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Summer vacations may be fun, but they can be costly if you fail to prepare your home and property adequately. Burglars see vacations as an opportunity to target empty homes, according to the Insurance Information Institute (www.iii.org).

There are more than 2.15 million burglaries each year, over 65 percent of which are residential break-ins. The FBI notes that the summer months of July and August have the highest rates of burglaries, usually about a 10 percent increase over other times of the year.

“Once in your home, a burglar can easily steal computer equipment, televi-sions, CD and DVD players, as well as jewelry and other valuable items,” said Jeanne M. Salvatore, senior vice presi-dent and consumer spokesperson, I.I.I. “In fact, the average dollar loss per bur-glary is over $1,700.”

However, criminals tend to be oppor-tunists, Salvatore said. If you make your home more difficult to break into, the crook will likely target another home. Research shows that if it takes more than four or five minutes to break into a home, the burglar will go elsewhere.

In addition to having the right insur-ance coverage, the I.I.I. offers these five preventive measures to keep your home safe:• Make it time-consuming to break

into your home. Dead-bolt window and door locks can slow a burglar down. You may also obtain a discount of 2 to 5 percent on your insurance policy for installing these devices.

• Make it noisy to break into your home. Invest in a burglar alarm. The most effective systems ring at an outside service, which alerts the police, fire de-partment and other emergency services. A sophisticated alarm system could re-sult in insurance discounts of 15 to 20 percent.

• Make sure you have strong doors. Outside doors and frames should be made of metal or solid hardwood and be at least 1¾-inches thick. Each door must fit its frame securely. Even the best lock will not deter a burglar if it is installed

in a weak door. Garage doors also need strong locks. If you have a tool shed, keep it locked since burglars can use the tools to break into your home.

• Turn off your computer and dis-connect it from the Internet. If you save personal information on your com-puter, make sure it is difficult to access. You don’t want a hacker at work while you are on vacation.

• Keep valuables under lock and key and well hidden. Do not leave personal documents in your home office or desk--burglars know to look for them there. Put critical documents in a lock box or safe somewhere else in the house. Keep copies of important documents at an-other location--a relative’s home, for example. Expensive jewelry should also be hidden somewhere other than the bedroom or left in a safety deposit box at the bank.

As you prepare to leave on vacation follow these additional steps:

• Keep your home well lit. Mount exterior lights out of reach of would-be burglars in your yard or on your house. Put indoor lights on a timer so that they go on and off at appropriate times, mak-

ing it look as if the house is inhabited.• Make the house look inhabited.

Leave blinds or curtains open in their usual position. Put indoor lights on a timer. If you are going to be away for an extended period, arrange to have your lawn mowed in the summer and your

driveway shoveled in the winter.• Arrange to have mail picked up or

held by the post office. Stop newspaper deliveries and ask a neighbor to pick-up “throw-away” circulars.

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2 • July 25, 2012 • Community News - St. Charles County

In light of several tragic accidents that have been reported in the news lately, the Lake Saint Louis Community Development De-partment and the Lake Saint Louis Community Association want to remind all property owners of the city ordinances that pertain to electrical wiring.

These ordinances require property owners who wish to update, improve or install electrical wiring anywhere on their property, in-cluding their docks and appurtenant structures, to have the work done by a licensed electrician and for the electrician to obtain a permit from the city prior to the work’s commencement, and city inspections as the work progresses.

Nearly every aspect of a built environment represents a poten-tial hazard to its users in one way or another. Although no code or building department can eliminate every risk, the process of permit issuance and inspection helps ensure that new or upgraded wiring is performed in accordance with the requirements of the electrical code and that the finished product offers a reasonable level of safety for those using it, thereby reducing the number and severity of those risks.

City ordinances requiring permits and inspections are in place to help ensure the safety and welfare of residents and visitors to the city of Lake Saint Louis; docks and appurtenant structures on the LSLCA lakes are certainly no exception. Through a cooperative effort with the LSLCA and through its process of issuing permits and conducting inspections, the city of Lake Saint Louis Building Department is striving to keep your community a safe and pleas-ant place to live, work and play.

The week of June 11, 2012, four members of St. Louis Metro Strike Team 1, along with 10 members chosen from other Mis-souri and Illinois strike teams, furthered their ad-vanced training by suc-cessfully completing the course, “Swift Water and Inland Flood Helicopter Search and Rescue.” This Level III course, provided by a grant from the St. Louis Area Regional Re-sponse System (STARRS) was presented by S 4 Risk Incorporated and certified by International Rescue

Instructor Authority. The St. Louis Metro Strike Team Members were Kerry Hammann, St. Charles City Fire Department, Randy Sanders and Mike Knipping from the O’Fallon Fire Protection District, and Kirkland Broeder of the Wentzville Fire Protection District.

Pilots and crews were provided by Metro Air Support. Metro Air Support will utilize the MD500E Airframe Helicopters in conjunction with this specialized rescue training to provide life saving capa-bilities through an inter-agency partnership to one of the most at-risk areas in the country for urban area flooding.

Brant McGee, S4 Risk president and CEO, had been deployed to Missouri as a Coast Guard aircrew helicopter rescue swimmer during the great floods of 1993. McGee said he witnessed first hand our area’s high flood risk and its proximity to our densely populated areas.

“In 1993 many of the areas where we are training right now were submerged under nine feet of wa-ter,” he said. “The time and need for a strong local asset is now, not the next time the waters are rising. The interagency partnership forged this week will continue to grow and develop over the years. We have no doubt that these 14 Strike Team Helicopter Rescuers are ready to stand up and provide the life saving rescues from these Helicopter Aerial Platforms that are so critically needed here.”

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St. Charles County Firefighters Receive Specialized Training

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More of our neighbors are experiencing something many never thought possible - hunger. More than 120,000 individuals in our area rely on food pantries, and nearly half are children. Many are seeking help for the first time.

Local food pantries are struggling to keep up with the increased demand. Saturday Ju-bilee mobilizes local churches, businesses, civic groups and individuals to participate in

a large scale food drive to end hunger.On Saturday, July 28 more than 1000 vol-

unteers organized into 88 teams will posi-tion themselves outside area grocery stores encouraging shoppers to donate non-per-ishable items. The donated food will be de-livered to the Operation Food Search ware-houses for distribution to local food pantries.

For more information, or to volunteer, please visit www.saturdayjubilee.com.

O’Fallon, Lake Saint Louis, Wentzville and St. Charles County residents, business owners and community leaders are invited to attend the second of four planning ses-sions for the East-West Gateway Region’s Sustainable Communities initiative. The meeting will be held from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 31, at the Lake Saint Louis

Community Clubhouse, 100 Cognac Court, Lake St. Louis, Missouri 63367.

The quarterly meetings are part of a re-gion-wide effort to coordinate plans for housing, transportation, and environmen-tal and economic development. For more information, visit www.ewgateway.org/RPSD.

Later this year, the Missouri Depart-ment of Transportation (MODOT) will close the westbound Blanchette Bridge. The construction will handle major repairs and is expected to take no longer than a year to complete. Westbound traffic on Interstate 70 will shift to the eastbound bridge during this time. There will be three lanes of traffic for each direction.

MODOT plans to close the bridge no earlier than Nov. 1. During road construction, we all tend to get impatient, which can lead to dan-gerous driving and accidents. It is important that while the Blanch-ette Bridge is under construction, drivers take caution when pass-ing through the area. MODOT advises drivers to follow the three “S’s” to manage work zones safe-ly: speed, space, and stress.

Speed• Slow down when approach-

ing work zones• Follow all posted speed limits• Don’t resume normal speed

until signs indicate it’s safe toSpace• Leave plenty of breaking

room between you and the ve-hicle in front of you

• Don’t pass other vehicles on the shoulder

• Watch out for tailgaters.Stress• Keep your cool/don’t rush• Pay attention – avoid cell

phone and radio distractions!

• Expect delays and allow extra time for your commute.

MODOT recommends that driv-ers consider taking alternative routes to avoid major congestion in the Blanchette Bridge construction area. Route 370 and Route 364 will serve as the major alternate routes to cross the Missouri River. For more informa-tion on the Blanchette Bridge closing and work zone safety, please visit www.modot.org.

Saturday Jubilee Food Drive Hopes to Collect More than 100,000 Food Items

Area Residents Invited to the Next East-West Planning Session

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Plan Ahead for Blanchette Bridge Closing

• Ask a neighbor for help. Ask a neighbor you trust to keep an eye on your home while you are gone. You may also want to tell your local police you will be away.

• Only tell people you know and trust that you are going away. Be careful not to discuss your vacation plans at the supermarket or hair-dresser or other public places where

you don’t know who may be listening.Standard homeowners insurance

policies provide coverage for theft of personal possessions and damage to the home caused by the break-in. With replacement cost coverage, which is only about 10 percent more than actual cash value coverage, dam-aged property is replaced without de-ducting for depreciation.


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What’s more fun than going to a carnival and winning a prize for your significant other, a child or even yourself? And wouldn’t it be even better knowing that the money you’re spending is going to a good cause?

The City of St. Peters’ annual Celebrate St. Pe-ters event is scheduled to take place on Friday, Sept. 14 and Saturday, Sept. 15. New this year, lo-cal non-profit groups are invited to apply to have their own fund-raising game booths.

Mayor Len Pagano said, “This is a great fund-

raising opportunity for our local non-profits. We’re inviting scout groups, athletic teams, ser-vice organizations, church groups, etc. to join in the fun and at the same time raise some much-needed cash for their organization.”

To find out how you can participate, visit www.stpetersmo.net and click on the Celebrate St. Pe-ters button on the home page or call Mary Kup-pler at 636.477.6600, ext. 1319. Sign up quickly – space is limited.

On Saturday, July 28, meet friends and neigh-bors in Fort Zumwalt Park for a relaxing eve-ning of music by George Portz and the Friends of Bluegrass. The band will perform from 5 – 7 p.m. on the grounds outside the Heald Home and overlooking Lake Whetsel. Bring a blanket or chairs for lawn seating. Admission and park-ing are free, and a free dish of ice cream will be

available for the asking, courtesy of a local busi-ness. The historic Heald Home will be open for tours at $2 per person.

For more information, visit www.ofallon.mo.us/dept_tourism_HealdHome.htm.

Directions: On I-70, take Exit 217 at Highways K/M (Main Street) in O’Fallon, drive south on Highway K for one block to the stoplight at Vet-

erans Memorial Parkway; turn right and then drive about one mile to the Fort Zumwalt Park entrance on the left.

Sts. Joachim and Ann Care Service, located at 4116 McClay Road in St. Charles, is hosting a Children’s Hunger Awareness Forum at 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 26. Panelists include:

-Families that have been caught in the cycle of homeless and hunger

-Bruce Sowatsky, Executive Director, Community & Chil-dren’s Resource Board of St. Charles County

-Becky Hoskins, Executive Director, Lincoln County Re-source Board

-Dottie Kastigar, Community Council of St. Charles County

-Dr. Jennifer Patterson, Direc-tor of Student Services & Op-erations, Francis Howell School District

-Cynthia Berry, Ph.D., Berry Organizational and Leadership Development

-Pam Struckhoff, Director of Program Services, Sts. Joachim and Ann Care Service

-Local Faith-Based Organiza-tions

-St. Charles County Courts, pending

The people who come to Sts. Joachim and Ann Care Service for help face very real, dev-astating crises. Children who are homeless or at-risk are top priority for the Care Service. We strive to break the cycle of homelessness by providing rele-vant, effective services to home-less children and their families, empowering them to overcome their circumstances and strive for a healthy, productive future. Through our Child and Family Development program, we are able to make a direct impact on children’s lives by keeping them in school, surrounding them with a safe and nurturing envi-ronment, and providing access to basic needs such as the secu-rity of a healthy meal through our Food Pantry.

In celebration of our 31st birthday, Sts. Joachim and Ann Care Service will host a forum to further public awareness of the plight our children face each day, such as the insecurity of not knowing where their next meal will come from. Our hope is that their future birthdays are brighter than ever before. As we celebrate our accomplishments as a community, we ask for your continued support of this criti-cal issue. You can share in our vision – to uphold and maintain the dignity of all people through ecumenical and community col-laboration and participate in our mission, “to serve those in crisis and to prevent homelessness and hunger.”

Please join our community discussion on the hunger crisis, speak with experts, and learn how it’s affecting children in our local neighborhoods. RSVPs are not required, but would be ap-preciated. Call 636.441.1302, ext. 263 to contact us. Feel free to bring a kid-friendly snack as a donation for Thursday PAN-TRY night. Items such as cereal, pop tarts, juice boxes, fruit cups, mac and cheese, cheese sticks and fruit roll ups are often in short supply.

St. Peters Officials Announce FundraisingOpportunity for Nonprofit Groups

Free Bluegrass Concert and Ice Cream Social at Fort Zumwalt Park

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In about two weeks, the St. Peters Rec-Plex will be-gin turning its three ice rinks into inline skating rinks to prepare for thousands of roller hockey players from throughout the United States and Canada. State Wars 8 will host the United States Roller Hockey Championships at the Rec-Plex from Aug. 1-12.

State Wars organizers report that 280 teams represent-ing 30 different states and Canadian provinces have reg-istered for State Wars 8 in St. Peters. “This marks our larg-est State Wars event in our eight-year history,” said State Wars Hockey National Director Tim McManus.

About 2,700 players and 10,000 family members are expected to spend at least four days each in the St. Peters area during the event, boosting sales at area hotels, res-taurants, shops and attractions for a potential influx of several million dollars to the local economy.

“Many area businesses should see a nice bump in sales in the coming weeks as we welcome the State Wars Roller Hockey Championships,” said St. Peters Mayor Len Paga-no. “State Wars organizers are excited to host the event at our world-class Rec-Plex, and we’re excited to have them here. We hope that our residents also take advantage of this unique event and stop by to catch the action.”

The public is welcome to attend State Wars 8 games for free. (EDITORS: See the attached schedule.)

Games will be played on all three ice rinks at the St. Peters Rec-Plex during State Wars 8. Two of the rinks are at the newer Rec-Plex South facility, including an ice arena that seats up to 1,200 people. One rink is at the original Rec-Plex building. The Rec-Plex

is located at 5200 Mexico Rd.; Rec-Plex South is a sepa-rate building located near the Rec-Plex on the City Cen-tre campus.

All three ice rinks will be unavailable for public skating beginning July 26 due to preparations for State Wars 8, and will not open to the public again until Aug. 27. The ice on those rinks will be melted, and inline surfaces will be brought in for State Wars. After the event, the ice rinks will undergo maintenance for a few weeks.

Local residents also can volunteer to help the City of St. Peters host State Wars 8. If you’re interested in help-ing, please call Volunteer Specialist Jessica Heslin at 636.279.8207 or email [email protected].

Players are selected to represent their home state or province to compete at State Wars and a chance to win a national championship. Com-petition will take place in 18 different divisions with varying age groups, starting with players born in 2004 up to the over-35 division.

This is the first time that State Wars will be held in Missouri. State Wars Hockey repre-sentatives said that the St. Louis area is a great location for the event, especially with Mis-souri being rich in hockey talent.

McManus said, “I have always thought that the St. Lou-is area would be a great place for State Wars, but of course we needed the right facility. We have found that with the St. Peters Rec-Plex. I know that our teams will be very impressed with this gorgeous facility and surrounding areas.”

State Wars National Director Greg Thompson said, “The Rec-Plex is a top-notch facility and the surrounding areas along with downtown St. Louis offer so much for the families coming to State Wars.”

Learn more about the St. Peters Rec-Plex at at www.stpetersmo.net.

Learn more about the United States Roller Hockey Championships online at www.statewarshockey.com.

St. Peters Rec-Plex Getting Ready for STATE WARS

The Wentzville School Dis-trict, Wentzville Chamber of Commerce and Lake St. Louis Dardenne Prairie Chamber of Commerce are collaborating on the 2012 Wentzville Back to School Family Fair. The Family Fair will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, August 4, at Holt High School, 600 Campus Dr., Wentzville, MO 63385.

This year’s focus is on our lo-cal families. There will be free school supplies for children, health screenings and more. Each booth will feature a fun activity for children to par-ticipate in and you get to learn about the great businesses in the Wentzville School District area.

If your business would like to participate in the event, the price for a single booth is only $100 for chamber members, and $150 for non-members. Included with your booth is skirting, signage, a listing in the map program, publicity prior to the event and the chance to reach local consumers.

The Wentzville Back to School Family Fair is an excel-lent opportunity for you to dis-cover local businesses and how they can serve your needs. For more information, please call the Wentzville Chamber Office at 636.327.6914, or visit www.wentzvillechamber.com.

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Halo and Wings Christian Bookstore, along with Moscow Mills and Old Alexandria United Methodist Churches are sponsoring a “Back to School Bash” to help support the surrounding community as parents and children prepare themselves for another school year. In recogni-tion of the economic challenges associated with returning to school, these Christian organiza-tions want to partner up with parents to help get their kids off to a great start in their fall classes.

In particular, the churches and the bookstore are working together to provide a day of fun, food and practical assistance for all school age children and their parents. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on August 4, free school supplies will be distributed. Parents are being encouraged to bring their children’s school supply lists with them so that they can pick out their favorite colors in all the basic school supplies that they will need for their classes this fall.

To help kids get enthused about the pros-pect of returning to school this community event will feature a carnival atmosphere. Kids can enjoy carnival games with priz-es, face-painting, and carnival treats like hot dogs, popcorn, cotton candy, snow cones and more. There will also be indoor craft activities so kids can have fun out of the heat.

This event will take place on Halo and Wings parking lot, which is located at 880 E Cher-ry Street in Troy. For further in-formation, please call Becky at 636.528.2377 or Pastor Steve at 636.356.4266.

In celebration the organization’s 31st birthday, Sts. Joachim and Ann Care Service will host a forum to future public awareness of the plight local children face each day, such as the insecurity of not knowing where their next meal will come from. The Children’s Hunger Awareness Forum will be held on Thursday, July 26 at 10 a.m. at their office located at 4116 McClay Road, St. Charles, MO 63304.

Guest panelist include Bruce Sowatsky, Executive Director, Community & Children’s Resource Board of St. Charles County; Becky Hoskins, Executive Director, Lincoln County Resource Board; Dottie Kastigar, Community Council of St. Charles County; Dr. Jennifer Patterson, Director of Stu-dent Services and Operations, Francis Howell School District; Cynthia Berry, PhD, Berry Organiza-tional and Leadership Development; Pam Struckhoff, Director of Program Services, Sts. Joachim and Ann Care Service. Information will also be presented by local faith-based organizations and the St. Charles County Courts.

RSVP are not required, but would be appreciated. Call 636.441.1302 extension 263. Feel free to bring a kid-friendly snack as a donation for Thursday Pantry night. Items such as cereal, pop tarts, juice boxes, fruit cups, macaroni and cheese, cheese sticks and fruit roll ups are often in short supply.

The time has come for Elsberry, Foley and other surrounding communities to ready themselves for longer commutes. The Foley Bridge is expected to close July 30 for total replacement.

According to MoDOT Area Engineer Erik Maninga, P.E. MoDOT is expecting the bridge to be closed for 45 days and reopened around Sept 15. Although this may pose a temporary problem for some drives, MoDOT has provided two detours for travelers: Commercial trucks should use Route B to Route 61 to Route 47. Local and tourist commuters will drive along Route B to Route W to Route Y.

The existing roadway on the old bridge is approximately 24-foot wide. With the reconstruction the new bridge will be 32-foot pre-stress concrete girder bridge, which is a vast improvement from the one being torn down.

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Crider Health Center will host a their first annual Totally 80’s Run/Walk on Saturday, August 11, from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Meadows Shopping Center in Lake St. Louis

Entry fees are $20 per person for the 5K and $10 per person for the 1mile walk. The 5K entry fee will increase to $25 on August 7. Register at active.com or by calling 636.332.2134.

The walk/run will be followed by an after party with a D.J. and drinks. Don’t forget your 80’s attire!

This year, the Lincoln County R-III Schools are taking a new ap-proach to Homecoming 2012. To increase participation throughout all of our schools, the Homecoming parade and game will take place on Saturday, September 15.

In years past, the parade was hosted on Thursday at 4:15 p.m. leaving many elementary students unable to participate and enjoy the annual event. This year’s parade starts at Troy Middle School at 9 a.m. and follow the traditional route to Troy Buchanan High School. After the parade, feel free to join us for a Tailgate Party on school grounds followed by 1 p.m. game against Francis Howell Central!

Homecoming shirts are available for shirts and due on August 17. Any size shirt is just $10! Get the order form at www.troy.k12.mo.us.

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Community News - St. Charles County • July 25, 2012 • 7Business

1. Aventura at Richmond Stan McCurdy, principal of Above All, LLC, celebrated the grand

opening of the new apartment complex, Aventura at Richmond, with a ribbon cutting on Tuesday, June 12, 2012. Aventura at Richmond is located at 800 Aventura Way in St. Peters. For hours or more informa-tion, call 636.387.1490 or visit www.avrichmond.com.

2. Environmental Systems Research InstituteStephen Kinsy and his staff celebrated the new offices of Environ-

mental Systems Research Institute with a ribbon cutting on Tuesday, June 19, 2012. ESRI is located at 3060 Little Hills Expressway in St. Charles. For more information on the work ESRI provides, visit www.esri.com.

3. Wamhoff Financial Planning Bob Wamhoff, president, celebrated the

new offices of Wamhoff Financial Planning and Accounting Services, with a ribbon cut-ting on Thursday, June 14, 2012. Wamhoff Financial Planning is located at 400 N. Fifth St. Ste. 201, in the new Streets of St. Charles. For more information, please call 314.895.1330.

4. Wm. Nobbe and Company The Nobbe family celebrated the grand

opening of the new John Deere dealership with a ribbon cutting on Tuesday, June 12, 2012. The St. Peters dealership is located at 5160 North Service Road in St. Peters, directly across from Mid Rivers Mall. For more informa-tion, please call 636.244.3107.

5. Tower Loan of St. Peters Manager Brock Yates celebrated the grand

opening of Tower Loans in St. Peters with a rib-bon cutting on Thursday, July 12, 2012. Tower

Loan is located at 3344 Mid Rivers Mall Drive in St. Peters. For hours or more information, call 636.278.5000 or visit www.towerloan.com.

6. Orange Leaf Owner Brittany Wills, along with General Manager Joe Burghardt

celebrated the grand opening of the new Orange Leaf Yogurt with a ribbon cutting on Thursday, July 12, 2012. Orange Leaf Yogurt is located at 308 Mid Rivers Mall Drive in St. Peters. For hours or more information, call 636.278.2605 or visit www.orangeleafyogurt.com.

If your business is new to the area and would like to celebrate with a ribbon cutting, contact Wendy Rackovan at the Greater St. Charles County Chamber of Commerce at 636.946.0633.

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The Wentzville School District, in conjunction with the Wentzville Chamber of Commerce and the Lake Saint Louis/Dardenne Prairie Chamber of Commerce, will host its second annual Back to School Fair for Wentzville School District families. The fair is sched-uled from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, August 4 at Holt High School. The event is free for District families and will feature over 70 vendors, free school supplies, games and fun activities for children. In addition, Mo-CHIP (Missouri Child Identification Program) rep-resentatives will be on hand providing free child ID kits. The kits include a disk with the child’s informa-tion, digital photograph, digital fingerprints and vital

information necessary for authorities in the event of abduction. Also included in the kit are a dental bite impression and two laminated ID cards. Parents are encouraged to fill out the MoCHIP paperwork prior to the fair to save time, which can be found at: http://wentzville.k12.mo.us/file.php/32/misc/MoChip_in-formation_form.pdf.

Last year’s event drew more than 3,000 people and thousands of dollars of school supplies were given away.

“The Back to School Fair is designed to bring to-gether local businesses, community groups and our District families in one place to share valuable infor-

mation, discounts and free school supplies in a fun and festive atmosphere,” said Superintendent of Schools Dr. Terry Adams. “It is beneficial to our families and our community and it’s a tremendous way to kick off the new school year.”

The event is free, but families are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item to donate at the door to Operation Food Search which serves local families in need. If you are a business or community group in-terested in participating in the fair, you can find more information about registering at www.wentzville.k12.mo.us and clicking on the Back to School Fair logo on the left.

The Wentzville School District has announced its revised free and reduced price policy for school children unable to pay the full price of meals served in schools under the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program.

Children from families whose current income is at or below these levels are eli-gible for free or reduced price meals. Ap-plications are available at each school of-fice in the District. To apply, fill out a Free and Reduced Price School Meals Family Application and return it to the school. The information provided on the applica-tion is confidential and will be used only for the purpose of determining eligibil-ity. Applications may be submitted at any time during the school year. A complete application is required as a condition of eligibility.

A complete application includes: (1) household income from all sources or Food Stamp/Temporary Assistance case number, (2) names of all household members,

and (3) the signature and last four digits of the social security number or indica-tion of no social security number of the adult household member signing the

application. School officials may verify current income at any time during the school year.

Foster children may be eligible regard-less of the income of the household with whom they reside. If a family member becomes unemployed or if family size changes, the family should contact the school to file a new application. Such changes may make the children of the family eligible for these benefits.

Under the provisions of the policy, the Child Nutrition Department Adminis-trative Assistant will review the applica-tions and determine eligibility. If a parent is dissatisfied with the ruling, they may

discuss the decision with the hearing official on an informal basis or they may make a request either orally by calling 636.327.800, or in writing to the Assis-

tant Superintendent of Administrative Services at: One Campus Drive, Wentzville, MO 63385. Hearing procedures are outlined in the policy. A complete copy of the policy is on file in each school and in the Central Office where any interested party may review it.

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The Summer Olympics begins Friday, July 27 and runs through Saturday, August 12. Here are just a few of the local athletes that will go for the gold in London. All ath-lete bio information is courtesy of NBCOlympics.com.

Dawn HarperDawn Harper’s coach, Bobby Kersee, is the husband

of Olympic great and fellow East St. Louis native Jackie Joyner Kersee

Olympic return Dawn Harper will look to compete for the U.S. at the

Olympics for the second time in her career this sum-mer in London. After making the 2008 Olympic Team by seven-thousandths of a second, Harper shocked the world by winning gold in the 100m hurdles. Injuries have slowed her since, but she is back and healthy in 2012.

Brittany BormanThe 2008 graduate of Festus High School was born

and raised in St. Louis. The four-time all-metro track star won state titles in shot put, discus and high jump. She won back-to-back NCAA national titles in 2011 and 2012 in the javelin. She’s competing in the javelin event at the Olympics.

Olympic rookieBrittany Borman will represent the United States at the

Olympics for the first time in her career this summer in London, where she will compete in the women’s javelin.

Flair for dramaticIn the most important competition of her career, Bor-

man came up with the most clutch performance of her life to secure her spot in the Olympics. Until the final round, Borman sat in third place with a mark of 57.44m/188-5. But since she had not achieved the Olympic ‘A’ standard qualifying mark of 61.00m/200-1, a third-place finish would not have been enough to get her on the team. In round six, Borman unleashed a throw of 61.51m/201-9, giving her a new personal best by two meters, the third-best throw ever by an American, a victory at the Olym-pic Trials, and a trip to London.

Special spearBefore her final winning throw at the Trials, Borman

knew the situation called for her special javelin. In 2000, Lynda Lipson-Blutreich tossed that same javelin to a vic-tory at the Olympic Trials that sent her to the Sydney Games. The implement sat in her garage for 12 years un-til Borman began using it this season with her blessing.

Spenser MangoSpenser was born in St. Louis and graduated from

Christian Brothers College in 2004. He won two state ti-tles in wrestling (2003 and 2004) and lettered in football at CBC. Mango enjoys fishing in his spare time.

Unluck of the drawBeijing Olympian Spenser Mango hopes luck will fi-

nally be on his side in London after some early exits at the past few major international tournaments. The St. Louis native, who finished eighth in Beijing after a quarterfi-nal loss, has been the top American in his weight class

and represented the U.S. at each of the past three World Championships. However, at those Worlds, Mango has had the misfortune of drawing some of the top competi-tion in the opening rounds and has failed to record many significant wins.

WCAPLooking for better training opportunities in 2010,

Mango joined the Army’s World Class Athlete Program, designed to help soldiers make the U.S. Olympic team. After missing part of 2010 and 2011 while he was in ba-sic training, the Colorado Springs resident is now a ser-geant in the Army and a call away from having to serve the U.S. abroad.

Loss of fatherGrowing up in St. Louis, Missouri, Mango was just in

kindergarten when his father was shot to death on his way to his work. Soon thereafter, his mother Deborah, a registered nurse, moved her family to a safer neighbor-hood in St. Louis, where Mango would eventually attend Christian Brothers College High School and become a two-time state champion.

Wrestling brotherOne of three children, Mango isn’t the only athlete in

his family. His brother Ryan is also a very talented wres-tler. A former national champion in freestyle and Greco-Roman at the junior and cadet levels, Ryan just finished his junior year at Stanford, where he is a two-time All-American.

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August 12: St. Charles Community Big (Jazz) Band

7:30 p.m. at Frontier Park in St. Charles. Bring a picnic basket, blan-ket, or lawn chair and enjoy the music along the Missouri River.

August 15 : Music on MainJoin us the third Wed. of the month

through September. Held from 5 to 7 p.m. in the 100-200 blocks of N. Main. Bring your lawn chairs to this free out-door concert. Food & drink available.

August 17 - August 19: Festival of the Little Hills

4-10 p.m. Friday, 9:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, 9:30a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. At

Frontier Park / Main Street, 230 S. Main St., Saint Charles, MO 63301.The largest festival of the year, activi-ties include over 300 craft booths, with some demonstrations by crafts people and artisans. Also includes numerous food & beverages booths along with live music and other entertainment and Kids Corner. For Entertainment, shuttles, & more, www.festivalofthe-littlehills.com.

Every Thursday: St. Charles Municipal Band

8 p.m. through August. Bring a pic-nic basket, blanket, or lawn chair and enjoy an evening of band music along

the river in Frontier Park.August 22: Music 360

6-7:30 p.m. At the Foundry Art Cen-tre, 520 N. Main Center, Saint Charles, MO 63301. Free. 636-255-0270 or Visit www.foundryartcentre.org. Music 360 is a music showcase of up-and-coming as well as established performers from the metro area. These local perform-ers will play original music as well as unique interpretations of some of their favorite covers. Music 360 is free to the community; we ask that you refrain from bringing coolers or alcohol. Es-cape the summer heat and enjoy free

music with family and friends all sum-mer long! This event has general seat-ing - there are no assigned/reserved seats. Musicians scheduled: Holly Barber, Mike Tice, and Eddy Buchan-an. Schedule & performers are subject to change; call for confirmation. August 31: Dream Lover: A Salute to

Bobby DarinCool off from a hot Missouri sum-

mer and “Splish Splash” with us as this “Dream Lover” croons his way into our hearts and on the dance floor! Robert Shaw and the Stardusters Jazz Orchestra are saluting the music of

Bobby Darin at the Foundry Art Cen-tre at 7:30 p.m. in the Grand Hall. Rob-ert Shaw is a return performer at the Foundry Art Centre and will have you dancing to tunes like “Beyond the Sea,” Mack the Knife,” and other Darin clas-sics. NOTE: Seating will be reserved for tables of 8-10.

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“Over the Fence” You Can’t Fix Stupid

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Sports You See... With Gary B.

Almost everyone has seen or heard of “You can’t fix stupid” bumper stickers. I thought of this caption when reading about the

dangerous intersection at High-ways 61 and P in Wentzville. I’ve

used that crossing many times in the past. Accidents happen often, and as is the norm, MoDot tries to fix these dangerous places after public complaints become too numerous or too many deaths occur. I’ve never figured out which.

In spite of some claims, I can’t believe drivers don’t look before driving onto Highway 61 from Highway P. I’m

convinced the ones that haven’t learned what an accel-erator pedal is for are responsible for the numerous ac-cidents. They wait for a break in the traffic and instead of jumping on the accelerator to enter, they barely touch it and crawl out into high-speed traffic. Brakes and tires squeal from 60 mph traffic trying to avoid hitting this un-fortunate soul and sometimes, it’s too late. I was one of those brake jammers a few times, there and at other en-trances to high-speed highways including those with long on-ramps for drivers to accelerate to traffic speeds before entering. You know the ones; they have “Yield” signs at the entrances.

An acquaintance once asked me what “Yield” meant.My concept of dumb versus stupid is this:

dumb might describe people who aren’t smart. Stupid is when they’re convinced they’re smart anyway. In this instance, the drivers are mere-ly dumb about accelerator pedals albeit, those who brag about being safe by unhurriedly en-tering high-speed traffic might up that level to stupid.

MoDot plans to build an overpass at this in-tersection in the future at taxpayers’ expense. Until then, it will become a double-fine zone,

policing will increase, and (assumedly) right along with more speeding-ticket revenue for Wentzville.

All of this because the state issues driver’s licenses to people with no driving aptitude who read the book, even-tually pass the test and believe they’re safe drivers. By this, I mean those who veer onto highways from on-ramps ‘before’ speeding up to traffic speeds (the aforementioned that enter Highway 61 and dawdle), those who hold up traffic in the passing lanes while jabbering on cell phones, and those who turn left from the right lanes and right from the left lanes. Succinctly, the ones who thought go-ing slower than everyone else made them safe, which evi-dently includes Missouri‘s highway safety wallahs.

As usual, the majority are made to pay for the actions of a few…including the Missouri Department of Transpor-tation, which might consider adopting the title caption. An example is building off-ramps from the inside pass-ing lane of one Interstate highway only to enter the inside passing lane of another Interstate highway, and then as if to guarantee even more accidents, they install “Slow” signs on them.

I followed an elderly gent around one who slowed to less than 20 mph bringing passing-lane traffic to a fender-bending, tire-squealing crawl only to enter another high-

speed passing lane bringing more high-speed traffic to a crawl.

This was the interchange ramp from Southbound I-170 into Eastbound I-70. The one at East-bound I-270 into Southbound I-170 was finally changed after years of bloody accidents.

I would love a huge billboard at this remaining bungle-brained MoDot insult to intelligence with “You can’t fix stupid” in big red letters and “Thanks for Nothing, MoDot” beneath. Too bad I can’t afford it.

Dear casualties of MoDot and accelerator-challenged dawdlers: Until further notice, stupid re-mains unfixable. Go to DEFCON 5. J

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O’Fallon Fire Fighter Is Boxing Champion***Vernon King Winner In Fight #10

Recently at the St. Charles Family Are-na the ‘2012 National Gun’s N Hoses Tour-

nament’ was held with Director Jack Martorelli

ringside. Some of the proceeds of the evening go to

‘The Backstoppers & Responder Rescue’ organization the assist’s families of police, firefighters and paramedics who are hurt or parish in the line of duty. The crowd was large and a big part in the event.

King, boxing at 230 lbs. took advantage of his technique and muscle by defeating J.R. Moore from Louisiana and graciously received his trophy.

Mark O’Brien of the STL PD is a committee member and EMCEE.Mitch Mitchell of the Family Arena making sure all is safe at the event.

~~~Great program at a great venue

Ram’s Training Camp In Earth City***FREE Admission

Check the website www.StLouisRams.com to get all the information.The first open practice for fans is Sunday July 29 and there will be 15 for you to view.The yearly scrimmage between the offense and defense held last year at Lindenwood

University will be held at the Edward Jones Dome this year.Look for me, Gary B, in the bright yellow shirt walking through the crowd working

for the Rams.Come up and say HI and I’ll put your name and picture in the paper.

~~~New season, new coach, new results

Hot Days Sees Rascals Cold***Tough Schedule Coming Up

The River City Rascals play professional/minor league baseball in the West Division of the Frontier League.

The team has found themselves playing .500 baseball lately while some other teams have been producing more.

This lull in production has seen the team drop to fourth place in the division.The next two out of three teams that the O’Fallon team will play are ahead of them

in the standing.***STANDINGS AS OF 7-19: W L GB Last 10 GamesWindy City ThunderBolts 33 21 ____ 7-3Schaumburg Boomers 33 22 0.5 5-5Gateway Grizzlies 30 25 3.5 7-3RIVER CITY RASCALS 29 26 4.5 5-5Rockford RiverHawks 24 30 9.0 6-4Joliet Slammers 23 32 10.5 5-5Normal CornBelters 17 37 16.0 2-8NEXT HOME GAMES: All Games @ 7:05 p.m.—Sunday @ 6:05 p.m.Wed/Thur/Fri, July 25/26/27 against Gateway GrizzliesTuesday, July 31 against Washington Wild ThingsWed/Thur, August 1/2 against Washington Wild Things Tues/Wed/Thur, August 7/8/9 against Schaumburg BoomersFor more infor on all this year’s promotions, go to www.RiverCityRascals.com. ***HIGHLIGHTS AS OF END OF DAY 7-5:*Preston Vancil has pitched 51 strike outs-tops and 70.2 innings pitched on the team*Charlie Lisk leads team in home runs (10) and runs batted in (39)*As a team, slugging percentage .385-5th in league*As a team, batting average .294-3rd in league

~~~Time to get tough

Rascal Facts***Great Observation

Saw this simple fact on the ‘River City Rascals Fan Club’ Facebook:“The Rascals have three alums in Major League Baseball. JOE THATCHER in San Diego, JUSTIN CHRISTIAN in San Francisco and JOSH

KINNEY in Seattle. It looks like your first name has to start with a "J" and your team must be in a city

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Community News - St. Charles County • July 25, 2012 • 11EditorialThink before you speak

Remember the Fourth of July fireworks? The rum-bling, the explosion, the pounding in your heart? Oh wait, that wasn’t fireworks…it was laughter. Do you ever hear the laughter? The laughter of “The Big Guy” upstairs, that is. I heard it just the other day, and I’m sur-prised you didn’t feel it, because the laughter must have been huge and hearty. I bet it will be a running joke for a long time to come.

Last week my husband and I invited an insurance agent to our home. (You’re getting ahead of me…this wasn’t the source of the great joke.) Our conversation effortlessly transitioned from homeowners’ insurance to car insurance, and we joked about our insurance spiking once our kids began to drive. Our oldest child, Christo-pher, sat at the dinner table, taking it all in.

“You don’t have to worry about me,” he said to the in-surance agent. “I learned all of my driving skills by play-ing ‘Need for Speed.’”

Need for Speed is a video game, and it doesn’t exactly encourage proper driving habits. Needless to say, my hubby and I were dumbfounded. Rebounding quickly, we jokingly told our son that if he followed those les-sons, he wouldn’t be driving our minivan much longer. Once the agent left, Jim and I sat our son down and had a very serious talk with him.

“Sweetheart, I know you were just trying to impress the insurance agent by being funny, but that was the worst possible statement you could have made,” I said.

“Even though you’re not that kind of driver, those kind of statements tend to stick with people, and in this case, the ‘people’ was the person who provides us with insur-ance!”

I’ll spare you the entire lecture, but “Think before you speak,” was the theme that resonated throughout the conversation. Don’t worry…the big joke is forthcoming.

What’s that old saying? Do as I say, not as I do. Boy, you’d think that the one who did the lecturing would certainly be able to follow that advice, right? You’d be wrong.

Six days later I took my daughter, Sam, to her volley-ball game. I always seek out friendly faces at these events, and on this evening, I found an acquaintance. We’ll call him George. We exchanged pleasantries and for some stupid reason I began to tell George about the meeting in O’Fallon City Hall’s multi-purpose room that fol-lowed the volleyball contest.

“It’s our annual homeowner’s association meeting,” I said, probably grumbling. “I have to go down there and fight to keep above-ground pools out of our subdivi-sion.”

So there. I said my piece. There was some silence as we cheered our daughters on the volleyball court.

“So, are you guys taking a vacation this year?”Get ready…here it is. “No, we’re staying close to home this summer,” George

replied. “We just spent a lot of money on an ABOVE-

GROUND POOL.”“AUGHHHHH!” I screamed

inside my head. “Noooooooo! Please tell me this didn’t just hap-pen. I didn’t just make a complete fool of myself. It’s a dream. That’s it…it’s one of those walking down the hallway in your underwear dreams.”

Come to think of it, I would have been less embarrassed if I had shown up at City Hall in my un-derwear. I think I turned eight shades of red. I apolo-gized, but I don’t think it did much good. George, being the incredibly gracious person he is, simply laughed.

To my acquaintances, I apologize and ask your forgive-ness for my indisputable stupidity. I’ve always thought of myself as a fairly non-judgmental person, trying not to discriminate. I learned that discrimination comes in many shapes and sizes, (including kidney-shaped in-ground and circular above-ground), and I have a long way to go. I’ve been humbled, and I’ll do my best to fol-low my own advice from now on. “Think first, speak later, if at all.”

Now then, if I wanted to score points with the laugh-ing man upstairs I’d tell my son, Christopher, about my unforgivable mistake. I’m sure I will….one day. It’s hard enough to admit to myself that I’m not as perfect as I thought I was…I can’t quite bring myself to admit it my children, too. I’m sure they’ll learn that soon enough.

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Frozen Grape and Banana Skewers with Chocolate DrizzleThese delightful frozen treats are healthy, too • Makes 4 servingsIngredients: Cornbread Buns- 2 firm ripe bananas- 2 tablespoons orange juice- 1/2 cup red grapes (about 16)- 1/2 cup green grapes (about 16)

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1. Line a baking sheet with wax paper. Cut the banana into 1/2-inch-thick rounds. Place in small bowl and toss gently with the orange juice.2. Skewer fruit, alternating two grapes for each piece of banana, and place fruit skewers onto lined tray.3. Place chocolate in small microwave safe bowl. Microwave for 1 minute, then stir well, and mi-crowave another 10 seconds if necessary to melt chocolate.4. Using a spoon, drizzle melted chocolate onto fruit skewers.5. Place the tray in the freezer for at least 2 hours. Once frozen, skewers may be transferred to a seal-able plastic bag where they will keep in the freezer for up to a week. Allow to soften at room tempera-ture for 5 minutes before eating.

Mediterranean Grilled Chicken and Grape Skewers These quick-to-fix skewers can also serve as appetizers • Makes 4 entrée servings

Ingredients- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil- 2 cloves garlic, fresh minced- 1/2 teaspoon red chili flakes, crushed- 1 tablespoon oregano, fresh minced- 1 tablespoon rosemary, fresh minced- 1 teaspoon lemon zest- 1 pound chicken breast, boneless and skinless- 1 3/4 cups California green seedless grapes, picked from stem and rinsed- 1/2 teaspoon salt- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil- 1 tablespoon lemon juice, freshDirections1. In small bowl combine olive oil, garlic, chili flakes, oregano, rosemary and lemon zest. Whisk together marinade.2. Cut chicken into 3/4-inch cubes. Alternate chick-en and grapes and thread onto 12 skewers.3. Place skewers into a baking dish or pan large enough to hold them. Pour marinade over skew-ers, coating each one. Marinate for 4 to 24 hours.4. Remove skewers from marinade and let excess oil drip off. Season with salt.5. Grill until chicken is cooked through, about 3 to 5 minutes on each side.6. Arrange on serving platter and drizzle with ad-ditional olive oil and lemon juice.


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July 28: Gospel Singing6 p.m. New Beginnings Wor-ship Center, 108 Birdie Hills Rd, St. Peters. The Glorylanders. Info: 636.544.2030 or636.397.2959.

EVENTS

Now - Early August: Book Fair Donations for the YMCA Book FairGently used and new books are welcome! Book Fair held Au-gust 17-22 at the Kennedy Recre-ation Complex, 6050 Wells Road, 63128. Info: www.ymcabookfair.org, [email protected] or 314.353.4960.

Now: Scholarships OfferedBarat Academy, formerly located in St. Charles County, will soon begin its second year in Chesterfield, just 12 minutes away from the previous campus. Barat Academy is offering scholarships for students in grades 9–12 this fall. No academically/socially qualified student will be turned away because of finances. Info: Michael Wade 636.300.5500 or Sheryl Guffey 636.699.0191.

July 28: Senior Singles3 p.m. at 54th St. Grill, 1897 Wentz-ville Pkwy. Dinner at 4 p.m. Why eat alone? Info: Wanda at 636.561.9100.

July 28: Saturday Writers 11 a.m. -1 p.m. at the St. Peters Cul-tural Arts Center. A Chapter of the Missouri Writers Guild located in St. Peters hosts a regular monthly meeting. Join us to learn & network with local writers. Guest speaker: Beth Mead www.saturdaywriters.org.

July 28 & August 4: Free Guitar In-tro Lessons11 a.m. - noon at 7829 Mexico Road, St. Peters (Sunny Meadows Plaza). Info: 314.712.5050.

July 28: Warrenton’s City Wide Yard SaleBooklets available from 6 a.m. - noon behind city hall on the corner of West Street and Walton Street.

July 30: Lake Forest Country Club 3rd Annual Caddie Program Golf Tournament Noon at Lake Forest Country Club in Lake Saint Louis. $125/golfer. Proceeds benefit scholarships for the LFCC Caddie Program. Info: Wally Obremski at 636.978.8770 or email [email protected].

HEALTH

Exercise Classes for Cancer Pa-tients & SurvivorsFree for breast cancer survivors/patients, discounted for all other cancer survivors/patients. All par-

ticipants must have a referral from their SSM Cancer Care or SSM Breast Care physician. Stop by the YMCA service center or call the St. Charles YMCA at 636.928.1928 or the O’Fallon YMCA at 636.379.0092 to register.

Diabetes Self Management Train-ing (DSMT)Includes a series of three classes over a three- to four- month period held at SSM St. Joseph Health Cen-ter. DSMT is available with a doc-tor’s order. Info: 636.949.9600 or Patty Shelton at 636.947.5573.

Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT)A nutritional diagnostic therapy and counseling service held at SSM St. Joseph Health Center for disease management with a licensed, reg-istered dietitian. Available with a doctor’s order only. To register call 636.949.9600. Info: 636.947.5163.

Free Mammogram ScreeningsSSM Health Care offers free mam-mogram screenings to women who have no health insurance, by appointment only. Must meet qualifications. Appointments are available at SSM St. Joseph Health Center, 300 First Capitol Drive in St. Charles, SSM St. Joseph Hospi-tal West, 100 Medical Plaza in Lake Saint Louis, SSM St. Joseph Medical Park, 1475 Kisker Road in St. Peters, and SSM St. Joseph Health Center-Wentzville, 500 Medical Drive in Wentzville. Info: 636.947.5617.

Progress West HealthCare Center Events

Progress West HealthCare Center is proud to offer the following events to the community, Free unless oth-erwise noted. Info/registration: 636.344.2273 or www.progress-westhealthcare.org.- [PWHC] Progress West Health-Care Center, 2 Progress Point Pkwy, O’Fallon, MO 63368 - [MOB] Progress West Medical Of-fice Building, 20 Progress Point Pkwy, O’Fallon, MO 63368 - [CP] Corporate Parkway Library, 1200 Corporate Parkway, Wentz-ville, MO 63385 - [MK] Middendorf- Kredell Branch Library, 2750 Hwy K, O’Fallon, MO 63368 - [SCC] St. Charles Community Col-lege, 4601 Mid Rivers Mall Drive, Cottleville, MO 63376

August 2: School Sports Physicals 4-6 p.m. [MOB] Melissa Lueking, MD, Family Medicine. $10. Avail-able for ages 13-18. Parent/guardian must accompany minors. Space is limited.

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Registration required for all events. Free unless otherwise noted. Info/registration: 636.928.WELL (9355) or www.bjsph.org.- [HW]: HealthWise Department at Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital, 10 Hospital Dr., St. Peters- [REC]: Rec-Plex, 5200 Mexico Road, St. Peters- [MK]: Middendorf- Kredell Branch Library, 2750 Hwy K, O’Fallon, MO 63368- [NT]: New Town in St. Charles, Town Hall, 3300 Rue Royale, St. Charles- [LAKESTL]: City of Lake St. Louis, 200 Civic Center Dr., Lake St. Louis

August 2: Siteman Cancer Center’s Survivor Night at the Ballpark 7:05 p.m. [TR Hughes Ballpark, 900 TR Hughes Blvd., O’Fallon] 636.916.9920.

August 8: Bone Density Screening 10 a.m. - noon [SCCCLD]

Support Groups

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

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

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

12 Step Support Group for Wom-en Survivors of Childhood Sexual AbuseMeets in 4 locations in the metro St Louis area. Info: [email protected].• 1st and 3rd Monday: 9:30-11 a.m.500 Medical Dr in Wentzville; doctors dining room of St Joseph Hospital; contact 636-561-1407.• 2nd and 4th Tuesday: 6:30-8 p.m.2 Progress Point Parkway in O’Fallon, MO; 4th floor conference room of Progress West Hospital; contact 636-561-1407.

4th Tues: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Diabetes Support GroupAt HW Koenig Med Bldg, St Joseph Hosp. West. 636.625.5447

Last Tues.: 7–8:30 p.m. HOPE (Al-zheimer’s Disease and Dementia Support Group)Sponsored by SSM St. Joseph Health Cntr & SSM, at Harvester Christian Church, Rm CH–104, 2950 Kings Crossing. 636.928.7651, x. 115.

3rd Wed. 6:30–8 p.m. KidsCan!Siteman Cancer Center, Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hosp., 150 En-trance Way, St. Peters. Support children 4–12 w/parent/significant caregiver w/cancer.

1st Thurs.: 6:30–7:30 p.m. Con-quer Support Group for adults w/cancer. Siteman Cancer Cntr, Barnes-Jew-ish St. Peters Hosp., 150 Entrance Way, St. Peters. Call 636.916.9920.

2nd Thurs.: 4 p.m. Support Group for Alzheimer’s Delmar Gardens, 7068 S. Outer 364, O’Fallon. Call: Jennifer Krpan, Ralph Covinsky 636.240.6100.

4th Thurs.: 6:30–8 p.m. Breast Cancer Support Group Siteman Cancer Cntr, Barnes-Jew-ish St. Peters Hosp., 150 Entrance Way. 636.928.WELL (9355) or 800.392.0936. http://siteman.bjsph.org.

3rd Sun. 12:45-1:45 p.m. Al-zheimer’s MeetingMorning Star Church, 1600 Feise Rd., O’Fallon. Faith-based for care-givers, family of those w/memory loss. 1.800.272.3900.


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21. *Angel pin-up23. Increase24. Never eat chicken this way25. T-cell killer28. Competitive advantage30. Non-stick material35. Eastern ____37. 9th letter of Greek alphabet39. “Lay _____” to a castle40. Medley41. *Rubber wear43. Longest river

44. Muhammad’s birthplace46. A current focal point of debate in Europe47. a.k.a. Snowmobile48. Don’t forget to draw one of these!50. Lincoln coin52. Public promotions53. ____ and kin55. They said their “I ___”57. Old Glory motif60. *Toy with an avatar64. Philosopher _____ Kierkegaard65. Storm center67. Eagle’s nest68. End to a prayer, pl.69. *Spinning ___70. The G in CGT71. *Wax inside a lamp, a.k.a. ____72. Shack73. Earliest stage of sickness

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A stranger named Charlie Beale arrives in a small town in Virginia in 1948. He carries two suitcases with him - one filled with money, the other full of butcher knives.

“Heading Out to Wonderful,” by Robert Goolrick, is a captivating novel about an ill-fated love affair set against the backdrop of a bucolic community of 500-plus citizens. The townspeople gather at church pic-

nics and trade secrets over white board fences, shop at the general store and mind the Golden Rule.Sam, an older man from Brownsburg, narrates “Wonderful,” relating the story of his growing up

years and his relationship with Charlie and Sylvan, a young woman the stranger comes to love - a couple who impact the boy in ways he never fully understands.

The child sees things he shouldn’t see. Years later Sam muses about what is truth and what is fic-tion, while others inquire if he was “damaged by it...wounded in some way.”

Soon after he comes to town, Charlie is taken under the wings of the couple who own the butcher shop. They offer Charlie a job, and he befriends Sam, their son. Charlie is a master meat cutter, calms a steer before he slaughters it, believing this humane approach guarantees sweeter meat.

Charlie’s polar opposite is Boaty Glass. Mean spirited and rolling with fat, quirky and rich, Boaty means to take a wife, and take one he does, paying a dirt-poor hillbilly a pretty price for his teenage daughter.

Sylvan is a rough diamond with Hollywood fantasies. She accepts her fate and becomes Boaty’s prized possession. He parades Sylvan around town in sophisticated clothes she has her black seam-stress copy from movie star magazines.

Of course, Sylvan turns Charlie’s head. No good can come of it, but the beauty of “Wonderful” is the way Goolrick languidly builds tension, pulling the rug out from under our feet, surprising us with the quiet clout of a dull instrument.

“Wonderful” is a literary novel with complicated characters that invite discussion, making it an ideal choice for book clubs - one certain to lead to late night talks about Goolrick’s characters, and their motives. Reprinted with permission. Missourian Publishing Company, 2012.

cnstc: july. 25. 2012

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