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The organization’s mission is simple – serve those in need. Operation Food Search does just that. In fact, it serves more than 24,000 people a month by supplying food to 30 food pantries in St. Charles, Lincoln and Warren Coun-ties. In order to continue serving those in need, Operation Food Search needs a helping hand.

Denny Gladieux, community relations director for Operation Food Search’s St. Charles Distribution Center, said the lease on the organization’s current ware-house expires on May 31, 2012. The dis-tribution center is located in O’Fallon.

“We either need funds to carry on in the building that we’re in, or move to a new warehouse,” Gladieux said. “We’d rather stay here, if at all possible.”

The owner of the current warehouse, he said, is extremely generous, but he needs rent money.

“He’s already discounted the amount of the lease payment,” Gladieux said. “It’s $4,500 per month. We prefer to stay where we are. We feel we can serve this community better by having a distribu-tion center in the heart of the county.”

O’Fallon, he said, is centrally located and the warehouse is close to I-70.

“Beggars can’t be choosers,” he said. “If there’s a building (that meets our needs) and we can get it for two to five years, we’ll move.”

Operation Food Search, founded in 1981, is the largest distributor of free food in the St. Louis bi-state region. With a network of 265 agencies (food pantries, shelters and soup kitchens) over 120,000 people are provided food assistance each month. Almost half of those served are children.

“We opened a second distribution center out here in 2008, because of the higher gas prices,” Gladieux said. “Peo-ple would have to drive to U-City to get food. Fifty percent of the food pantries we serve wouldn’t be able to do that be-cause it would cost too much.”

Karen Gladieux, community outreach coordinator for the St. Charles Distribu-

tion Center, said St. Charles County is an amazing community.

“It’s the most caring community,” she said. “If you ask any of the food pantries we serve, they’ll tell you the impact of having a distribution center in the coun-ty.”

One of the organization’s programs, Operation Backpack, provides food to at-risk children on weekends when they are away from the free breakfast and lunch program at school.

“We started in September 2010 with 36 kids,” Gladieux said of the program that currently serves the Wentzville School District. “In May of 2011, we had 200 kids. Today, I’m packing 425 back-packs, and that’s just in the Wentzville school district. Other school districts are asking for our aid, too.”

In order to keep providing food to area food pantries, serving 24,000 resi-dents each month, and providing chil-dren with food each weekend, Opera-tion Food Search needs your help.

“Operation Food Search has been awarded $150,000 Missouri NAP cred-its,” Denny Gladieux said. “We can offer equivalent NAP credit to qualified mon-

etary donations.”The Missouri Department of Econom-

ic Development will issue 50 percent tax credit to an eligible Missouri taxpayer who makes a qualified contribution. This tax credit can be applied to:

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The Foundry Art Centre is hosting the fourth Family Culture Day event from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 22. The Family Culture Day event will feature live music performances by Tumbao Tropical, cultur-al dances performed by Venezuela Dance Group, Corazones Mexicanos and La Morena y Octavio Nieto, and ethnic cuisine by Sombreros Authen-tic Mexican Cuisine & Sports Saloon. There will also be cultural displays, artwork by Latino art-ists Alejandra Cuartas, Polo Ramirez and Delia Dorantes featured in the Grand Hall, as well as hands-on art activities for children.

The performance schedule for the day, celebrat-ing local Latino cultural and artistic contributions, includes:

• Tumbao Tropical band – three performances at 12:30, 1:30 and 2:30 p.m.

• Corazones Mexica-nos Children’s Mexican dance troupe at 1 p.m.

• La Morena y Octavio Nieto dance troupe at 2 p.m.

• Venezula Dance Group at 3 p.m.

Family Culture Days will feature something new in 2012 – a Mexican “Rebozo” fashion show by Leticia (Letty) Seitz at 3:30 p.m. The “rebozo” has a history that goes back many centuries. The rebozo (the word comes from the verb rebozar, meaning to cover up) is a multi-purpose covering woven of cotton, silk or

wool. Seitz said, “The Mexican rebozo, or shawl, is an intricate and very beautiful piece of work. It is also a definitive garment, as no other country

makes them quite the way Mex-ico does.”

The fashion show will feature women wearing a variety of re-bozos with daytime and evening wear. It will culminate with a wedding dress made from three rebozos, which Seitz recently brought back from Mexico.

The Family Culture Days series at the Foundry Art Centre is pre-sented by PNC Arts Alive - a two-year, $1 million initiative from The PNC Foundation that sup-ports visual and performing arts groups, with the goal of increas-ing arts access and engagement in new and innovative ways.

For more information about the upcoming Family Culture Days events, please contact Amy at 636.255.0270 or [email protected].

Annie Jr. is a one-act Broadway musical by Thomas Meehan, with music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Martin Charnin. Based on the 1930’s comic strip, Little Orphan Annie, the musical follows the adventures of a red-headed, 11-year old girl trying to escape from an orphanage. All she has of her past is a locket and a note from her parents promising to return for her. With Annie’s endearing spunki-ness, a cast of colorful characters and memorable music (“Tomor-row”, “Maybe”, “It’s a Hard Knock Life”), Annie Jr. appeals to audi-ences of all ages.

Performances are held at O’Fallon Municipal Centre (City Hall), 100 North Main Street, O’Fallon, Missouri. Shows begin at 8 p.m., except on Sundays when they start at 2 p.m. (unless otherwise not-ed). Prices range from $8 - $12. Children 5 and under are free. Ask about discounts for groups of 20 or more.

Tickets will be available at the Parks and Recreation Office and the Renaud Spirit Center. Tickets are also available by phone using VISA or MasterCard. Please call 636.379.5606 or 636.474.2REC.

For more information, contact Darren Granaas, O’Fallon’s Cul-tural Arts Coordinator, at 636.474.8150 or [email protected].

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The Kiwanis Club of West St. Charles County recently created a new program to publicly recognize a Wentzville Police Officer of the Quarter. Members of the Wentzville Police Department will nominate and vote on a fellow officer to receive the honor.

The first officer to be recognized under the program is Officer Paul Burkemper.

Officer Burkemper, being aware of the vacancy in the Code Enforcement Division of the Building Department, took it upon himself to develop and maintain a book on derelict vehicles. While completing his normal duties, he kept up on all the der-elict vehicles he found. He also worked with the IT department, which resulted in the addition of a derelict vehicle identifier computer program to aid in correlating and keeping records on these calls. Over the past six months, Officer Burkemper has issued more than 100 sum-monses for these vehicles. He has identified 172 issues in to-tal. He started a positive dialog with the citizens and worked with many to correct these problems before the issuance of a summons became necessary.

Thanks to Officer Burkem-per, these derelict vehicles have been removed from our com-munity.

For more information on the Wentzville Police Department, please visit www.wentzvillemo.org. For more information on the Kiwanis Club of West St. Charles County, please visit www.wscckiwanis.org.

Have you been out to St. Peters’ 370 Lake-side Park? It’s hard to believe the new park has been open nearly a year now.

Every time I go to 370 Lakeside Park

I see lots of people enjoying it. I’ve also seen li-cense plates from all over the country using our new RV park. Its convenient location right off the highway makes it a great stopover point for trav-elers, but the amenities the park offers also makes it a great weekend getaway for nearby residents.

We’ve got a lot to offer. Bring your fishing pole, your boat, your bike, a kite, your camping gear, a picnic basket, or just bring yourself.

The new 300-acre park sits around a 140-acre recreational stocked lake. You can fish from the banks of the lake or from your own boat. We wel-come canoes, kayaks, sailboats and other non-motorized boats or boats with trolling motors. We also rent kayaks, canoes, paddleboats and sea cycles at the check-in station near the marina.

The new park is a great place to get out and ex-ercise in the great outdoors. We have four miles

of trails surrounding the lake and we also have bicycles available to rent.

At 300 acres, 370 Lakeside Park is easily our biggest park, with an area equal to the size of 225 football fields. Currently we have 50 RV sites and primitive camping sites, a playground, sand vol-leyball area and an ADA accessible boat dock.

Our goal when planning this wonderful new park was to provide as many amenities as pos-sible to appeal to a cross-section of our residents. As we continue to develop the park in the com-ing years, you can look forward to park pavilions, large playgrounds, campgrounds for organized groups, a sand volleyball site, an archery range, and a dog park.

We also plan to host special community cele-brations at the new lake. We will be bringing back Celebrate St. Peters at the lake Sept. 14-15 and I have put in my order for great weather this year.

Be sure to check the City of St. Peters web site, www.stpetersmo.net, for information on the park and upcoming events.

To reach 370 Lakeside Park, take Highway 370 to the Lakeside Blvd./Truman Road exit and head north. The park is right off the highway.

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Businesses are eligible to receive NAP credits in exchange for their charitable contribution. Individuals who operate a sole proprietor-ship, operate a farm, have rental property or have royalty income are also eligible, as well as a shareholder in an S-corporation, a partner in a Partnership or a member of a Limited Liability Corporation.

Do you have warehouse space? Preferred warehouse location would be anywhere in St. Charles County with easy access to High-way 70 or Highway 40. This warehouse will serve St. Charles, Lin-coln and Warren Counties and could expand as far as Montgomery and Pike Counties. The perfect warehouse space would be 5,000 to 15,000 square feet with 10 percent or less in office space. A two-year lease commitment is necessary.

For more information about Operation Food Search and the warehouse needs, please call Denny Gladieux at 636.544.3863, or email [email protected].

Brendan’s Playground in Westhoff Park just got shadier, thanks to Ameren Missouri. The corpora-tion donated 32 trees to the park through its Mu-nicipal Tree Replacement Program, and Ameren staff members pitched in to get the trees planted.

“On behalf of the O’Fallon community, we are

sincerely grateful to Ameren Missouri for provid-ing this outstanding gift of trees, giving the land-scaping the finishing touch and making Brendan’s Playground even more inviting,” said O’Fallon Mayor Bill Hennessy.

“The new trees at Brendan’s Playground will provide spring blossoms, sum-mer shade and autumn colors for people to enjoy for many years to come,” said Bob Deardeuff, Landscape manager for the city of O’Fallon. “The Parks and Rec-reation Department especially appreciates the help of the gen-erous individuals who gave their time and got their hands dirty planting trees on a busy Saturday morning.”

Brendan’s Playground is the City’s universally-accessible playground that opened last fall in Paul A. Westhoff Park, 810 Sheppard Drive (63366). The equipment features ADA-acces-sible ramps connecting nearly all areas, a variety of climbing structures, steel slides suitable for children with cochlear im-plants (because the slides do not generate static electricity), a va-riety of swings so that children of different ages and abilities can swing together, and a set of large, outdoor musical instruments on which kids can improvise tunes.

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The Lake Saint Louis Farmers & Artists Market (formerly the O’Fallon Farmers & Artists Market) opened on Saturday, April 14. It operates from 8 a.m. to noon each Saturday through mid-October, rain or shine.

The Lake Saint Louis Farmers & Artists Market is St. Charles County’s only producer-only market. The market only sells goods that are produced by the vendors themselves within a 100-mile radius of the market. On Opening Day the market brings the goods of more than 30 local growers, food-producers, bak-ers and artisans directly to the community. That number will in-crease to upwards of 60 throughout the summer as the season’s crops peak.

“We are excited that the Lake Saint Louis Farmers & Artists Market has chosen The Meadows as its 2012 season location,” said Bridget Geiss, marketing director of The Meadows. “The market brings area residents a convenient way to access locally-grown and produced items, which benefits the entire communi-ty. We invite everyone to meet us at The Meadows on Saturdays throughout market season to enjoy the goods local farmers and artisans have to offer.”

Market goods include salad greens, fresh honey, asparagus, farm-fresh eggs, grass-fed beef, pastured pork, plants, soaps, hand-crafted jewelry and much more! Free yoga is also avail-able every Saturday on site at the market. Live music, chil-dren’s activities and educational programs are also available on market days. A complete list of products and vendors can be found at www.lakestlouisfarm-ersandartistsmarket.com or on their Facebook page.

U.S. Army Ranger Specialist Ryan C. Garbs, of Edwardsville, was killed in Af-ghanistan on February 17, 2007. His par-ents, Doug and Jill Garbs of Edwardsville, began building the Ryan C. Garbs Gold Star Monument shortly thereafter. Made of bronze (sculpted by Michele Middle-ton) and granite (designed by Jerry Lager), and located in downtown Edwardsville’s City Park, the monument features the names of all the Edwardsville area soldiers who have died while in service. The dates extend from World War I to present and include 77 names. A website designed by Inlandesign of Edwardsville, www.ryan-garbsgoldstarmemorial.com, contains all

aspects and features of the memorial.The dedication ceremony for the Ryan Garbs Gold Star Memorial Plaza will be held at 10 a.m. On

Saturday, April 21, 2012, conducted by Edwardsville Mayor Gary Niebur.Featured speakers, U.S. Congressman John Shimkus and Ill. Senator Bill Haine will address those

attending, the Edwardsville Muny Band will provide musical entertainment and Doug and Jill Garbs will read the names of the soldiers on the monument.

The public is invited to attend.

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Troy Buchanan High School will host a community forum where citizens can learn more about synthetic drug use in Lincoln Coun-ty. The event will be held at 6:30 p.m. on April 23.

“Facing Facts: A Drug Dialogue” will educate parents and open a discussion about the latest dangerous drug trends. A group of representatives and experts will share important information about the use of bath salts, massage powders, jewelry cleaner and syn-thetic marijuana.

Before attending, parents are encouraged to complete an online survey at troy.k12.mo.us. Results will be presented during the event.

The city of Troy, with the help of Midwest Re-cycling Center (MRC), is sponsoring an appli-ance and electronic waste recycling event on May 5. Main Street Elementary and Clonts Fields will serve as drop off locations for families wanting to recycle old appliances and any electronic waste, including computers.

MRC is a locally owned and operated and spe-cializes in the recycling of electronics and appli-ances in an environmentally friendly manner. MRC is registered with the Environmental Pro-tection Agency and is certified by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. The company guarantees that all data will be destroyed.

The Lincoln County Master Gardeners are hosting their First An-nual Plant sale at 8 a.m. on Saturday, April 28. The sale will be held at the Valvoline Express Care parking lot, just off of Hwy 47 in Troy.

There will be a wide variety of plants for sale, including flowers, vegetables, and houseplants, as well as various garden decorations. Raffle tickets will be sold for a chance to win a gardener’s basket full of tools, seeds and other fun gardening items. The rain date for this event will be May 5, 2012.

This year, MoDOT will replace the bridge over Sandy Creek just north of Foley on Highway 79 in Lincoln County. Con-struction of the bridge is expected to take up to three months, and the road will be closed during this time. A public meet-ing was held two years ago in Foley to share in-formation and gage pub-lic input about closing the road during construction of this bridge and the Lost Creek Bridge in Elsberry.

“At that time, we wanted public input about closing the highway in both locations to construct the two bridges at the same time,” said MoDOT Transportation Project Manager Keith Killen. “Feed-back indicated the public did not want to close both of them at the same time, so we have split them out a year apart.”

The Lost Creek Bridge in Elsberry will be replaced in 2013. Originally, MoDOT planned

to replace one or both of the bridges this past summer. How-ever, the slide on MO 79 north of Louisiana became more of an emergent project, and the funds planned to replace the bridges was redirected to relocating MO 79. This project was com-pleted in October 2011.

“Because of our challeng-ing funding situation, it really worked out to get 79 north of Louisiana fixed first and move these bridges out a couple of years,” Killen said. “The new bridge will have a wider deck and no truss which inhibits wider loads.”

The estimated cost of the bridge is almost two mil-lion dollars, and construction should begin in spring.

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Though they have a reputation for over-the-top hu-mor, Peter and Bobby Farrelly typically take a thought-ful approach to their subjects. That is especially true in “The Three Stooges,” a comedy that pays homage to three men whose legacy continues to win over new generations of admirers.

In this story, the Stooges are abandoned by their unknown parents and deposited on the steps of an or-phanage. Although the boys appear angelic at first to the nuns who operate the facility, it becomes clear that their new charges have a real knack for destruction.

Decades pass as the boys wait for loving parents to adopt them. When they are in their thirties, the or-phanage faces a large financial deficit and will have to shut down at the end of the month. A determined Moe (Chris Diamantopoulous) and his two friends head off to the big city in order to raise the necessary funds.

Surprisingly fresh and funny, “The Three Stooges” actually is a warm and loving tribute to the men who made millions laugh by acting like bickering children. With his signature soup bowl haircut, Chris Diaman-topoulous channels his inner Moe Howard to become the new leader of this band of destructive misfits.

Finding a good Moe was essential for Peter and Bobby Farrelly. As he was on screen, Moe Howard was the leader of the team in real life as well. For the Stooges, that was a mixed blessing because the conservative Moe was afraid to ask the studio for a raise each year. Moe, his brothers Jerome and Shemp and vaudeville actor Larry Fine also didn’t know how much people loved them until the short films were syndicated on television.

In the key role of Curly, Will Sasso captures the moves of the late Jerome Howard without going overboard. Sasso’s per-

formance makes it easy to see why this comedy troupe is still so beloved. When Jerome had to leave the team because of illness, his replacements, including older brother Shemp, could not recapture the magic that was Curly Howard.

Sean Hayes from television’s “Will & Grace” also is outstanding as Larry Fine, Moe’s frequent foil and punching bag. Often overshadowed by Curly in the shorts, Fine was a master of physi-cal comedy, which Hayes brings out in his performance.

After the closing credits, Peter and Bobby Farrelly appear to caution young viewers about the dangers of poking their friends in the eyes or hitting them on the head with hammers. Watching them onscreen brought to mind the disclaimers that Channel 11 used to broadcast before showing a “Three Stooges” short film.

Though they will never be politically cor-rect, the Three Stooges are still funny. In the

hands of the Farrelly brothers and there talented ac-tors, their legacy continues to amuse and delight.

“The Three Stooges,” rated PG for slapstick action vi-olence, some rude and suggestive humor and language, currently is playing in theaters.

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Recently, several local students from St. Charles High School created a petition call-ing for more teen and young adult programming. They felt, and others agreed, that teens often receive negative attention for not being active enough. They wanted an op-portunity to become more involved with their local community and government. Stu-dent Representative Lydia Meeks spoke before St. Charles City Council at their March 6 meeting about her fellow students’ feelings that the city should not cancel the bond issue measure for a community center in St. Charles without considering a scaled-down version of the project. Lydia also spoke about how young people have been criti-cized for inappropriate behavior but have nowhere to spend time with friends and stay out of trouble. Ward 3 City Council Member Laurie Feldman suggested to Lydia that the St. Charles Parks and Recreation Department would be an immediate resource to help with programming. Feldman also serves as the liaison between St. Charles City Council and the St. Charles Parks and Recreation Board.

St. Charles Parks and Recreation decided to reach out to local teens in order to form a Teen Advisory Board. The purpose of this volunteer position is to assist with the gen-eral planning, preparation and organizing of events, activities and facilities for teens in the St. Charles area. Members of the Teen Advisory Board would also assist in promoting programming and events to their peers. Individuals in this volunteer posi-tion would act as the voice for teens in the St. Charles community by expressing their opinions and ideas as they relate to the St. Charles Parks & Recreation Department’s activities and programs.

Local teens interested must complete an application and return it to St. Charles Parks and Recreation Department by May 1 or attend the first open session meeting at 6 p.m. on Monday, May 7. Several programming ideas and details of the Teen Advi-sory Board will be discussed. Pizza and drinks will be provided.

As a first step in creating more teen programming, St. Charles Parks and Recreation has developed a Teen Day Trip Program for this summer. The trips are designed to provide teens with an enjoyable day out during the summer and also allow for an easy and safe way for teens to explore local St. Louis area attractions. Each trip will be chap-eroned by CPR and First Aid certified and trained staff with a ratio of one staff mem-ber per every 10 teen participants. The teens and staff will ride in the St. Charles Parks and Recreation bus which is air conditioned, contains seat belts and will be driven by a trained and licensed driver. In order to ensure that teens have the best day possible, all trips will include lunch, snacks and drinks. Prices for the Teen Day Trips are all-inclu-sive; everything from admission to lunch, transportation and chaperones is included.

Trips include the City Museum, Caveman Zip Line at Meramec Caverns, Raging Rivers and Fitz’s Bottling Company/Cardinals game.

For more information on St. Charles Parks and Recreation Teen Trip Program or on the Teen Advisory Board, contact St. Charles Parks and Recreation Coordinator Teresa Martchink at 636.949.3368 or [email protected], or Rec-reation Specialist, Amanda Mejia at 636.255.6146 or [email protected].

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The Center Stage Theatre of St. Charles Community College will present “Becky’s New Car,” April 18-22 in the Donald D. Shook Fine Arts Building the-ater on the SCC campus.

The show will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, April 18-19, at 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, April 20-21, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 21. There will be a high school matinee performance at 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 19.

“Becky’s New Car” follows the story of Becky Foster, who is caught up in middle age, middle management and in a middling marriage. Becky, who is going through a mid-life crisis, faces a series of choices and decisions that could happen to anyone.

The play will be directed by Pam Cilek, SCC profes-sor of theater. Cast members include: Julie Blatt as Becky Foster, Joshua Rowland (SCC alumnus) as Joe Foster, Paul Luft as Walter Flood and Sa-mantha Bonomo as Kenni Flood; and SCC students Aaron Walker as Chris Foster, Joshua Kaestner as Steve and Victoria Smith as Ginger.

Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for seniors and college students with ID. To purchase tickets, visit www.stchas-tickets.com or call the SCC Box Office at 636.922.8050. For additional information, visit www.stchas.edu/cen-terstage. St. Charles Com-munity College is located at 4601 Mid Rivers Mall Drive in Cottleville.

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Free Appliance and Electronics Recycling EventsDo you have old appliances and electronics that you

want to dispose of? The Francis Howell School Dis-trict (FHSD) has partnered with Midwest Recycling Center and will be hosting a free Appliance and Elec-tronics Recycling Event from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sat-urday, April 28 at the FHSD Burbes Service Center, located at 4606 Central School Road.

Any electronic device with a battery or cord will be accepted at no cost. Acceptable items include: air con-ditioners, furnaces, kitchen appliances, radios, satel-lite receivers, televisions, laptop computers, computer monitors, hard drives, vacuum cleaners, water heat-ers, and more.

Computer hard drives will be wiped or destroyed. A $5 fee will be charged if a certificate of destruction is requested. The following items will not be accepted: smoke detectors, thermostats, glass lamps, light bulbs, or fluorescent tubes.

This event is open to the Francis Howell community, St. Charles residents and non-residents, all schools, churches and businesses. Midwest Recycling is regis-tered with the EPA and is Level 4 Certified with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Midwest Recycling has a zero landfill policy. For more informa-tion, contact Midwest Recycling at www.midwrc.net or at 636.931.3930.

Another free event will be held from noon to 7 p.m. on Friday, May 4 at Jefferson Intermediate School, 2660 Zumbehl Road in St. Charles. Suggested items for recycling include computers, monitors, other computer hardware including cables, office/busi-ness equipment and machinery, telecommunications equipment including phones and clocks, televisions, VCR’s, stereos, cameras, other audio/video equip-ment, data storage devices including CD’s, VHS tapes and computer software, home electronics, blenders,

toasters, irons, washing machines and dry-

ers, dishwashers, furnaces, hot water heaters, home medical equipment, lawn mowers, tillers, tools, air conditioners, refrigerators, humidifiers, old motors, transformers, electrical equipment, power supplies, and car batteries.

Unacceptable items for recycling include tires, wood furniture, other wood products, paint and paint cans and household and industrial chemicals

We will be requesting donations to help us cover the recycling costs.

As WITS is a not-for-profit, community agency in the greater St. Louis region, all donations of reusable items are tax-deductible and will be refurbished when possible and given to one of our programs such as Kids for Kancer, Free Computer Program or Veteran Technology.

For more information, please visit www.witsinc.org or call 314.382.1650.

Amanda Wiechens, Fort Zumwalt North High School senior, has signed with the University of Missouri-Kansas City to play soccer. Pictured with Amanda from L-R is Joe Sutton (NHS Prin-cipal), Eric Delabar (Coach), Robert Wiechens (father), Teresa Wiechens (mother), Jackie Layne (Coach), and Ted Hickey (NHS Activities Coordinator).

The Wentzville School District is proud to recognize all of the hard working sup-port staff employees who go above and beyond for the students and the District. It is the support staff employees that drive buses, prepare food, clean schools, and do a hundred other jobs that help support the educational efforts of the District. The support staff employees often labor behind the scenes, but their hard work does not go unnoticed, and these people are the glue that holds the District together. Every year, each building in the District selects their own “Support Staff Employee of the Year,” and the building winners are eligible for the District Support Staff Employee of the Year Award, announced during the annual District Awards Banquet in May. Congratulations to all of the building winners!

2012 Support Staff Employees of the Year• Boone Trail… Gabriel Jones, Custodian• Central Office… Kim Garber, HR Executive Assistant• Crossroads… Lisa Elliott, Sped Instructional Assistant• Discovery Ridge… Regina Maloney, Nurse• Duello… Amy Matyiko, Nurse• Frontier Middle… Sandy Reininger, Principal Secretary• Green Tree… Susan Cook, Instructional Assistant

• Harris Building/Pearce Hall… Debra Moss, Instructional Assistant• Heritage Intermediate… Cherilyn Walters, Custodian• Heritage Primary… Fran McNealy, Instructional Assistant• Holt… Elythe Rowan-Damico, Sped Instructional Assistant• Lakeview… Jennifer Sonnhalter, Division Secretary• Peine Ridge… Jackie Schoff, Library Assistant• Prairie View… Jessica Albrecht, Instructional Assistant• Quail Ridge…Tara Dunaway, Sped Instructional Assistant• South Middle… Melanie Lemen, Nurse• Support Services… Natalie Luzynski, Administrative Secretary• Timberland… Geralyn Pearia, Administrative Secretary• Transportation…Terry Midyett, Bus Driver• Wentzville Middle… Patricia Roby, ParaprofessionalThe eligible positions for Support Staff Employee of the Year include Bus Driver,

Chautauqua employee, Clerical Employee, Custodian, Food Service Employee, In-structional Assistant, Library Assistant, Maintenance Employee, Mechanic, Nurse, Nurse Assistant, Secretarial, Security Guard, Paraprofessional and Technology Em-ployee.

WSD Announces Support Staff Employees of the Year

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“Over the Fence”

Jagunda Bait

Sports

Editorial

Sports You See... With Gary B.

My alien friend sat on my mo-torcycle in the garage. He visits

every so often and I could never fig-ure out how he gets in. The first time, I

found him in my closet wearing my turtle neck shirt. Another time, he was in the bath tub. He wanted to know what it was for. After I told him, he shook his rubbery head and said, “We don’t take baths in a tub. We just walk through a sanitizer on the ship.”

“Well bully for you,” I growled.I asked him why he was on my motorcycle. He

said, “I was just wondering why Earthlings ride these things when they have automobiles that are much more comfortable.”

“Good question,” I said. After I remained mute for a time, he said, “Well

what’s the answer?”

I said, “Because it’s fun.” He said, “Is that some Earthling word for wasting

time and being frivolous?” I growled, “I’ll answer that if you can tell me how you get in and out of my house when it’s locked up.”

“You wouldn’t understand,” he said.“Same here, weirdo. Is this why you’re in my ga-

rage? You wondered why humans ride motorcycles?”“No.” He got off and stared at the motorcycle for a

minute. Then he said, “I want to help your country. I want you to tell your president that I want to run the country for a week.”

I stood with my mouth hanging open as if he’d asked me to climb a cactus. I said, “What makes you think the president will let me ask him anything? I can’t just get in to see him whenever I want.”

“How silly you Earthlings are. I can get in to see him anytime.”

“Then why don’t you?”“Because every time I do, he starts

screaming and calls the guards. If you’re there with me, he might listen. You look like an Earthling and I don’t.”

I said, “Yeah, I noticed. You look like a frog with a cantaloupe for a head. It’d scare anybody.” He frowned, which looked sorta funny. He said, “I didn’t seem to scare you.”

“Are you kidding? I almost fainted

when I found you in my closet wearing my shirt. Why do you want to run our country for a week? You gonna fix things with your alien technology? Gonna do Martian mind melds on our legislators like Mr. Spock on Star Trek?”

“Who’s Mr. Spock? I’m only going to remove your Congress to my planet and clone them. Then I’m going to use them for Jagunda bait.”

“What’s a Jagunda?”“They look like one of your alligators with camel

legs but they’re bigger than your whales. They’re good to eat but the full grown ones have to be caught or they might start eating each other.”

“Sounds like one of my blind dates,” I said. “Why do you need the president’s permission?”

I want him to keep his mouth shut when he discov-ers I replaced your congressmen with honest clones.”

“Clones, eh. How will he know the difference?”“Use your brain, Earthling. They’ll be honest

clones that can fix all your problems very quickly. They’ll start by voting to be on the same retirement and health care as worker Earthlings but your presi-dent might get suspicious and want to know what happened to the real congressmen…or is it congress-persons? I can’t keep up with your stupid language.”

“Trust me; he’ll be too thrilled to worry about your Jagunda bait. Let’s go. Riding in a flying saucer looks like fun.”

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Fun-Live-Learn10K*5K*Fun Run

St. Charles Community College has changed the name of its yearly run and it still promises to be a great time on April 28. Recently Peggy, a committee member, described the ac-tivities for the day on 590 The Fan KFNS Sports Zone STL.

She talked about the new Dry-Tec shirts and chip timing for the serious runners and other tidbits on the jammed packed

fun day.The program also has a Health and Wellness Expo at the college

that day.For more details go to www.StChas.Edu/Run.com

~~~Serious and not so serious runners wanted

31 Days Until Rascals BaseballPlay Ball May 18

The River City Ras-cals Professional base-ball team is putting to-gether the final touches before opening day. Recently, Manager and Director of Operations Steve Brook (picture from the Rascals) talk-ed about the 2012 sea-son on 590 The Fan KFNS Sports Zone STL.

“We are excited with our off-season activities and look forward to putting a quality team on the field,” Brook said.

Also on the show was player/coach Charlie Lisk. “I am coming to the team as

the ‘old guy’ with the experience,” he said. “As a player, I still have that home run swing and hope to be a show the Rascals’ fans my on-the-field talents.”

Former Rascal player Caleb Curry (picture from the Rascals) has joined the club as the bench coach. “Steve gave me a call and offered me the job and it was a no-brainer,” Curry said. “I am excited to help the guys stayed focus to get a ring like I got in 2010 with the Rascals.”

For more information go to www.RiverCityRascals.com~~~The boys are getting ready

Several Sports at Lindenwood Looking for National Titles Men and Women’s Sports at the Top

It is national championship week for Student Life Sports with the cheerleading, men's and women's table tennis, roller hockey, and Olympic weightlifting pro-grams all looking for national titles at their respective national events. The base-ball team will travel to Central Missouri State to take on one of the best NCAA Division II baseball programs, while the softball team continues its run through MIAA schools. The women's lacrosse team will also be looking to take control of the WILA conference race.~~~On a mission

Timberland High Student Excels in Statewide ProgramBalances Books and Sports

Timberland High School senior Sean Fields has been selected for the 2012 Mis-souri Scholars 100, a statewide program that honors 100 of Missouri’s top aca-demic students in the graduating class of 2012. Timberland senior Jacob Rice and Holt senior Hannah Lucas received Honorable Mention.

Fields has a 4.2 GPA and scored a 34 on the ACT. While at Timberland he has been active in National Honor Society, Future Business Leaders of America, the math team, soccer, and cross-country. He plans on attending Maryville University and majoring in Actuarial Sciences.~~~Putting it all together

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Community News - St. Charles County • April 18, 2012 • 11EditorialI have a grandmother…who needs guilty email?

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Italian Pork and Vegetable Sauté Makes: 4 servings • Prep Time: 12 minutes • Cook Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:- 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided- 1 large red bell pepper, cored and cut into 1/2-inch dice- 10 ounces cremini mushrooms, sliced- 3 scallions, white and green parts, thinly sliced - 1 lb boneless pork sirloin chops, cut into 1-inch cubes- Coarse salt - Freshly ground black pepper - 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour - 1/2 cup dry white wine, such as Pinot Grigio, or non-alcoholic varietal grape juice, such as Chardonnay- 1/2 cup water

Directions:1. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add red pepper and cook, stirring of-ten, until beginning to soften, about 1 minute. Add mush-rooms and cook, stirring often, until juices evaporate, about 5 minutes. Stir in scallions and cook until wilted, about 1 min-ute. Transfer to a plate.

2. Season pork with 1/2 tea-spoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil to skillet and heat. Add pork and cook, turning occasionally, until browned and meat is slight-ly pink when pierced to the center with tip of sharp knife, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle with flour and stir with wooden spoon to coat pork.

3. Add wine and 1/2 cup wa-

ter; and bring to a boil, scrap-ing up browned bits in pan with wooden spoon. Return vegetables to pan and cook until sauce is nicely thickened, about 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper. Serve hot.

Serving Suggestions: Serve sauté spooned over cooked orzo or corkscrew pasta tossed with green peas and freshly grated Parmesan cheese.

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Have you ever wondered who actually writes the stuff you receive via email? You know the stuff to which I’m referring, right? The things that magically ap-pear when you check your messages. You’re hoping from a little love note from your hubby, maybe one of those ridiculous animated greeting cards from your mother, or at least a good joke from a co-worker. The joy you feel when you see the words, “receiving mail,” soon turns to dismay when you realize the mail you’ve received is comparable to opening the mailbox and finding a Publisher’s Clearing House envelope, or, worse yet, a chain letter.

These are the messages that inevitably begin with [Fwd: fwd: fw: friends] (fwd:) and then meander on about life’s little lessons, believing in angels, or not turning your back on the old guy who hasn’t had a bath or a new coat in seven years.

Callous? Insensitive? I suppose you could look at it that way, but please hear me out. The messages themselves are often sweet, poignant stories—little ditties this columnist has contemplated plagiarizing and using for her own benefit at times, (just kidding). What gets me is the ending, which often reads something like this:

“You can forward this on to 1,500 people in the next 36 hours and something wonderful will happen to you. Go ahead, make a wish right this very minute. Got it? Good! Now scroll down while staring at the angel made of the *** symbol (the little star looking thing right above the number 8 on your computer), and repeat the wish 52 times. At the bottom yet? Wonderful! Remember the story you’ve just read, and allow it to touch your heart, along with the hearts of your 1,500 closest friends. If you forward this beautiful, time consuming story within the next 36 hours, your wish will come true. Or you can delete it from your computer, your heart and your soul, and pretend it didn’t touch you at all. In that case, evil will descend upon you, your loved ones and your 1,500 closest friends. Do the right thing.”

Puh-lease!

I’m not Jewish, nor did I attend Catholic grade school (the kind with nuns), but trust me, my grandmother could lay on the guilt with the best of them, bar none. Having endured and survived many a guilt-laden lecture, the last thing I need or want is to be ravaged with guilt that comes in the form of a computer message.

So, back to the original question. Who are these computer geeks? Is it my grandmother who swore she’d never touch a com-puter but found out how easy it was to convey guilt via email? Who has the time and inclination to write this kind of stuff?

But wait. Maybe that’s not the right question. Maybe the right question is this: why do people actually forward this stuff on? Is their faith so weak they must cling to poorly typed messages in order to believe something good will happen? Or do they just adore annoying friends, relatives and colleagues who seemingly have nothing better to do than pour through mindless messages 20 times a day?

I cannot answer that, because I refuse to take part in the guilty grandmother conspiracy. I’ll admit I was tempted to forward the messages that promised me a year’s supply of M&Ms, or thousands of dollars from Bill Gates just to test the email system, but a little voice inside my head defied the message and the guilt. I reached for the DELETE key and tapped it. It was easy, nothing to it, really. I was afraid a plague of locusts might descend upon my household, or that my husband would lose his job, or (gasp!) lightning would strike me dead in my squeaky computer chair.

Amazingly enough, nothing bad has ever come from pushing the DELETE key on my computer. Unless you count that awful pinching sensation in my neck, the extreme mouth my 16 year-old daughter seems to have developed and the fact that my favorite football team really stunk it up on the field in 2011. Hmmm…maybe I should rethink the whole “pass it on” thing.


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April 21: Fair Trade Market9 a.m. - 3 p.m. at Cornerstone Unit-ed Methodist Church. Lunch served from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for $6 per person. Info: 636.379.5334 or www.umcornerstone.org.

April 22: “A Wild Goose Chase”Pastor Dave Conley explores the role of the Holy Spirit in our lives. Two talks at the United Method-ist Church of Wentzville, 725 Wall Street. Info: 636.327.6377 or www.livelovegrow.org.

April 25: Book Club6 p.m. at The United Methodist Church of Wentzville, 725 Wall Street. “Ladies of Liberty” by Cok-ie Roberts will be discussed. All welcome, no reservations. Info: 636.327.6377.

April 27 & 28: Living Out the Ver-tical in a Horizontal World” Wom-en’s Retreat6:30 - 9:30 p.m. on April 27, and 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 28 at Morning Star Church, 1600 Feise Road, Dardenne Prairie. $40 per person. Info: www.mscwired.org/retreat or call 636.561.5680.

April 27 & 29: Peace, Love & Joy Concert7:30 p.m. at the Transfiguration Episcopal Church in Lake Saint Louis, or 3 p.m. at Assumption Church in O’Fallon. Free. Featuring The Choral Arts Singers and The Choral Arts Youth.

April 28: Asbury United Method-ist Women’s Rummage Sale8 a.m. - 2 p.m. Info: 636.668.8855 or 573.898.2234.

April 28: Erin Bode Concert7 p.m. at New Covenant Church, 300 Siedentop Road, Weldon Spring, MO 63304. Proceeds benefit missions in Zambia. $20 each. Info: 636.300.9200 or [email protected].

EVENTS

Now: Lake Saint Louis Triathlon RegistrationRegistration is now open for August 25 event. Enter early, as this event fills up quickly. Info: www.lake-saintlouis.com or 636.625.7944.

April 19: Mom’s Afternoon Out at the O’Fallon Family YMCA1-4 p.m. for ages 6 weeks to 5 years. $10/child. Registrations must be

received by noon on Wednesday before the scheduled date. Info: 636.379.0092.

April 20: Trivia Night6:30 p.m. at Maryland Heights Cen-ter Auditorium. Proceeds benefit Give Kids a Smile. $20 per person (up to 10 per table). Light snacks and drinks provided. Info: 636.397.6453 or www.gkas.org.

April 20: Foundry Art Centre Trivia Night and Silent Auction 5:30 p.m. doors open. Trivia at 7 p.m. at the Foundry Art Centre. $160 for table of 8. Complimentary beer, soda and snacks. Info: found-ryartcentre.org or 636.255.0270.

April 21: Craft Show9 a.m. - 3 p.m. at Child of God Lu-theran School, 650 Salt Lick Road in St. Peters. Baby items, soaps, jew-elry, unique gift items and BBQ and bake sale items.

April 21: St. Charles County YMCA Trivia Night 7 p.m. At the Lion’s Club of Har-vester (Central School Rd.). Soda & beer provided. Outside food/drinks allowed (including alcohol). Info: Theresa at 636.949.7929.

April 21: FZS Grad Night Golf Tournament 10:30 a.m. registration at Bear Creek Golf Club. $85 per golfer includes 18 holes, cart, lunch, BBQ dinner, beverages, prizes and more. Register by April 13. Info: Rocky Reitmeyer, 636.485.5710 or [email protected].

April 21: LUNAchicks Rummage Sale & BBQ 7 a.m. – 2 p.m. at 5733 Westwood Drive in Weldon Spring. Rain or shine. Toys, clothing, books, home décor, holiday items, home furnish-ings & more. Proceeds benefit those with severe medical conditions. Info: [email protected].

April 21: Trivia Night6 p.m. at Wentzville’s Progress Park, 968 Meyer Road. Proceeds benefit Ethical Society Mid Rivers. $350 first place prize. Theme is Heroes and Villains. $20 per person, $18 per person if registered by April 18. Free beer, wine, soda and snacks, silent auction, 50/50 drawing and more. Info: Bob Greenwell at 636.284.0280 or [email protected].

April 21: Ladies Tea Time Trivia1-3:30 p.m. at Fatih United Meth-odist Church, 2950 Droste Road in St. Charles. $15 for 1, $90 for 6 or 8 for $120. Sponsored by St. Charles American Association of University Women. Info: 636.946.5226.

April 21: Tri-County/O’Fallon Family YMCA 5k/1 Mile Fun Run

Quail Ridge Park, Wentzville. Regis-ter now - April 19th at the O’Fallon or Tri-County YMCA. Free beer after the race. (21+, limit 2/person).

April 22: Candlelight Vigil for Pets6:30 p.m. at O’Fallon’s Civic Park. Free. Please bring glow sticks (not candles), and a plastic bag to clean up after the pets. All pets must be leashed. Info: Grazia at 314.578.1126.

April 22: 2012 Rascals Rally3-7 p.m. at the Elks Lodge in O’Fallon. Dinner, drinks, entertain-ment & prizes. Meet players and coaches, play games, win prizes, bid for items & more. Bounce houses & playground. $20/person ($30/couple, $10/kids under 12). Info: 636.544.1187 or www.rivercityras-cals.com.

April 23: Golf Tournament10:30 a.m. registration at Old Hick-ory Golf Club in St. Peters. Proceeds benefit the Grant Anthony Jansen Memorial Foundation. $100 per player (4-person scramble) includes McAllister’s lunch, beer, soda, wa-ter and dinner. Info: Julie Jackson at [email protected] or 314.346.8893.

April 25: Coffee Talk10:30 a.m. - Noon. St. Louis Bread Co., 2079 Zumbehl Rd. @ Bogey Hills Plaza, St. Charles, MO 63303. Guest: Office of the Mayor, City of St. Charles. Advocacy & Peer Sup-port Meeting.

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April 26: Parmida Home Fund-raiser for Our Lady’s Inn4-8 p.m. at Parmida House at The Meadows at Lake St. Louis. Portion of sales proceeds benefit Our Lady’s Inn. Refreshments and gourmet sampling, raffles and attendance prizes. Info: 636.625.6432.

April 26: First Baptist Christian Academy Open House7 p.m. Spring Musical (5:30-6:30 p.m.), Spend Awhile on the Nile. Presented by the 1st-3rd grade classes. Free and open to the pub-lic. 8750 Veterans Memorial Pkwy, Oâ€™Fallon, MO. Enrollment is now open. Info: www.fbcacademy.org or 636.272.3220.

April 27: PALS First Bunco NightAt the Community Room at the Troy Fire Department. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., play begins at 7 p.m. $15 donation to play. All proceeds will be used for animal care. Info: 636.338.1818 or www. pals-pets.com.

April 27: 2012 Administrative Assistants Professional Develop-ment Conference8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at St. Charles Community College. Info: Karen Owen at 636.357.0649 or [email protected].

Now - April 28: Historic Churchs of St. Charles12-3 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday at The Frenchtown Heri-tage Museum. Info: www.french-townmuseum.net, 636.724.2106 or 636.949.8682.

April 28: National Kidney Foun-dation Walk

Register at www.kidneywalk.org or call Ann Beckmann at 314.961.2828.

April 28: Healthy Kids Day at the YMCA 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Participate in the nation’s largest health day. Activities for the whole family. Free and open to the community. Info: O’Fallon, 636.379.0092. St. Charles, 636.928.1928.

April 28: Tot’s Night Out at the O’Fallon Family YMCA7-10 p.m. $15/child in advance. Registrations must be received by 5 p.m. the Friday before the event to ensure a spot. Ages 6 weeks to 5 years. Info: 636.379.0092.

April 28: Kid’s Night Out at the O’Fallon Family YMCA7-10 p.m. For ages 6+. Rock Wall. $10/child in advance, $15/child at the door. Swimming, crafts, rock wall, bingo & more. Conces-sions available for purchase. Info: 636.379.0092.

April 28: A Night Among the Stars6:30 – 10 p.m. at Town Hall in New Town, St. Charles. Star/planet gaz-ing, music, drinks, hors d’oeuvres, silent auction and raffle. Proceeds benefit Foundations of Love and adults with developmental dis-abilities. $40 per person or $300 for table of 8. Info: Karen at [email protected], 636.477.1800 or www.foundationsoflove.org.

April 28: Kickball Tournament at the St. Charles YMCA 2:30 p.m. Help provide Y services across the world! $225/team. Team shirts provided. Coolers for snacks, sodas, beer, etc. allowed. Info: Matt Engel at 636.928.1928.

April 29: Swing “fore” Lewy - 2nd Annual Fundraiser Benefitting Lewy Body DementiaCheck in at noon, shot gun start at 1 p.m. Incline Village, 2000 Fairway Drive, Foristell 63348. In memory of Mary Schwentker. 3 person scramble, $80/player, $240 per team. Includes 18 holes w/cart, all you can drink beer/soda, BBQ din-ner & prizes. Optional Skins game, $20/team, Mulligan’s, $5/person. Register by April 23. Info: Larry Schwentker at 314.753.3038.

4th Mon.: 6:30 p.m. American Legion Post 388 MeetsAt Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 8945 Vets. Mem. Pkwy. 636.219.0553.

1st Tuesday: Fleur de Lis Garden Society6:30 p.m. at the Kisker Road Li-brary, 1000 Kisker Road. Info: Jeanne at 314.605.8563.

Every Tues: Quilting Guild at the O’Fallon Family YMCA1-4 p.m. Free. Join us every week to work on quilts “One Stitch at a Time” for local charities. Anybody welcome, no sewing experience required.

4th Tues.: 6:30 p.m. O’Fallon Gar-den Club.Meets at Sunrise Methodist Church, 7116 Twin Chimney Blvd. More info call Barb at 636.978.5930.

Every Tues.: Kiwanis Club of St. CharlesNoon - 1 p.m. at the Columns Ban-quet Center in St. Charles.

Every Wed: at 12 p.m. Crossroads Cribbage Club Meets at Rizzo’s Bar & Grill, Wen-tzville, MO.

1st and 3rd Wed: 7 p.m. St. Charles Area Wood CarversDiverse group of people has a wide variety of carving skills ranging from novice to professional. Meet-ings include brief business mtg. followed by carving session. At Weldon Spring Site Remedial Ac-tion Project, 7295 Hwy. 94 South, St. Charles. Visitors always wel-come!

Every Wed. 6:45 p.m. Charity BingoVFW Post 5077 sponsors, at VFW Hall, 8500 Veterans Mem. Pkwy., O’Fallon. Cash prizes awarded. Support Vets & other worthwhile charities. Now a non-smoking fa-cility. 636.272.1945 or www.vfw-

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Every Thurs: Active Older Adults Game Day at the O’Fallon Family YMCA10 a.m - 2 p.m. Free. Join us every week to play your favorite board games, cards or dominos. Bring a snack and your favorite stories to share. Contact Diana Kannady at 636.379.0092 x230.

Every Thursday: O’Fallon Rotary Club Lunch Noon at The Holy Cross Lutheran Church (8945 Veterans Memorial Pkwy, across from Fort Zumwalt Park). Visitors welcome. Info: Dar-ryl Sandweg, 636.980.1777.

Every Thurs., 11:45 a.m., Kiwanis Club of O’Fallon.Meets at JJ’s Restaurant in O’Fallon. More info at www.ofkiwanis.com.

Every Friday: Moms Play Group10 a.m. at LSL Community Asso-ciation, 100 Cognac Ct., Lake Saint Louis, MO 63367. Playgroup is a great opportunity to teach our chil-dren how to play and share while in a welcoming environment. Info: Andrea Crislip at 314.479.0306 or [email protected], or visit www.lslmothersclub.com.


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Oldest Pick:“May B”

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!

Reprinted withpermission, Missourian Publishing Company.

Copyright 2012.

Courageous beyond belief is the only way to describe “May B.,” the heroine of a book by

the same name, written by Caroline Starr Rose, who’s already making a star of herself with this her first book.

It’s the 1870s and May B. lives on the prairies of Kansas with her parents and brother. Every-one must sacrifice to scratch out a living, but May B.’s sacrifice is a heartbreakingly, lonely proposition.

“We’ll get you home by Christmas,” May B.’s parents say as the date approaches for her to move away, into the sod house of a newly married couple arrived from the city. May B. will cook and clean for the wife. It’s a fate she detests, but one she must fulfill, even more when she arrives at the homestead.

From the onset the experience is fraught with trouble, but things go from bad to worse and before long May B. is forced to reach deep to survive a winter on the plains neither she, or her parents back home, can even imagine.

Written in verse, “May B.” is a fast read, but a book with staying power that will captivate from the first page.

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Statepoint CrosswordTheme: Healthy Living

Across1. Landing road6. *The ___ cage protects the heart and lungs9. Slang for heroin13. Billy Joel's "_____ Man"14. International Labor Organization15. Formed by running water16. Imitating17. Santa's helper18. King's domain19. *Ca or K, e.g.21. Nightmare character23. He played Opie on "The Andy Griffith Show"24. Disdainful, pouting grimace25. *When exercising, you get ___28. Between mini and maxi30. Metamorphic rock35. Makes a mistake

37. Bart Simpson's sister39. Saint in Mexico40. Miners' passage41. Swamp plant43. Yelled to shoo a cat44. Puzzle in pictures46. "Smells Like ____ Spirit" by Nirvana47. *A focal point in workouts48. Type of coat50. Dame ____, Australian celeb52. Christian Chi-___ symbol53. The upper one is used for ruling55. Coffee pot57. Allegiance60. *E or D, e.g.64. Former French currency65. Ring of flowers67. Singer Cara

68. *Some need more of this than others69. Be in debt70. What a jazz singer does71. Bear lairs72. Not pre-owned73. Commotions

Down1. Junk e-mail2. Cone-shaped quarters3. Often asked to "go away, come again another day"4. Like a special circle5. Organized persecution of ethnic group6. Cambodian money7. *Not well8. Very successful9. What victim did in court

10. Armor-____11. USSR to USA during WWII12. *Usually busy after the holidays15. *Leafy edibles20. Indigo dye-yielding shrubs22. Where bugs are snug?24. Improper act25. *Ventricular beater26. Superior's command27. Cherokee or Hopi, e.g.29. *Regimented eating31. *Where green tea tradition comes from32. Bring upon oneself33. Cache of money, e.g.34. Official language of Lesotho36. Nonlethal gun38. Wine and cheese descriptor42. Tedium

45. Carry, as in heavy bag49. Ladies' Easter accessory51. 2012 Oscar-winner "The ______"54. Stocking fiber56. Those in organized crime relating to narcotics57. *Your doctor usually keeps one on you58. Like never-losing Steven59. Greek god of war60. "The ____" talk and entertainment show61. Known for notebooks62. Keen on63. Loch ____64. Psychedelic drug66. Female sheep

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