside the box. He’ll have an idea and I’ll think ‘I wish I’d thought of that.’”

Buchheit has held the aldermanic posi-tion longer than anyone else in the city.

He thinks his longevity is still important to the city. “I think I’m a good addition to the board because I have and know so much history with Cottleville. Not every-one will agree with me all the time, but I’m here to help Cottleville.”

Ward 1 Alderman Marie Mannino was also unopposed in her reelection and City Administrator Scott Lewis recognized her 10 years of service as an alderman. Yarber was also recognized for 10 years as mayor.

The board then noted Lewis’ 15 years of service as Cottleville police chief.

Cottleville’s Don Buchheit begins 26th year as alderman

Arrangements are being finalized for Lake Saint Louis’ annual Memorial Day obser-vance at the Lake Saint Louis Veteran’s Memorial Park.

This year’s ceremonies will begin at 11 a.m. Monday, May 28, according to Ralph Barrale, chairman of the Veterans’ Volunteer Committee. The committee is planning the event in conjunction with the Lake Saint Louis Parks and Recreation Department.

The park, adjacent to Lake Saint Louis Civic Center, was dedicated in May 2008 on Armed Forces Day, and since that time has hosted Memorial Day and Veterans Day observances.

This year’s featured speaker will be Lake Saint Louis Police Sgt. Josh Gilliam.

Serving as master of ceremonies will be John Pellerito, a U.S. Navy veteran from 1963 to 1968, with service aboard the aircraft carriers Oriskany, Coral Sea and Intrepid during the Vietnam conflict. He is a former member of the Lake Saint Louis Board of Aldermen.

Mayor Mike Potter will present welcom-ing remarks on behalf of the city of Lake Saint Louis, and Rev. Donald A. Glastetter of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church will deliver the invocation and benediction.

“We encourage everyone to take time to attend our ceremony, in honor of those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for our free-doms,” said Barrale, commander of VFW Post 10350 and a veteran of the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.

Other program highlights include place-ment of a wreath at the U.S. flag, patriotic

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The City Hall parking lot will be reserved for attendees needing wheelchair access or other assistance. General parking will be available in the Schnuck’s parking lot directly across the street from Veteran’s Memorial Park.

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By Amy ArmourStudents looking for a more creative

degree can check out a new school moving to St. Charles this summer. The Art Institute of St. Louis will open its doors to students in July, offering degree programs in fashion marketing, digital photography, graphic design and culinary arts, to name a few.

The Art Institute of St. Louis is a branch of the Art Institute of Phoenix, an accredited higher education institution that offers bach-elor’s and associate’s degree program in arts fields such as interior design, culinary man-agement and digital video and production.

The St. Charles location will mark the first location of the Art Institute in Missouri.

“The Art Institutes system of schools is attracted to regions which share an enthu-siasm for the creative arts, and greater St. Louis is no exception,” said John Mazzoni, president of The Art Institutes. “We see our expansion into Missouri as a great oppor-tunity to provide an inspiring academic environment to students, while preparing them well for their chosen careers.”

The Art Institute of St. Louis will be housed in about 33,800 square feet of remodeled space at 1520 South Fifth Street, Suite 107, in St. Charles.

“The artistic talent and creative community that already exist in St. Louis are a launching pad for the students who may be interested in choosing a career in which The Art Institute of St. Louis specializes,” said David Hofman, campus director for the Art Institute of St. Louis. “The city is renowned for its cultural institutions and has a vibrant economy in cre-ative fields such as advertising, architecture and Web design. We’re pleased to now be a part of this creative community and believe the community will find The Art Institute of St. Louis to be a welcome and positive addi-tion to the ever-growing creative landscape

that exists here.”Nationally, The Art Institutes system has

more than 80,300 students enrolled at 51 locations throughout North America.

“Only time will tell how large the St. Louis school will be, but we are very opti-mistic,” Hofmann said.

The Art Institute of St. Louis will offer students bachelor’s degree programs in culinary management; digital filmmaking and video production; digital photography; fashion marketing; graphic design; and interior design. The Institute also offers a two-year associate’s degree program in culinary arts, and graphic and Web design.

Hofmann said The Art Institutes offer hands-on education with classes relevant to real-world experiences.

“Our goal is to provide students with a quality education in an environment where they can learn as much as possible and suc-ceed in the workplace,” Hofmann said.

The brand-new building will offer more than 30,000 square feet of space featuring professional-grade kitchens for its culinary program.

“We want our graduates to become pro-ductive, active citizens of the local com-munity, and our programs and approach to teaching are designed to help them put their education to work,” said Hofmann.

Hofmann said the school is open to anyone who wants to pursue a higher edu-cation in the creative arts. The primary base of students is recent high school graduates, but Hofmann said the school also sees working adults looking to change careers or augment their education.

The cost to attend the school depends on the type of degree or certificate students seek, but the general cost per credit-hour is $380.

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By Michael R. SmithVoter turnout for the April 3 general elec-

tions in St. Charles County was half what it normally is and Rich Chrismer, director of the county election office, continues scratching his head and wondering why.

Chrismer said only 8.9 percent of the county’s 250,682 registered voters — or 22,427 — turned out to vote. Normally for April elections he sees an average of 18 percent of county registered voters visit the polls. However, in years when new presi-dents are selected there is usually a greater turnout for all elections in that year, he said.

“Usually in presidential election years people are more active in voting. I was surprised at such a low turnout.” Chrismer doesn’t understand why the results were as they were. “We had good weather. There were people out campaigning. There were many issues.”

Lake Saint Louis Mayor Mike Potter said his community’s turnout is usually above the county average but was also low.

“I wish the turnout was better,” Potter said. “I think voters are discouraged with the politics at both the state and federal level and that probably extends down to the municipal level.”

When Chrismer talks to people or groups about the importance of voting he said he

always emphasizes how important local elections are, and why voters should be particularly concerned with them.

National statistics show that “37 percent of citizens vote only once every four years and they vote for the president,” Chris-mer said. However, “city board members, school board members, mayors, police, fire departments — these people affect your life on a daily basis.”

By comparison to April’s results, the November presidential election will likely turn out 90 percent of the voters, he said. Even in August he expects 30 percent to 34 percent of registered voters will mark ballots for the congressional primaries, as well as to decide seats on Democratic and Republican central committees.

Heading toward the August and Novem-ber contests the county election board will see increased voter registrations. Chrismer said that his office has already seen some pick-up in people registering but June will be the start of the registration season. That’s because July 11 is the final day for registering for the Aug. 7 elections.

Even with the low April voting results Chrismer said that the turnout was still twice as good as the county’s lowest election results: Only 4.4 percent of registered voters showed up at the polls in August 2009.

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By Mary Ann O’Toole HolleyOne of its first major founders celebra-

tions was a three-day 100th anniversary party held in 1956. A sign posted along the highway hearkened visitors, saying “O’Fallon, a Good Place to Live.” Now a thriving metropolis, 56 years later, that sign has been upgraded to “O’Fallon: One of the Nation’s 100 Best Places to Live.”

O’Fallon wasn’t always in the big leagues, however. It’s filled with a rich history and an abundance of remnants, providing the perfect backdrop for its Founder’s Day Celebration in historic Fort Zumwalt Park. You’ll almost feel history in this tract of land that was a former fort during the War of 1812.

From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, May 5, in historic Fort Zumwalt Park, period arti-sans will take visitors back in time, while providing some hands-on activities in rope making, wool spinning, wood carving and more, reminiscent of the days when the Krekel family lived nearby.

Nicholas Krekel, O’Fallon’s first resident, apparently knew what he was doing when he founded what was originally a little rail-road town. Krekel operated a store out of his house, the first home built in O’Fallon.

There will be no beard-growing competi-tion like there used to be years ago, but this year’s Founder’s Day Celebration promises a giant step back to those early days when farmers’ wives spun raw wool into thread and settlers started fire with flint.

Hagerman the Magician will be a high-light of the day with his Vaudeville Magic, integrating humor and mystifying original magic with a Vaudeville theme. Shows will be held at 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.

Games, an exhibit by the St. Charles County Model Railroad and craft and merchandise booths will liven up the day. Tour the historic Darius Heald Home or get there early and enjoy the city’s Arbor Day ceremony at 10 a.m. with the planting of a fruitless sweet gum tree.

Join Larry Kinsella as he puts his skills with primitive technology to work creating arrowheads the way American Indians did and explaining artifact identification.

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FHMS entered two eighth-grade and four seventh-grade teams in the stock market competition and competed against students from schools within the region including Pattonville Heights Middle School and Holman Middle School of the Pattonville School District and Morgan Selvidge Middle School of the Rockwood School District.

The stock market game mimicked the United State Stock Market and was a pro-cess in which students studied the progress of stocks and were given $1 million in play money to make an investment.

Journalist awards Several student-led publications and

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Additionally, FHNtoday.com brought home the school’s third NSPA Online Pace-maker Award in four years for Online News sites. Also, FHC online publication FHC-today.com also received the NSPA Online Pacemaker Award. Entries were judged holistically based on content, design, writ-ing and editing, rich media and breaking news. The Pacemaker is generally regarded as the top award a high school publication can earn. In the Best of Show competitions, all four mediums at FHN placed in the top four in their respective categories.

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Also at the event, Kelsey Bell, senior and editor-in-chief of the North Star news magazine at Francis Howell North (FHN) High School, was been named the 2012 National Journalist of the Year.

Bell was selected from a pool of seven applicants at the final awards ceremony.

Bell will receive a $5,000 Sister Rita Jeanne Abicht scholarship as part of her recognition from the Journalism Education Association, along with the opportunity to speak at the 2013 Spring National Conven-tion in San Francisco.

Bell was also named the 2012 Missouri High School Journalist of the year. She received her award at Scholastic Journal-ism Day awards ceremony at University of Missouri on April 4.

Principal of the yearChris Greiner, Francis Howell High

School (FHHS) principal was recently announced as the 2012 Administrator of the Year at the annual Missouri Interscholastic Press Association Journalism Day. Greiner received and accepted his award during the award ceremony held in Jesse Hall at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Mo.

Michele Dunaway, journalism teacher at FHHS submitted the nomination, which included letters from student editors and the yearbook representative.

“Chris is a staunch supporter of student

journalism and recognizes the value of our small program,” states Dunaway in the nomination letter. “Chris has made sure we had space, resources and press freedom. But most importantly Chris truly cares for kids and this is shown in his treatment of student journalists. He always makes time for them and always treats them like real journalists. He trusts the students and they respect him for this.”

After receiving the Administrator of the Year Award, Greiner delivered an accep-tance speech in which he stressed the qual-ity and importance of student programs.

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Now in its ninth year, this program encour-ages teachers to apply for competitive grant monies donated by community groups and individuals. The teacher grants are designed to reward educators for their resourceful and innovative ideas and strategies that benefit the education of district students. Programs must be clearly defined, with a feasible pur-pose, goals and objectives.

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Fields chosen 100Timberland High School senior Sean

Fields has been selected for the 2012 Mis-souri Scholars 100, a statewide program that honors 100 of Missouri’s top academic stu-dents in the graduating class of 2012. Tim-berland senior Jacob Rice and Holt senior Hannah Lucas received Honorable Mention.

Missouri Scholars 100 is a program sponsored by the Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals. Schools across Missouri are 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.

Each student nominated had to first meet the criteria of an “Academic Decath-lon,” which included 10 events, designed to test the academic strength of the student. To meet the decathlon requirements, the student must have had 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 a foreign language. The student must also have excellent atten-dance, be an exemplary school citizen, and be involved in school activities.

Fields has a 4.2 GPA and scored a 34 on the ACT. While at Timberland he has been active in National Honor Society, Future Business Leaders of America, the math team, soccer and cross country. He plans on attending Maryville University and majoring in actuarial sciences.

Fort Zumwalt

Incumbents returnTwo incumbent board members of the

Fort Zumwalt Board of Education will return to the dais for another term.

Mike MacCormick and Barbara Story were sworn in for another three-year term at the April 16 FZ Board of Education meet-ing. Story captured 37 percent of the total votes, with MacCormick collecting 22.41 percent. The pair beat out former board member Mike Swaringim and O’Fallon Councilman Jim Pepper.

Later in the meeting, the Board of Edu-cation chose Michael Price as the board president and Story as vice president for another term.

Girls basketball makes final fourThe varsity girls basketball team from

Fort Zumwalt West High School was hon-ored at the Fort Zumwalt Board of Educa-tion meeting on April 16. The basketball team recently competed in the final four basketball competition earlier this spring, losing to Blue Springs.

“It’s a wonderful sport to watch you guys

play,” said Superintendent Bernie DuBray. “I enjoyed myself. And you will always be remembered.”

Each team member was announced and recognized by West High Principal Neil Berry.

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Journalism boot campLindenwood University School of Com-

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The camp will focus on developing inno-vative journalistic storytelling techniques through the use of immediately available resources. Instruction will be offered from top journalism professionals and high school advisers from award-winning pro-grams in Omaha, Indiana, and St. Louis.

The multimedia workshop will teach participants how to tell a story through the combination of video, sound, photo-graphs and editing. The design workshop will focus on developing design perspec-tive and learning how to best connect print and online stories. New to the program this year, the photography workshop will teach composition basics for news and feature photography through hands-on projects.

The cost to attend Media Now STL is $280 per student before June 1 or $300 after June 1. The fee includes lunch and dinner each day of the camp, lab use, park-ing, and a T-shirt. On-campus housing is also available for $25 per night.

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Pundmann and Elh-mann re-elected

William R. Pundmann and Jean Ehl-mann were re-elected to six-year terms to the St. Charles Community College Board of Trustees last month.

Pundmann is president and CEO of Pundmann and Co. and Ehlmann is a his-tory and government teacher at St. Charles High School. This will be Pundmann’s second six-year term and Ehlmann’s fourth six-year term on the college’s board.

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The most dramatic new feature will be in-house concessions. The Rascals bought out the remaining six years of its contract with its former food service company in order to have more flexibility and offer more variety at lower prices to the fans.

“We want to be able to offer a $2 hot dog and other more affordable items, because that’s a big reason people come to Frontier League games,” said Rascals owner Steve Malliet. “We will be bringing in a new vari-ety of menu items that include a Nacho Bar, a Philly Cheesesteak Stand, and one stand that will feature a different local restaurant each night serving their most popular dishes.”

“Thirsty Thursdays” will return this year, and the Rascals will also feature a $1 hot dog every Wednesday Night. The Rascals will be adding a nightly food and beverage runner to deliver in-seat service.

The club has also made a new commit-ment to customer service by bringing in Keystone Staffing to assist with atmo-sphere and fan hospitality at T.R. Hughes Ballpark. According to new Executive Vice President and General Manager Dan Dial, the customer service is something that the team saw as a huge opportunity to make dramatic improvements.

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From a safety perspective, the city has also extended the backstop netting beyond the first and third base dugouts.

Newly decorated and painted restrooms as well as a fresh paint job on railings and doors will give the ballpark a “pop” that it has lacked since opening in 1999. New lighting on the outside of the stadium and parking lots will not only improve appear-ances, but help guide fans out of the ball-park safely to their vehicles.

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Learning and having fun will go hand in hand this summer at st. charles community college’s “college for all Kids” summer camp program. the camps run June 4-aug. 10, for kids ages 4-16. “college for all Kids” of-fers students the opportunity to ex-plore areas of interest in a fun-filled, educational environment through en-gaging, hands-on experiences. there are more than 50 camps available, including Lego robotic engineering, video game designing, filmmaking, performing arts, dance, art, basket-ball, soccer, volleyball, science, pho-tography, cooking and more! Before-and-after care is also available. reg-ister online at www.stchas.edu/sum-mercamps or call 636-922-8233.

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The St. Charles Community College Foundation is doubling the rhythm and the ribs for its third annual fundraiser, Rhythm and Ribs, set for 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. Friday, May 18, on the college’s campus in Cot-tleville.

Doors will open at 6 p.m. with the St. Charles West Jazz Ensemble and at 7 p.m., a new rhythm revue will include ‘80s pop, rock, jazz, a capella, country, fiddlers, oldies and more. Smash Band will return, live on the main stage at 8:30 p.m..

“It will be a rockin’ good time for all, but more importantly, we’re excited to cel-ebrate the growth of the college and being a part of this vibrant community for 25 years,” said Kasey McKee, associate vice president for foundation and alumni rela-tions. “The dollars raised help keep a col-lege education within reach for thousands of area students, especially as we continue to feel the impact of the economy.”

New rib vendors, Bandana’s Bar-B-Q and Stumpy’s House of Bar-B-Que and Catering, will join the favorites, Ethyl’s Smokehouse and Saloon and Mannino’s Market. Chick-Fil-A, MO Kettle Corn and Quintessential Catering will serve up other fare, and beverages will include beer by Krey Distributing and O’Fallon Brewery, wine by Terra Firma USA and specialty teas and lemonade by Red Robin.

“It’s great to be involved with this event and so encouraging to see it grow,” said Scott Lewis, Cottleville city administra-tor and chief of police. “With more music, food and drink vendors, we hope even more folks will come out to SCC’s beauti-ful campus.”

Lewis, along with Chuck Pilliod, CFO at Krey Distributing Co., are this year’s

Rhythm and Ribs co-chairs.The three Main Stage sponsors are

Ameren Missouri, Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital/Progress West HealthCare Center and SSM St. Joseph Health Center/SSM St. Joseph Hospital West.

Tickets are $5 for general admission, which includes live entertainment; $25 for the Music and More package, which includes live entertainment and food, drink and raffle tickets; and $50 for the VIP package, which includes unlimited beer/wine, food and raffle tickets, and access to the VIP tent.

For more information on tickets and events, contact Betsy Schneider, founda-tion and alumni relations manager, at 922-8473, at [email protected], or visit www.rhythm-and-ribs.com.

Event sponsorships are still avail-able, with packages ranging from $100 to $10,000.

The St. Charles Community College Foundation, a not-for-profit organization, raises funds to support student scholarships and educational programs for the college. For more information on the SCC Founda-tion and its vision to transform lives and strengthen communities, visit www.stchas.edu/foundation.

St. Charles Community College is cel-ebrating 25 years as a public, comprehen-sive two-year community college with associate degrees and certificate programs in the arts, business, sciences and career-technical fields. SCC provides workforce training and community-based personal and professional development as well as cultural, recreational and entertainment opportunities. For more information, visit www.stchas.edu.

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Tony Mannino, from Mannino’s Market, prepares ribs at St. Charles Community College during last year’s Rhythm and Ribs.

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Rick’s Roadside Market opens Saturday, May 5, at 5382 Gutermuth Road. When part of the road was updated, a new section divided the family property and ran directly in front of a horse barn which included a show arena.

She had been considering a business for the old arena and barn but when she learned of the state’s road plans she said her ideas crystallized.

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Rodriguez’s vision includes more than a place to buy locally grown produce. “Our goal is to make the market a community gathering place — a place where local people can bring their goods to sell. It was an Indian gathering place so many years ago. We’d like it to be (a meeting place) again.”

The 12,000-square-foot arena is being converted to hold 29 vendor kiosks. The former horse stalls, Rodriguez hopes, will someday become study areas for school children and visitors who want to know more about the Native Americans who gathered on the site.

Rodriguez said she hopes to accomplish several things with the market. It will pro-mote “intra-neighborhood commerce—utilizing people in your neighborhood. Everything is local. Everything is home-made and all natural.”

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The market is more than produce and will have “handmade gifts, artisan breads, plants…and more.” The market will change throughout the year, Rodriguez said, because some vendors will partici-pate with seasonal products.

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She also wants the market to regularly host musicians, artists, craftsmen, and other entertainers to make it an attraction besides a shopping destination. She hopes other groups will have fundraising activi-ties there as well.

She was inspired to open the market after she and husband, Rick, visited similar ones in their travels across the country. She said she wanted to bring the same vibrancy and vitality to St. Charles County.

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“When you go in the arena (the wall) is such a wonderful canvas for me,” Lozen says, and she was inspired to “keep the integrity of what the space began as—a horse arena.”

Rodriguez said Lozen accomplished her goal and “expressed the whole purpose of the building in a painting around the market and barn theme.”

Part of the mural project Lozen created will be completed by local children who visit the market. She outlined a scene that children can finish in a “paint by numbers” process.

Rick’s Roadside Market plans to be open most of the year and to host different seasonal themes and events. For example, because she hasn’t been able to find a peach festival in the area Rodriguez is planning one for August to capitalize on the peak period for the fruit.

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Melissa Byrd, a meteorologist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin-istration’s National Weather Service report-ing station in Weldon Spring, says not to worry. “The weather really hasn’t changed as much as most think,” Byrd said. “It’s all about weather patterns, and we just happen to be in this particular pattern.”

Byrd, a 24-year-veteran meteorologist who lives in O’Fallon, followed her career path to the National Weather Service after growing up listening to her parents recall the massive tornado that decimated the family home at Dorsett and McKelvey in 1967.

“I wasn’t born yet, but I got interested in weather because of that,” Byrd said. “For my parents, it’s not something easily for-gotten — not when it’s an EF4 (tornado) moving through your neighborhood.”

Byrd says weather patterns come and go, like the heavy snowfall in 1982 that dumped more than a foot of snow on the St. Louis/St. Charles County metropolitan area. Combine that with three consecutively frigid winters reported during 1977-79 and climatologists started speculating that we were entering another ice age, Byrd said.

By the 1990s, 10 out of 12 winters during were warmer than 100 year temperature norms, and the patterns go on and on, she said.

“It’s not that the weather is getting worse; it’s that people are more informed. These days, with media and the Internet, and cell phones with cameras, people are more aware of what is going on,” Byrd said. “People are just more aware of tornadoes because of photos available on-the-spot. I don’t think the weather is more severe than in other times, we’re just more aware.”

Weather impacts everyone, but for Byrd and her co-worker, it’s their responsibility to keep everyone informed and warned during both the best and worst of weather patterns.

So far this year, about 500 tornadoes have ripped across the USA making work a busy place for meteorologists like those who keep their watchful eyes on St. Charles County.

The National Weather Service in Weldon Spring tucked away on the backside of the Missouri Research Park, monitors weather for 46 counties spread through central and eastern Missouri and west-central and southwestern Illinois.

Nationwide, there are about 122 National

Weather Service stations strategically posi-tioned, including those in Guam and Hawaii, and they all share information with each other.

Overall, there are 16 meteorologists assigned to the NWS in Weldon Spring watch-ing weather patterns. There’s a warning coor-dination meteorologist, an electronics staff to make sure equipment is up and running, and a hydrologist who watches the rivers, their water temperatures and their depths and an information technology officer.

The NWS also relies on co-op observers, amateur radio operators and storm spot-ters—everyday citizens trained at the art of spotting funnel clouds, tornado touch-downs and other weather details. They also rely on weather stations at most airports

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“We basically predict based on experi-ences and how the ‘weather models’ look,” said Byrd, who holds a degree in meteorol-ogy, served five years as an intern and was later assigned to the Weldon Spring station on a full-basis.

“Weather is always tumultuous in spring-time, with Mother Nature’s battle between the cool and warm air,” Byrd said. “And St. Charles County is on the battle line, where the jet stream often lingers and the frontal boundaries stall.”

The weather prediction centerSeveral computer screens flash in front

of each meteorologist at the Weldon Spring offices. It’s an unimposing room painted as blue as a calm summer sky with faux clouds adorning the foyer and fabulous photos of interesting cloud formations.

The prediction center is manned 24/7,

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A microphone adjacent to the computer screens allows the meteorologists to com-municate with other weather experts in various parts of the country.

“We talk and compare and discuss why they made their prediction the way they did,” Byrd said.

She says it’s not an exact science, but with enough information the NWS creates packages calculating temperature wind speeds, dew points and pressures.

In Lincoln, Ill., and Springfield they launch weather balloons every day with

instrument packages that soar high into the clouds, Byrd said. The instruments send back information to be shared with the other NWS offices.

“You can have days that are very quiet, and other days with outbreaks, like the Good Friday outbreak last year that did serious damage to homes and businesses in Bridgeton, Maryland Heights and St. Charles County,” Byrd said. “The office gets very busy with outbreaks. We’ll have several forecasters issuing warnings, others talking with emergency managers, storm spotters and the media. When we have events, your adrenaline is rushing and you’re focusing on protecting life and property.”

Byrd said although local news channels often have their own meteorologists, the channels do rely on information from the National Weather Service. Byrd says her prediction center has a very good relation-ship in sharing information with the media, and, of course, there are always the friends and passersby who can’t help asking,

“What’s the weather report?” “My neighbors are always asking

what’s happening with the weather,” Byrd said. “If I’ve been off for several days, I tell them I’ll check. When I’m off duty, I may not even check the weather unless I’m planning something outside.”

She says she’s always cautious about the weather, however. She believes in having a weather radio on hand to make sure it alarms in the middle of the night when severe weather strikes.

“If we have a tornado warning for our area, we will go down in the basement,” Byrd said, noting warnings are something that should never be ignored. “My daugh-ter, 16, is very, very weather savvy. She’s part of the new-age tech savvy group. She loves what I do and knows where to look if she wants to find out about the weather.”

The Weldon Spring site has been the Missouri Research Park for 22 years, back at a time when there were few residential areas and a lot of empty land.

“The office used to be at Mexico and Cave Springs roads,” Byrd said. “If you look, you’ll see the old weather radar dome. I believe St. Peters has left it in tact as a landmark.”

Predicting the weather demands a lot of skill and a lot of communication, Byrd said, but that’s not all they do.

Last Wednesday, firefighters called the Weather Service to determine the tempera-ture and depths of the Mississippi River. The team needed assistance with a water rescue.

“There is never a time when it’s too late to get the information out,” Byrd said. “Something might move in faster, but over-all, we see the systems coming in.”

So, what do the meteorologists do when bad weather strikes?

“We haven’t had to go to the shelter yet, but a couple of weekends ago, the office in Wichita had to go into (its) shelter,” Byrd said. “In that case, the predictions move to different location. We have backup offices to take over, while the meteorologists go to the shelter.”

She added, “We have a reinforced room to go to when necessary.”

Hydro meteorological technician Butch Dye answers the phone at the NWS in Weldon Spring with his ultra-low baritone voice, free of almost any inflections. He sounds just like the voice for the NWS warning streamer as it passes along on your television set.

No, he’s not the voice of the warnings, Byrd said.

“We feed the weather information into the computer and a computer generates a voice report,” Byrd said. “Much of it is done by computer. Just simple PCs with high-tech software.”

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The St. Charles County Parks Department will formally dedicate its newest park develop-ment, Towne Park at 11 a.m., Friday, May 11, during a ribbon cutting ceremony at the park situated off Hwy. 61, north of Wentzville.

Rich in St. Charles County history, the 109-acre park features a reconstructed 1800s historical homestead, formerly known as the Pink Plantation. The park will offer the only Certified Nature Explore Classroom in St. Charles County; paved and natural surface trails; a large fishing pond; picnic areas, a play set and scenic rain gardens for the public to enjoy. His-tory, nature and education will all come together at Towne Park.

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County Executive Steve Ehlmann and Yahn-Kramer will be keynote speakers. The St. Charles County Sheriff’s Depart-ment Honor Guard will conduct the flag presentation at the beginning of the cere-mony. Children from the Wentzville School District who helped with the development of the certified Nature Explore Classroom will also be in attendance.

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The main focal points of the park are the restored homestead and the certified Nature Explore Classroom, a dynamic, nature-based play and learning space, which supports skill development in children by reconnecting them with the outdoors.

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People who have received frequent dental x-rays are at increased risk of developing meningioma, the most common and poten-tially debilitating type of non-cancerous brain tumor, according to a new study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health in New Haven, Conn.

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Connecting obesity, diabetes and autism

A study published online last month in Pediatrics, the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, indi-cates a direct connection between autism and maternal diabetes and obesity.

In the study, “Maternal Metabolic Con-ditions and Risk for Autism and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders,” research-ers examined 1,004 children aged 2-5 from 2003-2010. Among the children, 517 had autism, 172 had other developmental dis-orders and 315 were developing normally.

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Phil Delkeskamp has joined Dutchman Realty, of O’Fallon, as a broker/salesperson. He has more than 32 years of experi-ence in the commercial real estate industry.

PLACES

Narrow Gate Wellness, a new faith-based yoga/fitness studio, has opened at 1272

Jungermann Road, Suite B, in St. Peters.

HONORS & AWARDSSherry Gibson has been

selected as this year’s recipient of the Small Business Person of the Year award by the Greater St. Charles County Cham-ber of Commerce. Gibson is the owner of Gibson Printing, of St. Peters.

She started Gibson Printing from her home almost 18 years ago. She has grown each year in sales volume and recently moved to her third retail location.

A long-time member of the former St. Peters Chamber of Commerce, Gibson cur-rently serves on the Board of Directors for the Greater St. Charles County Chamber of Commerce. She was a member of the 2012 Vision Leadership Organization and is an Ambassador for the Cottleville-Weldon Spring Chamber of Commerce as well. Gibson also has donated items and services to the Megan Meier Foundation.

• • •The St. Charles County Association of

Realtors has honored six Coldwell Banker Gundaker associates at its annual awards celebration for their sales achievements and contributions to the real estate indus-try, association and community.

Among the honorees are: • Leah Petras, who was named the St.

Charles County Association’s Realtor of the Year. Her peers nominated her for the award because of her dedication and ser-vice to the association.

• Terry Guempel, who was named the Top Assisted Agent and won a Diamond Award for having the highest sales volume.

• Chad Matlick, Deanna Matlick and Saun-dra Pogrelis, who won the Diamond Award for ranking in the top sales for teams.

• Susie Johnson, who was awarded a Diamond Award for sales achievement as a team.

Diamond Award recipients are honored

for generating a minimum of $15 million in sales volume.

• • •The winners of the 2012 Progress Awards

from the Partners for Progress of Greater St. Charles include:

• 2012 Education Progress Award to the River City Robots for working with youth and getting them excited about technology through robotics and FIRST Lego Leagues

• 2012 Health Progress Award to Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital and Progress West Healthcare Center for helping local residents combat obesity and achieve weight loss through the Biggest Winner Program of St. Charles County

• 2012 Quality of Place Progress Award to Team Target, recognizing volunteers from area Target stores who played a major role in the success of the MO’ Cowbell Half Marathon

• 2012 Leadership Progress Award to County and City Governments in St. Charles County for pooling resources and working together to secure funding for the Hwy. 364/Page Avenue Extension Phase III from Mid Rivers Mall Drive to Inter-state 64/Highway 40

• 2012 Economy Progress Award to the General Motors Wentzville Assembly Plant for its $380 million expansion and the cre-ation of 1,620 new jobs by 2014

• 2012 Lifetime of Progress Award (post-humous) to Darrell Roegner, recognizing a lifetime of achievement and progress fos-tered by his countless contributions to the community through his business, civic and charitable endeavors

BusinessNew nutritional location

O’Fallon nutrition has celebrated 10 years in business by moving into a larger space. The new location is at 8648 Mexico Road in O’Fallon.

Owners David Gaule and Diana Hess with friends, community members and representatives of the O’Fallon Chamber of Commerce and the city of O’Fallon.

Delkeskamp

Gibson

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KIDS ACTIVITIESMom’s Afternoon Out will be held from

1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Thurs., May 3 and May 17, at the O’Fallon Family YMCA, 3451 Pheasant Meadows Drive. The cost is $10 per child. Kids will get to play, make a craft project and have a snack. For more information, call 379-0092.

• • • A showing of “The Muppets” on the big

screen will be held at 8 p.m. on Fri., May 4, on the lawn outside the Technology Build-ing at St. Charles Community College. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 922-8469.

• • • Kid’s Night Out will be held from 7 p.m.

to 10 p.m. on Sat., May 12, at the O’Fallon Family YMCA, 3451 Pheasant Meadows Drive. The cost is $10 per child in advance or $15 at the door. The event is open to children ages 6 and older. Activities will include swimming, crafts, games and more. Concessions will be available for purchase. For more information, call 379-0092.

• • • Tot’s Night Out will be held from 7 p.m.

to 10 p.m. on Sat., May 12, at the O’Fallon Family YMCA, 3451 Pheasant Meadows Drive. The cost is $15 per child in advance. The event is open to children ages 6 weeks to 5 years. For more information, call 379-0092.

• • •

A Poms Clinic will be held from 1:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. on Sat., May 12, at the O’Fallon YMCA, 3451 Pheasant Meadows Drive. The class is open to children ages 11 and up and costs $15. Participants will learn basic arm motions, leaps, jumps, turns, rhythm and a short dance. For more information, call 379-0092.

• • • Parks and Rec Night will start at 4 p.m.

on Sun., May 20, at T.R. Hughes Ballpark, 900 T.R. Hughes Blvd. in O’Fallon. Gates will open at 4 p.m. with a roster of pre-game activities. At 6:05 p.m., watch the River City Rascals take on the Rockford RiverHawks from premium seats. Tick-ets to the event cost $10 for children and $15 for adults, and include: admission to the ballpark with reserved seating behind the Rascals’ dugout; a pre-game buffet; a one-day pass to the Renaud Spirit Center (RSC) indoor recreation complex; a $5 coupon for any O’Fallon Parks and Rec-reation program; an RSC T-shirt to each of the first 100 kids who purchase tickets; and free activities. For more information, call 474-2732.

• • • O’Fallon’s seventh annual Public Works

Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wed., May 23, in the west ballpark parking lot, Tom Ginnever Avenue and T.R. Hughes Boulevard. Kids will be able to sit in the

driver’s seat on some of the big machinery the city of O’Fallon uses to keep the city’s streets, water and sewer mains in good repair. There will be giveaways, games, activities, free hot dogs, chips and soda, educational material for adults and free city train rides. Admission, parking and activities are free. For more information, call 379-3807 or email [email protected].

• • •Hands-On History Adventure Day Camp

will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. from June 4 through June 8 at the First Missouri State Capitol, 200 South Main Street in St. Charles. The camp, open to children ages 8 to 11, will explore Missouri’s history with inter-active experience and a knowledgeable staff. Campers will learn 1800s-era skills, crafts and history. The cost is $100, plus a $20 reg-istration fee. To register, call 940-3322.

• • • Make Believe Theatre and Arts Centre

will host several Summer Arts Camps from 9 a.m. to noon daily this summer. Each week, kids will learn and perform songs and dances, create scenery and costumes, and build confidence through acting and performing on stage. A performance will take place on the last day of each weekly camp session. Each session is $85 per stu-dent per week. One hour pre-school adven-tures, geared towards children age 3 to 5

years will also be offered. The cost for pre-schoolers is $55 per child per week. Students must be potty-trained to attend. For more information or to register, call 925-9994.

MOTHER’S DAY ACTIVITIES“Yoga in Wine Country” will be held at

10 a.m. on Sat., May 12, at Mount Pleas-ant Estates, 5634 High Street in Augusta. The community is invited to enjoy a day of yoga overlooking the Augusta vineyards, and then to enjoy food created by culinary expert, Chef Dana Holland. Admission is $60 per person, which includes 90-minute yoga practice, a hearty gourmet vegetarian lunch buffet, and a complimentary glass of wine. Entertainment will be provided by local St. Louis-based band, The Falling Martins. A fashion show will feature Blue Canoe organic clothing, and chair mas-sages will be offered by Halcyon Spa. For more information, call 561-9030.

• • • St. Charles County Youth Orchestra’s

Mothers Day Symphony will be held at 7 p.m. on Sun., May 13, in the event tent at New Town. SCCYO Symphony Orchestra will perform a selection of favorite pieces from this season’s concerts. This concert is a free event. For more information, call 916-0515 or email [email protected].

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MEETINGS/CLASSESWard Cushman and David Burch will teach

a “Walk Thru the Bible” class from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Sat., May 5, at Dardenne Presbyterian Church, 7400 Hwy. N. Reser-vations are required. The cost is $15 for the first family member, $10 for the second, and $5 for each additional family member. The cost includes a textbook for each person reg-istered, snacks and a box lunch. To register, call 561-4347 or visit www.dpc4u.org.

• • • The Francis Howell School District will

host a town hall forum about the growing use of heroin and prescription drugs at 7 p.m. on Tues., May 8, in the auditorium at Francis Howell Central High School, 5199 Hwy. N in Cottleville. The meeting is open to the public, and parents and students are encouraged to attend. Speakers will include representatives from the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (NCADA) – St. Louis Area, the St. Charles County Sher-iff’s Department and Bridgeway Behavioral Health. A presentation and panel discussion will be followed by a time for questions and answers. Speakers will be on hand to address issues of education, community, law enforcement, treatment and recovery. For more information, call 851-4602.

• • •The St. Charles County Pachyderm regu-

lar meetings are held from noon to 1 p.m. on Fridays, at the Golden Corral Restaurant, 1850 Zumbehl Road in St. Charles. For more information, call Bernie at 544-5955.

HORSESHOE TOURNAMENT

The Quail Ridge Horseshoe Club will host the Hall of Fame Invitational Horse-shoe Tournament on May 5 and May 6. The tournament will include the top 32 cham-pionship horseshoe pitchers from across the United States. The two-day event will include a 40-foot men’s tournament and a 30-foot mixed tournament combining the talents of women and men. Admission is free. For more information, call 398-5028.

RACESThe O’Fallon Chamber of Commerce

will host the 28th annual USATF Certified Firecracker Run at 7 a.m. on Wed., July 4, in O’Fallon. The race, which will begin in the T.R. Hughes Ball Park, consists of a 10K, 5K and a 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk. Awards will be given to the overall winner for male and female racers of the 5K and 10K. Runners will be met with a Health Expo, vendors, attendance prizes and an awards ceremony following the event. Tek shirts with the chamber’s official race logo will go to the first 1,000 registered runners and walkers. The cost of event is $25 for early registration for the 10K and 5K run

and $30 after June 1. Register online at www.ofallonchamber.org/firecracker.

• • •The 2012 Run For Your Life 5-mile Run/

Walk will be held at 8 a.m., Sun., June 3, at Lakeside 370 Park, 1000 Lakeside Park Drive in St. Peters. A portion of the race is run on top of the levee. The first four miles are paved; the last mile, gravel. To register for the event, visit http://www.bjsph.org/run. For more information, call 916-9972.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENTThe St. Charles County Youth Orchestra

Summer Concert will be held at 2 p.m. on Sat., May 12, at the Lindenwood Cultural Center in St. Charles. A variety of musical selections will also be performed by Primo Strings and Cadenza Orchestra. Tickets are available at the door and are $4 for adults, $2 for children, and age 5 and under are free. For more information, call 916-0515 or email [email protected].

Sombrero’s Along with great food and more

than 100 flavored Margaritas to choose from there will be live music and entertainment Friday, saturday and sunday.

Friday, May 4th, Phil standek 4-8pm; Broken english 8-12pm

saturday, May 5th - Jimmy & Benny: 4-8pm; shcok therapy 8-12pm

sunday, May 6th - Mark & Deena and a DJ all day

1287 Jungermann Rd. (corner of McClay Rd.) - st. Peters

Phone: 922-1240

Chevy’s Fresh MexGreat prices on featured drinks

will be offered each day through saturday, May 5, with a Kids Cinco Celebration set for May 6.

Friday, May 4, Office Party specialsaturday, May 5, the Mother of

All Cinco Partiessunday, May 6, Activities and

prizes for the kidssmash Band 6:30 p.m. until 11:30

p.m. at the st. Charles location, 2911 veterans Memorial Parkway

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By Suzanne CorBettStep inside Massa’s Winghaven and you will notice a

little something different. It is what Blake Hanlen calls the Massa’s Winghaven “flair.”

“We have our own flair here,” said Hanlen, the restau-rant’s general manager. “We have more of a nightlife here along with great food.”

Massa’s location at Winghaven opened in July 2009 and has earned a reputation that keeps customers returning to enjoy its lively and inviting atmosphere and panoramic lake views. The view from the patio – which also features a sepa-rate back section outfitted with drop walls when temperatures cool – really is hard to beat. But guests should not overlook the main dining room or Massa’s’ cozy bar where friends meet to imbibe and nosh on appetizers and shared plates.

Massa’s’ small plates are counted among the house spe-cialties. Two popular picks are the Blue Mussels – which are steamed in a garlic, white wine and clam sauce – and the top-selling Seafood Stuffed Portabella, a dish brim-ming with clams, shrimp and cheeses. Chicken, seafood,

pasta and beef fill larger plates with house specialties such as Pepe Medallions – three generously cut beef tenderloin slices seared and sauced with a rich pepper cream sauce. It has been a favorite since the Massa family first developed the original recipe more than 30 years ago.

Family recipes and maintaining a dedication to made-from-scratch quality are the tradition at all the Massa’s locations.

“All our sauces and dressings are homemade,” Hanlen explained. “Our creamy Italian Ranch is the house dressing. It’s different from any other ranch you’ve ever had. And our Italian vinaigrette uses a few more spices that give it the Massa’s flair.”

Pastas, both tossed and stuffed, are made in house, with cannelloni topping the bestseller list. The chef hand-rolls each noodle around a stuffing of seasoned meat, spinach and sliced mushrooms and finishes it off with either a red or béchamel white sauce. For something extra special, opt for both sauces; they meld together while baking to create a savory blend with a subtle spiciness.

“Cajun Pasta is another one of our specialties,” Hanlen said, describing the dish as a spicy, cream-based penne tossed with chicken and shrimp. “I have people who come in just for the Cajun Pasta because it’s that good.”

Sandwiches, burgers and pizza also occupy a portion of the menu. A few standouts to consider are the newly added Linda Burger (topped with barbecue sauce, ched-

dar and onion straws) and the Garlic Cheeseburger (think cheese garlic bread only with a bun and add a half-pound burger). Chicken Diablo, similar to Linda’s Burger but with chicken, is another winner.

Massa’s Winghaven’s affordable menu, friendly service and live music schedule are designed to provide customers with a memorable experience.

“Seventy-five percent of customers are return custom-ers,” Hanlen said. “We strive to make sure that the custom-ers and the staff have fun and to provide a great customer experience.”

the panoramic view from the patio at Massa’s Winghaven is just one element that attracts a loyal following of regular customers.

Special ‘flair’ keeps Massa’s Winghaven customers coming back

Massa’s Winghaven3072 Winghaven Blvd. • O’Fallon, Mo.

636-561-520211 a.m.-10 p.m., Monday-Thursday 11 a.m.-11 p.m., Friday-Saturday

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Boneless Rib EyeOpen Monday - Thursday 4 - 9 pm

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