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No country has better airport security than Israel – and no country needs it more, since Israel is the most hated target of Islamic extremist terrorists. Yet, somehow, Israeli airport security people don’t have to strip passengers naked electronically or have strangers feeling their private parts.

Does anyone seriously believe that we have better airport security than Israel? Is our security record better than theirs?

“Security” may be the excuse being offered for the outrageous things being done to American air travelers, but the heavy-handed arrogance and contempt for ordinary people that is the hallmark of this administration in other areas is all too pain-fully apparent in these new and invasive airport procedures.

Can you remember a time when a Cabi-net member in a free America boasted of having his “foot on the neck” of some busi-ness or when the President of the United States threatened on television to put his foot on another part of some citizens’ anat-omy?

Yet this and more has happened in the current administration, which is not yet two years old. One Cabinet member warned that there would be “zero tolerance” for “misinformation” when an insurance company said the obvious, that the man-dates of ObamaCare would raise costs and therefore raise premiums. Zero tolerance for exercising the First Amendment right of free speech?

More than two centuries ago, Edmund Burke warned about the dangers of new people with new power. This administra-tion, only halfway through its term, has demonstrated that in many ways.

What other administration has had an Attorney General call the American People “cowards”? And refuse to call terrorists Islamic? What other administration has had a Secretary of Homeland Security warn law enforcement officials across the country of security threats from people who are anti-abortion, for federalism or are returning military veterans?

If anything good comes out of the airport “security” outrages, it may be in opening the eyes of more people to the utter con-tempt that this administration has for the American people.

Those who made excuses for all of candi-date Barack Obama’s long years of alliances with people who expressed their contempt for this country, and when as president he appointed people with a record of antipa-

thy to American interests and values, may finally get it when they feel some stranger’s hand in their crotch.

As for the excuse of “security,” this is one of the least security-minded adminis-trations we have had. When hundreds of illegal immigrants from terrorist-sponsor-ing countries were captured crossing the border from Mexico – and then released on their own recognizance within the United States – that tells you all you need to know about this administration’s concern for security.

When captured terrorists who are not covered by either the Geneva Convention or the Constitution of the United States are nevertheless put on trial in American civil-ian courts by the Obama Justice Depart-ment, that too tells you all you need to know about how concerned they are about national security.

The rules of criminal justice in American courts were not designed for trying terror-ists. For one thing, revealing the evidence against them can reveal how our intelli-gence services got wind of them in the first place, and thereby endanger the lives of people who helped us nab them.

Not a lot of people in other countries, or perhaps even in this country, are going to help us stop terrorists if their role is revealed and their families are exposed to revenge by the terrorists’ bloodthirsty com-rades.

What do the Israeli airport security people do that American airport security do not do? They profile. They question some indi-viduals for more than half an hour, open up all their luggage and spread the contents on the counter – and they let others go through with scarcely a word. And it works.

Meanwhile, this administration is so hung up on political correctness that they have turned “profiling” into a bugaboo. They would rather have electronic scanners look under the clothes of nuns than to detain a Jihadist imam for some questioning.

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Deer fatigueto the editor:

I, and many other readers, are getting fatigued at hearing about the seemingly impossible task of ridding Town & Country of the problem deer. About the only thing the “shoot ‘em or neuter ‘em” folks can agree on is that the problem stems from the lack of natural predators of deer in West County. Well, I think I have a solution that I hope will receive serious consideration.

Town & Country should explore the fea-sibility of an agreement to relocate a small pack of wolves from the wolf sanctuary in southwest St. Louis County to Town & Country, thereby introducing a natural predator into the mix. I’m sure the problem will be resolved in no time.

Chuck ArmstrongBallwin

Dear Mr. Presidentto the editor:

Dear Mr. President: I hear you would like to freeze pay rates for our military starting next year. Would you also consider cutting your own pay as well to save much more money for our country? While you’re at it, let’s cut down on Congress’ pay, too.

If the people who risk their lives don’t get an increase in pay, why continue rais-ing pay for those who take no risks and reap the benefits?

Doug SpencerEllisville

Appreciative veteranto the editor:

I would like to report a partial retrac-tion and update on the “Display the flag proudly” letter to the editor (West News-magazine, Nov. 24).

On Mon., Nov. 22, I had occasion to drive by the Lutheran Hour Ministries located on North Outer 40 between I-270 and Mason Road. They had installed three new flags and the display looked great. Too bad it wasn’t in time for Veterans Day.

My only advice for the future is to pull down a badly tattered and worn flag until a new one can be acquired.

Thanks to Lutheran Hour Ministries for their response to the situation.

John KlayU.S. Navy veteran

Ballwin

Deficit debateto the editor:

Thomas Sowell’s recent column, “Defi-cit Reduction,” contains a deficit of facts,

in my opinion. Mr. Sowell conveniently does not men-

tion that changes in the deficit (as a per-centage of GDP) have increased in each Republican administration beginning with Richard Nixon, and decreased in each Democrat administration since Johnson (source: Wikipedia government deficits by President). The largest percentage increases so far occurred during the second terms of (Presidents) Reagan and George W. Bush, respectively.

Sowell also forgot to mention the recent Simpson-Bowles deficit reduction pro-posal calls for radically reduced overall income-tax rates.

Deficit reduction is an important subject which must be debated. When someone as smart as Sowell leaves out critical informa-tion, the debate becomes less productive.

Carl KontakBallwin

‘Smashing Out Drugs’to the editor:

Whatever happened to the simple down-to-earth talk you usually get from your parents about drugs? The talk where they explain the consequences to you so that you understand what you are getting into rather than a pointless lesson meant to inspire rage. Education is at its strongest when one learns the outcomes of their own behaviors by means of an honest conversa-tion.

Crestview Middle School’s demonstra-tion “Smashing Out Drugs” is a mere attempt to deal with the fear of kids and drugs. An event where a child bashes a donated vehicle is an act of hatred and destruction and, therefore, not a learning experience. Sometimes when we are afraid we respond in the wrong way, and I believe in this case, the intent of educating kids about drugs by these means will eventually backfire.

They say that their intention is to educate children to choose other “healthy choices;” however, I see no beneficial value these students could possibly observe during this act.

These students deserve our respect and I believe that they will be more inclined to act responsibly about their behaviors if we approached them like adults, which they will be in the near future.

Sarah HarfordWildwood

Teens for truthto the editor:

As a senior in high school, I am a proud member of a politically savvy, issue- and action-oriented group of teens called Teen Eagles. Teen Eagles was formed over 10 years ago as a means of educating teens in the political and moral issues of our time. One of the issues we take great interest in is the value of life at conception.

Teen Eagles is a group of conserva-tive teens who believe in standing up for truth in our world today. We, as a group and as individuals, stay updated on what is happening in the political realm through monthly meetings. We host monthly meetings that provide an opportunity for various speakers to come and share their knowledge and wisdom on a variety of current event topics and issues. In doing so, we as teens are then challenged with the task of putting action behind what we have learned in order to make a difference in our society, both locally and nationwide.

Along with monthly meetings, Teen Eagles serve in a variety of capacities. We help on political campaigns, lobby at our state capitol in Jefferson City, lobby at the United Nations in New York City, and we attend and participate in conferences hosted by Eagle Forum, founded by Mrs. Phyllis Schlafly.

We, as teens, are aware of the current state of abortion, not only in America but worldwide. We strongly believe that abor-tion at any stage of the pregnancy is taking the life of a human. We are passionate, pro-active teens who are willing to be scoffed at and ridiculed for our beliefs as we take a stand for life. We believe that from the moment of conception, life has begun in the womb. We are passionate about pro-tecting that gift of life.

I stand resolved that every individual here on earth was created with a purpose, with God-given rights and the right to life. The St. Louis Teen Eagles are commit-ted to protecting life by supporting local and national Right to Life organizations, voting (for) and supporting pro-life politi-cians, and educating those around us about the sacredness of life within the womb.

I encourage you to join us in the fight to protect life, starting at conception. We believe that it is our responsibility to stand up and be a voice for all unborn children. If we do not protect them, who will?

We welcome you to check us out and contact us at our Web site, stlteeneagles.wordpress.com.

Lane RuchteManchester

High-tech holiday mailto the editor:

It’s the time of the season when we all begin to think about mailing our holiday cards and gifts. As the postmaster of the Chesterfield Post Office, I know my cus-tomers lead busy lives, and that is why I am so pleased to let them know they never need to wait in line at the post office again, this holiday season or any season.

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Usps.com enables users to buy stamps online, print mailing labels with or with-out postage; request free package pickup; track packages and confirm deliveries; send shipments around the world; design customized postage; and order free, envi-ronmentally friendly packaging. Almost anything you can do at a post office you can do online 24/7 from the convenience of a computer.

Stamps can also be purchased by mail; a postage paid order form is available from the letter carrier upon request. Stamps can also be ordered by telephone at 800-STAMP-24 (800-782-6724). There is a small handling fee with this option.

For those postal customers who need to conduct complicated transactions such as sending a letter Registered Mail or a package C.O.D., please visit us at the Chesterfield Main Post Office located at 16105 Swingley Ridge Road during retail window hours: 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, and from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday.

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Happy Holidays! Jacquelyn Greco

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Clarification: The Nov. 24 article, “Two Rockwood buses involved in accidents” stated that Rockwood School District con-tracts student transportation with First Stu-dent. While the majority of Rockwood’s students are transported on First Student buses, voluntary transfer students are bused by Go Ahead.

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Significant words for significant times

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These are significant words for signifi-cant times, both sets uttered by Missouri Republican women with significant aspi-rations. Last week, Sarah Steelman threw her hat in the ring to run for the U.S. Senate seat currently occupied by Claire McCaskill. Veteran political operative Ann Wagner announced her bid to run for the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee.

Both women have strong local connec-tions and perhaps it is those roots that led them to have such similar messages. Both women speak of the promise of America, of the great history of America, and of the damaged present in America.

Will those messages continue to reso-nate for another full year? How long will politicians find traction speaking about a damaged America? Let us hope that by the elections of 2012, candidates are writ-ing and talking about our return to our roots, our history and our knowledge that America is truly exceptional.

This country remains the land of oppor-tunity, evidenced in so many ways by so many.

One small aspect of our greatness is the fact that so many strong and successful women are emerging to play very signifi-cant roles in our political process. Their participation can do much to restore our faith in America and our belief in the pro-cess of governing.

These women and many others can inspire and remind us that this is a great nation. Not so many years ago, a new voice reminded us of the greatness of America and changed our perceptions of ourselves. That newcomer with that fresh message ultimately became the president of the United States.

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“Remember when President Obama was asked, ‘Do you believe in American excep-tionalism?’ He said yes, like the Brits believe in British exceptionalism and the Greeks believe in Greek exceptionalism.

We are being driven in the wrong direction, to a place where American exceptional-ism no longer exists, where Americans no longer have ownership of the full measure of their freedom, where our values are under assault, where free enterprise and hard work are punished and where the government stops serving the people, so the people can get busy serving the government.

At the end of that road lies a bruised and tattered American soul. I have no interest in arriving at the end of that road.”

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“In America, every individual is blessed with the freedom and the opportunity to achieve his or her dreams. Freedom has allowed the people of this country to work hard for over 200 years, building the strongest and greatest nation in the history of man; a nation that has been resilient through the toughest times; a nation that knows how to work together despite differences; a nation of generous people willing to indi-vidually care for each other in every neighborhood of every community; a nation of courageous people willing to defend and protect freedom throughout the world; a nation of people who believe that our greatest days lay before us.

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Rating the roadsThe city of Ballwin recently considered

a 2010 pavement assessment provided by Pat A. Palmer, of Missouri Petroleum Co. of St. Louis, who, in 2008, approached the city and offered to assess its streets at no cost.

Palmer, operations manager of street maintenance for St. Louis County, used a visual pavement assessment system called PASER (Pavement Surface Evaluation and Rating), which uses a 1 to 10 road rating scale, with a value of 10 representing a new road and a value of 1 representing a failed road.

According to Palmer’s most recent assessment, received on Nov. 4, Ballwin’s roads received a rating of 6.2.

If the assessment is approved, portions of principal streets and uncompleted sub-division streets will be accepted for city maintenance in the near future. Selection of streets chosen for maintenance during the coming budget year will be based on

the amount of available funds for streets. Funds will be divided among the wards based on a percentage of miles of streets in each ward.

New appointmentsAt the Nov. 22 Ballwin Board of Alder-

men meeting, Hazel Makowski and Loretta Irwin were reappointed to the Ballwin Historical Commission and Mary Ellen Heldmann was appointed to replace Dot Andrews on the Commission. Jim Lieber was appointed co-chair of the Ballwin Days festival, replacing Pat McDermott.

Burglary on New BallwinA burglary in the 300 block of New Ball-

win Road on Nov. 18 was reported to the Ballwin Police Department. According to police, the victim said she arrived home to find her rear sliding glass door ajar and her basement ransacked. Missing from the home were a TV, two laptop computers and two video game systems. Items reported stolen were valued at more than $2,000.

CHESTERFIELD

Crime reportThe Chesterfield Police blotter for the

week of Nov. 17-21 included two reports of fraud and several incidents of shoplift-ing.

An unidentified person or persons fraudulently used a victim’s personal information to cash checks in the amount of $144,000 from the victim’s account. Another victim’s credit card was used to make fraudulent purchases online in the amount of $1,088.31.

At Chesterfield Mall, a 59-year-old female was arrested for stealing approxi-mately $460 worth of merchandise from Dillard’s, a 40-year-old male was arrested for shoplifting perfume from Dillard’s and Hollister, and a 15-year-old female caught stealing about $40 in merchandise from Macy’s was released to her parent.

An unknown female shoplifted more than $800 in high-end skin care products from a business in the 200 block THF Blvd.

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Citizen of the Year include Lee Ann Baker (ward 2), Barry Koenemann (ward 4), Bob Kallemeier (not within city limits), Christy McCollom (ward 3), David Caldwell (ward 1), James and CJ Tatum (ward 3) and Steven Kling (ward 3).

The Citizen of the Year Nominating Com-mittee on Nov. 17 made a recommendation to the city council, and councilmembers on Nov. 22 selected the Citizen of the Year.

City Administrator Mark Perkins said the winner would be announced during a dinner on Dec. 14.

The award recognizes a citizen who has made an outstanding contribution to the Creve Coeur community. To be nominated, an individual must be a Creve Coeur resi-dent, owner or employee of a Creve Coeur business, or someone who has made a con-siderable contribution to Creve Coeur and its residents.

Impaired driver crackdownCreve Coeur Police received from the

Missouri Department of Transportation a grant for participation in the “You Drink and Drive, You Lose” campaign to crack down on impaired drivers during the holi-day season.

Police through Dec. 12 will increase

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‘Pennies Make Sense’

The Ballwin Police Depart-ment during its recent “Pennies Make Sense” food drive netted $1,351.55 for the St. Louis Area Foodbank.

Every October, the police department places collection canisters at local schools and city facilities so they can pro-vide food for the hungry during the holiday season.

“We have been doing this fundraiser for over 19 years, and every year, you can see the dedication and commitment that our kids and Ballwin community have made to feed the hungry,’” Ballwin Police Chief Steve Schicker said. “This is so critical, especially during the holidays when the need is so great.”

Holy Infant was the top penny-raising school, collecting $743.66. Harrah’s Casino provided assistance with counting pennies.

From left: Ballwin Police Officer Dan Hawk, Verletta Cole (St. Louis Area Foodbank), and Chief Steve Schicker.

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enforcement efforts and focus on reduc-ing deaths and serious injuries caused by impaired drivers.

Consequences for those caught driving while intoxicated include:

• A 30-day driver’s license suspension for the first conviction or the first convic-tion in more than five years, followed by a 60-day suspension if a hardship license is not obtained.

• A $1,000 fine, a one-year license revo-cation and up to a year in jail for a second conviction. Those with a second convic-tion are required also to install an ignition interlock system on their vehicles, which prevents a vehicle from starting when the driver has alcohol on his/her breath.

• Up to a $5,000 fine, a 10-year license denial and/or up to seven years in jail for the third and subsequent convictions.

• An individual who causes a fatal crash while intoxicated could be charged with Involuntary Manslaughter, a felony result-ing in up to seven years in jail, a $5,000 fine, or both.

In a “You Drink & Drive, You Lose” crackdown conducted on Nov. 26, Creve Coeur Police issued 57 traffic tickets, including two for driving while intoxi-cated, 25 for speeding, four for safety belt violations and 26 other traffic violations.

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Barrett Station reopensThe newly rebuilt Barrett Station Road

on Nov. 24 fully reopened from Dougherty Ferry Road to Manchester Road.

Work on the $7.5 million project to improve 1.2 miles of Barrett Station began in mid-summer of 2009. Improve-ments included three new driving lanes (one in each direction and a shared turn-

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Fire stations host open housesThe Eureka Fire Protection District is

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The stations will be open for tours, and fire equipment and other specialty equip-ment will be on display. Information about the district, its Search & Rescue Team, CERT program and Explorer Post will be available, as well as information on how to become a volunteer firefighter.

Station No. 1 is located at 4849 Hwy. 109; Station No. 2 is at 1815 West 5th Street, in front of Six Flags; and Station No. 3 is located at 3570 White Oak School Road.

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Glencoe Park dedicatedThe city of Wildwood on Nov. 29 hosted

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Amenities at the new park include a climbing apparatus as the main feature of a playground that includes swings and a climbing rock; picnic tables, barbecue pits and benches. The park is linked to a net-work of trails that exist in the area.

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By MARCIA GUCKESThe morning of Nov. 18 started out like

any other Thursday for a Eureka-area fifth grader, but before the morning ended, he was a hero in the face of a fatal accident.

Around 8 a.m. that day, 10-year-old Andy Schnurbusch, the youngest in a family that includes six boys and a girl, boarded the school bus at the end of his driveway. The bus driver, 59-year-old Mary Fortner – or “Miss Mary,” as she is known to her riders – greeted Andy like she has every day since he was in the third grade. After picking up Andy and four other students, Fortner turned onto Highway FF in Jeffer-son County, headed for Geggie Elementary in the Rockwood School District. Shortly after getting on the two-lane highway, the bus collided head-on with an SUV that had crossed the centerline.

The impact threw the 10-year-old for-ward, smashing his face into the seat in front of him. His nose was bleeding and his leg was scraped, but his first concern was for the other students on the bus.

“I just got up and helped all of the other kids and helped the bus driver,” Andy said.

That may sound simple, but the other four students on the bus were younger than

Andy, the bus driver was stuck in her seat, and the SUV that had smashed into the front of the bus was on fire.

Andy said he moved from his seat in the back of the bus and checked on each of the other children to see if they were

OK. According to Andy, everyone was fine except for a bloody nose, some scrapes, and a black eye. Then he checked on Fort-ner, and she asked him to unbuckle her and to pull the emergency break.

After helping the driver, Andy made the call for more help. He picked up the bus radio, pushed the button and said, “One-twenty-four is in an accident and we need help.”

That is when a man got on the bus and “told us to (get off the bus) because they said that the bus was on fire, too,” Andy said.

At that point, Andy could have jumped off the bus to safety but instead he decided to let the other students go first.

“I made sure nobody else was on the bus. … I just kept looking at the seats, like that one, and then that one, and then that one, and made sure nobody was on,” Andy said.

Andy said an adult directed the children to sit up on a hill. At that point, he said, he was a little bit “nervous.” He watched as Fortner was lifted off the bus and ambu-lances and fire trucks arrived on the scene.

Meanwhile, Andy’s mother, Michelle Schnurbusch, had received a call from

Fortner’s daughter. The bus driver had called her daughter and asked her to grab a school buzz book and call all the parents to let them know about the accident.

“I was probably there within 10 minutes,” Schnurbusch said. “He was up on top of the hill sitting with the bus driver. He was pretty shaken up. He started crying.”

She said she checked Andy over, and then paramedics took all of the children to St. John’s Mercy Medical Center for a thor-ough check-up. All were released within three hours, according to Kim Cranston, Rockwood’s chief communications officer. The bus driver was released later.

The driver of the SUV, 20-year-old Kaela Archambault, was pronounced dead at the scene. She was a graduate of Eureka High School.

Andy said his actions in the emergency came naturally. His mother said the bus safety training he received from his bus driver helped him know what to do.

Andy has wondered why people are making such a big deal about his actions, his mother said.

“I was kind of the same way, but when you think about it, most 10-year-olds don’t react in that way,” she said.

Fifth-grade hero shares bus accident story

Geggie Elementary student Andy Schnurbusch, 10, came to the aid of five children and his bus driver in a recent accident.

“I just got up and helped all of the other kids and helped the bus driver.”

By BRIAN MCDOWELLOne day after a man was found mur-

dered in Route 66 State Park in Eureka, police identified the victim as 57-year-old Kenneth McClure, of the 5800 block of Hampton Ave. in St. Louis.

At 12:30 p.m. on Nov. 30, St. Louis County Police responded to a shots fired call at the park. Police said a state park ranger had found McClure, the victim of the shooting, deceased on the ground near the area where I-44 and the Meramec River meet in the park.

Immediately after the shooting, police asked for the public’s help in locating a vehicle that was seen leaving the park. At

around 6 a.m. on Dec. 1, police recovered the vehicle in St. Louis City and deter-mined that it belonged to McClure.

McClure on Oct. 28 was involved in a standoff with police that occurred at the comic book shop that he owned in the city of St. Louis. Officers were attempting to arrest him on charges of statutory rape, assault and unlawful use of a weapon.

McClure had been accused of sexual contact with a 13-year-old girl. He later surrendered to police and was charged with resisting arrest. At the time of his murder, McClure was free on bail.

According to St. Louis County Police Officer Rick Eckhard, police on Dec. 1

questioned, arrested and booked a 25-year-old woman and a 32-year-old man in con-nection with McClure’s murder. The case against the pair was presented to the Pros-ecuting Attorney’s Office and was taken under advisement; both individuals were then released.

At West Newsmagazine press time, police are asking for the public’s help in determining the identity of the person or persons who last occupied McClure’s car, a 1992 Chevrolet Camaro “Iroc.”

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By BRIAN MCDOWELLAnn Wagner was the first woman to chair

the Missouri Republican Party, she helped manage Roy Blunt’s recent successful cam-paign for the U.S. Senate, served two terms as co-chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC) and was appointed as President George W. Bush’s ambassador to Luxembourg.

Now, Wagner, who lives in Ballwin, is looking to add another item to her political resume.

On Nov. 29, Wagner sent a video announcement to members of the Republi-can National Committee (RNC) announc-ing that she was running to replace former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele as the head of the organization.

“I am announcing that I am running for chairman of the Republican National Com-mittee and I am here to make a rock solid commitment to you and to ask for your confidence and your vote,” Wagner said in the announcement. “The cause is great, the time is now. Our mission is not yet com-plete. Let’s do this together.”

Wagner has a Web site (annwagner.com) and a heavy presence on social network-ing sites to help her with the campaign.

She has outlined proposed changes in the way the Republican Party is financed and organized and in its communications and political operations.

“To fully change America’s direction in 2012, we must decisively bring conserva-tive Republican leadership to the presi-dency, Congress and the states,” Wagner said on her Web site. “The Republican National Committee needs to be funded to its maximum obligations. We must be effi-cient, relevant, professional and credible.”

Wagner has solicited ideas from com-mittee members about changes that they would like to see made to the RNC.

Born in St. Louis, Wagner graduated from Cor Jesu Academy and attended the University of Missouri. Among other political accomplishments, she was state director for George Bush’s reelection cam-paign in 1992 and co-chair of the RNC for two terms during the election of George W. Bush. She has also served on the boards of Ralston-Purina and many local charities.

Wagner and her husband, former Mis-souri Director of Revenue Ray Wagner, have three children.

The RNC when they meet at the end of January will vote on their next chairman.

Ballwin resident makes bid to chair Republican National Committee

Republican Sarah Steelman has announced her plan to take over Democrat Claire McCaskill’s Missouri seat and run for U.S. Senate in 2012.

“I want to do my part in fighting for America’s future,” Steelman said in a statement on her Web site. “That’s why I have decided to run for the United States Senate. We need to create an economic cli-mate growth where families keep their own hard-earned income. … We need to stop the frightening growth of government not only in size but in the power it holds over our lives by cutting government spending; balancing the budget; eliminating need-less regulations; and reversing unwanted Obamacare mandates. … It is time we get back to honoring and upholding our Con-stitution that protects the people against the encroachment of government power. It is time to ensure that our children and future generations to come will have the same abundant opportunities to fulfill their God-given purpose, and to live free.”

Steelman attended the University of Missouri and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in history and a master’s degree in economics. She served as state treasurer of Missouri from 2004 to 2008, elected not to run again for state treasurer and in 2008 made an unsuccessful bid for governor.

She served also on the Missouri Consoli-dated Health Plan Board of Trustees; the Joint Task Force on Terrorism, Bio-Terror-ism and Homeland Security; and the Joint Committee on Rules.

Prior to her position as treasurer, Steel-man served as deputy director of the Mis-souri Department of Natural Resources – Division of Geology and Land Survey. She worked as an economist for the Depart-ment of Revenue and as an adjunct profes-sor in economics at Lincoln University. She was an investment broker and director of the Big Brothers Big Sisters program in Rolla.

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By BRIAN MCDOWELLFour West County residents were accused

of being part of a prearranged funeral scam that allegedly cheated customers nation-wide out of as much as $600 million. That is according to an indictment filed on Nov. 22 by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the U.S. District Court in St. Louis.

Randall K. Sutton, 65, of Chester-field; David R. Wulf, 58, of West County; Howard A. Wittner, 73, of Chesterfield; and Sharon Nekol Province, 66, of Ballwin, were named in the 50-count indictment. Also accused of being part of the operation were Clayton residents Doug Cassity, 64, and Brent Douglas Cassity, 43.

All were listed as controlling officers of National Prearranged Services, Inc., a Clayton-based company that worked with customers to plan their funerals before their death. A percentage of the payments for the company’s services was to be placed in a trust with a financial institution as a trustee.

Instead, company employees alleg-edly borrowed against those payments, reducing the funds available for funeral expenses. According to the indictment, the money was used to purchase real estate and to fund other business endeavors.

According to the indictment, after taking into account insurance and trust assets expected to be available to pay for future funeral services and merchandise under prearranged funeral contracts sold by National Prearranged Services, the loss to purchasers, funeral homes and state insur-ance guarantee associations will range from $450 million to $600 million.

Toni Weinrauch, a special agent in charge of the IRS St. Louis field office, character-ized those indicted as individuals “using their businesses as their personal piggy banks.”

National Prearranged Services already had been investigated by Missouri and several other states and was the subject of various lawsuits. The company in October 2008 was dissolved in the state of Mis-souri.

Charges against the company’s officers include wire, bank, mail and insurance fraud; money laundering; and conspiracy.

If convicted, the accused will have to forfeit all money derived from their illegal activity and could face fines up to $1 mil-lion and/or up to 30 years in prison.

Sutton is the company’s former president and CFO. Wulf, at one time, owned several thousand shares of stock in National Prear-ranged Services Inc. Province was listed as a president and office manager for the company and as holding a position with one of its affiliated businesses. None of them could be reached for comment.

Wittner was an officer and an attorney for the company. At West Newsmagazine press time, he remains a practicing attorney at the firm of Wittner, Spewak & Maylack, in Clayton.

Wittner declined a request to com-ment on the case; however, his attorneys, Kevin O’Malley and Richard Greenberg, e-mailed a statement regarding the indict-ment, which said that the charges against their client were false.

The statement said, in part: “Many of the

allegations arise out of facts that have been in the public record for years and have been scrutinized by various government agencies and departments in various states without any charges or even suggestion of criminal conduct of any type.

Wittner has practiced law in St. Louis with distinction for over 50 years and has been active in this community for even longer. Wittner will be vindicated by an objective court and an impartial jury. From Wittner’s perspective as an advocate and

legal adviser, the indictment presents a mistaken, mangled, and misguided version of what happened. Wittner will vigorously defend these charges.”

Dennis L. Baker, special agent in charge of the FBI St. Louis Division, said, “It doesn’t matter if a fraud scheme is simple or, as in this case, elaborate and complex. It will be investigated regardless of resources needed, in a cooperative team as shown in this case.”

A trial date has not yet been confirmed.

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By TED DIXON JR.Economic topics such as the cutting of

city services, implementing sales taxes and a proposed Walmart at the intersection of Clarkson and Manchester Roads were dis-cussed at a town hall meeting held recently at the Ellisville Park Administration Build-ing in Bluebird Park.

Like countless other municipalities, Ellisville has been affected by the eco-nomic downturn. Ellisville Mayor Matt Pirrello this fall has been hosting a series of town hall meetings, with nine planned in all.

Many Ellisville residents braved chilly temperatures on the evening of Nov. 30 to hear about plans to address the city’s budget woes. City services that may be affected in the future include brush and leaf pickup, which may be cut; snow removal, which may be suspended or reduced; the tree program, which may be suspended or eliminated; street replacement; and city concerts, which may be eliminated. A reduction of city staff also is a possibility.

Pirrello said that in a democracy, it is important that the city receive feedback from the residents regarding the issue.

“What do you want us to do?” Pirrello asked. “That’s what these meetings are about.”

Pirrello told those in attendance that at the moment, the situation is not dire. He said the budget for 2011 has been balanced, but the city needs to look at addressing its economic situation beyond 2011.

Pirrello said Ellisville for the past sev-eral years has been cutting items from its budget. In 2009, the city cut $1 million; in 2010, $1.75 million was eliminated, and $2.25 million has been scheduled to be slashed for 2011, he said.

Also discussed at the meeting were poten-tial ways to increase city revenues, such as implementing a capital improvement tax

and an economic development tax.A capital improvement tax, which would

be used for improvements and maintenance, would have to be approved by voters on an election ballot. A half-cent tax would gen-erate $935,000 annually for the city.

An economic development tax would require a special district, and its uses would be limited to develop current commercial retail space.

Increasing the real estate tax and adding a personal property tax also were discussed.

Pirrello said that Ellisville’s sales tax rate of 6.675 percent is lower than that of surrounding communities.

“A sales tax increase is based on con-sumption and would have the least amount of impact financially,” Pirrello said.

Much of the meeting was spent discuss-ing the Walmart proposal.

Pirrello said Walmart would offset the budget by generating approximately $600,000 annually.

Pirrello said also that he is looking for unique businesses that are not found in the St. Louis area, but unfortunately, no such businesses are banging on the city’s door.

“Walmart is the only business wanting to build,” Pirrello said. “Our ultimate goal is to become a viable community.”

Pirrello lamented the fact that many businesses are leaving the city for greener pastures, such as the Chesterfield Valley and Manchester Highlands. The city needs to find a way to compete with those areas, he said, because if businesses continue to leave, there will be no revenues to run the city.

Ellisville Councilmember Troy Pieper (dist. 2) agreed.

“We have to have revenue coming in,” Pieper said. “We have to generate what we can now. We have to do something to get businesses coming in. I’m tired of empty lots.”

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By TED DIXON JR.The city of Ellisville has presented a bal-

anced budget for 2011.Ellisville Finance Director Don Cary on

Dec. 1 at a public hearing said city staffers worked hard to balance the budget for the upcoming year.

“It’s a daunting task to operate a city without funds,” Ellisville Mayor Matt Pir-rello said. “The staff has gone above and beyond to trim the budget to keep the city afloat.”

The city anticipates its beginning fund balance on Jan. 1 to be $4.3 million. Ellis-

ville is expected to take in about $8.9 million. Roughly $4.5 million will be generated from taxes. The city will reap $842,000 from licenses, permits and fees. Roughly $830,750 is expected to be gener-ated from fines and court costs.

Regarding expenditures, $1.9 million will be allocated to administration and $1.3 million for the Public Works Department. More than $2 million will go to the police department, and $1.3 million is allocated for the Parks and Recreation Department.

The Ellisville City Council is expected to vote on the budget on Dec. 15.

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By MARCIA GUCKESIt is business as usual at the Wildwood

Town Center Hotel, despite a multiple-alarm fire that occurred there on Thanks-giving weekend.

Merim Catak, general manager of the hotel, said the fire did not affect business and the hotel continues to book rooms.

At about 11 p.m. on Nov. 26, crews from the Metro West Fire Protection District responded to an alarm at the hotel, located at 2801 Fountain Plaza Drive in the Wild-wood Town Center. Upon arrival at the scene, fire officials discovered a strong odor of smoke in the hotel and determined the source was a fire in a conference center under construction in an adjacent building attached to the hotel.

“There was fire in the attic portion that had not extended into any of the hotel structure,” Metro West Fire Chief Vincent T. Loyal said.

The fire had spread throughout a section of the attic but was held and confined to the area by the sprinkler system, Metro West spokesperson Mike Thiemann said.

Crews from the Metro West and neigh-boring districts worked for about three hours to ensure that the fire was extin-guished and completely under control.

Upon investigation, Metro West officials determined the fire to be accidental and electrical in nature. Asked about specific damages and the effect of the fire on future construction of the conference center, Catik declined to comment.

A Thanksgiving weekend fire at the Wildwood Town Center Hotel was confined to the attic of a conference center under construction.

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By MARCIA GUCKESMetro West Fire Protection District

officials have determined that a fire that destroyed a West County home during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend was acci-dental and electrical in nature.

Metro West firefighters at about 8:30 on the morning of Sun., Nov. 28 responded to the full-alarm fire at 18722 Babler Meadows Drive in Wildwood.

Metro West Capt. John Bradley said that when firefighters arrived on the scene, the house was about 50 percent involved. He said firefighters were able to get the fire under control in about 20-30 minutes.

Despite the firefighters’ efforts, the house was a total loss, Bradley said.

Bradley said no one was at home at the time of the fire, but the owner of the house was on the scene.

According to Bradley, the homeowner happened to be coming home from work when he saw fire trucks heading toward his neighborhood, and he followed them to find that his own home was in flames.

Bradley said that the fire started in the basement and was caused by faulty wiring.

According to St. Louis County tax records, the house belongs to Kenneth and Donna Hagemeier.

A fire on Nov. 28 destroyed a home on Babler Meadows Drive in Wildwood.

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By BETSY ZATKULAKBallwin city officials planned to discuss

at the Nov. 22 board of aldermen meeting site standards that would allow petition-ers U-Gas Inc. and W.B. Biermann Co. to adopt a Manchester Road Revitalization Overlay District for a three-lot commercial subdivision at 14799 Manchester Road, presently occupied by Rothman Furniture. The petitioners deferred discussion to Dec. 13 because the board of aldermen was not fully represented.

While the petitioners and the board of aldermen agreed not to discuss at the Nov. 22 meeting details of the site development plans, traffic studies, building elevation drawings, landscaping, etc., several people in attendance at the meeting addressed the board voicing support for the proposed development.

Sue Sheath, a Ballwin resident who has served on the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission, said she has seen the peti-tioners’ landscape plans and believes the

city is in need of revitalization. She said she thinks Ballwin would benefit from the sales tax revenue the proposed develop-ment would bring.

“I know there’s a lot of opposition on the board to this, but don’t cut off your nose to spite your face,” Sheath told the aldermen. “This is something good.”

Also speaking in favor of the proposed plan was Ballwin resident and CPA Bob Offerman, a managing partner of Hoch-schild, Bloom & Company, a Chester-field firm that for the past five years has performed Ballwin’s independent outside audit.

Offerman said he has worked with the Taylor family – the owners of U-Gas – for 35 years as their outside CPA. He said U-Gas is not new to the city, and the exist-ing location has been a good, responsible business for 17 years.

Offerman, a former president of the West St. Louis County Chamber of Commerce, said the East-West Gateway Council of Governments approved a grant to study the type of development that was needed along the Manchester corridor. He said the proposed project would be the first project

developed under the study’s requirements and would be a major improvement to the city of Ballwin.

“They (U-Gas) deserve the opportunity to make a new, multi-million (dollar) expan-sion to the city,” Offerman said. “I would say it’s not an expansion – it’s an invest-ment.”

Susan Mariconi said she owns property in the city and that various members of her family for 25-30 years have owned property in Ballwin, primarily along Manchester Road. She said she is concerned that the city is losing its real estate value and that people who can redevelop or refurbish properties are going elsewhere.

“Quite honestly, the perception used to be the corridor along Manchester Road was a great real estate value,” Mariconi told the board. “It was a vibrant area, and recently, I think you have been losing that reputation.”

Mariconi said she has seen the develop-ers’ plans and thinks they are attractive.

“This is an instance where you have a proven developer or operator who wants to put a substantial investment into this com-munity,” she said.

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90 students and faculty from St. Joseph’s Acad-emy on Nov. 18 honored their “Ponytail Pledge” to cut their hair and donate it to benefit children with cancer and other medical disorders.

St. Joseph’s School Assis-tant Principal Karen Davis led the way with a pony

chop topping nine inches. Stylists from the Look After Hair Company performed the trimming, and about 60 collective feet of hair was donated to two charities – Locks of Love and the Pantene Beautiful Lengths program – in order to make 12 wigs for children in need.

The students and faculty pledged to grow their hair at an all-school assembly in August. Each participant received a pink ribbon to wear in her hair as a sign of her commitment.

Perfect SAT scoreEllen Wu, a senior

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While Wu is unde-cided on where she plans to attend college, she is confident she will study biology.

“My interest in science was sparked after interning for World Aquarium,” Wu said.

Prior to achieving a perfect SAT score, Wu was recognized as a National Merit Commended Scholar for her performance on the PSAT.

“Academically, Ellen is remarkable,” Karen Corbett, Marquette High teacher, said. “She definitely takes advantage of her educational opportunities…Her life is full of commitments, challenges and goals, and her dedication and ambition make them possible.”

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Healthy smiles

Give Kids A Smile was recently rec-ognized by the Institute for Family Medi-cine at its fifth annual Salute to Community C h a m p i o n s event. The o rgan iza t ion was honored in the nonprofit and/or faith-based organization category for its work in providing the underserved with access to free, comprehensive dental care this past year.

Becky Cartmill, a school nurse at Pier-remont Elementary and president and co-founder of Give Kids A Smile, was one of the individuals who nominated Give Kids A Smile for the Community Champions award, based on her experience. Cartmill has helped 150 of her students gain access to Give Kids A Smile’s services since 2002.

“Give Kids A Smile offers a great ser-vice,” Cartmill said. “It is one you almost have to experience to realize the impact.”

Charity coin driveThis year,

at Rockwood Valley Middle S c h o o l ’ s ( R V S M ) annual Turkey Smash, a coin drive service project was added to the event, raising $6,000. Stu-dents, staff and parents showed their generos-ity to support their Adopt-a-Family service project and the Circle Of Concern food pantry.

“These service projects allow RVMS to reach out to families from the Rockwood School District community that may be struggling with job loss, illness, or other unfortunate circumstances,” Brian Koop, RVMS teacher, said. “The coin drive has added another layer to the competition; Turkey Smash is truly a school-wide spirit event that benefits those less fortunate.”

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This year’s event yielded 7,700 pounds of turkey and 2,514 pounds of non-perishable food items, resulting in 8,227 meals for the area’s needy. The MICDS Turkey Train represents the largest donation of food items to the St. Louis Area Foodbank at Thanksgiving. All turkeys and canned goods are donated by MICDS students, their families, faculty and staff. Pictured are MICDS 11th graders (from left) A.J. Washington, Chris Hiemenz, Meg Theodoro, Lizzy Holbrook, Frank Sprich, Heather Cousins and Allison Cotton passing turkeys.

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The school raised $440 for the Ronald McDonald House on the campus of St. John’s Mercy Hospital by holding a “No Dress Code Day.” Participants paid $2 to the school’s student council for the right to disregard the school’s dress code for the day.

The fundraiser is part of an ongoing, school-wide effort to collect everyday items for the recently opened Ronald McDonald House, which is approximately a mile away from the school. Rossman will use the funds generated by the “No Dress Code Day” fundraiser to buy additional items and will present its donation to the

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National Board CertificationNineteen Rockwood School District

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The district will save an anticipated $95,000 annually by reducing its energy usage through the program as well as reduc-ing Parkway’s environmental budget.

Parkway North High and South High were identified to participate in the project. The schools will use software to allow the buildings to operate more efficiently on an ongoing basis and use less energy by identifying the areas where energy can be saved. Software will be employed follow-ing a comprehensive energy audit of each school to identify areas requiring improve-ment.

The program will be implemented in the beginning of 2011.

Rossman School Student Council members Meredith Goldberg (left), Justin Curran (third from left) and Jimmy Chalfant (right) join Head of School Pat Shipley (second from left) at one of the school’s entrances to collect money for a No Dress Code Day fundraiser, benefiting the Ronald McDonald House.

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• The parent support group of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at St. John’s Mercy Children’s Hospital – a group known as NICUPS that supports parents of children who are in or “graduates” of St. John’s NICU – is helping Santa answer his holiday mail this season. Parents, family members or friends can supply information about any child (or adult) in their lives, and using the infor-mation, NICUPS volunteers will prepare a personalized letter from Santa referenc-ing special accomplishments in the child’s life and areas the child may need to work on, such as cleaning his or her room. The letter, which costs $6, will be mailed to the child’s home.

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To help Santa with the task, provide him with a bit of information about the child and include a $15 donation for the first letter and $10 for each additional letter. An informational form can be found at annie-shope.org. The deadline to submit informa-tion is Fri., Dec. 10.

• Children who live in Des Peres can write to Santa at: Santa, c/o Des Peres Parks & Recreation Department, 1050 Des Peres Road, Des Peres, MO 63131.

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Santa will respond to all letters by Dec. 21. Children should be sure and include a wish list.

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Honored with Excel-lence in Community Development awards were St. Louis County Executive Charlie A. Dooley and National Information Solutions Cooperative (NISC), a leading provider of information technology products and services.

Caroline Levens, a Parkway Central High School senior, was awarded the $5,000 Louis S. Sachs Scholarship for her essay on “How Commerce Contributes Favorably to a Community.”

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High school swimming

The state swim meet is in the record books, and Parkway Central, Lafayette and Parkway South all finished in the top five.

Parkway Central returned to the medal stand at the recent state high school swim-ming meet at the Rec-Plex in St. Peters. The Colts finished third with 153 points, behind state champion Rockhurst (276) and second-place Glendale of Springfield (163).

Parkway Central Coach Kevin Mabie said he had a good feeling going into the meet.

“We thought we had a chance to win, but were really hoping to bring home a state trophy, which we had not done since 2001,” Mabie said. “I’m very pleased. This has been a long time coming. We had a ter-rific season last year (15-2) but couldn’t capitalize at the state meet, as we finished ninth.

“This year we were 15-2 again, but got what we were working for in the end – a state trophy.”

The third-place finish helps bring the Colts back into the spotlight. Parkway Central has a solid swimming tradition. The Colts won state in 1979; otherwise,

Parkway Central has finished in second place three times, in third place five times and in fourth place four times.

Nick Orf set a school record in the 100 fly with a time in prelims of 51.42, break-ing the mark set by Jared Lender in 2005.

In the finals, two Colts finished fourth – Drew Larkins in the 100 breast in 59.72 seconds and Orf in 100 fly in 51.57. Logan Emery was fifth in the 200 IM in 1:55.58.

Mabie said sophomore Brandon Weiss-man did “an incredible job in the IM and the 500 because both events were stacked with some of the state’s best.”

Last year, Weissman’s time of 4 minutes, 44 seconds in prelims would have placed him fourth in the state finals, but this year, it ranked him 10th going into the finals.

“He was disappointed in the place, but he swam a terrific time,” Mabie said. “Nobody deserved a state medal more than that kid. But, he’s got two more years to earn one, and I know he will.”

Mabie said senior David Cruz just missed qualifying to swim during the second day of competition individually, but he was a huge part of the 200 and 400 free relay teams.

Lafayette captured fourth place at state with 138 points.

Freshman Patrick Vega finished second in the 500 free with a new junior national cut, a new personal best, and setting a

Lafayette school record with his time of 4:36.73. He finished third in the 200 free with a personal best in the prelims and finals. Vega also was a member of the 400 free relay that finished fourth. His opening leg was a scorching time of 48 seconds and a junior national cut. Vega was a member of the seventh-place 200 medley relay.

Senior diver Colman Swisher finished fourth overall and scored 390.60 points.

Senior Alex Vavra was a member of the seventh place 200-medley relay that finished in 1:39.73. Junior Lucas Bruder was a member of the two medal winning relays (200-medley and the 400 free) and an individual medal winner in the 100-breast, finishing seventh overall. Junior Alec Morgan was a member of two medal winning relays and a top-16 qualifier in the 100 free, where he finished 13th overall. Morgan achieved personal bests in the 50 free – where he earned a new sectional cut – and in the 100 free, where he recorded a 48.75 time.

Sophomore Jon Glaser finished eighth in the 500 free and ninth in the 200 free, recording personal bests in both with times of 4:44.71 and 1:44.28. He was a member of the 400 free relay that finished fourth overall with a time of 3:13.49.

Other Lancers swimming well were freshman Jacob Alspaw; sophomore Jeremy Bruder; junior Josh Daminato, who achieved a new sectional cut in the 500 free; sophomore Connor Parsons; sophomore Jared Rahe; and senior Patrick Riordan.

The Parkway South Patriots came in

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Senior Andrew Kilkenny won state in 200 IM in 1:53.39.

Senior Sean Feher was fourth in 200 free at 1:42.25 and third in 100 back in 52.62.

“As far as I know, those were both per-sonal bests. Sean has also been a tremen-dous asset to our team, and losing him will create just as big of a hole as losing Andrew,” Nichols said.

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By WARREN MAYESThe Whitfield Warriors once again

walked away with the Class 1 state soccer championship.

Whitfield (18-10-1) defeated Springfield Catholic 1-0 at the Anheuser-Busch Soccer Complex in Fenton. The same teams played to the same score in the 2009 state championship game.

Whitfield has earned seven state titles in the last nine years. It is now two in a row and three championships in the last four years for the program.

“I was very happy for the players and what they were able to accomplish this season,” Coach Bill Daues said. “It is tough to win back-to-back, especially with so many new players on the team.”

Whitfield had just three starters back from last year’s team along with another player who played in the game.

The Warriors reached the championship game by scoring a 5-0 victory in the semi-final game over Kennedy.

“I was a little surprised, but the early goal help set the tone,” Daues said. “Kennedy had a very successful season with a lot of wins and we figured that they had to be doing something right during the season to have that kind of success. I think although we played well, I felt there were other games throughout the season where we had combined more effectively.”

Sophomore Nick Tobias scored just 65 seconds into the match after getting a pass from senior Nick Doherty. From there, Whitfield took off.

Springfield Catholic beat Whitfield 3-0 during the regular season, but Daues said he didn’t pay much attention to that game.

“We were mentally ready to compete and that was probably the most important aspect that helped us be successful,” Daues said.

The lone goal came from Doherty, who has played on three state champion teams for the Warriors.

“We counter attacked and we found one of our midfielders in a seam between two defenders and put him through and he was fouled,” Daues said. “Nick Doherty hit the free kick brilliantly.”

That goal held up.Daues said he believed there would not

be many goals scored in the contest. Goalie Joe Esrock had a terrific season for Whit-field, recording 12 shutouts, including in five of the Warriors’ six postseason games.

“Joe Esrock was outstanding during the postseason and very solid for us through-out the entire year,” Daues said. “During the final, Joe made very good decisions on when to stay and when to come forward for the cross.”

The Warriors fought hard in the second half to hold on to their lead.

“Springfield Catholic pushed more and more players forward as the second half continued, and it required that we stay organized defensively and try to catch them on counters,” Daues said.

It was enough, and Whitfield added another state championship.

The Warriors had 14 seniors, eight of whom were starters this year, but the cup-board will not be bare. Daues will have three starters back along with eight seniors-to-be and one sophomore.

“We will bring some new players from the JV into the team,” Daues said.

So, the future looks good.“We are a small school that plays a big

school schedule,” Daues said. “I do not have a crystal ball, but I do know this: What has happened in the past will serve us well in the future.”

For now, Daues wants to savor this year’s championship.

“It was an honor and privilege for (Assis-tant) Coach (Mike) Quante and myself to coach the team this past season,” Daues said. “We not only had athletes that loved to compete but were more importantly out-standing people.”

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tine in the fall meant getting up at 5:30 a.m. to do her running for cross country. After a day of school, it was time for volleyball practice.

However, lack of sleep and other fun stuff in which a teenager likes to take part paid off handsomely for Menghini, who finished 10th in the Class 4 cross country meet held recently in Jefferson City. She finished the race in 18 minutes, 57.17 sec-onds to earn a medal.

Then, Menghini drove to Kansas City to play in the Class 4 volleyball state champi-onship game and helped the Angels defeat Lee’s Summit West to win the crown. That added up to three state medals (including two state team trophies) in two different sports.

Along with her track and field medals, Menghini has nine state medals – the most in school history – and she is not finished because she will run track in the spring.

The medal breakdown is three for vol-leyball, three for cross country and three

for track.“I am very proud to represent my school

in three different sports and do my best in all of them,” Menghini said. “I am also proud to break the record for the most state medals at St. Joe.”

Competing in two fall sports was tough, but with the help of her coaches – Walker Yane in cross country and Karen Davis in volleyball – she managed.

The logistics of playing in the two-day state volleyball finals in Kansas City and the cross country championship in Jeffer-son City were something else.

“On Friday, my volleyball team played at 5, 7, and 9 at night in Kansas City,” Menghini said. “After the last game, my family and I drove to Jefferson City and got to our hotel around 1 a.m. I ran the next morning at 9. Right after the awards, we drove back down to Kansas City to play in the championship match for volleyball.”

Was she rested?“I only got about five hours of sleep,”

Menghini said. “Tricks I use to get myself pumped up and not nervous are listening to music and talking with my little brother, Travis. My brother keeps me calm and

makes me laugh.”Most runners walk the course in Jef-

ferson City the day before the meet, but Menghini did not have that luxury.

“Since I was at volleyball earlier, I wasn’t able to do a course walk,” Menghini said. “I did run the course last year, but I hardly could remember anything, except for the big hill at the end.”

She was happy with her performance.“I was in 11th place and then, with 600

meters to go, I really kicked it in and got 10th. I am really proud of that,” she said.

Menghini finished eighth in state as a junior.

“The funny thing is that I ran 40 seconds faster this year, yet my place is worse this year,” said Menghini, whose personal best

time is 18:48. “That just shows how much faster all the girls got this year.”

Better yet, St. Joseph’s finished third as a team.

“I was thrilled when I found out we fin-ished third,” she said. “Going into the race, we knew we could possibly get top four, so for it to actually happen is amazing.”

Although she is a setter for the volleyball team, Menghini took on the defensive spe-cialist’s role to help the Angels this season.

“I will be setting in college, but I told my coach that I would do anything that would help better our team,” Menghini said.

It helped, and the Angels went on to win another state championship.

Menghini signed with Southern Illinois University Carbondale to play volleyball.

St. Joseph’s senior Krista Menghini has collected nine state medals, the most in school history.

St. Joseph’s Menghini has nine state medals

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By WARREN MAYESThe dream almost came true for twins

Daniel and David Everett.The seniors at Westminster Christian

Academy are elite runners. At the recent Missouri Class 3 cross country state cham-pionship, Daniel won with a time of 15 minutes, 52 seconds. David came in third in 16:05.

Daniel is the first state champion at Westminster.

“Back in eighth grade when David and I first started running year-round, we dreamed about going 1-2 at the state meet our senior year, so I would say that is where the goal originated from,” Daniel said. “Obviously, we would have liked to go 1-2, but you really can’t complain with a 1-3 effort.”

Westminster Coach Ken Boesch said he thought Daniel could win at state.

“To be honest, anything less than first would have been a disappointment for Daniel, unless he finished second to David,” Boesch said.

David agreed, saying, “The goal was to finish 1-2 at the state meet. We had dreamed about finishing first and second for years and we believed it was a realistic goal.”

When it did not happen, David acknowl-edged he was disheartened.

“I was a little disappointed at first,” he said. “I had come in third place last year so I wanted to improve on my place. Also, I have been stuck at a barrier trying to break 16 (minutes) for a while now and I was just over it. Before long though, I was content because I knew that I had finished well and that Daniel and I combined for only three points for our team.”

Westminster wound up third, its highest finish ever at the state meet.

“We did what we could to help out our team, and with the effort our three through five guys put out, we were able to get on the podium with a third-place finish,” Daniel said.

For Daniel, being the state champ is a feeling to which he is not yet accustomed.

“There is always the excitement for a couple of days, but after a while things died back down and I went back to focusing on training and the off-season races,” Daniel said. “I am sure once my season fully ends and I have more time to think about it, it will sink in more.”

Boesch said he was happy for the twins.“Daniel went out and grabbed the lead

early on, and shortly after one mile, he pulled away and surprisingly, no one went with him,” Boesch said. “Even he was amazed that he was running by himself for most of the race, but he is used to that somewhat. Everyone in the Westminster

contingent were very thrilled, especially given the illness that kept him from state last year. It was sort of like redemption.

“David ran a very good race as well. We were hoping and praying for a 1-2 Ever-ett finish, but David had finished third two years in a row at state. That is not too shabby.”

The brothers enjoy racing each other.“It’s always fun to run with David,”

Daniel said. “I really do not like to lose, but especially not to David. With being twins, we always fight over bragging rights so we get really competitive but in a loving way.”

David was proud of his brother winning state.

“I was very happy for him,” David said. “We both have been very close to winning state on different occasions, and I was glad that he brought home a state championship. I wish it would have been me, but two people can’t win. He had a rough year last year and has been hungry ever since. He worked hard for it, and I know he deserved to win that race.”

The two will go on to run track in the spring.

“I would love to break 4:10 in the mile,” Daniel said. “I feel like after a great cross country season it is definitely possible, so we will see how it goes.”

David, too, has his goals set for track season.

“I plan to try to do my best and run some fast times. I am disappointed in not being able to break 16 this past season,” David said. “If I were to say some goals though, I would like to win state in the 3200, and the 4x800, as well as improve in the 1600.”

The brothers have been looking at col-leges but no decision has been made yet.

David (left) and Daniel Everett.

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By SARAH WILSONCurt Parker grew up with a pencil in his

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young, so back before television, whenever they wanted to do something and wanted to keep me out of their hair, they handed me a piece of paper and pencil,” Parker said. “So I started drawing.”

After taking art classes in high school, Parker took a break from the craft in col-lege to major in English – only to later return to his true passion of drawing.

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“I’ve always loved animals, and big cats in particular fascinated me,” Parker said. “It’s hard to explain my fascination. I learned to do animals such as wolves, zebras, giraffes, and elephants. They are just a special creation. I think they appeal to me for the same reason a lot of nature shows are popular on TV. There is some-thing about them that appeals to us, and we like trying to have people see them in a new way.”

Parker is most proud of his work focus-ing on only the eye of an animal through the display of intense detail.

“You just try to find spots where you think you’ll be successful,” Parker said. “There is a lot of hit and miss in art, but you try to eliminate the misses as you get older, because you don’t want to waste time on things that aren’t going to turn out well. It’s hard to put your finger on the creative process in terms of what constitutes a good idea and what doesn’t, but I try to have my

paintings tell a story.”Parker lives in Wildwood, and his work

is featured at Art Trends Gallery in Ches-terfield, where a dozen of his originals are for sale.

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His latest work is a card entitled “Peeka-boo” that features a young rhino calf peering out from the safety of its moth-er’s shadow, casting a glance toward an uncertain future. Proceeds from card sales benefit the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in Kenya, to help fight poachers by hiring more security forces to patrol the Northern Rangelands Trust.

Parker recently was accepted into the Artists for Conservation Foundation, a nonprofit group in Canada dedicated to the preservation of the natural world. He has utilized his art also with the Los Ange-les Zoo and Saint Louis Zoo to help raise funds for various preservation programs.

His passion for art runs deep, and he advises young, aspiring artists to work hard to discover their own style.

“First thing you have to do when you’re young is get to experience a lot of things and try a lot of different mediums – draw-ing, watercolors, acrylics, sculpture,” Parker said. “Find out what your voice is and what you really want to do. At some point, you have to specialize and discover a niche that will make you stand out and dif-ferentiate yourself. I really like to establish a connection between the viewer and the painting, and you just have to remember the real mission of art is to connect with somebody and bring pleasure to someone.”

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By SHEILA FRAYNE RHOADESAt the age when most seniors start think-

ing about retirement, one Ballwin man began a new “career” – that of champion swimmer. In 1988, Bill Cannon, then 58, started to compete in Senior Olympics swim meets.

Since then, the energetic Cannon, now 80, has accumulated more than 2,000 medals. He prefers long distance swimming - the butterfly being his favorite stroke, along with the IM (Independent Medal for all four strokes).

The youngest of nine children, Cannon grew up in Chicago, where his brothers would take him swimming in Lake Michi-gan.

“I had to swim or sink,” he said.Today, Cannon competes both in the St.

Louis Senior Olympics and in the Show-Me State Games. He averages 12-15 com-petitions a year, both in and outside of Missouri.

“He’s a jewel of a guy – a great motivator, he directs people in the right directions,”

said Cannon’s longtime friend and fellow swimmer Gene Buescher, 75, of Lake Saint Louis.

Another friend, Steve Hancock, 54, said Cannon is “constantly positive.”

“Because of him, I started swimming again, and now we travel together to swim meets year-round,” Hancock said. “A true people person, Bill always recognizes the volunteers by asking for applause after each meet.”

Another longtime swimming buddy, Mike Sappington, 54, said, “Bill has the heart of a tiger. If I were going to war, he’d be the first to go with me. He’s so depend-able; when the chips are down he’s there for you.”

Cannon competes also in shot put, disc, javelin, bocce ball, darts, shuffleboard, free-throw basketball, and washers.

“I don’t compete to win medals,” Cannon said. “It is simply the participating is just plain fun.”

Cannon encourages other seniors to follow suit.

“It brings out the best in people and keeps you healthy,” he said.

Apart from an occasional shoulder pain, Cannon has stayed clear of prob-lems.

“I exercise to stay healthy and try to lead a quality life,” he said.

Best of all, he enjoys the friend-ships he has made along the way.

“You meet a lot of nice people, and they all look so healthy,” Cannon said. “Our (swim) meets are like reunions.”

Volunteerism is a big part of Cannon’s life as well. He gives motivational speeches to numerous service clubs in the St. Louis area, and not surprisingly, his main topics cover the advantages of exercise and the Senior Olympics.

“People who exercise just seem to have better reactions,” Cannon said. “If more of them took part in the Senior Olympics, I think many health problems could be avoided.”

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By SHEILA FRAYNE RHOADESAfter 20 years of teaching aquatics at

West County Family YMCA, Betty Flaig is hanging up her flippers. Her last class was in October.

Flaig, 94, on Nov. 23 at the YMCA was honored at a reception. Decked out in a tiara and royal cape, “Queen for a Day” Flaig presided over her student “court.”

“I’ve enjoyed being a volunteer here,” Flaig said. “I helped the Y and helped myself at the same time. Exercise can give you a long and healthy life.”

Flaig’s aquatics students agreed that Flaig is inspirational.

“Betty has an amazing spirit. She just exudes energy. We’ll all miss her terribly,” said Dianne Lordi, of Chesterfield, who for 15 years has taken lessons from Flaig.

Four-year student Marlo Niehaus, also of Chesterfield, said she first saw Flaig profiled on the “Show Me St. Louis” TV show.

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“Betty is one of those people you immedi-ately know you’re going to like,” Pastorek said. “I want to stay friends with her.”

Flaig, who resides at The Willows in Chesterfield, said she intends to remain busy.

“After two weeks of retirement, I already miss teaching aquatics,” Flaig said. “I am presently giving private English lessons to a Korean lady in my home.”

Linda Pourchot, of Ballwin, knows all too well how strict Flaig can be.

“I was in her very first class years ago and wanted to be in her last,” Pourchot said. “Well, sure enough she yelled at me, ‘Straighten up, Linda!’ And Betty’s always right.”

YMCA St. Louis CEO Gary Schlan-sker said Flaig is a “true legend” at the YMCA.

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By DIANE PLATTNERThe dilemma of what to do with coal ash

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Ameren Missouri officials currently are proposing to build a coal ash waste land-fill in Labadie, Mo., in a flood plain adja-cent to the company’s biggest coal power plant. Fearing contaminants from the coal ash could infiltrate dirt, air, groundwater and the Missouri River, which supplies tap water to parts of West County and St. Charles County, a grassroots environmen-tal organization in Labadie has been fighting the proposed landfill project.

The storage of coal ash waste is causing nation-wide concern also, including in eastern Tennes-see, an area that about two years ago experienced one of the largest env i ronmenta l disasters in U.S. history. That is when TVA’s Kingston coal plant’s massive holding pond burst, put-ting many people at risk of diseases.

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Despite the dangers, U.S. coal-fired power plants continue to generate 150 million tons of coal ash each year.

Environmental and public health watch-dogs have long called for federal rules treating coal ash as a hazardous waste. However, the groups have been fighting an uphill battle with the utility industry, which has been lobbying hard against tough regulations.

Congress in 1980 exempted coal ash from the federal law governing hazard-ous waste. It was not until 2000 when EPA officials first said federal regulations were needed for coal ash. Last year, an EPA administrator again called for federal regulatory action on coal ash.

The EPA in May released its first-ever proposed federal regulations for coal ash and now is weighing two approaches for regulating toxic materials remaining after burning coal for electricity. One approach calls for regulating it as a special hazard-ous waste with strict federal monitoring; the other would regulate it as an ordinary solid waste, overseen by the states.

The EPA may announce its decision on the issue this month.

Patricia Schuba, a member of the Labadie Environmental Organization, said concerned citizens in Labadie aim to inform the public about what is happening and convince Franklin County officials to prevent the landfill from being built in the

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Ameren spokesperson Tim Fox said the coal ash would arrive at the facility dry and when placed in the landfill would set like concrete. To prevent leakage, there would be a composite liner made with a clay layer covered with a synthetic liner, he said. Fox said the facility would be protected from flooding, and wells would enable monitoring of groundwater.

The public has until Dec. 20 to read and comment on Ameren’s site investiga-tion. Then, comments will be forwarded to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, which will have 60 days to review project specifics and either accept or reject the proposal.

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The Ronald McDonald House Charities McGift Shoppe – a holiday gift store where families with a seriously-ill child staying at the hospital can shop free of charge for one another – is seeking donations.

“When a family is away from home for the holidays, the McGift Shoppe provides them with holiday cheer and a sense of home,” Stephanie Stangl, Ronald McDon-ald House Charities of Metro St. Louis spokesperson, said. “We want to make sure they have as normal and joyous of a holiday as possible.”

The McGift Shoppe, located at the Ronald McDonald House on West Pine Blvd., opened on Dec. 2 and will remain open every Tuesday, Thursday and Satur-day throughout December. Families stay-ing at the Creve Coeur Ronald McDonald House will be shuttled to the McGift Shoppe for shopping.

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Gifts for Mom and Dad, gift certificates and gas cards also are needed. For the safety of some of the children, items must be new and unwrapped.

The holiday shop is staffed wholly by volunteers and is made possible by donated wish list items.

Area resident Carol Fruend helped start the McGift Shoppe in Galveston, Texas, and brought to St. Louis the idea of the holiday store. Fruend helps set up the store and volunteers each year.

“The very best part of volunteering at the McGift Shoppe is being able to make even one part of a family’s life easier,” Fruend said. “I can’t heal their child, but the McGift Shoppe relieves part of their stress.”

The community can also help Ronald McDonald House Charities provide warm beds, delicious meals, hot showers and other comforts by sponsoring a family’s stay at the Ronald McDonald House for as little as $5 per night, or $35 a week.

“Each night it costs Ronald McDonald House Charities approximately $82 per night for each family to stay with us,” Stangl said. “We only ask families for a $5 donation per night, and no family is turned away for their inability to pay.”

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The BBB no longer will give businesses that pay for membership better grades than those that do not, accord-ing to Better Business Bureau of Eastern Missouri and Southern Illinois President and CEO Michelle Corey.

In 2009, the BBB replaced its practice of rating busi-nesses as either “satisfactory” or “unsatisfactory” with an A-F grading scale. Ratings maintained by the company and presented on its Web sites and telephone hotlines were based on a 17-point system that covered areas like ethical advertising and customer complaint resolution.

Joining the BBB automatically raised a company’s score by a 4 percent margin, which sometimes boosted the letter grade up to another letter grade.

That rating system recently came under scrutiny when a report by ABC News demonstrated that some compa-nies had their grades raised from low to high simply by becoming accredited members of the BBB. According to the report, the BBB gave failing grades to several trusted businesses, including some Ritz-Carlton properties, the Boston Celtics, restaurants owned by Wolfgang Puck, and even Disneyland.

The news story featured also some California business-people who were unhappy with the BBB and decided to demonstrate corruption of its ratings system by obtaining accreditation for Hamas, the well known Palestinian ter-rorist group. Hamas wound up listed on a BBB Web site with an A-minus rating.

According to Corey, the Better Business Bureau of East-ern Missouri and Southern Illinois is autonomous and was not a part of that news report.

“We have the same national procedures that we follow, but we’re an independent organization with our own bylaws,” Corey said.

Corey said the local BBB has won top awards for its operations and a Justice Award from Missouri’s attorney general.

However, due to the negative nationwide publicity, the

organization now will ascribe no extra ratings points for accredited businesses, she said.

“The policy changed because of the perception that the public had,” Corey said. “We don’t want to lose the public trust. Accreditation is still very important, but we don’t want it to be construed as ‘pay to play.’”

Corey said changes were in the works throughout the company’s computer system and that the BBB always is looking for ways to improve the fairness of its ratings.

The BBB formulates its ratings through questionnaires sent to businesses, maintaining files on businesses, moni-toring government interactions, and the resolution of cus-tomer complaints. The company monitors local advertising and challenges companies’ advertising claims.

According to Corey, the BBB always gives companies a chance to respond to complaints.

“They get two letters from us and then we call them,” Corey said, “and if they fail to respond, we let the public know.”

She said the BBB exists to resolve issues between customers and companies and uses trained mediators to achieve resolutions. Corey said 78 percent of the 26,000 complaints that the Eastern Missouri and Southern Illinois BBB receives a year are resolved.

To be eligible for BBB accreditation, a company has to be open at least a year, have a letter grade of “B” or higher, and cannot have any unresolved customer complaints. The business cannot have been the target of any government action or have any unsubstantiated issues with false adver-tising. According to Corey, one in every 17 companies that applies for accreditation is denied, and nine companies had their membership revoked last year.

Corey said money that companies pay for accreditation pays for free public access to business ratings on the BBB Web site, investigations conducted by the BBB and the lit-erature that the BBB provides.

“Our main job is to keep the public informed,” Corey said.

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Nick Correnti, who owned the now defunct Dinettes and More retail store in Ballwin, was a member of the Better Business Bureau for three years. However, once the BBB started to contact him by letter and phone challenging some of his advertising claims, Correnti said, he devel-oped a distaste for the company.

“It felt like they just zeroed in on us for no reason,” Cor-renti said. “Now, I feel like the Better Business Bureau is a joke. They’re a bunch of phonies. The only reason people pay them is so their businesses can be seen in a better light.”

Correnti said Dinettes and More first heard complaints by letter from the BBB after making the claim that it was offering 50 percent off the manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) on dining room sets. Correnti said he was informed that to make that claim, his ad would have to list the MSRP for every dining room set in the store.

“Instead of me having to prove that my price was 50 percent less than this MSRP, why don’t they prove that it’s not?” Correnti said. “Why should I have to prove my ad was right when no one ever proved it was wrong?”

According to Correnti, the BBB objected also to a claim that his store had the “guaranteed lowest prices” even though he beat the advertised prices of competitors.

“If they really contacted everyone who said that they had the lowest price or that they were the best store, that’s all the Better Business Bureau would ever have time to do,” Correnti said, adding that he does not know why he was singled out by the BBB.

After a conflict with a customer who accepted a furni-ture delivery without paying for it, Correnti said he let his BBB membership expire. He said his attempts to collect the money led to the customer reporting him to the BBB, and the customer’s refusal to pay what she owed for the furniture led to the matter being listed as unresolved on the BBB Web site.

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Recent media exposure and complaints from business owners nationwide prompted the Better Business Bureau (BBB) to announce on Nov. 18 that it will cease its practice of automatically giving better grades to its member businesses.

Locally, there is some frustration with how the BBB monitors businesses’ advertising claims, with some West County business owners claiming the organization has unfairly scrutinized their advertisements while ignoring competitors’ ads.

The nonprofit BBB, which consumers for nearly 100 years have relied on for determining which businesses are trustworthy and which are not, now finds its own integrity in question.

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“I just feel like, if they’re going to regu-late me, who is around to regulate them?” Correnti said.

Correnti is one of the growing number of local business owners to call foul on the way the BBB scrutinizes advertising claims. Some are BBB members in good standing who did not want their names used nor their businesses identified for fear the BBB would single them out for extra examination.

One such business owner who for sev-eral years has been a BBB member said when an advertisement for his company featured a claim that customers could “save up to $1,000,” he received a letter of complaint from the BBB indicating the ad had to provide more details. The next ad he placed was more specific about avail-able rebates, complying with the BBB’s ethical code.

He said the BBB informed him that he was still in violation and degraded his company’s rating from an “A+” to an “A.”

The business owner said he was incensed by the demotion, especially when he noticed that many of his competitors made similar claims in their ads but did not seem to have their BBB ratings affected. He started clipping the ads from various local publications, eventually gathering 100 of them from five local companies, and took the ads to the BBB’s St. Louis office.

He said the BBB told him they would investigate but he has not seen or heard results.

“In my opinion, the Better Business Bureau is one big joke,” the business owner said. “It doesn’t truly serve a pur-pose. It’s like a biased brick wall. I have experienced unfair treatment from them, there is no formula to get a better grade, and everyone I talk to about it gives me different answers.”

He said his unease was not calmed when he learned that one of his biggest competitors is on the board of directors at the St. Louis BBB and that the board member’s business had an A+ rating.

Donna Yeager is not and never has been a member of the BBB. She has been help-ing companies conduct liquidation sales for 27 years with Atec Inc. A series of ads she placed announcing a liquidation sale for the former Jaffee Lighting store in Des Peres attracted the BBB’s attention.

Yaeger said she was told that the words “liquidation sale” could not be used in more than one ad and had to be phrased “final liquidation sale.”

“I’d never heard that before,” Yaeger said. “We’d used that word in ads for 27 years, and what we were doing there was obviously a liquidation sale. We weren’t deceiving anybody.”

Tracy Hardgrove, Eastern Missouri and Southern Illinois BBB vice president of

operations and administration, said the BBB does not single out any business for extra scrutiny regarding their advertising.

Hardgrove said the local BBB employs only one full-time employee – Carol Bell-man – to monitor TV, radio and print ads. She said Bellman watches different TV stations, listens to different radio stations, maintains rotating subscriptions to area publications and peruses circulars and magazines on her own.

“We challenge any unethical advertise-ments we can see,” Hardgrove said, “but we don’t have time to monitor them all.”

Hardgrove said the BBB’s director-at-large and the board members have no direct influence over the advertising review department and do not control which companies are investigated. She invited any company that feels unfairly singled out to contact the advertising review department or the BBB offices. She said businesspeople who believe they have been wronged can file an appeal with Michelle Corey or the Council of Better Business Bureaus in Arlington, Va.

Hardgrove said the BBB is devoted to maintaining honesty and ethics in business and that claims that a company makes in advertising should reflect that.

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F.O.B. Saint Louis, Inc.157 Lamp & Lantern Village • Town & Country

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Unique Nutcracker FigurinesA great gift or accessory for your Christmas decor. Beautiful

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Terra11769 Manchester Rd. • Des Peres(314) 966-0800 • www.terrastl.com

HUGE sElEction of: ornaments, garlands, ribbon, snowmen, gifts,

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Unique home decor & gifts3070 Winghaven BlvdO’Fallon, MO 63368

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Save The Corks In A Wine CageAn innovative way to keep and cherish all of your wonderful wine memories! Two styles to choose from. Priced at $29.99

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DiGregorio’s MarketWe Can Create A Basket To Fit Any occasion or Holiday

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Puppies! Puppies! Puppies!Puppy love makes a great gift for the holidays and is always a welcome addition to the family. Many

breeds available. Starting at $288

Petland6131 Ronald Reagan Drive • Lake St. Louis

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Scents For The Holidays“SCENTSATIONAL” gift ideas for family and friends

of all ages, for home, office, dorm to classroom! We make perfect scents. Priced from $3-$35.

Indep. Scentsy Consultant, Diane Ritter (636) 236-9136 • www.dianeritter.scentsy.us

Let Us Be A Part Of Your Holiday Party DiGregorio’s deli and antipasto trays for your holiday or corporate events.

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For That Extra Special GiftUnique handmade fine silver initial pendant by Tina

Shackleford crystal charm on 16” sterling silver dot snake chain. Necklace with charms starting at $60

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Christmas Décor and Gift now at 25% off!A Magical Season awaits you this year in our Holiday Gift Shop. We have ornaments for your tree, tableware for your buffet and many gifts to choose from for your friends and loved ones, all on sale!

Our new lines of fashion accessories have been very popular this season. Our selection of shawls, scarves, jewelry or handbags would make a perfect gift under the tree Christmas morning.

Fresh Cut Trees and Greens Our fresh cut trees and holiday greens are under cover for easy shopping in any weather. Protect your greens before you begin decorating. Wilt-Stop forms a clear flexible coating on your fresh cut tree and greens to keep them looking as fresh as the day you brought them home.

Colorful BloomsBeautiful poinsettias, cyclamen and Christmas cactus await you in our greenhouse. We also carry orchids and an excellent selection of houseplants and pottery for gift giving. Plants are gifts that will continue to bring joy even after the Holiday season.

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jalapeno, beer, cheddar, garlic butter, apple cinnamon & more!Priced at $5.99 per pack

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Santa’s Magical Kingdom, a drive-through holiday light display with animated scenes, special effects and millions of shimmering lights, is open from 5:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and from 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Sunday-Thursday through Sun., Jan. 2 at Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Resort in Eureka. For details and

admission fees, call 938-5925.• • •

“Gardenland Express,” a holiday flower and train show, is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through Sun., Jan. 2 at the Missouri Botanical Garden. (The Garden closes at 4 p.m. on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve and is closed on Christmas Day.) Admission is $5 for those age 3 and older, in addition to regular Garden admission. Call (314) 577-5100 or visit mobot.org.

• • •The Men’s Club at Living Word Church holds its annual

Christmas tree lot from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. during the week and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekends at the church (17315 Manchester Road in Wildwood). Visit living-wordumc.org.

• • •The Chesterfield Lions Club presents its 45th annual

Christmas tree lot from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily through Sun., Dec. 19 at Four Seasons Shopping Center on Olive Blvd. in Chesterfield. Proceeds benefit various needy local organizations. Call Lion Elmer Weinrich at (314) 389-4758.

• • •A Christmas show is at 7 p.m. on Thurs., Dec. 9, at 2

p.m. and 7 p.m. on Sat., Dec. 11 and at 7 p.m. on Sun., Dec. 12 at St. Louis Family Church. A live band, choirs and soloists, a message from Pastor Jeff Perry, and refresh-ments are featured. Admission is free, and childcare is available for children ages 4 and younger. Call 532-3446 or visit slfc.org.

• • •The city of Eureka presents Pizza with Santa from 6:30

p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Fri., Dec. 10 and from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Sat., Dec. 12 at the Eureka Community Center. Admission is one non-perishable food item per person. Tickets are limited, required, will be issued for one of the seatings only, and must be picked up at the Eureka Parks and Recreation Office. Visit eureka.mo.us.

***The city of Town & Country hosts Breakfast with Santa

from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. and again from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Longview Farm House. A continental breakfast and holiday crafts and games are featured. Admission is $5 per person with children younger than age 2 admitted free of charge. Reservations are required. Visit town-and-country.org.

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The Old Trails Historical Society hosts The Gingerbread House from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sat., Dec 11 at the Bacon Log Cabin. The biannual homemade Christ-mas cookie and gift sale supports the maintenance of the Bacon Log Cabin. Call Cindy Pottroff at 227-8859.

• • •The Ballwin Holiday Festival is from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

on Sat., Dec. 11 at The Pointe at Ballwin Commons. Attendees make gifts in the Elves Workshop, enjoy com-plimentary food and beverages and shop at the vendor fair. Call Colleen Ahearn at 207-2357 or visit ballwin.mo.us.

• • •“PJs and Candy Canes” is at 10 a.m. on Sat., Dec. 11

at Midwest Music Conservatory in Clarkson Valley. The informal recital/sing-along features young students per-forming holiday songs. Hot chocolate and candy canes are served. Admission is a donation of non-perishable food items for Circle Of Concern. Call 527-5558.

• • •Danse Arts Company and Chesterfield Community

Theatre present “Winter Extravaganza” at 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Sat., Dec. 11 at West County YMCA (16464 Burkhardt Place in Chesterfield). A three-act performance features “Santa’s Worskhop” with elves, dolls and rein-deer; a “Winter Wonderland”; and a journey to the “Land of Sweets.” Admission is $8 for children, $10 for seniors and students and $12 for adults with proceeds benefiting both non-profit organizations. Call Ricki at 532-6515, ext. 227, for tickets.

• • •The Rockwood Intermediate Honor Orchestra and the

Rockwood Show Choir present “Hollidazzle” featuring singing and dancing performances at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Sat., Dec. 11 at Marquette High School Theater. Advance tickets are sold online for $10 per adult/$5 for children age 12 and younger and at the door (if available) for an additional $1. Visit rockwood.k12.mo.us.

• • •A Festival of Sacred Music for the Time of Christmas

is 5 p.m. on Sat., Dec. 11 and at 4 p.m. on Sun., Dec. 12 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church (12345 Manchester Road in Des Peres). The concert includes choirs, hand-bell ensem-bles and an orchestra. For more information, call (314) 822-0447 or visit stpauldesperes.org.

• • •The St. John music and drama production teams present

“Where Are You, Christmas?” at 7 p.m. on Sat., Dec. 11, and at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., and 4 p.m. on Sun., Dec. 12 at St. John Lutheran Church (15800 Manchester Road in Ellis-ville). The 90-minute performance features original drama dealing with the realities of finding Christmas in today’s world and is free and open to the public. Call 394-4100 or visit stjstl.net.

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“Do You Hear What I Hear?” is at 3:30 p.m. on Sun., Dec. 12 at Midwest Music Conservatory in Clarkson Valley. Older students perform holiday standards and styl-ings. Christmas cookies and wassail are served. Admission is a donation of non-perishable food items for Circle Of Concern. Call 527-5558.

***The Wildwood-based Missouri Ballet Theater performs

“The Nutcracker” at 7:30 p.m. on Fri., Dec. 17, at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Sat., Dec. 18, and at 2:30 p.m. on Sun., Dec. 19 at the Edison Theatre. The group partners with Variety the Children’s Charity of St. Louis and will have a Variety child as a guest performer. Ornaments for a Christmas tree benefiting Variety can be purchased at mis-souriballettheatre.com. Tickets are $25 for children and students, $28 for seniors and $38 for adults. Call (314) 935-6543.

• • •An Elves Workshop is from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sat.,

Dec. 18 at The Pointe at Ballwin Commons. Kids aged 4-9 have fun making and wrapping gifts for loved ones. The cost is $25 per person. Call 207-2357 or visit ballwin.mo.us.

• • •The seventh annual Sugar Plum Fairy Tea Party, the

official tea party for “The Nutcracker” at the Touhill, is at 11:30 a.m. on Sat., Dec. 18 and Sun., Dec. 19 before the matinee performance of the Saint Louis Ballet’s “The Nutcracker.” A luncheon with sweets, the characters of the show, autograph and photo opportunities are featured. Standard tickets are $28 for children and $38 for adults; VIP tickets are $35 for children and $45 for adults. Visit stlouisballet.org or call 537-1998 for reservations.

• • •Caston Ballet and students of Caston’s Ballet Academie

& McKinley CLA Dancers present “The Nutcracker” at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Sat., Dec. 18 and at 2 p.m. on Sun., Dec 19 at CBC High School. The abridged version of the classical ballet is narrated and performed in about an hour. Tickets are $15 for children and $20 for adults. Call Jackie Krakos at (314) 378-6433.

• • •“Chesterfield Arts presents the Alexandra Ballet’s “The

Nutcracker” at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Sun., Dec. 19 at the Purser Center at Logan College (1851 Schoettler Road in Chesterfield). Tickets are $10 for children and $15 for adults. Call 519-1955 or visit chesterfieldarts.org.

Holiday Happenings

The Missouri Ballet Theatre in Wildwood presents “The Nutcracker” from Dec. 17-19 at the Edison Theatre.


By SHANNON F. IGNEYTake a walk through a local

toy store and there is no deny-ing it – the holiday season is here. As the little ones studiously flip through catalogues and Web sites to compile wish lists, bewilderment descends upon those tasked with navigating the toy store aisles.

Noted child development authority Ste-vanne Auerbach, a.k.a. “Dr. Toy,” for the past 30 years has provided guidance and insight on children’s products. To help par-ents, grandparents and Santa find the best toys, Auerbach developed the Children’s Products Awards Program. Each year, she personally analyzes thousands of children’s products to identify the top 10 products on the market in multiple categories, totaling 100 toys and products each year.

Auerbach is considered one of the world’s leading toy experts, and to earn the “Dr. Toy Best Pick” award is a prestigious honor.

Using extensive criteria, Auerbach selects products that best incorporate educational value into the overall playtime experience, based upon their design, durability, price, quality, safety and value.

“Let’s not forget that play is children’s work and should be respected and understood by all adults,” Auerbach said.

Because strictly educational products rarely make an appearance on a child’s wish list, A u e r b a c h looks for toys that

successfully combine learning with fun. Toy box staples, such as blocks, puzzles, board games, puppets and toy trains, stimulate the imagination, engage the player, and hold up over time, but in most cases, Auerbach said, by age 5 or 6, a child will prefer a more interactive toy.

Of course, safety must also be considered, and according to Auerbach, the best way to ensure any toy’s safety, beyond supervision while in use, is to select those that are age appropriate and built with quality components.

“Read the labels on the packages,” she said. “If clear information is not there, you should be wary.”

Dr. Toy’s 10 best toys for 2010 include:• Alex - Talk of the Farm (18-36 months),

alextoys.com• Bloco Toys – Velociraptor and Ptero-

saur (5-10 years), blocotoys.com• Bright Starts – Activi-Tree (3 months-2

years), brightstarts.com• Discovery Toys – Story Stacker (12

months-3 years), discoverytoys.com• Goldberger Co. – Zip-ity Princess (1-5

years), goldbergertoy.com• MGA – Cozy Shopping Cart (18-16

months), mgae.com• Monkey Business – E-Z Bat (3-12

years), monkeybusinesssports.com• Rubbabu – 2Skool Bus (6 months-5

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CONCERTSAmbassadors of Harmony, Dec. 10-12, Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts CenterMichael W. Smith’s Christmas, Dec. 11, Powell Symphony HallMy Chemical Romance, Dec. 14, The PageantKenny G, Dec. 16, The Family ArenaA Gospel Christmas, Dec. 16, Powell Symphony HallJohnny Mathis, Dec. 17, The Fox The-atreHoliday Celebration, Dec. 17-19, Powell Symphony Hall“The Christmas Music of Mannheim Steamroller,” Dec. 18, The Fox TheatreSt. Louis Irish Arts Holiday Concert, Dec. 21, The Sheldon Concert HallChaplin’s “City Lights,” Dec. 29-30, Powell Symphony HallTrans-Siberian Orchestra Winter Tour, Dec. 30, Scottrade CenterNew Year’s Eve Concert, Dec. 31, Powell Symphony Hall

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FESTIVALSFirst Night – St. Louis New Year’s Eve Celebration, Dec. 31, Grand Center

FILM“Santa vs. the Snowman,” through Dec. 16, Saint Louis Science Center

LIVE PERFORMANCES“Reckless,” through Dec. 12, Regional Arts Commission“Slasher,” through Dec. 18, Centene Center for Arts & Education“This Wonderful Life,” through Dec. 19, Dramatic License Theatre“Over the Tavern,” through Dec. 26, Loretto-Hilton Center

“Snowman’s Revenge,” Dec. 9 & 11, Black Cat Theatre“A Christmas Carol,” Dec. 9-12, The Fox Theatre“Amahl and the Night Visitors,” Dec. 10-12, Union Avenue Opera“JingleFest,” Dec. 12, The Family ArenaSaint Louis Ballet’s “The Nutcracker,” Dec. 17-23, Blanche M. Touhill Perform-ing Arts Center“Cirque Dreams Holidaze,” Dec. 21-29, The Fox TheatreMonty Python’s “Spamalot,” Jan. 7-9, The Fox TheatreCircus Flora’s “The Floating Palace,” Jan. 8-9, Powell Symphony Hall“Cirque Du Soleil: Dralion,” Jan. 19-23, Chaifetz Arena“Shen Yun,” Jan. 25-26, The Fox Theatre

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Holiday Gala benefiting Friends of Kids with Cancer is from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Thurs., Dec. 9 at Wellbridge Athletic Club & Spa in Town & Country. Live music, a silent auction provided by Three French Hens, a guest survivor speaker, arts and crafts for kids, complimentary food and cocktails, a wine tasting, coffee bar and dessert room are featured. Admission is free; toys, food items and clothing are accepted. To RSVP, call 207-3000.

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arch Fire Protection District conduct their fourth annual Wings of Hope fundraiser from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sat., Dec. 11 at Chesterfield Mall. Firefighters/paramedics drive passengers to their vehicles on golf carts and collect money for Wings of Hope. On-duty Monarch Firefighters/Paramedics

also will be on site with equipment on dis-play for families to view. For more infor-mation, visit wings-of-hope.org or call Shawn Karl at (314) 691-0749.

• • •The Marquette Key Club hosts a Chili

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• • •The St. Louis Learning Disabilities Asso-

ciation hosts a trivia night at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.) on Sat., Jan. 22 at Dave Mungenast Lexus (13700 Manchester Road in Ballwin). The evening includes 10 rounds of trivia, an auction, attendance prizes and complimentary beer, wine, soda and snacks. The cost is $25 per person/$200 for a table of eight, with proceeds benefit-ing the St. Louis LDA’s Early Childhood Outreach Program. Go to ldastl.org/trivia to register or call (314) 966-3088.

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with eight people per table. Funds support the Class of 2013 graduation activities. The event is smoke-free and alcohol-free. For tickets, e-mail [email protected] or [email protected].

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ship team demonstrates how they have designed a 550-foot mural for the com-munity to paint on a Chesterfield Valley floodwall. Guests are invited to come in creative cocktail attire. Tickets are $125 each with proceeds benefiting Chesterfield Arts’ performances, programs, exhibits, classes and more. Table sponsorships also are available. Call 519-1955 or visit ches-terfieldarts.org.

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First Run Theatre presents “An Evening of One Acts” at 8 p.m. on Fri., Jan. 14, at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Sun., Jan. 16, at 8 p.m. on Fri., Jan. 21 and Sat., Jan. 22 and at 2 p.m. on Sun., Jan. 23 at the Thomas Hunter Theater at DeSmet Jesuit High School (233 N. New Ballas Road in Creve Coeur). “Don’t Stop Believing” and “A Moment of Grace” are performed. General admission tickets are $10 and senior and student tickets are $8 in advance; tickets at the door are an additional $2. Discounts are available for group tickets purchased in advance. Call (314) 352-5114 or visit fir-struntheatre.com.

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• • •St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of Des Peres

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• • •A Burning Bowl Ceremony is at 10

a.m. on Sun., Jan. 2 at 2060 Wakefield Farm Road in Wildwood, home of Rev. Sandy Schwartz, minister/director of the Spiritual Enrichment Center of Wildwood. The ceremony is a deep forgiveness and release process. For more information or to RSVP, call 458-2214.

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“I like to say I make love to my food,” said Spiro’s owner Karagiannis, who has been enamored with the food busi-ness since opening the first Spiro’s location in 1975. “I love what I do, and my customers know that because of the way we cook, present and serve our food. That’s why I have loyal customers and families – many who I’ve served for three generations.”

Spiro’s’ secret to success: embracing classic service techniques while creating an ambience of white-tablecloth service with affordable prices. Plates are finished tableside using flamed tabletop burners to ensure optimum fresh-ness and taste – not to mention a hot plate.

“People enjoy watching us work tableside,” Karagiannis said. “So few do that anymore, but we do. It gives custom-ers a chance to eat first with their eyes.”

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“Saganaki is one of our Greek dishes, and while we’re Greek ourselves and feature Greek specialties, we’re not a Greek restaurant – we’re Mediterranean,” Karagiannis said. “We have foods from throughout the entire Mediter-ranean.”

Mediterranean-style cooking reflected on the lunch and dinner menus is diverse, featuring culinary influ-ences such as Italian pastas, French sauces and Athenian seafood. Regional ingredients are at the forefront in the kitchen, used to create house specialties such as Greek Steak Diane, a blend of Greek and French technique and Karagiannis’ personal favorite. Salads and soups are a la carte, with the famous Greek salad topping the must-try list. Finally, add American Prime Rib, veal chops and lob-ster, taking to a level once called continental fare, seldom seen and at affordable prices.

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636•887•4384

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Automotive

Cleaning Service

KEEPING IT CLEANWe cut costs, not corners! Flexible cleaning

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call Mike at 636-675-7641

computer Service & Supportfor Small Business & individuals

computer Problems?computer Support Needs?computer Training Needs?

Website Needs or Questions?Moving to a Mac?

for Economical On demand Service and Support Since 1995

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Electric

John franz inc.Quality, code compliant

electrical work. Fixtures, Fans,

Receptacles & more(636) 256-8244

Many West County References

Firewood

SeaSoned FirewoodOak & Hickory

4x8 split. Stacked & Delivered FREE! $80

Call Mike 314-401-2060314-808-3330

Seasoned Firewood- Oak & Hickory. Sold in 4x8 stacks. Call for prices.

KEN WOOd flOORiNGNew quality Hardwood flooring & expert instal-lation. Prefinish, sand &

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tile & floating flooring available. Light carpentry. 6 month, 0% financing

available. free estimates. Call Ken at 636-675-5939

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Hauling

J & J HAULING WE HAUL IT ALL

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fencing, decks. Garage & Basement Clean-up

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Call: 636-379-8062 or email: [email protected]

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SEASONED FIREWOOD all split Oak and Hickory for sale. 4ft x 8ft x 18" length. Free delivery! Call for pric-ing. (636)337-7758. Thanks for looking!

Flooring

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considered for jobs in showbiz such as print ads, commer-

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Computer Service

COMPLETE COMPUTER SERVICESIn-Home, Offices & Small Business

Affordable Expert PC RepairOnly $55/Hour

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(New Ballwin & Manchester Rds.)

(636) 220-2395www.chambers-computers.com

I BUYRUNNING USED CARSGet More Money Than A

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Licensed, Bonded, Insured. Call James at 314-420-3562

Factory Direct Wood CabinetsSave 50% off

list price or more! Visit our showrooms!17722 Chesterfield Airport Rd.

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Handyman PDQRepairs • Assembly

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Home Improvement

Total Bathroom Remodeling Cabinetry•Plumbing•Electrical

20 Years Experience

Laundry List of Repairs to Complete before Christmas?

*Repairs *Installations *ImprovementsFREE ESTIMATE

flat $25 labor chargesNo Surprises

call 636-236-8784

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A preferred home care choice since 1987. College degreed professionals provide care/companionship. Why accept less? Competitively priced options. Care managers and clinical staff available. Bonded & insured. AAA screened. Call Gretchen at StaffLink (314) 477-3434www.Stafflinkusa.com

Lori's Cleaning ServiceChoose a cleaner who takes PRIDE in serving

you and is grateful for the opportunity. Call Lori at

636-221-2357

All Split Firewood For Sale 4ft x 8ft x 16in cut. Delivered & stacked $85. 573-631-0291

Mikes Lawn Service: Dependable, respon-sible. Mowing, shrub trimming, mulch, yard clean-up. References. Call 636-346-9704

Complete Lawn Maintenence for Commerical & ResidentialLeaf Clean Up, Leaf Vacuuming,

Aeration, Overseeding, Seeding, Fertilizing, Sodding, Mowing, Spraying, Weeding, Pruning, Trimming,

Planting, Brush Removal, Edging, Mulching, Retaining Walls,

Paver Patios & Draining Work #1 In Quality, Service & Reliability

Est. 1995 for a Free EstimateCall 314-426-8833

Professional Outdoor Services*Leaf Clean Up & Curbside

Vacuuming*Mowing and Fertilization*Landscape Installation &

Retaining Walls*Brush Pruning & Clearing

636-466-2050

Valley Landscape Co. Mowing, leaf removal, mulch ing, tree & brush removal, stump removal, trimming, planting, gar-den tilling, and gutter cleaning! (636) 458-8234

•Leaf Clean Up & Curbside Vacuuming•Lawn Mowing & Fertilization

•Retaining Walls & Paver Patios•Landscape Design & Installation

•Drainage Work •Landscape Lighting

•Mole TrappingFast Free Estimates

(636) 296-5050

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WEST COUNTY GARAGE DOOR

SERVICE Proudly serving West County since 1980.

Springs, cables, elec-tric openers. Door

replacement. Evening & weekend

service available. Call 636-388-9774

Garage Services

The Fan Guy Trained & experienced tradesman avail-able for light electrical ser-vices: new outlets/ switches, water heater repair, lighting/ fan installation & repairs. Fair, dependable & honest. Call Paul 636-734-8402

Handyman CornerReliable Home Repair

PLUMBING• ELECTRICAL•CARPENTRY

30 yrs. Experience- Free Estimates

PHONE: (636) 230-3588CELL: (314) 799-4334

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Call Joe 636.346.7146 or636.458.2066

Lessons

W E S T c l a S S i f i E d S

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Bankruptcy Chapter 7 •Chapter 13

Debt ConsolidationForeclosure Defense

Debt Adjustment 25 years experience.

Call Lloyd Nolan, Attor-ney at Law (314) 725-1880, or visit us on the web at lloydnolan.com

Pet Services

HEaRT TO HEaRT PET SiTTiNG

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Painting

Riverside PaintingResidential Interior and

Exterior Painting. Insured.

Senior discount!We just keep rolling it on

for the HOLIDAYS!

Call Ken 636-391-1746

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BBB member

314-852-5467

Owner / operator specializing in interior painting, decorative & faux painting, wall textures,

concrete staining. Design consultation. Insured. Refer-ences. FREE ESTIMATES

314-397-3868

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Tree Services

Recycling

Roofing

Plumbing

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Affordable Plumbing Repairs and bathroom remodeling. Call Craig 636-458-1161 or 314-614-4840

MASTER PLUMBER. Water Heaters, Code Violations, Backflow Pre-venters.Basement bath-rooms, Outdoor faucets. Licensed & Bonded, Fully Insured. No Job Too Large or Too Small. (314) 288-9952

Vacation Rental

Destin Florida Area. Beautiful 3 bed, 3 bath condo or home, Gated Gulf Front community. Includes beach front cabana, 3 pools, ten-nis courts & more. Call for Special Spring/summer rates and availability. To view pictures please go to www.vrbo.com /127089 or /148365. For Additional info Call 314-922-8344.

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I LOVE TO PAINT!!Professional Painting • Paints, Glazes and More •

• Cabinetry & Furniture Too •• Affordable Quality •

DON’T PAY MORE!! Free Estimates

David (314) 732-FAUX (3289)

Interior and Exterior PaintingPower Washing • Window Washing

Gutter Cleaningwww.painting-pros.com

636-527-2501

A-1 Custom Painting & Wallpapering

We handle your design needs, professionally trained. Faux finishes, texturing, marbling, graining. Interior & exterior,

insured, FREE estimates. All work done by owner. 26 years experience. Call Ken or Hugo at 636-274-2922 or 314-640-4085

www.A1Ken.com

West County Pet Care. Pet Sitting & Dog Walking. We take care of Pets in your home where Pets prefer. Daily, Weekly Rates. Insured 636-394-6852 314-401-5516

Convenient Dog Grooming Full service grooming

in your home... Reasonable ratesFree consultation

All services available Keep your pets stress-free

in their own home. Great for older dogs. Call for appointment. 314-591-0009

Wags to Riches Full Service Mobile

Grooming Spa on Wheels.We offer: Pet/show clips,

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velocity drying & more! We come to you any day of

the week at anytime. Spe-cializing in large breeds

and geriatric dogs. For the pampering your

pet deserves, call636-980-7040

(636) 257-7399 • 24 Hrs.

Wanted To Buy. Baseball Cards, Sports Cards. Cardinals Sou-venirs and Memora-bilia Pre-1975 Only. Private Collector 314-302-1785

Wanted

Wedding Ceremonies

Anytime...Anywhere...

Marriage CeremoniesRenewal of Vows

BaptismsFull Service MinistryNon-Denomination

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M I E N E R LANDSCAPING L e a f C l e a n - U p !Ro c k wa l l s , p a t i o s , pruning, chainsaw work, e tc . Fr iendly ser v ice , with attention to detail. C a l l T o m 6 3 6 . 9 3 8 . 9 8 7 4

•Snow & Leaf Removal• Retaining Walls

• Paver Patios • Mulch • Professional Lawn Mowing

Free Estimate314-280-2779

Landscaping

Drainage, Sod, Ero-sion, Overgrowth

Clearing & PruningFree Estimates

636-466-2050

Masonry

Autullo Masonry Inc. Brick & stone contrac-tor. 32 yrs in business in St.Louis. Our reputation is built on quality and service for all your masonry needs. Paving, sidewalks, patios, walls, fireplaces- indoor & outdoor, fire pits, tuck pointing and brick exteriors. Free Estimates. Insured. 636-394-5543

3 rooms $490

includes paint Call Today

314-651-0261 since 1992

P a i n T i n g

Position Wanted

POSiTiON WaNTEdOffice Administrator/ Assistant

Susan R. allenI am experienced, organized, dependable, proficient in MS

Office and Access.For resume & references, email:[email protected]

WE BUY SCRAP METALCopper, Alum, Brass,

Stainless Steel, Lead & Car Batteries.

FREE drop-off for steel, vinyl & cardboard.

25 Truitt Dr., Eureka, MO 63025 Open M-Sat 9-5. 636-938-1188

EarthboundRecycling.com

Tree & Misc Services

Real Estate

Retaining Walls (Any Size)Paver Patios

Erosion & Drainage ControlCheck Out Our Projects At www.stoutlandscaping.com(636) 227-5595

...A Certified Belgard Installer...

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Welcome to the NEW standard in luxury living. Situated on over 6.5 acres, in the acclaimed Three Sisters Farm Subdivision of Wildwood, this custom built home is the quintessential estate. It is surrounded by expansive grounds and beautiful scenery, has a barn with h o r s e stable, 7 g a r a g e s p a c e s for the

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www.1133Pond.com or to schedule your private showing call Chrissy Krewson at (314) 422-4189.

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423 Slusser Ln. – Florissant $155,000 Great ranch with vaulted ceilings, new floors, fenced backyard.

305 Remington Way Dr. - Ballwin - $440,000Pristine “like new” one owner 2sty in Remington Place! First class upgrades, huge mstr ste, bonus rm. Over 3600 sqft!

16259 Bent Tree Dr. - Chesterfield - $305,900Charming 2-sty with inground pool and hot tub! Large updated kitchen and finished lower level. Must see!

1259 Robinview Ct. – Creve Coeur - $310,000Fabulous 2-sty on cul-de-sac! Large rear deck, FP, updated kitchen, great neighbor-hood.

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18715 Babler Meadows Dr.Wildwood • $559,000

Gorgeous granite kitchen highlights this profession-ally decorated atrium ranch. 3 Acre Wooded Lot. 2 frpl, 3c gar Fin LL. Bay windows, Hdwd Flrs, New HAVAC, Spectacular Home!!

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ATRIUM ON 3 ACRES!

1121 Talbridge WaySt. Charles • $334,900

STUNNING 3 Year Old, 4Bd Walk Out, Backing to Trees w/All the Upgrades! Huge Vaulted Master Suite! Hard-wood & tile flooring, excellent neighborhood. Minutes to Hwy 70!

Call Stephanie Thompson 314-479-4555

stephaniethompsonrealtor.com

2628 Rockwood PointeWildwood • $289,900

2sty with 4bd & 3.5 baths, walkout basement, t-stair & 3-car garage. Huge private rear deck with hot tub. Brand new carpet & paint. Close to Wildwood Towne Center!

Call Robin Williams314-401-0155

www.CallRobinWilliams.com

Mike Leeker314-435-4040

Stephanie Thompson314-479-4555

Robin Williams 314-401-0155

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