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Discover fantastic family-friendly fun at St. Charles’ 20th annual MoSaiCS Festival

MOSAICS Missouri Festival for the Arts is celebrating their 20th anniversa-ry during the 2014 festival, taking place Sept. 19 to 21 on Historic Main Street in St. Charles.

This annual free Arts Festival is a pop-ular family-friendly event, with activities for everyone including fantastic art, great entertainment and the opportunity for children to create their own artwork.

The Festival runs from 4 to 9 pm on Friday, Sept. 19; 11 am to 9 pm on Sat-urday, Sept. 20; and 11 am to 5 pm on Sunday, Sept. 21.

The three-day community arts event, which will include 104 juried artists from across the state, region and coun-try, will exhibit, discuss, and sell art-work. Artists from 21 states will be pres-ent. Paintings, sculptures, photography, glass, jewelry, metal and woodworking are just a sample of the 15 media rep-resented. $5,000 dollars in cash prizes is awarded to participating artists.

A Performance Stage will showcase a variety of performing artists from across the region. “Cornbread Morning Show” co-host Judi Diamond will kick off the 2014 MOSAICS Festival at 4 p.m. on Friday from the 92.3 WIL LIVE tent at the intersections of First Capitol & Main Street.

There is no shortage of musical en-tertainment lined up for the three-day festival. The U.S. Air Force Hot Brass Band will entertain attendees from 5 –

7 pm with billboard and popular music hits, new and old at the corner of Jef-ferson and N. Main. The 60-member St. Charles High School Orchestra will wrap up the evening at Jefferson and N. Main from 7:30 to 8:30 pm

The St. Louis Trombone Quartet will get the music going again from noon – 2 pm on Saturday at Jefferson and Main. The Lewis and Clark Fife and Drum Corps will perform along North Main beginning at 2 pm, and from 4 to 6 pm the Blanchette Trio will delight audienc-es with their unique sound and diverse repertoire, including classical favorites, the best of Broadway, folk/international music and light jazz. Sunday’s entertain-ment will also include the St. Charles High School Orchestra from 6 – 7 pm at Washington & N. Main and Ron Schnei-der & Coyote from 7 – 9 pm at Jefferson & N. Main.

Sunday’s music entertainment will include Irie Sun from noon to 2 pm at Jefferson & North Main; the Lewis and Clark Fife & Drum Corps beginning at 2:15 p.m. on North Main; and the St. Charles High School Orchestra from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. at Jefferson & North Main.

Children’s Village, sponsored by Mer-cy, is located on the 400 block of North Main Street in Historic St. Charles and will run from 11 am – 6 pm on Saturday, and from noon – 4 pm on Sunday. This area will provide hands-on art experi-

ences for children of all ages. Children can create their own unique memento of the Festival.

Blank Canvas Studios and Preferred Family Healthcare’s A.R.T.C. Program (Achieving Recovery Through Creativ-ity) are partnering again with the MO-SAICS for the 2014 Festival event, and both community organizations will participate with artist displays. And this year, Missouri Ballet Theatre joins these two community organizations repre-senting the arts in St. Charles County.

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MOSAICS from CoverMentor Me is a program recognizing region-

al art teachers, students and school districts for their arts programming and the exhibition in-cludes artwork from both students and their teachers. The Governor of Missouri has sup-ported and recognized the Mentor Me program for the past 18 years, and participating students and teachers all receive a Certificate of Participa-

tion. The Mentor Me Exhibition is located in the Foundry Art Centre.

The MOSAICS Missouri Festival for the Arts brings art appreciation, enjoyment, aware-ness and education, free-of-charge, to the Saint Charles and St. Louis region.

For more information, please call 314.482.5476 or visit www.stcharlesmosaics.org.

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Dardenne Presbyterian Church will put 195 years of worship, praise, prayer and evangelism on display during a celebration on Saturday, Sept. 20.

The event will run from 9 am to 4 pm at the church at 7400 South Outer 364 in Dardenne Prairie. It will feature history, free tours and free activities.

The fun, engaging activities planned for the event include a reenactment of the 1820 found-ing of the church, free food from 11 am to 2 pm, hay rides, a Christian corn maze, face painting, a petting zoo, pony rides, a bounce house, a variety of music, the BlueStrings Blue-grass Band, balloon animals, and games.

Free tours will be conducted at all three church sites. Trans-portation will be provided to and from the Busch Wildlife church site, where there will be a reenactment of the burn-ing of the church and a tour of the 1823 cemetery. At the 1868 Rock Church, there will be pe-riod music, a bluegrass band, and a tour of the church. At the current church, there will be a 195-year timeline of Dardenne Prairie, videos and displays of 195 years of history, a pipe or-gan construction display, a pipe organ digital music demonstra-tion, a tour of the TIDE Youth Loft, a real-life enactment of Naylor’s store, the Adam Lamb School, and quilting demon-strations.

And, of course, there will be plenty of history.

Mike Fridley, chairman of the history committee and co-chairman of the 195th commit-tee, said the church was among the earliest ones established west of the Mississippi River.

“The church originally was formed on Sept. 18 in 1819 at Naylor’s Store out here in Dardenne Prairie,” he said. “From what I understand, it was on the old Boone’s Lick Road, which has since been re-routed.”

A circuit-riding Presbyterian pastor met with store owner John Naylor and seven others to form the church. In 1823, land was deeded to the church within the boundaries of what is now Busch Wildlife. Members erect-ed a log church at that site. At around 1845, the members built a brick church on the site.

In April 1862, during the

Civil War, Fridley said, soldiers came to the brick church and asked if they could come in. Three days later, the church burned to the ground, as did the old log church.

For a few years, the members were without a building, so they met in people’s homes and at an arbor on the church site. They then built a new Rock Church along what is now Highway N. In 1985, the members built the brick church, which still serves as their worship place, on the same property as the Rock Church.

As part of the celebration, questions about the church’s history will be answered. They include: What role did the Zumwalt family play, and who set the fire that burned down the church in Busch Wildlife?

But beyond just the history of the sites and the buildings, the event will celebrate the work of the people of Dardenne Presby-terian Church.

“While we are proud of our history, we are most proud of serving the Lord, Jesus Christ, in spreading God’s word, and also doing God’s work here in Dardenne Prairie and we will continue to do so,” Fridley said.

For more information, visit www.dpc4y.org, or call 636.561.4347.

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Buying a new house is an excit-ing time in your life. Because it is one of the most important invest-ments you'll make for yourself and your family, there are many important factors to consider. Be-fore making a purchase, take these four questions into account. Hav-ing the answers will allow you to enjoy your new home now and in the years ahead.

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Your home is a reflection of your personality and can be an extension of your lifestyle. When buying or designing a new house, contemplate its curb appeal. First impressions matter, so it's im-portant to consider architectural style, exterior color and details like trim and landscaping. Coor-dinate the trim, soffits and doors with the primary siding color for a polished look. To help, look to popular and complementary col-or combinations.

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• Energy savings – Energy efficiency technology is al-ways improving, and homes built five years ago will not have the features that offer maximum energy cost savings today – cost savings that may justify the higher square foot-age cost.

• Used home costs – Let’s first call a resale home what it really is: a “used” home that, just like a used car, has racked up “mileage” – wear and tear that might not be initially ap-parent but may end up costing you later. For some, that’s a calculated risk they’re willing to take, but if you’re not handy around the house or willing to tuck away extensive funds specifically for used home maintenance, paying a little more upfront for a new home is a smart long-term financial choice.

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September 17, 2014 • Community News - St. Charles County • www.mycnews.com6 Around TownOzark Mountain Daredevils to Headline Celebrate St. Peters 2014

The powerful southern country rock sounds of headliner Ozark Mountain Daredevils will punctuate two days of great music free of admission during Celebrate St. Peters 2014 at 370 Lakeside Park on Friday, Sept. 19, and Saturday, Sept. 20.

The Main Stage entertainment on Sat-urday will begin at 7 pm with popular arena rock cover band Superjam, con-tinue with the southern rock and coun-try blues of special guest Powder Mill and, after a dazzling fireworks display over the lake, end with the Ozark Moun-tain Daredevils, who hit it big in the ‘70s with hit singles If You Wanna Get to Heaven and Jackie Blue.

The Main Stage entertainment on Friday begins at 7 pm with the amaz-ing young performers of School of Rock opening for The Chris Weaver Band, an up-and-coming act that mixes a perfect blend of southern rock, soul and coun-try blues.

Saturday’s lineup of entertainment includes plenty more music starting at 11 am on the 100.7 FM-THE VIPER

Celebrate Stage near the festival’s ven-dor area. Bands will include Wade Trent (acoustic rock and pop music), St. Louis Express (German/Polka), Acoustik Ele-ment (Latin), Blues Plus and The Tony Campanella Band (Rock).

Plenty of family entertainment is also planned on Saturday at the Community News Family Stage near the carnival grounds. Bring the kids to enjoy a pro-duction of the Monkey Tales Theatre at 11 am, Excel Performing Arts at noon, Childbloom Guitar Program at 1 pm, Abra-Kid-Abra magic show at 2 pm and the rock music of Then & Now Band at 3 pm.

Families also can enjoy carnival ride sessions Friday evening and Saturday during the day and evening. Kids will also be able to enjoy free activities on Saturday creating art with St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre mascot Arty and building with The Home Depot.

Celebrate St. Peters 2014 will have 70 vendor booths offering food, crafts, merchandise, games and more. A num-ber of local nonprofit organizations will

offer fun game booths for a chance to test your skills, win prizes and help these groups raise much-needed funds.

All Celebrate St. Peters events take place along the lake at 370 Lakeside Park. Free parking and shuttle buses will be available.

Attendees are encourage to bring blan-kets or lawn chairs for seating during the concerts, and cash for concessions and

game tickets. An ATM machine will be available on site. No coolers, alcohol or glass containers will be allowed inside the event. Food, soda, water and beer will be available for purchase through-out Celebrate St. Peters.

Pets, except for service animals, are not allowed inside the festival.

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RedCross’ Blood Donor App Puts Life Saving Power in Users Hand

The American Red Cross has recently released a first-of-its kind Blood Donor App that puts the power to save lives in the palm of the users hand.

The Blood Donor App allows users to schedule blood dona-tions, track total donations, earn rewards and invite friends to join a lifesaving team. The new app is free and available for download now in app stores.

“The Red Cross Blood Donor App is a new way to help meet the constant need for blood,” said Scott Caswell, CEO of the Missouri-Illinois Blood Ser-

vices Region. “The app makes it easier, faster and more conve-nient for users to schedule and manage their donation appoint-ments, track the lifetime impact of their donations, and recruit friends and family to roll up a sleeve with them.”

As the nation’s single largest supplier of blood and blood products, the Red Cross is uniquely positioned to bring this cutting edge technology to blood and platelet donors. In addition to scheduling and managing blood donation ap-pointments, other features of

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• Personalized “selfies” do-nors can use as they share their donation experience through social media;

• Special badges donors can unlock as they interact with the app, make donations and spread the word;

• A chance for donors to come together to form teams, tracking their cumulative im-pact and viewing standings on the Blood Donor Teams Lead-erboard;

• Exclusive offers and dis-counts from some of America’s best brands, including Shari’s Berries, ProFlowers and 1A Auto, with new rewards added regularly; and

• Uplifting donor and blood recipient stories that show the power of rolling up a sleeve to help save lives.

The new Blood Donor App takes the Red Cross’ award-win-ning disaster and preparedness apps one step further by helping people save lives through blood donations.

The Blood Donor App, along with the others, can be found in app stores by searching for American Red Cross, visiting redcross.org/apps or redcross-blood.org/bloodapp, or by tex-ting BLOODAPP to 90999 for a direct link to download.

Eligible blood donors do not need a smartphone to schedule an appointment to give blood. Ap-pointments can always be made by calling 1.800.733.2767, or by visiting redcrossblood.org.

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St. Charles Business Named MissouriExporter of the Year

1st Financial Federal to Host Seminar Sept. 18

Masterclock, Inc. of St. Charles has been awarded the Missouri Exporter of the Year Award for 2014. Gov. Jay Nixon announced the award at the 2014 Governor’s Con-ference on Economic Development at Lake of the Ozarks, Sept. 3-5. The award is given to a small or medium size manufacturing/service firm that demonstrates outstand-ing export performance and has utilized the services of the Missouri International Trade & Investment Office to do so.

In accepting the award on behalf of the company, Masterclock’s General Manager John W. Clark said that he was excited that this family owned business received the award.“Through the dedicated efforts of everyone at Masterclock, the company has shown continued growth through international as well as domestic performance. We are proud to say our products are made in the USA and specifically in St. Charles, Missouri,” Clark said.

Masterclock, Inc. develops and manufactures equip-ment for the needs of the world’s most demanding time sensitive users, including large corporations, universi-ties, sports teams, broadcasters, law enforcement and the military. Its products, which do everything from helping studios ensure smooth programming transitions to help-ing astronauts ensure timely liftoffs, include a variety of digital and analog clocks, time and frequency standards, devices to synchronize computers, networks, and many other systems where accurate time is required.

1st Financial Federal Credit Union continues its Educational Seminar Se-ries by partnering with Jennifer Mc-Daniel, of McDaniel Nutrition Therapy, to help unlock the keys to nutritional success for children.

1st Financial Federal Credit Union is excited to host “Back to School Nutri-tion, Unlocking the Keys to Success.” This seminar, which covers the impor-tance of childhood nutrition, is sched-uled from 6:30 – 7:30 pm Thursday, Sept.18 in the 1st Financial Wentzville Branch, 1232 Wentzville Pkwy.

The free session is open to all parents and soon to be parents in St. Charles and Lincoln Counties. This is the third of four seminars 1st Financial is hosting in 2014 with the goal of educating the community on various important top-ics related to parenting and education. Nutritionist Jennifer McDaniel will be the keynote speaker for this class. Topics for discussion will include: • Healthy ideas for breakfast, Snacks, and Dinner on the go • Adding Vegetables to your child’s diet • Family friendly recipes • Nutritional Information for some of your favorite foods

Jennifer McDaniel MS, RDN, CSSD, LD, is a national media spokesper-son for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and is a regular contributor to KTVI FOX 2 News as part of STL MOMS.

“This may be the most valuable semi-nar in the entire series,” said Tracy Verner, brand ambassador for 1st Fi-nancial Federal Credit Union. “As a mother of four, I know this struggle all too well.”

All attendees will receive a $25 gro-cery store gift card.

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Located in St. Charles, Mo., the company was begun 20 years ago by William and Mary Clark, parents of General Manager, John Clark, who are shown accept-ing the award with him. Also pictured, Gov. Jay Nixon (left) and Department of Economic Development Director Mike Downing (right).

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SCC to Host Drug & AlcoholPrevention Events Sept. 30-Oct. 1

St. Charles Community College will host drug and alcohol prevention events Tuesday-Wednes-day, Sept. 30-Oct. 1, in the auditorium of the Daniel J. Conoyer Social Sciences Building.

SCC nursing students will kick off the series of events with a presentation on aspects of alco-hol abuse at 11:30 am Tuesday, Sept. 30.

The film The Anonymous People will be shown at 6:30 pm Tuesday, Sept. 30. The Anonymous People is an independent feature documentary about the more than 23 million Americans liv-ing in long-term recovery from alcohol and other drug addictions. Attendees must RSVP at the108.org/registration to reserve a seat.

Tiffany Eis, keynote speaker, will present “What Drugs Did to Me” at 10 am Wednesday,

Oct. 1. Eis had a near death experience because of drugs. She had two strokes, both legs ampu-tated below the knees and an aortic heart valve replacement on her 30th birthday. She hopes to influence others to get out and stay out of the world of addictive behaviors.

“Alcohol and drug abuse impact all of us, whether it’s a family member or friend; educat-ing our loved ones is critical,” said Kelley Pfei-ffer, student activities manager. “These events will provide a variety of opportunities for edu-cation and will offer great resources for people who need them.”

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Dystopian societies are all the rage at the movies, espe-cially in films aimed at young adult audiences. The Maze Runner, the latest entry, looks and feels like The Lord of the Flies on steroids. Adapted from James Dashner’s series of novels, this one doesn’t trans-late quite as well as The Hunger Games, though.

Dylan O’Brien leads an en-semble cast as Thomas, who awakens coughing and con-fused on a small cargo eleva-tor. When the cage opens, he is greeted by at least a dozen young men, one of which calls him “Greenie.” Thomas learns he is the latest person sent to what the other boys call the Glade, a grassy plain dominat-ed by a huge maze.

The first boys were sent to the Glade three years earlier, with one newbie arriving like clockwork each month. The unwilling residents settled into an organized society after some “dark days,” establishing rules and a system of justice. Maze runners are selected to look for a way to get back home.

Although Alby (Aml Ameen) is the leader, Gally (Will Poul-ter) wields considerable influ-ence over the group. He views Thomas as a threat, especially after the newbie violates es-tablished rules of order in the Glade. Not content to spend years in captivity like the oth-ers, Thomas is anxious to find a way out through the maze.

For his full-length feature debut, director Wes Ball de-serves some praise for tackling a storyline as complicated and intricate as The Maze Runner.

Like the titular obstacle in the story, however, Ball seems daunted by the maze and the ways in which he should weave it into the story.

As Thomas, the catalyst for change in the Glade society, Dylan O’Brien also seems out of his depth. The charac-ter should project more natu-ral charisma and leadership abilities, but this interpreta-tion of the character appears weak and unfocused. O’Brien makes Thomas seem more of a follower than a leader.

On the flip side, the always great Will Poulter (We’re the Millers) commands the screen as Gally. In this community, Gally appointed himself head of the welcoming committee, primarily because each new-

bie is surrounded by fresh supplies in the elevator. Gally also is the first one to take the measure of the new boys, but he can’t handle an aggressive female named Teresa (Kaya Scodelario) after she arrives.

Overall, The Maze Runner is

a fairly dry and tasteless adapta-tion of a popular book. Even the Poulter’s performance and ap-pearance of the Grievers, the or-ganic/mechanical creatures liv-ing in the maze, could kickstart this movie into high gear.

The Maze Runner, rated

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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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River City Even in Championship Series

The Rascals started the last hurtle of being the

best in the league by win-ning Saturday 7-1 over the

Schaumburg Boomers at T.R. Hughes.

The second game in the best of five was again in the friendly confines of the Ozzie Smiths Sports Complex but the results favored the Boomers as they won a 6-2 decision.

The series, as of the writing of this article is tied just as the two teams ended the 2014 campaign.

The third and fourth games will be playing in the Boomers backyard in Schaumburg, Ill., just northwest of Chicago, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.

If a fifth game is necessary it will be at T. R. Hughes on Friday Sept. 19.

A play-by-play audio stream of the game will be available on TalkSTL.com

FINAL REGULAR SEASONSTANDINGS: WIN LOSS GB RASCALS 54 34 … Boomers 55 34 … Grizzlies 48 41 7.0 CornBelters 47 41 7.5 Aviators 36 53 19.0 Slammers 34 55 21.0 ThunderBolts 31 58 24.0

For updated results, visit www.RiverCityRas-cals.com

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Lindenwood Football Coach Reaches a Milestone

The University is very proud of its excellent football program of the Lions and the accom-plishments of their head coach over the years.

Coach Patrick Ross won his 100th career game last Thursday night in Topeka, Kan. as the squad opened the season with a 44-38 victory over Washburn.

It was not easy win for the Lions after falling behind 17-0 late in the first quarter. After that, Coach Ross rallied his troops and dominated the remainder of the contest.

The win also was a bit of a roll as the Lions won their sixth straight season opener.

The coach’s record is 100-39 overall as a head coach with an 86-32 mark at Lindenwood.

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

The Sunshine State Give the Rams Their First Victory

Sometimes in Florida the weather does not cooperate, as was the case last Sunday in the St. Louis Ram’s win over the Tampa Bay Buc-caneers 19-17.

The first suspended game, in years that I can remember due to storms moving through the area, delayed the game for a while. But that didn’t stop Coach Jeff Fisher as he had his third string quarterback lead the squad to a win.

Sunday’s highlights include:• QB Austin Davis’ first career NFL start. He

did start at Southern Miss right down the street in St. Petersburg, Fla.

• Running back Zac Stacy’s first touchdown of the season, a two-yard rushing score.

• Wide receiver Brian Quick led the team in receptions for the second consecutive game

• Kicker Greg Zuerlein’s four field goals from 36, 36, 46 and 38 yards; the last one with :38 sec-ond remaining in play, sealed the win. Zuerlein is now 6-of-7 for field goal attempts this season, and 55-of-66 for his career.

• Safety T.J. McDonald’s blocked punt that gave the ball to the Rams deep in the Bucs side of the field.

• McDonald’s five solo tackles, including the final tackle of the game.

The game ended with a rule that is not used that often. With eight seconds left, one of Tam-pa Bays’ players was hurt and could not get off the field. They had no time outs so the referee gave the team a penalty that runs 10 seconds off the clock. Thus, game over, a win for the Rams!

Next Rams’ home game is this Sunday at the Dome against the Dallas Cowboys.

Visit www.stlouisrams.com for updates.* That stopped the bleeding

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

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Things in his brain just get fuzzy on occasion. But Albie is good through and through. The half Korean, half American hero of Absolutely Almost will win you over in this touching book by Lisa Graff.

Albie gets a blow that’s like a kick in the teeth when his old school, Mountford Prep, contacts his parents to tell them he’s not academically up to par. No one yet knows that isn’t Al-bie’s fault. He has a learning disabil-ity, something that’s discovered when he’s forced to change schools in fifth grade.

That’s a big adjustment, but Albie has other changes arise too. He has to get used to a new babysitter, even though he thinks he’s too old for one. Albie’s also not part of the cool group in his new school. Then there’s his dad, who never seems to have time for Albie, but always expects him to get straight A’s. Even though Albie studies as hard as he can, he always falls short.

A tenacious, doughnut-loving kid with a big heart and gentle spirit, Albie rises to each challenge. With help from his babysitter/buddy and support from his mom, “almost Albie” learns that his “almost” is quite good enough.

Grill Your Way into Fall

Ingredients:4 pounds choice ground round, 85 percent lean, formed into 8 hamburger pattiesExtra virgin olive oilFinely-ground sea salt8 Italian rolls, split1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced1 poblano pepper, thinly sliced (or green bell pepper)1 banana pepper, thinly sliced1 Vidalia onion, thinly sliced8 slices provolone cheese

Directions:Prepare grill for direct grilling with two temperature zones: one medium-low and one medium-high. Preheat 12-inch cast iron skillet over hottest part of fire.

Brush hamburger patties all over with ol-ive oil and liberally season with sea salt. Lightly brush insides of rolls with olive oil and lightly season with sea salt.

Toss peppers and onion with about 1 ta-blespoon olive oil.

Grill burgers over hot zone of fire, turning once, about 4 minutes per side.

Toast rolls over cooler zone of fire during second half of burger cooking.

Transfer cooked burgers to platter, top each with slice of cheese, and cover with foil to rest and to melt cheese.

Remove toasted rolls from fire and reserve.

Cook peppers and onions in hot skillet, tossing frequently until nicely browned,

about 5 minutes.

Top each burger with peppers and onions, transfer to rolls and serve.

The weather is getting cooler, but that doesn’t mean grilling season has to burn out. In fact, accord-ing to the Hearth, Patio and Barbecue Association, 60 percent of grillers are now cooking outdoors year-round, so fall grilling season is just heating up.

ith the new season come new opportunities to fire up the grill, from tailgating at football games to harvest parties around bonfires. Burgers re-main one of the most popular foods to grill, so there’s no better time to perfect your burger grill-ing skills with these tips from Kalamazoo Out-door Gourmet grill master Russ Faulk:

The beef• The first step to the perfect burger is selecting

the right beef. To get the right balance of texture, flavor and juiciness, go with an 85 percent lean mixture. Ground beef from the butcher’s case is recommended over pre-packaged options.

• For the freshest flavor, avoid ground beef with any signs of gray or brown color. Always check the underside of the meat before purchasing.

The patties• Form 1/3-pound to 1/2-pound patties, mak-

ing them about three-fourths of an inch thick and roughly three-fourths of an inch larger in diameter than the buns.

• Dimple the middle of each patty so it’s thin-ner in the center than at the edges. The indent will rise up and flatten out when grilled.

• Finally, brush the patties with olive oil and season with salt – both will help in creating a browned exterior crust.

Prepping the grill• Heat up two temperature zones: one hot

fire at 600 degrees for the burgers and another 400-degree area for toasting the buns.

• The dry heat of a charcoal fire delivers the best crust on the outside of the burger. Gas fire also works, if it’s hot enough. Certain grills, such as the Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet Hybrid Fire Grill, allow for cooking with any combination of gas, charcoal or wood.

The grilling• Place the burgers over the hottest part of the

grill for about four minutes. Add slices of red on-ions to the grill to caramelize them at this time.

• Flip the burgers and cook for another four minutes. Add cheese to the top of the patties and place the onions on top of the burger.

• When the burgers are almost done, lightly toast the buns directly on the cooler zone of the grill grate or on the warming rack for about 20-30 seconds.

• Remove everything from the grill, and as-semble your burgers.

For more burger recipes and grilling tips, visit kalamazoogourmet.com.

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Knowing the families in our community, we understand quality service and cost are both important. We also know people are more comfortable when they have choices. Our list of services assures your family the dignity they deserve at a cost you determine. If you ever have a question or would like more information, feel free to call or stop by.

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EVENTS Sept. 18: Dinner for The Child Cen-ter at Texas Roadhouse O’fallon3:45-10pm, Texas Roadhouse, 1600 Mexico loop Rd. in O’fallon. For more information, and to print out the flyer, visit www.thechildcenter.com.

Sept. 18 & 19: Thrivent Financial “How to Navigate the Social Se-curity Landscape” 6:30pm, except Sept 19, held at 12:30, 3006 Winghaven Blvd., in O’Fallon. Sandwiches will be served. RSVP to 636.542.4040, or kaleana.

wright@thrivent.com, or register at Thrivent.com/findaworkshop.

Sept. 19: “Watchfire” for POW/MIA Recognition Day 6:30pm, Veterans Memorial at Bishop’s Landing - on the Missouri riverfront due north of the Lewis & Clark Boat House and Nature Center, 701 South Riverside Dr. in St. Charles. For more information, visit http://ow.ly/APquk

Sept. 19: Peoples Savings Bank 1st Anniversary

Peoples Savings Bank, 5000 Wing-Haven Blvd. Enjoy lunch, register to win, visit with the experienced staff. For more information, call 636.561.5500.

Sept 20: City Wide Garage Sale7am-5pm, Lake St. Louis. Have your sale listed in the Garage Sale Guide with your address and a short list of the items you have for sale. For more information, visit www.lakesaintlouis.com, or call 636.561.4620.

Sept. 20: The St. Charles County Historical Society House Tour Noon-4pm, Benton School, 400 N. 6th St. in St. Charles. Eleven of the most prestigious 19th Century businesses & homes nationally recognized will be featured. Tick-ets are $15 and can be purchased online at www.scchs.org/house-tour-tickets-2014.html, by phone at 636.946.9828, at the Archives, 101 South Main St. in St. Charles, or day of at the Benton School. For more information, visit www.scchs.org/events/house-tour.html.

Sept. 23: Girl Scout Recruitment Event7-9pm, Heritage Primary and Inter-mediate schools, 612 Blumhoff Ave. in Wentzville. For more informa-tion, visit www.girlscoutsem.org.

Sept. 25: Girl Scout Recruitment Event7-9pm, Lakeview Elementary School, 2501 Mexico Rd. in O’Fallon.For more information, visit www.girlscoutsem.org.

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.

Sept. 27: Walk to End Alzheimer’sRegistration at 8am, Walk at 9am, St. Charles Community Col-lege, 4601 Mid Rivers Mall Dr. in Cottleville.1 mile or 3 mile route. For more information, visit www.alz.org/stl/walk, or call the 24/7 information line at 800.272.3900.

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Sept. 27: Ryan Martin Founda-tion Golf Tournament Noon, registration; 1:30pm, play begins, Bear Creek Golf Course, 158 Bear Creek Dr. in Wentzville. $75 per golfer for 18 holes and din-ner afterwards.

Sept. 27: RSC Art & Family Fes-tival and 10th Anniversary Cel-ebration7am-2pm, RSC, 2650 Sports Cir. in O’Fallon. Live music and food trucks, discounted membership and other prizes. For more infor-mation, call 636.474.2732.

Sept 27: Landmark Family Church Community Fall Cele-bration10am-3pm, Landmark Family Church, 2240 Bennington Pl. in Maryland Heights. Fun for the family featuring games, arts and crafts, food, prizes, and contests. For more information, visit www.landmarkfamilychurch.org.

Sept. 30: Girl Scout Recruitment Event7-9pm, Green Tree Elementary School 1000 Ronald Reagan Dr. in Lake St. Louis.For more information, visit www.girlscoutsem.org.

Month of September: Free Brakes For Food JC Car Care & TireJC Car Care & Tire both locations offers free brakes for food dona-tions to support area society of St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantries. For more information, visit www.jcca-rcare.com, or call 636.928.5150 or 636.946.5707.

Sundays in September: Sunrise UMC Wings and Worship10am, Buffalo Wild Wings, 2352 State Highway K in O’Fallon.Free wings and soft drinks during worship service. Food, music, fel-lowship and bible lesson. For more information, call Pastory Troy Merseal at 636.978.2727.

Oct. 2: Sleep Apnea, CPAP and New Treatment Options 7 pm, 4390 Green Ash Dr. in Earth City. Learn about sleep apnea, CPAP and effective treatment for those who are CPAP intolerant. Free event is presented by a sleep educator. Reservations required. For more information, or to make reservations, call 425.239.2172.

Oct. 4: Tire Rack Street Survival Teen Driving Schools8am-5pm, Family Arena, 2002 Arena Pkwy in St Charles. For more information, visit www.streetsurvival.org.

Oct. 6: Sausage & Beef DinnerNoon-6pm, Friedens Pease UCC, 3560 Mill St. in New Melle. Tra-ditional whole hog sausage, slow roasted top round beef and gravy, sauerkraut, green beans, corn, mash potatoes, desserts, apple but-

ter. Adults $11, children $6, kids under 5 eat free.

Oct. 11: Hill-Fest Family Fun Day 2-5pm, Wentzville United Meth-odist Church, Wall St. in Wentz-ville. The church invites the com-munity to its free event featuring petting zoo, pony rides, face paint-ing, obstacle course, bounce hous-es, wagon rides, games, and hot dogs. For more information, visit www.livelovegrow.org.

October 14: Girl Scout Recruit-ment Event7-9pm, Duello Elementary School 1814 Duello Rd. in Lake St. Louis.For more information, visit www.girlscoutsem.org.

October 16: Girl Scout Recruit-ment Event7-9pm, Boone Trail Elementary School, 555 East Highway N in Wentzville.For more information, visit www.girlscoutsem.org.

Oct. 18 & 19: Assumption Fall Festival6-11pm and 11am-6pm, Assump-tion 403 N Main St. in O’Fallon.

For more information, visit www.assumptionfallfestival.com

Oct. 23: The Child Center, Inc. Wine Tasting Fundraiser6-9pm, Quintessential Dining & Nightlife, 149 N. Main St. in St. Charles. Join for a wonderful night of wine tasting. For more infor-mation, visit www.thechildcenter.com.

Oct. 28: St. Charles County Sym-phony Halloween Performance7pm, St. Peters Cultural Art Cen-ter, 1 St. Peters Centre Blvd. in St. Peters. Kids are encouraged to come in costume as all the orches-tra members will be dressed up for the occasion. Admission is free and treats will be given to all chil-dren in attendance.

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 fhccraft-fair@hotmail.com,

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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

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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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Mid Rivers Mall Drive in Cottleville.

Women from throughout the area

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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-

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exhibits and seminars and a continental

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seminars. For the fourth consecutive

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fashion show, with styles for all ages

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nars to choose from including infor-

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urinary incontinence, and plastic sur-

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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.

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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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can upload a two-min-ute video describing how a close friend lights up their life to www.ra-

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in October. No purchase is neces-sary. For o�cial contest rules, visit www.radianceribbons.com.

‘Light Up Your Life’ Contest invites Women to Honor Friendships

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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September 17, 2014 • Community News - St. Charles County • www.mycnews.com16Over the Fence Joe Morice

Sorting Out TalentsAs a boy, I had a talent for

using my hands and my father must have recognized it. He

taught me how to drive a nail, read a ruler, use a socket wrench,

keep the family car running smooth-ly, and other things he believed a boy

should know. Yet, not everyone has a talent for this sort of thing.

People are born with talents for everything from music to mathematics. One person has an ear for music, while another takes piano lessons for 20 years and never gets past terrible. It’s the same with many innate talents… or lack of them.

The point is this; I wonder how many kids who never really do well in classrooms have other talents better suited for making them successful, or merely suffer boredom. I question whether the system is geared for truly sorting them out.

I’m a firm believer in reading, writing, and arith-metic but, while these are necessary as a basis for all things, not everybody is geared for college degrees. Trade schools sometimes take up the slack—they’re also what many scholars and public school officials have misconceptions about. Just because some stu-dents have no talent for sitting in classrooms reading Proust doesn’t mean they have a talent for carpentry,

auto mechanics or plumbing. Thus, the teaching staff that encourages poor students to enroll in hands-on trade school classes and apprenticeships aren’t always doing them a favor; not to mention future employers.

Added to this, trade schools are often required to recruit students for various reasons other than people with talent for it. A good example is government re-quirements involving various minorities without pro-cedures for recognizing talent. At other times it’s sim-ply to get paying students in private schools, like those advertised in various magazines and TV ads. Too often they end up with one or two talented tradesmen, a few average tradesmen and a number of unemployables.

Anytime we force things on kids, or simply con them into trying to learn things they will never excel at, we could be making a serious mistake. It’s like those piano lessons for 20 years that never produce a piano player that could go out and impress anyone.

I’m sure any training is better than no training, but the potential for victimizing young people by making them think they will make a living at a trade they have no talent for should be changed.

I assume it is the same at colleges and universities. Ask any teacher or professor dealing with students in these facilities and they’ll usually agree that some kids fresh out of high school would rather be somewhere else.

Generally, if you’re a carpenter, mechanic, plumber, or any other tradesperson, to survive, you become a performance oriented worker. Your vocation will have to be performed well or you won’t be doing it long, if at all. There are exceptions as in some companies that get contracts by being the lowest bidder by virtue of low pay for their trades people. The work is usually shoddy and if they happen to get a good one, he or she won’t be there long. Good workers seldom appreciate working with bad ones.

These days, the trades as well as colleges and univer-sities are finding new exceptions of this by foreigners excelling much better in education and work ethics than many American citizens. They learn quickly and work cheaper, harder, and longer. Their work is often of good quality, as well.

Besides sorting out talent, perhaps we’ve also forgot-ten the proverbial horse we led to water might need to be thirsty.

Joe Morice is Community News’s blue-collar philosopher. He was born and raised in Missouri and spent most of his child-hood on a farm and adulthood operating big machines. He has no formal training as a writer, unless 60 years of writing about any and everything counts.

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

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