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Happy Birthday

Wicked -Fox Theatre, 8 p.m., St. Louis, Mo.

Catsup Bottle Festival set.

5 Say "Cheese"

Imporove your vacation photography.

9 The Eagles Yes, they've still got it.

14 "Grown Ups"

There are better movies to see.

19 Green Thumbs

Check out Edwardsville's winners.

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Accessories

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Friday July 9_____________ Wicked -Fox Theatre, 8 p.m., St. Louis, Mo. Outdoor Film Series -Saint Louis Art Museum-on Art Hill, 9 p.m., free, open to public, St. Louis, Film-An American in Paris The Mourners: Tomb Sculpture from the Court of Burgundy and Bill Viola: Visitation -Summer Exhibits at St. Louis Art Museum, Forest Park Vatican Splendors -Missouri History Museum, www. mohistory.org, Daily: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesday: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. To purchase tickets online: ticketmaster.com Recession Rejuvenations -Bruno David Gallery, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 3721 Washington Blvd., St. Louis, Mo. REO Speedwagon, Pat Benatar, Night Ranger -Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, St. Louis, Mo.

Merrioke Karaoke -Moose Lodge No. 4, 8550 Bunkum Rd., Caseyville-Chicken Dinner 3 p.m. to 8 p.m., Karaoke 8 p.m. to midnight Carl Green at the Piano, 8 p.m. until midnight -Rajin Cajun, 210 W. 3rd St., Alton Slightly Stoopid w/Fundamental Elements, Celebrate St Louis Concert Series, free -Leonor K. Sullivan Blvd. Gates open 6 p.m., close at 10 p.m.

Good 4 the Soul -Jazz at the Bistro, 3536 Washington Ave., St. Louis, Mo., 8:30 p.m. and 10:15 p.m.; $20/students $10

Saturday July 10____________ Wicked -Fox Theatre, 8 p.m., St. Louis, Mo. Outdoor Film Series -Saint Louis Art Museum-on Art Hill, 9 p.m., free, open to public, St. Louis, Film-An American in Paris The Mourners: Tomb Sculpture from the Court of Burgundy and Bill Viola: Visitation -Summer Exhibits at St. Louis Art Museum, Forest Park Vatican Splendors -Missouri History Museum, www. mohistory.org, Daily: 10 a.m. to 6

p.m.; Tuesday: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. To purchase tickets online: ticketmaster.com Recession Rejuvenations -Bruno David Gallery, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 3721 Washington Blvd., St. Louis, Mo. REO Speedwagon, Pat Benatar, Night Ranger -Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, St. Louis, Mo. Merrioke Karaoke -Moose Lodge No. 4, 8550 Bunkum Rd., Caseyville-Chicken Dinner 3 p.m. to 8 p.m., Karaoke 8 p.m. to midnight Carl Green at the Piano, 8 p.m. until midnight -Rajin Cajun, 210 W. 3rd St., Alton Slightly Stoopid w/Fundamental Elements, Celebrate St Louis Concert Series, free -Leonor K. Sullivan Blvd. Gates open 6 p.m., close at 10 p.m.

Good 4 the Soul -Jazz at the Bistro, 3536 Washington Ave., St. Louis, Mo., 8:30 p.m. and 10:15 p.m.; $20/students $10

Sunday July 11____________ Open Mic w/Butch Moore -Stagger Inn, Edwardsville, 9:30 p.m.

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Family Focus

Accessories make the outfit Let Necklace Necessities and Kameleon help you out

By DEBBIE SETTLE Of The Edge The phrase “accessories make the outfit” not only is a true statement, it is a necessary statement in this economy.

Women, more than ever, are trying to stretch their dollars by mixing and-matching outfits and adding different accessories to create a new look and stay with the trends.

A new outfit may have cost over $200, but taking a pair of solid color capris, a solid color top and adding either a colorful patterned scarf or some great jewelry will make the outfit pop and look completely new.

In order to help women keep up with fashion, yet not empty their pocket books, a couple of new innovative products have come on the market.

The first spotlight products would be from Necklace Necessities. Their motto is “Extend your necklace wardrobe with the Necklace Necessities.” This product(s) ensemble, which includes a trio of necklace extenders, adjustable silvertone and goldtone extenders (each extend 3 1/2 to 6 inches), and one non-adjustable 4-inch “faux” pearl extender, along with a trial package of Necessities Secure Strips come inside an organza travel pouch, which is then completely packaged in a great purse-style box. Making it a great product for gift giving, if you so choose.

These extenders allow you to make a choker necklace into a 20 inch necklace, making it much more useful and interchangeable in your wardrobe. Any necklace with a claw or spring release clasp can be made to variable lengths with these products.

Necessities Secure Strips provide an innovative solution to necklace clasps that turn to the front of one’s outfit or hair that tangles in one’s clasp. The “Necessities Secure Strips” are small, clear, hypoallergenic adhesives used to secure clasps at the back of the neck, and are also available for purchase separately in a 30-piece package.

Another great product that Necklace Necessities offers is for metal-sensitive skin, Necessities Skin Guard, a liquid easily applied to areas of jewelry which make contact with the skin, preventing irritation, infection and discoloration.

It is effective on all jewelry and metal surfaces including necklaces, earrings, watches, bracelets, rings and buttons.

One easy-step application dries quickly and lasts up to two months.

Necklace Necessities and their fantastic line of products can be viewed at www.necklacenecessities.com or by calling toll free at 800-998-6579. they will be happy to send you a complete product brochure and information.

The second spotlight of products would be the Kameleon line of jewelry. This line will answer all of your jewelry

dilemmas by simply switching out the JewelPops. in the center of the jewelry.

What are JewelPop” you ask? Very simply, “JewelPops” are available in a rainbow of colors and materials and being the same size, are able to be “popped” in and out and are interchangeable with the entire Kameleon Jewelry collection.

The insert “pops” are made using precision casting on their patented rubber seal technology, offering a secure, easy to use interchangeable jewelry system.

Some are set with semi-precious stones, Swarovski Crystal, lab opals or sparkling cubics and sport outrageous names like “Strawberry Shortcake” (Rhodochrosite) and “Midnight at the Oasis” (Blue Sunstone), adding a real element of fun to the collection. All bases are made of carefully crafted sterling silver.

Kameleon Jewelry resonates with what today’s consumers are seeking – beautiful jewelry that is flexible, versatile and reflects a sense of individualism and style. Investing in Kameleon sterling silver comes with the added value of infinite possibilities tailored for every mood and wardrobe change. Their collection includes rings, necklaces, earrings, and more.

To read more about Kameleon Jewelry or to see the complete line of products, visit www.kameleonjewelry.com, or call 866-431-4484 to request a brochure.

Above, a necklace option along with a sampling of a few of the JewelPops from Kameleon. At left, a compact storage case for collecting and storing all of the fantastic JewelPops that will allow you to create many different fashion looks.

At right, Necklace Necessities ensemble, with one silvertone, one goldtone and one pearl extender, and a 12-piece trial package of Necessities Secure Strips.

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Travel

Celebrating Collinsville’s calling card Catsup Bottle Festival planned

By RACHEL DAVIS Of The Edge The 12th Annual Catsup Bottle Festival will take place Sunday, June 11, at American Legion Post 365 in Collinsville to celebrate the birthday of the Brooks Catsup Bottle. Vendors open and games begin at 10 a.m.

The festival’s yearly children’s pageant, the Little Princess Tomato and Sir Catsup Contest, begins at 11 a.m. This just-for-fun pageant is open to kids ages 3 to 6 and incorporates the themes of catsup, summer, classic cars, and the Catsup Bottle birthday party.

The Happy Birthday song and birthday cake for the Catsup Bottle will take place at 12:15 p.m. Ronald McDonald will be on hand to celebrate with his magic show on the Big Tomato Main Stage. After the show, children can get pictures with Ronald and participate in old-fashioned birthday party games on the stage.

The C.I.A. (Cruzin’ In Antiques) Car Club of Collinsville presents its annual C.I.A. Car, Truck and Bike Show at 3 p.m. Antique vehicles from all years, makes and models are welcome to participate.

Registration runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Prizes will be awarded for the best GM, Chrysler, Ford, import and street rod. People’s Choice Voting determines the top 25 vehicles in the car/truck category and bike category.

Other activities include a Brooks Catsup taste test, a (catsup-smothered) hot dog eating contest, a hula hoop contest, water balloon toss and a chance to get photos and autographs from St. Louis Rams cheerleaders from noon to 3 p.m.

The Arch at 106.5 FM will provide music for the festival. Then at 3:30 p.m. The Quarter Draw Band takes the stage to play alt-country roots rock music. A grand prize drawing follows between 4:30 and 5 p.m. as the festival comes to a close.

The Catsup Bottle celebrates its 61st birthday this year, having been constructed in 1949 for the G.S. Suppiger catsup bottling plant. At 170 feet tall, it is on the National Register of Historic Places, and is recognized as a piece of 20th Century roadside Americana.

For more information on the festival, visit www. catsupbottlefestival.com. For general information on the landmark itself, see www.catsupbottle.com.

Pictured are scenes from recent Catsup Bottle Festivals.

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Travel Tips for improving vacation photography Make sure you take home something you'll want to share WASHINGTON (AP) — My shoe boxes of travel photographs bring back memories of the pictures that got away.

Mom in Paris in springtime, except the Eiffel Tower is sticking out of her head like a rocket. My friend Russell on the steps of Michelangelo’s Laurentian Library in Florence, not that you can tell because of the low-light blur. Australia’s Uluru, better known as Ayers Rock, looking really big but really boring.

It’s frustrating to spend lots of time (and lots of dollars) on a major trip only to return with lackluster pictures. Yet there are easy ways to improve the odds that at least one shot among your next batch of vacation photos will earn a place in a frame. Here are nine tips to help.

• Start shooting before you leave home.

That’s especially important with a new camera. Reading the manual on the plane is not enough, says Eliot Cohen, a Washington, D.C.-based photographer who teaches digital photography classes.

“At that point it’s way too late. Practice with it before you take important pictures,” Cohen says. Shooting at home without the pressures of being on the move during a trip will help you become familiar with the camera.

Besides, it won’t take that much effort.

“You don’t need all the functions on the camera,” Cohen says, “only about 10 percent of them. Knowing the things that are important to you is enough.”

• When photographing a landscape, make the foreground interesting. “ A ro c k , t re e o r s t a t u e c a n w o r k , ” says Scott Stuckey, author of National Geographic’s “Ultimate Field Guide to Travel Photography” and managing editor of its Traveler magazine. “Even better is a shot of a person doing something that relates to the landscape — a fisherman tending his nets, a cowboy on horseback, even a tourist taking a picture.”

Sunsets aren’t all that interesting, Stuckey says. “Turn around and photograph the landscape where the setting sunlight is falling, with the sun at your back. That’s where the interest lies.”

• Go beyond the posed picture. “ Va c a t i o n s p i c t u r e s a r e a b o u t remembering moments, not just places,” says Susan Walsh, an Associated Press photographer in Washington. “Sometimes a posed picture doesn’t tell the whole story,” Shots of your companions in action will capture the fun of a trip. “They remind you what you were doing,” Walsh says, “whether it’s how hard it was to climb up that mountain or splashing in the pool or paddling a canoe.”

D o n ’ t f o rg e t t o i n c l u d e t h e l o c a l s , Stuckey advises. “They reveal the character of a destination more than any other photographic subject,” he says. “Shoot them while they’re interacting with a member of your party.”

• Get as close as you can to your subject.

Let safety and other considerations be your guide, of course, but try to move

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Johnny Widmayer, 3, visits the Atlantis Aquarium in Nassau, Bahamas during a vacation. By not using a flash, one can avoid the potential of a flare on the glass of the tank and make for a more interesting and graphic image. in and “fill your frame,” says Charles Dharapak, an AP staff photographer in Washington. “If you can get closer, I’d say the results will be sharper.”

Avoid using the camera’s zoom in lowlight situations. The zoom lens usually engages a slower shutter speed to collect more light, which increases the chance of blur from movement. “If you’re outdoors, say, at the Grand Canyon, it’s not much of an issue because it’s bright,” Dharapak says. “But if you’re in an indoor setting, like a museum or a cafe, it won’t be that great.”

• Plan your outdoor photos for the first and last hour of sunlight.

Midday sun tends to make pictures flat and shapeless. The day’s “golden hours” give objects more shape and definition.

Regardless of the time of day, Cohen recommends using light from the sides of the frame. “For people, look for softer light, more diffuse, even in shade, for more revealing detail,” he says.

For shooting buildings, Stuckey suggests balancing sky light, street lights and lights from within. “At that point, the building is glowing, looking its best,” he says. “Add life to your city shots by putting interesting human activity — children playing, a mime performing, a vendor selling balloons — in the foreground, with the famous building only in the background.”

• Know when to turn the flash off and when to turn it on.

It’s not always obvious. For example, faces and other objects in shadows cast by a bright sun may need that extra light.

“Many people figure if they’re outside they don’t need the flash,” says Baltimore photographer Walter Rowe, editor of the Travel Photographers Network website.

“Flash can help lighten up those areas so they don’t appear so dark.”

At night, not using the flash in favor of natural light might be the best way to capture an image. But for a longer exposure, the camera will need to be steady to avoid blur caused by movement.

Use the camera’s timer to avoid the downward movement that comes with pressing the shutter button, advises Rowe.

Steady yourself against a wall or another stationary object. Try placing the camera on a flat surface, even a drinking glass turned upside down.

• Check the edges of the frame as you compose a shot.

Train yourself to look for objects you don’t want in the picture. At the beach it might be a trash can; in the city it might be an orange construction barrier. Then reframe accordingly.

“Most people tend to shoot from wherever they’re standing and not think about eliminating unwanted information

from the edge of the picture,” Cohen says.

“You have to learn to really see all the details as well as the piece you’re interested in.”

When using a digital camera, review all the elements once again after taking the picture. If a post or a tree is sticking out of someone’s head, reshoot. “Maybe you can move yourself a little bit,” Rowe says, “or move the person a little bit.”

• Buy the largest memory card you can afford.

And bring extra batteries or the battery charger and an adapter, if needed. “Don’t be afraid to take a lot of pictures,” Dharapak says. Walsh adds, “You’ve already paid for those megapixels, so use them.”

On a long trip, look for a photo store that can download your pictures to a disk you can pack or even mail back home. You risk losing all your photos if you drop your camera in a river or if it’s misplaced or stolen.

• Digital cameras don’t make you a better photographer, but they do allow for more chances to get it right.

Like my picture of a sailboat catching wind in Sydney Harbour. Taking a dozen shots from the side of a ferry, I managed to freeze the boat at just the right angle in the water and with the sun outlining the clouds.

A frame, not a shoe box, for that one.

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How to. . .

Advance knowledge Taking care of the "business" part of things before anything happens will allow everyone to focus on the needs of the people involved rather than the requirements of an institution. There are some things that can be done now to make future illness or emergencies more manageable.

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Parent your parent

The thought of having to make major life changing decisions for our parents is not a pleasant one. It is a complete role reversal. It is not easy to ask the people who put you through college what their bank balance is. It is difficult to have to go through the medicine cabinet in your parent’s home after he has either taken too much medicine or stopped taking it completely and discover that your father has medical issues that you never knew existed. Finding out that your mother is no longer able to remember when the last time she ate can is heartbreaking. Learning that none of your father ’s bills have been paid because he is no longer aware of what the mailbox or check book are is devastating. Working with hundreds of adult children over the years, I have learned that “one of the hardest things” that many of them have ever done was to make the decision to admit a parent to a long-term care facility. Given the choice, none of us would choose to go through any of those situations. However, according to Caregiving in the U.S., there are 43.5 million caregivers in the U.S. providing care for an adult family member or friend 50 years old or older. As the population in this country continues to age, that number will grow. Thus, it is important to develop a proactive plan to lessen the stress and burden when the time comes to parent your parent.

Because discussing such issues with parents is so uncomfortable, most of us avoid doing so until a crisis occurs and there is no longer an alternative. Until an adult child is confronted with the dilemma of acting as the legal decision maker for a parent, he or she may have no idea what type of insurance coverage the parent has, where important documents are kept, what medications they take, when the last time they went to the doctor was, how many different physicians they see and for what conditions. The goal is to make informed decisions for our parents when they need us.

In order to make the best choices during an emergency, children need to learn as much as possible about the parent’s life before the crisis occurs.

The more knowledgeable adult children are of parents’ affairs before an emergency, the better equipped they will be to deal with the issues that have to be addressed. If the child is already aware of insurance and financial issues when they are called in the middle of the night to the hospital to assist with an admission, the confusion and stress are greatly reduced for all involved. Taking care of the “business” part of things before anything happens will allow everyone to focus on the needs of the people involved rather than the requirements of an institution. There are some things that can be done now to make future illness and emergencies more manageable.

• Begin discussing potential issues with parents before there are any problems. In most instances, it is much easier to speak of hypothetical situations than ones that are currently troubling them. However, facing one’s mortality and possible future disabilities is not pleasant and you may have to address the topic several times before some parents will begin to talk about it. The key is to start early and let them know it is important to you to be prepared “just in case.”

• If a parent is driving, take the time about once a month to ride with them or observe them from a far while they are driving. When you visit, inspect the vehicle for unexplained dents and scrapes. At the first signs of impairment, begin to discuss alternate transportation such as senior buses or private transportation providers. As a child, it is sometimes impossible to take car keys away from the person who taught you to drive. However, it is worse to have to deal with the results of an accident that he caused. If you are unable to enforce the decision, contact the local police department for assistance.

• Know where important documents are located (i.e. insurance cards, advance directives, bank account information). Some people are very private and do not want their children to have access to financial information. Suggest that they begin to keep the information in one location such as a specific drawer or cabinet with the agreement that it will not be opened unless needed.

• Be aware of whether or not advance directives have been executed and encourage parents to do so if they have not (i.e. living will, durable power of attorney (POA) for healthcare and finance). Creating these documents is difficult for some older adults because it reminds them of impending mortality. To ease anxiety, you can complete the same documents to show your parent that by doing so they are not “making the time come sooner.” In reality, everyone needs to have advance directives in place regardless of age. If financial issues are difficult to

discuss, build up to financial POA by executing the durable healthcare power of attorney first. Explain that the provisions of the documents do not become effective until the guarantor is no longer capable of making decisions for herself.

• Ask them to keep a list of current medications, physicians and diagnosis in their wallet or purse. If someone is taken to the hospital by ambulance, that information needs to be given to the medical staff immediately. It is much more convenient and efficient to produce a list of medications than a bag full of prescription bottles. Most pharmacies routinely provide such information.

• Know what insurance is active; just because someone has the tradition red, white, and blue Medicare card does not mean that it is effective. Many seniors have given up traditional Medicare for other options such as Advantra or Secure Horizons. While they have received a new card for the new insurance, most keep the original Medicare card which can easily be given to a hospital by a child who is unaware of a parent’s affairs.

• Spend time in the home, check medicine planners to make sure pills have been taken and none are missing beyond the current date and time. Observe the overall appearance; make sure the mail has been checked and you do not see any unopened envelopes piled up. Look inside cabinets, making sure they are stocked as usual and there are no strange items that do not belong.

• Talk about care options regarding assisted living, supportive living, and long-term care before they are needed. Encourage your parent to research and tour communities and let you know which ones they prefer. While having to leave one’s home is never easy, it is less threatening when the individual has been allowed to participate in the decision making process.

• In the event you get involved in a parent’s affairs after problems have begun, be patient and remember it is a very humbling experience for them. If you have problems getting them to share information with you, enlist the help of a professional such as a physician or social worker for assistance.

These are just a few things to consider as the time comes for roles to change and the parent to begin needing more support than the child.

The hardest part is the first conversation. By initiating a discussion with your parent regarding any of these issues, the dialogue has begun.

Even if it takes some time for her to open up about private details, the first step has been taken. Taking the time and making the effort to discuss potentially uncomfortable matters with parents before there are any problems will make the “crisis” times much less stressful. Just as there is no handbook for the correct way to raise children, there is no right or wrong way to “parent your parent.” If you have questions, do not hesitate to reach out to your Area Agency on Aging for answers and advice.

It is not easy to ask the people who put you through college what their bank account balance is.

Submitted by: Cambridge House of Maryville, Tracy A. Skaer-Henry, Administrator

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How to. . .

Choose a life of health As long ago as 1921, Dr. Henry Windsor, a medical doctor, did a study of 50 deceased patients, evaluating diseased organ tissues.

He discovered of 139 diseased organs, 138 showed obstructed nerve supply from the spine to diseased organs. Based on his findings, he concluded logically that vertebral subluxations (spinal misalignments) can contribute to the development of disease.

Choose a chiropractor

Does the chiropractor walk, talk, and look the picture of health and is the office environment pleasant?

Will the chiropractor serve your needs, listen to you and have a willingness to discuss any concerns or questions you may have? Is your best interest at heart? Are there less than ethical and scare tactics used to convince you that you need care or continue care or is it based on physical, hands-on examination. Chiropractors are the only health care providers trained in the location and “adjustment� of spinal subluxations.

Are orthopedic, neurological and chiropractic spinal and kinesiological examinations (muscle strength testing) performed to ascertain and correlate the nature of your condition?

A chiropractor will “adjust� the spine to reduce subluxations and restore motion and function to a more optimal level. An adjustment is the application of a precise directional force to the vertebrae.

The chiropractic approach is based on the concept of restoring and then maintaining health as opposed to treating disease.

Chiropractors complete years of college and post-graduate study in order to achieve a doctor of chiropractic degree.

Their education consists of extensive classroom, laboratory and clinical hours with extensive courses in anatomy, physiology, neurology, microbiology, chemistries, orthopedics, physical therapy, exercise and rehabilitation. Rigorous examinations, state and national, must be passed before a chiropractor is licensed to practice.

To begin the search for a professional and competent chiropractor, your best source of finding a chiropractor is ask a friend or someone you trust who has had a positive, pleasant experience with chiropractic. Referrals are

the highest compliment given to any professional.

Does the chiropractor practice what he/she preaches? Is the importance of chiropractic talked about for a healthy body? Is chiropractic of the utmost importance in the practice?

Is your best interest at heart? A genuine clinical indication should be present for any service, product, orthopedic support, foot orthotics, nutritional supplement, laboratory test, MRI, CT or treatment of any kind to be recommended or ordered for a patient.

Recommendations should be based upon a genuine intended therapeutic benefit to the patient. Chiropractic should be the main life force of a chiropractic practice, putting the patients’ interests first and foremost.

Writing down your questions prior to contracting a chiropractor will help you and him/her keep clarity in the discussion of your condition.

Optimum health is not merely the absence of disease, but a state of physical and mental well being. Help your body be the best it can be through natural chiropractic care.

Many patients experience the amazing effects of a chiropractic lifestyle – not just pain relief, but an overall wellness encompassing mind, body and spirit. Absence of pain does not necessarily suggest health.

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If you have questions or concerns, we welcome the opportunity to discuss these with you and the privilege of serving you.

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Music

one of those nights The Eagles prove they’ve STILL got it

By BILL TUCKER Of The Edge The gods of country-rock smiled June 24 on me, my wife and about 30,000 other fans who piled into Busch Stadium for a night with the Eagles.

Sandwiched in between heat advisories, the evening was nothing short of spectacular which, for this band, is routine. The only thing that cooked was the music.

Returning to St. Louis for the first time since 2008 (it always feels longer to their fans), the Eagles are currently crossing the continent on an outdoor, stadium-only tour that had them in Winnipeg just two nights earlier.

To begin at the beginning, there was a bit of confusion and a bit of consternation over the ticket sales.

Those of us (me) who bought our tickets the day they went on sale paid a premium. As spring turned to summer and the big night drew nearer, ticket prices took a dive with field seats being offered for less than half the original price.

Maybe I should have realized that selling out Busch Stadium is considerably harder than selling out the Scottrade Center. Patience is a virtue, particularly where the pocketbook is concerned.

But, to be real honest, the Eagles are worth every cent their fans pay to see them perform.

Downtown St. Louis was a circus as a crowd equal to that at any Cardinal game descended on the stadium, only to be greeted by a dizzying array of radio stations – their tents, their inflatables and their pretty girls. The Eagles are countryrock and their appeal is equal to that of chocolate.

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Inside, Busch smelled of hot dogs and spilled beer as it does on game days, but the Build-A-Bear Store was closed in what could only be read as a tip of the cap to the advanced age of Eagles fans.

The stadium, incidentally, proved quite capable of handling such a large concert. Sight lines were good and the sound was outstanding – loud, but not too loud.

There was a band on stage when we arrived – JD and the Straight Shots (I don’t know. They weren’t advertised as an opening act and weren’t good enough to merit an Internet search.)

Besides, crowd members were busy finding their seats, spending $35 on t-shirts that will make it through three wash cycles at most and, for those on the field, buying $9 beers from a vendor who sat up between third base and home plate.

Gates opened at 5:30 p.m. and I guess JD was on stage at 6, but my eyes were elsewhere. In situations like this, you have to do some people watching.

My observations are this: 1. If the tour would have had a sponsor, Viagra would have been perfect. 2.

If you want to text, fine. But you look kind of stupid spending that much for a concert ticket and not bothering to look at the stage. 3.

When it comes to women, St. Louis has a LOT of nice looking ones.

As the sun began to fade, the Dixie Chicks took the stage.

From the moment this double bill was announced, I had to wonder what tone-deaf promoter put these two bands together.

Yes, the Eagles are country-rock, but notice that word rock. In no way do the Dixie Chicks rock. Still, they seemed to have their own contingent

of fans on hand, easily identifiable by their cowboy boots.

The Chicks played 15 songs which, for someone anxiously awaiting the Eagles, was about 14 too many.

At 8:52 p.m., Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Timothy B. Schmit and Joe Walsh finally took the stage.

“Is this Heaven?”

“No, it’s the Eagles.”

The band began its 21-song set with the vocal showcase “Seven Bridges Road.” Yes, they cooked.

“How Long,” from 2008’s “Long Road Out of Eden,” followed.

Frey did the vocals on “Take it to the Limit,” which should be left alone as no one can sing it like Randy Meisner. What was once the show’s peak is now its valley.

But a blistering rendition of “Hotel California” – in which Walsh showed even at age 62 he is still a guitar god – made up for the bump in the road.

“Peaceful Easy Feeling” and Schimit’s vocal showcase, “I Can’t Tell You Why,” led up to, in my opinion, the evening’s best performance.

Back in 1972, Henley and former band member Bernie Leadon wrote “Witchy Woman” and in 2010, the song absolutely soared. Yes, it raised the hair on the back of my neck as the vocals were perfect and passionate.

After “Lyin’ Eyes,” the band did one of its biggest boosters proud with an exceptional rendition of

“One of These Nights.”

After nine Eagles tunes, the band switched gears as Walsh and Henley pulled out some material from their solo career bags serving up “Walk Away” and “Boys of Summer” respectively.

“In the City” and “The Long Run” took fans back to 1979 before Walsh, ever the jester, wowed the crowd with “Life’s Been Good.”

“Dirty Laundry” and “Funk No. 49” kept things rolling and Frey, who, unfortunately, didn’t perform any of his solo material, still managed his best vocal of the night on “Heartache Tonight.”

“Life in the Fast Lane,” with Walsh still hammering away on guitar, closed the set to a thunderous ovation.

Yes, the Eagles came back, knocking out three encores – “Take it Easy,” Walsh’s “Rocky Mountain Way” and “Desperado,” a soft, soulful song that still hits with an impact. Henley can STILL sing.

At 10:52 p.m., the boys waved goodbye to the crowd and disappeared.

Next year, as Frey noted, will mark the band’s 40th anniversary. And all four of the principle members will turn 63.

Despite the gray, they are still the best band in America.

They’ve taken us for one hell of a ride – and I’m not ready for it to end.

Above, Busch Stadium on June 24 as it hosted the Eagles. (OK, those are the Dixie Chicks on stage. It was too dark for a good photo when the Eagles played.) At left, the scene outside the stadium. The rock radio stations and the country radio stations were both well represented.

Photos by Bill Tucker.

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Tuning in St. Louis concert series announced The Fair Saint Louis Foundation today announced a new name, “Celebrate St. Louis Summer Concerts,” for its July concert series, which kick off the weekend following Fair Saint Louis.

Formerly LIVE on the Levee(sm), the Celebrate St. Louis Summer Concerts name supports the Foundation’s ongoing effort to connect these events to the greater St. Louis metropolitan region.

“We feel “Celebrate St. Louis Summer Concerts” more closely signifies our mission of celebrating the region and providing free entertainment in one of the most historic settings in the country,” said Joseph F. Imbs, III, Chairman of the Fair Saint Louis Foundation.

“We’re excited the Celebrate St. Louis Summer Concerts will bring top national talent to the banks of the Mississippi River and continue to be a hallmark event for the region.”

The free concert series, located at the base of the Arch on Leonor K. Sullivan Blvd., will kick off Friday, July 9 and includes music covering a broad spectrum of genres to cater to many different audiences. All opening acts begin at 6 p.m. and feature local bands in a continued effort to highlight the wealth of musical talent in the greater St. Louis region. Headliners take the Budweiser Main Stage at 8 p.m. Each night will conclude with US Bank/ Enterprise Rent-A-Car fireworks over the Mississippi River.

The complete Celebrate St. Louis Summer Concerts schedule with local opening acts includes: Friday, July 9 Common (Rap) with DJ Needles (www.interscope.com/ common) Saturday, July 10 Slightly Stoopid (Alternative Rock) with Fundamental Elements (www.slightlystoopid.com) Friday, July 16 Kenny Wayne Shepherd (Blues Rock) with Jeremiah Johnson & the Sliders (www. kennywayneshepherd.net) Saturday, July 17 Clint Black (Country) with The Johnny Henry Band (www.clintblack.com) Friday, July 23 Sara Bareilles (Contemporary Pop) with The Brothers Lazaroff (www.sarabmusic. com) Saturday, July 24 Silversun Pickups with Against Me! & the Henry Clay People (Alternative Rock) (www. silversunpickups.com) Saturday nights at the Celebrate St. Louis Summer Concerts will also include The Sauce Café where guests can enjoy tablecloth dining, catered by popular St. Louis restaurants, and a riverfront view. The Sauce Café hosts two dinner seatings. The first, from 6 p.m. to 7:45 p.m., allows guests to enjoy dinner and live music from a favorite local band before heading to the levee steps to watch the Budweiser Main Stage show. A second seating from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. allows guests to enjoy the headlining concert on plasma screens and then enjoy the US Bank/Enterprise RentA-Car fireworks from this prime view.

Reservations are $30 per person, not including beverage, tax, and gratuity.

Walk-ins will be accepted on a first-

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come, first-served basis if seating is available.

The Sauce Café featured restaurants this year are: July 10 - Lucas Park Grille; July 17 Highway 61 Roadhouse and Kitchen; July 24 - El Borracho Reservations are strongly recommended and can be made

online at www.celebratestlouis.org.

Each year community volunteers, Fair Saint Louis staff, the Veiled Prophet Organization, in partnership with the National Park Service and the City of St. Louis work together to promote St. Louis by bringing visitors downtown for the month-long event. The name

Fair Saint Louis acknowledges that this event is produced

by Saint Louisans, for Saint Louisans and their guests from all over the world. If members of the community are interested in volunteering, volunteer applications may be downloaded from the Celebrate St. Louis Web

site at www.celebratestlouis.org.

F o l l o w u s o n Tw i t t e r @ CelebrateSTL, “Like” us on Facebook /CelebrateSTL and sign up for our enewsletter on celebratestlouis.org to receive regular updates and insider information on Fair Saint Louis and Celebrate St. Louis Summer Concerts activities.

Business Is Booming!! But… Supply Shortage Drives Local Car Dealer To Pay-Off Consumer Auto Loans And Leases Early To Keep Inventory Full

EDWARDSVILLE – Good news for people who are tired of their ride: Koetting Ford needs used cars and is willing to do just about anything to get them…including helping you to eliminate the remaining payments on your current lease or loan.

Dealers nationwide have experienced a spike in sales recently, but manufacturers have slowed production to a near standstill and President Obama’s Cash For Clunkers program removed 690,000 vehicles from the road. This all means there are not enough vehicles “for sale” right now to keep up the current sales pace. One local car dealer, Marty McCabe from Koetting Ford, invented a unique solution to the problem.

“Our business can’t afford to wait for this problem to run its course. We need to keep selling cars this month. But with only a 56-day supply on-hand nationally, we need to do something pretty drastic. There are thousands of people in this town who want a nicer, newer car but are still making payments. Then there’s me, who needs used cars. So…how about I help you handle the remaining payments and you get a better car right now?”

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t most dealerships, the credit score matters more than the person. But our relationships with many flexible lenders allows us to match your credit application with the lender most likely to approve you…a bank that will take the person into consideration, not just the credit score.

Heck, just looking at the credit scores is what got us into this mess in the first place. It’s high time to put the person first, in my opinion. That’s how we operate here.

Marty McCabe

This unusual proposal makes sense because rather than removing a car from the inventory at the time of purchase, you actually replenish the supply when you trade in. Marty McCabe says that each transaction has a unique “Inventory Footprint” with some transactions resulting in -1, some in 0, and some in +1. According to McCabe, “This month we’re looking for 0’s and +1’s, which means we’ll buy your current vehicle even if you don’t buy one from us and we will help you pay off your loan or lease early, just so we can keep our inventory from running dry.”

How Long Will This Last?

When asked about timing, McCabe explained, “This problem should only last about a month. I expect the supply to level out by July as the manufacturers pick up the pace and other dealers’ sales slow down. But we only have 12 months in a year, and I’m not willing to go dark for one of them.”

Automotive experts indicate that this inventory correction could last anywhere between 10 and 45 days.

The offer to help you eliminate the remaining payments on your loan or lease is good until June 30, 2010 or until the inventory supply returns…whichever comes first.

A Trader’s Market?

“It’s a lot like a perfect storm,” says McCabe. “Nobody could have predicted it, and it only comes around every 10 or 15 years. Suppliers have been slowing down consistently over the past few years. But nobody expected so many sales to be made so quickly in the first part of 2010. Until it’s resolved, this ‘perfect storm’ creates what’s known as a ‘Trader’s Market’ which places upward pressure on

Edwardsville residents are lining up at Koetting Ford to have their car loans or leases paid off early (sometimes YEARS early) and then driving home in a nicer, newer vehicle long before they thought they could. National auto supply shortages are forcing Koetting Ford to overpay for trades, resulting in early pay-offs. This rare ‘trader’s market’ will only last through the end of the month. Call or visit Koetting Ford at 3465 Progress Pkwy., Granite City 62040 (Rt 3 at Pontoon Rd. next to Granite City WalMart)!

the value of your trade. That extra value gives me the leverage I need to negotiate favorable buy out terms with your original bank.”

The Banks Want Out

To make the timing even better, it seems that some banks are anxious to eliminate loans made between two and five years ago. “There was a lending frenzy during that time that caused many banks to make deals they wish they wouldn’t have made (now known as toxic assets). Now they’re trying to clean their books up…and many are more than happy to be finished with loans that aren’t yet paid off.

This works in your favor.”

“It truly is a good opportunity for all involved: the bank gets their money, I get the inventory I need, and you get the nicer, newer car you want. There are no losers in this deal!” trumpeted McCabe.

than the person. But our relationships with many flexible lenders allows us to match your credit application with the lender most likely to approve you…a bank that will take the person into consideration, not just the credit score. Heck, just looking at the credit scores is what got us into this mess in the first place. It’s high time to put the person first, in my opinion. That’s how we operate here.”

What Next?

Marty McCabe expects a heavy response to this offer, so please call ahead and make an appointment to have your current loan or lease evaluated. Walk-ins will be accepted, though may require a short wait. If lines are busy, please keep calling.

Please call 618-452-5400 or visit Koetting Ford at 3465 Progress Pkwy., Granite City 62040 (Rt 3 at Pontoon Rd. next to Granite City WalMart)

People Over Credit Profiles

“At most dealerships, the credit score matters more

Ask The Dealer For The People:

Q: Who is this right for?

A: This is good for anyone who is currently making a car payment but would like to switch to a nicer, newer car and stop making his or her current payments.

Q: Will there be a negative impact on my credit score?

A: No. Your current lease or loan will be paid off and there will be no negative consequences. If anything, it could help your score because you’ve successfully paided of the loan or lease.

Q: What will my new payment be?

A: That depends on what car you choose next. Often we can keep your payment the same and sometimes the payment is actually a bit lower. Imagine driving a nicer newer car with a lower payment.

Q: How much will I need for a down payment?

A: There is no fee for us to evaluate your trade-in and eliminate your payments. And many of the banks we work with offer no to low down payment options. Plus my Transparent Trade Appraisal Process means you’ll receive a fair, accurate and complete evaluation of your current vehicle and situation, with no pressure. You’ll be able to make an intelligent decision with all the facts.

Koetting Ford Q: Do I have to have good credit? is a Dealer for A: Good credit makes it easier on us…but we really need cars right now. the People and So please bring in your car so we can have a chance at eliminating your a Consumer Advocate. McCabe paymentsno matter what your credit is like. My For The People Credit is the author of Approval Program is designed to help you get approved even if you’ve made several consumer mistakes in the past. guides on car Q: What if my car is paid off? buying. “It matters A: Even better. Your car may be worth more right now than it has been in the past. to Marty!”

So trading in right now could be a wise investment. This is the perfect timing.

Please call 618-452-5400 or visit Koetting Ford at 3465 Progress Pkwy., Granite City 60240 (Rt 3 at Pontoon Rd. next to Granite City WalMart) right away.

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Music calendar Friday, July 9 • Jonny Lang, The Pageant, 8 p.m., Delmar Loop • Wicked, Fox Theatre, 8 p.m., St. Louis, Mo. • Common with DJ Needles, Celebrate St Louis Concert Series, free, Leonor K. Sullivan Blvd. Gates open 6 p.m., close at 10 p.m.

• Good 4 the Soul, Jazz at the Bistro, 3536 Washington Ave., St. Louis, Mo., 8:30 p.m. and 10:15 p.m.; $20/students $10

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Movies

QuickGlance Movie Reviews

“The Karate Kid”

Fellow children of the ’80s: Merely pondering the possibility of a “Karate Kid” remake tears at the very fiber of our adolescence. Nevertheless, a new version is upon us. Director Harald Zwart (“Agent Cody Banks”) hits all the same notes and adheres closely to Robert Mark Kamen’s original 1984 script, down to a sweep-the-leg moment in the finale. Details have been tweaked in Christopher Murphey’s new script, including the setting: Instead of moving from New Jersey to Los Angeles because of his single mom’s new job, our young hero moves from Detroit to Beijing, where he promptly incurs the wrath of the local thugs and learns martial arts to protect himself. (And by the way, it’s now kung fu.) But one of the biggest changes of all is the character’s age. Ralph Macchio was what, like, 35 when he starred in the original? But he looked 16, as his character was, so he seemed like a good fit.

Now the character, Dre, is 12 — as is the film’s star, Jaden Smith. But with his pretty face and slight build, Smith looks about 9. It’s distracting. So neither the fighting nor the romance with a girl who’s out of his league — two key components of “The Karate Kid” — makes sense. Still, we must watch Dre go through the motions of learning from Mr. Han (Jackie Chan), the handyman in the building where he and his mother, Sherry (Taraji P. Henson), now live. Chan is solid in an extremely different role, one that’s much more serious and understated than his well-known, playful persona.

RATED: PG for bullying, martial arts action violence and some mild language.

RUNNING TIIME: 135 min.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two stars out of four.

“Grown Ups”

Shockingly inept even by the standards we’ve come to expect from a Happy Madison production, this feels as if it were made without considering whether an audience would ever actually see it. It assaults us with an awkward mix of humor (which is rarely funny) and heart (which is never touching), but even more amateurishly, it features copious cutaways to characters laughing at each others’ jokes. For long stretches of time, Adam Sandler and Co. sit around a New England lake house goofing on each other, telling stories and reminiscing about old times.

Given that these other characters are played by Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade and Rob Schneider, you would hope that some of the lines would work (from James and Rock, at least). One gets the distinct impression that these guys, four out of five of whom are “Saturday Night Live” alumni, improvised

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most of their insults and one-liners, and there just happened to be a camera or two rolling. The plot, which is essentially “The Big Chill” with jokes about flatulence and bunions, finds these five childhood friends reuniting for the funeral of the basketball coach who led them to a championship in 1978.

RATED: PG-13 for crude material including suggestive references, language and some male rear nudity.

RUNNING TIME: 98 min.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: One star out of four.

“I Am Love”

Words like “lush” and “gorgeous” don’t even begin to scratch the surface in describing Italian director Luca Guadagnino’s retro-styled melodrama. It’s more like the most sumptuous design porn, lingering over every detail in the palatial home of a Milanese industrialist and his family, allowing plenty of time for us to ooh and ahh over the impeccably tasteful clothes, the rich furnishings, the exquisite meals. (Don’t see this movie hungry.) From the sweeping, old-fashioned opening titles, “I Am Love” signals that we’re in for a long, luxurious ride. This is a visual medium, after all, and in the tradition of Visconti and Sirk, Guadagnino expertly throws in everything he’s got. But despite these aesthetic trappings, an even more compelling factor is the most fundamental: the tour-de-force performance from its star, Tilda Swinton, speaking fluent Italian and even a little Russian in a couple of scenes. Swinton’s transformation from perfect, moneyed wife and mother to ... well, we don’t want to give too much away, but we’ll just say her character becomes a purer form of herself when she finds true love.

She becomes free. The camera has always loved her striking, porcelain features: those formidable cheekbones and wideset blue eyes. She’s ravishing as Emma Recchi, flawlessly turned out for all occasions. But it’s the subtle changes within her that drive the film, and allow the staggeringly versatile Swinton to prove there’s more to her than we ever could have imagined.

RATED: R for sexuality and nudity.

RUNNING TIME: 120 min.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three and a half stars out of four.

“Knight and Day”

Introducing an exciting new talent: Tom Cruise. Sure, we know Tom Cruise after his three decades in the business. We know way too much about Tom Cruise, actually, thanks to his

well-documented off-screen antics the past few years. “Knight and Day” is a refreshing reminder, though, of why he is a superstar: He has that undeniable charisma about him and he really can act, something for which he doesn’t always get the credit he deserves. Here, he plays a Vintage Tom Cruise Role: He gets to be charming but also toy with the idea that he might be a little nuts. As secret agent Roy Miller, he has that twinkle in his eye and that sexy little smile but he’s also strangely calm in the middle of elaborate car chases and shootouts — relaxed, articulate and abidingly courteous when most mortals would be freaking out. That’s part of the fun of the character and the movie as a whole, that contradiction. Cruise’s presence also helps keep James Mangold’s film light, breezy and watchable when the action — and the story itself — spin ridiculously out of control. Cruise and Cameron Diaz make an oddly appealing pair as a (possibly) rogue spy and the innocent woman he must now protect. But the romance between them feels forced and is one of the movie’s chief weaknesses.

RATED: PG-13 for sequences of action violence throughout, and brief strong language.

RUNNING TIME: 109 min.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two and a half stars out of four.

“Restrepo”

The great war-on-terror films mostly have been documentaries. Directors Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger continue that track record with this intimate portrait of a platoon’s tour of duty that’s disturbing, rattling and heartbreaking in its immediacy. Hetherington and Junger dug in with a U.S. Army platoon during much of its 15month deployment in Afghanistan’s Korengal Valley, which the filmmakers describe as one of the most dangerous military postings. Their film unfolds with an objective yet impassioned voice, the soldiers’ actions, words, loyalty, even their horseplay combining for an unforgettable chronicle of fraternity under fire. In conversations during the deployment and interviews after returning to their base in Italy, platoon members plaintively recall fallen comrades and ponder if any good came out of their sacrifice. None of them has any answers, but their recollections reveal one certainty: Whatever nations might fight for, these men are fighting for one another.

RATED: R for language throughout including some descriptions of violence.

RUNNING TIME: 94 min.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three and a half stars out of four.

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Movies Nothing mature about “Grown Ups”

By CHRISTY LEMIRE Associated Press Shockingly inept even by the standards we’ve come to expect from a Happy Madison production, “Grown Ups” feels as if it were made without considering whether an audience would ever actually see it.

It assaults us with an awkward mix of humor (which is rarely funny) and heart (which is never touching), but even more amateurishly, it features copious cutaways to characters laughing at each others’ jokes. For long stretches of time, Adam Sandler and Co. sit around a New England lake house goofing on each other, telling stories and reminiscing about old times.

Given that these other characters are played by Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade and Rob Schneider, you would hope that some of the lines would work (from James and Rock, at least).

One gets the distinct impression that these guys, four out of five of whom are “Saturday Night Live” alumni, improvised most of their insults and one-liners, and there just happened to be a camera or two rolling. (Sandler and Fred Wolf are credited with having written the script.) But then Dennis Dugan, director of such ignominious Sandler films as “Happy Gilmore,” “You Don’t Mess With the Zohan” and “I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry,” incessantly cuts between them admiring each others’ zingers.

This is not just alienating. It’s downright uncomfortable.

The plot, which is essentially “The Big Chill” with jokes about flatulence and bunions, finds five childhood friends reuniting for the funeral of the basketball coach who led them to a championship in 1978.

Lenny (Sandler) is now a big Hollywood agent who’s married

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In this film publicity image released by Columbia Pictures, from left, David Spade, Kevin James, Chris Rock and Adam Sandler are shown in a scene from “Grown Ups.” to a fashion designer (Salma Hayek Pinault) with whom he has obnoxious, spoiled kids. Eric (James) is also married with kids; his wife (Maria Bello) still breast-feeds their 4-year-old son, which is played for the kind of gross-out laughs you would expect. Kurt (Rock) is the sensitive househusband, married to a workaholic (Maya Rudolph), with two kids and a stereotypically nitpicky mother-in-law (Ebony Jo-

Ann) who’s like a caricature of a Tyler Perry character.

Then there’s Marcus (Spade), who’s single and constantly on the prowl for ladies, and Rob (Schneider), a New-Agey vegan married to a woman old enough to be his mother (Joyce Van Patten).

They all get together for a long weekend where not much happens, aside from pratfalls in the woods, plenty of public

urination, and an eventual moment of confession which is nothing short of cringeworthy. Halfway through, Hayek’s character blows off her own fashion show in Milan, supposedly because she feels so compelled to stay and take part in the bonding. The payoff: She gets to watch her husband and his buddies in a rematch against the guys they played more than 30 years ago, even though everyone is now middle-

aged and out of shape.

This scene, by the way, provides the only truly funny moment in the whole film, as Rock and Tim Meadows confront each other on the court. Then again, Meadows’ arrival is yet another reminder of the depressing waste of talent here. Rock is woefully underused.

Rudolph is sadly one-note. There’s also a bizarre cameo involving Steve Buscemi in a full-body cast.

“Eclipse” – a cute love story

By ROBERT GRUBAUGH Of The Edge I don’t think I’ve ever confessed it, but I once thought that Kristen Stewart was a guy.

Yep. Back in the days leading up to David Fincher ’s excellent 2003 film Panic Room I thought that Stewart was Jodie Foster ’s skateboard-riding son. I sure felt stupid when the lights went down in the auditorium and it turned she was her daughter. It had little bearing on the plot of that movie, and it’s not the first misunderstanding to result from a movie trailer, but I sure feel dumb now when I see her up on the big screen as Bella Swan, the object of so much pouty affection and romantic entanglement.

Oh, well. I certainly won’t be making that mistake anymore.

The third film to come from the Stephenie Meyer book series, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse starts and ends as a cute love story, cute mainly because of what I still contend is

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amazing chemistry between the unlikeliest love triangle of all time. Class Every-girl Bella is no longer torn between her affections for Jacob the Werewolf (Taylor Lautner) and Edward the Vampire (Robert Pattinson).

She firmly chose Edward, the pasty, cold gentleman at the conclusion of the previous film, New Moon. What she didn’t count on, though, was that despite their bickering over marriage, children, and her eventual transformation into the undead, Edward would continue to share the doubts that Jacob counts upon and that Bella denies to herself. She can’t separate her feelings for the studly Indian from her friendship with him. She spends a fair amount of time in this movie kissing (and telling) both of them.

The humor, I guess, is the reason that I preferred this film to its two predecessors.

I’ve been absolutely shocked at the success of the first two pictures after they were so, well, unwatchably awful. Eclipse uses a

collection of one-liners, self-knowing nods to its audience, and the continuing befuddlement of Bella’s father, Charlie (Billy Burke), to help mask the fact that the plot of this movie is thin and unnecessary and that the running time is a solid twenty minutes overextended. Fans of these books, movies, and no-longer-child actors (and that audience is 99 % percent female) are fully invested for the romance, longing, and escape of the relationship central to the saga.

I’m sure that they would agree that the subplots featuring origin stories for Jasper (Jackson Rathbone) and Rosalie (Nikki Reed) were confusing and off-topic. Also, Bella’s friends (including newly Oscar-nominated actress Anna Kendrick) were sorely reduced to only a couple of marginal scenes.

T h e n a g a i n , I ’ m n o t s u re t h a t t h e unamorous B-story was all that entertaining either. Recurring villainess Victoria (Bryce Dallas Howard) establishes an army of “newborn” vampires under the direction

of a transformed Forks native (Xavier Samuel) to help rid herself of her Cullen problem. What she doesn’t count on are two big “surprises”: an unnatural agreement between Edward’s vampire coven and Jacob’s Quileute pack and the re-emergence of the Volturi (Dakota Fanning’s creepy council of vampire elders). Save for five good minutes of intense fighting between the factions, I was bored. I’d say I’m looking forward to wrapping this thing up with Part Four: Breaking Dawn, except that Twilight’s one-trick pony studio, Summit, is splitting its best baby into two segments. This isn’t the first time the franchise has been accused of copying the bosses over Harry Potter, but they’ve yet to prove that doing so is worthwhile to their art. *** The Twilight Saga: Eclipse runs 132 minutes and is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action and violence, and some sensuality. I give this film two stars out of four.

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What's playing when and where St. Clair Cinema Fairview Heights Listings for 7/9 through 7/15 The following movies are playing at the O’Fallon Cinema. Call 1-800FANDANGO Code 2405 for showtimes or visit on the Web at www. wehrenberg.com.

Despicable Me (PG) Daily: 12:05, 2:20, 4:335, 6:50, 9:05 p.m.

Eclipse (PG-13) Daily: 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15 p.m. Sat-Sun: 11:00, 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:20 p.m.; Daily: 12:15, 3:15, 6:15, 9:15 Grown Ups (PG-13) Fri, Mon-Thurs: 1:35, 4:10, 6:55, 10:05 p.m.; Sat-Sun: 11:10 a.m., 2:00, 4:55, 7:25, 9:55 p.m.

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Sat-Sun: 11:15 a.m., 1:55, 4:35, 7:20, 10:05 p.m.

Last Airbender (PG) Daily: 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:10 p.m.

Predators (R) Fri, Mon-Thurs: 1:000, 3:35, 6:45, 10:00 p.m. Sat-Sun: 11:05, 1:45, 4:15, 6:50, 10:00 p.m.

Toy Story 3 (G) Fri, Mon-Thurs: 1:45, 4:25, 7:05, 9:45; Sat-Sun: 11:05 a.m., 1:45, 4:25, 7:05, 9:45 p.m.

Karate Kid (PG) Daily: 12:10, 3:20, 6:30, 9:50 p.m.

Summer Movie Series: Muppet Movie (G) Wed-Thurs: 10 a.m.

A Team (PG-13) Fri-Tues: 3:25, 9:30 p.m.

Iron Man 2 (PG-13) Fri-Tues: 12:30, 6:35 p.m.

Sorcerers Apprentice (PG) Wed-

Thurs: 1:40, 4:20, 7:00, 9:40 p.m.

O’Fallon 15 Cinema O’Fallon Listings for 7/9 through 7/15 The following movies are playing at the St. Clair Cinema. Call 1-800FANDANGO Code 2404 for showtimes or visit on the Web at www. wehrenberg.com.

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A Team (PG-13) Fri-Tues: 11:15 a.m., 2:00, 4:45 p.m.

Eclipse (PG-13) 11:00, 11:30 a.m., 1:50, 2:30, 3:00, 4:40, 5:25, 5:55, 7:30, 8:20, 8:50, 10:20, 11:15*, 11:45 * p.m. (*NO 11:15 or 11:45 p.m. showing on Sun-Thurs)

Grown Ups (PG-13) Fri-Tues: 7:35, 10:05 Despicable Me (PG) 11:35* a.m., 12:30, 1:50, 2:45, 4:05, 5:05, 6:20, 7:20, 8:35, 9:35, 10:50*, 11:50 p.m. (*NO 10:50 or 11:50 p.m. showing SunTues) (NO 11:35 a.m. or 10:50, 11:50 p.m. showing Wed-Thurs) Karate Kid (PG) Daily: 11:55 a.m., 3:10, 6:20, 9:30 p.m.

Last Airbender (PG) 11:20 a.m., 1:55, 4:30, 7:05, 9:40 p.m.

Last Airbender 3-D (PG) Daily: 12:05, 2:40, 5:15, 7:50, 10:25 p.m.

Toy Story 3 (G) Daily:12:30, 2:35, 5:10, 7:50, 10:30 p.m. Fri-Tues also: 11:30 a.m., 2:15, 4:55 p.m.

Toy Story 3 3D (G) 11:05 a.m., 1:45, 4:25, 7:05, 9:45 p.m.

Predators (R) Fri-Sat: 11:10 a.m., 1:45, 4:20, 6:55, 9:30, 11:59 p.m.; Sun-Thurs: 11:10 a.m., 1:45, 4:20, 6:55, 9:30 p.m. Fri-Tues: 7:40, 10:15 p.m..

Sorcerers Apprentice (PG) Tuesday: 11:59 p.m. Wed-Thurs: 11:05 a.m., 1:00, 1:45, 3:40, 4:40, 6:20, 7:30, 9:00, 10:10 p.m.

Grown Ups (PG-13) 12:50, 3:25, 6:05, 8:40, 11:10* p.m. ( *NO 11:10 p.m. showing Sun-Thurs) Fri-Tues: 7:35, 10:05 p.m.

Inception (PG-13) 11:59-Thursday ONLY Edwardsville Showplace 12 Call 800-FANDANGO or visit www.AMC.com.

"Eclipse" lights up the box office LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fans are over the moon for “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse,” which pulled in $68.5 million in its first day to set a new record for a movie debuting on Wednesday.

The third installment in the vampire romance surpassed the previous Wednesday record of $62 million set last year by “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.”

But “Eclipse” fell short of the all-time best opening day, a record held by its predecessor, last November ’s “The Twilight Saga: New Moon,” which took in $72.7 million. “New Moon” opened on a Friday, typically a busier day at theaters than weekdays.

“Eclipse” opened in a record 4,416 theaters and expands to 4,468 cinemas Friday for the Fourth of July weekend, one of the biggest box-office weekends of the year.

With so much money already in the bank and a long holiday weekend ahead, distributor Summit Entertainment hopes “Eclipse” can top the $200 million haul for “Revenge of the Fallen” in its first five days, a record for a movie opening on Wednesday.

“It certainly is a target for us,” said Richie Fay, head of distribution for Summit. “I’d be real hesitant to say that we will break that. We would love to and are striving to.

We have the location and screen count that could get us there. But if the weather isn’t in our favor, if people are out barbecuing and looking at fireworks Sunday night, we may not get there.”

In a single day, “Eclipse” took in a fraction more than the $68 million the movie cost to produce.

Fay said “Eclipse” followed the pattern of “New Moon,” whose audience was 80 percent female.

With generally better reviews on “Eclipse” than its predecessors and a marketing campaign that played up the movie’s action, Summit executives hope the latest sequel will draw in more males as the

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• The Mourners: Tomb Sculpture from the Court of Burgundy and Bill Viola: Visitation, Summer Exhibits at St. Louis Art Museum, Forest Park • Vatican Splendors, Missouri History Museum, www.mohistory. org, Daily: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesday: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. To purchase tickets online: ticketmaster.com • Recession Rejuvenations, Bruno David Gallery, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 3721 Washington Blvd., St. Louis, Mo.

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Friday, July 9 • The Mourners: Tomb Sculpture from the Court of Burgundy and Bill Viola: Visitation, Summer Exhibits at St. Louis Art Museum, Forest Park • Vatican Splendors, Missouri History Museum, www.mohistory. org, Daily: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesday: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. To purchase tickets online: ticketmaster.com • Recession Rejuvenations, Bruno David Gallery, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 3721 Washington Blvd., St. Louis, Mo.

Saturday, July 10 • The Mourners: Tomb Sculpture from the Court of Burgundy and Bill Viola: Visitation, Summer Exhibits at St. Louis Art Museum, Forest Park • Vatican Splendors, Missouri History Museum, www.mohistory. org, Daily: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesday: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. To purchase tickets online: ticketmaster.com • Recession Rejuvenations, Bruno David Gallery, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 3721 Washington Blvd., St. Louis, Mo.

Sunday, July 11 • The Mourners: Tomb Sculpture from the Court of Burgundy and Bill Viola: Visitation, Summer Exhibits at St. Louis Art Museum, Forest Park • Vatican Splendors, Missouri History Museum, www.mohistory. org, Daily: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesday: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. To purchase tickets online: ticketmaster.com

Monday, July 12 • Vatican Splendors, Missouri History Museum, www.mohistory. org, Daily: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesday: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. To purchase tickets online: ticketmaster.com

Tuesday, July 13 • The Mourners: Tomb Sculpture from the Court of Burgundy and Bill Viola: Visitation, Summer Exhibits at St. Louis Art Museum, Forest Park • Vatican Splendors, Missouri History Museum, www.mohistory. org, Daily: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesday: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. To purchase tickets online: ticketmaster.com

Wednesday, July 14 • The Mourners: Tomb Sculpture from the Court of Burgundy and Bill Viola: Visitation, Summer Exhibits at St. Louis Art Museum, Forest Park • Vatican Splendors, Missouri History Museum, www.mohistory. org, Daily: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesday: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. To purchase tickets online: ticketmaster.com • Recession Rejuvenations, Bruno David Gallery, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 3721

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• The Mourners: Tomb Sculpture from the Court of Burgundy and Bill Viola: Visitation, Summer Exhibits at St. Louis Art Museum, Forest Park • Vatican Splendors, Missouri History Museum, www.mohistory. org, Daily: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesday: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. To purchase tickets online: ticketmaster.com • Recession Rejuvenations, Bruno David Gallery, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 3721 Washington Blvd., St. Louis, Mo.

Friday, July 16 • The Mourners: Tomb Sculpture from the Court of Burgundy and Bill Viola: Visitation, Summer Exhibits at St. Louis Art Museum, Forest Park • Vatican Splendors, Missouri History Museum, www.mohistory. org, Daily: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesday: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. To purchase tickets online: ticketmaster.com • Recession Rejuvenations, Bruno David Gallery, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 3721 Washington Blvd., St. Louis, Mo.

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Sunday, July 18 • The Mourners: Tomb Sculpture from the Court of Burgundy and Bill Viola: Visitation, Summer Exhibits at St. Louis Art Museum, Forest Park • Vatican Splendors, Missouri History Museum, www.mohistory. org, Daily: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesday: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. To purchase tickets online: ticketmaster.com

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Tuesday, July 20 • The Mourners: Tomb Sculpture from the Court of Burgundy and Bill Viola: Visitation, Summer Exhibits at St. Louis Art Museum, Forest Park • Vatican Splendors, Missouri History Museum, www.mohistory. org, Daily: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesday: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. To purchase tickets online: ticketmaster.com

Wednesday, July 21 • The Mourners: Tomb Sculpture from the Court of Burgundy and Bill Viola: Visitation, Summer Exhibits at St. Louis Art Museum, Forest Park • Vatican Splendors, Missouri History Museum, www.mohistory. org, Daily: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesday: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. To purchase tickets online: ticketmaster.com

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Artistic adventures The Arianna String Quartet announces 2010-11 St. Louis concert series The Arianna String Quartet (ASQ) has announced its 2010-11 St. Louis concert series.

Recognized as one of America’s finest chamber ensembles, the ASQ will perform four concerts – “Death and the Maiden,” “Arianna by Request,” “Quint-Essential!” with special guest pianist Anton Nel, and “Titans of Style” – in the E. Desmond and Mary Ann Lee Theater at the Touhill Performing Arts Center.

Subscriptions are on sale now. Single tickets go on sale August 9.

For the upcoming season, the ASQ has created the concert series with the connoisseur as well as the newcomer in mind. “Our goal in programming is to present the powerfully expressive masterpieces of the quartet literature,” said ASQ cellist Kurt Baldwin, “while simultaneously keeping the concerts new and interesting for our audience.”

T h e A S Q k i c k s o ff i t s S t .

Louis series with “Death and the Maiden,” September 10, 2010. The evening celebrates quartets by three composers whose dramatic creations helped chart the course of classical music. Antonin Dvorak’s alluring String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op.51 presents a landscape of rolling beauty, filled with Czech folk music that sparks the imagination.

Dmitri Shostakovich’s Quartet No.7 expresses the breadth of life’s jagged emotional journey in this piece dedicated to the memory of his wife.

Franz Schubert’s tour de force, the Quartet in D minor, “Death and the Maiden,” closes the program with a musical drama that captures the power and fragility of the human experience.

“Arianna by Request,” October 29, 2010, the ASQ turns to its audience to choose the line up in this uniquely interactive concert experience. Inspired by the support of the hometown crowd, the ASQ compiled a list of 12 masterpieces from which concert-goers choose.

The top-three, vote-getting pieces will be performed in this concert.

Patrons can go to touhill.org to vote.

On March 5, 2011, Anton Nel – one of the most cherished and celebrated pianist in the world – shares the stage with the ASQ for “QuintEssential!” This piano quintet gala concert showcases the power and intimacy of Dvorak, Elgar and Brahms. Anthony Tommasini of the New York Times hails Nel as, “An uncommonly elegant pianist.” The evening of three great piano quintets features Dvorak’s Piano Quintet in A Major, Op.81; Elgar’s Piano Quintet in A minor, Op.84; and Brahms’ Piano Quintet in F minor, Op.34.

The ASQ closes its 2010-11 St. Louis concert series with “Titans of Style,” May 6, 2011. It features three landmark quartets, whose innovative languages and styles forged new paths for musical expressivity.

Mozart’s Quartet in A Major, K.464,

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is a tonally adventuresome work that sets the stage for the future of classical music. As Mozart said about this work in 1785, “Look what I could produce, if only you were ready for it.” Bela Bartok’s

groundbreaking Quartet No.5 introduces a new sonic world that shows the composer at the height of his compositional genius.

The four-show ASQ subscription package is $95. The Parker Quartet

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2010 Green Thumb Award winners announced

By ANN NICCUM Of The Edge Fourteen properties in Edwardsville have been bestowed a 2010 Green Thumb Award.

Every year, the city’s Beautification and Tree Commission asks the community to nominate properties for the award – residential, commercial and/or public property owners who they believe are making an extra effort in keeping the city beautiful with their landscaping and gardening efforts. Then, the EBTC’s Green Thumb Committee visits all nominated sites and selects the most outstanding properties to be honored by the city with a Green Thumb Award.

Green Thumb Committee Chair Wilma Jean Bond said 2010 was an exceptional year for the awards.

“It was another successful year for the Green Thumb Awards,” Bond said. “Edwardsville gardeners were pleased again this year as it has been the third year they have had an abundance of rain during the spring. The trees and plants are lush, and the flowers have many large blooms. It has been a great year.”

Bond said the committee not only had a large number of nominations, but also many unique and exceptional nominations including green gardens with rain bins.

“The committee has seen an increase in ‘green’ gardens and landscaping around Edwardsville this year. Many homeowners are growing their own vegetables and incorporating compost bins and rain barrels into their landscape design,” Bond said. “The committee was impressed with the quality of nominations this year. I think local residents will be amazed by the outstanding winners.”

This year, Bond said the Green Thumb Committee, that includes her, Benna Denue, Mike Reinhardt, Zyann Kinney and Jack Butler (photographer), selected 14 properties to receive the award: 12 residential, one civic/ neighborhood and one business/commercial.

She said 2010 award recipients include: residential: Tamar Albrecht, Bill and Connie Funkhouser, Scott and Nancy Schneider, Mark and Kathy Harrison, Amanda and Ryan Crow, Kevin and Tammy Voepel, Nancy and Charles Gibson, Ken and Jean Hughes, Stan and Sue Osterbur, Dennis and Karen Johnson, Sean McElligott and Al and Kim Pauli; civic/ neighborhood: Immanuel United Methodist Church; and business/commercial: Andria’s Countryside Restaurant.

Bond said each recipient is to receive a Green Thumb sign to be posted in their yard and a letter and a certificate from Mayor Gary Niebur.

T h e E B T C p ro v i d e d t h e f o l l o w i n g descriptions of the gardens, landscaping and unique features of the 2010 recipients: • Tamar Albrecht, 644 East Vandalia St. The front yard of the home features more than 50 azaleas and rhododendrons in every color.

The front yard also includes peonies, hostas and hydrangeas along with many woodland perennials. The garden wraps around the east side of the house with more than 50 hydrangeas and an undulating perennial border of hostas, bleeding hearts, American alumroot and lamb’s ear. A picket fence leading to the backyard is lined with roses.

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large gingko tree, dogwood trees, lilac bushes, a vegetable garden and a berry garden. The colors draw visitors into all areas of this garden as it blooms.

• Bill and Connie Funkhouser, 117 Cottage Dr. The rolling lakeside lot with the manicured lawn slopes down to Dunlap Lake. Bill Funkhouser continues his passion for gardening in spite of shoulder, knee and hip replacements. The sunny backyard includes a vegetable garden which Bill tills in early winter and again in February. In early February, he plants spinach and five kinds of lettuce. He then plants Texas onions, Swiss chard and radishes. Bill plants a variety of tomatoes which grow so tall that they must be harvested from a ladder. The garden also includes neat rows of cucumbers, squash, eggplant, peppers and culinary herbs. Bill commented that he plants a large garden because Connie is such a superb chef.

• Scott and Nancy Schneider, 124 West Lake Dr. Scott and Nancy turned a “problem” into a beautiful focal point. The backyard was constantly wet and was difficult to mow except during very dry spells. They originally planted five bald cypress trees to help absorb the water. The solution, however, was to create a dry creek bed, which they built themselves from approximately 3,500 pounds of creek rocks. The area around the dry creek bed features the bald cypress trees, as well as hostas and ferns accented by an old wheelbarrow planted with annuals. They also added a stone bench so that they could sit and enjoy their work. A large birdfeeder with a white fence and a number of decorative birdhouses provides another area of interest.

• Mark and Kathy Harrison, 321 West Lake Dr. Numerous gardens surround the house providing a park-like setting. Mature trees and shrubs supply ample shade for many different varieties, sizes and colors of hostas.

The sunny areas are filled with perennials and a mix of annuals. Irises, peonies, Shasta daisies, black-eyed Susans, daylilies, coneflowers, and hydrangeas provide ample cut flowers for indoor enjoyment. Three outdoor living spaces offer areas to view and enjoy the different gardens. Birdfeeders and birdhouses attract hummingbirds, wrens, cardinals and finches to the yard. A number of unique lawn ornaments and statues highlight various areas of the yard.

• Amanda and Ryan Crow, 110 Lautner Lane. The Crow family built a memory garden as a tribute to their daughter, Macie.

The memory garden and patio features an angel statue, pink Knockout roses, ornamental grass, American arborvitae, hostas, variegated creeping lilyturf and a butterfly bush.

A special feature of the garden is a bench with a sunflower design made by a friend in memory of Macie. A patio table and chairs provide a place to entertain friends and enjoy the garden. Amanda and Ryan designed and planted all the landscaping since they moved into the house five years ago. A large shade garden that runs the length of the house includes pink astilbe, ferns, a variety of hostas, American alumroot, lamb’s ear, pink azaleas and daylilies.

• Kevin and Tammy Voepel, 2140 Little Round Top Dr. When the Voepels purchased this home, the yard was only dirt. About seven years ago, they put in a peaceful pond

and waterfall, and later added a bridge over the pond and stairs to the yard. The pond is home to koi and goldfish, but other animals such as frogs, toads, birds, butterflies, ducks and turkeys visit the garden. The yard contains lilies, irises, tulips, daffodils, peonies, a variety of hostas, ferns, palms 80-year-old begonia and a mulberry tree. Voepels add potted plants to add color and texture to the garden. The family spends evenings on the patio with the fire pit, roasting hot dogs and marshmallows for s’mores and enjoying the peaceful sounds of the waterfall and the birds.

• Nancy and Charles Gibson, 701 Sherman Ave. The Gibsons have lived in their Leclaire home for more than 40 years, and they have entirely rehabbed the house. Most of the yard is shady, and Nancy grows hostas, astilbes and impatiens. The yard has a large bed of lilies of the valley that have been there for nearly 40 years. A sunny garden in front of a fence contains petunias, zinnias and dianthus. Charles built a number of unique items including a large flower container in the front yard that is filled with petunias, geraniums, ivy and more. Charles also built an extraordinary rain barrel to collect water for the gardens. The focal point of the yard is the garage which holds a shelf of his decorative birdhouses.

• Ken and Jean Hughes, 1246 Emerson Ave. Ken and Jean Hughes took N.O Nelson’s vision of beauty for the Village of Leclaire seriously. Ken designed a bluestone patio that Ken and Jean built over two summers. They also built a large pergola. The patio features two purple beautyberry bushes. During a visit to Door County Wisconsin, they got the idea for the fish pond, but they also brought back a unique rain barrel from a cheese factory. The coral plants throughout the yard are from a plant that came from Jean’s grandmother ’s yard many years ago. Pots in front of the garage include licorice plants, euphorbia and lantana. A shade garden under the white pine tree was added this spring. The property features more than 50 varieties of plants.

• Stan and Sue Osterbur, 101 Carrington Court. This one-acre lot is almost all shade, surrounded by woods. The garden has almost 300 hostas of seven varieties, 35 potted coral bells as well as ferns, impatiens and English ivy. The Ostenburs installed lighting and stone walkways to reach individually named garden areas in their backyard. There is a secluded garden with a waterfall and a fire pit. The backyard also includes two flagstone patios and a deck for entertaining. The sun garden features Japanese flowering cherry trees, a butterfly bush, hostas, daylilies and other perennials as well as annuals for added color.

A variety of plants and flowers, statuary, fountains, bird baths and wildlife feeders enhance the natural setting.

• Dennis and Karen Johnson, 114 North Fillmore St. This 108-year-old house was saved from disrepair and given new life. After the Johnsons completed the work on the inside of the Victorian house, they wanted the yard and gardens to reflect the care that had been given to the property. The new landscaping incorporated the 100-year-old trees and antique rosebushes into the design. Almost all of the work was done by the homeowners.

Visitors are welcomed to the front porch by a hanging basket and potted flowers.

Photos on Page 20 Foundation plantings include daylilies, rose bushes, a Japanese maple, peonies and a butterfly bush. A front yard berm contains a yard light surrounded by clematis, daylilies, balloon flowers, coleus, rose bushes, Russian sage and yarrow.

• Sean McElligott, 4000 Sequoia Dr. Sean transformed the backyard of his new subdivision home into a peaceful oasis. He built a large, high berm that incorporates a waterfall and large pond with fish and water lilies into the landscape. A variety of shrubs and trees such as purple-leaf plums and weigelia bushes, several varieties of hollies, euonymus, creeping lilyturf, mound junipers, a spiral topiary juniper tree and a sculptural Blue Atlas Cedar tree provide visual interest to the backyard. Sean created an “Irish Zen Garden ” with recycled green mulch. His design also includes a sunken lounge area with mortared brick walls and a stone ledge, thick blue slate stone for walkways and patio area, stone benches and sculpture.

• Al and Kim Pauli, 1101 Lake Dr. This attractive brick bungalow with its manicured lawn always receives attention and compliments during the annual Parkfest, which takes place across the street at Leclaire Park. The front yard is accented by a large berm with two Japanese maples, Knockout roses, ornamental grass, azaleas and perennials. A stone patio is the highlight of the backyard. Al and Kim laid all the large stones for the patio themselves, and they do all their own landscaping. The side yard has a row of arborvitae which provides separation from the alley. The yard also features a shade garden of hostas. The Paulis grow tomatoes behind the garage which is decorated with window boxes planted with geraniums.

• Immanuel United Methodist Church, 800 North Main St. The Memorial Prayer Garden was conceived as a project by the Immanuel United Methodist’s Men’s Group. The initial plan included only the large Cross, but evolved into the Memorial Garden with benches, Ten Commandment stones and angel statues. A plaque at the base of the Cross includes the names of the pastors who have served the church since 1857. The men of the church along with many other volunteers designed and planted the Garden. The planting includes boxwoods, creeping junipers, Japanese maples and daffodils. The Garden is used for special services by the congregation as well as a place for quiet reflection for the general public.

• Andria’s Countryside Restaurant, 7415 State Route 143 Owner Craig Tarpoff and Executive Chef Antoine Moussalli have developed their own ideas of the perfect country restaurant. Flowers along the winding driveway have greeted guests for 20 years.

The property also has three catalpa trees and two chestnut trees. About eight years ago, the owner and the chef added the lovely vegetable and herb gardens. They have 80 tomato plants – eight varieties of heirloom tomatoes and six varieties of cherry tomatoes – in three gardens including a huge A-frame trellis which they can use as a hot house. They also grow peppers, cucumbers, squash, sugar snap peas, herbs and strawberries for use in the restaurant.

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People The Green Thumbs The 2010 Green Thumb award winners for the city of Edwardsville. At left, going down: 321 West Lake Dr., 117 Cottage Dr., 110 Lautner Lane, 1101 Lake Dr. 101 Carrington Court. Middle row, going down: 4000 Sequoia Dr., 114 North Filmore St. 1246 Emerson Ave., 644 East Vandalia. At right, going down: 124 West Lake Dr., 701 Sherman Ave., Andria’s Countryside Restaurant, Immanuel United Methodist Church, 2140 Little Round Top

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“Life is What You Make It” Peter Buffett to appear in St. Louis

By DEBBIE SETTLE Of The Edge Recently, “CBS Sunday Morning “profiled an Emmy-award winning composer, musician and author who grew up in a middle class suburb, in what would be considered an upper-middle class home, which is where his parents still reside. The story went on to explain how this artist lived a fairly common childhood, living a fairly common life to this point.

The twist in this story is that he is Peter Buffett, son of one of the richest men in the world, Warren Buffett.

Although Warren gave both of his children a generous amount of money when they first struck out on their own, he does not subsidize his children’s income, nor does he plan to leave any of his fortune to them. Warren plans to leave each child $1 billion that they must give away charitably, no exceptions.

Peter has a very close relationship with his father, and through a number of trials and tribulations, which are normal i n t h e g ro w i n g u p p ro c e s s o f most lives, Peter has come to approve and agree with his father ’s philosophy that “each person should follow their own passion, and find their own fortune.” So much so that Peter has written a book entitled “Life is What You Make it: Find Your Own Path to Fulfillment,” that

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shares that philosophy in Peter ’s words.

P e t e r B u ff e t t w i l l b e i n S t .

Louis on Tuesday, July 13, to perform “Life is What You Make It: A Concert and Conversation with Peter Buffett” at the COCA Center.

This event is linked to the recent release of Peter ’s book, “ L i f e i s W h a t Yo u M a k e I t ” (Random House/Harmony Books), which encourages readers to forge their own path in life and choose passion over convention.

Most people probably think that having billionaire investor Warren Buffett as a father would make life far from average. But, as he explains in his poignant new book, the only real inheritance handed down from Peter ’s parents was a philosophy: Forge your own path in life. It is a creed that has allowed him to follow his own passions, establish his own identity, and reap his own successes.

The “Concert and Conversation” is essentially the book come to life – a live piano/ vocal performance accompanied by cello, and video clips of his film, TV and philanthropic work that trace his career ’s journey.

Punctuated with his integrity, candor and unique talent, the end result is an inspirational and rewarding event that resonates with every audience member looking to lead a more fulfilling life and leave a meaningful

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Peter Buffett legacy.

Proceeds will benefit COCA’s award-winning arts education programming.

The event will be on Tuesday, July 13, with doors open at 6:30 p.m., event begins at 7 p.m., at the Center of Creative Arts, 524 Trinity Ave., St. Louis.

Ti c k e t s a re $ 5 0 f o r g e n e r a l admission and post-event dessert

reception/book signing.

Tickets can be purchased at the COCA box office at 524 Trinity Ave., online at www.cocastl.org/ tickets or by phone, (314) 7256555.

For more information about P e t e r B u f f e t t , v i s i t w w w. peterbuffett.com. For information about COCA, visit www.cocastl. org.

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People planner Grant’s Farm Critter Camp under way For a one-of-a-kind educational experience, Grant’s Farm offers “Critter Camp” for children between the ages of 5 and 11. The fourday camp runs from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Tuesdays through Fridays, beginning June 1 and continues through the week of July 27. There will be no camp the week following Independence Day, July 6 through July 9.

Grant’s Farm animal experts teach kindergarteners through fifth graders about animal care through fun games, creative arts and crafts projects and excursions through the Deer Park. This year’s theme, “Get Closer,” highlights how campers have many opportunities to come in contact with the wonderful wildlife at Grant’s Farm as a way to instill care and appreciation for animals and plants. In addition to learning about the ecological interdependence of plant and animal life in a friendly, safe and fun atmosphere, all campers receive lunch, a special Critter Camp t-shirt and a water bottle.

Registration is required for Critter Camp. For more information or to register, parents should call (314) 525-0847. Parents are encouraged to register as early as possible; last year Critter Camp reached capacity.

More than 1,000 animals representing more than 100 different species from six continents can be found at The Farm. The 18th President of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant, farmed and lived on a portion of the land in the 1850s, thus giving the property its name.

More than 25 million guests have visited the 281-acre property since it opened to the public in 1954.

Grant’s Farm is located in southwest St. Louis at 10501 Gravois Road (63123). For more information, visit the Grant’s Farm website at www. grantsfarm.com.

Interpretive Center for hands-on activities exploring the common thread between dinosaurs and people: their lives both depend on plants. Children can climb inside a dino nest and use palm fronds and other plant material to protect eggs, just like dinosaur parents did. Dress up in explorer gear and use tools like real scientists in a pretend fossil field lab. Marvel at the 65-millionyear-old sandstone slab filled with dinosaur, turtle, fish and bird fossils.

The two-acre Doris I. Schnuck Children’s Garden: A Missouri A d v e n t u re w i l l re m a i n o p e n late from 6 to 8 p.m. for outdoor exploration, learning and fun. A roaming balloon artist will make colorful dinosaur souvenirs appear with the twist of a wrist.

Sassafras, the Garden’s café, will be serving their full menu until 8 p.m. Treat your young paleontologist to a special DinoQuest kids menu featuring dino mac and cheese and raptor nuggets (dino-shaped chicken nuggets) with petrified potato sticks.

Free parking is available on site and two blocks west of the Garden at the intersection of Shaw and Vandeventer. Inquire at the ticket counter for stroller, wheelchair or scooter rental,available on a first come, first served basis.

Jurassic Dark evenings are Thursdays, May 6 through Sept.

30 from 6 to 10 p.m.; last entry of the night is at 9:30 p.m. Cost is $9 for adults and $7 for children (ages three to 12), and includes Garden, Children’s Garden and DinoQuest exhibit admission. Missouri Botanical Garden members enjoy discounted Jurassic Dark admission of $5 for adults and $3 for children.

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mobot.org or call (314) 577-5100.

Exhibit sponsorship of “ D i n o Q u e s t : A Tro p i c a l Tre k Through Time” is generously

p ro v i d e d b y C a rd i n a l s C a re ; Insituform Technologies, Inc.; Macy’s; Cheryl and Dave Morley; and an anonymous contributor.

Religious Directory Bahá’í Faith

Episcopal ST. ANDREWS EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Christian LECLAIRE CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Hillsboro At North Buchanan 1914 Esic Drive, Edwardsville, 656-0918 Edwardsville, IL 656-1929 “Loving People to Jesus” The Rev. Virginia L. Bennett, D. Min. Shane Taylor Senior, Minister Sunday Services: Matt Campbell, Youth and June through August Worship Minister 9:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist Mary Lou Whiteford, Childrens Minister Come worship with us!

Sunday Schedule: Nursery Provided Sunday School for all ages at 9:30 am www.standrews-edwardsville.com Worship at 10:30 am Wednesday Schedule: Men’s Ministry 6:45 pm

ST. THOMAS EPISCOPAL Summit at School Street, Glen Carbon, IL 288-5620 Fr. Eugene A. Stormer Sunday: Christian Education 9:30 a.m.

Holy Eucharist 10:30 a.m.

St. Thomas Child Care Center Now enrolling infants through Pre-K Call 288-5697 “Worship in the warm hospitality of a village church.”

Please see leclairecc.com for more information.

Daycare 656-2798 Janet Hooks, Daycare Director leclairecc.com

To Advertise Call: 656-4700, Ext. 46 Deadline: Tuesday @ 10:30 am

Immanuel United Methodist Church 800 N. Main Street - Edwardsville - (618) 656-4648

The Old Church with the New Attitude

Journey’s Inn Praise Service 9 am Traditional Worship 10 am • Sunday School 11:15 am

Visit US at the Friday Night Concert in the Park July 9th and July 16th

DinoQuest offers Jurassic Dark nights Bring your family to experience the wonder of the Missouri Botanical Garden and its new “ D i n o Q u e s t : A Tro p i c a l Tre k Through Time” exhibition—after hours! Dramatic lighting and fog elements enhance the habitat of the lifelike dinosaurs and other reptiles taking up temporary residence in the Climatron® tropical rain forest on Jurassic Dark nights, Thursdays from 6 to 10 p.m., May through September. Cost for the special evening experience is $9 for adults, $7 for children ages three to 12 and includes Garden, Children’s Garden and DinoQuest exhibit admission.

Take an evening trek througzh the lush, verdant Climatron to witness more than a dozen scenes of dinosaurs and other reptiles from the Cretaceous, Jurassic, Triassic and Permian periods “frozen in time” amid the living flora. Encounter a toothy T. Rex, a pair of hungry Heterodontosaurus herbivores, a flock of bird-like Bambiraptors and more. Visit the Brookings

For more information about the DinoQuest exhibition, visit www. mobot.org/dinoquest. For general Garden information, visit www.

www.immanuelonmain.org

Camp Edge for Vacation Bible School K-5th Grade July 19 - July 22 6:15 - 8:00 p.m.

Experience Discover God Everywhere

Immanuel United Methodist Church 800 N. Main St. Edwardsville, IL. (618) 656-4648 www.immanuelonmain.org

Come ready to have fun!

Bring your friends!

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People planner Stingrays return to Caribbean Cove T h e s t i n g r a y s a re b a c k i n town, and they’ve brought along some “crabby” friends this year - horseshoe crabs! Stingrays at Caribbean Cove presented by UMB Bank will be open April 24 through September 26, 2010. Watch these unique animals as they glide through a warm saltwater pool, dip your hands in to allow the gentle stingrays and horseshoe crabs to touch you, and at various times each day, take an opportunity to feed them.

Located under a pavilion near Lakeside Cafe, the cownose rays, southern stingrays and horseshoe crabs swim through a 17,000-gallon pool within a tropical setting. These are hardy species that interact well with people in a safe and fun manner.

“We’re pleased to bring back this popular exhibit for our visitors,” said Dr. Jeffrey P. Bonner, Dana Brown president & CEO of the Saint Louis Zoo. “Connecting people with wildlife is an important part of our mission. Not everyone in our part of the world has had the chance to get in touch with ocean life in such a close-up intimate way.”

Along for the swim this year are horseshoe crabs, which are more closely related to spiders and scorpions than to true crabs. These bottom-dwelling creatures have a hard exoskeleton to protect their soft body and a long tail to help them steer through the water. The horseshoe crab is a living fossil. It has been on the earth for 220 million years, longer than dinosaurs, and it survives today almost identical to its ancient ancestors.

Cownose rays and southern stingrays are related to sharks and skates. They have a flat body, long pointed fins and a long whip-like tail that can be used for defense against predators. At Stingrays at Caribbean Cove, their stingers or barbs will be painlessly trimmed back just like fingernails are clipped. Staff at the exhibit will monitor the stingrays throughout the season to ensure no stingers exist.

The 20-inch deep pool includes a waterfall and a state-of-the-art life support system. The pool also has solitary space and places for the animals to rest if they choose.

Zoo interpreters and educators will be on hand to help visitors and to share information about the animals, sustainable seafood and ocean conservation.

Tropical Traders Gift Shop will offer a variety of ocean-related souvenirs including plush stingrays and other sea life items, T-shirts, tropical attire, nautical gifts and more. Ray’s Grill will serve up Jamaican jerk chicken, Teriyaki pork kabobs, island burgers and more.

Margaritas, piña coladas, daiquiris and beer (with or without alcohol) will also be available.

The Zoo’s Education Department is planning several programs for children and adults throughout the summer. Some programs include A Day With the Rays, Family and Scout Overnights, Wake Up With

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the Rays and more. To register for programs, visit www.stlzoo.org/ education or call (314) 646-4544.

Admission Admission to Stingrays at Caribbean Cove is $3 for the general public and $1.50 for Zoo Friends members. Children under two are free. Admission is free the first hour the Zoo is open. Stingray feedings are $1.00 per cup. Groups of 15 or more may call (314) 781-0900, ext.

4709 in advance for group discounts.

Hours Stingrays at Caribbean Cove will be open April 24 through September 26, 2010, during Zoo hours. The Zoo’s spring hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through May 27, 2010. Beginning May 28 through September 6, 2010, the Zoo is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Friday through Sunday for North Star Summer Zoo Weekends.

The Zoo will be open until 7 p.m. on Memorial Day, May 31 and Labor Day, September 6. The Zoo will not be open late on Friday, June 18, because of A Zoo Ado fundraiser.

Starting September 7, the Zoo’s hours return to 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

portraits such as Picasso, Cannes (1955), Lucien Clergue consciously attempted to supplant the painted portrait with a photographic image capturing the individual’s psychological essence.

The work of artists such as Andy Warhol and Louise Lawler would further transform our understanding of the photographic image, radically undermining it’s apparent promise of objective knowledge or truth.

Warhol, who lived life both through and for the camera, is represented by a large group of working Polaroids and black-and-white snapshots, the

latter of which portray personal and public activities but, paradoxically, reveal very little about Warhol himself. Lawler, meanwhile, is represented by Not Yet Titled (2004/05), a recent example from a long line of photographs that investigate the life of artworks after they leave the studio and enter the public domain.

These figures set the stage for a vast array of artists whose varied forms of critical engagement define the state of photography today.

In Ecrivain public / Public letter writer, Rafaèle Decarpigny (2007),

Sophie Calle uses photography to explore questions of subjectivity and identity, creating an unconventional portrait out of the response of one woman, a professional letter writer, to an upsetting email that Calle received from a boyfriend. Questions of identity also inform Christian Jankowski’s series Poster Sale (2005), which depicts 40 Washington University students posing with images they had selected to decorate their dorm rooms, thus allowing viewers to glimpse the ways popular culture contributes to the construction of individuality.

Kemper Museum puts photography in focus Over the last several years, the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum has built an exceptional collection of works by an international array of contemporary artists who both examine and expand the parameters of traditional photography. For these artists, photography is not a single, rigidly defined discipline or practice, but a versatile medium that can be filtered through a wide range of artistic processes and used to address a wide range of aesthetic questions and concerns.

From May 7 through July 26, the Kemper Art Museum will showcase this collection in Focus on Photography: Recent Acquisitions.

Organized by assistant curator Karen Butler, the exhibition will feature more than 100 pieces by more than 20 artists, ranging from historical figures who helped define early photographic standards to contemporary photographers working within what art historian George Baker has termed “photography’s expanded field.” Taken together, these artists offer a lens through which to address the question: What is photography today?

The earliest works on view a re ro o t e d i n p h o t o g r a p h y ’ s documentary tradition. Edward Curtis sought to record and preserve the culture of disappearing Native American tribes, yet he also was deeply influenced by aesthetic conventions — the portrait, the pastoral landscape — borrowed from traditions of painting. This dichotomy reflects the complex n a t u re o f e a r l y 2 0 t h - c e n t u r y photography, which frequently negotiated between scientific instrument and artistic endeavor.

Conversely, in artfully staged

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Dining Delights OK, we admit these are our opinions and you certainly should form your own, but it is nice to have a guide of places to eat when you are undecided or want to try something new or different.

To send us a suggestion of a restaurant to try, e-mail theedge@ edwpub.net 54th Street Bar and Grill Edwardsville 4 stars Great menu selection, something for everyone. Prices are very reasonable and have not had a bad selection yet. Remember to get your frequent diner card stamped when ordering an entree so you can get one free when your card is full.

Red Robin Edwardsville 2 1/2 stars The bottomless french fries are fantastic, but it basically is a pricey burger place. Service is not super speedy, but food was good and hot.

Good group setting.

Cold Stone Creamery Edwardsville 5 stars I really would give this more stars if we had them, but all we can give is five.

I LOVE their ice cream concoctions, particularly the Cheesecake Fantasy or the Apple Pie A La Cold Stone. I really could put more selections here, but use your imagination!

Red Apple Maryville 4 stars The Red Apple is another favorite of our family, whether it is breakfast, lunch or dinner. There is a huge menu selection, including Italian, broasted chicken, gyros, sandwiches of all kinds, plate specials, fish selections – fried and broiled, and much more. Service is always impeccable and prices can’t be beat.

La Fonda Edwardsville 3 1/2 stars Good food, good service. All you can eat chips and salsa are great complement to their abundant menu. Their rice and beans are excellent also.

Bigelo’s Bistro Edwardsville 4 stars Great menu selection of gourmet sandwiches, soups, salads, pastas and more. Great downtown Edwardsville location where you are sure to see someone you know.

Bobby’s Frozen Custard Maryville 5 stars Gosh, maybe we just like desserts, but Bobby’s has a following in Madison County that most people

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know. Great custard, great carmel apples, lots of selections and more.

Strawanna and the Bobby’s Turtle are some of the favorite selections.

Carisillo’s Mexican Restaurant Collinsville 3 1/2 stars A great selection, similar to LaFonda. Good prices and endless chips and salsa. Service is quick and friendly. Not the fanciest, especially on the outside, but don’t judge a Mexican restaurant by its cover!

St. Louis Bread Company Edwardsville/Collinsville 4 1/2 Stars OK men, don’t scoff at the rating, but embrace it! Although men look at it as “chick food,” there is something for every taste on their menu. Fantastic soups, sandwiches, bakery items, coffees, teas, salads, and more. Great place to take a laptop or a book and just kick back and sip a cup of java.

Bully’s Smokehouse Edwardsville 3 1/2 stars The food is good at Bully’s, but a little foo-foo for a barbecue place. The prices are a little more than typical barbecue fare. Good for business lunch or dinner and nice servings.

Pantera’s Pizza Edwardsville 2 1/2 stars Still some of the best pizza around, but the decor needs a bit of updating, along with the dinner ware. The buffet is good if they keep it full, but that can be an issue at times. You better put on your running shoes to get that hot selection before everyone else beats you to it!

El Maguey Mexican Restaurant Edwardsville 3 Stars Good chips and salsa start you off with a nice selection of dishes.

Authentic Mexican dishes are delivered promptly to your table.

Jimmy John’s Sandwich Shop Edwardsville 4 stars Where sandwiches are concerned, you can hardly beat a good Jimmy John’s. Their Bootlegger Club and The Big John are some of the favorites around here. Their cookies are great also, ask them to heat it up.

They really are “freaky fast!”

Big Daddy’s Edwardsville 3 stars Typical bar fare of appetizers, sandwiches, salads, and wraps round out Big Daddy’s menu. They offer specials on certain days that are a real value. Service can be a bit slow when they are busy.

Northside Dairy Haven Edwardsville 4 stars This seasonal drive-in has been part of the Edwardsville landscape for nearly 50 years. Still famous for their Charco Burger, they also have an array of other sandwiches and barbecue plate specials. The prices cannot be beat!

Fiona’s Family Restaurant Edwardsville 4 stars S p e c i a l s e a c h d a y, l o t s o f selections, great breakfast. Service is fast and food is hot. Very friendly environment where you won’t spend a lot to get a great meal.

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Bull and Bear Edwardsville 3 1/2 stars A sports bar and grill with that offers bar side and dining room seating. A selection of appetizers, sandwiches, steaks, baby back ribs, chicken, seafood, pizza, and a kid’s menu make it family friendly, yet a great hangout for friends.

Buffalo Wild Wings Edwardsville 2 1/2 stars If you like wings, this is a great place for you. Other selections of appetizers, sandwiches and mostly bar fare round out the menu. A little pricey for wings, but if you gotta havem’ you gotta havem’. Service is kind of a toss up.

Has been good, has been slow.

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Oil spill impacts food buyers About 2 percent of seafood eaten in America comes from the Gulf GREEN ISLAND, N.Y. (AP) — At the Carioto Produce and Seafood warehouse, shrimp from India and Vietnam stock the freezer, while a refrigerated aisle is stacked with bags of clams from Rhode I s l a n d , c o c k l e s f ro m N e w Z e a l a n d , a fresh 5-pound fillet of lane snapper from Nicaragua and mahi-mahi from Ecuador.

The Gulf may be soiled with oil, but Al Hecker, Carioto’s seafood specialist, has had little trouble getting what he needs in a global market — even for Gulf staples like snapper and mahi-mahi.

“My supply hasn’t diminished, I’ve just stepped sideways,” says Hecker.

Oil gushing into the Gulf has devastated Louisiana’s fishing industry and spiked prices for oysters and some other items, but it has yet to create menu-wide seafood shortages.

That’s largely because about 17 percent of the seafood Americans eat come from domestic sources, and just a bit more than 2 percent of that comes from the Gulf, according to the National Fisheries Institute, a trade group. “ Yo u c a n d u p l i c a t e s o m e o f t h o s e items,” said Rick Groomer, co-owner of Groomer Seafood, a San Antonio-based wholesaler and distributor. “If I don’t buy red snapper out of Louisiana, I can buy it out of Mexico or out of the Caribbean. If I

don’t buy grouper, I can buy it elsewhere.

If I don’t buy mahi-mahi, I can buy it elsewhere.”

Similarly, crabbers in North Carolina and the Chesapeake Bay have been getting more orders since the spill, said John Sackton, president of Seafood.com news.

Not everything can be swapped out e a s i l y, m o s t n o t a b l y o y s t e r s . T h o u g h oysters represent a modest share of the overall seafood market compared to big sellers like salmon or tuna, more than 60 percent of oysters eaten by Americans come from the Gulf. Oysters are rarely imported because of the high cost and tough U.S. sanitary regulations.

“Every oyster shipment I get, I cannot tell you where the next one is coming from,” Groomer said.

With supply tight and reports of prices doubling in some cases, Red Lobster recently pulled oysters from its appetizer menu.

Gulf oysters had a dockside value of $60 million in 2008, the latest year for which figures are available, placing them close in value to Gulf crab, which bought in $58 million that year, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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the spill, buyers expect to be looking elsewhere for a while. Hecker fears the supply problems in the Gulf might get worse. But the larger concern for many is not about a drop in seafood supply, but a drop in demand.

The fear is that consumers will avoid eating all seafood because of the continued bad news from the Gulf.

The industry and the federal government have employed everyone from President Barack Obama to “Top Chef” judge Tom Colicchio to spread the message that seafood pulled from the Gulf is safe. But they are doing it amid saturation coverage of crude spewing from the seafloor.

J i m m y G a l l e o f G u l f i s h L P, a s m a l l Sausalito, Calif., company that specializes in supplying restaurants with shrimp and other seafood from the Gulf, said that since the spill he has lost just o n e re s t a u r a n t o u t o f m o re t h a n 1 0 0 customers.

But there already are anecdotes about buyers being leery of Gulf seafood. A recent poll by Louisiana State University of Gulf area residents found 57 percent of them said they were less likely to buy local seafood because of the spill.

Sackton said it’s too early to tell if seafood sales in general will go down.

in less: different types of snapper sold for nearly $19 million dockside, grouper $18 million and tuna just over $6 million, according to 2008 NOAA statistics.

Shrimp is worth far more for the Gulf, with a dockside value of nearly $367 million in 2008. Still, Gulf shrimp a c c o u n t s f o r o n l y a b o u t 7 p e rc e n t o f what is consumed in this country. Much o f t h e U . S . s u p p l y c o m e s f ro m A s i a , though overseas production was already down when the Gulf spill exacerbated an already tight market.

Buyers say the oil spill has mostly affected the supply of larger shrimp, the sort restaurants serve. Businesses like Groomer in Texas and the Gulf Shrimp Company in Plantsville, Conn., are closely associated with the high-cachet menu item, making it harder to swap it out for an imported item.

Gulf Shrimp Company owner Chad Simoneaux said shrimp prices in general have spiked with the tight supply. He and others in the industry hope production will nudge up a bit when Texas starts its shrimp season July 15.

“As long as Texas has a good season, I do believe we’ll be out of the panic mode,” Simoneaux said.

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CHRYSLER Car Company of Freeburg Weber Granite City Chevrolet Weber Granite City Chevrolet Weber Granite City Chevrolet Crossroad Motors Bommarito Volkswagen of St Loui Steve Schmitt Buick GMC Beiermann Buick Pontiac GMC Royal Gate Dodge of Columbia Koetting Ford Koetting Ford River City Auto Sales Four Flags Motors Pontiac Buick Car Company of Freeburg River City Auto Sales Royal Gate Dodge of Columbia Royal Gate Dodge of Columbia Steve Schmitt Buick GMC Royal Gate Dodge of Columbia Royal Gate Dodge of Columbia River City Auto Sales

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DODGE Royal Gate Dodge of Columbia Four Flags Motors Pontiac Buick Royal Gate Dodge of Columbia Royal Gate Dodge of Columbia Royal Gate Dodge of Columbia Weber Granite City Chevrolet Car Company of Freeburg Bommarito Volkswagen of St Loui Beiermann Buick Pontiac GMC Royal Gate Dodge of Columbia Steve Schmitt Buick GMC Royal Gate Dodge of Columbia Royal Gate Dodge of Columbia River City Auto Sales Crossroad Motors Beiermann Buick Pontiac GMC Royal Gate Dodge of Columbia Koetting Ford Royal Gate Dodge of Columbia Royal Gate Dodge of Columbia Beiermann Buick Pontiac GMC Royal Gate Dodge of Columbia Crossroad Motors Royal Gate Dodge of Columbia Royal Gate Dodge of Columbia Royal Gate Dodge of Columbia Royal Gate Dodge of Columbia Royal Gate Dodge of Columbia Royal Gate Dodge of Columbia Crossroad Motors Royal Gate Dodge of Columbia Royal Gate Dodge of Columbia Crossroad Motors River City Auto Sales River City Auto Sales Car Company of Freeburg

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FORD Crossroad Motors Crossroad Motors

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GMC 3013 Auto Inc Beiermann Buick Pontiac GMC Beiermann Buick Pontiac GMC Koetting Ford Four Flags Motors Pontiac Buick River City Auto Sales Beiermann Buick Pontiac GMC Beiermann Buick Pontiac GMC Beiermann Buick Pontiac GMC Beiermann Buick Pontiac GMC Beiermann Buick Pontiac GMC Beiermann Buick Pontiac GMC Steve Schmitt Buick GMC 3013 Auto Inc Car Company of Freeburg 3013 Auto Inc River City Auto Sales Beiermann Buick Pontiac GMC

866 416 3837 877 691 9016 877 691 9016 866-340-8597 866-438-1169 866 641 3179 877 691 9016 877 691 9016 877 691 9016 877 691 9016 877 691 9016 877 691 9016 866 257 3408 866 416 3837 866 448 1638 866 416 3837 866 641 3179 877 691 9016

HARLEY DAVIDSON 3013 Auto Inc

866 416 3837

HONDA Crossroad Motors Crossroad Motors Beiermann Buick Pontiac GMC Royal Gate Dodge of Columbia Bommarito Volkswagen of St Loui Royal Gate Dodge of Columbia Crossroad Motors

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Model

Year Price Stock#

Dealer

Phone

Model

Year Price Stock#

Dealer

Phone

Model

Year Price Stock#

Dealer

Phone

Civic Sdn CR-V CR-V Odyssey Ridgeline

2009 2008 2005 2004 2009

Bommarito Volkswagen of St Loui Crossroad Motors 3013 Auto Inc 3013 Auto Inc Crossroad Motors

866 377 3110 888 245 5532 866 416 3837 866 416 3837 888 245 5532

MAZDA3 MAZDA6 MX-5 Miata TRIBUTE

2004 2007 2006 2005

$8,333 $13,995 $15,596 $9,995

Bommarito Volkswagen of St Loui Beiermann Buick Pontiac GMC Weber Granite City Chevrolet Car Company of Freeburg

866 377 3110 877 691 9016 618 451 7913 866 448 1638

C-Class

2006

Call

Cougar GRAND MARQ GRAND MARQ MARINER MILAN MILAN Montego Mystique Villager

1969 2004 2003 2007 2007 2007 2006 2000 1999

$15,999 $11,990 $10,990 $18,990 $18,990 $17,990 $14,995 $4,944 $4,995

G6 G6 G6 G6 G8 Grand Am Grand Prix GRAND PRIX Grand Prix Grand Prix Grand Prix GRAND PRIX Montana SV SUNFIRE Vibe VIBE Vibe

2009 2008 2008 2006 2008 2004 2007 2006 2006 2005 2004 1996 2006 2005 2009 2008 2005

$15,994 $12,995 $12,995 $11,995 $23,995 $6,995 $13,995 $12,995 $10,495 $8,994 $10,995 $1,995 $13,994 $6,995 $12,994 Call Call

R1564 293876 225179 19853A 5149A 5145D 19900A C80032A 5984 R1633 19105B 266991 R1250 138651 R1637 X5373 8096

Four Flags Motors Pontiac Buick Car Company of Freeburg Car Company of Freeburg Steve Schmitt Buick GMC Beiermann Buick Pontiac GMC Beiermann Buick Pontiac GMC Steve Schmitt Buick GMC Royal Gate Dodge of Columbia River City Auto Sales Four Flags Motors Pontiac Buick Steve Schmitt Buick GMC Car Company of Freeburg Four Flags Motors Pontiac Buick Car Company of Freeburg Four Flags Motors Pontiac Buick Koetting Ford Crossroad Motors

866-438-1169 866 448 1638 866 448 1638 866 257 3408 877 691 9016 877 691 9016 866 257 3408 877-223-2703 866 641 3179 866-438-1169 866 257 3408 866 448 1638 866-438-1169 866 448 1638 866-438-1169 866-340-8597 888 245 5532

9-5

2000

$3,999

8102

L-Series SC1 VUE

2000 2002 2009

Call 4577A $5,995 4524 $18,829 P5597

xB

2008

$15,995 7747

Camry Camry Camry Camry Camry Sola Corolla Highlander Highlander Highlander Prius Sienna Supra Yaris

2009 2007 2007 2001 2006 1994 2008 2006 2004 2006 2005 1987 2008

$18,995 $15,995 $13,995 $4,999 $12,995 $3,944 $19,995 $17,995 $13,777 $13,777 $8,999 $3,994 $11,944

Beetle Beetle CC Eos Jetta New Beetle Passat Passat Sed Rabbit

2007 1973 2009 2007 2008 1999 2004 2007 2007

Call $7,900 $27,777 $23,777 $14,900 $5,995 $6,999 $17,777 $11,977

$15,777 $23,995 $11,999 $9,999 Call

Y533 7760 8155 8150 8033

MERCEDES

HUMMER H3

2006

$23,995 4555

Beiermann Buick Pontiac GMC

2009 2008 2004 2010 2006 2006

$13,990 $17,777 $9,995 Call $10,995 $13,995

X5356 Y483A 626779 P2270Z 077347 19388B

Koetting Ford Bommarito Volkswagen of St Loui Car Company of Freeburg George Weber Chevrolet Waterloo Car Company of Freeburg Steve Schmitt Buick GMC

2006

Call

7869A

Weber Granite City Chevrolet

866-340-8597 866 377 3110 866 448 1638 866 496 0381 866 448 1638 866 257 3408

618 451 7913

JEEP Commander COMMANDER COMPASS GRAND CHER GRAND CHER GRAND CHER LIBERTY Liberty LIBERTY LIBERTY Liberty Liberty WRANGLER WRANGLER Wrangler WRANGLER U WRANGLER U

2007 2006 2007 2006 2006 2002 2008 2008 2007 2006 2005 2003 2009 2008 2006 2010 2010

$18,999 $17,995 $15,995 $22,890 $17,995 $10,990 $19,890 Call $16,995 $12,995 $13,995 $7,977 $25,890 $21,990 Call $31,695 $27,385

P5379 244287 421804 J84029A 344501 D82042A D81017A P2194ZB J86046A 177814 19658CC V100421A D84156A P5294A 8089 P1614 P1617

OPTIMA SORENTO

2004 2006

$6,995 283521 $12,995 536852

LS RX

2004 2001

$17,999 7989 $14,295 19488A

Weber Granite City Chevrolet Car Company of Freeburg Car Company of Freeburg Royal Gate Dodge of Columbia Car Company of Freeburg Royal Gate Dodge of Columbia Royal Gate Dodge of Columbia George Weber Chevrolet Waterloo Royal Gate Dodge of Columbia Car Company of Freeburg Steve Schmitt Buick GMC Bommarito Volkswagen of St Loui Royal Gate Dodge of Columbia Koetting Ford Crossroad Motors Royal Gate Dodge of Columbia Royal Gate Dodge of Columbia

618 451 7913 866 448 1638 866 448 1638 877-223-2703 866 448 1638 877-223-2703 877-223-2703 866 496 0381 877-223-2703 866 448 1638 866 257 3408 866 377 3110 877-223-2703 866-340-8597 888 245 5532 877-223-2703 877-223-2703

$15,995 7773 $17,990 D84021A

Eclipse Sp Galant

2008 2009

$16,995 6480 $12,995 6721

2003 2007 2007 1996

$12,944 $19,900 $17,995 $1,999

R1634 5239A C80048A 7597

CX-7

2008

$18,990 D84029AA

Four Flags Motors Pontiac Buick Beiermann Buick Pontiac GMC Royal Gate Dodge of Columbia 3013 Auto Inc

866 416 3837 866-340-8597 866-340-8597 866-340-8597 866-340-8597 866-340-8597 877 691 9016 866-438-1169 877 691 9016

Crossroad Motors Royal Gate Dodge of Columbia

888 245 5532 877-223-2703

MITSUBISHI

SAAB

Crossroad Motors Crossroad Motors

2008 2005 2007 2006 2005 2008 2008 2010 2008

$16,999 $8,977 $21,977 $15,995 Call $20,995 $19,977 Call $10,977

7952A Y531 Y520 7426 7452 7559 V100473A 7841 V100341A

866 448 1638 866 448 1638

Bravada INTRIGUE

1999 2001

$5,995 $3,495

4571A 197957

866 416 3837 866 257 3408

Custom cho

2004

Call

0081LL

Firebird Firebird G5 G5 G6 G6

2002 1998 2009 2008 2010 2010

$12,995 $7,995 $14,080 Call $19,995 $17,595

3013 Auto Inc Bommarito Volkswagen of St Loui Bommarito Volkswagen of St Loui Crossroad Motors Crossroad Motors Crossroad Motors Bommarito Volkswagen of St Loui Crossroad Motors Bommarito Volkswagen of St Loui

888 245 5532 888 245 5532

866 416 3837 866 377 3110 866 377 3110 888 245 5532 888 245 5532 888 245 5532 866 377 3110 888 245 5532 866 377 3110

OLDSMOBILE Beiermann Buick Pontiac GMC Car Company of Freeburg

877 691 9016 866 448 1638

5896 8075 P1555 7848 8092 P19796

River City Auto Sales Crossroad Motors Royal Gate Dodge of Columbia Crossroad Motors Crossroad Motors Steve Schmitt Buick GMC

Beiermann Buick Pontiac GMC Beiermann Buick Pontiac GMC Weber Granite City Chevrolet

877 691 9016 877 691 9016 618 451 7913

Crossroad Motors

888 245 5532

TOYOTA 4543 7494 19335A 8148 7150 R1609-1 6996 19466A Y518 V100522A 7941 R1604-2 R1612

Beiermann Buick Pontiac GMC Crossroad Motors Steve Schmitt Buick GMC 3013 Auto Inc Crossroad Motors Four Flags Motors Pontiac Buick Crossroad Motors Steve Schmitt Buick GMC Bommarito Volkswagen of St Loui Bommarito Volkswagen of St Loui 3013 Auto Inc Four Flags Motors Pontiac Buick Four Flags Motors Pontiac Buick

877 691 9016 888 245 5532 866 257 3408 866 416 3837 888 245 5532 866-438-1169 888 245 5532 866 257 3408 866 377 3110 866 377 3110 866 416 3837 866-438-1169 866-438-1169

VOLKSWAGEN 888 245 5532

PONTIAC 866-438-1169 877 691 9016 877-223-2703 866 416 3837

866 416 3837

SCION

OTHER Crossroad Motors

3013 Auto Inc

SATURN

NISSAN Altima Altima Frontier Maxima Murano Rogue Rogue Versa Versa

LINCOLN Aviator MKZ TOWN CAR Town Car

3013 Auto Inc Koetting Ford Koetting Ford Koetting Ford Koetting Ford Koetting Ford Beiermann Buick Pontiac GMC Four Flags Motors Pontiac Buick Beiermann Buick Pontiac GMC

MINI COOPER 2005 2006

LEXUS 3013 Auto Inc Steve Schmitt Buick GMC

7724 X5359A X5366 P5239 X5367 P5222 5210A R15971 5157A

Cooper COOPER CON

KIA Car Company of Freeburg Car Company of Freeburg

Bommarito Volkswagen of St Loui 866 377 3110

MERCURY

INFINITI QX56

Y501A

877 691 9016

HYUNDAI ACCENT Santa Fe SANTE FE Sonata SONATA Tucson

Y544 1396A P5558A m63804

866 641 3179 888 245 5532 877-223-2703 888 245 5532 888 245 5532 866 257 3408

7192 7725 V100144A V100510A 1174W 5972 8154 Y524 Y470

Crossroad Motors 3013 Auto Inc Bommarito Volkswagen of St Loui Bommarito Volkswagen of St Loui Beiermann Buick Pontiac GMC River City Auto Sales 3013 Auto Inc Bommarito Volkswagen of St Loui Bommarito Volkswagen of St Loui

888 245 5532 866 416 3837 866 377 3110 866 377 3110 877 691 9016 866 641 3179 866 416 3837 866 377 3110 866 377 3110

MAZDA Royal Gate Dodge of Columbia

877-223-2703

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Classified

Jewelry

922

John Geimer Jewelry 229 N. Main St. Edwardsville 692-1497 Same Day Ring Sizing Jewelry Repair Diamond & Stone Replacement

WE BUY GOLD AND JEWELRY Cleaning

958

PRISTINE CLEANING Caring Beyond Cleaning RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL • Bonded & Insured • Customized Cleaning JUNE SPECIAL $25 OFF 1ST CLEANING FREE INSIDE OVEN CLEANING ON 3RD VISIT Call us today for a free quote on a weekly, biweekly, monthly, one time, movein/move-out cleaning

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Sunny Surface Cleaning • Residential • Commercial • Move In/ Move Out • New Construction • BA Degree

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Painting

960

JIM BRAVE PAINTING 20 Years Experience!

• Wallpaper • Specialty Painting • Inside or Outside Work • Power Washing • Deck Refinishing Call: (618) 654-1349 or cell phone: (618) 444-0293

Roofing & Siding

961

HAIL DAMAGE ?

• Any Roof • Any Replacement UNBEATABLE ROOFING “For Quality Work At A Lower Price” INSURED PROFESSIONALS AARON McINTOSH 618-780-8570

SCHON

CONSTRUCTION, INC. Serving Edwardsville since 1978 • Roofing • Siding • Aluminum soffit & fascia • And etc.

• All work guaranteed

• Free estimates • Licensed • Bonded •Insured

656-4520

Tree Service

966

Lawn & Home Care

967

Garner’s TREE SERVICE INC. Since 1974 Licensed - Bonded - Insured Tree & Stump Removal Complete Property Maintenance Bucket Truck Track Hoe - Bob Cat

COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL

• Mowing • Fall Clean-Up • Fertilizing • Landscape Installation • Landscape Maintenance Insured

656-7725 GatewayLawn.com

Handyman

969

RON GARNER CERTIFIED ARBORIST

656-5566 Lawn & Home Care

967

AVERAGE JOE’S • Power Washing • Lawn Care • Cleaning Services: Residential & Commercial • Gutter Cleaning • Window Cleaning • Painting: Interior & Exterior • Free scrap metal removal Licensed & Insured

618-977-8916 HELP can be found in THE CLASSIFIEDS!!!

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Bonded & Insured Background Checks On All Technicians & 15+ Years Experience

Handyman

969

978

LET ME FIX IT!

R.S.G.Decorative Concrete

HANDIMAN SERVICE

Specializing in decorative concrete, stamped, colored, stained.

Broom or swirl finish with or without color.

Interior/Exterior acid staining.

• Carpentry • Pressure Washing • Lighting & Ceiling Fans • Drywall • Painting • Windows & Doors

Call Lee: (618) 581-5154 MASTER CRAFTSMAN Carpentry, 30 Years Decks, Garages, Remodeling, Home Repair Basement Finishing Ceramic Tile Small Jobs Welcome Reasonable Rates Insured Andy 618-659-1161

Air Conditioning/ Heating 976

Professional, Safe & Reliable

ON TIME. DONE RIGHT. ®

618-659-5055

www.mrhandyman.com BOB’S HANDYMAN SERVICE Remodeling & Repair Drywall Finished Carpentry Painting Ceramic tile Build & Repair Decks Exterior House And Deck Washing Landscaping Blinds & Draperies Light Fixture & Ceiling Fans No Job Too Small Insured Call Bob Rose 978-8697

Masonry & Concrete

Over 18 years Experience Find us in the business section of, www.Brightonill.com

618-530-8140 RSGConcrete@sbcglobal.net

Home Improvements

979

Call Bill Nettles with WRN Services CONSTRUCTION REMODELING COMMERCIAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE An insured contractor providing quality crafted work.

A custom wood work specialist with labor rates starting at $30 per hour!

618 974-9446 Proudly servicing the area for over 25 years.

Free estimates Financing available Repairs and installations

Call us for all of your heating and cooling needs.

656-9386 www.garwoodsheating.com

Electrical

981

Randy Moore Repair Service, Inc. “24 Hour Emergency Service” 35 Years Experience - Troubleshooting - Service Repairs And Upgrades - All Electrical Items - Install Lights & Fixtures - Complete Rewire

www.randymoore repairservice.com

618-656-7405 Cell 618-980-0791

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Help Wanted General

305

$Reward$

Receptionist needed for busy optician office. Looking for personable, outgoing & able to multi-task. Willing to train the DOG FOUND: Female Black right person. Send resume to Lab in Edwardsville, Watershed 1950 Edwardsville Club Plaza, area. To describe or claim call Edwardsville, IL 62025.

309-642-9933.

Male cat: Gold with brown/black spots. 655-9909

Pets

450

FREE to good home: Pet RABBIT, small male, lightbrown. 618/633-2647

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Just Arrived A Beautiful 1966 Mustang 2+2 Fastback 289 2BBI, C4 Automatic Trans, P/S, P/B. Console, Rally pac, Minor rust for Midwestern Car. Runs and drives. Roadworthy with minor engine and brake tune up. Pony interior Black.

Exterior originally signalflare red. Fog lights ad dual exhaust.

Excellent restoration project but could be enjoyed as is all summer. Best one we’ve seen in at least 11 years. These are getting harder and harder to find.

Come take her home she will not be here long. $14,995.00.

Call toll free 1 800 327 2897 for info.

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Campers, RV's & GoCarts

231

Mid State Camper Sales 41 years of loyal service and low prices! Campers, utility trailers, pre-owned golf carts, RV parts & assy’s. Your Jayco dealer is at Rt. 40 E. of Vandalia @Bluff City 618-283-4396 or www.midstatecampersales.com

Boats

240

17ft. deep V aluminum boat with trailer and trolling motor 15HP Mercury $1500/OBO. 618531-8219.

Help Wanted General

710

2 BR APT: $720, incl. all util.,storage unit in Edw, close to post office, banks, & shopping.

505-0191 leave msg.

1 BDR lofts, CREDIT CHECK. No pets, no smoking $565mth. $565dep; 2 bdrm house $1000dep $900mth. 656-8953.

Houses For Rent Automotive

Apts/Duplexes For Rent

705

1 Bedroom upstairs apt. close to SIUE. New bath; large storage area; cable/net ready; w/s/t incl.

No pets. $575. Call 692-6110.

2 bd. 1 ba. newly renovated Furniture 410 near downtown Edw., LR, kitc 1 excellent 3BR, 1200 sq.ft. TH: w/stove & frig, ceiling fans, w/d Collinsville, near 157/70; 12 hkup, bsmt $800 618-407-3139. min. to SIUE, FP, DW, W/D, ceilBed - Queen PillowTop Mattress 2 Bdr, new carpet, CA, refrig & ing fans, cable, sound walls, offSet, NEW, in the plastic, $200 stove. Quiet Edw. neighbor- st. prkng. Sm pets OK, yr. lse.

(618) 772-2710 Can Deliver $780/mo. Ask discount pricing! hood, yr. lease 618-656-6119.

Move in special. Sect. 8 ok K HERE O 2 Edw. homes, quiet nghbrhd.

O 618/345-9610 AM/PM phone.

L 1134 Prickett Ave 2BD1BA $700 EDWARDSVILLE + dep; No pets/no smoking, cr 2 BEDROOM apartment in Glen Carbon. W/D hookups.

2BDRM APARTMENT ck rqrd. 692-8164. $700per month. 618-975-0975.

MOVING SALE 3/4BR, 1BA remodld: exclusive All-Furnishings-Must-Go! Maryville area. 2-car gar, w/d, 2 BR apt., $600/mo. Maryville, Bring Cash Newly new kit applncs, den, rear dck. WST, stove, refrig.

9:00AM TO 6:00PM $1,090mo + dep. 618-307-4876 remodeled, off street parking.

SATURDAY JULY 10TH 10 minutes from SIUE. Now 411 E. VANDALIA APT. 2C 3BD spacious redecorated, 2ba available 618-288-3286.

618-659-0576 New carpet/oak, fin. bsmt, stnless, w/d provi’d. No pets/smok- 2 BR apt., across from EdwOld Style wooden desk-$50; ing, referncs $1095 656-1480. courthouse; off-st. parking.

WOODEN coffee table-$60. w/s/t included; deposit; refer4 BD (3bd up, 1bd dwn w/adtl ences required. 217-556-2633.

692-1050. room) 2bth, Edw. Many new updates. carport, enclosed front 2 BR Quail Hollow - Glen CarMisc. porch. $1190mth. 618-307-4876 bon Apt., w/d hk-ups $645.

(618) 346-7878 Merchandise 426 www.osbornproperties.com

Apts/Duplexes For Rent

710

Apts/Duplexes For Rent

710

Available Now- 2 Bdrm town- Glen Carbon 2 bdrm with loft homes and duplexes at Cherry family room. $625. No pets.

Hills Properties in E’ville! 618- 344-1838.

692-9310 Ask about our Crazy Seniors looking for independent Specials. living without hassles of owning Charming 2 Bdrm Apt., down- a home. Liberty Square is that town Edw. $980/mo incl. WST. place. Handicapped accessible.

Call 618/530-4766 No pets, non-smoking.

CONDO 3 bedroom 2 bath, Call 667-0430 jacuzzi, sunroom, fireplace, garage by park. $1100 per mth. in Collinsville. 618-520-9529.

Roommates

712

Fully renovated 2 bdr 1 ba apt, downtown Edw., convenient to shops & work, ceiling fans, 1 Bedroom. non-furnished stove, refrig. Kit, DR, LR, w/t/s w/parking space in garage. provided. $800. 618-407-3139 $411/month inclds/utilities, internet/cable. Students only. All Fully renovated 2bdr plus loft, 1 inquiries (630)567-3059.

1/2 bth; full bth incld double vanity, garden tub, separate show- 1 mile from SIUE—FURNISHED er; Kitc w/dshwshr, stove, frig; BEDROOM w/TV, bathroom, W/D hkup; Screened back garage space, utilities/cable includporch, Great Main St. location, ed! Kitchen privileges. $500/month. w/t/s pd $1200. 618-407-3139. 618/307-5338 IMMEDIATE OCCUPANCY 1 0r 2 Bedroom Apartments Water/Sewer/Trash Paid Special Rates 50 Devon Ct, Edwardsville 656-7337 or 791-9062

Office Space For Rent

725

Collinsville/Maryville-Hwy. 159 Up to 3200 sq. ft., starting at NICE 2 bedroom apt, large $610/mo. (618) 346-7878 rooms, walkin closet, coin-op www.osbornproperties.com laundry. 10 minutes to SIUE. $525/mo. 618-345-5610.

Partially furnished 1 bedroom apt: 30/15 living, dining area, fireplace, walk out patio, stove, METAL Swing set, You must 2 BRs, Glen Cbn., Cottonwood refrigerator, washer and dryer Homes take down $75/OBO. 692-1050 Sub., w/d hk-ups, APTS starting furnished as are air, heat, and Apts, Duplexes, & Homes For Sale 805 at $625, TH $675, LOFT $685, Twin Beds: 1-standard/1-extra water. Located in quiet private Visit our website (618)346-7878 long; box springs/frames/bed wooded area, 5 minutes from www.glsrent.com 656-2230 www.osbornproperties.com rests/coverlet/pillows— downtown Edw. No smoking, 2 BR, 1 BA, full bsmt., enclosed porch, detached gar. & carport, $30each.

MATTRESSES—- Collinsville: 1 BR, w/s/t/heat, kit. dep. & lease $695. 656-9200 fenced yd, lg trees. 243 Gremer, FREE/clean/good condition. applncs, storage unit. Laundry Edw. $99,900. 618-741-3020 facility on site. $450/mo. + dep.

656-0694.

App. fee. No pets. 345-6697

Pets

450

RESCUED BABY KITTENS, litter boxed trained, free-to-good-home 633-1912 or 633-2647

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Homes For Sale

805

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656-5588, 800-231-5588 Historic Home For Sale on 8+ acres in Edwardsville 570-9654 Please see our brochure at www.homerelo.com/library/ sweethome.pdf Nice Glen Cbn home in subdivision: 3 BR, 2BA, 2-car gar.; new roof, kit, bths; fully renovated.

Call for showng. 618/977-2209

Lots For Sale

820

Live with Nature at Spring Hill Woods, walking trail & wildlife.

E’ville util & schools 23 sites on 25 ac. some walkouts. Attractive commercial property or unique homesite. Walk to fine dining. $68,400+ 1/2 mi to Gov Pky 4mi to SIUE 972-0948.

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Television "Big Brother" gears up for 12th season UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. (AP) — Who is the “Big Brother” saboteur?

That’s the question that will no doubt consume contestants on the 12th edition of CBS’ voyeuristic reality TV series that confines a group of strangers — or houseguests, as they’re known on “Big Brother” — inside a makeshift two-story domicile for the summer, all while being constantly monitored by over 50 video cameras and 95 microphones.

This season, executive producer Allison Grodner and her team have planted a mole among the houseguests to do viewers’ bidding and disrupt the players’ lives during “Big Brother 12,” which debuts July 8 at 8 p.m. EDT. Grodner said the saboteur, who will be revealed to viewers on the July 15 episode, isn’t eligible to win the $500,000 grand prize.

“For the first time ever, we have someone in the house who, in a way, is playing their own game,” said Grodner, who stressed that the operative is not an actor but a real person who was picked alongside everyone else. “They’re playing for a cash prize, if they make it a certain amount of time in the house. If they don’t last, they’re out, and their cover is blown.”

Such surprises are a staple of the “expect the unexpected” franchise.

The traitorous twist is similar to the eighth season introduction of “America’s Player,” which allowed one contestant to complete viewervoted tasks for cash, unbeknownst to his house mates. This time, however, the cast will be made aware of the

trickster’s existence beforehand.

Among the suspects is Andrew Gordon, a 39-year-old Orthodox Jewish podiatrist from Miami.

Gordon will be taking his own cooking utensils into the house and will observe Shabbat, not using electricity from sundown Friday until Saturday night. Grodner said no special exceptions will be made for Gordon’s religious beliefs when it comes to the game.

“It’s already going to be tough in that house, so it’s going to be even tougher dealing with these extra little things,” he said. “People are probably going to look at me as an outsider and wonder what I’m doing and why I’m not eating their food.

It’s something I’ve had to explain my whole life as a practicing Jew. Whatever happens, I’ll deal with it.”

Before meeting their competitors or entering the house, the houseguests were individually interviewed by The Associated Press while voluntarily sequestered — no TV, newspapers or telephones — from the outside world. (This season was originally slated to feature 14 contestants, but one person dropped out before the contest and will not be replaced.)

“I live my life full of adventure,” said Annie Whittington, a 27-yearold bartender from Tampa, Fla., who dyed her platinum hair brunette at the insistence of producers because there were too many blondes this season. “I never thought I’d actually make it on the show. I love the social experiment, throwing in random people where they can’t escape.”

Kathy Hillis, a 40-year-old deputy

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sheriff from Texarkana, Ark., doesn’t think competing and deceiving on “Big Brother” will be tougher than fighting crime or battling ovarian

cancer. Hillis, who has been cancer free for 11 years, lied to her 23-yearold son and told him she was going on an undercover assignment in

another city, not on reality TV. “I wanted it to be a surprise,” said Hillis. “He knows I’ve applied in the past, and he thinks it’s funny.”

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