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PLUS: Davis responds to 'worst person ever' dig ■ Lowery era comes to an end ■ False alarms plague O'Fallon cops
A Fan's Guide
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Republicans in the wilderness
T H O M A S S O W E L L
A Gallup poll last week showed that far more Americans describe themselves as “conservatives” than as “liberals.” Yet Republicans have been clobbered by the Democrats in both the 2008 elections and the 2006 elections. In a country with more conservatives than liberals, it is puzzling - in fact, amazing - that we have the furthest left President of the United States in his-tory, as well as the furthest left Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Republicans, especially, need to think about what this means. If you lose when the other guy has all the high cards, there is not much you can do about it. But, when you have the high cards and still keep taking a beating, then you need to re-think how you are playing the game.
The current intramural fighting among Republicans does not necessarily mean any fundamental re-thinking of their poli-cies or tactics. These tussles among differ-ent segments of the Republican Party may be nothing more than a long-standing jock-eying for position between the liberal and conservative wings of that party.
The stakes in all this are far higher than which element becomes dominant in which party or which party wins more elections. Both the domestic and the foreign policy direction of the current administration in Washington are leading this country into dangerous waters, from which we may or may not be able to return.
A quadrupling of the national debt in just one year and accepting a nuclear-armed sponsor of international terrorism like Iran are not things from which any country is guaranteed to recover.
Just two nuclear bombs were enough to get Japan to surrender in World War II. It is hard to believe that it would take much more than that for the United States of America to surrender - especially with people in control of both the White House and the Congress who were for turning tail and running in Iraq just a couple of years ago.
Perhaps people who are busy gushing over the Obama cult today might do well to stop and think about what it would mean for their grand-daughters to live under sharia law.
The glib pieties in Barack Obama’s tele-vised sermonettes will not stop Iran from becoming a nuclear terrorist nation. Time
is running out fast and we will be lucky if it does not happen in the first term of this president. If he gets elected to a second term - which is quite possible, despite whatever economic disasters he leads us into - our fate as a nation may be sealed.
Unfortunately, the only political party with any chance of displacing the current leadership in Washington is the Republican Party. That is why their internal squabbles are important for the rest of us who are not Republicans.
The “smart money” says that the way for the Republicans to win elections is to appeal to a wider range of voters, includ-ing minorities, by abandoning the Ronald Reagan kinds of positions and supporting more of the kinds of positions that Demo-crats use to get elected. This sounds good on the surface, which is as far as many people go, when it comes to politics.
A corollary to this is that Republicans have to come up with alternatives to the Democrats’ many “solutions,” rather than simply be nay-sayers.
However plausible all this may seem, it goes directly counter to what actually has happened in politics in this genera-tion. For example, Democrats studiously avoided presenting alternatives to what the Republican-controlled Congress and the Bush administration were doing, and just lambasted them at every turn. That is how the Democrats replaced Republicans at both ends of Pennsylvania Ave.
Ronald Reagan won two elections in a landslide by being Ronald Reagan - and, most important of all - explaining to a broad electorate how what he advocated would be best for them and for the country. Newt Gingrich likewise led a Republican takeover of the House of Representatives by explaining how the Republic agenda would benefit a wide range of people.
Neither of them won by pretending to be Democrats. It is the mushy “moderates” - the “kinder and gentler” Bush 41, Bob Dole and John McCain - who lost disas-trously, even in two cases to Democrats who initially were very little known, but who knew how to talk.
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There they go again!Last year at this time, American voters
united to successfully oppose the Compre-hensive Immigration Reform Act promul-gated by Bush & Company. This year, the man who promised “change” is now prom-ising the same immigration scheme.
There are 6 billion people in the world, living in almost 200 countries. This new proposal grants special treatment to 30 million Mexicans and Central Americans, plus their relatives, at tremendous national expense, while penalizing all other nation-alities who remain in their home countries dreaming of United States citizenship.
The Haitians and Africans, Poles and Latvians, Indians and Pakistanis... are they not also worthy human beings? They have been promised an application process that is orderly, non-political, and legal.
Ordinary citizens - Republicans and Democrats - are not anti-immigrant. Our politicians are. Once again, they want to ignore bonafide applicants, in selfish defer-ence to business interests and to potential legal or illegal Latino votes.
We welcome immigrants and we have a process. Let’s keep it fair.
Joseph Pasulka
A movement afloatTo the editor:
Missourians, now is the time.Let’s talk. Please. Let’s talk about our
state only....at least for now.Those of us who are becoming increas-
ingly terrified with President Barack Obama’s interference in the free market and in our individual liberties, have gone to tea parties, visited sites, left comments, fretted across our kitchen tables, screamed at our TVs and radios. And we still feel lost. We ask the question many times over:
“Where do we go from here?”The focus of our frustrations is on Wash-
ington D.C. We have no power there until 2010. In the meantime, the U.S. Consti-tution gives us, the people, the express authority to do something about a burden-some government any time we want to: the 10th Amendment.
“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited
by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
The last phrase of the 10th Amendment says “or to the people.” The founding fathers (Jefferson and Madison, specifi-cally) were fierce states’ rights advocates, and I believe when they wrote those final four words they meant “revolution.” But just before this phrase they first wanted appropriate “powers” attempted at the state government level, where they believed power really belonged.
That is where we must start, by organiz-ing a Missouri 10th Amendment Sover-eignty Project.
We need to mount a pincer movement on the monolithic federal government. One side of the pincer will be the 10th Amend-ment, attacking from the state level. And moving in from the opposing side we’ll employ HR450, a bill introduced in the House by John Shadegg (Ariz.), called the Enumerated Powers Act, which states, in part: “Requires each Act of Congress to contain a concise and definite statement of the constitutional authority relied upon for the enactment of each portion of that Act.”
The Missouri House has passed a 10th Amendment resolution (HCR13) and the Senate will take it up next session. It will pass. The State Pincer flank is if these two Mis-souri chambers passed the resolution to abide by the 10th Amendment we need to make sure they honor that resolution on a regular basis. We remind them that the 10th Amendment gives them and us more power over our lives.
The Federal Pincer flank is that when our congressmen and senators run for election we need to make each of them take a public stand on Shadegg’s HR450 Enumerated Powers Act. It might well be political sui-cide for anyone running for office NOT to honor any part of the Constitution.
So we get both political bodies - state and federal - on record sup-porting the 10th Amendment. Missourians, let’s join together to bring decision-making back to our great state; it’s what Jefferson and Madison wanted. We need you, and you need you.
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Will there ever be another?When Michael Jackson's song Beat It first became a
cross-over hit in St. Louis, one local radio station intro-duced the song as being performed by "Mike Jackson and Eddie Van Halen" (Van Halen played the guitar parts) so that it would be accepted by their Midwestern, mostly white, rock radio audience. Some 25 years later, Jackson needed no introduction almost anywhere in the world.
Michael Jackson's sudden death last week seemed a tragic end to a tragic life. His fabulous stardom will be for-ever marred by the seemingly constant rumors of improper relationships with children and his, at best, quirky life-style. Jackson was an enigma- almost to other-worldly proportions- and elicited more love and more hate from the people of this country than anyone in recent memory.
His talent was unquestionable and limitless. But, at the end, the questions regarding his life outshone that talent. Why did his complexion change from medium black to nearly napkin white? What really went on during sleep-overs at Neverland Ranch? What kind of relationship did he have with Elizabeth Taylor? How was he raising his children?
It makes one wonder if a person can become too famous, too wealthy, too popular. Maybe human beings are not built to deal with the kind of crushing fame that Jackson possessed. His infinite weirdness certainly suggests that something in him was broken; something that average people possess was absent or horrifically damaged in the King of Pop.
Trying to figure out what that damaged part was, however, is a fool's errand. Literally and figuratively, there will never be another Michael Jackson. The star-making machinery of the last 50 years has changed. Jackson was the last of a mass media mechanism that could create larger-than-life entities like the Beatles and Elvis Presley, Ed Sullivan and Cary Grant. That level of fame, for any sustained period of time, will simply never exist again. An era has ended.
There are too many choices now. A hit television show today has half the audience of a hit television show from just twenty years ago. The same goes for a hit record. Michael Jackson sold over 100 million copies of Thriller. The only album released in the last fifteen years to break the 40 million mark was the Backstreet Boys- whose star burned more like a match than a candle.
Jackson's legacy will be forever tarnished- a mixed bag of love and hate, black and white. But with him he took a level of fame that we will never witness again- and per-haps that is for the best.
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O’FallOn
Hockey anyone?
The O’Fallon City Council has agreed to look over a proposal for the construction of a $35.1 million multi-purpose arena.
St. Louis Hockey Partners addressed the City Council last month to pitch a plan for a 168,000-square-foot arena that would house two ice rinks, including a 4,000-seat arena.
If built, the arena could possibly be home to the Junior A hockey team, the Bandits. The Bandits currently play at the Hardee’s Ice Plex in Chesterfield.
According to the proposal, the St. Louis Hockey Partners would ask the city for a community improvement district (CID) to finance the arena.
“It was brought to the City Council and the council was asked if city staff could evaluate the proposal,” said Tom Drabelle, public relations with the city. “The council voted to look at (the proposal) but there are no other plans (at this point).”
Drabelle said the St. Louis Hockey Part-ners asked for the city to get back to them in six months.
A long investigationThe investigation continues into the
June 5 incident where two pedestrians were struck by a car while crossing the 300 block of North Main Street in O’Fallon.
Sister Marie Francis Wiederholt and Sister Gladys Elaine Lamm, from Sisters of the Most Precious Blood, were crossing the intersection after getting off of a bus from a local event.
The sisters were struck by a 2002 Saturn driven by 52-year-old Diane Langen of O’Fallon, police said.
Sister Lamm died from her injuries.At MRN press time, Public Information
Officer Diana Damke said the investiga-tion was still ongoing.
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Driver sentencedA 32-year-old man formerly of St.
Charles County received the maximum sentence from Circuit Judge Lucy Rauch last month.
Timothy Walker was sentenced to 15 years in prison after he was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter. Walker was speeding up to 118 mph just before crash-
ing into a motorcycle with his Corvette on April 13. He killed 57-year-old Donnie Gaither of St. Charles County.
Police said Walker’s blood alcohol level was between 0.148 and 0.188, which is above the 0.08 legal limit in Missouri.
Guilty as chargedA 21-year-old St. Charles County woman
pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of harassment after sending vulgar text mes-sages to a 16-year-old girl last fall.
Nicole Williams is the first case in St. Charles County to be brought before the court under Missouri’s new cyber-harass-ment law which went into effect in May 2008.
Williams received two years probation and under the plea agreement she will not have a public record of the conviction. Williams will also be required to attend a program similar to an anger management program for aggressive offenders.
HomicideThe body of a 30-year-old St. Charles
County woman was found in the drainage ditch of a farm near Dalbow Road.
A farmer found the fully-clothed body of Jill Larose, of the 100 block of White Oak, in a drainage ditch off of a gravel farm lane
at about 5 p.m. on June 24. The St. Charles County Sheriff’s Department preliminary investigation has determined that foul play was involved and the death has been ruled a homicide.
“She was last known to be alive at about 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday (June 24),” said St. Charles County Sheriff Tom Neer. “She was in her car, talking on her cell phone to her sister when there was a strange noise on the cell phone and the call was discon-nected.”
Larose’s sister was unable to reach her again and her body was found at about 5 p.m. Larose’s vehicle was found at about 6 p.m., 15 miles away in a parking lot near Frontier Park in downtown St. Charles.
Larose was the mother of three and step-mother of two. She lived with her mother, stepfather and three children in unincorpo-rated St. Charles County and she had been estranged from her husband for about 18 months. Police are not releasing informa-tion about the marital relationship or the name of the estranged husband. “But I can say the both of them were in court…in ref-erence to marital issues,” Neer said.
No vehicles were found in the isolated area where Larose’s body was found.
The police have several people of inter-est, including Larose’s estranged husband, who lives in Jefferson County.
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was in her car, talking on her cell phone to her sister when there was a strange noise on the cell phone and the call was discon-nected.”
Larose’s sister was unable to reach her again and her body was found at about 5 p.m. Larose’s vehicle was found at about 6 p.m., 15 miles away in a parking lot near Frontier Park in downtown St. Charles.
Larose was the mother of three and step-mother of two. She lived with her mother, stepfather and three children in unincorpo-rated St. Charles County and she had been estranged from her husband for about 18 months. Police are not releasing informa-tion about the marital relationship or the name of the estranged husband. “But I can say the both of them were in court…in ref-erence to marital issues,” Neer said.
No vehicles were found in the isolated area where Larose’s body was found.
The police have several people of inter-est, including Larose’s estranged husband, who lives in Jefferson County.
The Sheriff’s Department is working the investigation in cooperation with St. Charles City police and Jefferson County police. The investigation is ongoing.
I-70 bridge commutingMoDOT plans weekday lane closures of
westbound I-70 at the Blanchette Bridge. Two lanes at a time will be closed from
5 a.m. until 2 p.m. weekdays through August. The planned closures are needed to inspect and evaluate bridge conditions in advance of a rehabilitation project set to begin in 2012.
The driving surface is to be replaced, painting and structural replacements are expected on the bridge that was constructed in the late 1950s. Design work is just get-ting underway for the project slated to cost about $70 million.
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Employee anniversaryThe city of Weldon Spring honored one
of its longtime employees at its board meeting on June 25.
Pat Oldgroft celebrated her 10th anniver-sary serving the city of Weldon Spring as the administrative assistant to the admin-istrative staff.
“Thank you for all of your help. I know who runs the city around here,” said Mayor Don Licklider.
The Board of Aldermen presented her with a municipal service award.
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Saale Living LegacyAttorney Shawn Saale will be honored
for his commitment to the community next fall as the 2009 recipient of the Commu-
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The Legacy Award is presented to an individual whose outstanding service to people with disabilities and the community as a whole leaves a lasting legacy for gen-erations to come.
“What sets Shawn apart is his dedication to the community through his law practice and volunteer leadership, especially with agencies that serve individuals with dis-abilities,” said Christine Rutherford, direc-tor of development.
Hey! Smell that?Yes, it stinks to recycle. But the city of
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A horrible stench has filled the air in St. Peters and the cause has been found at the Earth Centre composting facility at 115 Ecology, between Mid Rivers Mall Drive and Spencer Road.
Record high temperatures have caused the aroma of recycling compost to hang in the air.
The city is completing the design of a new Aerated Static Pile (ASP) composting facility that will replace the current wind-row composting operation.
One for the money, two for…St. Peters wants all of its residents offi-
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By Mary ann O’TOOle HOlleyNamed MSNBC’s “Worst Person in the
World” on June 21 and called a “human monster” just three days later—while top-ping off the Worst Person ranking a second time—Missouri State Representative Cyn-thia Davis (R-Dist. 19) is taking more heat these days than from the summer sun.
Davis, of O’Fallon, is under national fire for saying hunger can be a “positive moti-vator” for unemployed people struggling to feed their children. Arms were again drawn after her rebuttal response, pushing the representative deeper into a hole.
The “Worst” awards were bestowed upon Davis by MSNBC’s “Countdown” host Keith Olbermann, but the chid-ing hasn’t stopped there. Since sending her June newsletter to constituents in St. Charles County, Davis has made a negative name for herself in numerous out-of-state newspapers and on hundreds of human rights blogs, including the Hungarian blog
“fuzenet a zurbol,” local blog “FiredUp! Missouri,” and is taking heat from other Missouri legislators.
In a June newsletter to her St. Charles County constituents, Davis responds to a statement by Ann McCormack, chief of the health department’s Bureau of Com-munity Food and Nutrition Assistance,
who said “Children need nutritious food to grow and learn all year long. Thousands of children across Missouri will benefit from the meals provided through the Summer Food Service Program.”
“Anyone under 18 can be eligible?” Davis asks. “Can’t they get a job during the summer by the time they are 16? Hunger can be a positive motivator. What is wrong with the idea of getting a job so you can get better meals? Tip: If you work for McDon-ald’s, they will feed you for free during your break.”
Davis says she has not seen a hunger problem in her 19th District, and adds that
“it is entirely possible that this program is designed to address problems that exist in other parts of Missouri. The right way to solve this is with more education.
According to the St. Louis Area Food Bank, 689,929 pounds of food was distrib-uted to food pantries and soup kitchens in St. Charles County. According to federal statistics, one in 12 people, and one in 10 children in St. Charles County live in homes that can’t afford enough food.
But Davis’ rebuttal says her newsletter comments were “discussed out of context.”
“We all agree on the importance of feed-ing children, but we differ on who should do this. I believe this duty belongs to the
parents. Instead of respecting this time honored jurisdiction of the family, the summer feeding program treats families like they do not exist,” Davis said.
She said she believes most parents are good and want the blessing and privilege of feeding their children. The national organization “Feeding America,” formerly known as “America’s Second Harvest” says 41percent of households served by food banks last year reported having to choose between buying food and paying for utilities or heat. More than one-third reported having to choose between paying for food and paying their rent or mortgage.
“We can go a long way to strengthen-ing our families without any government program at all just by connecting our less fortunate families to churches and food pantries,” Davis said. “Parents will usu-ally feed their children before themselves. Wouldn’t it be better to fix the overall prob-lem for the family rather than use private vendors and make the children go back to an institution to eat two meals a day?
“Yet to dare suggest there are alternatives for rational people to discuss and con-sequences of government taking over so much in people’s lives is to be branded an inhuman monster,” she said.
Davis said her goal is not to replace par-
ents, but to reinforce them. She said the solution is found in helping those near us, not in yet another gigantic federally funded mass-market approach. Bigger government invites fraud and robs people of the dignity
State Rep. Davis responds to MSNBC’s ‘Worst Person’ ranking
Missouri State representative Cynthia Davis (r-Dist. 19) was deemed “The Worst Person in the World” by MSnBC’s Keith Olbermann
‘ToT LoT’ is open for pLay
The St. Peters Board of Aldermen was joined by park supporters on June 23 to mark the re-opening of the newly remodeled Tot Lot city park, located in Brookmount subdivision on Kimberly Drive. From left: Alder-men Rocky Reitmeyer and Gus Elliott, Mayor Len Pagano, Alderman Dave Thomas, Lion's Club members Don Gove and Ron Nevenhoven, Parks, Recreation and Arts Advisory Board member Martha Smiley, Lion's Club members Bob Layton and Al Bateman, Alderman Don Aytes, Joshua Barclay, Parks Recreation and Arts Advisory Board President David "Doc" Ottinger, and aldermen Judy Bateman and Patrick Barclay. The Tot Lot Park was built by the Lion’s Club in 1971 and is dedicated to the younger set with upgraded amenities.
By Mary ann O’TOOle HOlleyIt’s been several years in the making, but
now, with the election of the new mayor, O’Fallon City Administrator Bob Lowery has resigned.
“I accepted Lowery’s resignation (last) Tuesday,” Mayor Bill Hennessy said. “I have no idea what Mr. Lowery will do in the future, but we parted on good terms.”
Hennessy said he will conduct a national search for a new city administrator, and has already received six or seven resumes from Oklahoma to Texas to those in the St. Louis area (at MRN press time).
“We will advertise for a city administrator, but there is no way will we use a consultant,” Hennessy said. “I don’t believe we need a consultant. That would be costly to the city.”
However, last Wednesday, the city released information on a pact between the O’Fallon City Council and Lowery that would have Lowery serve as an adviser to the city through Oct. 15, 2010. Lowery will continue to get his annual salary of $141,000 as administra-tor until Jan. 15, 2010, and will receive a
“signing bonus” of just over $10,000, along with $34,172 in deferred salary compensa-tion, plus sick pay and extended sick pay
which is normally paid to those with serious, long-term illnesses, and is paid only at the discretion of the city administrator.
The total agreement for Lowery’s release will cost the city more than $200,000, said City Clerk Pam Clement.
Meanwhile, the search for a new city administrator continues.
“It is bittersweet to leave a job that I do love; however, I recognize that Mayor Hennessy should have the right to choose a City Administrator who shares his views on the city’s future,” Lowery states in a press release. “I am proud of what we have accomplished during my three-plus years in office, and I am confident that our city staff and elected officials will continue to move O’Fallon into the future. ”
Lowery’s career in O’Fallon has been fraught with conflict.
In 2005, three employees fired by Lowery filed lawsuits alleging Lowery wanted them to disobey the law for certain favored busi-nesses/developers. Each received a settle-ment from the city.
Lowery said at the time that he could not
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I NEWS I 11JULY 8, 2009MID RIVERS NEWSMAGAZINE
By Amy ArmourOne bedroom apartments were a big
seller to the senior citizen population back in the early 1980s when the senior living community, Breeze Park, was built in Weldon Spring. But in 2009, independent seniors are looking for more space.
“In the early ‘80s, seniors were looking for one bedroom apartments. But now we are seeing more of a call for two bedrooms,” said Steve Kienstra, with Lutheran Senior Services. “More couples are looking for a second bedroom to serve as an office or so someone could visit or if grandchildren would like to stay.”
Lutheran Senior Services, which runs the independent senior apartment complex, presented its plans for expansion at a public hearing before the Weldon Spring Board of Aldermen on June 25. Lutheran Senior Services outlined its plans to expand some of its apartments to accommodate a grow-ing need for two-bedrooms. LSS will ask the board at its next meeting on July 14 to consider a revised area plan, section plan and conditional use permit for the addi-tions.
Currently, Breeze Park has seven ranch-style home buildings - each housing four to six apartments. Of the 35 total dwellings, 20 are one-bedroom and one-bath apart-
ments. The remainder is the two-bedroom and two bath style.
“What Lutheran Senior Services has found is that they can’t sell the one bed-room apartments because they are too small,” said Todd Hagamann, architect with Grubbs & Associates.
LSS would like to expand eight of the 20 one-bedroom apartments by about 350 square feet. The addition would accommo-date an additional bedroom and bathroom at the rear of the apartment. The project also includes some grading work that would create more of a backyard for the
occupant.“We have a combination in the buildings
of one and two bedroom patio homes, but we are seeing that senior citizens are want-ing two bedrooms,” Kienstra said. “All of our existing two bedrooms are occupied and we do have a constant one bedroom, one bath apartment (vacant).”
Hagamann said the expanded apartments would blend in with the existing apart-ments. The exterior would be very simple with light beige siding and green shingles.
The board will hear the first reading for the revised area plan on July 14.
Weldon Spring to consider more space for Breeze Park
Grand Teton Drive limited to one-way trafficGrand Teton Drive in St. Peters will
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By Mary ann O’TOOle HOlleyWhen you hear the police sirens screech-
ing and get a bad feeling in your stomach, hold off a bit. It could be just another false alarm.
The O’Fallon City Council heard a report by interim Police Chief Bill Siebert recently that said about 90 percent of the city’s police calls are false alarms.
In 2006, 2007 and 2008, including resi-dential and commercial calls, Siebert said police responded to more than 5,500 alarm calls and nearly 5,000 of the calls were false alarms.
Because of this alarming rate of false alarms, city officials are considering con-tracting with a private company to process paperwork and collect fines related to false alarms. The city currently charges a $100 fine to residents at the fourth response to a residential false alarm.
Councilman Dan Haney said the city is considering hiring an independent com-pany to monitor these types of alarm calls, but he is not sure that is the best way to go. The alarm company, Municipal Dynamics, was consulted by the city regarding moni-toring the false alarms.
Municipal Dynamics representative Steven Huelskoetter said his company has
an 80 percent success rate in collecting false alarm fines.
“It was hard to estimate exactly, but in any case, even half that amount would be a staggering number of (false alarm) calls,” said City Councilman Dan Haney. “Hon-estly, I went into this presentation very skeptical, until I heard that number. I never expected that our Police Department would have gone on this many alarm-related calls, and the fact that 90 percent were false, quickly changed my opinion of this issue.”
Mayor Bill Hennessy said he agrees that the city needs to take some action to handle the growing number of false alarms.
“As I said during the meeting debate, something needs to be done and having a company manage it is an intriguing option,” Haney said. “I agree that we have to look into this issue as a council, as well as look into companies that perform this service.”
Haney said if the city decides to go for-ward with hiring an outside company to monitor the alarms, the city should put the service out for bid to ensure the city is get-ting the best service for the lowest cost.
“I believe there were several very vague answers from Municipal Dynamics, which did not sit well with me,” Haney said. “The company did indicate that there is no
direct cost for their service from the city as they are compensated out of the resi-dential enrollment fee and a percentage of the fines collected. I am concerned with the $25 enrollment fee for each resident in the city, because I expect this cost will be passed along to the alarm owner.”
Haney said his concern was with alarm owners being charged additional fees.
“In the end, something needs to be done about this, and I like the ideas brought forward during this discussion and look forward to future information,” Haney said. “We must reduce the number of false alarm calls in the city, not to save time and money on our officers, but to ensure that our offi-cers are out in the community, available to take the next ‘real’ call.”
Oops!: O’Fallon police say 90 percent of calls are false alarms
SCC approves $34.5M budget The St. Charles Community College
Board of Trustees approved an operat-ing budget of $34,575,000 for fiscal year 2009-10 at its recent June meeting. The new fiscal year starts July 1.
The 2009-10 budget reflects a pro-jected increase of about 1 percent over the current year budget of $34,250,000. The 2009-10 funding includes appro-priations at the same level as 2008-09 from the state of Missouri and local assessed property valuation, as well as a modest increase in total student credit hours. There will not be an increase in the $80 per credit hour tuition rate in 2009-10.
Projected expenditures include fund-
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Six teams from four Francis Howell elementary schools - Fairmount, Central, John Weldon, and Warren - participated in Girls On the Run this spring. The girls completed their season with their 5K run/walk on May 17 in Forest Park.
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Fashionably charitable Shelby Steingraeber, Miss Metro St.
Louis Outstanding Teen 2009 and a student at Francis Howell Middle School, recently hosted a Fashion Show at Old Hickory Country Club.
Shelby’s platform, “The Gift of Hope,” focused on making a difference in the lives of children who face mental, emotional, and physical crises and she chose United Way of Greater St. Louis as the recipient for this fundraiser.
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With a mixed vote of confidence, the Francis Howell Board of Education voted in favor of installing artificial turf at Fran-cis Howell High School’s Outdoor Stadium with a 4-3 vote.
Howell High will join several other schools in the county installing artifi-cial turf. Fort Zumwalt had artificial turf installed at East High School two years ago and the other three schools will eventually have it. And the St. Charles School District plans on purchasing the turf for St. Charles
High and St. Charles West.One of the reasons officials are inter-
ested in the artificial turf is because the practice fields will not be accessible for about four years, during construction of the high school. The turf, which is estimated to cost about $645,000, will be installed next fall or spring. Voters approved a $78.5 mil-lion bond issue last November, with about $69 million earmarked for the renovation of Howell High. The turf will be financed with some of the bond monies.
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Educator of the YearThe Fort Zumwalt School District
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Vince Baum from South Middle School was named “Educator of the Year.” Baum has been with the district for 15 years. Jo Roberts from Rock Creek Elementary School was named “Support Employee of the Year.” She has been with the district for 23 years.
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.dar
denn
epra
irie
.org
A M
essa
ge fr
om th
e M
ayor
of D
arde
nne
Pra
irie
We
have
beg
un p
lann
ing
for t
he 2
009
Pra
irie
Day
Cel
ebra
tion
. It
will
be
held
on
Sept
19.
Mar
k yo
ur c
alen
dars
now
and
wat
ch fo
r fu
ture
upd
ates
. We
will
be
havi
ng
anot
her
Pho
to C
onte
st.
So w
hile
you
are
out
enj
oyin
g ou
r be
auti
ful C
ity
this
sum
-m
er, s
nap
som
e pi
ctur
es.
You
may
just
sho
ot t
he w
inni
ng p
hoto
! Ent
ries
sho
uld
be
8x10
pho
tos
of y
our
favo
rite
Dar
denn
e P
rair
ie s
ight
.W
e al
so h
ad s
o m
uch
fun
wit
h ou
r “P
rair
ie D
og C
onte
st”,
we
deci
ded
to d
o it
ag
ain
this
yea
r. A
ll do
gs m
ust b
e fa
mily
pet
s, r
esid
ing
in D
arde
nne
Pra
irie
. T
hat i
s re
ally
the
onl
y “r
ule”
, all
bree
ds o
r an
y m
ixtu
re, a
ny a
ge, a
nd a
ll si
zes
are
wel
com
e.
We
wou
ld li
ke 4
x6 p
ictu
res
for
this
con
test
.A
nd o
f cou
rse,
no
Cel
ebra
tion
is c
ompl
ete
wit
hout
sw
eets
! Ple
ase
ente
r you
r fav
orit
e ho
mem
ade
bake
d go
odie
for
a ch
ance
to b
e cr
owne
d th
e “S
wee
test
Che
f in
Dar
denn
e P
rair
ie”
We
are
gett
ing
clos
er t
o co
mpl
etio
n of
Cit
y H
all..
..so
be o
n th
e lo
ok o
ut f
or a
nnou
ncem
ents
for
our
re
ally
“B
IG”
gran
d op
enin
g ce
lebr
atio
n!A
s w
e en
ter
the
“Dog
Day
s of
Sum
mer
”, h
ere
are
som
e re
cycl
ing
tips
fro
m t
he U
.S. D
epar
tmen
t of
P
ublic
Wor
ks:
Don
’t fo
rget
the
4 R
’s:•REDUCEthevolumeoftrashcreated
•REUSEmaterials
•RECYCLEasmuchaspossible
•RESPONDbythinkingabouttheenvironmentwhenshoppingandsetanexampleforothers!
If y
ou a
re h
avin
g a
picn
ic o
r su
mm
er p
arty
:•Buybulkfooditemstoreducetheamountofpackaging.Buyfruitandvegetableslooseinsteadof
pre-
pack
aged
item
s. Y
ou w
ill b
e ab
le t
o ch
oose
the
bes
t it
ems
and
redu
ce t
he a
mou
nt o
f w
aste
. W
hen
ente
rtai
ning
gue
sts,
eve
ryon
e w
ants
to
have
eno
ugh
food
but
ove
r bu
ying
lead
s to
was
te.
Tak
e th
e ti
me
to p
lan,
mak
e a
shop
ping
list
and
onl
y bu
y w
hat y
ou n
eed.
•Useplates,glasses,napkins,dinnerwareandtableclothsthatmaybewashedandreused(yourguests
will
be
surp
rise
d an
d ho
nore
d.)
If y
ou b
uy d
ispo
sabl
e pl
ates
, cup
s an
d si
lver
war
e it
ems,
find
one
s th
at a
re
dura
ble
and
mad
e to
be
clea
ned
for
mor
e th
an o
ne u
se.
•Spreadtheword---Makeafungameforkidstocollectcansandbottlestoputintherecyclebin.
Enc
oura
ge g
uest
s to
rec
ycle
by
plac
ing
a re
cycl
e bi
n ne
xt t
o yo
ur c
oole
r, so
as
they
gra
b th
eir
next
dri
nk
they
can
rec
ycle
the
old
can
or
bott
le a
t th
e sa
me
tim
e. P
lace
mar
ked
see-
thro
ugh
bags
thr
ough
out
the
yard
that
you
r gu
ests
can
iden
tify
and
use
. Yo
ur p
arty
may
con
vinc
e on
e m
ore
pers
on to
sta
rt r
ecyc
ling!
And
her
e is
som
ethi
ng to
thin
k ab
out..
.D
id y
ou k
now
:•Morebeveragespackagedinaluminumcansandplasticbottlesareconsumedinthesummermonths
than
any
oth
er ti
me
of y
ear.
Ref
resh
you
r fa
mily
wit
h la
rge
pitc
hers
of i
ce te
a or
koo
l- a
id in
stea
d•Eachtonofrecyclednewspapercansave17trees,280gallonofoil,threecubicyardsoflandfill
space,4000kilowattsofenergyand7000gallonsofwater.Insteadofonelargekitchentrashcan,gettwo
smal
ler
ones
. M
ake
recy
clin
g ea
sy!
•Everypoundofsteelrecycledsavesenoughenergytolighta60-wattbulbformorethan26hours.
Hav
e a S
AFE
and
GR
EE
N su
mm
er a
nd k
eep
check
ing
our w
ebsit
e at w
ww
.dar
denn
epra
irie.o
rg.
Pam
Fog
arty
Kev
in H
arri
sW
ard
2
I w
ould
lik
e to
fir
st
expr
ess
how
ex
cite
d I
am
bein
g ab
le
to
serv
e th
e ci
tize
ns o
f D
arde
nne
Pra
irie
. M
y w
ife
and
I m
oved
her
e in
20
00.
At
that
tim
e, w
e th
ough
t w
e w
ere
in O
’Fal
lon.
It w
as a
wel
com
e su
rpri
se to
le
arn
that
we
actu
ally
liv
ed i
n a
smal
ler
grow
ing
mun
icip
alit
y.
Thi
s ha
s be
en a
gr
eat
plac
e to
liv
e fo
r us
. A
s ou
r fa
mily
gr
ew, s
o di
d D
arde
nne
Pra
irie
. T
he c
ity
has
attr
acte
d ne
w r
etai
l est
ablis
hmen
ts a
s w
ell a
s offi
ce p
arks
. Our
fam
ily h
as en
joye
d pa
rtic
ipat
ing
in th
e m
any
fam
ily o
rien
ted
acti
viti
es fr
om P
rair
ie D
ays t
o th
e E
aste
r E
gg H
unt t
his y
ear.
I am
loo
king
for
war
d to
hel
ping
sha
pe
the
futu
re o
f ou
r gr
eat
city
. T
his
sum
mer
w
e w
ill b
e m
ovin
g in
to o
ur n
ew c
ity
hall
and
we
will
star
t con
stru
ctio
n on
the
new
A
mph
ithe
ater
. T
his r
epre
sent
s mor
e fa
mi-
ly fr
iend
ly a
ctiv
itie
s tha
t will
be
avai
labl
e to
us.
Man
y of
our
res
iden
ts h
ave
grea
t id
eas.
So
far,
a fe
w c
itiz
ens
have
sha
red
idea
s w
ith
me
on i
mpr
ovin
g ou
r ci
ty.
I
appr
ecia
te t
he c
once
rn a
nd I
wel
com
e ev
-er
yone
’s in
put.
The
onl
y w
ay a
ny ci
ty ca
n co
ntin
ue t
o im
prov
e is
tha
t w
e al
l sh
are
idea
s. T
he c
ity
mee
ting
s ar
e he
ld o
n th
e 1s
t and
3rd
Wed
nesd
ay o
f eac
h m
onth
.F
inal
ly,
than
ks t
o ev
eryo
ne w
ho v
oted
on
Apr
il 7.
I
will
wor
k to
hel
p ou
r ci
ty
and
than
ks f
or y
our
confi
denc
e in
me.
It
is
my
plea
sure
to
be a
ble
to r
epre
sent
and
se
rve
the
citi
zens
of D
arde
nne
Pra
irie
.
New
Vol
unte
er T
rain
ing
Sche
dule
dT
he
City
of
D
arde
nne
Prai
rie
has
sche
dule
d th
eir
next
CE
RT
Bas
ic T
rain
-in
g cl
ass f
or n
ew v
olun
teer
s on
Sept
embe
r 11
-13,
200
9.
CE
RT
Vol
unte
ers
rece
ive
trai
ning
in th
e fo
llow
are
as: D
isast
er P
re-
pare
dnes
s, Fi
re S
afet
y, D
isast
er M
edi-
calOperations,LightSearch&Rescue,
CERTOrganization,DisasterPsychol
-
ogy,
and
Terr
orism
. Vol
unte
ers
com
plet
e th
eir
Bas
ic T
rain
ing
by p
artic
ipat
ing
in a
di
sast
er s
imul
atio
n de
signe
d to
tes
t th
e sk
ills t
hey
will
hav
e le
arne
d.
The
se v
olun
teer
s w
ill b
e re
gis-
tere
d w
ith t
he C
ity o
f Dar
denn
e Pr
airie
as w
ell a
s the
Sta
te o
f Mis-
sour
i. In
the e
vent
of a
maj
or d
isast
er, t
hey
may
be
calle
d up
on to
pro
vide
aid
to th
eir
neig
hbor
s as
wel
l as
the
first
res
pond
ers.
In a
dditi
on,
thes
e vo
lunt
eers
will
hav
e th
e op
port
unity
to c
ontin
ue th
eir t
rain
ing
with
add
ition
al p
rogr
ams o
ffere
d th
roug
hout
the
year
.T
his
initi
al C
ER
T c
lass
is
a twenty(20)hourtrainingpro-
gram
and
run
s th
roug
h th
e w
eeke
nd.
Trai
ning
is
to b
e he
ld a
t a
loca
l fa
cil-
ity t
enta
tivel
y fr
om t
he h
ours
of
6:00
P –10:00PonFriday,and7:30A–3:30P
on S
atur
day
and
Sund
ay.
The
Dar
denn
e Pr
airie
Citi
zen
Cor
ps C
ounc
il is
curr
ently
re
gist
erin
g re
siden
ts f
or t
his
next
CE
RT
tr
aini
ng c
lass
. T
hose
inte
rest
ed c
an r
eg-
isterbycallingCityHallat636.561.1718
extension7orsendinganemailtociti
-ze
nsco
rps@
dard
enne
prai
rie.o
rg.
The
Cit
y of
Dar
denn
e P
rair
ie C
omm
unit
y E
mer
genc
y R
espo
nse
Tea
m (C
ER
T)
BAT
ES R
OAD
- W
OR
K Z
ON
EC
onst
ruct
ion
cont
inue
s on
Bate
s Roa
d andtheentireroad,fromHwy.Nto
the s
top
sign
at R
ed H
awk
Park
way
is a
“WORKZONE”.Pleaseuseextracare
and
slow
dow
n w
hen
trave
lling
Bat
es
Roa
d.
The
roa
d is
not
in it
’s or
igin
al
cond
ition
, and
wor
kers
and
equ
ipm
ent
are p
rese
nt. I
t sho
uld
also
be n
oted
that
asa“WorkZone”,theminimumfine
for
spee
ding
or
pass
ing,
whe
n w
orke
rs
are
pres
ent,
is $2
50.
Tha
nk y
ou f
or
your
con
sider
atio
n of
bot
h yo
ur fe
llow
re
siden
ts a
nd th
e w
orke
rs in
the
zone
.
RID
E S
AF
EL
YR
emem
ber
traf
fic
law
s al
so
appl
y to
per
sons
rid
ing
bicy
-cl
es. E
very
per
son
ridi
ng a
bi-
cycl
e sh
ould
be
gran
ted
all
of
the
righ
ts a
nd b
e su
bjec
t to
all
of t
he d
utie
s an
d la
ws
appl
i-ca
ble
to th
e dr
iver
of a
veh
icle
. O
ther
safe
ty r
ules
incl
ude:
Onepersononabikeunless
ther
e is
a c
hild
sea
t. W
hen
wit
h a
grou
p ri
de i
n a
row
. Keephandsonhandlebarsat
all t
imes
. If
ridi
ng in
the
dar
k th
e bi
ke m
ust
have
a h
ead-
light
QT
IS
CO
MIN
G!
Dar
denn
e P
rair
ie
wel
com
es
Qui
kTri
p to
th
e ne
ighb
or-
hood
. C
onst
ruct
ion
is
cur-
rent
ly u
nder
way
at
1150
Fri
se
Roa
d. Q
uikT
rip
has
an e
sti-
matedopeningdateofOcto-
ber27,2009
ME
ET
ING
TIM
ES
Boa
rd W
orks
hop:
5:3
0 P
M1st&3rdWed.ofthemonth
BoardofAldermen:7:00PM
1st&3rdWed.ofthemonth
Planning&Zoning7:00PM
2nd
Wed
nesd
ay o
f the
mon
th
MunicipalCourt:7:00PM
4th
Wed
nesd
ay o
f the
mon
th
All
mee
ting
s will
be
held
at
Dar
denn
e P
rair
ie C
ity
Hal
l
KEE
P O
UR
CIT
Y C
LEAN
Con
diti
ons
that
are
in
vio-
lati
on o
f th
e C
ity’
s nu
isan
ce
ordi
nanc
e in
clud
e: u
nlic
ense
d or
in
oper
able
ve
hicl
es,
pile
s of
bru
sh, o
ld a
pplia
nces
, tir
es,
and
mis
cella
neou
s de
bris
. P
leas
e m
ake
arra
ngem
ent
for
thei
r pr
oper
dis
posa
l.G
rass
and
wee
ds c
anno
t ex-
ceed
a h
eigh
t of
6 i
nche
s pe
r CityOrdinance.TheCode
EnforcementOfficerwillpe-
riod
ical
ly
insp
ect
and
issu
e no
tice
s to
tho
se i
n vi
olat
ion
of t
his
ordi
nanc
e an
d re
quir
e th
e re
side
nt t
o co
mpl
y w
ith
Ordinance.
Adu
lt slo
w-p
itch
fall
softb
all l
eagu
es w
ill b
egin
pla
y-in
g in
Sep
tem
ber.
The
se a
re r
ecre
-ationONLY,meaningonehomerun
allowedpergame.Leaguenightswill
be T
uesd
ay-
Frid
ay o
nly.
Dar
denn
e Pr
airie
is
look
ing
to h
ave
at l
east
10
team
s with
20
team
s max
imum
. E
ach
leag
ue w
ill c
onsis
t of 5
team
s/di
visio
n.
All
men
’s, w
omen
’s an
d co
ed l
eagu
es
will
be
gove
rned
by
USS
SA ru
les.
All
leag
ues
are
doub
lehe
ader
s w
ith g
ames
startingat6p.m.(55minutetimelimit
per
gam
e).
Team
s w
ill p
lay
8 le
ague
ga
mes
plu
s a
singl
e el
imin
atio
n pl
ay-
off.
The
City
will
pro
vide
at l
east
one
umpi
re p
er g
ame.
The
fee
is $4
00 p
er te
am a
nd th
e ho
me
team
pro
vide
s the
gam
e ba
ll. R
egist
ra-
tions
can
be
pick
ed-u
p af
ter
July
6 a
t C
ity H
all.
All
play
ers
mus
t be
18
or
olde
r. A
ll ni
ghts
will
be
fille
d on
a fi
rst
com
e fir
st s
erve
d ba
sis.
Full
paym
ent
is re
quire
d w
hen
subm
ittin
g yo
ur te
am
rost
er,
thus
res
ervi
ng t
he n
ight
you
prefertoplay.Nooutsidebeverages
or c
oole
rs a
re a
llow
ed.
All
coed
team
s m
ust h
ave a
t lea
st 5
wom
en to
star
t and
fin
ish th
e ga
me.
For
mor
e in
form
atio
n contacttheParksandRecreationOffice
@561-1718ext.232.
Upco
ming
Eve
nts F
rom
The P
arks &
Rec
reatio
n Dep
artm
ent
We
are
abou
t to
star
t con
stru
ctio
n on
our
City
Par
k tobelocatedbehindtheNewCityHall.Thecon
-st
ruct
ion
will
be
phas
ed b
egin
ning
with
a c
once
ssio
n st
and
that
will
serv
e the
par
k, an
amph
ithea
ter a
nd th
e ne
ighb
orin
g ba
ll fie
lds.
Also
incl
uded
in th
e pa
rk
will
be
tw
o sa
nd
vol-
leyb
all
cour
ts,
hors
esho
e pi
ts,
a ga
ted
45’x1
10’
mul
ti ag
e pl
aygr
ound
and
a
wal
king
trai
l. T
he c
once
ssio
n st
and
will
be
24
’x32’
w
ith
a la
rge
outd
oor
seat
ing
area
ove
r loo
king
the
am-
phith
eate
r. It
will
con
tain
fou
r se
rvic
e w
indo
ws
and
two
rest
room
s.C
onst
ruct
ion
will
beg
in in
Jun
e an
d co
mpl
etio
n is
sche
dule
d fo
r ea
rly A
ugus
t. W
ork
on t
he a
mph
ithe-
ater
will
follo
w o
ur m
ove
intotheNewCityHall
and
rem
oval
of
our
be-
love
d tr
aile
rs.
Lookformoreupdates
in th
e ne
xt n
ewsle
tter
on
Sept
. 2nd
.
Bra
d Tu
rvey
Dir
ecto
r or C
omm
unity
Dev
elopm
ent
Par
k C
onst
ruct
ion
To
Beg
in!
May
or •
Pam
Fog
arty
636-
561-
1718
ext
6
Com
mun
ity
Dev
elop
men
t Dir
ecto
rB
rad
Tur
vey
636-
561-
1718
ext
2
Cit
y C
lerk
/Tre
asur
erK
im C
lark
636-
561-
1718
ext
1
Cou
rt C
lerk
Cor
een
Con
roy
636-
561-
1718
ext
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Dep
uty
Cit
y C
lerk
Ass
ista
nt to
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orP
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18 I NEWS I JULY 8, 2009MID RIVERS NEWSMAGAZINE
By Mary ann O’TOOle HOlleyThe city of O’Fallon will now fine pet
owners who tether their dogs (and/or cats) for extended periods under a new ordi-nance passed unanimously last month.
City animal control officers will be keep-ing a close eye on animals tethered outside for extended periods of time.
Mayor Bill Hennessy said he received numerous calls from residents who sup-ported the tethering ordinance reviewed by the council last month. He said no one likes to see animals contained in unsafe conditions.
“I got probably calls from four to five people who said they liked it (the ordi-nance),” Hennessy said. “No one said they didn’t.”
Under the new ordinance dogs that are tethered for a period of 8 to 12 hours over a 24-hour period will be fined by animal control. Tethers must be at least 15 feet in length and have swivels at both ends. They must also be of appropriate size to the animal tethered. Heavy chains, for exam-ple, are prohibited, unless the dog is of sufficient size. Fines will also be issued if the animal is harnessed insufficiently, and dogs must also have access to food, water and shelter. Fines will also be issued if pets are tethered during weather conditions that could be hazardous to their health.
Hennessy said that under the new ordi-nance, the city’s animal control officers will first issue warnings to pet owners prior to any official fines.
Resident Joan McKenna started the push for the new ordinance after finding herself outraged at the sight of dogs tethered with no food, water or shelter during her eve-ning neighborhood walks.
“Tethering dogs 24/7 outside with no shel-ter and no socialization is recognized as being cruel and inhumane by every single humane agency in the country,” McKenna told the O’Fallon City Council at a meet-ing last month. “Not only is a threat to the animal’s physical and mental well being; it is a public safety threat to children, in terms of dog bites and dog attacks.”
Councilman Pierce Conley communi-cated with McKenna and immediately brought the proposal to the council.
“I am an animal lover, and don’t like to see animals mistreated by being tethered all the time,” Conley said. “Animal Con-trol officers said they didn’t have any way of preventing this, and I wanted to see something done.”
Councilman Bob Howell, Ward 4, said there had been some serious cases accord-ing to code enforcement. There have been dogs left out for days at a time, and didn’t have food or water.
“People may have been out of town,” Howell said, “but it’s usually neglect. This ordinance gives them more meat to take care of it.”
The ordinance will not affect those who temporarily tether their animals outdoors for fresh air, recreation or to relieve them-selves.
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SCC Foundation elects new officers, members
The St. Charles Community College Foundation Board recently elected new officers. (Back row, l-r): Michael lissner, president; Joe Cook, assistant treasurer; Seth Piemann, member-at-large. (Front row, l-r): Sue Spencer, secretary; Brenda lowder, president-elect; and Julie Bartch, past president. not pictured: Paul Ince, treasurer.
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By Stephen GloverAs the lone returning player from last
year’s River City Rascals’ roster, starting pitcher Jake Laber is focused on making the most of the 2009 season.
“Jake’s been very consistent all the way through the season,” Rascals head coach Chad Parker said. “He works hard, is in great shape and has tremendous character. So, good things are going to happen for him because he goes out there and does the right thing.”
The Fargo, N.D. native has been solid for the 2009 season and is currently 4-2
overall with a 4.66 earned run average. He leads the Rascals’ pitching staff with a total of 41 strikeouts while allowing just 12 walks this season.
“Jake goes out there and throws a lot of strikes and really challenges people,” Parker said. “He throws his fastball well because he spots it up and that’s what ends up making his breaking ball and change-up so good.”
Laber attributes his success in 2009 to a solid training regiment in the off-season. But while many people would think that Laber hit the weight room to increase his
strength and flexibility, it was actually not the case. Laber went home to Fargo to work on the mental aspect of his game during the off-season.
“Living in North Dakota in the off-season doesn’t really give me the opportunity to go outdoors until about April,” Laber said. “But as far as my workouts were concerned, I wasn’t that gung-ho on get-ting bigger or getting stronger. I knew that I had to focus on my mental approach in the off-season and realizing that I didn’t have to go out there every time and strike everybody out. You can throw your pitches where you want and let the hitters make contact and get themselves out.”
When the 2009 started back in May, the Rascals head coach knew that Laber was going to be the team’s No. 1 starting pitcher.
“From the opening game we had him tapped as our No. 1 starting pitcher just because of the consistency we saw from him,” Parker said. “We knew that every fifth day, we would get a good start from him. He’s really listening to our pitching coach and is throwing strikes with his fastball, but early on he was trying to trick people too much. Now he just really trusts his stuff and that’s the biggest thing that he’s done since the start of the season.”
On Saturday, June 27, Laber struggled on the mound for the Rascals where he
gave up eight runs on 13 hits in just 4 2/3 innings. Laber also retired four batters via strikeout and walked just two in his second loss of the 2009 season. But the Rascals’ head coach believes that Laber has the tools physically and mentally to be the team’s ace starting pitcher.
“He had a bad start the other day and that was his first bad start of the season,” Parker said. “Now he just
needs to become the ace and that’s a mental thing more than a physical thing. He needs to go in there every day knowing that he’s the stopper. If we’re coming off a loss, then we’re expecting him to go out there and win and if we’re winning, then we expect you to keep the win streak going.”
Laber is hoping that continued success will help him land a contract with one of the teams in Major League Baseball.
“I had a tryout with the Phillies in Sep-tember that went well,” Laber said. “They said that they were going to invite me to spring training, but I found out a couple weeks later that they weren’t going to invite me. All it takes though is for a scout to see you on the right day and you could be gone the next day.”
The Rascals are back in action this Wednesday evening as they take on the Midwest Sliders in Ypsilanti, Mich. River City’s next home game is on Friday, July 17, against the Sliders at 7:05 p.m.
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20 I all-star game I JUlY 8, 2009mID rIVers NeWsmagaZINe
By Warren MayesSt. Louis Cardinals Manager Tony La
Russa jumped at the chance to be a coach of the National League team for Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game on July 14 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.
“I love the All-Star experience,” La Russa said. “Being in St. Louis makes it even better.”
The 80th Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Star Game will feature the best of the American League taking on the top players of the National League.
La Russa has managed in five All-Star Games (1989, 1990 and 1991 with Oakland and 2005 and 2007 with the Cardinals). He is 3-2 overall, with each of the victories coming when he was with the A’s of the American League. La Russa also is no stranger to coaching.
“I’ve done it for (Joe) Alto-belli, John McNamara, Dusty Baker,” La Russa said. “But it’s a National League game, so watching the (lineup) card is going to be something that changes, (with) who’s available and all that. But it really comes down to whatever (National League Manager Charlie Manuel) wants.”
Joe Torre of the Los Angeles Dodgers also is a coach on Manuel’s staff. Manuel is the manager because he led Philadelphia to the World Series championship last fall.
“I think it’s a treat for both of us,” La Russa said. “And Charlie’s a longtime, real-time baseball man, so it will be neat to be around.”
La Russa remembered being disap-pointed in 1983 when he was not asked to be a coach on the staff for Milwaukee Man-ager Harvey Kuenn, whose team had lost to Whitey Herzog’s Cardinals in the 1982
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Schedule of EventsFri., July 10 – Tues., July 14
Major League Baseball All-Star FanFest at America’s Center
saT., July 11
All-Star Charity Concert presented by Pepsi:
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digit temperatures are a distinct possibility and the elements could play a role.
Helping to promote the All-Star game is retired Cardinal Ozzie Smith. The Hall of Famer played in 15 All-Star games.
Smith, along with Cardinals’ third base coach Jose Oquendo, will manage in the Futures Game to be played July 12.
“It’s a big honor,” Oquendo said. “It’s going to be an exciting week all the way around, with the All-Star Game and the Futures Game.”
Smith will lead the U.S. squad while Oquendo will direct the World team. A six-man coaching staff comprised of Minor League coaches and managers will join both managers.
Building up to the excitement of the All-Star Game, MLB will conduct a wide variety of special events and charitable activities for fans both inside and outside of Busch Stadium.
At the ballpark, the events will include Taco Bell All-Star Sunday on Sun., July 12, featuring the XM All-Star Futures Game and the Taco Bell All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game.
The Gatorade All-Star Workout Day, fea-turing the State Farm Home Run Derby, is Mon., July 13.
Outside of the ballpark, fans will have an opportunity to experience All-Star Summer through a variety of special events, includ-ing MLB All-Star FanFest, the five-day interactive fan festival; the MLB All-Star Charity Concert presented by Pepsi ben-
efiting Stand Up To Cancer, a free concert that Sheryl Crow and Elvis Costello will play for fans under the Arch; the All-Star Charity 5K & Fun Run presented by Sports Authority and Nike, a charity run on a base-ball-themed route to benefit three cancer organizations; and the All-Star Game Red Carpet Show presented by Chevy, a free parade of All-Stars leading into Busch Sta-dium.
The Midsummer Classic will be tele-vised nationally on FOX Sports and will be shown around the world by Major League Baseball International.
Joe Walsh, the Cardinals’ head of secu-rity, said he has his plans in order for the event.
“The All-Star Game is a different kind of animal,” Walsh said. “It’s a different kind of atmosphere - more festive instead of intense because of the nature of the game and the competition. And then the home run derby, too.”
There is a ceremony scheduled for the grandest Cardinal of them all - Stan Musial.
“I think the fans are going to find it pretty emotional because I know they’re plan-ning to honor Stan Musial,” Walsh said. “I know that’s going to be done very nice. I think we’re going to see some real big guys coming into town for this.”
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By Jeannie SeiBertElected officials are caught between two
separate but equally powerful constituent groups. While residents – a.k.a. voters - clamor for less roadside billboard clutter, local businesses insist upon the necessity of adequate signage.
Meanwhile, the outdoor advertising industry continues to lobby on behalf of First Amendment freedom of speech rights and is backed up by a powerful union.
In recent months city halls have begun revisiting sign ordinances in an attempt to clarify accepted uses to address recent technologies and still allow for enforce-ment of rogue signs that violate community standards.
Now the courthouse is taking up the task. Director of the county’s Community Development Department, Wayne Anthony, said his staff is currently researching draft language to more clearly define what signs will be allowed while keeping the pressure on signage violations. Anthony said the new digital billboards, capable of playing a short video clip, have prompted the need to upgrade signage codes.
“The problem is to keep yourself (the local government) out of trouble with the courts on freedom of speech issues,” Anthony said.
The current trend is to restrict the time in which an image can be shown before it changes. “That way you avoid that moving picture situation and more (driver) distrac-tion,” Anthony said.
During a June 29 work session, County Council Chair Joe Brazil (Dist. 1) brought up yet another issue for Anthony’s staff to consider. Small, home-based businesses in rural areas are currently restricted to a 2-square-foot sign affixed to the building in which the business operates.
“Some of these people have had their yard signs on their property and have paid property tax on them for 20 years or more,” Brazil said. “Now they’re getting citation letters.”
Anthony admitted the 2-square-foot limit in an agriculture zone is probably too restrictive as it wouldn’t allow the message to be seen from the road. He said his staff would review that matter with a more real-istic eye.
The county is trying to develop the for-mula for signage codes that support healthy property values and a clean landscape on one side and commercial necessity on the other side of the equation.
Don Sowins, manager of St. Charles Sign and Electric company, specializing in erecting billboards, neon signage and sign
illumination told MRN he was troubled by what he perceives to be a campaign to eliminate signage altogether.
“This started with Lady Bird Johnson,” Sowins said. “That was to clean-up signs on the side of roads... But now, it’s way, way out of hand.
“And now MoDOT is in the commercial sign business,” Sowins said. “The entire corridor between Illinois and Kansas is one big zone for signs.”
As an IBEW member, Sowins said that organization keeps close watch on legisla-tion affecting outdoor signage.
The Board of Zoning and Adjustment had previously denied a request for a 20-foot height variance to a new billboard that is replacing one moved to accommo-date the new Page Avenue extension at Central School Road intersection. The new location is lower, reducing the length of time the sign is visible from the new street elevation.
Carefully questioning Keith Hazel-wood’s detailed reasoning, bolstered by MoDOT’s Shelly Hines testimony that it would cost the state some $200,000 to buy out the billboard, tilted the vote toward approval.
However, it was County Executive Steve Ehlmann’s questioning that revealed a
public safety aspect to the issue. Clarifying that it takes a minimum sight distance of 500 feet for a driver to see a sign, Ehlmann told the council it would probably be safer to approve an additional 20-foot height request so drivers wouldn’t be distracted so close to the intersection – which it did by unanimous vote in the regular session that followed.
Drafts of signage legislation to go before area city councils, boards of aldermen and the County Council are in various stages of compilation.
Lake Saint Louis is getting set for a second reading of its new sign legislation which, if passed as written, would com-pletely exempt digital billboards.
Anthony said his department is lean-ing toward restricting the amount of time in which an image remains on the screen, which, he said, is what the city of St. Charles and Wentzville have already authorized.
Taking in the additional concerns for home businesses and new technology, the updated code language should be ready to present to the county Planning and Zoning Commission late this summer or by early fall, Anthony said. At that point there will be a public hearing on the matter before the commission’s vote to recommend it to County Council.
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Community EventsThursday, July 9
Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital will be providing high school sports physi-cals from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on July 9 at the Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital Outpa-tient Surgery and Endoscopy Center, 100 Entrance Way on the hospital campus. Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital Emer-gency Department physicians will perform the exams for children ages 13-18 years. The fee is $10.
Saturday, July 11Babysitting 101 will be held from 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. on July 11 at Progress West HealthCare Center Café, located at 2 Prog-ress Point Parkway in O’Fallon. Topics include: the business of babysitting, child development, safety and first-aid, and fun and games. A 28-page workbook and light snack is provided. The cost is $24 per child. Call 314-454-KIDS to register.
Tuesday, July 14Taking Laparoscopic Surgery to New
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Dr. Carson Agee, general surgeon at Prog-ress West HealthCare Center, is introduc-ing a new kind of surgery to patients in St. Charles County and beyond. Call 344-CARE to register.
Wednesday, July 15Tri-County Women’s Connection Lun-
cheon and Program will be held from 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. on July 15 at The Christy Banquet Center, 9000 Veteran’s Memorial Parkway in O’Fallon. “Who Let the Dogs Out?” will be presented by Faun Collett & Zion the dog of the A.M.E.N. of Graduate Dogs, Inc. The cost is $13. For reservations and cancellation, call Georgia at 332-4819 or Pat at 327-4082.
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Tuesday, July 21 Beating Back-to-School Bedlam will be
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Advisor Mary Kutheis helps you discover solutions to be more organized this school year. You will learn how to schedule your-self and your children, manage papers, and create a study area, which can help to guar-antee a smooth transition. Children’s activ-ity provided concurrently for grades K-5. Call 344-CARE to register.
Monday, Aug. 24Crider Health Center Foundation is
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Friday, Aug. 28Crider Health Center Foundation is host-
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“Perhaps the core of our differences comes from a conflict of vision,” Davis said.
Her argument against the federally funded summer lunch program is to handle the problems locally.
“I see beauty in human potential emerg-ing from finding local solutions to local problems,” Davis said. “Missourians have the resources and capacity to address the needs of our own residents without our
national government coming in to ‘spare us’ from our own individual problems at a tremendous cost.”
Davis reiterates that better education can change the plight of the poor.
“My sincere hope is that we can lift fami-lies out of poverty through compassionate interaction with those who can show them a better way. This is why I agreed to chair an interim committee to study poverty and why I volunteered to teach a cooking class for mothers utilizing the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program to help teach young mothers how to prepare nutritious meals,” Davis said. “Together we can dis-
cover how to couple good intentions with sound economic policies that will create sustainable solutions that empower all of us. This is the path to helping our families flourish and move us forward as a free and virtuous society.”
Earlier this year Davis proposed a bill that would provide stay-at-home moms with $600 in scholarship money per year for each child they have under the age of 15 if they make less than $1,000. She defended the bill saying, “This might encourage a mother who does nothing but ‘watches soap operas and eat bonbons all day’ to further her education.”
comment on their departures because they were “personnel issues,” but, a letter sent to one employee, obtained by MRN, indicated that Lowery felt there were performance problems, specifically, that the employee failed to implement “solutions with reten-tion of excessive escrow deposits,” and his failure to handle employee concerns that led to the Highway Department seeking union representation.
In June 2007, Lowery struck a sour note with the mayor and City Council after he tried to annex 12.6 square miles (8,100 acres) near Busch Wildlife, Weldon Spring
Wildlife, Howell Island and the Missouri Research Park without the mayor or coun-cil’s knowledge.
The annexation attempt was criticized by state and local leaders, environmental groups, O’Fallon residents, then-Mayor Donna Morrow and most of the members of the council.
The land was never annexed.In January, the council placed him on
administrative leave as the council inves-tigated Lowery’s role with Global Training Partnership, LLC, a Florida-based train-ing and consulting organization formed to assist law enforcement investigators in conducting successful investigations in the
area of criminal investigations.Lowery said his involvement was unpaid,
and hired an attorney who helped deflect the council’s push to remove him—all was done in closed session as a personnel issue. Lowery, returned to work in late February.
He was a pawn in campaign promises in the April election with Hennessy’s cam-paign promise to replace Lowery as city administrator and mayoral candidates Jim Frain and Pierce Conley’s promises to keep him.
Vicki Boschert, the city’s managing director of finance, will take over as city administrator until a new city administrator is hired.
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“I love what I do, and when a customer comes into my restaurant, I want them to be completely comfortable and pleased with their food,” Chef Moe said. “I want the music to be perfect, the food to be prepared to perfection and the customer to know that we care about their dining experience.”
In business for two years now, Moe’s Pasta Bowl Italian Mix has gained a steady following of repeat customers.
“As a chef, you have to always look at what is out there, and provide something more interesting and delectable,” Chef Moe said. “I believe in flavor at an affordable price and always giving people what they want.”
When a new customer comes in to dine, it’s not unusual for Chef Moe to drop what he’s doing to help the cus-tomer decide. Want salad? The Pasta Bowl has plenty.
From the Chef Salad with its delightful blend of ham, salami, egg and American cheese over fresh crispy Romaine ($6.99) to the Chicken Florentine, featuring spinach, grilled chicken, sun-dried toma-toes, black olives, fresh tomato with olive balsamic vinaigrette dressing ($7.29), each item at The Pasta Bowl is carefully prepared.
“When you get people over and over, it tells you you’re doing something right,” Chef Moe said.
If there is one problem with Moe’s, it’s their almost hidden-in-plain-sight location. Situated along Mid-Rivers Mall Drive (across from Red Robin), at 318 Village Mall Plaza, Moe’s new customers remark, “I didn’t even know you were here.”
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Feel free to ask for changes in an entrée. Want a bit of the beef and less of the ham? Moe and his staff will accommodate.
Moe’s Pasta Bowl Italian Mix is understated elegance; eons away from a batch of semolina and a pot of boiling water. The Pasta Bowl is overflowing with panache, with its Italian travertine tiles and walls in warm shades of rust. His gleaming stainless steel kitchen is in plain view, and Moe invites you to watch the food preparation process.
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After more than 25 years in Iowa as co-owner in his extended family’s string of highly-rated Italian restaurants, Chef Moe brings true quality to a casual atmosphere.
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Meat Market
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COUPON10% OFF
Your Entire Purchase Mon - FriJuly 13-17
Must present at time of purchase.
DeliMiller Ham
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TJ’s PizzaBaldo Gelato*Prices valid through 7-12-09
$299*
$499*
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We Specialize InFinished Basements
Father & Son Owner On Every Job!
MORE LIVING
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Interior & Exterior PaintingSiding Repair • Wallpaper RemovalTop Quality Work • Free Estimates
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RestoRation specialists l.l.c.We Don’t simply stain
your deck, we refinish it
Specializing in Deck Refinishing • Deck Refinishing • House Powerwashing
• Concrete Sealing • Underdecking
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West CountyELECTRICALD E S I G N S
Kitchen Lighting Upgrades• Recessed Lighting• Pendant Lighting• Under Cabinet Lighting
Installations Available On:• Ceiling Fans• All Residential Electrical
314.836.6400“Let Us Shine
the Perfect Lighton Your Investment.”
Fully Insured • Lifetime WarrantyReasonable Rates • Free Estimates
636-236-9255Locally Owned and Operated
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Concrete Driveway &Patio Sealing, Power Washing
• 1 Room Or Entire Basement• FREE Design Service• Finish What You Started• As Low As $14 sq. ft.• Professional Painters, Drywall Hangers & Tapers
Call Rich on cell 314.713.1388636-946-8890
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FREE Rain SensorWinterization w/09 Install!
“Custom Installation”
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• Certified Backflow Testing• Deck & Landscape Lighting• Holiday Lighting• Licensed and Insured
Ceiling • Wholehouse Gable Vent Fans • Recessed Lighting
Specializing in installation for two story homes with no wiring on first floor.
Quality Work At Competitive Prices!
(636) 337-0880
THE FAN MANSUMMER SpEciAl
20% oFF
All Major Credit Cards Accepted
Free Estimates • 636-379-8345
Specializing In: • Crown Molding Chair Rail • Baseboards • Fluted Molding
insuREd, quality
woRkManship
Crown Molding 10x10 rooM Starting at $200!
BASEMENTS • BATHROOMSKITCHENS • CUSTOM BARS
BASEMENT RATES STARTING @ $15 PER SQ. FT.
OWNER ON EVERY JOBFULLY INSURED • FREE ESTIMATES
ASK ABOUT OUR “NO JOB JUMPING POLICY”
RECON CONSTRUCTION314-348-5776
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AerationOverseeding
PruningClean Up
Free EstimatesDiscounts For Annual
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CHIMNEY SERVICESSweeping
Chimney CoversTuckpointingBrick Work
Camera EvaluationFlue Relining
Full RestorationAir Duct
Dryer Vent Maintenance
Established in 1979
“Your Sweep for Life”
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All Work Guaranteed • Full Insured & BondedPainting St. Louis Since 1974
FREE Estimates
Complete Residential ServiceInterior/Exterior • Power Washing
Carpentry • Decks • Wallpaper/Drywall Repair
Avallon Painting314-359-9630
By Mary ann O’TOOle HOlleySt. Joseph Church in Cottleville becomes
the perfect place for carnival rides, good eats, entertainment and socializing this weekend as the annual Parish Picnic fills the church grounds.
Friday (7-11 p.m.), Saturday (noon-11 p.m) and Sunday (noon-6 p.m.), July 10-12, enjoy a full lineup of family fun and everything in-between.
A DJ will spin tunes under the big tent, and music by Fatboy kicks off at 7:30, Friday evening. The hometown band deliv-ers thunder with party music of all eras.
On Saturday the car show begins at noon. Barbecue and lots of raffle chances will be sold throughout the day. A silent auction preview will be held from 6 p.m. until 8
p.m., with the auction beginning at 8 p.m.Saturday also brings the delightful music
of the St. Joseph Concert Band from 12:30 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. The concert will feature a collection of advanced music students from the Church School who per-form at area venues year-round. Later in the afternoon, 2 p.m. until 2:45 p.m., the St. Joseph Jazz Band performs.
From 4 to 5 p.m. Saturday, sit down and feast on one of St. Joseph’s Famous Chicken & Beef dinners ($8 adults/$3 kids) at the picnic while enjoying the music Two Times True.
At 8 p.m., it’s time to gear up for Fantasy, a groovin’ group with a rock repertoire you won’t want to miss.
Starting at 12:30 p.m., Sunday, the
Albrecht Family Band performs all day under the tent while picnic-goers enjoy a silent auction, bingo, a quilt sale and a $1,000 raffle drawing. Go for the big prize with a raffle featuring a 2009 Dodge Cali-ber.
Carnival ride armbands may only be purchased at $40 each following all St. Joseph-Cottleville masses.
“It’s always hard to estimate numbers, but there are certainly thousands of people who attend,” said The Rev. James P. Calla-han, pastor of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Cottleville.
St. Joseph Church is located in Cot-tleville, 1355 Motherhead Rd. (at the Hwy. N intersection). The picnic is estimated to have started around 1950.
St. Joseph-Cottleville Picnic set for July 10-12
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To AdvertiseCall Kathy
314-610-33137 days a week
[email protected] Wanted
Roofing Services
Plumbing Services
ANYTHING IN PLUMBING.Good Prices! Basement bathrooms, small repairs & code violations repaired. Fast Service. Call anytime: 314-409-5051
K Pro Home Improvement LLCKitchens, Baths, Basements, Decks 12x12 from $3500. Granite tops from $25 sf., Hardwoods from $6 sf., Ce-ramic, Painting. 25 yrs experi-ence. Call 636-443-3015
To Advertise Call314-610-3313
Announcement For Rent Vacation
Destin Florida Area. Beautiful 3 bed, 3 bath condo or home, Gated Gulf Front community. Includes beach front cabana, 3 pools, tennis courts & more. Call for Special Spring/sum-mer rates and availability. To view pictures please go to www.vrbo.com /127089 or /148365. For Additional info Call 314-922-8344.
Acting & Modeling Agency is accepting applications for ages 3mo to 80yrs. Beginners Welcome.
Images Agency's people have appeared in Ads,
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BJC Hospitals. We develop, market & place all sizes & heights. Apply Online At www.stlcastingcall.com OR Call 314-372-0512
State Licensed
A-ACCURATE ROOFING SIDING & GUTTERS
no job too Large or too Small, Affordable Roofing residential
& commercial, all types of roofing, 40 year experience,
call for a Free Estimate, 636-939-5109 or 1-800-459-ROOF
There's A New Girl in Town
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Nancy Eads (Independent Beauty Consultant)www.marykay.com/nancyeads 636-447-6416
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We Buy CarsTrucks, SUVs, late
model or older lower mileage vehicles in running condition. Free pick-up, cash
payment. 314-960-4175
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Bath/Tile Service
Carpet/Flooring
Mill-Direct Pricing on Luxury Name Brand Carpet Laminate & Wood Flooring
We Will BEAT the Other Guys In Quality, Pricing and
Service after the Sale!
We Bring the Showroom to YOU!
We stand behind our product by bringing you, all the latest styles including the new Frieze Carpet. We employ our own installers to
guarantee quality work. Free Financing & Free Estimates
Serving the St.Louis Area Since 1992
CARPET REPAIRS. Re-stretching, reseaming & patch-ing. No job too small. Free es-timates. (314) 892-1003
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Computer Service & Supportfor Small Business & Individuals
Computer Problems?Computer Support Needs?Computer Training Needs?
Website Needs or Questions?Moving to a MAC?
For Economical On Demand Service and Support Since 1995
Call 636-532-0859Ask about our special offers for new customers!
Concrete Services
SJS INC CONCRETEDriveways. Sidewalks. Porches. Patios. Pool decks. Stamped Concrete. Exposed aggregate. Foundations poured/repaired. Epoxy injection. Water proofing. Basement Floors. Walls. Stone Work. Walkways. Steps. Bobcat work. Grading. Residential-Com-mercial. Free Estimates. Spe-cializing in St. Louis Counties Finer Properties. 314-353-5555
Electrical Services
Flooring Services
WOOD FLOOR REFINISHING Add instant equity to your home Professional Floors of St. Louis 25 year old fully insured company serv-ing entire metro community Sanding, refinishing, repairs, new installation, most man-ufacturers available. Free est imates 314-843-4348 profloorstl.com
Hauling Services
St Charles Junk. Servicing St. Charles and surrounding coun-ties. We’re local, and we haul it all; appliances, junk, basement and garage cleanout, yard and construction debris and more! For the best services and pric-ing in the area call Jeff and Bart your local haulers @ 636-697-7825 www.stcjunk.com
Caregivers Wanted. Expe-rience with all aspects of home care. Must have good communication skills. Work where you are appreciated! Call 636-391-0000 State Farm Agent in Ellisville. PT Office Sales Representa-tive. License a plus. Call 636-391-7788 / fax 636-391-9829
Bath Tubs& Surrounds
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Home Improvement
Davis Home Repair& MaintenancePainting, Carpentry,
Interior & Exterior Door Installation. Plumbing, Bathroom Remodel,
Handyman Services. No Job Too Small. References
Available. Call Waid(314) 277-7891
CARPENTRY--DOORS AND INTERIOR TRIM--WINDOWS AND SIDING--STORM AND GENERAL HOME REPAIRS.
25 PLUS YEARS EXPERIENCE. 636-394-7927
Building Maintenance Services Powerwashing & deck stain-ing, most decks $500. AC service and cleaning starting at $45. Painting, carpentry, drywall, plumbing & electrical. Your home improvement and repair specialist! Residential & Commercial. Insured and bonded. Call us today at 314-583-5250
Window Services
Kitchen Services
Granite Finishon Countertops
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Replacement Windows Energy Efficient
We install Alside Windows with one of the best
warranties in the businessCall Waid
Davis Home Repair(314) 277-7891
Spring Clean-up, Edging, Mulching, Grass Cutting,
Fertilizing, Spraying, Sodding, Seeding, Planting, Weeding,
Trimming, Dethatching, Brush Removal, Retaining Walls, Patios
& Draining Work
Call 314-426-8833
• Excavating • Grading• Clearing • Demolition
• Yard Drainage
BOBCAT
Fast & ReasonableCALL RICH
314-623-1781
Landscaping
S p r i n g C l e a n u p ! L e a f removal , mulching, tree & brush removal, stump removal, trimming, planting, garden till-ing, and gutter cleaning, mow-ing! Snow Removal. Valley Landscape Co. (636) 458-8234
Mulch Services
Premium mulch or topsoil delivered to your home. All types of Bobcat work also available. All major credit cards accepted. Call A l ’ s G r e e n h o u s e a t 314-739-2476.
Painting Services
Jim's Paint & Trim Service. Interior & Exterior painting, crown and decorative mould-ing, wallpaper removal, textur-ing, drywall and rotten wood repair. Call 636-778-9013
Wedding Services
Anytime... Anywhere...Marriage Ceremonies
Renewal of VowsCommitment Ceremonies
(314) 703-7456
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Wanted To Buy. Baseball Cards, Sports Cards. Cardi-nals Souvenirs and Memora-bilia Pre-1975 Only. Private Collector 314-302-1785
To Advertise In Mid Rivers Newsmagazine
ClassifiedsCall Kathy 314-610-3313
636-591-0010 ext 109 email:[email protected]
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For Sale
Save $400 at Amini's! Pur-chase $1600 Amini's gift cer-tificate for $1200. Applicable to all merchandise. Purchase with cash or cashiers check only. Contact Jerry at 636-386-0051For sale: 2000 Jeep Chero-kee Classic 4x4 white/beige cloth interior A/C, PW,Power driver seat, AM/FM CDHave car fax, LOW MILEAGE 39,000 clean car $9500 Call vivian: 314-603-2463
K Pro Home Improvement LLCCustom stone and tile backs-plashes, showers, floors and countertops. Travertine, slate and granite. Extremely compe-tive pricing. The best look for a better price. 25 yrs experience. Call 636-443-3015
Bath/Tile Service
KC Restoration•Powerwashing •Staining
•SealingGeneral Deck & Fence Repair & Replacement
636-466-1626Reasonable RatesInsured • Bonded
Patrick Interior Finish: Spe-cializing in doors, trim mould-ings, drywall-taping-painting. Over 25 years experience. Hon-est days work for Honest days pay. References available. Call Pat 314-415-0377
Recession Roofing & RepairsRoofing, guttering, painting, siding, tile flooring. 15% Off Total roof replacement. Li-censed, bonded and insured. Call Wayne 314-685-0884
Repairs On Vinyl Windows:•Fix Windows To Stay Open
•Replace Fogged Insulated Glass•All Windows Repaired At Your Home
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