streetscape magazine summer 2010

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SUMMER 2010

Patio DiningLocal outdoor cuisine

Volunteers in Medicine

Talking style withCLINTON KELLYFrom reality TV Show“What not to wear”

SUMMER BREEZE

Warm-weather looks

2 | S T R E E T S C A P E M A G A Z I N E

D E P A R T M E N T S

4 | COMMENTARY

6 | FEATURED ARTIST

10 | HEALTH WATCH

16 | YOU CAUGHT OUR EYE

18 | STATE YOUR BUSINESS

30 | MISSOURI MILE

35 | COMMUNITY

37 | SEASONAL HUNT

40 | DYNAMIC DUO

43 | LOCAL AUTHORS

44 | STATE YOUR BUSINESS

57 | BEAUTY ADVISOR

58 | BOUTIQUE PROFILE

62 | SOCIETY

22 | VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE—- Mission to Haiti- St. Charles Volunteers In Medicine

26 | OUTDOOR DINING—Take it Outside

32 | HOME BUYINGTalking with the pros

45 | FASHION- Recipe for a Successful Fashion Week- Clinton Kelly- Summer Breeze- Lloyd Boston

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ON THE COVER |Photographer Lance Tilford owns LimelightStudio in St. Charles and his work can be seen atwww.lancetilfordphotography.com. Stylist Tamara Tungate is one of the top makeupartists in the St. Louis area and her blog can befound at www.tamaratungate.com. Sutton Lasater’s jewelry can be found atwww.suttonlasater.com. West Model Talent Management website:www.westmodelmanagement.com

A note on Streetscape’s fashion spreads:The fashion spreads we design and shoot forStreetscape feature St. Charles and West Countydesigns and locations, and many of our modelsare from St. Charles and West counties as well.We’re not trying to chase New York or Parisfashion. We like to focus on the incrediblediversity, unique locations and merchants wehave right in our own backyard.


COMMENTARY

BEHIND THE SCENESPUBLISHER & FOUNDER

TOM HANNEGANTom, Co-Owner of Hannegan RealEstate & Construction, LLC holds a master’s degree from LindenwoodUniversity. Hannegan shares his passion 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 18 years working inprint and electronic media. Sheholds a bachelor’s degree incommunications fromUM–St. Louis, with minors inwriting and criminal justice.

ANN HAZELWOODAnn Hazelwood is an accomplishedquilt author, historian, and appraiserwith 9 books to her credit. Herspeciality is Missouri travel.www.booksonthings.com

TAMI SCOTTMakeup / Hair Salon / AcademySociety - BridesModels - Makeovers314-346-8834www.TamiScottStudio.com

MARY ELLEN RENAUDMary Ellen is a seasoned PublicRelations & Marketingprofessional. You can contacther at Universal B.P.R.(cell) [email protected].

CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

MICHAEL SCHLUETER Michael photographs people andplaces for advertising and corporateaccounts locally and nationally. “The exploration and discoveryprocess is what keeps photography so exciting for me.”

EVENT PLANNER

DONNA COSTELLIADonna was a tourism professional for25 years as the Assistant Director ofthe St. Charles CVB. She is now anindependent meeting & eventplanner. Contact Donna by email [email protected] or 314-341-2790 for your next event.

Summer Breeze!Welcome to the 16th edition of Streetscape Magazine. As always, we invite you tocome as our reader and stay as our friend.

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Streetscape Magazine’s Fall 2010 issue will have a fashion spread devoted to back-to-school trends; we'd like to feature some of St. Charles BEST and most beloved teachers.Please nominate the teacher of your choice by sending their name, school, grade leveland subject they teach, and why they’re so great via email to [email protected]. This isopen to any teacher of any private or public school from kindergarten through highschool. Those teachers with the most nominations will be contacted and asked if they’dlike to participate in our fall fashion shoot (ahem--they do not have to be models.)

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As part of its continuing “Fourth Fridayat the Foundry” concert series, onFriday, June 25th at 8:00 pm, theFoundry Art Centre will be welcomingrenowned jazz pianist Carolbeth Truewith her group Two Times True,featuring David True on drums, GlenSmith on bass, Larry Johnson onsaxophone and the vocals of Christi JohnBye. Information about the Foundryevent, including ticket prices and how topurchase, can be found atwww.foundryartcentre.org


Story by Amy Armour

Photos by Michael Schlueter

Linda Wilmes knew she was going to be an artist before she couldeven print her own name. She started drawing as a child, using

every piece of scrap paper she could get her hands on.

In high school, she took art classes and painted her first oil painting.

“From that point on I knew what I wanted to do,” said Wilmes. “I hada lot of support from my family and my teachers.”

Wilmes has painted in oils, acrylics, watercolors and pastels. She’sinvolved in several art groups, including the Missouri WatercolorSociety and the St. Louis Artists Guild. In addition, Wilmes teachesart classes for adults in her home studio and gallery.

Wilmes was one of the winners in a Plein Air Art Competition.Streetscape Publisher and Founder Tom Hannegan chose Wilmes asone of the winners in the competition. In her winning piece of art,Wilmes utilized pastels to recreate the Conservatory on Main Street.

In the last few years, Wilmes has enjoyed plein air painting—mostlypainting watercolors or pastels of landscapes. Plein air painting takesthe artist outside to paint, rather than in a studio. The term comesfrom the French expression, “en plein air” which means in the openair.

“There’s something about how the light affects the colors, and in the

outdoors it’s phenomenal how it can changeso fast,” said Wilmes. “It’s very cool.”

Wilmes also enjoys painting portraits—andher grandchildren are her favorite subjects.Last spring, Wilmes painted four largemurals in the rotunda at Pitman FuneralHome.

“I do like to challenge myself and keepgrowing with my art. I try to work with alot of different mediums,” said Wilmes.

Judy Brown knew she wanted to paint bythe time she was six years old. She took

lots of classes, attended the art institute andattained her degree in art education in1963. Brown taught elementary art for ayear before having children. Once her two

daughters were born, Brown painted in her rare spare time.

“I started painting in between children,” said Brown.

After retiring eight years ago, painting has become a skill sheconstantly hones. Brown paints in watercolors, pastels and watercolorcollages. “I almost have so many paintings I don’t know what to dowith them,” said Brown.

Brown has taken classes in watercolor and is a member of a watercolorsociety that meets weekly.

“We support each other’s work, criticizing it in a gentle way,” saidBrown. “I enjoy painting with a group of women. We get a lot of goodfeedback.”

Brown meets with several artists every week to paint in a differentoutdoor location—from Tower Grove Park to the Missouri BotanicalGarden to the Zoo to the Mississippi River.

“I like the sensory experience of getting everything from paintingoutside,” said Brown. “When you paint onsite there’s a richness to theexperience.”

Appropriately, Brown finds her inspiration in the scenery. “I like asubject that is very organic, with lots of movement,” said Brown.“That movement is interesting to me. Plants have a lot of rhythm.”

Brown said she’s a fast and spontaneous painter and she never knows

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what exactly she will paint that day. “Itdepends on what speaks to me,” saidBrown.

Brown was one of the winners in the PleinAir Art competition. The artists met on thecorner of Main and Boonslick to paint ascene of their choice. Brown chose to paintthe Booneslick Bed & Breakfast.

“It’s more sterile to paint in astudio…there’s not as much freshness orspontaneity involved,” said Brown.

And Brown is trying to pass her love of artdown through the generations. All of hergrandchildren received a watercolors kit forChristmas, complete with new brushes andwatercolors.

“I’m trying to pass it along,” said Brown. ■Judy Brown


Story by Robin Seaton JeffersonPhoto by Michael Schlueter

Dawn Ferguson, certified hypnotherapist and instructor atFerguson & Associates Hypnotherapy, said she was trying toimprove her own life when she came upon hypnotherapy. “I

was going from seminar to book to seminar, but it never lasted long.I realized that all I was changing was my actions. I wasn’t changing mybeliefs. I realized that until I changed my beliefs nothing on theoutside would change because the outside is just a mirror of what’sgoing on on the inside.”

Ferguson said that through hypnotherapy, a person can direct thechanges and transformation that they want to make to the part ofthem that holds those faulty beliefs. With these changes, “you canmake a radical transformation in a veryshort period of time,” she said.

It is said that some 80 percent of ourbeliefs are accepted by the age of eight,Ferguson said. “So we limit ourselves inthat eight year old thinking.”

In her practice, Ferguson works with theindividual’s three main learningmodalities, which she said everyoneemploys. They are visual or seeing,kinesthetic or feeling, and auditory orhearing. “Each of us uses one primarylearning modality,” she said.

Hypnosis is a heightened state ofawareness and concentration combinedwith relaxation. But it’s also a naturallyoccurring state, Ferguson said. “It’s analpha brain wave state that happens atleast 100 times a day.” She likens thisstate to a person driving a car andrealizing they are at their destinationwith no recollection of how they gotthere. She said people should be carefulwhat they are listening to on the radio asa person is highly suggestible duringthese times.

“Most people are surprised to find that they drift in and out of a lighthypnotic state many times during the day; while driving or intentlyfocusing on something,” Ferguson said. “We help you reach a deeperform of this state in a relaxed, controlled setting. During this timeyour subconscious is available for positive input for the success thatyou want to achieve.”

Ferguson said the brain just naturally needs to focus on something. Itis up to each person to give their brain what it needs. “Hypnosis uses

your subconscious mind to achieve your positive conscious goals,” shesaid.

People need not fear hypnosis, Ferguson said. “All hypnosis is self-hypnosis,” she said. “You are always in control. Your hypnotist is justa facilitator and guide.”

Many of Ferguson’s clients ask whether they can be hypnotized at all.She said if you can count from 10 to one, you can be hypnotized.“Actually those who are strong-willed with above average intelligencefind they achieve excellent results.”

She said a person is aware of all suggestions they are given and willnever do anything against their willwhether that be “clucking like a chickenor telling where the family jewels are.”

Hypnosis is about getting control notlosing it, Ferguson said. She said manypeople confuse mind control orbrainwashing with hypnosis. “Whenlong term suffering is involved, yourmind will do what it needs to do to keepyou safe. There is a difference betweenwhat involves suffering and hypnosiswhich involves life enhancement.”

People often fear being “stuck inhypnosis,” she said. “If you were placedin a hypnotic state and the therapist left,you would naturally drift off to sleep,awakening refreshed.”

Ferguson said hypnosis can help withweight loss, smoking cessation, stress,fear, failure and pain management. Itcan help build confidence, end nervoushabits and even help with excessivespending. Stuttering, bed wetting andfears and phobias can also be addressed.Ferguson can work with children.

Basically, hypnosis helps people take control over the habits that havecontrolled them—habits they picked up thinking they would makethem feel better, she said.

Sessions are $107 for 1-1/2 to 2 hours. Occasionally insurance covershypnosis as an alternative therapy. Ferguson & AssociatesHypnotherapy has two locations in St. Charles and South County. Formore information, call 636-699-7791 or visitwww.fergusonhypnotherapy.com. ■

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What is your favoritetravel tip?

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Hazelwood & WeberP a r t n e r S c o t t W i l l i a m s o n p r e a c h i n g a n d l a w y e r i n g

Story by Robin Seaton Jefferson

Photo by Michael Schlueter

Most of what happens here is like an iceberg. It’sunderground. You don’t see it,” said Scott Williams, ahealth care attorney and partner with the Hazelwood &

Weber law firm of St. Charles. “We use the law firm to fund whatwe love.”

And what they love is helping people. From the Boy Scouts to theSalvation Army to the poverty-stricken people of Nicaragua, theattorneys at Hazelwood and Weber spend countless hours givingback to the community they say has given so much to them.

“When I started out I had a kind of romanticized view of the law,”said Randy Weber, a partner of the firm. “As we get older ourconcept of justice changes, and we also realize the successes we’veenjoyed are not simply because of our own skills but truly becauseof the assistance that God has given us. No one can enjoy thesuccesses we’ve had and be so arrogant as to believe they are trulythe result of our own efforts.”

Weber has worked extensively with the SalvationArmy, Boy Scouts and Catholic Charities. Otherattorneys at the firm have worked with andsupported Boone Center, Inc.; the St. CharlesCommunity College; Youth In Need; the St. LouisZoo and many other organizations and charities.Attorney David Hamilton and his wife, Ruth Kim,were co-chairs and the presenting sponsors of theannual 2009 Herbert Hoover Boys & Girls Club“All That Jazz” fundraiser—of which the firm was asponsor—together with Dick Miles and PatWhittaker. The event raised over $230,000 to fundclub activities.

Along with being one of the best defenders ofhealthcare professionals in the area, Williams is alsoan ordained minister. He pastors the New HeightsChristian Church in Bridgeton, MO.

“God has blessed us physically, spiritually, emotionally andmaterially so we can in turn be a blessing to others,” he said. “Thelaw practice seeds our involvement in all areas of our lives. All ofour lawyers are men and women of integrity, people with deepspirits. They all take seriously the Lord’s calling to be a blessing toothers.”

Williams did not set out to be a lawyer. In fact, the preacher andfather of two attended a Christian liberal arts school, Freed-Hardeman University in western Tennessee where he studied Bibleand ministry. He later completed a philosophy degree whileministering for a church in Arkansas. Scott and wife, Catherine,ministered at several churches in Tennessee, Arkansas andMississippi before he decided to attend law school at the Universityof Mississippi. He graduated first in his class in 1986.

During law school, Scott worked Friday and Saturday nights at ahotel in Mississippi, and then drove 60 miles to preach on Sundaymornings and evenings. Catherine worked as a waitress and lateras a church secretary to help support Scott through law school.“We sold everything we had to go to law school. I borrowed mydad’s old car, and then bought an old VW Beetle with a moon roof.Rain came in through the roof and up through the rusted floorboards.”

Scott said he “never meant to be a lawyer, nor did Catherine intendto marry a minister. She had the misfortune of meeting and falling

in love with me.” The two married when he was 20 and she was19. They had a daughter a couple of years later and were just barelygetting by financially. As fate would have it, Scott met a lawyerwhile ministering in a church in Arkansas. “He seemed to have aromantic life,” Scott said. “It appeared that way anyway.”

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Scott Williams, partner Hazelwood & Weber

YOU CAUGHTOUR EYE

Scott said he was the first in his family to go to college. Born inKennett, MO, Scott lived there until the age of nine; spent severalyears growing up in Michigan where his step-father was an autoworker, then moved back to Missouri to live with his father at theage of 16.

The Williams have been in the ministry in one way or another—either deeply involved in a church or preaching—since their collegedays.

“I love studying the Bible. I love making it practical for people,”he said. “I’m much happier and more productive as a lawyer whenI’m preaching.”

Scott said that, “God supernaturally increases the length of my dayso I can get it all done.” In a field that most would consider highlystressful, Scott thrives. He said it’s his faith as well as his prayer lifethat keep him relaxed and always hopeful.

“If you do well in this business, you tend to feel very responsible,but being convinced that ultimately you are working for Godequips you to deal with the stress of whatever business you’re in.”

Scott spent a few weeks in Managua, Nicaragua in Central Americalast October with members of Harvester Christian Church. Theirmission was to dig a fresh-water well for the people in a remote areain the rain forest, and to deliver the Gospel. A flight to Siunna,Nicaragua, an eight-hour truck ride over bumpy dirt roads, and atwo-hour boat trip would deliver them to the Misquitu Villages—a primitive sampling of rain forest Mayans who enjoy no electricityor running water.

“It was an extraordinary experience,” Scott said, “for many milesthere are no electric lights. You look up to the sky and there aremore stars than you have ever seen in your life.”

On the flip side, Scott never so appreciated the blessing of a hotshower until he couldn’t get one. “Digging a well is a dirty job.I’ve never been so dirty in my life with no possibility of gettingclean.” When a pig died underneath the building he was sleepingin, the villagers threw it into the river. Consequently, Scott wasavoiding the river as even a potential bathing spot, but the filth ofhis own flesh soon overtook the fear of whatever was lurking in thewater, and he bathed as best he could.

Scott said he loves practicing law almost as much as preaching. “Ilove the challenge of being an advocate for someone, finding wherethe truth lies. People ask me all the time, ‘How can you be apreacher and a lawyer at the same time?’ Most of the lawyers Iknow are honorable men and women. Digging down into an olddusty book, the Bible is not fundamentally different from theresearch we do on law cases. Jesus described himself as an advocate.So preaching and lawyering are really ways of following in Jesus’footsteps.” ■

Managua, Nicaragua(Top to bottom)- Digging a fresh water well- Church with well in foreground- Principolka River wash day- Herding cattle on Nicaraguan Road



Carol’s Treasure ChestG e n e r a t i o n s o f c o l l e c t o r s

Story by Amy ArmourPhoto by Michael Schlueter

Shoppers looking for anything from a 1950’s dining room setto a mounted deer head to collector china can find it atCarol’s Treasure Chest.

Carol’s Treasure Chest opened its doors at 343 North Main Streetin St. Charles on Oct. 1. The 2,300 square foot antique shop is jam-packed with treasures from owner Carol Fisher’s family.

All of the merchandise in the shop is from Fisher’s family estates—and everything is for sale. “I opened up the shop to do somethingwith the items from the estates,” said Fisher.

“Everything has a special memory…but I kept all the really specialitems,” said Fisher.

Opening up the shop also gave Fisher a chance to re-enter theworkforce. Fisher retired from her career as a retail manager two

years ago, and opening the shop has been keeping her busy.

All the items for sale in the shop were inherited by Fisher and hersister Deborah Oswald, who is a consultant to the shop. And allfour of the estates were from family members who collecteddifferent kinds of items throughout the years.

“They just had a tremendous amount of things. You have to dosomething with it because you can’t keep everything,” said Fisher.“This is a better way of doing it rather than 30 years of selling it onEbay.”

Fisher’s late husband Andy was an avid collector of many types ofitems—from knives to walking sticks to salt and pepper shakers toR.S. Prussia porcelain. “He loved it. We had a lot of everything. Hewould see it, like it and buy it,” said Fisher. “My husband was agreat collector.”

Fisher and her husband spent lots of time travelling across thecountry to different antique shops. Besides a fully-stocked shop,Fisher is leasing 400 square foot storage space with more familytreasures to sell.

“He just loved antique shopping,” said Fisher. She herself is acollector of Josef Original figurines, many of which are for sale atthe store.

Despite the high volume of items, the shop is immaculatelyorganized with plenty of space to browse through the eclecticcollections. “Most antique shops are so cluttered and crowded. Wetried to keep it organized…like how you would display a home,”said Fisher.

A special room within the shop is dedicated to delicate fine chinaand crystal. Whether its crystal chandeliers, candleholders, lamps orfragile china dishes and figurines, the room is full of delicatetreasures.

And this shop is definitely not just for women. With 18 animalmounts including an albino deer, a wild hog, and a fox, along witha collection of knives and Beer Steins, men have been drawn intothe store. “Since we’ve been open we’ve sold more of the men’s stuffthan the finer crystal and china,” said Fisher.

The shop also has several sets of furniture from a rattan living room

STATE YOURBUSINESS

Sisters, Deborah Sanders Oswald (sitting) and Carol Sanders Fisher(standing) in front of photos representing six generations of theJohnson Family.


set to a 1950’s dining room set, to bedroom and nursery furniture. Theshop also has more than 40 different lamps, as well as many picturesand paintings for sale.

“I have three sets of bedroom furniture that I don’t even have out yet.People need to stop in and shop often because when I sell an item Ibring out another to replace it,” said Fisher.

The shop also has a ‘general store,’ which sells snacks and old-fashioned candy. Customers can purchase a cold water or soda fromthe custom-built refrigerator. Tourists can also pick up travel Tylenol,a disposable camera or extra batteries. “It’s like a little general store forlocal merchants,” said Fisher.

The touristy area of Main Street was the perfect spot for Fisher to openher shop. Fisher chose Main Street for her location because she lovesthe area. “Main Street is the place to be. We were looking for a touristarea and walking traffic,” said Fisher. “And we really liked theatmosphere (of Main Street)…I moved to St. Charles six yearsago…and I just fell in love with the area.”

Carol’s Treasure Shop is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For moreinformation about the shop, call 925-2800.

“There are a lot of memories here, but I can’t keep everything,” saidFisher. ■


Story by Robin Seaton JeffersonPhotos by Michael Schlueter

Dermatologist Dr. Hank Clever had no idea what he wasgetting himself into when he signed on to travel to Haitifor a medical mission. Still, he said the experience has

changed him forever and offered him and others the opportunity ofa lifetime.

Clever had planned his trip to the poorest country in the Americassome six months before a massive earthquake struck Haiti onJanuary 12, 2010, devastating the capital city, Port-au-Prince.More than 150,000 people were killed and buried later in massgraves following the 7.0 magnitude earthquake.

Initially, Clever went to Haiti as a replacement for a St. Louisdoctor who was unable to attend, with a group of maxillofacialsurgeons from Jasper, IN. But one trip to the poverty-strickencountry and he was hooked. “It’s a place where people just grabyour heart. There are no dermatologists on the island,” Clever said.“People say if you goonce you’re going to goback. They were right.”

Clever said theconditions in Haiti evenprior to the earthquakewere deplorable. But thelessons he learned thereare invaluable. “Theseare some very heroic,tough people living indire circumstances evenwithout an earthquake,”Clever said. “They arecheerful despite theirpoverty. It’s a real goodlesson in life. We reallydon’t have to have all thestuff we have to be happy.These folks truly havenothing and we in theU.S. have way toomuch.”

Even the poorest inAmerica do not compareto the Haitian people andtheir sufferings, Cleversaid. “It’s hard todescribe how bad thesituation was downthere,” he said. “Thesepeople have nothing and

no hope of ever getting anything. They have no governmentsupport or safety net of any kind, no food or shelter, no change ofclothes, and no where to go period. They truly have nothing.”

The only functioning hospital in the country is located just northof Port-au-Prince. The Hôpital Sacré Coeur is a 73-bed facilitylocated in the town of Milot. Clever said following the earthquake,survivors attempted to reach the hospital by any means they could.Some walked. Others were brought by helicopters by the UnitedStates Navy.

Clever was brought in to care for the wounds of the injured. Hesaid the hospital—although something of a comfort to a few of thetens of thousands of injured—left nothing to the imagination of thecondition of health care on the island. “There is nocommunication on the island, no phones. There was only one veryantiquated computer with Windows 95, I think. Internetconnection was done via satellite. It was really very rudimentarymedicine. If we went back 100 years in the United States themedicine was still more modern then what they have. There was a

plywood door on aspring in the intensivecare unit.”

Following theearthquake, more than400 people were beingcared for in the 73-bedfacility, Clever said.“They were on strawmats on the floor. Someof them couldn’t get upor set up because theywere missing an arm or aleg. Some had pressuresores. They wereinfected and stinking.”

Clever said Americanswere “so responsive towhat was going on inmagnanimous ways.” Sixoperating rooms wereconstructed withdonations from theUnited States, he said.

Hôpital Sacré Coeur wasbuilt in 1986 by theorganization CRUDEM(Center for the RuralDevelopment of Milot)

Mission to HaitiD r. H a n k C l e v e r ’s e x p e r i e n c e

HEALTH WATCH

Dr. Hank Clever


which was founded in 1968 by the Brothers of the Sacred Heart of the Montreal Provinceto improve the infrastructure of Milot. Since the hospital was built, it has served adultsand children living in abject poverty—people whose basic health needs are exacerbated bytheir poverty. Today, CRUDEM is focused primarily on healthcare.

A Christian organization, CRUDEM provides accessible health care to the poor ofnorthern Haiti and trains Haitian medical personnel to staff the hospital, supplementedand supported by volunteer specialists. For more information on CRUDEM or donatingto the cause, visit www.crudem.org.

Clever said he didn’t consider his efforts in Haiti as anything out of the ordinary. “I’mlike a brick in a building. There is not one brick that is more important than any other.I didn’t have a lot of skills to help. The biggest thing I could do down there was to pray.”

Ironically, one ofthe most renownedpreachers inAmerica, PatRobertson, missedthe point, Cleversaid, when he saidthe Haitians werebeing punished fortheir sins. “PatRobertson missedit. The earthquakehappened for us,not for them,” hesaid. “It was awakeup call for us

to realize God has his children down there and we need to be more attentive in spite ofour material things. They’re taking the punishment for us so our hearts can open up andwe can see the futility in all of the things we’ve got. It really is our opportunity to helpsee that those people really are wealthy in ways we are not.”

Statistics from the CRUDEM website hold that of Haiti’s 8.6 million people, some 80percent lives in abject poverty—per capita income is roughly $480 per year in U.S.currency. In Haiti, 54 percent of people live on less than a dollar a day and 78 percent onless than $2 USD.

The life expectancy in Haiti is the lowest in the Western Hemisphere. For women, it is54 years; for men, it is 51 years. Infant mortality before age one is 76 deaths per 1,000(by contrast, the U.S. rate in 2004 was 6.8 deaths per 1,000 births, according to statisticsfrom the CDC). Malnutrition affects 35 percent of children under the age of five, and118 children out of 1,000 die before reaching the age of five. The incidence of diseasesranging from intestinal parasites to HIV/AIDS is extremely high. Only about 71 percentof the population has access to safe drinking water, and only 34 percent has access tosanitary sewer systems. There is one doctor for every 10,000 inhabitants. ■



For me it’s all coming full circle,” said Dr. Filippo Ferrigni. “Istarted out as a volunteer with the Boy Scouts.”

Ferrigni also spent nearly three decades as medical director of theIntensive Care Unit at SSM St. Joseph Health Center in St. Charlesand St. Joseph Hospital West in Lake St. Louis.

Now, when he could be taking a well deserved hiatus in Florida, he’sgiving away his time and services at Volunteers In Medicine in St.Charles, one of a national network of free clinics emphasizing theuse of retired medical and lay volunteers to care for the uninsured.

Over 89 million Americans are without health insurance for all orpart of 2006 and 2007. Among the total uninsured, 64.2 millionare adults (18 to 64years of age) and the vastmajority (79.3 percent)are from workingfamilies.

VIM’s mission is toprovide care to theuninsured within aculture of caring so thateveryone in acommunity has access tohealth care. And that’sjust what the 11physicians, 23 nursesand 15 clerks do at theVIM office which ishoused in the SalvationArmy building onNorth Fourth Street inSt. Charles.

The free clinic was started in 1996 by a group of parishioners fromFaith United Methodist Church in St. Charles with fund fromchurch member Ginger Hollrah. Some of the first medicalprofessionals to work for VIM in St. Charles were Dr. RobertKingsbury, Dr. Clifford Storm and The Rev. David Fitzgerald alongwith nurses Caroline Coffey and Anita Hockett.

The retired Ferrigni had intended to split his golden years betweenSt. Charles and Florida, but found out early on that St. Charles wasgetting a little more attention—two-thirds of the year, in fact. “Inintensive care you get the sickest of the sick. You have a ton ofhelp,” Ferrigni said of his position with the hospital as opposed toworking in a free clinic. “This is a different environment.”

Much of Ferrigni’s decision to stay on is attributable to his firstpatient at the clinic. “I had a real problem that I knew how to solve

on day one, right out of the box. It’s a good feeling.”

Ferrigni’s first patient was Joseph Williams. The basketballenthusiast and former businessman lost his six-figure job and endedup with a wife, three daughters and no health insurance. Ferrignidiscovered Williams was carrying a blood sugar level of 463.Williams said the clinic paid for 12 of his medical tests. “I don’tknow what I’d have done without them. The doctors here payattention. They care about the patients and put in a lot of hardwork. They need more doctors to volunteer. They just can’t keepup with all of the patients and the appointments.”

“Joseph was such an incredibly satisfying case, such a terrificpatient,” Ferrigni said. He’s bright and committed to the plan. Iam about empowering people and in this setting it’s very possible.”

Williams now serves on the VIM Board of Directors in an advisorycapacity.

At 88 years old, Dr.Martin Bergmann hasspent the last five years asthe medical director forVIM. A heart surgeon,Bergmann actually trainedFerrigni and enlisted hishelp at VIM.

“It’s the fact that you cansit down and talk topeople. You feel you reallyare helping people in avery direct way,”Bergmann said.

Bergmann graduated frommedical school some 65years ago, before there washeart surgery. “There was

only chest surgery,” he said. Bergmann worked for Jewish Hospitaland later Barnes in St. Louis. He was 76 years old when he retired.He was still performing heart surgery at 70. “He can work circlesaround any 50 year old,” said Anita Hockett, nurse and currentclinical director of VIM.

Bergmann’s parents were pediatricians. His son Dan is a surgeon.

Bergmann said VIM is the only clinic around “that’s free and thatsees to it that all of their patients get medicine. Ninety percent ofour outlay is on medication,” he said. “We run this clinic on adime.”

And they do. VIM in St. Charles holds the title for the lowest costper patient in the United States according to the NationalAssociation of Free Clinics and the Missouri Association of FreeClinics.

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Dr. Martin Bergmann (left) and Dr. Filippo Ferrigini.


“People are the asset you need,” said Ferrigni, referring to thevolunteers who operate the clinic.

Ferrigni said in addition to the doctors who volunteer at the clinic,“there are a huge number of doctors who will see our patients in theiroffices.” Pharmaceutical companies and local doctors also donatemedication to the clinic.

It is estimated that in 2009, VIM provided $26 in service for everydollar given to the clinic. Further, a conservative estimate reflects—taking into account all assistance from hospitals, private physicians,pharmaceutical indigent drug programs—over $2.7 million in carewas provided on a budget of $122,508. With more than 5,400patient visits, the all-volunteer staff provided some 9,605 hours ofservice to the clinic in 2009.

“Most people don’t realize that every talent you have is given by God.He expects you to give back of your time,” Bergmann said. “Moredoctors should realize that it’s a gift given by God to give back toothers.”

The clinic sees about 75 patients per day twice a week. “Everyday hasits own story,” Hocket said. “The most gratifying time is whenpeople who have been a patient come back. They’ve gotten a job andthe give something out of their first paycheck to the clinic.”

For more information on Volunteers In Medicine, call 636-724-4848. ■


A LA CARTE

Story by Amy Armour


Warm and sunny weather in St. Charles equalsoutstanding business for local restaurants—especiallythose with outdoor seating.

Hungry customers have plenty of opportunities to grab a bite to eator a cold drink, while enjoying the gorgeous weather in St. Charlesthis summer. Historic Main Street offers diners a variety of outdoorambiance to enjoy before, after or even during work.

Whether it’s an outdoor cobblestone patio, a deck overlookingMain Street or a sidewalk café, finding an outdoor spot to enjoy ameal is withinwalking distance.

The Winery of theLittle Hills, located at501 South MainStreet, offers seatingfor up to 300 peopleon its spaciousoutdoor patio. Withseven fire pits situatedthroughout themulti-level patio, aswell as a flowingwater fountain andbeautiful landscaping,it’s the perfectlocation for a glass ofchilled wine, a lunchwith friends or dinnerwith the family.

“(Winery of the Little Hills) is one of my favorite places to eat,” saidJada Inman, who had lunch on the outdoor patio at the restaurantin April. “I love the quaintness of Main Street and eating lunch andlooking at the trees and hearing the birds.”

Inman said she has eaten outside in the rain at the Winery. “Iwanted to eat outside so bad even though there was a light rain. The

umbrellas (over the tables) were big enough to keep us from gettingwet,” said Inman.

The winery offers a full menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner, inaddition to hosting wine-tasting evenings and murder mysterydinner theatre. One Sunday a month, diners can enjoy live music.

“I love to come out here when it’s nice and warm,” said Lesa Bruns,who ate outside at the Winery last month. “It’s just a neat place toeat.”

In addition, The Winery also can host bridal showers, weddingreceptions and banquets.

“It’s really great on anice day. We’ll stayvery busy,” said JessicaHinderliter, banquetmanager.

The Vine Wine Bar &Bistro, located at 325South Main, sees a 20percent increase inbusiness when theweather is nice. TheVine has two outdoorpatios which seatabout 40 people each.The upscale restaurantserves delicious dishesthat include seared ahituna, orange roughyand tuna tar tar.

“When it’s nice whether we’re full outside,” said Michael Gatto,owner of The Vine.

This summer the Vine will have live music on Friday and Saturdaynights. Gatto said the music will range from folk music to lightrock.

Outdoor seating is essential for business at Braddens located at 515

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South Main Street. With black wrought iron tables topped withhuge beige umbrellas, the outdoor patio seats about 100. Several firepits are centrally located for cooler evenings. Portable overheadheating keeps customers warm all year round.

And with a little music a few nights a week, the restaurant is hoppingon hot summer nights. The restaurant plans on providing all types ofsoft listening music on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday nights thissummer.

“When we have the music our business doubles,” said Stoviak.

Cut-to-order steaks, homemade soups and pies also help bringbusiness into the restaurant.

“Ninety percent of our menu is homemade,” said Stoviak.

Homemade food and outdoor atmosphere also draws in the crowdsat The Mother-In-Law House Restaurant located at 500 South MainStreet.

“When it’s nice outside, it’s wonderful,” said Donna Hafer, owner ofthe Mother-In-Law House Restaurant.

An outdoor patio located on the side of the restaurantseats 30 at its wrought iron tables topped with umbrellas.Hafer said the patio also helps draw attention to therestaurant.

“The outdoor seating has really made a wonderfuldifference,” said Hafer, who said sometimes it was hardto determine which buildings on Main Street wereactually restaurants.

Diane Mossberger enjoyed lunch outside on the patio atthe Mother-In-Law House restaurant this spring.Mossberger said she loves to eat outside, especially in theearly months before the bugs come out.

“I’ve been inside all winter. I’m glad to get outside,” saidMary MacFall, who was enjoying lunch at the Mother-In-Law’s House Restaurant. “I just like to be outside

when it’s not real, real hot.”

Homemade American and French cuisine, alongwith famous pies, keep customers coming backfor more.

“We have the best coconut cream pie,” said Hafer.

For an outdoor café feel, Garden Café Ala Fleurlocated at 524 South Main Street has soups,

salads and sandwiches served on a garden patio.

“Our outdoor seating is our business when the weather’s good,” saidChris Mueller, owner of Garden Café Ala Fleur.

Garden Café Ala Fleur has two outdoor seating areas toaccommodate a total of nearly 100. The front patio area can seat 45and the back patio, situated in a garden with a gazebo canaccommodate 50. Portable fire pits are utilized for the cool nights.

Families can have a meal and entertainment this summer at the cafe,but music will probably not be included. Mueller said this summershe plans to bring in entertainment in the form of magic shows,balloonists and artists.

The café is both family and dog-friendly. Pets are welcome to jointheir owners for lunch or dinner on the outdoor patio.

Families, friends and businesspeople looking to enjoy the summerweather while enjoying a meal only need to take a stroll down MainStreet. ■

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The old cliché “the best things in life are free,” happens to betrue in many circumstances, especially in Missouri. The

economic conditions welcome and appreciate anything FREE.Another cliché is that we should all “take time to smell the roses.”Many FREE opportunities are right under our nose and frequentlyare taken for granted. My suggested ideas are to remind you whereto look, seek, and find! Share and enjoy!

Nature provides us beauty, fresh air and energy. In our St. LouisRegion, one of our best jewels is Forest Park. Sledding down ArtHill has entertained generations. The Katy Trail is now 50 years old!It can take you across the state in a 200 mile stretch of scenic spots.Lush gardens, like Chance Gardens in Centralia, Mo. has the bestrose garden in the state. Alley Springs on the Jack Fork River has ared barn grist mill that is the most photographed spot in our state.Table rock has 750 miles of shoreline for great fishing and

swimming. Gardens and state parks are endless in throughout ourstate and are FREE!

If you are a history buff, or want to learn and see at the same time,you’ll enjoy the FREE tour at our state’s capitol in Jefferson City.The “Missouri Town 1855” in Lee Summit can show you buildingsfrom 1840 to 1860. You can learn all there is about Shakespeare atthe “Heart of America Shakespeare Festival, in Kansas City. Somemuseums like the “Lewis and Clark Boat House and NatureCenter” in St. Charles, offer great visuals, explaining their journey.If you love the history and beauty of cemeteries, Calvary andBellefontaine in St. Louis are nationally recognized. The ScienceCenter in St. Louis has also remained FREE, which is a blessing tomany families.

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Girardeau Missouri, have outdoor, hand paintedmurals that are amazing! The St. Louis Art Museum isthe “state of the art” museum. Special exhibits areFREE on Fridays, as of this writing. Crown Center inKansas City has a “Chalk Walk” in June, where artistscreate “chalk art” on the sidewalks, as you watch.Many art shows are FREE in hopes you might make apurchase.

Music can always be found FREE in some capacity. Alimited number of outdoor concerts are provided bythe St. Louis Symphony or you can enjoy weeklycommunity concerts in your local parks. The MusicalInstitute in Innsbruck, Missouri is top notchattracting young musicians and FREE concerts arescheduled. The Muny Opera (circ. 1917) continues tooffer a FREE seat section. A romantic plus!

Religious themed places like historic churches arealways FREE to explore, like the Cathedral Basilica inSt. Louis. The Sacred Heart Academy in St. Charleshas a FREE tour. It is where Saint Philippine Ducheneis buried. In Fulton, Missouri you can see thereconstructed church from England, where SirWinston Churchill gave his “iron curtain” speech.

Holidays offer many FREE events and parades. TheGovernor’s Mansion has a FREE candlelight tourduring the holidays. The “Drummer Boy” is amagnificent percussion performance at Grace St.Louis Church, and many other denominations offerspecial programs.

FREE fun can be found at the many festivals thatoccur in Missouri. The Balloon Race in Forest Park isa feast for your eyes. Purina Farms in Gray Summithas FREE wagon rides, animal petting, and pet showsin a farm setting. Don’t forget to mention whensomeone is having a birthday, wherever you go, asthere is usually a FREE surprise waiting for you! TheSt. Louis Zoo is one of the top zoos in the country andis probably the best “FREE FIND” in the state!

Businesses that you frequent can also be FREEentertainment for you. The aquarium at the Bass ProShop in Springfield, Missouri is just one of theirattractions. Union Station (circ. 1894) in St. Louis hasmusic, restaurants and a hotel that everyone wants tosee. Kansas City is the “city of fountains” and claimthey have more than the city of Rome! You can grab amap to explore them all!

So put your pocket book away. Soak up the art, music,history, nature and fun, because it’s all FREE, righthere in Missouri! ■




Though the homebuyer tax credits offered by the FederalGovernment expired on April 30, realtors and bankers arehoping their boost on local homebuying is anything but

short-term.

“Contracts have to have been accepted by that date and they mustclose by June 30,” said Mark Stallmann, chief executive officer of theSt. Charles County Association of REALTORS. “As I understand it,there are no plans to extend the tax credit. Various state and localprograms are available for down payment assistance to first timebuyers and interest rates remain at very low levels. So, it remains agreat time to buy a home.”

The St. Charles County Association of REALTORS was formed in1946 and serves about 2,000 realtors and affiliate members.

The Federal Government had offered first time homebuyers, thosewho had not owned a home in the last three years and individualhomebuyers with taxable income up to $150,000 or married couples

with income up to $225,000, an $8,000 tax credit if they purchaseda home by April 30, 2010.

The state of Missouri through the Missouri Housing DevelopmentCommission (MHDC) is still offering $1,250 to Missourihomebuyers to pay for their first year of real estate taxes. And St.Charles County and its municipalities also offer first-timehomebuyers down payment or closing costs assistance through theirvarious programs for attending home ownership training classes.

The St. Charles County Association of REALTORS reports that salesof existing homes rose 15 percent in St. Charles County during thefirst quarter of 2010, over the same period last year. In addition, themedian home price rose during the same period to $169,000, anincrease of $2,000 over last year. “In a further sign of the reboundingmarket, 26 percent more homes went under contract during the firstquarter of this year than during the same period in 2009,” Stallmannsaid.

Joanie Jennings, a realtor with REMAX Properties West, became arealtor three years ago when the market began to decline. She saidtoday she is busier than ever. “It’s been a lot tougher but that’s all I’veever known,” she said. “I tell my clients they better put an offer inbecause if they wait a day or two it’s gone.”

Jennings said the tax credit definitely helped. Still, other aspects ofhome ownership are always in demand. “Owning is better thanrenting and everybody needs a place to live. That is never going tochange. The wise person is going to say, ‘I’d rather invest.’ Also thereare tax advantages to home ownership.”

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Linda Boehmer of Prudential Select Properties agrees. “You might see a slide (after the taxcredits are gone) but the truth is that other factors that make buying a home a goodinvestment are still in place. Homes have never been more affordable and interest rates areat historic lows,” Boehmer said. “People will always need homes. It’s supply and demand.Demand will go up as supply goes down. Market value changes every time a house closesin the market. Comparables change often. Values change fairly rapidly.”

A homebuilder for nearly 20 years, Toni Kaufer, owner of TK Homes, has sold over 3,300houses in St. Charles County. She started her development at Harvester and Caulks HillRoads in late 2005 and sold the majority of her lots in 2006 and 2007. Although she sawa decline in 2008, she said sales are picking up again. Of the 151 homesites she startedwith, only 38 remain. “Building permits are up and purchasers are buying inventoryhomes. I see the increase in traffic,” she said.

Like McDonalds Restaurants, Merle Schneider, owner of SCHNEIDER Real Estate canboast “over 1 billion sold” in land, commercial and residential properties. Now in histhirty-fifth year of business, the long-time realtor remembers the days of running to his laptop, hopping around on one foot with one shoe on trying to get everything done.

“I’m in that mode now, negotiating one contract on the phone, one on the lap top andemailing a third party,” Schneider said. “The vitality is definitely there. Everybody I talkto from the title companies to land sales is swamped.”

Schneider said he does not think the loss of the tax credits will be a “deal killer” for manypeople. “The Midwest is historically the last to fall and the first to recover and we don’thave as big of swings between our highs and lows,” he said.

Schneider said it’s hard for people to distinguish between what is happening in St. CharlesCounty from what is happening nationally. The coastal states took a much harder hit thanMidwesterners, he said, and are bouncing back much quicker as a result.

“This area is in full recovery. We’ve been doing nothing but adding momentum,”Schneider said. “We are not going to compete with the volume we saw in 2006 and 2007,but we’re returning to what I call a ‘new normal’. It’s a healthy new normal. The recoveryis from the bottom up and the center out, from the lower price range moving up to themiddle and higher prices and then from the heart of St. Charles to rural areas.”

Another indicator that the local homebuying economy is in recovery mode, said Schneider,is that homes are staying on the market for shorter time periods. “In December 2008 themedian days a home stayed on the market peaked at 70 days. It’s been declining eversince.”

Bill Kusman, president of the Mortgage Division of First Bank in St. Louis, said from an

Toni Kaufer, owner TK Homes

affordability standpoint, homebuying is better than it has been in 20 years. “Of course thetax credits helped, but people buy homes because they are affordable. Last year, 68 percentof mortgages were refinances. In 2010, it’s flip-flopped.”

Kusman said First Bank has closed more than $70 million in mortgage loans in the firstquarter of 2010 and some 65 percent of those are purchase mortgages.

Kusman said people need to change their assumptions about selling their homes if the marketis ever to totally rebound. “What is the real value of a home today? People think they can’tget what they want out of their house, but want to buy another house cheaper,” Kusman said.“They want the five-year-ago price on the home they are trying to sell, but they want today’sprice on the home they are trying to buy. They are still going to have a lower payment andinterest rate. They need to change their mindset that they haven’t lost anything. They arebuying a new house with a lower payment. Once people understand that, everyone wins.”

It’s anybody’s guess whether home values will continue to rise and home sales will remain onthe increase, but local realtors and bankers are hopeful and both buyers and sellers have muchto gain in the interim. “It’s starting to come. People are feeling stronger about the economy,”Kusman said. “When a price point sticks for a while people get used to it.” ■


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Story by Amy Armour

St. Peters history has been captured into a book designed to gracecoffee tables everywhere—and it’s now available for purchase.

The city of St. Peters celebrates its 100th Anniversary as a town in 2010and in recognition of the milestone a group of residents have spentmonths several months researching, collaborating and writing a historicalbook about St. Peters.

St. Peters At Its Best is 156-page historical book that spans the completehistory of the city of St. Peters starting with the French and Germanssettling along the Dardenne River in the early 1900s.

“We really worked to make sure we covered the entire span (of history)and we treated it evenly,” said Chris Winslow, chairman of the historicalcelebration committee. “The story of the city in the 1970s had reallynever been told.”

The committee, consisting of former city employees and mayors, alongwith long-time city residents and former aldermen, spent countless hoursdelving into the city’s rich history.

“There’s a lot of really interesting stuff in the book,” said Winslow. “It wasfascinating to me.”

Researching for the book taught even its writers some unknown facts ofthe city.

Winslow said there was a St. Peters baseball team at the turn of thecentury that played against the St. Louis Cardinals.

“There’s some fascinating people in the book that I never really knew werea part of St. Peters,” said Winslow.

The book also features many historical photos—including one with aformer President of the United States.

Former St. Peters Mayor Albert Wiegland donated a photo of himselfwith President John F. Kennedy. Wiegland, a former in-house astronautat McDonnell Douglass, had his photo with the President who wasvisiting the space capsule while it was being constructed.

The book is full of historic photos of the city, including the McClayHouse, the Railroad Stations and All Saints Church. The book alsoincludes photos of the 1900s Main Street.

“We were very worried about where we would get all the pictures for thebook. And then in the end it became a challenge to choose which ones touse because not all of them would fit,” said Winslow.

The book also documents the development of Mid Rivers Mall, includingits official opening in 1987.

“We picked the photos that told the story of the city the best,” saidWinslow.

The book also includes a DVD which features interviews with a number

of St. Peters citizens who have inhabited the city for more than 40 and 50years.

Residents wanting to see if their family made it into the history bookwithout reading the entire 156-pages can simply skim through the index.

“If you want to see if your family is included in the book, you can lookup the name in the index,” said Winslow.

In honor of the 100th anniversary, a committee also put together acookbook filled with more than 600 recipes. The recipes--collected fromcity residents and their families—represent a variety of dishes includingsome from other countries.

“Many of the recipes were handed down from families throughgenerations,” said Durajczyk. “The recipes represented a lot of people’sheritage.”

Celebrating St. Peters Cooking also includes a recipe for soap handed downfrom the 1800s.

Cookbooks can be purchased at the front desk at city hall. The cost is $15and includes tax. The proceeds from the cookbook sale will be used fornew signage for the city of St. Peters.

St. Peters At Its Best can be purchased for $30 including tax at St. PetersCity Hall, the Rec-Plex or the St. Peters Community Arts Center.

“We wanted to make sure we captured the history. It’s a very balancedbook from beginning to end,” said Winslow. ■

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There’s a new family member in the Roberts household. Andalthough there may be some upfront costs now, there won’t beany student loans to follow. There won’t be any weddings to

pay for. And Jamie Roberts won’t be walking this little girl down theisle. He will however, put her through a school of sorts, as he trainsthe yellow, 7-week-old Labrador Retriever to become his life-longhunting companion.

Roberts grew up on 27 acres in St. Charles, hunting squirrels everyday after school. “I’ve been hunting my whole life, as long as I canremember,” Roberts said. “I always had a passion for target practicingand shooting a gun. Back then there really was nothing else to do.”

Roberts said his father taught him how to hunt, although he neverhad the passion for the sport that his son did. “He wasn’t as interestedas I was. I think he just wanted to make sure I didn’t shoot myself.”

A partner in “The Siding Co.” in St. Charles, Roberts now lives in St.Paul, MO. His love of hunting has grown into a love for having andtraining dogs to assist him with his passion. His own dog—Pepper—died last fall. He had been hunting with the black Labrador for years.

Millie is Roberts’ new addition to the family—a well-tempered,obedient puppy which he said already displays “great huntinginstincts.”

“The more I’ve hunted, the more I’ve enjoyed working with dogs,”Roberts said. “It’s unique to see what the dog does and how the hardwork pays off.”

Like Pepper, Millie is an upland hunting dog. While some dogs workbetter with water fowl, such as ducks and geese, upland hunting dogsor pointing labs have been bred for at least half a century to assist theavid hunter in finding and retrieving pheasant, quail, woodcock,doves and other upland birds. These birds can be hunted in the air.They characteristically walk in fields and jump up and fly.

But while Labradors work beautifully with upland birds, they are alsogreat swimmers, Roberts said. “Labs are excellent swimmers, sopointing labs are your best option. They have all the bases covered.”

“Pointers run around a field. They smell the pheasant, stop, pointand lift their leg up,” Roberts said. The hunter then shoots the birdand the dog retrieves it.

“The dog’s reward is retrieving and bringing the bird back. They justenjoy working,” Roberts said. “The happiest dog I’ve ever seen is aworking dog. Those dogs love to please their master. They just loveworking. They know what their purpose is and they love going outand doing it.”

Roberts said labs instinctively know what to do—to go out into thefield and retrieve the bird—and are bred for instinct. “A dog willnaturally go get something. But they won’t know to bring it to me,to sit and retrieve,” he said. That’s where the training comes in.

After training, Roberts will be in complete control of the dog. “Shewon’t move after I shoot something until I give the command. Shecomes back to my side and doesn’t let go until I tell her to,” Robertssaid. “You’re directing that instinct to do a particular thing, when Iwant (the bird) not when the dog wants it.”

Roberts will train Millie constantly with hand signals and blindretrievals. Ultimately he will be able to blow a whistle to stop the dog.He will be able to steer her from many feet away in the field withhand signals.

Emotionally, Roberts will get very close to the dog, forming a bondthat Millie will share with no one else. “You have to get the dog towant to please you. She will hardly leave my side. The dog has tohave an attachment to the trainer to do the work.”

It’s this attachment and being in the great outdoors that drawsRoberts to the hunt. “It’s seeing the results of all your hard labor, likewhen your kids are playing soccer and score a goal. It’s a big sense ofpride and enjoyment.” ■

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Jamie Roberts with Millie


Seven children—four boys and threegirls—22 grandchildren, and one on the

way. Such is the legacy of Ed and CathyKoch. But that’s not all.

The couple—married 47 years this year—met at a graduation party at a time whenmarriage was for keeps and doing the rightthing was, well, expected.

“Our generation did what was expected ofyou,” Cathy said. “I never thought in mymind that there was something I couldn’tdo. Every time we moved it was a newadventure. I would say, ‘Hey kids, we get tohave a new adventure. You get to meet newfriends’.”

And move they did.

Ed was working as a medical microbiologistat a clinical lab in St. Louis when the nowdefunct Falstaff Brewing Company started abrew master training program. He waschosen with two others out of 400applicants for the training program. Hesaid his bachelor of science degree inbiology and chemistry from the University of Notre Dame helpedin the job.

He trained in Omaha, Nebraska; New Orleans, Louisiana; andChicago, IL, before settling in St. Louis as a supervisor at Falstaffin 1976. The company closed in 1978.

So the family set off for Baltimore where Ed would work at theCarling National Breweries until he was hired by the Joseph SchlitzBrewing Company in Milwaukee, WI.

When that brewery closed in 1981, Ed was offered a job at Schlitzin Los Angeles. “But we didn’t want to raise seven children in Los

Angeles,” he said. Ed started at Anheuser Busch in St. Louis twoweeks later.

Ed worked as an international brew master for Anheuser Busch forover three decades. During those years, he traveled among otherplaces to Japan, Korea, China, Australia and Vietnam.

Cathy, the second of six children of Damon and Leda Doherty, wasborn and raised in St. Cloud, Minnesota and moved to St. Louiswhen her father’s job as an insurance salesman brought them toRichmond Heights. As if being the mother of six and a beauticianby trade wasn’t enough, Leda took in ironing and wash for extraincome. To this day, Cathy’s mother remains busy at age 91;


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Ed and Cathy Koch


actively involved in her church and she’s still driving!

Ed grew up in Granite City, IL, also the second of six children. Hismother and father—Joseph and Felicia Koch—were physicians andsurgeons. Felicia—who was one of the first women to go throughLoyola Medical School in Chicago—was still walking two miles aday when she died at age 93. “She was just that kind of person,”Cathy said. She was a Woman of Achievement, the first femalepresident of the Granite City Chamber of Commerce, and the listgoes on.

“It’s no wonder all of our families can do anything,” Cathy said.“We consider the hills people have to climb, ordinary, because of ourancestors. That’s where we came from. Our children are also likethat.”

A University of Notre Dame graduate, Ed went to the WesternMilitary Academy in Alton for high school and spent six years in theUnited States Navy. “Our engagement was very romantic,” Edquipped. “It was in the South Pacific on a beach where I wrote hera letter asking her to marry me.”

Ed was assigned as an assistant port services officer at ChristmasIsland in the South Pacific “16 miles away and one mile up from”the last of the above ground atomic bomb tests in 1962. “My jobwas to take mail out to the ships when it came in. But we would sitand watch the bombs go off,” Ed said. “We would put on thickglasses and turn and kneel down. In three to four minutes you couldtake the glasses off and watch the mushroom cloud.”

Some of the Navy men were damaged physically by the fall out ofthe bombs. Ed wasn’t one of them. “For years we got notices in themail from the Atomic Veterans Association. They thought I’d suethem for having so many children, but that didn’t work out,” hejoked. “Two kids were born while I was still in the Navy.”

Upon leaving the Navy, Ed came to St. Louis to help Cathy’s fatherwith a harbor he was developing at the end of Blaise Station Road.Ed had grown up on the river so Cathy’s father hired him to developthe Commodores Cove Harbor (now Duck Club).

Ed traveled the world. He went to college, served in the Navy andhad a career that took him to exotic places and spanned threedecades. But Cathy was not the ordinary housewife either, and Edwill be the first to say it.

“None of this would have worked without Cathy,” Ed said. “I giveher 100 percent of the credit.”

At one point Cathy drove herself and her five children—one a seven-day-old infant—to Baltimore from St. Louis to see Ed. She madethe clothes for all seven children and was known to be sewing orknitting in the middle of the night just to catch up. She was ahomework editor, cheerleader and coach, social coordinator, chefand baker, and planner for all seven children, often with Edtraveling. The house was always spotless and organized, all of thekids were in several activities each, and no one ever missed practiceor was late.

Ed and Cathy say their children are healthy and successful because

of their old fashioned values. “Kids have too many things today,”Cathy said. “Our kids went out and played. You can’t reason witha child, nor can you be their friend. We’re their parents. We’re stilltheir parents. We never had a child say no to us.”

Each of the seven Koch children are married, are parents themselves,and have careers as environmental safety manager, graphic artist, ITmanager, teacher, bank executive, International Business person, anda new recruit.

The two recalled their trip to Singapore. At the time, the couple hadthree teenagers. “It was right after the caning incident,” Cathy said.“If our kids had sprayed paint on someone else’s car, caning wouldhave been the least of their punishment.”

The Kochs say, like raising children, marriage is a job in itself thatmust worked on and nurtured. “Marriage is not a 50/50proposition.” Ed said, “Marriage takes 100 percent from eachperson. Each person must give 100 percent or it doesn’t work.”

And it looks like they’ll be working on it for a while longer. The twoare scheduled to leave St. Charles County soon for Gulf Shores, ALwhere they will live out their well-deserved golden years on a 44-footSilverton boat with two state rooms, two heads, a galley and a salon.(For those of you without sea legs, that’s two bedrooms, two baths,a kitchen and a living room, respectively.) No one doubts the twowill be a success at retirement on the water either. Just ask Joseph,Christopher, Mary, Juli, Andy, Anne or Jim. ■


Starting in St Charles, the book visitsGerman settlements and a number ofwineries along the Missouri River. Using abroad range of pictures, this book tells thestory of Missouri’s wine growing region.

MISSOURI WINE COUNTRYST CHARLES TO HERMANN

by Dianna Graveman and Don Graveman

Available at Main Street Books

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Shera Dalin and Karen Hoffmanhave co-authored the book "The

Art of Barter--How to Barter forAlmost Anything," from SkyHorsePublishing, and will speak onleveraging our time and talents toimpact the bottom line.

Shera Dalin is a journalist, whosework has appeared in the WashingtonPost, Latina Magazine, St. LouisMagazine and other national and regional publications. She has covered a wide variety of storiesfor the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Associated Press, United Press International and other newsorganizations. She is always open to barter opportunities.

Karen Hoffman is Your Business Dream Champion, a coach that has been called "The Queenof Possibilities" by St. Louis Magazine and has received several awards including theSBA's"Home Based Business Champion of the Year," eWomen Network-International "BusinessMatchmaker of the Year," and the RCGA "Pacestter Award" for helping small business.■

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Co-authors Shera Dalin (left) and Karen Hoffman(right) promote their book “The Art of Barter”with StreetScape Magazine’s Mary Ellen Renaud.

Author Kelley Lamm with Kocoa and family.


Mexico Road Florists t o p a n d s m e l l t h e f l o w e r s


Mexico Road Florist owner Karen Conant said flowers arenot just for special occasions anymore. In fact, sheencourages people to “treat themselves” with flowers.

“Buy your own flowers for your desk or whatever.”

Conant has loved flowers for as long as she can remember. At fouryears old, the San Diego native was packing gladiola bulbs on heruncle’s gladiola orchard in California. “We always did the alterflowers for the local church,” she said. “Now I do many of theflowers for church alters locally.”

That’s why the former stock broker and financial consultantjumped at the chance to buy Mexico Road Florist when it was upfor sale in 2004. The store, formerly owned and started by DeniseBuddemeyer, has operated from the same location for over threedecades.

“Business has quadrupled since I purchased it. Sales have been up20 percent over the last year,” Conant said. “I think that’s becausewe’re sincere about what we do.”

Mexico Road Florist is the exclusive florist for David’s Bridal in St.Peters and gets most of its business through referrals.

“Flowers are a necessity in a lot of ways. Flowers bring joy topeople,” Conant said. “We honor people with them at funerals.There’s birth and marriage, any celebration, even getting out of thedoghouse. There is a constant need for flowers in so many ways.”

Conant said trends occur in flower buying just like in the clothingindustry. Buyers are getting away from plain basic designs, she said,and going with more customized designs which are different andunique.

“And people love cash and carry,” Conant said, “where they can pickout their own bundle.”

Conant said Mexico Road Florist is famous for its unique designs.“If you want carnations we will have carnations but you will see avariety of mixed flowers in my cooler.”

Conant said although tropical flowers have to be shipped, she buyslocally whenever she can. “I try to keep it in St. Louis.”

Mexico Road Florist specializes in fresh flowers from hydrangeas tobirds of paradise to gerber daisies to star gazer lilies. European dishgardens, silk arrangements and gourmet and fruit baskets are alsofeatured.

Still, the most popular flower is the rose, she said, which she carriesin a minimum of 20 different colors.

Mexico Road Florist can deliver flowers to St. Louis, St. Charles, St.Peters, O’Fallon, Lake St. Louis and Wentzville, with same dayflower delivery in St. Peters available at no extra cost. Conant canalso make deliveries nationwide through her network of reliableflorists.

Online ordering is available for customers to surprise their lovedones with fresh, fragrant flowers or fruit baskets without steppingfoot in the store. All of Conant’s bouquets and plants areattractively arranged by one of her skilled floral designers.

Mexico Road Florist is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondaythrough Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m. to 5p.m. Saturday. The shop is always closed on Thanksgiving Day,Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, Father’s Day, Independence Dayand Labor Day.

For more information, call 636-278-4550 or visitwww.mexicoroadflorist.com. ■

STATE YOURBUSINESS

Mexico Road Florist owner Karen Conant


Story by Kate Santellano

Ahhh….if only putting on afantastic show were that easy! Thetruth of the matter is that it takes

several months of planning and loads ofpeople to put on a successful fashion show.While you may not have to preheat anoven like a recipe, you do need to mixeverything together perfectly.

Tom Hannegan, publisher of Streetscape Magazine, along with hisdynamic team of organizers, believe they have found the recipe forsuccess for The Second Annual Greater St. Charles Fashion Week.According to Hannegan, he started the Greater St. Charles FashionWeek, “A Perfect Fit,” in 2009 “to provide a community celebration offashion in an awe-inspiring atmosphere catering to all ages of fashion-forward women in and around St. Charles County.” The four dayextravaganza will take place at Ameristar Casino Resort and Spa August25-28, 2010.

Such a vision, however, has several key ingredients. Besides the food,location and event details, a strong backstage team can make or breakthe event. While showcasing the talents of local designers and fashionof the metro area and beyond, the Greater St. Charles Fashion Weekwill showcase several local beauty artists.

Makeup is a key element in making the designers vision come to life.Tami Scott, owner of Tami Scott Studio, created her own line ofmakeup based on her years of working with models, brides and womenin every area of society. The team, having been extensively trained byScott, executed backstage makeup artistry last year for St. CharlesFashion Week and is a trusted name for numerous other fashion showsthroughout the St. Louis area since 2000. “We know how to work quickand get multiple models runway ready with stunning makeup looksthat are wearable by any woman.”

Another key component involves hair. And lots of it! Pinning, teasing,curling, styling is a true craft. Cary O’Brien, owner of Cary O’Brien’sDesign and Color Spa, believes “the vision must run through the showfor good continuity. All moving parts flow toward the vision, hair, andmakeup and of course the outfit.” His philosophy on making a goodstylist great involves encouragement and mentoring which is“something the industry is losing.” Watching his team work, think,sweat and grow gives O’Brien satisfaction and a sense ofaccomplishment.

O’Brien will be a key element ofthe Greater St. Charles FashionWeek, according to Kristy Lee,Fashion Show Coordinator andSenior Grad Student atLindenwood University. Lee hasworked several shows withO’Brien and his staff. Kristy hasbeen instrumental in pulling the

backstage team together for this year’s Greater St. CharlesFashion Week. “A strong backstage team is the foundation for asuccessful fashion week. Hair, makeup and models must workseamlessly to prepare for the show. Even if everything is perfectlyplanned, something can go wrong at any moment. Zippers could ripor shoes could break, so having the other elements such as hair andmakeup in sync is a must.”

Julia Childs brought the art of French cuisine to millions of Americanswho watched her passion and genuine love of cooking on her televisionshow. She has said there is a true art to mixing the ingredients together.This revelation is not exclusive to food. It is true in many industries,including the world of fashion shows. In art, of course, you need acanvas. In fashion, you need a model.

Gail Lasater, Director of West Model & Talent Management has beenproviding excellent quality runway talent to the St. Louis market forover six years. West Model and Talent is the exclusive talent provider forthe Greater St. Charles Fashion Week. By carefully selecting new facesin the St. Louis market, training and developing models, she now hasNeiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Macy’s and Dillard’s as her primaryrunway clients. Recently, Sutton Lasater joined the agency as AssistantDirector who will focus on scouting and placing talent in other marketssuch as New York, LA, Chicago, Miami and even Europe. According toLasater, finding the perfect models is only part of the job. Much timeis spent scouting new faces. Once the models are determined, hours ofwalking seminars and training are provided to ensure a successful walk.“Rebounding after a fall on the runway is a reality, but how tocompensate for that takes training,” Lasater said.

Just as over- or under-mixing can affect the outcome of an entrée,it canmake an event tasteless or lifeless and less than memorable. Fortunately,Hannegan’s team has just the right mix of ingredients, energy and talentto make for a deliciously successful fashion week. The only missingingredient will be YOU, if you’re not there to enjoy it! So please plan toattend the Greater St. Charles Fashion Week. Go towww.streetscapemag.com/fashionweek.aspx for more information. ■

Recipe for Creating a SuccessfulFashion Week

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1 Great Magazine

1 Vision1 Cool venue1 Dynamic hair team

1 Creative makeup team

1 Cup Beautiful models

¼ Designers, clothes,accessories

Mix all ingredients withlights, camera’s, music,food in an awesomevenue and you have onegreat show!




Clinton Kelly urged St. Louiswomen to “take control overthings you wear” during a

recent stop in the gateway city. Hesaid he’s “frustrated on a daily basis”because too many women have “optedout on style.” The co-host of TLC’spopular “What Not to Wear,” Kellysaid it’s the “bane of his existence thatthe athletic sneaker has becomeadopted as casual footwear” and thatt-shirts and hoodies are nowcommonplace among the wardrobesof so many women in America.

Kelly said it’s one of the reasons hedecided to “Make Over America” onecity at a time. Kelly stopped in St.Louis April 24 as one of the eightcities—including Las Vegas;Washington, D.C.; Albany; Seattle; Cincinnati; Houston andRaleigh—he was visiting over the Spring season. He and Macy’sjoined forces in February to make over 12 women in each market.More than 8,500 women entered the “Make Over America” tourcontest online, where they uploaded a photo or video and answeredquestions on why they should be selected for a Clinton Kellymakeover.

In each city, makeovers culminated in a runway show to unveil theresults. St. Louis’ show was held at Macy’s West County.

Salon Papillon, located at Hwy. 270 and Manchester Rd., waschosen as “Make Over America’s” exclusive salon. Salon ownerTeresa Brewer said each of the women was given their own stylistfor the makeovers. “We changed their styles and gave them anupdated look that was very doable for them to achieve at home,”she said. “They were a little hesitant at first but they all loved theresults.”

A graduate of Boston College with a degree in journalism fromNorthwester University, Kelly was an editor at Mademoiselle andMarie Claire magazines. He made his debut on TLC’s “What Notto Wear” in 2003 with co-host Stacy London. Kelly is notoriousfor offering unflinchingly honest style appraisals with humor andcompassion and he didn’t disappoint during his stop in St. Louis.

“St. Louis, you’re a bunch ofchickens,” he quipped when heoffered to put one unsuspecting St.Louis woman in front of the famous360-degree mirror. “Oh, it’s a goldloafer,” he said of the volunteer’sshoes. “Shoes set the tone for anoutfit and this tone is a big old yawn.”

But he didn’t stop there. Pointing outthe next volunteer’s baggy jeans, andstressing that women need to wearclothes that fit them, he said, “This iswhat we call junk in the front trunk.”He finished off by telling her she hada “pancake butt” or better yet, a “uni-cheek.”

Kelly said even stay-at-home momsshould pay attention to their style.“It’s the most important job,” he said.“Look like you matter. You shouldlook like the star of your own little

show.”

Kelly said he encourages women to buy the things they like andhave them tailored to fit their own individual body shape and style,as well as having a professional bra fitting. He said women shouldexpect to try on at least 20 pairs of jeans to find one they aresatisfied with.

In all his years of critiquing the wardrobes of women all over thecountry, the rarest comment he gets is that they love their bodiesthe way they are, he said. “It’s because they’re bombarded bybeautiful women who ‘don’t have any pores.’ After numerousstylists, makeup artists and wardrobe consultants work on theseseemingly picture-perfect women, Kelly said, Photoshop “erasesany form of humanity” from them. “Don’t compare yourself towomen on the magazines. Who you are is absolutely perfect.”

Kelly cautions women not to expect clothing they like to fit rightoff the rack. It takes lots of shopping and much comparison andperhaps some tailoring to get the right fit. “People who look goodwork hard at it,” he said.

“And don’t cover yourself in oversized stuff,” Kelly said. “Thenwhen you gain five to 15 pounds you don’t know it because yourpants still fit. You need clothes that fit you so you know.”

Clinton Kelly“ M a k e O v e r A m e r i c a ”

FASHION

Of the 20 or so trends that come out each year, Kelly said, manyare for the younger women. But be not discouraged, he said.Women in their forties and above can utilize most of the trends ifthey follow some simple criteria for choosing trends. Kelly saidthese women should never participate in a trend that shows toomuch cleavage. They should never participate in a trend thatshows too much leg. (He said there will always be a young girl inshort shorts at whatever function you’re attending and she “willwin”). The 40-plus crowd should never participate in a trend thatreveals the belly button, or one that encourages them to wearsomething “that one might see on a hooker.”

Nevertheless, it’s these very women whom Kelly sought to reachwith “Make Over America.” “The tour addresses women and fitissues for normal size women that we see every day,” he said. “Theycan be just as beautiful.”

Kelly said advising models and celebrities “doesn’t hold interest” forhim. “A lot of celebrities are really tall and beautiful. It doesn’ttake much to make them look good. They’re used to beingbeautiful. I like seeing a woman blossom and feel really beautifulfor the first time.”

The most difficult part of Kelly’s job, he said, is that people don’twant to talk to him at parties. “I have that effect on people atparties. People need to drink a couple of drinks to approach me.Then they say, ‘Oh my God, I love your show. Don’t look at whatI’m wearing.’ You don’t know how often I get that.”

Kelly is also the designer of his own QVC clothing line, author of“Freakin’ Fabulous,” co-author of “Dress Your Best” andspokesperson for Macy’s. His new book, “Oh No She Didn’t” willbe released in October. The book outlines the top 100 stylemistakes women make and how to avoid them. ■


En j o y o ur l arg e s e l e c t i o n o fB ri g h t o n ac c e s s o ri e s .

www.mexicoroadflorist.com

(636) 278-4550

Taking warm-weather looks to new heights at the highest point in St. Charles CountyPhotography & Direction: Lance Tilford. Hair, Makeup & Styling: Tamara Tungate. Jewelry by Sutton Lasater. Models Adam Bryant, Lily Cella, Madeleine Hepperman and Monet Stunson from West Model & Talent Management. Shot on location at Weldon Spring Site in St. Charles County



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Shadow Magnet – Great Product in my TAMI SCOTT MAKEUPline. Holds your shadow on for hours. If you have perspire or haveoily eyelids or your shadow never stays all day or changes color thisproduct goes on before applying shadow and will not let you down!

Color – brighter and bronzer and shimmer – You can go a littlebrighter with pinks and corals during the summer to accommodate aricher skin tone if you get tan or use a bronzer to give yourself a sunkissed glow if you don’t tan. A shimmer powder is beautiful on sunkissed skin to highlight it with a touch of shine to make the skin lookflawless! I carry all these products as well.

Waterproof mascara – a must in the humid months and for aroundall your water activities. No more raccoon eyes or mascara runningdown your face. I have a waterproof mascara in my line that stays onand comes off easily without harming your lashes.

No lip liner or go with nude- Go without a noticeable lip liner in thesummer. Makes lips look natural. Some of us need lip liner to defineand accentuate or fill in where we are lacking so use a liner that is ina nude tone or perfectly matches your natural lip color, and thenapply a sheer lipstick or gloss!

If you perspire (tissue and blotting papers and blotting powder) - Inthe event that you do need to take down some shine, try powderedblotting papers. They absorb the oil or perspiration or oil from yourskin and replace it with a light powder all in one blot! You can alwaysuse a tissue to do the same, just blot (press) don’t rub. The use TAMISCOTT invisible blotting powder (in a compact, great for the purse)

Hair products are so important to good summer hair

If you have curly hair – don’t fight it this time of year. Let those curlsdo what they want and give your hair a rest from all the blow dryingand flat ironing. After shampooing add a leave in conditioner andcover with a mousse, gel or balm that will seal in the moisture of theconditioner. It will keep your curls springy and naturally bundledtogether. Go a little bohemian for the summer!

If you have straight hair, you’ll need something in your hair as youtake it from wet to dry like a mousse or light gel for control and hold.Also find humidity proof hairsprays and even finishing sprays.Controlling the humidity that gets into your hair is essential tokeeping great looking hair.

It’s always fun to get a few highlights for summer, even if it’s justaround the face. It brings a sun kissed look to the hair that surroundsyour face and enhances your overall glow!

If you have any questions on any subjects or products mentioned inthis article, please contact me through my websitewww.TamiScottStudio.com I can meet with you individually or setup a Beauty Bar party for you and a group of friends for 2-6 people!

Have a beautiful Summer!

Your Essential Beauty Advisor - Tami Scott ■

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Fashion-forward shoppers who want anew outfit that absolutely cannot befound at the mall should check out

Seve’s Boutique in St. Charles.

“We don’t like to carry things that you seeeverywhere else. We wanted (clothing) thatyou can’t find anywhere around here,” saidAmber Dickens, co-owner of Seve’sBoutique.

Seve’s Boutique is co-owned by sistersAmber Dickens, 27, and Nicole Thrash, 33.The boutique first opened in April 2008 inthe Mark Twain Mall in St. Charles. Itmoved into its current location at 201South Main Street in St. Charles inNovember 2009.

The 1,300 square foot shop is stocked withtrendy, fashionable clothing for women whoare looking for a more unique wardrobe.The shop carries all types of clothing fromcasual dresses and jeans to dressy tops andnightlife wear.

“The shop is for anyone who wants to becute and trendy and different,” saidDickens.

The sisters travel to New York and Las Vegason a regular basis to buy its unique stock.

And to ensure that the boutique staystrendy and fresh, Dickens said she only buyssix of every item.

“We have new stuff in every week. We keepour stock fresh and new,” said Dickens.

Customers can expect hands-on

knowledgeable service from Seve’sBoutique. The staff provides personalizedservice to each of its customers.

“We pick out things we like and things thatwe know our customers like,” said Dickens.“We know what our customers like and webring it back for them.”

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There is only one item the sisters carry in the shop that can be foundelsewhere in the metropolitan area—It! Jeans.

“It! jeans have a special fit that’s made to fit everybody, not just skinnystraight up and down girls,” said Dickens.

Dickens said It! jeans are also a fabulous combination of comfortableand fashionable.

“They shape to your body and they’re the most comfortable jeans.”

And the cost won’t break the bank. It! jeans sell for between $60 and$90 a pair at Seve’s Boutique.

The shop also sells fun gift items, like coffee mugs, wine glasses, flasksand pill boxes. And to complete an outfit, Seve’s Boutique also carriesunique accessories like sunglasses, purses, jewelry and shoes.

The shop is named after the sisters’ dad, David Tierney, who passedaway from cancer two years ago.

Tierney’s nickname was ‘Seve’ after the famous golfer SeverianoBallesteros. The nickname was started by golf buddies and soon cameto be as popular as his given name. When ‘Seve’ passed away, thesisters were reminded of how short life could be.

“So we said why don’t we do something together as a family—something fun,” said Dickens, who is also a full-time fourth-gradeteacher.

So, the sisters decided to go into business together. In honor of theirfather, Seve’s was the natural name for the shop.

“It’s awesome that we get to work together. We go on buying tripstogether and my mom helps out sometimes,” said Dickens. “We’re areally close family. It’s nice to work together.”

And customers are treated like family at Seve’s Boutique. The shophas fun in-store parties for its customers on a regular basis.

“We send out an email blast to our customers and we have snacks anddrinks in the shop,” said Dickens.

Dickens hopes Seve’s Boutique will draw more shoppers to St.Charles.

“We grew up in this area and there are not really a lot of boutiquesout here,” said Dickens. “Hopefully, we will bring more shoppers toSt. Charles.”

Seve’s Boutique is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday throughFriday; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday; and noon to 4 p.m. onSundays. For more information, call 925-8584 or visitwww.sevesboutique.com.

“We get new and exciting things every week, you should shop atSeve's because we have unique and trendy things that you won't seeeverywhere else,” said Dickens. ■




Style guru Lloyd Boston recentlyshowcased his spring “How ToWear It” philosophies from desk

to dinner, work to weekends andeverything in between as part of afashion seminar featuring the lateststyles from Jones New York.

The noted fashion stylist, best-sellingauthor and television host visitedMacy’s West County in April for afashion show, wardrobe seminar andpersonal consultations. The styleexpert offered 5-minute shoppingappointments with several St. Louisarea women for a one-on-one personalstyling experience.

For close to a decade, Boston has beena regular television contributor andstyle editor to NBC’s “Today Show,” alongtime contributor to ABC’s “TheView” and currently hosts “ClosetCases” on Fine Living Network(FLN). His focused broadcastjournalist work with New York’s “FullFrontal Fashion” has made him aleading voice of New York FashionWeek for more than 15 seasons. Theformer vice president of art directionfor Tommy Hilfiger and eventspokesperson for both Hilfiger andLenscrafters, Boston has also coveredthe Oscars, Emmys and GoldenGlobes from the red carpet.

Featured on Oprah, Boston hasauthored three books including“Before You Put That On: 365 DailyStyle Tips for Her,” “Make Over YourMan: A Women’s Guide to DressingAny Man in Her Life” and “Men ofColor: Fashion, History,Fundamentals.”

In 2007, Boston teamed up withJones New York as their first malespokesperson and exclusive style guru.In this role, Lloyd travels the countrytouching the lives of countless womenthrough personal appearances, styleclinics and his online fashion forum.

Boston told St. Louis area women that“florals are back in a new way. Thesearen’t your mom’s florals. They’reflorals that make you look feminineand pretty.”

He told them not fear white. “Somewomen are still afraid of white pants.”But Boston said white pants can be“fresh, modern and young. They setyou apart in the room.”

Women were advised to look atclothes and how they can work forthem. “That wrap top can work for asize six or 16. He told petite womento ensure they don’t “disappear in theroom by making sure everythingabove the waste pops.” And curvygals: “Muted florals work for the bodyand compliment your figure.”

Boston told women that “bare legstake 10 years off your body” and gavewomen suggestions for each bodytype. Petite women should wearjackets cut at the hip. Curvy womenshould choose a size that fits theirbodies, not the size they want to be in.“Ladies do you hear me?” he quipped.

Boston finished the Jones New Yorkfashion show with, “I’m going to saythree words the men in our life neversay: Let’s go shopping.” ■

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SOCIETY SIGHTINGS

… by Teri Seiler

Things heated up at Old Hickory Country Club as VicePresident and General Manager of the St. Louis Cardinals,John Mozeliak, shared the inside scoop on the Cardinals’

organization during Sports St. Charles Countys’ annual Hot StoveLunch. The event, which kicked-off with NFL Hall of FamerJackie Smith singing the National Anthem, was packed with over300 true-blue St. Charles County Cardinals fans such as Don, Kay,and Todd Dilly, Ernie Dempsey, Senator Tom Dempsey, TomWapelhorst, Tom Wehde, Mike Hansen, Tom Williams, CharlieWilliams, County Executive, Steve Ehlmann, Dale Poslosky,Chuck Brooks, John and Debbie Kastner, Terry Hollander,Harold Burkemper, Dennis Maher, Tom Engle, Eric Stuhler,Alan Orf, Gary and Vicki Koenig, Darrell Roegner, Dale Brown,Scott Queen, Val White, Mary Ellen Renaud, Bill Charnisky,State Representative Sally Faith, Steve and Jim Lange, andWayne Oetting. Sharing the microphone with Mozeliak wereNational Baseball Hall of Famer, Lou Brock; former ThirdBaseman and 1975 Golden Glove Award Winner, Ken Reitz;Globe Democrat on-line Sports Editor, Rob Rains; and the voiceof the Cardinals, John Rooney (who barely made it to the eventafter being admitted to the hospital around 5:00 a.m., that samemorning, for a bad case of food poisoning). Former St. Louispitcher, Rick Horton, was his usual congenial self and “kept theball rolling” as emcee of the event. Cardinal’s keyboardistextraordinaire, Ernie Hays, provided all the “la-la-la’s” to all the“blah-blah-blah’s”. It was a fun and very successful event as over$10,000.00 was raised during the two-hour event.

After our minor league baseball team, The River City Rascals,became the 2009 West Division Champions last fall, ChrisFranklin, Executive Vice President and General Manager of theteam, decided it was time to play a different diamond. So, afterpresenting a beautiful diamond engagement ring to his sweetheart,Tammy Kulosa, the two were married this spring at the beautifulJoliet Horticultural Center in Illinois. Over 200 guests,representing four different professional baseball teams – NormalCornBelters, Joliet JackHammers, Chicago White Sox and TheRascals - such as: Steve, Pam, Jackson and Sarah Malliet, ZachPrehn, Matt Oppelt, Steve and Ellen Brook, Justin Blackmer andChris Rizzotti – were a part of the grand slam event.

Spring time brings end-of-school field days, dance recitals andspring musicals. A few folks seen working behind the scenes atImmanuel Lutheran’s recent rendition of High School Musical, Jr.directed by Pamela Loesel and Joanne Bader – with Allen Loeselin the musical director’s chair – were: Barb Biggers, BeckyHoltgrieve, Gloria Holtgrieve, Vicki Leimkuehler, JeanNiewald, Carolyn Wiegmann, Linda Borchers, Dorothy King,Tom King, and Assistant Principal, Diana Meers. School principal

Dr. Rebecca Schmidt was on-hand to greet the theatre-goers andpass out programs. It takes a great group of volunteers to pull off aproduction such as this and from what I saw…Disney could becalling soon.

Hawaii was beaconing, so Joan Buchheit and Rose Buehlerdecided to treat ladies in our community with a trip to the AlohaState via a delightful evening of fun and fashion polynesian-style atthe Knights of Columbus Hall on Westbury Drive. As guestarrived, Sally Montgomery and Maxine Winston welcomed themwith the traditional lei greeting. After enjoying a delicious dinnerprepared by Don Ostmann and fellow Knights, ladies such asElaine McKay, Barb Doodnick, Nancy Hollway, BeckySullentrop, Geri Schoene, Mary Ann Ell and Kitty Kelleyenjoyed learning from Bobbie Netsch (Michelle’s Clothing Store)what every fashionable woman’s closet “must have” for summer.Strutting this season’s classic trends were June Miller, RosalieColeman, Jeanette Garrison, Jenell Brucker, Elaine Boehle, andNancy Abel. Pat Staley, her daughter, Sandi Zednichek, with herdaughter, Jessica, proved that fine dressing transcends threegenerations as they modeled together. Dori Neumeier providedthe sights and sounds of Hawaii by directing The Hui Hula ‘OPinahele dancers who entertained the guests at the sold-out event.All proceeds raised by the Ladies of the Knights Auxillary #853 aredistributed to various charities during the Christmas season.

Audrey Yarbrough was all smiles as close to 250 people recentlyfilled the ballroom at Old Hickory Country Club to enjoy the funand share their funds with the organization she founded in 1987known as F.A.C.T. (Family Advocacy and Community Training).Guests arrived in big hats and bow ties to honor the spirit of theKentucky Derby. Al and Kathy Wansing, Max and DorothyMcGowan, Frank and Kathy Conard, Minnie Brown (wholooked ever-so-fashionable in her classic black, Audrey-Hepburn-inspired hat) Max and Michelle Mitts, Carla and Sam Hollins,Kathy Krueger, Greg and Marge Greenwald, had the opportunityto browse and bid on close to 140 baskets before sitting down fordinner at tables adorned with fresh, fragrant, red roses donated bySkip Cassoutt (Hearts & Roses Florist). During dinner, F.A.C.T.board president, Lynn Harmon, recognized three distinguishedhonorees: Dr. Jerry Marks; Former St. Peters Mayor, Tom Brown;and Senator Scott Rupp with the organization’s Advocate of theYear Awards. A few of the guests who helped the organization raiseapproximately $50,000.00 with the help of volunteer auctioneer,Andy Garratt, were: Joe Aiello, who purchased a week’s stay at abeach-front home in North Carolina; Ben and Carol Blanton, whowon the bid for a Frederick Remington sculpture titled ComingThrough the Rye; Craig Frahm, with his purchase of a dinner foreight guests at his lovely abode to be prepared and served by SkipStrode of Bristol’s Restaurant; and Richard Gould (spouse ofExecutive Director, Denise Gould) who went to bat for his wife’sorganization, by bidding and winning a Tony LaRussoautographed bat. Midge Smith, Deb Smith, and DebbieFaulkner, tri-chairs of the event, can sit back and enjoy a mint


julep, or two, or three…knowing they brought home a winner!

The annual Athena Award luncheon was recently held at the St.Charles Convention and Visitors Bureau. This year’s event wascoordinated by past-award recipient Linda Techmeyer, who tookthe luncheon to another level by adding two workshops forattendees featuring Richard Mendenhall, who spoke onLeadership in the 21st Century; and, Adrian Bracy, who spoke onLeading in a Time of Change. John Antes, of Barnes Jewish St.Peters Hospital, a major sponsor of the event, shared with thecrowd the hospital’s commitment to women leaders and howimportant the women in their organization are to the success of thehospital. Neal Ewing and Jan Duke, of Bommarito Oldsmobile,who have sponsored the award practically since its inception, werealso on hand to show support; as was Missy Palitsch ofContinental Title. A few past recipients seen in the crowd whowere anxiously awaiting the announcement of this year’s winnerwere Judy Bateman, Billy Collier, Lorna Frahm, PhyllisSchneider, Karen Thomson, and Grace Nichols. Martha Mertz,founder of the Athena Award, flew in from Sedona, Arizona toaddress the crowd that included nominees Peg Capo, MarthaKampen, Denise Leibel, Kelly Behlmann, Carol Alexander andChristine Medley. And the winner was: Denise Liebel with theCommunity Council of St. Charles County. Congratulations toDenise and all the outstanding nominees!

Fundraising is a way of life for so many of us in our community aswe try to improve our home town. If you form a great group ofhard workers who share a common love and goal for the cause, itcan be a lot of fun and a great way to make long-lasting friends,which is the method used by Mary Lou Hannegan and DianneBurkemper. The two-some are co-chairing the 2011 Crystal Ballfor the Boys & Girls Clubs of St. Charles County. Dianne recentlyopened her beautiful estate manse, overlooking the majesticMissouri River, and invited the likes of Dianne Garrison, KimScheidegger-York, Mary West, Doris Bennett, JeanetteKoechner, Karen Kirk, Mary Platz and Judy Peters for a deliciousand delightful lunch to get their creative juices flowing. In case youwondered, this is how the whole “Will Work for Food” thing gotstarted.

Approximately 100 lady golfers braved the wrath of MotherNature’s cold, windy, and damp spring sting to raise $15,000.00 forthe SSM St. Joseph Foundation’s Eleventh Annual Ladies OnlyGolf Tournament held at Bogey Hills Country Club. Actually,there were some men seen at the event such as Shawn Saale, TomHughes, Gaspare Calvaruso, and Drew Rector who found theirrightful places at the event as beverage servers to golfers such asMayor Patti York, Sherlyn Hailstone, Pat Komoroski and SherryHausmann. Showing they had the drive necessary to win were Dr.Laura Sprague, Ellen McDaniel and Maralee Britton by claimingtitle to the Longest Drive contests. Hitting the ball on pin wereDebra Aylsworth, Mary Enger and Sharon Gietl as victors of theClosest to the Pin contest. Carole Carpenter went in-the-hole towin the Putting Contest. Proving they were straight shooters wereJennifer Ott and Sue Veron. Walking away with this year’s topteam title were Connie Cissell, Lori Hartman and Angel Walters.Now, that’s a group of ladies who are on the “right course” formaking things better for less fortunate women and children in St.

Charles County.

Dorothy Dorrell, Dianne Nichols, Keitha Strebel, Karen Carl,Joan Hogarth, Kathleen Harover, Nancy Suter, Betty Hedgesand Betty Knapp were dressed to a tee as they and over 100 otherwomen attended the United Methodist Women’s Annual Mother’sDay Tea recently held in the glass pavilion of the beautiful churchlocated on First Capitol Drive. A sampling of teas were offered theguests as they nibbled ever-so-English-like on scones with cream,assorted finger sandwiches, and a delicious array of delicate desserts.Linda Cooper, president of the organization, and her committeeconsisting of Jodie Ricketts, Myra Bickel, June Hopkins, ShirleyRussell and Helen LaBanca organized the event which included atea-lightful show of fashions from the early 1900’s all the way to2010 strutted by age-appropriate models. A few guests seenenjoying the show were Joanne Parrott, Lu Cross, Patti Raposo,Max Huster, Maxine Pyles, Claudette Jones, Pastor RobinRoderick, Pastor Debby Bartley, Anita Hockett, Phyllis Noland,Laura Bergmann, and Norma Koetter. Monies raised from theevent are used to support various missions throughout the world.

Leisa Duff and Kathi Miller recently organized a day in thecountry for outdoorsy-types who enjoy horseback riding, hiking,fishing and sporting clays at St. Charles County’s exclusive andunique Strathalbyn Farms Club located on 120 pristine acres inWeldon Springs. Debbie Kienstra, Geoff Orf, David Hamilton,Ruth Kim, Dr. Iliana Bouneva, and Dr. Harvey Solomon werejust a few names in the crowd of 100 guests who helped raiseneeded funds for the Friends of the SLU Liver Center. At the after-shoot dinner, held in the clubhouse, Dr. Bruce R. Bacon, whoworked with and cured Naomi Judd of her diagnosed Hep C,spoke of the need for further research on liver diseases. Then, VicTurvey, past president of the organization, enticed guests to showhim the money as emcee-extraordinaire. He politely encouragedpeople to overbid on items such as hand-rolled cigars that went toDr. Saleem Abdulrauf for twice their value. The evening endedwith a large bonfire, cigars and s’mores. The event raised a lot ofmoney so what s’more could they ask for?!

Keith Haislip, Jerry Hollingsworth, Dr. Robert MacDonald andBrian Scheidegger are shooting to raise money for the Boys &Girls Clubs of St. Charles County by quad-chairing the SecondAnnual Sporting Clay Shoot on Saturday, July 17 from 7:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m. at Blackhawk Valley Hunting Preserve. Cost is $250.00per team. For further information call 636-946-6255 x 104 andtalk to Jeanette. This sells out fast!

The 2009-2010 school year is about to end and sadly so are thecareers of several local teachers who have made an impact onthousands of students over the past 40-plus years. Choosing toretire but not fade away are Kathleen Hopper, Upper SchoolPrincipal at the Academy of the Sacred Heart; along with MaryGlenn, Jean Pusczek, Maureen Layton, Sue Hurst and RitaAllen. Going out with a bang and blow-out retirement partyhosted by her hubby, Kurt, is Teacher of the Year at FairmountElementary School, Marty Beanblossom. Congratulations - youhave all earned an A+ retirement.

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