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I am so old that I can remember when music was musical.

Now that the federal government says that it will stand behind the warranties on General Motors’ automobiles, does that make you more likely or less likely to buy a car from GM? If you were a rising young executive with a promising future, would you be more likely or less likely to go to work for a company where politicians can fire you?

We have become such suckers for words that politicians can spend our tax money like a drunken sailor, provided they call it “investment.” At least the drunken sailor is spending his own money but people look down on him because he does not call it “investment.”

Barack Obama seems determined to repeat every disastrous mistake of the 1930s, at home and abroad. He already has repeated Herbert Hoover’s policy of rais-ing taxes on high income earners, FDR’s policy of trying to micro-manage the econ-omy and Neville Chamberlain’s policy of seeking dialogues with hostile nations while downplaying the dangers they rep-resent.

We seem to be moving steadily in the direction of a society where no one is responsible for what he himself did but we are all responsible for what somebody else did, either in the present or in the past.

The famous editorial cartoonist Her-block could write as well as draw. In one of his books, he said something like: “You too can have the soothing feeling of nature’s own baby-soft wool being pulled gently over your resting eyes.” I think of that every time I see Barack Obama talking.

It has long been said that uncertainty is the hardest thing for a market to adjust to. No one can generate uncertainty as much as the government, which can change the rules in midstream or come out with some new bright idea at any time, as the current administration already has demonstrated.

We now have reached the truly danger-ous point where we cannot even be warned about the lethal, fanatical and suicidal hatred of our society by Islamic extrem-ists, because to do so would be politically incorrect and, in some European countries, would be a violation of the law against

inciting hostility to groups.Perhaps the scariest aspect of our times

is how many people think in talking points, rather than in terms of real world conse-quences.

Obama’s favorable reception during his tour in Europe may be the most enthusias-tic international acclaim for a democratic government leader since Neville Chamber-lain returned from Munich in 1938, pro-claiming “peace in our time.”

How a man who holds the entire popula-tion of a country as his prisoners, and pun-ishes the families of those who escape, can be admired by people who call themselves liberals is one of the many wonders of the human mind’s ability to rationalize. Yet such is the case with Fidel Castro.

What does “economic justice” mean, except that you want something that some-one else produced, without having to pro-duce anything yourself in return?

Perhaps the way President Obama will reduce the deficit is by making more presi-dential appointments of people who will pay the back taxes they owe, in order to get confirmed by the Senate.

Liberals seem to think that they are doing lagging groups a favor by making excuses for counterproductive and self-destructive behavior. The poor do not need press agents. They need the truth. No one ever said, “Press agents will make you free.”

If I were Secretary of the Treasury Timo-thy Geithner, I would not sign any long-term lease on a home in Washington.

Socialists believe in government owner-ship of the means of production. Fascists believed in government control of privately-owned businesses, which is much more the style of this government. That way, politi-cians can intervene whenever they feel like it and then, when their interventions turn out badly, summon executives from the pri-vate sector before Congress and denounce them on nationwide television.

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I’d like to take it to a new level and make a point about who is being hurt by these new taxes, and other fines and fees. We are taxed, fined, and charged fees to our breaking point. And for what? More homemade looking flower pots and light poles without lights (see Boone Hills Drive)? I’m also tired of my “representa-tives” spending my money for their own poorly planned and mishandled projects. Under the guise of creating “an even play-ing field” these same people want to put yet another burden on us, the taxpayer. Don’t forget readers that they want to tax your magazine subscriptions too. When will this stop? Why can’t we have a break?

Goods for sale on the Internet help keep the prices down on goods available locally. Additionally, not all goods available on the Internet can be purchased locally. I might have to drive across the river to find something I need, costing me gas money and time. By the way, maybe I’ll fill up my tank while I’m over there.

Quality customer service, and conve-nience will keep us buying locally, and customer loyalty cannot be forced by applying taxes to the competition. Maybe cutting taxes on locally bought products would be a better idea. (St. Peters Mayor Len) Pagano should not try to blow smoke at us. These new taxes might help fund some new “idea of the week,” or rework some project that should have been done right the first time, but at whose expense? Who is hurt by this new tax? The citizens of St. Peters, that’s who.

Speaking of hurting St. Peter’s residents, please bear with me while I make a point about another related topic. How about those red light cameras? Whom do those exorbitant fines hurt? Yes, the citizens of St. Peters again. Non-residents don’t even have to pay those fines. And, is there any-where in St. Peters that is not a double-fine zone? Again I ask, who is being hurt by all of this money grubbing? Don’t get me

wrong, speeding and other moving viola-tions should be dealt with in a serious manner, but the message that I’m getting is that it’s all about collecting more money, and not about our safety. I could go on and on.

I thought, when I voted for Mr. Pagano, that I was voting for one of us, the regular guy. What about us, the regular guys and gals of St. Peters? We will continue to sup-port our local merchants, especially the locally owned businesses, when they treat us fairly and neighborly. Is it a bonus to save on taxes when buying on the Inter-net?

Yes, but what’s wrong with us getting a bonus once and a while? Give us a break. The small amount of revenue gained from Internet sales tax will not help the city pro-portionally to how it will hurt the citizen once again. Tighten your belt for a change. And as Mr. Drier points out, his vote (and ours) can make the needed cuts when the time comes.

Dennis WroblewskiSt. Peters

The debate is…To the editor:

In the April 8 edition of MRN Joseph Pasulka wrote in his letter that it is not pos-sible to determine if the temperature of the Earth has risen in the last 100 years, that if temperature readings were not made in 1909 with accurate instruments such as we have today then it is not possible to know if the planet is getting warmer. Does he think that random thermometer readings from 1909 are the only way to find out if the temperature of the Earth is increasing? Has he not heard in recent years about the receding ice in both the Arctic and Ant-arctic? Does he know that in 1910 Glacier National Park had 150 glaciers and today it has only 27?

There is considerable evidence that the temperature of the Earth has increased in the past century if only he would bother research it. The scientific community, not as he put it ‘Al Gore & Co.’ knows this. The debate is not whether the Earth is get-ting warmer, it is. The debate is whether it is due to a natural cycle or is the result of human intervention.

James HartnettO’Fallon

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O’FALLON

Fan-fareTaking a photo of his election ballot,

writing in the name of St. Louis Blues player T.J. Oshie for mayor in O’Fallon may have seemed like a funny joke — but election officials are not laughing.

St. Charles County Election Author-ity Rich Chrismer said the fan violated a regulation that does not allow cell phones at a polling site. While there is no punish-ment for not following that rule, he said the person also unintentionally broke the law by taking a photo of his ballot and shar-ing it, which is a class four election offense and then posting the photo on a Web site.

“My job is to protect the voters privacy…voters have a right to privacy in the voting booth,” Chrismer said. While he may have

News Br iefsonly taken a photo of his ballot…he could have tried to take a photo of someone else’s ballot, he said.

The punishment for the class four elec-tion offense is up to a year in jail and/or a $2,000 fine.

Chrismer said he would not try to pros-ecute this fan, but wants to inform voters of the law to protect voter’s privacy.

A new sign will be posted at all polling places that will state: “No unauthorized electronic recording devices are allowed in any polling places, such as cameras, cell phones, PDAs, Blackberrys, etc.”

Outstanding citizensNominations are now open for the city

of O’Fallon’s fourth annual Citizens of Achievement (COA) program, recogniz-ing those who have bettered the commu-nity through education, recreation, public safety or other activities.

“Over the past three years, we’ve devel-oped quite a diverse roster of Citizens of Achievement,” said Megan Houlihan, O’Fallon’s festival coordinator. “If you know of someone deserving recognition for their contribution to our city, please submit a nomination form.”

In addition to receiving the award, COA award winners will be honored as parade marshals in the 2009 Heritage & Freedom Fest parade on July 4. Nominations, avail-able on the city’s Web site ofallon mo.us, must be submitted by April 30.

Coupon clipper dismissedCharges against an O’Fallon woman

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Prosecutors dropped the 14 charges of forgery against 42-year-old Cynthia Madej just before her case went to a jury trial. Madej was charged with the counts of forg-ery in February 2007 after O’Fallon police raided a garage sale at her home. She was accused of using a printer and scanner to produce counterfeit coupons to receive

Questionable behaviorA Barat Academy baseball coach

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Inmate hangs himselfA 54-year-old St. Peters man charged

with aggravated assault hung himself in St. Charles County jail earlier this month.

Officials said Daniel Joseph Bates was found lifeless on his bed with a sheet around his neck 20 minutes after guards checked on him. Bates was the fifth inmate to hang himself in the last three years.

“We are reviewing every aspect of our operation to prevent suicides. Inmates have access to 24-hour nursing care, as well as counseling for mental health issues and evaluations by psychiatrists. So far in 2009, we have had 531 individual counsel-ing sessions and 308 psychiatrist visits,” said John Sonderegger, spokesman for the County.

Sonderegger said there is an extensive screening process for all incoming inmates, as well as a suicide prevention program.

“As of today, we have 312 inmates, and 71 percent of those (220) have been screened out to receive health services and 88 percent of those (194) are receiv-

ing mental health services, including medication,” Sonderegger said. “The big-gest problem we have with inmates and preventing suicide is mental health issues and also inmates who come into the jail with addictions to drugs such as heroin and alcohol.”

Bates, who had been in jail before for domestic violence, had been cleared by a psychologist to reside in a single cell. Bates was booked on Jan. 20 and would have faced a jury trial on June 16.

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Back behind barsAfter driving his car into some trees on

April 9 and leaving the scene of an acci-dent, Casey Doss has found himself in police custody again.

The 19-year-old was charged with invol-untary manslaughter about a year ago after getting into a physical fight with his father Larry Doss, police said. After some shov-ing, the two fell down some stairs and Casey punched Larry in the head several times. Larry bled internally from the blows and died five days later. Casey pleaded no contest and was sentenced to five years probation.

A couple of weeks ago, he was charged with leaving the scene of a car accident after plowing into trees off Westwood Drive. Police said he fled the scene, and his injured passenger. He was found at his

Out for bloodForget the breathalyzer, the police in St. Charles County are out for blood.For four hours on April 16, police officers from departments throughout the

county held a ‘no refusal’ checkpoint to catch intoxicated drivers at a busy inter-section near the Ameristar Casino. The checkpoint netted six arrests.

“The idea behind the program is not just to get DWI arrests, but to prevent DWIs by advertising the checkpoints,” said Lt. Craig McGuire, with the St. Charles County Sheriff’s Department.

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St. Charles may have a new boat in town. But the new owner of the Lt. Robert E. Lee will have to answer some questions first.

“The new owner (Steve Petroff) applied for a permit and we are cur-rently reviewing his application,” said Bruce Evans, community develop-ment director for St. Charles. “We have a lot of questions that have to be answered before we go forward…if all of the questions get resolved and everything goes according to plan it will go to planning and zoning on May 18 and to the City Council in June.”

The Lt. Robert E. Lee is a stationary 19th century replica riverboat that has plans to house a nightclub, buffet, a deli, a formal French restaurant and a banquet room for wedding recep-tions.

City officials are concerned with some safety issues that will need to be resolved. Evans said a letter with concerns was sent to the owner and the city is awaiting a response.

If approved the boat would be docked where the Goldenrod Show-boat was until 2003.

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home by police later that day and refused a blood alcohol test. A probation hearing was set for April 20.

Easter explosionAn explosion rocked a part of St. Charles

city just after 10 p m. on Easter evening. Authorities are currently investigating

the cause of an explosion at the SantoL-ubes plant located at 8 Governor Drive in St. Charles. SantoLubes mixes chemicals that are used to produce protective lubri-cants used in electronics and airplanes.

Robert Exner, 57, who has worked for the company for 38 years, was the only worker at the plant at the time. Exner was mixing chemicals in a tank when it exploded. He was transported to St. John’s Mercy Medi-cal Center with burns over 30 percent of his body.

At MRN press time, it was unclear what caused the explosion. The fire caused severe damages to the building.

MISSOURIOne term too long?

How many years should a state represen-tative get to serve his state? Term Limits for Missouri thinks 8 years is enough.

Earlier this month Term Limits for Mis-souri began gathering signatures for its initiative that would amend the Missouri Constitution to term limit all statewide officeholders to two 4-year terms.

“Missourians have led the nation in the effort to term limit state elected officials and their will has served the state well as new and fresh faces continue to cycle into the work of leading our state” said Ed Martin, Term Limits for Missouri presi-dent. “But the work of term limits is not done: all state-wide officeholders must face term limits so that we continue to bring fresh air into government and chase out the stale and dank stench of bureau-cratic incumbency.”

The initiative will appear on the ballot in November 2010 for a vote by Missou-rians.

ST. PETERSThat’s the ticket

The St. Peters Police Department issued a total of 35 traffic tickets during the national “Operation Safe Teen” mobilization con-ducted March 15 through March 31.

During the enforcement effort, officers issued four safety belt tickets, 25 speeding tickets, and six other traffic violations.

“Safety belts are your single best defense in a crash,” said Police Chief Tom Bishop. “Law enforcement will continue to encour-age drivers to make a simple, smart choice to buckle up and arrive alive.”

Cutting into shopliftingShoppers at Mid Rivers Mall will have

to start leaving their wire cutters and razor blades at home. The St. Peters Board of Aldermen unanimously passed a new ordi-nance that will allow the police to arrest anyone carrying shoplifting devices with the intent of stealing.

“The new ordinance will give (police) the ability to charge people with carrying shoplifting tools…the police will still have to prove the intent to shoplift,” said Officer Melissa Doss, with the St. Peters Police Department.

The prior ordinance required the thief to be caught with the stolen items. The new ordinance was introduced in late March as an effort to cut down on shoplifting.

“Shoplifting is our biggest issue at Mid Rivers Mall…but shoplifting at Mid Rivers Mall is not as bad as it is at other malls,” Doss said. The punishment for shoplifting is up to 90 days in jail and/or a $1,000 fine if convicted.

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By MARY ANN O’TOOLE HOLLEYIt’s déjà vu in the city of O’Fallon.It’s been said before, and it’s being said

again, only this time, O’Fallon Mayor-elect Bill Hennessy is shouting a definitive

‘YES,’ whether the City Council and staff want it or not.

“There will be a new era of harmony in O’Fallon city politics,” Hennessy said.

Hennessy, 51, who won a three-way race for mayor in the April 8 election, said just days after the election that he’s already talked with all eight council members and is giving them information as he gets it.

“Pretty soon they may be tired of hearing from me about all this information,” Hen-nessy said. “I’m saying, ‘tough.’ I’m talk-ing to each and every one of them whether they like it or not.”

Hennessy, who will be officially sworn in at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 22, says he’s also met with all of the city’s manag-ing directors, and it has been going well.

“It’s called communication,” Hennessy said. “As long as they know what’s going on, they can make their decisions. I think 100 percent the main problem for the past two terms of leadership was lack of com-munication. That was a frustration for me as a councilman. You hear rumors, and res-

idents hear rumors and stuff even before the council does. This way, if they hear a rumor, I can tell them this is the fact, and this is what’s going on.”

Hennessy says he realizes he takes office at a particularly busy period in O’Fallon’s development. His first day on the job will mean selecting boards and commission liaisons, and fulfilling plenty of other requirements voted upon by residents. But, he stresses, it will all be done above board.

“It will be on the agenda what council-man is going on what board or commis-sion,” Hennessy said. “I can’t say how the council stacks as for support, but I know all eight of them, and everybody has their own mind and thought process. And I do plan on sitting down with each one of them to ask them to give me their thoughts and views for the next two years and what they want accomplished. Then, we can work to get those things accomplished. Instead of them working one on one, maybe we can work together to get everybody’s goals and objectives met.”

In recent years, there has been plenty of drama in the city of O’Fallon. City Admin-istrator Bob Lowery Jr. was chastised by exiting Mayor Donna Morrow in June 2008 for going behind her back during the

decision-making process in an attempt to annex the Busch Wildlife area.

Ironically, Morrow’s mantra was “open and honest government.”

“I have not had any private words with Mr. Lowery because I have learned that working in a possibly hostile environment, you have to make sure you have your T’s crossed and I’s dotted,” Morrow told MRNat the time. “I have been betrayed and I don’t know how I’m going to deal with that.”

Morrow said last year that Lowery vio-lated the rules of protocol, courtesy and structure of the government in actions with the annexation attempt. The Busch Wildlife annexation issue cost taxpayers in funding with legal fees, staff wages and

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O’Fallon Mayor Donna Morrow will leave office this week, taking with her memories she describes as “four years of hell.”

As with all good intentions, Morrow’s dreams of taking O’Fallon to the top in a Dudley DoRight movement never quite panned out.

“I don’t want to sound sour grapes, but we had it all going,” said Morrow, recall-ing the dream team that came into office with her in April 2005. “We could have made all these changes.”

For a while they did.Morrow and a predominantly new City

Council came into office at a time when City Hall needed a major cleanup. A 2003 State Audit had found numerous acts of malfeasance by the Renaud Administra-tion (prior to Morrow’s arrival). She and a new slate of aldermen started with the best of intentions of cleaning it all up. When Morrow took office, she promised an

“open door” policy.Under Morrow’s direction the Board of

Aldermen passed a new street ordinance requiring improved street quality that was

seemingly overlooked by the prior admin-istration. A core-sampling machine allowed O’Fallon’s Public Works Department to take samples from streets and found cer-tain thickness requirements had not been met. The streets were ordered to be rebuilt by the developers and future street projects were required to use the increased thick-ness.

Morrow and the alderman fought against developer giveaways and worked to stop substandard work in the city. Morrow was instrumental in resolving the issue of ille-gal immigrants working at the O’Fallon Lakes and Southernside affordable hous-ing projects — a move that led to state laws disallowing undocumented workers on tax-funded projects.

Then, in early 2006, just about a year into Morrow’s term as mayor, aldermen Lyn Schipper, Terry Busken and Randy Hudson resigned claiming the mayor had sided with their adversaries Alderman Peter Cantwell and Bill Hennessy in hiring former Renaud Administration Attorney Mark Piontek. Former City Attorney Rick Fischer joined in the protest, submitting his resignation.

“When those guys all walked off, that was a huge disruption,” Morrow said. “Instead of working in a process that could change it, they left. The people elected them to do a job and they left. It has been difficult for me to figure it out. Again, I’m not a quit-ter.”

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By JEANNIE SEIBERTDespite dire predictions that the 700

to 800 Tax Day Tea Parties held across the country on April 15 were being orga-nized by and for radical, right wing, racist extremists, the Tea Party at Kiener Plaza in St. Louis still drew thousands. And unlike the predictions, the group represented a cross section of metropolitan area resi-dents who calmly, but seriously, gathered to share and send a message to Washington, D.C. – stop the spending.

Protesting Washington, D.C. in general, speakers and the crowd alike agreed that, in the particular, record federal govern-ment spending was the number one gripe. Various speakers tackled that issue from different angles.

Holding the Republicans equally respon-sible as the Democrats, organizers Bill Hen-nessy and Dana Loesch insisted the event not be about political parties. Politicians who had contacted the organizers were prohibited if their presence was predicated on being included on the agenda – with one exception.

Congressman Todd Akin (Dist. 2) was present on the speakers’ platform because of his consistent vote against the deficit spending measures, Loesch said. And, because he had agreed not to speak. Waving, Akin drew a robust round of approval from the estimated 6,000 to 10,000 in atten-dance.

More rally than protest, speakers did not hold back criticizing those they feel are responsible for the nation’s shaky economy. Because the GOP has not steadfastly held to the conservative principles, the Republi-can Party got its full share of the blame for

“spending away our children’s future,” said one speaker.

While it was markedly muted, comments deriding the Obama administration’s aggressive expansion of social programs, redistribution of wealth and most espe-

cially its proposed cap and trade policies drew round after round of applause and cheers. The U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, the administration and the media were all roundly rebuked for not responding to the grassroots – a senti-ment summed up in one placard that read,

“Impeach Everybody.”The posters and methods of self-expres-

sion were perhaps the high point of the event. “Don’t Tread on Me” was one of the more popular themes with T-shirts sporting that message selling at a brisk pace.

Another poster read, “Not Organized by the Constitution Party – KTVI Was Wrong” illustrated the inaccurate advanced cover-age the Tea Party received by the media.

While all the speakers were brief in their remarks, the actual event lasted slightly over an hour. Many small clusters of new-found and re-found friends gathered before and after the event to share concerns about the rampant government spending passed in the last three months and the burden that will place on future generations.

“Every child born this year will come into this world owing $127,000,” said one protestor.

At one point it was observed that the total government spending from President George Washington to President George W. Bush does not total the amount of spend-ing that has occurred in just the past three months.

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“People are going online to get informa-tion rather than relying on the traditional printed directory,” said AT&T spokesper-son Kerry Hibbs.

St. Louis and Kansas City are next in line to lose

the printed directory.

AT&T Missouri has filed an application with the Missouri Public Service Com-mission to seek a waiver from PSC rules in order to halt delivery of the white pages directory in those cities.

Hibbs said the company has noticed a trend of online white pages users who no longer rely on the printed book to get information. However, the company has not noticed a similar trend with the AT&T Real Yellow Pages printed directory.

“Our research has shown that many people still rely on the printed yellow pages,” Hibbs said.

AT&T has asked the PSC for a deci-sion by Aug. 1. If granted, the white pages directory will only be available by request in the St. Louis and Kansas City markets, although it will remain free of cost. Yellow pages will still be printed and delivered, and will include the busi-ness white page listings and government listings.

The exact number of white pages books printed in either market is not known. However, Hibbs said Missouri has more than 1 million access lines statewide, and likely prints a similar number of white pages books.

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By JEANNIE SEIBERTThe Missouri House of Representatives

recently approved legislation and sent it on to the state Senate a bill that would prevent drug-users from receiving welfare benefits, according to Mo. Rep. Sally Faith (Dist. 13).

“Taxpayers should not be required to fund benefits to individuals who test posi-tive for drug use,” Faith said.

In the bill offered by the Special Commit-tee on Children and Families, the Depart-ment of Social Services would be required to develop a program to screen and test work-eligible applicants or recipients of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Family (TANF) Program benefits who the depart-ment has cause to believe are engaged in the use of controlled substances.

In instances where there is “reasonable cause” a TANF funds applicant or recipi-ent is under the influence of illegal con-trolled substances, Social Services would be required to conduct drug testing.

Those found to test positive would then be subject to an administrative hearing before being declared ineligible for TANF

assistance for one year beginning on the date the administrative commission passes its decision. Those individuals declared ineligible would be referred to a substance abuse treatment program approved by the Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse within the Department of Mental Health, accord-ing to the bill summary.

“Many times, users need help to get better and get back on their feet,” according to a statement from Faith’s office.

However, any member of a household which includes a person who has been declared ineligible for TANF benefits, if otherwise eligible, will continue to receive protective or vendor payment through a third party payee, the bill summary stipu-lated.

Should Gov. Jay Nixon sign the bill into law, the estimated first-year cost to the gen-eral revenue fund is more than $4.1 mil-lion.

“Many employers require drug testing, including the military,” Faith said. “This bill refers to ‘reasonable cause.’ Individu-als who are not using illegal substances do not need to worry.”

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County also tackles issues of illegal workers, sales tax increase proposal

By JEANNIE SEIBERTWith money coming in, money is also

going out, it’s leaving St. Charles County government officials challenged with meet-ing current and future obligations along with federal government mandates.

On the incoming front, the East/West Gateway Council of Governments recently named the Page Avenue extension project as one of 11 projects to be funded through federal government stimulus monies.

Passage of the stimulus plan, or the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), allowed a total of $43 mil-lion to be dedicated to completing the Page Avenue Extension from west of Harvester Road through to Central School Road.

The project is being broken up into two phases. The Harvester Road to Woodstream Drive will take $19 million to complete and the second leg, to Central School Road, will require a $24 million investment.

“When others gave up on funding initia-tives, we continued to pursue them,” said County Executive Steve Ehlmann, who also sits on the East/West Gateway Board of Directors.

The county’s lobbyist for transportation funding, Gary Elmestad, received a nod of thanks from Ehlmann along with County Councilman John White (Dist. 7), who also is an East/West Gateway board member, and MoDOT and Missouri Highway Com-mission member Judge Grace Nichols.

“When everyone was saying there was no money available, we kept getting our projects in line and everything done so that when money did become available we were ready,” Ehlmann said. “We put a full-court press on this because we don’t know when funds will be available again.”

The city of St. Peters has joined the coun-ty’s full-court press to fund the Page exten-

sion on through to include a third phase to the intersection of Mid Rivers Mall Drive and Hwy. 94.

Because $17 million from the Page Avenue extension project had previously been funded by MoDOT for the phase one portion, it is now expected that money can be redirected to that third phase.

As for money going out, after having just prevailed last September in a discus-sion of whether or not to cut property tax rates, Ehlmann has now proposed raising the county sales tax rate.

Reducing the county sales tax for capital improvements in 2007, cutting the court-house operating budget by 8 percent and laying off employees in 2008 while rolling back the property tax rate may seem like mixed signals, but the proposal is essen-tially a restoration of the 2007 sales tax rate and will require voter approval.

During a Sept. 30 County Council meet-ing Ehlmann said the .05 cent sales tax increase would fund a countywide emer-gency communications system first dis-cussed with the St. Louis County Council in 2007. At that time it was a concept.

Now that the federal government is man-dating local governments’ change-over to a different bandwidth dedicated to emer-gency communications systems, it has become incumbent that the investment be made at the local level as no funding was provided for local officials to comply with the requirement.

In other items of interest, County Coun-cil Chair Joe Brazil (Dist. 2) did get back-ing for his bill that will enable the county to suspend contractors’ building permits for two weeks when found guilty of know-ingly hiring undocumented workers.

Brazil told MRN he had become frus-trated by the inaction of the federal immi-gration enforcement agency.

“If we make it harder on these employers hiring illegals maybe they’ll quit doing it,” Brazil said. “It’s going to be up to us at the local level.”

Federal funds for Page extension OK’d

$43 million has been dedicated to completing the Page Avenue Extension from west of Harvester Road through to Central School Road. (Photo courtesy of MoDOT)

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St. Charles County Assessor Scott Ship-man said the 2009 reassessment of real estate has been completed and assessment notices for residents living within the Washington, Wentzville and St. Charles school districts went out on April 15.

Fort Zumwalt and Orchard Farm school districts notices will be mailed on or about April 22. Francis Howell School District notices are set to go out about April 29.

Assessment notices are designed to be easier to read and include information on property tax relief, frequently asked ques-tions and information on the appeal pro-cess.

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By JEANNIE SEIBERTThe auditorium at the St. Charles Com-

munity College Social Sciences Building quickly filled April 16 to hear from and question U.S. Dist. 2 congressmen Todd Akin and Blain Luetkemeyer. The assem-bly was to address many concerns of small businesses.

Economic Development Center Presi-dent Greg Prestemon acted as moderator for the Town Hall meeting who pointed out St. Charles County is represented on the U.S. House of Representatives Small Business Committee by both Dist. 2 con-gressmen.

“This gives (St. Charles County) a defi-nite couple of voices needed in Washing-ton, D.C., right now,” Prestemon said.

The taxation and regulation that is pend-ing, the spending issues that have passed are “a sobering note” conveying a “sense of warning,” Akin said. “After 21 years in elective office, the last three months are unlike anything I’ve ever seen before.”

Small businesses are “the engine that pulls the country to prosperous times,” Akin said. And it’s small business that will have to pay for the massive spending bills that have passed through the halls of Con-gress recently.

Luetkemeyer told MRN that by the time he returns to Washington D.C. after the spring break, he will have made 50 stops throughout his district.

Meeting with small business owners, schools, hospitals, community leaders and county courthouses, Luetkemeyer said to

date, the top concerns regard the govern-ment’s borrowing, taxing and spending how that will affect inflation and interest rates.

From small companies to major corpo-rations, plans for expansion are being put on hold until the economy stabilizes, said Luetkemeyer. “They’re afraid the cost of operation is going up. People are upset, angry. They feel the government is trying to balance the books on the backs of small business.”

Despite the fact that the Town Hall was

called ostensibly to give constituents a chance to ask questions and share concerns with the two congressmen, it was the two small businessmen, invited to the podium who drew a great deal of interest - Bob Morgan, founder and CEO of Clean Earth Technologies and Greg Hobrock, owner of HTH electrical contractors.

Hobrock called on the federal govern-ment to stop spending money it doesn’t have and raising taxes for unproven pro-grams. “I’m mad about the money that’s being spent,” Hobrock said.

Congressmen take Easter break to hear from small businesses

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All American wrestlerFrancis Howell Central High School

wrestler Kyle Bradley earned All-Ameri-can wrestling honors by finishing in third place in the 140-pound weight class at the National High School Coaches Association Wrestling Tournament (NHSCA) held in Virginia Beach, Va., earlier this month.

The NHSCA tournament is considered to be the premier college showcase wres-tling tournament for high-school seniors. A wrestler earns All-American status by fin-ishing among the top eight in a recognized national wrestling tournament.

Bradley, a senior, competed in a 70-wrestler bracket and finished with a 7-1 record. Bradley recently completed his high-school wrestling career at Fran-cis Howell Central, finishing with a 191-9 career record. He finished as a four-time state medalist and has earned All-Ameri-can status in folkstyle, freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling categories.

He will be attending the University of Missouri on a wrestling scholarship.

Conservation college creditsThe Missouri Department of Conserva-

tion is offering a one week honors program this summer from June 14 until June 19 in Columbia. The program, offered to students who have completed 11th grade, will teach students the basics of natural resource con-servation including outdoor skills, wildlife management, nature interpretation and other topics.

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LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY

AccreditationAfter a stringent, four-year process, Lin-

denwood University’s social work program has achieved a key accreditation from the Council on Social Work Education.

Carla Mueller, dean of the Lindenwood School of human services, said the social work program was launched in 1998 and became a candidate for CSWE accredita-tion in 2005. This was followed by four site visits by teams from the council in the fall of 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008, as well as submission of a 510-page report that covered everything about the program and how it fits within Lindenwood University.

“Each social work program is required to articulate its unique approach to social work education,” Mueller said. “At Lin-denwood, our themes are cultural diversity, critical thinking, communication skills, values and ethics, and populations at risk.”

As a result of the accreditation, Linden-wood students in the program will enjoy advanced standing in master of social work programs and will be able to enter two-year master’s programs anywhere from a semester to a full year ahead when they attend full-time.

“This makes the Lindenwood under-graduate program a combination of an undergraduate program and graduate pro-gram at the same time,” Mueller said. “Our graduates are also eligible for state licen-

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education programs since 1974 and cur-rently 400 programs throughout the United States have completed the stringent evalu-ation process and hold accreditation from the council.

For more information about the Linden-wood University Social Work Program, call Mueller at 949-4731.

WENTZVILLE

Academically advancedFour students from the Wentzville School

District have been selected to attend the 2009 Missouri Scholars Academy.

Holt High School sophomores Patrick Miller and Alex Ratcliff and Timberland sophomores Ashley Berg and Madeline Burnette were selected based on their lead-ership, creativity, intellectual curiosity, problem-solving ability and initiative.

The Missouri Scholars Academy is a three-week academic program for 330 of Missouri’s gifted students who are ready to begin their junior year in high school. The Academy is designed specifically for these identified advanced-learning sophomores with enrichment activities from well-trained teachers and inspirational guest speakers.

The program is based on the idea that Missouri’s gifted youth must be provided with special opportunities for learning and personal development in order for them to realize their full potential. The Academy is a summer residential program held on the campus of the University of Missouri-Columbia.

The program provides each high school in the state of Missouri the opportunity to nominate at least one student. They must then write out two essays and have teach-ers write a description of the nominees in their classes and how they would benefit from this program.

New administratorsThe Wentzville School District will wel-

come several new administrators to its dis-trict next year.

Winston Rogers will take over as the prin-

cipal at Timberland High School. Rogers, who is currently employed as the princi-pal at Berkeley Middle School, earned his masters of education from the University of Missouri-St Louis and is currently working on his doctorate.

Bryan Howse will become an assis-tant principal at Crossroads Elementary. Howse, who is currently an administrative intern at Duello Elementary, received his masters of educational administration from Lindenwood University. Before joining the Wentzville School District, Howse was a business education teacher for the Riv-erview Gardens School District and the Rockwood School District.

Kevin Garcia will be the director of early childhood special education. Garcia is pres-ently employed as the special education coordinator for the Triad Community Unit School District in Troy, Ill. He has received a master’s of science degree, along with a specialist degree in school psychology from Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville.

LUTHERAN HIGH

Minimizing mosquitoes The Lutheran High School of St. Charles

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The class learned that in some areas of the tropics one person dies every 30 sec-onds because of malaria and mosquito nets could prevent a great number of deaths.

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The National Association for the Educa-tion of Young Children (NAEYC) suggests that parents of children aged 3 to 6 who attend a childcare center, preschool or kin-dergarten program look for these 10 signs of a good classroom:

Children spend most of their playing 1.and working with materials or other chil-dren. They do not wander aimlessly, and they are not expected to sit quietly for long periods of time.

Children have access to various activi-2.ties throughout the day. Look for assorted building blocks and other construction materials, props for pretend play, picture books, paints and other art materials, and table toys such as matching games, peg-boards, and puzzles. Children should not all be doing the same thing at the same time.

Teachers work with individual chil-3.dren, small groups, and the whole group at different times during the day. They do not spend all their time with the whole group.

The classroom is decorated with chil-4.dren’s original artwork, their own writing with invented spelling, and stories dictated by children to teachers.

Children learn numbers and the 5.alphabet in the context of their everyday experiences. The natural world of plants and animals and meaningful activities like cooking, taking attendance, or serving snack provide the basis for learning activi-ties.

Children work on projects and have 6.long periods of time (at least one hour) to play and explore. Worksheets are used little if at all.

Children have an opportunity to play 7.outside every day. Outdoor play is never sacrificed for more instructional time.

Teachers read books to children indi-8.vidually or in small groups throughout the day, not just at group story time.

Curriculum is adapted for those 9.who are ahead as well as those who need additional help. Teachers recognize that children’s different backgrounds and expe-riences mean that they do not learn the same things at the same time in the same way.

Children and their parents look for-10.ward to school. Parents feel secure about sending their child to the program. Chil-dren are happy to attend; they do not cry regularly or complain of feeling sick.

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The National Association for the Edu-cation of Young Children (NAEYC) has developed 10 standards that outline what all preschools, child care centers, kinder-gartens, and other early childhood educa-tion programs should provide to nurture young children. One of the new standards focuses on the relationships that young children develop with adults and other children, which are crucial to early learn-ing and development.

Positive relationships formed through warm, sensitive and responsive care help children feel valued and gain more from their learning experiences. Children need positive relationships so that they feel comfortable and learn how to cooperate with others. Relationships between teach-ers and families also are important and help build environments that nurture children’s growth and development.

There are many ways that quality early childhood programs build relationships with children and among adults. When visiting a program, parents should watch how teachers interact with the children and look for evidence that teachers are foster-ing positive relationships. Such evidence includes:

• Classrooms are welcoming to all chil-dren, and children are encouraged to join the group.

• Teachers communicate with children in a warm manner, including laughing and

showing affection, and respond to their needs. Teachers use a gentle tone of voice with children, and bend down to speak with them at eye level.

• Infants get individual attention from teachers, who communicate with smiles and other nonverbal behavior, and also talk with them, so that infants start to recognize and understand words.

• Teachers provide a balance of group activities and one-on-one activities to encourage children to develop both group and individual relationships.

• Children have opportunities to play and interact with other children, which helps them build friendships and develop social skills, such as working together and taking turns.

• Teachers and families develop relation-ships and share information about the chil-dren, including family background such as religion and home language.

Quality early childhood programs foster positive relationships – among the children, between children and adults, and among teachers and families – to help children get a great start on learning.

More information about the NAEYC Early Childhood Program Standard on relationships and other signs of quality early childhood programs can be found at rightchoiceforkids.org.

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mailings, and when it was over, it was a fiasco that left the majority of the City Council scratch-ing their heads, asking how did we get here, she said.

“I think this new direction is a case of the pen-dulum. When I came in the city was in the hands of the residents. We had stopped concessions, evaluated annexations, etc. Then the pendulum swung the other way, where the council said we have to develop, plan for the future, not get hemmed in,” Morrow said last year. “Now after the elections in April (2008), I feel we have a middle-of-the-road, experienced council who have been in and gotten their feet wet. I’ve been in office two years, now the pendulum is in good method, and we can begin honest discussion as long as the council has full awareness of issues. They need to start looking at each issue as a battle, and we need to be focused on each issue and deal with it. We need to start questioning what has been done in the past, and has it been done correctly. I think the council realizes we need to fully evaluate things.”

There was a period, however, when Morrow took the backseat on issues, allowing Lowery to take the lead. Morrow has, for a long period prior to Hennessy’s election as mayor, been con-spicuously silent.

“I had a council that was being controlled by others, and I was very disappointed that the councilmen wouldn’t have open and honest

discussions with me,” Morrow said last June. “Some of the information, I did find out, but unfortunately, since I had new members in, they weren’t necessarily getting the story of how things had evolved.”

Hennessy said, in looking back, that he doesn’t think being mayor means being in a position of control. He said being mayor is more about guidance.

“My view on the mayor’s position is to pro-vide leadership for the council and to help them get accomplished,” Hennessy said. “In turn, it’s also about them helping me get accomplish-ments. Being mayor is not one of control.”

Lowery in or out?When it comes to the future of City Admin-

istrator Bob Lowery Jr., Hennessy doesn’t hold back about his desire to see Lowery replaced.

“I made a campaign promise to go out for a nationwide search for a city administrator and plan to bring that to the council,” Hennessy said. “They’ll make the decision to support it or not support it. I have made that comment at the League of Women Voters election forum, and people know that was my idea and I won’t back off that idea (of replacing Lowery.)

“I don’t know whether he would be reduced to another position, and I could not say one way or another. That would be based on decisions as a group,” Hennessy said.

Hennessy said at the top of his list of duties would be to deal with the self-governing City Charter issues approved in the April 8 elec-tion; the sewer lateral issue that was passed; and redistricting as mandated by the new City Charter. City wards must be restructured to allow five wards rather than four, and an election will take place to add two additional council mem-bers in April 2010, Hennessy said.

“I’ve got a lot of work ahead of me and I look forward to it,” Hen-nessy said. “I have every confi-dence in the world that I can work with each one of the councilmen, and I look forward to it. Yes, we will have our disagreements, but we will agree to disagree. I don’t see everybody agreeing with what I want done, but there will be no grudges held.”

He said he looks forward to working with the council, a group of eight that includes one new-comer, Bob Howell, and returning

Councilman John Haman, who served on the council but was defeated in April 2008.

“I attribute my election as mayor to the support I received, and because between myself and my supporters, we knocked on 22,000 doors since mid-January listening to the residents,” Hennessy said. “The residents say they want com-munication. They want to know what’s going on, they want the council to know what’s going on and they want what looked like in-fighting among the council to stop. I’ve served for 10 years in O’Fallon city government, and never got sick of it. As I’ve told a lot of people, when I stop enjoy-ing it, that’s when I’ll stop. I love what I do and love what I do for the city of O’Fallon, and you can’t have that with out the support of the residents of O’Fallon.”

Hennessy replaces one-term Mayor Donna Morrow, who opted not to run for re-election.

Charter passes

In the coming months, Morrow answered an ethic complaint that a sup-porter had paid her health insurance; the city’s insurance carrier refused to renew liability coverage for city staff and elected officials being sued over city business; two city department directors were fired and another resigned in protest. They later filed lawsuits for unfair termination and later received settlements from the city.

In July 2006, the council, including a cast of new members, issued a formal reprimand to Morrow for “less than complete and less than precise” accounts of her actions and accused Morrow of “unchecked executive power.”

Morrow, along with other city officials have “pre-annexation agreements” hang-ing over their heads. Prior to Morrow’s arrival, the Renaud Administration had promised $1.8 million in compensation for 1,183 existing and future sewer connection fees on individual properties. The agree-ments were offered as part of the city’s aggressive campaign to annex farms and other properties into its southwestern flank to make way for major single family subdi-visions and apartment complexes.

The issues of sewer tap-on fees con-tinue to plague the city. Property owners are claiming breach of contract for refus-ing to honor the agreements made in 2001.

“You can only do what you can do,” Morrow said. “I went to the authorities, but I can’t make them make a case. Rick Fischer didn’t know how to make a case. It’s just real funny. There are still sewer tap issues out there, people want the sewer taps that were promised, and some will sue.”

In November 2006, Morrow’s assistant resigned claiming intimidating remarks by former Council President Peter Cantwell made her job unbearable.

Shortly after that, the city’s wastewater treatment plant began faltering and the council agreed that the sewer plant was at capacity and could accept no new develop-ments. The sewer plant pump failure cost the city more that $100,000, then a second and third sewer pump failed.

In March 2007, Davis Street Land Co. filed a lawsuit against O’Fallon for failing to provide sewer service for The Meadows shopping development in Lake Saint Louis. Significant improvements are currently being made to O’Fallon’s sewer system to meet the needs of businesses and residents. The new system not only replaces the UV train that failed structurally last year, pro-viding a more efficient and dependable system. It is now operated and maintained in-house.

Morrow said she did her best to clean up the messes, but one can only do so much.

Morrow listens calmly as she hears

Mayor-elect Bill Hennessy promise “a new era of harmony” in O’Fallon city govern-ment. She remembers well her own prom-ise of “open and honest government,” and thinks she did well, at least for her part.

“I think it’s possible to have a new era of harmony, but it may be contradictory with regard to the separation of power of the government branches,” Morrow said.

“In other words, Hennessy said he wanted more communication, but the mayor and the council are two separate parts of gov-ernment. My past experience is that the council didn’t always let the residents know. I wish Bill the best of luck with the

communication that he thinks he can get.”She adds, “The whole thing is… It will

be interesting because as much as people were against the old (Renaud) regime, it’s interesting how they turned around. It will be interesting to see how things will be handled. It’s going to be different.”

Morrow said she doesn’t believe she ever dodged questions residents had, nor did she ever lie.

“The council, if they came to my office, had their questions answered,” Morrow said. “It’s a two-way street. I certainly always had an open door with the coun-cil, but I never told them they should vote

this way or that way. Bill Hennessy was a councilman when that was defined.”

As for the future, Morrow said she is exploring different opportunities. Late last year she lost her job as a flight attendant, and has been job hunting since then.

“I got the resume out, but it’s all different from the way things used to be,” Morrow said. “Right now I’m looking into knock-ing out some courses.”

Late last year, Morrow considered moving to Mississippi to be closer to her daughter, but because she lives with her aging mother, she said she doesn’t think the time is right to make such a big change.

I NEWS I 21APRIL 22, 2009MID RIVERS NEWSMAGAZINE I 21

An Open Letter from AmerenUE :

A critical issue is now facing all Missourians. Currently, the General Assembly is considering the Clean and Renewable Energy Construction Act (SB228/HB554). It is forward-looking legislation that will help Missouri develop tomorrow’s most productive, cleanest energy plants. A key element of this bill is known as CWIP or “construction work in progress”. It’s a funding plan that would allow utilities like AmerenUE to charge customers for finance charges — NOT bricks-and-mortar construction costs — while building a new power plant. This pay-as-you-go method would ultimately save UE customers BILLIONS of dollars because interest charges would not accumulate during the years of construction.

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!" Most importantly — passage of Missouri’s Clean and Renewable Energy Construction Act would NOT lead to a large or immediate rate increase for AmerenUE customers. If CWIP financing is approved — and used — it would result in a 1% - 3% annual increase in rates several years from now, during the approximately six years it would take to build a new gen-erating plant.

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!" It is important to know that the group behind these ads is NOT a consumer advocacy group, as it might appear. It is a coalition of major industrial electric users including NORANDA, ANHEUSER BUSCH IN-BEV AND MONSANTO. These large corporations already pay electric rates 40% – 50% LOWER than any residential customer and they are seeking further cuts for themselves. They are NOT working on behalf of everyday Missourians.

At AmerenUE, we believe in this legislation because our forecasts show that Missouri will need a new electric generating plant within the next 20 years. We are also supporting the development of re-newable energy and investing millions of dollars in programs that encourage energy efficiency for us and our customers. However, these initiatives alone will not be enough to keep the lights on in future years. We must plan today for a strong and vital Missouri tomorrow.

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FINAL DAYS, from page 10

By STEPHEN GLOVERAlthough the 2009 girls’ soccer season

is just a few weeks old, the Francis Howell North Knights have already established themselves as being one of the top teams in the metropolitan area.

“We’ve been fortunate to get off to a great start,” said Howell North head coach Dan Hogan. “We played in the Bi-State Shoot-out in the black division and a lot of the top soccer schools were in that division.”

The Knights (6-1) opened up the season with a convincing 4-1 win over perennial powerhouse Cor Jesu in the first round of the Bi-State Shootout. Howell North would proceed to knock off Granite City by the score of 4-1 as well as a 3-0 shutout of Edwardsville.

“All three are traditionally strong pro-grams,” Hogan said. “They’re like every-one at this time of the year where they’re trying to get their chemistry together and get their new players integrated into play-ing at the varsity level. Our kids have kind of pulled together pretty quickly and we’ve got a nice core group of people coming back from last year.”

But Howell North’s most impressive win

this season was a 2-1 victory over defend-ing state champion Incarnate Word on March 30. Last week, the Knights defeated St. Dominic 3-0, last season’s third place finisher at Class 2.

Last season the Knights went 19-5 overall and won the south division of the Gateway Athletic Conference as well as an appearance in the Missouri Class 2 quarter-final where they dropped a 2-1 decision to Hazelwood Central in penalty kicks.

The Knights are led on offense this season by Morgan Boudreau, who cur-rently leads Howell North with six goals and three assists. Last season the senior offensive midfielder scored a team-leading nine goals and four assists for 22 points and five game-winning goals.

“Morgan’s had that job for four years now and is just a real solid player,” Hogan said. “She’s a very dynamic player for us who got key goals in two of our three vic-tories in the Bi-State Tournament.”

Goalkeeper Jacy Waldrop helps anchor the Howell North defense with a record of 6-0 overall and an impressive 0.49 goals against average. The junior net minder is in her first season with the varsity squad.

“Jacy moved up from the J.V. team last year and has really been developing fast at the varsity level,” Hogan said. “She’s got a pretty good, sound technique and is cat-like quick in getting to the ball.”

The Knights are back in action this Friday evening as Howell North travels to Ft. Zumwalt West (7-3, 1-0 GAC South)

for a 4 p.m. conference showdown with the Jaguars.

“They’re a good team,” Hogan said. “We were tied with them last year for the conference championships and they’ve graduated some key people like we have. They’re going to be serious contenders for the league title.”

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“NAPP is a proactive approach to code enforcement not only to improve the appearance of our properties but to protect the public health and safety of our resi-dents,” Sidebottom said.

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work session, St. Peters Parks Department Manager Jeff Hutsler got a sharp grilling regarding the specifics of a Senior Center expansion plan. The Parks Department had earlier determined to release a request for bid (RFB) on a design/build basis to save money.

But aldermen cautioned Hutsler of the disparities in some of the bid amounts and questioned him about the number of change orders that could be expected.

Design/build is a construction project delivery system in which the city contracts directly with a single entity responsible for both the design and construction. Hutsler said the method saves both time and money as opposed to the former process of con-tracting with an architectural firm to design the project and then release the RFB based one single set of specifications.

A change order is a written construction document which modifies the plans, specs and/or price of the construction contract. In design/build, change orders tend to be more frequent.

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To achieve the “shovel ready” status needed for federal stimulus monies, many construction projects are aided by the design/build model.

While the project was originally budgeted to be a $700,000 renovation and expansion of the Senior Center, Duggan Construction Company bid came in at $654,880, the lowest of the four bidders, Hutsler said. Hutsler added that he and Senior Center Director Dan Lang had met with Duggan and recommended that company to com-plete the planned improvements.

“With design/build there’s probably going to be change orders here and there,” said Hutsler, but promised the changes would be kept to a minimum. He said his meeting with Lang and Duggan had worked out a number of specifics before making the rec-ommendation to the Board of Aldermen.

The project proposal includes the expan-sion to the east side of the facility to increase seating in the dining room, reno-vation of the kitchen, and additions to both the fitness and multi-purpose rooms. The fitness room would come with television circuits and cable access.

While the board will not finalize a deci-sion on the recommendation until its April 23 session, some of the particulars to the

new wing would include matching the exte-rior brick façade on the front and the roof extension to the original structure. How-ever, Hutsler said the RFB stipulated the side and rear exterior walls, now covered in a hardboard siding, be replaced with new vinyl siding on the three sides.

As for rest of the facility, sidewalks to access exterior egress doors would be constructed to ADA (Americans with Dis-abilities Act) specifications, according to the RFB.

The existing structure will also receive a

facelift.The heating and air conditioning (HVAC)

system is to receive a complete overhaul. The range of bid prices on this item most concerned Board President Jerry Holling-sworth. Hollingsworth asked why the item was included and not put out on a separate bid to HVAC specialty contractors.

Hutsler said that Duggan Construction, which had won the recent Rec-Plex expan-sion bid, had previously sufficiently proved to city staff that the time and efficiency of dealing with one contractor on a project. St. Peters Senior Center

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The American Cancer Society, High Plains Division, has elected St. Peters resident Law-rence Tierney, a board certified gastroenterolo-gist with Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital, to its board of directors.

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Representatives of the Karen Weidinger Foundation on April 7 presented to SSM St. Joseph staff a check for $28,000 to be used primarily to pay for breast cancer sup-port services for patients at SSM St. Joseph Hospital West in Lake Saint Louis, SSM St. Joseph Health Center in St. Charles, and SSM St. Joseph Medical Park in St. Peters. The Karen Weidinger Foundation was started in 2004 to honor Karen Weidinger, a St. Charles County resident and SSM St. Joseph Health Center patient who lost her

battle with breast cancer. “All of the money we raise comes from

people in our community, and stays here in St. Charles County,” Karen Weidinger Foundation President Dan Main said. “We have now donated more than $100,000 to the SSM St. Joseph Foundation in the past four years.”

AWARDS & HONORSNewsmagazine Network features writer

Suzanne Corbett is a recipient of the Virginia Betts White Quest Awards from Missouri Professional Communicators, an affiliate of the National Federation of Press Women. The Quest Awards recognize indi-viduals whose work “reflects an enduring quest for the highest standards of profes-sional ethics and excel-lence.”

The Athena Leader-ship Foundation of St. Charles County has announced that the nominee finalists for the 2009 Athena Leader-ship Award are Deborah Alessi, Cyndi Aufner, Sharon West, Denise Liebel, Sandra Meranda and Jill Skyles. The Athena Lead-ership Award identifies local leaders for their accomplishments, community service

and for mentoring others. The organiza-tion will hold an awards luncheon from 11:30 a m. to 1 p m. on Fri., May 8 at the Foundry Art Centre (520 N. Main Street) in St. Charles. Maxine Clark, founder of Build-A-Bear Worship, is the keynote speaker. Admission to the event is $25. For more information, visit athenasaintcharles.org or contact Athena Foundation Chair-woman Phyllis Schneider at 449-1772.

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In the SpotlightProgress West HealthCare Center in O’Fallon

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“The goal of the event was to provide quality health care information to the women of St. Charles County and beyond. We hope women went away with a renewed sense of dedication to their own health by taking steps necessary for better living,” Progress West HealthCare spokesperson Jamie Bates said.

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No more changing rooms for the Man of Steel

In the town square near the courthouse in Metropolis, Ill., stands an old phone booth. Calls can’t be made from the phone inside, nor at the phone booth inside the Chamber of Commerce building, but that’s not why the city keeps them.

“We anticipated cell phone technology would someday replace the old telephone booths,” said Metropolis Mayor Billy McDaniel. “So we kept two to ensure that our residents and tourists coming to the city will have a public telephone booth.” McDaniel admits that one particular resident comes to mind – Superman.

Metropolis actually has two operational payphones left, according to McDaniel, but the phone booths are particularly important to the town’s superhero. The phone booths remain in the event Clark Kent shows up and needs a private place to change into Superman.

Phone booths, particularly full enclosures, are a rare site and many cities don’t have one at all. What is Clark Kent to do when there’s no phone booth around?

“Well, he’d just have to improvise,” McDaniel said. “That’s why they call him Superman.”

Rose Mabel, of O’Fallon, doesn’t care for cell phones. When her 11-year-old granddaughter is visiting, she said, “It’s next to impossible to detach that cell phone from her head.”

Despite her disapproval of the technology, the 59-year-old grandmother occasionally tapped her own cell phone as she tells her story. Her son bought it for her after her car stalled in St. Louis County one day.

“I must have walked five miles looking for a phone,” Mabel said. “(There were) no payphones and no one would help me out.”

Mabel told her story aside a group of friends that echoed her sentiments. Each of them reminisced on days when payphones were everywhere – movie theaters, grocery stores, skating rinks, even street corners – and all it took was a dime to make a call.

Those days are fading into obscurity. Payphone prices range from 50-cents for a local call to more than a dollar. And finding a payphone can often be next to impossible. According to the Federal Com-munications Commission, there are only about one million payphones left in the U.S., down from more than two million in 2000.

“Our payphone business has definitely declined,” said Bob Elek, a spokesperson for Verizon.

Currently, Verizon owns and operates about 150,000 payphones. In 2007, the company had 220,000 payphones in service.

Verizon is the only big name left in the payphone

industry. Today, most payphones are owned by smaller independent providers.

AT&T had played a large role in the payphone business up until a few years ago, when the com-pany decided to get out of the market. In December 2007, AT&T announced plans to exit the payphone business by the end of 2008. At the time, the com-pany operated only 65,000 phones.

“The wide availability of inexpensive cell phone services started to negatively impact the business,” said AT&T spokesperson Lauren Walters. “Pay-phones have declined significantly in the past sev-eral years.”

AT&T still has a few contracts waiting to expire and won’t be completely out of the market until later this summer. The old payphones have mostly been transferred to independent providers.

Bill Kula, a spokesperson for Verizon, also cited the rapid growing cell phone market as the main factor in the decline of payphones.

“Payphone profits are down, primarily as a result of competition from wireless phones,” Kula said.

However, Verizon still feels payphones are a viable business.

“Payphones serve a niche market that no other communications vehicle does,” Kula said. “There will always be customers who rely on payphones for a number of reasons.”

Kula said that a percentage of Americans will likely continue to exist who don’t have home phone

service or a cellular phone.

To cover the cost of operation, for example, a Veri-zon payphone must handle a minimum of 150 calls per month. That number can vary depending on the prices a com-pany charges for phone calls.

Payphones aren’t becoming the only casualty of cell phones. Residential wire lines, or landlines, have also been on the decline.

“It used to be that land-based telephones were a big business, but now everything is mobile,” Elek said. “We’ve been losing landlines pretty steadily. There’s no secret there, it’s anyone who has landlines as their core business.”

In the fourth quarter of 2008, Veri-zon reported a 2.3-percent decline in all wire-line revenues, the smallest decrease in the past 12 quarters. AT&T lost 990,000 primary phone lines in the third quarter of 2008, cutting total revenue for its wire-line business down by 2.2-percent. It’s not surprising that both companies are reporting impressive growth in the wireless business.

Payphones, phone booths are making a final farewell

By CASEY GODWIN

Payphones didn’t always go by that name. They were once called “coin telephones” and went through a variety of trans-formations before becoming the payphones seen today. The fol-lowing historical timeline comes from AT&T:

1878: The original payphone was actually a pay telephone station supervised by telephone company attendants who col-lected money due after phone calls were made. Customers were locked into the booth while they made calls and let out upon pay-ment.

1889: The first public coin telephone was installed by inven-tor William Gray at a bank in Hartford, Ct. It was a post-pay

machine, where callers deposited coins after making a call.

1898: The order of payment was switched to prepay.

1905: The first outdoor Bell System coin telephone was installed. It wasn’t an instant hit as people were uncomfortable making personal calls on public streets.

1950s: Bell redesigns the phone booth. Wooden outdoor booths are replaced by new glass and aluminum booths. “Calling from your car” was tested in Alabama and Chicago, Ill., leading to the widespread use of drive-up pay-phones still in use today.

1972: An experimental hands-free booth featured a microphone in front of the caller and a loud-

speaker overhead, giving cus-tomers back their hands. Callers were so accustomed to speaking in the direction of another voice that they often would shout at the ceiling.

1977: Automatic coin service was introduced, allowing most payphone calls to be made with-out operator assistance.

1978: AT&T introduced “charge-a-call,” a coin-less pay-phone, thus changing the ter-minology from “coin phone” to “payphone”.

1980s – 1990s: Video screens with dialing instructions, calling cards, loud buttons, data ports for laptop computer and portable fax use, and speed dial are integrated into payphones.

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HealthCare Center’s “Better Living: Shin-ing the Light on Your Health” women’s health event, Amy Grawey, M.D., dis-cussed the importance of physical fitness as it pertains to individuals older than age 50. Grawey pointed out the benefits of regular exercise, described how to start a fitness routine, discussed what types of exercise to include and gave tips for sticking with an exercise program.

“What’s different for women after 50 is menopause,” Grawey said. “Women have less estrogen and decreased bone density.”

Also after age 50, Grawey said, adults lose muscle fibers; may develop arthritis, which causes pain and decreased range of motion; may be overweight; and have an increased risk of heart disease, diabetes and stroke. A properly managed exercise program can have many positive effects on overall health, including:

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A fitness routine should include 4 to 6 hours of cardiovascular exercise a week, weight training at least twice a week for at least 30 minutes and exercises to improve flexibility and balance, such as yoga or Pilates, Grawey said.

“The biggest thing I hear from patients

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Choosing exercises that are enjoyable, such as ballroom dancing, swing dancing or water aerobics will prevent boredom and increase the likelihood of sticking to a routine. Watching a favorite program while walking on the treadmill or listening to music on a portable player while taking a brisk walk will make exercise more pleasant.

Grawey strongly recommends planning in advance for exercise.

“The biggest mistake people make is going home (after work),” Grawey said.

“People go home and the couch gets them or the laundry gets them or the kids get them. Go somewhere and exercise.”

(Editor’s note: Amy Grawey is board certi-fied in Family Medicine and practices at Weldon Spring Physicians. She has special interests in women’s health, preventive medicine, weight loss and sports medicine.)

Choosing activities that are enjoyable will increase the likelihood of sticking to an exercise routine.

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By SUE HORNOFMany people are bothered by the appear-

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Varicose veins occur when valves in veins malfunction. In normal veins, valves keep blood moving toward the heart, but when valves are weakened, blood can leak back into the vein and collect there – a con-dition known as venous insufficiency.

Over time, varicose veins may cause health problems, including:

• Severe venous insufficiency, which slows the return of blood to the heart and can cause blood clots and serious infection. Clots can travel from leg veins to the lungs, where they are life-threatening.

• Sores or skin ulcers.• Irritation, swelling and painful rashes.When varicose veins are accompanied

by certain symptoms, medical attention is advised. According to Thomas Wright, M.D., medical director of Laser Lipo and Vein Center in St. Peters and a board certi-fied phlebologist, the following symptoms of vein disease should be brought to a doc-tor’s attention:

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in the legs• Tenderness around a vein• Swelling of legs• Restless legsMaria Bein, RN, clinical director of Vein

Specialties in Creve Coeur, said anyone who notices skin changes around the ankles should see a physician, because they are at increased risk of getting skin ulcers.

To determine whether treatment is needed a doctor will conduct a physical exam and perhaps perform ultrasound studies. Bein said that most insurance com-

panies require patients to undergo “conser-vative therapy” prior to approving medical treatment for vein disease, and patients are prescribed medical compression stockings, which are worn to help veins and muscles move blood more efficiently.

If varicose veins require further treatment, a form of laser surgery called endovenous laser ablation, which can be performed in a doctor’s office under local anesthesia in about an hour, often solves the problem.

“Endovenous laser ablation is no more invasive than putting in an IV – in fact, that’s what we do,” Wright said. “We insert an IV catheter, and then we put a laser fiber through the catheter into the vein. Then we heat seal the vein closed with a laser.”

Another procedure, microphlebectomy, sometimes is used to remove varicose veins through a small nick made in the skin. Microphlebectomy is performed under local anesthesia and often is done in conjunction with endovenous laser abla-tion, Bein said.

Sclerotherapy, a procedure in which a doctor injects varicose veins with a solu-tion that scars and closes the veins, also is used to treat vein disease.

Both Wright and Bein said that it is better to have problematic varicose veins treated before skin ulcers form. Dr. Vidal Sheen, a board certified phlebologist in practice at Vein Clinics of America in Creve Coeur, said that the standard of care for getting rid of venous ulcers is compression, but to prevent ulcers from recurring, the underly-ing vein disease must be treated.

“Compression itself can get rid of an ulcer, but if you don’t fix what’s under-lying it, two months down the road (the patient) can nick the leg and the ulcer is back, ” Sheen said.

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Friday, April 24Wentzville Christian Church will present

a community production of “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” at 7 p m. on April 24 and 6 p m. on April 25 at the church located at 1507 Hwy. Z. Admission is free and open to the public. For more informa-tion, contact Tammy at 625-4344.

Saturday, April 25SCC Social Science Society Trivia

Night will be held from 7 p m. to 10 pm. on April 25, in the auditorium of the Daniel J. Conoyer Social Sciences Building at St. Charles Community College. The cost is $10 per person or $80 for an eight-person table. For more information, call Vicky Herbel at 922-8666.

The 17th annual Spring Wellness Festi-val will be held from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on April 25, at St. Charles Community Col-lege. The festival will feature a 10K Race, 1-Mile Fun Run, and 3-Mile Walk as well as more than 40 fitness, health, and wellness exhibits; demonstrations, health screen-ings, product samples, prizes, refresh-ments and fun. The 10K Race and 3-Mile Walk will start at 7:30 a m. and Fun Run Starts at 9 a m. All run events start in the

red parking lot. The Wellness exhibits are free; the entry fee for run and walk is $20.

Monday, April 27“Visual Thinking,” a lecture by New

York artist Tobi Kahn, will be held at 10:30 a.m. on April 27 in the auditorium of the Daniel J. Conoyer Social Sciences Build-ing at St. Charles Community College. The lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, call Brian D. Smith at 922-8575 or email bsmith@stchas.edu.

Thursday, April 30An economic forum will be held at 6

p m. on April 30 in room 205 of the stu-dent center at St. Charles Community College. The nonpartisan open forum hosted by the SCC Young Democrats stu-dent organization is free and open to the public. For more information, email Kevin Muich at sccyoungdem@gmail.com.

Mammograms will be taken from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on April 30 at the Wal-Mart SuperCenter located at 101 Hwy. 47 East in Troy. To schedule an appointment, call 314-747-7222 or 800-600-3606.

“To Outsource or Not to Outsource Your IT?” will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 30 at the Economic Development Center of St. Charles County located at 5988 Mid Rivers Mall Drive in St. Peters. Presented by Parameter Security, the cost is $49 and includes lunch. To RSVP, call 314-442-0472.

Friday, May 1 Morning Star Church (MSC) will present

“Sports Center,” a family-oriented evening with three Missouri sports legends: former Cardinals’ pitcher, Andy Benes; Mizzou basketball’s all-time scorer and rebounder, Steve Stipanovich; and for the kids, Car-dinals’ mascot, FredBird. The event will start at 6:30 p m. on May 1 at the church which is located at 1600 Fiese Road. The evening’s events will include a meet and greet session with the three guests of honor, silent auction items and presentations from both Benes and Stipanovich. In addition, age-appropriate children’s activities will be available. Admission to Sports Center is $10 for adults and $8 for children 12 and younger. Tickets and additional informa-tion are available at mscwired.org.

Saturday, May 2St. Charles County Master Gardeners

will hold a garden tour and plant sale from 9 a.m. to noon on May 2 at the University of Missouri Extension Center, 260 Brown Road in St. Peters. Admission is free. For

more information, call 970-3000.

St. Louis Audubon Society Founders’ Day Bird Walks will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p m. on May 2 at Fort Zumwalt Park. The 7:30 a.m. bird walk, which occurs before the festival opens, is recommended for intermediate birders. Families are encouraged to sign up for walks scheduled at 11 a.m. and 2 p m. Although the activ-ity is free, advance registration is encour-aged to avoid cancellation because of low registration. Festival highlights include old-time crafts and displays, games, live music, family entertainment, food and bev-erages. Festival admission and parking are free, with continuous shuttle service from parking at Civic Park to Fort Zumwalt Park. To register for the St. Louis Audubon Society’s Founders’ Day Bird Walk, visit ofallon.mo.us, or contact Marsha at 379-5614.

Wednesday, May 6The 17th annual Peace Officers Memorial

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By SUZANNE CORBETTSherlock Holmes would have agreed: At Sherlock’s

Steak and Seafood, serving great steaks is elementary. It is the summation also of Matt McDonough, a former detec-tive, and Mike Holmes (no relation to the fabled detec-tive), owners of Sherlock’s Steak and Seafood, located in downtown Cottleville.

Why call a steak house “Sherlock’s”? With McDonough’s background in law enforcement and investigation and Holmes having the surname that he does, the name was a natural.

“We both knew we wanted to open a place like this,” said McDonough, who first shared the idea with Holmes during backyard barbecues. “Opening a steak house made sense, especially since Mike worked for years at Citizen Kane’s Steak House in Kirkwood.”

Sherlock’s offers a unique dining experience that is casual, affordable gourmet. The bar is inviting and the dining room is well appointed with tables dressed with white linens. Large picture windows frame views of a red barn and grazing cattle that are oblivious to what is plated

and served right across the street.“We serve only U.S. graded prime aged beef,”

said Holmes, whose foodservice tenure has taught him the difference between a good steak and a great steak. “Anyone can make a good steak. What makes Sherlock’s different is that we want our customers to have consistently great steaks every time they dine with us.”

Making sure Sherlock’s steaks make the grade is Chef Keith Brockman, who combines great steak preparations with regional culinary favorites and succulent seafood.

“We feature a 6- and 10-ounce filet, a 14-ounce strip and a 16-ounce rib eye, which is our most popular steak,“ Brockman said, adding that each can be ordered with an optional brandy-green peppercorn, Burgundy mushroom or béarnaise sauce. “We also have a weekly surf and turf special – this week’s special was a filet paired with grilled shrimp with a lime caper butter.”

While entrees are being prepared, Sherlocks’s patrons might whet their appetites with the lobster bisque, which features a thick, cream base, plenty of lobster chucks and is served topped with puff pastry. Other options include shrimp cocktail, calamari, or steak house potato skins, made with English cheddar, smoked bacon, chives and crème fraiche. These are just a few of the items available on both the dining room and bar menus.

Sharing the stage with steaks at Sherlock’s are seafood selections that are well above the norm, such as oysters

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“Walleye is a hands-down favorite,” Holmes said. “We have a guy that drives (the walleye) down from Detroit every two days.”

From buying prime to taking the time to drive in wall-eye, it is no mystery why Sherlock’s has become a place for great steaks and seafood.

Sherlock’s offers patio dining when weather permits, a private banquet room and live music in the bar Thursday through Saturday. Reservations are encouraged.

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WWII Weekend, which has been con-ducted for more than 30 years, is the big-gest WWII re-enacting event in the St. Louis area. This year’s event is April 25-26 at Jefferson Barracks County Park.

The U.S. 2nd Ranger Infantry Battalion of St. Louis, Inc. hosts the annual event that includes re-enactors with units rep-resenting U.S. Rangers, U.S. Airborne, U.S. Armored Forces, U.S. Infantry, Rus-sian Infantry, British Airborne, Canadian YMCA, Canadian RCME, Italian Infantry, German Heer, German SS, German Para-troopers and German SS Panzer forces. The weekend also displays a dozen operational WWII vehicles, including Stuart tanks, German and U.S. half tracks, German and U.S. motorcycles, British armor, trucks and Jeeps.

“If you like action movies and war movies, you will love WWII Weekend,” said Kevin Owens, president of the 2nd Rangers in St. Louis.

The battlefield and the encampment are the main areas of attraction. There are two battles on Saturday, a dance Saturday night, and a battle on Sunday.

“We try to show some of the sacrifices that were made,” said Scott Wilke, who heads the local 14th Armored Infantry unit.

“That’s what keeps us going, keeping the memory alive of what they did for us. It’s also really inspiring to meet the veterans. There’s no way that we can truly create the battle as it happened. But WWII Weekend is a way to put on a show and demonstrate just one day of what it was like for one sol-dier. We try to set up a historically accurate event. For the veterans who see it, it opens up their memories. Our jobs are to get out and tell the people of America about these heroes who fought for our freedom.”

A large educational encampment will dis-play the equipment of all the re-enactors.

“We highly urge people to come to the camps that are set up,” Owens said. “A lot of people come out to see the battle and then leave. But they really need to visit the camps. The veterans are hanging out there and people can talk to them. They also can see all of the old things that the soldiers used at the time. You get totally immersed into the 1940s, with the smell of old canvas, the exhaust of the vehicles, 1940s-era music.”

Owens said visitors will be able to see normal activities that would have been conducted in a WWII camp.

“You will see what one would have expected to see in a camp say in France post-D-Day,” Owens said. “The re-enac-tors and veterans will explain what’s in their packs they carry and why they have it. You can see actual foot lockers on display, airborne displays, medical displays and all the actual vehicles that were used.”

There also will be a Military Vehicle Pres-ervation Association (MVPA) display. One of the interesting attractions is the vehicles from 14th Armored Re-Creations, a group of enthusiasts who preserve and restore vehicles and equipment from WWII.

“Events like these are a great way to honor our veterans for their service and sacrifices,” said Jon Shoop, one of four re-enactors from the area who is part of the 14th Armored Re-Creations that is based in Louisville, Ky.

The battlefield includes a spectator area and a sheltered area reserved for veterans. An announcer will narrate the battles and the weapons demonstrations.

“The veterans get a kick out of watching

the battle,” Owens said. “It’s obviously not the real thing but people get a glimpse of what they went through. It’s hard some-times to actually do the re-enacting, crawl-ing through the woods or staying outside in the cold. But it’s nothing compared to what these guys endured. They really enjoy coming out and seeing the vehicles as well. When you get these 80-something-year-old men in a vehicle they become 19-year-old boys again. They start the whistling and hooting and hollering at the girls. They can barely stand up to hold the machine gun but they really enjoy it.”

For more information and a detailed schedule of events, visit 2ndrangers.org/wwii_weekend.php.

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