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During bad times, the blame game is the biggest game in Washington. Wall Street “greed” or “predatory” lenders seem to be favorite targets to blame for our current economic woes.

When government policy is mentioned at all in handing out blame, it usually is blamed for not imposing enough regula-tion on the private sector. But there is still the question whether any of these explana-tions can stand up under scrutiny.

Take Wall Street “greed.” Is there any evi-dence that people in Wall Street were any less interested in making money during all the decades and generations when invest-ments in housing were among the safest investments around? If their greed did not bring on an economic disaster before, why would it bring it on now?

As for lenders, how could they have expected to satisfy their greed by lending to people who were not likely to repay them?

The one agency of government that is widely blamed is the Federal Reserve System - which still keeps the heat away from elected politicians. Nor is the Fed completely blameless. It kept interest rates extremely low for years. That undoubtedly contributed to an increased demand for housing, because lower interest rates mean lower monthly mortgage payments.

But an increased demand for housing does not automatically mean higher hous-ing prices. In places where supply is free to rise to meet demand, such as Manhat-tan in the 1950s or Las Vegas in the 1980s, increased demand simply led to more hous-ing units being built, without an increase in real prices - that is, money prices adjusted for inflation.

What led to a boom in housing prices was increased demand in places where supply was artificially restricted. Coastal California was the largest of these places where severe legal restrictions on building houses led to skyrocketing housing prices. Just between 2000 and 2005, for example, home prices more than doubled in Los Angeles and San Diego, in response to rising demand in places where supply was not allowed to rise to meet it.

At the height of the housing boom in 2005, the 10 areas with the biggest home price increases over the previous five years were all in California. That year, the aver-age home price in California was more than half a million dollars, even though the average size of the homes sold was just

1,600 square feet. Although Cali-

fornia - and especially coastal California - was the biggest place with skyrocketing housing prices, it was not the only place. Other enclaves, here and there, with severe housing restrictions also had rapidly rising housing prices to levels far above the national average.

If the housing boom was so localized, how did this become a national problem? Because the money that financed housing in areas with housing price booms was supplied by financial institutions across the country and even across the ocean.

Mortgages made in California were sold to nationwide financial institutions, includ-ing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and to firms in Wall Street which bundled thou-sands of these mortgages into financial securities that were sold nationally and internationally. The problem was that, not only were these mortgages based on hous-ing prices inflated by the Federal Reserve’s low-interest rate policies, many of the home buyers had been granted mortgages under federal government pressures on lenders to lend to people who would not ordinarily qualify, whether because of low income, bad credit history or other factors likely to make them bigger credit risks.

This was not something that federal regu-latory agencies permitted. It was something that federal regulatory agencies - under pressure from politicians - pressured and threatened lenders into doing in the name of “affordable housing.”

The housing market collapse was set off when the Federal Reserve returned inter-est rates to more normal levels, but it was a financial house of cards that was due to collapse, sending shock waves through the economy. It was just a matter of when, not if.

A fuller account of all this appeared last year in my book “The Housing Boom and Bust.” The revised and expanded edition, which has just been published, shows how more of the same kinds of policies today are making it harder for the economy to recover.

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Swing of the pendulumto the editor:

While there was plenty to smile about in Carl Schroeder’s recent letter concern-ing the current presidential administration (Letters To The Editor, Feb. 3), I found one thing particularly amusing.

Schroeder asserts that, “No longer are the citizens represented.” I am sure he and many of his conservative acquaintances may not feel represented, but I do and I am willing to bet there are many millions of fellow American citizens out there just like me who do, too.

However, I know how he feels. I could have written the same letter almost word for word nine years ago, when the latest conservative iteration of a “power hungry and ideologically focused group of indi-viduals” took control of our government.

All I can say to Schroeder and those who feel as he does is, hold tight for a while. Conservatives will reign again just as sure as a pendulum pulled to the left has no choice but to swing just as far to the right. And so it will continue, back and forth, until conservatives like Schroeder and liberals like me figure out how to dis-agree with respect, debate with civility and compromise with humility.

On second thought, perhaps Schroeder’s letter was not so funny after all.

Rich GraffWest County

Fair and balancedto the editor:

Regarding the editorial, “Robbing from the Rich,” (Feb. 10), I take issue with the premise that low-income Americans are not paying their fair share of taxes, as was implied by your editorial.

Because I am not a CPA, I suggest you ask a CPA to verify my comment. Is it not true that a taxpayer earning $100,000 pays the same income tax rate on his first $20,000 of income as another taxpayer who only earns $20,000? And whereas the low-income taxpayer may qualify for tax credits, is it not almost guaranteed that the high-income earner will itemize deduc-tions - a large mortgage interest deduction, for example - and pay little, if any, income tax on that first $20,000 of income, just as the low-income earner?

While I appreciate the conservative per-spective of West Newsmagazine, let’s keep some semblance of fair and balanced, even

on the editorial page. Not all conservatives are wealthy.

Klaus IllianManchester

Stockholm Syndrometo the editor:

I read Casey Godwin’s article about the experiences of Robert Ellis, Master Sgt., Army nurse and reservist, with Saddam Hussein in Iraq.

As I read the article, it was with a grow-ing sense of horror that it could be the script of some “Bizarre Reality TV Show.”

First, I thank Ellis for his service. Also, although I’m an unabashed capitalist, I am not happy about his making money after writing a book about these experiences with Hussein. It seems to me he may have experienced a bit of reverse “Stockholm Syndrome.”

Throughout history, despots and mur-derers, like Josef Stalin, Adolf Hitler, Pol Pot, Idi Amin Dada, Ruholla Khomeini, Kim Jong IL, Atilla the Hun, etc., although evil incarnate, have been able to “connect” with many people on their way to gain-ing complete power and control over the masses. They also were undoubtedly char-ismatic and had the ability to be charming and disarming when necessary.

Ellis claims to have a “similar” back-ground to Hussein, who grew up in squa-lor near Tikrit, Iraq; it seems to me this comparison is a real stretch. Comparing growing up in the U.S., in St. Louis, with electricity, indoor plumbing and toilet paper is a far cry from living in squalor in a village in Iraq.

Having cigars and sharing stories with Hussein has convinced this soldier that our enemy actually was a good man and his

“brother.” So, Saddam should be forgiven for murdering thousands of men, women and children? I think not.

I wonder how well anyone would have gotten along if Hussein, who like any “death row” convict, who has found

“religion” and the compassion they never offered to their victims, was “rescued” and given back his power and luxurious life-style?

It also seems to me to be unfortunate that the Army, and the colonel who gave out the assignment, did not supervise more closely and that apparently counseling was not offered to this soldier, who seems to have

needed it for a broad array of issues, even before he met Hussein. I really think it is a shame that Hussein was able to “brain-wash” this willing participant and that even after his death his lies are repeated and promoted.

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To answer the Question of the Week, the federal government has no business being involved in the student loan program. Pres-ident Barack Obama’s plan to forgive stu-dent loans in 20 years for people who are employed outside of public service jobs is an unnecessary social welfare program. Forgiving student loans for people who opt to go into public service is not only an absurd extension of social welfare and an insult to all Americans who engage in commerce everyday, it again demonstrates Obama’s complete incompetence rela-tive to our economy and how prosperity accrues to the people.

The federal government must become smaller and less involved in our lives as we move forward or this once great land of freedom and opportunity will be bank-rupted and ruled by government bureau-crats and demagogues.

Mike HokeWildwood

No texting while drivingto the editor:

In the Feb. 10 issue of West Newsmaga-zine, an article was published about a cam-paign working against texting and talking on the phone while driving.

As an 11-year-old, I would support the idea of a law stating that it is illegal for a driver to be handling a phone while driv-ing.

Is a phone call or a text ever worth sacri-ficing the lives of people? Texting or talk-ing on the phone endangers not only the one talking or texting, but also people in the car with the driver or people driving on the same road. Accidents caused by handling phones have many other conse-quences.

The ‘no texting while driving’ campaign should keep pursuing the goal to keep driv-ers’ hands on the wheel at all times.

Grace HartChesterfield

A ticket to rideto the editor:

Spring is on the way and, as seems usual, so is the plea for more Metro funding.

Metro has developed a 30-year plan for “restoration and expansion of services” and so on. Again we are promised the world and instead we will see only another plea for more money next year.

Metro is incapable of living within its budget and in these economically challeng-ing times, we are being asked once again to foot the bill for their incompetence.

So why don’t we just start all over again as Bi-State Development Agency did in the early 1960s? Just for the sake of argument, why don’t we disband Metro?

Seriously, when I was growing up in the 1950s and 1960s, we could take streetcars and buses all over the city and county and it was very inexpensive and efficient. Let’s go back to the future.

What if Metro was broken up into smaller pieces and the routes sold to for-profit cor-porations with a small central scheduling/timetable organization to coordinate the routes. If one part fails, the others can stay in business.

William HarrisonSt. Louis County

Fair play for allto the editor:

Businesses across the state need a fair field of play.

For more than 50 years, the West St. Louis County Chamber of Commerce has worked to give every organization an equal chance to succeed. That is why our Chamber is concerned that some corners of Missouri retain an outdated, unfair set of charges for basic telephone calls.

It is bad for business when a call to one part of Missouri can cost 300 percent as much as a call to a neighboring town, or when in-state calls cost considerably more than calls to the rest of the United States.

Our Chamber supports efforts to level the playing field by removing this old, too expensive custom of exorbitant connection charges among phone companies.

Business no longer stops at a city limit sign. It is time for change.

Chairman Glenn KoenenPresident Lori A. Kelling

West St. Louis County Chamber of Commerce

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Last week, down in Florida, baseball players started tossing the ball around. Nothing invigorates more than spring and nothing signals spring quite the way the crack of the bat on the ball does. So this week, we at West Newsmagazine thought we would forego our normal editorial space and share with you some of our favorite quotes on the national pastime. We hope it brings a smile to your face.

“People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.” - Rogers Hornsby

“Don’t tell me about the world. Not today. It’s springtime and they’re knock-ing baseballs around fields where the grass is damp and green in the morning and the kids are trying to hit the curve ball.” - Pete Hamill

“That’s the true harbinger of spring, not crocuses or swallows returning to Capist-rano, but the sound of a bat on a ball.” -Bill Veeck

“The other sports are just sports. Base-ball is a love.” - Bryant Gumbel

“That’s baseball, and it’s my game. Y’ know, you take your worries to the game, and you leave ‘em there. You yell like crazy for your guys. It’s good for your lungs, gives you a lift, and nobody calls the cops.” - Humphrey Bogart

“Well, boys, it’s a round ball and a round bat and you got to hit the ball square.” - Joe Schultz

“Baseball players are smarter than foot-ball players. How often do you see a base-ball team penalized for too many men on the field?” - Jim Bouton

“It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, fill-ing the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone.” - A. Bartlett Giamatti

“Spread the diaper in the position of the diamond with you at bat. Then fold second base down to home and set the baby on the pitcher’s mound. Put first base and third together, bring up home plate and pin the three together. Of course, in case of rain, you gotta call the game and start all over again.” -Jimmy Piersal, on how to diaper a baby

“Hating the New York Yankees is as American as apple pie, unwed mothers and cheating on your income tax.” - Mike Royko

“If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant’s life, she will choose to save the infant’s life without even considering if there are men on base.” - Dave Barry

“Ability is the art of getting credit for all the home runs somebody else hits.” - Casey Stengel

“Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona. Not all holes, or games, are created equal.” - George Will

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tion Commission recently awarded a $44.5 million contract, using American Recovery and Reinvestment Act money, for the relo-cation of Hwy. 141 between Ladue Road and Olive Blvd.

The commission awarded the contract for the relocation of a six-lane Hwy. 141, and the construction of new interchanges

at Ladue Road and Olive Blvd., to Fred Weber, Inc. for $44.5 million. In addition, Fred Weber will be completing a $10 mil-lion Metropolitan Sewer District upgrade along the Hwy. 141 project.

The relocation project will move Hwy. 141 further to the east between Ladue Road and Olive Blvd., raising the roadway out of the flood plain and improving the traffic flow. It will connect with a St. Louis County project, the Page-Olive Connector, at Olive Blvd.

Work on the project is scheduled to start in late March and is expected to be finished by summer 2012.

Severe weather observer training The St. Louis County Police Department

and Office of Emergency Management offer “Skywarn” Severe Weather Observer Training to all citizens interested in severe weather recognition, reporting and safety.

The severe weather season is just around the corner, often beginning as early as March. These seminars teach severe weather safety, how to recognize potentially severe weather and how to accurately report the conditions being observed. Quality reports by trained observers lead to more accurate and timely weather warnings.

Skywarn Level 1 (basic) training is offered from 9 a.m. to noon, with Level 2 (advanced) training available from 1 to 4 p.m. The training will be held on Saturdays at the following locations:

• March 6: Queeny Park Recreation Center (550 Weidman Road).

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On March 9-11, citizens from the West County area, including the communities of Ballwin, Ellisville, Manchester, Wildwood and Winchester, will have an opportunity to view and provide comments on preferred plans for land-use changes, roadway improvements and signage improvements developed based on public input gathered from visioning sessions held in West County during November, December and Febru-ary.

Attendees will have the opportunity to provide feedback via keypad polling as well as via written and in-person comments concerning the preferred plans for the Manchester Road corridor. The consultant team will incorporate this feedback as it prepares final recommendations for the Manchester Road Great Streets Project for presentation to the public in May.

The final round of public meetings for the Manchester Road project in May will discuss implementation strategies that the five communities along the corridor can use to move forward with improvements over the next few years. The preferred plans incorporate public input at visioning sessions conducted over the last several months as well as feedback from discussions with a range of stakeholders along the corridor and the technical analysis of the consultant team. These plans will illustrate in greater detail how Manchester Road will evolve over the next few decades within the cor-ridor study area.

Participants will have the opportunity to visit informational stations and presen-tation boards and interact with members of the consultant team who will provide updates on the project, address key issues and accept comments from the community. They will have the opportunity to view potential land-use alternatives as well as traf-fic management improvements, including unified signage design concepts, for the five cities along the Manchester Road corridor.

The open houses are as follows:• March 9: Ballwin Baptist Church (15101 Manchester Road in Ballwin).• March 10: Crestview Middle School (16025 Clayton Road in Ellisville).• March 11: Manchester United Methodist (129 Woods Mill Road in Manchester).All sessions are 7-9 p.m. with keypad polling exercise beginning at 7:30 p.m.Individuals wishing to participate in the polling should be seated 30 minutes after

the hour for each meeting. To learn more about the project, visit ewgateway.org/manchester.

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* March 13: Jefferson Barracks Park Visitors Center (345 North Road).

• March 20: Hazelwood West High School (1 Wildcat Drive at Howdershell Road).

• March 27: Bellefontaine United Meth-odist Church (10600 Bellefontaine Road).

• April 10: Crestwood City Hall (1 Detjen Drive).

There are also Level 1 evening classes meeting from 7 to 10 p.m. on Thursdays.

• March 11: Jefferson Barracks Park Visitors Center

• March 25: Wildwood City Hall (183 Plaza Drive).

Training also will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. on Wed., April 7 at Queeny Park Rec-reation Center.

Prior registration is not required for these classes (except Florissant Valley) and there

is no charge. Everyone is welcome and you need not attend all classes. Certification will be issued to those completing each class. Level 1 is the basic class required for all observers with additional information and training provided in the optional Level 2 advanced seminar.

All citizens are urged to take advantage of this training opportunity and provide a much-needed community volunteer ser-vice. Amateur radio operators who attend the training become participants of the Radio Amateur Civilian Radio Service (RACES), the St. Louis County Police-sponsored emergency services amateur radio assistance network.

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By Julie Brown PattonThe Eureka Board of Aldermen

voted on Feb. 16 to require prescrip-tions for purchases of pseudoephed-rine products. Eureka is the first municipality in St. Louis County to require written prescriptions for the decongestant that doubles as metham-phetamine’s main ingredient.

U.S. Drug Enforcement Adminis-tration statistics show that Missouri annually has far more meth lab inci-dents than any other state. In fact, two years ago, more than twice as many meth-related seizures occurred in Mis-souri as in Indiana, the No. 2 ranked state for meth incidents. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol’s Divi-sion of Drug and Crime Control sta-tistics, a total of 1,774 meth laboratory incidents were reported in the state during 2009. The figure includes all chemical, equipment and glassware seizures, operational laboratories, and dumpsites that were confiscated last year.

Eureka Police Chief Mike Wiegand said that when the cities of Union and Washington, Mo., filed the same type of prescription bill this fall, the amount of pseudoephedrine products purchased at the Eureka-based Wal-Mart and Walgreens quickly rose by at least 8 percent.

“Pseudoephedrines were already behind the pharmacy counters, but the new suspicious factors seen in Eureka were brought to the attention of our aldermen and Drug Task Force members,” Wiegand said.

He said that from checking files, police detectives knew that people were purchasing the maximum amount of pseudoephedrine products individuals can buy, and also were purchasing from various places on any given day.

“Customers must show identifica-tion, and pharmacists are required to record who is purchasing the prod-ucts,” Wiegand said. “We check the records on a regular basis and cross-reference with local narcotic units.”

Wiegand said a recent sales record for pseudoephedrine products pur-chased during one day in January at the WalMart in Eureka indicated that 13 of the 17 purchases involved people from nearby counties who

were involved in meth-related inves-tigations.

Officers also found remnants of meth labs dumped along Eureka area roads, including Hwy. 109, in the past few months. Wiegand said meth-related issues had not been the case in the area during prior years.

“This problem popped up in the last six months,” Eureka Mayor Kevin Coffey said.

Coffey said Eureka’s “prime shop-ping area along the I-44 corridor” made it painfully obvious that sus-pects were purchasing methamphet-amine-oriented products there.

“Our board is conservative and doesn’t like the idea of government intrusion into people’s lives, but due to the weight of this particular prob-lem, we felt it was necessary to take action,” Coffey said. “Reaction to the prescription bill has been very posi-tive. Several pharmacists are relieved because it gives them more control of the situation and strengthens their ability to monitor dispensing. They are overjoyed, in fact. The circum-stances that pharmacists face were a major reason the board made the deci-sion they did about this new rule.”

Coffey said there had been prom-ises from the pharmaceutical industry to establish better product sales moni-toring systems, but that the concept had been discussed for several years.

“We had a problem here and now, and felt we had to act on behalf of the safety of our residents as well as for the overall good of the community,”

Coffey said.Coffey said the goal is to keep

Eureka a good place for families to live.

“This meth-related problem touched very close to home,” Coffey said.

He said the city became the seventh local government in Missouri to pass a prescription law.

Other West County municipalities are beginning to contemplate similar options. Town & Country Administra-tor John Copeland said he is aware of the pseudoephedrine situation and “is watching it carefully.”

Some Missourians advocate for a statewide prescription-only law for pseudoephedrine products. Nanci Gonder, spokesperson for the state attorney general’s office, said a survey was sent to county prosecutors to solicit their views about a potential statewide prescription-only law.

“A total of 96 of Missouri’s 115 county prosecutors signed a petition supporting the concept of making over-the-counter pseudoephedrine sales available by prescription only,” Gonder said.

Gonder said that while the state attorney general office has not taken an official stance on the matter, the information is being provided to the Missouri General Assembly.

Critics of such a law include cer-tain drug- and medical-related asso-ciations, whose members say they believe such laws make it more dif-ficult and expensive for those who are ill to get relief.

By Diane PlattnerWhile area officials have said Town & Country’s

recent deer control program met its goals, officials with the Missouri Veterinary Medical Board recently expressed concerns about certain aspects of the non-lethal phase.

Town & Country’s multifaceted deer management program called for the sterilization of up to 200 deer. Officials hired Randy Junge, a Missouri-licensed vet, to perform the deer sterilizations. Junge also was sup-posed to directly supervise during the sterilizations a vet from Wisconsin, Steven Timm, who is part of Deer Management Contractor Tony DeNicola’s team. However, Junge in early December told West News-magazine that he had rotated his sterilization shifts with Timm, adding that he believed they followed proper procedures.

On Dec. 17, Town & Country Alderman John Hoff-mann (ward 2) filed a complaint with the state veteri-nary board. Hoffmann’s complaint stated, in part, that DeNicola at the Dec. 16 Town & Country Deer Task Force meeting announced “one vet was let go each night” and only one vet performed operations.

“This implied that the Wisconsin vet was operating without the supervision of a Missouri vet,” Hoffmann wrote. “During a question and answer session, I spe-cifically asked Mr. DeNicola if veterinary procedures were being done without a licensed Missouri vet pres-ent. He stated that the Missouri vet was not on site, but was still technically supervising the procedures despite being at home.”

Hoffmann also noted that DeNicola said it would have cost an additional $7,000 had the Missouri vet been present for all of the deer sterilization opera-tions.

The state board reviewed Hoffmann’s complaint at meetings in late January. The state board then wrote a letter to Town & Country officials that stated, in part, that it found that the veterinarian performing sterilization operations on deer in Town & Country “may have performed the services without a Missouri-licensed veterinarian being present.”

In Missouri, a Missouri-licensed veterinarian is required to perform deer sterilization operations or they are to be conducted under the immediate super-vision of a Missouri-licensed veterinarian in good standing.

“The board requested that in any future deer herd management contracts, the city of Town & Country include an expressed requirement that any out-of-state veterinarian performing sterilization procedures do so under the ‘immediate supervision’ of a licensed Missouri veterinarian,” Town & Country Mayor Jon Dalton said. “Without question, this was always the city’s understanding of Missouri state law and regu-lation and we fully understood that this supervision arrangement would be included in the implementa-tion of our contract for the provision of this important non-lethal element of our comprehensive deer herd management program.”

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By Julie Brown PattonThe Wildwood City Council on Feb. 22

voted to extend for another six months a pilot promotional program using street pole banners in Wildwood.

The development company E-404 LLC has used the banners since last summer to accentuate renewed options at the previ-ously foreclosed on Meadows of Wildwood subdivision, a retirement community that a prior developer abandoned. The program also promoted the “live, work and play here” elements of Wildwood.

Banners currently only line the poles located on Generations Drive and New Col-lege Ave. E-404 fronted the approximately $18,000 required for the pilot project.

Questions about overall clutter, banner placements, maintenance and the appropri-ate entity to execute future program expan-sions stimulated debates about extending the concept to other parts of Wildwood’s Town Center.

Earlier this month, the Wildwood City Council asked Wildwood Director of Plan-ning and Parks Joe Vujnich to analyze and compare what had been approved for the program. First, E-404 was required to pro-duce and pay for twice as many banners that promoted the city, compared to the number that promoted the subdivision.

“The total number of light standard poles and banners authorized by Council was 36,” Vujnich said. “A total of 23 of the 36 were intended to advertise Town Center and 13 were to advertise the Meadows.”

He said the department’s inspection yielded 29 poles with banners: 19 adver-tising Town Center and 10 advertising the Meadows development.

“Fifteen poles remain empty, with other types of government-related signage, such as speed limits, on them,” Vujnich said. “(E-404) used two less poles than what was authorized. We found the execution to be consistent with what was described for the pilot program.”

Extending the banner opportunity to Wildwood-based businesses came under fire when Vujnich led City Councilmem-bers through a proposed survey to be sent to local business owners in conjunction with an upcoming business appreciation event in March. Officials disagreed about whether and how to ask business owners about their awareness of, and interest in, the potential banner program. While busi-ness owners would be paying for the cost of any new banners, Wildwood would benefit from the approach of one banner purchased

for the city with every banner purchased for a business.

City Councilmember Tammy Shea said she is concerned the city is setting itself up as a “quasi-Chamber of Commerce.”

“Is it appropriate for our Town Center?” Shea said. “Is it a role the city should be playing? I think we need to examine and answer those questions before prematurely putting it out to business owners.”

City Councilmember Holly Ferris (ward 8) asked if business owners could be given different choices on the survey of what marketing avenues they believe would help their businesses. City Councilmember David Sewell (ward 6) asked if the ban-ners fit into the new urbanism concept that Wildwood is following. Vujnich said there are national examples of banner programs appropriately designed and executed in ways that demonstrate that they are assets. City Councilmember Ron James (ward 6) pointed to Kirkwood’s banner program as a positive example. But other officials quipped that it only promotes city-spon-sored events, not individual businesses.

Shea said she wonders if street pole ban-ners are strategic to business development, and whether government should be subsi-dizing such efforts.

The City Council eventually voted to eliminate the question regarding banners from the survey; however, City Coun-cilmember Patricia Thibeault (ward 1) rec-ommended that a suggestion box be made available at Wildwood Business Associa-tion meetings.

City Councilmember Bob Porter (ward 7) asked that the density of banners be 50 percent or less of the total poles available.

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By Diane PlattnerTown & Country officials are considering

a proposal to resume the full digital record-ing of certain city meetings. The Town & Country Board of Aldermen on Feb. 22 considered a resolution to fully digitally-record all city meetings of the Board of Aldermen, Planning and Zoning Commis-sion and Board of Adjustment held in the aldermanic chambers.

Town & Country Alderman John Hoff-

mann (ward 2) said the city had purchased a digital recording system to record certain public meetings. However, the city clerk, upon the city attorney’s advice, had stopped recording certain portions of public meet-ings, he said.

“How do you justify recording part of the meeting and not all of the meeting?” Hoff-mann said.

Hoffmann said this change in meeting recording procedures occurred shortly after

someone had obtained a meeting transcript regarding Hoffmann’s questioning of a municipal judge who was up for reappoint-ment.

“In the spirit of good and open govern-ment, the most accurate record of meetings should be made,” Hoffmann said.

In addition, Hoffmann said digitally recording meetings, which comes at no cost to the city, would enable a person absent from a meeting to listen to it.

Town & Country Alderman Tim Welby (ward 2) moved to continue the matter because Town & Country Aldermen Steve Fons (ward 3) and David Karney (ward 4) were absent from the meeting. Hoffmann urged the board to use common sense and not postpone passage of this resolution so that the next meeting could be recorded.

He was the only alderman who dissented from Welby’s motion, which continued the proposal until the March 8 board meeting.

By Diane PlattnerThe Town & Country Board of Alder-

men on Feb. 22 unanimously approved an ordinance authorizing the municipality to participate in the annual “Show Me Green Sales Tax Holiday.”

The “Show Me Green Sales Tax Holiday” exempts retail purchases of certain qualify-ing appliances, including washers, dryers, water heaters, dishwashers, refrigerators and air conditioners, from state sales tax. It also allows Missouri’s political subdivi-sions to enact ordinances authorizing the holiday to apply to local sales taxes as well.

The measure exempts from local retail sales tax the sale of any Energy Star-certi-fied appliance up to $1,500 from April 19 through April 25, 2010. It does not apply to retailers that offer for sale less than 2 per-cent of merchandise that qualifies for the sales tax holiday.

The ordinance will remain in effect each subsequent year until revocation.

The holiday encourages the purchase of energy-efficient appliances by exempting them from sales tax. It gives incentives for consumer awareness of and investment in energy-efficient appliances expected to reduce energy consumption statewide while promoting retail sales activity.

“The intent and purpose of the ‘Show Me Green Sales Tax Holiday’ is consistent with the city’s position in promoting and supporting reasonable environmental ini-tiatives for the good of all,” Town & Coun-try Mayor Jon Dalton said. “The recycling of older inefficient appliances and replac-ing them with newer Energy Star rated appliances not only will improve our envi-ronment, but will help reduce household energy as well as help create jobs.”

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By Julie Brown PattonCommittee members on Wildwood’s Rural Internet

Access Committee say they are moving at warp speed to meet the March 15 deadline to apply for the second round of federal stimulus funds being issued by broadband expansion nationally.

Wildwood’s first bid at securing a portion of the $7.2 billion federal stimulus funding in 2009 failed, primarily because the area was not considered “rural” from an over-all consensus standard.

A delegation of citizen volunteers and city staffers studied the situation, met with state officials, attended a one-day workshop that federal representatives hosted for potential applicants, and researched a variety of options.

“This time we are much more aware of exactly what’s expected in the process,” Wildwood City Councilmember David Sewell (ward 6) said. “The application itself is a doozy, but now we know what rules we’re expected to work within.”

Sewell said state officials now agree that many sections of Wildwood’s terrain are very rural.

“And we are considered ‘shovel-ready’ from a technical standpoint in that we would be ready to execute with the right infrastructure and technology,” Sewell said.

The committee identified four technical options for high-speed applications in the future: DSL, cable, FTTH and WiMAX. Sewell said they had determined that WiMAX would be the best option, especially considering that it is the type of technology that would naturally upgrade itself over time.

“It’s the lower cost-of-entry solution,” Sewell said.

The first round of high-speed costs was estimated at $1,943,950, with a total of $1,554,872 requested from fed-eral funds and a city-matching portion of $388,718.

The Wildwood City Council evaluated and voted on a funding equation that reflected changes in the second round of applications. Matching funds now must be 30 percent, and there must be a minimum 25 percent loan component.

With a city-matching portion of $388,718, a loan com-ponent of $485,988, and a state-matching portion of $194,359, the tally that Wildwood will request through the second round of applications is $874,885.

Sewell said hurdles for the current application include the state partnership aspect, financial assistance and secur-ing a letter of support from the governor.

When some City Council members asked about the cost implications, Wildwood Director of Planning and Parks Joe Vujnich pointed out that Wildwood residents have been promised high-speed Internet for the past 10 years.

“We are losing potential residents due to this issue, and we’ve had incidents recently where people are calling the city to ask where broadband is before even looking at houses that are for sale,” Vujnich said.

Additionally, lack of high-speed Internet access nega-tively impacts students’ ability to do homework from their

homes and does not enable residents to work from their houses.

Ironically what many people love about Wildwood - the trees and rolling forests - are exactly what blocks compa-nies from being able to deliver typical high-speed options. Some parts of Wildwood admittedly have more rugged ter-rain, especially wards 1 and 6, than others.

However, in the same City Council meeting, on Feb. 22, in which the Rural Internet Access project was discussed, City Councilmembers also approved a variety of high-priced maintenance issues that will come from the city’s budget, most of which will not benefit the city’s rural areas. For example, a contract of up to $175,000 will be applied to replace sidewalks in wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8 - all but 6. Another contract of up to $495,000 to resurface select roads was approved for wards 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8. A third contract for up to $880,000 was approved to replace streets in wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8 - again all but 6. A fourth contract for $1,020,000 was approved for replacing the Strecker Road bridge for ward 2.

Citizens and some officials have pointed out that the lion’s share of city budget and services goes toward the more urban areas of Wildwood, and that rural Inter-net access has been one of the few items that have been requested from the more rural residents. Additional dis-cussions included potential rollout plans, loan parameters, bandwidth limits, cellular dead zones due to Wildwood’s foliage and terrain, and options about owning equipment.

All but City Councilmembers Jim Baugus (ward 3) and Jean Vedvig (ward 4) voted in favor of pursuing the federal application.

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By Ted dixon JrThe Creve Coeur City Council passed

two ordinances Feb. 22 that change the city’s code of ordinances regarding trash storage and allowing alcohol consumption in city parks. The alcohol law relates to the rental of pavilions in parks and the Tapp-meyer House at Millennium Park.

Regarding the trash ordinance, the city changed the law dealing with storage, location of residential garbage, recycling and yard waste receptacles when not at the curb for collections. The new code stipulates that garbage and all other waste receptacles must be stored on the premises either inside a structure or otherwise in a location that is not in an area between the street of address and the plane of any face of the house that is predominantly oriented towards that street of address.

City officials had received complaints that residents are leaving them in front of the garage doors, alongside the driveway.

Before the legislation passed, an amendment was added. City leaders had expressed concern about a 5-foot require-ment for trash storage. Creve Coeur City Administrator Mark Perkins said it would be better off to start out as less restrictive, so the 5-foot requirement was taken off the books.

Regarding the alcohol legislation, the city now will permit consumption in city parks in conjunction with the rental of the Tappmeyer House at Millennium Park and park pavilions.

The city currently prohibits all alcoholic beverages in city parks. Officials had reviewed alcohol restrictions in neighboring municipalities and found few restrictions. Therefore, the City Council determined that park alcohol restrictions should be relaxed to allow the possession and consumption under certain circumstances. One provi-sion is that glass containers, including all glass beverage containers, are prohibited.

By Ted dixon JrThe Creve Coeur City Council on Feb. 22

extended its moratorium by three months on the issuance of any zoning, building occupancy or other permit to any adult entertainment business that wishes to set up shop.

In August 2009, city officials passed a resolution establishing a moratorium on adult businesses. It expired Feb. 24. The extension allows the City Council more time to review the proposed ordinances which the Creve Coeur Planning and Zoning Commission has reviewed.

City officials plan to complete their investigation and enact any regulations

within three months. Creve Coeur City Administrator Mark

Perkins said there are no current proposals for an adult business in the city.

Under the resolution, there are number of words and phrases that can be defined in this scenario. For example, an adult caba-ret would be a business featuring dancing or other live entertainment. “Adult media” could be characterized as magazines, books, videotapes, movies or slides relat-ing to hard core material.

An adult media store is a business that rents or sells media that involves using 10 percent of the public floor area that is devoted to adult media.

By Ted dixon Jr.Creve Coeur officials recently announced

that upgrades to the gazebo at Laverne Collins Park are coming along nicely and should be ready by this spring.

Creve Coeur City Administrator Mark Perkins said at a recent meeting that the city has received funding from a federal grant as well as private donations from the Lions Club. Creve Coeur Public Informa-tion Officer Melissa Weiss said the work involves the installation of flag poles, pro-viding electricity to the gazebo and some landscaping. She said the entire project costs $37,000 and $30,000 of that would be reimbursable through the grant and the Parks Department.

Creve Coeur Public Works Director Jim Heines said the work is a culmination of a group of smaller projects to improve the development of the park. The gazebo is 20 feet in diameter and is named in honor of former Creve Coeur City Clerk Laverne Collins. It is located at 10581 Olive Street Road.

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By Casey GodwinFresh, locally-grown foods soon may

be available at a new seasonal farmers’ market in Ballwin. Owners of the Barn at Lucerne recently approached the city with the intent of opening a farmers’ market in May. The market would be located in the Barn’s parking lot (930 Kehrs Mill Road).

“The problem is, we really don’t have anything on our books to deal with this issue,” Ballwin City Administrator Bob Kuntz said at the Feb. 22 Board of Alder-men meeting.

Kuntz said the city also does not have any regulations to deal with Christmas tree sales, but that situation in the past has been handled by following special events regulations, which allows an event to run only three consecutive days per event and for the event to be held only three times per year.

“If we want to establish a farmers’ market, we want to have some criteria that can apply as a template in other locations throughout the city in the future,” Kuntz said.

In order to establish those rules, the board directed the Ballwin Planning and Zoning Commission to develop an amendment to the zoning ordinance. Kuntz said that until the commission creates a category that includes farmers’ markets and subsequent rules for dealing with such an entity, the

board cannot act on the request from the Barn’s owners.

Ballwin Alderman Frank Schmer (Ward 2) said he is concerned about the potential success of a farmers’ market in Ballwin.

“There have been other communities that have tried to do this and other communities that are trying to do this and are having a hard time,” Schmer said.

Schmer pointed out that farmers’ mar-kets in Maplewood and Wildwood have not been successful due to straying from the traditional concept of a farmers’ market.

“What I saw in Wildwood was six booths selling zucchini and two guys selling jew-elry,” Schmer said.

Nancy Pino, owner of the Barn, said the idea already has attracted attention of about 25 local farmers.

“We really want this to be a farmers’ market,” Pino said. “It will primarily be produce and items made by farmers using products grown on the farms.”

Localizing produce also is a goal of the farmers’ market. Pino said any produce that comes from outside Missouri and Illinois would have to be labeled as such. By keep-ing fees low, Pino said she hopes to be able to attract primarily local farmers.

The board unanimously approved direct-ing the Planning and Zoning Commission to review the issue at its next meeting.

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By Julie Brown PattonWhen The Farmers’ Market of Wild-

wood launches this spring, a new manager will greet customers. Glenn Gaehle was selected from among seven candidates for the job.

Wildwood launched its first season of once-weekly markets in 2009 after an arrangement was worked out with Koman Properties Inc., to dedicate a portion of the land located in the public plaza to the venue each Saturday.

The manager position reflects an annual contract. Joe Vujnich, Wildwood’s director of Planning and Parks, said city officials believed it was appropriate to search for a new individual this year. The city is com-pensating the manager with $15,000 for the season as well as providing the tents and tables for vendors.

Gaehle is a lifelong Wildwood resident who resides about 3 miles from the cur-rent City Hall location. Previously, he has handled the set-up for Wildwood events,

including the Barbecue Bash. “We had gardens while I was growing up;

and I have small ones myself now,” Gaehle said.

He said he likes the open location of Wildwood’s market, and that his goal is to double its size.

Vujnich said that overall, 30 to 40 differ-ent vendors participated in the The Farm-ers’ Market of Wildwood last year, with some weeks averaging 15 to 20 vendors.

Gaehle said he hopes to attract new ven-dors by inviting local people or larger area farmers who raise vegetables, berries and fruits.

“The main factor for everyone to remem-ber is to be patient for what’s in-season,” Gaehle said. “With where we live, we don’t get locally-grown tomatoes in May or early June. Other produce does come in early some years, so we’ll try to work with that.”

The Wildwood market is tentatively slated to open May 15.

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My Favorite Teacher Essay Contest, which the Republican Women’s Club (RWC) of St. Louis sponsored, recently held an awards ceremony to honor the winning teach-ers and students from the Rockwood School District’s Blevins Elementary School in Eureka.

Friends and family were on hand at Eureka City Hall to honor teachers and students, along with Missouri Rep. Tim Jones (R-Dist. 89); Eureka Mayor Ken Coffey; Eureka Alderman Marilyn Leistner; Arleen Jackson, past president of RWC of St. Louis; and Sharon Barnes, president of RWC of St. Louis. Jones presented each teacher with a House Resolution, a Missouri Blue Book, a copy of the Missouri Constitution and a state flag that had flown over the state capitol. Coffey and Leistner honored the teach-ers with a City Proclamation. The winners were as follows:Kindergarten to fourth grade:

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• Second place: Jennifer Phelps, third-grade teacher at Blevins. Essay written by Erin Bozdech, Blevins student.

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• • •Bethel United Methodist Church17500 Manchester Road, Wildwood458-22553 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sat., March 27Notes: Dinner is $8 for adults and $4 for children. Dine in or carry out.

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• • •Incarnate Word Parish13416 Olive Blvd., Chesterfield(314) 576-53664:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Fridays through March 26Notes: Fried Icelandic cod or premium butterfly shrimp; dine in, carry out or buy in bulk; $8 for the full dinner platter, $4 for the half dinner platter; $1 for sides and desserts.

• • •Sacred Heart Catholic Church17 Ann Ave., Valley Park225-52684 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Fridays through March 26Notes: Baked and fried fish dinner plates to include tilapia and Jack salmon; sides and desserts also available. Prices vary; dine in or carry out.

• • •St. Alban Roe2001 Shepherd Road, Wildwood458-2977

5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Fri., March 26Notes: Menu items include fried cod; cheese and veggie pizza; hush puppies and fries; macaroni and cheese and salad. Cost is $10 per adult, $5 per child, $8 for seniors. Meals include a drink and dessert. Dine in only.

• • •St. Clare of Assisi15642 Clayton Road, Ellisville394-73074 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Fridays through March 26Notes: Menu entrée items include fried or stuffed cod; peel-and-eat shrimp; cod bisque; cheese pizza; cheese sticks; sides include macaroni and cheese, applesauce, slaw, green beans and spaghetti; kids’ meals also available. Items are individually priced; dine in or carry out.

• • •St. Clement of Rome1510 Bopp Road, Des Peres(314) 965-07094:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Fridays through March 26Notes: Cod and shrimp dinners. Prices vary; dine in or carry out.

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• • •St. Joseph Parish567 St. Joseph Lane, Manchester227-52474:15 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. on Fridays through March 26Notes: Full dinner includes a two-piece fried or baked fish entrée, an eight-piece shrimp basket, two sides, bread and dessert for $9; small dinner includes a one-piece fish entrée, five-piece shrimp basket, two sides and dessert for $6. Dine in or carry out.

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By Warren MayesBusiness is going to pick up dramati-

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The Missouri State High School Athletic Association (MSHSAA) recently released the high school football district pairings for 2010-11. MSHSAA groups schools into districts within each classification based on geographical location and conference affiliation. The ability for all schools in a particular conference to complete a con-ference schedule takes priority in making football assignments.

However, in instances where all schools in a conference cannot complete a full league schedule (every school plays every other school once), geography takes prior-ity. The latter scenario occurs occasionally in conferences with more than eight mem-bers that also compete across multiple clas-sifications. Once again, two teams advance out of each district.

District play for all four-team districts will begin in week 8 of the regular season, while six-team and five-team districts in the three Class 5 districts will begin in week 6.

One new district pairing that should be especially competitive is Class 5, District 2. This district will include 2009 state champion Webster Groves and semifinal-ist Parkway North. In addition, there are two teams that reached the quarterfinals: Chaminade and Parkway Central. Chami-nade is a member of the Metro Catholic Conference (MCC), while the other three schools belong to the Suburban South Con-ference.

Last season, Webster went 13-0 and won the 5A state championship. Parkway North finished 10-2 with both losses coming to Webster Groves. Parkway Central wound up 10-3. The Colts had one loss to Webster Groves and two losses to Parkway North. Chaminade wound up 9-4 with two losses to Webster Groves, one loss to DeSmet (a 6A semifinalist) and one loss to 6A play-off qualifier Christian Brothers College (CBC).

“These four teams were a combined 44-8 last year with only one loss coming from an opponent outside this district,” Park-way Central Coach Mark Goldenberg said. “There are four teams that went to the Elite Eight, two from the Final Four and the

state champ from Class 5 all in the same district.”

Some notable classification changes involving area squads includes Eureka moving from Class 5 to Class 6. Joining Eureka in District 1 are Fox, Northwest and Oakville.

But the spotlight will be on the Class 5, District 2 games.

“In my opinion, this is the most com-petitive and difficult district in Missouri, regardless of class,” Chaminade Coach Doug Taylor said.

He had no disagreements from his coach-ing comrades.

“My thoughts are whoever survives from this district should be battle tested and have a chance to advance out,” Gold-enberg said.

Parkway North Coach Bob Bunton was more succinct in his assessment.

“Help,” Bunton said.Taylor said that when he learned about

the new configuration, he was taken aback.

“My main thought was, ‘What have I done to make the people in Columbia mad at me?’” Taylor said. “My next thought was, what an incredible challenge this is going to be for all four of us.”

Bunton agreed.“I don’t think too many people would

disagree that our district is the toughest in Class 5,” Bunton said. “The first thoughts our staff had when districts were announced was that two of the best teams in the metro area from 2009 will not even make the play-offs in 2010. You are talking about

two quarterfinal teams, a semifinal team and the state champ all playing each other in the final three weeks of the season.”

Parkway North and Parkway Central had Parkway West and Kirkwood in their district last year. The two new teams will make the district that much more difficult.

“I thought last year’s district was very tough, and it was, so we will see,” Golden-berg said. “On paper it sure looks tough.”

The Chaminade Red Devils have been in a district with Vianney and Roosevelt as well as Webster Groves. The addition of the two Parkway schools changes the makeup.

“With no disrespect to Vianney and Roosevelt, this is definitely a more difficult district for us,” Taylor said.

Chaminade will be getting two fresh games in the deal. The Red Devils have not met either Parkway North or Parkway Central.

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meter freestyle relay - the Lancers’ crew of Samantha Wright, Jessi Holz, Ashleigh Grammar and Shannon McCoy finished their high school career in style. The defending 400-yard freestyle relay champs gave the entire Lafayette team a state championship.

The Lancers quartet finished in 3 minutes, 31.06 seconds to nip the Springfield Glen-dale relay team by a mere .35 seconds.

Lafayette won the 35th annual Missouri State Swimming and Diving Champion-ships at the Rec-Plex in St. Peters with 227 points, just ahead of the Falcons’ 223.5 points. The state championship is the 10th overall for the Lancers, who last won the state title in 2007. Blue Springs has domi-nated lately, winning four of the last five state championships.

“I didn’t say much to them,” said Lafay-ette Coach Todd Gabel, who recorded his first state championship with the storied program, about this relay team. “They knew they had to win it. I told them to go out there and to finish the meet with a win. They won it last year and I wanted them to keep that intact.”

The four seniors all will swim at Divi-sion I schools next year but they will have fond memories of how their high school careers finished.

“They’re just fabulous,” Gabel said about the four seniors. “They worked hard all year and really throughout their careers. I’m just so happy they got that win. It was nice for them to get that and go out of their high school careers with a big win and a state championship.”

One move Gabel made was to put McCoy in all three relay events to score points. The strategy worked. The Lancers finished third in the other two relays. Lafayette came in third in the 200 free relay with a time of 1:39.23. The girls on the relay were junior Taylor Paskoff, senior Hannah Witzig, Grammar and McCoy.

“Our girls needed to be in the top three in the relay and that’s where we ended up,” Gabel said. “That’s why I put McCoy on all three relays to get those points.”

Lafayette finished third in the 200 IM relay in 1:49.53. Girls on the relay were Holz, Wright, Paskoff and McCoy.

“It was exciting to see them doing so well,” Gabel said. “I knew it was going to come back to the 400 free relay and it did.”

Holz captured the 100 freestyle in 52.18 seconds for her first state individual cham-

pionship. She also came in second in the 100 backstroke with a time of 57.12.

Wright was third in the 100 back with a time of 57.19, her best time of the season.

Wright came in second in the 200 IM with a personal best time of 2:06.98 and Grammar finished eighth in the event in 2:14.40. McCoy wound up third in the 100 butterfly in 58.09 and Paskoff finished 15th in 1:01.13.

In the 500 freestyle, freshman Laura Paskoff finished eighth in 5:13.75 and Grammar was 10th in 5:14.14.In the 200 freestyle, Laura Paskoff was 11th in 1:57.49. Junior Alyssa Shaw was 16th in diving with a score of 307.35.

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By Brian McDowellWhen DeSmet senior forward David

Goodwin’s last shot of the game bounced off the skate of CBC senior Ryan Trenz into the goal, it ended what is sure to be remembered as one of the most thrill-ing Mid-States Club Hockey Association match-ups of all time. Goodwin ended up with four goals in the Feb. 24 Challenge Cup, including the game winner in sudden death overtime.

“I’ve never had four goals in a game,” Goodwin said. “For that to happen on a night like tonight is just unbelievable.”

His achievement earned the DeSmet Spartans a 5-4 upset over perennial champi-ons CBC. The victory earned the team both the Cup and the league championship.

“It was incredible, insane, and I can’t believe it really happened,” DeSmet goalie Nic Herman said.

CBC struck first in the contest held at the Scottrade Center on a goal in the last minute of the first period from senior forward Nick Sarachino. That silenced the large and loud contingent of DeSmet students in atten-dance at the game for a few seconds, until 30 seconds later, Goodwin answered with a goal of his own. Junior Tyler Lee scored an assist on the play, which tied the game at one at the end of the first. The Spartans jumped out in front a few minutes into the second period with an unassisted break-away goal from the point by senior Bryan Niedbalski. The lead did not last long, as a minute later, CBC freshman Dominic

Valencia tipped the puck in from the goal post with an assist from Eric Aldag.

The Cadets took the lead with an unas-sisted goal from Nick Saracino with 1 second left in the period. In the game’s first two periods, CBC outshot DeSmet 38-10. Then DeSmet Coach John Murray gave his players a pep talk that had a simple mes-sage.

“We’re not going to roll over for them,” Murray said. “If they want this game, make them take it.”

The Cadets continued to dominate in the early part of the third period, as junior Jack Ryan scored with an assist from Valencia.

“All of our playoff games have been very topsy-turvy,” CBC Coach John Jost said. “So we make it a point to never think we have a game wrapped up.”

A slashing penalty on CBC senior Blake Ryan gave the Spartans a power play. Goodwin took advantage, shooting a goal from just outside the crease with assists from Kevin Cortivo and Joe Horak. When an interference call on Connor Mullin put the Cadets in the penalty box again, the Spartans spent almost the entire power play firing off shots in the red zone.

CBC goalie Justin Davis fended all of these off, until a second after the penalty was killed, when, from the crease, Good-win tipped in a shot from Horak, who earned an assist on the play along with Nick Blase. This tied the score at four at the end of regulation, which sent the game into a 10-minute sudden death overtime period.

Goodwin missed a prime scoring oppor-tunity at the start, firing a shot wide when Davis was behind the net for a second.

“I couldn’t believe I missed it,” Goodwin said, “I was beating myself up on the bench after I missed that shot. So I just told myself that I was going to have to find a way to make up for it by winning the game.”

His opportunity to do that came with 34.6 seconds left in the period. He fired a shot that was seemingly going wide when it bounced off of Trenz’s skates and into the goal.

“Redemption was sweet,” Goodwin said, “It wasn’t pretty, but it went in.”

DeSmet players spilled out onto the ice and their fans went crazy as a Mid States

team finally found a way to unseat CBC.“It was a good game, but I’m disap-

pointed,” Jost said. “It’s much more fun to go out a winner. We had some adversity this year. We’re a team that battled, but we didn’t have one left in the tank.”

This was the first time that the Spartans have beaten the Cadets in two and a half years.

“It was nice to be able to stick it to them for once,” Herman said.

When asked which aspect of his cham-pionship season he was most proud of, Murray thought for a minute and then answered, “These kids....they didn’t give up at all.”

DeSmet upsets CBC

By Brian McDowellThe Eureka Wildcats surprised many

local hockey fans this year. They strug-gled early, but after a coaching change and an uncharacteristically good play-off run, the Wildcats advanced to the Wickenheiser Cup finals of the Mid-States Club Hockey Association on Feb. 24 at the Scottrade Center.

It was the first time in the team’s his-tory to make it past the second round of the playoffs. Unfortunately for Eureka, in their final game of the season, the Wildcats’ amazing post-season run met a dead end, as Oakville beat them 2-1.

“I wish it had turned out the other way,” Eureka Coach Mark Holder said. “We played a very solid defense, but we had trouble getting the puck in the net.”

Fine work from Eureka goalie Tyler Stewart and Oakville freshman Zach Jost dominated the low-scoring contest. Eureka’s only goal in the game came 5

minutes into the first period off the stick of junior forward Ryan Gardner, with an assist from Ted Jones.

“Usually when we score first, it means we dominate and we add goals,” Gard-ner said.

Eureka’s lead did not last long. Three minutes later, a pass from

Ronnie Wilhausen set up Oakville senior Blake Pschier to score from just outside the crease. Nick Busse also had an assist on the game-tying goal.

Thanks to a strong defensive effort from both teams, the game remained tied until the third period, when Oakville’s Adam Loffelman scored what would be the game-winning goal on a close-range shot. Adam Poppas earned an assist. A cross-checking penalty on the Wild-cats’ Adam Vollmer stifled the team’s attempt to come back in the contest’s final minutes, as the Tigers snuck away with the victory.

The Wildcats were held to two shots in the third period, and only had 18 in the game, compared to 25 for Oakville.

Still, Eureka’s players and coaches know that they have a lot to look for-ward to and that they have accom-plished quite a bit.

“I’m a junior so I know that I can play in this game again, and win it next time,” Gardner said.

“I know we made some key mistakes this year,” Holder said. “We’re going to reflect on that for a little bit, but ulti-mately, we’re looking forward. There are a lot of good young players on this team and I can’t wait to see what they’re going to do next year.”

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eureka’s ryan Gardner battles Zach-ary Schmidt of oakville for the puck in the wildcats’ 2-1 loss to the Tigers in the championship game of the wicken-heiser cup.

DeSmet’s ryan Hogland is taken down by cBc’s Brett Bauza in the Spartans’ 5-4 win in overtime on Feb. 24 to capture the challenge cup championship.

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When the Obama Administration intro-duced a comprehensive financial stability plan, with the key component known as the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP), last spring, many homeowners in financial strife saw an opportunity to save their homes from possible foreclosure while getting back on their feet.

Donise Reitz, of Ballwin, was one such homeowner. A single mother, she was just another person feeling the pinch of a down-turn in the economy. In 2008, she lost one of her part-time jobs and the business that was renting a forklift she owned closed, meaning an additional loss of income for the Reitz family. Suddenly, Reitz, who had prided herself with always maintaining perfect credit and being able to afford her home that she bought in 2006, was relying on savings and credit cards to get by.

After learning about HAMP, Reitz con-tacted her mortgage company, Nationstar, to find out if she would be eligible for the program. She filled out all the necessary documents and provided all the informa-tion that Nationstar requested and soon learned she had qualified to participate in a four-month trial period that could lead to permanent modification through HAMP.

She was sent a letter from Nationstar that outlined her trial period; the modi-fied payment, which was a fourth of her normal mortgage payment; and when each payment was due. In bold letters, the docu-ment read, “These payments should be sent instead of, not in addition to, your normal monthly mortgage payment.” It also stated that “if the trial period payments are made in amounts different from the amount stated, your loan may not be modified.”

“From the very beginning I asked them specifically, ‘will this affect my credit?’,” Reitz said. “They assured me over and over again this would never affect my credit as long as I was current when I went into the trial period and as long as I made my pay-

ments on time.”However, that is not what happened.

Three months into the trial period, Reitz decided to buy out the lease on her car. She was shocked when the loan application was rejected. Soon after, Reitz learned that one credit card company dropped her and another lowered her credit line. When she asked the credit card companies what was going on, she was told that she had severe delinquency reported on her credit report by Nationstar. Nationstar was reporting that Reitz was only making partial house payments.

“I got a demand letter from Nationstar and they told me to disregard that,” Reitz said. “They again said it was not affecting my credit.”

Furthermore, the trial period was extended by two months and almost every time Reitz would call Nationstar, she was told she had not sent in needed documents yet, such as pay stubs and a financial state-ment.

“No one ever called me to tell me they needed this,” Reitz said. “I wonder what would have happened if I had not called them.”

After four months in the trial period and learning that her credit was being impacted, Reitz began making her full payments again despite being told of the extension. In January, she was called and told that she had not been accepted into the program and soon after, she was sent a demand letter for more than $8,000. This amount, which was the equivalent of the difference in amounts between her normal mortgage payment and the modified payment for four months, was due immediately in order to avoid foreclosure.

“Now I’m stuck with a 7 1/2 percent interest rate because I can’t refinance, I have poor credit, and I really don’t know what else is to come,” Reitz said. “I wish I had never, ever done this.”

Unfortunately, Reitz is far from alone.

In late 2009, the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) and the National Asso-ciation of Consumer Advocates (NACA) conducted a survey of 113 NACA mem-bers from 24 states about the prevalence of foreclosure sales in violation of HAMP. Almost 95 percent of those consumer advocates were representing homeowners in cases where the servicer attempted to proceed with a foreclosure sale without a completed HAMP review. Most of those advocates were representing dozens of homeowners in such cases.

The results of the survey clearly showed that servicers were not abiding by the cur-rent HAMP policy on stopping foreclosure sales.

Homeowners that enter HAMP must first go through a trial period, which is supposed to last only three months. A homeowner must complete an initial eligibility evalua-tion so that it can be determined whether or not the homeowner qualifies.

“The first step involves publicly available and easily applicable criteria; the second is subject to the servicer’s determination with incomplete disclosure to homeowners,” said Ellen Taverna, a legislative associate with NACA.

The eligibility criteria for trial modifi-cation are outlined on the program’s Web site (makinghomeaffordable.gov). These rules include owing equal to or less than $729,750 on a first mortgage and hardships such as an increase in mortgage payment or reduction of income. Those who meet the qualifications and are approved would have their mortgage payments reduced to 31 percent of their current gross income.

“The servicer is supposed to review what its contracts with the investors say and run

what’s called a ‘net present value’ test to determine if the investor will make more money under the terms of a proposed modification or if it doesn’t, proceed with a modification,” Taverna said. “(The U.S. Department of Treasury) has not made public the net present value test and the ser-vicer does not need to tell the homeowner what all of the inputs it used were.”

According to the Department of Treasury, January data shows that more than 1 mil-lion homeowners have started trial modi-fications, but only 116,000 have received permanent modifications.

The guidelines to be accepted into the trial period are the same as those for per-manent modification. While it seems those accepted into the trial period need only follow the rules to then be accepted for permanent modification, servicers are not making the leap an easy one.

“In our experience, many of the people who are denied permanent modifications are denied because the servicer has lost submitted documentation or has made a new determination, on no apparent basis, that the homeowner no longer qualifies,” Taverna said. “Because there is no public, servicer-by-servicer reporting of the rea-sons for denials at the permanent modifica-tion stage, it is hard to know for sure what is going on.”

Those who are dumped out of the pro-gram find that they owe the difference between the reduced payment of the trial period and their regular mortgage amount in one lump sum, often with the threat of foreclosure if prompt payment is not

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received. In the event of receiving perma-nent modification, that amount is added to their principal balance.

“The problem is made worse because ser-vicers have taken far longer than the trial period of three months to approve or deny the permanent modification,” Taverna said.

Despite what Reitz was told, Taverna said entering the trial modification period can have significant impacts on credit.

“Even if someone was current upon entering the trial modification, they are no longer reported as current during the trial period, but as making payments under a plan – which is a significant detriment to credit,” Taverna said.

Taverna said that some homeowners have not been told of the impact on their credit and that servicers are being silent on the issue.

Nationstar declined to comment regard-ing Reitz’s situation.

“Without an attorney or housing coun-selor, some homeowners may not under-stand the full impact,” Taverna said.

Reitz said she was fortunate that when Nationstar demanded more than $8,000 to prevent foreclosure at the end of the trial period, she was able to come up with the money.

“I know there have to be a lot of people

who would go into this thinking they were helping themselves and then not be able to pay that large of an amount and then lose their house,” Reitz said.

Reitz contacted a lawyer, but was told it would cost too much to fight Nation-star. And unless Nationstar officials will make efforts to remedy the damage to her credit, Reitz is stuck with a damaged credit report.

Taverna warned that all homeowners need to be aware of what the potential damage to credit entering into the trial period could mean.

“A trial modification will actually harm their credit,” Taverna said. “There are even examples of servicers mistakenly reporting that homeowners are delinquent on two accounts.”

Taverna said that homeowners who feel they have been wronged by the services not abiding by HAMP rules should seek legal assistance from an attorney focused on foreclosure prevention issues. NACA manages the Institute for Foreclosure Legal Assistance, which is a not-for-profit program that has enabled more than 35 organizations in 28 states to hire attorneys to represent homeowners facing foreclo-sure. Information on that program can be obtained at foreclosurelegalassistance.org.

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By SUE HORNOFWhen kids head to camp

this summer, what is not in their duffel bags may be just as important as what is. When packing for camp, camp profes-sionals say, it probably is best to leave the e-gadgets at home.

According to a new study released in January by the Kaiser Family Foundation, chil-dren ages 8 to 18 devote an aver-age of 7 hours and 38 minutes per day to using entertainment media, and because they spend so much time “media multi-tasking” – listening to music on an iPod while watching TV on a cell phone, for example – they manage to pack a total of 10 hours and 45 minutes worth of media content into that 7 hours and 38 minutes.

Much of the time kids spend with electronic media is solitary, and summer camp is about con-necting with others.

American Camp Association (ACA) CEO Peg Smith put it this way:

“Consider what children, youth and adults deal with today on a daily basis. We are sub-jected to a cacophony of noise from computers, cell phones, video games, iPods and Palm Pilots; yet if you listen carefully, there is an unnerving silence. In a world of wires, signals and bandwidth, what can be more fundamental to positive human develop-ment than meaningful relationships with others and nature – rollicking groups of kids having fun at camp? The camp experi-ence is human; humans together as they are meant to be – sharing, discovering, explor-ing, growing and succeeding.”

ACA President Peter Surgenor said that the No. 1 item that he and other camp directors tell campers to leave at home is the cell phone. Surgenor said that learn-ing to live in a new community apart from one’s family is a huge value of camp; a cell phone connection to parents undermines that and even can cause homesickness.

Although many camps prohibit cell phones, iPods, computers, video games and TVs, parents may be allowed to send camp-ers e-mail, which at some camps is printed and distributed with the regular mail.

Christopher A. Thurber, Ph.D., clini-cal psychologist and co-author of “The Summer Camp Handbook,” advised that

while parents may be tempted to engage in electronic correspondence with their campers, they should “remember that camp is not the stock market or a breaking news story. It’s community living, away from home, in a natural recreational set-ting. Nothing needs to be transmitted at the speed of light. Plus, children are exposed to electronic technology all year. It’s nice for them to have a break during the summer.”

According to Thurber, waiting a few days for a traditional letter to arrive gives kids a chance to reflect, form new relationships, solve problems on their own and sort out their emotions. It also is healthy for parents and kids to talk about their experiences after spending time apart.

To alleviate worry while kids are away, many camps have adopted high-tech methods of communicating with par-ents. Many post e-newsletters, videos and photos on their Web sites to reassure parents that all is well. When kids get home, there will be plenty of time to for families to reconnect with old-fashioned, face-to-face conversation.

Camp experts encourage campers to leave electronic devices at home.

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By SUE HORNOFWhen parents send their kids off to over-

night camp, it is natural to worry that they may become homesick. Just as natural is for kids to actually experience homesick-ness, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), which reports that in environments like summer camp, upwards of 90 percent of kids experience some degree of the malady. The ability to spend time away from home and parents is a skill that all kids must learn, the AAP reports.

In an article for the American Camp Asso-ciation’s “CAMP” magazine, Christopher A. Thurber, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist and an author of the AAP homesickness report, offered information on homesick-ness for parents and coping strategies for campers:

What parents should know • Missing home is normal. Many stud-

ies have shown that 95 percent of boys and girls spending at least two weeks at overnight camp felt some degree of home-

sickness, and kids also may feel pangs of homesickness at day camp.

• Whether a camper is missing parents, home cooking, a sibling or a family pet, homesickness typically is mild, and the vast majority of kids have a great time at camp in spite of it.

• Everyone can learn to cope with home-sickness, and research has uncovered mul-tiple strategies that work for kids. Most children use more than one strategy to deal with homesickness.

• Homesickness builds confidence. When a child overcomes it, his/her independence is nurtured and the experience helps pre-pare the child for the future.

• Homesickness has a silver lining: If a child misses something from home, there is something at home that they love.

• To prevent a strong case of homesick-ness, parents and kids should make camp decisions together and arrange plenty of practice time away from home. Parents should share their optimism rather than

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their anxiety and never make a pick-up deal.

What kids can do• Stay busy, because fun, physical activi-

ties nearly always reduce the intensity of homesickness.

• Stay positive, and keep the focus on fun things to do at camp.

• Stay in touch with home by writing let-ters, looking at a photo or holding a special memento.

• Stay confident. Anti-homesickness strategies take time to work, but kids who stick with them for five or six days almost always feel better.

Thurber maintains that it is a parent’s job to coach a son or daughter through home-sickness, not to avoid the topic altogether. Surviving homesickness is a growth expe-rience that will pay big dividends, and after a session at camp, parents can expect to see an increase in their child’s confidence, social skills and leadership.

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Nothing can put a damper a camper’s experience quite like a case of homesick-ness. “The Secret Ingredients of Summer Camp Success,” A DVD/CD set by Christopher Thurber, a board-certified clinical psychologist and the author of the “Summer Camp Handbook” and numerous book chapters and scholarly articles on homesickness prevention, is designed to help campers minimize homesickness and maximize camp’s benefits.

Thurber’s content is based on a decade of research about how kids and parents cope with being apart for a time. The DVD is for new camper families to watch together; the CD is for parents to listen to in the car, after the opening day drop-off.

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The CampParents.org camp locator includes data on camps nationwide and has a custom search feature so families can identify programs that will best fit each camper’s needs.

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ADULTS & SENIORS

The city of Eureka Parks and Recreation Department presents “Spring into Art!” from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thurs., March 18 at Eureka Community Center. The monthly senior social features a performance by Irish dancers from Holy Infant School. Admission is $5 and includes lunch. For more information or to register, call 938-6775.

• • •The Ballwin, Ellisville and Manchester

Parks and Recreation Departments host an Adult Egg Hunt at 7:30 p.m. on Fri., March 26 at Bluebird Park in Ellisville. Participants bring bags/baskets, flashlights and drinks. A bonfire follows the hunt. Pre-registration is required and all participants must be 21 years of age or older. Admis-sion is $6 per person until March 21 and $10 per person after that date. To register, call 227-7508.

• • •The City of Eureka hosts an Adult

Flashlight Easter Egg Hunt from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on Sat., March 27 at Legion Park. In the event of rain, the event will be moved to the Eureka Community Center. Participants must be age 21 or older and may bring food and beverages (no glass bottles). Prizes and music by the Cruzen Band are featured. Admission is one non-perishable food item per person. Call 938-6775.

ARTThe annual Elementary Art Exhibit

showcasing talent of young artists from Chesterfield’s private, parochial, Parkway and Rockwood School Districts opens with a free reception from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Fri., March 12 at The Gallery at Chester-field Arts. The exhibit continues through April 9. Call 519-1955 or visit chesterfiel-darts.org.

• • •The Greater St. Louis Art Association

presents the 34th semiannual Art Fair At Queeny Park from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Fri., April 9, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sat., April 10 and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sun., April 11 at the Greensfelder Recre-ation Center in Queeny Park (550 Weidman Road). More than 100 juried artists from across the country exhibit digital art, fabric, fiber, glass, jewelry, mixed media, acrylic/oil/watercolor painting, photography, pot-tery, sculpture, and wood. A wine tasting is from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday; drawings for $100 each to be spent on artwork are at 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. on Saturday and at 3

p.m. on Sunday; and interactive children’s Discovery Art sessions are from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $5 at the door. Call Vic Barr at (314) 997-1181 or Maggie McCarthy at 724-5968.

BENEFITS“Scrabble Mania!” is at 7 p.m. on Fri.,

March 5 at Chesterfield Arts. Attendees play word-inspired games of skill and chance, enjoy snacks and a cash bar and compete for prizes. Admission is $15 per person or $40 for a table of four players. Proceeds benefit the Chesterfield Writers Guild. For reservations, call 519-1955.

• • •“An Afternoon with the Masters,”

a classical music concert, is at 4 p.m. on Sun., March 7 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (327 Woods Mill Road). Admis-sion is free and free childcare is available. Proceeds collected in a free will offering benefit the church’s music ministry, includ-ing Lutheran Youth Summer Music Camp scholarships. Visit goodshepherdlutheran.com.

• • •“Fanfare of Quilts 2010” is from 10

a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sat., March 20 and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sun., March 21 at the Greensfelder Center at Queeny Park (550 Weidman Road). More than 350 quilts by members of bits ‘n Pieces Quilt Guild, chal-lenges, demonstrations, appraisals, a quilt raffle, vendors and more are featured. The St. Luke’s Hospital Mammography Van is on site. Admission is $7 and includes both days. Proceeds benefit artists, quilters and women’s health. Call (618) 444-0838 or visit bitsnpiecesguild.com.

• • •The 2010 Parkway Trivia Night is at

7 p.m. (doors open at 6:15 p.m.) on Sat., April 3 at Maryland Heights Community Center. Admission is $120 for a table of eight. Proceeds benefit programs that serve the Parkway community. For reservations, call (314) 415-8074 or visit parkwaya-lumni.org.

• • •The Parkway South High 10th annual

Festival of Foods and Silent Auction is from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Mon., April 12 at Parkway South (801 Hanna Road). More than 30 local restaurants providing samples of their house specialties, a large silent auction and musical entertainment provided by students are featured. Tickets are $10 per person and include samples from each restaurant. Proceeds support a non- alcoholic, all night graduation party

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• • •Assumption Greek Orthodox Church

holds a Friday Lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Fri., March 5 and every Friday at Assumption Parish Center (1577 Des Peres Road in Town & Country). Volunteers pre-pare and serve a variety of Greek delica-cies and pastries. Call (314) 966-2255 or visit assumptiongoc.org.

• • •The City of Eureka Parks and Recreation

Department presents “Luck o’ the Irish Ice Cream Social and Karaoke,” a middle school night out for kids aged 10-14, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Fri., March 26 at Eureka Community Center. Participants must be signed in and out by a parent. Admission is $6 per child; pre-registration is required. Call 938-6775. Parent volunteers are wel-come.

• • •The city of Ellisville Kids’ Easter Egg

Hunt for children ages 1-9 is at 10 a.m. on Sat., March 27 at Bluebird Park. Admis-sion is free. Call 227-7508.

• • •The City of Eureka hosts an Easter Egg

Hunt for kids ages 12 and younger at 10 a.m. on Sat., March 27 (rain date is April 3) at Kircher Park. The first 350 participants receive a goody bag. Admission is one non-perishable food item per person. Call 938-6775.

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Salute to the Brave,” a musical journey through the 1940s that includes a tribute to America’s military, at 7 p.m. on Fri., March 5 and at 2 p.m. on Sat., March 6 at West County Community Church (17770 Mueller Road in Wildwood). Admission is free. Call 821-2308.

• • •“(un)acceptable,” an Easter drama, is at

7 p.m. on Sat., March 27 and at 9 a.m., 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Sun., March 28 at St. John Lutheran Church (15800 Manchester Road in Ellisville). Admission is free. Call 394-4100 or visit stjstl.net.

SPEAKERSThe Aish Speaker Series presents Rabbi

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p.m. on Thurs., March 4 at Morgan Le Fay’s Tapas Bar & Lounge (14314 S. Outer 40 Road in Town & Country). The tasting fee is $10 and includes a palette-cleansing menu by Chef Brust. To RSVP, call (314) 317-9181 or e-ail [email protected].

• • •The Spring Seminar & Environmental

Expo, a free event on tree care and green-ing your home, is from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sun., March 7 at the Creve Coeur Gov-ernment Center (300 N. New Ballas Road). Doug Seely, certified arborist, speaks on tree care and maintenance at 2 p.m.; at 2:45 p.m,. Richard Reilly, LEED-AP environ-mental consultant, speaks on greening the home, offering information on weatheriza-tion, tax credits, do-it-yourself projects and green certification systems. A variety of education booths also are featured. Call (314) 872-2511 or visit creve-coeur.org.

• • •River Valley Readings is from 7 p.m. to

8:30 p.m. on Wed., March 10 at The Gal-lery at Chesterfield Arts. Mary Jo Bang, an award-winning poet, author and director of the Creative Writing program at Wash-ington University, and Jenny Mueller, a poet and professor, are the featured guests. Admission is free. Call 519-1955 or visit chesterfieldarts.org.

• • •The West St. Louis County Jaycees

50th Anniversary Dinner Celebration is from 7 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on Sat., March 20 at the St. Louis Marriott West (660 Maryville Centre Drive). Also planned for the anniversary weekend are a tour of Junior Chamber International and a visit to the gravesite of Henry Giessenbier, founder of the Jaycees. The chapter is trying to locate former chapter members to invite to the celebration. Contact Lori Vincent at 394-4603 or [email protected].

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comedy troupe, will play a big role in the grand opening of the Jewish Community Center’s (JCC) new Arts & Education Building. On March 6 and 7, The Second City performers will present “Jewsical! The Musical” in the new Carl & Helene Mirowitz Performing Arts & Education Center on the JCC Creve Coeur campus.

The show’s title – “Jewsical! The Musi-cal” – is a play on words that is likened to a Dr. Seuss rhyme. The show is billed as a hilarious satire of everything Jewish, including all those words like “schmuck” and “chutzpah.” The content is a combi-nation of The Second City and “Saturday Night Live” comedy styles featuring five actors performing a comedic revue of Jewish life and culture.

“Each cast member has multiple roles,” said Knute Horwitz, an original cast member who has been with the show since 2006. “It’s basically a series of sketches and songs with blackouts.”

A trained opera singer, Horwitz utilizes his big, basso voice in the creation of his various stage personae.

“Sometimes I feel like I’m channeling my own ancestors,” Horwitz said.

Asked if non-Jewish folks would get the Jewish jokes too, Horwitz said, “I like to refer to Jerry Seinfeld’s quote – ‘Jews are like everybody else, only more so.’ So sure, it doesn’t hurt to be Jewish, but I’d recom-mend it to everybody. ‘Jewsical!’ has been very well received by the general public.”

This updated production’s topics include a musical ode to an online Jewish dating service (JDate), and a visit to the country’s first Thai-Kosher fusion restaurant. Other funny sketches provide advice for dealing with Jewish grandparents and some insight into what a Jewish mother “really” is think-ing.

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that was both e n t e r t a i n -ing and had a wide audience appeal,” JCC Director of Events Lisa L i e b s c h u t z said. “I thought of The Second City, checked their Web site online, and ‘Jewsical!’ just seemed the perfect fit. It was pure luck.”

The production will be the inaugural run of “Jewsical!” in St. Louis, and the JCC is thrilled to bring it here.

“We wanted something light humored for our grand opening,” JCC CEO Lynn Wittels said. “This production’s script has been tweaked from its original. It’s really new and fresh. Everyone will like it.”

Chesterfield sculptor Don Wiegand’s portrait sculpture of I.E. Millstone will be formally dedicated at the Saturday night reception and will later stand in the lobby of the Arts & Education Building.


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• BBQ Salmon• Grilled or Blackened

Grouper

631 Big Bend Rd. Manchester

636-207-1689

CarryoutChildren’s MenuHappy Hour Daily

Locally Owned & Operated

John Marciano, Proprietor“We Collect Old Fishing Stuff”

www.lazyyellow.com

165 Lamp & Lantern VillageTown & Country

636-207-0501

Long Rd. & Edison • Chesterfield ValleyMon-Sat 11am-1:30am

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Trivia Wednesdays at 8:30 pm

STEaK SPECiaLWednesday & Saturday

12oz. New York Strip Steak$10.95

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NEW DaiLY SPECiaLS

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Award Winning Latin American Restaurant Open for Lunch • Dinner • Private Rooms

Steaks • Seafood • Chicken & More

We Offer Catering With A Variety Of Delivery Options!

Locally Owned & Operated

2020 Chesterfield Mall • wapango.com • 636-536-1151

KIDS EATFREE ONSUNDAYS!

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with any other offer

By SUZANNE CORBETTBen Reeder’s world is wrapped in a tortilla.

“I can’t think of a more pliable medium than a tortilla,” said Reeder, who owns The Global Quesadilla Company.

“Almost anything you can think of can be folded into one.”Reeder’s tortilla revelation occurred after researching

alternative dining options and finding that the most popu-lar take-out foods were pizza, Chinese and sandwiches. Reeder combined those concepts, flavors and culinary styles to create The Global Quesadilla Company, which began as a small operation in University City and relo-cated to West County in October.

“We needed room to grow, and this space gave us enough room for a dining room, which is something we never had before,” Reeder said, adding that carryout and delivery would remain a vital part of the restaurant. “We’ll deliver anywhere on earth. You just have to order enough.”

From the 20-plus kinds of quesadillas and wraps to the salads, ‘chos (nachos) and dips that follow the global theme, everything is available for delivery.

“We have Greek, Italian, Mexican, Far East, even Far-

ther East,” Reeder said. “We even have Pangea ‘Chos, one of our nachos that have a little bit of everywhere on them.”

Quesadillas with an Italian accent include the Parma (grilled chicken topped with a Parmesan cheese sauce and covered in provel and mozzarella), and the Florentine – a spinach tortilla spread with Global’s famous signature spinach artichoke dip and filled with fresh, diced tomatoes and mozzarella cheese.

The Far East features teriyaki-glazed chicken or steak blended with red and green peppers, red and green onions, shredded carrots and mozzarella on a flour tortilla. The Farther East is a hot and spicier version.

The St. Louis quesadilla or wrap could well be called “The Hill” with its ingredient mix of Parmesan tomato sauce, a tomato basil tortilla, pepperoni, Italian sausage, provel and mozzarella. The New Orleans puts blackened chicken on a grilled tortilla with smoked bacon, cheddar and Monterey Jack.

At the top of the menu and a top pick for customers is the Buffalo.

“By far the Buffalo Chicken is the best on the planet, without the bones,” Reeder said.

Global’s take on this classic bar food layers buffalo wing sauce, grilled chicken, bacon, cheddar and Jack cheese on a grilled tortilla. Go the extra 29 cents and complete the

flavor combo with a side of bleu cheese dressing. Those not sure from what part of the planet they want

their quesadilla might order the O.Q. (Original Quesa-dilla), which folds into a flour tortilla grilled chicken or steak with cheese and pico de gallo and is served with salsa and sour cream on the side.

Any quesadilla can be made as a wrap, and vice versa. The difference: a quesadilla is folded and a wrap is rolled.

After traveling through Global Quesadilla’s menu, one might wonder where in the world Reeder will go for inspi-ration for his next creation.

“Anything on earth can become a quesadilla,” Reeder said. “We’ll never stop looking for something new.”

The Global Quesadilla Company offers flavors from around the world.

Global Quesadilla wraps up a world of flavor

The Global Quesadilla Company189 Lamp and Lantern Village

Town & Country(636) 256-7600

10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday-Friday; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday-Sunday

www.TheGlobalQ.com

Prepared Meals, Cakes & Breads

MAY 15 • 4PM-7PM

Beck’s GF provides a prepared meal service to those who are gluten intolerant. We offer our clients extra time and energy in their day by providing a safe, healthy gluten free meal that can be ready in minutes.

(636) 527-5000 or www.becksgf.com

GLUTEN-FREE

15622 Manchester Rd., Ellisville, MO 63011Hours: M-F: 10-7, Sat 10-6, Closed on Sunday

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15622 Manchester Rd., Ellisville, MO 63011Hours: M-F: 10-7, Sat 10-6, Closed on Sunday

Help Us Celebrate Our First Year By Bringing InNonperishable Items The Entire Month Of March.

Thanks For All Of Your Support!

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Enter tainment

COMEDY“Superstars of Comedy” with Arnez J, Earthquake, Sheryl Underwood, Jay Lamont, March 12, Chaifetz Arena

CONCERTSWillie Nelson & Family, March 11, The Pageant“’70s Soul Jam” (various artists), March 13, Chaifetz ArenaJay-Z, March 19, Scottrade Center“Experience Hendrix” (various artists), March 20, The Fox TheatreJohn Mayer, March 20, Scottrade CenterMartina McBride and Trace Adkins, March 26, Scottrade CenterCeltic Woman, March 30-31, The Fox TheatreThe Guess Who, April 15, Ameristar CasinoBen Folds, April 16, Chaifetz ArenaTrans-Siberian Orchestra, April 18, The Fox TheatreNickelback, April 23, Scottrade Center

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band, April 29, Verizon Wireless Amphi-theaterBrad Paisley, May 29, Verizon Wireless AmphitheaterDave Matthews Band, June 16, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

FAMILY & KIDSMike Super, March 6, Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts CenterDisney on Ice, March 10-14, Scottrade CenterMoolah Shrine Circus, March 18-21, The Family Arena“Yo Gabba Gabba LIVE: There’s a Party in My City,” March 21, The Fox Theatre

Harlem Globetrotters 2010 World Tour, April 17, Chaifetz Arena

LIVE PERFORMANCES“There’s a Burglar in My Bed,” March 6-7 and March 11-13, Robert G. Reim The-atre“The Diary of Anne Frank,” through March 7, Loretto-Hilton Center“August: Osage County,” through March 14, The Fox Theatre“Menopause the Musical,” March 4-May 9, The Playhouse at Westport Plaza“The Importance of Being Earnest,” March 4-6 and March 10-13, Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center“Jewsical! The Musical,” March 6-7, JCC Arts & Education Center“Crime and Punishment,” March 10-28, Loretto-Hilton Center

Lauren Orkus stars in “The Diary of Anne Frank” playing through March 7 at the Loretto-Hilton Center.

Academy Award winner

Estelle Parsons stars in

”August: Osage County,” the

2008 Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning

play, running through March

14 at The Fox Theatre.

Photo courtesy of The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis.

“Illusionist and NBC’s

“Phenomenon” winner Mike Supermakes his St. Louis debut performance on March 6 at The Touhill.

Ameristar Casino: tickets.com, 940-4965Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center: touhill.org, (314) 516-4949Chaifetz Arena: thechaifetza-rena.com, (314) 977-5000The Family Arena: familyarena.com, (314) 534-1111

Fox Theatre: metrotix.com, (314) 534-1111JCC Arts & Education Center: jccstl.com, (314) 442-3133Loretto-Hilton Center: repstl.org, (314) 968-4925The Pageant: thepageant.com, (314) 726-6161The Playhouse at Westport

Plaza: theplayhouseatwestport.com, (314) 469-7529Robert G. Reim Theatre: sta-gesstlouis.org, (314) 821-2407Scottrade Center: ticketmaster.com, (314) 241-1888Verizon Wireless Amphithe-ater: livenation.com, (877) 598-8703

TICKETS AND INFORMATION

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Expires March 31, 2010

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Now Open!

expires 4/30/10

Authentic Mexican Restaurant

OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK!Family Owned & Operated Since 1995

15307 Manchester Rd. • Central Plaza • Ballwin

636-394-8686

15 Years

InBallwin

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Expires 3-31-10

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Tuesday Beer Night

Wednesday & Thursday:Happy Hour Specials 2-6pm

Mark Your Calendar63 Days ‘til Cinco


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17322 Manchester Road

(636) 458-3809

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ATTENTION CONTRACTORS!

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Computer Services

HOME COMPUTER SERVICESWe destroy viruses and spy-ware, fix slow or crashed com-puters, perform software and hardware upgrades, install and troubleshoot any wired or wireless network, recover/move data and install new computers. 13+ years experi-ence working on home/corpo-rate computers and networks. To schedule an appointment call Matt at 314.226.4279 or www.yourpcdocs.com

Specializing in Home Offic-es and Small Businesses. County Computer Consult-ing LLC, can support your computers and networks. Call Ray for more informa-tion at 636-391-3853 or www. CCC-LLC.BIZ.

Electrical Services

SMALL JOB SPECIALISTMinor Electrical Work. Ceiling fans Installed. Light Fixtures Replaced. Security Lighting. Dusk to Dawn Motion Detec-tors. Low Voltage Yard Lighting. Bathroom Exhaust Fans. GFCI Receptacles/Switches. Re-cessed Lights. Specializing in St.Louis County's Finer Homes. Free Estimates. Insured for your protection. Accepting Visa / MC 314-353-5555

Flooring

WOOD FLOOR REFINISHING Add instant equity to your home Professional Floors of St. Louis 25 year old ful ly insured company serving entire metro com-munity Sanding, refinishing, repairs, new installation, most manufacturers avai lable. Free estimates 314-843-4348 profloorstl.com

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

Garage Door Services

West County Garage Door Service. Proudly serving West County since 1980. Springs, cables, electric openers. No extra charge for Evenings and Weekends! Call 636-388-9774

For Sale

J & J HAULING WE HAUL IT ALL

Service 7 days. Debris, furniture, appliances, household trash, yard debris, railroad ties,

fencing, decks. Garage & Basement Clean-up

Neat, courteous, affordable rates.

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

Hauling Services

Help Wanted

Caregivers Wanted. Expe-rience with all aspects of home care. Must have good communication skills. Work where you are appreciated! Call 636-391-0000

JS Home Services Handyman • Carpenter

25 Plus Years Experience Cheap Rates! Free Esti-mates! House Closings, Deck Repairs, Structural Re-pairs. All Jobs Big or Small. Licensed, Bonded, Insured. Call James at 314-420-3562

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Davis Home Repair& Maintenance

Painting, Carpentry, Interior & Exterior Door Installation.

Plumbing, Bathroom Remodel, Handyman

Services. No Job Too Small. References Available.

Call Waid(314) 277-7891

Mill Direct Pricing on Name Brand Carpet, Laminate and Hard Woods. Free financing, free estimates. We employ our own installers. Call Beautiful Carpet 314-994-1012

Computer Services

Help Wanted

Wanted Full-Time Inside Sales/Customer Service. Ballwin/Fenton location. Daytime hours. Will be calling on existing business clients, helping retail customers. Prior sales experience helpful. $10/hr. Email [email protected] with qualifications.

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Lumber and Millwork Driver/Loader for Metro St. Louis area deliveries. Must have cur-rent CDL with airbrakes. A min-imum of 5 years experience to include Forklift and Moffitt use. Apply in person at Kelly Build-ing Products, 425 Old State Road, Ellisville, MO

Home Improvement

Bath/Tile Service

HOME CRAFTSMANPROFESSIONAL, HONEST WORK

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20 Years Experience

Baldwin-Fantasia Organ Full Size. Excellent condition. Very reasonably priced. Please call for appointment. 636-779-2689

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Lead Sign Maker/Graphic Designer - Full service, fast paced, fun sign business offer-ing terrific opportunity, possibly leading to management posi-tion. 5+ years sign industry experience, strong computer skills, background in vinyl ap-plication, large format digital printing, more. Send resume only; no calls! Send resume [email protected]

Job applications for summer employment with the Ellisville Parks and Recreation Depart-ment are now available: ap-plicants can pick up an appli-cation at Ellisville City Hall or the Park Administration Build-ing, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or download an application at www.ellisville.mo.us. Send ap-plication to Sherri Klekamp, 225 Kiefer Creek Road, Ellisville, MO 63021. All applicants must be 16 years of age or older; application deadline is Friday, April 16, 2010. For any ques-tions, please contact Sherri Klekamp at 636.227.7508 or [email protected]

Job applications for summer employment with the Ellisville Parks and Recreation Depart-ment are now available at the Park Administration Build-ing in Bluebird Park. Posi-tions available include: Life-guard or a swim team coach, if interested please contact Crissy Vigna at 314.743.4826. Send resume/application to Midwest Pool Management, 156 Weldon Parkway, Mary-land Heights, MO 63043. To download the application, please visit. www.midwestpool.com

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Masonry ServiceAutullo Masonry Inc. Brick and stone contractor. 32 yrs in business in St.Louis. Our reputation is built on quality and service for all your mason-ry needs. Paving, sidewalks, patios, walls, fireplaces in-door and outdoor, fire pits and tuck pointing. Free Estimates. Insured. Call 636-394-5543

Home Improvement

• Quality New Construction • Kitchen& Bath Remodel • Decks & Room Additions • Lower Level Finish • Exterior & Trim Carpentry • Over 25 Years Experience • References, Insured

Waldo Gonzalez Landscap-ing. Residential & Commercial Check our Lawn Mowing Specials. Spring Clean-up, lawn mowing. Fertilizing, aerat-ing, dethatching. Leaf removal, gutter cleaning. Mulching, yard maintenance, tree & bush trim-ming, retaining walls, hauling and more. Fully insured. Call 314-713-3635

PEDRO MARTINEZ LANDSCAPINGA Cut Above! Spring Clean-up, aeration, power raking, leaf, bush & tree removal. Gutter cleaning. Mowing, mulching, bush & tree trimming, edging, retaining walls, drainage work, patios, and more. 636-237-5160 or 636-519-9190

Spring Clean-up & Vacuuming•Landscape Design & Installation•Lawn Mowing & Fertilization

•Drainage Work •Landscape Lighting

•Mole TrappingFast Free Estimates

(636) 296-5050

Landscaping/Lawn Care

Mikes Lawn Service: Depend-able, responsible. Mowing, shrub trimming, mulch, Spring clean-up. References. Call 636-346-9704

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2154 White Lane Drive • Chesterfield This magnificent one and a half story home has approximately 5,000 sq ft of finished liv-ing space with 4 bedrooms and 3 full baths plus 2 half baths. For a free 24 hour recorded message regarding this property, please call 1-800-628-1775 ext. 1096!

13 Hillcrest Blvd. • BallwinThis fabulously unique 3 bedroom, 2 bath home with approximately 2,220 square feet of living space is the coolest home around! For free 24 hour recorded information re-garding the details of this property please call 1-800-628-1775 ext. 1166!

18715 Babler Meadows Dr.Wildwood • $579,000

Gorgeous granite kitchen highlights this professionally 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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365 Oak View EstatesLabadie • $299,900

Car Collectors Dream !! 7+ Garage spaces w/Heat & AC in garage. Completely decked out for a full workshop. Great home with Country Setting on 3 acres. 4 bdrms, 2.5 bth, finished wo/LL, near Hwy 100 & 44.

Call Sandy Trenz 314-308-4398

16625 Babler View Dr.Wildwood • $279,000

Huge 1/2 Acre Lot, Culdesac Street, 4 Bed. 4 Bth, Finished LL, Covered Patio, Vinyl, 3 Car Oversize Garage!!

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2628 Rockwood PointeWildwood • $301,500

Brick and vinyl 2sty with 3.5 baths (one Jack and Jill), walkout basement, t-stair & 3-car garage. Huge private rear deck with hot tub. Close to Wildwood Towne Center!Call Robin Williams 314-401-0155

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759 Woodside TrailsBallwin • $227,000

IMPECCABLE 3bd, 3 full ba RANCH VILLA in Desirable Woodside Trails! Huge Fin. W/Out Lower, Main Floor Laundry, Screen Porch, Direct Kit Access from 2 Car Gar & More!Call Stephanie Thompson 314-479-4555

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626 Dartmouth Crest Dr.Wildwood • $479,900

Beautiful 5BR 4.5BA 2sty! Cul de sac lot, comm grnd! Upgr galore! Hdw flrs, vltd clngs, upgr appl, granite counters, remodeled mstr BA. Fab fin LL! Sweeping deck, patio! Much more!

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705 Cliffside Dr. - St. Clair - $230,000Lakeside living! Enjoy the good life in this one of a kind ranch on a 15 acre fishing-only lake which adjoins to a 35 acre lake! Vaulted ceilings, custom cabinets, French doors and many more first class touches. Enjoy sunsets on your TimberTech deck under a Sunsetter awning!

1282 White Rd. - Chesterfield - $290,000Beautiful 2-story with circular driveway! Grand entry through leaded glass door, formal dining room, sepa-rate living room and family room with cozy brick fire-place. HUGE bedrooms all with either double or walk in closets! New deck, updated kitchen, must see!

603 Charbray Dr. - Ballwin - $270,000Stately 2-story in great neighborhood. Side entry garage, formal living room and separate dining room. Families will love level backyard, screened sun room, and swimming at nearby Ballwin Water Park. Tons of space and new carpeting.

259 Falling Leaves Ct. - Creve Coeur - $593,000Fabulous home in Ladue Lake Estates! This stunning 1.5 story greets you with large pil lars and circle driveway. Over 4,400 sq. ft. of finished living space. Almost an acre of land overlooking a beautiful lake. Very private!

503 Arbor Meadow Dr. - Ballwin - $334,000 Spacious family home with bedroom on main level and 4 more bedrooms upstairs! Family room boasts fireplace and built in bookshelves. Updated kitchen and breakfast room with glass doors to large deck in rear. Your family will love the finished basement with full bath and huge rec room.

327 Brightfield Dr. - Ballwin - $184,000 Great opportunity! Meticulously cared for ranch with wood floors, brick fireplace, built in bookshelves, large formal dining room, beautiful park-like backyard with large deck. Anderson windows and shades, newer furnace and A/C, and huge clean/dry unfinished walkout basement begging for your touch.

855 Woodside Trails Dr. - Ballwin - $229,900Fabulous end unit villa! Almost 1600 sq ft on main level, plus finished lower level with bedroom and full bath! Built in bookcases, fireplace, rear deck, rear patio. Community has pool and tennis courts.

1248 Marsh Ave. - Ellisville - $176,000Updated ranch on half acre park setting! Gorgeous kitchen with custom cabinets, stainless appliances, and tile floor. Family room with brick fireplace, large picture window overlooking backyard, and rear double doors leading outside. Huge deck!

1532 Candish Ln. - Chesterfield - $395,000 First Class 2- Story. Meticulous care & attention to detail is evident throughout. Lots of space incl. formal dining and 4-season rooms! Professionally finished lower level and great neighborhood.

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12559 Conway Rd. • Creve Coeur$1,395,000

475 Oakshire Lane • St. Louis$774,000

13301 Fairfield Circle • Town & Country$575,000

9 Terrace Gardens • Frontenac$499,000

10093 Springwood Dr. • Ladue$434,000

14553 Pembury Dr. • Chesterfield$309,900

#8 Villas at Barrett Station • Ballwin$297,300

71 Cynthiana Ct. • Florissant$290,000

1008 Van Loon • Ballwin$267,000

513 Winter Bluff • Fenton$223,000

1223 Miremont • Ballwin$210,000

110 Smith Dr. • Ballwin$199,900

336 Providence • Ballwin$199,000

1048 Lemar • Ellisville$189,000

437 Talbert • Ballwin$174,900

$750,000 - $1,000,000 •12940 Topping Estates Dr Town & Country $2,200,000421 Conway Pine Ct Creve Coeur $1,385,000 $500,000 - $749,900 •4 Blackwolf Run Ct Wildwood $599,900 $250,000 - $499,999 •1305 Carriage Crossing Ln Chesterfield $425,00014732 Whitebrook Dr Chesterfield $389,9001008 Park Forest Ellisville $359,0001502 Thornridge Ct Ballwin $350,0002811 Barvilla Ct Ballwin $348,209349 Ries Rd Ballwin $320,0002359 Fairwood Forest Ballwin $298,000420 Lennox Dr Ballwin $254,000 $100,000 - $249,999 •112 Royal Oaks Dr Ballwin $220,000

1041 Bridgeport Ellisville $219,90012177 McKelvey Pl Bridgeton $198,6001916 Timberwood Crossing Florissant $189,900336 Waterside Dr Wildwood $180,0002524 Lindy Ln Wildwood $179,900300 Kingston Terrace Ct St .Charles $170,00015593 Bedford Forge Dr #19 Chesterfield $169,9002239 Village Green Parkway Chesterfield $159,50015631 Hedgeford Ct #24 Chesterfield $155,00010401 Midland Overland $130,000 $50,000 - $99,999 •1456 Hawks Nest Dr #D St. Charles $96,50013579 Coliseum Dr #H Chesterfield $94,90011845 Cresta Verde Dr #B St. Louis $90,000

201 Braeshire Drive #C$119,900Ballwin

Neat, cozy & charming townhome! Updated, open floor plan w/lots of natural light!

16012 Kerryton Place Ct$329,750Ellisville

Updated Ranch Villa! Fin W/O LL, 3 Full Baths, Covered Porch, and much more!

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7561 Oxford Drive #2N$145,000Clayton

Beautifully renovated 2nd flr condo w/lots of updates! Walking dis-tance to Clayton!

267 White Tree Lane$249,870Ballwin

Outstanding curb appeal! Updated 4BR, 3BA ranch! W/O LL! Ballwin amenities!

808 Lesparre Drive$259,900

Creve CoeurRefreshing & sparkling 4BR, 2.5BA 2sty! Updates & Extras! Finished LL!

537 Prospector Ridge Drive$339,000Wildwood

Freshly painted! Awesome 2sty w/pool, backs to woods for privacy! 4BR, 2.5BA!

The Villas at Hanna BendStarting from $396,000

ManchesterSmall Enclave of 22 home sites! Flawless beauty by DeBrecht Homes! Most W/O lots!

2008 Woodmoor Ridge Drive$418,900Wildwood

Oodles of updates & amenities! El-egantly appointed! 6BR, 4.5BA, fin W/O LL!

18130 Country Trails Ct$519,000Wildwood

Fabulous 1.5 sty nestled on spec-tacular 3 acre wooded lot. 4BR, 2.5BA, 3 car garage!

7470 Kingsbury Blvd$535,000

University CityEnchanting English Tudor 2 sty w/great curb appeal, lots of charm & amenities! 3BR, 4BA!

2648 Wynncrest Ridge Drive$799,900Wildwood

Upscale 2sty w/lots of extras! Fin LL, 4BR, 5BA, 3 car gar, screened sun room & more!

1430 Country Lake Estates Dr.$1,249,000Chesterfield

Spectacular home w/captivating lake views! Exceptional attention to details! 5BR, 7BA!

720 The Hamptons Lane$1,250,000

Town and CountryGated Community! Sparkling Beau-ty! Amazing & Wonderful! Custom built 1.5 sty!

9221 Caddyshack Circle$800,000

Sunset HillsExquisite 5BR, 4.5BA 2sty located in Tapawingo! Finished LL! Patio overlooking 5th hole!

206 Butternut Stage Drive$222,500St. Peters

Spacious atrium ranch w/amazing finished W/O LL! 3BR, 2.5BA & much more!

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