streetscape magazine fall 2007

Fall 2007Complimentary

featuring

NORTH & SOUTH

MA INFRENCH TOWN

NEW TOWN

THE STREETS OFSAINT CHARLES

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10 | NEIGHBORHOODS—Bed & Breakfasts - Rest & Respite.Local inns offer a getaway...right here in town.

D E P A R T M E N T S

4 | COMMENTARY

6 | FEATURED ARTIST

10 | NEIGHBORHOODS

14 | THE BUZZ AROUND TOWN

20 | CELEBRITY FOCUS

22 | A LA CARTE

32 | BEST SHOPPING FINDS

ON THE COVER | Art Direction/Styling: Giant Leap Productions, Photography: Brea Hammack

38 | HEALTH WATCH

44 | SEASONAL HUNT

46 | YOU CAUGHT OUR EYE

54 | SUNRISE TO SUNSET

62 | CALENDAR

20 | CELEBRITY FOCUS—Where Do I Know YouFrom? The ‘Facts’ About Julie Piekarski, formerMickey Mouseketeer and Facts of Life schoolgirl.

22 | A la Carte— The Art Of WineSt. Charles native Erin Cannon-Chave

44 | SEASONAL HUNT—Hunting For A Cause-Boys &Girls Clubs of St. Charles continue to benefit fromthis yearly traditional dove hunt.

50 | Running & Riding-Passion & Purpose.Why do we run? Why do we ride? Maybeyou’ll find a new passion.

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COMMENTARY

Fall ForAutumn!

Welcome to the fifth edition of Street Scape Magazine! As always, we invite you to comeas our reader and stay as our friend.

So many have come on board with Street Scape as readers, advertisers and supporters, andthe momentum is gaining. Street Scape Magazine (Winter 2006, Issue 2) won theSilver Summit International Award for its layout and design. This could not have beendone without the talents of the Street Scape Magazine team. I am grateful to and proudof them all!

September promises to be a busy month for us here at Street Scape. Thursday, September6th Street Scape Magazine and New Town will be sponsoring "Urban Attitudes: a VineAffair," a fashion show and wine tasting event to benefit Go Red for Women, theAmerican Heart Association’s nationwide movement that celebrates the energy, passionand power women have to band together and wipe out heart disease. Thanks to theparticipation of millions of people across the country, the color red and the red dress havebecome linked with the ability all women have to improve their heart health and livestronger, longer lives. This event will showcase various St. Charles and St. Louis boutiquesas well as current fashion trends.

Sunday, September 9th we’ll be sponsoring the X-treme 20 Youth Awards at the St.Charles Art Foundry Centre. Our Master of Ceremonies is Gary Shaw and the keynotespeaker is Julie Piekarski-Probst. In the winter 2007 issue we will spotlight each winner andhave event photos. Congratulations to the Winners! A special thanks to the sponsors andto the committee for this event.

I was brainstorming about fall topics and what to include in this fall edition of Street Scape.Immediately I thought about road trips to view the changing colors of the leaves and theoccasional stops along the way to wineries or B&Bs. There is something about the crispsmell and chill of autumn in the air, the bonfires, hayrides, and running and bike ridingalong the Katy trails that’s so comforting. This issue we’re bringing you the "IN" on localinns and wineries. We’re sure you’ll want to visit each and every one of them. And don’tforget to read about why we run & ride, as well as meet some of the locals that make upthe tapestry of our neighborhoods, learn about people past and present who have helpedshape St. Charles county and the surrounding areas.

We have started a monthly e-newsletter with information on events and promotions inwhich readers can participate. To recieve the e-newsletter, please send an email [email protected] with “Subscribe” in the subject line. Remember, you canalways see the most recent edition of Street Scape Magazine in its entirety online atwww.streetscapemag.com.

Be Passionate! Life is Good.

BEHIND THE SCENES

PUBLISHER & FOUNDER

TOM HANNEGANTom, Co-Owner of Hannegan RealEstate & Construction, LLC holdsa master’s degree from LindenwoodUniversity. Hannegan shares hispassion for real estate, communityvolunteering, and his appreciation ofSt. Charles in Street Scape magazine.

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

ROBIN SEATON JEFFERSONRobin has been a writer/journalistfor more than 15 years working inprint and electronic media.Jefferson holds a bachelor’s degreein communications from theUniversity of Missouri at St. Louis,with minors in writing andcriminal justice.

ANN HAZELWOODAnn is the owner of Patches, Etc. onHistoric Main Street in St. Charles,Missouri. Hazelwood is anaccomplished quilt author, historian,and appraiser with the followingtitles to her name: 100 Things To DoIn And Around St. Charles and 100Best Kept Secrets Of Missouri (Springof 2007).

MONICA ADAMSMonica is a certified personal trainerand hosts a health and fitness showSunday afternoons on KMOX Radio,and is the traffic reporter for FOX 2News in the Morning. Monica is aSt. Louis native who enjoysentertaining family and friends,and doing charitable work.

CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS

MICHAEL SCHLUETERMichael photographs people andplaces for advertising and corporateaccounts locally and nationally.“The exploration and discoveryprocess is what keeps photographyso exciting for me.”

BREA HAMMACKBrea is currently an art major witha focus in photography. Shespecializes in portraiture, blendingartistic and professional shots.She sees photography as a way totell a person’s story through asingle image.

DESIGN & PRODUCTION

GIANT LEAP PRODUCTIONSTracy Brooke

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www.giantleapproductions.com


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M A G A Z I N E

Bryan Walsh has always loved to draw. He was the kid penning cartooncharacters on his folders and in his notebooks while the teacher wasteaching. But it was during his stint in college at Miami University inOxford, Ohio that the young artist began to define his style.

Walsh, 27, earned his bachelor of arts in graphic design and is using thatdegree in what he calls his “9 to 5” at a small print shop. But his heart is onthe canvass and soon he hopes to be making his living with a brush.

“I guess I'm the same as every other artist,” he said. “I've been drawing sinceI could remember on school folders and notebooks. All during grade schoolI was in trouble for drawing in class instead of listening.”

He said the “9 to 5” pays the bills and keeps him from being a true starvingartist. “I'm skinny enough as it is,” he quipped.

In January, Walsh joined other artists as part of Streetscape's Coffee HouseCrawl, which showcased the urban art forms of art, poetry and music. Theproceeds benefited Children's Hospital. Walsh set up his portable studio inthe Prancing Pony coffee shop and did live painting. A couple of abstractpieces emerged from the display.

Before college, Walsh said his work was based on tightly rendered pencildrawings, the elements of which were taken largely from magazineadvertisements, “with no rhyme or reason to it.” During college Walshmainly studied graphic design. He did take one painting class.

But, oddly enough it was a trio of sociology classes that ignited the style ofart Walsh would eventually specialized in. “It was very important. It'sinfluenced by a lot of reading that I do on sociology, race, some politics andmy interest in the urban landscape. It started in college with three sociologyclasses on race, class and gender. Since then I've read lots of books. Mywork has a lot to do with those subjects in one form or another.”

Also during college, Walsh's artistic and musical influences expanded formclassic rock like Van Halen and Led Zeppelin to hip-hop, punk, jazz andfunk. Almost concurrently, his interest in the art and design related to thesegenres--graffiti, street art, punk band fliers and more—began to grow.

Walsh said his work is defined as “street art + abstract expressionist hybridpainting”. “I take the mark makings and backgrounds of abstractexpressionism and fuse it with the usage of words, symbols and icons andmesh that all together.”

For instance, his latest work, “What about reality?” is an example of hischallenge to the viewer to see what they can see. The simple inquiry is foundwithin an abstract painting of varying hues and shapes.

“When it comes to my art, it has to do with the incorporation or words orphrases or the use of symbols as subtle commentary,” Walsh said. “It's notspecific imaging for myself or the viewer. The viewer can put their ownmeaning in it. More or less my intention is to provoke the person to stepback and ask themselves, 'What about reality?'”--to step back and make sureto form one's own thoughts and opinions whether it's about politics,sociological matters or war.”

Walsh hopes to soon be using his graphic design talents and knowledgealong with his love of painting to set out on his own. Eventually he wouldlike to do fliers, posters, stickers, album covers, and the like, incorporatinghis painting and design backgrounds into one.

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just feel more energized. That's how I expressmyself. I'm not a writer and I don't speakpublicly. I just paint.”

Walsh is an active member of ArtDimensions,a St. Louis artists' group focused onrevitalizing the arts in St. Louis. Membersparticipate in mural work, educationclasses, gallery shows and the Taste of St.Louis Festival.

Walsh lives in south St. Louis City where heis able to view the visual, social and politicalaspects of urban, physical environments andthe street aesthetic more closely. “Throughthe use of symbols as icons and theincorporation of lettering, I hope to weavesocial commentary and reflections of theurban landscape into many of my pieces.”

To view Walsh's work online, visitiambwalsh.com.

Justin Tolentino is fascinated with his pastexperience as a dedicated graffiti writeralthough he acknowledges graffiti writersdon't always get the credit they deserve."Throughout my entire life, I have been putin awe by vast cities and the type of life stylesthat thrive and perish in this type ofcommunity," he said.

Tolentino's most recent works consist ofsingle character/icon in a color fieldlandscape/background. "The color fieldcontains a hectic way of thinking and in thesame picture plane a simple entity," he said."The character in most cases is a mask or anover exaggeration of a thought, emotion orfeeling. I employ characters to express amulti-faceted self-portrait of what is true,what is comforting and what is good. Iconvey humor and the irony of being human.I laugh back at life."

Tolentino said he enjoys "sending in theclowns where others would remain in quietdespair. All of these animated elements arefrozen, so as to be viewed for long periods oftime by the viewer in order for them tocompletely analyze and ponder the thoughtsand emotions conveyed by the figure in mypaintings, prints and drawings."

Tolentino said he wants the viewer to explorehis work--the characters and icons, their

thoughts and meaning. "The collage--likebackgrounds, which I am drawn to, allow meto create not only an environment for thefigures, but sets a mood and an idea intomotion than perhaps the figure could not doalone," he said.

Tolentino said he believes the pursuit of mostartists, along with himself, is simply to create,although graffiti writers are often given a bumwrap. "Graffiti writers live their lives just tomake their mark on anything they see fit," hesaid. "Living a simple life, striving only toalter the urban environment and thuscreating something new from the old cities inwhich we live, something that is uniquelytheirs. (Graffiti writers) are ridiculed for theirpractices and they are not considered artists.Instead they are seen as public menaces whoonly wish to deface the already worn towncity in which they live."

Tolentino said he draws from both worlds,"the high art world along with theunderground art community, then translatingmy experiences into a widely accepted style,with the feeling and power of theunderground."

Born and raised in St. Louis, TimothyWagner comes from a long line of artists.Artistic talents have embraced his family forgenerations and of particular influence wasBlanche Fischel Claggett who had a flair forcomposite works and monoprints, he said.

Wagner began painting in elementary schooland developed a unique abstract style by highschool. During his travels to the West andEurope, he would always have a sketchbookhandy to record landscapes and shapes.

Wagner uses typical acrylic, latex and oil inhis works, but also works in a mixed mediaformat using stains, paper, ink and othermaterials. "Many people, places andeveryday occurrences influence me," he said.My style is always evolving and capturing rawemotions and presenting a piece of myself inmy own work."

Wagner markets his work at local St. Louisshows and at www.Yessy.com, where he hassold paintings across the country. He iscurrently working on degrees in fine arts andeducation at Webster University and hopes toone day teach. � ROBIN SEATON JEFFERSON

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NEIGHBORHOODS

Finding a place to stay at a vacationdestination can be an arduous task. Somevacationers are looking out for their wallet,others want romance, still others wantrecreation and proximity to attractions. Butthen there are those guests who beg forsomething different... for an overnight staythat makes them feel at home, yet pampered.A unique and secluded spot removed fromeveryday life but within minutes of variedentertainment venues that offers romanceand a walk through the past.

Sandra Snyder bet her savings and 68 gallonsof paint on her dream to provide just thistype of home away from home for her clients.Snyder opened Bittersweet Inn at 1101North Third St. in the Frenchtown HistoricDistrict of St. Charles nearly two years ago.

The 143-year-old Civil War era home has thecharm of high ceilings, antique furnishingsand a sitting porch. A vegetable and fruitgarden and flowers abound behind the houseas candy for the eyes of visitors taking a quietbreak beneath the trees.

Snyder restored the French Colonial stylehome herself in just five weeks. She added abedroom, bathroom and utility room alongwith a closet for her own living quarters.

“The house has good bones,” Snyder said.“It's solid. My ex [husband] used to call me asturdy woman. This is my sturdy house.”

Not a stranger to hard work and endearingtimes, Snyder built a business in St. Charles--Celestial Gardens—after raising her childrenon her own. “Necessity is the mother ofinvention and that's us. When you have tolearn how to do something, you do.”

An abundance of red geraniums make thewhite house sparkle inside its charcoal graytrim. Decorations include “something foreveryone,” Snyder said. Following a move toFlorida and 12 hurricanes, a stint in the realestate and insurance businesses, and a littlehome decorating on the side, Snyder returnedto St. Charles.

“I went to a bed and breakfast 22 years ago. Ijust thought with what I know, I can do itbetter. I love entertaining. I love to cook,”Snyder said.

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10 | S T R E E T S C A P E M A G A Z I N EBittersweet Inn

Bittersweet Inn offers three bedrooms withqueen sized beds and private baths. There arealso two suites, one with an adjoining room.All rooms have sitting areas, air conditioning,fluffy bathrobes and ceiling fans. The inn hasseveral common areas decorated with warmcolors and antiques. Each night's stayincludes a gourmet breakfast with freshground coffee, fresh fruit, homemade butter,jams, jellies, breads, muffins and biscuits.

Snyder plans picnics, spa days, massages anddinner reservations for her guests. Rates runfrom $99 to $129 per night.

For Rhona Lococo, an unexpected trip wouldbecome a new way of life for her and herhusband Leo. The two opened their first bedand breakfast in the officer's quarters inJefferson Barracks after Rhona stopped inLondon on her way to Tunisia, Africa 20years ago. Spying a bed and breakfast there,Rhona decided this was the business for her.

Shortly after, the Lococo's son found abuilding in St. Charles, where the familywould open Lococo House II. At 1101 NorthFifth St., the house was a little far out forRhona. “I said, 'Oh my gosh, that's the otherend of the earth'. But from the time weopened the door and saw the beautiful woodstaircase, that was it.”

Many of the Knoblauch family's descendantshave lived in the house since they built thestructure in 1907. In fact, family membersoften visit Lococo House II to share storiesand photos with its new owners, Rhona said.

Today the 2,500-square-foot house offersfour rooms with private and shared baths.The bedrooms are arranged so that three areadjoining. Groups of ladies can hold get-togethers with adjoining rooms.

Rhona said she services tourists from all overthe country and beyond as well as peoplefrom around town who just come in for alittle “r & r”.

Lococo House II offers Girl's Night Out,pajama parties for women; QuiltingWeekends; Red Hat Society Weekends andScrapbooking Weekends. The house is avenue for support groups, massages andbusiness planning sessions as well.

She has also started holding “SecretWeekends” after the successful Rhonda Byrnebook “The Secret.” “Women come toworkshops and projects on improvising andexpanding possibilities,” Rhona said. “We'realways trying to figure out how to reinventand broaden what we can do for our guests.We feel our guests out and find out howmuch do they want from us? They just likethe personal attention.”

Rhona said half the fun of running a bed andbreakfast is the people she meets. One groupof women who call themselves the “Womenof Wow” have particularly captured Rhona'sheart. Seven sisters, all professionals, meet atLococo House II for four days once a year.“They are retired nuns, writers, deans ofschools. Hearing about their lives is sointeresting. We meet incredible people withunbelievable lives and stories. Sometimes Ifeel guilty taking their money.”

Leo Lococo offers guests rides from theairport as well as shuttle services to thewineries and the Katy Trail. Rooms at Lococorun between $85 and $100 per night.

John Doerr seconds the notion that his guestsdrive his business in more than one way. “Theplus to it is that the people you deal with arevery different than the people who would stayin a hotel,” he said. “Bed and breakfasts are afunction of the people that operate them.They take on the personalities of the peoplethat run them.”

Doerr owns and operates Morgan CornerBed & Breakfast at 305 Morgan St. in theFrenchtown Neighborhood of St. Charles.He purchased the building, along with thecarriage house and log cabin, two years ago.

The Weeke-Lawler House is one of the oldestin Frenchtown. The site has been occupiedsince 1797 when it was owned by IsidoreLacroix, who in turn sold the property to thewealthy French couple, Francois and BeauvaisDuquette. Their descendants sold the landand a frame home to Christoph andFriederike Weeke in 1865, who built themansion on the property. The WeekeMansion changed to the Lawler Mansionwhen the property was purchased by JamesG. Lawler and Elizabeth Hughes Lawler.

The cabin which now sits on the MorganCorner property was built in the mid-19thcentury by Fidelis Schwendemann on a farmin St. Peters, Missouri on the south side ofMexico Road--the first property east of thepresent Post Office. As families grew, a largerhouse was built around it. The cabin wasdiscovered some years ago when the propertyowners tore down the house. Historian GlenBishop of St. Charles had the cabin moved tohis property at Third and Morgan Streets inSt. Charles, where it remains today.

Doerr said the “experience” of another timeand place is important for his guests.“Someone comes into your home and your


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memorabilia is sitting around. The bed andbreakfast clientèle have respect for yourthings. People want to be part of andexperience the home and history.”

Some 5,000 square feet include four roomswhich can sleep 12 people. Children arewelcome with special arrangements.

Doerr ran a venture capital firm beforebecoming the proud owner of MorganCorner. He said he entertained hundreds ofpeople from school or office functions in hishome before beginning research—the readingof 15 books—on opening a bed andbreakfast. “There is a difference betweenentertaining and someone living in yourhome,” he said. “If the customer wants 25pillows, you need to get 25 pillows. It's allabout the service.”

Doerr said his guests appreciate the detailsmost of all—the turned down bed, thechocolates on their pillows. “People aren'tused to those details. It makes an impression.The robes, trays, home-baked fresh cookies,two stocked refrigerators, coffee. We treat youas though you're a guest in your own home.”

Morgan Corner's rooms run between $125 to$185 per night.

One bed and breakfast owner is taking thehistorical perspective of the St. Charles areaand opening up an opportunity to actuallyrelive days gone by. In October, VenetiaMcEntire and Steve Powell will open Boone'sColonial Inn & Market at 322 South MainSt. The venture is McEntire's second businessof the like in St. Charles. Along with herparents, McEntire also owns and

operates Boone's Lick Trail Inn at 1000 SouthMain Street.

Paul and V'Anne Mydler opened Boone'sLick Trail Inn in 1987 after nearly three yearsof remodeling work. Built as a saddlery andwestern shop, the Carter-Rice buildingchanged hands many times in its 150-yearhistory, collecting stories about St. Charles,its residents and visitors. Built in the 1840's,the building had served as a private home foryears, a hospital for the indigent andeven a hippie commune during the 1970's.“Fifteen people lived here then. Wepurchased the building off the city auctionblock and conducted extensive renovations,”McEntire said.

Massive might be more like it. McEntire saidthe building was “basically a shell” when her

parents bought it. “It was brick walls and dirtfloors throughout,” she said. “The flooringhad literally disintegrated over the years.People had used the molding for firewood. Itwas a shell of a building.”

Three years ago, McEntire and the Mydler'spurchased the cottage next door, a 1932 artsand crafts bungalow, and transformed it intoa suite.

Today the Boone's Lick Trail Inn has sevenrooms. Situated on South Main St., Boone'sLick Trail Inn touts what may not beso obvious to its patrons, “Where you areonly a few steps away from history. Sleepjust 50 yards away from where Lewis andClark slept.”

It's a fully operational bed and breakfast forlocal to world travelers, McEntire said.Patrons of the inn enjoy breakfast eachmorning complete with fruits, juices, pastries,breads, homemade jams and jellies.Innkeeper and hostess, V'Anne Mydler, servesbreakfast with cheese stuffed French toastdrizzled with strawberry sauce in the diningand sitting rooms or in the guest's room oroutdoors by request.

Boone’s Colonial Inn

Lococo House II


The inn also offers colonial fireplaces, a viewof the Missouri River, whirlpool bath suites,flat screen TV's, and his and her colonialsleeping garments. Rates run from $125 onweekdays to $285 on weekends for the suites.

McEntire, along with former St. CharlesConvention and Visitors Bureau Chief StevePowell, are taking their guests back in timewith their newest venture in the bed andbreakfast industry. The two will open theBoone's Colonial Inn & Market at 322South Main St. in the fall, but this time witha twist. Not only will visitors be witnesses tohistoric tradition and décor, they mayactually get to participate in it.

“Our marketing position is totally differentwith this,” McEntire said. “We still have theearly American feel, but we want to cater tothose people who are looking for a colonialexperience. It's all about history and totallyimmersing yourself in that experience.”

Currently, Boone's Colonial Inn is hostingreceptions, seated dinners, weddings,rehearsal dinners and small special events.Guests can be treated to an historicallyaccurate colonial experience with servers inperiod costumes and craftsmen andmerchants not far away.

Powell created the Living History Programon Main Street in St. Charles during his 17years at the helm of the CVB. He andMcEntire wanted to carry a touch of thatliving history into their business. WithBoone's Colonial Inn & Market, McEntireand Powell have tried to capture the essenceof Colonial America with 3-1/2-hour, 16-course period dinners served in theestablishment. “It's something you can't getanywhere else,” McEntire said.

Four luxury suites will open in October withwhirlpool baths and fireplaces. Services andamenities will include gourmet breakfast,Colonial sleeping garments, wine and cheeseby the outside fire pit, carriage rides, spabasket and spa services, fresh flower deliveryand a sterling silver Jefferson cup tocommemorate the stay.

Suites will run from $250 to $395 per nightdepending on holidays, festivals, specialevents and occupancy length.� ROBIN SEATON JEFFERSON


THE BUZZAROUND TOWN

St. Charles‘Small Business Person 2007’

The Saint Charles Chamber of Commerce

selected, Tom Wapelhorst, owner of Walters'

Jewelry, Inc., as the Small Business Person of

2007.

Walters' Jewelry, located on North Main Street

in St. Charles, was started by Tom’s wife's

grandfather, Charles Walters, in 1916 under

the name St. Charles Music and Jewelry

Company. Since Tom took the reins he

continues the family business with the highest

quality diamonds, gemstones and the highest

quality of customer service. Tom is an active

member of the St. Charles Community and

deserving of this reognition .

Ameristar “Tops Off”It’s New Hotel

Ameristar Casinos, Inc celebrated at a Topping

Off ceremony for the Ameristar St. Charles new

luxury hotel, spa and pool slated to open in

December 2007. To commemorate the

occasion, guests signed the final steel beam

that was then raised to the top of the 25-story

hotel tower, signifying that construction has

reached its highest point and a significant

milestone toward the project’s completion has

been achieved.

When finished, the new $265 million facility

will include a 400-room all-suite luxury hotel, a

7,000-square-foot full-service spa, an

indoor/outdoor pool area with landscaped

grounds and waterfalls and a 2,000-space

parking garage. The first phase of the

expansion – with 19,200 square feet of state-

of-the-art conference and meeting facilities –

opened in September 2006.

The stunning contemporary but classic

chocolate and burgundy-toned décor

incorporates plush draperies and premium

leather furnishings in intimate seating groups,

framed by rich area rugs over marble flooring

and lit by the glow of two striking fireplaces.

www.ameristar.com

Hollywood on Main

A woman awakens in a pit. She

is weak and covered with mud,

her face beaten, her throat cut.

She is unable to speak,

remember who she is, or how

she got there. Hungry, thirsty,

she ventures out into the city,

stealing food and warm clothes

to survive.

As she wanders the streets, she

begins to see things that jar her

memory: a picture on a wall, a

historical marker, a map. Slowly,

she starts to put the pieces

together - the Old River Front, a

house and family, a lover and a

jealous suitor.

She embarks on a trek across the city, trying to

blend in and adjust to a modern world she has

never seen before.

Julian, a mysterious young man employed by

the church, is sent out to find her. He seems to

know more about her than she does, tracking

her, quickly deducing that she is headed home,

to the place where she used to live - more than

a hundred years ago.

Is Laura reincarnated? Resurrected and risen

from the grave? Or is she just the unfortunate

victim of a horrible crime, buried in the mud

and left for dead? Is Julian really trying to help

her, as he claims, or is he part of a conspiracy, a

plot to kill her?

Soon Laura is in a race for her life, trying to

reach her home and her memories before

Julian, the police, and the church can find her.

For more information on this movie visit Pirate

Picture’s website at www.piratepictures.net.

(A portion was filmed on Main Street in

St. Charles!)

‘Citizen of the Years 2007’

Dan Borgmeyer was the 2007 recipient of the

St. Charles Chamber of Commerce's highest

honor: the Citizen of the Years.

The Citizen of the Years is honored for a

lifetime of achievement and volunteerism in St.

Charles County.

At the age of 26, Borgmeyer started his own

company, Borgmeyer Advertising. His

company, now called B&B Communications,

has been successful for 34 years. Borgemyer

attributes the company's success to his

dedicated staff and the fact that he has always

made each client feel special. Borgmeyer gives

of his time and talents on numerous boards

that serve the community.

‘Lifetime DistinguishedService Award’

The St. Charles Chamber also presented a

Lifetime Distinguished Service Award to Street

Scape Magazine Advisory Board Member Bill

Goellner. Goellner is the president of the

South Main Preservation Society and served on

the Historic Landmarks Preservation and

Architectural Review Board. Bill and his son

Chris are principals in Goellner Printing on S.

Main Street in St. Charles.

Jerry Hurlbert & Tom Waplehorst

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Birds of a feather, right? Well, when it appliesto writers that's certainly the case. When AnnHazelwood, author and owner of Patches,Etc. in St. Charles went looking for somewriting companions she wanted the commonbond of writing to resonate throughout hergroup, but not so much of everything else.

“I got the idea from a book called WritingAlone, And With Others,” Hazelwood said.“I was so impressed. It was the most helpfulthing I ever read about writing.”

Authored by Pat Schneider, the book focuseson teaching writers to form their own writers'groups to encouraged their creativity and tonetwork. Hazelwood's goal was to find theindividuals to create a group that would bemeaningful and helpful to her as a writer.

“The book stresses creating a very diversegroup. The last thing you want to do iseveryone write the same thing,” she said, soher first member was a spiritual writer. Andalthough the woman is no longer with thegroup, she brought a different and interestingperspective to the other women involved.

Hazelwood's group became the “WeeWriters”. Six members make up the groupwhich got its name, “because we're small,” shesaid. “I like the small group because it givesmore individual attention to what we need atthe time, whether it's discussion of an issue,reading or having a guest.”

Wee Writers members Lilah Contiene,Noelle Miles, Hallye Bone, Jan Lewien, MaryDuBois and Hazelwood offer variedpersonalities and perspectives to the smallwriters' group, including public relationswriting, creative writing, reporting,poetry, novel writing, trade writing and self-help writing.

Hazelwood herself is currently working onher fourth book. She has published PrettyPolka Dots, 100 Things to do in St. Charlesand 100 Best Kept Secrets in Missouri. Shehas also written for numerous quiltingmagazines across the country.

Hazelwood said she sees the Wee Writers as agroup of women who promote each otherand their work, share resources andencourage each other to keep writing. “Sometruly want to be very active writers,” shesaid. “Others just want to enjoy writing. Ican't say we do a lot of critiquing. The time isso short.”

Nonetheless, the group takes home writingassignments and invites published authors,publishers, book store owners and others tospeak to them.

Hazelwood said the group has to keep itself incheck to avoid straying from the topic athand. “What you don't want it to be is atherapy group,” she said. “We don't go intopeople's personal problems.”

Group members will encourage each other,though, with writer's block and other barriersto writing. One member needed helpdeveloping a place to write in her home toget away from the other residents and enjoyher own space. “All of us work differently,”Hazelwood said. “Our comfort zoneis different.”

The Wee Writers have found success, theysay, in finding like-minded yet unique soulsto work with. “I wanted to be able toshare my ideas and I wanted to hear theirideas,” Hazelwood said. “Writing is alonely profession or hobby so when you canactually share it, I find that helpful.”� ROBIN SEATON JEFFERSON


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Julie Probst has a goldcard, but it's not the kindmost people carry. Hersis the Taco Bell PersonalGold Card signed by former Taco BellPresident John E. Martin. The 44-year-oldex-Mouseketeer and television star has freetacos for life. She was the restaurant'sspokesperson in the early eighties and theygranted her the standing for increasing theirsales by 60 percent.

She said it's confusing for the young peoplewho now work the drive-thrus and countersof the Americanized Mexican restaurants—kids who never new Julie Piekarski, Sue AnnWeaver on the 1970's preteen hit “Facts ofLife,” kids who never knew about the returnof Walt Disney's New Mickey Mouse Club,kids who never contemplated whether theywere a “Pepper” or whether you wanted to beone too.

Now Julie Probst, wife of dentist John Probstand mother of three teenagers, Julie is stilltouching the outskirts of Hollywood as herchildren sing, dance and perform at theMuny Opera House in St. Louis. Today shelives her life in her hometown of St. Louisand helps out her alma mater, the school herchildren also attended, Academy of theSacred Heart in St. Charles.

Julie's own memories of stardom and themagic of Walt Disney are still vivid in hermind. “They put me in charge of Mickey,”Julie said about her first experiences as one ofthe new Mouseketeers at Walt Disneyland inCalifornia. Dancing and singing since the ageof three, Julie had been chosen in 1975 frommore than 20,000 young hopefuls.

After her audition in Chicago, Julie was sentback to St. Louis to do a video test with Walt

Disney's localaffiliate. She saidthe producerwanted to test

her to see if she could pretend an object wasthere when it really wasn't, since on the showthe kids would have cartoon characterssuperimposed onto the screen with them.The producer tried to be tricky and didn't letJulie in on his little secret. “He said, 'I'mgoing to give you a banana,' and he just heldout his hand. I didn't know what to do so Ipretended to take the banana and beganpeeling it. And then I asked, 'Is this Chiquitaor Dole?' He was amazed.”

At Disney, the person wearing the MickeyMouse costume carried both the burdens ofnot being able to see well under the costumeand also that the head of the costume itselfat the time was worth more than $7,000,making protection of the equipmentquite necessary.

The new Mouseketeers, along with Julie,were memorialized on lunch boxes, coloringbooks, albums and more before the show’suntimely cancellation the following year. Juliesaid the cast believed at the time that Disney'snew movie “The Black Hole” took all of themoney that would have been used for thenext season.

Julie grew up in Cool Valley, Florissant andCreve Coeur before becoming a Mouseketeer,but she said it was her education at theAcademy of the Sacred Heart in St. Charlesthat molded both her talents and values. “Itwas my family and this school that made allthe difference in my life,” she said. “Theheadmistress Sister Steppe was so loving. Shesaid, 'Go do this'. But she still had a littlerope on me to let me know that, 'I'm lettingyou go, but remember your values and what

you represent'.”

Julie said she felt she represented her schooland Sister Steppe as she stepped out into theworld of show business. She always said,'What you are is God's gift to you. What youmake of yourself is your gift to God'.”

Confidence and humility would come inhandy in the glittering city of Los Angeleswhere stars abound and self esteem often getstrampled. Julie would go on to be asked outby the likes of Tom Cruise, flirted with byRob Lowe, and neck-in-neck for roleswith Melissa Gilbert, Helen Hunt andMolly Ringwald.

Julie did pilots with Nicholas Cage, “beforehe was Nicholas Cage,” she said. She didstints on Three's Company and Quincy andeven read for Michael Landon for LittleHouse on the Prairie. She did the Dr. Peppercommercial with David Naughton of “AnAmerican Werewolf in London” and becamethe spokesperson for Taco Bell in New York.

She said she finds it difficult to watchtelevision shows about childhood stars andtheir complaints about how hard the life wasfor them. “We got to sing and dance everyday in the Disney studio. We got to walkthrough the animation department andwatch the men draw the animation boards.We got to ride the rides when the park wasclosed. What a life. I think, 'You were lucky.You were privileged. What are you talkingabout?'” she said. “I would have done it forfree. I truly looked at it as an honor.”

Julie was 13 when the New Mickey MouseClub ended. Shortly after that she and formerMouseketeer co-star Lisa Welchel began newcareers on “The Facts of Life”. Welchel wasBlair Warner. The experience would last three

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years before Julie’s ‘Sue Ann Weaver’ wascut from the show.

Those days were also a dream for a younggirl from St. Louis, Julie said. But she saidshe didn't take to the night life andthe pressure like the Lindsey Lohans’ andBritney Spears' of today. “I guess I wasprobably a nerd. I really never did trya cigarette.”

But Teen Beat and other reporters followedher around and she did want to dateChristopher Adkins from Blue Lagoon.Mostly they roller skated on their nightsoff, though. After work and studies anddinner, she said there really wasn't enoughtime to get into trouble. And her motherwas always there.

Julie said her mom picked up and moved toHollywood with her where the youngmother-of-two would spend the next eightyears looking out for her young star.“She passed away last September,” Julie saidwith tears in her eyes. “She made so manysacrifices.”

Julie met her husband, John, when he anda friend were on a road trip to California in1985. Julie was attending the University ofCalifornia at Los Angeles for biochemistryat the time, although she switched hermajor to communications and business.

The two returned to St. Louis. “I didn'twant to raise a family there. It's insane.Everybody wants to be on TV.” They weremarried in 1986 and Julie followed John toKansas City to finish his education whileshe did some print work and training films.After returning to St. Louis, Julie had a kidevery two years for six years—Patrick, now17 and a senior at St. Louis University HighSchool; Jacqueline, 15, a gymnast andstudent at Vila Duchesne in St. Charles;and Christian, 13, a student at theAcademy of the Sacred Heart.

Julie said her childhood stardom reallydoesn't come up all that often, and shehardly lets it define who she is.

“It defines me when it's brought up,when someone wants to know about it.They usually start out with, 'You look sofamiliar. Where do I know you from?''� ROBIN SEATON JEFFERSON

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Cliff Edwards, the voice of JiminyCricket in Walt Disney's “Pinocchio” in1940, spent time in St. Charles,according to Frenchtown MuseumDirector Dorothy Boshears.

“He moved to St. Charles around 1914and stayed here for several years while heworked for American Car & Foundry,”Boshears said. “While he spent his daysat ACF, he spent his nights at saloons inSt. Charles and St. Louis.”

Born in Hannibal, MO on June 14,1895, and also known as “Ukelele Ike,”Edwards was an American singer andmusician who enjoyed considerablepopularity in the 1920s and early 1930s.He specialized in jazz renditions ofpop standards and novelty tunes and didvoices for animated cartoons later inhis career.

Edwards left school at age 14 and beganentertaining as a singer in movie theatersand saloons in St. Louis, MO. Fewsaloons had pianos then, so Edwardstaught himself to play the ukulele (thenspelled ukelele) to accompany himself. Itwas the cheapest instrument in the musicstore. He called his style of improvisedsinging “effin”, which sounds a lot likethe human voice imitating a hot trumpetor kazoo solo.

Edwards got the nickname “Ukelele Ike”from a club owner who couldn'tremember his name. He got his firstbreak in 1918 at the Arsonia Cafe inChicago, IL where he performed a tunecalled “Ja Da”, written by the club'spianist, Bob Carleton. The two menmade the tune a hit on the Vaudevillecircuit. Vaudeville headliner Joe Friscohired Edwards as part of his act,which was featured at The Palace in NewYork City, the most prestigious theater

in Vaudeville, and then in theZiegfeld Follies.

Later Edwards sang the song “When YouWish Upon A Star” in “Pinocchio” and itwon an Oscar for best song in 1940. Hisrendition of this song is one of the greatpopular vocal performances of the 20thcentury and it became the theme of theDisney corporation. He never receivedbilling in the credits with the movie'srelease in December 1939, however.

Although Edwards was credited with over100 films and selling over 74 millionrecords (a large amount even by today'sstandards), he wound up bankrupt fromtwo divorces, income-tax troubles andyears of gambling, alcohol and drugabuse. He declared bankruptcy fourtimes during the 1930s and early 1940s.

Broke in his later years, Edwards lived ina home for indigent actors and oftenspent his days hanging around the WaltDisney Studios to be available any timehe could get voice work and telling storiesof his Vaudeville days.

He had disappeared from the public eyeat the time of his 1971 death as a charitypatient at the Virgil Convalescenthospital in Hollywood, CA. His bodywas initially unclaimed and donated tothe University of California, Los Angelesmedical school. When Walt DisneyProductions found out about this, thecompany purchased the corpse and paidfor the burial.

Edwards finally got his due in 1977 whenSteven Spielberg released the movie“Close Encounters of the Third Kind.”Edwards is heard over the closing creditssinging his trademark song “When YouWish Upon A Star”. His name alsoappears in the closing credits.

It’s A Small World After All...


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Erin Cannon-Chave started takingFrench in kindergarten. The Academyof the Sacred Heart and VillaDuchesne High School alumcontinued to studied Frencheven throughout college. She majoredin French and International Politicsat Lake Forest College outsideChicago, studying abroad in France in1991 where she worked at theAmerican Chamber of Commerce inParis, France.

Little did the young French-speakingAmerican girl know, she would useher language skills for the rest of herlife as she met and married aFrenchman and set out to his vineyardin the south of France.

After college, Cannon-Chave cameback to St. Louis where she worked asa server in the Cafe Zoe in Clayton.There she also took a job at The WineMerchant in Clayton working insales. Cannon-Chave began hereducation with an affection for thewine industry there.

Cannon-Chave met Kermit Lynch, awine merchant based in Berkeley, CAat a “Meet the Importer” dinner in St.Louis. “Two weeks later, he hired me,”Cannon-Chave said. “I moved toCalifornia in 1994 to do salesand administration.

The next year Lynch sent Cannon-Chave to Beaune, France to run hisFrench office in the BurgundyRegion. Cannon-Chave lived thereuntil 2000.

It was at a wine tasting event inFrance that Cannon-Chave met oneof Lynch's suppliers—a Mr. JeanLouis Chave—the man who wouldbecome her husband. “I liked thewine and I really liked the winemaker. I told my boss, 'I'm goingdown to the Rhone Valley',” she said

Chave's family had been raising andworking the vineyards on their land inthe Rhone Valley since 1481,

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Cannon-Chave said, “before Columbus evenset sail.” The vineyards are two hours south ofBeaune and one hour south of Lyon. “It is asmall vineyard in the Appellation ofHermitage on about 15 hectare or 30 acres,”Cannon-Chave said.

Today Erin and her family, which nowincludes a son, live on the top of a hill in themiddle of the vineyard, a far cry from herchildhood in St. Charles. She works thevineyard like everyone else, replacing oldvines, growing new vines, tracing the hillsideswith string to plant new vines, working witha horse and plow. “It's a lot of hand hoeingand working like a farmer [would],” she said.

The Chave's employ about 15 people for thevery labor intensive work, Cannon-Chavesaid. They grow red grapes or Syrah and whiteMarsanne and Roussanne.

The grapes are harvested in September with a30-person team picking non-stop for threeweeks. The grapes are brought back to thecellar. The white grapes are immediatelypressed and placed in barrels, where they willremain for two years. The red grapes are putin tanks for three weeks where the workersactually get in and stomp them with their feetto make juice. As the grapes are smashed theyproduce tannin which gives the wine its color.After the grapes have been pressed withhuman feet, wooden paddles are used as thefermentation (transformation of sugar intoalcohol) is completed.

The Chave's vineyards produce about 30,000bottles of red wine and 15,000 bottles ofwhite wine each year. The wine is sold inFrance, the United States, Europe and Asia.

Pinnacle Imports of St. Louis distributesthe Chave's wine locally along with TheWine Merchant.

Erin admits to being the “gypsy” of thefamily, although she said she has some prettysuccessful sisters—a journalist inWashington, D.C., a fashion merchandiserwith four kids in St. Louis,and a pharmaceutical sales representative


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Cannon-Chave said wine issubjective. “It's meant toaccompany food. Trust yourlocal wine merchants, butthe question to askis would you want asecond glass. That isalways important.”

Wines change, Cannon-Chave said. “They evolve andbecome different beings justlike people. Early on, it maytaste of echasia, hawthorneflower, apricot or greenalmond. As it gets older, itmay take hazelnut or beeswaxaromas.”

Wines should always be laidon their sides so that thecorks do not dry up thus notallowing the wine to breathe.“It also can't do its job ofkeeping the wine in thebottle,” Cannon-Chave said.“The cork also allows tinyamounts of air to come inover the years.”

Erin said St. Charles and theAcademy of the Sacred Heartwere “amazing starting blocksthat gave me the courage andability to move overseas. St.Charles is just a great place togrow up.”

Though thousands ofmiles from home, Franceis not so different from St.Charles, Cannon-Chave said.In fact, the resemblance isamazing. “St. Charles issimilar to France. It is righton the Rhone River, ourequivalent of the MissouriRiver,” she said. � ROBIN

SEATON JEFFERSON

Did You Know...White wines should be served cool, but not ice-cold.If you like your wine cold, that’s fine, but try drinkingyour favorite white wine a little less cold sometime, andyou might just be surprised at the increased flavor.

White wine is great any time, which for most peoplemeans as a drink without food or with lighter foods.Whites tend to fall into four broad categories:• Fresh, Unoaked Whites: crisp & light with no sweetness• Earthy Whites: dry, fuller-bodied; lots of earthy character• Aromatic Whites: intense aroma & flavor from theirvarious grape variety; both off-dry and dry• Rich, Oaky Whites: mostly dry, full-bodied with lots ofoaky character

Red wine tends to be consumed as part of a meal moreoften than as a drink on it’s own. Drinking red wine coldcan be a mistake... the tannins in the wine can taste verybitter. How do you know the right temperature for reds?If the bottle feels cool to your hand, it’s just right.

There are a wide range of red wines, just like whites.Here are four broad categories:• Soft, Fruity Reds: mostly light bodied with lots offruitiness and little tannin (from grape skins)• Mild Mannered Reds: medium bodied with subtleun-fruity flavors• Spicy Reds: flavorful, fruity wines with spicy accentsand some tannin• Powerful Reds: full-bodied and tannic

Is it sweet or fruity? Beginning wine tasters often confusedry fruity wines for sweet ones. Wine is fruity when it hasdistinct aromas and tastes of fruit. You smell the fruitinessin your nose, and in your mouth you “smell” it throughyour retronasal passage.

Sweetness is more of a tactile impression on your tongue. Ifyou’re not sure whether a wine is sweet or fruity, tryholding your nose when you taste it. If the wine is trulysweet, you’ll still be able to taste the sweetness in spite ofthe fact that you can’t smell the fruitiness.

What is good wine? Quality wines come in all colors anddegrees of sweetness, dryness and in different flavors. Trydifferent types of wines within your price range. Whenyou find one you like and want to find other similar wines,visit your wine merchant and tell him or her what familiesof flavors (fruity, earthy, spicy, herbal) you enjoyed in theprevious bottle and they can then recommend anappropriate wine.

Degrees of quality definitely exist among wines, buta wine’s quality truly depends on the tastes of the personwho is doing the judging. Try a new and differentvariety of wine today... you might just be surprised atwhat you discover.


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Life is like a box of chocolates, Tom. It's whatBartender Jason Stephens might tell the megastar about his job of eight years. “Younever know what you're going to get,”Stephens said.

Stephens is a bartender at Grappa Grill in St.Charles. In six years he's heard a lot of gossipand played more roles than even theHollywood legend, Tom Hanks. “Bartendersplay matchmaker, psychologist, marriagecounselor, everything from financial toemotional,” He said. “I just try to stay awayfrom politics and religion.”

Stephens said the two subjects are off limits ina bar setting as far as he is concerned. “A lotof pepoe have really deep down grudges. Itcreates more of an issue especially wherealcohol is involved. We call it 'tough guybeer',” he said with a chuckle. “The morethey drink, the tougher they get. They can bethe nicest guy in the world and get a coupleof beers into them and it all changes.”

But mainly people just come to socialize andhave a good time, Stephens said. And thoseare the people who make his job not really ajob at all. “A lot of people come into a barbecause they need to talk to someone awayfrom their circle. Some jobs are completelymonotonous. But this is what keeps youaround for awhile. It's never the same.Everyday's different. Some days you get thegreatest people in the world.”

Stephens does ascribe to the “full moon”theory, however. “When it's a full moon, itreally brings out the wackos. If you'restanding behind the bar you can really tell ifit's a full moonThe emotions run wild. Theremust be a brain chemical imbalance orsomething. Maybe the poles get off orsomething. I can usually say whether there's afull moon without even going outside.”

Stephens has met plenty of celebrities in histime behind the bar including St. Louis Ramsformer offensive line coach and former headcoach for the St. Louis Football Cardinals

(now the Arizona Cardinals), Jim Hannifan;former St. Louis Cardinal Outfielder KurtFlood; Todd Collins, linebacker for the St.Louis Rams; and Mark Buerhle, pitcher forthe Chicago White Sox and former St.Charles resident.

“I've probably worn nine different Superbowlrings,” Stephens said. “Those are especiallythings I treasure.” Stephens said the sportsgreats will on occasion let him wear theirprecious mementos when he's serving them.

Then there's “The Rob.” Rob Solomon, 22,has worked at T.G.I. Fridays for six years.He's been a server (and one of their bestaccording to him) for four years. On how hewas promoted, Soloman said, “I was probablythe most amazing busser in the history of theworld. I just took pride in what I did. If youwere a server under me, you didn't have to doa thing. All you had to do was wait tables andrun food. I competed with myself.”

Solomon went on to be a server at therestaurant, and he's still competing withhimself and everyone else. “Sometimes we sellsummer glassware. I place bets. I say, 'Twobucks says I'll sell this table some glassware.' Ihaven't lost yet.”

Solomon said he just gets “bigger and better,faster and quicker. I try to get people to comeback, to come back for me. And they do.They come back and say, 'We want this guy'.”

Soloman said part of his secret is stayingpositive. “No matter what day I come in, I'min a good mood, because I'm waiting onsomeone I've waited on before. It's likesocializing with a bunch of people. It doesn'tmatter who you are or where you're from. I

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just like talking to people.”

Solomon came up with his own nicknamelike he has so many times before. “It wasbasically the next step. I wanted to move upto where I am today. I love serving so much.Because I excelled at my first job, becauseI am the man. I made up my own nickname.First it was the “Rob Guy,” then “R.O.B.”I did this with name tags. Now I am“The Rob.”

Never at a loss for words or a good laugh,Solomon said his days are filled with fun andfortune. “Every day something's going onthat cracks me up pretty good,” he said.

Solomon has seen a $100 tip on a $98 bill.One time he got $140 on a $300 check.

“I take care of them. One time I served thisguy who worked in the restaurant business.He said, 'You took care of my daughter, I'lltake care of you.' I thought, 'Sweet, I'm goingto get $20'.” Instead, he got the equivalent ofhalf of the check.

But he's also been “stiffed.” Three times, aparty has walked out without paying,including an $88 check and a table of fouryoung ladies.

Another time, Solomon took a cake that hisguests had given to him to save for theirbirthday party after the meal. “I took the cakeand put it on a party platter. Then I rebuiltthe cake out of whip cream and faked a fall. Ifell on the cake. The manager then came outwith the real cake. There wasn't a dry eye inthe place.”

Solomon said he has gone two years withoutever writing down an order. The largest partyyet that he has served without recording theorder has been 19 people. “My specialty is notmaking mistakes. It's an incredibly tough job;not everybody's cut out to do it. It's myniche. I wake up and I go. I work. I take careof everyone in my section at all times. I takepride in my job. I do a good job and bringpersonality to it.”

Stephanie Miller said she has seen a lot ofstrange things in her six years bartending. Abartender for four years at Show Me's in St.Charles County, Miller said smiling is the keyto success in the service industry. “I justsmile a lot and take everything with a grain ofsalt. You don't let things get to you. Smilingis the key.”

Miller remembers a man, a “drifter,” she said,who came in about three years ago. “Heswore up and down he was a werewolf. Heeven knew the terminology for the condition.I Googled it when I got home. He said mostlywomen are werewolves.”

Miller said she hasn't seen the man or thewerewolf since then.

Another guy would come into the bar everynow and then and tip the femaleservers between $500 and $1,000 each. Hedidn't stay around long though.� ROBIN SEATON JEFFERSON

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We've all seen the cable shows. You know theones where professional designers redo aroom (or a person for that matter) with fleamarket finds or inexpensive found treasures?But when was the last time you dressedyourself for a formal engagement in a usedsequin gown or redecorated your family roomwith old baskets you found in a little shopyou never knew existed?

Well, several business owners in St. CharlesCounty are here to help you do just that. Andthey say shopping on a dime is well worth theeffort, and the dime.

Ruth Murphy used to dabble in dried floral

arrangements. She didfour weddings on ashoestring and had fundoing it. Just when shewas thinking aboutretiring from 30 years asa secretary in theeducational field,including 21 years atRiverview GardensSchool District, athought occurred to her.Why not take some ofthat talent fordecorating and open ashop that caters todecorating your homewithout spending amint in the process?

So Murphy openedRustic Roots, LLC at406 Boonslick Rd. in St.Charles. A store fullof seasonal treasures, silkfloral arrangements,candles, artwork andphotography, RusticRoots and Murphy aredetermined to “addto the warmth ofyour home.”

Rustic Roots is locatedin the historical home ofEsra Overall, built in1864. Overall was alocal attorney and land

speculator who sold dozens of properties. Thebuilding is a good example of a typicalGerman one-story house with a gabled roof,Murphy said. She purchased the buildingfrom Mary Weise, who did alterations in itfor decades.

Rustic Roots was established in the Fall of2006. Raised in St. Vincent's Orphan Homein Normandy, MO, about which she laterwrote a book, Murphy yearns to help othersmake their own houses into homes. “I used tospend days off of work with my childrenvisiting Main Street. It was so comforting andrelaxing. I always felt a sense of belonging. I

love meeting new people and making mymark in this wonderful area of history.”

Murphy has been married to Bob Murphy for40 years. The couple have three children andfour grandchildren. She said her own historyis probably what led her to want to create alegacy in everyone's home. “I always had thisyearning in me to have my own family andsomething that is mine. I always lovedcountry things and nature so that's rustic.And I am an avid gardener. That's whereyou're rooted. That's what this store is allabout. All of this is a comfort to me.”

Ruth said her best sellers are the tart warmers,lamps and shades, all part of a Colonialtinware collection. She also sells GlenaCanning Co. products including corn andblack bean relish and others.

Rustic Roots features the photography of KrisDevlan who specializes in still life andindirect photography by candlelight.Arteaga Photography specializes in historicalSt. Louis photography. Robert Arteaga didthe photography for the St. Louis Arch andBusch Stadium. His grandson and currentowner, Brad Arteaga, photographed thenew stadium.

Water colors by Mike Keehn are also featuredat Rustic Roots. “It's basically a shop thatgoes to show you can tie in a balance of theold and new together. It's a blend of whateveryou love in your home. It doesn't have to belabeled contemporary or antique. It's whatyou love and what you make of it.”

Kristal McAtee, owner of Mom's resalespecializes in dressing the family withoutbreaking the bank. She has been operatingMom's Resale for 1-1/2 years at 274Fort Zumwalt Square. A friend of hers startedthe business in 1990. By 1992, McAteewas a partner and by 1993, she boughtthe business.

At first she merely helped out in the store,which at that time was situated just off ofMain Street in Wentzville, MO next to MaryMartha's Thrift Shop. But the business soongrew and was moved to the plaza where Wal-Mart used to sit on the south side of Hwy. 70

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in Wentzville. Then in 1996, the businessmoved to Hwy. K in O'Fallon. In those years,Mom's Resale went from 700 to 5,000 squarefeet—a testament to the fact that noteveryone can afford to shop at the mall.

Mom's Resale is now an 800-square-foot fullfamily consignment store offering everythingfrom clothing and shoes to household itemsand furniture--all good quality, McAtee said.“We have rules about acceptance,” she said.Clothes can only be two to three years oldand must be laundered and include all pieces.McAtee said the store has an abundance ofunique household items, things shopperscan't find just anywhere.

Consignees receive 50 percent of the purchaseprice on furniture and 40 percent oneverything else. The merchandise can stay onthe rack for up to 90 days before McAtee callsthe owner to come and pick it up.

McAtee said she has had customers who havepurchased more than they bargained for inher shop. "I remember a lady letting me knowa ring she had paid $1.99 for had appraised at$400," she said, "and a man bought abelt buckle from me for $1.99 then let meknow it was a collectible Union PacificRailroad item."

At Mom's Resale cutomers can pick up a$200 to $300 prom dress for $39.99. AnnTaylor, Kasper, Hollister, American Eagle,Gap, Abercrombie, Ralph Lauren are basicson McAtee's racks. "I carry men's, women's,maternity and children's clothing. I have alarge selection of teen clothing at all times,"McAtee said.

Mom's Resale also offers home decor. "I have

a consultant do all the wonderful displays.We expanded to furniture last year--diningroom tables and chairs, couches, end tables,bedroom items to name a few."

LaRoserie opened a year ago at 700 SouthMain St. in St. Charles. Owner Cheri LaRosesaid she loves unique, eclectic items. Advisingon interior decorating for 20 years has givenLaRose the confidence that she knows whatmany of her clientèle are looking for. “If I likeit, I buy it. New, old, doesn't matter.”

LaRoserie offers custom flower arrangements,local artisan’s works, photography, furniture,stained glass, various vintage pieces andnew furniture.

Built in 1805 as the Farmer's Home Building,the structure later became a cavern, saloon,tavern and hotel.

LaRose gets many of her wares from private

collections, estate sales and auctions and runsthem on consignment. She's starting a line ofgift baskets soon. Architectural salvage, suchas fireplaces, windows and original artworkare also offered.

LaRose said after five years of getting herhusband's business set up, she was ready to setout on her own. “I wanted to pursue mypassion of decorating and design again.”Until now LaRose did consulting work,giving out tips to family, friends and businessowners on how to decorate their spaces.

“One of my gifts is for making theinexpensive look very expensive,” LaRosesaid. “I want my customers to look highend but not pay high end prices. That'spart of success. I don't see the reason forspending a lot of money. My pastor calls it the'Nieman Marcus Needless Mark Up'.”� ROBIN SEATON JEFFERSON

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1 Wooden accessories and duck calls are hand carved on thepremises at JIL Flea Market & Oldies. Stop in and checkout the ever-changing selection of vintage treasures.107 N. Main St., St. Charles | 636-724-2295.

2 Eclectic wine accessories, including this wine bottle andfour glasses holder are available (along with wines) atVintner’s Cellar. 973 Waterbury Falls Dr.,St. Charles | 636-300-9960

3&6 Rustic Roots is the place to find home decor items at areasonable price. Drop by to check out the Halloweenthemed decor, as well as rustic accents.406 Boonslick | 636-947-6687

4 Want your home to look like a million bucks on a budget?Visit LaRoserie! 700 S. Main St.,St. Charles | 314-265-4942

5 Mom’s Resale is a trove of treasures of many different kinds,including children’s and home decor items. 274 FortZumwalt Sq., O’Fallon | 636-272-6667

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Esther Talbott Fenning, 69, has written the“Neighbor’s Portraits” column in the St.Charles Post of the St. Louis Post-Dispatchfor nearly two decades. She's seen sevenbureau chiefs come and go and interviewed atleast 10 times that many interestingpersonalities in a community she loves.

Esther worked as a medical secretary atVeterans Hospitals in Albany, NY aftergraduating high school, and then again aftershe married at age 21, in Buffalo, NY.

By 1970, thecouple moved toSt. Charles, MOfrom Pittsburgh,PA. Upon herarrival in what wasthen a very smalland seeminglyinsignificant townalong the Missouri

River, Esther said she asked herhusband, “'What have you done with me?'Everybody was blond, German, Catholicand conservative.”

She said she literally would have “gone insanewithout Lindenwood College. I grew up in atown that was an ethnic microcosm of theworld with every imaginable religion andnationality and in a family that was eccentricto the max. How could I survive inSt. Charles?”

So at 35 years of age, Esther enrolled inclassesat Lindenwood College. She would graduatefive years later with a bachelor of arts degreein English and a minor in journalism.

Former St. Charles Post Bureau Chief RalphDummit hired Esther as a freelancer to writethe “Neighbor's Portraits” column inDecember 1989. “I was told that the storieswere to be eight inches long and to focus onordinary people doing extraordinary things,”she said. “I feel that one could approach astranger in an airport, on the street or in ahospital waiting room or anywhere and theywould have an interesting story to tell, ifthey're willing to share.”

And approach people, she did. Esther wouldgo on to meet and interview everyone fromcancer survivors to circus clowns. She toldtheir stories like no one else could and learned

lessons from each of them. “It's like a collegeeducation in itself. There is so much talentand so many interesting things going on. Iloved doing it. I've never been a person forwhom money was a main goal. You willnever get rich as a freelancer. You can't. Nowriter can ever have fame as their goal either.Your name is in the paper. But most peopledon't know who wrote it. By night's end thepaper's lining a bird cage. You have to enjoythe process. Once the story has left me, I'vekind of lost interest. The people and theinteresting things are what stay with you.The people fighting disease--some of thebravest people. When people call me and say,'You've made such a difference, you were aninspiration to someone else, that's whatmakes me feel really good.”

Bob Davis, an agent for American FamilyInsurance in St. Charles for 35 years and thepresident of the Board of Directors of theBoys and Girls Clubs of St. Charles County,Davis has used his contacts as well as hisenergies to help kids for many years.

It all started in high school for Davis. “I wasa keyclubber inCarbondale, IL as akid,” Davis said.“We learned thatservice is a part oflife. You want togive back to acommunity whatthey give to you.”

In St. Charles,Davis started as a volunteer for the St. CharlesKiwanis Club and as a Jaycee. “Kiwanis justraised money to give away to children'sclubs—the Boys and Girls Clubs, the ChildAdvocacy Center, Camp Wyman,Community Living, Emmaus Homes.“

Davis was inspired by Chuck Brown, the firstdirector of the Boys and Girls Club of St.Charles. “I met him when he was retiring,”Davis said. “He really impressed upon methe importance of what the Boys and GirlsClubs were doing.”

Davis is now also in the business of raisingmoney for Cystic Fibrosis and for CampWyman. “A friend of mine has three children

with CF,” Davis said. “I made his charitymine.” In the last ten years, Davis’ golftournament in the spring has raised over$20,000 for CF. The Fall tournamenthas raised over $100,000 for the Boys andGirls Clubs.

Davis' next project is the construction of anew $4.5 million facility for the Boys andGirls Clubs.

The current building at 1400 Olive Street inSt. Charles was built in 1961 from all-volunteer material and labor. The newbuilding will be constructed just east of theold one.

It will be a far cry from the 45-year-old blockstructure without air conditioning that existstoday. Davis said more than 150 kids occupythe existing building on any given day.

Like most humanitarians, Davis takes littlecredit for what the Boys and Girls Clubs havebecome. “They are full. They have programsto keep the kids occupied and interested. Asa board member, I watch and I see hundredsof little short people running around and Ijust try to stay out of the way. Thepeople who do the everyday stuff are totallyamazing. The programs at the Boys and GirlsClubs are modern,” Davis said. “The spaceis antiquated.”

Davis said the Boys and Girls Clubs areasking for the support of the community intheir endeavor to build self esteem in youngpeople locally. “We own all the ground.We're looking for investors, in-kind support.”

“It's not for me. I don't do anything. It's forthe kids. The community's been very good tome. I moved here in 1971. The communitywas good enough to embrace me. I'mat a point where I have a staff and some time.You do it for the kids. You do it for thenext generation.”

St. Charles Boys & Girls Board VicePresident Mary Lou Hannegan says "It's anhonor to work with Bob; he energizes theboard with his enthusiasm. He's first in linefor service and financial support of projects.He's a great leader for this important time ofbuilding a new facility for the Boys & GirlsClub of St. Charles County."� ROBIN SEATON JEFFERSON


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If you’ve made the decision to lose weight, getactive or maybe you are a lifetime athlete, thisarticle is for you. You want to be able to stickto your program and reach your goals butthat won't be attainable if you don't take careof your feet. Dr. Michael Horwitz, a boardcertified foot surgeon with Feet For LifeCenters says the first consideration foreveryone is to determine if you have a limblength difference. You may have lived with itfor years and even if it is slight you can walkanywhere with no problems, however theminute you switch to jogging or running youwill encounter all sorts of problems. Thewarning signs will be leg, hip, shoulder andknee pain on one side of your body. This willbecome extremely important as you startlogging higher miles, such as those trainingfor 5 and 10ks on up to marathons. If youfind you have pronation (the inward roll ofthe foot or heel) in both feet then you have toaddress that with orthotics.

The big question many have is what is theright shoe for me and do I really need tospend a ton of money to get that properrunning shoe? Dr. Horwitz says it isimperative to spend the money on your feetor you will encounter numerous problemsdown the road. Horwitz stresses for those thatare older and just starting a program, "you

must make sure that you change out your oldtennis shoes for those appropriate to yourchosen sport, biking or running program.Horwitz says "you have to pay anywherebetween 80 and 120 dollars every couple ofmonths for new footwear." If you are doing alot of crossover and side to side motionthere are certain problems that could arisefrom a simple pair of running shoes, in whichyou would want to spend the moneyfor a good pair of running and crosstraining shoes.

The most abusive thing that we do to our feetas athletes is improper stretching, accordingto Dr. Horwitz. Horwitz says if you are overthe age of 30 and enter into arunning or biking programyou need the assistance ofsomeone stretching you and tohave a professional show youhow to stretch on your own. Itis all about flexibility. One ofthe best areas to start is withyour ankles. If you are a runnerDr. Horwitz says these simplestretches will help with injuryprevention, 1) walking on yourheels halfway down a track 2)walking on your toes aroundthe first corner 3) walking on

the sides of your feet halfway down the trackand then 4) walking on the insides (overpronating), which will stretch out the ankleligaments. It's important to not only stretchbut to build up ankle strength, so rememberin your workouts to incorporate stretching (agood dynamic form of flexibility), resistancetraining, cardiovascular training and it is alsogood to ask a trainer to teach you a goodbalance and coordination program.

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What can I do to make myself morecomfortable and keep to my exerciseprogram when it’s so hot outside?

If you look at the positives, withsummer there is more time to workout since you have more sunlight in aday. You should try to do yourworkouts in the early morning or lateevening and not in the hottest partof the day between 10 and 4. Thereare some very important rules tofollow when training in the heat.First and foremost, you must hydrateyourself. You should have plenty ofwater on hand and if you are playingsports or training for long distancesand expected to be in the heat formany hours. It would also bebeneficial to have a sports drink withelectrolytes. Don't wait until you’rethirsty; at that point you are alreadydeydrated. Also stay away fromheavily caffeinated beverages.

Your appetite will decrease if you areconstantly out in the heat but it isimportant to fuel up so try eatingsmaller meals 5 to 6 times throughoutthe day. Remember having a mealbased in protein/carbohydrate andhealthy fat is the way to get the mostbang for your buck. Don't feed yourbody minutes before you are goingto train as you could cramp or getsick. Try eating 15-30 minutes beforeand after you train. Fruits are also agood source of hydration.

It is imperative to wear light fittingworkout outfits that are based in amaterial that allows you to perspirewithout holding it in the material.There are many brands on the marketnow that wisk sweat away from yourbody. Under Armour is most popular.Also don't forget to take care of yourskin and wear sunscreen with aprotection of at least 15 or higherbefore you step outside.

Remember you do want your body tosweat so if it is not or you arefeeling dizzy, nauseated, dry andclammy be sure to rest and possiblycall for help. Learn the warning signsof heat stroke and exhaustion.They are as important as frostbite iswhen training in the coldest oftemperatures.

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groundbreaking approaches to some of thetop ligament and joint pain injuries, such assesamoiditis, plantar fasciitis, capsulitis andachilles tendonitis. They have three shockwave therapy machines that focus onprevention. Dr. Horwitz says it is imperativethat you start treatment immediately so as toavoid further damage to the rest of your body.Horwitz says massage had always been the defacto standard; "stretch, massage and ifnecessary rest." Now they are able to use lowintensity shock wave therapy with noanesthesia that attacks the problem muchmore deeply. With this new treatmentyou can get treatment and continue yourprogram so as not to lose themomentum and progress you are makingin your program.

Feet for Life Centers have been serving the St.Louis, St. Charles and Illinois areas since1990. They are located in University City, St.Peters, Chesterfield, Fenton and online atwww.feetforlifecenters.com. You can call foran appointment at 314-983-0303. Mostinsurances are accepted. � MONICA ADAMS


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Transporting X-rays from doctor to doctorcan be a cumbersome task. They're big.They're bulky. And they impose an addedtrip most people do not have time to make.

At least locally, patients can cross that trip offof their medical agenda. SSM St. Josephfacilities have launched a new Picture Archiveand Communication System (PACS) thatwill make many of those trips unnecessaryand allow their physicians to view their x-raysalmost immediately.

St. Joseph Health Center in St. Charles, St.Joseph Medical Park in St. Peters and St.Joseph Health Center-Wentzville recentlylaunched PACS. The introduction of PACS isthe first phase of SSM Health Care's system-wide move toward electronic health recordsin an initiative known as Project Beacon.

PACS eliminates the film generated bymagnetic resonance imaging, X-ray,cardiology and other diagnostic tests.“Instead, images become part of the patients'electronic health records, and are available fordisplay on high-resolution monitors forphysicians and other caregivers to view,” saidMarge Feilner, information systems managerat St. Joseph Health Center.

The images are stored in a central repositorywhere they are always available and can berecalled almost immediately, thus reducingthe time physicians spend waiting for results.“One thing is immediately clear,” said ChrissiBlake, clinical site manager of St. JosephMedical Park. “As our proficiency withPACS increases, St. Joseph staff will be able tooffer more convenient service whileproviding quicker results for our patients andtheir physicians.”

Ralph Buettner, director of Radiology at St.

J o s e p hH e a l t hCenter, saidthe journey to investigate whether St. Josephwould purchase the $25 million system beganthree years ago. “We looked at an SSMsystem-wide project for our 18 hospitals fromWisconsin to Illinois to Oklahoma toMissouri. We wanted our physicians to haveimmediate access to those images includingX-rays, CT scans, MRI scans,digital mammography, ultrasound andnuclear medicine.”

Buettner said once the radiologic technicianhas taken the X-ray, it's delivered in a digitalformat and sent to the computer server.“Radiologists and physicians have immediateaccess to it whether they're in the emergencyroom, the office or at home. Say you saw thedoctor at 10 a.m. They sent you to have X-rays. Normally you would have to have themtaken, wait for them, and bring them back toyour physician. With PACS, by the time yougot back to his office, he is looking at the X-rays on his computer.”

An added benefit to the health care facility isthe cost they will no longer absorb for hardcopies of X-rays. “We don't have to producethat sheet of X-ray film,” Buettner said.Before PACS, St. Joseph spent more than$500,000 per year on X-ray film alone. “Andour techs don't have to go to the dark roomor mess with film. Patients won't get injuredcarrying film.”

Health care providers can access images inthree ways: over the Internet, by burningthe images onto a compact disk or byprinted film.

“From the patient’s standpoint, the benefit itprovides is that the doctor is getting

additional tools that they can magnify andlook at in a whole new light versus a viewbox. It gives a lot more detail so they canmake a better diagnosis,” Feilner said. “Theycan also manipulate the image, change thecontrast and enhance the image. It gives thephysician an extra way to look at it.”

The second phase of Project Beacon is theElectronic Health Record (EHR). Accordingto the American Hospital Association, U.S.hospitals admitted more than 36 millionpatients in 2004. Nationally EHR has thepotential to save more than 27,000 tons ofpaper each year. Nationwide use of EHRcould save the health care system industry$77.8 billion annually.

The Institute of Medicine, the driving forcebehind Project Beacon, reports that one inevery seven primary care visits is affected bymissing medical information.

“With EHR, test results will be madeavailable to consulting physicians through asecure Web site, allowing consultation withany physician virtually anywhere in theworld,” said Sharon Gardner, informationsystems manager for St. Joseph HospitalWest. “Hospital staff will spend less timecopying records and patients will no longerhave to carry cumbersome films and recordsfrom one doctor to another.”

Gardner said EHR capabilities will beavailable at St. Joseph Hospital West bythe end of 2008, and at the other threeSt. Charles County campuses in 2009.The integrated EHR network across theentire SSM system is expected to take nineyears. � ROBIN SEATON JEFFERSON

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A local hunt that started as a way to raisecampaign funds has grown into a hugehumanitarian effort that helps kids of all agesand walks of life.

The Mallard Point LLC Dove HuntBenefitting the Boys and Girls Clubs of St.Charles County really began in 1982 as avehicle for local farmer Jim Machens to raisecampaign funds for his longtime friend andfavorite politician Fred Dyer. It was the yearDyer would run for the Missouri Senate afterhe'd won the special election.

“We were friends for a lot of years. I charged$50 a gun to hunt,” Machens said. “Weprovided food and refreshments. I think wehad 25 people that first time.”

Dyer's farm, called Mallard Point, spanned360 acres and was the perfect flyway fordoves, he said.

Some years later, Machens sold his farm inBlack Walnut, MO just north of St. CharlesCounty to a group of businessmen with theagreement that they would continue tosponsor the Dove Hunt.

Machens said that over the years, the huntcontinued to increase in size and importance.From its humble beginnings as a politicalfunding machine, the Mallard Point Farmwould go on to support some pretty worthycauses. “The same group that came that firsttime still comes to the hunt now,” Machenssaid. “It's really become a tradition.”

The Dove Hunt has taken place every yearfrom 1982 until the present, save for the yearof the Great Flood of 1993, Machens said.“We have barbecue and fry the doves. Wehave a great breakfast. Oh, we just eat all daylong,” he said.

One year the hunt supported the Alzheimer'sAssociation. But it was local mover andshaker Don Boehmer who introducedMachens to the need at the Boys and GirlsClubs of St. Charles County. “He was on theboard and asked me what I thought of givingto the Boys and Girls Club.”

When Dyer retired from the Missouri Senate,Machens approached the Boys and GirlsClubs, said Jeanette Koechner, resourcedevelopment director of the clubs. “We've

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been doing it now for about seven years,”she said.

In that time, the hunt has raised over $15,000for the Boys and Girls Clubs of St. CharlesCounty, she said.

The number of participants in the hunt hasgrown with each passing year until the groupfinally had to put a cap on it for safetyreasons. Today, 75 hunters can participate inthe hunt and there is a waiting list every year.Each hunter is limited to 12 doves and has tohave a license.

The hunt is held on September 1 of each year,kickoff day for dove season. Registrationbegins at 5 a.m. with coffee and donuts. Agourmet breakfast is served at 7:30 a.m.prepared by Grappa Grill and underwrittenby First National Bank.

At 11 a.m., lunch is prepared, includingbratwurst donated by Middendorf Meats,along with lots of side dishes. Each year, at

least 25 peopleshow up just to eatbreakfast or dinner inthe large machine shedon the property,Koechner said.

Today, hunters pay$150 each to hunt atMallard Point. Somepeople just choose tosponsor the event witha $500 donation andan advertisement inthe flyer. “People lovethe event so muchthey have even toldme, 'Raise the price if you have to, but justdon't take me off of the list',” Koechner said.

The money raised by the hunt is used toprovide programs for kids designed to buildself esteem and help them to succeed witheducation. Without the money from the

hunt, programs would probably getcut, including computer assistance orperhaps a counselor, Koechner said.

The Mallard Point LLC Dove Huntalso includes a raffle with lots of donateditems. For information on donating to theBoys and Girls Clubs of St. Charles County,call Jeanette Koechner at 636-946-6255,ext. 104. � ROBIN SEATON JEFFERSON


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Behind every good man there’s apparently ano-nonsense woman holding down the fortand supporting him every step of the way.

Again and again a common denominatoramong couples successful both in marriageand in business has been the role of the wife.The story's always the same. She held thefamily together. She committed herself to herchildren and she stood behind her husband'sdecisions. Listen up, newlyweds! Thesedynamic duos have the formula for success inlove and money.

“She's smart,” Doyle Shockley said of his wifeof 43 years, Linda Shockley. “She was alwaysright there with us working hard. She alwayshelped with the work. And she didn't mindgoing forward with risks.”

Doyle and Linda Shockley were married onHalloween in 1964—not because of theholiday's significance, but rather that waswhen he could get off work and the parentscould come into town. “But we have had alot of good Halloween parties since then,”Doyle said.

Doyle was from Kentucky and Linda from St.Louis. They met after Linda's brother—atthe time Doyle's next door neighbor—playeda fast one on the them. “He staked up somekind of deal to get her over for Christmas andthen he broke the lights on the Christmastree. I was in electronics so it was a way to getme over there to fix the tree.”

The couple married a year later and moved toan efficiency apartment onWashington Streetin St. Charles.

Doyle was working for MacDonnell Douglasin those years in the company's electronicengineering department—a job he held forseven years. Soon he was selling real estate onthe side. By 1980, Doyle gave up theelectronics gig completely and opened hisown real estate business.

“I didn't like being in a little lab doingengineering work,” Doyle said. Linda tookhis move in stride and left her job at Sears tohelp out in the business. “She got a licensetoo and we both worked very hard,” he said.

Today Shockley Real Estate at 501 FirstCapitol Dr. is one of the most successful andprominent real estate businesses in the area.Doyle said they both did their share to makethat happen, but more than anything, theystuck together. Nowadays, Doyle said thingsaren't nearly as tough. He said for theShockley's at least, they just get better.

“We respect each other, we’re pretty close, andwe give and take. We had spats when we wereyoung, but over the years you just float along.Nothing's ever too serious anymore. Thelonger you're married, the less you takeseriously. If you don't like something youjust don't say anything. It's not really allthat important.”

Married 45 years, Harold and DianeBurkemper know all about teamwork. Thetwo were introduced nearly half a century agoby Diane's father at Chuck & Dale'srestaurant and bar in O'Fallon. The two haveshared their lives and their businessenterprises ever since.

Harold and Mary Diane Kleeschulte weremarried 18 months later on March 3, 1962 atthe Assumption Church in O'Fallon. Dianesaid between the Burkempers and theKleeschultes, the wedding was a big one.

By 1968, the Burkempers had two children,Jeffrey Wayne and Jill Marie. Two streets stillbear their namesakes in Sunny Meadows, thefirst subdivision that Harold builtafter starting his own company, FirstSt. Charles County Construction (nowFirst Construction Corporation ofSt. Charles County).

Shortly after the Burkempers were married,Harold said he could see the job at O'Fallon

Lumber wasn't going to get him far, so hetook a drafting class and started drawinghouse plans for contractors on the side.

It was Harold's determination and Diane'sbelief in her husband that got them throughthe tough times, Diane said. “I really think itwas my strong faith in God. I knew when Igot married, it was forever. It's also aboutbeing kind to one another and putting yourpartner above yourself and having funtogether,” she said.

The Burkempers also enjoyed success withtheir kids, Diane said. Their son owns hisown business—Burkemper Construction—and their daughter is raising threechildren and working on a degree inbusiness management.

“I don't even know why we're blessed,” Dianesaid. “I don't think we did anything differentfrom anybody else. We just loved the kidslike crazy.”

Harold gives Diane most of the credit for hissuccess as well as the kids. “The first reasonI'm successful is because of my wife,” he said.“When you're in business for yourself, hourshave no meaning. To get you have to give.She allowed me to be in business. She hadtotal control of our children.”

Harold said when an individual is startingtheir own business, the support of a spouse isindispensable. “It's a tremendous issue. Ifyou're not involved or don't believe in whatyour partner is doing and have the fear oflosing everything you've worked for, youcan't go very far. Diane made the decisionmany, many years ago, and told me, 'If youthink it's going to work, I'll sign it'.”

Carole Sonderegger didn't have loans to co-

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sign, but she did have a traveling reporter fora husband who spent much of his time with apen, notebook and professional athletes.

John and Carole Sonderegger met in nightschool at the University of Missouri—St.Louis in early 1965. By July, the two weremarried. “It was as simple as that,” John said,“unlike today where you have to be 30 or 35to get married. And she was awful cute.”

The couple made their first home at theUniversity Park Apartments near theuniversity. They continued at UMSL foranother year.

John said Carole worked full time at aninsurance company and supported herhusband while he finished Journalism Schoolat the University of Missouri—Columbia.Carole continued to support John throughjournalism jobs at the St. Petersburg Times inFlorida, the Chicago Sun Times, and finallywith the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in August of1971, where he remains today, now authoringthe entertaining and sometimes crasscolumn, “Charleytown”.

John is a sports writer. He's covered

everything from pro football and hockey tomajor league baseball and two of the threelegs of the Triple Crown. Carole, on theother hand, had four children in five years,and took on John's two children from aprevious marriage.

“Basically we share a commitment to ourfamily and each other,” John said. “Like anycouple we’ve had our ups and downs, andnow we're just too dumb to knowthe difference.”

All of the Sonderegger's six children havemade something of themselves, as they say.John, 46, is a publisher. Carla, 44, owns ahome cleaning business. Michael, 31, is amusician. Mary, 30, is a director of publicfinance. Susan, 28, has her MBA andworks for Edward Jones. Susan, 28, is aphysical therapist.

“Our kids have all been successful,” John said.“One key thing is that we always pushededucation with them, strongly. We wouldn'taccept failure at all. And we sent them toparochial schools, where t hey had towork hard.”

Carole was home in the kids“formative years,” John said. “Ithelped a lot because she wasthere more, especially at a timewhen I was traveling a lotcovering sports. She put hercareer on hold.”

John said Carole had alwayswanted to teach specialeducation. “She never forgotabout it. That's what she doesnow,” he said. After the lastchild moved off to college,Carole did complete her degreeand fulfill her own life's dream.But maybe the biggest sacrificeand certainly the most importantto her husband, Carole took inJohn's two children from his firstmarriage. “They came to livewith us in 1970. She took overas their mother and raised them.Their success they owe to her.”

Harlan and Anne Pals had oneson, Kris Pals. But the two havehelped and nurtured more of

other people's children than even they canremember. And they're still doing it.

The two were married in a little mountainchurch in Idaho Springs, CO in 1966 after afriend of Harlan's brought him to meet her atthe University of Colorado at Denver.“These boys were short so they knewthey didn't have a chance with me,”Anne quipped.

“Oh my gosh. She was a knockout,” Harlansaid. “Anne was tall, brunette and differentfrom all the other girls I dated. She was froma good family from St. Louis. She was notonly good looking but fun to be around andhad a huge, huge heart. All these things arestill true--more so. I just can't believe howsmart I was at such a young age.”

Anne said the main thing that's sustainedtheir 42-year-marriage is laughter and aconcern for others. “When you have two A-type personalities, you have to have a sense ofhumor,” she said. “We both want to runeverything. But we had a purpose, a cause.Both of us did, you know, to make life easierfor others. You basically distract yourselffrom your own issues.”

The Pals' made it a priority to help otherswith their business as well. Pals FinancialGroup would match any contributions tocharity by the couple's employees atChristmas time. The gifts became hefty sumsas the business went from one employee inthe beginning to more than 35 agents whenPals retired.

Before he was 30, Harlan said he had lived inmore than 20 places. But since he was 30 he'sonly lived in one. The couple's 20-acre farmin St. Charles has housed more than thethree-member family. Over the years, thePals have taken in over 30 children,either helping them as they attended schoolor just nurturing their spirits. Their home issurrounded by the infamous Pals' Barn, aguest house, a couple of outbuildings andan outhouse.

The Pals are truly their brothers' keepers, andhave made a life and career out of helpingthose “brothers” or children or nieces ornephews, whoever they may be. “Harlan'scareer was really to benefit others,” Anne said.� ROBIN SEATON JEFFERSON

The BurkempersCelebrate with Friends

The Shockleys The Pals

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Missouri Governor Matt Blunt declaredSeptember “Tour of Missouri Month” inhonor of Missouri's first ever statewideprofessional bicycle race, the first annual Tourof Missouri race.

Blunt said the Tour of Missouri is anopportunity to “showcase Missouri's naturalbeauty and hospitality to the world”--something the state's avid runners and cyclistsalready know.

The tour will span the state and bring touristsand visitors to communities across Missouri,culminating in St. Louis. More than 120world-class cyclists from over 15 countries willparticipate, along with one of the world's topprofessional teams, the Discovery Channelteam, owned by seven-time Tour de Francewinner Lance Armstrong. These athletescompete in the Tour de France, the Vuelta aEspana, the Giro d'Italia, the Tour de Georgiaand the Tour of California.

National and international coverage of therace will showcase Missouri's countryside andcommunities that include Kansas City,Clinton, Springfield, Branson, Lebanon,Columbia, Jefferson City, St. Louis and St.Charles. The tour routes will vary each yearand will spread the tourism benefitsthroughout the entire state.

Patterned after the world-famous Tour de

France, the race will feature point-to-pointracing in six stages, as the world-class cycliststraverse west to south to east through morethan 600 miles of the Show Me state.

In its first year, the Tour of Missouri already isslated to be one of North America's top threeprofessional cycling stage races, behind theTours of California and Georgia. It has beensanctioned by USA Cycling and UnionCycliste Internationale as a 2.1 rating, one ofthe highest in North America.

The six-day race will begin in Kansas City,Missouri's second largest city and end in theshadows of the St. Louis Arch, havingcovered more than 20 counties and fifty townsand cities.

The professional athletes that will ride acrossMissouri represent a growing segment of thepopulation--amateur runners and cyclists whoare taking to the trails for fun and fitness aswell as competition.

Trailnet, a not-for-profit organization foundedin 1988 that promotes bicycles and pedestrianactivities and the trails that support them,advocates “Active Living”. “It's a way of lifethat integrates physical activity into dailyroutines, resulting in healthy individuals, ahealthy environment and healthycommunities,” said Kathi Weilbacher, publicrelations and program manager for Trailnet.

To that end, the group supports bicycle ridesand recreational events, transportationalternatives, community bicycle andpedestrian planning and trails, greenways andbicycle and pedestrian compatible roadways.

Founded in 1988 to promote the St. LouisRiverfront Tail as one of the city's longestmulti-use recreational trails, Trailnet has alsopartnered in the development of the bi-stateregional trail network including Grant's Trail,the St. Louis Riverfront Trail, the West AltonTrail and the Ted Jones Trail in Missouri; andthe East St. Louis Heritage Trail,MetroBikeLink, the Metro-East LeveeTrail and the Glen Carbon Trail Extensionin Illinois.

The St. Louis bi-state area offers more than 80walking, hiking and biking trails and on-roadbikeways throughout the five-county areaincluding St. Louis City and County and St.Charles County in Missouri and Madison andSt. Clair Counties in Illinois. For a detailedlisting of trails, their names, lengths, types,uses, surfaces and terrains visitwww.Trailnet.org.

Two new trails opened in June including theRiverwoods Trail and BaratHaven.

And where there are trails there are not onlycyclists but runners.

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More often than not these weekend athletesare in it for the fun and fitness. Thirty-yearveteran advertising executive Dan Borgmeyerstarted running when he was 30 years old.

“I was a four-pack-a-day smoker,” Borgmeyersaid. “I considered exercise a good brisk sittill I was 30 years old.”

Borgmeyer quit smoking and started runningthe same day. And nothing's been the samesince. The 60-year-old admits he wouldprobably be dead if not in severe health todayhad he not changed his lifestyle. Heclaims he has an obsessive compulsivepersonality, so he channeled that energy intosomething positive.

Today he runs three or four days a week, fouror five when he's training for a marathon—which he has competed in all over the world.One marathon took him up and down Pike'sPeak mountain in Colorado. He's alsocompeted in Chicago, the New YorkMarathon, Minnesota, the Kansas Universitymarathons, the Longest Day marathonin South Dakota, San Fransisco and quite afew others.

“Anything worth doing is worth over doing,”Borgmeyer said of his motto. “I have goodhabits now rather than bad.”

Borgmeyer had colon cancer in 2003, andwent into a coma following the surgery. Hehad to start over, he says, so he startedwalking and lifting weights. Before he knewit, he'd lost 83 pounds.

He said he just might live by advertising guruStan Richards' words, “One day I might gofor a run and I won't come back.”

Marjorie Pickering has been walking for 26years. She started competing in marathonsfive years ago—at the age of 62.

The whole thing started when she had a babyat the age of 40. “I just thought it was goodfitness and good for me,” Pickering said.“I'm not a speed demon. I just do it formyself. I do the marathons just because Iknow I can do it.”

Pickering was inspired to do marathons afterjoining Weight Watchers in 2002. Shecompeted in the inaugural Lewis & Clark

Marathon and Half Marathon.“The lady there got everyoneinvolved. I saw women that werelarger than me and I thought, 'Ifthey can do this, I can do this'.These women inspired me.”

Pickering said everyone has theirreasons for running. For her, it'spersonal. “The idea is it's foryourself. I'm not out there to befirst. I do it because I want to.Although I have taken first in myage group, I just want to be ableto complete the run, be able toaccomplish it and be healthywhen I finish.”

Pickering placed third in theSpirit of St. Louis Marathon andHalf Marathon in the 65 to 69age group in April. She took firstin the Lewis and Clark Marathonand Half Marathon in 2003 forthe 60 to 64 age group. Pickeringhas also competed in Nashville,Cincinnati, Phoenix and others.She's participated in fivemarathons and five halfmarathons, which span 13.1 miles.

“I've always enjoyed walking. You can pray.You can think. You can do whatever. It's justa quiet time to enjoy the beauty of the world”

BrianWies was inspired to run by his old bossand avid runner Bob Kirkwood, owner ofLewis & Clark restaurant. “He was reallyinstrumental in getting me involved inrunning,” Wies said.

Wies was always very athletic. He playedsoccer, football and track for years both inhigh school and in college. He started outrunning a couple of miles every other day to“get back into shape.” He soon joined theFleet Feet Runners Club in St. Louis, runningon weekends.

Wies turned his love for the sport into avehicle to help others. After a woman hegrew up with lost her battle with breast cancerin 2004,Wies joined the woman's co-workersin a golf tournament to raise money for theKaren Weindinger Foundation “It felt sogood to raise that money for a golf

tournament.” Soon the golf tournamentblossomed into Karen for a Kause, a 5 kilo or3.1 mile run along the Katy Trail. Each year,the run is held the day before Mother's Dayin Frontier Park.

The money goes to support the HW KoenigCancer Center at SSM St. Joseph HealthCenter in St. Charles. It buys wigs andquillos (quilted pillows). It funds yoga classesfor women in treatment and programsfor guidance and support for victims andtheir families.

“Our focus is to keep the attention on the St.Charles County community. That's whatKaren did,” Wies said. “She lived and workedhere. She spent time on the river. Everythingshe did was about her community.”

Wies said he has gained a lot of compassionfor sufferers of breast cancer since hisinvolvement in Karen for a Kause. “It's a veryrewarding thing for us to do. It's the rightthing to do. If Karen was here today, shewould be spearheading a program for us.That's just kind of person she was.”

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And, Wies said, it's what the locals can do.“There are millions of dollars raised by largecorporations for research and that's reallyneeded but there are also needs in ourcommunity. I've taken my passion forrunning andchanneled it intohelping thisorganization.

Fleet Feet Runners

Five years ago ManojSood watched afriend complete afull Iron ManTriathlon. Shortlyafter, the would-beathlete startedrunning and soonfound this was thelife for him.

Active in sports hiswhole life, Sood was a natural fit for the FleetFeet Runner's Club, which he joined just to“get in shape and for recreation.”

By 2004, Sood was competing in the St.Louis Marathon where he ran 26.2 miles. Heran his fifth marathon on April 15 where hesaid he accomplished his personal best withthree hours and 24 minutes. It was 19minutes faster than his previous marathon.

Sood said his goal is to compete in the BostonMarathon, one of the most popularmarathons in the world. “It's not for eliteathletes. It's the holy grail and the oldestmarathon in the United States. It's anofficially sanctioned marathon, where thecourse is certified by the USTFA. You haveto qualify,” Sood said.

Sood said he runs for his own fitness andenjoyment and for the challenge it presents tohim personally. “It's always a challenge to seewhat you're going to be capable of,” Soodsaid. “It's a challenge against yourself. It's adistinctly personal journey, and everyone getssomething different out of it. The appeal is

simply that you can doanything as long as you put as much effort inand get as much out of it as you can. It's alsoa mental health break.”

Sood said he trains three days per week whenhe isn't on a training schedule, which pusheshim up to at least four days a week runningbefore work.

Fleet Feet Runners' Club has 75 members.“As our president, Glen Ezell, likes to say, 'Werun and we eat'. It's really a social club.”

Sood said the group does “pancake runs” aswell as runs for charitable causes.

The Fleet Feet Runners Club (FFRC),formerly known as the St. Charles YMCARunners Club, provides a forum for St. Louisarea runners to socialize and assist running-oriented charitable causes. The nonprofitgroup is sanctioned by the Road RunnersClub of America. It's governed by an electedboard of directors, advised by a volunteercommittee at large and administered by FleetFeet Sports.

The group runs on Saturday mornings year-round, beginning at Creve Coeur Lake Park'sSailboat Cove at 7 am. Most runners startwith the 5.5 mile loop. Two times each yearthe run is canceled. One weekend every Juneand August, the park is host to powerboatraces.

Runners meet at the Westport Plaza St. LouisBread Company for bagels and coffeefollowing the run.

The Fleet Feet Runner's Club offers raceinformation, training teams and specialevents listings.

The Beginner's Program is appropriate foranyone whose goal is to finish the marathon,with no time constraints. With this program,regular runners can become respectablemarathoners and couch potatoes can becomemarathoners in just 4-1/2 months. It requiresthe trainee to commit to four days of trainingper week.

The Advanced Program is for those who havebeen consistently running a minimum of 25miles per week for at least a year and want to

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Beverly Groneck has certainly caught our

eye... and everyone else’s! Her murals have

appeared on construction walls for Heartland

Bank locations in Ladue and O'Fallon, and

her largest piece was a 555-foot mural for

the Heartland Bank location at 9877

Manchester Road in Rock Hill.

She is now in the process of painting a

construction fence for The Magic House

entitled "The Big Trucks Are Coming." The

mural includes images of children carrying

construction tools and wearing hard hats.

Construction equipment such as cement

mixers, wheel barrows and tape measures, all

things one would see at a construction site,

are included.

The construction fence surrounds expansion

for The Magic House, which will more than

double the museum's exhibit space,

expand its educational programs and

services, and better accommodate its 400,000

annual visitors.

We’ve got our eye on you, Beverly, and

you’re doing a great job!

In memory of her Grandfather,

John White, and her Aunt,

Vicki White who both battled

cancer and now rest in peace,

Ashley Hannegan hand makes

and then delivers creative,

fashionable flip-flops to

various children's hospitals.

These fun, colorful shoes help

to brighten the days of sick

children who are currently

battling cancer.

For more information on

volunteering in your area,

contact your local hospital or

church group. There may be a

way for you to bring a little

sunshine into the lives of those

in need.

train to run the marathon for time. Itrequires additional speedwork and weeklytraining runs on both Saturday andSunday. An Intermediate Program isappropriate for regular runners who wantto run for time, but don't have either thetime or constitution to accommodate thehigh miles. The program is fashioned byadding either pace runs or speedwork tothe Beginner Program, not both.

For more information on the club andtraining programs, visitwww.fleetfeetstlouis.com.� ROBIN SEATON JEFFERSON

The “Tammy O” Team

Tammy Ostmann was just diagnosed withbreast cancer January of 2007. Her familydecided to put a “Tammy O” teamtogether in honor of Tammy (of St.Charles.) The local community, friends,family, and co-workers came together andwe registered 116 walkers/runners toparticipate in the Susan G. Komen Race onJune 16th. They raised $3,990.00 and theteam ranked #9 for the amount of walkers.

The following local St. Charles businessesdonated the following: Sams CarpetCleaning & Repairs - Jeff Sams, Ownerprovided transportation of two buses totransfer all the participants to and from therace and “Tammy O” Signs. Plaza Lanesand Mr. Stitcher - Kevin Toebbins, Ownerprovided shirts for the “Tammy O” teamand transportation bus to transferparticipants to and from the race. Tubby’sPub & Grubb - Matt Garrison,Owner provided brunch after the race forall the participants.

Tammy and Mark Ostmanndonated bottled water ands n a c k s .Thanks to everyone whoparticipated in walksor races to help supportbreast cancer issuesand research!


9th Annual Wing DingJune 14 | From 4:30-8:00 PM guests at this premier event, held at EPC

Computers at the northwest corner of Cave Springs and Highway 70

enjoyed a whole lotta wings and a whole lotta fun. Along with the

usual $25 General Admission ticket (included all you can eat wings

and two drink tickets,) a $50 VIP ticket was also available, which

included all you can eat wings, all you can drink brewskis, and access

to the VIP tent. A great time was had by all!

www.bciwingding.com

Photography by Michael Schlueter/Brea Hammack

Frenchtown Homes TourMay 6 | Frenchtown residents

and business owners opened

their doors and put out their

welcome mats to showcase the

vitality and the dynamics of

their blossoming district that is

constantly growing and

undergoing redevelopment.

www.historicfrenchtown.com


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Let’s Eat!Various Dates | From local eaterys to family friendly

festivals, summer is the time to eat, eat, eat! We were

there as J.Buck’s celebrated it’s first anniversary in

O’Fallon, the football Cardinals celebrated their 20th

anniversary at Grappa Grill, and during Thursdays

With Theo at Grappa, as well as with locals at the

famous WingDing.


Thursdays with TheoGrappa Grill


Music on MainMay-September | On the 3rd Wednesday of each month friends

gather from 5-7:30 pm for food, drink & live music. A different

band plays each month and it’s FREE to the public. What a great

way to enjoy a warm summer night with good friends, good

food, and good music!

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Scheidegger Dinner PartyMay 16 | Jerry and Ruth

Scheidegger hosted a gourmet

dinner prepared by chef Father Jeff

Vomund. The dinner was

purchased by the Scheideggers at

the Foresight Dinner Auction

fundraiser for Duchesne High

School. Guests included:

Joyce and Gary Shaw

Joe and Lisa Redding

Frank and Lucy Vatterott

Mike and Nancy Prost

John and Mary Lou Hannegan

Ruth And Jerry Scheidegger


Academy of the SacredHeart Chemin de FerAuctionMay 5 | The 34th annual

Chemin de Fer train roared to

a stop at The Academy of the

Sacred Heart and the annual

dinner auction raised more

than $300,000.00 for the local

school. Auction chairs Jay and

Tammy Mudd and Kevin and

Teresa Killian readied the

track for the “Kentucky

Derby” theme as they put the

children who will benefit from

the results in the Winner’s

Circle. A highlight of the

evening was additional money

that was raised for a new

Lower School playground.


SUNRISETO SUNSETPhotographybyMichaelSchlueter/BreaHammack

Dog Days of SummerJune 16 | The Dog Days of Summer is a

doggone good time where dogs and their

owners enjoy fun, games, food and more. The

fun included a beach wear competition for

dogs, training demonstrations by Tom Rose

School, and the ever fun dog and owner

limbo competition. If you didn’t go this year,

make plans to go in 2008!

www.dogdaysofsummer.org


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Tribute To Leadership

April 20 | Friends gathered at

the St. Charles Convention

Center in a regional tribute to St.

Charles County leadership in the

Missouri State Senate & House

of Representatives.

Senator Chuck Gross,

(Appropriations Chair,)

Representative Carl Bearden,

(Speaker Pro Tem,) and

Representative Tom Dempsey,

(Majority Floor Leader) were

welcomed by all. Governor Matt

Blunt, Lieutenant Governor Peter

Kinder, and Senator Michael

Gibbons, President Pro Tem were

special guests at the black tie

optional event, which included

dinner followed by dancing to the

Bob Kuban Band.


Summer FunVarious Dates | St. Charles and surrounding areas are home to

many different festivals, events and movie nights in the

summer months. Some shown here are: Hot Summer Nights,

Music on Main, Lewis & Clark Heritage Days, New Town Blues

and Reggae festivals, and more. Check out our calendar for

dates of upcoming festivals in your area.


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A U G U S T

1 | Chuck-A-Burger Cruise Night | Aug. - Sept. 8th

17 | Festival of the Little Hills | Aug. 17 & 18www.festivalofthelittlehills.com

18 | New Town Beer Jazz Festival |www.newtownstcharles.com

23 | Bridgeway Main Street Stars Fashion Show |

636-757-2229

25 | Hot Summer Nights-New Orleans Jazz |www.stcharlescity.com

25 | Annual Juggler’s Competition |www.newtownatstcharles.com

26 | Tour of the Little Hills | An urban ride forcyclists. Starts at the Foundry Art Centre.314-416-9930

31 | Jaycees Fridays at Frontier Park || 2nd Annual Ride For Jerry’s Kids |

S E P T E M B E R

6 | Urban Attitudes: A Vine Affair | Fashion show& wine tasting event at New Town St. Charles.www.streetscapemag.com

7 | Augusta’s 1st Fridays |www.augusta-chamber.com

8 | Bluegrass Festival | Music and Frontier Parkwww.mainstreetstcharles.com| Civil War Reenactment | Frontier Park 8-9thwww.mainstreetstcharles.com| Quilts on Main | 314-428-3133www.quiltsonmain.com

9 | Street Scape Xtreme 20 Awards Banquet |www.streetscapemag.com| Community Big Band | Jazz at Frontier Park

10 | Businessmen’s Prayer Breakfast |St. Charles Convention Center

11 | Tour of Missouri | Bicycle Race 11-16thwww.tourofmissouri.com

14 | MOSAICS | Festival for the Arts 14-16thwww.stcharlesmosaics.org

15 | Harvest Festival | Augusta, Missouriwww.augusta-chamber.com 636-228-4005

16 | Lewis & Clark Marathons |www.historicstcharles.com

20 | Music On Main | North Main Streetwww.mainstreetstcharles.com| Quilting with the Artists | Foundry Art Centre636-978-4588

21 | Round Bobbin Expo | St. Chas. Conv. Ctr.www.roundbobbin.com 21-23rd

22 | The BLAST & 5k Run |www.newtownatstcharles.com| Failte/Heritage Days | Irish Festivalwww.failtestcharles.com| Hot Summer Nights | Calif. Wine Nightwww.stcharlescity.com

28 | 4th Friday Art Walk | North Main Streetwww.stcharlesriverfrontarts.com| Magic Tournament | St. Chas. Conv. Ctr.| Oktoberfest | Frontier Parkwww.stcharlesoktoberfest.com

29 | Pioneer Days | Daniel Boone Home,Defiance, Missouri 636-798-2005

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2 | St. Louis Small Business Expo |St. Charles Convention Centerwww.sbmon.com

6 | Bums Hollow Concert | Blanchette Parkwww.arbogastband.com • www.serapis.8k.com

6 | Firearms Collectibles Expo | St. Chas. Conv.Ctr.636-669-3000BO

OKCLUB

This book will take you back to yourchildhood when days were spent runningloose and coming up with excellent ideasthat were much more fun to plan thanthey were to implement. THE DANGEROUSBOOK is a font of information on how todo all those things you remember doingbut can't remember quite how. It'sbrimming with info such as how to makea paper airplane, find constellations, makea bow and arrow, first aid, coin tricks andmuch, much more. The author says thatthe reason he wrote the book wasbecause it was the kind of book hewanted when he was a boy and didn'thave. As soon as you take a look inside,it's the book you'll want, too, either foryourself to share with a special child.

DANGEROUS BOOK FOR BOYS

Available at Main Street Books

307 South Main | 636-949-0105

FallCalendar of Events


7 | Marsala’s Market Cookoff | New Townwww.newtownatstcharles.com| 2007 Tirathlon | St. Peters Rec Plex636-939-2FUN

12 | Flood Stage Productions | Plays 12-14th and19-21st 636-578-8301 for Info.www.floodstageproductions.com

13 | Fishing For Fun | Derby & Cookoutwww.newtownatstcharles.com

19 | Monsters & Marshmallows | 1st State Capitol636-940-3322| Mo. River Storytelling & Ghost Stories |19-20th Karen Potts 636-928-7984

20 | German Festival | New Townwww.newtownatstcharles.com

23 | Cork Yard Events/Meet the Winemaker |Little Hills Winery/Restaurant 636-946-9339www.little-hills.com

27 | Halloween Spectacular | New Townwww.newtownatstcharles.com| Concert/Campfire Storytelling Festival |Daniel Boone Home 636-798-2005

31 | Trick or Treat on Main Street | St. Charleswww.mainstreetstcharles.com

N O V E M B E R

2 | Augusta’s First Fridays | Augusta, Missouriwww.augusta-chamber.com 636-228-4005

11 | Habitat for Humanity Festival of Trees |St. Charles Convention Center 11-25th

13 | MOWildlife Art Festival | Foundry Art [email protected] 1-800-575-2322

23 | Christmas Traditions | Old Fashioned EveningShopping & Lantern-lit Caroling 23-Dec. 23rdwww.stcharleschristmas.com

24 | The Great Train Expo | St. Charles Conv. Ctr.

30 | Candlelight Tours | Daniel Boone HomeNov. 30, Dec. 1, Dec. 7 & 8, Dec. 14 & 15636-798-2005

Ongoing events:Arch Rivals Comedy—3rd Thursday of every month atComedy Forum in St. Peters | $5www.archrivalscomedy.com 636-498-1234

Augusta’s First Fridays—1st Friday of each month |www.augusta-chamber.com

Music On Main—3rd Wednesday of each month onNorth Main in St. Charles |www.mainstreetstcharles.com

Hot Summer Nights—Monthly through October |www.stcharlescity.com

Fourth Friday Art Walk—North Main Street |www.stcharlesriverfrontarts.com 636-949-3231

For more information on events inour area, visit these helpful websites:

� www.historicstcharles.com� www.mainstreetstcharles.com� www.historicfrenchtown.com� www.newtownatstcharles.comwww.augusta-chamber.comwww.stpetersmo.com

MUSIC SPOTLIGHT

Jon T. Howard writes uncompromisingly honest songs

and presents them with nonchalance on his latest

release, Time for Something New, which might give

you pause to think, since his father went to jail early

on and life began to tumble him around. He spent his

youth in St. Charles then high school in Chicago and

Dallas. Through wonderful melodies and intertwined

lyrics, discerning listeners will detect a psyche who

has warred with a lifetime of train wrecks yet still has

hopes and dreams for himself and others. “The album

is a bookend of what I’ve lived through and been a

witness to,” says Jon T.

Jon recently returned to St. Charles for several

engagements at Picasso’s on Main Street. Time for

Something New is available locally or online at

www.amazon.com.

“Laidback and heartfelt...rootsy melodic pop-rock a

la Tom Petty, The Eagles and Dire Straits.”

– Easy Rider Magazine

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