February 12, 2020
Blazing their own path Teenage entrepreneurs look to inspire more young girls into starting their own businesses
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By Charlotte Beard In these latter years, more youth are coming on the scenes as entrepreneurs. Unlike school guidance counselors 20 to 30 years ago who were still only encouraging students to focus on obtaining a job in Corporate America, Aunya McElroy, Jury Elementary School counselor in the Hazelwood School District encourages youth to consider entrepreneurship early in life. McElroy invited 18-year-old entrepreneur, Kaniya Slusher, a Ferguson-Florissant McCluer High School graduate and clothing design business owner, to facilitate her workshop for girls, “Design Me a Donut: An Entrepreneur Workshop.” The workshop took place at Jury on Jan. 30. Slusher, who hopes to facilitate the workshop at other schools, states that the workshop allows attendees to explore their passion and “niche.” In addition, she incorporates some of her fashion design sketches into the workshop which allows the girls to have some hands-on training in that arena. “Also, they get to design a donut,” stated Slusher. “It is a subliminal message with the plain donut being them now and the topping (is) what I am installing into them (during the workshop) to be the best version of themselves.” In addition to an actual donut pastry that attendees are designing, Slusher shares her background and business knowledge with attendees which includes a Q and A. “Their parents got to sit in as well,” Slusher stated of the workshop at Jury Elementary. “After the workshop I did an evaluation sheet so I could get some data on how beneficial it is to young girls. The girls loved it. They wanted it to be for more days. It was a little sad seeing the girls ask me to come back the next day and knowing that it was a one-day event, it kind of urged me to want to get this out as much as possible so I can
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do more days at these schools with these girls. Some girls come from homes where no one ever asks them what they want to do in their future, they’ve never heard of the things that I speak of with them, or the importance of entrepreneurship, or (how to) figure out their passion.” When asked about her first venture or what motivated her to become an entrepreneur, Slusher stated, “I never said, ‘I want to be an entrepreneur,’ because I saw other people doing it – I honestly didn’t see anyone doing it. I just always wanted to make my own money. I used to work at flea mar-
kets selling CDs; I used to do a (variety of things). My first experience as an entrepreneur was doing my first fashion show. It was very successful, and it was an amazing event, so I just continued it. I continued to educate myself with sewing. Now I don’t have to sew and can have someone do it for me and (I) make my designs. Starting off, I had to educate myself in the industry I was wanting to partake in.” Slusher shared that her first fashion show was at the age of 13, where she modeled See ‘PATH’ page 2
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‘PATH’ from cover clothes. Following her first show she began to design clothes. Though she doesn’t include the experiments of her preteen years as part of her entrepreneurial track where she was selling “slushy” jars and doing bake sales, she states that those beginnings gave her knowledge for what she is doing now. Slusher’s inspiration for fashion comes from a family member. “I had a cousin that modeled; I always saw her in shows,” stated Slusher. “So, I always wanted to model. When I was trying to make some money for the summer, I was just brainstorming ideas. In my mind it just popped up – a fashion event. When I did it, I found out that was something I couldn’t live without doing. I researched all night and educated myself within the industry. I kept planning more shows and kept doing more fashion events. I went out and networked young and early and independently. And it led me to better opportunities along the years.” In addition to creating logos as residual income, Slusher uses her other passion for sculpting and enhancing eyebrows to fund her Varamel online fashion store (@varamelofficial on Instagram). She shared that her hate for the job she once had at McDonald’s and finding it to not be enough to fund her fashion venture, led her to an opportunity to use her natural skill in a salon whose owner also taught her additional skills. Eventually she began to branch out from the salon to provide services independently, as well. Slusher, who was recently interviewed on STL TV’s City Corner, shared that long-term she would like to be involved in more speaking events, facilitate more ‘Design Me a Donut’ workshops, and collaborate with a global organization. In addition, she has hopes to obtain her own brow shop in her present community and incorporate her personal brand into luxury fashion shows. The workshop at Jury also showcased 13-year-old Tamia Coleman-Hawkins, founder and CEO of Mia’s Treats Delight. Coleman-Hawkins, seventh-grader at Hazelwood Northwest Middle School, has been operating her business since she was eight years old. At the workshop she spoke to the attendees about being a young entrepreneur and girl boss. “I started baking with my grandma when I was four,” shared Coleman-Hawkins. “All my life my mom’s been telling me to be my own boss when I (become) an adult. When I was in the third grade I took an economics class at a gifted school. After that class I told my mom that I didn’t want to wait until I became an adult to start my business; I wanted to start it then.” Coleman-Hawkins’ treats can be found featured on her Facebook and Instagram pages (@miastreatsdelight). Coleman-Hawkins has the support of her mom to do the business from their home. The only stipulations for her running the business from home is that she cannot ship products and there is a limit on how much money she earns. As a young entrepreneur, Coleman-Hawkins juggles school and management of her business. “I usually only take orders over the weekend because of school,” stated Coleman-Hawkins, “unless I’m out of school or on a break. I make extra batter if I have an event, or if I have a lot of orders, I make a lot of batter (on the weekend) so that I have it during the week in case someone does (place an) order. Then we can just put it in the oven and deliver it. During the week my mom puts a lot of cookies in the oven so that I can do my homework.” In addition to being her own boss, Coleman-Hawkins expressed that charitable causes are important to her. Currently she serves on the 2019-2020 Kid Board of Directors for KIDBOX (www.kidbox.com), a kid board that was also served by Naomi Wadler, the D.C. elementary student who became known for her speech at the March for Our Lives in 2018. KIDBOX is an online subscription clothing box of name brand apparel and accessories, hand selected by the KIDBOX team. For every $98 KIDBOX that a patron keeps, the organization donates new clothing to children in need. It is stated that Coleman-Hawkins shared items to take home from KIDBOX with workshop attendees.
Photos courtesy Hazelwood School District Top photo: Tamia Coleman-Hawkins presents at the “Design Me a Donut: An Entrepreneur Workshop” at Jury Elementary School. Bottom photo: Jury Elementary School students attend the “Design Me a Donut: An Entrepreneur Workshop.”
As Coleman-Hawkins grows Mia’s Treats Delights, she would like to use the business to help end the fight on homelessness, as well as other charitable causes. “Eventually I do want to get a brick-and-mortar (for Mia’s Treats Delights). I want to have my cookies in stores.” In addition to Coleman-Hawkins’ Facebook and Instagram pages, she can be followed on Twitter at @MiaTheKidBaker or reached by email at miatreatsdelights@gmail.com. In addition to Slusher’s Instagram page, she can be followed on Twitter at @KaniyaSlusher.
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Discover nature and identify birds at ‘The Great Backyard Bird Count’ training event at the Arch As part of the 23rd annual Great Backyard Bird Count event Feb. 14-17, Gateway Arch National Park and the Audubon Center at Riverlands are joining forces to help amateur and pro bird watchers refresh their bird logging skills with a Great Backyard Bird Count training event at the Gateway Arch on Saturday, Feb. 15 from 8:30-10:30 a.m. Participants of all ages are invited to take part in the training, which begins with a free, guided bird hike along the Gateway Arch park grounds. Afterwards, Audubon and NPS staff will lead a training on participating in this
global citizen science count and how to correctly log birds online. Participants will also discover what birds are common in the St. Louis region at this time, and how you can attract those birds to your backyard. “This interactive training event is a great way to explore the newly renovated Gateway Arch park grounds while discovering native bird species common to our urban national park – Gateway Arch National Park – during the winter months,” says Erin Hilligoss-Volkmann, Director of Education, Gateway Arch National Park.
Operation Food Search receives $100,000 grant
Registration for this training event is encouraged by contacting Erin Hilligoss-Volkmann at 314-655-1615 or by emailing her at erin_hilligoss-volkmann@nps.gov. Launched in 1998, the Great Backyard Bird Count is a worldwide citizen science initiative to create a snapshot of birds all across the globe and answer “big picture” questions about what’s happening to bird populations over time. Last year, more than 160,000 participants submitted their bird observations online, creating the largest instantaneous snapshot of global bird populations ever recorded.
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Operation Food Search (OFS), a nonprofit hunger relief organization, recently received a $100,000 grant from the Dana Brown Charitable Trust to fund its Fresh Rx: Prescribing Healthy Futures. The trust provides for the health, education, and welfare of disadvantaged children, as well as the health and welfare of animals in the St. Louis Metro area. Fresh Rx, in partnership with the Normandy Schools Collaborative (NSC), is a program designed to create a healthy and hunger-free school district. OFS provides programs, practices and policies necessary to ensure the entire NSC—including students and their families, district administrators, faculty and staff, community partners, and school neighborhood residents—has the food and nutrition needed to thrive. The grant will be used to accomplish four goals: make the most of the USDA Child Nutrition programs (includes school breakfast, lunch, after-school
meals, and summer meals) at all NSC schools; develop the 1.6 acre Normandy High School Teaching Farm and agricultural career pathway; create a food oasis in a food desert by building the Normandy High School Community Market and Learning Kitchen, and; provide nutritional support to students with additional health and academic needs. “We are so very grateful to the Dana Brown Charitable Trust for its support of our Fresh Rx program,” said OFS’s Executive Director Kristen Wild. “This grant enables Operation Food Search to address a cyclical problem—the lack of nutritious food access—with a holistic and sustainable approach.” “Our work with OFS has been an exciting partnership because our students are at the heart of the partnership. OFS has been intentional about including student voice in addressing the local food desert challenges,” said Normandy Superintendent of Schools Dr. Charles J. Pearson. “Plans for
the NHS teaching farm, the planned market, and the learning kitchen are all the result of our students wanting to learn more – not just for themselves, but for the improvement of our community. In their words, they want to be ‘part of the solution and leave a legacy.’”
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Parker Road principal renews National Board Certification Malinda Ice, principal of Parker Road El- have the greatest impact on student success and ementary School in the Ferguson-Florissant overall development,” said Ice. The certification process reSchool District, is among 4,768 quires that teachers demonstrate teachers nationwide to renew standards-based evidence of the their certification as a Nationpositive effect they have on stual Board Certified Teacher dent learning in alignment with (NBCT). the National Board’s Five Core National Board Certification Propositions for teaching. They is designed to develop, retain must exhibit a deep understandand recognize accomplished ing of their students, content teachers and to generate onknowledge, use of data and asgoing improvement in schools sessments and teaching practice. nationwide. It is the most respected professional certificaThey must also show that they participate in learning commution available in K-12 educanities and provide evidence of tion. Created by teachers, for teachers, the National Board Photo courtesy Ferguson-Florissant School District ongoing reflection and continuous learning. Standards represent a consen“The process of earning certification is rigsus among educators about what accomplished orous and one of my most challenging proteachers should know and be able to do. “Renewing as a National Board Certified fessional development experiences,” said Ice. Teacher, hopefully, shows my dedication to “Through the process, I am more reflective in teaching. As an administrator and supporter my day to day practices and driven to help stuof teachers. I realize effective teaching practices dents achieve.”
HSD Social Work Lead named SLSSCA Advocate of the Year
Photo courtesy Hazelwood School District (From left) HSD Superintendent Dr. Nettie Collins-Hart stands with Jazell Thomas and HSD Assistant Superintendent Matt Phillips.
Hazelwood School District Counselor and Social Work Lead Jazell Thomas has been named the 2019-2020 St. Louis Suburban School Counselor Association Advocate of the Year. Thomas, a Hazelwood East High School graduate, has worked in the Hazelwood School District since 1998 when she began as an elementary counselor at Grannemann Elementary School. As Social Work Lead, Thomas is responsible for overseeing the district’s 94 school counsel-
ors, social workers, and home school communicators. She has been instrumental in improving the scope of social work in the Hazelwood School District by establishing training opportunities for district staff, serving on various committees, leading professional development, and involvement in numerous other initiatives. Thomas will be formally honored at the SLSSCA Awards Ceremony on Feb. 6.
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Send your event to editor@mycnews.com and we'll print it! EVENTS Feb. 12: Karaoke
Karaoke at Florissant Valley VFW Post 4105, located at 410 St. Francois, from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. All profits go to support veterans. For more information call 314-831-6121.
Feb. 14: Country fried steak or meatloaf
Country fried steak or meatloaf dinner at Florissant Valley VFW Post 4105, located at 410 St. Francois, from 4 to 7 p.m. All profits go to support veterans. For more information call 314-831-6121.
Feb. 15: African American women’s suffrage program
An African American women’s suffrage program takes place at 2 p.m. at the Education Classroom at the Gateway Arch (located on lower level of Arch Visitor Center).Lynne Jackson is a direct descendant of Dred and Harriet Scott – who famously sued for their freedom from slavery at the Old Courthouse, prior to the Civil War – and the founder and president of the
Dred Scott Heritage Foundation. She will present the history of civil rights and African American women’s suffrage, and visitors will learn how the past connects the present, and how women and African Americans fought their right to vote in St. Louis. The program is free and open to the public.
tration is requested, so call 314-747WELL (9355) and register today. Free screenings for cholesterol, glucose, and blood pressure, EKG (must register separately for EKG screening), informational displays, ask the experts, stress and heart disease information, refreshments and much more.
Feb. 19: Karaoke
Feb. 26: Karaoke
Karaoke at Florissant Valley VFW Post 4105, located at 410 St. Francois, from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. All profits go to support veterans. For more information call 314-831-6121.
Feb. 21: Pork steak dinner
Pork steak dinner at Florissant Valley VFW Post 4105, located at 410 St. Francois, from 4 to 7 p.m. All profits go to support veterans. For more information call 314-831-6121.
Feb. 22: Heart fair
2020 Heart Fair Love Your Heart takes place at Christian Hospital Detrick Building Atrium. Registration opens at 8:30 a.m. and closes at 11 a.m. Lectures are from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Screenings and informational booths are from 8:3011:30 a.m. Space is limited and regis-
Karaoke at Florissant Valley VFW Post 4105, located at 410 St. Francois, from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. All profits go to support veterans. For more information call 314-831-6121.
Feb. 28: Chicken dinner
Chicken dinner at Florissant Valley VFW Post 4105, located at 410 St. Francois, from 4 to 7 p.m. All profits go to support veterans. For more information call 314-831-6121.
Feb. 29: Bingo
An inaugural bingo event, the Second Annual Blacklight Bash, hosted by Soroptimist International of Greater St. Louis will take place at the JFK Community Center at Koch Park in Florissant. Proceeds will benefit the Live Your Dream Award. Doors will open at 6 p.m., and bingo starts at 7p.m. Tickets are $35/person and price includes beer, wine and soda. Over $1,300 in cash prizes, 50/50 raffle and basket raffles.
March 15: Snowman building contest
Looking for best snowman in Florissant. Build the biggest, have a theme and make it cute then enter the contest. Build your most creative and unique snowman and send in a photo. Until March 15, anytime it snows build a snowman. Take a picture of yourself and the snowman, and send it to the James J. Eagan Community Center at #1 James J. Eagan Drive Florissant, MO 63033 along with an application. Prizes will be awarded. The Youth Advisory Commission will be the judges of this contest. You must be a Florissant resident to enter and 15 years of age or younger. For further information, call
314-921-4466 or 314921-4250.
March 21: Trivia night
Trivia will take place at Zion Lutheran Church at 123 Carson Rd. in Ferguson. Doors open at 6 p.m. trivia starts at 7 p.m. Cost is $25 per person (eight players per table) $200 per team. Soda and light snacks will be provided. To register call Rev. BJ Arnold at 314-5181505. All money raised will support Feed My Starving Children.
March 27: CultureFest 2020
CultureFest is a celebration of the many cultures of Christian Hospital staff, St. Louis communities and patients that takes place from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Christian Hospital Atrium and Parking Lot at 11133 Dunn Rd. Community program booths, retail vendors, and health initiatives that promote diversity, inclusion and equity will be present. There will be a world map for all participants to indicate their ancestral origins as part of CultureFest’s celebration of diversity and inclusion. Free health screenings for blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose will be provided. Food trucks will be present from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
March 30: Historic Florissant’s Annual Benefit Dinner
Historic Florissant’s Annual Benefit Dinner will be held at Hendel’s Restaurant at 599 St. Denis Street in Florissant. Cocktail hour will begin at 5 p.m. and dinner service will begin at 6 p.m. Tickets will be $50 per person and $100 per person for a VIP table. To purchase a ticket, please send a check to: Historic Florissant, Inc., 1067 Dunn Rd, Florissant, MO 63031 or call 314-565-1468 to purchase using a credit or debit card. All proceeds benefit Historic Florissant, Inc. a nonprofit organization working toward the preservation of Florissant’s rich history.
April 4: Mystery dinner theatre
Mystery Dinner Theatre will take place at Unity Lutheran Church at 8454 Glen Echo Dr. in Normandy. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Dinner is served at 6 p.m., play to follow. Cost is $25 per person. For reservations contact Carolyn at 314-837-4674 or email Altepeterc@ gmail.com. All money raised will support Feed My Starving Children.
April 10: Fish fries
A fish fry will be held on Fridays from 4 to 7 p.m. through April 10 at American Legion Post 444 at 17090 Old Jamestown Rd. in Florissant.
April 25: Dueling pianos
Dueling Pianos will take place at Atonement Lutheran Church at 1285 N New Florissant Rd. Doors open at 6 p.m., music goes from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. There will be a silent auction, wine pulls and 50/50. For reservations call Rick Brown at 314-249-3418. All money raised will support Feed My Starving Children.
May 15: Fish fry
Zion Lutheran Church Fish Fry starts on Feb. 28 and runs every Friday through May 15. Doors open from 4 to 7 p.m. Dine in or carry out cod, catfish,
shrimp, chicken, drinks and sides featuring homemade desserts. For more information call at Andi 314-522-0100.
May 31: 5K walk/run
Christian Hospital Recovery Center is hosting the first-ever 5K Walk/Run “Eliminate the Stigma” for Mental Health at 9 a.m. on the Paul F. Detrick Building parking lot at Christian Hospital at 11133 Dunn Rd. To register, visit christianhospital.org/5K. All proceeds go toward the Christian Hospital Foundation’s Mental Health Scholarship Fund to provide services to those most in need. Health vendors will be onsite providing information on their services. Chances to win raffle baskets can be purchased at the event for $1 for one chance or $5 for six chances.
RECURRING EVENTS Weekdays: Food pantry volunteers needed
The Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry is in need of ongoing adult volunteers to sort food, stock shelves and shop with clients. Two-to-four hour shifts are available, Monday-Friday 8:45 a.m.-3:45 p.m. To learn more or to join this fun group, contact Chelsey Banaskavich at 314-513-1674 or cbanaskavich@jfcs-stl.org.
Weekdays: Tax filing program volunteers Seeking greeters, appointment schedulers, and tax preparers to assist older adults in the St. Louis County Tax Filing Program. Training and mileage reimbursement is provided. For more information and to start the volunteer application process, contact the County Older Resident Programs and ask for Mike Nickel at 314-615-4021.
Weekdays: Volunteer drivers
The St. Louis County Older Resident Programs need volunteer drivers who live in St. Louis County to give a few hours during the day to provide transportation to and from doctor’s appointments for our senior residents of St. Louis County that lives near you! No weekends and mileage reimbursement is available. Call today at 314-615-4516.
Mondays: TOPS meeting
Come, join and take off those extra pounds. T.O.P.S.=Take Off Pounds Sensibly has meetings on Monday nights at 7 p.m. (weigh in begins at 6:35 p.m.) 9135 Shelley Avenue, Overland, MO 63114. (Entrance is in the back on East Milton). TOPS is a very inexpensive way to lose weight. You may visit a meeting for free. Any questions please call Dan Agee at 314-540-5223.
Mondays: Choral Art Singers
Choral Arts Singers resume practice on Mondays, at 7 p.m. at Transfiguration Episcopal Church, 1860 Lake St. Louis Blvd. in Lake St. Louis. This session will include performance at St. James Cathedral, Chicago on June 25. New singers are welcome. Auditions are not required. See www.concertarts.org.
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City of Pine Lawn holds regular workshop meetings at city hall at 6250 Steve Marre Ave. in Pine Lawn on the fourth Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. The meetings are open to the public.
Mondays: A cappella singers
All men who like to sing are invited to come sing with us, The Men of Harmony. We practice every Monday night at 7 p.m. at 5500 Parker Road which is the first house on Uthe Lane. We sing four-part harmony a capella (without accompaniment). We sing some traditional songs, as well as show tunes and more contemporary music. We do perform for the public at various functions. Persons interested can come right on in or for more information call Al at 314-993-6134.
Mondays: Korean War Veterans Association meeting
If you had military service in Korea between Sept. 3, 1945 and the present you are cordially invited to a meeting of Chapter 4, North County Korean War Veterans Association. Meetings take place at the VFW Post 4105 at 410 St. Francois in Florissant on the second Monday of the month, starting at 7 p.m. For more information contact Walter Kaiser at 314-921-2132.
Mondays-Thursdays: Volunteers needed
Community Action Agency of St. Louis County is in need of volunteers to stock shelves, sort food shipments and pack bags for Food Pantry Clients Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Two to four hour shifts are available. If you are inter-
ested, please contact Cheryl Piece at 314-446-4440 or cpiece@caastlc.org for additional information.
Tuesdays: A cappella singers
The Gentlemen of Sound are looking for men who like to sing or want to learn. They practice Tuesdays at Lady of the Pillar school at 401 S. Lindbergh from 7 – 9 p.m. They try to do public events monthly. Always looking for new members. Come by or call Charlie at 314-954-1121.
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Tuesdays: Choir rehearsals
The St. Louis Chordinals, a women’s a cappella chorus, rehearse every
Tuesday evening from 7 - 9:30 p.m. at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church at 12397 Natural Bridge Rd. in Bridgeton (next to the Bridgeton Government Center). For more information call Linda at 314-839-3495 or visit stlouischordinals.org.
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Tuesdays: Celebrate Recovery
Celebrate Recovery Tuesday meetings take place at 6 p.m. with a Saturday Bible Study at 9 a.m. at LifePoint Church at 424 Graham Rd. in Florissant. For more information visit www.lifepointministries.church/celebrate-recovery or call (men) Steve D.
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Ambush climb to sixth place in standings The St. Louis Ambush play in the South Central Division of the Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) with home games at the Family Arena. The Ambush improved to 8-8 on the season when they defeated the Harrisburg Heat 9-6 Saturday night at the Family Arena. The Ambush held a 3-2 lead at the end of the opening period, thanks to goals from Stefan St. Louis, Douglas Dos Santos and Ado Jahic. Harrisburg’s goals came from Elton de Oliveira and Tavoy Morgan. St. Louis’ goal was the first short-handed tally of the season for the Ambush. Jahic, a St. Louis native, scored his first in front of the home crowd. The Ambush increased their lead to two goals (5-3) by halftime thanks to two second quarter tallies from Duduca. Harrisburg’s second quarter goal came when Morgan scored his second of the night on a power play. Just over a minute into the third period, Dos Santos posted his second goal of the game to make the score 6-3. The Ambush went on a power play when Harrisburg was penalized for too many men on the field at 11:46 of the third frame. The home team made good on the opportunity when Pablo Da Silva buried a long shot in the net with 15 seconds remaining in the power play. The Ambush took a 7-3 lead into final stanza. The Ambush got another power play opportunity when Dylan Hundelt was sent to the sin bin for tripping at 14:36 of the third quarter. With the power play still in effect at the start of the fourth quarter, Duduca completed the hat trick with his power play goal 24 seconds in to give the Ambush an 8-3 lead. With the sixth attacker in play for Harrisburg, Dominic Francis scored to reduce the lead to 8-4. Just over two minutes later, Jerjer Gibson found the back of the net to shave the lead to 8-5. Francis struck again when
his shot came off the dasher board and careened into the net, making the score 8-6. The Ambush would score one more time, when Oitomeia scored an empty netter from the defensive third at 12:05 for a 9-6 final. The next Ambush home game is slated for Feb. 21 when the Ontario Fury visit the Family Arena for a 7:35 p.m. contest. *Movin’ on up Player from Ambush heading to Florida Veteran St. Louis Ambush midfielder Corey Adamson is heading to Florida as he will join the Orlando SeaWolves for the remainder of the season. Adamson will serve in the dual role of player and assistant coach for the SeaWolves. Current plans call for him to return to St. Louis after his stint in Florida concludes. * Only for a short time Lindenwood guard sets record Lindenwood University’s senior point guard Lindsay Medlen tallied 13 assists for the Lions in a 92-83 win over Quincy. They are the most by a Lion in a single game in the NCAA era at Lindenwood. Additionally, Medlen surpassed Jenny Rocha for the Lindenwood NCAA career assists mark. With the win, the Lions rise to 13-7 overall and 9-5 in GLVC action. * That’s one for the books Gary Baute, a St. Louis native, may be educated in business but he lives and breathes sports. As a fan or an athlete, Gary is all sports all the time. He hosted a radio sports program on KFNS, emceed the River City Rascals’ inaugural season, among many other activities. I am currently hosting a Health show on 97.1 FM, ‘Prime Time Health’ www. PrimeTimeSTL.com. It broadcasts Saturday nights at 8 and Sunday mornings at 9.
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Recipe courtesy of the North American Meat Institute on behalf of the Beef Checkoff Yield: 2 rolls (16 pieces)
Ingredients:
Hand Vinegar: 1 cup water 1/4 cup rice vinegar
Piquant Sauce: 1/2 cup plain yogurt 1 tablespoon mustard 1 tablespoon horseradish 1/2 avocado, mashed until smooth
Directions: To make hand vinegar: In small bowl, stir water and rice vinegar.
Maki: 2 sheets nori 2 cups prepared sushi rice 6 thin slices corned `beef 1/2 avocado, cut into slivers 1/4 cucumber, cut lengthwise into thin strips r ice seasoning wasabi peas
cucumber crosswise along rice, covering half the surface closest to you.
To make piquant sauce: In small bowl, blend yogurt, mustard, horseradish and avocado.
Securing corned beef, avocado and cucumber with fingers, use thumbs to push end of mat up and over filling until edge of the nori meets rice on opposite side. Press firmly on roll.
To make maki: Lay sushi mat on clean surface. Moisten hands with hand vinegar and shake off excess. Place one nori sheet on mat, shiny-side down. Spread 1 cup rice across nori, leaving 1 inch empty at farthest end.
Lift top of mat and roll firmly until tight and round. Squeeze gently to shape roll. Press ends in carefully to secure loose rice. Remove mat and set roll aside.
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HBO’s ‘McMillion$’ series exposes real-life fraud
Movie: By Steve Bryan
Born and raised in South St. Louis, Steve Bryan is now based in Anaheim, California, and has been allowed access to movie and television sets to see actors and directors at work. Though his writing has taken him far from St. Louis, Steve is, at heart, still the same wide-eyed kid who spent countless hours watching classic movies at neighborhood theaters.
In 2004, McDonald’s gave away a total of $15 million to random customers in some of their restaurants. Instead of a huge game promotion, the management simply chose winners at random as they walked in the door. Compared to other giveaways, this was rather understated and only a few customers were aware of it. According to a “New York Times” article, a similar, very quiet giveaway of $10 million took place at other McDonald’s locations a few years earlier. Although this seems like a magnanimous gesture, the fast food giant was making restitution for a scandal involving their popular “Monopoly” promotion. For a 12-year-period, the biggest prizes were awarded to a circle of co-conspirators brought together by a man known to the FBI as “Uncle Jerry.” The Mark Wahlberg-produced “McMillion$” examines this real-life event and shows how a seemingly trustworthy individual tried to make himself and his cohorts wealthy. McDonald’s unveiled their version of “Monopoly” in their restaurants in 1987. The gameplay here was rather simple: customers received game pieces for purchasing food or simply asking for a game piece (no purchase
monopolize the game for his own benefit. Though it documents a serious crime, “McMillion$” is told with a light-hearted tone. Some events are recreated for the documentary with some of the real-life players. In the first episode, FBI Special Agent Doug Mathews talks about how in 2001, he saw a post-it note on his boss’ desk that contained a tip about the big McDonald’s winners and how they were connected. Mathews vamps for the camera at times and some Twitter users think he is trying “McMillion$” photo courtesy HBO to get his own HBO series. A few principal players, however, are still shaking their heads at the was required). The goal was to get the one whole thing. Rob Holm, McDonald’s direcrare piece for a group of properties. For ex- tor of global security, asks “How in the world ample, to win a million dollars, a player had to could this have happened?” Holm’s question is get both Boardwalk, the rare piece, and Park more poignant because the conspirators show that they were not exceptionally bright. “UnPlace, which was much easier to get. From a marketing standpoint, the “Mo- cle Jerry” may have been clever, but his own nopoly” giveaway was brilliant, enticing peo- greed became his downfall. The six-part “McMillion$” documentary seple to walk into their restaurants in search of those rare game pieces. Most people won at ries is broadcast on Monday nights, culminatleast some food prizes and the excitement of ing with the final episode on March 9. The first the game kept them coming back. As “Mc- episode is rather tasty and leaves viewers both Million$” points out, though, one man with amused and shocked at these real-life events. access to confidential information decided to It’s definitely worth a look.
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‘Yeggs’ is a comic series about Robert and Bill, two rabbits who have opened their own egg franchise in the Midwest (St. Louis area). We follow their day to day lives, watching as they go about the hectic task of preparing for their one big day every year. Along the way they have adventures filled with fun, comic doings and pathos.
By Cindy Moore
Moore On Life We’ve barely dipped our toes into February and already this has been a most interesting month. So many things have taken place. To start out, an exciting thing occurred on Sunday which hasn’t happened in 909 years. “The Chiefs won the Super Bowl?” Yes, the Chiefs won…YAY! But it’s only been 50 years since that last happened. Maybe it just seems like 909 years. But no, not that. The other thing. “Oh, the groundhog crawled out of his burrow and forecast an early spring?” Hmmm, rat-like rodents living in dirt holes; are we talking about weather predictors or Congress? Well, yes the fuzzy-faced beast came out of his den and foretold the weather. But, no. That happens every February. Not such a big deal. Give up? I’ll take your silence as a resounding cry of defeat. Palindromes, baby! The second day of February turned out to be: 02/02/2020. A palindrome, which reads the same forwards as backwards. Like civic, level or racecar or my personal favorite, taco cat. Tacos and cats, what a glorious world we live in…sigh! So there you have three exciting things. That’s quite enough to start off the month, but no there’s more. Impeachment finally came to an end. For those of you who haven’t been following the news. Impeachment is a new flavor of ice cream infused with an abundance of peach mixed in with a little mint. It’s actually a really nasty combination and is expected to be voted out shortly. Rocky Road will take its rightful place, which coincidentally, explains the state of politics at this time. Speaking of state, The State of the Union also took place. That was eventful. Among other things, perfectly good pieces of paper got shredded. I guess it’s because the President said he will start a new campaign to plant thousands of trees.
Flabbergast February
More trees, more paper, no need to conserve. What a week. I don’t think we can handle any more excitement. So let’s just hunker down and wait for spring, which according to, NO, not Doppler radar; satellite images or an iPhone weather app, but an overweight whiskered marmot, is right around the corner. I hope you enjoyed this strange palindrome phenomenon because it won’t happen again for another 101 years. In between that time the Chiefs will win many more games; the groundhog will make more predictions, but unfortunately, Congress will still not have accomplished anything. Cindy Moore is the mother of three superlative kids, servant of two self-indulgent felines and wife to one nifty husband. Her ficticious occupation? Archeological Humorist: someone who unearths absurdity and hilarity in strange and unusual places including public restrooms, the lint filter, and church meetings. Most recently, she excavated a find in her neighbor’s bird feeder. The opinions expressed in this column are Cindy Moore’s alone and do not reflect the opinion of the owners or staff of Community News.
ACROSS 1. Frenzied 5. Between fathers and sons? 8. Not fake news 12. Black-tie occasion 13. Pupil’s place 14. Whatchamacallit 15. Similar 16. Nessie’s lake 17. Poet T.S. 18. *He called his residence the White House 20. Dashing style 21. Opposite of cathode 22. No-goodnik 23. Same as Danzig 26. Inside information, pl. 30. Antonym of keep 31. Data input device 34. ____ Madrid Club de Fútbol 35. Anomie, alt. sp. 37. Stupid person 38. First M in MGM 39. Narcotics agent, for short 40. Jennifer Lopez’ 2019 movie swindle 42. Band aid 43. Hiked the Inca Trail, e.g. 45. Threat, two words 47. H+, e.g. 48. “Fences” actress Davis 50. Long forearm bone
52. *His epitaph doesn’t mention his presidency 56. Abracadabra, e.g. 57. *First Lady of the US for only one month 58. Milano moolah 59. *Where JFK’s “Honey Fitz” spent time 60. Two of a kind, pl. 61. Winglike 62. Ring-around-the-rosy flower 63. “C’____ la vie!” 64. *President during Mexican-American War DOWN 1. Petri dish filler 2. Kind of shark 3. Assortment 4. Dorothy Gale, e.g. 5. Gordon Gekko: “____ is good” 6. Bridal path 7. “Hey, over here!” 8. *He installed library at the White House 9. Marco Polo’s destination 10. “Oh ____!” 11. Little squirt 13. Conjure up 14. “Faster!” to a horse 19. Glorify 22. *Announce presidential ____ 23. *He established
Yellowstone as 1st national park 24. 1/100 of a rial 25. “I love you” or “J’____” 26. *Only one to hold position in Executive and Judicial branches 27. Prenatal 28. Orwell’s animals’ turf, pl. 29. North face, e.g. 32. “You had” or “you would” 33. Baryshnikov’s step 36. *First president to campaign by telephone 38. Dixon of “The Walking Dead” 40. Farm layer 41. Body scrubbers 44. Bear Down Under 46. Hearing organ cover 48. Second planet from the Sun 49. “____ ____ me, then who?” 50. Machinating 51. Not more 52. Green gem 53. Storage cylinder 54. Face-to-face exam 55. Police informer 56. Tree juice
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