March 23, 2016

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Think of it as the little engine that could of community theater.

This past weekend the New Melle Community Passion Play wrapped its 35th year of presenting the story of the last days in the life of Christ. For the two weekends before Easter, the play has grown to become a must-see Easter event. 

“It’s a small community that pulls off a grand production,” Donna Curdt, co-producer of the event said. “It’s very moving for all of us.”

The play began as a labor of love by Mariam and Gene Steward and has now been embraced by Curdt, fellow pro-ducer Paul Mills and the many who are involved in the production as well as those who return every year to watch the portrayal. The volunteer actors, singers and people behind the scenes bring a new twist and different talents each year, breathing fresh life into the production.

Curdt was one of those audience members who was fascinated and mo-tivated by the production and was in-spired to join the team.

“I came to see it and I was very moved,” she said. “My sister and I both sang and we decided to volunteer and sing with the choir. But one purpose led to another and I was cast in a role.”

The ability to be flexible and multi-

tasking is a key component in being a member of the team and in putting on the production. 

“Oftentimes we have characters play multi-roles, switching into different cos-tumes during the play,” Curdt said. 

This year’s cast was 30-people deep. Ideally, Curdt and company would like to have 50-to-60 members to help flush out the cast. 

The level of commitment in order to keep this non-denominational pro-duction thriving for nearly 40 years is heartening.  Actors and singers, who dabble in the craft at best, come from all over including Lincoln, Warren and St. Charles counties and as far away as House Springs and Elsberry.

“They trickle in from all over,” Curdt said. “Some people have a little bit more experience but most generally aren’t

aware of their talents until we get them in a role. We’re from different denomi-nations and have different beliefs but we’re all Christians and that pulls us to-gether.”

While the basic story is as old as time, there have been a few rewrites over the years, tweaking some dialogue, mixing and matching old songs with new and character changes. 

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Photos by Ray Rockwell The cast members of in the New Melle Community Passion Play perform on March 19 at the New Melle Sports & Recreation Center in New Melle.

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March is Women’s History Month, cel-ebrating the strides women have made in all fields of study and culture. With femi-nism becoming a hot-button issue, one would think that this holiday would be celebrated in an exuberant fashion. How-ever, it is barely even thought about.

In the United States, women as a whole have faced oppression and societal scruti-ny. Women pined and perished for rights such as voting and equal pay. The topic of a woman’s right to control her own body is still up for discussion to this day. At FZN in February, we heard African American music during passing period and biographies on the announcements to promote Black History month. Why is the pride in female accomplishments shrouded and not celebrated in the same way?

History books treat the accomplish-ments of women in the same fashion as

any marginalized group. Women and other historical minorities inhabit one paragraph in a chapter full of white men. Even when they are mentioned, the fairer sex is evaluated on their outward appear-ance almost exclusively.  

Women such as Hedy Lamarr are seen as beauties rather than brains. Lamarr is remembered for her film career and per-sonal controversy, but she more impor-tantly created spread-spectrum commu-nication technology, the basic technology that controls Bluetooth and Wi-Fi today.

Eleanor Roosevelt was judged on her looks rather than her supportive role as First Lady and her work for women’s rights. Without Rosalind Franklin’s re-search on DNA structure, Watson and Crick would not be famous for the well-known double helix structure of DNA. Scarlett Johansson had to dodge sexist questions her male counterparts were not

asked during the media run of “The Avengers.”

W o m e n should be re-spected because of their accomplish-ments, not because of their abundance or lack of physical beauty.

When will women stop being seen in society as pretty pets on pedestals? The accomplishments women have made for their gender as well as the human race should be exalted during this month, not ignored. Publicity for women’s advances and the obstacles they still surmount to-day need to be on the forefront of soci-ety’s mind during this month.

Laura Sigmund is a senior at Fort Zumwalt North

High SchoolThe opinions expressed in this column are the

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Women’s History Month deserves a bigger spotlightBy Laura Sigmund

In 2014, Splash Station Aquatic Center, at 1141 Peine Rd., opened its doors. Splash Station Aquatic Center, a state-of-the-art water park, was fund-ed by the 2010 half-cent sales tax. This facility has entertained more than 60,000 patrons since its opening.

Splash Station Aquatic Cen-ter features several amenities including a 400-foot lazy riv-er, a wet deck spray feature, a children’s splash playground, a three-meter platform and div-ing board and a 24-foot tall wa-

ter flume. This year, Wentzville Parks

and Recreation will add new amenities to the park including a party pavilion. Future plans, include adding an additional slide to the facility and trail sys-tem to the park.

The aquatic center sits in a 22.2-acre park, which until now has gone unnamed. The city of Wentzville needs your help to name one of Wentzville’s new-est parks.

You may submit your park name at http://bit.ly/wentzvil-

leparksandrec or complete a submission form at Progress Park Recreation Center at 968 Meyer Rd. Rules for the contest are also available both of these locations.

Wentzville Parks and Rec-reation can’t wait to hear your suggestions. Submissions will be accepted from March 15 through April 17. The final se-lection will be determined by the Wentzville Parks and Rec-reation Board and Wentzville’s Board of Aldermen.

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New Melle Sports & Rec-reation Center.  Admission is a free will donation only.  What donation money that does come to the produc-tion, it is used to purchase spotlights, sound equipment and staging. 

Next year, the play will run on April 1-2 and April 8-9. For additional information and large group reservations call Curdt at 636-791-3497.

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The Arts and Education Council (A&E) an-nounced that applications for the 2016 PNC Proj-ect Grants are now open. PNC Project Grants, generously underwritten through a $40,000 named fund from the PNC Foundation, range from $500 to $5,000, and are awarded to arts and arts education organizations in the 16-county bi-state St. Louis region.

This unique collaboration between the Arts and Education Council and PNC provides support to a variety of nonprofit arts and arts education or-ganizations. The PNC grants fund specific proj-ects in local classrooms, community centers and neighborhoods as well as outreach programs for at-risk youth and populations with limited to no access to arts programs. To be eligible, organiza-tions must meet specific criteria and have annual budgets under $500,000. Grant awards are deter-mined by a volunteer grant panel convened by the Arts and Education Council.

“PNC Bank believes the arts are a key driver of the economic vitality of our region,” said Mi-chael Scully, PNC regional president. “When we

support the arts, we strengthen the community, increasing the opportunity for success among individuals, organizations and businesses in the community.”

“For some organizations, a $1,000 or $2,500 grant can make an incredible impact,” said Cyn-thia A. Prost, president of the Arts and Education Council. “PNC Project Grants are often used to fund special projects or programs that may be new to an organization or in jeopardy of being cut due to budget constraints. We thank PNC for recognizing that these innovative arts programs contribute to making St. Louis a vibrant, thriving city.

PNC Grant applications are open now and will close on April 18. Grant applications can be made on-line at keeparthappening.org/apply. A&E an-ticipates announcing the 2016 grant awardees in early June. For more information on Arts and Education Council grant programs, contact Su-san Rowe Jennings at 314-289-4004 or Susan-R@KeepArtHappening.org.

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The city of Wentzville’s Board of Aldermen recently approved a resolution estab-lishing a Façade Improvement Grant Program. The program would apply to business and mixed-use buildings which are more than 50 years old and lo-cated in the VC-1 zoning dis-trict. This zoning designation applies to the core Downtown Wentzville area. There are a to-tal of 41 eligible properties.

The Façade Improvement Grant Program was estab-lished to permit and encour-age the preservation of historic structures and avoid neighbor-hood deterioration through renovation and restoration of commercial and mixed-use buildings. The emphasis of the program will be to enhance the exterior facades of these struc-tures. The city established the program recognizing that the requirements for the restora-tion of older structures are generally more expensive than more modern buildings.

The program will encourage reinvestment in the Down-town Wentzville area through a matching 50-50 grant for an amount not-to-exceed a $10,000 grant for an eligible project. To support this effort, a total of $40,000 was set-aside in the 2016 fiscal budget.

The program includes a number of additional require-ments. One of these require-ments is placement of a deed restriction and lien on the property. Should a property owner not retain ownership for at least five years after the grant funds are awarded, the funds must be returned to the city. This provision will encourage long-term reinvestment and discourage a “flipping” of the property. Eligible projects shall only be for exterior improve-ments and may include such features as door and window replacement, tuck-pointing, canopies/awnings, ornamental façade treatment and similar improvements.

Mayor Nick Guccione stated that, “Implementation of the Façade Improvement Grant Program will help to ensure that our downtown core re-mains a very viable part of the Wentzville community.”

Interested property owners are encouraged to submit an application for a grant. The forms will be available after April 1 and will be accepted through April 30. Applica-tions can be obtained from the Community Development De-partment at 200 E. Fourth St.

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Give Kids A Smile provides over $300,000 in free dental services at its most recent dental clinic

The Give Kids A Smile orga-nization announced it succeed-ed at providing $314,851 worth of free dental care to 349 chil-dren in need at its clinic held Feb. 19 and 20 at Saint Louis University’s Center for Ad-vanced Dental Education. The clinic was made possible thanks to a host of supporters and 600 volunteers, which included 93 dentists and dental students and 133 hygienists and hygiene students. The next Give Kids A Smile clinic is set for Oct. 28 and 29. Those eligible may reg-ister by calling 636-397-6453 or visiting www.gkas.org.

The children attending the most recent clinic received X-rays, professional cleanings, fluoride treatments and seal-ants, as well as fillings, root ca-nals and oral surgery, as needed. There was an entertainment area for children to enjoy after they received services, which included face painters, balloon artists, games, a visit from Delta Dental’s Tooth Wizard and the ability to interact with a Span-ish-speaking Tooth Fairy who helped communicate to non-English speaking children. Each child also received a dental care kit, a nutritious sack lunch, a book and other prizes.

“This was our 29th consecu-tive clinic, and it still amazes me to see all that is accomplished

over these two-day periods,” commented Joan Allen, ex-ecutive director of Give Kids A Smile. “If anyone questions the giving-spirit and graciousness of the St. Louis community, I challenge them to see Give Kids A Smile in action. It’s truly in-credible. Thanks to the ongo-ing support of key financial contributors like Delta Den-tal of Missouri, the Missouri Foundation for Health and the Orthwein Foundation, and the countless dental professionals who donate their time and tal-ents – we are making a very real difference in the lives of local children, one smile at a time.”

To date, Give Kids A Smile has provided $7.9 million worth of comprehensive dental care services completely free of

charge to 14,710 local under-served children through the or-ganization’s dental clinics held each February and October since 2002. All services are pro-vided completely free of charge for toddlers and school-aged children through eighth grade, who are Medicaid-eligible, qualify for a school lunch pro-gram or need dental assistance due to other circumstances. In-dividuals are seen by appoint-ment only. To register for the October clinic call Give Kids A Smile at 636-397-6453 or visit www.gkas.org. The registra-tion process includes the com-pletion of health history and consent forms. Appointments are given on a first-come, first-served basis. 

Submitted photo Using a tooth model, Sam Savio from Ballwin, demonstrates the proper tooth brushing technique to Ayden, age six, from St. Peters at the free Give Kids A Smile dental clinic.

Chocolate Trefoil truffles. Shortbread cookies with coco-nut pecan filling, caramel sauce and toasted coconut. Samoa cannoli. Peanut butter cookies topped with bacon fudge, roast-ed banana marshmallow fudge and honey jellies.

These are just a few of the des-serts tasted at Dessert First, Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri’s an-nual fundraiser.

Almost 500 guests attend-ed Dessert First, held at The Chase Park Plaza Khorassan Ballroom. KSDK news anchors Ryan and Dana Dean emceed the event, which raised more than $350,000 in support of the Girl Scout mission of building girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place.

Guests enjoyed Girl Scout Cookie-inspired desserts dur-ing cocktail hour. The unique desserts were created by 10 lo-cal chefs. David Laufer, execu-tive pastry chef at The Chase Park Plaza, won People’s Choice for his melting chocolate sphere

with salted caramel sauce and Tagalong cookie. Crème de la crème de la Thin Mint, (a lay-er of vanilla mint panna cotta topped with a deep chocolate cremeus, a Thin Mint crumble, fresh whipped cream and deep chocolate thin mint bark) creat-ed by Nicole Shuman, St. Louis campus program director of L’École Culinaire, won Judges’ Choice.

As guests enjoyed dinner, Commerce Bank and Maurita Stueck were honored as the 2016 Corporate and Individual Legacy Builders, respectively. Girl Scout Gold Awardees Myra Dotzel and Jessica Thoelke were recognized for their leadership and service with each young woman being awarded a $5,000 secondary-education scholar-ship. Capping off the evening, the Berges Family Founda-tion offered a dollar-for-dollar match in support of Girl Scouts. Guests donated $93,000, which provided $186,000, including the match, in support of girls.

“The overwhelming support

from the community at Des-sert First and beyond highlights how important Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri is in our re-gion,” said Barczykowski. “With help from individual support-ers, volunteers and corporate sponsors, our girls develop leadership skills, while discov-ering their passions through varied program participation and activities. We are so grate-ful.”

Girl Scout fundraiser Dessert First raises an all-time high, more than $350,000

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Registration is now open for the O’Fallon Chamber’s 32 Annual Firecracker Run presented by Mercy on July 4 in O’Fallon. The race begins at 7 a.m. and consists of a 10K, 5K and a One Mile Fun Run.

The event will once again be held at the T.R. Hughes Ballpark lo-cated at 900 T.R. Hughes Blvd. Upon completing the race runners will be met with a Health Expo, attendance prizes, a Runners Only area and an awards ceremony following the event. After the race, stick around the ballpark for the 2016 Heritage and Freedom Fest parade by the city of O’Fallon that starts at 9 a.m.

“The Firecracker Run committee is hard at work planning the details of this year’s race and has already made a couple changes from last year including changing the race course for all of the rac-es, adding a 10K Stroller category, and fresh new ideas to make the event even better this year. ” said Amos Reed, Committee Chair.

You can register online at www.FirecrackerRun.net or by stop-ping by the O’Fallon Chamber office at 2145 Bryan Valley Com-mercial Dr. in O’Fallon. You may also call 636-240-1818 or email Info@FirecrackerRun.net for more information.

The Firecracker Run is the O’Fallon Chambers biggest event of the year and both participants and committee members have a lot of fun in the process. If you would like to help with the plan-ning committee or volunteer during the event it’s not too late to get involved. In addition to the committee there are also numer-ous opportunities to publicize your business through sponsorships which range in amount from $250 to $1,000.

Firecracker Run proceeds benefit the mission of the O’Fallon Chamber of Commerce & Industries, a non-profit organization for businesses. The O’Fallon Chamber of Commerce & Industries is committed to promoting the economic vitality of O’Fallon and the St. Charles County Region by engaging its members in networking and educational opportunities, while advocating for pro-business public policy.

32nd Annual Firecracker Run registration is open

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The SunRise church O’Fallon campus celebrated its 25th anni-versary on March 5 and 6. Cur-rent and past members of the SunRise congregation were in-vited to the celebration. Pastor Bruce Baxter, the first pastor of SunRise traveled back and spoke at all the services about what SunRise means to him and how the name SunRise was chosen for the church. A potluck din-ner and reception was held at a local clubhouse Saturday night and there was a cake reception on Sunday between the services. An worship ex-perience with a full choir and instruments also

accompanied the anniversary weekend’s cel-ebration. For more information about SunRise church, visit www.sunrisefamily.org.

SunRise Church, O’Fallon celebrates 25 years

Submitted photo The SunRise church O’Fallon campus celebrated its 25th anniversary on March 5 and 6.

Martha Washington and Abi-gail Adams will visit the St. Lou-is Genealogy Conference April 2. The one-day conference is being held at Maryland Heights Center at 2344 McKelvey Road in Maryland Heights. Mem-bers of the MidEast District Daughters of the American Revolution will be present to discuss the work of the DAR with anyone in attendance who wishes to be a part of the DAR. Visitors to the event may view the vendors if they chose not to attend the lectures.

Chapter members from the

Caroline Close Stuart Chapter and the Saint Charles Chapter will be in colonial dresses as a part of their presentation dur-ing the conference. Creating the dresses and wearing them at special events is just one of the ways members connect with patriots from the American Revolution.

Mary Jo Anderson, Chapter Registrar and Field Genealogist said, “If people enjoy history and want to help perpetuate our beginning roots this is the place you should be. Tracing your family roots back further

than two or three generations can be a daunting challenge. However, if you manage to con-nect your ancestral line directly to a patriot of the American Revolutionary War, you could be eligible to join the DAR.”

The DAR is the premier na-tional organization for women interested in historic preser-vation, education and patrio-tism. It was founded in 1890 to promote patriotism, preserve American history, and support better education for our na-tion’s children.

Martha Washington and Abigail Adams will visit local genealogy conference

Wentzville School District buses qualify for fleet excellence following state inspection

The Wentzville School Dis-trict Transportation bus fleet was inspected by the Missouri State Highway Patrol on Feb. 18 and 19 and was found to have an approval rate of 94.66 percent for first time presenta-tions. For reference, the state-wide average last year was 88.3 percent.

Of the 150 buses presented for inspection, only eight mi-nor defects were identified, and were quickly repaired, re-inspected and approved before the MSHP inspection team

left, resulting in 100 percent of WSD buses passing the final in-spection.

The 94.6 percent first-time approval rate should qualify the WSD Transportation De-partment fleet for the Missouri State Highway Patrol ‘Certifi-cate of Fleet Excellence’ award which is announced each sum-mer following the conclusion of all state-wide school bus in-spections.

“Every year the Missouri State Highway Patrol conducts a thorough inspection of our

fleet to ensure that our buses meet the state safety standards,” said David Wilson, Director of Transportation for the district. “Our Fleet Maintenance Man-ager Dan Duncan, along with our district mechanics and drivers are to be commended for their hard work and atten-tion to detail. These results are a reflection of the professional-ism of our entire department.”

Last year, WSD buses trav-eled over 1,840,000 miles and safely transported over 10,000 students every school day.  

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For a good portion of Ameri-cans, life insurance is a criti-cal component of financial planning. However, in recent months, many seniors have been hit with an unwelcome surprise as several insurers are raising the premiums on their life insur-ance policies.

When a life insurance policy becomes too expensive to main-tain due to premium increases, the owner can be faced with some difficult decisions.

Consider this story: A 75 year-old man owned a Univer-sal Life insurance policy with a death benefit of approximately $500,000, which he purchased to provide income for his wife in the event of his death. Unfortu-nately, a battle with prostate can-cer dealt him a financial blow and the low interest rates took a toll on the cash value in his poli-cy. Then came the sucker punch: the life insurance company was raising his premiums to almost twice what he had originally planned.

He was told that he would receive just $1,006 in cash sur-render value from the insurance

company. Instead, he contacted Coventry Direct. Through a life settlement, he received $10,000, which he used to supplement his retirement income, getting out from underneath the policy and putting some extra change in his pockets at the same time.

If you are among those poli-cyholders facing an increase in premiums that is stretching you out of your budget comfort zone, it may be time to explore your options. There are a few things you can do to combat ris-ing life insurance costs:

Pay the higher premiums. This may seem like a do-noth-ing option, but look closer. If premiums are exceeding your budget, then you need to make adjustments to ensure that you can continue to make the sched-uled payments or you could risk losing the policy altogether. This may mean cutting other person-al expenses, eliminating travel plans or making other changes to your finances.

Maintain current premiums, but take a cut in death benefits. If you find that keeping your policy is creating a financial bur-

den, it may be worth reassessing how much of a benefit you truly need. Reducing the death bene-fit amount means less money for your heirs, but it may also help prevent the policy from lapsing and leaving your heirs without any benefit under the policy.

Shop for new coverage. Like any other type of insurance, you have the right to explore differ-ent insurers for any number of reasons, including escalating policy rates. However, you’ll want to make sure that you have a new policy in force before can-celling your old policy, just in case you hit any snags finding a new insurer.

Surrender the policy back to the carrier. Depending on your financial situation, surrender-ing your policy back to your in-surer may be your best choice. Although the cash payout will be a fraction of the death benefit that you had established for your heirs, surrendering the policy will eliminate an annual pay-ment that you may not be able to afford.

Explore a life settlement. As circumstances change, your in-surance priorities may change, too, and selling your life insur-ance policy can make sense. Sell-ing your life insurance policy to a third-party investor, which is known as a life settlement, may be a more attractive alterna-tive to surrendering your policy back to the carrier. Coventry Di-rect can help you learn whether a life settlement might allow you to sell your policy for an imme-diate cash payment that could be four to eight times greater than what you would receive from your insurance company.

To learn more about your op-tions and whether a life settle-ment is right for you and your family, visit coventrydirect.com/lifesettlements or call 888-858-9344.

How to combat rising life insurance costs

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As required by state law, the St. Charles County As-sessor plans to mail approximately 46,000 personal property assessment forms by March 18 to taxpayers who failed to respond to the initial January mailing. Forms were due by March 1. Late filing penalties will be applied on May 1.

Individual personal property owners can file their assessment online. Printed on the personal property assessment form is an E-filing website and unique se-cure access code for individual personal property own-ers to access their accounts. The E-filing website link is also featured on the Assessor’s website, http://assessor.sccmo.org. When filing online, taxpayers receive auto-matic confirmation that their form was received. Resi-dents who mailed their form can verify receipt on the Assessor’s website through the Personal Property As-

sessment Confirmation Database by entering in their address information.

Residents who do not file a form each year find themselves at the Assessor’s Office during the end-of-the-year rush, mainly for three reasons:

• New residents are not familiar with the per-sonal property declaration requirement.

• Current residents do not complete and return the declaration form to the Assessor.

• Residents experience difficulties renewing vehicle licenses.

By declaring their personal property, residents can avoid problems at the end of the year when they real-ize they have not received a personal property bill. Forms filed by May 1 also provide the opportunity to appeal the value if necessary.

“The tax rate for everyone in the county is impacted when citizens do not declare their personal property,” said Scott Shipman, St. Charles County Assessor. “Completion of the form assures a fair and equitable distribution of the tax burden.”

Residents who have questions or did not receive a form to declare their personal property may contact the Personal Property Department at 636-949-7420 or 1-800-822-4012, ext. 7420. The Assessor’s website also includes both individual and business personal property forms.

“The Assessor’s Office is ready to help if residents have any questions about filing online or personal property in general,” said Shipman.

St. Charles County Assessor reminds citizens to declare personal property

Forrest Keeling Nursery of-fers 65 years of experience in creating native landscapes of all sizes. The local, family-owned nursery and community leader is newly focused on bringing their conservation expertise to home and farm habitats.

“Our Habitat Headquarters Collections are specially select-ed combinations of native wild-flowers and grasses,” explained Kim Lovelace-Young, Forrest Keeling vice-president. “We want to make it easy, afford-able and fun for home owners and landowners to work with nature to create beautiful, prob-lem-solving landscapes.”

“Hardy native plants,” Kim continued, “evolved over cen-turies in their environment and provide important conserva-tion benefits and wildlife needs.

By adding wildflowers, for ex-ample, we can help support pollinators like the honeybee that are critical to our agricul-tural industry. Similarly, deep-rooted native grasses, shrubs and trees help reduce stormwa-ter runoff and filter pollutants from our groundwater.”

Forrest Keeling has offered a garden center for years but has updated it and renamed it Habitat Headquarters in honor of their emphasis on bringing working landscapes to homes and farms.

Wayne Lovelace, Forrest Keeling president, is excited about bringing the Nursery’s conservation concepts to the general public. “From con-tainer sized to multi-acre, we have the ‘right recipe’ to help even the inexperienced create

attractive, low-maintenance areas from the backyard to the back forty! You might say na-tives are a natural for easy-care landscapes.”

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Rain Garden to reduce runoff and soggy spots

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Erica Fiore, an American Family Insurance agent in Wentzville, has been recognized for providing an outstanding customer expe-rience under the American Star Excellence in Customer Experi-ence Certification Program.

“Customers are our number one focus, and agents who earn the American Star Excellence in Customer Experience Certification have been given the highest marks from customers for excellent service,” said Bill Westrate, chief operating officer of American Family Insurance. “These agents provide the exceptional service and attention customers expect and deserve, time and time again.”

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This month, the St. Charles County Health Department’s Divi-sion of Environmental Health and Protection awarded the dietary manager at Twin Oaks Estate with the 24 Carrot Gold Food Safety Excellence Award.

Larry Conner is in his 16th year has dietary manager at Twin Oaks Estate. Conner was nominated by St. Charles County Health Inspector Rochelle Howell for his outstanding food safety, sanita-tion and employee education.

“We are so proud of Larry and the dietary staff at Twin Oaks Es-tate,” said Twin Oaks CEO Tim Blattel. “Larry has always worked so hard to promote cleanliness and professionalism and this award is so well deserved. We are blessed to have him as a leader on our team.”

Of the 1,450 public and private dining establishments in St. Charles County, only five receive the 24 Carrot Gold Food Safety Excellence Award each year. For a complete list of this year’s win-ner, visit http://www.sccmo.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=382.

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Seven Timberland High School (THS) seniors have re-ceived the Distinguished Stu-dent Leader Award from the Missouri Association of Stu-dent Councils (MASC).  Ryan Hiatt, Clare Berry, Danielle Beeler, Becca Rooney, Cailey Patterson, Kenzie Young, and Brett Behlmann  are all mem-bers of the THS Student Coun-cil (STUCO) and this marks only the second time in school history that THS students have received this distinguished

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Ryan Hiatt is the President of Timberland’s STUCO. He is a member of DECA and Na-tional Honor Society (NHS) and has represented the Wolves as the varsity quarterback and a captain on the THS football team. Next year, Ryan will at-tend William Jewell College where he plans to study busi-ness administration and play football.

Clare Berry is the Vice Presi-dent of STUCO. She has been a member of the varsity dance team for four years and is ac-tive in DECA and Link Crew. She also serves as a chairperson for the Relay for Life commit-tee. Clare is planning to attend University of Missouri-Co-lumbia next year and major in Business Management Admin-istration.

Danielle Beeler has been in Timberland STUCO for two years. Danielle also serves as the President of Thespian Troupe #6430. She is a mem-ber of NHS and plans to attend Missouri State University in the

fall and major in Theater Edu-cation or Communications.

Becca Rooney serves as the Commissioner Vice for STU-CO. Becca is a member of DECA, plays volleyball, and is a chairperson of this year’s Relay for Life committee. She plans to attend a four-year university next year.

Cailey Patterson is the Third Vice President of STUCO. She is a varsity cheerleader as well as a pole vaulter for the Tim-berland Track Team. Cailey is also a member of NHS and she plans on attending a four-year university in the fall.

Kenzie Young is a Media Commissioner for STUCO. Kenzie is a varsity cheerleader and a member of NHS and Link Crew. After high school, Kenzie plans on attending a university to study pre-med.

Brett Behlmann has been in STUCO for two years. He maintains a 3.9 GPA and is also an officer of Timberland DECA. Next year, Brett plans to attend the University of Mis-souri-Columbia to major in ac-counting.

The students each received their award at the MASC State Convention at Platte County High School March 10-12.  

Students from the Wentzville School District competed in the high school portion of Mis-souri’s Tri-County Regional Science and Engi-neering Fair held at Holt High School on Feb. 27.

Holt junior Aimee Aubuchon received overall first place for her project “Assessing the Suitabil-ity of C. elegans Mutant hum-7 as a Model for Celiac Disease” and will advance to the Intel In-ternational Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Phoenix, Arizona May 8-13. Aimee was also awarded the Air Force and Navy Research Awards, as well as the Society of InVitro Biology Award.

Holt sophomore Hannah Berendzen was also invited to go to INTEL ISEF as a student ob-server. Holt senior Will Rackers will go on to compete at the International Sustainable World Energy, Engineering, and Environment Project

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Third place overall went to Holt senior Lily Merz for her project “The Effects of Breast Milk on Growth of Bacteria and Cancer Cells.” Lily earned the Air Force and Navy Research Awards as well. Holt senior Hannah Steber earned the third place American Chemical Society Award.

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There’s something about visiting a Spanish-speaking country that brings out the need for us gringos to show off our bungling, seventh-grade Espanol skills. Using those skills also reveals why I was barred from ever advancing to eighth and ninth grade Spanish classes.

We recently vacationed in one such country. Meaning, I just had to impress the locals with my mad skills.

I hola-ed everyone I came across and received a cheery hola in return.

This only served to boost my linguis-tic confidence. At lunch I ventured fur-ther by asking the waitress how she was, “Como estas?”

“Muy bien,” she answered. (That meant she was fine to all you one-languagers out there.)

Feeling smug with my bilingual-ness, I

ventured into a gift shop to lay out the full extent of my junior high Spanish educa-tion.

“Hola. Como etas?”The shopkeeper ensured me that he

was fine. I examined a nice handbag and motioned him over.

“Si, Senora.”Yes, he replied and also recognized that

I was indeed a lady. My translation pow-ers were razor-sharp.

Intent on negotiating a deal for the pur-chase, I inquired about the price. “Que es?”

Suddenly, he blasted forth a tsunamis of words incorporating Spanish all the way past eighth grade and on up through graduate school. It seemed to be a com-pletely different tongue and spoken at such warp speed that I thought his lips

might flap off of his mouth!I stood there gobsmacked.He looked at me fully expecting a reply

then rattled off something again.I quickly used the old reliable phrase

for such emergencies when exposed as a total fraud and in need of a quick escape.

“Now what were the words? Think.” “Es bananas en el banos?” “Is bananas in the bathrooms?!” I demanded.

I hid out in the banos until I was sure security had not been called.

A lady came up beside me and asked, “Dear, you look a little green. Have you been drinking the water?”

“No,” I admitted. “I just blew my cover trying to use my dusty old Spanish skills.”

“I know what you mean,” she said. “This entire week I thought I was saying ‘cookie’ only to find out I was using the term for a

certain unmention-able body part. No wonder I got such giggles ordering at the buffet bar.”

Moral: “Better to re-main silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.” – Mark Twain

Cindy Moore is the mother of three su-perlative kids, servant of two self-indulgent felines and wife to one nifty husband. Her fic-ticious occupation? Archeological Humorist: someone who unearths absurdity and hilarity in strange and unusual places including pub-lic restrooms, the lint filter, and church meet-ings. Most recently, she excavated a find in her neighbor’s bird feeder.

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

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ACROSS1. Boat load6. Line of work9. Stairway alternative13. Hitler’s mistress14. High or low card15. Country on Samoan Islands16. Stiff hair or bristles17. Kan. neighbor18. Holy See loyalist practicing different rites19. *Daylight ____ time21. *Spring is a symbol of this23. Much of this about nothing?24. “Stop!” to marchers25. Feather glue28. World’s largest continent30. To show off35. Functions37. Jittery39. End of a poem40. *Before you spring clean you make one?41. Manet’s and Gauguin’s contemporary43. Seaside bird44. *”Spring to mind” or “Spring into action,” e.g.46. Table mineral47. Equal48. Correspondence friend50. Part of ROM52. *Spring is a cure for ____, acr.53. As opposed to “want”55. Pine juice57. *Vernal event61. *Japanese spring blossom64. Knucklehead65. Wear and tear67. Made cow noise69. Old hat70. June honoree71. Muscat resident72. #23 Across, pl.73. Mama sheep74. Relating to Scandinavia

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42. Bills under mattress45. Like “The Martian” mission49. DiCaprio to his friends?51. Nature spirit in Greek mythology54. Ooze out56. Movie trailer, e.g.57. Cocoyam58. Leg muscle59. “Do ____ others as...”60. Frosts a cake61. Formally surrender62. Lion’s warning63. Strong desires66. Horror movie series68. One of a set of dice

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MMA will return to action on Saturday, March 26 at the Family

Arena in St. Charles with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. with the first bout at 7 p.m.

As always Fight Hard will be offering thousands of free tickets to fans through several area market-ing and retail partners as well as its website. An-other huge crowd is expected, so as always fans are encouraged to arrive early!

Mixed martial arts (MMA) is the fastest grow-ing sport in America and is locally based in Lake St. Louis. The event will feature male and female contestants.

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Athletes of the week at Lindenwood

Congratulations to Sar-ah Bobrowski and Dillon Archer for earning the spotlight in their respect-ed sports recently.

Women’s hockey player Bobrowski made school history by scoring the first game-winning goal in the program’s postseason history. She scored Lin-denwood’s fourth goal in the game one win over Robert Morris, which proved to be the game-win-ner in a 4-3 win. Along with the goal she also as-sisted on a goal in game two of the series.

Wrestler Archer earned a spot in the NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships after finish-ing third at last week’s Super Regional. He won his first two bouts by a pin and an 8-6 decision. Al-though he fell in the semifinals, he bounced back with two straight pins to clinch a spot in the na-tional tournament.

For more details go to www.Lindenwood.edu.*Drew Morris / Graduate Assistant for Sports

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Indoor football Raiders back in action April 3

The River City Raiders professional indoor football team plays in the Northern Division of the American In-door

Football league with home games at the Family Arena in St. Charles.

CEO/President Kenny Nowling and his team will spend Easter weekend with their families and love ones before hitting the Astroturf at the Arena next month.

The team presently sits at the top of their divi-

sion with two wins against no losses. They have outscored their opponents 122-74.

The next home contest is when the Cincinnati Bulldogs come to town April 3 for a 3:05 p.m. game.

For more details go to www.IndoorRaiders.com.You can listen to the game with Todd Black-

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Former St. Louis baseball skipper coming to T.R. Hughes

May 21 will be a special day in O’Fallon with many activities going on at the ballpark.

It will be the second home game for the River City Rascals who will take on the ‘cross town rivals’ Gateway Grizzlies in a 6:35 p.m. contest.

Managing the Cardinals for 16 seasons, Tony La Russa will be at the park signing autographs prior to the game.

La Russa guided the team to a franchise record 1,408 wins and is tops on the Cards all-time games managed list with 2,591 games.

When arriving in St. Louis in 1995, he requested uniform number 10 since his goal was to manage the Cardinals to their 10th World Series title. He did that in 2006 and added another one in 2011. His number is one of a selected few to have it re-tired.

For more details go to www.RiverCityRascals.com.

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I will be broadcasting the “STL Health and Wellness LIVE” show every Satur-day from 9-11 am on 590 The Fan and 590TheFan.com.

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, em-ceed the River City Rascals’ inaugural season, and co-hosted SportsRadioSTL.com, among many other activities.

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March 24: Time for Tea Have you ever wondered what your treasures are worth? Now is your chance to see your heirlooms through the eyes of a professional, certified per-sonal property, fine art, jewelry and an-tique appraiser. Join us for this fun and lively afternoon from 1-3 p.m., with Maria Gianino, of Legacy Appraisals. You will learn what makes something valuable as well as finding out how to sell the items you no longer want. In-dividual items will not be appraised at this event due to time restrictions. The registration fee is $7. Tea, coffee, cook-ies (sugar-free upon request), cake and yogurt will be served. Tickets are on sale at the Cultural Arts Centre. Regis-ter in advance at the St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre or by calling 636-397-6903, ext. 1624.

March 25: Spring Fling carnivalThe Holt High School DECA Chapter will be hosting the 17th Annual Spring Fling at Holt High School from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. This year’s event will feature egg hunts, food, prizes, a coloring con-test, a bounce house, games and ap-pearances from local mascots and the fire department. Admission is free and game tickets are five for $1 with plenty of prizes available for the winners. There will also be a raffle for themed baskets, and tickets for the basket raffle are $1 each or six for $5. The free egg hunts will be broken down into two age groups; preschool through first grade beginning at 11 a.m. and second through fifth grade beginning at 12 p.m. All proceeds from the event will

go towards the local scholarship fund for Holt DECA National Qualifiers to help with expenses at the International DECA competition. DECA is an in-ternational organization specifically designed to reinforce the occupational competencies of high school students who wish to pursue a career in market-ing, entrepreneurship, or management. For more information, please contact the event coordinator Jolene Wofford at 636-327-3876, extension 26422 or jolenewofford@wsdr4.org.

March 26: Pancake breakfastWentzville Rainbow Assembly #114 for Girls is sponsoring an all you can eat Pancake fundraiser breakfast from 7 to 11 a.m. at Troy Masonic Lodge at 611 Main St. in Troy. Advance tickets are $5 or $7 at the door. Children under three are free. Contact angie.dodson96@gmail.com for tickets or takeout orders.

March 26: Honduran Street Party RunThe Streets of St. Charles and Cullinan Properties will host the third annual Honduran Street Party Run. The event will feature your choice of a 5K run, a 10K run or a one mile fun run. Prizes will be awarded to the top three fin-ishers in each of seven categories, for both male and female. Event check-in will begin at 7:30 a.m. The 5K and 10K run both start at 8:30 a.m., with the one mile fun run starting immediately after. The event features on-course hydration stations and chip timing with onsite re-sults. Runners’ swag is a t-shirt, custom medal and a fleece earband/headband. No shirt sizes are guaranteed for regis-trants after March 10. Those interested

in participating or donating are strong-ly encouraged to attend. Sponsorships opportunities are available. For reg-istration and more information visit www.streetpartyrun.com

March 27: Holy week servicesSt. Johns Church of Christ Holy Week Services include Maudy Thursday-March 24 at 7 p.m., Good Friday – March 25 at 12 p.m., Good Friday Cantata, “The Weeping Tree” St. John’s Ministry and Orchestra – March 25 at 7 p.m., Holy Saturday Vigil – March 26 at 9 p.m. and Easter Services – March 27 at 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. at 405 S. 5th Street in St. Charles. For more in-formation call 636-946-0961 or visit www.stjohnsucc.org.

March 28: Sister Cities meetingSt. Charles – Ludwigsburg Germany Sister Cities organization’s monthly meeting begins at 7 p.m. at Culpepper’s Restaurant, private room at 3010 West Clay in St. Charles. There is no admis-sion cost and everyone is welcome to attend. The March featured speaker, Elizabeth Terry, a historian and au-thor in St. Louis, tells the story that has never been told, “Oysters to An-gus: Three Generations of the St. Louis Faust Family.” For more info contact joedaues@yahoo.com.

March 30: Community forumThe city of St. Peters’ Health and Well-ness Advisory Committee will host a panel discussion with experts who will shine more light on suicide and suicide prevention. You’re invited to “Let’s Talk …  A Community Forum on Suicide and Its Prevention” at the St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre. The event begins at 7 p.m. Experts will address suicide as it relates to youth, adults and military veterans. Panel speakers are: Heather Davidson, MSW, L.C.S.W. (masters in social work, licensed clinical social worker), Director of Youth Services, SSM Behavioral Health Services; Molly Dwyer-Simonsen, MA, LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor), Team Leader Outpatient Behavioral Health Pro-grams; and Wendell W. Webb, Nation-al Senior Vice Commandant, Marine Corps League. Learn more at www.stpetersmo.net.

March 30-April1: Art show“Spanning The Generations” art show presented by Crossroads Arts Council will take place March 30, 31and April 1 from 5 – 9 p.m. At Wentzville Com-munity Club at 500 West Main Street in Wentzville. The show is free and open to the public. For more informa-tion contact 636-327-4471 and leave a message or email crossroadsartscoun-cil@gmail.com. Artist information and entry forms can be found http://www.crossroadsartscouncil.org/.

March 31: Evening of the ArtsThe Evening of the Arts is from 7 - 9:30 p.m. at Living Word Christian School’s O’Fallon Campus at 1145 Tom Ginnever Avenue. Tickets are available for purchase in the main office of the high school for $25 each. Come enjoy an evening of exceptional entertain-ment. Christian Thomas Lee, Concert Classical Guitarist and Collector of Fine Art will be in house along with a large portion of his collection. See the work of Picasso, Faberge, a pipe of King Edward the VIII, the ‘Conclu-sion of a Commercial Treaty Between Great Britain and the Prussian Empire’ signed by King George IV in 1824, and portraits from Adolf Pirsch, two of his works hang in the Vatican and we will have three in our school. There will be a silent auction with the works of Jo-seph Vorst, a contemporary of Thomas Hart Benton, from the artist colony in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. We will have other pieces to auction, as well, from local artists, and our students. Christian Thomas Lee is a master-ful story teller and he will be sharing this evening. We will be serving butler passed hors d’oeuvres and beverages catered by Valenti’s. A complimentary favor will be given to each couple or

individual who attends.

April 1: Young professionals galaKids In The Middle will host its first ever young professionals gala from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Ameristar located at One Ameristar Blvd. in St. Charles. The evening includes hors d’oeuvres, wine and beer, raffles and live entertain-ment. The agency is looking to build awareness and bring St. Louis young professionals together. The event co-chairs are Dustin Larson of Cushman & Wakefield and Tasha Thacker of Mo-neta Group. Reservations are required, and tickets are $30 per guest. Sponsor-ship opportunities are also available. For further details about the event, call 314-909-9922 or visit www.kidsin-themiddle.org.

April 1: Spaghetti dinnerThe St. Charles Optimist Club presents its 45th Annual Spaghetti Dinner. The dinner and festivities begin at 10:30 a.m. and conclude at 6:30 p.m. Mem-bers of the community are invited to attend and enjoy an entree of spaghetti with meat sauce from Pio’s Restaurant with salad, coffee, tea, wine and dessert. All for the low price of $10. Note, chil-dren under five are free. Many guests go back for seconds. Plan to join the Optimists at Blanchette Park – Memo-rial Hall on April Fool’s day (No joke!). Carry-outs are available. Advance tickets can be obtained by calling Dale Westby at 314-550-7723.

April 2: Trivia nightThe event is presented by the O’Fallon and St. Charles Kiwanis and located at St. Peter Church/Parish Center at 221 First Capitol in St. Charles. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., game starts at 7 p.m. Proceeds benefit children globally and locally through a focus on developing their mind and body. Locally, we will be providing books to children in need, as well as supporting the sports pro-gram at The Boys & Girls Club. Glob-ally, we save babies lives by working to eliminate maternal neonatal tetanus. Prizes awarded to best themed table and first place team for highest trivia score. Tables of eight are $200. Beer, soda and snacks are provided, but you are welcome to bring your own food and alcohol. We have raffle baskets, sports memorabilia, silent auctions, 50/50 and more! Sign up by calling Don at 314-630-4738 or e-mail Hap-pydon9@aol.com or go the our website http://stcharleskiwanis.com

April 3: Theater performanceYoung People’s Theatre will perform “Fiddler on the Roof ” March 18-20; April 1-3, in the Donald D. Shook Fine Arts Building theater on the SCC cam-pus. The campus is located at 4601 Mid Rivers Mall Drive in Cottleville. “Fid-dler on the Roof ” will be performed at 7 p.m. March 18-19; April 1-2 and 2 p.m. March 19-20; April 2-3. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at stchas-tickets.com or by calling 636-922-8233.

April 7: Art exhibitionYou hear a piece of classical music. Can you picture it? Is it a picture in green...or red...or blue...or many differ-ent colors? That is what students from throughout the region were asked to figure out while listening to the Scher-zo from Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The public is invited to view how the students envisioned that piece of music at St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre from March 24-April 7. The St. Louis Symphony Volunteer Association invited Kindergarten through Grade 6 students to listen to this specific selection of symphonic music and then create their own ar-tistic interpretations of the music through paintings, colorings or draw-ings. A panel of distinguished judges reviewed the entries, and the top 100 finalists’ artwork is part of a traveling exhibition appearing at the St. Peters’ Cultural Arts Centre and five other locations around the St. Louis metro-politan area including Plaza Frontenac,

St. Louis Public Libraries, The Magic House, and The Sheldon.

April 8: Art exhibitionSt. Charles Community College will display artworks by local art-ists at its exhibition, Architecture and Landscapes. Artists include Andrew Brandmeyer, Rachel Bray, Daniel Fishback, Mark Appling Fisher, Beth Goyer, Dimitrina Kutriansky, Natalie Rupp, Jason E. Sandberg and Russell E. Vanecek. Each of the artists create work involving conceptually engaging viewpoints of architecture and/or land-scape using drawing, painting or pho-tography. The Architecture and Land-scapes exhibition runs through April 8. The exhibition is free and open to the public. The gallery hours are 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. The gallery is located in the Donald D. Shook Fine Arts Building. Parking for patrons is free in the campus Blue and Yellow lots.

April 9: Trivia nightTrivia night sponsored by the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians St. Pat-rick’s Division, St. Charles at St. Robert Bellarmine Parish Hall at 1424 First Capital Dr. in St. Charles. Doors open 6:30 p.m., trivia begins at 7 p.m., tables of eight players cost $160. Beer, wine and soda will be provided, bring your own food. Contact Pat with questions at: 636-544-7418. Make reservations at: laohstpatsdivision@gmail.com. Make checks payable to: LAOH, St. Patricks Division. Proceeds to benefit needy individuals in the area and to as-sist other organizations with the same goal.

April 10: Cottleville sand volley-ballThe city of Cottleville is excited to an-nounce another fun-filled season of sand volleyball will be starting soon in Legacy Park. You can sign up now at www.missourisandvolleyball.com. Select the Cottleville Legacy Park lo-cation when you sign up. The 2016 Spring Session is scheduled to begin April 10. Don’t miss out, sign up now! This year we are featuring a rain out hotline which is 314-375-5885. Rain outs will be announced by 5 pm.

April 10: Brass band perfor-manceTap your toes to the sounds of the award-winning St. Louis Brass Band as they present “Cookin’ With Brass,” at Zion Lutheran Church at 3866 Old Hwy 94 in St. Charles at 2:30 p.m. Tick-ets may be purchased at the church of-fice prior to the event and at the door on the day of the performance. Ticket prices are $10 for adults; $5 for stu-dents; free admission for children five and under. For more information and directions, log on to www.zionharvest-er.org or contact Mark Thoelke, Minis-ter of Music at 636-441-7425.

April 11: VA Medical Benefit meetingTo all veterans and their families, Church on the Rock is having a VA Medical Benefit meeting at 6 p.m.in the North Campus Rock Café at Church on the Rock at 888 Birdie Hills Rd in St. Peters. Guest speaker Anthony T. Luke, Health Administration Repre-sentative will be giving an update to all current veteran medical benefits. Q/A will follow. Light refreshments will be available. RSVP is requested online or at COTR Kiosks in the church lobby. Any questions please call Dan Wagner at 636-240-7775.

April 16: Trivia nightThe Kiwanis Club of West St. Charles County is holding a team trivia night at the Knights of Columbus hall located at St. Patrick’s Church at 405 S. Church Street in Wentzville. Call Erica Fiore at 636-327-5858 or Tim Hooton at 636-695-4733 for more information.

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April 16: Theater performanceYoung People’s Theatre Performing Arts Academy will perform “Crum-pled Classics” at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. in the Daniel J. Conoyer Social Sciences Building auditorium at SCC. The cam-pus is located at 4601 Mid Rivers Mall Drive in Cottleville. Tickets for the show are $5 and can be purchased at stchastickets.com, in the Continuing Education office in Humanities Build-ing Room 103 or by calling 636-922-8233.

April 22: Benefit shrimp boil Come to the Friedens UCC all-you-can-eat shrimp boil that will benefit the Back Bay Mission in Biloxi, Mis-sissippi.   Reservations with advance ticket purchase are required. Go to the website at www.friedens-ucc.org or call the church office at 636-724-1918 for more information.  

April 23: Trivia night Boy Scout Troop 72 in St. Charles is hosting their annual trivia night and si-lent auction at Hope Lutheran Church located at 1975 Old Hwy 94 South in St. Charles. Doors open at 6 p.m. with first question at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $20 per person, eight people max per table. Cash prizes for first, second and last placed teams. The night also includes a silent auction, 50/50 raffle, raffle bas-kets, attendance prizes and games be-tween the rounds. Teams are welcome to bring their own snacks and bever-ages. Soft drinks, popcorn/pretzels/cheese balls provided by Troop 72. For information or to reserve a table, please call 314-313-7788 Proceeds to benefit Boy Scout Troop 72.

April 29: Trivia nightA trivia night benefit will be held for Powell Terrace Food Pantry in St. Charles. The event will be held at First Baptist Church of Harvester at 4075 S. Hwy 94 in St. Charles MO. Doors open at 6 p.m. and trivia starts at 7 p.m. Cost is $160.00 for a table of eight; in-dividual cost is $20 each. If you have any questions, please call Rev. Coby Boyd at 636-724-3036 or send an email to bogeyhillsbaptist@sbcglobal.net.

June 29: Shred event1st Advantage Bank is having a shred event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 240 Salt Lick Rd. in St. Peters. There will be barbecue and an opportunity to de-clutter your files. This event is free to the public.

May 14: Wentzville’s Walk to STOP HeroinWalk will start at Heartland Park and end at the Wentzville Police Depart-ment. Anyone who supports the cause to end heroin use in the community is welcome to join. Participants may bring posters, signs and pictures to carry during the walk. The goal of this walk is to connect the community with available resources and information as well as symptoms, counseling avail-ability and emergency intervention for children.

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Mondays: Take off Pounds Sensi-blyTake off pounds Sensibly (TOPS) meets every Monday from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Weigh-ins begin at 8:30 a.m. We

meet at Blanchette Park at 1900 Ran-dolph Street in St. Charles. For more information contact Grace at 636-946-4687.

1st Monday: Gardeners of St. Charles County Monthly Meeting6:30pm. Location varies. 314.304.7480.

1st Monday: St.Charles County Council of the Blind meetings Business meetings are held on the first Monday of each month (second Mon-day in September due to Labor Day ) unless otherwise specified. No meet-ings are held in June, July, or Decem-ber. Meetings are held in the Com-munity Council Building (2nd floor of the Spencer Branch Library) from 6:30 - 9 p.m. For more information contact Beverly Kaskadden (President) at 636-561-6947.

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

4th Monday: American Legion Post 388 Meets 6:30 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.stpetersro-tary.org.

Every Monday: Seasoned Eye Carvers MeetingThe Seasoned Eye Carvers meet every Monday from 9am to noon at the St. Charles Senior Citizens Center, 1455 Fairgrounds (near the Bass Pro Shop). Visitors are always welcome! For more information check the club web site: www.stcharlesareawoodcarvers.com/ or contact Charles Sapp.

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

Mondays: Chronic pain support groupAmerican Chronic Pain Association is a support group for and by people ex-periencing chronic pain. Group meets 2nd and 4th Mondays of every month at 3 – 5 p.m. at the Spencer Road Li-brary in St Peters. Important: This is an anonymous group (first names only).

3rd Monday of Each Month: Life After Loss support group Support group for families who have lost a loved one to heroin/opiate addic-tion. 7 - 8:30 p.m. at Barnes Jewish St. Peters Hospital Campus in Room 212 of Professional Building 1. Contact: geevigna@charter.net. No registration required

Tuesdays: Lions Club meetingSt. Peters Lions Club meets the first and third Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. in Old Town St. Peters on Park Street.

Tuesdays: Monthly veterans cof-feeVeterans from all branches of service are invited to the Wentzville Green Lantern Senior Center at 506 S. Linn Ave. in Wentzville on the second Tues-day of each month from 9 – 10:30 a.m. for coffee, pastries and camaraderie. Come meet with fellow veterans who served our country and share your ex-perience.

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 various locations. Info: www.fleurdelisgardensociety.org; 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 infor-mation 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-1 p.m. at Bogey Hills Country Club at 1120 Country Club Rd. in St. Charles. Membership in Kiwanis offers you the opportunity to benefit your community and its youth by serving with like-minded people. If you are interested in making a positive impact for generations to come, please join us. For more information please call 636-448-4277. You can also find us at http://stcharleskiwanis.com

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.

Tuesdays: St. Louis Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association Male Caregiver ExperienceThe group meets on fourth Tuesday of every month from 10-11:30 a.m. at the Spencer Road Library at the Commu-nity Commons, 427 Spencer Rd. For more information about Alzheimer’s disease, support, or the Male Care-giver Experience, please call the Al-zheimer’s Association’s 24/7 Helpline at 800.272.3900 or visit www.alz.org/stl.

Tuesdays: Gateway Spotlight Chorus Rehearsal Gateway Spotlight is a women’s a ca-pella chorus that meets at First United Methodist Church at 801 first Capitol Dr. in St. Charles every Tuesday eve-ning beginning at 7 p.m. Call 636-256-6823 for more details.

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

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

Tuesdays and Fridays: TaeKwon-Do Ministry 5:30pm, Dardenne Presbyterian Church 7400 South Outer 364 in Dardenne Prairie. Moses Kim brings Christian teaching into taekwondo. For more information, or to sign up, call 636.561.4347.

Wednesdays: Veterans Coffee TalkVeterans from all branches of the ser-vice are invited to attend “Coffee Talk” every Wednesday at. 9 a.m. at Grace Baptist Church, 3601 Ehlmann Rd. in St. Charles (Take I-70 to the Cave Springs exit). We will have applica-tions for VA health care, applications for the honor flight, reports from local American Legion and VFW halls and lots of good comradery. Come join us for free coffee and donuts and enjoy an hour with your fellow veterans.

Every Wednesday: Cribbage Club1 – 4 p.m. at Great Location Restaurant at 1799 Mall Pkwy. in Wentzville. Re-laxed, friendly play and is open to all. Call 636-561-2970 for more informa-tion.

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

1st Wednesday of each month: Hope & Healing 5-6pm, Dardenne Presbyterian Rock Church, 7400 South Outer 364 in Dardenne Prairie. Unique service of music, worship, and prayer for those in need of hope and healing.

Wednesdays: Women’s fishing clubGateway Bass ‘n Gals all women’s bass club has monthly meetings the first Wednesday of every month at Rookies Bar and Grill at 3721 New Town Rd. in St. Charles at 7 p.m. Women of any fishing level please come and check out our women-only fishing club.

Every Wednesday: Crossroads Cribbage Club 10am Meets at 1380 Boone St., Troy, MO 63379. 636.528.8379.

Every Wednesday: Men’s Golf League5pm, tee off at 5:30 pm at Heritage of Hawk Ridge. www.lakesaintlouis.com, under the parks and recreation section.

Every Wednesday: Charity Bingo6:45pm VFW Post 5077 sponsors, at VFW Hall, 8500 Veterans Mem. Pkwy., O’Fallon. 636.272.1945 or www.vfw-post5077.org.

Every Wednesday. Kiwanis Club of Harvester monthly meeting.Noon, Fratelli’s Restorante, 2061 Zum-behl Road in St Charles. For more information, please contact kellenj@ATT.net

Every Wednesday, Winfield Foley Firefighters Association Bingo.Doors open at 4:30, bingo at 6:30pm, Bingo hall is next door to County Market in the Winfield Plaza on High-way 47. For more information, call 636.566.6621 or 636.566.8406.

1st and 3rd Wednesday Each Month: St. Charles Area Wood Carvers 7pm – 9pm. Meetings are held at the Hollenbeck Middle School at 4555 Central School Road, St. Charles, Mis-souri. Visitors are always welcome! For more information check the club web site: www.stcharlesareawoodcarvers.com/ or contact Charles Sapp.

2nd Wednesday: Free Financial Education- Money Matters 6:30pm at the O’Fallon Family YMCA. PNC Bank and The O’Fallon Fam-ily YMCA have partnered to provide monthly free financial education courses for members of the communi-ty. Info (including a list of topics): call PNC Bank at 636.272.2449.

Wednesdays: Take Off Pounds Sensibly Take Off Pounds Sensibly meets every Wednesday at 10 a.m. in the parish hall of Chapel of the Cross Lutheran Church at 907 Jungermann Rd. in St. Peters. TOPS is a national non-profit weight-loss organization that supports its members in attaining their goal weight. There is no cost for the first meeting. All are welcome. Weigh-ins begin at 9 a.m. Contact Judy Bauer at 636-541-2263 for further information.

3rd Thursdays: Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 458 Meeting7pm, Amvets Post 106, 360 Brown Rd in St. Peters.Those who served in any branch be-tween 1962 and 1975 are welcome.

Every Thursday: Dardenne Pres-byterian Church Quilters9am-2pm, Dardenne Presbyterian Church, 7400 South Outer 364 in Dardenne Prairie.Members do hand quilting to quilts of any size for donation that is given to various church supported charities. No experience is necessary to join the group. For more information, contact Vickie Young at 636.928.7348, or Bren-da Kenny at 636.240.3753.

Thursdays: Rotary Club breakfastEvery Thursday at 7:30 a.m., except the last Thursday of the month, the O’Fallon Rotary Club meets for break-fast at the Holy Cross Lutheran Church Gym at 8945 Veterans Memorial Park-way in O’Fallon. We are a fraternal group that does good in the commu-nity and worldwide while having fun.

Every Thursday: Kiwanis Club of St. Peters6:30am at IHOP (3851 Veteran’s Me-morial Pkwy St. Peters). 636.328.4941.

Every Thursday: Kiwanis Club of O’Fallon11:45am Meets at JJ’s Restaurant in O’Fallon. Info: www.ofkiwanis.com.

Every Thursday: Rotary Club meeting7:30am, The Rendezvous Café at 217 South Main St. in O’Fallon. We wel-come existing and potential members to visit and have breakfast with us. www.ofallonmo.rotary-clubs.org

Every Thursday: Yoga at The St. Charles County Family YMCA7-7:55pm Any level. Info: 636.928.1928.

Every Thursday: Active Older Adults Game Day at the O’Fallon Family YMCA10am Free. Bring a favorite snack to share. Anybody welcome.

2nd and 4th Thursdays: Alexan-der Chapter #242 Order of the Eastern Star Meetings7:30pm, St. Charles Masonic Lodge, 2051 Collier Corporate Parkway in St. Charles.

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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

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vendors displaying products and ser-

vices.

exhibits and seminars and a continental

cial $20 VIP tickets include a fashion

show, keynote speaker, and full-course

luncheon catered by Grappa Grill in

addition to the breakfast, exhibits, and

seminars. For the fourth consecutive

year, JCPenney will host the lunchtime

fashion show, with styles for all ages

as well as automatic entry into a grand

prize drawing – a personal beauty bas-

ket courtesy of JCPenney.

fair gives participants nine mini-semi-

nars to choose from including infor-

mation on exercise, fi tness, breast care,

urinary incontinence, and plastic sur-

gery. Other personal improvement and

awareness topics include bra fi tting and

wardrobe, “ups” and “dos” for holiday

hair, makeup made easy, and the “spirit

the spirit. Seminar sessions (three topics to

choose from during each time frame)

begin at 9:30 a.m., 10:40 a.m., and 1:30 s

at 11:45 a.m. and runs until 1:15 p.m.

Doors open at 8:30 a.m.

A special feature during the lun- ygrene-hgih a eb lliw raey siht noehc

presentation by author Dan Coughlin. Chris Kattan and Carmen Electra in Yari Film Group’s Christmas in Wonderland - 2007

FOUR GREAT PUBLICATIONSHuneke Publications, Inc. offers four publications: two weekly newspapers and two news magazines, each covering a unique market segment within St. Louis County and St. Charles County. As a member of the Missouri Press Association, all of our publications feature verified circulation and an earned credibility among our peers.

COMMUNITY NEWSFirst published in 1921, Community News is the longestpublished weekly newspaper in the St. Louis metropolitanarea and has established a large audience of loyal readers.Community News circulates across a broad geographic regionwith newstands, home throw and online subscription.

OUR TOWN MAGAZINEPublished bi-monthly, Our Town is direct mailed to all business addresses in its service area, plus online subscribers. It is a unique business-to-business magazine featuring chamber of commerce news plus articles on the economy, technology, human resources, and marketing.

COMMUNITY NEWS - St. Charles CountyPublished weekly with a powerful circulation combination of newsstands, home throw, and online subscription. The St. Charles County edition features countywide coverage including the cities of: St. Charles, St. Peters, Cottleville, Weldon Spring, O’Fallon, Dardenne Prairie, Lake St. Louis, and Wentzville, plus Troy.

CROSSROADS MAGAZINEThis monthly lifestyle magazine covers the fast-growing Wentzville and Lake St. Louis areas. It is direct mailed with additional copies available in newsstands, plus online subscribers.

Our publications use a combination of online subscription, direct mail, home delivery, and voluntary circulation methods. Voluntary refers to a circulation method where readers “voluntarily” choose to pick up a publication to read. This method is powerful because locations are carefully chosen and newsstands are monitored for 100% pick up. Community News has developed a network of over 650 convenient locations including every major supermarket chain. Our voluntary method is powerful for three reasons: 1 QUALITY READERS A voluntary reader is an interested reader, actively outside of the home, in stores, seeking out information about the community 2 TOTAL UTILITY 100% pick up assures no wasted papers. Every paper reaches an interested reader, yielding a full value for the entire print run. 3 EXPANDING SET Every print run reaches a unique

group of readers, because the majority of voluntary readers are occasional readers. Over time, these unique groups add up to a readership size about three times greater than the print run.

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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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The 16th Annual

Women’s Fair

will be Fun, Fit

and Fabulous!

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process! Women will fi nd the answers

to questions on health, family, career,

image, fashion, and more at the 2007

Women’s Fair – Fun, Fit, and Fabu-

lous – set for Saturday, Nov. 17, at St.

Charles Community College.

sented by the college in partnership

with JCPenney and SSM St. Joseph

Health Center-Hospital West, will take

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

dent Center on the SCC Campus, 4601

Mid Rivers Mall Drive in Cottleville.

Women from throughout the area

will gather for a day of education, re-

laxation, prizes, food, and fun, includ-

ing nine mini-seminars, a fashion show

and keynote speaker, and more than 50

vendors displaying products and ser-

vices.

exhibits and seminars and a continental

cial $20 VIP tickets include a fashion

show, keynote speaker, and full-course

luncheon catered by Grappa Grill in

addition to the breakfast, exhibits, and

seminars. For the fourth consecutive

year, JCPenney will host the lunchtime

fashion show, with styles for all ages

as well as automatic entry into a grand

prize drawing – a personal beauty bas-

ket courtesy of JCPenney.

fair gives participants nine mini-semi-

nars to choose from including infor-

mation on exercise, fi tness, breast care,

urinary incontinence, and plastic sur-

gery. Other personal improvement and

awareness topics include bra fi tting and

wardrobe, “ups” and “dos” for holiday

hair, makeup made easy, and the “spirit

the spirit. Seminar sessions (three topics to

choose from during each time frame)

begin at 9:30 a.m., 10:40 a.m., and 1:30 s

at 11:45 a.m. and runs until 1:15 p.m.

Doors open at 8:30 a.m.

A special feature during the lun- ygrene-hgih a eb lliw raey siht noehc

presentation by author Dan Coughlin. Chris Kattan and Carmen Electra in Yari Film Group’s Christmas in Wonderland - 2007

FOUR GREAT PUBLICATIONSHuneke Publications, Inc. offers four publications: two weekly newspapers and two news magazines, each covering a unique market segment within St. Louis County and St. Charles County. As a member of the Missouri Press Association, all of our publications feature verified circulation and an earned credibility among our peers.

COMMUNITY NEWSFirst published in 1921, Community News is the longestpublished weekly newspaper in the St. Louis metropolitanarea and has established a large audience of loyal readers.Community News circulates across a broad geographic regionwith newstands, home throw and online subscription.

OUR TOWN MAGAZINEPublished bi-monthly, Our Town is direct mailed to all business addresses in its service area, plus online subscribers. It is a unique business-to-business magazine featuring chamber of commerce news plus articles on the economy, technology, human resources, and marketing.

COMMUNITY NEWS - St. Charles CountyPublished weekly with a powerful circulation combination of newsstands, home throw, and online subscription. The St. Charles County edition features countywide coverage including the cities of: St. Charles, St. Peters, Cottleville, Weldon Spring, O’Fallon, Dardenne Prairie, Lake St. Louis, and Wentzville, plus Troy.

CROSSROADS MAGAZINEThis monthly lifestyle magazine covers the fast-growing Wentzville and Lake St. Louis areas. It is direct mailed with additional copies available in newsstands, plus online subscribers.

Our publications use a combination of online subscription, direct mail, home delivery, and voluntary circulation methods. Voluntary refers to a circulation method where readers “voluntarily” choose to pick up a publication to read. This method is powerful because locations are carefully chosen and newsstands are monitored for 100% pick up. Community News has developed a network of over 650 convenient locations including every major supermarket chain. Our voluntary method is powerful for three reasons: 1 QUALITY READERS A voluntary reader is an interested reader, actively outside of the home, in stores, seeking out information about the community 2 TOTAL UTILITY 100% pick up assures no wasted papers. Every paper reaches an interested reader, yielding a full value for the entire print run. 3 EXPANDING SET Every print run reaches a unique

group of readers, because the majority of voluntary readers are occasional readers. Over time, these unique groups add up to a readership size about three times greater than the print run.

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Maine resident Michelle Smith is a fun, engaging 20-something who, like all of us, has her own passions and dreams. She’s also legally blind and has been diag-nosed on the autism spectrum. This young woman became the focus of “Best and Most Beautiful Things,” a new documentary from Garrett Zevgetis which debuted at SXSW 2016 in Austin.

“It’s about her trying to find her identity,” Zevgetis explained when reached by phone for an interview. “Michelle and I would have conversations on the phone. She would talk a lot about that from her high school experience. For all of us, that high school experience is just a confusing time, where you are trying to find where your place is. In that school, for her it was doubly tough and triply tough.”

The director added that Smith can see things and people very close up.

“If her face is right up to your face, she can see you. From what she can see from 20 feet away is what we can see from a thousand feet away,” he explained. “She has very limited sight, and because of that, she can see just enough that she never learned braille. She falls into this Never-land, where it is a little bit tougher.”

Zevgetis met Smith at the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, Massachusetts. The director was looking for compelling stories for a documentary when he met this young woman. The school, which counts Helen Keller among the alumni, is a great learning environment, but there is a downside. Many graduates end up living with their parents and spending all day on the computer.

“I was talking to people at Perkins, and they were like ‘This is the best time in their whole life because they graduate full of hope.’ And they graduated to nothing. They call that ‘The Cliff,’” Zevgetis said. “When he talked about ‘The Cliff,’ I said this is the real story. That’s the real compelling story. I have to follow her off ‘The Cliff ’

and kind of document that.”The director feels that Michelle Smith definitely should not

be wasting away in her bedroom in her parent’s house. “And that happens to so many of them. When I was first filming at Per-kins, in filming Michelle, I was going to end the film when she gradu-ated. It would be kind of this happy ending because she had already come from so much to get there,” he added.

There’s an estimated 75 percent unemployment rate among those with vision impairment. With “Best and Most Beautiful Things,” Zevgetis is try-ing to switch the prism of people’s thinking and change that number. Adding people with dis-abilities to the workplace definitely can enrich the workplace through diversity.

“I talked to people about the movie, some big-money people. They were like ‘We’re not going to raise taxes, so they are not going to get more services. It’s going to be hard to get more services for the blind,’ the director added. “I said ‘It’s not

more services. It’s more jobs because it takes them off the services, and your taxes will go

down.”

Born and raised in South St. Louis, Steve Bryan is now based in Anaheim, California, and has been allowed ac-

cess to movie and television sets to see actors and direc-tors 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 neighbor-

hood theaters.

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