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Try out the St. Peters Rec-Plex for free from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Saturday, October 6.

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How long has it been since you last vis-ited the St. Peters Rec Plex? The Rec Plex opened in July 1994, and Rick Oloteo, director of recreation for the city of St. Peters, said it is still the largest recreation facility in the St. Louis metropolitan area.

“Rec Plex South opened about four years ago,” Oloteo said. “At the time we had 2400 square feet of strength and cardio space, and it wasn’t nearly enough for the demand. There was great demand for ice and gymnasium rental, too. Now we have 8,000 square feet of fitness, two more ice rinks and three more basketball courts.”

See it all from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Satur-day, October 6 at the Fitness Fest. Fitness Fest gives everyone the chance to try the Rec-Plex’s state-of-the-art facilities, from the expansive cardio fitness and weight training areas to swimming, ice skating, volleyball, basketball, and more, as well as a number of free fitness classes through-out Fitness Fest. Rec-Plex staff will be available to give tours of the Rec-Plex dur-ing Fitness Fest.

Here are the facilities open to the public on Fitness Fest:

• 9 a.m.-3 p.m., cardio room, weight training room and indoor track (must be age 16 or over)

• 9 a.m.-noon, volleyball• Noon-3 p.m., basketball• Noon-3 p.m., large heated family lei-

sure pool (with water play features, large whirlpool/current channel, and 130-foot waterslide), recreational swimming, adult lap swimming, spa and sauna

• 12:30-3 p.m., ice skating with FREE skate rental

• Vendor booths and displaysThese free group fitness classes will be

available: Body Bar, 8:15-9:15 a.m.; Total Body Conditioning, 9:15-10:15 a.m., PiYo Strength, 10:30-11:15 a.m., Turbo Kick, 11:30 a.m.-noon, Rec-Plex Xtreme Cy-cling, 12:15-12:45 p.m.; and Fencing, 1-2 p.m.

Plus, personal trainers will be providing Fitness Assessments from 9 a.m.-noon for a fee of $25 to the general public, or free to any Rec-Plex members (including new members who join on Fitness Fest). Ad-vance reservations are encouraged.

Rec-Plex members get full access to the Rec-Plex and its facilities, plus members

can sign up for many monthly aerobics classes for free.

While you’re there, check out the new membership options ranging from month-to-month to multiple-year pass-es. A new Grandparent Family Pass al-lows grandparents to buy a membership for themselves and their grandchildren, whether or not they live in St. Peters. And, the Rec-Plex is raising the age limit for children on Family Passes to 26.

“We’re trying to make it as convenient as possible,” Oloteo said. “We recognize that a lot of grandparents watch their grandkids in the afternoon and evenings, especially during the summer months.”

The definition of a family membership is two adults with four dependent chil-dren. Do you have more than four kids? It’s just $10 more per month, per child. There are also memberships for Active Older Adults (ages 55-61) and Super Se-niors (62 and older). The Rec-Plex still of-fers Gold Plus memberships that provide extra benefits including many more free classes and programs, free Tot Drop baby-sitting services and more.

New members who join the Rec-Plex during Fitness Fest will receive “Bring a

Friend for Free” passes and other coupons worth up to $32. Check out the complete schedule of events at www.stpetersmo.net/rec-plex, or call 636.939.2FUN (2386).

Oloteo said the Rec-Plex is making it more convenient to get those early morn-

ing workouts. The St. Peters Rec-Plex weight and cardio rooms, running track, gymnasium and adult lap swimming now opens at 5 a.m. Monday through Friday. The same areas open at 10 a.m. on Sun-days.

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The Wentzville Rotary Club is hosting its annual Fall Community Sale October 4-6 at Rotary Park. The sale will be held from 1 – 8 p.m. on Thursday, 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. on Friday, and 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Saturday at Kolb Hall. In addition to the sale, there will be a pie contest, a chip shot tournament, a washers’ tournament and more!

Pie bakers are encouraged to bring their special 9-inch pie and take part in the pie contest. Bring your pie to Kolb Hall in Rotary Park no later than 3 p.m. The judges will announce their decision at 4 p.m., with prizes for the five selected as the best baked pies. The winners will be auctioned off to those in attendance. A pie social will be held from 4 – 7 p.m. A piece of pie with ice cream is just $2.50. All funds will benefit Operation Food Search and the service projects sponsored by The Wentzville Rotary Foundation. For more information about the Pie Contest, please call Donna-Marie Pierre at 636.332.8801.

The Chip-Shot Golf Tournament will be held from 4 – 7 p.m. on Friday, October 5. The tourna-ment will consist of chipping into a target for a par, birdie, eagle or hole-in-one. Prizes will be awarded to the top three finishers. The fee is $1 for three balls. All ages are invited.

The Washer Tournament for adults and youth will be held from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. The fee is $5 per pair, and prizes will be awarded for youth (12 years and under) and adults. Registration will be from 10 – 11 a.m. on the day of the tournament. For more information about the Washer Tournament, please call Joel Langston at 636.639.2300 or 636.751.4866.

By Shelly A. Schneider with information from the city of St. Peters

October 3, 2012 • Community News - St. Charles County • www.mycnews.com2 Around TownUpward dog? Asanas? Hatha yoga? When

people think of yoga, they often think of a mys-tical form of meditation and near-impossible movements with strange sounding names. But the truth is, yoga is a series of simple exercises or movements practiced by millions of people throughout America, and many more worldwide. What is the great attraction? For one, the health benefits are impressive. In addition, the chance to calm the mind and relax the senses proves invaluable in our modern fren-zied-paced world.

Contrary to popular belief, you don’t have to be “flexible enough” or “lim-ber enough” or “young enough” to enjoy the benefits of yoga. Yoga can improve your flex-ibility, strength and balance at any level of abil-ity and any stage of life. Looking at some of the specific benefits of practicing yoga may be just the incentive one needs to begin his or her yoga experience.

Flexibility and StrengthMovements that safely stretch your muscles

help release trapped stiffness and muscle pain. With slow, controlled exercises, your body can increase in range of motion and joint mobility. Yoga poses called asanas help stretch not only muscle tissue, but also ligaments, tendons and all the soft tissues in your body. With increased flexibility comes a strengthened inner core. When you have a strong core, your entire body is able to be supported better.

Less Stress and Better MoodAccording to the International Association of

Yoga Therapists in The Health Benefits of Yoga, yoga helps decrease the amount of hormones that respond to stress. “Lowering levels of hor-mone neurotransmitters -- dopamine, norepi-

nephrine, and epinephrine -- creates a feeling of calm. Some research points to a boost in the hormone oxytocin. This is the so-called “trust” and “bonding” hormone that’s associated with feeling relaxed and connected to others.” (http://www.webmd.com/balance/guide/the-health-

benefits-of-yoga?page=3) Heart HealthYoga has been proven to lower

blood pressure and reduce your heart rate. These are paramount benefits to people who are at high risk for heart disease and stroke. With improved heart health, a host of related body functions

also improve, leaving the yoga student with a significantly higher level of overall mental and physical health. The side effects are that you might actually feel better, beginning with your first yoga experience.

Valerie Lindsey, a Yoga Alliance registered instructor with the St. Charles County Family YMCA, knows firsthand the benefits of yoga in her life.

“I began practicing yoga more than a decade ago,” she said. “Years of sitting at desk were tak-ing their toll and I’d heard yoga might help with tension, flexibility, and stress. It has helped me improve my flexibility and has even helped me to become stronger.”

No experience is necessary and anyone can do yoga at their own pace and abilities. Yoga is non-competitive, so each student advances at his or her own pace. Yoga is practiced barefoot and in dimmed rooms with quiet music for relaxation and concentration. The style of yoga taught is hatha yoga. Yoga classes are taught on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. For more information about Yoga and the St. Charles County Family YMCA classes, call 636.928.1928.

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Enjoy a day exploring the arts…visual artists, writers and performance artists will all be at Bella Arts Fest from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 13.

Come and browse the artists’ booths and check out their art-work for sale. The artists will set the prices of their artwork and there will be many affordable options for people wanting to purchase one-of-a-kind artwork for their homes or as gifts.

Wouldn’t it be fun to know what inspired an artist to create a particular piece of artwork that you want to purchase? This is a rare opportunity to visit with the artists and learn more about the artists and their work.

Introduce your children to the magic of original art when you visit the artists at their booths. While you’re here, bring the kids to meet the Cultural Arts Centre’s mascot, Arty, and then enjoy fun art activities that will spark their young imaginations at Arty’s Corner.

We’ll have demonstrations throughout the day presented by Don Thebeau and the Flower Petaler, and Artist Jerry Thomas.

Entertainment for the day includes freeze models, the Tan-dava Tribal Dance group, the “Show Me Follies” performers, the Buckhannon Brothers, Sue DuBois, and the St. Charles Symphony Quintet. Act II Community Theatre will also be on hand to perform live skits from their upcoming show, “Sweeney Todd.”

Various wines and cheeses will be offered for sale with wine tasting available. Wine education sessions will also be a part of the day.

The Bella Arts Fest will be held at St. Peters’ Cultural Arts Centre and City Centre Park. Visit www.stpetersmo.net to download a list of artists participating in Bella Arts Fest.

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Parents, you spend good money on your kids’ Halloween costumes - give them a chance to dress up more than once. The St. Peters Rec-Plex is hosting the Halloween Carnival from 4-6 p.m. on Saturday, October 20 at Rec-Plex South.

The annual Halloween Carnival gives kids a chance to come out and dress up in their favorite fam-ily-friendly costumes for an afternoon of entertainment. Join us for dinner, games, crafts and more. The event is co-sponsored by the Rob Hamann American Family Insurance Agency.

The cost is $5 per person if registering in advance and $7 at the door. Register in person at the Rec-Plex, 5200 Mexico Road, online using the Rec-Connect feature at www.stpetersmo.net, or by calling 636.939.2386, ext. 1400. Registration is open until Oct. 18 or until spots are filled.

Please note: Each person (children and adults) must be registered individually.Rec-Plex South is located behind Rec-Plex North and adjacent to City Centre Park.

St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre is proud to wel-come “Remember Me, Seeing Life Through the Eyes of Those Living with Dementia, ” a thera-peutic art exhibit presented by residents of Parc

Provence, a skilled nursing, assisted living and memory care community. The exhibit will be displayed at St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre from October 12 - December 10.

Through work in art therapy, caretakers, family and loved ones can begin to learn more about the individual who has demen-tia - their struggles, memories, achievements, wishes, hopes, etc. For those who have known these individuals and for those who are just beginning to know them, the art therapy work helps us understand who they are and connect with them.

There is no admission charge to explore the galleries at St. Pe-ters Cultural Arts Centre. The Centre is open Monday-Thurs-day from 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Fridays from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., and on Sat-urdays from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The Centre is closed on Sundays.

St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre is located within St. Peters City Hall.

For more information, please visit www.lakesaintlouis.com and click on Parks & Recreation.Babysitting BasicsSaturday, October 13, 2012 Designed for boys and girls, ages 11 and older the course will be offered from 8:30 a.m. – noon on

Saturday, October 13 at Lake Saint Louis City Hall. Topics covered by Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hos-pital Staff include: infant and toddler care, play ideas, appropriate discipline techniques, safety skills and more. The fee is $16 per person and includes a light snack and course certificate.

Halloween PartyThe Lake Saint Louis Parks & Recreation and the Lake Saint Louis Mother’s Club welcome everyone

to this annual family-friendly celebration. The free community event runs from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. on Friday, October 26 at Founders Park.

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Lake Saint Louis Events

Enjoy an old-fashioned hayride with family and friends at Bro-emmelsiek Park (1615 Schwede Rd., off Highway DD/Winghaven Blvd. near Wentzville), every weekend through Nov. 18. Groups of all ages are welcome to enjoy the fun of a hayride without traveling miles from home.

Two tractor pulled wagons take guests on a 45-minute ride through tree-lined fields of the park. Afterwards, participants can enjoy sitting around a glowing bonfire for an hour to roast their own treats. Guests may also bring non-alcoholic beverages, but glass containers are prohibited on the wagons or at the campfire site.

Advanced reservations are required by contacting the St. Charles County Parks Department at 636.949.7535 or visiting www.stc-cparks.org. The cost is $125 a wagon with a maximum of 20 people per wagon. Hayrides may be reserved for 6, 7, and 8 p.m. on Fridays and 5, 6, 7, and 8 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.

In addition to the group hayrides, individual families and small groups can also join in the fun of a Hayride Hoedown at Broem-melsiek Park on Friday, Oct. 26 and Saturday, Oct. 27. Guests will experience a 45-minute wagon ride through the park, along with a light dinner, s‘mores, and the foot-stomping, knee-slapping perfor-mance of Babaloo, a one-man musical comedy act suitable for all ages.

Cost for this special event is $10.50 per person, and advanced res-ervations before Oct. 19 are required. Sessions are offered at 6, 6:45 and 7:30 p.m., and are limited to 40 participants per session. To register for the Hayride Hoedown, contact the Parks Department at 636.949.7535 or visit www.stccparks.org.

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With nearly 2,500 volunteers donating a total of 20,000 hours to assist the city over the past year, O’Fallon showed appreciation for its vol-unteers at the 16th Annual Volunteer Recogni-tion Banquet.

In recognition of service on the city of O’Fallon’s boards and commissions, O’Fallon Mayor Bill Hennessy named Stan Patton, cur-rent chairman of the city’s Board of Adjust-ment, O’Fallon’s “Volunteer of the Year.” For service benefiting the community and beyond, the Mayor selected O’Fallon’s Chamber of Commerce as the city’s “Ambassadors of the Year.”

Additional awards were presented by Kathy Halstead, manager of the city’s Volunteer Ser-vices Department, and Volunteer Services Co-ordinator Alexis Jaegers, in recognition of vol-unteer efforts, hours, and other contributions in helping with city events, recreational pro-grams, special projects and assisting city staff.

• The IMPACT Award was presented to Op-eration Homefront Missouri

• The Family of the Year Award was given to the Ted and Beverly Richardson family

• The 2012 Motivated Volunteer Profes-sional (MVP) Award was presented to Ella

Groene• The Team Excellence Award was presented

to City Staff at the Renaud Spirit Center• Presidential Volunteer Service Awards

were presented to individuals and groups based on service hours:

Gold - Alex Amend, Rebekah Davis, Carol Fears, Ella Groene and O’Fallon Police Explor-ers Post 2943

Silver - Bill Gardner, Wendell Jackson, Ava Skyers and Team O’Fallon

Bronze - Jim David, Andrew Davis, Bob Le-ifeld, Don McCabe, Ed Murat, Nicolas Nunn-Faron, Mark Perkins, Karen Roberts, Lois Rob-erts, the Brian and Beth Davis family and their children (Rebekah, Andrew, Jonah, and Caleb), the O’Fallon Veterans Commission, and the Heritage & Freedom Fest Parade Committee.

“It is people like you who help make our city so successful,” Halstead told the volunteers. “You have literally put your heart, soul, and yes, some sweat into making sure that O’Fallon remains the great city that we have become.”

For more information about the awards, please contact Volunteer Services Manager Kathy Halstead at 636.379.5507 or volunteer@ofallon.mo.us.

The St. Charles County Parks Department encourages children ages 8 to 14 to get outside and celebrate the seventh annual Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 6, at Broemmelsiek Park, 1615 Schwede Road, south of O’Fallon. This free nationwide event is sponsored by the International Mountain Bike Association (IMBA), Gateway Off-Road Cyclists (GORC), and area bicycle shops. More than 200 children are expected to participate in this fun, family program, which offers skills clinics, guided trail rides, safety inspections, demo bikes and more!

“This is a great opportunity for us to pass our passion for ped-aling on to children and their families,” said Parks Director Bettie Yahn-Kramer.

Additional sponsors of the event include: Maplewood bicycle, Momentum Cycles, Alpine Shop, Bike Stop Café, Peloton Cy-clery, REI, Wheel Sports Bicycle Shop, Airborne Bicycles, The Hub Bicycle Co., Bike Shark West, Mesa Cycles and Granada Cy-clery.

For more information or to pre-register, please contact St. Charles County Parks at 636.949.7535 or visit www.stccparks.org. Early registration is recommended and the first 100 pre-registered will receive a free goody bag.

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The Elsberry High School Fall Festival and the Classic on Wheels Car Show and Festival will

be held on Saturday, October 6 in Elsberry City Park. The car show will be sponsored by the City

of Elsberry with assistance from the Elsberry Kiwanis and the Elsberry Masons. Elsberry High School will oversee the Fall Fes-tival. There will be food, crafts, entertainment, and, of course, “Classic Cars.” Music will be provided by Marty Enterprises.

Car registration will begin at 9 a.m. and end at noon. There is a per car registration fee. Partici-pant judging will take place from noon to 2 p.m., and the trophies will be handed out at 3 p.m.

Any vendor wishing to set up a booth during the Car Show can contact Marleen Frein by email at mfrein@wildblue.net or call 573.898.2099. Please note, there are only a few areas with elec-trical outlets, so register early if this is necessary for your booth.

The Fall Festival will begin at 4 p.m., followed by the Fall Festival Coronation crowning in the Elsberry City Park. This year’s parade theme is Dr. Seuss “The Places You’ll Go!” Orga-nizations, businesses or anyone that would like to participate in the parade are asked to contact Dr. Tim Reller by email at trel-ler@elsberry.k12.mo.us or call 573.898.5554 ext. 211.

A Fall City Wide Yard Sale will be presented by the Troy Area Chamber of Commerce on Saturday, October 6. Participants can list their address on the official map for only $10.00. This covers all event advertising and promotion and a yard sale sign for your yard. It’s not too late to have your sale listed on the online yard sale map. The location on the map of each of the reg-istered sales will be included along with a brief description of the items to be sold and the hours

of the sale. This event will be held rain or Shine. Maps

will be available beginning October 1 at the Troy Area Chamber of Commerce/CVB, Troy City Hall , the Troy License Bureau and Lin-coln County Journal. For updated distribution points, call 636.462.8769 or visit troyonthe-move.com. For those located outside the city limits call the Chamber office at 636-462-8769 for location options.

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Beginning Monday, October 15, Fort Zumwalt Park will be closed to vehicles so that crews can safely install holiday lights and scenes for O’Fallon’s annual Celebration of Lights display. The park will remain open to pedestrians, who are welcome to use the asphalt walking and jog-ging path through the park during daylight hours.

The park, which is located on Jessup Drive (off Veterans Memorial Parkway), will reopen to traf-

fic on January 31, 2013.The public is invited to drive through the Cel-

ebration of Lights display, which opens at 6 p.m. on Friday, November 23, and continues nightly through December 30, except for Tuesday, De-cember 25, when it will be closed for Christmas. The event is sponsored by the City of O’Fallon with help from local businesses, and raises funds for participating not-for-profit organizations.

Fort Zumwalt Park to be Temporarily Closed to VehiclesSeniors and family members are invited to the 4th Annual St.

Charles County Senior Fair, which will be held from 9 a.m. – noon on Saturday, October 6, at the O’Fallon Municipal Centre (City Hall), 100 North Main Street, O’Fallon, Missouri 63366. Admission and parking are free. Key features of the event in-clude:

• 9:45-10:30 a.m. – “Staying Safe at Home and Preventing Falls,” presented by Jennifer Galantowicz of Visiting Angels,

• 11-11:45 a.m. – “File of Life” and “Rapid Access” programs, presented by the St. Charles County Ambulance District

• Vendors offering specialty services geared to seniors: home health care, veterans’ benefits, non-emergency medical trans-portation and elder law

• Free bone density, blood pressure, and muscle tension and stress screenings

• Refreshments, raffles and prizes • Flu vaccinations for $25; seniors should bring their health

insurance, Medicare or Medicaid card • Free shredding service for seniors; bring unwanted docu-

ments to the fair (shredding by First Financial Credit Union) • The Prescription Drug Take-back Drop Box; bring unwanted

or expired prescription medications for safe disposal

For more information, please contact Paula Creech at pcreech@ofallon.mo.us, or call 636.474.8121.

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The Lake Saint Louis Tunnel to Towers organiza-tion will host its first annual 5K Run/1 Mile Walk at 4 p.m. on Saturday, October 6. The event will be-gin and conclude at The Meadows shopping center located at Highway 40 and Lake Saint Louis Blvd. Following the race, guests will enjoy food, drinks and live entertainment from the Dave Glover Band until 10 p.m. All proceeds from the event will ben-efit first responders and military service personnel through the Tunnel to Towers organization and the Marc Bulger Foundation. The event is open to the public and all are encouraged to attend.

“The Tunnel to Towers organization and Marc

Bulger Foundation help the lives of so many of our first responders and military personnel,” said Greg Jones, chairman of the event. “We wanted to cre-ate an event that the whole family can enjoy while supporting such a worthwhile cause. We encour-age everyone to come out, support this admirable cause and have a great time.”

Race day registration is available for $30 for adults and $10 for children. All race participants will receive a complimentary t-shirt. For more in-formation about the race, please visit the organiza-tion’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/Tun-nelToTowersLakeSaintLouis.

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The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) recently announced a $756,894 grant to the city of Troy, Missouri, to make critical roadway improve-ments needed to help Bodine Aluminum expand operations and serve future development. The investment is expected to create 35 jobs and generate $10 million in private investment, according to grantee estimates.

“This EDA investment in Troy, Missouri, is a great example of the Obama administration’s commitment to helping communi-ties realize their local plans to create jobs and economic opportu-nity,” said Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Matt Erskine. “The EDA grant announced today will help create jobs in Troy now in the crucial auto industry and ensure that adequate infrastructure exists to support future de-velopment.”

“The infrastructure investment by EDA will enable Troy to fa-cilitate the expansion by Bodine Aluminum, creating new high skilled jobs in the growing automotive industry that will bolster out regional economy,” said Troy Mayor Mark Cross.

The EDA grant will help reconstruct Cherry Blossom Way from South Main Street to South Third Street to support the expansion of Bodine Aluminum and support other business development in Troy. Bodine Aluminum supplies four cylinder, six cylinder and eight cylinder aluminum castings to support all Toyota assembly operations in North America.

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It’s good to plan for the unexpected. Whether it’s a sudden rain shower, a surprise guest for dinner, or a warning sign of a heart attack, it’s always best to be prepared: Keep an umbrella in your car, a casserole in your freezer and be ready to get yourself to a health care facility that specializes in heart attack care.

In the case of a heart attack, every second counts and nobody treats heart attacks faster than SSM St. Joseph Hospital West in Lake Saint Louis, and SSM St. Joseph Health Center in St. Charles. It’s critical to open blocked blood ves-sels in 90 minutes or less from hospital arrival – the gold standard of heart attack care. SSM Health Care – St. Louis hospitals have exceeded this standard for every single heart attack pa-tient in 2011 and so far in 2012. This saves heart muscle and lives.

SSM St. Joseph Health Center and SSM St. Joseph Hospital West are also the only certified Primary Stroke Centers and only state-desig-nated trauma centers in St. Charles, Warren, Lincoln, and Pike Counties. The truth is that not all emergency rooms are the same. These designations mean our hospitals are equipped to handle severely injured and critically ill patients. Our trauma physicians and nurses are expertly trained to quickly respond when you need it most, and we work closely with EMS and first-responders in our community to evaluate and stabilize trauma patients even before they reach our door.

What if it’s not a traumatic injury? There re-ally aren’t any clear rules about when to go to the emergency room, but most doctors agree that the following should always be treated as emergencies:

• Chest pain that could be a heart attack

• Difficulty breathing• Severe and uncontrolled

bleeding• Stroke symptomsMany health concerns can be

addressed by calling your doc-tor’s office or visiting an urgent care center. If you need a doctor, we have more than 100 primary and specialty care physicians conveniently located at offices across St. Charles, Warren, Lin-coln, and Pike Counties. Just call toll free 1-877-SSM-DOCS to find one who is right for you.

SSM Urgent Care, located at SSM St. Joseph Medical Park at Kisker Road and Hwy 94, com-bines easy-to-access services with our well-known standards for delivering the best care and best results. The service is available 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days a week.

If you opt for the emergency room, you should know that we now offer InQuicker at all SSM

Health Care-St. Louis adult hospitals. With In-Quicker, you can avoid the ER waiting room by holding your place in line…online. Simply log on to ssmhealth.com and click on ‘InQuicker’. You’ll choose your SSM Health Care-St. Louis hospital, select a projected treatment time and fill out a simple form. Then, relax at home until it’s time to go to the ER.

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Students at Discovery Ridge Elementary par-ticipated in the third annual Discovery Days during the week of September 17-21. The event, conceived by faculty members before construc-tion of the new elementary school was complet-ed in 2010, focuses on discovery in the physical world.

“Discovery Days provides real-life learning opportunities through which students become excited about science and technology and po-tential careers in those fields,” said Discovery Ridge Principal Laura Bates. “We are grateful for the support of community businesses and organizations with which students interact dur-ing this event.”

The week includes daily themes, buddy activities, and a science enriched cur-riculum.

“I like that we get to look through the telescopes and look at the sun, we get to learn about science, space, and weather,” said fourth grader Brianna Mills. “Dis-covery Days are fun and we learn a lot!”

On Friday the week cul-minated with activities in-cluding solar scope viewing with the Astronomical So-ciety of Eastern Missouri,

and a Monsanto outreach program on sound and light. Boeing engineers thrilled the stu-dents by bringing out their autonomous vehicle and providing a robotics demonstration, but it was the fighter jet pilots who commanded the youngsters’ attention as they told them what it was like to fly an F/A-18 Super Hornet built right here in St. Louis.

“We wanted to be a part of this event and to introduce elementary school students to the exciting careers they could choose from in the future if they apply themselves in school,” said Jennifer Prose with Boeing’s Education Rela-tions team.

Afternoon events included presentations from the Magic House and the St. Louis Sci-ence Center. The celebration concluded Friday night with a dinner and hayride followed by an astronomy viewing at Brom-melsiek Park in Wentzville.

The Francis Howell School District has partnered with Operation Food Search to begin a weekend backpack food program for fami-lies in need. The partnership will begin at Central Elementary, but will expand to Harvest Ridge Elementary in the coming months. Both Central and Harvest Ridge are title one schools and have our highest level of need.

Students that would benefit from having food sent home for the weekend will receive three easy to prepare meals for Saturday and Sunday. Operation Food Search has the funding to serve 20 stu-dents for this school year. Within the first week, 20 students have been identified through the counselors and principals.

Established in 1981 to tackle the growing problem of hunger, Operation Food Search is a St. Louis area food bank that distrib-utes food free of charge to feed the poor and hungry. Each month, Operation Food Search distributes more than 2 million pounds of food and necessities to 265 food pantries, soup kitchens, and homeless shelters in 31 counties of Missouri and Illinois. Opera-tion Food Search feeds approximately 150,000 people every single month - nearly half of these recipients are children.

The Francis Howell School District encompasses over 150 square miles in the southeast corner of St. Charles County, and is one of the largest school districts in the State of Missouri, with an enroll-ment of over 17,000 students and approximately 2,300 employees. The Francis Howell Learning Community works everyday to pro-vide the best learning practices for enhancing student achievement.

Educators, scout and other youth-group leaders are in-vited to learn about programs, resources and free materials from St. Louis area museums, cultural institutions and or-ganizations at the Resource Center Network’s annual Re-source Fair from 4- 6 p.m. on Wednesday, October 17 in the Living World at the St. Louis Zoo.

Some of the more than 20 exhibitors include Challenger Learning Center, City Muse-um, Humane Society of Mis-souri, Jefferson National Ex-pansion Memorial, The Magic House, Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Department of Conservation, National Great Rivers Museum, Saint Louis Zoo, Thomas F. Eagleton Federal Courthouse and Judi-cial Learning Center, Ulysses S. Grant Historic Site, and the World Chess Hall of Fame.

Admission is free. Free park-ing is provided on the North Lot on Government Drive. For more information, please visit www.stlzoo.org/educa-tion or call 314.781.0900, ext. 4554.

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Actress Summer Qing is well-known in her homeland of Beijing, China, but she’s about to make her mark on the United States, as well. Qing plays the wife of Bruce Willis’ character in the new time travel thriller “Looper.” During an exclusive Skype interview, Qing said it was “very, very, very, very good” to work with Willis.

“I really felt we are like a couple taking a romantic adventure together,” she explained. “From all the work I saw in other Bruce Willis films, I thought he was this big, tough guy, but from the first day I arrived on set, he was such a gentleman. There are many sides to him: he’s sexy, charming, extremely charismatic. He has many sides that are waiting to be developed. I’m looking forward to working with him again.”

In “Looper,” time travel has been invented, but the

government prohibits its use. Mobsters ignore this edict and use this technology to dispose of certain “undesirable” people. Joe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) works as a “looper,” an assassin who dispatches targets that are sent into the past. When the mob wants to exterminate Joe, they send his future self, played by Willis, back through time.

Qing, who starred in the Chinese historical epic “The Emperor’s Shadow,” said that after reading the script for “Looper,” she has become interested in the science fiction genre. “I have gone back to watch more sci-fi films,” she said.

A graduate of the Beijing

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“Over the Fence” Joe Morice Editorial

SportsGary Baute

Hypnotism vs TruthIn the famous cartoon, “Her-

man,” a small boy asked Herman if he believed in UFOs. Herman

described our planet as a single grain of sand in an endless desert.

There’s bound to be other intelligence. When the boy asked why they haven’t made contact, Her-man said, “They’re waiting for us to become civilized.”

Considering the planet’s murder rate, ongoing wars and xenophobic hate groups condemning other races, creeds, colors and so on, calling ourselves civilized might be a lengthy reach.

With that in mind, along with my experience with

some members of one of the largest UFO clubs in the nation, I sometimes believe that if I were an alien from another galaxy far, far away arriving here to study Earth-lings, I wouldn’t let anyone know about it.

I have little doubt there are other civilizations in the vast regions of outer space that are far more advanced. I do believe people sometimes see UFOs and even that some may actually have been abducted. I’ve always looked at this phenomenon as a viable subject for scientific study. Unfortunately, after my experience with this particular UFO club, I became extremely doubtful any unbiased scientists were members. It seemed more like a cult.

New members were almost automatically being hyp-notized to see if they had been abducted by space aliens. Two professional psychologists informed me that hypnosis used as a tool for truth is extremely limited. When someone being hypnotized already knows the infor-mation being sought, it’s almost a foregone conclusion they’ll try to satisfy the hypnotist by relating that information no matter the ve-racity. This isn’t saying they weren’t abducted; its merely pointing out that hypnosis isn’t the best way to prove it.

In this branch the amateur hypnotists also asked new members under hypnosis personal questions. The most popular questions for female recruits were if they were abused by their husbands. It seems every one of them I spoke with was physically abused.

The cases of this dubious information obtained through hypnosis by self-declared experts are supposedly numer-ous and are often condemned by professionals. The need for laws against amateurs pretending to be real psychoan-alysts hasn’t been answered by legislators. If someone de-cides to hang out a shingle that says he or she is some sort of psyche doctor, a relevant formal degree isn’t required.

I would advise anyone who believes they have been abducted to be extremely cautious of joining any clubs or groups offering hypnosis as a means of finding the truth. Chances are they’ll have been abducted even if they weren’t.

Many believe it’s possible there are other civilizations somewhere in the endless reaches of space that could be cruising by for a look-see. It should be studied by un-prejudiced professionals from the scientific community. UFO clubs are usually fun but sometimes, as in other clubs, a cause that sometimes manifests itself becomes more important than the people it serves and results in

cults. I often refer to the late Rev-erend Jim Jones and the famous Guyana massacre he orchestrated as an example of cultism to the extreme.

Members of this cult-like UFO group that I had experience with often complained of the mysteri-ous Area 51 in the Nevada desert actually being a government hid-ing place for crashed UFOs but won‘t let them in to observe. Af-ter what I saw, if I were a govern-ment employee in charge of Area 51, I wouldn’t let them in either.

“Science is organized common sense where many a beautiful theory was killed by an ugly fact.” -Thomas Huxley

Maybe Gort and Klaatu will stop by to straighten us out.

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Frontier League has New Champion***First Title for Southern Illinois Miners

History was made for the Miners franchise as they took the trophy for the top team in the league.

In the championship series the Marion, Ill. team won three and lost one of the scheduled five-game set with the Florence

Freedom club.The final and championship game of the 2012 season went 12 ex-

citing innings. It ended on the home field of the Miners with Jake Kaase walking with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 12th inning to score Chad Maddox to win the game 4-3 over the Freedom.

Congratulations to Cannon Lester of the Miners who took hardware home as series Most Valuable Player.~~~The long season was worth it

Willie Nelson Wins in Ring***Promoter Steve Smith Elated

Rumble Time Promo-tions, located in St. Louis promoting boxing and MMA events, have pro-vided many fights over the year but Nelson’s win is right up there with the best. Pictured is Steve Smith to the left of the winner after the decision. (Picture from Rumble Time Promo-tion’s Facebook)

The next event for boxing will be at the Ameristar in St. Charles on Friday, October 12. Former Champion Jermain Taylor

(30-4) in the WBC, WBO, IBF & WBA. is on the card with STL favorite Dannie Williams (21-2). Kevin Engle (19-6) and Chris Rapa (6-0) will also be in the ring.

The next Mixed Martial Arts event will be at the Ameristar in St. Charles on Fri-day, October 26 with six pro and amateur fights.

Matches include veteran Dustin Jacoby against Jake Collier, along with local fa-vorite Zack Freeman against Thomas Gifford, Jr.

Visit www.RumbleTimePromotions.com for all the details.~~~Congrats Willie

Rams’ Offense Falters ***Rams 6 – Chicago Bears 23

The St. Louis Rams take to the 2012 football season as the youngest team out of the 32 in the National Football League (NFL).

Few highlights were founding the Rams’ loss to the Bears, but the defense and special teams were busy.

- Corner Back Cortland Finnegan intercepted Bears QB Jay Cutler in the first quarter and returned it 32 yards. The play marks Finnegan’s third consecutive game with an interception and pushes his season total to three, career to 17.

- The last time a Ram posted interceptions in three consecutive games was S Os-hiomogho Atogwe in 2007.

- Defensive End Chris Long collected his first two sacks of the season. Marks his fifth career game with at least one sack. Long now has 32.5 career sacks.

- Kicker Greg Zuerlein converted his first 50-plus yard field goal of his career, when he cleared a 56-yard field goal, good for second longest in franchise history. Former Rams’ K Jeff Wilkins hit a 57-yard field goal vs. Arizona (9/27/98).

- Punter Johnny Hekker punted six times for 279 yards, a 46.5-yard average and 36.7-yard net. Hekker tallied a long of 56 yards and placed one inside the 20.

Information from Ram’s postgame notes.NEXT HOME GAMES:October 4 - Thursday: against Arizona Cardinals at 7:20 p.m.October 21- Sunday: against Green Bay Packers at NoonCheck the website www.StLouisRams.com for all the information.

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Directions:1. Cut beef steak lengthwise in half, then crosswise into 1/4-inch thick strips.2. Combine vegetables and 3 tablespoons water in large non-stick skillet. Cover; cook over medium-high heat 4 minutes, or until crisp-tender. Remove and drain.3. Heat same pan over medium-high heat until hot. Add half of

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On a recent Friday afternoon, driving home from dropping Sam off at work, I noticed a young man dressed in a gray and white striped prison uniform, standing on the corner of a busy intersection during rush-hour traffic. He held a sign that read, “This is my punishment for stealing.”

“That poor young man,” was the first thought in my head. Why? Because I know first and second-hand how cruel young people can be. I know how technolo-gy happy young people and adults are, and I wondered how long it would be before his picture was Tweeted, or a video posted on You Tube. I thought ahead to Monday morning at his school, and wondered if he would be bullied. I thought even further ahead and hoped this young man was strong mentally and emo-tionally. Children have taken their lives over less hu-miliation.

My curiosity got the better of me, and I turned the car around and parked it in a lot near the intersec-tion. Two adults stood probably 25 feet away, and I ap-proached them, showed them my driver’s license and gave them my business card. I didn’t want to write a hard news story on the event…I just wanted to know their thoughts, and why they chose public humiliation as a disciplinary tool.

As it turns out, the couple was the 13 year-old’s aunt and uncle. He attends a local middle school, and stole four packets of fruit snacks from the school’s cafeteria. The young man did it on a dare. An accomplice asked out loud, “What’s in your pocket?” As he raised his hand to pat his shirt down, a pack of the fruit snacks

fell out.“I blame myself for letting them talk me into it,” he

said. “I thought I probably wouldn’t get caught.”“And now?” I asked him.“I won’t ever steal again,” he immediately replied.“Probably a good idea,” I said. “If this was your first

foray into a life of crime, it should be pretty clear that you need to choose a different career path. You’re not a good thief.”

His uncle laughed, and I turned my attention to the adults who prescribed the hour-long punishment. Why this? Why not just take away the video games for a month or more? Why not ground him for the remainder of the semester? And where on earth did they find the prison uniform? I touched it. It was not Halloween costume.

“It was mine,” the uncle volunteered. “I spent some time in jail. His dad, my brother, is in prison now.”

“We just don’t want him to go down that same path,” his aunt added.

“Sometimes I think it’s in my genes, though,” the 13 year-old said.

I’ll add here that I was impressed with this young man. Not many teens would have agreed to speak with me, and this young man spoke quite eloquently. I don’t know what kind of student he is. I don’t know if he’s popular or unpopular or falls somewhere in the mid-dle. I don’t know if he’s kind or a bully. I do know he’s given a lot of thought concerning his lot in life, and might figure his future is predestined.

“You have blood relatives who have made some poor

choices in life, so you’re just go-ing to throw your hands up and start young, is that it?” I asked him.

“You’re not a bad person,” I told him. “Do you know that? You simply made a bad choice. You have the power to make choices. And your friends didn’t ‘talk’ you into anything. You talked yourself into it, and you made the decision to steal.”

“I know,” he said. “I won’t do it again.”He said the hour carrying the sign on the corner was

long, and initially he was angry and embarrassed.“It gave me time to think about what I did,” he said.“Were you mad and embarrassed because you know

what you did was wrong, or because you got caught?” I asked.

“Honestly, because I got caught,” he said. “It was so stupid.”

While we talked, another lady walked up to the aunt and uncle, and praised them for their choice. I told the young man I hoped he would look back on this day fondly, and realize that it very well may be a blessing in disguise.

“Your aunt and uncle are the greatest blessing God has given you,” I said. “Two people, who could have said ‘No,’ chose to love you, teach you, and care about your future. I hope you’ll recognize that one day.”

The sign and prison uniform were his punishments for stealing. I hope and pray that this 13-year old boy will look back on the Friday afternoon as the 60 min-utes that changed his life for the better.

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CHURCH

October 4: Seven Principles7 p.m. Hall C (lower level) at As-sumption Catholic Church, 403 N. Main, O’Fallon, Mo. Presentation on Seven Principles for Developing - A Christian Nation, A Just Society, Authentic Discipleship.

October 5: Trivia Night6:15 p.m. at the O’Fallon Elks Lodge, 1163 Tom Ginnever Ave., O’Fallon, Mo. Proceeds benefit Church of the Transfiguration. Table of 8 is $160. No outside alcohol. Bring your own food. Info: Bill and Kerri at 636.294.7003 or bkjarobertston@charter.net.

October 6: Circle of Friends Breakfast

9-11 a.m. at the Main Street Chapel, 116 N. Main Street, St. Charles, Mo. 63301. Cirle of Friends is the wom-en’s division of Ministry to Men, St. Charles Co. based men’s ministry. Breakfast, attendance prizes, skits, music and fun for $15. Reserva-tions: www.ministryofmen.net and click on Circle of Friends.

October 6: Bring a Friend/Make a Friend 6 p.m. at Bandana’s, Hwy. 70 and S. Outer Road in Wentzville, Mo. Wentzville Aglow Lighthouse in-vites women to hear speaker Carol McDonnell. Info: Lynn DeGrave: 314.913.1180.

October 6: Mouse Races6:30-10:30 p.m. at Sts. Joachim and Ann Parish Center, 4112 Mc-

Clay Road in St. Charles. $15 each or 8 for $100. Beer, wine, soda and light snacks included. Info: Laura at 314.322.0067 or email Mark at Mark@PDQNotary.com.

October 7: Blessing of the Animals10:15 a.m. at Transfiguration Epis-copal Church, 1860 Lake St. Louis Blvd. in LSL. Weather permitting on the church’s back lot. Open to all. Bring a lawn chair. Loose offer-ing for the St. Charles Co. Humane Society. Info: 636.561.8951.

October 7: St. Barnabas Fall Fes-tival12-6 p.m. at St. Barnabas (Hwy. M at Hwy. P, two miles north of I-70 in O’Fallon). Fried chicken & pork sausage dinner. Adults $10, Chil-dren 6 -12 $5, under 6 free. Games, crafts, funnel cakes, apple butter and live music by the F.O.G.

Every Thursday at 7 p.m. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Friends and Family

Support GroupOpen to anyone who has a loved one suffering from any kind of ad-diction. Held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 66 Oak Valley Drive, St. Peters. For more information, email ARP-stln@hot-mail.com.

Operation Backpack - United Methodist Church, WentzvilleFood search program to provide food to at-risk children over the weekend when they don’t have ac-cess to free breakfast & lunch at lo-cal schools. Info: 636.327.6377.

Truth Matters!! Free Bible Corre-spondence CourseCall: 636.294.9468 or 636.272.3013. Come Learn God’s Word with us. Sun. 9:30 am. - Bible classes 10:20 am. - Worship; Sun. 5 pm. - Wor-ship; Wed Eve 7 pm. 2309 Markoe Avenue, Wentzville, MO 63385.

3rd Tues: Luncheon for Seniors. Seniors 55+ enjoy free lunch, cards, games, bingo. From 11 am - 2 pm at Transfiguration Episcopal Church, 1860 Lake St. Louis Blvd. Info: 636.561.8951.

2nd Wed: Noon LuncheonShiloh United Methodist Church, 1515 Hwy T, Foristell. United Meth-odist Women provide main entree & bevs. 636.673.2144.

EVENTS

October 4: Vacations of a Lifetime6 p.m. at Lewis & Clark Career Center, Multi-Purpose Room A, 2400 Zumbehl Rd., St. Charles, Mo. 63301. The St. Charles Community

College Adult Education is orga-nizing two special trips, Northern National Parks and Irish Splendor from leading escorted tour operator Collette Vacations. RSVP to Ruth at 636.443.4043.

October 5: LCMC Friends Trivia NightAt Sacred Heart Cafeteria in Troy, Mo. $100/table of 8. Cash prizes for top 3 tables. Reservations: Pat Stark at 636.528.3389.

October 6: Flu Shots at the O’Fallon Family YMCA8:30-11:30 a.m. The Visiting Nurse Assocation will be hosting an in-fluenza & pneumonia clinic. Info: VNA at 314.513.9922.

October 7: MO’ Cowbell Half Marathon and 5K7:30 a.m. at Frontier Park in St. Charles. Info: www.mocowbellrun.com.

October 8: Swing to End Hunger Golf TournamentAt WingHaven Country Club. Proceeds benefit Operation Food Search. Info: Steve Baer at 314.725.5335 ext. 19 or www.opera-tionfoodsearch.org.

October 8: Golf TournamentAt Bear Creek Golf Club in Wen-tzville. Sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of West St. Charles County to benefit the Marine Corps - Law En-forcement Foundation. Info: Mike Cunningham at 636.940.5595 or mcunningham@fsbfinancial.com.

October 12: Course for the CureAt WingHaven Country Club. Event

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includes 5K run and 1-mile fun run/walk, golf tournament, dinner, pink balloon release, oral/silent auction. Proceeds benefit Komen/St. Louis and Rally for the Cure. Info: Annie Kajander at 636.795.7123 or an-niek255@aol.com.

October 12: SCC Trivia Night7-10:30 p.m. at Daniel J. Conoyer Social Sciences Bldg. Auditorium, SCC Campus, 4601 Mid Rivers Mall Dr. in Cottleville. $25/person or $200/table of 8. Info: www.stchas.edu/trivia, or 636.922.8620

October 12-22: Truth-Compas-sion-Tolerance Art Exhibition 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Monday - Thursday; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday at the St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre at St. Peters City Hall. When justice, freedom, respect, and human rights are challenged by evil, ordinary people can become ex-traordinary.

October 13: Rockin’ 4 Nathan6:30 p.m. at American Legion Post 312, 2400 Raymond Drive in St. Charles. Benefit for Nathan Bar-ringer, struck by a car while skate-boarding and severely injured. Din-ner and entertainment $25/person. Entertainment only $5 (doors open at 8:30 p.m.). Info: 636.724.9050.

October 14: White Cane Aware-ness Walk 12-4 p.m. at the Harvester Lions Club, 4835 Central School Road, St. Charles. Free. Hosted by St. Charles County Council of the Blind. Ob-stacle course, free glaucoma screen-ing, guest speakers, live music & more. Info: 636.561.6947.

October 19: PALS Annual Trivia NightAt the Knights of Columbus Hall in Old Monroe. Put together your team of eight players and join us for a fun evening! Proceeds will help us to continue providing quality care for stray and abandoned animals in our area. Info: www.pals-pets.com

or 636.338.1818.

Ongoing Events

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

Every Monday: Adult Volleyball6-7 p.m. at the St. Charles County Family YMCA, 3900 Shady Springs Lane, St. Peters. Non-competitive, co-ed, free and open to the public. Just show up with your friends and enjoy a fun-filled evening. Info: 636.928.1928.

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

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

Every Tuesday: Kiwanis Club of St. Charles

Noon - 1 p.m. at the Columns Ban-quet Center in St. Charles.

Every Tuesday: 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. Anyone welcome, no sewing experience required.

Every Tuesday: Toastmasters Meeting7 p.m. at the Renaud Spirit Center, 2650 Tri Sports Circle, O’Fallon, Mo. Toastmasters gives all members the opportunity to grow their skills, which fosters self-confidence and personal growth. St. Charles County Toastmasters is open to the public and looking for new members. Info: 636.379.2505.

Every Wednesday: Crossroads Cribbage Club 12 p.m. Meets at Rizzo’s Bar & Grill, Wentzville, MO.

Every Wednesday: Charity Bingo6:45 p.m. VFW Post 5077 sponsors, at VFW Hall, 8500 Veterans Mem. Pkwy., O’Fallon. Cash prizes award-ed. Support Vets & other worthwhile charities. Now a non-smoking facil-

ity. Info: 636.272.1945 or www.vfw-post5077.org.

1st & 3rd Wednesday: St. Charles Area Wood Carvers7 p.m. Diverse group of people has a wide variety of carving skills ranging from novice to professional. Meet-ings include brief business mtg. fol-lowed by carving session. At Weldon Spring Site Remedial Action Project, 7295 Hwy. 94 South, St. Charles. Visitors welcome!

Every Thursday: Kiwanis Club of O’Fallon11:45 a.m. Meets at JJ’s Restaurant in O’Fallon. Info: www.ofkiwanis.com.

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 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 andreacrislip@gmail.com, or visit www.lslmothersclub.com.

Every Friday: VFW Fish Fry3-8 p.m. VFW Post 2866. 66 VFW Lane. Call Bill Sams, 636.724.9612.

Every Saturday: Chess8-10:30 a.m. or later in the food court at Mid Rivers Mall in St. Pe-ters. Come play!

Every Saturday: Senior Singles3 p.m. Dinner at 4 p.m. 10/6 - Ethyll’s in O’Fallon. Info: Pat at 636.240.7898 or Wanda at 636.561.9100.

Every Saturday: Charity Bingo 7 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Wen-tzville Community Club. No games Easter weekend & Christmas. $3,600 in cash prizes each week. Progres-sive game, Derby tickets, pull-tabs, 505/50, bar & food. Info: www.wentzvillefleamarket.org, www.face-book.com/wentzville-community-club.

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Statepoint CrosswordTheme: Middle Names

ACROSS1. Jelly based on fish or meat stock6. Turkish military leader9. Genghis ____13. Russian crepes14. Spanish for “sun”15. Elizabeth II’s headdress, e.g.16. Provide what is needed17. Knot-tying vow18. Short for Henrietta

19. *Gabriel ______ Marquez21. *Jack Ruby’s victim23. Technical University of Munich24. Jesus’ first guests25. Pine juice28. “Twilight” novels, e.g.30. Butcher’s discards35. Horsefly37. HBO’s Hannah, Marnie, Jessa or Shoshan-na

39. Gin and ____40. October stone41. Popeye’s sweetie43. A in A.D.44. Monotonous sound46. A-bomb particle47. *Presidential candidate48. Jordin Sparks’ hit single50. Declare as true52. “Is” in France53. “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” au-thor55. Summer color57. Archimedes’ exclamation60. Crooks63. Defier64. Hawaiian wreath66. Bear Down Under68. _____ donor69. Political commentator ___ Coulter70. Literary composition71. Snow ride72. *Star of “A Fish Called Wanda”73. Plunder

DOWN1. Owned by Disney2. Ore smelting by-product3. Greek sandwich bread4. Slow and apathetic5. “Water for Elephants” setting6. Location of Nepal7. Zeus to ancient Greeks8. Jeff Spicolli: “_____, Mr. Hand”9. Capital of Ukraine10. Type of crime11. Pretentiously artistic12. Negative vote15. America’s Cheapest Family’s claim to fame20. Idealized image22. Gone by24. Relating to husband and wife25. *Author of “The Star Spangled Banner”26. Top dog27. Brisk29. Colorado River tributary31. No-____ latte32. Broadway’s orphan

33. Same as “lint is”34. *”The Great Gatsby” writer36. Overeat38. City in West Ukraine42. Portray emotion45. “______ Family”49. Acorn tree51. *He preceded Obama54. Shariah-approved meat56. Gallows’ rope57. ____ Grey58. Strong desire59. The blind do this using Braille60. ____ print61. Rover launcher62. Member of eastern European people63. As opposed to don’ts65. Between NE and E67. “___ aye Captain!”

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Youngest Pick: “The Obstinate Pen”

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!

Pens like Parkers and Papermates know what’s expected of them, straight

lines and curlicues, and printing to be proud of. But beware the writing instrument in “The Obstinate Pen,” by Frank W. Dormer. It has escapades hilarious, detailed in cartoon drawings by the former, Dormer.

Uncle Flood is delighted to get a new pen and unwraps it as his nephew Horace looks on. The pen stands respectfully at attention. Imagine Flood’s shock when he puts pen to paper and instead of writing “The following story is all true,” the pen writes, “You have a big nose.” Uncle Flood tosses the pen out the window, where it bounces off the ear of a policeman.

So begins a madcap caper with the pen passing from hand to hand, each own-er receiving insults from an indiscriminate roller-ball with a mind of its own. In the end, we realize the pen isn’t really such a bad apple. It just has a different goal in mind for its ink — doesn’t mean to raise a stink.

Reprinted withpermission,

Missourian Publish-ing Company.

Copyright 2012.

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