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I OPINION I 3
Traditional Burial or Cremation.
Economics reality
I have been teaching economics since
1967 – 40 years of it at George Mason
University in Fairfax, Virginia. During
that interval, economic reality has not
changed. Just as Galileo’s law about the
independent influence of gravity on falling
objects has not changed, neither have
the fundamental principles of economics.
Economics is fun and simple. It’s made
complicated by some economics professors
– fortunately, not by my colleagues
at George Mason University. Let’s apply
some simple tools of economics to reveal
outright myths, lies and tricks.
Who is punished by tariffs on imported
goods? Let’s go through the steps. The
Canadian government imposes high tariffs
on American dairy imports. That forces
Canadians to pay higher prices for dairy
products and protects Canada’s dairy producers
from American competition. What
should be the U.S. government’s response
to Canada’s screwing its citizens? If you
were in the Trump administration, you
might retaliate by imposing stiff tariffs on
softwood products built from pine, spruce
and fir trees used by U.S. homebuilders.
In other words, the U.S. should retaliate
against Canada’s harming its citizens by
forcing them to pay higher dairy product
prices, by forcing Americans, through
tariffs, to pay higher prices for wood and
thereby raising the cost of building homes.
Many politicians, pundits and some
economists would have us believe that
corporations pay taxes, but do they?
Economists distinguish between entities
who ultimately bear the tax burden and
those upon whom tax is initially levied.
Just because a tax is levied on a corporation
doesn’t mean that the corporation
bears its burden. Faced with a tax, a corporation
can shift the tax burden by raising
its product prices, lowering dividends
or laying off workers. The lesson here is
that only people pay taxes, not legal fictions
like corporations. Corporations are
simply tax collectors for the government.
Similarly, no one would fall for a politician
telling a homeowner, “I’m not going
to tax you; I’m going to tax your property.”
I guarantee that it will be a person,
not the property, writing out the check to
the taxing authority. Again, only people
pay taxes.
Here’s a question: Are natural or manmade
disasters good for the economy?
Dr. Larry Summers, top economic
adviser to President Obama, said about
the Kobe, Japan, earthquake: “[The disaster]
may lead to some temporary increments
ironically to GDP as a process of
rebuilding takes place. In the wake of the
earlier Kobe earthquake Japan actually
gained some economic strength.”
After devastating Floridian hurricanes,
it’s not uncommon to read newspaper
headlines such as “Storms create lucrative
times,” or “Economic growth from
hurricanes could outweigh costs,” or “It’s
a perverse thing ... there’s real pain, but
from an economic point of view, it is a
plus.”
Then, there’s Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman
who wrote in his New York Times
column “After the Horror,” after the 9/11
attack, “Ghastly as it may seem to say this,
the terror attack – like the original day of
infamy, which brought an end to the Great
Depression – could do some economic
good.” He went on to explain that rebuilding
the destruction would stimulate the
economy through business investment
and job creation.
One would never hear my colleagues
in George Mason University’s economics
department spouting such insanities.
Just ask yourself whether the Japanese
economy would have faced even greater
opportunities for economic growth had
the earthquake also struck Tokyo, Hiroshima,
Yokohama and other major cities?
Would the 9/11 terrorists have made a
greater contribution to our economy had
they also destroyed lives and buildings
in Chicago, St. Louis, Los Angeles and
Atlanta? The belief that a society benefits
from destruction is sheer lunacy.
French economist Frederic Bastiat
[1801-1850] explained it in his pamphlet
“What is Seen and What is Not Seen.”
He said, “There is only one difference
between a bad economist and a good one:
the bad economist confines himself to the
visible effect; the good economist takes
into account both the effect that can be
seen and those effects that must be foreseen.”
That’s why my George Mason University
colleagues are good economists.
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Walter E. Williams is a professor of
economics at George Mason University.
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4 I OPINION I
February 12, 2020
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Time for a change
When are St. Louis residents going to
realize the crime problem isn’t going to
magically get better?
It’s only getting worse and nothing
meaningful is being done about it. Carjackings,
muggings, home and business
robberies, shootings, shoplifting, vehicle
break-ins, armed robberies are happening
in all zip codes. The only way I see it
improving is to get tough on crime and let
the police do their jobs. This won’t happen
with the people who are in office now.
We have/had useless county executives,
city mayors, head prosecutors and
only liberal-thinking county council and
city aldermen majorities in office. They
appoint friends and family to six figure
bogus jobs at the taxpayers’ expense.
We now pay a 1% sales tax for a Metro
system that cost over a billion dollars
and on which no one feels safe. Prop P,
the police half-cent sales tax, was poorly
written so municipalities can spend the
tax revenue generated on whatever they
want. Now, St. Louis County is misusing
its Prop P funds. It would seem we have
funds available that could be used to lock
up and keep violent and repeat offenders
off the streets.
I spoke to county councilmen Mark
Harder and Tim Fitch, who are conservatives.
They said things won’t change
because “there is no political will to change
things with the current liberal majority.”
Why is it that the people in office won’t
get the job done? Citizens and businesses
are suffering due to this crime problem.
It’s time for a political and thought process
change in office. It’s time for people
to start making calls, writing emails and
voting for candidates who will really get
the job done. It’s time to start questioning
how our tax dollars are being spent. It’s
time to start supporting the police.
It’s time for a change to save St. Louis!
Rob Thoele
Responding to
‘The penalty of treason’
I read the letter by William Quinn in
which he clearly states that the House of
Representatives has insidious depravity [Jan.
15, “Letters to the Editor”]. He equates this
to treason and holds that those who commit
treason must pay the ultimate price.
Treason is punishable by death. So he is
maintaining the representatives should be
executed.
Why would you publish such a letter? As
the Supreme Court has held, free speech
does not give a person the right to shout
fire in a theater.
Shame on you for printing the letter.
Joe Marchbein
Airport noise
Your Jan. 15 article by Cathy Lenny
about the noise military jets create near the
Spirit of St. Louis Airport quoted nearby
resident James Viviano as saying “… the
jets are so loud and so low ….”
Well yes, that’s what happens near airports.
Jets take off and jets land. And they
are especially noisy during takeoff.
Aircraft have been flying in and out Spirit
since it opened Aug. 30, 1964. So unless
you are the original owner of a home built
near Spirit prior to that date, may I suggest
your complaints are falling on deaf ears.
If you don’t enjoy aircraft noise, why
buy a home near an airport? It would be
akin to moving into a house next to a set
of railroad tracks, and then complaining to
Amtrak about the train noise.
Michael Van Wallis
Super Bowl entertainment
On Feb. 2, all of us Americans were
enjoying Super Bowl LIV with friends
and family. It’s a great time for everyone
to get together, unwind and enjoy the
skill and hard work of our teams. I am
always touched by the warm singing of the
National Anthem – it’s very inspirational
indeed.
At halftime, while all were captivated
watching the “cool and hip” dance numbers,
I was frankly quite shocked! Really,
what has our notion of “art” and “entertainment”
come to? Is it really indispensable
to wear such revealing outfits and choreograph
such provocative dance moves to
entertain us Americans? All the performers
were so talented that they did not need
to reveal their bodies so much in order to
make their performance captivating.
We certainly need to evolve our notion
of good entertainment. Why do we have
to rely on vulgarity or obscenity for entertainment?
We have a glorious history and
culture to share. We have a variety of
art, music and literature. And we have a
wealth of creative minds in this country.
Let us all live up to the glory and grace
of America.
As conscientious parents, we are always
looking out for the healthiest meals served
for our family in the dining room. Shouldn’t
we be looking out for what is served to our
family by the television in our living room
as well? That indeed affects the health of
our minds and thoughts.
I call upon the grandmothers, mothers
and daughters of our country – the next
time we see women dancing in such revealing
outfits, let’s protest. We must be the
guardians of our own dignity. The future
of our youth lies in what we do today. So
let us wake up and shape the mindset of
both the entertainers and the audience for
the better meat of our nation.
Dyuti Khrod
On the topic of
gun legislation
I am writing in response to Greg Campbell’s
Jan. 29 letter, “In support of gun legislation.”
No! We do not owe Sen. Jill Schupp
any gratitude for her capitalizing on and
clouding the issue of murder and mayhem
in Missouri with another useless, un[state]
constitutional, do-nothing gun law. Schupp
knows just as well as everyone else who
knows anything about the subject that what
she has proposed [S.799] will never pass
the Missouri Constitutional test posed by
Article One, Section Number 23. Period! It
is a waste of time!
Guns are not the cause of crime any
more than the cars, blue jeans and T-shirts
that are also at the scene of crimes.
What she is doing with this legislative
introduction is genuflecting to her base of
supporters in the “Mothers Against Anything
That Goes Bang” group of do-gooders
so as to cheaply gather future votes. But
worse than anything is the fact that she is
adding to the problem by distracting from
real problems and real solutions.
What we need, and it will not be easy,
is to make a change in a very sick culture.
We need to emphasize the traditional
family. We need to discourage youthful
pregnancies and encourage the benefits
of a more moral lifestyle. And we need
to stop following people who try to sell
quick fixes.
Dale A. Schmid
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I get the impression
that a
lot of us don't
plan on dying.
We might not
actually articulate
it that way,
but that is what
our actions say.
Many of us do nothing. If we do
nothing, then we are not planning to
die. Maybe it's because we just don't
want to think about it - it's too depressing.
Maybe it's because we don't
think we have anything worth planning
for, but we still need powers of
attorney and medical directives with
living wills for when we're alive. But
several studies suggest that people
don't plan just because we procrastinate
- we're too lazy or apathetic. And
that's too bad.
None of us know if we are going to
get sick or when we are going. We all
hope to live a good, long life, be active
up until the end, and then die peacefully
in our sleep. But we all know
people who at a young age develop a
chronic, debilitating disease or die
suddenly at a young age. I know
people who have had stokes in their
40's. I had a client come in whose
sister (a health instructor) die in her
sleep in her 40's.
The consequences of not planning
can be devastating. If you are in an
accident or have a severe stroke, you
may get hooked up to machines. As
the machines are pumping fluids into
you to keep you alive with no real
hope of improving your condition,
they are sucking money out of your
bank account, possibly bankrupting
your family. Without declaring your
wishes in writing, the State assumes
that you want to be kept alive. And
if you die without doing any planning,
your estate will owe probate
fees, get tied up in probate, and may
be distributed to people, in
proportions, and in ways you really
don't want.
On the other hand, you may have
realized that you needed to do something,
but you wanted to save money.
You did a plan using an online program.
I understand the allure of that
option, but as a trust company friend
of mine once said, online plans are
just future income for attorneys who
will have lawsuits galore out of them.
DIY is good for home projects
(sometimes), but you can usually fix
those messes. The problem with a
DIY estate plan is that when the
problem arises, it's too late to fix it.
Your gone.
If you want to talk, give me a call.
We can sit down and look at your
options. As they say, it's not that we
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EDITORIAL
How entertaining
In another reminder that the future of
big box retail is bleak, department store
giant Macy’s announced last week that
they would be closing 125 stores across
the country. At around the same time, the
shuttered Gander Outdoors store in Chesterfield
Valley was purchased by Allegiant.
Yes, Allegiant – the airline that flies out of
MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah,
Illinois – bought a building that flanks
an outlet mall in Chesterfield. The company
will use the building to launch a concept it
calls Allegiant Nonstop, an entertainment
facility that features go-karts, arcade games,
escape rooms, climbing walls and other socalled
“leisure” activities. Think Dave &
Buster’s, but with wings on the logo.
Welcome to the future of repurposed retail
– and what an entertaining future it will be.
Consider the significant developments
and redevelopments in our region over the
last five or so years and a common thread
will appear.
Streets of St. Charles – a mixed use
development with a heavy lean toward
dining and entertainment – has been a
resounding success.
Michael Staenberg is turning the failed
Taubman Prestige Outlets, the other outlet
mall in Chesterfield Valley, into The District,
a multi-tenant entertainment destination. One
of the anchor tenants for The District will be
Main Event, a family entertainment facility
that features – you guessed it – arcade games,
climbing walls, laser tag and bowling. Think
Dave & Buster’s, but with bowling pins.
In downtown St. Louis, Lawrence
Group is in the process of developing City
Foundry, a massive public food hall and
entertainment district. City Foundry will be
anchored by Alamo Drafthouse, a boutique
chain that is reimagining the movie theater
IN QUOTES
“The rest of the
country was already
losing patience with
Iowa anyway and this
cooks Iowa’s goose.
Frankly, it should.”
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reporter David Yepsen, on
the technical meltdown that
was the Iowa Caucuses
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experience. It is located not far from Ballpark
Village which is, you know, an entertainment
destination. In turn it located just
a few blocks away from the region’s brand
new aquarium and giant Ferris wheel at
Union Station, which has been reimagined
as a – sigh – entertainment destination.
All of this is being added to a region
that already features a half dozen casinos,
two existing major sports franchises, and
is super excited to finally have a professional
soccer team on the way. Boy, we
better save some money by not shopping at
Macy’s because we need every last cent to
pay for all this entertainment!
The thinking, we suppose, goes something
like this: You might be able to buy
things on the internet, but experiences still
need to happen in person. It’s not a bad
thought actually, but there is still a saturation
point. We can only be so entertained.
The other buzzword in development these
days is “mixed-use.” Nearly all of these projects
are some degree of mixed-use, meaning
they might feature a blend of entertainment,
office space, dining and even some living
space. This might be an improvement on
the single focus business models of the past,
or it might just be a necessary way to use
the millions of square feet left abandoned by
our failed cathedrals to commerce.
Repurposing structures like this is,
by and large, a good thing. Progress is a
good thing. Job creation is a good thing.
The fear lies in how thin our entertainment
dollar can be stretched. At what point do all
these entertainment destinations, born of
the burst bubble of big box retail, become
another bubble themselves?
We hope not too soon. We hope they can
all thrive. If nothing else, it should be an
entertaining ride.
“That’s how the Blues
are. They believe in the
community connection.
They believe in it deeply
and they deliver on it.”
– Dr. Brad Schlaggar, whose
son, Simeon, visited with
Blues players during All-
Star weekend courtesy of
Make-A-Wish and the NHL
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The Rock Church, the city of Ballwin
and Midwest Electronics Recycling are
hosting an Electronics Recycling Event
from 8-11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 29 in the
parking lot of The Rock Church, 15101
Manchester Road.
Participants are asked to enter using
the east entrance on Shirley Lane and be
directed to the recycling “drop zone.”
Any item that takes a plug or battery
is excepted; however, batteries are not
accepted. Recycling of some items do have
associated fees as follows:
• Tube-type, CRT televisions of 26 inches
or less, $30
• Tube-type, CRT televisions of 27 inches
or more, $50
• CRT computer monitors, $5
• Big screen, rear projection and wood
console televisions, $50
• LED/LCD/plasma televisions, $20
• Any unit containing freon, $10
Questions can be directed to MRC at
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CREVE COEUR
Business Awards
nominations sought
The Creve Coeur Economic Development
Committee is seeking nominations
for the 2020 Creve Coeur Business Awards.
The program, in its fifth year, recognizes
Creve Coeur businesses and organizations
for achievements and commitment to the
city of Creve Coeur. Award categories
include:
• Heart of the Community, which honors
a Creve Coeur business or organization
that has demonstrated a commitment to the
community by making a positive impact in
Creve Coeur or the St. Louis region.
• Most Innovative Business, which
honors a Creve Coeur business or organization
that has demonstrated innovation,
unique achievements or significant
advancements in their field.
• Green Business Award, which honors
a Creve Coeur business or organization
that has made sustainability [e.g., energy
efficiency, recycling, composting, use of
native landscapes, etc.] an integral part of
its business practices.
• Favorite Restaurant, which honors a
Creve Coeur restaurant nominated by its
customers for its outstanding service and
food quality.
To submit a nomination, residents can
complete the online nomination form at
creve-coeur.org. All Creve Coeur businesses
or organizations are eligible. Nominations
will be taken through 5 p.m. on
Monday, March 2.
Questions about the Business Awards
program can be directed to Melissa
Orscheln, public information officer and
management analyst, at morscheln@crevecoeurmo.gov
or by calling (314) 442-2081.
Public comment sought
on code changes
The city of Creve Coeur is considering
ordinances to adopt:
• The 2015 International Building Code
as the city’s new commercial building code
to replace the 2009 IBC that was previously
adopted on Aug. 1, 2013, per Ordinance
No. 5310.
• The 2015 International Residential
Code as the city’s new one- and two-family
dwellings building code to replace the
2009 IRC that was previously adopted on
Aug. 1, 2013, per Ordinance No. 5312.
• The 2015 International Energy Conservation
Code as the city’s new energy
conservation code for residential and commercial
buildings to replace the 2009 IECC
that was previously adopted Aug. 1, 2013,
per Ordinance No. 5311.
• The 2015 International Swimming
Pool and Spa Code as the city’s new
building code for swimming pools and
spas. This is a new code published by the
International Code Council. Presently,
requirements for swimming pools and
spas are located within Appendix G of the
2009 IRC.
• The 2015 International Property Maintenance
Code for existing apartment dwelling
units and commercial buildings to replace
the 2009 IPMC that was previously adopted
on Jan. 1, 2012, per Ordinance No. 5196.
Copies of these proposed ordinances
are available at crevecoeurmo.gov. Hard
copies are also available at the Building
Division’s permits counter located on the
upper level of the government center.
The city is soliciting public comments
on these draft ordinances, submitted to the
city’s Building Division no later than April
14. For additional information, contact
Steve Unser at (314) 872-2513 or via email
at sunser@crevecoeurmo.gov.
ELLISVILLE
Correction to Older Adults
Events Calendar
Registration information for the AARP
Safe Driving Course on Thursday, March
12 was listed incorrectly on the Older
Adults Event Calendar [West Newsmagazine
Jan. 29]. The course takes place
from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Bluebird Park
Administration Building. Those interested
in registering should call (314) 780-8465.
The cost is $15 for AARP members and
$20 for non-AARP members.
The registration information provided in
the Jan. 29 issue was for the Senior Seminar
– The Truth about Aging in Place from
10-11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 24 at the
Bluebird Park Administration Building.
The seminar is free. Those interested in
registering should call (314) 328-5715 or
email julie@seniorlearninginstitute.com.
WILDWOOD
City to host Lawn &
Garden Summit
The city of Wildwood, local business
owners and the Farms Community Garden
hosts a joint Lawn & Garden Summit from
1-5 p.m. on Saturday, March 21 at Wildwood
City Hall, 16860 Main St. The event
is free to attend but advance registration
is appreciated at cityofwildwood.com/
Summit.
The Summit will provide education and
hands-on demonstrations from local businesses
for the following topics:
• Compost production, benefits and
application rates, presented by Fick Supply
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• Deer-resistant planting, presented by
Zick’s Great Outdoors.
• Getting your vegetables started, presented
by St. Louis Community College at
Wildwood.
• Invasive honeysuckle – effective
removal strategies and techniques, presented
by Wildwood Tree Service.
• Perennial and shrub spring maintenance
to ensure a colorful year, presented by Passiglia’s
Nursery & Garden Center.
• Planting natives – heat, drought and
water tolerant species, presented by Papillon
Perennials.
• Tips on cultivating a healthy garden,
presented by Wildwood Family YMCA.
• Water and integrated pest management
for home gardeners, presented by Fahr
Greenhouse.
There will be two simultaneous educational
sessions occurring inside City Hall
in the Council Chambers and Community
Room from 1-5 p.m. Each business
will give its presentation twice so that all
attendees have the best opportunity to
attend the session of their choice. Each
presentation will last 30 minutes, including
time for an overview presentation and
audience questions.
Participating businesses also may have
a hands-on display and demonstration
tent outside. Additionally, the following
partner organizations are expected to
have display and/or demonstration tents
on-site: Wildwood Farms Community
Garden, Wildwood Watershed Erosion
Task Force, Missouri Department of Conservation,
Missouri Botanical Gardens,
Missouri Prairie Foundation, Missouri
Pollinator Network, Great Rivers Missouri
Master Naturalist, Missourians for
Monarchs, University of Missouri Extension,
Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial
State Park, St. Louis Master Gardeners,
St. Louis County Parks and Recreation
[children’s garden activity], Saint
Louis Science Center, Bring Conservation
Home – St. Louis Audubon Society,
Friends of Belleview, Sugarbud Fields,
and Wild Ones. Additional display participants
may be added before the Summit
date. All event attendees are encouraged
to visit these tents during, in between or
after each session.
Light snacks and refreshments will be
provided to all attendees.
WEST COUNTY
Seeking Parkway graduates
for Hall of Fame inclusion
Do you know a Parkway graduate who
should be considered for induction into the
Parkway Alumni Hall of Fame?
The school district is seeking nominations
for the honor. Parkway graduates
chosen for the HOF are those who have
made a positive and enduring impact on the
lives of others through their career or community
endeavors. Nominees must have
graduated from a Parkway high school no
less than 10 years ago [2010].
Past inductees have included graduates
who have worked in the fields of science,
law, education, the arts, community service,
religion, business or sports, but any
field is open for consideration by the selection
committee.
The nomination form is available
for download at parkwayschools.net/
Domain/937. All nomination materials
must be received by the Parkway Alumni
Association by 4 p.m. on April 3 [deadline
has been extended from March 1] to be
considered for the 2020 selection process.
Nearly 200 Parkway graduates have
been inducted since 2004.
ST. LOUIS COUNTY
Data breach at STLCC
St. Louis Community College announced
Feb. 4 that cybercriminals targeted college
employees in a series of email phishing
attacks which gave the cybercriminals
access to data stored in employee email
accounts.
In a data breach that was discovered
Jan. 13, 2020, sensitive information
including names, student identification
numbers, dates of birth, addresses, home
phone numbers, cell phone numbers, and
college and personal email addresses for
5,127 individuals were exposed. Social
Security numbers were affected for 71
individuals. The college reported that
most of the compromised accounts were
secured within 24 hours of the incident.
All accounts were secured within 72
hours of the incident.
As of press time, the college was actively
investigating the situation.
University officials said on Feb. 4 that,
before announcing the situation, several
action steps needed to be taken such as
collecting and analyzing information from
multiple systems to identify all of the
impacted individuals and ensure the accuracy
of the information that was contained
in employee email accounts.
As of Feb. 4, the college was in the process
of notifying affected individuals and
had contacted the Department of Education’s
Office of Inspector General and the
Family Policy Compliance Office regarding
the breach.
The college stated in an official release
on Feb. 4 that it will require all faculty and
staff to be re-trained in handling and sharing
sensitive information within 30 days.
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State approves medical marijuana
dispensaries to take root in West County
By JEFFREY BRICKER
West County could be home to roughly a
dozen dispensaries for medical marijuana
based on license applications approved
Jan. 24. In total, the greater St. Louis area
will be getting 72 dispensaries across its
three congressional districts. For medical
marijuana proponents, the news signaled a
welcomed advance forward.
“I think we feel good about the general
distribution of licenses [in the St. Louis
area] but we hope they do issue more soon,”
Dan Viets, chairman of the Missouri Cannabis
Industry Association, said.
Viets is an attorney who was also a
key player with the group that helped
get Amendment 2 on the ballot last year.
He’s the president of New Approach Missouri,
a political organization based in
St. Charles that is among the most active
medical marijuana advocates in the state.
Viets was quick to point out that Amendment
2 did not set a number on the maximum
number of licenses that could be
issuing for medical marijuana businesses
in the state. While he applauded the state
for issues more licenses than the required
minimum, he said he was optimistic the
state could see “far more licenses in the
near future.”
The state approved the applications of
the following West County businesses:
• Grassroots OpCo MO LLC, 15230
Manchester Road, Ballwin
• Nirvana Bliss II LLC, 1266 Old Orchard
Center, Ballwin
• BBMO 1 LLC, 17409 Chesterfield Airport
Road, Chesterfield
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• TC in AppliCo LLC, 453 N.
Lindbergh Blvd., Creve Coeur
• V3 MO Vending 7 LLC, 11062
Olive Blvd., Creve Coeur
• BeLeaf Medical LLC, 16075
Manchester Road, Ellisville
• Growing Jobs Missouri LLC,
15654 Manchester Road, Ellisville
• Nirvana Bliss V LLC, 15396-
15398 Manchester Road, Ellisville
• TC AppliCo LLC, 76 Hilltop Village
Center Drive, Eureka
• JG Missouri LLC, 2093 Smizer
Station Road, Valley Park
• COMO HEALTH LLC, 839 Meramec
Station Road, Valley Park
The Daily Hybrid LLC, 337
W. Main St. in Eureka also was
approved by the state as a medical
marijuana transportation facility.
In the end, 192 licenses were
issued out of more than 1,100
applications received from across
the state. But even for those who
received a license for an approved
medical marijuana facility, some hurdles
may remain.
Three business licenses were issued for
dispensaries with intentions of locating in
Ellisville. That news caught the city’s top
official slightly off guard.
“I was surprised that the Missouri
Department of Health and Human Services
approved three dispensaries within our city
limits,” Ellisville Mayor Mike Roemerman
said. “None of these are approved with
Ellisville so the next step for these entities
is to apply with the city for conditional use
permits. This will be our opportunity to
In November 2018, Missourians
approved the use of medical marijuana
with the passage of Amendment 2. In May
2019, in a 66-47 bipartisan vote, the Illinois
legislature legalized recreational use
of marijuana by adults age 21 and older. So,
it’s not surprising that a coalition of Missourians,
many of whom served as catalysts
for the passage of medical marijuana,
are striving to get a question on legalizing
adult-use [recreational] marijuana on Missouri’s
general election ballot in November.
Missourians for a New Approach has
launched an initiative petition in an effort
to gather the minimum 160,199 verified
signatures to put the question on the ballot.
John Payne, campaign manager for Missourians
for a New Approach, draws a correlation
between legalization and increased
revenue for state services, including those
for veterans, roads and bridges, and drug
addiction treatment.
“Eleven other states, including our neighbors
in Illinois, have successfully regulated
and taxed adult-use marijuana, bringing
millions in new funding for state services,”
Payne said in a press release announcing
the initiative petition. “Missourians are
strongly in favor of legalizing, taxing and
regulating adult marijuana use, and we are
excited to give voters this opportunity in
November.
“I think Missourians are confident in the
way the state has managed and regulated
the medical marijuana program to this
point and want to move sooner rather than
vet the applicants and their proposed businesses.
There are still concerns, so we will
be looking at these carefully.”
Municipalities can only go so far in
putting regulations and restrictions on
licensed medical marijuana businesses.
As Viets points out, Amendment 2 merely
allows for local government to put “reasonable
restrictions” on location and
hours. This is mostly done through zoning
ordinances.
Viets is equally quick to note that those
who worked to make Amendment 2 a reality
are willing to fight to protect the newest
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A dozen businesses in West County have received state approval to pursue local approval as medical
marijuana-related businesses, including a cluster of dispensaries along Manchester Road.
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later, following in the footsteps of many
other states, to legalize the adult use of
marijuana.”
Payne was the former campaign manager
for New Approach Missouri, which was
the leading force behind Amendment 2.
Some of the key provisions of the initiative
petition include:
Allowing Missourians 21 years and older
the ability to possess marijuana.
Taxing retail sales of marijuana at 15%,
with the funds being split between veterans’
services, Missouri’s roads and bridges, and
drug addiction treatment.
Allowing local communities to opt-out
of adult-use, retail marijuana sales through
a vote of the people.
Allowing Missourians with certain marijuana-related
offenses to expunge their
edition to the Missouri Constitution.
“If the cities decide to put undue restrictions,
there will certainly be litigation,”
Viets said.
Roemerman and other West County city
officials are aware of the limits of their
power now that voters have approved medical
marijuana. He said those businesses
intending to call Ellisville home, will still
need to be reviewed by the City Council.
“I am sure they intend to take the next
step or they would not have paid the money
to apply for state approval,” Roemerman
said.
Initiative petition seeks to put question of recreational marijuana on November ballot
criminal record.
The effort is backed by many of the same
advocacy and grassroots organizations that
supported the passage of Amendment 2,
including the Marijuana Policy Project and
New Approach PAC.
According to Missourians for a New
Approach, the state’s fiscal estimate projects
the initiative’s tax revenue at $93 million
to $155 million annually to Missouri
by 2025, with an additional $17 million to
$27 million annually to local governments.
Thirty-three states, including Missouri,
have passed laws legalizing marijuana in
some form. Eleven states have legalized
adult-use marijuana.
The deadline to submit signatures to the
Missouri Secretary of State’s Office for the
2020 General Election ballot is May 3.

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Many residents will be happy to know
that Thompson Thrift Development has
decided not to go forward with its plan for
rental units for the nearly 9-acre parcel at
the intersection of Chesterfield Parkway
and Park Circle Drive, along the east side
of Veterans Place Drive.
According to Planning Director Justin Wyse,
the city received a letter from the developer
on Jan. 29 indicating that it does not plan to
proceed with the zoning request after hearing
feedback from the city and its residents.
A petition circulating online to prevent the
rezoning for this “high-density” development
had already garnered 750 out of 1,000
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uses in addition to the existing permitted
commercial uses for the site.
The mixed-use development plan would
include 121 rental units, including singlestory
paired units, three-story townhomes
and a clubhouse with limited commercial
space for retail.
At the Planning Commission meeting in
November, Jose Kruetz, managing partner
of the single-family rental, mixed-use
division at Thompson Thrift, presented the
plan approved in 2008, along with the plan
presented at the Sept. 9 public hearing and
the revised plan.
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The Citizens for Developing Downtown
Chesterfield said the development would be
virtually on top of “The Awakening” sculpture,
adjacent to the Samuel C. Sachs Library
and directly across the street from the Veterans
Honor Park, the Chesterfield Amphitheater
and Chesterfield’s Central Park.
“This proposed development is in stark
contrast to the original vision for Downtown
Chesterfield, which set forth plans for
ample green space with office buildings,
retail and restaurants,” said Dave Wilson.
“Stop this crazy destruction of Chesterfield,”
added Mary Wohlschlaeger. “Our
beautiful park is spectacular as is and makes
our community so livable and lovable.”
Thompson Thrift, an Indianapolis-based
company, had received approval in 2008 to
build two retail buildings, two restaurants,
a six-story office building and a parking
garage at the site. But, at the Planning
Commission public hearing last September,
a new plan was presented that was
predominantly residential.
Thompson Thrift had submitted a request
for a zoning amendment from C-8 Planned
Commercial District to a UC Urban Core
District for the 8.7-acre tract. The Urban
Core District would allow for residential
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moved away from Veterans Honor Park and
down to Chesterfield Parkway. The number
of parking stalls was increased from 223 to
306 and attached garages were proposed.
But residents still were opposed to the
plan, with most believing the development
was just not right for the site.
Resident Dave Cissell noted that recently
approved projects in the area included a
total of nearly 700 apartment units, with
the proposed development adding another
121 units. The 100 acres surrounding the
adjacent lake would most likely be developed
with apartment units as well, he said.
Commissioners also had concerns about
parking and access to the site.
Attorney Mike Doster explained that the
8-acre parcel under contract is Phase I of the
100-acre downtown concept and that this
piece of property should not be expected to
have all the uses of a mixed-use development.
The entire downtown area needs to be
looked at to determine whether the mixeduse
is being attained, he said.
No vote was taken at the Planning Commission
meeting; but for now, Thompson
Thrift, which built the nearby Watermark
at Chesterfield Village apartments, will not
be building at that location.

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The proposal came from Tony Bosworth,
a Wildwood resident and owner of TB
Realty and Development. Despite gaining
the approval of both the city’s Planning and
Zoning Commission and the endorsements
of Planning and Parks Director Joe Vujnich
and Economic Director Julian Jacquin, the
council denied the developer’s request for
a resolution on the rezoning of the land by
a 14-2 vote on Jan. 27.
“Unrealistic,” “political,”
and “crap,” were the words
Bosworth used to describe
the council’s decision immediately
following the vote.
Bosworth wanted to build
single-family homes with
a starting price of about
$500,000 on a 2.8-acre plot
off Eatherton Road and
Crestview Drive. His proposal
initially came to the
city just over 18 months ago.
During that time, Bosworth
provided enough depth and
detail to his plan to win the
support of several city officials.
“Before this proposal, the
previous amount of downtown-designated
property around Crestview Drive was 35
acres,” Jacquin told the council, referring
to property with a “downtown” designation
and specifically zoned with higher
restrictions on development.
“Where we are in West St. Louis County,
35 acres is a lot … I believe that’s too much
for what we need in that area at this time,”
Jacquin said. He told the council that he
believed the added residential development
could immediately increase the
demand for available commercial property
in the downtown area.
“Certain board members feel their personal
views are more important than
their citizens,” Bosworth said. “[Council
member Debra Smith] McCutchen is so
misguided and outspoken and a liar. If
you look at Hickory Crest and the street
she lives on, those lot sizes range from
0.8 acres or 6300 square feet up to 12,000
square feet … the bulk of her residents are
unaware of what is really going on.”
After the meeting, McCutchen [Ward 5]
defended her vote.
“As I said [during the meeting], I voted
against it because of the density and that’s
not what the residents want,” McCutchen
said. “They repeatedly say they want less
density.”
The issue of “density” as it pertains to
development in Wildwood is defined by
the number of residential structures per
acre. Many single-family homes in Wildwood
sit on multiple acres of land, based in
part on guidelines established decades ago
in the city’s charter. Over the years, those
guidelines often have been reaffirmed by
the planning and zoning commission and
the city council as new residential developments
have been proposed.
Bosworth’s proposal would have divided
Developer Tony Bosworth [white shirt] listens as the Wildwood
City Council debate his proposed residential development on
Jan. 27.
[Jeffrey Bricker photo]
the 2.8-acre lot in such a way that each
single-family home would have sat on
approximately a quarter acre.
When McCutchen was asked why residents
who opposed the development didn’t
send their comments into the city or attend
the public hearing, she gave two reasons:
First, she said, there was a lack of awareness
that the proposal would be addressed
by the council during the Jan. 27 meeting;
and second, the residents expect council
members to represent their voices.
While the decision leaves nearly three
acres of land undeveloped in the city’s
Town Center, McCutchen didn’t see that as
a negative.
“At least it won’t have high-density
housing on it,” she said.
After the vote, several despondent residents
left the meeting and their chatter was
clear: City officials are not committed to
the future development of Wildwood.
“No developer wants to come to this
town,” Bosworth continued. “I’ve lived
here in the community since 1985 … I
think this is absolutely horrendous.”
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Local sculptor reclaims studio
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By CATHY LENNY
A zoning change was a minor hurdle to
overcome for the Don Wiegand Studio in
its quest to become operational again.
The nearly 3-acre property, located on
the east side of Baxter Road at its intersection
with Edison Avenue, previously
had operated as an art studio under a legal
non-conforming use. After that expired, a
change of zoning was required, explained
Andrew Stanislav, a planner with the city
of Chesterfield.
At its Feb. 3 meeting, the Chesterfield
City Council approved changing the
boundaries of the property’s NU non-
Urban District and C-3 Shopping District
to the PC Planned Commercial District to
make the studio operational again.
For the property, located at One Wiegand
Drive near the Smokehouse Market
and Annie Gunn’s restaurant, there have
been many struggles along the way.
The studio site was originally a slaughterhouse
building that was constructed in 1926
but which was later abandoned and fell into
ruin. The property was purchased by Frank
Wiegand in the 1950s, and in 1965, restoration
work and additions were made by its
current owner, sculptor Don Wiegand.
On Christmas Eve 1971, the building
was gutted by fire. It was rebuilt and,
beginning in 1985, the building was repurposed
as an art studio.
During the flood of 1993, it was buried
under 12 feet of water. After abandoning
the property for a time, Wiegand returned
and restored the building, installing piers
under the structure to support its foundation.
Given the property’s propensity to disaster,
the Wiegand Foundation was established
in 2004 to preserve the art and its
legacy. To celebrate its significance, the
studio at One Wiegand Drive was declared
an historical landmark by the city of Chesterfield
in 2008.
After the economic downturn and a
lengthy legal battle with the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, which tried to take the
property to construct a levee wall adjacent
to the studio, Wiegand could no longer
afford to maintain the studio.
After renting space in Old Town Chesterfield
for a time, Wiegand opted to
move his studio into the back room of the
Chesterfield Heritage Museum at Chesterfield
Mall. However, after receiving “an
extremely generous gift” from an anonymous
donor, the Wiegand Foundation purchased
the studio last June and is currently
renovating it once more.
In the meantime, Wiegand has continued
with his artwork, including his latest
project to create a portrait of Pope Francis
in bas-relief, which will become a commemorative
for presentation to the Pontifical
Academy of Sciences, the scientific
academy of the Vatican City.
His creations also include a stainless
steel, 14-foot sculpture in the round of the
Virgin Mary at the Shrine of Mary, Mother
of the Church in Laurie, Missouri, and
one of Winston Churchill delivering his
Iron Curtain speech, which resides at the
Churchill Museum in Fulton, Missouri,
among others.
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President ProTem
Senator
Dave Schatz
District 26
Ballwin, Chesterfield, Eureka, Wildwood
Committees:
Administration, Chairman
Gubernatorial Appointments, Chairman
Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics,
Vice-Chairman
Joint Committee on Capitol Security
573-751-3678
Dave.Schatz@Senate.mo.gov
Representative
Shamed Dogan
District 98
Ballwin, Ellisville, Wildwood
Committees:
Special Committee on Criminal Justice, Chairman
Elementary and Secondary Education
Rules - Administrative Oversight
573-751-4392
Shamed.Dogan@house.mo.gov
Representative
Dottie Bailey
District 110
Ellisville, Eureka, Wildwood
Committees:
Elementary and Secondary Education,
Vice Chairman
Children and Families
Special Committee on Homeland Security
Financial Institutions
573-751-0562
Dottie.Bailey@house.mo.gov
Senator
Andrew Koenig
District 15
Ballwin, Ellisville, Manchester,
Town & Country, Twin Oaks, Wildwood
Committees:
Ways and Means, Chairman
Joint Committee on Public Employee Retirement,
Vice-Chairman
Health and Pensions, Vice-Chairman
Joint Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect
Small Business and Industry
Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence
Seniors, Families and Children
Joint Committee on Education
Joint Committee on Tax Policy
Interim Committee on Tax Credit Effiiciency and Reform
Governor’s Committee for Simple, Fair and Low Taxes
573-751-5568
Andrew.Koenig@senate.mo.gov
Representative
Derek Grier
District 100
Ballwin, Chesterfield, Manchester, Winchester
Committees:
Economic Development, Chairman
Professional Registration
and Licensing
Blue Ribbon Panel on the Missouri Hyperloop
573-751-9765
Derek.Grier@house.mo.gov
St. Louis
County Council
Tim Fitch
District 3
Ballwin, Chesterfield, Country Life Acres,
Creve Coeur, Des Peres, Manchester,
Town & Country, Twin Oaks, Winchester
Committees:
Committee on Justice, Health & Welfare
Committee of the Whole
Committee on Public Improvements
314-615-5438
tfitch@stlouisco.com
Representative
Dean Plocher
District 89
Ballwin, Chesterfield, Country Life Acres,
Crystal Lake Park, Des Peres, Town & Country
Committees:
General Laws, Chairman
Joint Committee on Administrative Rules,
Special Committee on Urban Issues
573-751-1544
Dean.Plocher@house.mo.gov
Representative
Bruce DeGroot
District 101
Ballwin, Chesterfield, Clarkson Valley,
Ellisville, Wildwood
Committees:
Subcommittee on Litigation Reform,
Chairman
Financial Institutions, Vice-Chairman
Judiciary, Vice-Chairman,
Utilities
573-751-1247
Bruce.DeGroot@house.mo.gov
St. Louis
County Council
Mark Harder
District 7
Ballwin, Chesterfield,
Clarkson Valley, Ellisville, Eureka,
Manchester, Wildwood, Winchester
Committees:
Committee of the Whole
Ethics Committee
Revenue & Personnel Committee
314-615-5443
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Envision Chesterfield lays out roadmap for city’s future growth
By CATHY LENNY
Organizers were pleased that well over
100 people showed up at Chesterfield City
Hall for the unveiling of the city’s comprehensive
plan, Envision Chesterfield.
Held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the City
Council chambers, city staff and Planning
Commission members, along with
representatives from the city’s planning
consultant Town Planning and Urban
Design Collaborative [TPUDC], met with
residents to answer questions and get additional
feedback on the city’s future.
The process to develop the comprehensive
plan was done in stages with the Community
Kickoff held in January 2019, the
Planapalooza event last spring, and now
the Community Open House.
It is long range in scope, focusing on
the needs of the community over a 20-year
period or longer, explained Planning Commission
chair Merrell Hansen.
The plan can be used by elected officials
and appointed board members to inform
their decisions as they evaluate development
applications, amend ordinances and
determine investment priorities in public
infrastructure and services, she said.
The proposed comprehensive plan includes
One proposed vision for growth within the city of Chesterfield, this illustration shows the
development of a downtown/mall area.
[Illustration courtesy of Envision Chesterfield]
three conceptual plans that illustrate the big
ideas that emerged during Planapalooza and
are based on the input received from participants,
including residents.
Each illustration represents one of several
possibilities consistent with the ideas
discussed at the event and recommendations
for those areas to help the community
visualize possibilities.
One conceptual plan shows how Old
Chesterfield could be revived with the
preservation of existing historic buildings,
including several residential properties on
the south side of Old Chesterfield Road.
According to the plan, the area would be
well suited for the creation of an artisan
district where local artists would be invited
to locate and the arts could be celebrated.
It would encourage an eclectic mix of
complementary uses and architecture, the
plan suggests.
Through the reuse of existing structures
such as old houses converted for office
space, historic buildings could be preserved.
A layer of temporary or permanent
“sheds” and “shanties” could be set up for
shops and artist studios. Housing units
could be part of the mix in those centers
as well.
Another area focused on creating a
marina/waterfront area. Currently, the city
has little connection to the Missouri River,
even though Chesterfield borders it for
several miles. The creation of a boat access
area, or harbor, would allow the city to
have a strong presence on the river.
Opportunities for water activities could
address boaters’ needs. Other suggestions
to bring people closer to the river include
walking trails or a unique destination like
a museum.
A downtown/mall area showcased the
most intense development concentrated
on the existing mall site where the movie
theater and a department store could be
maintained as anchors. A gradual reduction
in development intensity for the
surrounding properties would place
lower-intensity development closer to
Central Park and the lake, a scale suitable
for residential uses.
On the Sachs property, the scale of structures
would be minimized to maintain a
positive relationship between the lake and
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February 12, 2020
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By JEFFRY GREENBERG
When Parks and Recreation Director
Chris Conway took the podium at the Jan.
27 Ballwin Board of Aldermen meeting, he
already had two successes under his belt.
Up to 50 Wildwood residents will be
allowed to purchase North Pointe family
swim passes at the Ballwin resident rate. In
turn, the city of Wildwood will reimburse
Ballwin $80 per pass sold. Last year, 33
such passes were sold bringing an additional
$9,255 into Ballwin.
Additionally, the parks department has
been approved to replace its 2007 Chevy
Cargo Van with a new one sometime in
spring 2020. The new vehicle comes with
a $21,334 price tag.
Conway presented two staff report items
that also passed unanimously. The first
was titled “Land and Water Conservation
Grant.”
“This particular project will replace
26-year-old playground equipment in New
Ballwin Park [located at 329 New Ballwin
Road] in 2021,” Conway said. He noted
that the deadline for submission of the
grant application was Feb. 14 but that he
wanted to submit the application to the
grant center of state parks for preliminary
review on Friday, Jan. 31.
Conway further explained that the grant
would have a matching component. The
Land & Water Conservation Fund would
pay one-half of the total $100,000 playground
cost, including installation set for
2021, if Ballwin is awarded the grant.
Alderman Frank Fleming [Ward 3] questioned
the wording of the project, thinking
that the city was required to commit to an
approximate $50,000 if the voting passed
that evening. However, City Administrator
Bob Kuntz explained that this was not the
case.
“This [the vote Conway was seeking] is
simply a resolution of support,” Kuntz said.
“There’s no commitment by the board [it
only] shows this board is behind the city’s
application for that playground replacement
grant. We’re not asking for money tonight.”
He added that the parks department
would have to come back before the board
for funding approval on the new playground
equipment.
The second staff report presented was
titled “SWT Design/Ferris Park Phase II”
and dealt with allocating funds to improve
that park, located less than a mile away at
500 New Ballwin Road. The request would
allow SWT Design and Professional Service
to handle the second phase of the park’s
improvements. The company completed its
Ferris Park Master Plan in 2012, and Ballwin
signed onto it the following year.
Conway mentioned that $74,500 would
be budgeted to the project and would
include items like design and development,
preliminary permit submittals and other
documents, implementation services and
construction observation as requested by
the city.
“This is exactly the same agreement that
we signed in 2013 for Phase I of the Ferris
Park project,” Conway explained. “The
municipal park grant allows reimbursement
for design services up to 9%, which
is $49,500, and 6% for construction management,
which is $25,000, giving you the
$74,500 …100% of these would be reimbursed
through the municipal grant.”
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buildings. A terraced approach would take
advantage of the topography and provide
views from multiple vantage points. A network
of gridded streets would facilitate
walkability.
This plan proposes a mix of uses with
people living, working and shopping in
one connected place. Downtown would be
connected to surrounding neighborhoods
by bikeways and sidewalks so that people
could access the area without having to
drive there. Anchors such as government
offices, the YMCA, the library and
employment opportunities would provide
reasons for residents and visitors to frequent
the downtown area.
Resident Trisha Whelan said she loves
the ideas presented at the open house and
believes Chesterfield needs a downtown
area similar to St. Charles and housing
available for all income levels. She has
lived in Chesterfield for 18 years and maintains
that anything the city does is “firstclass.”
Whelan was on the citizen’s committee
that helped promote the amphitheater,
which has been a huge success, she noted.
Still, she has reservations. “Is a developer
going to do it if it is not economically
feasible?” she asked.
The plan includes recommendations and
strategies to help the city realize its community-supported
vision.
During the next step, the planning commission
will refine the document before
it is presented to the city council for final
approval.
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St. Louis County Council splits along party, gender lines
By JEFFREY BRICKER
“The political season and the media
outlets will sometimes pit people against
each other,” St. Louis County Executive
Dr. Sam Page said during his
prepared remarks at the County
Council’s Feb. 4 meeting.
Those comments marked the
first time in recent memory that
Page has acknowledged the
underlying tensions between
county council members.
Tensions have boiled over
into back-and-forth tiffs during
meetings and complaints about
competing agendas on social
media. Council members have split on
many important issues along both party and
gender lines. At the forefront of the divide
is council chairperson Lisa Clancy and her
immediate predecessor Ernie Trakas.
Clancy is a liberal Democrat representing
District 5. Trakas is a conservative
Republican representing District 6.
“It’s been evolving since shortly after Dr.
Page was made county executive,” Trakas
said after the Jan. 28 meeting. “The solidarity
and the bi-partisanship that everyone
became accustomed to for the better part of
two-and-a-half years wasn’t as important
once the common enemy was vanquished.”
The corruption of former County Executive
Steve Stenger brought the council
together and led to a period of political
détente where ideologies were set aside for
the greater good.
Immediately following her election as
council chairperson, Clancy expressed
optimism in what the governing body could
accomplish together despite their differences.
However, in an exclusive interview
with West Newsmagazine before the Feb. 4
meeting, Clancy took a more cautious tone.
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“I’m still optimistic … however, I have
been a little disappointed in a couple of
meetings we’ve had, last week in particular,”
Clancy said. “I feel like I’ve learned
from some of my colleagues on the other
side of the aisle that they’re not
willing to work with us.”
Trakas echoed that conclusion.
“I suspect you’re going
to see a lot of votes along party
lines going forward,” he said,
“and that’s unfortunate.”
Clancy believes her Republican
colleagues may simply be
struggling with accepting their
reduced influence and control
over county government. Both
the chairperson and vice-chair, Rochelle
Walton-Gray [District 4], are Democrats
and Democrats also hold a 4 to 3 majority
on the seven-seat council. Unlike most
municipal governments in the area, the
county executive does not cast a vote.
“It’s a change and people deal with
change differently,” Clancy said. “I think
reasonable people can disagree on policy
issues but I think we all owe it to each other
to work with each other in a respectful way
where we are communicating with each
other and working through issues together
even if we disagree sometimes on the
policy itself.”
While both Trakas and Clancy seem to
share several important priorities for the
county, there remains significant disagreement
on how best to approach these challenges.
For the former chairperson, the
issue comes down to learning to lead.
“There’s a profound difference between
activism and governing. They are not the
same thing,” Trakas said, contending that
Democrats are not doing enough to understand
both sides of an issue.
For her part, Clancy has not shied away
from her strongly held progressive beliefs.
She has frequently taken to social media,
including recently at a meeting to organize
opposition to anti-LGBQT legislation at
the statehouse.
Nevertheless, in our interview,
Clancy was quick to point out
the irony of the Republicans on
the council crying about partisan
activism from herself and others.
“I think they have been pretty
brash in telling us that we
have been partisan,” Clancy
said. She noted the resolution
offered at the Jan. 28 meeting
by council member Mark
Harder [R-District 7] that
sought to recognize the commitment of
local residents who have traveled annually
to the National March for Life event in
Washington, D.C., and which did not pass.
The resolution would not have had any
policy or fiscal impacts to St. Louis County.
While the passing of such non-binding resolutions
is common practice by the council,
Clancy commented on both the topic and
timing.
“The timing was significant,” Clancy
said noting that the anniversary of Roe v.
Wade on Jan. 22 and is typically marked
by actions from groups on both sides of
the abortion issue. “I don’t think it’s any
surprise that the women on the council
stand together in solidarity with women’s
reproductive justice and freedom. It’s
really curious to me why [Republicans on
the council] thought they’d get a different
result.”
Trakas rejected the notion that the resolution
was designed to put the Democratic
members of the council on the spot.
“The resolution was intended to honor
the people who marched in Washington,
D.C. Period. End of sentence. End of story,”
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he said.
In regard to division among council
members, Clancy said, “You can definitely
look at it from a partisan divide but also
from a gender divide. I think the men on
the council are having a hard
time with the men not being in
charge.”
While the three men on
the council have referred to
themselves in the past as “the
Republican caucus,” Clancy
has labeled herself along with
council members Gray, Kelli
Dunaway [District 2] and Rita
Heard Days [District 1] as
“The Squad.” What could have
been meant as a lighthearted inside joke is
quickly growing into a life and identity of
its own.
As Trakas mused publicly over the changing
dynamics of the council and “burnt
bridges” since Clancy became chair, the
latest meeting offered a glimmer of hope
that both sides are starting to compromise.
Several divisive issues that appeared
to be headed toward split votes are now
delayed, allowing for additional time
for debate and discussion. Those issues
include the county’s vagrancy ordinance,
red-light traffic cameras and a new request
for an additional $1.5 million in Prop P
funding for IT equipment and training for
the St. Louis County Police Department.
Several designated sessions called “Committees
of the Whole” have been, or soon
will be, scheduled by Clancy to address
those issues.
“I think it’s a mischaracterization to say
we’ve taken a step backward,” Clancy said.
“I still see a lot of opportunities to work in
a collaborative manner and to put in the
center the needs of the people of St. Louis
County and our region.”
WILDWOOD, from page 14
Mayor Jim Bowlin doesn’t agree with
that assessment.
“I think it’s important that we listen to our
residents and do developments that they
want,” Bowlin said after the meeting. He
admitted he was “a little surprised” by the
decision of the council but doesn’t agree
that Wildwood is hostile toward development.
“We’ve streamlined a lot of our rules,
since I took office, to reduce redundancy.”
But with any new development, he said,
there is a need to balance the concerns of
the existing community with the desire for
growth. Bowlin asserted that the multiple
steps any proposed development must go
through with Wildwood government is worth
it for “the protection it gives our residents.”
The question of continued residential
development has been linked nearly continuously
to the future of business development
in Wildwood. One argument that was
repeated both during and after the meeting
is that Wildwood won’t be able to fully
develop its commercial sectors without
more high-density housing. In other words,
businesses [specifically retail] need a higher
concentration of residential housing within
a close proximity to thrive. But that logic
isn’t necessarily backed up by the facts.
Information provided by the Wildwood
city clerk’s office at the request of West
Newsmagazine seems to paint a picture
of a community where business is growing.
Since 2017, 570 new business licenses
have been issued by the city and that does
not include home-based businesses. Nevertheless,
the casual observer can’t help
but notice an abundance of open spaces
and available lots in the heart of Wildwood.
The city has gone through different periods
of growth over the past two decades
with periods of more rezoning and building.
Lately, things have seemed to move at
a slower pace.
Council member Joe Garritano [Ward 8]
was one of two on the council to vote in
favor of Bosworth’s proposal [along with
Ward 2 council member Lauren Edens]. He
said he spent a good deal of time not just
reviewing the proposal submitted to the
council but also studying the data for local
trends over the past several years.
“I believe there is a strong sensitivity
to development,” Garritano said. “When
looking at the data, residents can be assured
that the days of mass rezoning have ended.”
He shared numbers that he researched
showing only six homes have been
approved for rezoning over the past threeplus
years. That amounted to just over two
acres of rezoned land in Wildwood.
[Note: West Newsmagazine was not able
to independently verify the data provided
by Garritano.]
“This is a stark contrast to the prior
administration that approved 415 home
rezoning across 150 acres over just two
years,” Garritano said. “I hope residents
realize how far we’ve come to deliberately
approving developments.”

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By BONNIE KRUEGER
According to Manchester Mayor
Mike Clement, the city is at its “wit’s
end” in regard to the service station
that was approved for 14401 Manchester
Road at its intersection with
Henry Avenue.
Owner Chris Suntrup received the
initial one-year site plan approval for
12 gas pumps and a 4,500-square-foot,
24-hour convenience store on Aug.
13, 2018. A special use permit [SUP]
was granted on Oct. 1 that same year.
The Board of Aldermen also approved
a one-year extension of the site development
plan, expiring Oct. 1, 2020, and a
three-month SUP extension, which expired
Dec. 31, 2019. The SUP extension had been
approved with the following conditions:
• The property owners shall be given 30
to 45 days to demolish the concrete slab
and regrade the parking lot to its original
condition.
• The property owners shall be given 30
to 45 days to close out the St. Louis County
demolition permit.
To date, the demolition is incomplete.
While the vacated former site of a West
County EMS/FPD station and two office
buildings were leveled and removed, the
concrete slab was only partially razed,
remaining as a heap of rubble on the property.
A front-loader also remains on the
property protected by a temporary fence.
According to Manchester officials, the
city receives complaints on a near-daily
basis and, despite intervention by the city,
the site “remains undeveloped, dangerous
and an eyesore.”
At the aldermanic meeting on Feb. 3,
Suntrup representative Druce Kramer
fielded questions regarding reasons for the
most recent delay, which is reportedly due
to waiting for MSD approval in regard to
a BMP [best management practices] report.
Kramer said St. Louis County engineers
also needed additional information from
Suntrup. When questioned by concerned
aldermen, Kramer did not elaborate as to
what was needed by St. Louis County nor
what might be causing the MSD delay.
After conferring with city attorneys, the
board approved a second 90-day extension of
the SUP to expire on March 31 and is subject
to the following conditions:
• The developer executes and delivers to
the city a maintenance agreement for the
site in the city’s form backed by a performance
bond, letter of credit or cash escrow,
to ensure and guarantee the maintenance
of the site at all times prior to issuance of
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building permits and the commencement
of construction of the site plan
improvements on the site and until
the city’s acceptance of a guarantee
agreement and performance bond
from the developer in accordance
with Sections 405.670 and 405.830
of the Manchester Code. The performance
bond, letter of credit shall
be in the amount sufficient enough
to restore the lot to “green space” as
shall be defined in the maintenance
agreement.
• The developer removes all demolition
and site-clearing debris from the site
by 5 p.m. on Feb. 26, 2020.
The developer’s failure to maintain the
site in accordance with terms of the maintenance
agreement and the laws of the city
pertaining to property maintenance and
nuisance shall be considered an event of
default under the maintenance agreement
entitling the city to call the performance
bond, letter of credit or cash escrow, and
restore the lot to “green space” until proper
building permits are issued and construction
commences.
Clement stated that failure to meet these
conditions may result in denial of future
extensions.
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origin, or political affiliation. If one requires an accommodation, please call the above numbers no
later than 5:00 P.M. on the third business day preceding the hearing. Offices are open between 8:00
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Consolidated revenues and expenditures of the City of Twin Oaks,
Missouri for the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2019 were
approximately $1,056,000 and $1,539,000, respectively, resulting
in a net revenue deficiency and a reduction in fund balance of
about $483,000. The City’s non-trade, secured and appropriated
indebtedness as of this date was about $1,394,000. Additional
financial information may be obtained from the City’s website,
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he can’t imagine ever being anything
else. A hockey player himself, he knows a
bit about giving it all he has and leaving
everything on the ice. His nickname, after
all, is Freight Train.
So it meant a lot to Simi when his beloved
Blues made the playoffs and brought home
the Stanley Cup. His team had fought back
from last place and won it all. He could
relate because he was fighting, too.
It takes a lot to stop a freight train, but
cancer tried.
In March 2016, at age 10, Simi started
spring break complaining of a stomach ache.
A couple of trips to the pediatrician’s office
could not explain the increasing discomfort
he was experiencing. Eight days after the
pain started, Simi visited the emergency
department at St. Louis Children’s Hospital.
His blood work showed an extremely
elevated white blood cell count, and he was
admitted to the hospital that night. Three
days later, he was diagnosed with T-cell
acute lymphoblastic leukemia [T-ALL], a
blood cancer. Chemotherapy treatment was
started immediately, and Simi was enrolled
in a national clinical trial as well as several
local research studies.
Simi’s mom, Hristina shared, “The first
eight months of treatment were brutal.”
But as he entered a near three-year period
of “maintenance treatment,” which
still included daily chemotherapy, Simi
resumed a somewhat normal life. He went
back to school and resumed playing baseball
in the spring, followed by a return to
the ice in the fall for the St. Louis Rockets.
Fast forward to the weekend of Jan.
24-25 when 40 of hockey’s best players
showed up in St. Louis for the NHL All
Star Game – and Simi was there.
Selected by the Make-A-Wish organization
and the NHL, Simi had the chance of
a lifetime – not only attending the All Star
Game and the NHL Skills Competition but
also touring the locker rooms at the Enterprise
Center and meeting the likes of Ryan
O’Reilly and Jordan Binnington.
“It was mesmerizing and breathtaking,”
Simi said of his All Star experience. “I
don’t really have any words to describe it.
It was wonderful. Being able to see players
that you know are going to be legends of
the game and just walking around chatting
was really crazy. We just chatted away like
no big deal. It was cool to see that they’re
just regular people off the ice. And being
able to see the Stanley Cup in person …
it’s really big and shiny.”
“Even pictures of us with the Stanley
Cup just don’t do it justice,” Hristina
added. Part of the joy for Simi was that his
wish was a family affair. His dad, Bradley
Schlaggar, MD; sister, Lena; and his mom
shared the experience with him.
O’Reilly told NHL.com staff writer William
Douglas that he was thrilled to meet
Simi and his family.
“It’s awesome, so special and a privilege
to have an impact like that,” O’Reilly said.
“It’s really cool. They’re having a great
time being around us, enjoying it. And it
makes us feel good.”
While Make-A-Wish and the NHL made
sure Simi and his fellow wish recipients –
8-year-old Olivier Couture of Sherbrooke,
Quebec, and Spencer McNamara, 18, of
Louisdale, Nova Scotia – made memories
to last a lifetime, a chance encounter added
to Simi’s fun.
While attending the Alumni Game, he
had the chance to meet fellow Blues fan,
actor Jon Hamm.
“At first I hadn’t noticed that he was there.
He just kind of wandered in with everybody
else,” Simi said. “And then Emily [Zimmerman,
wife of St. Louis Blues president
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Cyber Lancers 2 take third at national competition, program seeks new recruits
By BONNIE KRUEGER
A group of students from Lafayette
High’s Missouri 81st Air Force Junior
ROTC [AFJROTC] program earned third
place in the Missouri platinum tier 2019
CyberPatriot, the Air Force Association’s
National Youth Cyber Defense Competition.
It was the team’s best finish in three
years.
“This is a mile marker for the team
because we haven’t scored in the platinum
tier since the 2016-2017 season,” said
Lafayette AFJROTC instructor and the
team’s coach, Lt. Col. Jim Smith, retired.
“The cadets raised the bar with the taking of
the third-place position in the state.”
CyberPatriot was designed to educate
and motivate students toward careers in
cybersecurity and other STEM disciplines.
The National Youth Cyber Defense Competition
challenges teams to find and resolve
cybersecurity vulnerabilities in simulated
environments.
Nearly 7,000 teams from the United
States, Canada and abroad registered
for this year’s competition. Mentored by
Steve Baker, Cyber Lancers 2 consisted
of seniors Vrisha Jagdish, Josh Luter and
Nathaniel Reed, junior Sam Deters and
freshman Dane Smola. Jagdish
serves as co-captain
with junior Josh Staub.
In addition to CyberPatriot,
cadets in the Lafayette
program have the opportunity
to participate in activities
such as the Academic
Challenge team, drill teams,
color guard teams and the
Kitty Hawk Air Society.
“This program is so unique,
with all the leadership skills
that we develop and how we
run this as a cadet-driven
unit,” Jagdish said. “This is
so interactive 100% of the
time. We learn how to work
with other people. We learn how to deal
with tasks, completing your work on time.
These are things we’ll be able to use when
we go out into the real world.”
However, despite its success, Lafayette’s
AFJROTC is in threat of being unfunded,
which would dissolve the program.
The program, which receives funding
through Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery,
Alabama, has been a part of the
high school since 1973. To maintain its
status, it needs to maintain a minimum of
Cyber Lancers Team 2 members
100 recruits. At its peak, the program had
155 recruits, but it has hovered around the
100-125 mark since the 2005-06 school
year. Today, there are just 75 recruits.
One of its members is Anderson
Gauvreau, a sophomore and chief master
sergeant. Anderson is the fourth of his
siblings in the program. His older siblings,
Emily and Nick, also currently are
active at Lafayette. Their oldest sibling,
Rayvon Lovelace, capped his AFJROTC
experience by enlisting in the military. He
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recently finished basic training
on a tanker.
Smith points out that while
some recruits do choose to
enlist in the military after
high school, there is no military
requirement. It is a misconception
he wants to clear
up.
“Only 1% to 2% of our
recruits actually enlist in
the military after graduation,”
Smith said, touting that
AFJROTC is a good way to
boost a student’s grade point
average and acquire leadership
training.
“This is a service-based
organization, whose mission and objective
is to gain character through community
service. It is wrapped around the U.S. Air
Force’s core values of integrity, service and
excellence,” Smith explained. But it could
be abolished if membership at Lafayette
does not increase to 100 by Oct. 1, 2020.
All Rockwood high school students are
eligible to join the established Lafayette
program at any point during their four
years in high school – and Smith says the
door is always open.
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Schools celebrate over
100 days of learning
This January, schools and students across
the West County region celebrated reaching
the milestone of 100 days of school.
Students at Riverbend Elementary
also dressed like dalmatians and paraded
through the halls to celebrate their 101-day
anniversary. Kehrs Mill Elementary students
paraded through the school with their
100-day crowns and donned personalized
T-shirts. Schools across the district celebrated
with hands-on activities that featured
the number 100.
Students and staff, such as those at Kirk
Day School, enjoyed dressing up as if they
were 100 years old, complete with canes,
walkers, wigs and glasses.
In Parkway, Henry Elementary thirdgrade
students celebrated by tackling a 100-
piece jigsaw puzzle and looking through
grocery ads to spend $100. At Ross Elementary,
students decorated crowns and enjoyed
channeling their inner 100-year self while
celebrating with balloons and streamers.
Claymont kindergarten students showed
their knowledge by counting to 100.
Pond Elementary students
explore sensory room
Rockwood opened its first sensory room
at Pond Elementary where students can
go to regroup and refocus. The idea came
from a group of parents of students with
special needs.
“A number of our students have used
the sensory room when they needed to
regroup. It is a peaceful place,” Principal
Dr. Carlos Diaz-Granados said. “All of
our students are welcome to use it when
needed. It’s a tool for everyone.”
On a typical day, 15 to 20 students use
the room. Pond Elementary wanted effective
resources in the sensory room such as
a sensory ball pit [for relaxing, not playing],
bubble tubes, comfortable seating and
special lighting.
“We want students to self-advocate for
what they need,” Diaz-Granados said. “It is
important for kids to have a break at times.
When students return to class, they’re much
more focused and ready to learn.”
According to fifth-grader Connor Wang,
the sensory room provides “a calming
experience.”
“It helps you focus when you’re back in
class,” Wang said. “Going to the room helped
me one time when I was upset. My favorite
thing in the sensory room is the ball pit, but I
like everything in there. The lighting is cool.
I spend five to ten minutes at a time in there.”
Diaz-Granados agreed.
“It’s been a wonderful resource,” said
Diaz-Granados. “Before we had the room,
we had some separate tools, but having one
room that’s dedicated for this purpose has
been a tremendous resource. We’ve seen
our discipline issues decrease and student
confidence increase.”
The new Eureka Elementary also has a
motor-sensory room as well.
Lafayette student receives
prestigious scholarship
Benjamin M. Coopmans, a junior in the
Air Force ROTC [Reserve Officer Training
Corps] program at Lafayette High,
received one of 200 scholarships to attend
an accredited aviation university participating
in a private pilot license training
program in the summer of 2020.
Coopmans was selected out of 2,275
cadets that applied for the scholarship
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transportation, room and board, academics
and flight hours required to potentially
earn a private pilot license.
The Flight Academy Scholarship Program
is an Air Force-level initiative in collaboration
with the commercial aviation
industry to address the national civilian
and military pilot shortage. Those who participate
in the program do not incur a military
commitment to the Air Force or other
branch of service, nor does completing the
program guarantee acceptance into one of
the military’s commissioning programs.
Learning through service
The Fulton School at St. Albans is partnering
with Gambrill Gardens to create
meaningful opportunities for its residents.
The school’s preschool through sixth grade
classes will visit residents at Gambrill Gardens
at regular intervals and participate in
craft or recreational activities. The seventh
through 12th graders will help residents
with technology and building garden beds.
“Our vision is that as students focus on
the lives of others,” said Head of School
Kara Douglass, “they will develop
healthier perspective on their own lives;
as they build relationships with others in
a different stage of life, they will understand
their own stage of life; and as they
give to others in meaningful ways, they
will experience the joy of giving and begin
to seek those experiences themselves.”
Additionally, upon hearing reports that
up to a billion animals have been killed
either directly or indirectly by the fires in
Australia, Lower School
art teacher Kristen Kruger
implemented a way to
help some of the animals
that survived.
With her guidance, the
students sewed protective
cloth pouches for
young kangaroos, wallabies,
sugar gliders, and
other marsupials that may
have been orphaned or
displaced that rescue volunteers
can use to help the
animals recover.
Sixth graders from The Fulton School help residents at Gambrill
Gardens make Valentine wreaths.
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and CEO Chris Zimmerman] introduced
us and he was just a really nice guy. One of
the things that was really interesting is how
well he words every sentence. He says it
very quickly, but the way that he says it
and what he says is … frankly phenomenal
from a kid’s standpoint.
Brad added, of Hamm, “He was really
sweet and low key. He’s a huge fan and
he’s just folded into that hockey family
around the Blues.”
As for how Simi ended up at the Alumni
Game, that’s a story of St. Louis’ “onedegree
of separation.”
“I got to know Chris when I was working
at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Wash
U ... He knew that the Make-A-Wish was
in the works. It had nothing to do with the
Blues, it was all NHL and Make-A-Wish
but we were communicating with him and
Emily about it and … he said, ‘What can I
do to add to the experience?’
“That’s how the Blues are. They believe
in the community connection. They
believe in it deeply and they deliver on
it. And just because of the way life turned,
we’ve experienced that personally.”
As of this writing, Simi has completed
treatment and is a healthy 14-year-old.
However, because of the cancer and chemo,
Simi is at risk for liver and heart problems,
and for cancer recurrence or new cancer,
for the rest of his life.
Acutely aware that two of his friends
– 11-year-old Ari and 13-year-old Gavin –
did not survive as he did, Simi wants to
become a pediatric neuro-oncologist. His
goal is to take care of kids like him, Ari and
Gavin, and help find ways to beat cancer
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High school girls basketball
Marquette junior Kennedi Watkins, a
5-foot-11 forward, has topped 1,000 points
in her career with the Mustangs.
The big moment came on a free throw
against Jackson in the Lindbergh Tournament.
Marquette won the game 52-32.
“Hitting 1,000 points was an extremely
exciting moment for me, it was almost
unreal at the moment,” Watkins said. “I
had got fouled and went to the free-throw
line. The gym was dead silent, and the ref
handed me the ball, and I was like shaking.
I do my routine and make the shot. My
teammates run into me, and coach [Tim]
Bowdern calls a time out, and I was in
shock.
“I didn’t know what had happened. My
parents, family and my teammates’ families
all had posters and signs and were
cheering, and all I could do was laugh and
smile. I knew if I looked in the crowd too
long I would cry. They announced that I
hit 1,000 points and gave me the game ball.
Then, we continued to play the game.”
Watkins is just the fourth Mustang in
Marquette’s history to have broken 1,000
points. Taylor Campbell leads that scoring
list with 1,831 career points. Bowdern
believes Watkins can move up the list.
“Kennedi could very well score 1,500
points when it is all done,” Bowdern said.
“That is very doable for her. She should end
up second all-time in our history next year.”
Bowdern was happy to see her reach
1,000 points.
“Kennedi is definitely a kid that people
notice,” Bowdern said. “One of the coolest
things that happened after the game was her
third-grade teacher emailed to congratulate
her. I think once you know Kennedi the
person, you are always going to remember
her kind, warm smile.”
Watkins is leading the Mustangs’ attack
this season. She is averaging 15.7 points a
game. She connects on 48.6% of her field
goal attempts. Watkins pulls down a teamleading
8.1 rebounds a game.
High school boys basketball
CBC senior Caleb Love has been chosen
to play in one of the nation’s top high
school basketball all-star games – the 2020
McDonald’s All-American Games. The
43rd installment of the Games will take
place on April 1 at the Toyota Center in
Houston and will be telecast live on ESPN2
and ESPN.
The 6-foot-4 Love signed to play in college
at North Carolina last November. A
point guard, he is regarded as the top player
in Missouri and the No. 3 point guard in
the class of 2020, according to scouting
services.
Love, a five-star recruit, is averaging
27.1 points a game for the Cadets. He is
the second player from CBC to be chosen
for the game. Larry Hughes was selected in
1997. His son, Larry Hughes Jr., is a sophomore
playing on the CBC squad.
McDonald’s All American Games for
boys and girls celebrate the next generation
of basketball stars and their hustle in
the pursuit of achieving greatness. A total
of 48 high school seniors – comprising the
top 24 girls and 24 boys in the country –
were selected from more than 900 nominated
players by a committee of basketball
experts.
High school football
De Smet Jesuit wide receiver/defensive
back Jordan Johnson played in the recent
All-American Bowl that featured
many of the nation’s 100
best senior football players.
The 6-foot-2 and 185-pound
Johnson, who is headed to
Notre Dame next year, played
at the Alamodome in downtown
San Antonio. He was on
the East team that lost 33-20 to
the West.
Johnson is rated a five-star
recruit by 247Sports and Rivals and a fourstar
recruit by ESPN.com.
“He caught a couple of passes in the
game,” said De Smet coach Rob Steeples,
who attended the game. “He looked good.
He did a good job and showed he can play
with anyone.”
Johnson helped De Smet Jesuit to the
2019 Missouri Class 6 state championship,
the first for the school since 2005. As a
senior, he hauled in 29 receptions for 587
yards and eight touchdowns, adding one
rushing touchdown.
Jordan Johnson
[Photo courtesy of Johnson]
Youth swimming
The annual Rockwood Swim Club
Swim-a-Thon will be held at Crestview
Middle School on Feb. 22
The Swim-a-Thon is a USA Swimming
Foundation-approved fundraiser used by
swim teams all over the United States to
raise money for their respective club, said
Rockwood’s Swim-A-Thon coordinator
Irene Kinsey. To raise money, swimmers
receive pledges and donations from family
members, friends, neighbors and local
businesses.
“A total of 5% of the proceeds raised from
our Swim-a-Thon goes back to the USA
Swimming Foundation to support learnto-
swim programs and to provide financial
support to our U.S. National Team athletes
and coaches with the remaining funds
going directly to support our team,” Kinsey
said. “Our club holds this celebration event
where swimmers do either 100 or 200 laps
to raise money for our team. It’s our main
fundraiser and helps offset team expenses
and maintenance for our 50-meter pool at
Crestview.”
Kinsey said the club’s goal is to have
100% participation this year from kids ages
5 to 18.
“There are 300 swimmers
on the team ranging from
stroke improvement levels to
Olympic Time Trial qualified,”
Kinsey said. “We try to make
it super fun by having a party
and ‘lock-in’ after they swim
laps. Coaches and swimmers
play games and have a pizza
party to celebrate their accomplishments.”
The top two fundraisers last year were
Ella Wolf and Spencer Kinsey. Both raised
more than $1,200 each, Kinsey said.
Athletic testing
The Standardized Athlete Test, or SAT,
is a new evolutionary way for athletes to
train and compare themselves to other athletes
around the country. It is a combination
of athletic performance evaluations
comprised of the 40-yard dash, the 5-10-5
L drill, broad jump and vertical jump, plus
body measurements of reach, wing span,
hand size, height and weight. The power
pushup is also measured on a force plate.
Because the test is fully automated and
monitored by lasers, it is virtually impossible
not to achieve 100% accuracy in the
testing, every time.
According to its developers, Coloradobased
Zybek Sports, the SAT can give high
school athletes an unbiased evaluation of
their skill level. It also compiles their statistics
into a Zybek database consisting
over 100,000 athletes nationwide.
Although the testing is based off of the
NFL Combine, athletes in all sports are
welcome. The SAT will be offered at D1
STL West, 14015 Manchester Road, at 9
a.m. on Feb. 22. The cost is $75 per athlete.
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Lafayette’s Campbell sets sights on district basketball championship
By WARREN MAYES
Lafayette senior Ryan Campbell is
hoping to be healthy when postseason basketball
rolls around at the end of the month.
The 6-foot-3 guard has been hindered by
ankle and wrist issues but believes he will
be ready when the Class 5 District 3 tournament
begins.
“Last year, we were knocked out in the
first round of districts by a very good
Eureka team,” Campbell said. “I believe
that will be different this year. That’s my
No. 1 goal right now – leaving behind a
district banner at least.”
Campbell, who has signed to play in
college at Maryville, is leading a young
Lafayette squad with 12.6 points a game.
“I have always been more of a combo
guard because, even though I’m a good
shooter, I’ve almost always been the best
ball handler, too. So when teammates struggle
under pressure, my number gets called
into double duty,” Campbell said. “I love
both guard roles because you are basically
the quarterback of the team, and I can really
dictate what I want to happen on the court
by making a move and taking the shot or
creating opportunities for my teammates.”
Lafayette coach Matt Landwehr likes
Ryan Campbell
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how Campbell is playing.
“We’re excited about him making big
plays for us the rest of his senior season,”
Landwehr said. “[He] has worked tirelessly
on his game and improving all areas of it.
He continues to work on being able to do
more on the court and that should benefit
him at the next level where he’ll play some
great competition and will have to continue
to raise his game. He has grown up
and improved each year he’s been with us.”
Campbell has had private coaching at
least twice a week since he was 6 years old.
That has benefited his game.
“I’ve worked extremely hard. I took what
I learned during the [private] sessions and
did the reps and training every day for
many hours,” Campbell said. “I can probably
count the number of days I’ve taken
off since I was 6 on two hands. I’ve also
played for some good coaches on several
fun teams and my private coach Dennis
Beckett at the St. Louis Basketball Academy
deserves so much credit for helping
and guiding me to a D-II scholarship.”
His father, Dan, also helped his son to
become a better player.
“When I was under 10 years old, we had
a really steep driveway and my dad actually
put a basketball rim up in our foyer,” Campbell
said. “People who came over thought
he was crazy, but every night he would have
me shoot 100-plus shots into it, focusing
on arc and ball rotation and follow through.
This has made me a very good free-throw
shooter, something that unfortunately has
been affected by my wrist issue this year.”
Campbell is a team captain this season.
Landwehr said he has done well with the
honor.
“He was chosen by his teammates as a captain
in our program,” Landwehr said. “He
has embraced this role and how he has to
carry himself on the court as a leader, but he’s
also been a good supporter of his teammates.”
Campbell hopes to keep taking big
steps at the next level in college. Going to
Maryville is a good move for him.
“There were several schools that reached
out to me over the summer and I even took a
trip to San Diego to visit Point Loma, which
was cool and the campus was beautiful,
right on the ocean,” Campbell said. “But no
one made a play for me like coach [Marc]
Stricker at Maryville has. And when I toured
the campus and facilities and met the other
players, I was sold. I also love the fact that
the campus is in a great area and I’m still
super close to my mom’s and dad’s homes.”
Landwehr believes Campbell has made a
good decision in his college choice.
“I think Maryville will be a good fit
for Ryan,” Landwehr said. “When good
high school players get to college and get
immersed in the college basketball culture
they are able to build on the foundation
they have from high school and take their
abilities to the next level. Ryan is ready
for that challenge, and Maryville will be a
great spot for him to take his game to the
next level and get a great education as well.
“I’m excited to see what his future holds
in college and beyond.”
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Is your heart older than you are?
February is Heart Month, sponsored
annually by the American Heart Association
to raise awareness about cardiovascular
disease – which remains the No. 1 killer
of both men and women in this country.
One way to determine your personal risk
for a heart attack or stroke is to learn your
“heart age,” defined as the age of your heart
and blood vessels based on your specific
risk factors. Unfortunately, a sobering statistic
from the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention [CDC] is that the heart age
of most American adults is significantly
older than the number of birthdays they’ve
celebrated.
Half of adult men in the U.S., and two
in five women, have a heart age 5 or more
years older than their actual age, according
to CDC estimates. The average is 7 years
older.
About 75% of heart attacks and strokes
are due to risk factors that increase heart
age … and many of them are now present
in Americans in their thirties, forties and
fifties.
While some of those risk factors are not
under your control – such as your actual
age or your family’s history of heart disease
– there are many others that can be
changed. High blood pressure and cholesterol
levels, a smoking habit, obesity,
diabetes, an unhealthy diet and physical
inactivity are all areas where, with lifestyle
changes and help from your doctor, you
can lower your heart age along with your
heart disease risk.
According to CDC recommendations,
the first step in this process may be to
choose a risk factor or two that you’re
ready to change, like quitting smoking or
losing excess weight, and focus on improving
those first. It’s also important to work
with your doctor to address key heart health
issues like high blood pressure or diabetes.
The Heart Age Predictor is a free online
tool that calculates your heart age. It was
adapted from the Framingham Study Heart
Age Calculator, and is available online at
cdc.gov/heartdisease/heartage.htm.
Independence for
those with autism
Scientists at the University of Missouri
are working to help young people with
autism make the transition to a more independent
adulthood, which can be a major
challenge for those with developmental
disabilities.
They recently partnered with five autism
clinics across the country to survey more
than 500 caregivers of teens and young
adults between the ages of 16 and 25 with
autism. Their results showed that many
of these youth are struggling to achieve
independence; and that the level of support
their concerned caregivers are providing
may be creating a “disconnect” which prevents
them from doing so.
Nancy Cheak-Zamora, who led the study,
is an associate professor in MU’s Department
of Health Sciences and a researcher at
the Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental
Disorders. “We need to
allow adolescents, particularly those with
disabilities, to take on greater responsibilities
at an earlier age and raise their expectations
by first asking them about their
goals and then providing the resources and
support systems to help them achieve those
goals,” she said.
Cheak-Zamora recommended that parents
and caregivers provide these young
people with opportunities to experience
mastering tasks such as cooking, shopping,
managing money or driving, which are
keys to living independently.
She added that it’s equally important to
shift the larger perception about what individuals
with developmental disabilities can
achieve.
“As a society, it would be helpful to
move away from a focus on deficits and
challenges that people with autism and
other disabilities face, to considering
their strengths and skill set. We can then
develop ways to help each person build on
their strengths,” she explained.
“For example, many with autism are
incredibly detail-oriented. So, let’s think
about job opportunities that require very
detailed work so they can use that skill as
an asset to succeed in employment … Not
only will the individual benefit, but society
as a whole will as well.”
Kids’ visits to
pediatricians declining
Children in the U.S. who have health
insurance are seeing their pediatricians a
lot less often than they did a decade ago,
according to a new analysis. But both the
reasons for this and whether it’s a good or
a bad thing are less clear.
University of Pittsburgh researchers
examined a large database of insurance
claims for children 17 and younger covered
under a major commercial insurance
plan in all 50 states. Over a 10-year period,
primary care visits to pediatricians for any
reason declined by 14%. While preventive
care, or “well child,” visits increased by
nearly 10%, the data showed a much larger
24% decrease in problem-based visits for
illnesses and injuries. The one exception
was visits for psychiatric and behavioral
health issues, which increased by more
than 40%.
Significantly fewer children are visiting their
pediatricians than a decade ago, a recent
study shows.
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“There’s something big going on here
that we need to be paying attention to,”
said lead author Kristin Ray, M.D., M.S.,
a pediatrician and assistant professor of
pediatrics in Pitt’s School of Medicine.
“The question is: Why? We don’t have
the definitive answer, but our data give us
some clues.”
Ray said one possible explanation is
that children are getting problem-based
care elsewhere, from sources like urgent
care centers, retail clinics and telemedicine
providers, which increased during the
study period – but that increase accounts
for only about half of the decline in visits
to pediatricians. Another more concerning
reason could be higher out-of-pocket costs
for problem visits, which increased by an
average of 42% during the study period,
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Results from a number of recent studies
claiming that eating eggs does not raise
cholesterol levels may be questionable.
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Eggs and cholesterol: newest
studies may be biased
In recent years, a number of studies
have claimed that eating eggs frequently
does not raise levels of blood cholesterol
as previously believed. But the newer
claims could be the result of faulty and
misleading research funded by the egg
industry, according to researchers with
the Physicians Committee for Responsible
Medicine.
The group examined nearly 70 years of
research studies pertaining to the effect
of eggs on blood cholesterol, published
between 1950 and 2019, comparing the
studies’ methods and results with their
funding sources. The analysis showed that
prior to 1970, the egg industry played no
funding role at all in cholesterol research.
However, the percentage of industryfunded
studies gradually increased over
time, reaching 60% in the period from
2010 to 2019.
“In recent years, the egg industry has
sought to neutralize eggs’ unhealthy image
as a cholesterol-raising product by funding
more studies and skewing the interpretation
of the results,” said study author Neal
Barnard, M.D., the committee’s president.
Overall, Barnard said, more than 85% of
the studies – whether they were funded by
the egg industry or not – showed that eggs
have unhealthy effects on LDL [or “bad”]
cholesterol, but industry-funded studies
were more likely to downplay those findings.
Of 153 studies analyzed in the committee’s
report, published in the American
Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, 139 showed
that eggs do indeed raise blood cholesterol
[68 of these reached statistical significance,
meaning the results were not likely due to
chance]. No studies reported significant
net decreases in blood cholesterol related
to egg consumption.
On the calendar
St. Luke’s Hospital sponsors an American
Red Cross community blood drive
on Friday, Feb. 14 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m at
the hospital’s Institute for Health Education,
222 S. Woods Mill Road in Chesterfield
[North Medical Office Building, Level
2]. To schedule an appointment, visit redcrossblood.org.
and enter the sponsor code
SAINTLUKES or call (314) 658-2090.
• • •
St. Luke’s Des Peres Hospital presents
Weight Loss Surgery: Transform Your
Life, Restore Your Health on Thursday,
Feb. 20 from 6-7 p.m. at the hospital’s
Medical Arts Pavilion, 2315 Dougherty
Ferry Road in Des Peres, in the MyNew-
Self Education Room [Suite 104]. At this
free session, a St. Luke’s care team will
present information about MyNewSelf
weight loss surgery program options. To
register, visit stlukes-stl.com.
• • •
St. Luke’s Hospital Spirit of Women ®
sponsors the annual Day of Dance on
Saturday, Feb. 22 from 9 a.m.-noon at the
Doubletree by Hilton Hotel, 16625 Swingley
Ridge Road in Chesterfield. Learn the
latest dance moves and receive tips for
better health during a morning packed with
dance fitness demonstrations, health screenings
and health information. Attendance is
free, but registration is limited; to register,
visit stlukes-stl.com or call (314) 205-6706.
• • •
Dierbergs Markets and St. Luke’s Hospital
co-sponsor Learn to Shop for a
Healthier You on Tuesday, Feb. 25 from
1-2:30 p.m. at Dierbergs West Oak, 11481
Olive Blvd. in Creve Coeur. Are you
concerned about diabetes and heart disease,
and not sure what you should and
shouldn’t eat? Join a St. Luke’s dietitian
for a store tour that will focus on how to
make better choices, read labels and plan
meals. The tour cost of $5 will be returned
to each participant who completes the tour
as a $5 Dierbergs gift card. Register online
at dierbergs.com, or call (314) 238-0440
for more information.
• • •
St. Luke’s Hospital presents Tune in to
Prevent Diabetes on Thursday, Feb. 27
from 1-2:30 p.m. at the Desloge Outpatient
Center, 121 St. Luke’s Center Drive
in Chesterfield, Building A. This free program
will review the lifestyle strategies
and resources you need to help you take
control and prevent type 2 diabetes. Register
online at stlukes-stl.com.
• • •
St. Louis Children’s Hospital sponsors a
Staying Home Alone course on Saturday,
March 7 from 9-10:30 a.m. at the Missouri
Baptist Medical Center Clinical Learning
Institute, 3015 N. Ballas Road. This
parent-child class will help determine a
child’s physical, mental, social and emotional
readiness for staying home alone. A
family workbook, emergency cards, family
fire escape plan, readiness assessment
checklist and first aid kit are included. The
course fee is $25 per family. To register,
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Chaminade senior Sam Schultz believes
in aiming high.
The 138-pound wrestler from Chesterfield
is a three-time state qualifier. He won
a medal last year as a junior. He finished
sixth at 132 when he lost a 7-2 decision to
Andrew Godier, of Francis Howell Central.
This year, Schultz wants to finish his
high school career as a state champion.
“A state championship is possible,” said
Schultz, who signed last November to
wrestle in college at Drury University.
“I’ve made that my goal. I want to go for
the top of the podium.”
Chaminade coach Steven Chico said, “I
thought third was probably going to be the
ceiling [for Schultz this season]. But he
did all the right things this summer and
this year, and now there is no one in state I
would say he’s an underdog to. I’m excited
to see him work to accomplish that end
goal of a state title.”
The state quest for Schultz begins Friday,
Feb. 14. Schultz will compete with his
Chaminade teammates in the two-day Class
4 District 2 meet at Francis Howell South.
The top four finishers in each weight class
will advance to the state tournament. The
state championships are scheduled for Feb.
20-22 at the Mizzou Arena on the University
of Missouri campus in Columbia.
He will have to earn his district, Chico
said.
“The district is definitely the toughest in
the state at his weight. There are two other
kids ranked in top six in state in his district
and another returning state qualifier who
won a match or two at state,” Chico said.
But Schultz sports a 32-1 record. His
lone loss came in the 138-pound semifinals
of the Kyle Thrasher Memorial. Holt’s
Carter Smith stopped Schultz with a 7-4
decision. Smith, who was third in the state
last year, went on to win the weight class.
Chico called the loss a heartbreaker. “He
gave up a very controversial reversal at
buzzer to lose in last millisecond. He came
back to take third,” Chico said of Schultz.
“It was a very tough tournament.”
The 5-foot-7 Schultz said the loss to
Smith will help him.
“It lets me know what I need to work on,”
Schultz said. “It’s good now to do that so I
can learn from my mistakes. I know I can
get better and I know what I need to do.
Now, I don’t have the pressure of trying to
go undefeated. I can relax and just wrestle.”
Schultz has had an impressive season.
He won the 138-pound weight class championship
in the Eric Lewis MICDS Invitational.
This season, he has also won titles
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Sam Schultz wants to end wrestling
career ‘on top of podium’
at tournaments held at Westminster Christian
Academy, Chaminade, De Smet Jesuit,
Mount Olive and St. Charles. He won two
tournaments at 145 and three at 138.
Last summer, he became an All-American
at the ESPN Disney Duals. He wrestled
at 132.
“That was good for me,” Schultz said.
“Those are some of the best kids from
around the country, and I knew I could
compete with those high-level kids and do
well.”
“Sam is one of the hardest workers I’ve
ever seen,” Chico said. “Starting between
sophomore and junior year, he decided
he was going to go all in on wrestling and
wrestle year-round. That kept going this
past summer.
“The biggest issue with Sam his first
couple of years was his confidence and his
ability to bounce back after tough losses.
Wrestling in the summer and beating some
of the best kids in the country, including
state champs, gave him the confidence he
needed to know he belongs on the mat with
anyone.”
Once high school ends, Schultz said he
is looking forward to wrestling in college
at Drury University.
“I think it’s a perfect fit for him,” Chico
said. “He is not the type that needs the bells
and whistles of a big school. He is someone
who goes about his business in both
the wrestling room and the classroom, and
I see it being a fit in both.”
Not having Schultz around next year will
be different, Chico said.
“I cannot think of a better kid than Sam.
He keeps out of trouble, is a great leader
and everyone’s friend,” Chico said. “He
has tons of kids at every tournament
coming up to him talking to him, which
speaks volumes to how much he is liked
in the wrestling community. He has been
a great example of what a Chaminade
student-athlete should be.”

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The Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce
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An inexpensive program to help surgery
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Prehabilitation, also known as “prehab,”
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and mentally for a planned surgery.
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and establish specific goals for recovery
after their operations.
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500 patients at high risk of complications
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The participants’ median age was
70. All of them, as well as a control group
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who participated in several weeks of
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Seniors who participated in testing of a “prehab” program before their surgeries had better
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prehab prior to surgery left the hospital
one day earlier than patients who did not.
More of them also were able to bypass
skilled nursing facilities and go straight
home after surgery, compared with similar
patients treated at the same hospital. Total
costs for all care up to three months after
surgery also averaged nearly $3,200 less
per prehab patient.
“We now recognize that prehab’s physical
training may work partly because it
empowers the patient to engage in their
own recovery,” said Michael Englesbe,
M.D., a University of Michigan professor
of surgery and director of the Michigan
Surgical Quality Collaborative. “Patient
empowerment is the ‘secret sauce’ and we
hope to harness it even more.”
Englesbe and his team urged that more
hospitals adopt prehab for their surgery
candidates in a paper they recently published
in Annals of Surgery.
High-protein caution
“Eat more protein” is a recommendation
often given to older adults, because protein
helps them maintain both healthy weight
A Washington University study conducted in mice recently
found that high-protein diets caused more artery-clogging
plaque in their hearts. [Adobestock photo]
and muscle mass. However, Washington
University School of Medicine researchers
have found that high-protein diets could
possibly be connected with increased
plaque buildup in the arteries – particularly
unstable plaque, which can raise the risk of
heart attacks.
University researchers recently conducted
a study in mice, which were initially
fed a high-fat diet to cause arterial plaque
development. The diets given to some of
these mice were about three times higher
in protein than those of a second control
group. The plaques of both groups were
then compared and analyzed.
In mice that were fed a high-fat, highprotein
diet, the arterial plaques worsened;
the mice developed about 30% more
plaque in their arteries than did those on
the high-fat, normal-protein diet. This
occurred despite the fact that the mice
eating higher amounts of protein did not
gain weight, while the mice on the high-fat,
normal-protein diet did.
Briefly, the researchers’ analysis found
that excess amino acids from a high-protein
diet start a chain of events that results
in the death of cells called macrophages,
which normally function to “clean up”
arterial plaques.
“Many dead cells in the core
of the plaque make it extremely
unstable and prone to rupture,”
explained senior author Babak
Razani, M.D., Ph.D., a Washington
University associate
professor of medicine. “As
blood flows past the plaque,
that force – especially in the
context of high blood pressure
– puts a lot of stress on it. This
situation is a recipe for a heart
attack.”
“This study is not the first
to show a telltale increase in
plaque with high-protein diets,
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appeared in the journal Nature Metabolism.
Dealing with depression
Almost 40% of women report having
symptoms of depression during their perimenopausal
years, a higher number than
during any period of their lives both before
and after menopause, research has shown.
Yet their depression often goes undiagnosed
and untreated because the doctors
many of them see most regularly – their
obstetrician/gynecologists – frequently
don’t screen patients for it and aren’t prepared
to offer treatment options, according
to a recent survey.
The poll included 500 practicing OB/
GYNs who are fellows of the American
College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
More than a third [34.1%] of doctors who
responded said they do not regularly screen
perimenopausal women for depression.
While most said they could likely recognize
depression in their perimenopausal patients,
more than half [55.8%] believe they are not
equipped to help them manage it.
The high percentage of women experiencing
symptoms of depression has been
linked to hormonal changes during perimenopause,
along with other factors such
as having a past history of depression and
experiencing stressful life events. As more
data emerges showing increased risk factors
for depression during perimenopause, these
healthcare providers need to become better
educated about diagnosis and treatment of
mental health issues, the authors said.
This study, the first to look at rates of
routine depression screening among OB/
GYNs and their current level of knowledge
and education about it, were published
online in Menopause, the journal of
the North American Menopause Society
[NAMS].
On the calendar
Missouri Baptist Medical Center and St.
Louis Oasis present Pump It Up to Beat
Cardiovascular Disease on Tuesday, Feb.
18 from 10 a.m.-noon at Chesterfield City
Hall, 690 Chesterfield Parkway West. Are
you living with some form of cardiovascular
disease? Whether you’re thinking about
starting an exercise regimen or have an established
routine, this course is for you. The free
course is taught by a physical therapist. Register
online at https://classes-events.bjc.org.
• • •
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Wednesday, Feb. 19 through Wednesday,
March 25 from 1:30-2:30 p.m. at The
J-Chesterfield, 16801 Baxter Road. During
this 11-session program, you’ll learn how
to reduce the impact of age-related memory
impairment as well as the risk of developing
Alzheimer’s disease or other memory
disorders by adopting a realistic program
of regular mental and physical exercise
and a brain-healthy diet. The BrainSavers ®
program incorporates physical and cognitive
exercise, nutrition, sleep, socialization
and stress management. The course fee is
$104.50. Register online at stloasis.org or
call (314) 862.4859, ext. 24.
• • •
BJC sponsors A Matter of Balance on
Mondays, March 2 through April 20, from
10 a.m.-noon at Thornhill Branch Library,
12863 Willowyck Drive in Creve Coeur.
This evidence-based program, taught by
St. Louis Oasis instructors, addresses the
fear of falling, which is a major risk factor
for falls. Participants increase their activity
levels through a short exercise component,
discuss risk factors and learn strategies
to improve stability, flexibility and range
of motion. The program is free. Advance
registration is required by calling (314)
996-5433.
• • •
St. Luke’s Hospital offers a T’ai Chi
course on Tuesdays, beginning March 3
through April 21, from 1:30-2:30 p.m. at
the hospital’s Institute for Health Education,
222 S. Woods Mill Road in Chesterfield.
T’ai Chi has been shown to help
reduce blood pressure, decrease stress,
improve balance, promote healthy sleep
habits and more. The course meets weekly
for six weeks; the fee is $35. Register
online at stlukes-stl.com.
• • •
Living a Healthy Life with Chronic
Conditions, presented by St. Louis Oasis,
is offered on Tuesdays beginning March 3
through April 21, from 9:30 a.m.-noon at
Chesterfield City Hall, 690 Chesterfield
Parkway West. Oasis Community Health
Facilitators will help you set healthy goals,
make action plans, manage pain, embrace
nutrition and exercise, understand medication
and increase your confidence in managing
your health. Developed by Stanford
University’s Patient Education Research
Center, this self-management course is for
those with any chronic condition. Light
refreshments included; attendance is free.
To register, call (314) 996-5433.
• • •
St. Luke’s Hospital offers a special
Conversations with Women event, Preventing
Falls, on Thursday, March 5 from
6-7:30 p.m. at The Lodge Des Peres, 1050
Des Peres Road. Falls are the No. 1 cause
of injuries, hospital visits due to trauma
and death from injury among those age
65 and older, and it’s estimated that 1 in
3 older adults falls each year. Get useful
information to reduce fall risk for yourself
or loved ones using various interventions,
including balance and mobility training,
medical management and home modifications.
The session is free. Register online at
stlukes-stl.com.
• • •
BJC hosts a monthly caregiver support
course, Supporting the Caregiver,
on Tuesday, March 10 from 1-2:30 p.m.
at Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital,
12634 Olive Blvd. in Creve Coeur, East
Conference Room. This presentation is
for those caring for an older loved one,
and provides personal and professional
insights and answers from caring BJC
employees. At this session, health care
professionals will provide helpful advice
about daily home caregiving. The course
and presentation materials are free. Light
refreshments will be served. To register,
call (314) 542-9378.
• • •
St. Louis Oasis presents Home, Smart
Home on Tuesday, March 10 from 1:30-
3:30 p.m. at The J-Chesterfield, 16801
Baxter Road. We hear a lot about smart
home devices like Amazon Alexa and
Google Home, but what are these gadgets
and what can they do for us? This session
will explore their capabilities, including
ways to communicate with family and
friends, personal safety, entertainment,
light and thermostat controls, and more.
The class will also include practice with
a smart device, and will address common
concerns such as privacy issues. The
course fee is $21. To register, visit stloasis.
org or call (314) 862-4859, ext. 24.
• • •
St. Luke’s Hospital presents Knee
Replacement: Is It Right for Me?, a conversation
with an orthopedic physician, on
Wednesday, March 11 from 6-7 p.m. at the
hospital, 222 S. Woods Mill Road in Chesterfield.
At this free presentation, you’ll learn
about minimally invasive knee replacement
surgery along with other treatment options
for arthritic knees, so you can return to the
life you are accustomed to … free of pain.
Register online at stlukes-stl.org.
• • •
BJC Missouri Baptist Medical Center
sponsors a Today’s Grandparents class
on Thursday, April 16 from 6:30-9 p.m. in
Building D, Suite 400 of the hospital, 3023
N. Ballas Road. This popular two-hour
class serves as an update for grandparentsto-be,
and focuses on current trends in
infant care as well as tips on both local and
distant grandparenting. A tour of the OB
division is included. The cost is $20 per
person. Register each grandparent online
at https://classes-events.bjc.org. Early registration
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Intuitive Art is from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday,
Feb. 18 at Manchester Parks Building, 359
Old Meramec Station Road in Schroeder
Park. Everything needed to create abstract
art will be provided. Artist Cindy Larimore
will guide the process and provide tips on
creating designs. One glass of wine provided.
Bring your own snacks. $25 per person. For
more information, call (636) 391-6326.
• • •
Friday Night Flights is from 5:30-7:30
p.m. on Feb. 21 at the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly
House, 15193 Olive Blvd. in Chesterfield.
Mardi Gras-inspired cuisine, wines and
live jazz performances are featured. Meet
with a guest from the Endangered Wolf
Center. Participants take home a souvenir
tasting glass. Ages 21 and older. Admission
is $25 for members; $35 for non-member and
$15 for designated drivers. Space is limited;
reservations are encouraged. Visit missouribotanicalgarden.org
to register.
• • •
Introduction to Paper Cutting is
from 10 a.m.-noon on Saturday, Feb. 22
at the Park Administration Building, 225
Kiefer Creek Road in Ellisville. Local
artist Sukanya Mani will take you through
interesting ways of cutting and manipulating
paper. Free event. Pre-registration is
required at ellisville.recdesk.com.
• • •
The Rosenberg Sunday Afternoon Film
Series presentation of “13 Minutes” is at
1 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 23 at the Holocaust
Museum & Learning Center Theater, 12 Millstone
Campus Drive in Creve Coeur. This
award-winning film traces the true story of
Georg Elser, a carpenter from Konigsbrönn
who, after becoming politically radicalized,
unsuccessfully attempts to assassinate Hitler
in 1939. German with English subtitles. The
screening is free; but RSVPs are required at
HMLC.org/Rosenberg-Film-Series.
• • •
Harold Lloyd’s 1927 silent film, “The Kid
Brother” will be shown at 4 p.m. on Sunday,
March 1 at Second Presbyterian Church,
4501 Westminster Place in St. Louis. Andrew
Peters provides live organ accompaniment
to this 84-minute film. Admission is free;
details at secondchurch.net.
• • •
Interactive Hamantash Workshop is at
7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3 at Total Wine &
More, 1781 Clarkson Road in Chesterfield.
The hands-on interactive workshop teaches
participants how to create hamantash, the
traditional Purim treat, followed by the
opportunity to create their very own tray of
hamantashen to take home. Reservations
are required. Visit ChabadofChesterfield.
com, email Chanala@ChabadOfChesterfield.com,
or call (636) 778-4000.
BENEFITS
20th Anniversary CarneyVal is from
6-11 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22 at the Ameristar
Casino, 1 Ameristar Blvd. in St. Charles.
“Taste of Restaurant Tuesday” includes
Annie Gunn’s, Nudo House, Peno Soul Food,
LoRusso’s, Bugatti’s Steak and Pasta, Clementine’s
Creamery and many more. Stand-up
comedy from LA’s Julian McCullough and
Billy Wayne Davis. Live music is performed
by the Soulard Island Dudes. Tickets are
$125. For tickets, visit carneyskids.org. All
proceeds benefit Carney’s Kids Foundation.
• • •
Lafayette’s Taste of West County is
from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 24
at Lafayette High, 17050 Clayton Road in
Wildwood. Sample culinary delights from
over 20 area restaurants. Tickets are $15
per person; $50 for a family four pack;
children 5 and under free. Tickets available
at squareup.com/store/ lhslpo8909.
• • •
“Leap for Trivia” is at 7 p.m. [doors open
at 6 p.m.] on Saturday, Feb. 29 at The Heights,
Richmond Heights Community Center, 8001
Dale Ave. in Richmond Heights. Proceeds
benefit CHAMP Assistance Dogs. Admission
is $200 for a table of eight. Complimentary
beer, wine, soda and water; outside food
is allowed but no outside alcohol. Tickets
at champdogs.org/donate/trivia-night or by
emailing Robin.Wood@champdogs.org.
• • •
20th Annual Birthright Trivia Night is at
7 p.m. [doors open at 6:30 p.m.] on Saturday,
Feb. 29 at Holy Infant Upper Cafeteria, 627
Dennison Drive in Ballwin. $20 per person;
eight people per table. Walk-ins welcome.
Childcare is $5 per child, must be potty
trained. Pizza available to order. To RSVP,
contact Maria Cummins at (636) 394-1681
or email macummins_88@yahoo.com.
• • •
Rock ‘n Roll Bingo is at 7 p.m. [doors
open at 6 p.m.] on Saturday, March 7 at
Lafayette High, 17050 Clayton Road in
Wildwood. Table decorations and rock
star costumes encouraged; non-alcoholic
drinks and snacks welcome. $200 per table
of eight. Drinks and snacks available for
purchase. To register or for more information,
visit squareup.com/store/ lhslpo2022
or email lancerbingo2022@ gmail.com.
FAMILY & KIDS
Ooey Gooey Messy Play is from 10-11
a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 18 at The Timbers
of Eureka, 1 Coffey Park Lane. Messy fun
that focuses on science, exploration, sensory
skills, snacks and more for children
ages 2-5. An adult will need to stay with
the child. Pre-registration is recommended
at visit eureka.mo.us.
• • •
Off-Site Story Hour is from 10-11 a.m.
on Friday, Feb. 21 at the West County EMS
and Fire Protection Safety House, 13790
Manchester Road. Kids will watch a movie,
hear a story, climb on the trucks, visit with
a fireman and ask questions about fire
safety. A snack will be provided. All ages
are welcome.
• • •
The annual Pancake and Sausage
Supper at Bethel United Methodist Church,
17500 Manchester Road, is from 3-7 p.m. on
Saturday, Feb. 22. Dinners are $10 for adults;
$5 for children, ages 5-12; children under age
5 eat for free. Preorders of additional sausage
and/or scrapple for $3.50 per pound are
available by calling (636) 458-2255.
• • •
Disability Awareness Convention 2020
is from noon-5 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 23
at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 16625
Swingley Ridge Road in Chesterfield.
Hosted by the Arya Foundation, a nonprofit
organization that provides needbased
adaptive equipment to children with
special needs. This free event features a
vendor booth area, multiple breakout sessions,
performances, guest speakers and
craft sessions in separate rooms. For details,
visit TheAryaFoundation.org/dac2020.
• • •
Morphos and Muffins is from 9-10
a.m. on Feb. 29 and Mar. 21 at the Sophie
M. Sachs Butterfly House, 15193 Olive
Blvd. in Chesterfield. Participants can
release a blue morpho butterfly into the
conservatory. Muffins and beverages
included. All ages. Advanced registration
is required. The cost per person is $9 for
members; $11 for non-members. Register
at missouribotanicalgarden.org.
• • •
Spring Dive-In Movie is from 7:30-9
p.m. on Friday, March 6 at The Lodge
Des Peres, 1050 Des Peres Road. “Secret
Life of Pets 2” is featured. Enjoy a family
movie while floating in the indoor pool or
playing in the water. Water park tubes are
first come, first served. No outside floatation
devices are allowed. Concession stand
open until 9 p.m. Register online at desperesmo.org
search “dive-in movie” or call
(314) 835-6150. Event is free for members;
$5 for residents and $10 for non-residents.
• • •
Mom & Son LEGO Night is from 6-8
p.m. on Friday, March 6 at the Manchester
Park Building, 359 Old Meramec Station
Road in Schroeder Park. Adult/child
duos build machines and structures based
on the best designs inspired by Star Wars.
Includes snacks, time to build, and more.
Cost per resident pair is $20; $7 for additional
sons. Non-resident pairs pay $25;
$9 for additional sons. Pre-registration is
required at manchestermo.gov.
• • •
St. Pat’s Family BINGO Night is from
6-7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11 at the
Manchester Park Building, 359 Old Meramec
Station Road in Schroeder Park. Cost
is $7 per person, includes pizza, bingo with
prizes, and desserts. Must pre-register at
manchestermo.gov.
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• • •
Principia’s BioBlitz is at 8 a.m. on
Friday, May 8 and Saturday, May 9 at the
Mesa Soccer Field on the Principia School
Campus, 13201 Clayton Road in Town
& Country. The community is invited to
explore the campus alongside scientists
from the Saint Louis Zoo, Missouri Botanical
Gardens and Missouri Department of
Conservation. Featured activities vary by
day and include s’mores, stargazing, bat netting,
insect discovery and plein air painting
with your own art supplies. Wear comfortable
clothes and shoes and bring sunscreen.
No experience necessary. All ages are welcome.
Details at, visit principia.edu/bioblitz.
FISH FRIES
The St. Alban Roe Fish Fry is from
4:30-7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 28 at St. Alban
Roe, 2001 Shepard Road in Wildwood.
Menu includes baked and fried cod, shrimp,
catfish, green beans coleslaw, hush puppies,
mac and cheese, and French fries. Dine in or
carry out; call (636) 458-2977.
SPEAKERS/DISCUSSION
West County Toastmasters Meetings
are from 7-9 p.m. on the second and fourth
Monday of every month in Room 3 at the
Daniel Boone County Library, 300 Clarkson
Road in Ellisville. For details contact
Rick Hoelscher at (314) 406-3310.
• • •
A More (or Less) Perfect Union is at 6
p.m. [doors open at 5:30 p.m.] on Tuesday,
Feb.18 at the Missouri Athletic Club - West
Clubhouse, 1777 Des Peres Road in Town
& Country. Featuring Bob Chitester from
the Free to Choose Network, who presents
on the topic “A More (or Less) Perfect
Union.” Free and open to the public.
Details at freetochoosenetwork.org.
• • •
Christian Science Lecture, “A New
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at First Church of Christ-Scientist, 750
South Mason Road in Town & Country
and at 7:30 p.m. at The Lodge Des
Peres, 1050 Des Peres Road. International
speaker Philip Hockley is featured. This is
a free, one-hour talk and all are welcome.
Free childcare and parking provided. For
more information, visit tandcchurch.org.
• • •
A veterans benefits seminar hosted by
Quinn Elder Law LLC is from 5:30-6:30
p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 27 at Brookdale
West County, 785 Henry Ave. in Ballwin.
Veterans Administration benefits, eligibility,
rule changes, asset limitations and
more will be discussed. RSVP via email
to kailey.buchanan@brookdale.com or call
(636) 591-0432.
SPECIAL INTEREST
Pickleball is from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on
Monday, Wednesday and Thursday at The
Timbers, 1 Coffey Park Lane in Eureka.
Pickleball will be set up in the gymnasium.
Paddles and balls are available at the front
desk, or bring your own. Free for members;
$3 per non-member. For more information,
visit eureka.mo.us.
• • •
Chair Line Dance Class is from 10-11
a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 18 at the Park
Administration Building in Bluebird Park,
225 Kiefer Creek Road in Ellisville. Move
to favorite oldies music in this seated chairdancing
class. Instructor is Karen Merlin.
Register online at ellisville.mo.us or call
(636) 227-7508.
• • •
Electronic Recycling is from noon-5 p.m.
on Thursday, March 5 at Bluebird Park, 225
Kiefer Creek Road in Ellisville. Recycle
items such as computer towers, laptops,
keyboards, cables and wires, cell phones,
LCD monitors, MP3 players, iPods, iPads,
gaming systems and more. Recycling is
held on the first Thursday of the month from
now through November, excluding May.
Visit ellisville.mo.us for more information.
APPETIZERS $6.50 • DOMESTIC BEER $3.75
HOUSE WINE $5.50 • HOUSE COCKTAILS $5.50
3 course
$35 Pre-Fixed
Monday-Saturday • 4-6PM or After 8PM
WESTPORT PLAZA | 314.421.0555 | KEMOLLS.COM
with the purchase of 3 Bundtlets
Chesterfield
159 St. Lamp Louis and - Chesterfield
Lantern Village
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6123 Mid Rivers Mall Drive
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Expires 2/28/18. 2/29/20. Coupon must be presented at time of purchase.
Limit one free Bundtlet with the purchase of three Bundtlets per
guest. Gift-wrap and ribbon not included. Valid only at the bakery
listed. No cash value. Coupon may not be reproduced, transferred
or sold. Internet distribution strictly prohibited. Must be claimed in
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MILITARY
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AND
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Android, Apple tablets.
$70 per computer and incident.
Drop-off available. House-calls
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CLEANING SERVICE
KIM’S CLEANING &
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Decorating, Cleaning, Organizing
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636-458-1559
FLOORING
CARPET REPAIRS
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(314) 892-1003
GARAGE DOORS
DSI/Door Solutions, Inc.
Garage Doors, Electric Openers.
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HAULING
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appliances, furniture, debris,
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& 20 cubic yd. rolloff dumpsters.
Licensed & insured. Affordable,
dependable and available!
VISA/MC accepted. 22 yrs. service.
Toll Free 1-888-STL-JUNK
888-785-5865 or 314-644-1948
J & J HAULING
WE HAUL IT ALL
Service 7 days. Debris, furniture,
appliances, household trash,
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decks. Garage & Basement Clean-up
Neat, courteous, affordable rates.
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HELP WANTED
PART-TIME PERSON NEEDED
to email sales leads for a
professional sales office. Morning
hours. Qualified candidate must
be proficient in Excel, Word and
Outlook, and have good writing
skills. Ellisville office location.
636-271-9190
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CAREER
RIGHT FOR YOU?
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE
Berkshire Hathaway
Home Services
Select Properties
Call Rory Schwartz
Managing Broker
314.574.1111
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In office insurance sales & service
$2,000.00 per month
Plus Bonus & Commission.
P & C License required
636-891- 1300
Seeking a full time Housekeeper
& Dining Room Server in our
compassionate, non-profit senior
living community.
Responsibilities include
maintaining cleanliness of
resident rooms and facility
common areas while providing
outstanding customer service to
our residents. Along with serving
our residents in the dining room.
Cape Albeon offers a comprehensive
benefit package including
accrued paid time off,
401k benefits and health/dental/
vision/life insurance. Contact
Jennifer Hoskins
at jhoskins@standrews1
com or 636-431-2001.
HOME IMPROVEMENT
Renovation Repair Construction
(314) 293-0852
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HOME IMPROVEMENT
Total Bathroom Remodeling
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EVERYTHING DECKS:
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Discounts • BBB A+ • Angie’s List
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AFFORDABLE CARPENTRY
Kitchen Remodeling, Wainscoting,
Cabinets, Crown Molding, Trim,
Framing, Basement Finishing,
Custom Decks, Doors, Windows.
Free estimates!
Anything inside & out!
Call Joe 636-699-8316
LANDSCAPING
DECK STAINING
BY
BRUSH ONLY
BY BRUSH ONLY
LEAF & SNOW REMOVAL
RETAINING WALLS • PAVER PATIOS • MOWING
STAINING DECKS BY BRUSH
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314-280-2779
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PAINTING
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314-852-5467
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M I E N E R
LANDSCAPING
Spring Clean-up • Mulching
Planting • Pruning • Patios
Retaining Walls • Honeysuckle
Removal
Friendly service with attention to detail
Call Tom 636.938.9874
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ONE TIME CLEANUP
Islands, Beds, Backyards
Tree & Bush Trim or Removal
Dirt & Decorative Rock
LANDSCAPE REHAB
• FREE ESTIMATES •
636-775-5992
ADVANTAGE PAINTING
& POWERWASHING
Interior &
Exterior Painting
Drywall Repair • Taping
Wallpaper Stripping
Top Quality Work • FREE Estimates
636.262.5124
INSURED
MENTION AD & RECEIVE 10% OFF
PAINTER
DAN VOLLMER
• I AM INCORPORATEDINC. •
INTERIOR SPECIAL 2019
$75 Per Avg. Rm Size
(12’x12’ Walls 3 Room Minimum)
FOR 45 YEARS
FREE ESTIMATES: CALL DAN
(636) 577-8960
Exterior Painting!
Interior and
exterior painting
Deck staining
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314-707-3094
PET SERVICES
CONVENIENT
Dog Grooming
Full service grooming
in your home...
Reasonable Rates • Free Consultation
All Services Available
Keep Your Pets Stress-Free at Home
~ Great for Older Dogs ~
Ask about discounts for rescues!
Call for appointment
314-591-0009
PET SERVICES
Dog Sitter in your home
while you are away!
Mature, responsible and
experienced. Under 30 pounds
only. References. Chesterfield &
surrounding area!
Please call 636-489-9606
PLUMBING
LICENSED PLUMBER
Available for all plumbing needs.
No job too small. Free estimates.
25 years experience. Senior
citizen discount. 24 hours.
Call 314-808-4611
• ANYTHING IN PLUMBING •
Good Prices! Basement
bathrooms, small repairs & code
violations repaired. Fast Service.
Certified, licensed plumber - MBC
Plumbing - Call or text anytime:
314-409-5051
REAL ESTATE
I BUY HOMES
ALL CASH - AS-IS
I have been buying and selling
for over 30 years.
$ $
No obligation.
No commission.
No fixing up.
It doesn't cost to find out
how much you can get.
Must ask for
Lyndon Anderson
314-496-5822
Berkshire Hathaway Select Prop.
Office: 636-394-2424
ROOFING
Roofing • Siding
All Exterior
Insurance Specialist • A+ BBB Rating
314-282-1991
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ROOFING
ROOFING
Kirkwood Roofing
Insurance Specialist
All types of Roofing
Fully Insured • FREE Estimates
314-909-8888
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SERVICES
Personal Driver/Assistant
When You Need A Ride
Grocery, Doctor,
Shopping, Airport,
to your needs.
Senior Discounts.
Fair, caring. Like
driving with a friend.
Call Elisabeth • 636-579-5262
7 DAYS/WEEK
TAX PREPARATION
St. Louis Tax and Accounting
Special Offer: $25 OFF Tax
Preparation Fees. Offer expires
3.15.20. For first time customers
only. Call today or go to our
website for a free quote.
314.336.0888
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INCOME TAX SERVICES
Individuals, Self Employed, other
Business Entities
Harold Goedde
Certified Public Accountant
25 years experience.
Reliable, High Quality Work
Phone 636-386-5242
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References Availabe
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GET 'ER DONE TREE SERVICE
Tree trimming, removal, deadwooding,
pruning and stump
grinding. Certified arborist.
Fully Insured • Free Estimates
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Cracks, sub-pump systems,
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Exterior drainage correction.
Serving Missouri for 15 years.
Finally, a contractor who is honest
& leaves the job site clean.
Lifetime Warranties.
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~
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Baptisms
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