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Bluegrass sounds

Local woman tells her story.

Rhonda Vincent to visit The Sheldon.

13 In Cahokia

18th Annual Old Time Music Fete planned.

19 "Extract"

The guy from Kiss can't even save it.

21 Keep on painting

82-year old completes church project.

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Film Art Series scheduled.

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The Stagger

The home of good food and good times.

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What’s Happening Thursday Saturday September 17_____ September 19_____ Patty Loveless -The Sheldon Concert Hall, 8 p.m.

Moonlight Paddleboat Picnics for Two -Boathouse, Forest Park, St. Louis, 314-367-2224

Friday September 18_____ Italian Fest -Collinsville, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., downtown Collinsville Chris Botti -Fox Theatre, St. Louis, Mo., 8 p.m.

Great Forest Park Balloon Glow -Central Field in Forest Park, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.; free Antique Truck Show -Truck Centers, Inc., 747 E. Taylor, St. Louis, Mo, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Italian Fest -Collinsville, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., downtown Collinsville St. Louis Harmony Chorus presents The Spirit of Broadway -Florissant Civic Center Theatre, #1 James J. Eagan Dr., Florissant, Mo., 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Great Forest Park Balloon Glow -Central Field in Forest Park, noon to 6:30 p.m.; free Annual Pioneer Days -Historic Daniel Boone Home and Boonesfield Village, Defiance, Mo. Mississippi Earthtones Festival -Alton Amphitheater, Alton Riverfront; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; free Antique Truck Show -Truck Centers, 2280 Formosa Rd., Troy, IL., 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

5K Run/Walk for Freedom -St. Louis University Campus, 7 a.m., $25, www.trailnet.org Show-Me Mustang Club Mustang and all Ford Show -Crestwood Court, Crestwood

Mo., 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., free

Sunday September 20_____ Greater Alton Concert Assoc. featuring “Cornet Chop Suey,” -Olin Theatre, Lewis & Clark Comm. College, Godfrey, 3 p.m. 618-468-4222 Simply Sinatra -Florrisant Civic Center, #1 James J. Eagan Dr., Florissant, Mo., 7 p.m.

Annual Pioneer Days -Historic Daniel Boone Home and Boonesfield Village, Defiance, Mo. Foot High Pie Ride -Highland High School, 12760 Troxler Ave., Highland, reg. begins: 7;30 a.m., www. trailnet.org.

Monday September 21_____ How Sweet The Sound -Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Mo.

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Local woman battles the GBS mystery

By STEVE HORRELL Of the Edge If you know Mandy Bircher, you know that she will be roaming shortstop again like her hero, Derek Jeter. There will be a day when she grabs Frank Quatto by the arm and father and daughter will go hunting again.

But that is somewhere in the future. For now, Guillain-Barre Syndrome has come knocking, and many of Bircher’s activities are on hold. Softball in Pierron. Mornings in a tree stand waiting for deer to wander past. Weekends casting for bass.

But she’s on the mend now from GBS, a neurological disorder that causes a person’s immune system to begin attacking the body itself, causing what is known as an autoimmune disease, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

That much is known, but on so many levels GBS is a mystery.

What sets it in motion? Why hasn’t a cure been found? Why do some get it and others don’t?

And why would it attack a bubbly 35-year-old who never met a stranger and whose co-workers affectionately dubbed her “Mandy Mouth.”

Actually, several famous people have been stricken with GBS: actor Andy Griffith came down with it in 1983, and last year it was ESPN football analyst Len Pasquarelli and former Chicago Bears defensive tackle William “The Refrigerator” Perry.

And there is research indicating that Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s paralysis was likely not poliomyelitis but GBS. “I felt like I was never going to walk again,” Bircher says. “I always feel like I’m in control of me, and then the next day I was completely helpless.”

Mandy was two days old when Marilyn Quatto brought her to their new home in Marine. The village of 950 is nestled between Highland and Edwardsville. Frank Quatto, a retired union carpenter worked nights and weekends to get it built.

When Marilyn arrived home with the newborn, their oldest daughter, Jenny, was already 5 years old.

When Mandy was 5 she pestered Frank to show her how to hunt and fish, and before long she was shooting tin cans with a BB gun and casting a fishing line like an adult.

At Marine Elementary School, she played every sport; at Triad

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High School she ran the 400 meters, the 100-meter hurdles, and the 800meter medley. She was also point guard for the Lady Knights.

Bircher came by her gregariousness naturally. Frank and Marilyn were throwing parties several times a year, and the Quattos’ home was a favorite sleep over destination for the girls, even into high school. That was always fine with Marilyn because she didn’t have to worry about where they were. Before the girls could drive, Marilyn would drop them off and pick them up at the show or drive them across town for pizza. “ T h e y w e re j u s t w o n d e r f u l kids, and everybody loved them,” Marilyn says.

The Quattos loved Marine.

Marilyn worked at a bank for a while, then at a dress shop and a jewelry store.

After graduating from high school, Mandy continued to play softball and hunt. By 1994, she was working at Madison County Circuit Clerk Matt Melucci’s office, in the traffic division. She worked for 10 years at the Madison County State’s Attorney’s office, in DUIs. Now she’s in Child Support.

Says Allison Hernandez, her best friend, who worked with her in traffic: “She’s crazy. She lets things fly out of her mouth that you think maybe you should have been more reserved about. She likes to laugh a lot. We’re constantly giggling about something. No matter whether it’s something bad, we end up laughing about it.” She added, “She’s a unique individual and a lot of people don’t know how to take her sense of humor.”

Bircher and Hernandez were attending a class together when Bircher became nauseated.

“She didn’t know if she was coming down with the flu or what,” Hernandez recalled. “She was just real achy, and she didn’t feel right.

After that, some days she’d feel okay and others she was just really drained, tired, achy.”

A few weeks later they were walking at Target when Bircher had to pull up short. “See, my feet are just all the sudden throbbing so bad,” she said. Always the symptoms were the same: tingling hands, tingling feet.

She had no idea what was wrong.

But two weeks later, she gave a friend - a physician’s assistant – a printout of information about Guillain-Barre Syndrome she had gleaned from WebMD.com Bircher had never heard of Guillain-Barre

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Mandy Bircher, at right, with friend and co-worker Cathi Gitchoff, look over familiar faces in one of five collages that Gitchoff made for Bircher while she was in the hospital. before, and no one she knew had ever had it. Still it seemed a good bet.

“You’re overreacting," he told her. “The Internet doesn’t diagnose people, I do.” It was a virus, most likely, he said. He suggested she begin taking prednisone and come in for a series of nerve conduction tests.

Bircher continued gathering information about GBS. She r a n a c ro s s a n o t h e r d i s o rd e r, fibromyalgia, whose symptoms also included tingling. Could it be fibromyalgia? she thought.

But her symptoms worsened.

By March 11 she wasn’t able to stand, and she called for an ambulance. GBS is notoriously hard to diagnose, and ER doctors there also thought she had a virus, and she was sent home again. When she couldn’t stand the following morning, Frank Quatto told her to call the ambulance again.

By the time Bircher got to Anderson Hospital, the paralysis had progressed to her thighs.

Immediately she was placed in the Intensive Care Unit. She underwent plasmapharesis, the procedure of removing blood and replacing it, then intravenous immunoglobins, five infusions daily.

“That’s what progresses the syndrome to the absolute worst, because it has to get worse before it can get better,” Bircher says. “It paralyzes you all the way up and then unparalyzes you all the way down.”

Within eight hours of being admitted, the paralysis had reached her diaphragm, and breathing became a struggle. “You don’t know what’s wrong,” she says. “I looked at my dad and said, ‘Let me die.’”

Neurologist Dr. Sayed Ali, placed her on a ventilator. A slit was made in her throat and a tracheotomy

tube inserted. For 43 days a feeding tube would both nourish and vex her. Water was out of the question; only ice chips.

Her condition quickly became so grave that Dr. Ali waved the No Visitation policy and let Jenny stay in her room for the 32 days of intensive care. At night Jenny curled up on a plastic loveseat in the sitting room outside the door and stayed until for parents came to relieve her at dawn.

“I’ll be out there,” Jenny would tell the nurses. “If she even opens her eyes, come and get me.”

For someone who, at one point, played softball four nights a week on four different teams, the ICU was all but unbearable. There were times when the feeding tube and trach tubes were too much and Bircher would grimace and jerk her head spasmodically. The machines would start whacking out and Jenny would say, “Now Mandy.”

Jenny was there every night.

Frank and Marilyn would arrive every morning at dawn and stay ‘til midnight or 1 a.m. “As parents we wished we could be in her bed instead,” Marilyn said. “Seeing your daughter like that . . . . you know, when they’re little you put a band-aid on it but this is the only time in their lives that we haven’t been able to fix it. We just had to sit there and watch her suffer.”

Dr. Ali generally kept visitors away, at least at first. One morning Lindsey “Loops” Kampwerth, who played third base beside Bircher for Frey Construction, a women’s team, got to see her for a while. “I walked in and she was so happy, her face was just smiling. She couldn’t talk, because she had the trach in,” Kampwerth says, “but she showed me how she could lift one hand a little bit.”

How come this is happening?

Bircher asked her. Things just happen, Kampwerth said. You’re going to get better.

Hernandez, who works for the Madison County Public Defender’s office now, came up sometimes during her lunch or after work.

Bircher could nod her head slightly and blink, but little else.

Her friends still tell the story about the time a nurse visited the ICU: Nurse (as Bircher struggles to speak): “You’re doing good. You’re trying to talk.”

Jenny: “Just wait. Once she starts talking, you’ll want her to shut up.”

If she had something to communicate, Bircher would open her eyes wide, or blink. Then Jenny wrote out a series of questions on a poster board, and when Bircher seemed to need something Jenny held it up and pointed to the question: “Do You Need a Nurse?”

“Do You Need to Go To The Bathroom?”

One of the side effects of the meds was that Mandy always felt hot, even though the room temperature made it feel like a meat locker. When Jenny sensed her sister uncomfortably hot, she pointed to “Blazing Saddles.” If her body alignment looked out of whack, they had a term for that, too: Catywampus.

For everything else Jenny fashioned an alphabet board, drawing 2-inch-tall letters in rows on a neon poster board.

Jenny began pointing to each letter in turn.

“A. . . ” “B. . . ” “C. . . ” “D” Bircher nodded.

“Is the next letter a vowel?” she asked. Bircher nodded.

“A. . . ” “E. . . ” “I. . . ” “O.” She nodded again.

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People GBS Continued from Page 3 On the second word, Bircher nodded at “Y” “Is the next letter a vowel?” she nodded.

“A. . . .” “E. . . .” I.” “O.” Nod. “Is the next letter a vowel?” Nod. “A. . .” “E. . .” “I. . .” “O. . . .”

“U.” She nodded again.

Eventually she spelled “D-O Y-OU W-A-N-T M-O-M? Bircher spent a month in ICU before she was moved to the rehab room. She laid for so long that when nurses tried to move her the pain was excruciating.

“When they would sit me up on the side of the bed, I would just scream and nothing would come out,” she says. “The muscles in my legs were so atrophied there were days when I just said, ‘Let me go. I don’t want to be like this.’”

Early on she made up her mind to keep her 6-year-old daughter, Bailey, away from the ICU. Between the feeding tube and the trach tube and the bar that lay across her face to hold the ventilator tube in place, that seemed best. But Bailey drew pictures for her every day, and on May 7 she drew her a Mother’s Day card.

Meanwhile the Quattos added her name to the prayer list at church, and she began getting get-well cards from as far away as Texas and Florida. Whenever a card came in it was taped up on the wall.

One morning Marilyn was making coffee outside her daughter’s room.

“Oh, God, save that little lamb,” came a voice nearby. The voice belonged to a nurse, who told her: “If you think you have reason to cry, you should imagine the parents of this little lamb in there.”

“Well,” Marilyn responded, “that little lamb in there is ours.”

When the nurse returned later she asked whether Marilyn would mind if her minister came over and prayed over Mandy. Two days later he was there, he was there, all the way from St. Louis.

“Eighty-something years old, in a blinding rain storm,” Marilyn Quatto says.

Bircher began therapy on April 13. With help, she could walk slowly down the hall and back. Soon she was stretching and exercising on mats and balance balls. She learned to eat, starting with pudding and jello. She learned to speak again.

Midway through therapy, the use of her hands returned.

Bircher was scheduled to leave the hospital on June 20, but Dr. Ali released her on May 21 with instructions to lift weights and

continue aggressive therapy.

“It’s funny, because when I went in there it was March. It was cold.

There were no leaves on the trees.

When I came out and I got outside, it was May. That was very weird.

That was strange.”

Kampwerth, who studied athletic training at SIUE, helped her with the weight training. Exercises for the core. Quad extensions. Leg presses. Walking on the treadmill and elliptical.

Today she can throw a softball ball now. She can swing a bat or a golf club. But she isn’t able to squat, and running is out. “The way she explains it to me is her feet want to go but her brain’s not telling her to go,” Kampwerth says. “We try every once in a while. She’s fine, it just looks goofy when she does it because she gallops.”

It could take a year for everything to come back, and even then there are no guarantees.

Bircher was sent home with a walker, and Frank built a small ramp for her at the front door. One day Hernandez asked whether the walker was fitted with tennis balls on the bottoms.

Bircher: “No. I’m not using tennis balls. They have these gliders.”

Hernandez: “I’m getting you some tennis balls.”

Bircher: “I won’t use ‘em very long.”

Hernandez, a few days later:

“How are you doing with that walker?”

Bircher: “I’m not using it. I threw that bastard down the hall.”

There are so many that Bircher wants to thank: God, family, and all the friends and acquaintances who sent along cards, letters and prayers. Her parents and sister were at the hospital every day. Her uncle, Mark Thompson, stayed home from work as an iron worker and went to the hospital every day as well. Bircher ’s grandmother, Bertha Thompson was there every day, and friends Betty Dickerson and Debbie Tracy visited Bircher most days. Tracy and Kenny Moss bought gallon jars and collected donations at stores and restaurants in Marine and surrounding towns.

Vicky Jackson, a family friend, and others brought food.

Then there is the committee that runs the Mandy Quatto Bircher Benefit Fund which is raising money for medical expenses. And Ryan Kampwerth, at Kampwerth Livestock, who is donated a steer to be raffled off at the Chicken & Beer Dance this past Saturday.

The fundraising began in earnest in May when the committee held a golf scramble. In May, one of Lindsey Kampwerth’s re l a t i v e s d o n a t e d t h e u s e o f the Twin Oaks golf course at Keyesport for a fundraiser, and a

luncheon sponsored by Regional Superintendent of Schools Robert Daiber, a long-time friend of the family, generated more than $4,000.

The following month, there was a softball tournament.

Meanwhile, she hopes to return to softball and hunting next year.

On a late August afternoon, Bircher brought five photo collages with her to work at the state’s attorney’s office. In March and April, when everyone else was sending cards, Cathi Gitchoff took a camera and began taking pictures of Madison County workers.

She compiled a “You Bet Your Ass We Miss You” collage.

There was a hunting collage.

Gitchoff brought in a stuffed deer left behind after her brother ’s death. She pulled a green shirt over it, and talked several colleagues to pose with their arms around it.

For the fishing collage, Gitchoff brought in a barracuda that her husband had landed 20 years earlier, and talked others into mugging with it for the camera.

She found a photo of Derek Jeter and included that in the baseball collage.

E v e r y w e e k B i rc h e r h a d a different collage to stick up on the wall of the hospital room.

“The point was to make her smile,” Gitchoff said.

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People People planner 10th Annual Harvest WineFest scheduled One of Edwardsville and Glen Carbon ’ s m o s t p o p u l a r s o c i a l events – Harvest WineFest – will be held for the tenth time this year welcoming Erato on Main as its new retail co-host. The event, which features more than 200 wines from around the world, champagne, beer and culinary treats from the finest restaurants in the area, will be held on October 8, 2009 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Lewis & Clark Community College’s Leclaire Room at the N. O. Nelson Campus in Edwardsville.

Held each year to benefit the Alliance of Edwardsville & Glen Carbon, Harvest WineFest will be organized with the assistance of Erato on Main for selections of the wine tasted at the event and fulfillment of orders placed at a discounted rate that evening. Erato on Main will also participate for the first time as a featured restaurant along with first-time participant Fond.

Neruda, which has participated since the beginning of Harvest Wi n e F e s t , a n d m u l t i - y e a r participants Bella Milano and S w e e t i e ’ s a re a l s o a m o n g t h e featured restaurants at the event.

According to Erika Kennett, executive director of The Alliance of Edwardsville & Glen C a r b o n , “ We a r e s o p l e a s e d to be celebrating the 10th anniversary of Harvest WineFest by welcoming Erato on Main as our new co-host and the other participants that are guaranteed to add to a wonderful evening of food and wine.”

Tickets are $35 per person and may be purchased at Erato on Main or by calling The Alliance at 618-656-7601. Each ticket includes a $5 voucher good towards the purchase of wine ordered at the event. Tickets are limited.

All proceeds from ticket sales help fund the many programs of The Alliance of Edwardsville & Glen Carbon in their efforts to attract and retain jobs in the twocommunity area.

Sponsorship opportunities and advertising space in the wine ordering booklet are also available. For more information, please call The Alliance at 618656-7601.

The Alliance of Edwardsville and Glen Carbon is a notfor-profit organization that works with each community in marketing and promoting the area for new business investments and economic growth and development. The Alliance receives the majority of direct funding support from the public sector. The City of Edwardsville, Vi l l a g e o f G l e n C a r b o n a n d Edwardsville Township are the

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conversation. The opening event is free and open to the public.

Featuring 44 botanical artworks of endangered plants, the traveling exhibition is celebrating its national opening at the Missouri Botanical Garden. The juried exhibition was curated by the ASBA in collaboration with the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Works by some of the world’s most well-known botanical artists are included, as are pieces by some relative newcomers to the field. Technical assistance was provided by the Center for Plant Conservation, which is based in St. Louis, and many artworks portray subjects in its National Collection of Endangered Plants.

In order to highlight the beauty and the stories of the world’s atrisk plants, artists sought out these endangered plants in botanical g a rd e n s , i n t h e f i e l d a n d i n horticultural collections. About half of the plants represented are from around the world and half are North American, including such fascinating plant stories as that of Utah’s dwarf bear-claw poppy (Arctomecon humilis), one of the rarest poppies in the world and one of the first species in the United States to be listed as endangered in 1979, and the Wollemi pine (Wollemia nobilis), thought to be extinct for 2 million years but found in a remote Australian canyon.

Other American rarities include the lady’s slipper orchid (Cypripedium p a r v i f l o ru m v a r. p u b e s c e n s ) , the Midwestern lakeside daisy ( Te t r a n e u r i s h e r b a c e a ) a n d California’s coastal Santa Cruz cypress (Cupressus abramsiana), all listed as endangered or threatened and all part of CPC’s National

principal financial partners in The Alliance, providing nearly 60% of the annual operating budget.

Additionally, The Alliance relies upon the business community to provide funding support through annual contributions.

For more information about The Alliance, please call (618) 6567601 or visit the website at www. edglenalliance.com. Crestwood Court to host 22nd

MOBOT presents “Losing Paradise” “Losing Paradise? Endangered P l a n t s H e re a n d A ro u n d t h e World,” an exhibition of botanical artworks, will be on display at the Missouri Botanical Garden from Oct. 1 through Nov. 15. The exhibit will be displayed on the upper level of the Ridgway Visitor Center from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily and is included with Garden admission.

T h e f re e o p e n i n g p ro g r a m , s p o n s o re d b y t h e G a rd e n i n conjunction with the Center for Plant Conservation takes place on Oct. 7 at 5:45 p.m. in Shoenberg Theater and includes remarks by Dr. Peter H. Raven, president of the Missouri Botanical Garden; Carol Woodin, exhibitions coordinator for the American Society of Botanical A r t i s t s ( A S B A ) ; D r. K a t h r y n Kennedy, executive director of the Center for Plant Conservation (CPC); and Dr. Matthew Albrecht, conservation biologist at the Missouri Botanical Garden. A reception will be held on the upper level of the Ridgway Visitor Center immediately following the program with hors d’oeuvres, wine and

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Collection of Endangered Plants.

The exhibition and accompanying book ($29.95) are the result of a three-year project undertaken by ASBA members from the United States, Australia, Israel, Brazil, South Korea, South Africa and the United Kingdom. Many of these artists will attend the opening event. Dr. Peter Raven wrote the b o o k ’ s i n t ro d u c t i o n , a n d D r.

Kathryn Kennedy contributed an essay.

In addition to the opening program and reception, the Garden hosts a Beginning Botanical Painting -- Autumn Gourds class on Oct. 8 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. During this course, visiting artist Marilyn Garber, president of the ASBA and founder of the Minnesota School of Botanical Art, teaches the basic techniques used in traditional botanical watercolor painting. Some materials will be provided; students should bring a pencil, eraser, notebook, two small containers to hold water and a sack lunch to the class.

Registration is $75 for Garden members and $85 for non-members.

The class will be held in the firstfloor conference room of the Monsanto Center, located at 4500 Shaw Boulevard at the intersection of Shaw and Vandeventer. Preregistration is required at www. mobot.org/classes.

The Center for Plant Conservation, celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2009, is the only national organization dedicated solely to saving America’s most at-risk plants. It is a nonprofit conservation organization with a network of 36 selected botanical institutions coordinated by the national office in St. Louis. By developing standards and protocols and conducting conservation programs in horticulture, research and restoration and raising awareness, CPC’s network is striving to save America’s rarest plants from being lost forever.

For additional information on the Center for Plant Conservation, visit the CPC website at www. centerforplantconservation.org.

The Missouri Botanical Garden is located at 4344 Shaw Blvd. in south St. Louis, easily accessible from Interstate 44 at the Vandeventer exit. Free parking is available onsite and at two blocks west at the corner of Shaw and Vandeventer.

For general information, visit www.mobot.org or call the recorded event line at (314) 577‑9400 or tollfree 1 (800) 642-8842.

The Missouri Botanical Garden is the oldest continually operating botanical garden in the nation, celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2009. Missouri Botanical Garden: Green for 150 Years.

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People People planner Italian Fest activities announced The Italian Fest in Collinsville will be hosted on Friday, Sept. 18, and Saturday, Sept. 19, in downtown Collinsville, on Main St. Events will be 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., each day. Each day will feature music-Friday: Avery Hill, The Edge, Joey James, Who’s Drivin’; Saturday: Laverne Oatman, Al Caretta Band, Fundamental Elements, Tony Mirabelli, Out of Focus. There will be an authentic Italian grape stomp, Bocce Ball Tournament, a free children’s area with inflatables, ponies, extreme web, climbing wall and more. There will be wine, food, and vendors.

There will also be a Paisan Pedal Push ride at 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19, registration: $12-closes at 11:45 p.m. on Sept. 19.; and a 5K run/walk at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19. For registration or more info, visit www.italianfest.info.

FIRST NIGHT looking for talent The Grand Center Arts and Entertainment District is hosting FIRST NIGHT - St. Louis, a New Year’s Eve celebration of the arts that calls on local artists of every medium to be the catalysts in creating a shared cultural celebration.

WHEN: Dec. 31, 2009 THEME: “Wonderland” (An imaginary place of delicate beauty or magical charm.)

NEEDED: Proposal submissions for installation works, moveable sculpture, banners, performers, poets, dancers, singers, musicians, actors, puppeteers, story tellers, magicians, street performers, cabaret performers or something of which we have not yet dreamed.

PROPOSAL DEADLINE: October 1, 2009 Send proposals to: First Night Saint Louis Grand Center, Inc. 3526 Washington Ave. 2nd Fl. Saint Louis, MO 63103 For questions or to speak with a member of the First Night staff,

please call Rachel Beatty at 314-2891517 (email rbeatty@grandcenter. org).

Artists will be notified of acceptance the week of October 26th, 2009.

Attendance at First Night is estimated at 15,000.

All individual artists and performers or arts organizations that are selected to participate in First Night – Saint Louis 2009 will be paid a fee for their work.

PERFORMING/VISUAL ARTS OPPORTUNITIES: Musical Performance Stages and streets are full of music during First Night!

Theatrical Performance Whether interactive or strictly performance, theater tailored to the Wonderland theme is welcome, along with other relevant and family-friendly works.

Outdoor Arts Installation There are many opportunities for the imaginative use of space, walls, buildings, and lampposts through the use of art, flags, banners, video installations, ice installations, and light installations.

Community Created Art Proposals for indoor or outdoor installations of art that can be created by those attending the event will be given special consideration.

Covered Art Installations Undercover spaces (inside

St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts (VLAA)’s Business Edge seminar series for individual artists of all disciplines is continuing with these offerings: CAREER PLANNING FOR

ARTISTS Monday, Sept. 21, 2009, 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

What does success look like?

This hands-on workshop will help artists examine their careers, both professionally and artistically.

GET ORGANIZED! Monday, Oct. 19, 2009, 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

F o r m a n y c re a t i v e p e o p l e , organizing the business aspects of their artist endeavors can be a roadblock to financial success.

Janine Adams, CPO® of Peace of Mind Organizing, will provide some concrete advice on simple organizing systems and will field questions about organizing challenges.

The seminars will be held in the Regional Arts Commission’s building, 6128 Delmar, which is located across the street from the Pageant and just west of the Delmar MetroLink station. The advance registration fee is $10. Registration at the door will be $15. For more information, call 314/863-6930, or visit VLAA’s Web site (www.vlaa. org).

St. Boniface Catholic Church Sunday Mass Times 8:15 am, 10:15 am, 5:15 pm Saturday Vigil Mass Time 5:00 pm Mass Times Monday 5:45 pm, Wednesday 6:45 pm Tuesday & Thurday - 8:00 am Friday 8:00 am

Encouraging One Another, Walking By Faith, Seeking The Face Of God

Sunday: Bible Class at 9:15 Worship Service at 10:30

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as possible. If your proposal is accepted, you will be asked to sign a contract with First Night and provide to First Night a rider that must provide complete technical and/or installations specifications for your work.

7. The budget should be all inclusive, covering artist fees, materials, fabrication costs and related expenses. While works and outdoor performances must be adaptable to the weather, please remember that effective, inexpensive materials that will successfully last 48 hours should be considered.

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buildings and possibly tents) will be used for walk-through warming areas for attendees and are available for installations.

I n s t a l l a t i o n s a n d Wi n d o w Performances The windows of Grand Center can be used for special performance and art installations. Movement and visual excitement will be important features for this category.

Outdoor Performance Artists Grand Center is full of possible sites for street performers. Proposals for works that emphasize the First Night theme will be given special consideration.

GUIDELINES FOR PROPOSALS Please include all of the following in your proposal: 1. Name, address, and phone number(s) of the artist(s) or organization and contact name.

2. Background information or resume 3. Detailed description of the performance or pieces of work 4. Photos, sketches, slides, or videos as back-up to your description or from previous performances or installations 5. Space and/or size requirements 6. A list of technical and staff requirements. Please note: The budget for this project is limited and we may only be able to provide minimal support. You are encouraged to be as self-sufficient

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People Show-Me Mustang Club Mustang and all Ford Show set C r e s t w o o d C o u r t ( w w w. crestwoodcourt.com) has announced that it will host the 22nd Show-Me Mustang Club

(SMMC) Mustang and All Ford Show from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19. The show is free and open to the public.

The show, which is sponsored b y We i r P a r t s C e n t e r o f R e d Bull, Ill., will consist of 35 c l a s s e s w i t h three awards per class, including Best of Show.

SMMC may participate, but cannot vote on the awards.

The entry fee for show cars is $20 and dash plaques will be given to the first 150 car entries. All vehicles must be Ford powered.

There will be food and refreshments on site and

109 Crestwood Plaza, just east o f I - 2 7 0 a n d I - 4 4 o n Wa t s o n Road. Crestwood Court is also the home of ArtSpace, the city’s largest community of artists under one roof.

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For more information, contact Karen Mitchell at 636-561-8976 or Rich Sutorius at 636-916-3696.

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Music Music calendar University City-The Loop • Matt Rowlands Band, 10 p.m., Stagger Inn, Edwardsville

Thursday, Sept. 17

Friday, Sept. 18

• Chippewa Chapel Traveling Guitar Circle, Medicine Show and Open Mic, Iron Barley, South CitySt. Louis, Mo., 8 p.m.

• Forest Park Concert featuring The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Art Hill, Forest Park, 7 p.m., FREE • Open Mic Night at Cleo’s, Edwardsville, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

• Play: STL Music Festival, The Duck Room, Blueberry Hill,

• Building Rome, Our First Summer, Without A Face, This is Energy, Last Nights Vice, The Pageant, University City-The Loop • Toby Keith, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Maryland Heights, 7:30 p.m.

• Eclipse: A Tribute to Pink Floyd, Pop’s, Sauget, 8 p.m.

• Ockums Razor, Low of The L o w, J o e M a d d o c k , Te n M i l e

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• Play: STL Music Festival, The Duck Room, Blueberry Hill, University City-The Loop • Don Starwalt, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Morris Henderson and The Mississippi Shieks, 10 p.m. to 2 p.m., Stagger Inn, Edwardsville

Saturday, Sept. 19 • Praise-A-Palooza featuring Jeremy Camp, Six Flags, Eureka,

Mo. • Badfish: A Tribute to Sublime and Scotty Don’t, Pop’s, Sauget • Old Webster Jazz and Blues Festival, noon to 11 p.m., Free, Webster Groves, Mo. • St. Louis Harmony Chorus presents The Spirit of Broadway, Florissant Civic Center Theatre, #1 James J. Eagan Dr., Florissant, Mo., 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

• The Blue Plane Live! St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Powell Hall, 7:30 p.m.

• Play: STL Music Festival, The Duck Room, Blueberry Hill, University City-The Loop • The Melroys, 10 p.m., Stagger

Inn, Edwardsville

Sunday, Sept. 20 • Open Mic w/Butch Moore, Stagger Inn, Edwardsville, 9:30 p.m.

• Raven Moon, Musical Nights at Oak Knoll Park in Clayton, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., bring blanket or lawn chairs.

• Simply Sinatra, Florrisant Civic Center, #1 James J. Eagan Dr., Florissant, Mo., 7 p.m.

• Avery Hill, Villa Marie Winery, Maryville, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

• The Blue Plane Live! St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Powell Hall, 2 p.m.

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Music

Rhonda Vincent and the Rage Bluegrass sounds will fill The Sheldon

By DEBBIE SETTLE Of The Edge Whether you love Bluegrass music or just want a night out to hear some great music at a great place, mark your calendar for this event.

The Sheldon presents Rhonda Vincent and The Rage, on Sunday, Oct. 4, at 3 p.m. in the perfect acoustics of the Sheldon Concert Hall.

A multi-instrumentalist and talented singer, International Bluegrass Music Association award-winner Rhonda Vincent returns with her band The Rage to strike a perfect balance between classic bluegrass sounds and her modern take on the genre.

Rhonda Vincent and the talents of guitarist/mandolinist Josh Williams, fiddler Hunter Berry, bassist Mickey Harris, and banjo player Kenny Ingram create a modern and unique spin on bluegrass that has become popular across the nation.

The “new queen of bluegrass,” according to the Wall Street Journal, is living up to her title with a range of sounds that every audience can enjoy.

“Destination Life,” Vincent’s most recent album, is featured on her current tour with songs that reflect this range with new, original, and classic bluegrass tunes.

Vincent grew up in Kirksville, Mo., with a family band that became well known in bluegrass circles.

At the age of 8, Vincent released her first single, an arrangement of “Mule Skinner Blues,” to begin her professional career.

She already had many bluegrass and country albums to her credit by her mid-twenties. Since then, she has been featured as a multi-instrumentalist and talented singer on over a dozen albums.

Don’t miss Rhonda Vincent and The Rage, on Sunday, Oct. 4, at 3 p.m. in the Sheldon Concert Hall, located at 3648 Washinton Blvd., in downtown St. Louis, Mo. Tickets are $30 orchestra or $25 balcony and are available through MetroTix at 314-534-1111 or at www.

TheSheldon.org.

For more information, call The Sheldon at 314-533-9900 during normal business hours, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Band Bio: Duck Tape Duo Trio

By DEBBIE SETTLE Of The Edge Members: Steve Jones, Mike Edwards and Marcia Townsend Genre: Americana, Acoustic, Rock From: Edwardsville The Duck Tape Duo have been a fixture in the metro-east for 12 years.

Steve Jones and Mike Edwards currently bill themselves as “The Duck Tape Duo Trio” since the addition of Marcia Townsend on the mandolin and percussion. In addition to the mandolin, the Ducks alternate on songs with a six string and a vintage Gibson tenor. Steve and Mike got their start at the Wednesday and Sunday night open mic nights at The Stagger Inn Again in Edwardsville. They now host the Wednesday night open mic at Stagger Inn to great acclaim. Their roots lie in the gospel and bluegrass traditions of their musical family (Steve and Mike are cousins) and in their passion for classic blues, country, and rock & roll. They have a large catalogue of unique, captivating original music. They also perform a select number of cover songs from artists as diverse as BB King and Robert Johnson to AC/DC and Iggy Pop. Sorry, no Freebird.

For more information or to hear songs from The Duck Tape Duo Trio, visit www.myspace.com/theducktapeduotrio.

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Music Tuning in Acclaimed quartet to perform ‘Rhythmic Innovation’ The Arianna String Quartet, the resident quartet at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, will open its 2009-10 season with “Rhythmic Innovation.” The concert will begin at 8 p.m. Sept. 11 in the E. Desmond and Mary Ann Lee Theater at the Blanche M. Touhill

Performing Arts Center. General admission is $20.

The quartet will focus the concert on one of the most subtle elements of a string quartet, albeit one that plays a crucial role: rhythm. They will perform Op. 20 No. 4 in D Major by Joseph Haydn, Quartet No. 5 by Bela Bartok and F Major Viola Quintet by Johannes Brahms.

The Arianna String Quartet includes John McGrosso, violin; David Gillham, violin; Joanna

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Mendoza, viola; and Kurt Baldwin, cello. The Touhill is at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, One University Blvd. in St. Louis, Mo. 63121.

“Rhythmic Innovation” is sponsored by the College of Fine Arts and Communication at UMSL. Visit http://www.ariannaquartet. com or call 314-516-4949 for more information.

An Evening with Erin Bode announced The Friends of Music and the SIUE Department of Music are presenting An Evening with Erin Bode at 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., on Sunday, Oct. 25, at the SIUE Kathryn Dunham Theatre.

T h e e v e n t i s a f u n d r a i s e r,

benefitting the SIUE Friends of Music Scholarship Fund.

The doors open at 7 p.m. and seating is on a first come, first served basis. Reservations are now being accepted and tickets are $30 if purchased by Sept. 25, $35 per person after that date.

R.S.V.P.’s will be taken until Friday, Oct. 16, and may be made by calling 650-3900.

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Music Tuning in Big Bad Voodoo Daddy swings back into town Big Bad Voodoo Daddy captures the essence of an American icon in a rowdy celebration of musicianship, mischief, genius, street smarts and fun in How Big Can You Get? – 100 Years of Cab Calloway. This tribute is performed in the Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center on the campus of the University of Missouri-St. Louis on Friday, September 18. Show time is 8 p.m.

Sixteen years after launching its distinctive sound – a successful fusion of jazz, swing, Dixieland and big-band music – Big Bad Voodoo Daddy continues to amass its audience with every high-energy performance and every vibrant recording.

Now the multi platinumselling band that turned a whole new audience on to Swing pays homage to one of the genre’s best.

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s latest re c o rd i n g , H o w B i g C a n y o u Get? A Tribute to Cab Calloway, features several Callaway classics, including “Minnie the Moocher,” “The Ghost of Smokey Joe” and

“The Jumpin’ Jive.”

A truly “larger than life” figure in American pop culture, Calloway led one of the greatest bands of the Swing Era. His personal brand of scat singing, dancing, comedic traits and flashy elegance made him a star. The effervescent Calloway continued to perform right up until his death in 1994 at the age of 88.

Tru m p e t e r G l e n “ T h e K i d ” Marhevka of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy recalls being captivated by Calloway onstage as a seventhgrader: “I was 11 years old, and I was blown away; he had so much energy and so many great musicians. This album concept seemed a perfect fit for us, because of Cab’s visuals, performances and intense energy.”

Tickets for Big Bad Voodoo Daddy are $75, $45 and $30. They are available now at the Touhill Performing Arts Center Ticket Office; online at www.touhill. org; or by phone at 314.516.4949; and toll-free at 866.516.4949. The Touhill’s Ticket Office is located at One University Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63121. All St. Louis area students receive a 10% discount on two tickets with their I.D. Group and senior discounts are also available.

The Touhill Performing Arts Center is located on the north campus of the University of Missouri-St. Louis, just 10 minutes from Clayton. (Exit #240 from I70). There is ample free parking, and the UMSL North Campus MetroLink Station is just steps from the Touhill’s main entrance.

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Meridian Ballroom Morris University Center The memories linger and the legacy of the Mississippi River Festival continues as Poco returns to campus to kick off the 25th season of SIUE’s Arts & Issues. The group’s Sept. 26 appearance will mark the legendary country rock band’s fourth visit to campus; Poco appeared at the MRF in 1975 and 1979, and also played at the MRF pre-season festival in 1972. This special Arts & Issues appearance also coincides with the 40th anniversary of the MRF’s inaugural season.

Join us for a magical, nostalgic-filled evening with one of rock’s most influential bands.

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Travel

The Cahokia Courthouse State historic site will play host to 18th Annual Old Time Music Fete

By DEBBIE SETTLE Of The Edge With school back in session and schedules filled to the brim with activities, vacations are a mere memory. A day trip might better fit the agenda with the fall weather still making way for some nice days out.

The Cahokia Courthouse State Historic Site is within an hour or less drive of most people in the metro area. Not only can you take a day trip to visit the historic site, but plan to make it a day long visit with the annual music fest that is set to take place there.

A wide variety of traditional, acoustic music styles will be on tap during the afternoon of Sunday, Sept. 20, at Cahokia Courthouse State Historic Site for the 18th Annual Old Time Music Fete, which will feature bluegrass, country, gospel, folk, Americana and more acoustic favorites performed by musicians from all over the greater St. Louis region.

This event serves as a “musical rendezvous” for acoustic musicians of all types to get together to play for the public and engage in impromptu “jam sessions.” The main stage is the south porch of the Cahokia Courthouse, a French Colonial structure built around 1740.

In addition to the nonstop musical action on the porch stage, a large “jam area” will be located nearby where musicians of all ages and talent levels can play.

Another section will be set aside for “Kids Stuff,” a free chaperoned children’s activity area where kids of all ages can take part in arts and crafts activities throughout the day.

From noon to 5 p.m., a variety of groups will entertain with acoustic acts to be showcased every 40 minutes. Performers include: Taum Sauk, a riveting St. Louis group of nine artists who play fiddle, banjo, guitar, and harmonica, who will open the show with a featured talent performing the Star Spangled Banner on musical saw; the quartet Country Folk who hail from the Metro East area and are known in the region for their versatility and songwriting talents; newcomers to the porch, Black Mountain Flower, from the

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Edwardsville area performing folksy-blues on harmonica, dulcimer, banjo and mandolin; O’Fallon Folk, providing ballads, traditional folk, and splendid

including golf outings, restaurant nights, and the premiere winning ticket holder can take home an acoustic guitar. All prizes have been donated locally by Cahokia-

Old Time Music Fete will be held rain or shine.

The program is hosted by the Fete du Bon Vieux Temps Committee and the Illinois Historic

the metro east, take I-55/70 to the Illinois Route 3 exit, just before the Poplar Street Bridge, and go south on approximately three miles to the intersection of Route 3 and

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The Cahokia Courthouse State Historic Site vocal harmonies performing on guitar, banjo and bass fiddle; last year’s surprise sensation, Celtica, specializing in traditional Irish and Celtic tunes on fiddle, guitar and penny whistle; and the Stephanie Brickey Band will debut on the porch with a mix of original and old-time folk music and performing on guitar, bass and mandolin.

To help defray expenses, organizers of the event, the Fete Committee, have introduced a drawing to win a host of prizes

area businesses in support of the Old Time Music Fete. Chances will be offered for sale during the afternoon event.

The Old Time Music Fete is free and open to the public, and visitors may come and enjoy the music or play their own acoustic favorites in the jam area.

The official food vendor of the 2009 Music Fete, Knights of Columbus’ Cahokia Club, will be offering a delicious selection from the grill. Visitors are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets. The

Preservation Agency. The Fete is cosponsored by KDHX FM-88 and PepsiCo. This program is sponsored in part by a grant from the Madison County Arts Council and the Illinois Arts Council – a State Agency. Additional support has been provided by www. saveillinoishistory.com.

To get to the Old Time Music Fete from St. Louis, take the Poplar Street Bridge to Illinois Route 3, then travel south approximately three miles to the intersection of Route 3 and Highway 157. From

Highway 15.

Special signs will then guide visitors to the parking area near Cahokia Courthouse, which is one block south of the highway intersection.

For more information about the 18th annual Old Time Music Fete or Cahokia Courthouse, call (618) 332-1782. Cahokia Courthouse State Historic Site, administered by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency (www.Illinois-History. gov), is open Tuesday through Saturday for free public tours.

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Travel Travel briefs Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Horror movie fans — and anyone else who likes the idea of being scared silly — will want to check out Universal theme park’s Halloween Horror Nights this fall, as a “Ripped from the Silver Screen” theme brings The Wolfman, Jigsaw and Chucky to life.

Event dates are Sept. 25-26, and Oct. 1-4, 8-11, 15-18, 21- 25 and 28-31.

“The Wolfman” movie doesn’t hit theaters until February but Universal guests will get a preview of the character and his obsessions at the park. They’ll also experience Jigsaw’s scary labyrinth from “SAW” before the latest installment in the “SAW” film series debuts Oct. 23.

Other horror films and characters from the movies featured in Halloween Horror Nights include reimagined classics like Frankenstein and Dracula, along with haunted houses, live shows and costumed actors.

Regular admission to any night of the event is $69.99 plus tax.

Guests can purchase tickets and vacation packages at http://www.

HalloweenHorrorNights.com or by calling 888-467-7677. Weekend night tickets typically sell out.

Cape May, N.J.: Food & Wine Festival and Victorian Week CAPE MAY, N.J. (AP) — The

Cape May Food & Wine Festival unfolds over nine days, from Sept.

19 to Sept. 27, with events that include food and wine tastings, a c h e f s c o o k - o ff , a g o u r m e t marketplace, and a chowder contest.

Also on the program are five chefs’ dine-arounds, five gourmet luncheons, wine cellar tours and tastings, a beer-tasting dinner, and Cape May wine school, plus classes and demonstrations.

Then in October, Cape May celebrates its Victorian heritage with Victorian Week, Oct. 9-18. The event includes historic house tours, murder mystery-themed dinners, a chocolate buffet, vintage dance workshops, crafts and antiques shows, living history programs, lectures and performances.

And from Oct. 16-31, a series of Halloween-themed tours and events are being offered in the area.

The events are sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts.

For more information or to make reservations, call 609-884-5404 or 800-275-4278 or visit http://www.

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Treehouses for your honeymoon: Playgrounds for newlyweds NEW YORK (AP) — Treehouses aren’t just for little kids. Treehouse hotels offer adventure, a sense of fun, and even romance for newlyweds.

Destination Wedding Magazine recommends five treehouse hotels in its Fall 2009 issue, some of them offering high-priced luxury. They are: Lodge Kura Hulanda, Curacao: Offers a luxurious treehouse mansion with a four-poster bed, high on a cliff overlooking Kalki Beach, from $1,200 a night.

Kanopi House, Jamaica: Four treehouse-style bungalows near Port Antonio on the island’s northeastern coast, from $300 a person, allinclusive.

Tree House Lodge, Costa Rica: A Caribbean-coast retreat in the G a n d o c a - M a n z a n i l l o Wi l d l i f e Refuge, where you can relax

Leaf-peeping in Iowa: Mississippi River, bridges of Madison County DES MOINES (AP) — Whether you’re on a river, in the woods or driving by the famed bridges of Madison County, autumn colors are easy to find in Iowa.

The foliage is pretty anywhere along the Mississippi River but particularly in Pikes Peak State Park in McGregor, about three hours from

Des Moines on the state’s eastern border. (And yes, it is named for Zebulon Pike, who explored the area in the early 1800s and for whom Pikes Peak is named in Colorado.)

Go canoeing on the Des Moines or Raccoon rivers, and try the spectacular route on the Raccoon from Booneville into Des Moines.

Or take a fall foliage cruise along the Mississippi: http://www. dubuqueriverrides.com.

The first half of October is a nice time to simply stroll the streets of Greater Des Moines — particularly Waterbury and South of Grand neighborhoods, where you’ll find old oak trees, burning bush shrubs and redbud trees in every shade of orange and red.

About an hour southwest of Des Moines is Winterset, home to “The Bridges of Madison County” made famous in the book and movie, and a lovely place to view fall foliage.

Roseman is the bridge Robert Kincaid seeks when he stops at Francesca Johnson’s for directions in the story; it is also where Francesca leaves her note inviting him to dinner.

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That chemistry led to the opening of their newest endeavor, The Barber Shop in Edwardsville.

There was no doubt in owner Nancy Sander’s mind that her new shop would be anywhere else but Edwardsville. The downtown atmosphere and great opportunities in Edwardsville were just a few of the reasons that she fell in love with the city. She wanted her barber shop to be part of that.

worry if you are heading back to work, the ladies will clean you up so you are ready for the rest of your day.

Located a block from Main Street, next to Guarantee Title, just look for the standing barber pole outside the shop. It is a traditional barber shop with a modern appeal. The decor is fresh with two big screen TV’s, free WiFi, and complimentary water and coffee. Stop by and see for yourself.

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Travel Vietnamese art exhibition to premiere in Houston HOUSTON (AP) — An exhibition of Vietnamese art, with more than 100 objects never before seen in the U.S., will premiere at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston Sept. 13. It will remain on view through Jan. 3.

The show, called “Arts of Ancient Viet Nam: From River Plain to Open Sea,” includes major loans from Vietnam’s leading museums, including objects from the first millennium B.C. through the 17th century that have never before left the country.

The museum describes the show as the first “exhibition in the U.S. to address the historical, geographic, and cultural contexts of precolonial Vietnamese art in depth.”

The show looks at Vietnam’s history as a crossroads for travel and trade in Southeast Asia and beyond. Artifacts include ritual bronzes, fine gold jewelry, terra cotta burial wares, Hindu and Buddhist sculptures, and ornaments made of gold, lapis lazuli and crystal.

The exhibit was co-organized by The Museum of Fine Arts in Houston and Asia Society in New York, which worked with nine museums in Vietnam and the Ministry of Culture. The show will travel to New York next year and be on view at Asia Society Feb. 2May 2, 2010.

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Fall foliage – East vs. West NEW YORK (AP) – When it comes to autumn color, New England’s reputation is five-star.

So are Westerners blowing it out their cowboy hats when they claim their golden aspens and cottonwoods can go head to head with Northeastern maples and oaks in October?

“I have never heard any New Englander say, ever, ’I must go to the Rockies to see fall color.’

No. We wait until winter to see the powder snow for that trip,” said Yankee magazine editor Mel Allen.

Allen added that he loves the West’s “mountains, the deserts, the incredible wind-carved rock formations. But no matter how much it wants to sell aspen as the defining color fall, it just doesn’t fly.”

Lisa Taggart, contributor to Sunset magazine, which covers the Western states, grudgingly acknowledged that “yeah, the East has pretty trees. But going to see fall foliage out West is like finally putting it together: the forest and the trees, with mountains and wildlife and the long light. The whole shebang adds up to WOW.” Here’s a fall foliage smackdown, with recommendations for places to go leaf-peeping in both regions, from the Northeast’s king crimsons, to the West’s golden underdogs.

FALL FOLIAGE PICKS FOR NEW ENGLAND: CONNECTICUT: Route 169 is described by Yankee senior editor Polly Bannister as “one of New England’s prettiest country roads” as it runs through 32 miles of Connecticut farms and fields. “In autumn, this National Scenic Byway is at its best: a gentle landscape of trees and stone walls glides its way through historic towns from Woodstock to Lisbon, all with a backdrop of brilliant foliage in a palette of red, orange, gold, yellow and russet,” Bannister said.

MAINE: “Begin in Rangeley, Maine, forcing yourself to leave the lake-studded town, and head north on Route 16, then follow Route 27 through Kingfield, then along the Carrabassett River to Sugarloaf Mountain,” suggested Allen, the Yankee editor. “In this 45-mile or so drive, your mouth will drop at least a dozen times, and no more so as you wind around what locals call ’Oh My Gosh Corner ’ and the mountain appears as if dropped from the sky.”

MASSACHUSETTS: Yankee assistant editor Justin Shatwell said Massachusetts’ northwest region sometimes gets overlooked, “but in fall it’s the place to visit.

The Mohawk Trail passes by a lot of state forests, but you don’t even have to get off the road to see some striking foliage. The view

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It's time for the leaf peepers to start making plans coming down from West Summit into North Adams is about as good as it gets.” The trail is part of Route 2 and runs through the Berkshire Mountains.

NEW HAMPSHIRE: The Kancamagus Highway, which runs between Lincoln and Conway, N.H., on State Route 112, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. “With no houses, no restaurants, not even gas stations, the Kancamagus Highway is all about breathtaking panoramic views of the White Mountain National Forest, particularly from the height of land at Kancamagus Pass,” said YankeeMagazine.com editor Barbara Hall. “Named the first National Scenic Byway in the entire Northeast, what the 34mile stretch of road does have is waterfalls, hiking trails, numerous scenic overlooks, and hundreds of thousands of visitors every autumn.”

VERMONT: Route 100 “has been called the most scenic in New England,” according to Yankee magazine writer Michael Blanding. “In some circles, it’s known as the ’Skier ’s Highway,’ since it connects Vermont’s giants — Mount Snow, Killington,

Sugarbush, and Stowe — like knots on a whip. But the road really comes into its own in autumn, hitting the peak of fall foliage not once but many times as it traces an up-and-down course along the unspoiled edge of Green Mountain State Forest.”

FALL FOLIAGE PICKS FOR THE WEST: CALIFORNIA: “Driving inland from the North Coast in California, Eureka to Redding, is gorgeous,” Taggart said.

“The pines pop with the deep red leaves of poison oak vines.” Other Sunset magazine recommendations for seeing fall color in California: June Lake Loop in the Eastern Sierra; aspen trees in Carson Pass and Hope Valley along state 88 south of Tahoe; Highway 395 from Lee Vining south to Tom’s Place; big leaf and vine maple trees along the Avenue of the Giants and Redwood National Park; sycamores in the Southern California coastal canyons; and black oaks in Yosemite Valley.”

COLORADO: This state is known for bluebird skies and white-capped mountains. But in autumn, the landscape gets

another color: Gold. Aspen and Vail “simply glow gold in the fall; the state is luminous with aspens,” said Taggart. You can hike, bike and take plenty of scenic drives, and lodging prices, even in upscale ski areas, are low compared to winter and even summer. Near Aspen, the Maroon Bells wilderness area is especially pretty.

IDAHO: Old Mission State Park in Cataldo in northern Idaho is a lovely place to view fall colors. It’s also home to Idaho’s oldest building, the Mission of the Sacred Heart, which was built in the 1850s

by Catholic missionaries and members of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe. The mission is framed by trees that turn orange, gold and red in the fall, creating a pretty picture to rival the classic New England village scene with a church nestled amid colorful maples.

MONTANA: Cottonwoods, aspens and tamaracks provide the golds and yellows here.

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The tamarack’s needles change from green to gold, and the Seeley Lake Tamarack Festival is held to celebrate the transition, Oct. 3-4.

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Travel Scenic trips to see waterfalls, foliage offered through N.C. ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Some of the prettiest places t o s e e f a l l f o l i a g e i n We s t e r n North Carolina also offer scenic views of waterfalls.

The Blue Ridge Parkway will take you to U.S. 276, where you’ll find Looking Glass Falls and Sliding Rock.

The water in the natural 60foot waterslide at Sliding Rock is still warm enough to try in early fall.

For hikers, a three-mile trail in DuPont State Forest will take i n t h r e e w a t e r f a l l s : H o o k e r, Tr i p l e a n d t h e 1 5 0 - f o o t H i g h Falls.

At Graveyard Fields, Blue Ridge Parkway milepost 418.8, t h e Ye l l o w s t o n e P r o n g l o o p trail leads to two waterfalls, w i t h s p e c t a c u l a r f a l l c o l o r.

Second Falls is just a third of a mile from the parking area.

In the Nantahala National Forest, adjacent to Gorges State Park, you’ll find the 150-foothigh Rainbow Falls, with views of the falls from the front, bottom, side, and top.

It’s one of four waterfalls on a two-mile stretch of the river.

Access includes a a new hiking trail from Gorges State Park.

Just eight miles from Gorges State Park is Whitewater Falls, in the Jocassee Gorge area just before the South Carolina state line. For an excellent view of the falls, follow the paved onequarter-mile walkway to the upper overlook.

Linville Falls, at Blue Ridge Parkway milepost 316.3, can be seen from four overlooks on the Erwins View Trail, 1.6 miles round-trip.

Crabtree Falls, at Blue Ridge Parkway milepost 339.5, near Linville Falls, is accessed by a 2.5-mile loop hiking trail through an old-growth forest.

Hickory Nut Falls, a 400foot waterfall in Chimney Rock State Park, can be reached from a three-quarter mile walk through hardwood forests o f o a k , h i c k o r y, m a p l e a n d basswood.

One of the region’s leastvisited waterfalls is Glen Falls, in Highlands, a 1.5-mile round-trip walk through the Nantahala National Forest.

For details on these waterfalls and other activities, lodging a n d d i n i n g i n We s t e r n N o r t h Carolina’s Blue Ridge area, visit http://www.romanticasheville. com/waterfalls.htm.

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“Taking Woodstock”

They aren’t words you hear very often: an Ang Lee comedy.

He hasn’t really made one since he directed “The Wedding Banquet” and “Eat Drink Man Woman” back-to-back in 1993 and 1994. And so, on the heels of the emotionally heavy “Brokeback Mountain” and “Lust, Caution,” Lee lightens up — and the result is actually too lightweight. He approaches the fabled concert from an outsider’s angle, which is innovative; truly, the significance of Woodstock has been chronicled ad naueseam, especially lately upon its 40th anniversary. But in telling the story of the people who inadvertently launched the event, Lee leaves out the substance. Rather, he ambles amiably among these motley figures, with civic leader Elliot Teichberg (comic Demetri Martin) at the center. When Robert Altman used this structural tactic — and he did it often — it still felt cohesive, like an intricate but subtle dance. “Taking Woodstock,” by comparison, feels scattershot and incomplete.

The script from Lee’s longtime collaborator James Schamus, based on Elliot Tiber’s book, traces the pieces that fell into place to make Woodstock happen. Elliot, a New York City interior designer, happens to have moved back home with his Russian immigrant parents (Henry Goodman and an overthe-top Imelda Staunton) to help them salvage their run-down Catskills motel. An arts and music festival in a neighboring town happens to have lost its permit. As president of the Bethel Chamber of Commerce, Elliot thinks it would boost the economy to play host instead — and he just happens to know a guy named Max Yasgur (Eugene Levy) with a 600-acre dairy farm, the perfect place for such an event.

RATED; R for graphic nudity, some sexual content, drug use and language.

RUNNING TIME: 120 min.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two stars out of four.

“World’s Greatest Dad”

This is tricky: How to talk about the latest comedy from Bobcat Goldthwait without giving away all its twists and twisted details? “World’s Greatest Dad” is extremely dark and daring and definitely not for everyone, but it shows

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that with his third film as writer and director, Goldthwait is honing a unique and fearless voice, and that’s exciting to see.

The comic’s first, 1991’s “Shakes the Clown,” was about an alcoholic party clown; his second, “Sleeping Dogs Lie” from 2006, was about a woman who enjoys a sexual dalliance with her pet. This time, Goldthwait explores the ugliest and most selfish human instincts following the death of a teen. Robin Williams stars as Lance Clayton, a loser of a high-school poetry teacher. He’d dreamed of fame and fortune as a novelist; instead, he can only get a handful of students to sign up for his elective course while the young, popular creative writing teacher (Henry Simmons) finds his classroom packed. Lance’s 15-year-old son, Kyle (Daryl Sabara), is among the students who view him with disdain; then again, Kyle is a vile human being. All he cares about are video games and graphic porn, and he bullies the only friend he’s got. A freak accident alters both of their profiles on campus, a social shift that Lance exploits in hideous ways. “World’s Greatest Dad” borrows maybe a bit too obviously from “Heathers,” and it relies on the same joke being told repeatedly. But Goldthwait finds enough clever ways into that joke to make it fresh, and he makes you curious to see how far he’s willing to push it.

RATED: R for language, crude and sexual content, some drug use and disturbing images.

RUNNING TIME: 99 min.

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

“All About Steve”

It’s bad enough that Sandra Bullock has found a way to star in not one but two flat romantic comedies this summer, between “The Proposal” in June and now this. But what’s truly baffling — disheartening, really — is the fact that this latest one was written by a woman. Kim Barker came up with the script in which Bullock’s character, a crossword puzzle writer named Mary Horowitz, is singularly annoying from the word go. It’s almost misogynistic, the lack of humanity Barker ’s script gives this woman. Mary is a goofy, clingy, hyperactive chatterbox who bores people everywhere she goes with her arcane bits of trivia and long-winded anecdotes. She lives at home with her parents (Beth Grant and Howard Hesseman, who don’t get much to do) and needs to be fixed up on a blind date to have even a remote chance at intimate contact with a man. When she finally meets handsome cable-news cameraman Steve

(Bradley Cooper, all blue eyes and blinding teeth), she immediately throws herself at him. Then she misinterprets a comment he makes in the frenzy of scurrying away from her as an invitation to join him on the road covering breaking news, and ends up stalking him across the country. There is nothing about Mary that’s even vaguely appealing, but the feature debut from director Phil Traill makes it obvious we’re meant to find her weirdness endearing. Thomas Haden Church provides a couple of laughs as Steve’s self-serious reporter, while Kerri Kenney-Silver, Luenell from “Borat” and Charlyne Yi go to waste in throwaway supporting roles.

RATED: PG-13 for sexual content including innuendoes.

RUNNING TIME: 87 min.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: One star out of four.

“Extract”

Ten years ago, Mike Judge satirized the absurdities of the workplace experience from the perspective of putupon employees with “Office Space.” It didn’t do much when it came out but, as we all know by now, it became a cult favorite on cable and home video, to the point where it changed the way you looked at the common stapler.

Now, Judge is back to the daily grind with “Extract,” but this time the writer-director tells his wacky working tales from the boss’ point of view: that of Jason Bateman’s Joel Reynold, owner of a flavor extract factory. It’s doubtful that this comedy will grab its audience in the same way, though. Judge’s characters are so one-note and their misadventures so ridiculous that it’s hard to get attached to them or care about how they turn out. Pretty much everyone in “Extract” is stupid, unlikable, self-destructive or all of the above — and so there are no real surprises.

Joel is on the verge of selling his company to General Mills. At the same time, his nonexistent sex life with his frosty wife (a thoroughly underused Kristen Wiig) has him pondering an adulterous fling with a sexy new employee (Mila Kunis), who happens to be a scheming sociopath.

So his suave bartender friend (an amusing Ben Affleck) encourages him to hire a gigolo to sleep with her and justify his own affair.

RATED: R for language, sexual references and some drug use.

RUNNING TIME: 91 min.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two stars out of four.

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Take a pass on “Taking Woodstock”

By CHRISTY LEMIRE Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — They aren’t words you hear very often: an Ang Lee comedy.

He hasn’t really made one since he directed “The Wedding Banquet” and “Eat Drink Man Woman” backto-back in 1993 and 1994. And so, on the heels of the emotionally heavy “Brokeback Mountain” and “Lust, Caution,” Lee lightens up with “Taking Woodstock” — and the result is too lightweight.

He approaches the fabled threeday concert from an outsider’s angle, which is admirably innovative; truly, the significance and influence of Woodstock have been chronicled ad nauseam, especially lately with its 40th anniversary having just passed.

But in telling the story of the people who inadvertently launched the event, Lee leaves out the substance.

Rather, he ambles amiably among these motley figures, with civic leader Elliot Teichberg (comic Demetri Martin) at the center. When Robert Altman used this structural tactic — and he did it often — it still felt cohesive, like an intricate but subtle dance. “Taking Woodstock,” by comparison, feels scattershot and incomplete.

The script from Lee’s longtime collaborator James Schamus, based on Elliot Tiber’s memoir, traces the pieces that fell into place to make Woodstock happen.

Elliot, a New York City interior designer, happens to have moved back home with his Russian immigrant parents (Henry Goodman a n d a n o v e r- t h e - t o p I m e l d a Staunton) to help them salvage their run-down Catskills motel. An arts and music festival in a neighboring town happens to have lost its permit. As president of the Bethel

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In this film publicity image released by Focus Features, Kelli Garner, left, Demetri Martin, center, and Paul Dano are shown in a scene from, “Taking Woodstock.”

Chamber of Commerce, Elliot thinks it would boost the economy to play host instead — and he just happens to know a guy named Max Yasgur (Eugene Levy) who owns a 600-acre (243-hectare) dairy farm, the perfect place for such an event.

So Elliot reaches out to Woodstock producer Michael Lang, puts him in touch with Max, turns the motel into the concert’s headquarters and voila!

History is born. It’s just that easy in a movie where there seems to be zero

conflict. (Jonathan Groff stands out in his first film role as the laid-back but persuasive Lang.) And the always welcome Liev Schreiber stands out — for his sheer size, if nothing else — but also provides both laughs and gravitas in an awesomely bizarro turn as a tall cross-dresser and exMarine named Vilma, who serves as a de facto security chief.

Eventually, the hippies get wind of the show’s new location and descend on this rural area, the

magnitude of which Lee depicts vividly through one long tracking shot as Elliot winds his way through traffic on the back of a police motorcycle. It’s a rare moment that feels organic and alive, as if anything could happen at any time.

There’s no real sense of the music, though, which is a bold step — then again, the performances have been so famously documented elsewhere, namely in the Oscar-winning 1970 concert film “Woodstock,” it was

probably wise of Lee to avoid trying to recreate them and find his own angle into the event. But “Taking Wo o d s t o c k ” a l s o l e a v e s y o u feeling that something is missing.

Instead, we hear some songs from far away, lilting over the hills, and at one point during an obligatory acid trip (in a van with Paul Dano and Kelli Garner) Elliot witnesses the teeming masses as waves of humanity undulating in front of the stage.

Gene Simmons can’t even save “Extract”

By ROBERT GRUBAUGH Of The Edge With hindsight being such a powerful tool, it seems obvious now that I should have gone to see “Gamer” this week, the action picture starring Gerard Butler.

Instead, I devoted too much time during a lackluster Labor Day Weekend to a pair of comedies that weren’t all that funny. I hate when that happens. I only felt sorry for Sandra Bullock’s character in “All About Steve” and I think the better film, “Extract,” would have been a little better suited to being a premium cable series than a mismanaged feature film.

The tale of Joel Reynolds (Jason Bateman) is not writer/director Mike Judge’s best work. I am as unhappy to write this as you are to learn it. There are still random flashes of genius at work here, though.

Joel owns and operates Reynolds Extract, a food flavoring company that he built from the ground up after developing

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“Extract”

Rated: R for language, sexual references, and some drug use.

RUNNING TIME: 102 minutes.

ROBERT’S RANKING: one and a half stars out of four.

some revolutionary recipes as a whiz kid chemistry student. We meet him on the best worst week of his life. It seems General Mills is interested in buying his little enterprise for much more than it’s worth, leading him and his business partner (J.K. Simmons) to contemplate the joyous American dream of early retirement. It seems that Joel would benefit greatly if he had the time to spend with a wife who is becoming increasingly distant from him.

The same week sees Joel’s floor manager, Step Wilkinson (Clifton Collins, Jr.), injured in a freak accident, the lawsuit over which threatens to not only bankrupt the company, but derail the General Mills buyout. Step isn’t acting on his own accord, though.

Sultry con artist Cindy (Mila Kunis) is whispering sweet nothings in his ear and hoping that he’ll take the advice of a shyster lawyer (KISS’s Gene Simmons, in a stunningly funny cameo) and go for the big settlement bucks.

Joel’s home life is as unsettling as his professional one. If he’s able to make it from the office to his house without being waylaid by his nosy, motor mouth neighbor (a very funny David Koechner doing the closest thing to acting that he’s ever attempted), then it’s a red-letter day in his book. It’s the cold-fish treatment from his wife Suzie (Kristen Wiig), however, that causes Joel the greatest unhappiness. It’s after a few too many beers one night, and one unfortunate “happy pill”, that Joel’s

scruffy barman buddy Dean (Ben Affleck) convinces him that an affair with a pretty girl is exactly what he needs to lighten his outlook.

Since the kleptomaniacal Cindy is the only pretty girl Joel knows, he sets his sights on her. But moral ambiguity is not Joel’s style, despite his casual use of many drugs. He can’t go through with the deed until Dean convinces him that he’d feel better if he hired a gigolo (Dustin Milligan) to simultaneously seduce his wife. The premise has potential, and plenty of funny dialogue makes the movie salvageable, but its overall mood is simply too depressing to match up with the comedy brilliance we’ve been coming to expect from Mike Judge (Office Space, Idiocracy). Listen carefully, too, because you’ll spot the director in a cameo toward the film’s climax. His regular speaking voice is very close to the one he uses to breathe life into Hank Hill on Fox’s soon-to-wrap-forever King of the Hill.

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What’s playing, when and where St. Clair Cinema Fairview Heights Movie Listings for 9/18 to 9/24 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.

Final Destination (R) 9:10 p.m.

All About Steve (PG-13) 1:05, 3:30, 6:05, 8:35 p.m.

Halloween II (R) 12:50, 3:25, 6:10, 8:45 p.m.

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (PG) 12:45, 3:20, 5:40, 8:00 p.m.

Informant (R) 1:10, 3:45, 6:20, 8:55 p.m.

Jennifer’s Body (R) 1:30, 4:05, 6:30, 9:00 p.m.

Inglourious Basterds (R) 1:20, 4:45, 8:20 p.m.

Sorority Row (R) 1:25, 3:50, 6:15, 8:50 p.m.

Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad (PG13) 12:30, 3:05, 5:45, 8:25 p.m.

Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad (PG13) 1:15, 3:55, 6:35, 9:15 p.m.

Whiteout (R) 1:40, 4:10, 6:40 p.m.

O’Fallon 15 Cinema O’Fallon Movie Listings 9/18 to 9/24 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.

Halloween II (R) 9:40 p.m.

Gamer (R) 2:15, 7:25 p.m.

Inglourious Basterds (R) 7:10, 10:30 p.m.

9 (PG-13) 11:10 a.m., 1:20, 3:30, 5:40, 7:50, 10:00 p.m.

All About Steve (PG-13) 11:30 a.m., 2:10, 4:45, 7:20, 9:50 p.m.

Final Destination (R) 8:00, 10:10 p.m.

Time Traveler’s Wife (PG-13) 11:15 a.m., 1:50, 4:30, 7:05 p.m.

Julie and Julia (PG-13) 1:15, 4:15 p.m.

G.I. Joe (PG-13) 11:45 a.m., 2:30, 5:15 p.m.

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The Arts

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Betty Heinz, a member of Leclaire Christian Church, shared her artistic talents by painting murals along a hallway near the children's classrooms in the new addition to the church.

It really is a jungle out there

September 17, 2009

By JULIA BIGGS Of The Edge

82-year-old woman paints mural inside church

When Leclaire Christian Church in Edwardsville began constructing a new worship center and children’s wing, Mary Lou Whiteford, the Children’s Minister of the church, began seeking church volunteers to paint murals in the preschool area. While several people have volunteered to paint murals in the rooms, one church member, Betty Heinz, has brought life to the walls of the wing’s main corridor.

It takes only a few minutes speaking to this incredible 82-year-old woman to see how Betty’s own vibrant, joyous personality and love of life has been literally transformed from her spirit, to her fingertips, through her paintbrush and onto the walls.

Betty, quite humbly, said that she volunteered to paint after seeing a request for artists wanted “for three weeks in a row” in the Sunday bulletin. “I thought, well I’ll try it,” she said. “Mary Lou said, ‘Oh, I just want a jungle’ so that’s what I started with.”

After painting an impressive jungle mural complete with monkeys and “George,” Betty’s favorite monkey, the painting project evolved into an elaborate mural that runs on both sides of the length of the main hallway in the children’s wing.

Adjacent to the jungle wall is a separate wall with a mural that highlights panda bears. Explaining how she had used a single picture of a panda for inspiration, Betty offered the reason why the pandas were life-size. “The giant panda gets five feet tall so that’s why I made him so big,” she said. “I didn’t know that until I read it in a book.”

Across from the panda and jungle walls is a long mural filled with flowers and tiny insects tucked in behind leaves and grass. Betty calls this mural “Tom’s wall.” She refers to Tom Head, a friend and volunteer artist, and insists that he be given equal credit for the tremendous hours of work he has put into the murals.

“He did the flowers and the butterflies,” she said proudly of Tom’s work.

A fourth wall has a beautiful waterfall cascading

into a pool of water among a jungle setting. Betty said that she had a dream which inspired the waterfall.

When asked if she had an artistic background she laughed and said, “Oh no. No, ma'am.” But Betty does paint occasionally at home. She noted that she had painted Thomas Kincaid paintings for her children in the past and that she paints just “for the enjoyment.”

One day while working on the mural, a woman passing through the church commented on how lovely her painting was and asked Betty if she had a card.

The very good-humored Betty laughed and answered, “Yes, a Social Security card. I don’t do this for a living.” Although she did think that if she were younger, she just might do it.

Not wanting to seem boastful, Betty again gave Tom a lot of credit and emphasized that “this is for the children and the church.”

It’s obvious that the children are what drives Betty to complete the mural. “I’m going to make a list of all the little insects and see if they can find them all,” she said with enthusiasm.

The walls are indeed full of insects – grasshoppers, frogs, butterflies, spiders, lady bugs and spring peepers. Betty’s eyes lit up when she told how she had recently explained what a spring peeper was to a young boy. “They are little teeny frogs and at night they go bl-eep, bl-eep.” Betty laughed as she imitated their sound.

Betty’s infectious laugh and cheerful disposition are contagious and watching her move quickly around the children’s wing pointing out all the features of each room, you’d never guess she’s approaching 83. But she is well aware of her age and knows her limitations.

“I don’t get on a ladder,” she said firmly. “A friend of mine gets up on a ladder and sponges all of that against the ceiling.”

She did confess, however, to standing on a small step stool and taking a fall while painting as she totally forgot she was on the stool. In her characteristic

cheerfulness she just laughed and noted that she wished she had a video of it because she managed to gracefully land without spilling her paint.

Leclaire Christian Church Minister Jerry Kizzire has known Betty for the past several years but said he didn’t realize how talented she was. “I visited her at her house a couple of times, and I had seen that she had been painting. I didn’t imagine this,” Jerry said.

“It’s her legacy. Something she’s passing on beyond herself. It’s just amazing.”

Learning a little about Betty’s family upbringing, it’s easy to understand her positive outlook on life and her artistic talent. Her mother played the piano, her cousin tap danced and her uncle played the spoons.

When Betty was a young girl, she told her uncle that she couldn’t play the spoons, he said, “Yes you can.

You can do anything you set your mind too.”

Betty has taken that attitude and applied it to everything in her life. She took piano lessons, learned to play the spoons and learned tap dancing from her cousin. In fact, Betty still tap dances, plays the spoons and twirls at the same time while performing locally.

She performs at nursing homes and she said that she performs “every year at Edwardsville’s cancer walk.”

“They said you’ve got to come back next year, so God willing I’ll be here,” she said.

An entertainer at heart, Betty is appreciative of opportunities to entertain, but said she doesn’t perform to impress. “I think God has blessed me truly. But I’m not great at anything, honey,” she said.

Jerry would be the first to state otherwise. “We had the preschool kids in there today – just the walk through,” Jerry said. “It was really cool. They were so excited – counting animals and looking at stuff.”

In the end, that simple reaction from the children is what it’s all about to Betty. “I can’t wait to see the children. I want to see their eyes,” she said with excitement.

“I appreciate her so much,” Jerry said. “It’s a great gift and she’s an amazing lady.”

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The Arts Arts calendar **If you would like to add something to our music calendar, email it to theedge@edwpub.net.

Thursday, Sept. 17 • S e m i n a r : “ T h e A l l u re o f Antiquity: European Artists Inspired by Ancient Rome,” Each T h u r s d a y t h ro u g h S e p t 3 - 2 4 , limited to 20, $80 ($50 members), St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis • Guys and Dolls, The Robert G. Reim Theatre, Stages St. Louis, 111 S. Geyer Rd., Kirkwood, Mo., 8 p.m.

• Amadeus, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, 130 Edgar Rd., Webster Groves, 8 p.m.

• City Garden, 801 Market St., St. Louis, Mo., 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., free • Face It, Tapestries by Deann Rubin, University City Public Library, 6701 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, Mo. 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 18 • Modern American Dance Co. presents “Music and Moves,” Touhill Performing Arts Center, UMSL Campus, St. Louis, Mo., 8 p.m.

• Guys and Dolls, The Robert G. Reim Theatre, Stages St. Louis, 111 S. Geyer Rd., Kirkwood, Mo., 8 p.m.

• Amadeus, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, 130 Edgar Rd., Webster Groves, 8 p.m.

• City Garden, 801 Market St., St. Louis, Mo., 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., free • Face It, Tapestries by Deann Rubin, University City Public Library, 6701 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, Mo. 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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• Thomas Struth: Photographs, Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, St. Louis, Grand Center • Modern American Dance Co. presents “Music and Moves,” Touhill Performing Arts Center, UMSL Campus, St. Louis, Mo., 8 p.m.

• Guys and Dolls, The Robert G. Reim Theatre, Stages St. Louis, 111 S. Geyer Rd., Kirkwood, Mo., 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.

• Amadeus, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, 130 Edgar Rd., Webster Groves, 5 p.m.

• City Garden, 801 Market St., St. Louis, Mo., 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., free • Face It, Tapestries by Deann Rubin, University City Public Library, 6701 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, Mo. 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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The Arts Artistic adventures Merwin and Wakeley Galleries to display new collections Two new exhibits will be on d i s p l a y f ro m T h u r s d a y, S e p t .

3 to Oct. 1 at Illinois Wesleyan University’s Merwin and Wakeley Galleries (6 Ames Plaza West, Bloomington). In the Merwin G a l l e r y, a n e x h i b i t i o n c a l l e d Specimen Collections by Michael Mapes will be on display, and the Wakeley Gallery will feature the collection Food Court by Camm Rowland.

There will be an opening reception for both exhibitions on Sept. 3 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., and Mapes will deliver a gallery talk at 4 p.m. the same day in the galleries.

All exhibits and events are free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Monday through F r i d a y f ro m n o o n t o 4 p . m . , Tuesday evening from 7-9 p.m., and Saturday through Sunday from 1-4 p.m. The galleries will be closed on Monday, Sept. 7 for Labor Day. Mapes maintains a fulltime studio in Champaign, Ill. His compositions are often comprised of various found objects and elements from the natural world arranged with g re a t a t t e n t i o n t o d e t a i l . H i s materials range from flower petals, seeds, and miscellaneous botanic materials to specimens and pinning foam. Mapes earned a master ’s of fine arts degree from the University of Illinois and was the proprietor of the wholesale product development c o m p a n y M I N C f ro m 1 9 8 9 t o 2002.

Rowland is an artist, designer, and director currently serving as Creative Lead at Digital Kitchen, an Emmy-award winning production and digital agency.

An Illinois Wesleyan alumnus, Rowland earned a master ’s of fine arts degree in design from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., and c u r re n t l y m a i n t a i n s h i s o w n studio in Chicago. His work often uses combinations of illustrative, collage, and photographic techniques, as well as custom typography.

For additional information, contact Carmen Lozar, director o f t h e M e r w i n a n d Wa k e l e y Galleries, at (309) 556-3391.

ARTEAST ready for 12th year N o w i n i t s 1 2 t h y e a r, ARTEAST offers unique, behind-the-scenes, one-on-one visits with Madison County artists at work in their studios October 17 and 18, 11 AM-5 PM. Local

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painters, potters, jewelers, photographers, and others, will be showcasing their diverse works and answering questions about their inspiration and techniques: Small-town friendliness meets talented artists - all the charm of the city art scene, but with a lot less traffic.

ARTEAST is hosting 150 artists this year at 50 different sites spanning Madison County, including locations in Alton, Bethalto, Collinsville, Edwardsville, Glen Carbon, Godfrey, Granite City, Highland, and Maryville. However, you

don’t have to drive many miles to see a good sampling of work; multiple sets of studios and galleries are in walking d i s t a n c e f ro m e a c h o t h e r. I n Edwardsville, for example, you c a n p a r k o n M a i n S t re e t a n d walk to nearly 12 sites.

In addition to many familiar ARTEAST favorites (Old Poag Road Clay & Glass, Lane’s End Pottery, Kathy Kamm’s studio, Towata Gallery, Alton Stained Glass Works, Edwardsville Art C e n t e r, J e f f r e y Va u g h n , a n d many more), 13 new/firsttime sites will participate on the tour, including Villa Marie

W i n e r y, S p r i n g e r ’ s C r e e k Wi n e r y, T. L . B i e g e r t J e w e l r y & A r t G a l l e r y, M e y e r J e w e l r y Studio 17, CMAX Photo, and

By Design. Two new “artistsa t - w o r k ” t o u r s t o p s a re F a y e Malench’s fused glass studio and Alan Rhodes’s clay studio, “Cahokia Creatives”.

Jacoby Arts Center will host a n A RT E A S T p re v i e w e x h i b i t “Small Works”, free of charge and open to the public, which will run from October 9 through N o v e m b e r 1 5 . Wo r k s w i l l b e offered for sale – it’s never too early to start your special-gift holiday shopping! The show

will open on Friday evening, October 9, with a reception for t h e a r t i s t s f ro m 5 - 8 P M . T h e Jacoby is located at 627 E. Broadway in Alton, Illinois.

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Sally Burgess and Jeanne Carter. Brown Belt Nia teachers brought Nia to this area. What is Nia? High powered, energizing fitness. (See ad for Nia White Belt Intensive, coming in late September).

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By DEBBIE SETTLE Of The Edge McKendree University’s free Film Art Series returns this fall to present nine films that explore two concurrent themes: “Dystopia – the speculative fiction of novelist Philip K. Dick” and “Unseen Worlds.”

All screenings are free and open to the public. Each film will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Russel E. and Fern M. Hettenhausen Center for the Arts on campus on Alton St. An informal audience discussion follows the films.

“The purpose of the series is to expose students and the community to the world’s canon of great films. Some are provocative, some are entertaining, but all have merit,” said Peter Palermo, director of The Hett.

The “Dystopia” theme films are as follows: Monday, Sept, 21: The series opens with the futuristic thriller “Total Recall” (1990), starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. When a man purchases “memories” of a virtual vacation on Mars, an unexpected and harrowing series of events forces him to travel there for real – or does he? (Rated R) Thursday, Nov. 19: “Blade Runner” (1982), director Ridley Scott’s groundbreaking and mesmerizing detective thriller, stars Harrison Ford and Rutger Hauer.

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their maker. (Rated R) Tuesday, Feb. 9: “A Scanner Darkly” (2006). Digitally filmed and then animated, this distinctive-looking film is set in the not-too-distant future when drug addiction, intensive surveillance, paranoia and high-tech police action rock the nation. Robert Downey, Jr. and Keanu Reeves co-star. (Rated R) Saturday, Apr. 17: In “Minority Report” (2002), directed by Steven Spielberg, the system knows what you are thinking – it can arrest and sentence you for a crime you have yet to commit, based the visions of mutated human psychics. Tom Cruise plays an accused special unit officer who must prove his innocence.

(Rated PG-13) The following films examine various “Unseen Worlds”: Wednesday, Oct. 7: “Murderball” (2005) is fullcontact wheelchair rugby played by highly competitive American and Canadian men who overcame unimaginable obstacles to compete in the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens. The Oscar-nominated documentary won the Sundance Film Festival in 2005.

(Rated PG-13) Sunday, Oct. 25: “The Color of Paradise” (1989) is a picturesque Iranian film that is heartbreaking in its beauty and simplicity. A young blind boy struggles to find his place in the world and yearns for his father ’s love. In Persian with English subtitles. (Rated PG) Friday, Jan. 29: In “Memento” (2000), a man who

suffers from short-term memory loss uses notes, photos and tattoos to help him remember as he hunts for the man he thinks killed his wife – but some memories are best forgotten. Christopher Nolan (“The Dark Knight”) directed. (Rated R) Tuesday, Mar. 16: “Water” (2005), an Academy Awardnominated Canadian film set in 1938, explores the lives of a group of widows forced into poverty at an ashram in the holy city of Varanasi, India. In Hindi with English subtitles. (Rated PG-13) Monday, Apr. 26: “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007) is the true story of Elle France editor JeanDominique Bauby, who suffered a stroke that left all but his left eye paralyzed. Using his eye to blink out his memoir, Bauby eloquently described his interior world, from the torment of being trapped inside his body to imagined stories from lands he visited only in his mind.

American painter Julian Schnabel directed. In French with English subtitles. (Rated PG-13) Some films contain adult themes and language and may not be appropriate for everyone.

The Russel E. and Fern M. Hettenhausen Center for the Arts – “The Hett” – is southern Illinois’s premier performing arts venue, presenting world class dance, drama, classical music and jazz performances. The 488-seat venue is located on the McKendree University campus in Lebanon, 25 miles from downtown St. Louis.

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Family Focus Surviving a child’s death a test for parents

By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press One left turn was the difference between normal and “new normal” for Patricia Loder.

She was almost home in the Milford area of Michigan on the first day of spring 1991, turning left on a road like any other, when a speeding motorcyclist sideswiped her car and killed her two children.

They were Stephanie, 8, and Stephen, 5.

“I was one of those people who would wake up screaming because that videotape went off in my head all the time, playing over and over again,” Loder said. “That’s a horrid weight you carry around all the time because no matter what, whether you’re right there or a thousand miles away, you’re always supposed to protect your children. Always.”

When her grief threatened to overpower her, Loder reluctantly attended a bereavement support group with her husband, Wayne.

“There were people there who had lost their mothers, their fathers, their grandparents,” she said. “They all had grief and I respected that but no one there had lost a child.”

The pain, she said, is like no other. It eats at marriages. It eats at siblings through its relentless guilt and hopelessness. The weight of it, as Loder and other parents describe, sometimes tears families apart, but it more often draws them closer together, researchers said.

Buried in the news of Jaycee Dugard’s release after 18 years in captivity was her mother’s divorce, but the Loders — like many families — found their way through with help from other survivors who know what it feels like to get up each morning and attempt to live their lives after a child’s murder, accident or illness.

While reports of startlingly high divorce rates under the circumstances stretch back more than 30 years and once ranged from 70 to 90 percent, a 2006 survey for the bereaved families organization that helped the Loders showed a significantly lower incidence, far lower than the national average of roughly 50 percent.

The 2006 survey for The Compassionate Friends, of which Loder is now executive director, showed 306 of 400 respondents were married at the time of a child’s death. Of those, there was a divorce rate of 16 percent, less than half of whom cited the death’s impact as a contributing factor.

In a study by two Montana researchers in 1999, only 9 percent of 253 respondents said they divorced following their child’s death, with 24 percent of the remainder saying they had considered divorce but didn’t follow through.

“While the death of one’s child definitely places stress on a marriage, we believe the divorce rate is so low because of the commitment parents have to survive their tragedy as a shared experience,” Loder said.

After her car crash, which also killed the motorcyclist, a hospital nurse warned Loder about the high risk of divorce.

“First I was told my children had died. Then I was told my marriage would die. There are no words that can describe how that warning compounded the grief I already felt,” she said.

A range of factors are at play when it comes to the toll on marriages of fatal tragedy involving children, including a couple’s level of education and their ability to pay for outside help. Also on the list are whether a marriage was already at risk and how attuned loved ones are to the kind of support needed by the

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There’s no right way or acceptable span of time to grieve a dead child, yet friends, family and co-workers often urge parents to “get on with it,” compounding the pain and squandering a chance for loved ones to offer more meaningful assistance, Loder said.

“Oftentimes your family and your friends just want you to be better,” she said. “We hear that a lot, that families don’t understand. They want them to be their old selves.”

Christine Frisbee and her husband, Rick, were living in New Canaan, Conn., when they lost their second oldest child, 15-year-old Rich, to a virulent form of leukemia in 1989, just 15 months after he was diagnosed. The couple, with four other children, lost their savings eight weeks after their son died when the company Rick worked for went under.

“My husband and I are still married, but I admit we almost didn’t make it. We were so angry with each other on how we were reacting differently,” said Frisbee, who wrote the book “Day by Day,” about the lives of children with sick siblings. “One evening at home I asked Rick to hug me. He said, ’I can’t. I hurt too much.’ He would never have said that before.”

On Sept. 7, 2001, Sherry Nolan’s 24-year-old daughter, Shannon, was beaten to death with a baseball bat.

Five months pregnant with her first child, her husband led authorities to her body, buried in a wooded area in Cincinnati, Ohio. A jury convicted him of two counts of aggravated murder and he remains in prison on consecutive life sentences.

“At the very beginning anyone who’s had a family member murdered, you feel as if you’ve died that day,” said Nolan, who with her husband, L.C., and two surviving children sought the assistance of the

support group Parents of Murdered Children.

“We went through the stages of what could we have done to prevent this, me saying to myself what did I do in my lifetime that my child is paying for. My husband saying the same thing,” she said. “Then when you realize you haven’t done anything, you turn to one another and say what did YOU do in your lifetime?”

Susan and Gary Chan of Topeka, Kan., lost their 18-year-old daughter Rachael in 1992, when a motorcycle driven by her boyfriend

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Therese A. Rando, a Warwick, R.I., psychologist who specializes in the study and treatment of loss, said flawed research is to blame for the notion that a child’s death leads to divorce more often than not.

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Dining Delights The Stagger Inn Again An institution in downtown Edwardsville

By DEBBIE SETTLE Of The Edge Remember the show “Cheers,” where “everybody knows your name?” Believe it or not, there is a similar spot in downtown Edwardsville – Stagger Inn Again.

Now, those of you that frequent the familiar watering hole are saying “Duh” right now because you already know what I am talking about, but those of you looking for a fun place to just hang out, hear some great live music, run into friends past, present and future and have a bite and a drink, this is your spot.

Stagger Inn, as most know it, is located at 104 East Vandalia St., in Edwardsville. The triangular sign with the big stag on it hangs over the store front and is your invitation to do just that, stagger on in.

Most of the time, bar food isn’t on the top of your dining lists for culinary delights, but Stagger Inn may be that exception to the rule. The kitchen opens at 11 a.m., Monday through Saturday, and closes at 9 p.m. Generally, you can just pick a seat and claim it as

yours, you might get a server or you might not. Watch for the sign at the kitchen opening notifying patrons when they need to order at the kitchen window. Then have a seat and they will bring your feast to you.

Stagger Inn has a few specialties that they are known for. “The Staggerburger” is a large burger patty, lots of cheese and a pile of jalepenos that make the sandwich not for the weak at heart. Maybe you would like a basket of their hand cut fries. If meat isn’t your thing, you can try some of their vegan selections of garden burgers.

There are a number of specials

that will show up on the black board in the dining room, which sees the likes of fish and chips, crab cakes, a number of soup selections and much more.

They offer a full bar, but may not always offer the newest foofoo drink of the day. That depends on who the bartender is at the moment. But you certainly can find all your favorite beers, ales and malt liquors along with a number of daily drink specials, including cocktails. These rotate daily so check the board or ask the bartender.

One of the main attractions that makes Stagger Inn a place that all ages enjoy hanging out is the wide variety of live music selections that they offer. You can hear anything from rhythm and blues, alternative, acoustic and rock, Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. On those given nights, you can maybe hear Kentucky Knife Fight, Cumberland Gap, Pik ‘n Lik ‘n, The Henhouse Prowlers,

Matt Meyer, Don Starwalt, Roscoe Beano, The Highway Companion, Japanese Bat Bomb, Spotting Waldo, Mondin Band, Ground Floor Band, Ken Curtis, Suitcase Nukes, Matt Rowland Band, Soulard Blues Band, Mike Harper and more.

The Sunday and Wednesday night open mic nights are real favorites at the Stagger Inn. The Sunday night stage is generally hosted by Butch Moore and Wednesday night by Duck Tape Duo Trio. This is a time when anyone and everyone gets the chance to be in the spotlight, whether they are talented or not.

You may even hear one of your favorites, like Roscoe Beano, take the stage and play some of his original songs on open mic night.

It is a potpourri of sound and fun.

Stagger Inn is a great hang out for the old and young alike and is not just an eating and drinking establishment, it is an event in itself.

At left, Roscoe Beano and friend perform an acoustic set on stage at the Stagger. Above, a cheeseburger and chips, a basket of handcut fries and a patty melt and chips. Photos by Debbie Settle.

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Dining Delights Diving into the world of milkshakes

By GREG MORAGO Houston Chronicle There really is no such thing as a bad milkshake, said Adam Ried, author of the new recipe book “Thoroughly Modern Milkshakes,” and we’d have to agree. Who, especially in the throes of summer, doesn’t appreciate the sweet deliverance of that familiar merger of ice cream and milk?

That said, Ried set out to shake up the world of milkshakes with a book ($25, W.W. Norton) that advocates the modernization of that frosty sludge with the use of sorbet, herbs and spices, nuts and seeds, creme fraiche, sour cream, buttermilk, liqueurs and spirits, fruit jams, concentrated juices and flavored oils.

“To not modernize the milkshake would be to miss an opportunity,” said Ried, a cooking columnist and editor who many TV viewers will recognize as the kitchen equipment specialist on PBS’ “America’s Test Kitchen.”

“As I say in the book, chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla shakes have served us well for generations, and they will continue to do so. But early 21st-century Americans have had more exposure to different ethnic cuisines and amazing ingredients than any generation before them.

Minds and palates are wider open than ever before. Milkshakes can act almost as a culinary tabula rasa because they take so well to such a wide range of flavors.”

Those flavors could include orange blossom and honey; sweet corn and basil; avocado, coconut and

lime; prune and Armagnac; mocha and cardamom; vanilla, honey and sesame; and maple and bacon — all of which are recipes in Ried’s book.

“Thoroughly Modern Milkshakes” is whipping up interest during a summer when the all-American milkshake is being slurped with new vigor.

Milkshakes, riding on the coattails of the popularity of the recessionfriendly hamburger, are the new darlings of the dining scene from the fast-food burger franchise to the boutique burger joint to the highend restaurant serving gourmet burgers. The shake, in all its shivery glory, is there; sometimes in classic fashion like a simple malted shake or in a gussied-up version tricked out with booze, fancy syrups and frilly toppings.

Superstar chefs such as Bobby Flay and Hubert Keller both put milkshake recipes in their new burger cookbooks. Hip restaurants are finding it hard to resist the temptation of a top-notch ice cream slush. They’re being served everywhere from New York’s Shake Shack to Houston’s Little Bigs to Denver’s Smashburger to BLT Burger in Las Vegas.

Thanks to the burger’s newfound popularity as restaurant menu savior, the shake is enjoying its time in the spotlight as a key supporting player.

“Everything you read says the restaurant industry is struggling, but the exception is the burger places,” said Joe Robertson, food service specialist for Blue Bell Creameries.

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Indeed, the milkshake’s role as culinary comforter in these lean times cannot be underestimated. Ried said that the milkshake hits an emotional chord in this recession. “Everyone, regardless of age, background, ethnicity, social or economic stations, seems to love them, maybe in part because of what shakes represent sweetness, simplicity, familiarity, comfort, togetherness, fun,” he said.

“I keep telling people that milkshakes are a cheap thrill in hard times.”

They’re also just plain fun.

“It brings back nice memories,” said Robertson, who trains retail vendors of Blue Bell ice cream how to create classic hand-dipped milkshakes. “I spend a lot of my time convincing people it’s simple. Just have fun with it. In times like this, you have people looking for that.”

The familiar kiddy fun of shakes can easily translate to adult pleasures, too, Ried demonstrates in “Thoroughly Modern Milkshakes,” which gives recipes for classic models as well as shakes he describes as “not your father’s Oldsmobile.”

Accepting New Patients Dr. Brent Wohlford would like to welcome Dr. Brian Hearring to his dental practice.

Dr. Hearring graduated from SIU School of Dental Medicine, and is a resident of Glen Carbon.

Dr. Brian Hearring Both Dr. Wohlford and Dr. Hearring are currently accepting new patients, and are in network with most insurance plans.

Dr. Hearring is currently offering a FREE exam, bitewing x-rays, and treatment plan consultation to new patients to the practice.

Some services offered include: Cosmetic & Preventative Dentistry, Whitening, Root Canals. * Emergencies are accepted * Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8am-5pm and Sat. 7:30 am-12 pm

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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 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!

Bella Milano Edwardsville 4 stars Quickly becoming a legend in Edwardsville, Bella Milano is a favorite for many. Great dining atmosphere and lots of good Italian food and drink. Come hungry with loose fitting clothing.

5 stars This is a fantastic, fabulous steak house that is a great date night or

special group night out. The steaks are perfect, the lobster delectable, the sea bass melts in your mouth,

and the fresh pastries are world class. The ambiance is straight out of the “Rat Pack” scene.

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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ACURA RDX RSX TL

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$18,995 $17,995 $16,712 Call $5,995

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GRAND MARQ Grand Marq Grand Marq Mariner MARINER MILAN MILAN MILAN MONTEGO MOUNTAINEE

2008 2005 1999 2007 2006 2008 2007 2006 2005 2007

$18,990 $11,995 $5,950 $16,988 $14,786 $17,995 $15,990 $14,990 $14,990 $19,975

Koetting Ford Bob Brockland Pontiac Buick GM Ackerman Auto Plaza Newbold Toyota BMW Scion Victory Lane Ford Dave Sinclair Buick Pontiac GMC Koetting Ford Koetting Ford Koetting Ford Royal Gate Dodge of Columbia

866-340-8597 877-396-5065 866-419-2762 866 617 6146 866 576 3845 866-401-2564 866-340-8597 866-340-8597 866-340-8597 877-223-2703

Accent Elantra Santa Fe SONATA Sonata Sonata SONATA Sonata Sonata Sonata

2008 2008 2008 2009 2009 2009 2008 2008 2008 2006

$10,990 $13,190 $17,988 $15,995 $15,990 $15,488 $13,995 $12,450 $11,980 $9,860

877 584 1058 866 377 3110 877 584 1058 866-401-2564 877 584 1058 877 584 1058 866-401-2564 866 377 3110 866 377 3110 866-438-1169

COOPER

2006

$16,742 B966

ECLIPSE ECLIPSE Galant Galant Galant Galant

2008 2005 2009 2009 2009 2007

$19,995 $10,500 $14,988 $14,988 $11,988 $11,988

P7062 D97120A T7645 T7609 YP1207 T7271

FX35 G35 Sedan

2005 2006

$23,188 096567A $23,867 21299

877 584 1058 866 801 9462

Cherokee Commander COMPASS Compass Grand Cher Grand Cher GRAND CHER Grand Cher LIBERTY Liberty Wrangler

1999 2007 2007 2007 2008 2007 2006 2006 2008 2005 2008

$5,995 $18,994 $14,990 $12,877 $18,995 $18,995 $21,995 $16,785 $19,995 $12,750 $19,990

Altima Altima Maxima Maxima PATHFINDER Pathfinder SENTRA Sentra Versa

2005 2005 2006 2001 2007 2005 2006 2004 2008

$13,900 $9,990 $18,637 $7,888 $22,995 $15,990 $9,900 $6,990 $13,990

P1932 096674A 21003A 096857A T90127A 096604B D97105B J489A J255A

CIERA Cutlass Ci Silhouette

1996 1994 2002

Call $2,995 Call

VOYAGER

1994

Call

Bonneville Bonneville G5 G5 G6 G6 G6 G6 G6 G6 G6 G6 G6 G6 G6 G6 G6 G6 G6 G6 G6 G6 G6 G6 G6 G6 G6 GRAND AM Grand Am GRAND PRIX GRAND PRIX GRAND PRIX GRAND PRIX GRAND PRIX GRAND PRIX GRAND PRIX Grand Prix Grand Prix Grand Prix Grand Prix Grand Prix Grand Prix Grand Prix GRAND PRIX GRAND PRIX

2003 2000 2009 2008 2009 2009 2009 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2007 2006 2006 2005 2004 2004 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2006 2005 2004 2001 2000

$11,995 Call $13,888 $14,990 $21,904 $16,444 $14,995 $15,995 $15,495 $15,495 $15,495 $14,995 $14,995 $14,995 $14,995 $14,995 $13,995 $13,995 $13,995 $13,995 $13,995 $13,995 $12,888 $13,980 $13,990 $9,995 $10,841 $10,990 $7,500 $16,495 $15,990 $15,875 $15,495 $14,995 $14,995 $14,995 $13,995 $13,995 $13,995 $12,944 $11,990 $11,444 Call $6,340 $7,016

Call Call $27,995 Call $8,910 Call $25,097 Call $13,990 $27,990 $14,990 $14,990 $14,990 $12,990 $12,611 $14,990 $11,990 $10,990 $12,833 $11,019 $9,990 $17,990 $19,990 $13,995 $15,990 $14,990 $12,456 Call Call $20,990 $18,990 $18,990 $15,990 $15,990 $23,990 $22,990 $14,490 $14,990 $12,995 $18,471 $17,990 $8,704 $4,990 $35,990 $9,990 $9,990 $6,995 $7,990 $19,571 $5,500 $19,985 $18,900 $4,800

29574A 29425A R1548 T981 B969S T1008 B960 T1019 11030A P7499 P5130 X5133 P5134 X5138 P2102Z X5208 X5081 11699A B989 B990 J631A J313A P5135 P3630 J363A P7553 P912 F1018 F1007 X5173 P7536 P7516 P5191 P5187 X5215 X5214 X5193 J481A P2198 B961 P7557 91451 J461A P7563 X5194 11667A P3668 11705A B982 T1680 B917 J65072B T2740

GMC 2500 ACADIA Canyon ENVOY ENVOY ENVOY Envoy ENVOY XL Jimmy Safari Pas Sierra 150 Sierra 150 Sierra 150 SIERRA 150 SIERRA 250 VANDURA Yukon Yukon Yukon XL

1984 2008 2008 2009 2008 2007 2004 2006 1998 1998 2008 2006 2004 2007 2008 1994 2007 2006 2005

Call $29,995 $19,482 $25,495 $23,995 $17,995 $14,444 $18,995 Call Call $18,769 Call $13,944 $29,995 $33,995 Call $36,944 $28,988 Call

29517AA P7078 P2036Z P7109 P7114 T90156A R1525 T90271B 29551A 29127A 29246A P3684 9138-1 T90190A T90366A 21007A R1543 T7617 6784

Accord Accord Accord Accord Accord Accord Accord Accord Accord Accord Accord Accord Accord Cpe Civic Civic

2007 2007 2007 2007 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2005 2007 2006 2003

$18,990 $17,990 $17,490 $15,990 $19,990 $18,990 $18,990 $17,990 $17,488 $17,488 $14,988 $16,995 $16,995 $12,988 $8,795

P6966 P6953 P6970 096774B P7012 P6989 P6969 P6964 P6955 P6951 096961A T1001A Y287 P6939 P2437

George Weber Chevrolet Waterloo Dave Sinclair Buick Pontiac GMC George Weber Chevrolet Waterloo Dave Sinclair Buick Pontiac GMC Dave Sinclair Buick Pontiac GMC Dave Sinclair Buick Pontiac GMC Four Flags Motors Pontiac Buick Dave Sinclair Buick Pontiac GMC George Weber Chevrolet Waterloo George Weber Chevrolet Waterloo George Weber Chevrolet Waterloo Bob Brockland Pontiac Buick GM Four Flags Motors Pontiac Buick Dave Sinclair Buick Pontiac GMC Dave Sinclair Buick Pontiac GMC George Weber Chevrolet Waterloo Four Flags Motors Pontiac Buick Newbold Toyota BMW Scion Underwood Motors

866 496 0381 866-401-2564 866 496 0381 866-401-2564 866-401-2564 866-401-2564 866-438-1169 866-401-2564 866 496 0381 866 496 0381 866 496 0381 877-396-5065 866-438-1169 866-401-2564 866-401-2564 866 496 0381 866-438-1169 866 617 6146 866 485 3136

HONDA

September 17, 2009

St Louis Honda St Louis Honda St Louis Honda St Louis Honda St Louis Honda St Louis Honda St Louis Honda St Louis Honda St Louis Honda St Louis Honda St Louis Honda Bob Brockland Pontiac Buick GM Bommarito Volkswagen of St Loui St Louis Honda Ackerman Auto Plaza

877 584 1058 877 584 1058 877 584 1058 877 584 1058 877 584 1058 877 584 1058 877 584 1058 877 584 1058 877 584 1058 877 584 1058 877 584 1058 877-396-5065 866 377 3110 877 584 1058 866-419-2762

097131A P6979 097229A P6992 100049A 097179M

HUMMER Four Flags Motors Pontiac Buick

866-438-1169

HYUNDAI P6988A Y284 YP1222 P7027 P7001 P7003 P7055 Y260 Y258 90371

St Louis Honda Bommarito Volkswagen of St Loui St Louis Honda Dave Sinclair Buick Pontiac GMC St Louis Honda St Louis Honda Dave Sinclair Buick Pontiac GMC Bommarito Volkswagen of St Loui Bommarito Volkswagen of St Loui Four Flags Motors Pontiac Buick

MINI COOPER

Ackerman Auto Plaza Bommarito Volkswagen of St Loui Koetting Ford Weiss Brentwood Volvo Bommarito Volkswagen of St Loui Bob Brockland Pontiac Buick GM Dave Sinclair Buick Pontiac GMC George Weber Chevrolet Waterloo Dave Sinclair Buick Pontiac GMC Bommarito Volkswagen of St Loui Jack Schmitt Ford Lincoln Mercur

866-419-2762 866 377 3110 866-340-8597 866 801 9462 866 377 3110 877-396-5065 866-401-2564 866 496 0381 866-401-2564 866 377 3110 866-515-4038

KIA Rio Sedona SORENTO SORENTO EX Spectra Sportage

2006 2006 2005 2008 2007 2001

$6,641 $16,995 $8,900 $16,054 $9,995 Call

29221A P2014 C33052B B978 B2243 P2438

Discovery

2003

$9,750

ES 330 IS 350

2005 2006

$18,888 097470A $29,888 T7595

Continenta LS MKX Navigator Town Car ZEPHYR Zephyr

1997 2004 2008 2005 2004 2006 2006

$2,844 $16,900 $32,990 Call $18,855 $20,990 $16,990

91251 6598 P7555 6763 6620 P5221 J453A

B-Series P CX-7 MAZDA6 MAZDA6 MX-5 Miata PROTEGE5 Tribute

1998 2007 2008 2008 1999 2003 2001

$6,990 $17,990 $13,990 $13,788 Call $8,900 $8,995

P7455A 096276B P7000 P6974 P2442 C91025A V90503A

C-Class CLK-Class CLK-Class E-Class

2006 2007 1999 2006

$21,748 $29,281 $17,900 $25,516

Cougar Cougar Grand Marq

2002 1993 2009

$7,990 J517B $2,000 T4446 $22,990 P7545

George Weber Chevrolet Waterloo Ackerman Auto Plaza Royal Gate Dodge of Columbia Victory Lane Ford Bob Brockland Pontiac Buick GM Ackerman Auto Plaza

866 496 0381 866-419-2762 877-223-2703 866 576 3845 877-396-5065 866-419-2762

LAND ROVER P2413

Ackerman Auto Plaza

866-419-2762

LEXUS St Louis Honda Newbold Toyota BMW Scion

877 584 1058 866 617 6146

LINCOLN Four Flags Motors Pontiac Buick Underwood Motors Jack Schmitt Ford Lincoln Mercur Underwood Motors Underwood Motors Koetting Ford Jack Schmitt Ford Lincoln Mercur

866-438-1169 866 485 3136 866-515-4038 866 485 3136 866 485 3136 866-340-8597 866-515-4038

MAZDA Jack Schmitt Ford Lincoln Mercur St Louis Honda St Louis Honda St Louis Honda Ackerman Auto Plaza Royal Gate Dodge of Columbia Bommarito Volkswagen of St Loui

866-515-4038 877 584 1058 877 584 1058 877 584 1058 866-419-2762 877-223-2703 866 377 3110

MERCEDES 21300 21290 106554 21282

Weiss Brentwood Volvo Weiss Brentwood Volvo Underwood Motors Weiss Brentwood Volvo

866 576 3845

Dave Sinclair Buick Pontiac GMC Royal Gate Dodge of Columbia Newbold Toyota BMW Scion Newbold Toyota BMW Scion St Louis Honda Newbold Toyota BMW Scion

866-401-2564 877-223-2703 866 617 6146 866 617 6146 877 584 1058 866 617 6146

NISSAN

JEEP P2419 Y264 X5170 21180B Y279 T1067A T90288A 29539A P7106 V90339B P7485A

Victory Lane Ford

MITSUBISHI

INFINITI St Louis Honda Weiss Brentwood Volvo

X5120 K8011A P2086 T7670 P913 P7053 P5222 P5219 X5060 P1516

866 801 9462 866 801 9462 866 485 3136 866 801 9462

MERCURY Jack Schmitt Ford Lincoln Mercur 866-515-4038 Trust Family Auto Sales 866-398-4214 Jack Schmitt Ford Lincoln Mercur 866-515-4038

Ackerman Auto Plaza St Louis Honda George Weber Chevrolet Waterloo St Louis Honda Dave Sinclair Buick Pontiac GMC St Louis Honda Royal Gate Dodge of Columbia Jack Schmitt Ford Lincoln Mercur Jack Schmitt Ford Lincoln Mercur

866-419-2762 877 584 1058 866 496 0381 877 584 1058 866-401-2564 877 584 1058 877-223-2703 866-515-4038 866-515-4038

OLDSMOBILE P2047ZA R1474-1 P2104ZA

George Weber Chevrolet Waterloo 866 496 0381 Four Flags Motors Pontiac Buick 866-438-1169 George Weber Chevrolet Waterloo 866 496 0381

PLYMOUTH 29360A

George Weber Chevrolet Waterloo 866 496 0381

PONTIAC P2021 29457B P6997 X5183 R1506 R1554 B2369 P7184 P7163 P7139 P7138 P7148 P7183 P6953 P7169 P7151 P7143 P7185 P7136 Y289 P7083 P7125 P6975 P2244A P1813 Z90480A 29193A X5204 P2425 P7157 X4998 P6858 P7178 P7092 P7156 P7141 B2392 B2394 B2366 R1526 K152A 91512 4421A M1015S B954S

Ackerman Auto Plaza George Weber Chevrolet Waterloo St Louis Honda Koetting Ford Four Flags Motors Pontiac Buick Four Flags Motors Pontiac Buick Bob Brockland Pontiac Buick GM Dave Sinclair Buick Pontiac GMC Dave Sinclair Buick Pontiac GMC Dave Sinclair Buick Pontiac GMC Dave Sinclair Buick Pontiac GMC Dave Sinclair Buick Pontiac GMC Dave Sinclair Buick Pontiac GMC Dave Sinclair Buick Pontiac GMC Dave Sinclair Buick Pontiac GMC Dave Sinclair Buick Pontiac GMC Dave Sinclair Buick Pontiac GMC Dave Sinclair Buick Pontiac GMC Dave Sinclair Buick Pontiac GMC Bommarito Volkswagen of St Loui Dave Sinclair Buick Pontiac GMC Dave Sinclair Buick Pontiac GMC St Louis Honda Ackerman Auto Plaza Ackerman Auto Plaza Dave Sinclair Buick Pontiac GMC George Weber Chevrolet Waterloo Koetting Ford Ackerman Auto Plaza Dave Sinclair Buick Pontiac GMC Koetting Ford Dave Sinclair Buick Pontiac GMC Dave Sinclair Buick Pontiac GMC Dave Sinclair Buick Pontiac GMC Dave Sinclair Buick Pontiac GMC Dave Sinclair Buick Pontiac GMC Bob Brockland Pontiac Buick GM Bob Brockland Pontiac Buick GM Bob Brockland Pontiac Buick GM Four Flags Motors Pontiac Buick Jack Schmitt Ford Lincoln Mercur Four Flags Motors Pontiac Buick Bob Brockland Pontiac Buick GM Victory Lane Ford Victory Lane Ford

866-419-2762 866 496 0381 877 584 1058 866-340-8597 866-438-1169 866-438-1169 877-396-5065 866-401-2564 866-401-2564 866-401-2564 866-401-2564 866-401-2564 866-401-2564 866-401-2564 866-401-2564 866-401-2564 866-401-2564 866-401-2564 866-401-2564 866 377 3110 866-401-2564 866-401-2564 877 584 1058 866-419-2762 866-419-2762 866-401-2564 866 496 0381 866-340-8597 866-419-2762 866-401-2564 866-340-8597 866-401-2564 866-401-2564 866-401-2564 866-401-2564 866-401-2564 877-396-5065 877-396-5065 877-396-5065 866-438-1169 866-515-4038 866-438-1169 877-396-5065 866 576 3845 866 576 3845

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Phone

Model

Year Price Stock#

Dealer

Phone

Model

Year Price Stock#

Dealer

Montana SV Solstice Sunfire Sunfire Torrent Torrent VIBE Vibe Vibe Vibe VIBE VIBE Vibe

2005 2006 2002 2000 2009 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2008 2005 2003

Bob Brockland Pontiac Buick GM Four Flags Motors Pontiac Buick Newbold Toyota BMW Scion Four Flags Motors Pontiac Buick Bob Brockland Pontiac Buick GM George Weber Chevrolet Waterloo Dave Sinclair Buick Pontiac GMC Four Flags Motors Pontiac Buick Four Flags Motors Pontiac Buick Bob Brockland Pontiac Buick GM Dave Sinclair Buick Pontiac GMC Victory Lane Ford Bob Brockland Pontiac Buick GM

877-396-5065 866-438-1169 866 617 6146 866-438-1169 877-396-5065 866 496 0381 866-401-2564 866-438-1169 866-438-1169 877-396-5065 866-401-2564 866 576 3845 877-396-5065

Avalon Camry CAMRY Camry Camry Camry Camry Camry Corolla Corolla Corolla Corolla Highlander Highlander Highlander Matrix Prius Prius RAV4 RAV4 RAV4 SCION XB Sienna Sienna Sienna Sienna Tacoma Tundra Tundra Tundra YARIS

2005 2009 2009 2009 2007 2007 2003 1998 2009 2009 2009 2007 2008 2004 2004 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2005 2005 2009 2008 2008 2006 2009 2008 2007 2000 2008

$19,468 $20,988 $19,995 $18,831 $19,988 $14,988 $12,988 $5,988 $16,970 $16,442 $14,995 $13,990 $24,995 $15,990 $11,990 $15,760 $19,938 $18,488 $23,988 $19,926 $12,988 $9,839 $24,988 $22,495 $20,937 $19,930 $27,988 $32,960 $35,988 $7,988 $11,223

Newbold Toyota BMW Scion Newbold Toyota BMW Scion Dave Sinclair Buick Pontiac GMC Newbold Toyota BMW Scion Newbold Toyota BMW Scion Newbold Toyota BMW Scion Newbold Toyota BMW Scion St Louis Honda Newbold Toyota BMW Scion Newbold Toyota BMW Scion Bommarito Volkswagen of St Loui St Louis Honda Newbold Toyota BMW Scion St Louis Honda St Louis Honda Newbold Toyota BMW Scion Newbold Toyota BMW Scion Newbold Toyota BMW Scion Newbold Toyota BMW Scion Newbold Toyota BMW Scion Newbold Toyota BMW Scion Victory Lane Ford Newbold Toyota BMW Scion Newbold Toyota BMW Scion Newbold Toyota BMW Scion Newbold Toyota BMW Scion Newbold Toyota BMW Scion Newbold Toyota BMW Scion Newbold Toyota BMW Scion Newbold Toyota BMW Scion Victory Lane Ford

866 617 6146 866 617 6146 866-401-2564 866 617 6146 866 617 6146 866 617 6146 866 617 6146 877 584 1058 866 617 6146 866 617 6146 866 377 3110 877 584 1058 866 617 6146 877 584 1058 877 584 1058 866 617 6146 866 617 6146 866 617 6146 866 617 6146 866 617 6146 866 617 6146 866 576 3845 866 617 6146 866 617 6146 866 617 6146 866 617 6146 866 617 6146 866 617 6146 866 617 6146 866 617 6146 866 576 3845

Rabbit

2008

Bommarito Volkswagen of St Loui 866 377 3110

Jetta Jetta Seda NEW BEETLE New Beetle Passat Sed

2006 2008 2008 2001 2006

$16,988 $15,995 $15,760 Call $16,995

$9,995 $24,995 $6,488 $4,904 $19,995 $17,725 $18,495 $18,450 $17,444 $16,995 $15,995 $9,616 $9,995

K8053A 6058 T7631A 90261 B2334 P2091Z P7052 R1496 R1538 B2368 P6991 B962 4124A

SATURN AURA Aura Aura ION Ion L-Series Relay Sky VUE VUE VUE

2009 2008 2008 2007 2005 2000 2005 2008 2008 2008 2008

$18,495 $17,995 $15,990 $11,495 $7,950 $5,990 $9,944 $21,479 $19,995 $19,995 $17,995

Z90359A B2345 P6994 Z90154A R1495 K149A R1531 T7450 P7108 P7107 P7037

tC xB

2007 2005

$12,785 Y196B $10,488 T7652

Dave Sinclair Buick Pontiac GMC Bob Brockland Pontiac Buick GM St Louis Honda Dave Sinclair Buick Pontiac GMC Four Flags Motors Pontiac Buick Jack Schmitt Ford Lincoln Mercur Four Flags Motors Pontiac Buick Newbold Toyota BMW Scion Dave Sinclair Buick Pontiac GMC Dave Sinclair Buick Pontiac GMC Dave Sinclair Buick Pontiac GMC

866-401-2564 877-396-5065 877 584 1058 866-401-2564 866-438-1169 866-515-4038 866-438-1169 866 617 6146 866-401-2564 866-401-2564 866-401-2564

SCION Bommarito Volkswagen of St Loui 866 377 3110 Newbold Toyota BMW Scion 866 617 6146

TOYOTA 4Runner Avalon Avalon Avalon

2008 2009 2008 2007

$24,967 $24,988 $22,988 $21,488

T7569 T7655 T7641 T7630

September 17, 2009

Newbold Toyota BMW Scion Newbold Toyota BMW Scion Newbold Toyota BMW Scion Newbold Toyota BMW Scion

866 617 6146 866 617 6146 866 617 6146 866 617 6146

T7493 T7648 Z90356A T7412 T90883A T7605A T7672 P6860A T7577 T7582 Y273 097564A T7636 100090A 096398A T7466 T7642 T7651 T7614 T7536 T7625 B977 T7580 T7571 T7477 T7532B T7618 T7470 T10047A T81159A1 B951

VOLKSWAGEN T7611 Y278 B976 P2390 Y288

Newbold Toyota BMW Scion Bommarito Volkswagen of St Loui Victory Lane Ford Ackerman Auto Plaza Bommarito Volkswagen of St Loui

866 617 6146 866 377 3110 866 576 3845 866-419-2762 866 377 3110

$14,295 Y269

Phone

VOLVO S40 S40 S40 S40 S40 S40 S60 S60 S60 S60 S60 S60 S60 S60 S60 S60 S60 S80 S80 V50 V50 V70 V70 V70 XC70 XC70 XC70 XC70 XC90 XC90 XC90 XC90 XC90 XC90 XC90

2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2006 2008 2008 2007 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2005 2001 2007 2007 2006 2005 2008 2006 1998 2007 2006 2006 2006 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2006 2006

$23,843 $21,816 $19,931 $17,961 Call Call $24,923 $23,623 $16,804 $20,873 $19,934 $19,876 Call Call Call Call $7,853 $24,419 Call Call Call Call $22,843 $5,916 Call $23,312 $18,877 Call $35,803 $33,823 $32,744 $32,187 $28,916 $33,843 $30,389

21253 21243 21262 21273 21262 21315 21237 21237 21312 21310 21272 21247 21319 21322 21324 21332 V10039A 21288 21327 21313 21329 21248 21295 21256A 21269 21266 21268 21268 21307 21193 21305 21283 21190 21270 21270

Weiss Brentwood Volvo Weiss Brentwood Volvo Weiss Brentwood Volvo Weiss Brentwood Volvo Weiss Brentwood Volvo Weiss Brentwood Volvo Weiss Brentwood Volvo Weiss Brentwood Volvo Weiss Brentwood Volvo Weiss Brentwood Volvo Weiss Brentwood Volvo Weiss Brentwood Volvo Weiss Brentwood Volvo Weiss Brentwood Volvo Weiss Brentwood Volvo Weiss Brentwood Volvo Weiss Brentwood Volvo Weiss Brentwood Volvo Weiss Brentwood Volvo Weiss Brentwood Volvo Weiss Brentwood Volvo Weiss Brentwood Volvo Weiss Brentwood Volvo Weiss Brentwood Volvo Weiss Brentwood Volvo Weiss Brentwood Volvo Weiss Brentwood Volvo Weiss Brentwood Volvo Weiss Brentwood Volvo Weiss Brentwood Volvo Weiss Brentwood Volvo Weiss Brentwood Volvo Weiss Brentwood Volvo Weiss Brentwood Volvo Weiss Brentwood Volvo

866 801 9462 866 801 9462 866 801 9462 866 801 9462 866 801 9462 866 801 9462 866 801 9462 866 801 9462 866 801 9462 866 801 9462 866 801 9462 866 801 9462 866 801 9462 866 801 9462 866 801 9462 866 801 9462 866 801 9462 866 801 9462 866 801 9462 866 801 9462 866 801 9462 866 801 9462 866 801 9462 866 801 9462 866 801 9462 866 801 9462 866 801 9462 866 801 9462 866 801 9462 866 801 9462 866 801 9462 866 801 9462 866 801 9462 866 801 9462 866 801 9462

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922

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958

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956

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656-4520 962

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967

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979

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970

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Electrical

981

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

Foster & Sons Lawn Service LET ME FIX IT! Lawn Cutting & Trimming

1099

Professional, Safe & Reliable

ON TIME. DONE RIGHT. ®

Fall Cleaning Special For Windows & Vinyl Siding 10% Off

967

Yard Sales

• 24/7 Emergency Service • Preventative Maintenance • Sewer Lines • Water Heaters • Kitchen & Bath Remodeling

966

Lawn & Home Care

Fully Insured

September 17, 2009

44 AUTUMN GLEN (OFF GLEN CARBON RD) FRIDAY, 9/18, 8AM-1PM SATURDAY, 9/19, 8AM-NOON Many Women’s Clothes XL/16-18 Alfred Dunner/Koret, Jewelry, Holiday Decorations & Much More!

• FALL CLEAN UP • LEAF REMOVAL • AERATION & SEATING

(618)977-1597

CAN BE FOUND IN THE INTELLIGENCER’S SERVICE DIRECTORY.

1099

COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL • • • • • • • • • •

961

James Schlueter

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963

Exceptional Value Ideal Solutions

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Window Cleaning

Driveway & Hauling

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

Randy Moore Repair Service, Inc. “24 Hour Emergency Service” 30 Years Experience 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

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618-656-7405 Cell 618-980-0791

HELP can be found in THE CLASSIFIEDS!!!

Call Lee: (618) 581-5154

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Classified Campers, RV's & GoCarts

231

2002 Coleman pop-up. Closed 17’, open 22’. Tongue wt. 350lbs.

Htr/AC/awning/screen room.

Queen, double, single beds. Privacy curtains. Inside/outside FOUND (near Main St./School): propane stove. Front exterior small male beagle mix, black storage, spare tire. $4895/obo. collar, very friendly. 288-2639, 618-659-9525 (11/20/09) 288-2638

Lost & Found

125

LOST: Meridian Rd., Timberwolfe Subdivision. Large Sheltie (looks like Lassie). 14yrs.-old, needs medication. REWARD 618-205-3294

Trucks, Vans, & SUV's

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Help Wanted General

305

Acting & Modeling Agency is accepting applications for ages 3mo to 80yrs. Beginners welcome. Images Agency’s people have appeared in Ads, TV Shows & Commercials such as: Build-A-Bear, Sears Portraits, Six Flags, Wal-Mart, McDonalds, & BJC Hospitals. We develop, market & place all sizes & heights. Apply Online at www.stlcastingcall.com or call 314-372-0512. State Licensed.

8 Passenger 2001 Montana, extended. 132K, Exc. cond. All power, CD/Cass/AM/FM, OnStar/phone. Auto traction, FWD, newer trans. Documented biwkly 21mpg, Hwy 25mpg. Service record. $5495/obo. 618659-9525 (11/20/09) Camp Ranger – 2 positions available (Edwardsville area and Staunton area). 3+ yrs experience and knowledge in building trades and grounds maintenance, equipment operation. Full time, weekends, must live on site. Send resume to Camp Ranger Position, #4 Ginger Creek Pkwy, Glen Carbon, IL 62034. EOE –Committed to Diversity.

BEING BROKE IS NO JOKE! DO YOU NEED A LOAN TO STAY AFLOAT?

1-888-355-2542 NO UPFRONT FEES!

Help Wanted General

305

BOOKKEEPER/OFFICE: Are you looking for something to do while the kids are in/out of school? Looking for honest, dependable PT person to assist in office/bookkeeping: phones, filing, dispatch, AP, AR, financing, bank recs, etc. Computer skills/ QuickBks a must. Flex. schedule. Fax resume: 618/288-6085.

Help Wanted Medical

308

Full Time Dental Assistant: Previous experience preferred; for dental offices located in Belleville and Edwardsville.

Working at both locations and Saturdays on a rotating basis is required. Please send complete resume to Blind Box 112, Intelligencer, 117 N. 2nd St., PO Box 70, Edwardsville, IL 62025

PANTERA’S PIZZA now hiring Part Time, Days, Cook/Delivery Child/ Driver & Counter help. Must be Elder Care 320 18, have car, insurance & drivers license. Apply at store. Need sitter for Tues.-Thur., Montclaire Shopping Center.

7am-9:30am & 2:30pm-6:15pm.

Wanted: Care giver for quadri- Call Travis: 696-3463. Perfect plegic gentleman. Total care. for college student.

Have a good sense of humor, compassion & team work. Must have transportation & be very reliable. Days & weekends, will split with other worker. Call for details: Troy, 667-2217 We are rapidly growing! Outbound call center looking to hire a minimum of 15 highly qualified call center representatives.

Applicants should have previous call center and/or customer service experience, be highly motivated, personable & take directions well. We need individuals who can work Monday-Friday. We are offering a competitive pay scale that will give you the potential to earn between $300 & $1,500 weekly. Call 618659-8770 x221 for more information.

Help Wanted Medical

308

Part Time clerical position available: Previous experience preferred for dental offices located in Belleville and Edwardsville, working both locations and Saturday on a rotating basis is required.

Must be people-oriented, good communicator, team focused, enthusiastic, organized and experienced in all facts of dental front office duties. Good Benefits. Please send complete resume to Blind Box # 123, Intelligencer, 117 N. 2nd St., Edwardsville, IL 62025

Positions For Hire

Our mission is to provide opportunities for persons with barriers to employment to work and live more independently in the community.

We currently have the following opportunities:

MIS Technician II Location: Aftergut - St. Louis Answer tech support phone monitor & respond to interest/server outages, create/delete/ maintain network.

Requires High School Diploma/GED, 2 years experience with hardware & Microsoft Windows.

Car Donations and Media General Office Clerk Location: Aftergut - St. Louis The primary duty of the job is to perform a combination of clerical tasks to support office, business or admin. operations such as: maintaining records, receiving, preparing or verifying documents and communicating in verbal and written formats.

Requires High School Diploma; Bachelor’s Degree preferred.

Therapist (PT) Juvenile Transition Program Location: Blewett Middle School Building - St. Louis Therapist will complete treatment plan mental health assessments provide group therapy for JTP consumer families. Complete progress notes participate in staffings and program meetings and all other duties assigned.

Masters in Socal Work or Advanced related degree. Missouri License required. Must have experience in adolescents and their families, in addition to substance abuse treatment.

Furniture

Misc.

Merchandise

426

New/Large/wood-&-nickel DESK LAMP, $10.00.

FLOOR/reading Lamp—$3.00.

Small Desk Lamp—$3.00. 6567317

Pets

Houses For Rent

705

2BR, 1BA, $700/mo.+dep., App. fee. Frige, stove, w/d hk up. 308 S. Brown, Edw. No pets. Agent owned. 618/977-2195

PICTURE IT SOLD

450

FREE to good home: Lopeared BUNNY: female/2-yearsold, black/white, w/large cage— 4618/659-8631

Child/Elder Care

504

Home Day Care for children has Brown/black couch, $150/obo; part time day, evening & weektan/green couch, $100/obo; blue end openings. 656-2648 rocker/recliner, $65/obo. 618692-7335 Coffee table, wood trim & sectional glass top, $25. 345-8549

705

26” Girl’s classic Schwinn bike, 2 BR: fridge, range. New carpet, like new-perfect, $100. 656- vinyl, frnace, C/A. Quiet Edw. 2984 neighborhood. Lse., references required. $650/mo. 656-6119 4’ White Pine Trees: delivered, planted, mulched. $64.50 per tree. Buy 10, get 1 free. Other sizes/shade trees.

Call (217)886-2316; leave message.

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1920’s Antique mahogany dining room set. Table, 3-leaves, 6chairs, buffet, china cabinet, $700. 618-401-9305

Houses For Rent

Cleaning

8 Passenger 2001 Montana, extended.

132 K, Exc. cond. All power, CD/Cass/AM-FM, OnStar/phone. Auto traction, FWD, newer trans.

Documented bi-weekly 21 mpg, Hwy 25 mpg.

Service record. $5495/OBO. 618-659-9525 (11/20/09)

532

Emerald green recliner, Christian lady’s housecleaning microfiber, good condition, $20. service. We do it all-Apts, hous345-8549 es, offices. References Avail.

Free Estimates. 618-410-5241

Appliances

418

Washer & dryer, $75 each.

Good condition. 288-2946 Whirlpool washer/dryer set, $75. Contact 217-671-7053

Misc.

Merchandise

426

Houses For Rent

705

1 BR Loft Apartment & 1 BR Duplex. CREDIT CHECK. No pets, non smoking. $550/mo. $550 deposit. 656-8953.

2 Swivel bar chairs, $50. 15” 1-2BR, acrss from LeClaire RCA TV, $25. 656-2984 Prk: aplnces, W/D; ovrsz 1-car 26” Console television, gar; no smkng; referncs; must $100/obo. After 5pm: 656-1322 see! $900+dep. 618/978-9811

MAINTENANCE AND HOUSEKEEPING We’re hiring for the following jobs and shifts 20 Hours a Week - Day Shift - Floor & Project Tech 24 Hours a Week - Day Shift - Housekeeper 36 Hours a Week - Day Shift - Maintenance Worker

Interested applicants should apply online at: www.LssLiving.org Click “Employment” then choose Meridian Village as the “Location” and click the search button.

A Lutheran Senior Services community, we share in an unmatched 150-year legacy of Christian service and financial stability. Recently named “Best Place to Work in St. Louis,” in the St. Louis Business Journal.

2002 Coleman Pop-Up. Closed 17’, open 22’.

Tongue wt. 350 lbs. Htr/AC/awning/screen room.

Queen, double, single beds. Privacy curtains.

Inside/Outside propane stove.

Front exterior storage, spare tire. $4895/OBO. 618-659-9525 (11/20/09)

SELL YOUR CAR FOR LESS! ONLY $39.00 PER LISTING CALL THE “ I ” • 656-4700

DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES Meridian Village is a Resident Centered Senior Living Community in need of a Director of Health Services who will manage the operations of the assisted living level of care. The candidate must be progressive and knowledgeable in the culture change movment. Applicants must have their Illinois RN License and support resident centered programs, policies, and day to day practices.

Our Christian Mission is “Older Adults Living Life to the Fullest.”

Interested nurses should apply online at: www.LssLiving.org and click “Employment” A Lutheran Senior Services community, we share in an unmatched 150-year legacy of Christian service and financial stability. Recently named “Best Place to Work in St. Louis,” in the St. Louis Business Journal.

To Apply, please visit us at www.mersgoodwill.org Located @ 27 Auerbach Pl, Glen Carbon, IL Call Rob Luhrsen at 618-205-4237 for more details.

Apply online today at www.lssliving.org EOE

September 17, 2009

Located @ 27 Auerbach Pl, Glen Carbon, IL Call Rob Luhrsen at 618-205-4237 for more details.

Apply online today at www.lssliving.org EOE

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Classified Houses For Rent

705

2BR, 1BA, Edw: bsmt., renovated, w/d, CA, gar; no pets/smoking, wooded. $850/mo w/lawn care; 1 yr lease; dep. No 1sttime renters. 618-691-9066 2BR/1BA, fully remodeled house, Edw. Lg. yard w/covered space, all new applncs, w/d incl. $695/mo. 618-307-4876 3 BR, 1.5 BA, applncs & W/D provided. 1 car gar, area great for family. Maint. & lawn care incl. $1075/mo. 618-610-6300 3 BR, family rm w/fplc, nice nghbrhd, $975/mo. Also, 3 BR, ideal for students, $750/mo. No pets.

618-920-3641 3BR, 1.5BA, 700 Hale, Edw: pets cnsidrd w/xtra dep; 2 porchs (1 enclsd), W/D hkup, DR, CA; $950/ mo. Call Mike: 618/656-2783

Apts/Duplexes For Rent

710

710

2 BR, refrigerator & stove fur- 2 BEDROOM apartment in nished. C/A, private garage, Glen Carbon. W/D hookups. quiet Edw. neighborhood. Refer- $700 per month. 618-975-0975. ences required. 656-6119 Now Available- 2 bdrm TH’s in 2 BRs, Glen Carbon, CottonEdw. Ask about our specials! wood Sub., w/d hk-ups, APTS Restrictions apply. 618-692starting at $625, TH $675, DUP 9310 www.rentchp.com $735 (618)346-7878 Ready to move in! Large 3 BR, www.osbornproperties.com 1.5 BA, fin. walkout bsmt & sinCollinsville - 2 Bdrm. W/S/T & gle car garage. $840/mo. No heat incl. 1 carport spot, & pets, family preferred. 656-8306 Kitch. applncs. App. fee, SHARE HOUSE with 3 male $550+dep. No pets. 345-6697 persons. Smoking EnvironCollinsville, near 55/70. 2 BR, ment. $285 plus deposit. Utili1.5 BA townhouse. W/D hk up, ties paid. 656-0498. all applncs, very nice, storage SILVER OAKS I shed, $600/mo. 667-2025 2 BR, 1 BA, washer/dryer hook Duplex - Good location, covered up, w/s/t included $655/mo. parking, full basement. 830- 618-830-2613 www.vgpart.com 5769. Also, large 2 BR, 50 Devon Ct., some util. pd. 5 min. Commercial Space to SIUE. 656-7337 or 656-4102

3BR, 1.5BA, wood flrs, new carpet, windows, furnace, A/C. Edw. nicely furnished 1 BR in Excellent location. Off street historic bldg, $575. Also, spacious 2BR/2BA w/screened in prkg. $975/mo. 618-307-4876 porch, laundry, $725. 656-1287 3BR, 2BA, 1600sf, 1218 Lindenwood, Edw: fncd yd, fp, gar, frig, stve disp’l, w/d hk-up. $1200/ mo. Look, then call 288-0048.

4 BR, 2 BA Glen Carbon ranch home w/new addition. 2549sf, hrdwd flrs, 2 car gar, patio, sec. sys, wheelchair access, 2 fplcs, near bike path, no smoke. $1300. 618-977-6886

Apts/Duplexes For Rent

For Rent

720

3000 sf office space, Edw, near WalMart: ample prkng, rest rms.

8 offices, separate or together.

Negotiable. 618/692-1794

Storage Space For Rent

723

For Rent: 12 ft x 24 ft metal building for storage. $65/mo., 100 block of 1st Ave. 656-4015 or 656-6334

Office Space For Rent

725

Collinsville/Maryville-Hwy. 159 Up to 1080 sq. ft., starting at $525/mo. (618) 346-7878 www.osbornproperties.com

Homes For Sale

Homes For Sale

805

317 Clay, Edw. Charming 2BR, 2BA home. Fenced yard.

Applncs incl., $123,000. 110 Maple St., Edw. Great location!

2BR, 1BA $119,000. Duncan Realtors 618-977-2195

5 BR farm home on 2 acres north of Hamel. City water avail.

Other land avail. Engelke Realty 618-633-2333; 618-792-3060

EDWARDSVILLE, BY OWNER, 4 BR, 3 BA ranch. 1.1 acres, 2184sf, $149,500/obo. Inspections 10a4p Sat., 1p-4p Sun. Home will be sold to the highest bidder.

618-792-1403

REAL ESTATE LISTINGS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE ‘I’ CLASSIFIEDS ONLINE!

Residential Property--Madison County Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009 6 PM 3451 Edwardsville Rd., Edwardsville, IL Auction to be held on site.

See www.auctionzip.com (Auctioneer ID#14627) for photos.

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PREFERRED PARTNERS One 157 Center, Edwardsville, IL. 618-655-1188 OPEN HOUSE

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710

Edwardsville - Silver Oaks II LUXURY 2 Bedroom W/Garage, Sec Sys, New Fitness Center, $890/mo.

Immediate Availability New Open Floor Plan (618)830-2613 www.vgpart.com 1 BR APTS: $630, incl. all util. & carport, in Edw, close to post office, banks, & shopping. 6929284 leave msg.

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY, SEPT. 13 1-3 PM STONECLIFF MANOR SUBDIVISION COME TAKE A TOUR of the beautiful homes of StoneCliff Manor. This subdivision has a ton to offer. 1/2 to 1 1/4 Acre Lots, Wooded Walking Trail, Edwardsville School District just to name a few. DIRECTIONS: Governors Parkway East to I-55 Just Over Highway About 1 Mile Left on Staunton Road.

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY, SEPT. 13 12:00-2:30 PM 282 ANDES DRIVE, GLEN CARBON LAKEFRONT 4bdr/4ba, walkout bsmt. Custom Kitchen, Corian counter tops. Family Rm w/cathedral ceiling, brick fireplace. $259,900 WWW.KASTEN.BIZ Hostess: NORMA KASTEN 377-9933

1806 LINCOLN KNOLLS, EDWARDSVILLE PRICED JUST REDUCED $20,550! Great Room, covered deck, heated inground pool. 5+ bdrs/3 full baths.

NEW Kitchen granite counter tops. $328,000 WWW. KASTEN.BIZ Hostess: NORMA KASTEN 377-9933

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3720 RIDGEVIEW, EDWARDSVILLE TURN OF THE CENTURY elegance, complete renovation & addition in 1998. 4.75 acres. Great location, adjacent to Arbor Lake, minutes from schools, SIUE, I-55 & shopping. Edwardsville School District. Agent owned.

JIM REPPELL 791-7663 www.HomesByReppell.com

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY, SEPT. 13 2-4 PM 23 WASHINGTON PLACE, EDWARDSVILLE $144,000 - DIRECTIONS: Hwy 159 to Franklin to Wyma Place to Wilson to Right on Washington Call MARY JANE COLLINS 210-8061

2 OLIVIA LANE, GLEN CARBON BEAUTIFUL, SPLIT LEVEL home is move-in ready. All appliances stay including washer & dryer. New AC & garage doors in ‘07, new H2O in ‘08. Water Softener. Fenced-in backyard with large deck for entertaining. $179,000

Call RYAN HIGH 618-889-1777

2 Bdrm 1.5 BA Apt. in Edw., $600+dep. No pets. App. fee required. Agent owned. 618977-2195

ESTATE OF FREDERICK BALSTER FOR HELEN BALSTER 110 Franklin St., Edwardsville, IL

DIRECTIONS: From IL Rt. 159/Troy Road, go West on Franklin or from Plum Street, go East 1 block. Watch for signs.

CAMPER~4-WHEELER~PADDLE BOAT COLLECTIBLES~TOOLS Holiday Vacationer 20’ Pull-Type Camper-1973; Honda TRX300EX 4-Wheeler; Round Top Pedestal Table; Newer Roll Top Desk w/Chair; Small Roll Top Child’s Desk w/Chair; Pine Chest of Drawers; Sleeper Sofa; Couches; Platform Rocker; (2) Chest-Type Deep Freeze; Refrigerator; Saxaphone; Trombone; Cast Iron B&C Foot Tub; Cast Iron Kettle w/Stand; German Bowls; Old Curiosity Shop Dishes; Leaded Pitcher & Glasses; Pink Depression Glass pcs.; Assorted Glassware; Dish Sets; Kitchenware & Cookware; Glass Easter Eggs; Ceramic Collectibles; Old Books; 3 Gal. Crock Butter Churn Base; Crock Bowls; Crocks & Jugs; Costume Jewelry; Yarn & Embroidery; Sewing Patterns; Macrame´ Items; Craft Items; Video Eye Machine; Military Intelligence Bulletins (Several); Ammo including .357, 9 mm; Silk Flower & Vases; Evinrude 15 & 18 Outboards; Paddle Boat; Fishing Poles; Electric Tools; B&D Planer; Drills; Saber Saws; Circular Saws; Several Wood Planes; Craftsman Planer; Wood Clamps; Battery Charger; Pipe Vice; Drill Bits; Screwdrivers; Sawzall; Aluminum Step Ladders; Table Router & Bits; Well Pump; Shop Vac; Butchering Knives; Several Quality Hand Tools; Garden Tools; Amoco Hats & Clothing; Standard Oil Gas Cans; Large Standard Oil Sign 30”x96”; Amoco Rain Gage AUCTIONEERS’ NOTE: A wide variety with something for everyone! See you at the Auction!

1 BR upstrs apt, downtwn Edw., remodeled. $450/mo.+ dep., 1 yr. lease. Refrences. No pets.

Avail immediatly. 618-781-4444.

2 & 3 BEDROOM APTS near SIUE: W/D incl., no pets, no smoking. $620 & $930/mo. 656-1345

1355 Airport Ave. Greenville, IL 62246 HAL, TY, AND NATE LANGHAM 618-664-9271 • 618-410-6286 website: www.auctionzip.com Auctioner ID#146127 e-mail: langham@celerityinc..com

PUBLIC AUCTION

Completely remodeled 2 BDRM 2 BA, 400 S. Fillmore, Edw. $800/mo.+deposit, lease. 618409-4925; 616-1124

1 excellent 3BR, 1200 sq.ft. TH: Collinsville, near 157/70; 12 min. to SIUE. FP, DW, W/D, ceiling fans, cable, sound walls, offst. prkng. Sm pets OK, yr. lse. $780/mo. No Sect. 8. 618/3459610: give AM/PM phone.

WOODED HOME SITES. E’vile school district, all utilities underground, 1/2mi. from Governors Pky, 4mi. to SIU, some walkouts. $68,400 & up. 972-0948

Newer 3 Bedroom/2 Bath Home located near SIU-E. Roxana C.U. #1 School District.

2 acres, 5875 Wooded Estates Ln, Edw. Ranch, 3BR, 2-3/4BA, 2 car attchd gar, 3 car detached gar, pool & hot tub. 447-0127

Apts, Duplexes, & Homes Visit our website www.glsrent.com 656-2230

Apts/Duplexes For Rent

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Nice! 2 BR, brick, LeClaire: rear brick patio, full bsmt w/ w/d hookup. $700/mo. Avail. 11/1. #2 Washington Pl., Edw. 692-6296

Lots For Sale

805

FSBO: 3BR, 1BA ranch, historic downtown Glen Cbn.: 151 S. Cross-Town or Cross-Coun- Main. Fully remodeld. Reduced try: EdwardsvilleHomes.com. to $97,000! 618/910-3908 Home Buyers Relocation Services. Exclusively for buyers!

656-5588, 800-231-5588

805

Merchandise Finds In The Classified Pages

Homes For Sale

C O M M E R C I A L

323 O’FARRELL, COLLINSVILLE RANCH w/oversized 2 car carport & FULL basement. 2 beautiful MASONRY fireplaces, HARDWOOD FLOORS, 2 full baths. Updates include kitchen cabinets, new high efficiency furnace, new A/C, & new hot water heater. $144,000

Call SUSAN LANDING 618-779-7777

2 BDRM LOFT APT in Troy, Newly remodeled, nice neighborhood. Perfect for seniors, singles or couples. No pets. $525/mo. 618-830-4183.

2 BR LOFT, newly remodeled: DW, micro, stove, frig, garbge disp, w/d hkup. New kit/ba/wi/dr $695 incl wt/sw/tr 618/593-0173

September 17, 2009

STATE ROUTE 162, MARYVILLE COMMERCIAL AREA great for pharmacy, florist, grocery store, etc. Close to major highways & interstates.

Call SUSAN LANDING 618-779-7777

6083 TARA LANE, COLLINSVILLE 5 BR/4 BA. Full finished walk-out basement. 3 car garage & screened porch. Custom built. $329,900 Call LINDA RAYHO 779- 2980 or SUSAN LANDING 618-779-7777

LET THE LANDING TEAM HELP YOU MAKE YOUR HOME OWNING DREAMS COME TRUE.

AHRENS & NIEMEIER AUCTION SERVICE, LLC Please Visit Our Website For More Information

WWW.YOURILHOME.COM SUSAN 779-7777 LINDA 779-2980 KELLY 979-3901

TERMS: Cash or check with proper I.D. Absentee bids accepted.

Lunch served by Paoni’s Catering. All announcements sale day take precedence over all printed material. Not responsible for accidents, theft, errors or omissions. All items are sold as is, where is, no warranties expressed or implied.

215 WINDRIDGE, COLLINSVILLE 3 BR, 2 1/2 BA CONDO. Spacious rooms, 2 FP w/gas logs, formal dining, beautiful cabinets, & screened porch. Drive-under garage. $145,000 THE LANDING TEAM 779-7777 or 779-2980

459-3445 DENNIS AHRENS

781-3814 GARY NIEMEIER

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