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July 13, 2011
Vol 13 No 28
January 7, 2015
Lasting resolutions?
Recipes
Classics Reinvented
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Business
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School
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Hagans celebrate anniversary
Ashley Phillips and Kyle Clawson get a pre-workout warm-up going on the rowing machines at St. Peters Crossfit, located at 929 Jungermann Road.
Photo by Brett Auten
Local fitness industry sees a wave
of new customers with the New Year
By Brett Auten
This is it.
This is the year.
Come January I’m …
Just fill in the blank.
Often that blank is filled with a
health-and-fitness-related goal that
pertains to weight loss, increased exercise and activity, or simply getting back
after it.
If your line of work happens to fall
into the health and wellness category,
whether a nutritionist, gym owner, or
a trainer at one of the name-brand fitness complexes – while it doesn’t reach
Black Friday-type territory – January
through March isn’t the best time to
book that ski trip to Aspen.
“The analogy that I like to use it is for
us it’s what spring and summer is for
landscapers and construction workers,”
Matt Dickson said. “Everybody is in the
mood to make change. Anyone in the
self improvement endeavor is going to
see an increase.”
Dickson manages and operates Brickhouse Boxing that is located inside Dudas Fitness in Weldon Springs. He has
been a personal trainer for seven years,
first working at a mom-and-pop gym in
Florissant before heading to the Mecca
of all the “box gyms” Golds, where he
stayed for seven years.
David Simon has a similar background. He has seven years in the fitness industry and is the owner and
head coach of St. Peters Crossfit.
“Global gyms thrive on New Year’s
Day,” Simon said. “From January
through March you’re lucky sometimes
just to get on a piece of equipment.”
While promises of change is good for
the businesses making automated withdrawals from your credit card, what
about those of us behind these pledges?
While about 45 percent of Americans make New Year’s resolutions, only
about eight percent succeed, according
to a University of Scranton study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology.
Simon looked to break through from
the chain gyms when he opened St. Peters Crossfit 16 months ago. Crossfit is
a burgeoning fitness community whose
practitioners champion the group aspect of the workouts and a coach ( i.e.
personal trainer) is nearby for every
workout. His theory is that some New
Year’s fitness goals are practically set up
to fail.
“They go into it with the right idea,”
Simon said. “They join a gym and it’s
very cheap. They get in there and it’s a
busy time of the year and they don’t really understand how the machines operate, and they just kinda get lost.”
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Dickson feels that too many times we
are our own worst enemy. Most refuse
to celebrate the little successes. There’s
too much emphasis focused on an arbitrary weight goal and people don’t notice the little things like sleeping better
or feeling less anxious.
“People bite off more than they can
chew,” Dickson said. “They say things
like, ‘I’m going to lose weight, cut out
all sugar, eat gluten-free, and workout
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O’Fallon Chamber’s 3rd Annual
Taste of Vegas casino night
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In This Issue...
2 Around Town
O’Fallon accepting
applications for parks
and recreation positions
and more.
6 Feature Section
Banking & Finance
7 Business
Ribbon cutting
celebrated and more.
8 School
SCC and SEMO sign
articulation agreement
and more.
9 Movie
“Selma” takes an eyeopening look at the Civil
Rights Movement.
10 Sports and Learn & Play
Local with sports Gary
B. Also, discover a new
book with this week’s
Novel Ideas.
11 Recipes
Classics reinvented.
12 What’s Happening
14 Classifieds
16 Over the Fence
Joe Morice brings his
unique views to the
Community News.
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Hagans celebrate 55th anniversary
Walter and Diana Hagan were married Jan. 2, 1960 in Clayton Mo. They have three sons, six grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren. After traveling throughout the United States for
several years they now reside in Lake St. Louis, close to their
family.
Masons donate to Crisis Nursery
Wentzville Masons recently
collected items for the annual
Holiday Hearts donation program for the Wentzville Crisis
Nursery. The Masons were able
to donate children’s clothing
items as well as diapers and
other necessary supplies.
The Wentzville Crisis Nursery is a part of the St. Louis
Crisis Nursery system and is
committed to the prevention
of child abuse and neglect and
provides emergency intervention, respite care and support
to families in crisis through:
Short term care for young children in a safe and nurturing
environment. Helping families resolve crisis. Offering
resources for empowerment,
ongoing support and parent
education. Community outreach and awareness. Advocacy for children and families.
This is the fifteenth year
that Wentzville Masons have
collected and donated to the
Crisis Nursery Holiday Hearts
program.
Tickets are now on sale
for the O’Fallon Chamber
of Commerce’s 3rd Annual
Taste of Vegas casino night
presented by Krey Distributing on Feb. 21. The event
will take place at the O’Fallon
City Hall Gymnasium located
at 100 North Main Street in
O’Fallon.
This black-tie-optional evening will begin at 6 p.m. with
food samplings from the area’s
finest establishments along
with wine, beer and spirit
tastings. Then from 7:30 to 10
p.m. attendees will be able to
try their luck on several casino tables that will be available,
including black jack, poker/
Texas hold’em, craps, and roulette. Guests will then be able
to trade in their winnings for
raffle tickets for a chance to
win some great prizes that will
be drawn at 10:30 p.m. concluding the evening.
“Casino nights are a great
way to try out games that
you normally wouldn’t play
at a traditional casino. There
is no experience needed and
no pressure, so you can really
have fun!” says Sara Henderson, staff organizer for the
event.
Live entertainment and
dancing will also be provided
throughout the night starting
with the smooth jazz stylings
of Nick Calandro and finishing with the award-winning
band Rhythm of the Nite that
has earned the reputation as
one of the premier wedding
bands in all of St. Louis.
The Taste of Vegas event
will truly make you think you
are in the heart of Las Vegas
and will draw a mix of area
residents and business people.
General Admission is $40 per
person and includes tastings
from O’Fallon’s finest restaurants, drinks, two raffle entries, $5,000 in gaming money
and live entertainment with
dancing. Tickets must be purchased in advance by calling
636-240-1818 or online at
www.OFallonChamber.org/
casino. No one under 21 will
be admitted and tickets will
not be sold the evening of the
event.
Sponsors include: Krey Distributing, City of O’Fallon,
Country Side Flooring America, American Eagle Credit
Union, Shannon Norman
Law, CenturyLink, KFAV 99.9
FM and Gibson Printing.
Casino night proceeds benefit the mission of the O’Fallon
Chamber of Commerce.
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five days a week. They get defeated by
these goals; 50 pounds in three months,
20 pounds in a month. They’re motivated
by articles or television and then just fizzle
out. They feel behind the eight ball.”
“So much energy and emphasis is put on
change when the new calendar comes out
that some argue that the New Year may be
the worst time to make a lifestyle change,”
he said. “January it’s the busiest, most hectic time and most people have an all-ornothing mentality.”
But don’t count Dickson as one of those
New Year’s resolution naysayers and grumps.
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Those who say if you know you should make
a November change, why wait until Jan. 1?
“I feel the opposite. Follow the herd,” he
said. “Everybody should do even a little
something. There is so much momentum.
It’s like Christmas with giving, spending
and eating. Jan. 1? I say why not.”
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Crider Health Center Hosts
2nd Annual Season’s of Giving
Photo courtesy SSM St. Joseph Health Center
Pictured (from left) are Renee Pictor, Kohl’s Department Stores Vice President/Regional Manager, Santa Claus, Kate Becker, President of SSM St. Mary’s
Health Center and SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center, and Mike Bowers, President of SSM St. Joseph Health Center.
Santa Claus visits SSM St. Joseph Health Center
SSM St. Joseph Health Center was a hotbed
of holiday activity on Dec. 6, as nearly 300 local children visited the emergency department
to see Santa Claus.
Santa was ushered to the hospital via fire
truck courtesy of EMS partners at the St.
Charles Fire Department. Visitors were
treated to complimentary photos with Santa,
treats, games, prizes and guest appearances by
Disney’s “Frozen” characters Anna, Elsa and
Olaf.
The event kicked off with a check presentation highlighting the Kohl’s 4 Kids Safety
Program. Since 2006, Kohl’s and SSM Cardinal Glennon have worked together to help St.
Louis-area kids stay safe while traveling in mo-
tor vehicles and on bicycles. During that time,
Kohl’s has donated more than $1.2 million
to Cardinal Glennon as part of the program,
which offers free bike helmets and car seats,
free fittings, and road-safety education to local
families.
During the event, Kohl’s presented SSM Cardinal Glennon Foundation with a $271,375
grant that will go toward supporting these important safety measures for our children. The
money is raised through book and plush sales
at checkout counters at Kohl’s store locations.
Free bike helmets were given to event attendees as part of the Kohl’s 4 Kids program.
SSM Health Care would like to thank Kohl’s
for their generosity and partnership.
On Dec. 11 the 2nd Annual “Season of Giving” holiday event
took place at Crider Health Center Wentzville.
In the magical shop, volunteer elves had transformed meeting rooms into an experience that gave each attendee a sense of
pride and excitement in picking out gifts on their own for their
children. To top it off, gift wrapping was included and holiday
treats were enjoyed by all! Over 170 client families were provided with gifts for clients and their siblings, with more than 650
gifts distributed and counting. Not to be outdone, over 80 volunteers gave their time and talents to make this event possible.
Additionally, over 500 coats were donated during this year’s
coat drive, and have been provided to clients and those in need
during the cold winter season. Not only did they receive coats,
but donations of hats, gloves, and scarves (hand knitted by a local women’s knitting group at St. John’s United Church) as well.
In addition, with a generous donation from long time friend
of Crider Health Center and former board member, Emil Hitt,
new coats were purchased for over 160 clients in our children’s
programs.
Every gift or coat item was donated by community partners
that included: Crider Health Center Employees, Enterprise,
Home State Health, Wal-Mart, Burlington Coat Factory, Emil
Hitt, Aventura at Richmond, O’Fallon Crossing Chiropractic,
Frontier Middle School, St. John’s United Church, Elm Dental,
American Family Insurance – Bill Voss Agency, Pulaski Bank,
Citi, Curves - Olivette and other individual community members.
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St. Cletus eighth-grade girls
win CYC soccer championship
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St. Cletus eighth-grade girls soccer team are 2014 CYC Archdiocese of St. Louis Intermediate Closed
Division Soccer Champions. The Comets then defeated Our Lady-Festus of the 2- WC District to win
the championship game that was played on Nov. 16, 2014. The team includes the following players:
Jane Arbuthnot, Carly Bloomfield, Kelly Burris, Julie Chamberlain, Abigail Chruma, Mallory Douglas, Taylor Emrick, Emily Huber, Alyssa Marfisi, Payton Mauldin, Sarah Pokorny, Emily Schroeder,
Madelyn Sportsman, Brooke Wilson, and Lindsay Woltering. The team is coached by Pat Bloomfield
and “St. Louis Soccer Hall of Famer” Mark Demling.
O’Fallon is accepting applications for part-time
parks and recreation positions for 2015
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The city of O’Fallon is seeking responsible,
positive, personable, energetic people for parttime and/or seasonal jobs in the Parks and
Recreation Department for 2015. In general,
applicants must be at least 16 and able to work
flexible hours, including evenings, weekends
and holidays. Applicants also must have, or be
able to obtain, a valid Missouri driver’s license,
pass drug, alcohol and background screening
and may be required to have or obtain special
certifications and experience. Applications are
being accepted for the following positions:
• Camp Counselors (May through August) –
Counselors work approximately 30 hours per
week supervising children ages five – 12. Counselors will receive training, including CPR/First
Aid.
• Concessions (Year-round) – Food service
workers and food service supervisors are scheduled at various locations, including Alligator’s
Creek Aquatic Center, Dames Park, O’Fallon
Sports Park, the Ozzie Smith Sports Complex,
the Renaud Spirit Center and Westhoff Park.
• Lifeguards and swimming instructors – Duties include watching over swimmers, cleaning
the pool area and meeting safety regulations.
Part-time positions are available at Alligator’s
Creek Aquatic Center from Memorial Day
through Labor Day, and at the Renaud Spirit
Center year-round. Lifeguard training is available.
• Pool Cashiers (May through September) –
Cash-handling experience is preferred for this
job at Alligator’s Creek Aquatic Center. Duties
include cash-handling, daily admissions and
registering clients for pool passes and swimming programs.
Apply at the Renaud Spirit Center (RSC), 2650
Tri Sports Circle in O’Fallon. Or, apply online at
www.ofallon.mo.us/human resources. The Human Resources webpage includes a list of helpful FAQs for applicants.
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(From left) Operation Round Up Coordinator Lonnie Tucker presents a $5,000 Operation Round Up grant to Flight Director Steve Paulsell,
Logistics Manager Sharon Paulsell and Volunteer Coordinator Jan Bell, all of the Central Missouri Honor Flight. Funds will help send local
veterans to Washington, D.C. memorials that honor their service and sacrifices.
Cuivre River Electric awards $5,000 for
Honor Flight journey to Washington D.C.
Veterans Coffee Talk of Troy
recently received a $5,000 Operation Round Up grant to help
transport local veterans on
their Honor Flight journey to
Washington, D.C.
Local veterans on the flight,
the last trip scheduled for 2014,
included John Cheek, U.S. Marine Corps, of Elsberry; Lester
Koelling, U.S. Marine Corps,
of Eolia; Terry Mayberry, Darrel Schlichting, Max Simon,
all U.S. Army, of Troy; Donald
Shelton and Raymond Marti,
U.S. Navy, of Troy, Dwight McCluney, U.S. Air Force of Troy
and Leon Cochran, U.S. Army
of Warrenton.
“The trip to our nation’s capital was incredible. The design
of each monument honoring
the different wars was distinctive and magnificent,” says
Cheek. “Words cannot describe
the emotions a veteran experiences as they visit a monument
honoring their military service
and personal sacrifice for freedom. I will never forget this opportunity.”
“We were gratified to learn
that four World War II veterans were also on the flight,” says
Cuivre River Operation Round
Up Coordinator Lonnie Tucker.
He presented the grant on behalf of Cuivre River members
and Veterans Coffee Talk to
Central Missouri Honor Flight
volunteers at the Honor Flight
“Welcome Home” celebration
for local veterans, flight guardians and volunteers in Columbia.
America’s most senior veterans — survivors of World War
II — and terminally ill veterans
who wish to visit memorials
that honor their service are top
priorities for the Honor Flight
program. The long-term goal
is to also serve veterans of the
Korean War, Vietnam War and
recent conflicts. Twenty-four
Korean War veterans and 41
Vietnam veterans were also on
the recent Honor Flight.
“Many veterans have never
seen the national memorials
built in their honor. It’s our
mission to ensure our local
American heroes get this opportunity,” says Veterans Coffee Talk Director Roger Kiesey. In partnership with Coffee
Talk, Cuivre River’s Operation
Round Up grant will be able to
fund flights for an additional
seven local veterans when Honor Flights resume in the spring.
Flights are funded by donations from individuals, corporations and groups like Veterans Coffee Talk, which has
facilitated trips for 75 veterans.
“We are committed to finding
the financial resources to ful-
fill our veterans’ dreams to visit
their memorials,” says Kiesey.
He invites veterans to attend
the Veterans Coffee Talk social
event held every Thursday from
9 - 10 a.m. at the Troy Senior
Center, located at 1380 Boone
Street in Troy. World War II
and Korean War veterans are
invited to apply for future Honor Flight programs as well as
have their life stories recorded
for Coffee Talk’s Missouri Veterans History Project. To learn
more about these programs or
Coffee Talk contact Roger Kiesey at 636-528-7935.
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St. Charles County offers residents free
recycling of natural Christmas trees
Instead of trashing your natural tree after the
Yuletide celebration, consider recycling it as a way
to give one last gift to the environment. To make
recycling your tree easier, the St. Charles County
Division of Environmental Health and Protection partners with area municipalities to offer
residents this service at various sites throughout
our community, including the County’s Recycle
Works locations in St. Charles and Wentzville.
There is no charge to participate in this program.
Before bringing natural trees to one of the locations below, residents must be sure to remove the
tree stand, all decorations and any plastic bags or
coverings.
St. Peters
Laurel Park (upper parking lot), off McClay Road
St. Peters Golf & Recreation Center, 200A Salt
Lick Road
St. Peters Earth Centre, 115 Ecology Drive
Locations open 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
thru Saturday, Dec. 29 to Jan. 17
Wentzville
Progress Park (parking lot), 968 Meyer Road
Open 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., from Dec. 26 to Jan. 18
O’Fallon
Civic Park (upper parking lot), 400 Civic Park Drive
O’Fallon Sports Park, 3589 Highway K
Locations open from dawn to dusk, Dec. 26 to
Jan. 11
Lake Saint Louis
Founders Park, 7 Freymuth Road
Open during daylight hours, Dec. 26 to Jan.
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Recycle Works Central, 60 Triad South (St.
Charles)
Recycle Works West, 2110 East Pitman Avenue
(Wentzville)
Locations open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Saturday, Dec. 26 to Jan. 17
Quail Ridge Park (Group Picnic Area parking
lot), 5501 Quail Ridge Parkway (Wentzville)
Open 7 a.m. to sunset, Dec. 26 to Jan. 18
To further assist the community this season,
the Recycle Works West and Recycle Works Central locations offer free recycling of non-foil gift
boxes, wrapping paper and unwanted Christmas
tree lights for St. Charles County residents.
For more information on recycling efforts
within St. Charles County, please call 636-9491800 or visit http://www.sccmo.org/861/Recycling.
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At the meeting held Dec. 13, Cub Scout
Pack 948, sponsored by Andrews Academy in Lake St. Louis, prepared stockings
to share with soldiers passing through
the USO at Lambert International Airport. The scouts assembled stockings
that contained healthcare products,
snacks and games. After assembling the
stocking, each scout enclosed a Christmas card thanking the soldier for their
service. Those able to attend helped deliver the stockings to the USO where a
tour of the facility was provided. The
scouts were able to interact with the soldiers in the USO and personally thank
them for their service.
Financial fitness habits to begin in the new year
While many people focus
on personal health goals in
the new year, the beginning of
the year is also a great time to
check your financial fitness. So
how can you whip your finances into shape?
South University College of
Business, Virginia Beach faculty member Dr. Alan Harper
says everyone should adopt
these financial habits in 2015:
Establish a budget
Harper says the first step in
taking control of your finances
is to establish a budget. “It is
extremely important to know
how much money is coming
in, where it’s going, and allocating it appropriately,” he says.
“Having a budget allows you to
gain a broader understanding
of your spending habits.”
Make sure your budget includes allowances for food,
clothing, gas, and even entertainment, Harper advises.
Start saving
Your budget should also
include money set aside for
emergencies. Harper says the
old rule-of-thumb that three
month’s salary is enough to
have in your bank account no
longer applies in our current
economy.
“We found in the last recession that people who lost
their jobs tended to stay out of
work much longer than three
months,” he says. “You should
have six months to a year’s
worth of income in savings,
just in case.”
Harper says you should also
try to put away 15 percent of
your take-home income toward your retirement. Many
retirement savings options
are available, including 401(k)
s, Roth IRAs and individual
retirement accounts. It is important to do your homework
before deciding on a long-term
investment strategy so that you
are aware of terms, conditions
and any fees associated with
your options.
Manage your credit
The beginning of the year is
a perfect time to check your
credit history, and to look for
any mistakes on your credit
report, Harper advises. Mistakes on your credit report can
cost you large sums of money
in interest rates, or even keep
you from being approved for a
loan.
“The law requires the three
major credit reporting agencies to provide you with one
free credit report a year,” Harper says. “Pull those reports and
look for discrepancies. If you
find one, file a dispute with the
credit reporting agency and
they will remove the item if it
is incorrect.”
Harper also says to check
your FICO score on the report,
make sure you have an understanding of what the score
means, and how to improve it
if the score is low.
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Lawrence R. Lund, CFP celebrates
new location with ribbon cutting
Certified Financial Planner,
Lawrence R. Lund celebrated
the grand opening of his new
location with a ribbon cutting
on Dec. 23. Joining Larry were
family, friends, employees
and clients of Legacy Leaders.
Also attending were city of St.
Charles Economic Development representatives, David
Leezer and Travis Wilson,
along with board members and
ambassadors with the Greater
St. Charles County Chamber
of Commerce.
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Business Women Connecting continues rapid growth
Get a group of women together and there’s bound to be
some synergy. Get a group of
women entrepreneurs together, and that synergy becomes
magic. That’s just what Kate
Brockmeyer envisioned when
she founded Business Women
Connecting, a member only
networking group that seeks to
educate and empower women
business owners through building relationships and collaborations.
Having gained 115 members
in just four months, the group
is making waves in the St. Louis
metroplex. In fact, they have
chapters opening in Columbia,
Chesterfield and St Charles/
O’Fallon in Missouri as well as
in O’Fallon, IL in 2015.
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Kate Brockmeyer Founder of Business
Women Connecting.
ing members meet monthly at
a designated local restaurant
where they are encouraged,
through a model called Shake
Up Networking, to provide
and procure leads with fellow
members—helping one another bridge the gap between
the local community and local business owners. Teaching
on topics such as cold calling, pitching, finding referral
partners and social media, the
group strives to help women
work smarter not harder. “We
are making big strides in the
way women do business in St
Louis, we are revolutionizing
networking” says founder Kate
Brockmeyer.
Business Women Connecting
welcomes interested entrepreneurs to their first public event
called St. Louis Small Business
Kick Off on January 22nd stlbusinesskickoff.com. For more
information about Business
Women Connecting visit businesswomenconnecting.com.
Optimist Club of St. Charles elects officers for new year
Optimist Club of St. Charles elected officers for
the 2014-2015 year. The club’s motto is “Friend
of Youth” and devotes it’s time to planning and
implementing programs aimed at the youth of the
St. Charles area. The sixty-member organization
is affiliated with Optimist International and has
served this community for over 40 years.
Officers elected this year pictured are (front
row, from left) Mark Cook, past president; Laure
Whitehead, secretary; Allyson Malek, vice president; Jerry Reese, president; Dave Borgmeyer,
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Jean Kent, Larry Kraft, Gerry Prinster, Roger
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Michelle McKinley, winner of the Wentzville School District Teacher of the Year is shown with her second-grade class at Duello Elementary
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Wentzville School District selects Michelle
McKinley as District Teacher of the Year
Michelle McKinley, a second-grade teacher
at Duello Elementary School, has been selected
as the Wentzville School District Teacher of the
Year for 2014-15. Candidates are judged on the
respect and admiration of students, parents and
colleagues. Selection is also based on their ability to inspire and educate students of all backgrounds and abilities.
“I am so honored to receive this award from
the district,” said Mrs. McKinley shortly after
receiving the award. “The Wentzville School
District has so many outstanding teachers and
I am proud to represent the WSD as District
Teacher of the Year.” This is McKinley’s sixth
year teaching at Duello, where she has taught
both first and second grade. Mrs. McKinley has
a bachelor’s in elementary education from the
University of Missouri and a master’s in curriculum and instruction through the MU Fellowship Program.
“Michelle is always thinking of others, always smiling, has a great attitude and loves her
children” said Duello Elementary Principal
Dr. Melvin Bishop. “She is a dedicated teacher
whose students are excited to work and learn
with her every day and she is well respected by
her peers.” As the winner of the District Teacher
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of the Year, Mrs. McKinley is now eligible to
compete in the Missouri Teacher of the Year
program, which is conducted annually by the
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in conjunction with the National Teacher
of the Year program.
During the District Teacher of the Year process, each school in the District also selected
their Teacher of the Year:
Holt High School – Phyllis Denard
Liberty High School – Tiffany Fruend
Timberland High School – Bill Schoonover
Frontier Middle School – Jeanne Willie
South Middle School – Kristy Glendinning
Wentzville Middle School – Jeff Sullivan
Boone Trail Elementary – Karla Thompson
Crossroads Elementary – Kathi McMahill
Discovery Ridge Elementary – Kathy Gau
Duello Elementary – Michelle McKinley
Green Tree Elementary – Brett Higby
Heritage Primary – Teena Pirkle
Heritage Intermediate – Anita Hampton
Lakeview Elementary – Katie Turntine
Peine Ridge Elementary – Ryan Andrews
Prairie View Elementary – Heather Thiele
Quail Ridge Early Childhood – Grace Sweeney
SCC and SEMO sign articulation agreement
Officials from Southeast
Missouri State University and
St. Charles Community College signed an articulation
agreement on Dec. 10 to promote a seamless transfer for
business students.
The agreement provides
students who have earned an
Associate of Arts or Associate of Applied Science degree
in business administration at
SCC the opportunity to complete a bachelor’s degree in
business at Southeast Missouri
State University.
Any student who has earned
an Associate of Arts or Associate of Applied Science degree
in business administration at
SCC, and adheres to the transfer guidelines, is guaranteed
SEMO will accept designated
freshman and sophomore education credits and all general
education credits and will apply them to the bachelor’s degree in a manner consistent
Photo courtesy St. Charles Community College
(From left) John Bookstaver, Ph.D., SCC dean of business, science, education, math and
computer science; Chris Breitmeyer, SCC vice president for academic and student affairs;
Ron Chesbrough, Ph.D., St. Charles Community College president; Kenneth Dobbins, Ph.D.,
Southeast Missouri State University president; and Charles McAllister, Ph.D., Southeast
Missouri State University associate professor of accounting.
with the transfer guidelines.
Students have the opportunity
to complete their Bachelor of
Science in Business Administration degree at SEMO online.
“This agreement offers SCC
students who transfer from to
Southeast Missouri State Uni-
versity a great opportunity,”
said John Bookstaver, SCC
dean of business, science, education, math and computer
science. “We can only hope for
many more fruitful collaborations between our two fine institutions.”
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Movie
“Selma”
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By Steve Bryan - Rated: PG-13
ration through song.
Thanks to David Oyelowo’s uncanny portrayal of Dr.
Carmen Ejogo adds perspective and balance to the story
Martin Luther King, Jr., in “Selma,” all bets are officially off in this year’s Oscar as Coretta Scott King. Though she didn’t always travel
race. Oyelowo dominates this film, which
with her husband,
is not meant to be a biopic about the legMrs. King acted
endary civil rights leader. Director Ava
as an emotional anDuVernay focuses on Dr. King’s historic
chor even when the
march from Selma to Montgomery, Alafamily received death
bama to secure voting rights for all people.
threats. There are moThough he won the 1964 Nobel Peace
ments in the film, though, that
Prize and had the ear of President Johnson
indicate the marriage was at the
(Tom Wilkinson), King was still viewed as
breaking point.
a troublemaker and interloper in the Deep
Tom Wilkinson deserves special menSouth. Voting legislation was already in
tion for portrayal of Lyndon B. Johnson.
place, but white officials in Alabama made
Liev Schreiber parodied the late President
it nearly impossible for eligible black votin “The Butler,” but Wilkinson plays it
ers to register.
straight in “Selma.” Johnson is shown jugKing and his supporters staged sit-in’s
gling civil unrest at home and the Vietnam
and marches in Selma, but these typically
War overseas. Wilkinson’s performance is
ended with severe injuries and the occagood enough for a supporting actor nomisional death of a supporter. Dr. King then
nation.
focused his efforts on a five-day march to
orking from Paul Webb’s screenplay, Ava
Montgomery to guarantee once-and-forDuVernay could easily take home Oscar
all the right for blacks to vote.
gold for her first feature film. “Selma” is an
A companion piece of sorts to Lee Danamazing piece, highlighted by Oyelowo’s
iels’ “The Butler,” “Selma” examines one
nuanced performance as Dr. King. It also
chapter of the civil rights movement.
helps put the current civil unrest in FerguMaking her feature film directorial debut,
son into perspective as well.
Ava DuVernay pulls no punches in telling
“Selma,” rated PG-13 for disturbing thethis story. The events leading up to the
matic material including violence, a sugmarch were exceptionally violent and brugestive moment, and brief strong language,
tal, but DuVernay puts them all into sharp
will open wide on Friday, January 9.
focus.
Born and raised in South St. Louis, Steve
In character as King, David Oyelowo is
Bryan is now based in Anaheim, California, and
fascinating to watch. The actor recreates
has been allowed access to movie and televimany of King’s speeches and shows how
sion sets to see actors and directors at work.
the Nobel Prize Winner was a family man
Though his writing has taken him far from St.
Louis, Steve is, at heart, still the same wideat heart. When faced with an exceptioneyed kid who spent countless hours watching
ally difficult task, King calls gospel singer
“Selma” photos courtesy of Cloud Eight Films
classic movies at neighborhood theaters.
Mahalia Jackson (Ledisi Young) for inspi-
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Rascals promote player to veteran status
Curran Redal owes
his spot on the team to a
college roommate that began playing for the Rascals
first. The roommate spoke to
Manager Steve Brook about Redal, and based on that suggestion, Brook called to
ask Redal to join the team. Redal says he “was
aware of the Rascals” from the time his roommate
signed and that the opportunity to join the team
has “led to good things.”
Redal’s favorite moment of being a Rascal came
last year. “…One of the three champagne showers
that we had.” He also says, “Its hard to beat that
feeling of last season and all that the team accomplished including some of his other favorite moments such as finishing with the top record, winning the division, advancing through each round
of playoffs and playing in the championship.”
* Leader of the pack
Lindenwood may have another player heading to the NFL
Lindenwood football player Connor Harris
earned All-American honors and was named a
second-team member on the Daktronics NCAA
Division II All-American list.
The sophomore linebacker was one of just three
freshmen or sophomores on the All-American
lists and one of seven MIAA members included.
He is the second Lion to earn Daktronics AllAmerican honors joining Pierre Desir who was
drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the National
Football League in 2014.
Harris was the top player on last year’s
Lindenwood squad. He finished the season with
152 tackles, including 83 solo stops. He also recorded 4.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, two interceptions, and one fumble recovery.
He recorded double-figure tackles in every
game but two last season. There were three games
with 20 or more tackles including a career-high 23
at Emporia State. Contributions were also made
offensively and on special teams including rushing for 188 yards and four touchdowns in one
game against Northeastern State.
Harris will enter his junior season with 311 career tackles, and is on pace to break the MIAA record for career tackles.
* The gridiron is producing some talent
Rodeo this Friday and Saturday
Lone Star Rodeo Company presents a spectacle
not normally seen in this area.
This Friday and Saturday January 9 & 10 at the
Family Arena you have an opportunity to see cowboys and cowgirls strut their stuff on fast horses and
big bucking bulls.
Local and participants from the Midwest will compete in: bareback riding, saddle bronc riding, steer
wrestling, calf roping, cowgirl’s breakaway roping,
team roping, cowgirl’s barrel racing and bull riding!
Go to www.FamilyArena.com to get all the details.
* Ride ‘em cow person
Guns ‘N Hoses set Jan. 30
The annual fundraiser for fallen police, fire and
emergency medical personnel in and around the St.
Louis area will be held Jan. 30 at the Scottrade Center.
There will be 15 three-round bouts of boxing and
included are mixed martial arts matches pitting male
and female contestants from the group.
Attend the event by going to www.TicketMaster.
com
* See you there
Indoor soccer and football teams at Family
Arena add staff
As the soccer season nears the halfway point
and indoor football season around the corner,
the St. Louis Ambush and Attack have added to
the front office. The latest hires are Kevin Fowler
(Director of Digital Media), Dylan Anderson
(sales) and Ian Fruend (Director of Merchandise,
Camps and Clinics).
Fowler earned a degree in Business Administration (BA) in Media Communications and minored in Audio Production.
Anderson attended Holt High School is currently attending St. Charles Community College,
where he is pursuing a degree in BA with a focus
on Marketing. Anderson was an intern with the
Ambush from July to November 2014, before becoming a full-time Sales Executive.
Fruend is a recent graduate from Missouri State
University in Springfield, MO, with a degree in
recreation, sport, and park administration.
* Movers and shakers
Gary Baute, a St. Louis native, may be educated in
business but he lives and breathes sports. As a fan or
an athlete, Gary is all sports all the time. He hosted a
radio sports program on KFNS, emceed the River City
Rascals’ inaugural season, and co-hosted SportsRadioSTL.com, among many other activities.
Youngest Pick:
“Sam and Dave Dig a Hole”
Community News is
proud to offer our
readers “Book Buzz.”
This column will
feature great books
for children in three
categories:
Youngest Pick:
early childhood to
the first or second
grade, Middle Pick:
elementary school
children, and
Oldest Pick: middle
school children. Enjoy!
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Missourian Publishing Company.
Copyright 2014.
You won’t have to dig deep to delight in “Sam and Dave Dig a Hole,”
written by Mac Barnett and illustrated by Jon Klassen. They’ve got
the corner on creativity in a book
that nearly defies description.
It begins on a Monday with two
fellas named Sam and Dave ready
to dig a hole to “find something
spectacular.” Their trusty hound
accompanies them. They dig and
keep going deeper and deeper, the
“spectacular” eluding them — but
not their pooch. He does everything but point the way to gems
that lurk in the dirt, but to no avail.
Tired and dirty, Sam and Dave
take a break, and discuss changing their strategy — perhaps “we
should dig in another direction,”
Dave suggests. They try that, as well as other ploys, but nothing is effective
until their dog takes charge and the bottom drops out.
This book will upend you, and provide massive mirth, that’s for sure.
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Classics Reinvented
When you are looking to serve up a taste of
yesteryear, look no further than your pantry for a
staple you can incorporate into meals, including
snacks, breakfast, dinners and even desserts. Instant white or brown rice and multi-grain blends
provide easy ways to put a fresh twist on traditional recipes your family knows and loves.
Using a quick and wholesome ingredient like
fluffy Minute Rice saves cooking time so you can
trans­
form your favorite recipes while spending less time in the kitchen and more time with
loved ones.
These recipes demonstrate how to update recipes from a frittata and casserole to dressing and
stuffing for new ways to enjoy the classics.
Explore more recipes and preparation tips at
www.minuterice.com.
Brown Rice
Frittata with
Bacon and
Edamame
Servings: 6–8
Ingredients:
1 cup Minute Brown Rice
4 thick cut bacon slices, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
4 scallions, thinly sliced (whites and greens divided)
1 cup frozen shelled edamame
6 eggs
3/4 cup sour cream, divided
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Prepare rice according to package directions.
3. While rice cooks, sauté bacon pieces in 10-inch
ovenproof skillet over medium heat until starting
to crisp, about 5 minutes. Drain off all but 1 tablespoon bacon fat, then add scallion whites and edamame (or if desired, use 1 cup frozen green peas)
to the bacon in the pan and sauté 1 minute.
4. Add cooked rice, and sauté 1 minute. In a bowl,
whisk together eggs, 1/2 cup sour cream and salt.
Add egg mixture to pan, swirling gently to distrib-
ute mixture evenly throughout other ingredients.
Cook undisturbed for 2–3 minutes, until edges
look set. Then place pan in preheated oven until
set in center, about 10 minutes.
5. Mix together scallion greens with remaining 1/4
cup sour cream. Serve frittata in wedges topped
with a dollop of scallion cream.
enough water to make 1 cup. Prepare rice according to package directions using juice-water
mixture.
3. In large bowl combine pineapple, rice, egg, milk,
sweet potatoes and cinnamon. Mix well. Spread in
2-quart casserole dish. Top with marshmallows.
4. Bake 20 minutes, or until marshmallows begin
to brown.
Directions:
1. Prepare rice according to package directions.
2. Melt butter or margarine in large skillet over
medium heat. Add walnuts; cook and stir until
lightly toasted. Add onions and celery; cook and
stir until crisp-tender.
3. Stir in rice and remaining ingredients. Heat
thoroughly, stirring occasionally.
Directions:
1. Heat oil in medium saucepan over medium heat.
Add onion and celery, and cook 2 minutes.
2. Add poultry seasoning, cranberries and broth.
Bring to boil, and stir in rice. Cover, reduce heat
and simmer 5 minutes.
3. Remove from heat, and let stand 5 minutes.
Stir in pecans and season with salt and pepper, if
desired.
Sweet Potato
Rice Casserole
Servings: 6
Ingredients:
1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple in natural
juice, drained (reserve juice)
1 cup Minute White Rice or Minute Brown Rice,
uncooked
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 can (5 ounces) evaporated skim milk
1 can (15 ounces) sweet potatoes, drained
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 cups miniature marshmallows
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Measure reserved pineapple juice and add
Honey Nut
Dressing
Servings: 6
Ingredients:
1 cup Minute Brown Rice, uncooked
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
3/4 cup chopped onion
3/4 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup raisins
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley (optional)
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
Cranberry Pecan
Multi-Grain
Stuffing
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup chopped fresh celery
1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1 cup chicken broth
1 bag Minute Multi-Grain Medley, uncooked
1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted
Salt and ground black pepper, optional
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What’s Happening
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EVENTS
Jan. 9: American Red Cross blood
drive
Twin Oaks at Heritage Pointe will
be sponsoring a blood drive on
from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. in the Twin
Oaks Theatre located at 250 Savannah Terrace in Wentzville. To
make an appointment, please visit
redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code: TwinOaks or call Twin
Oaks at 636-542-5504. Bring a
valid photo ID.
Jan.11: Auditions for Bill W. and
Dr. Bob
O’Fallon TheatreWorks to hold
open auditions for Bill W. and Dr.
Bob at 1 p.m. at the O’Fallon Municipal Centre (City Hall) Gym at
100 North Main St. in O’Fallon.
The play will be performed March
20–22 and 27–29. The cast of six
calls for three males and three females ranging in age from 18 to
45. Crew members also are needed. For more information, contact
Darren Granaas at 636-474-2732
or [email protected].
office at 636-755-5308.
Jan. 15, 2015 Wheelers and Dealers Square Dance Club
Come join the fun. Stay active, exercise, meet new people and learn to
square dance. Begins at 7:30 p.m at
Memorial Hall in Blanchette Park.
For more information call Lucy at
636-391-3822, Joan at 636-9223669, or Maxine at 314-291-4723.
www.squaredancestcharles.com
Jan. 19: King Day of Service 2015
From 10 a.m. – noon at the
O’Fallon Municipal Centre (City
Hall), the King Day of Service
is a part of United We Serve, the
President’s national call to service
initiative. Volunteers of all ages
are invited to register in advance
to participate in fun community
service projects. To register for the
King Day of Service, contact Volunteer Services at 636-379-5417 or
[email protected].
Jan. 11: Social Dance Classes
Winter Session
St. Charles Community College
in the College Center at 4601 Mid
Rivers Mall Drive in Cottleville is
offering classes in Ballroom, Imperial Swing Basic, Jitterbug Swing,
Line Dance, Texas Two Step and
West Coast Swing. The session
costs $50 per person. Students,
ages 14 and up, should enroll with
a partner. For more information
call 636-922-8233 or visit stchas.
edu/dance
Jan. 21: Lunch and program
Tri County Women’s Connection to host lunch and program
featuring “Dream a Little Dream
in 2015” with Jamie Driemeier,
personal fitness coach at Driem
Bodies Fitness from 11:15 a.m. – 1
p.m. at the Christy Banquet Center
located at 9000 Veterans Memorial Parkway in O’Fallon. Cost is
$14.00. Program will also include
music from Traci Morlock of Wentzville and guest speaker Jo Jean
Voelkel. Call 636-561-0956 for
Joan or Marcia at 636-925-8588
for reservations or email [email protected] by Jan. 16.
Jan. 12: Educational seminar
“It’s A Wonderful Life: Aging with
Purpose” offered by Lutheran Senior Services starts at 10 a.m. The
event is free and will be held at
Dardenne Prairie City Hall. Coffee and muffins will be served. For
more information, or to sign up,
please contact Melissa at the parks
Jan. 23: National Volunteer
Blood Donor Month Blood Drive
From 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the
O’Fallon Municipal Centre (City
Hall). Appointments are encouraged to speed the process and ensure adequate staffing; walk-ins
also are welcome. Donors must
be at least 17, healthy, and show a
photo ID. For more information
or to schedule a convenient time,
call 636-379- 5417 or email [email protected]. To inquire
about the benefits of blood donation or for eligibility questions,
contact Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center at 1-800-747-5401
or visit their website www.bloodcenter.org.
Jan. 24: Tree board applications
due
Lake Saint Louis residents are being sought to join the Lake Saint
Louis Tree Board. The tree board’s
responsibility is to counsel and
guide staff ’s efforts in developing
and implementing plans related
to the maintenance of trees in city
parks and other areas maintained
by the city. The board also provides guidance on city codes related to residential and commercial
tree care and preservation. This is
an advisory board that meets at
5:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of
each month. If you have an interest in how the city manages its tree
inventory and would like to serve
on the tree board, please fill out
the Notice of Interest to Serve on
Board/Committee and return it to
city hall. Forms can be found on
the city’s webpage www.lakesaintlouis.com under the Committees/
Boards tab or in person at city hall.
Jan. 24-25: Cabin Fever Daze
Saturday, Jan. 24, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 25, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. at
O’Fallon Sports Park at 3589 Highway K in O’Fallon. Admission,
parking and activities are free Beat
the winter blues! Play games, have
fun entering zany competitions,
enjoy live entertainment, free!
Vendors will sell food and beverages. Check for updates at www.
ofallon.mo.us/cabin-fever-daze.
Jan 28: Eagle Watching Tour
From 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. for a
cost of $50 this Dardenne Prairie seniors event is a trip to view
our winter visitors, the beautiful
bald eagle. We will travel by Mid
American coaches with a morning stop at the Audubon Center in
West Alton, MO for a short program and river viewing. We will
then travel along the Great River
Road to Pere Marquette State Park
for a family-style chicken lunch.
Depending on time, we may stop
at a few eagle viewing spots along
the way where you may enjoy from
the comfort of the bus or step off if
you wish. Bus pick-up and dropoff will take place at the Dardenne
Prairie Shop N’ Save. To register
for this event, please call the parks
office at 636-755-5308.
Feb. 6: Registrations due
Registration for the Lake Saint
Louis Father Daughter Sweetheart
Dance is now open!
Baseball/softball registration will
begin Jan. 2. Call 636-561-4620 for
visit www.lakesaintlouis.com for
more information.
Feb. 7: Polar Plunge
Registration begins at 10 a.m. and
the plunge is at 12 p.m. at the Lake
St. Louis Community Association Clubhouse. The Post Plunge
Party and Awards will immediately follow on site at the Community Association Clubhouse. The
Polar Plunge is sponsored by the
O’Fallon and Lake St. Louis Police
Departments with 100 percent of
the proceeds supporting Special
Olympics Missouri.
Feb. 16: Deadline to apply for
“Arts & Craft” festival
Habitat for Humanity of St. Charles
County invites artists and homebrewers to participate in their first
annual “Arts & Craft” festival, a
fundraising event on April 18 at 308
Civic Park Drive in O’Fallon, filled
with food trucks, a beer garden,
and live music by Butch Wax and
the Hollywoods. Applications are
available online at http://www.stcharlesrestore.org/arts--craft.html
or at the Habitat St. Charles ReStore
located at 186 Mid Rivers Center,
St. Peters, MO, 63376. For more information, contact Andrea Hughes
at [email protected]
March 12: Educational seminar
“Understanding Memory Loss” of-
fered by Lutheran Senior Services
starts at 10 a.m. The event is free
and will be held at Dardenne Prairie
City Hall. Coffee and muffins will be
served. For more information, or to
sign up, please contact Melissa at the
parks office at 636-755-5308.
March 26: Educational seminar
“Pizza and Preplanning” offered
by Baue Funeral Home starts at 10
a.m. The event is free and will be
held at Dardenne Prairie City Hall.
Pizza and drinks will be served.
For more information, or to sign
up, please contact Melissa at the
parks office at 636-755-5308.
Ongoing Events
1st Monday: Gardeners of St.
Charles County Monthly Meeting
6:30pm.
Location
varies.
314.304.7480.
1st Monday: St.Charles County
Council of the Blind (SCCCB)
meetings
Business meetings are held on the
first Monday of each month (second Monday in September due
to Labor Day ) unless otherwise
specified. No meetings are held in
June, July, or December. Meetings
are held in the Community Council Building (2nd floor of the Spencer Branch Library) from 6:30 - 9
p.m. For more information contact
Beverly Kaskadden (President) at
636-561-6947.
2nd Monday: Winghaven Civil
War Round Table
6:30pm, Midwest BankCentre
board room, 2299 Technology Dr.
O’Fallon. For more informaiton
call Mike at 314.276.5018.
4th Monday: American Legion
Post 388 Meets
6:30 pm at Holy Cross Lutheran
Church, 8945 Vets. Mem. Pkwy.
636.219.0553.
Every Monday: St. Peters Rotary
Club
Noon at St. Peters City Hall, One
St. Peters Centre Blvd. www.stpetersrotary.org.
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Every Monday: Seasoned Eye
Carvers Meeting
9am to noon at the St. Charles
Senior Citizens Center, 1455 Fairgrounds Rd. in St. Charles. For
more information, visit www.stcharlesareawoodcarvers.com.
Every Monday: Cribbage Club
1pm, Heritage at Hawk Ridge
Clubhouse, 235 Pigeon Dr. in Lake
St. Louis. For more information,
call 636.561.2970.
Every Monday, Wednesday and
Friday: Fitness First Exercise
Classes
9:30-10:30am, American Legion
Hall, 504 Luetkenhaus Blvd., Wentzville. 314.369.6521.
Tuesday and Friday Evenings:
Tae Kwon Do Classes
Dardenne Presbyterian Church,
7400 South Outer 364 in Dardenne
Prairie. For more information, call
636.561.4347.
1st Tuesday: Fleur de Lis Garden
Society
6:30pm at the Kisker Road Library,
1000 Kisker Road. Info: Jeanne at
314.605.8563.
2nd Tuesday: Show-me Stitchers
Embroiderer’s Guild of America
7pm at the Ladue Chapel. Info:
www.showmestitchers.com.
Last Tuesday of every month, St.
Charles American Legion Post
312 spaghetti dinner.
5pm, St. Charles American Legion
Post 312, 2500 Raymond Drive
in St. Charles. $5 per person. For
more information call Post 312 at
636.947.7666.
4th Tuesday: O’Fallon Garden
Club
6:30pm at Sunrise Methodist
Church, 7116 Twin Chimney Blvd.
Info: Barb at 636.978.5930.
Every Tuesday: Kiwanis Club of
St. Charles
Noon-1pm at Bogey Hills Country
Club, 1120 Country Club Rd. in
St.Charles.
Every Tuesday: St. Charles Optimist Club
Noon-1pm at Pio’s Restaurant.
Every Tuesday: Quilting Guild at
the O’Fallon Family YMCA
1-4pm Free. Quilt for local charities. No sewing experience required.
Every Tuesday: Toastmasters
Meeting
7pm at the Renaud Spirit Center,
2650 Tri Sports Circle, O’Fallon.
Info: 636.379.2505.
Every Tuesday: Gateway Spotlight ChorUS
7:15-9:45pm at First United
Methodist Church, 801 First
Capitol Drive in St. Charles. Info:
www.gatewayspotlight.org
or
636.256.6823.
Every Tuesday & Thursday: Tai
Chi at the St. Charles County
Family YMCA
8-9am & 10:15-11:15am. No experience necessary. 636-928-1928.
Tuesdays & Thursdays: Get Fit
Exercise Classes
9-10am and 5:30-6:30pm at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church
Hall, New Melle. 314.369.6521.
Tuesdays and Fridays: TaeKwonDo Ministry
5:30pm, Dardenne Presbyterian
Church 7400 South Outer 364
in Dardenne Prairie. Moses Kim
brings Christian teaching into taekwondo. For more information, or
to sign up, call 636.561.4347.
Every Wednesday: Dardenne
Presbyterian Church Basketball
8-9:30pm, Dardenne Presbyterian
Christian Life Center, 7400 South
Outer 364 in Dardenne Prairie. Open
to 6th grade and up. Bring a light and
dark shirt for different teams.
1st Wednesday of each month:
Hope & Healing
5-6pm, Dardenne Presbyterian
Rock Church, 7400 South Outer
364 in Dardenne Prairie. Unique
service of music, worship, and
prayer for those in need of hope
and healing.
Every Wednesday: Active Older
Adults Game Day at the O’Fallon
Family YMCA
10am Free. Bring a favorite snack
to share. Anybody welcome.
Every Wednesday: Crossroads
Cribbage Club
10am Meets at 1380 Boone St.,
Troy, MO 63379. 636.528.8379.
Every Wednesday: Men’s Golf
League
5pm, tee off at 5:30 pm at Heritage
of Hawk Ridge. www.lakesaintlouis.com, under the parks and recreation section.
Every Wednesday: Charity Bingo
6:45pm VFW Post 5077 sponsors,
at VFW Hall, 8500 Veterans Mem.
Pkwy., O’Fallon. 636.272.1945 or
www.vfwpost5077.org.
Every Wednesday. Kiwanis Club
of Harvester monthly meeting.
Noon, Fratelli’s Restorante, 2061
Zumbehl Road in St Charles.
For more information, please contact [email protected]
Every Wednesday, Winfield
Foley Firefighters Association
Bingo.
Doors open at 4:30, bingo at
6:30pm, Bingo hall is next door
to County Market in the Winfield
Plaza on Highway 47. For more
information, call 636.566.6621 or
636.566.8406.
1st and 3rd Wednesday Each
Month: St. Charles Area Wood
Carvers
St. Charles Area Wood Carvers
have moved meeting location on
the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays from
the Weldon Spring site to Hollenbeck Middle School, 4555 Central
School Road, St. Charles, MO. For
more information, visit www.stcharlesareawoodcarvers.com.
2nd Wednesday: Free Financial
Education- Money Matters
6:30pm at the O’Fallon Fam-
ily YMCA. PNC Bank and The
O’Fallon Family YMCA have
partnered to provide monthly free
financial education courses for
members of the community. Info
(including a list of topics): call
PNC Bank at 636.272.2449.
Third Thursdays: Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 458
Meeting
7pm, Amvets Post 106, 360 Brown
Rd in St. Peters.
Those who served in any branch
between 1962 and 1975 are welcome.
Every Thursday: Dardenne Presbyterian Church Quilters
9am-2pm, Dardenne Presbyterian
Church, 7400 South Outer 364 in
Dardenne Prairie.
Members do hand quilting to
quilts of any size for donation that
is given to various church supported charities. No experience is necessary to join the group. For more
information, contact Vickie Young
at 636.928.7348, or Brenda Kenny
at 636.240.3753.
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theran Church (8945 Veterans
Memorial Pkwy, across from Fort
Zumwalt Park). Visitors welcome.
636.980.1777.
7pm, Amvets Post 106, 360 Brown
Rd. in St. Peters. Veterans who
served in any branch of service between 1962 and 1975 are welcome.
Every Thursday: Yoga at The St.
Charles County Family YMCA
7-7:55pm Any level. Info:
636.928.1928.
Every Friday: Moms Play Group
10am at LSL Community Association, 100 Cognac Ct., Lake Saint
Louis, MO 63367. 314.479.0306,
[email protected] or www.
lslmothersclub.com.
Every Thursday: O’Fallon Rotary
Club Breakfast
7:30am, Holy Cross Lutheran
Church, 8945 Veterans Memorial
Pkwy. in O’Fallon. All Rotarians or
interested parties are welcome.
Every Friday: VFW Fish Fry
3-8pm VFW Post 2866. 66 VFW
Lane. Call Bill Sams, 636.724.9612.
Every Friday, St. Charles American Legion Post 312 charity bingo
6:30pm, St. Charles American
Legion Post 312, 2500 Raymond
Drive in St. Charles. For more
information call Post 312 at
636.947.7666.
2nd and 4th Thursdays: Alexander Chapter #242 Order of the
Eastern Star Meetings
7:30pm, St. Charles Masonic
Lodge, 2051 Collier Corporate
Parkway in St. Charles.
Third Thursday of each month:
Vietnam Veterans of America
Chapter 458 meetings
7pm, Amvets Post 106, 360 Brown
Rd in St. Peters.
Every Thursday: Kiwanis Club of
O’Fallon
11:45am Meets at JJ’s Restaurant
in O’Fallon. Info: www.ofkiwanis.
com.
Third Thursday of the month, Ladies Night Out
Cottleville Crafts, Etc..., 5335
Highway N in Cottleville. Vinyl
design class. For more information, call 636.441.2700 or visit
www.cottlevillecrafts.com.
2nd & 4th Thursday: Alexander
Chapter 242/Eastern Star
St. Charles Masonic Lodge, 2051
Collier Corporate Parkway, St.
Charles. 636.577.0056.
Every Thursday: O’Fallon Rotary
Club Breakfast
7:30am at The Holy Cross Lu-
Third Thursday of each month:
Vietnam Veterans of America
Chapter 458 Meeting
Every Thursday: Kiwanis Club of
St. Peters
6:30am at IHOP (3851 Veteran’s Memorial Pkwy St. Peters).
636.328.4941.
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Every Saturday: Chess
8-11am or later in the food court at
Mid Rivers Mall in St. Peters.
Every Saturday: Veterans Learn
guitar for FREE
9:30am in Historic St. Charles.
Info: Bill Dennis at 314.479.5750.
Every Saturday: Peaceful Puppy
Mill Protest
11am - 12:30pm at Petland, 6131
Ronald Reagan Drive, Lake St. Louis. [email protected].
Every Saturday: Charity Bingo
6:30pm, doors open at 4pm. Wentzville Community Club (500 West
Main, Wentzville 63385). www.
wentzvillefleamarket.org or www.
facebook.com/wentzville-community-club.
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Over the Fence
Joe Morice
Robodog Dreams
I dreamed my friends sent me
a Robodog that looked like a
yellow lab for Christmas. They
claimed it did all the things dogs
do without eating or rug-staining and
it‘ll keep me company. After I unwrapped
it and stood it on it‘s feet, it looked at me and growled,
“Okay big guy, where do you keep your slippers?”
Good grief. They didn’t mention it talked. I wondered
what other programmed witticisms it had. Just for grins,
I patted its head and said, “Leave my slippers alone, Fido.
Now go lay down someplace and behave.”
He said, “My name’s not Fido, it’s Robo…now do I lay
on your bed or the couch?”
I sat back and stared at this mechanical canine. It
sounded human! I mumbled, “I don’t want hair on either
one. You can lie on the floor.”
He said, “You want me to lie on the floor while you sleep
on a nice comfortable mattress? That’s animal abuse. Just
for that I’ll find your slippers myself.” He trotted out of the
room and I heard doors opening. While I sat in shock,
he came back with my slippers in his teeth. He dropped
them on the floor and said, “I’m a robot, remember? My
hair doesn’t fall out like yours does. Now which is it, bed,
couch or mangled slippers?”
Oh my.
I pointed at the couch. He jumped on it and turned
upside down with his feet in the air and writhed about. I
said, “Stop that. You’re tearing it up!”
He said, “I have an itch on my back, dummy.”
I growled, “Dummy is it? How could you have an itch
if you’re a robot?” He said, “Actually, I’m an android and
I have living skin tissue like Arnold Schwarzenegger in
‘The Terminator‘”.
“An android? Then why did my friends call you a robot?”
He sat up and said, “They probably don’t like mixed
breeds. Now, quit yammering and get the leash. My solar
batteries need recharging.”
“Don’t you have living tissue that needs nurturing since
you’re an android?”
“Of course. I have a bio-device inside that sustains it
and discards the waste.”
I said, “That means you’re gonna dirty the carpet?”
“Only if you mistreat me. Otherwise, I’m programmed
to use your neighbor’s flowerbed once a week.”
“You what?” I shouted.
“Don’t worry, what I dig up, I replant.
“Well golly gee, aren’t you a great friend to mankind.
Next thing you’ll want your own mattress and some slippers to chew on.”
“Don’t be silly. I’ll chew on yours just like any other dog.”
This isn’t going well. I’ve been presented with a tran-
sistorized canine, slipper-chewing smart-aleck. He said,
“Come on. It’s time for a walk. Pretend you’re a normal
dog owner instead of a lazy bum with a mechanical dog.”
I said, “You got some mouth. Who programmed you,
Don Rickles or my ex-wife?”
“A prison hacker named Vladimir in exchange for cigarettes. Now let’s go.”
Why me, God? As we walked around the neighborhood, Robo stopped to sniff at fireplugs as if he were a real
dog. A woman walking a small pug stopped to let us pass.
Robo stared at him and chortled, “Brother are you ugly!
You see a vet about this?”
The woman slapped my face and stomped off dragging
the pug. Rubbing my cheek, I growled, “That was really
lousy, Robo.”
“Maybe so but it sure was funny.” He rolled on the
ground laughing.
I dreamed that my friends didn’t keep the receipt. Then
I woke up in the neighbor’s flower bed holding peony roots.
Joe Morice is Community News’s blue-collar philosopher. He was born and raised in Missouri and spent most
of his childhood on a farm and adulthood operating heavy
equipment. He has no formal training as a writer, unless a
lifetime of writing about any and everything counts.
The opinions expressed in this column are Joe Morice’s alone and
do not reflect the opinion of the owners or staff of Community News.
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