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Chamber Back to School Family Fair on Aug. 2 at Morning Star Church

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The Western St. Charles County Chamber of Commerce will be host-ing their second annual Back to School Family Fair from 8 am to 1 pm on Sat-urday, Aug. 2 at Morning Star Church, 1600 Feise Rd. in Dardenne Prairie.

This will be a fun-filled day for fam-ilies to gather information, coupons and giveaways from local businesses and groups as they prepare to return to school.

“This year the focus of the Back to School Fair is on our local families,” President/CEO of the chamber, Tony Mathews said. “We are very excited to see our local residents receive free school supplies, gather information from local business, and have a great time!”

Free school supplies will be given out to children at the event in prepa-ration for the upcoming school year. Each sponsored booth will feature a fun activity for children to participate in while parents will have the oppor-tunity to learn about a variety of busi-nesses in the area come discover how local Western St. Charles businesses can serve the needs of your family.

The second annual Western St. Charles County Chamber of Com-merce Back to School Family Fair will be feature a variety of activities and giveaways including free school

supplies; a meet-and-greet with Prin-cesses Anna and Elsa from Disney’s Frozen (sponsored by Simply a Prin-cess); giveaways of 1,000 drawstring backpacks for kids in attendance; free breakfast pastries and hot dogs; Lowe’s build and grow kids clinics; Wentzville Fire Protection District fire trucks on display; St. Charles County Ambulance District ambu-lances on display; free activities for children at every booth; face paint-ing; and even more giveaways and prizes for kids.

Booths at the Back to School Family Fair include: Jorens Family Agency - Susan Jorens; St. Charles Community College; Great Southern Bank; Heller Chiropractic; Mercy; Jin Jung Kwan Hapkido; Watkins Law Firm; National Information Solutions Cooperative (NISC); Webster University; Massage-Luxe; Country Financial; Community News; Morning Star Church; Crider Health Center; CPR - Cell Phone Re-pair; Mary Kay; Hawk Ridge Family Chiropractic; Instant Imprints; New Hope Counseling Services; Thir-ty One Gifts; Carol Davis Homes; Tastefully Simple; The Chiropractic Wellness Connection; SSM Physical Therapy; CTRL+Tech Services; Beau-tiControl/Stella & Dot; Our Urgent Care; Living Word Christian School;

New York Life Insurance Company; Scentsy; Dynamic Chiropractic & Wellness Center; Eco-Essentials - Fresh Air…Pure Air; Plexus Slim; Merrill Edge; Cornerstone Mortgage; Western St. Charles County Kiwanis Club; GreenPoint Insurance Advi-sors; Saunders Insurance Solutions; RP Contracting; True Health Chi-ropractic; Mid America Teen Com-munity Emergency Response Team;

Photo courtesy Western St. Charles County Chamber of Commerce

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Around TownLocal news and events like the upcoming Celebrate St. Peters festivities.

MovieSmart yet frightening, The Purge: Anarchy is a small, meaningful film franchise with a lot to say.

BusinessMidwest Agency Benefit Planners in its eighth year of business with Guerrettaz at the helm.

Special SectionWestern St. Charles County Chamber Back to School Family Fair.

Sports and Learn & PlayLocal sport authority Gary B will fill you in on the weekend’s sporting events. Also, play Sudoku, try your hand at and discover a new book with Novel Ideas.

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The Main Stage gets going Friday night with rising Nash-ville star Chris Weaver and on Saturday night, rock favorites The Ozark Mountain Daredev-ils will be the headliners after a

terrific fireworks display along the lake at Lakeside 370 Park. Plus there will be terrific open-ing acts both nights to complete a fabulous weekend of free con-certs and fun. During the day on Saturday, the Community News Family Stage and the Cel-ebrate Stage will feature lots of free entertainment starting at 11 am.

Parking is free for the festival. A limited number of reserved parking passes are available for purchase in advance at St. Pe-ters City Hall or the Rec-Plex for $20 dollars for St. Peters res-idents with a resident privilege card, or $25 dollars for every-one else. Discounted carnival ride wristbands are also avail-able for purchase.

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The Cottleville Fire Stations are looking a little dif-ferent lately; solar panels are covering the roofs of three of four stations. The Cottleville Fire District has joined a state renewable energy program that incentivizes going solar. The program aims to boost the use of photovoltaic energy and reduce the cost to residents and businesses through offering energy rebates to customers that participate in this program.

The more residents and business owners who sign on to have solar panels installed on their home or business, the more the cost will drop. Residents can either purchase a solar energy system directly or en-ter into a lease or power purchase agreement. The Cottleville Fire District choose the lease option in which the installer will own and maintain the pan-els while the home or business owner purchases the power generated at a reduced rate. The Cottleville Fire District will lease the solar panels on a 20 year lease or “power agreement” meaning that they will purchase power generated at a reduced rate, and at the end of 20 years, will renegotiate their lease terms.

According to the Solar Energy Industries Asso-ciation, a trade group based in Washington D.C.,

2013 was another record year for the U.S. solar in-dustry. There were 4,751 MW of new photovoltaic (PV) capacity installed in 2013, representing a 41 percent increase in deployment over installation levels in 2012. Solar accounted for 29 percent of all new electricity generation capacity added in 2013, up from just 10 percent in 2012, which made solar the second largest source of new electricity gener-ating capacity behind natural gas. The record year was driven in part by historical growth in the fourth quarter, as 2,106 MW came online in Q4 alone.

The O’Fallon Chamber of Com-merce’s 2014 Membership Direc-tory and Community Profile has won an Award of Excellence in the American Chamber of Com-merce Executives’ (ACCE) 2014 Awards for Communications Ex-cellence (ACE) competition.

The Membership Directory and Community Profile is designed by the O’Fallon Chamber of Com-merce Communications Director, Sara Henderson, who also sells

the advertising and oversees the distribution of 10,000 copies of the publication.

“We are so proud to receive this award. Sara is an extremely talent-ed designer who works tirelessly on this publication; this award is a wonderful way to recognize her work,” said O’Fallon Chamber President/CEO Erin Williams.

The annual ACE competition recognizes outstanding commu-nications efforts by chambers of

commerce across the country. This year’s competition drew 163 entries in four categories: Adver-tising and Marketing; Campaigns; Electronic; and Publications.

Entries were divided into two classes based on budget size, over $1 million in revenue and under $1 million in revenue, and were judged by industry professionals. The O’Fallon Chamber of Com-merce has an annual budget of $235,000.

The 2014 fundraising campaign for the Tri-County Region of United Way of Greater St. Louis will kick off with its sixth annual Chocolate, Wine and All That Jazz event at 6:30 pm Saturday, Sept. 6. Held on the campus of St. Charles Community College, guests will enjoy a night of food, wine and chocolate tastings, and live jazz from The Cole-man Hughes Project.

Early bird ticket pricing is now available until July 31 online at www2.stl.unitedway.org/jazz or by calling United Way at 636.939.3300. Tickets for Chocolate, Wine and All That Jazz are $60 per person for early bird pricing, $70 for regular pric-ing after July 31 and $80 at the door.All proceeds from the evening benefit the Tri-County Region of United Way of Greater St. Louis.

Chocolate, Wine and All That Jazz serves as the

official kickoff to the Tri-County Region’s annual fundraising campaign, which supports dozens of local health and human service organizations. The Tri-County Region serves Lincoln, St. Charles and Warren counties, helping one in three people in the community receive services that strengthen families and make this community a better place to live.

“Thanks to the generosity of this community, United Way is able to continue helping those in need in the Tri-County Region each year,” said John Glenn, Tri-County Region vice president, United Way of Greater St. Louis. “This kickoff sets the stage for a successful campaign to come and promises to be a great night of fun, food and live music for those that come out to support their community and have a little fun at the same time.”

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PB&T employees (l to r) Kris Moesch, Terry Boling, Jesse Knox and Marla Kuntz present Mary Lou Thompson of the Troy Relay for Life with the donation.

PB&T Employees raised $445 for the Ameri-can Cancer Society’s Relay for Life by making a

donation in exchange to wear blue jeans and ten-nis shoes to work. The Relay for Life fundraising events take place all across the country and raise funds to improve cancer survival, decrease the in-cidence of cancer and improve the quality of life for cancer patients and their caregivers.

They call baseball players “the boys of summer.” St. Peters is now offering a new program for the boys and girls of fall. Area kids ages 4-7 can learn Amer-ica’s pastime in a new fall coed Youth Baseball Program offered through the St. Peters Rec-Plex.

Boys and girls will learn the basics of baseball and teamwork, and have fun on the diamond during this six-week instruc-tional program at Woodlands Sports Park. T-Ball for kids ages 4-5 will play on Tuesdays start-ing Aug. 26. Coach Pitch Base-ball for kids ages 6-7 will be on

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Blank Canvas Studios (BCS) and Saint Charles Riverfront Arts (SCRA) invites the public to their jointly hosted First Friday film debut from 6 – 9 pm Friday, Aug. 1 at the Blank Canvas Studios/RHD-Missouri, 122 Point West Blvd. in St. Charles.

Blank Canvas Studios will be screening Brains Be-fore Swine—the first film produced by their client artists. A full-fledged movie premiere is planned, with a red carpet entrance and a reception with re-freshments prior to and after the film’s screening at 7 pm.

The Brains Before Swine movie came about from one of the Blank Canvas Studios client artist’s sug-gestions. This particular artist is very interested in the horror genre and was the one who suggested making a movie. Production took around one year with filming, editing, and music. There are 17 ac-tors in the movie, but the entire BCS staff and cli-

ents were actually involved in the making of the film in some way.

First Friday is a monthly art show with differ-ent themes, displaying different artists from Blank Canvas Studios. First Friday is largely attended by the artists of Blank Canvas Studios, along with family and friends, plus key members of the com-munity. Blank Canvas Studios regularly collaborates with Saint Charles Riverfront Arts with their com-munity arts programming and events, and invited SCRA to co-host the movie premiere event.

For additional details about the Brains Before Swine movie premiere at the upcoming First Friday event, or to learn more about RHD-Missouri’s Blank Canvas Studios, visit www.blankcanvasstudios.org.

And for more information about the Saint Charles Riverfront Arts organization, visit www.riverfrontarts.org.

The St. Peters Rec-Plex, which turned 20 this year, will undergo some major maintenance proj-ects to help keep it the same premier place for fitness and recreation for years to come. Set to begin in August 2014, these projects will update parts of the Natatorium and give the North Ice Rink a fresh coat of paint. Both projects will require that the facilities close to the public during the maintenance work.

The Natatorium, including the pools and diving boards, will close to the public on Aug. 2, and is ex-pected to reopen on Aug. 25. The North Ice Rink will close to the public on Aug. 18 in order to paint the walls. The project is expected to be complete by Sept. 16.

The North Ice Rink’s walls will

be painted a shade of white; the walls were last painted in 2000 and have been showing wear.

Maintenance in the Natatorium will include cleaning the 50-meter pool shell, repairing the 50-meter pool’s moveable floor, and replac-ing the Leisure Pool’s waterslide.

Installed with the original construction of the Rec-Plex in 1994, the waterslide is due to be replaced after 20 years of wear and tear. The waterslide is 145-feet, 6-inches long and 20-feet, 6-inches high. The new water-slide will be similar in size and design, but in order to combat rusting, the steps and landings will be made of PVC material rather than concrete and steel.

For nearly 20 years, the 50-me-ter pool’s moveable floor al-

lowed Rec-Plex staff to increase or decrease the depth of the floor depending on the pool’s use. This flexibility made it pos-sible for the pool to host local, regional and national swim-ming competitions as well as recreational swimming, water walkers, Aqua Aerobics class-es, SCUBA diving and other aquatic programs. The move-able floor, however, suffered mechanical problems in recent months that kept it from be-ing adjusted, limiting the pool’s uses. This project will drain the water from the pool so that it’s possible to repair the moveable floor and restore the 50-meter pool’s flexibility to once again meet the needs of various Rec-Plex users.

The St. Charles County Historical Society will sponsor and lead a house tour this fall on from noon to 4 pm Sept. 20 in the Mid-Town St. Charles area.

Many of the homes on display are slated to be included on the National Register of Historic Places, or are already. The tour begins at Benton School, 400 N. 6th St. and from there visitors can walk or drive to the houses on the tour, including Immanuel Lutheran Church on 6th St. Some of the styles of the homes included in this year’s tour

are Victorian, Queen Anne and Colonial Revival. Participants will also be able to visit a home com-pletely made of steel.

Tickets are $15 per adult and can be purchased online at www.scchs.org, via email by contacting [email protected], or by phone at 636.946.9828. Interested parties may also visit the Historical So-ciety Archives, 101 S. Main St., from 10 am to 3 pm Monday, Wednesday and Friday to purchase tickets in person. Tickets will also be available on the day of the tour at Benton School.

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Last year, a little thriller called The Purge showed a United States virtually free of crime and economic hard-ship. In this fictional country, the New Founding Fathers of America (NFFA) allowed citizens 12 hours each year to indulge their darkest de-sires without repercussions. During that time, one must either purge or “stay safe” in their homes or apartments.

Surprisingly enough, this was one intelligent film

that far exceeded the typi-cal slasher/horror film. It imagined a world where the guy next door spends hours before the Purge sharpening his knives in the backyard. Neighbors who cheerfully dine at your dinner table may just be plotting to shoot you as well.

The Purge: Anarchy contin-ues the story, but features a new crop of characters. Sarge (Frank Grillo) takes to the streets in his armor-plated vehicle with revenge on his

mind. Ironically enough, he saves the lives of Eva (Car-men Ejogo) and her daugh-ter Cali (Zoe Soul) after they are snatched from their apartment.

Director/writer James De-Monaco expands his twisted universe and even shows one man martyring himself

to the rich to provide for his family. The NFFA also reveal their hidden motivations be-hind the annual Purge, in-cluding how the poor and underprivileged are targeted for elimination

DeMonaco shows the vari-ous ways determined people can harm each other. From a

w o m a n with a b u l l -h o r n a n d a ma-c h i n e gun to an-imal traps in the streets, there’s no shortage of mayhem and death. None of these situa-tions feels forced or gratu-itous, though. Indeed, De-Monaco has clearly thought this story through.

Frank Grillo turns in an intriguing performance as Sarge, the reluctant hero of the piece. Despite his body armor and impressive weap-ons, Sarge remains a con-flicted man. Though he stays true to his personal mission, he saves yet another cou-ple, Liz (Kiele Sanchez) and Shane (Zach Gilford) who are reluctantly on the streets.

The Purge: Anarchy also targets the wealthy and priv-ileged. Not brave enough to purge in the streets, the rich pay big money to hunt hapless victims who have been captured. One militant group even uses the free-for-all to strike back at what they consider to be a corrupt government.

Smart yet frightening, The Purge: Anarchy is a small, meaningful film franchise with a lot to say. At time, it feels like a Twilight Zone epi-sode gone rogue, but the sto-ry is solid and enjoyable.

The Purge: Anarchy, rated R for language and strong, dis-turbing violence, 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 television sets to see actors and directors at work. Though his writing has taken him far from St. Louis, Steve is, at heart, still the same wide-eyed kid who spent countless hours watching classic movies at neighborhood theaters.

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Midwest Agency Benefit Planners celebrated eight years of business in July and Frank Guerrettaz has been there every step of the way.

Guerrettaz, director of ben-efit planning, was with Mid-west Agency Benefit Planners since it was founded in August 2006 as a subsidiary of Midwest Agency. The agency’s goal then and now is to provide clients with one source for their in-surance and employee benefit needs. It provides life, health, dental, vision, disability and re-tirement planning through one channel of distribution.

The agency dedicates itself to maintaining the highest stan-dards when it comes to meeting clients’ employee benefit needs. Its team of benefit consultants works to design and tailor clients’ plans to fit their individual needs.

MWA is an independent agen-cy, which means it is not contract-ed to just one provider, so it can offer clients a variety of choices to meet their insurance needs.

“Our focus is to assist our cli-ents in the analysis of coverage and plan design that provide the maximum coverage and cost ef-fectiveness,” Guerrettaz said.

The team works to design, develop and manage employee benefit services for small to medium-sized businesses. It brings together health, welfare and retirement benefits to fos-ter more employee satisfaction.

Midwest Agency Benefit Planners’ complete line of in-surance products and services has been designed to provide solutions to its clients’ personal and business financial needs.

Employee benefits could in-clude contributory employer-sponsored insurance such as life, dental, vision, short-term disability, and long-term dis-ability insurance; voluntary employer-sponsored insurance such as life, dental, vision, dis-ability, critical illness, hospital-ization and cancer insurance; and employer-sponsored re-tirement planning.

The Midwest Agency has a simple philosophy when it comes to employee benefits. That ideal is that with the ever-changing world of employee benefits, a company’s success will be to meet the need of its employees when it comes to their employer-provided ben-efits. The agency recognized that the market is continually changing, but there is still a constant and thriving demand among employees for employ-er-sponsored and employer-provided benefits.

“We are committed in pro-viding excellence in service to our clients, utilizing our tech-nology and other resources to streamline participant ap-plications, vendor reviews and

compatibility as well as vendor matching,” Guerrettaz said.

The agency provides consult-ing and brokerage services that are set up to help employers meet their goals and objectives. It enables employers to save money through the solutions it offers as a fruit of its experience and on-site resources.

In fact, the agency has built a reputation for deftly managing clients’ portfolios.

Midwest Agency Benefit Planners continues to apply its benefit Review analysis with all of its clients. The staff makes a concerted effort to “understand the company’s desired business outcome, their overall objec-tive and strategies in guiding towards assurance of employee satisfaction along with strong product selection to meet the employee’s needs.

“Ultimately, our objective is to access the metrics of value.”

Midwest Agency Benefit Planners is located at 8917 Veterans Memorial Parkway in O’Fallon. For more infor-mation, call 636.978.6620 or 866.686.1713 or visit midwestagencybenefits.com.

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HNB Bank; Luke’s Legacy; Heartland Bank; It Works Global; Saint Louis Crisis Nursery; COST-CO; The Child Center; Diehl Health & Wellness; S&K Manufacturing; The Boy Scouts; Wentzville Junior Indians; Silpada Jewelry; Agape Chris-tian Counseling Services; Bryan Road Animal Hospital; Paparazzi Accessories; Therapeutic Horsemanship; Above & Beyond Chiropractic; Lindenwood University; Little Guppy Child De-velopment Center; Wheel Sports Bicycle Shop; Simply a Princess; Uniquely U Photography; Rock Around the Clock Party Bus; Jamberry Nails - Katie Berry; Klein Realty Group; Lead-erOne Financial Corporation; First Bank; St. Charles County Ambulance District; Wentzville Fire Protection District; Lowe’s; Exodus College Planning; Can Do Tae Kwon Do; and St. Louis Post Dispatch.

The fair is sponsored by Ameren Missouri, the Com-munity News, Country Fi-nancial, Great Southern Bank, Heller Chiropractic, Jin Jung Kwan Hapkido, Jorens Fam-ily Agency–Farmers Insurance, Living Word Christian School, MassageLuxe, Mercy, Morning Star Church, NISC, Our Ur-gent Care, Promotions Pronto, St. Charles Community Col-lege, Twin Oaks at Heritage

Pointe, Watkins Law Firm, Webster University, and Wentzville Fire Protection District.

“The Western St. Charles County Chamber of Commerce strives to help our community and help our local businesses connect with consum-ers,” said Mathews.

Last year, the Back to School Family Fair gave away over 1,000 school bags and more than 4,000 school supplies were donated to the community. With an even greater expected turnout this year, the Cham-ber and Back to School booth sponsors are gearing up to give away even more bags and supplies.

For more information please call the Chamber Office at 636.327.6914 or visit www.westernst-charlescountychamber.com.

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Cell Phone Repair ........................................................ 16Mary Kay ............................................................................... 17Hawk Ridge Family Chiropractic ............................................ 18Instant Imprints .................................................................... 19New Hope Counseling Services .............................................. 20Thirty One Gifts ..................................................................... 21Carol Davis Homes ................................................................ 22Tastefully Simple ...................................................................23The Chiropractic Wellness Connection .................................... 24SSM Physical Therapy ............................................................ 25CTRL+Tech Services .............................................................. 26BeautiControl / Stella & Dot ................................................. 27Our Urgent Care ....................................................................28Living Word Christian School ................................................. 29New York Life Insurance Company .......................................... 30Scentsy ................................................................................. 31Dynamic Chiropractic & Wellness Center ................................ 32Eco-Essentials - Fresh Air…Pure Air ........................................ 33Plexus Slim ............................................................................34Merrill Edge ..........................................................................35Cornerstone Mortgage ........................................................... 36HNB Bank ............................................................................. 37GreenPoint Insurance Advisors .............................................. 38Saunders Insurance Solutions ............................................... 39RP Contracting ......................................................................40True Health Chiropractic ......................................................... 41Mid America Teen CommunityEmergency Response Team .................................................... 42Mid America Teen CommunityEmergency Response Team .................................................... 43Luke’s Legacy ........................................................................44Heartland Bank ......................................................................45It Works Global ......................................................................46Saint Louis Crisis Nursery ...................................................... 47COSTCO .................................................................................48The Child Center ....................................................................49Diehl Health & Wellness ........................................................ 50S&K Manufacturing ............................................................... 51The Boys Scouts .....................................................................52Wentzville Junior Indians ....................................................... 53Silpada Jewelry .....................................................................54Agape Christian Counseling Services ..................................... 55Bryan Road Animal Hospital ................................................... 56Paparazzi Accessories ........................................................... 57Therapeutic Horsemanship .................................................... 58Above & Beyond Chiropractic ................................................ 59Lindenwood University .......................................................... 60Little Guppy Child Development Center .................................. 61Wheel Sports Bicycle Shop ..................................................... 62Simply a Princess ..................................................................63Uniquely U Photography ........................................................64Rock Around the Clock Party Bus ........................................... 65Jamberry Nails - Katie Berry ................................................... 66Klein Realty Group ................................................................ 67LeaderOne Financial Corporation .......................................... 68Western St. Charles County Kiwanis Club ................................ 69First Bank .............................................................................70Exodus College Planning ........................................................ 71Can Do Tae Kwon Do .............................................................. 72St. Louis Post Dispatch .......................................................... 73St. Charles County Ambulance District ........................... 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Lindenwood Wom-en’s Basketball Hon-ored for Scholastics

Lindenwood Universi-ty has a very good athletic

program, but it is especially proud to announce the ath-

letes hit the books hard too.The Women’s Basketball Coaches Associa-

tion (WBCA) announced its 2014 Academic Top 25 teams and the Lindenwood women’s basketball pro-gram had the third-highest team GPA among every level of college and junior college basketball.

“To say I am extremely proud of the young ladies in this program would be an understatement,” said head coach Tony Francis. “They demonstrate daily the true definition of the Student-Athlete. Each player is driven to represent themselves, as well as Lindenwood University, in the highest fashion in the classroom, on the court, and in the community. This recognition speaks volumes of their character, drive, and high level of accountability.”

The Lady Lions compiled a team GPA of 3.759 last school year, which was the highest team GPA among all sports teams at Lindenwood. Their GPA was higher than any team at the NCAA Division I, NCAA Division III, NAIA, and JUCO levels. Lindenwood was also one of just two MIAA pro-grams to make the top-25 academic list.

* Information from Lindenwood Athletics

Only 10 Dates to See the St. Louis Rams at Training Camp

The Rams will practice at the Earth City facility and football fans are welcome to watch for free.

Check www.stlouisrams.com to confirm dates and practice times as they may change:

New this year, attendees will be able to buy ice cold beer from a vendor at Rams Park during all practices:

• Thursday, July 31 - Practice 3:30 p.m. • Friday, August 1 - Practice 1:30 p.m.• Saturday, August 2 - Scrimmage 12:30 p.m. at Edward Jones Dome• Monday, August 4 - Practice 1:30 p.m.• Tuesday, August 5 - Practice 3:30 p.m.• Thursday, August 7 - Practice 1:30 p.m.• Monday, August 11 - Practice 1:30 p.m.• Tuesday, August 12 - Practice 3:30 p.m.• Thursday, August 14 - Practice 1:30 p.m.• Tuesday, August 19 - Practice 1:30 p.m.• Wednesday, August 20 - Practice 1:30 p.m.Take a cool picture at camp and we might just put

it in the paper. Check out this shot of the Rams faith-ful out at camp last week.

* To date, 90 players at camp

Major League Scouts Take Two More Rascals The River City Rascals play professional baseball

in the Western Division of the Frontier League at T.R. Hughes Ballpark in O’Fallon.

The team’s roster has been picked apart by the MLB as they have now signed six players so far this season to join the big leagues.

A few weeks ago it was mentioned—when the Cardinals lost Yadier Molina to an injury—to knock on the door of the Rascals clubhouse and ask about catcher Josh Ludy. Too late now, the Oakland Athlet-ics has purchased the contract of the player who was leading the league in many categories and a potential Triple Crown winner.

While the Athletics scout was in town, he decided to pick up a pitcher as well. Right-hander Ben Brace-well’s name will be added to the many others who have deserved a chance to play in the bigs. As a rook-ie with the River City team, Bracewell thought his name should have been called in the June MLB draft.

STANDINGS: WIN LOSS GB LAST 10 (as of 7-27)

RASCALS 38 23 … 6-4Grizzlies 37 25 1.5 4-6Boomers 35 26 3.0 7-3CornBelters 29 31 8.5 3-7Aviators 27 34 11.0 4-6ThunderBolts 23 37 14.5 6-4Slammers 23 37 14.5 4-6RASCALS HOME SCHEDULE: (All games @

7:05 pm/Sundays 5:05 pm)• Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, July 30, 31, Aug. 1 against Otters• Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Aug 6, 7, 8 against Freedom• Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Aug 12, 13, 14 against Grey

For more information, visit www.RiverCit-yRascals.com

* Find a few more players

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 SportsRa-dioSTL.com, among many other activities. Currently he broadcasts a radio show on 590 ‘The Man’ and 1380 ‘The Woman.’

Edgy Mystery Keeps You Guess-

Reprinted with permission. Missourian Publishing Company. Copyright 2014.

Atmospheric and strewn with rough characters, Dry Bones in the Valley by Tom Bouman is

reminiscent of books by Ron Rash and Wiley Cash. Masters at writing dark, edgy fiction, their books feature meth heads, drunks and other unsavory down-on-their-luck characters.

Bouman’s mystery is set in the hills of Pennsylvania, in the small town of Fitzmorris in Wild Thyme Township. It’s where Henry Farrell grew up. And it’s where Officer Farrell is forced to deal with his first murder case when a young man’s partially frozen and de-composed body is found jutting out of a wooded hollow.

The corpse is discovered by an old man who lives in the nearby wilderness; Aub is a decrepit soul, not quite right in his mind, but certainly not a murderer, at least Officer Farrell doesn’t think so, nor does his deputy George.

Their say-so isn’t supreme. Other officers are called in to assist. But Officer Farrell knows this part of the country and its people, has hunted deer on its wooded trails. He procures a map and info on all the folks who own land bordering on the property where the body is found. So begins his search for the killer—a search that becomes personal when his deputy is found dead in his patrol car, a gunshot to the back of his head.

The double murder shakes Henry to his core, but he’s determined to mete out justice. His search leads to cat-and-mouse games with dead ends, each taking the reader down the wrong path right along with Henry.

This well-crafted mystery keeps you guessing and along the way offers the backstory on Henry Farrell, who has suffered an enormous loss in his life. While the numerous characters in Dry Bones can be a bit confusing at times, a careful reread will clear up any confusion. The extra effort is worth the trouble.

Get this book down pat—it’s the first of four mysteries featuring Henry Farrell. Bring them on.

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Ingredients:12 slices Farmland Applewood Smoked or Honey and Maple Bacon2 teaspoons cinnamon1/2 cup sugar1/4 cup melted butter4 8-inch flour tortillas2 tablespoons applesauce

Directions:Heat oven to 375°F. Spray baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.

Cook bacon according to package directions; drain. Combine cinnamon and sugar; mix well.

Brush melted butter on both sides of tortilla; coat with cinna-mon sugar on both sides.

Place 3 slices bacon and 2 teaspoons applesauce on one edge of tortilla. Roll up and place seam-side down in prepared pan. Repeat with remaining tortillas.

Bake at 375°F for 12 to 16 minutes, until sugar mixture is bub-bly. Cut tortilla roll-ups in half before serving. Serve warm.

Ingredients:1 can (16.3-oz.) refrigerated flaky layer biscuit dough 3 eggs, beaten3 ounces softened cream cheese, cut into 8 small pieces8 slices Farmland Honey and Maple Flavored Bacon1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

Directions:Heat oven to 350°F. Spray eight muffin cups in 12-cup muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray.

Cut bacon into 1/2-inch pieces. Cook in large skillet over medium-heat until crisp; drain.Meanwhile, peel four biscuits in half along layers. Place each piece in greased muffin cup, pressing onto bottom and up sides.

Carefully drain all but 1 tablespoon of grease from skillet. Add eggs, cook and stir over medium heat until eggs are set. Add cream cheese and gently stir until melted. Re-move from heat; stir in bacon and cheese.

Spoon heaping 2 tablespoons of egg mixture onto each biscuit in muffin pan. Peel remaining four biscuits in half along layers. Place each piece over top of egg mixture, pushing edges down into muffin cups.

Bake at 350°F for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool five minutes before serving.

Experts agree that breakfast is the most impor-tant mealtime of the day, but having the same pre-dictable dishes over and over can make this essen-tial meal a very boring one. Instead, spice up the start of your day with a breakfast that’s full of flavor. Delight your taste buds with an instant boost by adding bacon, America’s favorite breakfast meat, to your morning meal.

Packing the perfect savory punch, bacon comple-ments all breakfast staples, from pancakes and eggs to biscuits. But even these tried-and-true breakfast classics can grow lackluster over time.

Treat yourself to a better morning and a deli-cious breakfast by taking traditional cinnamon

roll-ups and breakfast sandwiches to the next level with Farmland bacon — available in multiple va-rieties, including thick cut, classic cut and low so-dium. Farmland bacon is slow-smoked over real hardwoods for maximum flavor intensity, which means these recipes are guaranteed to be anything but boring and are soon to become your new go-to classics.

For more ideas to boost your breakfast, bacon lov-ers can join an online community featuring recipes, videos, prizes, trivia, merchandise and more. Look for the Farmland Bacon Club online at Farmland-BaconClub.com, on Twitter (@FarmlandFoods) or on Facebook (Facebook.com/FarmlandFoods).

Sticky Cinnamon

Bacon Roll-UpsPrep time: 30 minutes | Servings: 8

Bacon ’n Egg

Stuffed BiscuitsPrep time: 45 minutes | Serves: 8

EVENTS July 30: Korean Mission: Kong-Duc Presbyterian Church Visit from Seoul, Korea Dardenne Presbyterian Church, 7400 State Hwy N in O’Fallon. Reservations will begin on July 13 and end July 27. Call Dardenne Presbyterian’s church office at 636.561.4347 for reservations.

July 31: The St. Charles County Pachyderm Club’s Evening Meeting 6:30pm, Culpeppers, 4401 Hwy K in O’Fallon. Speakers include Chuck Gastschenberger, Vicki Schneider, Bob Onder. All are

welcome to attend. For more in-formation contact Penny Henke 636.447.2346.

August 1-3, 8-10: Act Two The-atre: “The Curious Savage”Friday and Saturday at 8pm, Sun-day matinees at 2pm, Performing Arts Theater at the St. Peters City Hall Cultural Arts Centre. Re-served Seating is $14 for Students and Seniors and $18 for Adults for all shows.Group pricing of $12 is available for groups of 12 or more. For more information, call 636.219.0150, email [email protected], or visit www.acttwo-theatre.com.

Aug. 2: Western St. Charles County Chamber Back to School Family Fair8am – 1 pm, Morning Star Church, 600 Feise Rd. in Dardenne Prairie. Free school supplies for children and fun activities. For more in-formation, visit www.westernst-charlescountychamber.com.

Aug. 2: St. Louis International Children’s Film Festival: My Dog the Champion1 pm., Lindenwood University, Young Hall. Appropriate for all ages. For more information, visit www.cinemastlouis.org/about-festival.

Aug. 3: Dream On Worship Se-ries: Gideon – Eve of Destruction 8, 9:15, 10:45am, SunRise United Methodist Church, 7116 Twin Chimneys Blvd. in O’Fallon. For more information, visit www.sun-risefamily.org, or call 636.978.2727.

August 3: Treasure Emporium Flea Market11am-7pm, Sacred Heart Church

annual picnic, 100 Thompson Dr. in Troy.

Aug. 3: St. Francis of Assisi/Im-maculate Conception Portage Picnic12pm – 7pmWashington & 2nd. Streets in Portage Des Sioux. Chicken and beef dinners, $10 for adults, $5 for children. Bingo, theme basket raffle, garden trac-tor pull, children’s games, and live music. For more information, call 314.623.3299.

Aug. 4-8: Vacation Bible School 9 – 11:30 am, Dardenne Baptist Church For children grades 1 through 6. Admission is free. Kids will enjoy a week of fun, food, and exciting learning. To register, or for more information, call 636.625.2015 or visit www.dardennebaptistchurch.org.

Aug. 8: Join us for our Grand Opening The RackHouse West Winery, 5065 North Highway N in Cottleville

For more information, call 314.605.2147 or visit rackhouse.westwinery.com.

Aug. 9: St. Louis International Children’s Film Festival: Wel-come to the Space Show1 pm., Lindenwood University, Young Hall. Appropriate for ages 8 and older. For more informa-tion, visit www.cinemastlouis.org/about-festival.

Aug. 9: Troy Area Chamber of Commerce Memories on Main Street8am-4pm, downtown Troy. 35 classes of cars, live music, ven-dors. For more information, visit troyonthemove.com, or call 636.462.8769.

Aug. 9: National Night Out5:30-8:30pm, Dardenne Prairie City Park, 2032 Hanley Rd. Enjoy life size games such as Tic Tac Toe, Connect Four, Kerplunk; a show-ing of the Lego Movie and more. For more information, contact Me-lissa Nordmann at 636.755.5308, or [email protected]

Aug. 9: Book Signing Author/Photographer duo Sheree Nielsen and Russell Nielsen1:30-3:30pm, Main Street Books, 307 S. Main St. in St. Charles.

Aug. 9-10: St. Charles County Youth Orchestra 2014-2015 Sea-son AuditionsLindenwood University J. Schei-degger Center for the Arts. All levels of string, wind, brass and percussion students welcome to audition. Rehearsals are held on Saturdays with three performanc-es per season. For more informa-tion, email Judy Williams at [email protected], call 636.916.0515, or visit www.sccyo.org.

Aug. 13: Police Softball Fund-raiser6pm, SCC Softball Field, 4601 Mid Rivers Mall Dr. in Cottleville. St. Charles Community College Police Dept. Vs. Cottleville Police Dept. For more information, call Chief Bob Ronkoski at 636.922.8545, or Chief Scott Lewis at 636.498.6464.

Aug. 22: Experience Prayer: How Do I Know If I’m Hearing God’s Voice? 7pm, Morning Star Church, 1600 Feise Rd. in Dardenne Prairie.The event will provide instruction, worship, and prayer. Free to at-tend. Childcare is available if you register by Aug. 14. For more in-formation or to register, visit msc-wired.org/prayerexperience.

Aug. 23 Summer Concert Series: Funky Butt Brass Band7-10pm, Dardenne Prairie City Hall, 2032 Hanley Rd. For more information, contact Melissa Nor-dmann at 636.755.5308, or [email protected]

Aug. 24: Center for Autism Edu-cation 11th Annual Golf Tourna-ment.11:30am-6pm, Bear Creek Golf Club, 158 Bear Creek Dr. in Wen-tzville. Cost is $380 for a four-some, includes 18 holes of golf with cart, lunch, dinner and beer. For more information, or to regis-ter, contact Tony Bryan at [email protected] or 636.978.7785.

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Aug. 25-Nov. 17: Morning Star Church DivorceCare Support GroupMonday evenings, Morning Star Church, 1600 Feise Rd. in Dardenne Prairie. One-time fee of $20 to cover the cost of materials. Deadline to register is Aug. 11.For more information, or to regis-ter, visit www.mscwired.org.

August 28: Ralph Kaufman Golf Tournament to benefit children’s charitiesRegistration 10am, Whitmoor Country Club, 1100 Whitmoor Drive in St. Charles. Lunch at 11am, shotgun start at noon. Reg-ister online at www.ralphkaufman-memorial.com.

September 5 & 6: Christmas Tra-ditions Auditions Signups begin July 25, visit www.stcharleschristmas.com/auditions to sign-up and for more informa-tion. Spots for caroler, character, or international Santa during Christ-mas Traditions 2014.

Sept. 20: St. Charles County His-torical Society House Tour 12-4pm, St. Charles County His-torical Society, 101 S. Main St. in St. Charles. See inside 18th and 19th century houses and an unbe-lievable Church. for more informa-tion, or to buy tickets, visit www.scchs.org, or call 636.946.9828.

Sept. 27: Light the Night Fund-raising WalkRegistration at 5pm, walk starts at 7:30pm, Forest Park’s Central Fields. For more information call 314.590.2230 or visit www.light-thenight.org/gat.

Nov. 1: FHC Craft Fair9am-4pm, Francis Howell Central, 5199 State Hwy N in Cottleville.Over 130 exhibitors featuring ev-erything from jewelry to fall and holiday crafts, bath products, doll clothes, scarves and much more. For more information, call Shelly at 636.448.0629, or email [email protected],

Ongoing Events

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

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: The Seasoned Eye Carvers meeting.9am-noon, St. Charles Senior Citi-zens Center, 1455 Fairgrounds. For more information, visit www.stcharlesareawoodcarvers.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 Society6:30pm at the Kisker Road Library, 1000 Kisker Road. Info: 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 charities. No sewing experience required.

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 Fam-ily YMCA8-9am & 10:15-11:15am. No experi-ence necessary. 636-928-1928.

Tuesdays & Thursdays: Get Fit Ex-ercise Classes9-10am and 5:30-6:30pm at Immac-ulate Heart of Mary Church Hall, New Melle. 314.369.6521.

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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,

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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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sented by the college in partnership

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Health Center-Hospital West, will take

place from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Stu-

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ing nine mini-seminars, a fashion show

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exhibits and seminars and a continental

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luncheon catered by Grappa Grill in

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seminars. For the fourth consecutive

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Along w i t h m a n y

other hu-man can-

cer casualties, I’ve been fighting

lymphoma for years. Recently, I transferred to the Siteman Cancer Center in St. Peters. Siteman is renowned to have the planet’s foremost lympho-ma specialists. Since then, I’ve had the pleasure of meeting some of the nicest and most efficient group of professionals in the business. My hat’s off to

these wonderful people.My latest foray into cheating

the ubiquitous grim reaper is a spot of radiation treatment. Hopefully, he’ll still need a better hand in our ongoing poker game of life and death. It also brought forth one of my pet peeves of all time. They’re called “Hospital John-nies”. those backwards gowns that expose patients’ Gluteus Maximus to any and all that happen by as they’re paraded down the labyrinthine halls of medical facilities wherever they grow.

According to medical peo-ple, they were invented to make easy access for doc-tors, nurses or hypo-wielding Torquemada descendents to inject anything from tranquil-izers to truth serum in one’s stern section; or whatever else they’re concerned with in that area. In my case, they were working on the front side of my anatomy. It seemed logical to turn the gown around and wear it frontwards, but then it may have accidentally created even more licentious exposure. Bad idea.

I surfed the information highway of misinformation for information about Hospi-tal Johnnies. I found nothing about who invented them, but it allegedly happened back during the Great Depression. Perhaps that information was kept private to stave off lynching the inventor in an

era when fanny fetishes may have been serious transgres-sions.

Of course, in those years of starving masses, if some needy soul needed hospital treatment and was made to wear one of those revolting garments, he or she would’ve withheld objections for fear of being refused treatment they couldn’t afford in the first place. That part hasn’t changed much despite medi-cine that has advanced be-yond imagination since. They still expose one’s backside to any and all; they still have ties in back one can’t reach; they still embarrass almost anyone stuck wearing it and patients still can’t afford treatment. The only difference is an oc-casional curmudgeon that lets resentment become vo-cal.

In other words, me.

Pointing out to female radi-ology people that this archaic, unchanged-for-80-years gar-ment would provoke a 911 call by my neighbors if I wore it outside to check my mailbox continue to be ignored. I sup-pose women enduring those short dresses we men appre-ciated so much had its effects, now I’m torn between the lovely sights and sympathizing with female mini-dress dis-comfort. As for which will win out… I regress.

Joe Morice is Community News’s blue-collar philosopher. He was born and raised in Mis-souri and spent most of his child-hood on a farm and adulthood op-erating 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 col-umn are Joe Morice’s alone and do not reflect the opinion of the owners or staff of Community News.

July 30, 2014 • Community News - St. Charles County • www.mycnews.com16Over the Fence Joe Morice

Hospital Johnnies…Ugh!

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