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Christmas Traditions celebrates its40th year in downtown St. CharlesBy Brett Auten

There really is nothing like it in the region.

Christmas Traditions turns 40 this year and once again downtown St. Charles will turn into a place where the past and present become one.

“The ambiance is like no other in the metropolitan area,” Scott Tate, presi-dent of the Greater St. Charles County Chamber of Commerce said. “It has re-ally helped bring a lot of people down. You’re not going to see this at a strip mall.”

The hustle and bustle and general craziness of the holiday season melts like snow in May as storybook charac-ters come to life and yuletide sights and sounds engulf visitors downtown.

Whether it’s bathing in the music pro-vided by the Victorian Carolers and the fife-and-drum corps or letting yourself soak in the smell of roasting chestnuts and the sound of horses’ hooves on the brick street, it is like “A Christmas Car-ol” come to life.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and no one celebrates the holidays like the cast of characters that make up the Legends of Christmas who walk amongst the visitors.

The St. Charles Christmas Traditions run from Nov. 28 through Christmas Eve. The festivities occur every Sunday,

Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sun-day. Times are Wednesday 6:30 – 9 p.m., Friday 6:30 – 9 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. – 9 p.m., Sunday noon – 5 p.m.

There are several new activities for year 40 that visitors of all ages will get a kick out of:

Yuletide Dinner with the Legends of Christmas happens on Dec. 4, 11, and 18 at 7 p.m. at the Old Stone Chapel lo-cated at 1106 S. Main Street.

Meet the Reindeer Flight Instructor and her Live Reindeer Pals; Dec 13, 14, 20, and 21 - 3 - 5 p.m. at North Main Colonnade located at 200 N. Main Street. Here you get the chance to meet some of the antlered brethren up close and the instructor will share stories about her reindeer pals.

Santa Lucia Day Celebration on Dec. 13 at 6 p.m. at North Main Colonnade located at 200 N. Main Street. Christmas Traditions observes the centuries-old Scandinavian celebration of “St. Lucy’s Day.” The highlight of the celebration will be a special evening children’s pa-rade lead by the Saint of Light herself. Children of all ages are encouraged to meet at 6 p.m. at the Colonnade on the 200 block of North Main Street, where under the soft glow of lantern light, the procession will travel to Berthold Square and end with interactive story-telling by Santa Lucia.

Saint Nicholas Day Celebration

takes place on Dec. 6 at 3 p.m. at Ber-thold Square. The festivities begin with a meet-and-greet opportunity with St. Nick himself. He will share his story as well as insights about the history and customs of St. Nicholas Day. Children of all ages are then encouraged to join St. Nicholas in the festival’s first ever St. Nicholas Day Children’s Parade, where the procession will travel the short dis-tance from Berthold Square to the Col-onnade on the 200 block of North Main

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Cast members gather at the train depot in downtown St. Charles during a previous Christmas Traditions.

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TRADITIONS from CoverStreet, and you are invited to participate in a clas-sic St. Nicholas Day custom. St. Nicholas has es-tablished a reputation of gift giving, in particular leaving gold coins and other small goodies in the shoes that others leave out for him. In honor of this tradition, this year the festival is looking to give back this holiday season by hosting a shoe

drive, where it invites you to bring along a new or gently used pair of shoes to donate and just maybe St. Nick may have a special gift in return for you.

For more information and a complete schedule on all things St. Charles Christmas Traditions, please visit: http://www.historicstcharles.com/things-to-do/christmas-traditions/

The city of St. Charles School District is pleased to announce its new partnership with Care to Learn, a nonprofit organi-zation that aims to improve a child’s educational experience by addressing needs of health, hunger and hygiene.

Started in Springfield, Mo. in 2008, Care to Learn founder Doug Pitt wanted to improve the lives of children who came from financially struggling fam-ilies that were suffering physi-cally or emotionally because of lack of food, unaddressed med-

ical needs or hygiene issues.Since then, Care to Learn has

spread across the state of Mis-souri with 18 chapters in op-eration. The city of St. Charles School District is one of just three Care to Learn chapters re-cently founded in the St. Louis metro area.

“We’re very excited to be teamed up with Care to Learn to tackle this issue of health, hunger and hygiene head on,” said Dr. Jeff Marion, superin-tendent to the city of St. Charles School District. “We have dem-

onstrated a commitment to helping kids with these issues in other programs and feel that our partnership with Care to Learn will significantly increase our ability to meet the needs of struggling students. Healthy, happy, secure kids are better able to learn.”

School counselors will be the liaisons between the students and the program. If a staff mem-ber feels that a student is strug-gling with a need relating to hunger, health or hygiene, they can notify the school counselor who will work with the child and their family to get them the assistance they need to help fix the issue.

District leaders have already started organizing the local chapter, the only one in St. Charles County. “Our biggest goal, from an organizational standpoint, is to build rela-tionships with businesses and members in the community to let them know what we’re doing and how they can help,” said El-len Heitzig, St. Charles School District social worker and Care to Learn coordinator. “We cur-rently have a partnership with the local Wal-Mart so that chil-dren and families in need can quickly and easily get the food, clothing or health supplies they need.”

Funding for the chapter will need to come from a wide range of sources in order for the program to be successful. Local businesses, employees of the district and members of the community are encour-aged to help out in any way they can.

Care to Learn has donated $5,000 to the chapter to help jump start the program and allow it to start addressing the needs of children in the com-munity immediately. “We’re headed in the right direction, but there is still a lot of work to be done to fulfill our goals of community awareness and self-sustainability. Forty-three per-cent of our students are on free or reduced lunch and we feel there is a need for this program and that it can make a real dif-ference in the community,” said Heitzig.

For more information on the city of St. Charles School Dis-trict Care to Learn chapter, con-tact Ellen Heitzig at 636-443-4040 or email at [email protected].

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Ronald and Carol Krigbaum celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Nov. 14.

They have been retired for 11 years and reside at Lakeview Es-tates in Warrenton. They love their home on the water and feel as if they are “on vacation” all year long.

Married in St. Louis on Nov. 14, 1964, Ron, an Army veteran and retired optometrist, and Carol, a graduate of HLG University and retired surgical coordinator have three children, three grand chil-dren and one great-grandchild.

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Ronald and Carol Krigbaum celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Nov. 14.

Forty-two students from Lincoln, Pike, St. Charles and Warren counties received a to-tal of $21,000 in scholarship awards from the Cuivre River Electric Community Trust.

Local students receiving scholarships are Kenady Bickel, Tanner Bross, Abby Died-erich, Annie Drummond, Adam Eisenbath, David Fowler, Eric Fowler, Brooke Glore, Syd-ney Gooch, Madison Grumich, Kylie Jones, Kathryn Koenig, Christine Lentini, Heather Mallinckrodt, Andrew Mangrum, Audrey Mills, Mackenzie Richards, Caroline Schmidt, Emmett Wilmes and Eleanor Wilson.

Scholarship funds are donated by Cuivre River Electric members who participate in Operation Round Up by rounding up their electric bill payments each month to the next highest dollar. Since the program began in 1997, more than $860,000 has been awarded to help over 1,810 area students achieve their academic goals.

Students are eligible to be considered if they live in the Cuivre River Electric Cooperative service area and maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5 while attending undergraduate courses at

an accredited university or technical school. Applicants are also asked to provide an offi-cial transcript and two letters of recommen-dation, write a narrative to highlight their academic achievements and state their ca-reer goals, and demonstrate a financial need. The scholarship may also be used for adult continuing-education courses in their career fields.

In addition to scholarships, Operation Round Up was founded to help address un-met needs in the areas of health, youth, edu-cation, home weatherization, community and emergency services that cannot be met with other resources. More than $4.4 million has been awarded to help individuals, families and organizations in the CREC service area since the program’s commencement. Opera-tion Round Up applications are available on-line at www.cuivre.com. The next scholarship deadline is May 1, 2015.

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Pain management: Help soothe little ones’ pain and re-duce fever in a lovable, non-threatening way with kid-friendly cuddly cooling and huggable heating packs. Ther-mal-Aid Zoo stuffed animals are available in seven differ-ent familiar animal characters that kids will embrace when it comes time to treat an ailment. Find your favorite zoo animal at http://www.buythermalaid.com; a current promotion lets you get two for about $15 plus shipping and handling.

Storage: You can now find a wide range of storage solutions that appeal specifically to kids. From canvas cubes bearing funny critter faces to brightly colored bins and shelves, there are numerous options that help contain kids’ stuff in fun and funky containers. Prices vary widely, but can range from as little as $10 or less and up to $100 for larger units at most big

box retailers.Outdoor gear: After months

back in school, the holiday break may be the first extended period the kids on your list get to spend outside. Send them out to the elements in style with outerwear appropriate for your climate, such as matching scarf and gloves, new snow boots or a warm and cozy coat. You’re sure to find what you need at nearly any price point, from $5 for gloves up to $50 or more for a quality coat at most general retailers, clothing or sporting goods stores.

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During this hectic holiday shopping season, the best gifts for friends and family are not only wonderful to receive, but also give back to children who need help.

The United Nations Chil-dren’s Fund (UNICEF) works in more than 190 countries and territories to save and improve children’s lives, providing med-icine, clean water, nutrition, education, emergency relief and more. This year, the organi-zation is proud to announce the launch of its inaugural UNICEF Market, an online holiday mar-ketplace which benefits the or-ganization’s work for children, featuring gifts from around the globe, from hand-crafted jew-elry, home accents and acces-sories, to books that will inspire readers.

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The perfect gift for the book lover, Caryl Stern’s memoir “I Believe in ZERO: Learning from the World’s Children,” takes readers on journeys through Africa, South Ameri-ca, and South and East Asia to experience the lives of women and children. The author has chosen to donate 100 percent of the royalties she would have received to the U.S. Fund for UNICEF.

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IKEA’s global “Soft Toys for Education” campaign has raised more than $90 million to help provide a quality edu-cation to 11 million children in 46 countries. From November 9 to January 3, for every soft toy or children’s book sold in IKEA stores, the IKEA Foun-dation will donate one euro (approximately $1.30) to sup-port UNICEF and Save the Children’s global education programs. The Soft Toys for Education collection includes a wide range of woodland and fairy tale creatures with ac-companying story books. The 2014 collection includes new-comers such as KATTUGGLA the soft toy owl and PIPHARE the soft toy rabbit. For more in-formation, visit www.ikeafoun-dation.org.

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Jeanne Kelley was installed with her daugh-ter Kathy Kelley Franklin at the recent Caroline Close Stuart Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution meeting. Knowing her mother was approaching her 90th birthday, Kathy worked with Chapter Registrar, Mary Jo Anderson to collect the family history and public records needed to document her mother’s lineage back to Revolutionary War Patriot, Mordecai Michener. A life-long dream, Jeanne had heard the stories from her own mother and grandmother about their ancestor Mordecai Michener.

Born in Pennsylvania, Michener was a Quaker whose beliefs of non-violence were not chal-lenged by his support of the cause. Instead of going to fight Michener contributed by paying a local tax helping to support the troops where ever they might be fighting. Joining the DAR is how Jeanne and Kathy are making sure their de-scendants continue to tell the stories and pass on their family heritage.

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The community is invited to enjoy the an-nual Sounds of the Season at St. Charles County Heritage Museum, located at 1630 Heritage Landing (off Highway 94 at the Heri-tage Crossing exit) near St. Charles, from 1:30 – 3:30 p.m., on Dec. 14. Presented by the St. Charles County Parks and Recreation Depart-ment, this popular musical program invites you to come in out of the cold, sip a cup of hot apple cider, and enjoy a variety of inspiring music while touring the transportation exhibit at the museum. The first 50 guests will receive a complimentary 2014 commemorative orna-ment to remember the special occasion. Musi-cal performances begin at 1:30 p.m. with the renaissance music of the Greenleaf Singers, fol-lowed by vocal and instrumental performances by Girl Scout Troop 1166 at 2:15 p.m. and the upbeat sounds of the St. Charles Community Singers at 3 p.m.

“This year we added a beautiful holiday train display as part of the transportation exhibit,” said Parks Director Bettie Yahn-Kramer. “This free, festive program is enjoyable for all ages.”

The interactive transportation exhibit, “On The Move…A History of Transportation in St. Charles County,” showcases rivers, rails and roadways in St. Charles County. Guests are en-couraged to watch the musical performances in the museum meeting room and then explore

the new exhibit and train display. The exhibit features touch-screen maps, a model bridge building area that is especially fun for children, and a steamboat pilot house computerized game that simulates the experience of navigat-ing a vessel up the Missouri River. Other areas of the museum feature displays about the Mis-souri-Kansas-Texas Railroads and the bridges of past and present in St. Charles County.

For more information about the Sounds of the Season at St. Charles County Heritage Museum or the transportation exhibit cur-rently on display, please contact the St. Charles County Parks and Recreation Department at 636-949-7535.

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The Greenleaf Singers have been performing in the Sounds of the Season since the program began in 2011.

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WSD named to AP honor roll for record fifth timeThe Wentzville School District

has been honored again by the College Board with placement on the 5th Annual Advanced Placement (AP) District Honor

Roll. Wentzville is one of only eight districts to be recognized this year in Missouri, the only district in the state to achieve this distinction in each of the

past five years, and one of only six school districts nationwide to appear on the Honor Roll for five consecutive years.

The WSD was recognized for increasing the number of AP courses offered in high school while also improving student performance on the AP tests. Achieving both of these indi-cates that the district is suc-cessfully identifying motivated, academically-prepared students who will benefit most from rig-orous AP course work.

AP courses were offered for the first time in the district dur-ing the 2008-09 school year and this year the WSD is offering 25 AP courses including AP Calcu-lus II.

“We are always seeking ways to improve our curriculum, and being recognized by the College Board for five consecutive years is a testament to our long and steady increase in AP offerings and student achievement,” said

Wentzville Superintendent Dr. Curtis Cain. “Student success is always our primary focus, and our continuing efforts to in-crease rigor helps to ensure our students are college and career ready when they graduate.”

Advanced Placement classes enable students to pursue col-lege-level studies while still in high school. Each AP course cul-minates in a rigorous exam, pro-viding academically prepared students with the opportunity to earn college credit, advanced

placement or both, which can potentially save students and their families thousands of dol-lars in college tuition. Since 2008 the WSD has significantly in-creased the number of students enrolled in AP courses, and si-multaneously increased the per-centage of students earning AP Exam scores of three or higher (out of a possible five). Many U.S. colleges and universities grant college credit or advanced placement for a score of three or above on AP exams.

Wentzville students participate in an AP physics class.

The St. Charles R-VI School Dis-trict encourages qualified persons interested in running for a posi-tion on the school board to file to be a candidate in the April 7, 2015, election. Interested persons may file a declaration of candidacy at the superintendent’s office located at Benton Administration Center, 400 North Sixth Street, St. Charles.

Filing will begin on Dec.16 at 8 a.m. and will continue during the district’s regular business hours, which are Monday through Thurs-day from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Except for the first and last day of filing, filing will not occur on days the school district’s central offices are closed due to inclement weather. Filing will also not oc-cur on the following holidays and breaks when the school district’s central offices are closed on Dec.22 through Jan. 2, 2015, and Jan. 19, 2015.

Filing will end on Jan. 20, 2015, at 5 p.m. There are two positions available with three-year terms.

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www.mycnews.com • Community News - St. Charles County • December 3, 2014 9Movie By Steve Bryan - Rated: PG-13“The Theory of Everything”

Based on his performance in “The Theory of Everything,” Ed-die Redmayne will be the one to beat come Oscar time. Based on the memoir by Stephen Hawking’s first wife Jane, the film examines the complicated personal life of the famous theoretical physicist.

The story begins with a young, undisciplined Hawking decid-ing on the topic for his doctorate at Cambridge University. At this time, he also meets Jane (Felicity Jones), a pretty student studying medieval Spanish poetry. While Jane is a member of the Church of England, Stephen would rather play croquet on Sunday morn-ings.

Early in his studies, Hawking learns he has motor neuron dis-ease, the same illness that took the life of Lou Gehrig. With Jane’s help and the support of his col-leagues at Cambridge, Hawking beats the odds and makes incred-ible strides in his chosen field. But his personal life and marriage suf-fer as his disease progresses.

Stephen Hawking became part of the popular culture after his book, “A Brief History of Time,” became a bestseller. He even made guest appearances on “The Simpsons” and “Star Trek: The Next Generation.” More recently, Hawking had a cameo on “The Big Bang Theory” and often is the

target of jokes by the characters.Arguably, “The Theory of Ev-

erything” is one of the best exami-nations of Hawking’s personal life. Director James Marsh turns down the science to focus on the human aspects of the story. Hawking was used to getting what he wanted, but his devastating ALS diagnosis threw him for a loop. With an es-timated two years to live, he was ready to give up.

Redmayne’s performance shows the slow, cruel progression of his disease. Refusing to admit defeat, Hawking struggles with crutches and crawls backward up the stairs to his bedroom. The moment when Jane brings in a wheelchair is truly devastating for him. He slides into the chair with the promise that it’s only tempo-rary.

Redmayne’s physical transfor-mation is fascinating as well. The actor slurs his speech and liter-ally shrinks in his wheelchair as

the film progresses. Redmayne resembles Hawking so much at times that it feels like Hawking has shown up to do a cameo in his own biopic.

Felicity Jones also is outstand-ing as Jane Hawking, a young wife and mother who puts her own PhD dreams on hold for Stephen. Jones captures the conflicted na-ture of Mrs. Hawking, whose du-ties as caregiver are almost too much.

The story doesn’t shy away from Jane’s relationship with Jonathan Hellyer Jones (Charlie Cox), a choir director who helps with Stephen’s care. Hawking’s inter-actions with nurse Elaine Mason (Maxine Peake) are also part of the story.

Thoroughly engaging, “The Theory of Everything” offers a fas-cinating, human look at a legend-ary man. Redmayne and Jones definitely deserve award consid-eration for their work and, like

Hawking himself, may dominate the competition this year.

“The Theory of Everything,” rated PG-13 for some thematic elements and suggestive material, currently is playing in theaters.

Born and raised in South St. Louis, Steve Bryan is now based in Anaheim, California, and has been allowed access to movie and televi-sion sets to see actors and directors at work. Though his writing has tak-

en him far from St. L o u i s , S t e v e is, at h e a r t , still the s a m e wide-eyed kid who spent countless hours watching classic mov-ies at neighborhood theaters.

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Solid in all areas of game-Rams get close to history

The last Sunday in November will be re-

membered for a long time by many Rams’ fans as the

home team annihilated the vis-iting Oakland Raiders 52-0.The tailgating was perfect also with temperatures in the 60s and sunny skies.

The only higher score by the Rams franchise occured almost 40 years ago when they beat Atlanta Falcons 59-0.

The afternoon started off in great fashion as an American flag covered the entire field before the singing of the National Anthem.

The Rams scored every time they touched the ball the first half with Shawn Hill at quarter-back.

Highlights included:• The Rams’ 38 points in the first half is tied

for second-most in franchise history. The Rams had that same amount against Green Bay.

• Running back Tre Mason registered three touchdowns; two rushing and one receiving.

• Mason notched an 89-yard rushing touch-down, tied for the second longest run in fran-chise history.

• Wide receiver Stedman Bailey notched 100 receiving yards on five catches in the first quarter

• Defensive end Chris Long returned to the starting lineup after spending 10 weeks on in-jured reserve. He registered one sack and a fumble recovery.

• Defensive end Robert Quinn recorded three sacks.

• Defensive tackle Michael Brockers led the

team in tackles with seven (six solo).Home games:• Thursday 12-11 against Arizona Cardinals @ 7:25 p.m.• Sunday 12-21 against New York Giants @ 3:05 p.m.* A true team effort

Wanted: a few good women to play tackle football

On this coming Saturday, Dec. 6 and on Dec. 13 the St. Louis Slam women’s football team will be looking to expand their roster.

The team plays in the Women’s Football Alli-ance and starts the season in April.

The tryouts will be held at Tandy Community Center, 4206 Kennerly Ave, St. Louis from noon - 2 p.m.

Applicants will be judged on sprints, agility, strength, conditioning and football assessments. No previous football experience is necessary.

For more information email [email protected] or visit www.stlslam.com.

* Strut your stuff

History made in women’s hockey at Lindenwood

The Lady Lions team has been playing average this year in their conference play after picking up a few victories at Penn State and against the Nittany Lions recently.

The major story was 5’3” senior forward Alys-sa West scoring a tie-breaker that turned into the winning goal over the weekend.

That happens to be her 61st career point which awarded her sole possession of first place on Lindenwood’s all-time points list. The goal was the 23rd of her career and it was the first time that she scored a game-winning goal.

The women’s team improved to 4-7-1 overall and 3-2-1 in conference play.

* Thanks to Lindenwood’s Tyler Scheller-Sports Information Graduate Assistant

Gary Baute, a St. Louis native, may be educated

in business but he lives and breathes sports. As a fan or an athlete, Gary is all sports all the time. He hosted a radio sports program on KFNS, emceed the River City Rascals’ inaugural season, and co-hosted SportsRadioSTL.com, among many other activities. Currently he broadcasts a radio show on 590 ‘The Man’ and 1380 ‘The Woman.’

The American flag is unfurled during the singing of the National Anthem during the St. Louis Rams’ game on Sunday. The Rams went on to beat the Oakland Raiders 52-0. Photo by Gary Baute

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Brown sausage in skillet; drain, reserving 1/2 cup drippings. Add drippings to large bowl; stir in hot water. Add stuffing mixes and sau-sage; stir just until stuffing mixes are moistened.

Stuff neck and body cavities lightly with stuffing. Truss turkey; place, breast-side up, on rack in large roasting pan sprayed with cooking spray. Spoon any remaining stuffing into separate baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; cover. Refrigerate stuffing until ready to bake.

Bake turkey 3 to 3 1/4 hours or until internal temperature of thigh is 180°F and breast and center of stuffing are 165°F, adding dish with remaining stuffing to oven for the last 30 minutes.

Keeping it safe: Do not stuff turkey until ready to roast.

Substitute: Substitute butter for the sausage drippings.

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Ingredients:4 cups leftover prepared stuffing, divided4 cups coarsely chopped leftover cooked turkey (about 1 pound)3/4 cup Hellmann’s or Best Foods Real Mayonnaise, divided1/4 cup whole berry cranberry sauce2 cups leftover mashed potatoes1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions:Preheat oven to 375°F. Spray 8-inch baking dish with no-stick cooking spray. Spoon in 2 cups stuff-ing, then top with turkey.

Combine 1/4 cup mayonnaise with cranberry sauce; evenly spread over turkey.

Combine remaining 1/2 cup mayonnaise, potatoes and cheese in large bowl. Evenly spread on turkey, then top with remaining 2 cups stuffing.

Bake 40 minutes or until heated through. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

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EVENTS Dec.5 Tree lighting ceremonyThe Lake St. Louis Mayor’s Tree Lighting Ceremony will be held at 6:30 p.m. at The Meadows Shopping Center in Lake Saint Louis.

Dec. 5: Christmas ConcertSt. Louis band Denial 3 will bring their signature rock opera to the St Peters Cultural Arts Center in St. Peters at 8 p.m. Touring as a Trib-ute to The Trans-Siberian Orches-

tra, Denial 3’s Theatrical perfor-mances have been igniting stages nationwide. For more informa-tion visit http://www.brownpa-pertickets.com/event/858109 or call 1-800-838-3006.

Dec. 6: Vendor BlenderLocal business gather at the Ven-dor Blender for food, fun and prizes from 1 – 5 p.m. at 68 Morn-ing Sun Ct. in Wentzville. For more information contact Jacalyn Riegel at 636-448-5450.

Dec. 6 “The Miracle of Jesus – A Christmas Event for Families” From 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., join us for an unforgettable family ex-perience as we celebrate Jesus’ birth through interactive hands in our Marketplace Shops. Talk with Mary and Joseph, learn about Baby Jesus and experience a live petting zoo. Event takes place at SunRise UMC at 7116 Twin Chimneys Blvd, O’Fallon. For more information contact SunRise @ 636-978-2727 or email [email protected]

Dec. 6 Las Posadas – procession to find “Room at the Inn”Following an old Spanish tradi-tion, a procession celebrating the coming “Light of the World” begins at 6:30 on South Main Street, and ends at the Frontier Park pavilion in St. Charles with readings, carols, and lighting of a yule log – a tradition that began here in the mid-70s. For more information, see http://www.st-charleslasposadas.com/ or search Facebook for Las Posadas St Charles.

Dec. 6 The Miracle of Jesus/ Christmas Event & Bazaar for FamiliesEvent runs from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. at SunRise UMC located at 7116 Twin Chimneys BlvdO’Fallon. For more information call 636-978-2727.

Dec. 7 Lessons and carols ser-viceZion Lutheran Church and School, located at 3866 S. Old Highway 94, St. Charles, invites the public to the 19th Annual Service of Lessons and Carols at 7 p.m. Pre-service music begins at 6:45 p.m. For more information and directions, log on to www.zi-onharvester.org or contact Mark Thoelke, Minister of Music at 636-441-7425.

Dec. 7: Choral Arts Singers Concert will be held at 3 p.m. at Assumption Chapel in O’Fallon. For information contact Paul

Godt at [email protected] or call 636-745-8161.

Dec. 7: Christmas concertThe 90-voice St Peters Choral So-ciety, under the direction of John H. Smith, will present its Annual Christmas Concert on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014, at 2 p.m. at the Fort Zumwalt South High School Au-ditorium, 8050 Mexico Road, St. Peters. The Choral Society will welcome special guests for an in-termission appearance. The con-cert is free. Call 636-978-8404 or 636-447-5341 or visit stpeter-schoralsociety.org for further in-formation.

Dec. 7: Pancake breakfast fund-raiser A pancake breakfast fundrais-er will be held from 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. at Dardenne Presbyterian Church, Christian Life Center, 400 S Outer 364, Dardenne Prai-rie. The Salt Corporation (Saving Aiding Loving Teaching), a St. Peters, Mo. based 501 c (3), seeks to raise funds and provide in-kind support providing food and education to orphans and other indigent children of Haiti, to ob-tain a healthy quality of life and a quality academic education. Cost for adults, 13-years-old and older is $6; for children, 12-years-old and under is $2. Cost includes an unlimited menu of pancakes, sau-sage, fruit, milk, and orange juice. For more information please con-tact Ralph Kessler, 314-706-4594, or [email protected]. For more information on the Salt Corporation, please visit www.saltcorporation.com.

Dec. 9 Free Social Security work-shop presented by North Broth-ers RetirementEvent is located at the St. Charles Co. Library McClay Branch at 2760 McClay Rd., St. Charles be-ginning at 6 p.m. Please call Sa-brena at 636-614-0394 to register.

Dec. 10: Tri County Women’s Connection meetingTri County Women’s Connec-

tion will hold its monthly meet-ing and from 11: 15 a.m. – 1 p.m. at The Christy Banquet Center, 9000 Veterans Memorial Parkway, O’Fallon. Cost of $14 is inclusive. Meeting will feature a “Christmas Carols Sing Along” with Carrie Keller and guest speaker, former state leader Cynthia Davis. Call 636-561-0956, Joan or Marcia 636-925-8588 for reservations or email [email protected] by Friday, Dec. 5, or cancel by Monday, Dec. 8. Reservations must be honored.

Dec. 11: Snapshots with SantaActOn Dentistry in Wentzville welcomes everyone to our office for a free, professional 5x7 photo with Santa Claus from 5 – 7:30 p.m at ActOn Dentistry at 1871 West Pearce Blvd. in Wentzville. Call our office for more details at 636-327-5600 or email Trish at [email protected].

Dec. 11 Free Social Security workshop presented by North Brothers RetirementEvent is located at the St. Charles Co. Library K. Linnemann Branch at 2323 Elm St., St. Charles begin-ning at 6 p.m. Please call Sabrena at 636-614-0394 to register.

Dec. 12: Christmas play“Christmas in Cricket County,” “A feel good Hillbilly hilarity” drama/comedy starts at 7 p.m. at SunRise UMC located at 7116 Twin Chimneys Blvd in O’Fallon. Event is free and open to the pub-lic.

Dec. 12-13: Discount apparel and novelty saleLiberty High School Booster Club will host a discount apparel and novelty sale at Liberty High School on Friday Dec. 12 from 4 – 9p.m., and Saturday Dec. 13 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. 25 – 50 percent off all items with vendor merchan-dise including brands like Nike, Reebok, Majestic and Antigua with team gear including Blues, NFL, SLU, Notre Dame and much more.

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Dec. 13: Breakfast with SantaBreakfast with Santa will take place from 9 – 11:30 a.m. at Peace Lu-theran Church, 9320 Phoenix Vil-lage Pkwy. in O’Fallon. The event is free. Hear from Santa the true meaning of Christmas! Breakfast, story time, picture with Santa, crafts, and sing-along. Please RSVP by Dec. 8 at 636-561-8282 or [email protected].

Dec. 13: Breakfast with SantaBring the kids, their wish list and a hearty appetite to St. Peters Rec-Plex South for Breakfast with San-ta! Families with children ages 2-8 can enjoy a continental breakfast, crafts and songs. The event will take place from 8:30-10:30 a.m. at the St. Peters Rec-Plex South facil-ity just across the creek from the original St. Peters Rec-Plex. Regis-ter by Dec. 9 to reserve your spot. The cost for the event is $11 per child and $5.50 per adult. To reg-ister, call ext. 1400 at 636.939.2386, go online to www.stpetersmo.net/rec-connect, or sign up in person at the St. Peters Rec-Plex, 5200 Mexico Rd.

Dec. 16 “Christmas in the Kitch-en” showJoin Thistle and Clover at the 10th Annual “Christmas in the Kitch-en” Show with Mitzi MacDonald & Keltic Reign to Benefit Annie Malone Children and Family Ser-vice Center. The show is from 7-9 p.m. at the Sheldon Concert Hall. Show tickets available at Thistle and Clover located at 407 S. Main St. in St. Charles. Call 636-946-2449 for more information. Thistle and Clover is a collection point for non-perishable food, new toys and gently used coats.

Dec. 17: “Blue Christmas Ser-vice”Morning Star Church in Dardenne Prairie is hosting its third annual “Blue Christmas Service” at 7 p.m. for all those who need a little Christmas comfort. “Blue Christ-mas” is not an ordinary Christmas service. It is an intentional out-reach to the community of people who have a hard time finding joy amid the masses of smiling carol-ers. Childcare will be available for children ages infant through 5th grade.

Dec. 19-21: “Miracle on 34th Street - The Musical” St. Charles Community College presents “Miracle on 34th Street – The Musical” at 7 p.m. on Fri-day, Dec. 19; 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 20; and 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 21. The show will be held at the Donald D. Shook Fine Arts Building Theater, St. Charles Community College, 4601 Mid Rivers Mall Dr. in Cottleville. Cost is $10. For more information con-tact Young People’s Theatre at 636-922-8233.

Dec. 20: Youth orchestra concertSt. Charles County Youth Orchestra Winter Concert is set for Dec. 20 at 1 p.m. at Grace Baptist Church, Ehlmann Rd. St. Charles. Selec-tions will include Vivaldi’s Gloria performed with the St. Charles Christian Home Educators Choir, A Chrismas Festival and The Nut-cracker Suite plus many others. Tickets are $5 for adults, $2 for chil-dren (six-18 years old), five-years-old-and-under free. Want to join the Orchestra? Mid season audi-tions will be held on January 10th & 17th. For more information email [email protected], call 636-916-0515 or visit www.sccyo.org.

Jan. 15, 2015 Wheelers and Deal-ers Square Dance Club Come join the fun. Stay active, exer-cise, meet new people and learn to square dance. Begins at 7:30 p.m at Memorial Hall in Blanchette Park. For more information call Lucy at 636-391-3822, Joan at 636-922-3669, or Maxine at 314-291-4723. www.squaredancestcharles.com

Ongoing Events

1st Monday: Gardeners of St. Charles County Monthly Meet-ing6:30pm. Location varies. 314.304.7480.

1st Monday: St.Charles County Council of the Blind (SCCCB) meetings Business meetings are held on the first Monday of each month (second Monday in September due to Labor Day ) unless otherwise specified. No meetings are held in June, July, or December. Meetings are held in the Community Council Building (2nd floor of the Spencer Branch Library)

from 6:30 - 9 p.m. For more infor-mation contact Beverly Kaskadden (President) at 636-561-6947.

2nd Monday: Winghaven Civil War Round Table6:30pm, Midwest BankCentre board room, 2299 Technology Dr. O’Fallon. For more informaiton call Mike at 314.276.5018.

4th Monday: American Legion Post 388 Meets6:30 pm at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 8945 Vets. Mem. Pkwy. 636.219.0553.

Every Monday: St. Peters Rotary ClubNoon at St. Peters City Hall, One St. Peters Centre Blvd. www.stpe-tersrotary.org.

Every Monday: Seasoned Eye Carvers Meeting9am to noon at the St. Charles Senior Citizens Center, 1455 Fair-grounds Rd. in St. Charles. For more information, visit www.st-charlesareawoodcarvers.com.

Every Monday: Cribbage Club1pm, Heritage at Hawk Ridge Clubhouse, 235 Pigeon Dr. in Lake St. Louis. For more information, call 636.561.2970.

Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday: Fitness First Exercise Classes9:30-10:30am, American Legion Hall, 504 Luetkenhaus Blvd., Wen-tzville. 314.369.6521.

Tuesday and Friday Evenings: Tae Kwon Do ClassesDardenne Presbyterian Church, 7400 South Outer 364 in Dardenne Prairie. For more information, call 636.561.4347.

1st Tuesday: Fleur de Lis Garden SocietyMeetings at 6:30 p.m. at various locations. Please contact Jeanne at 314.605.8563.

2nd Tuesday: Show-me Stitchers Embroiderer’s Guild of America 7pm at the Ladue Chapel. Info: www.showmestitchers.com.

Last Tuesday of every month, St. Charles American Legion Post 312 spaghetti dinner.5pm, St. Charles American Legion Post 312, 2500 Raymond Drive in St. Charles. $5 per person. For more information call Post 312 at 636.947.7666.

4th Tuesday: O’Fallon Garden Club6:30pm at Sunrise Methodist Church, 7116 Twin Chimney Blvd. Info: Barb at 636.978.5930.

Every Tuesday: Kiwanis Club of St. CharlesNoon-1pm at Bogey Hills Country Club, 1120 Country Club Rd. in St.Charles.

Every Tuesday: St. Charles Opti-mist ClubNoon-1pm at Pio’s Restaurant.

Every Tuesday: Quilting Guild at the O’Fallon Family YMCA1-4pm Free. Quilt for local chari-ties. No sewing experience re-quired.

Every Tuesday: Toastmasters Meeting7pm at the Renaud Spirit Center, 2650 Tri Sports Circle, O’Fallon. Info: 636.379.2505.

Every Tuesday: Gateway Spot-light ChorUS7:15-9:45pm at First United Methodist Church, 801 First Capitol Drive in St. Charles. Info: www.gatewayspotlight.org or 636.256.6823.

Every Tuesday & Thursday: Tai Chi at the St. Charles County Family YMCA8-9am & 10:15-11:15am. No experience necessary. 636-928-1928.

Tuesdays & Thursdays: Get Fit Exercise Classes9-10am and 5:30-6:30pm at Im-maculate Heart of Mary Church Hall, New Melle. 314.369.6521.

Tuesdays and Fridays: Tae-KwonDo Ministry 5:30pm, Dardenne Presbyte-rian Church 7400 South Outer 364 in Dardenne Prairie. Mo-ses Kim brings Christian teach-ing into taekwondo. For more information, or to sign up, call 636.561.4347.

Every Wednesday: Dardenne Presbyterian Church Basketball 8-9:30pm, Dardenne Presbyte-rian Christian Life Center, 7400 South Outer 364 in Dardenne Prairie. Open to 6th grade and up. Bring a light and dark shirt for different teams.

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By Shelly A. SchneiderMissouri is home to about 50 species of

mosquitoes. Some live less than a week, while others may live several months. Community Health and the Environ-ment states it is only the female mosquito that “bites” and she does so to obtain the blood meal needed to lay viable eggs.While mosquitoes usually do little more than drive the family from the out-doors to the indoors, they are sometimes

snamuH .sesaesid suoregnad fo sreirracmay contract malaria, yellow fever, den-gue, and encephalitis; and dogs may get

heartworm. Most of these diseases, with the exception of human encephalitis and canine heartworm, have been fairly well eliminated from the entire United States. Health o�cials said outbreaks of mosqui-to borne encephalitis have periodically

occurred in Missouri. “Canine heartworm is an endemic problem, with costs to animal own-ers escalating each year,” health o�cials warned. “E�ective mosquito control

measures including the elimination of swamp areas, and maintenance e�orts to keep road ditches clear and water free

have done much to control mosquito for disease transmission.”

-toes: floodwater and permanent water mosquitoes. Floodwater mosquitoes lay their eggs on damp soil where flooding will occur or, in some cases, above the water line in tree holes, artificial con-tainers, or other small bodies of water.

When rain fills these areas and floods the in the larval stages, broods of mosquitoes -toes are mainly of the pest variety, and are the first to emerge in the spring months.

Many of these mosquitoes are strong fly-ers and may range up to ten miles or more a blood meal to lay eggs. their eggs directly on the water surface,

-cies in this group do not venture far from their breeding sites.

If you believe you have a mosquito breed-ing problem on your property, but are not sure, please call the Department of Com-

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-ficials will make an inspection and evalua-tion appointment, and then recommend a possible solution.St. Charles County residents have the

greatest prevention methods right at their fingertips. Proper maintenance of the property is the first step toward mosquito prevention. All trash and refuse that could property should be adequately graded and

drained, to prevent any pools or puddles of water that may last ten days or longer. County mosquito control o�cer Barry

McCauley lists several things homeowners may do to keep mosquitoes from ruining their summer:

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109 Church St. - 63366 Edward JonesMichelle Perry

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Marie AngeliqueBra & Lingerie

220 N. Main St. - 63301 Aprils on Main

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Mammoth clones vs. people clones IIThey’re at it again! The scien-

tific community finally found a wooly mammoth to clone in a

frozen bog on a Northern Siberi-an island – if they can find the right

DNA. It reminded me that I wrote about Japanese scientists claiming to do this in 2011, and it turns out what I wrote still applies:

“I remembered the movie about scientists on a re-mote island cloning a whole variety of dinosaurs and ending up on their lunch menu. I doubt this would happen with wooly mammoths since they’re vegetar-ians but I wouldn’t want to challenge this two-story monster with anything less than a bazooka if it goes ballistic and beats up my car.

Where they’ll keep this cloned monster and how they’ll keep it fed wasn’t mentioned. Feed bills, corral-ling and tender loving care might break the budget of a National League baseball franchise. If it gets a sore throat, how they’ll treat it could be problematic. I as-sume they’ll drug it and hope it doesn’t wake up too soon and step on a veterinarian.

Rather than proving they can clone hairy monsters, I suggest scientists clone animals or people more useful or famous…and a bit less capable of eating a produce farm for lunch.

If cloning reproduces lifetime memories along with everything else, perhaps they could clone Daniel Boone and find out if he really slept in all those “Dan-iel Boone Slept Here” tourist traps. Maybe they could clone Abraham Lincoln and find out if he really said

all those things he is credited with. For a man of few words, there seems to be no end of Lincoln quotations.

There’s also no end of famous people that could be resurrected to see what they really did. Did J. Edgar Hoover really wear dresses? Did Lee Harvey Oswald re-ally act alone? Were the Alamo rebels sober when they crossed that famous line drawn by Colonel Travis?

Did Albert Einstein have many bad hair days? There could be drawbacks if they cloned Adolph

Hitler to find out if he really liked dogs. After all, he didn‘t seem to like humans very much but we have enough scary contemporary versions of him without adding another. Better to clone Mussolini and let him run bi-state transit.

Of course, there’s the chance clones will be as equally reluctant to tell the truth as the cloned but that’s what lie detectors are for and who would object? I doubt the ACLU would sue if lie detectors proved Daniel Boone and Sam Houston were bigamists or the Chi-cago White Sox fixed the 1919 World Series because manager, Charles Comiskey was a bad tightwad.

Of course cloning dead people could mean waiting until they’re grown before discovering anything rel-evant. By that time, most of us will be too old to care. I doubt Abe Lincoln would turn out the same anyway. If he was as honest as claimed, after observing modern politics, he would probably try to find another theater to get shot in.

All these scenarios rely on having past memories included in cloning results which is probably wishful thinking. It occurred to me because cloned critters

supposedly retain the same habits so why not the same memories? It assumes ant clones remember to hide from aardvarks.

I wonder what would happen if someone cloned me in the future. Would I make all the same stupid mis-takes? Would I talk trash at lane hogs? More to the point, would I tell about it? Who knows but I hope space travel will be possible. I’d have Scotty beam me up and take me to an Earth clone before developers bought it.”

Joe Morice is Community News’s blue-collar philosopher.

He was born and raised in Missouri and spent most of his childhood on a farm and adulthood operating big machines. He has no formal training as a writer, unless 60 years of writing about any and everything counts.

The opinions expressed in this column are Joe Morice’s alone and do not reflect the opinion of the owners or staff of Community News.

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