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October 1, 2014

Florissant Old Town Fall Festival

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THe 2014 Florissant Old Town Fall Festival features fun for all.

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17th annual Florissant Old Town Fall Festival promises

By Shawn Clubb something for everyone Stop looking for something to do on Oct. 12, because Florissant Old Town Partners and the city of Florissant have you and your whole family covered.

The 17th Annual Florissant Old Town Fall Festival from 11 am to 5 pm Sunday, Oct. 12, offers so much to do that even dogs are sure to have a good time.

“We have a lot of crafters. We have the flea market. We have food. We have the bands. We’ve got it all,” said Kati Mahoney, coordinator for Florissant Old Town Partners.

Eleven blocks on rue St. Francois in Old Town Florissant will be closed off for the street festival, which will feature more than 150 booths of games, craft items and food vendors. More than 60 crafters will show off their works at the craft fair, where they will offer people the opportunity to get a jump start on their holiday shopping or just get their hands on some hand-crafted items.

Festival activities will include a chili cook-off, a wine garden, a flea market, pumpkin decorating, jewelry making, a lawn mower display, antique tractors and a military vehicle display, and lots of live entertainment. The Old St. Ferdinand Shrine will feature food, children’s activities, a flint knapper and more.

Acts that will perform along the street include the Dixie Rhythm Kings, Cookie the Clown, Dan Sproat, Kraig Klbrenner, Pat and Anna Auberry, the Kincaid Karacter Puppets, stilt-walker and juggler Richard Renner and stilt-walker Vince DeLaughder, storyteller Carol Brady, North County Big Band, Dennis Schilligo, The Buckhannon Brothers, and Bryson Gerard.

The featured act this year will be The Ralph Butler Band, compliments of the Missouri Art’s Council and the Regional Arts Council. The group will perform at 1 and 3 pm on the band shell on the Lawyers Building lot in the 100 block of St. Francois.

However, another headliner will perform on the band shell in advance of the festival. The Florissant Fine Arts Council through the support of the Missouri Arts Council and Regional Arts Commission will present the Smash Band at 7 pm Saturday, Oct. 11.

As always, the festival will go to the dogs with the return of the Fido Follies dog show at the Government Center at 1055 rue St. Francois. Categories in the contest include smallest dog, largest dog, best trick, best costume and best kisser. Everyone is invited to bring their

licensed and leashed dogs to the show.

Water bowls will be available on every block.

“It is a dog-friendly festival,” Mahoney said. “Everybody brings their dogs.”

The Children’s Art Festival sponsored by the Hazelwood Head Start Program and the Florissant Valley Community See OLD TOWN FALL FESTIVAL page 2

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Around Town Local news and events like Black Jack Mayor Norman McCourt’s recently bestowed honor and more

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Special Feature Careers and Business

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Business Classic Carpet & Flooring was recently named one of 10 businesses to receive 2014 TORCH Awards from the BBB and more

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School Pattonville’s gifted program students receive visit from an area inventor and more

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Learn & Play Play Sudoku, discover a new book with this week’s Book Buzz, and gear up for Halloween with a Scary Movies Themed Crossword Puzzle!

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Over the Fence Joe Morice is to Community News readers what Wilson was to Tim Taylor: enjoy a fresh perspective from our in-house blue-collar philosopher.

OLD TOWN FALL FESTIVAL College will be up at the top of rue St. Francois on the City Hall lawn.

The Florissant Police Department in conjunction with MOCHIPS will offer free child identification kits in the council chambers near the Children’s Art Festival at City Hall.

For a third year, the Police Welfare Association will present a car show on the Knights of Columbus Grounds with proceeds to be donated to the Florissant Police Department Canine Program.

The Florissant Valley Fire Protection District also has events planned during the day at the fire

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station on rue St. Francois.

The entire 11-block length of the festival will be packed with things to do, Mahoney said.

To help people navigate the area, a free shuttle will run along rue St. Catherine for people who have trouble with the rue St. Francois hill. The FLERT bus will transport people on that street, which is one block over.

For more information, call 314.837.0033, or visit www.florissantoldtown.com and click on the Fall Festival link.

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Around Town Little Creek Nature Area to Host Annual “Homecoming” Oct. 25 The Little Creek Nature Area, 2295 Dunn Rd., will host a fun, free family event on from 9 am to noon Saturday, Oct. 25. The event is open to the public.

The Little Creek “Homecoming” will feature fun crafts and activities for children, apple cider pressing demonstrations, a rehabilitated bird release by the World Bird Sanctuary, guided tours of the preserve’s nature trails, an Audubon Society bird-watching tour, story time by the St. Louis

County Library, and a scavenger hunt. Starbucks will provide refreshments.

An “outdoor classroom” sprawling over 96 acres of forests, prairies and farmland, Little Creek is owned and operated by the Ferguson-Florissant School District to offer hands-on learning for students in ecology, biology and environmental science. The property also includes a working farm, a butterfly garden, an arboretum, a restored prairie, a museum and a 19th-century log cabin.

City of Black Jack Mayor Norman McCourt Honored with MML’s Distinguished Service Award The Missouri Municipal League honored City of Black Jack Mayor Norman McCourt with the 2014 Distinguished Service Award at MML’s annual conference held in St. Charles.

The award honors a current or former Missouri municipal official who has made outstanding contributions to the Missouri Municipal League. The selection committee considers a candidate’s length of service, enthusiasm and dedication, participation in MML activities and outstanding leadership in the association.

McCourt began his career in municipal government as an elected councilmember more than 30 years ago, first serving 16 years as a councilmember and for the last 15 as the mayor of the city of Black Jack. Norman has served on the executive board, legislative affairs committee and the by-laws committee for the St. Louis County Municipal League.

He has also served with the Missouri Municipal League on policy committees, including chair of the taxation and revenue committee and chair of the nominating committee. With MML, McCourt has been an active board member, serving as vice

president, president and continues in a leadership role as a past president.

Mayor McCourt said “I am pleased, honored and humbled to receive this award. It is an honor to be placed in such distinguished ranks as those of past honorees, all of whom have made contributions to life in our municipalities and state and all of whom I consider to be friends.”

The Missouri Municipal League was organized in 1934, working to strengthen Missouri cities through unity and cooperation. With more than 670 member municipalities, MML promotes the interest, welfare and closer relations among Missouri communities in order to improve local government and administration throughout the state.

Mayor McCourt hosts an award-winning community access television show in the St. Louis area called City Limits. The show features interview with local and state political officials and has grown significantly over the past 10 years to become a major contributor in providing information to the residents of St. Louis.

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St. Louis HELP Elects Drey A. Cooley to its Board of Directors The St. Louis Health Equipment Lending Program (St. Louis HELP) is pleased to announce that attorney Drey A. Cooley of law firm of Capes, Sokol, Goodman & Sarachan, P.C., has been elected to its Board of Directors.

Cooley’s practice is primarily focused on complex business, real estate and construction litigation, commercial and high-dollar residential property tax appeals and intellectual property disputes. He represents businesses and individuals in a wide Drey A. Cooley. Photo courtesy St. Louis HELP variety of business, real estate, construction and intellectual property disputes in state and federal trial and appellate courts. Many of his litigation matters involve fiduciary disputes, construction liens, commercial fraud or copyright and trademark infringement.

Primarily a volunteer organization, HELP accepts donations of nearly every type of home medical equipment in good working condition, except oxygen and medications. HELP revitalizes and cleans all donated equipment and stores it before loaning it at no cost to people in need or their caregivers who may keep it for as long as necessary.

Florissant Mourns Loss of Rosemary Davidson Rosemary Straub Davison, a Florissant citizen and distinguished historian passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Sept. 23 at her brother’s home in Arizona. She just recently celebrated her 96th birthday with close friends and family before her move to Arizona.

Davison’s 55 year commitment to preservation of historic homes and buildings in Florissant has been an inspiration for all who appreciate the rich Florissant Valley history.

Rosemary was the first female lawyer from Monroe County, Mo., a member of the Board of Freeholders, and city clerk from 1963-1979. She was a founding member of the Missouri Hertiage Trust, Florissant Valley Historical Society, Friends of Old St. Ferdinand, Hertiage Foundation, and Historic Florissant, Inc. She is also the author of the book Florissant, Missouri that was published in 2002.

“Mrs. Davison was the city clerk when I was hired by Mayor Eagan in 1976 and when I was elected to the council in 1979.

I always had the highest admiration, respect and appreciation for Rosemary and her efforts to preserve the rich history of the beautiful City of Florissant in the Valley of Flowers. We will miss her ideas, wit and challenges to advance the progress of the city,” adds Mayor Schneider.

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October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month With breast cancer currently the second most common cancer in women, according to government health statistics, awareness and early detection are crucial for treatment outcomes. With this in mind, every October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month—a time to raise awareness of the disease and funds for research and treatment.

While most women are aware of the disease, many fail to take steps to detect breast cancer in its early stages, say the experts at the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

As such, each year in October, women are encouraged to create an “Early Detection Plan.” The benefits are proven; when breast cancer is detected early in what is known as a “localized stage,” the five year survival rate is 98 percent, according to the National Cancer Institute. Having a plan is all about creating reminders to conduct breast self-exams, and to schedule clinical breast exams

and mammograms based on your age and health history.

More free information about creating an Early Detection Plan is available at www.earlydetectionplan.org and by consulting your personal health care provider.

This October, make sure the women in your family are active in helping to safeguard their own health and that of their loved ones.

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The Maryland Heights Chamber of Commerce to Hold Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Phoenix Home Care The Maryland Heights Chamber of Commerce will be holding a ribbon cutting Ceremony for Phoenix Home Care on Thursday, Oct.16. The ceremony will take place from 4 – 6 pm at their location at 2088 Craigshire Rd. Refreshments and light snacks will be provided and the Chamber will be giving away prizes. There will also be a champaign toast.

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Hazelwood Budget Cuts Effect Operating Hours for Recreation Centers and Halloween Party The City of Hazelwood put two tax referendums on the Aug. 5 ballot to create a stream of revenue to help offset its $1.42 million dollar budget deficit. Proposition S passed with a favorable vote of 60 percent; however, Proposition U failed with a favorable vote of 44 percent. Hazelwood needed both of them to pass. Since only one was approved by local voters, the City Council has been forced to make more deep cuts in the budget.

Unfortunately, there is no way these depths of cuts can be made without damaging the quality of municipal services such as recreation, fire, police, street maintenance, code enforcement, leaf vacuuming and snow removal. Attempts have been made to make these cuts as painless as possible.

But as services erode, residents will start noticing a decline in the quality of life they have all come to enjoy in their City.

The first round of deep budget cuts will affect the Parks and Recreation Division. Starting Sun-

day, October 5, operating hours on Sundays for the Hazelwood Community Center, 1186 Teson Road, and Civic Center East, 8969 Dunn Rd., will be shortened to 5 pm. They normally stay open from 1 pm to 9 pm on Sundays.

Early risers who work out at Civic Center East will be impacted on Monday, Oct. 6, when the facility starts opening up at 8 am instead of 6 am.

This means local residents will have no access to the Weight Room or Track from 6 am to 8 am.

Plus, the City of Hazelwood is announcing the cancellation of this year’s Halloween Happenings event set for Friday, Oct. 31, from 6:30 pm to 9 pm. The Hazelwood Community Center will not be open for ghouls and goblins to walk through a haunted house, participate in costume contests, play games or go on a hayride.

Other deep budget cuts approved by the City Council will be announced soon.

Florissant Mayor Hosts Senior Town Hall Meeting On Thursday Sept. 18, Florissant Mayor Thomas P. Schneider held a senior town hall meeting at the James J. Eagan Center to inform attendees about progress in the city and to allow an opportunity to speak with city administrators.

Schneider thanks Bent-Wood Nursing & Rehabilitation for providing breakfast to attends, and Dr. Rance Thomas, president of North County Churches Uniting for Racial Harmony and Justice, for performing the invocation.

Numerous organizations provided Florissant Mayor Thomas Schneider addresses the large crowd of seniors at the Sept. information to the seniors including 18 senior town hall meeting. Photo courtesy city of Florissant AARP, Ameren UE, Black Jack Fire Water, Missouri Veterans commission, MODOT, Protection District, Center for Hearing & Speech, MSD, North County Senior Ministry, Oasis, St. Center for Senior Renewal, Christian Hospital & Louis County Department of Highways & Trafthe Center of Senior Reward, County Older Resific, St. Louis County Library Florissant Valley dent Program, Ferguson- Florissant School DisBranch and Washington University Memory & trict, Florissant Valley Fire Protection District, Aging Program. Peggy Hogan and her Senior OfFlorissant Valley Kiwanis Club, Greater North fice organized the town hall meeting and DepartCounty Chamber, Hazelwood School District, ment Heads from every department gave presenLaclede Gas Company, Lutheran Services, Mid tations and stayed to answer questions.

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Weekly Fall Color Reports Available As the heat of summer fades into the cool weather of fall, trees and shrubs around the Show-Me State transform from leaves of green to a fall-foliage color palette of golds, reds, oranges, and purples.

Leaves turn colors when two things happen. First, sugars produced by photosynthesis are trapped inside leaves by chilly—but not freezing—autumn nights.

Those sugars are the building blocks for red, yellow, orange, and purple pigments. Cool nights simultaneously cause the breakdown of green pigments, allowing these other colors to show through.

Missouri’s fall color starts in late September and usually peaks in mid-October. This progression of color change starts earliest in northern Missouri and moves southward across the state. Normally by late October, colors are fading and leaves are beginning to drop from trees. Generally, color change is predictable, but can vary year to year, depending on weather.

According to Missouri Department of Conservation Forestry Field Program Supervisor Nick Kuhn, autumn weather will be the biggest factor affecting this year’s fall color.

“It has been a decent year for most trees,” says Kuhn.

“Sufficient rain, moderate temperatures, no serious in-

sect problems, or weather events means trees are happy and doing OK. The fall weather will be the major factor in showing us those wonderful hidden colors in all trees. Watch for sunny days and cool nights with no frost to know when to start looking for color changes. I predict that across the state, the best week for fall color change will be the last week of October.”

The Conservation Department provides weekly fallcolor reports and has developed a free mobile app to help Missourians discover fall color around the ShowMe State. The report combines information from foresters around the state in weekly online updates at mdc.mo.gov/node/4548 from late September through November.

The Conservation Department’s free MO Fall Color

application is available for smart phones and other mobile devices. It provides up-to-the-minute fall-color scenes from around the state, complete with GPS navigation information. The app also provides weekly fallcolor reports for various areas of the state. Users can even add their own fall-color photos and share them with Facebook friends and others. The MO Fall Color app is active during fall-color changes beginning in September through November.

Webster University on the Verge of 100 Years!

Webster University, founded in 1915 with its home campus based in St. Louis, Missouri, is celebrating its Centennial date on Nov. 1, 2015. Webster University is the only Tier 1, private, nonprofit university with campus locations around the world including metropolitan, military, online and corporate, as well as traditional campuses in North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa.

In addition to our home campus in St. Louis, Webster has three extended campuses in the St. Louis area: Downtown, Westport, and WingHaven. At these four easily accessible locations, we excel at education for adult learners. Students receive personalized attention from expert faculty who combine academic expertise with real-world experience. We offer accelerated evening courses with five eight or nine-week terms per year starting January,

March, May, August, and October.

To highlight the campuses in Community News area, Webster’s WingHaven campus is located at the intersection of Interstate 64 and WingHaven Boulevard in O’Fallon, Mo. The Webster University Westport campus is located near Interstate 270 and Page Avenue in Maryland Heights. One or both campuses offer the following graduate degrees: Master of Business Administration (MBA), a Master of Science in Finance, and Master of Arts in Human Resource Management, Human Resource Development, Information Technology Management, Management and Leadership, and Procurement and Acquisitions Management. Undergraduate degrees include Business Administration and Management. Look for an announcement of an expansion of

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Webster also offers a wide variety of online degree programs. Webster University has preferred tuition rates for first responders, active military,

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The Maryland Heights Chamber of Commerce to host Speakers Series

Classic Carpet & Flooring of Florissant to Receive TORCH Award from BBB

The Maryland Heights Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a Speakers Series from 8 am – noon Wednesday, Oct. 29 at the Days Inn & Suites Westport, 1970 Craig Rd. in St. Louis.

This is a Speakers Series for companies to send its management and other employees to gain valuable information to improve personal and professional development, valuable sales and negotiating skills, learn what is preventing employees from achieving their financial goals, and gain an understanding of employees’ top five strengths and how to use them.

The speakers include Tom Woodcock of Seal the Deal, Jason Mainard of Sandler Training at the RUBICON Institute, Doug Devitre of Doug Devitre International, Inc., and Hank Wylie of Labor Ready, a TrueBlue Company. The knowledge learned from this lineup of dynamic speakers with help change behaviors that are holding employees back, ultimately unlocking their fullest potential.

The cost to attend is $99 for members of the Maryland Heights Chamber of Commerce and $149 for non-members. For more information, or to register, contact Sherry Huibonhoa at 314.576.6603 or email sherry@mhcc.com.

Classic Carpet & Flooring of Florissant, Mo. is among 10 businesses and two charities who will receive TORCH Awards from Better Business Bureau (BBB) Serving Eastern Missouri and Southern Illinois at noon Tuesday, Oct. 14, at the Chase Park Plaza in St. Louis.

Karen Rose started selling carpet in 1980 from her home, but the business quickly outgrew that and other offices before settling at the corner of North New Florissant Road and St. Francois Street in Old Town Florissant. Karen is semi-retired now, and her son, Michael, now owns and runs the Karen Rose and her son Michael company.

From the beginning, the company has Whitacre, once a rising star at Archer Daniels used The Golden Rule as its model for ethics. Midland who became an internationally known Michael Rose said the company’s current code whistleblower on the company’s price-fixing builds on that and adds that “personal integrity, practices. Whitacre, whose story was the basis trustworthiness and customer satisfaction are for the movie, The Informant, has found his way crucial to the success of our business.” back into business and is in high demand as a Businesses and charities who apply for the motivational speaker.

TORCH Awards are evaluated for their commitKMOV News Anchor Steve Savard will emcee ment to customer service through exceptional the event. standards for ethical business practices. A comThe TORCH Awards luncheon is at noon Tuesmittee of previous winners chooses the award day, Oct. 14, in the Khorassan Room at the Chase winners.

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While Byerly RV in Eureka has been the No. 1 dealer in Missouri for motorhomes for several years, the category with the most rapid growth is the Fifth-wheel RV. Designed for pickup truck towing, the Fifth-wheel offers the greatest amount of living space. Often models include three to four slide-out rooms and can be detached and set up permanently, leaving you to set out and explore in the truck.

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Inventor Visit Assists Remington Students with Innovations Students in SIGMA, the middle school gifted program, at Remington Traditional School recently learned from an expert about how to invent something that benefits society.

Sixth-, seventh- and eighthgraders met in the school library recently with Calvin Walker, an inventor and Pattonville parent, to learn about the inventing process.

Trained as an engineer, Walker Inventor and Pattonville parent Calvin Walker talks to Remington Traditional School stuholds several patents. During his dents about how the process of inventing and patenting an idea into reality. Photo courtesy visit, he showed students what a Pattonville School District patent certificate and application displayed his engineer’s notebook, with all of his look like and the process involved in obtaining ideas, specifications and thought processes. one.

“My students are reading about the Wright “One of his patents he shared is for a location- brothers and how they used a similar method specific fire alarm,” explained SIGMA teacher of recordkeeping,” Logue said. “He encouraged Dodie Logue. “One part plugs into a traditional them to think of inventing as finding a better way smoke detector and the other sounds a pre-re- to do something. You don’t have to reinvent the corded alarm message, identifying which smoke wheel, he said, you just have to improve upon the detector in the house has gone off. He created last version.” it to solve a problem. His elderly mother sleeps Students in the SIGMA program at Remingon an upper floor, and he worried she would not ton are studying the concept of inventing this fall hear a smoke alarm going off in the basement.” and will create their own invention design that Walker showed students his prototype for the solves a problem and saves people work or time, alarm system, which he constructed. He also Logue said.

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Ferguson-Florissant School District to Host Health Fair Oct. 10 The FergusonFlorissant School District will host a health fair, open to the public and employees, from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm on Friday, Oct. 10 at the District’s Administration Center, Building B,1005 Waterford Drive in Florissant. Services available will include flu shots, blood pressure screening, and diabetes screening, along with other information and education on health-related topics.

Insurance companies will be billed directly, including Medicare, Medicaid, and United Healthcare. The patient also has the option of paying a direct fee of $20.

Cheer on the Huskies at Ritenour Homecoming The Ritenour community is gearing up for homecoming weekend, Oct. 10-11 with the theme, “Under the Big Top.” Fun activities filled with Husky pride build community for alumni as well as families of current students.

The weekend kicks off on Oct. 10 with three astute alumni and a Lifetime Achievement honoree being inducted in the Ritenour Hall of Fame. The 2014 Hall of Fame recipients are William (Bill) Sullins Jr. (class of 1956; Retired Vice Chairman of Commerce Bancshares, St. Louis), Stephen Trauth, class of 1970; Senior Systems Engineer Assurance Technology Corp.) and Glenn C. Westover (class of 1964; Senior Systems Engineer, Assurance Technology Corp.). Being honored with the Hall of Fame’s Lifetime Achievement Award is Lee Engert, a former longtime RHS teacher and coach.

Family and community activities continue on Saturday, Oct. 11: 2014 Homecoming Parade: “Clowns, Jugglers and Huskies Galore The annual RHS homecoming parade will take place prior to the football game. The pa-

rade, with the theme of “Clowns, Jugglers and Huskies Galore,” begins at 9 am at the main RHS driveway. This year’s grand marshal is U.S. Army Ranger Cory Remsburg, Class of 2001, who was honored by President Obama at the 2014 State of the Union address and has received international acclaim. The parade route follows Bristol to Brown to Lackland to Woodson and ends back on Bristol.

Huskies Play Parkway North Vikings in Homecoming Game Ritenour High School’s Moore Field is the site for the Huskies homecoming game against Parkway North on Saturday, Oct. 11. The game begins at 1 pm. During halftime, the homecoming king and queen will be crowned, and the 2014 Ritenour Hall of Fame inductees will be introduced.

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Youngerst Pick: The Most Magnificent Thing Community News is proud to offer our readers “Book Buzz.”

This column will feature great books for children in three categories: Youngest Pick: early childhood to the first or second grade, Middle Pick: elementary school children, and Oldest Pick: middle school children. Enjoy!

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Sometimes things go awry. The girl in The Most Magnificent Thing, by Ashley Spires, can identify.

She wants to build a remarkable object and tells her puppy pal assistant all about it.

There are tried and true steps — gathering supplies, setting up in the right place — then “the girl tinkers, hammers and measures . . . ,” with help from her assistant. But instead of being pleased with the end product, the child is disappointed. She has failed.

“It is all wrong.”

Back to the drawing board she goes, getting madder with each failed attempt; clouds of rage gather above her like a swarm of angry bees.

Try as she might, the girl can’t make anything to delight. Finally, she takes a walk — a magnificent idea, one that sets her on the road to success. Line drawings and cartoon characters by Spires are can-do-perfect for this Pick.

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Crossword Puzzle Theme: Scary Movies ACROSS 1. Sir Toby of “Twelfth Night” 6. Mosquito enemy 9. Wide river valley 13. Part of soft palate 14. Grassland 15. Hamelin’s child abductor 16. Awful smell 17. Banned insecticide 18. City in Belgium 19. *”One, two, ______’_ coming for you...”

21. *”The People Under the ______,” 1991 23. Seek damages 24. It’s more commonly called a pika 25. Onomatopoeia for collision 28. Young salmon 30. Maneuver for attaining particular goal 35. Show horse type 37. Fireplace smudge 39. Famous march composer 40. Yugoslavian leader during World War II 41. Chef’s headgear 43. It will 44. To impede 46. Lowest brass 47. Not made up 48. “___ ___ Margery Daw” 50. *Like a lot of horror movie scenes 52. First responders 53. Metal enemy 55. Face twitch, e.g.

57. *1976 prom night thriller 60. *Movie about a cursed videotape 64. Antique shop item 65. Federal procurement org.

67. Was dishonest with 68. DVD player button 69. *Don’t take one if you star in a Krueger flick 70. Fourth letter in Greek alphabet 71. Fancy-schmancy 72. Be in the red 73. Winter driving hazard

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3. Stringed instrument with pear-shaped body 4. Oafs 5. Desperate or badly-off

6. Another name for an Oldsmobile 7. Nourished 8. String bean’s opposite 9. IV+IV 10. Imitator 11. 1983 ZZ Top hit 12. “... ___ he drove out of sight” 15. Mexican beaches 20. Brewer’s staple 22. Big bang maker 24. Lawn pastime 25. *Norman _____ 26. Get off the chair 27. Opposite of glossy 29. Place of origin 31. Coconut fiber 32. One who is tutored 33. Muhammad’s religion 34. *”When a Stranger _____” 36. Fans reactions

38. London subway 42. *”Hellraiser III: Hell on _____” 45. *”Scary Movie 2” bird 49. Writing under influence, in text 51. Bears or cedes 54. Dal _____, in music 56. Angler’s basket 57. *Rabid St. Bernard 58. Aphrodite’s lover 59. “Lifestyles of the ____ and Famous” 60. Measuring roll 61. Doing nothing 62. Post-it ____ 63. Buzzing pest 64. Large edible mushroom 66. *Movie with same name as certain tool See answers on page 13

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By Steve Bryan - Rated: R At first glance, Liam Neeson seems to reprise his Taken character in the new thriller A Walk Among the Tombstones. These are both hardboiled characters who are exceptionally good at taking on kidnapers. Neeson’s character in this one appears wounded and in serious need of healing, though.

The actor plays Matt Scudder, a retired cop turned private investigator. Matt accompanies his friend, recovering drug addict Peter (Boyd Holbrook), to see his brother Kenny (Dan Stevens).

Kenny’s wife was brutally butchered by kidnappers and he wants to find them.

Because Kenny deals in illegal drugs, however, Scudder is reluctant to take his fee to find the killers, but he soon is on the case. With his background, Scudder knows how to read people like a book. From the methods used in the murders, Scudder figures that the killers have been at this for some time. And there’s a good chance they will strike again.

Based on the novel by Lawrence Block, A Walk Among the Tombstones is a complicated and engaging thriller. Adapting a popular mystery series is no walk in the park, but director/screenwriter Scott Frank shows an appreciation and deep respect for the source material. This is a cinematic thriller where legwork and intelligence take precedence over gunplay.

Liam Neeson was pretty much born to play characters with too much trouble heaped on their shoulders. As a police officer, Matt Scudder caused an accidental death, and he’s still dealing with the aftermath. He’s made changes in his life, but he still leads a solitary existence.

In spite of Neeson’s performance, two supporting characters threaten to steal the film.

David Harbour (Quantum of Solace) plays Ray, a serial killer lacking even a shred of decency. Traveling with Albert (Adam David Thompson), the duo looks for new victims and different ways to dispatch them.

Brian “Astro” Bradley gets some nice moments, though, as TJ, a homeless young artist who expresses an interest in Scudder’s line of work. Their relationship isn’t one of mentor of student, though. Scudder wants to keep TJ out of the line of fire, but his young protégé takes interprets that as hiding in the van owned by the killers.

A Walk Among the Tombstones starts off slowly, but reaches a nice simmer near the middle. Scott Frank and Liam Neeson make a good team, so it would be great to see them tackle another Matt Scudder novel sometime soon.

A Walk Among the Tombstones, rated R for strong violence, disturbing images, language, and brief nudity, currently is playing in theaters.

A Walk Among the Tombstones photo courtesy of Cross Creek Pictures 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 wideeyed kid who spent countless hours watching classic movies at neighborhood theaters.

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Rams Get Early Bye Week to Sort Things The St. Louis Rams went down in defeat last week and now have a week to work out the problems during the bye week.

After a defeat in front of the hometown fans with a 21-0 lead early, the Rams were back on the field for practice last week with something to prove. Head coach Jeff Fisher said that the team could use the bye week for a variety of purposes when it comes to its personnel.

“What happens typically as you get going, is the backups don’t get the reps, and so this bye week’s a good time to get them some reps,” Fisher said. “This week, basically, is about guys that need the rehab get the rehab, guys that need to recover get to recover, and then guys that need the reps and the technique work get that. You kind of handle everybody a little bit differently this week.”

Upcoming specials include something from the country music side: The Rams announced recently that the Grammy-nominated duo Montgomery Gentry will perform at the Edward Jones Dome following the Nov. 30 contest against the Raiders. The concert is free with the purchase of a game ticket, and will begin right after the game concludes. * Extra week can help heal a lot

Lady Lions Volleyball Squad Start Season on Right Foot The Lindenwood women’s volleyball team won its home opener recently at Hyland Arena on the campus with a 3-2 win over the Pittsburg State Gorillas. The Lady Lions had a comefrom-behind wins by scores of 28-26, 14-25, 31-33, 25-16, and 15-8.

Lindenwood took control of the match midway through the fourth set. The squad led 1613 already in that set and then forced the fifth

set with a 9-3 run. In the fifth set, the Lady Lions jumped out to a 6-1 lead and never let the Gorillas back into the match. Lindenwood finished with a .588 hitting percentage for the deciding set.

Sarah Makowski led four Lindenwood players with double-figure kills with 16, followed

by Shannon Doyle with 15. Jessica Krygsheld added 10 kills and Kayla Guyot had 10 kills. Ivy Reynolds had 52 assists, Doyle had a team-high 14 digs, and Makowski had four blocks.

Lindenwood improves to 4-6 overall and 1-1 in MIAA play. * Only the beginning University of Missouri-St. Louis Getting Ready to Hit the Hardwood The UMSL men’s basketball team has posted their 2014-15 schedule and it features 26 regular season games, including 12 home games and 19 games in the always tough Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC).

The Tritons have the luxury of being led into the 2014-15 campaign by second-year head coach Bob Sundvold. The team will begin the season with its lone exhibition game on Nov. 8 at NCAA Division I opponent Missouri.

UMSL will open its 48th season of intercollegiate play in Quincy, Ill., Nov. 15-16 as the Hawks host the Microtel GLVC/GLIAC Challenge. The Tritons will face Grand Valley State and Ferris State.

As the end of November approaches the Tritons will host NAIA member Benedictine of Springfield on the Nov. 25 in the home opener and will also entertain Central Christian on Dec. 5 before traveling across town to Lindenwood on Dec. 10.

The Tritons are coming off a 16-12 record, their fourth straight winning season, and return five players, including senior forward Tylor Wimbish, a First Team All-GLVC honoree who led team in points, rebounds and shooting percent from the field.

Sundvold will also welcome eight newcomers, including three freshmen and five transfers. * It’s closer than you think!

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, and co-hosted SportsRadioSTL.com, among many other activities.

Currently he broadcasts a radio show on 590 ‘The Man’ and 1380 ‘The Woman.’

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Whether you’ve planned a gathering with loved ones, or friends and family drop by for some impromptu celebrating, the holiday season is filled with festive entertaining. Having a ready supply of snacks and finger foods will let you spend more time enjoying your guests and less time fussing in the kitchen.

One simple way to ensure you have plenty of crowd-pleasing appetizers on hand is to stock up on versatile basics that you can serve in a variety of ways.

Pickles and olives. Few appetizers are as easy to prepare as a simple relish tray. Use a divided serving platter and mix and match flavors for a snack that is as pleasing to the eye as it is the palate. The same ingredients can help transform a ho-hum sandwich into something special.

Hummus. Set out a dish of hummus and pita wedges or crackers for an instant treat. Or use hummus in simple recipes for quick, tasty finger

foods. Sabra offers a dozen varieties of hummus including Roasted Red Pepper and Tuscan Herb that let you offer a better-for-you snack option with next to no time in the kitchen.

Cheese. Keep a selection of cheeses on hand, including chunks, shreds and cream cheese in a variety of flavors that can be served alone, as part of a finger food tray or in countless cold and warm appetizer recipes.

Salsa. Served simply with chips or crackers, or blended with cheeses or other ingredients for a more elaborate dish, salsa is a staple for entertaining. Sabra salsas are available in a range of flavors, each with a crisp, chunky flavor that works well alone or as an ingredient.

Beyond a well-stocked refrigerator, you need a few go-to recipes that will earn rave reviews and can be prepared quickly for those drop-in guests. Both of these recipes are served savory and warm and take just minutes to make.

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Hummus Pinwheels Prep time: 10 minutes Total time: 10 minutes Servings: 2 wraps Ingredients: 1 cup Sabra Hummus, any flavor 3 large soft tortillas 1/2 cup thinly sliced red pepper 1/2cup thinly sliced cucumber 1/2cup thinly sliced cantaloupe 4 leaves lettuce

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Directions: Spread thin layer of hummus on both tortillas.

Divide remaining ingredients between tortillas.

Roll tightly and secure with toothpicks.

Slice into pinwheels and serve.

Ravioli and Red Pepper Coulis Servings: 4 (3-piece) appetizer portions | Recipe provided by Colombe Jacobsen Ingredients: Ravioli: 12 wonton wrappers 4 tablespoons Sabra Hummus 1/4 cup water 2 tablespoons olive oil Zaatar spice and sea salt to taste Red pepper coulis: 4 medium red bell peppers 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon balsamic or red wine vinegar Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste Directions: To make ravioli, place wontons on large baking sheet with parchment paper and drop 1 teaspoon of hummus in center of each square.

Fill bowl with water. Wet finger with water and trace half the edge of wonton square.

Fold in half and seal, pressing both sides firmly together.

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In nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, warm olive oil. Saute raviolis on both sides until crisp. Cool on drying rack.

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Sprinkle Zaatar spice and sea salt on both sides.

Peel and discard skins, seeds and cores.

Chop and add to food processor along with olive oil and vinegar. Puree and season to taste with salt and pepper. Set aside.

To make red pepper coulis, roast whole peppers over an open flame or under broiler, turning occasionally, until blackened all

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Events Oct. 2 &16: Blood Pressure Clinic 10am, St. Catherine Retirement Community, 3350 St. Catherine St. Refreshments served. For more information, or to RSVP, call 314.838.3877.

Oct. 3: Gary’s Party 7-10pm, Catering to You, 12775 New Halls Ferry Rd. in Florissant.

Celebrate the life of a man who

helped so many and founded Accessible Play, Inc with an evening of dinner and dancing. Open bar and buffet dinner. Cost $50. For more information, or to buy tickets, visit www.accessibleplayinc. org, or RSVP to 314.650.934.

Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31: Tai Chi for Seniors 10am, Catherine Retirement Community, 3350 St. Catherine St. Reduce stress, strengthen

joints, develop balance and coordination. For more information, or to RSVP, call 314.838.3877.

tember 15. To make reservations, or for more information, call 341.831.3500.

Oct. 4: Florissant Valley Memorial VFW Texas Hold’em 5pm, Florissant Valley Memorial VFW, 17090 Old Jamestown Rd. Buy in is $10. Prizes for the top three places. For more information, call 314.831.6121.

Oct. 7: Overland Community Center Casino Queen Trip 9am-3:30pm, Bus will pick up at the Community Center, 9225 Lackland Rd. in Overland. $15 per person, includes transportation and $5 free play coupon if registered by Oct. 1. For more information, contact the Overland Community Center at 314.428.0490.

October 4: Indoor Rummage Sale 7-11 am, Florissant Presbyterian Church, 660 Charbonier Rd. in Florissant. Housewares, tools, toys, books, seasonal decorations, shoes, clothing and more. Parking at the back of the church.

Oct. 4: GNCC Family Picnic Noon-4pm, St. Ferdinand Park, Pavilion #6, 25 St. Ferdinand Dr. in Florissant. The Picnic, for members and family will feature food and soft drinks and activities including sack races, washers tournament, and sno-cones.

Reservations are required by Sep-

Oct 10-12: St. Louis Family Theatre Series “The Musical Adventurers of Flat Stanley” Oct. 10, 7:30pm; Oct.11, 2pm; Oct. 12, 2pm. FCC Theatre, #1 James J. Eagan Dr. in Florissant.

Tickets are $7 and are available at the box office, by phone, or online. For more information, or for reservations, call 314.921.5678, or www.FlorissantMO.com.

Oct. 10: chicken fried steak dinner 5-8pm, Post 4105, 410 Saint

Francois St. in Florissant. $6 per person. Includes chicken fried steak dinner, mashed potatoes, vegetables, mixed garden salad.

Oct.11: Vendor/Artisan Fair 9am-3pm.

Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, 1485 Craig Rd. Home party vendors and local artisans sell their wares. Food, baked goods. For more information, call 314.432.4251, or visit www.mtzion-umc.org.

Oct. 11: Music Under the Stars Concert Series- The SmashBand (Make-up Concert) 7pm, Lawyers Building lot, 100 block of St. Francois.

Oct. 11: Crystal Creek Fall Festival Noon-4pm, 250 South New Florissant Rd. in Florissant. Free activities for the kids, BBQ, raffles, a cake walk, petting zoo, and entertainment. For more information, call Stephanie Ferguson at 314.838.2211.

Oct. 12: Sprig and Twig Garden Club Fall Flower Show Noon-5pm: The Florissant Senior Center, 621 St. Francois St. in Florissant. Look for our plant sale at the Florissant Fall Festival and join us inside the Senior Center for a look at numerous flower designs and horticulture displays.

Oct. 16: Breast Cancer Awareness and Healthy Living 9:30am, Catherine Retirement Community, 3350 St. Catherine St. Complimentary Breakfast at 9am. For more information, or to RSVP by Oct. 10, call 314.838.3877.

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Oct. 17: Pork steak dinner 5-8pm, 4105, 410 Saint Francois St. in Florissant. $6 per person.

Includes pork steak, potato salad, baked beans, bread.

www.mycnews.com • Community News • October 1, 2014 Oct. 18: Trinity Treasures Dinner Auction: “Trinity On Broadway” 5:30pm, Trinity Catholic High School, 1720 Redman Rd. Cost is $50 per person. Tables of eight and ten are available. Reservations may be made via email to Mari Alice DuHadway at mariduwah@hotmail.com. For more information, call Dan Grumich at 314.741.1333, ext: 223.

Oct. 18: City of Overland Fall Clean Up 8am-noon, Legion Park, 9655 Midland Blvd. in Overland. Items that will be accepted are the following: scrap iron or steel, brush and tree limbs, appliances, and small junk items. One car per family, no box trucks, please. For more information, visit www.overlandmo.org “Calendar” page.

Oct 18: Knights of Columbus Clown Workshop October St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, 2 Seton Ct. in St Charles. Must register by Oct. 10. For more information, or to register, call Mary Murphy 636.240.1637.

Oct. 24: City of Overland & Overland Business Association Kids Halloween Party 6-8:15pm, City of Overland Frank Munsch Community Center, 9225 Lackland Rd. in Overland. This is a free, safe, indoor trick-or-treating event open to children ages 2 to 12 of Overland Residents, Overland Business Owners, and City of Overland Employees and their families.

Event will feature costume contests by age groups, pizza and a drink for the kids, scavenger hunt, games and prizes, and candy!.For more information, call 314.428.0490.

6-8pm, North County Reception Complex, 2577 Redman Rd. The event will feature Halloween themed games, treats, inflatables and a costume contest. The event is free and open to the public.

Oct. 31: All you can eat fried chicken dinner 5-8pm, VFW Post 4105, 410 Saint Francois St. in Florissant. $8 per person. Includes fried chicken dinner, vegetables, mixed garden salad, assorted salad dressings available.

Recurring Events Mondays: Free Line Dancing 6:30pm, beginners welcome, RSVP 314.838.3877, St. Catherine Retirement Community, 3350 St. Catherine St. Mondays and Wednesdays: Exercise with Melanie/Ann Classes 1pm, St. Catherine Retirement Community, 3350 St. Catherine St. in Florissant.

Classes led by a licensed Physical Therapist with the use of weights and resistance bands (provided). RSVP by calling 314.838.3877.

Every Tuesday: Bingo Evening at Florissant Elks Lodge #2316 Doors at 4:30pm, games begin at 6pm, Florissant Elks Lodge #2316, 16400 New Halls Ferry Rd. in Florissant. For more information, call 314.921.2316.

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Doors at 7:30am, games begin at 9:30am. For more information, call 314.921.2316.

Bridgeton Trails Library Branch Programs: 3455 McKelvey Rd., St. Louis, 314.994.3300. Story Time: Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. 9 months to 2 yrs.

Room 1 (Lap Time); Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. Ages 3–5. Room 2; Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. Ages 3–5.

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Florissant Senior Citizens’ Bingo Clubs: 314.839.7604.

Every 1st Wednesday of the Month: Stroke Support Group 3-4pm, Center for Senior Renewal, Detrick Building 1st floor, 11133 Dunn Rd. For more information, contact Lisa Erlinger at 314.653.5331.

Every Friday: The Bridge at Florissant Hot Diggity Dog Build your own hot dog. 11:30am, The Bridge at Florissant, 1101 Garden Plaza Dr. in Florissant. To RSVP, call 314.831.0988.

Every Sunday: Meat Shoots Noon until Dusk. Florissant Elks Lodge #2316, 16400 New Halls Ferry Rd. in Florissant. For more information, call 314.921.2316

Every Wednesday: Bingo Morning at Florissant Elks Lodge #2316 Florissant Elks Lodge #2316, 16400

Every Sundays: Tours at Old St. Ferdinand Shrine #1 Rue St. Francois St., Florissant, 1 – 4pm, through October. Donations accepted. Docents needed.

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Oct. 25: Halloween Boo-nanza 6-9pm, North County Reception Complex, 2577 Redman Rd. An evening of hayrides, arts and crafts, marshmallow roasting, candy, prizes, games and more.

Admission is $7 per person. To register, call 314.615.8839.

Oct. 31: Halloween Safety Center

This Month’s Shelter: Almost Home Rescue & Sanctuary We are a is a 501c3, nonprofit, no-kill animal rescue. Inquire about our adoptable pets by calling 636.203.5800, or visiting www.almosthomesanctuary.org If you’ve adopted a new family member that you saw in Community News, send us a picture of you and your new pal. Also include a brief story about your pet’s background and how they’re doing now. We’d love to share your happy story with other readers!

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The U.S. Humane Society estimates 6 to 8 million dogs and cats enter shelters each year, and 3 to 4 million are euthanized. Please do your part to control overpopulation and to limit the number of unwanted animals. SPAY AND NEUTER YOUR PETS!

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Oct. 2: Sleep Apnea, CPAP and New Treatment Options 7 pm, 4390 Green Ash Dr. in Earth City. Learn about sleep apnea, CPAP and effective treatment for those who are CPAP intolerant.

Free event is presented by a sleep educator. Reservations required.

For more information, or to make reservations, call 425.239.2172.

Tuesdays & Thursdays: Chapel of the Cross Lutheran Church GriefShare Support Group Tuesdays from 2 - 4pm and Thursday from 6:30 - 8:30pm, 11645 Benham Rd., 314.741.3737.

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Over the Fence

By Joe Morice Beam Me Up, Scotty My human-like alien friend was explaining, “The kids had beamed me up from here in Tuners that night. I’d had a few too many so I let them drive the ship and things got out of control.”

I asked, “What’d they do?”

He said, “They shut off the cloaking device. They love watching Earthlings point at our ship and shriek.”

“Where was your wife?”

“She went to the ball game. She was really mad when I didn’t show up.”

“She goes to ball games? Aliens watch baseball?”

He said, “Sure. I was supposed to meet her there but I sorta’ got lost in Tuners. I’m lucky I don’t have to drive one of your Earth vehicles. Your police would’ve surely put me in jail.”

“You mean you wouldn’t pull out your handy-dandy ray gun and zap ‘em?”

“Hey,” he exclaimed, “You expect me to act like a human? I’m from the planet ‘Bataboing’. We don’t zap

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each other.” I must have looked skeptical. He said, “I was sent here with my family to study your society.

We read your newspapers and watched your television programs. We studied in your libraries and your Internet information highway. We even flew around your military bases to see all your latest war machinery. We finally reached the conclusion that what humans do best is kill each other.”

He took a long pull at his Shirley Temple. I said, “Surely you learned more than that.”

“Sure but that’s what stands out. Your entire human history is made up of one war after another. I interviewed some of your natives and they kept telling me to support the troops and pray they kill enemies.

When I asked them why they pray for killing enemies, they told me I was a...er...I won’t repeat what they said.

Wasn’t nice.”

“Our troops are fighting for our freedom,” I said.

“You’re already free.”

“You don’t understand,” I explained. Our enemies are trying to take our freedom away, so we‘re fighting them.”

“Why would they do that?”

“They don’t want freedom.” Now I was getting confused. “We’re fighting for their freedom, too, in a way,” I almost yelled.

He shook his head and said, “You’re telling me they don’t want freedom so you‘re killing them to make them want it?”

“Never mind,” I said, resignedly. “You

don’t seem to understand terrorists are trying to kill us. Maybe you should interview them instead.”

“I did. It sounds like your whole planet is violent.

It’s hopeless. He sighed and said, “It’s why I got so depressed and got plastered. Wife is angry. She wants to go home to her mother. Ugh. I can’t stand her mother.”

Ah hah!” I shouted. “You hate your Mother-in-law!

I’ll bet you wish you could push her under a train.”

He looked at me as if I was crazy. He said, “We don’t have trains.”

“Admit it,” I chortled, “You were thinking violent thoughts.”

“We haven’t had a violent act on our planet for almost 500 of your Earth years” “You claim you’ve had no violence for five centuries?” I looked at him skeptically, again. “I find that hard to believe.”

“I can see why you would,” He smiled.

Smug-ugly alien. I growled, “Alright wise guy, what was the act of violence?”

He signaled the bartender for his tab. He said, “An agent of the Bataboing duty council got punched.”

“What’s the ’duty council’?”

“He said, “It’s like your IRS.” When I laughed, he faded out and disappeared. The bartender handed me his tab.

I wish I could do that.

Joe Morice is Community News’s blue-collar philosopher.

He was born and raised in Missouri and spent most of his childhood on a farm and adulthood operating big machines. He has no formal training as a writer, unless 60 years of writing about any and everything counts.

The opinions expressed in this column are Joe Morice’s alone and do not reflect the opinion of the owners or staff of Community News.