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See NASCAR events in the St. Louis area in 2014 The energy for motorsports is at an all-time high in the St. Louis region, and the good folks at the National Association for Stock Car Racing, or better known as NASCAR, have taken notice. Gateway Motorsports Park and NASCAR officials are proud to announce that Gateway Motorsports Park will host a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race on June 14, 2014 on the 1.25 mile NASCAR oval track. The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is one of three national divisions of NASCAR including the Sprint Cup Series and the Nationwide Series. NASCAR debuted the popular truck series in 1995 involving full-bodied, powerful American-made trucks. The intensely competitive series has grown in popularity and in 2009 welcomed a new sponsor and name: the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The NASCAR race at Gateway MSP will be the 7th of 22 national truck series races on the calendar for 2014. The NASCAR “lifestyle” has become a national phenomenon over the last 20 years, with at-track attendance for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series averaging 30,000 fans at each event held at nearly 20 tracks across the country. The 10-month season is one of the longest of all major sports events.
The NASCAR drivers are some of the most competitive athletes of any sport, and this series is largely popular due to the driver and team personalities that fuel much of the excitement of NASCAR. Since the track reopened in March 2012, Gateway Motorsports Park Owner and President Curtis Francois has invested more than $11.5 million into the track including the construction of a new Gateway Karting facility and a new 14-acre off road course that will opened next spring. This fall, in addition to new stateof-the-art corporate and private meeting space facilities, Gateway MSP launched the Gateway Challenge program. The Gateway Challenge puts individuals, corporate groups and families behind the wheel of a 2013 Chevrolet Camaro SS with the racetrack oriented 1LE option and provides instruction on how to compete as a racer on the ¼-mile drag strip or drive on the world-class road course. Participants who have traveled from as far as England, have already enjoyed the bracket-racing experience including practice runs, qualifying and competitive racing with a winners circle! No experience is necessary to participate. NASCAR ticket on-sale dates and other event details will be announced
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in mid-November. Special event packages will be offered during the holiday season. The 1.25 mile oval track at Gateway Motorsports Park produces a tremendous challenge for drivers with its long straightaways, tight configuration through turns 1 and 2 and sweeping high banks through turns 3 and 4. The high-speed trucks and cars will be capable of circling the track at over 180 miles per hour. For more information visit www.gatewaymsp.com.
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Around Town Local news and events like Historic Florissant’s Holiday House Tour
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School CCAMPIS Grant Funds and more school news
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Business Greater North County Chamber ribbon cuttings
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Learn & Play Book Buzz, Sudoku, and STEM fun
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Movie “Several movies have covered the horrors of slavery in great detail, but few possess the raw emotional depth of 12 Years a Slave,” Steve Bryan.
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Sports and Learn & Play Local sport authority Gary B fills you in on the weekend’s sporting events.
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Recipes Sweeten the Season
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What’s Happening the only events calendar you need to stay entertained all week long
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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.
Historic Florissant Holiday House Tour Historic Florissant announces their annual house tour to be held on the Sunday following Thanksgiving, December 1. The hours of the tour will be from 2 - 6. Tickets are $12 each and can be purchased at the Historic Florissant office in the Gittemeier House, 1067 Dunn Road and at Dooley’s Florist and Korte’s, both in the 600 block of St. Francois in Old Town. The HFI Christmas House Tour marks the beginning of the holiday season for many people. Each of the stops on tour will be decorated for Christmas and will serve light refreshments to ticket holders along the way. Much of the tour will be in Florissant’s Old Town area. Some of the sites which are most requested will be on tour again this year, such as the Archambault House on St. Denis and Old St. Ferdinand Shrine. Three homes are on tour for the very first time.
One of these homes is the Moncey House, on Old Halls Ferry Road. It is a combination of two log cabins connected by new construction, making this a ‘must see’ stop on the tour. Each ticket contains a map of the Old Town area and easy directions to the homes outside of that area. An additional treat this year will be a visit from Mrs. Claus, who can be seen at the Gittemeier House, 1067 Dunn. She will greet children in the parlor from 1 - 4 where parents can help their children write letters to Santa. Since she is not part of the House Tour, it isn’t necessary to have a ticket to come in to see her. For more information on the House Tour or Mrs. Claus, you can call the Gittemeier House at 1067 Dunn by calling either 314.921.7055 or 314.795.6306, or by sending an e-mail to histroicflo@aol.com.
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Blue Angels
Two members of the US Navy Blue Angel flight demonstration squadron landed in the St. Louis-built Boeing F/A-18 Hornet Blue Angel #7 jet at the Spirit of St. Louis Airport on November 19. The #7 and #8 Blue Angels were in St. Louis for planning meetings regarding the 2014 Spirit of St. Louis Air Show and STEM Expo, which will take place on May 3 - 4, 2014. The entire Blue Angels team, including the C-130 Fat Albert, will perform during the airshow, along with other civilian and military acts. The entire airport will feature
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a hands-on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) expo, where students can interact with the Blue Angels and other STEM professionals and be inspired towards careers in STEM. Blue Angel #7: LT Ryan Chamberlain. A native of Bloomington, Illinois and graduate of SIU in Carbondale. Veteran of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Blue Angel #8: LCDR Michael Cheng. A native of San Francisco. Veteran of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.
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Holiday Ice Skating
Quilts & Pies
The Florissant Parks and Recreation Department Ice Skating Rink at the James J. Eagan Center will be open extra hours during the holiday season. The Rink will be open between 2pm - 4pm on the following dates: November 29, December 23, 26, 27, 30, 31 January 2, 3 January 20 February 17 Skating Admission Fees Resident Non-Resident Youth (6-17 yrs. old) $1.50 $3.00 Adult (18 yrs. & older) $2.25 $4.00 Golden Age Pass $1.75 n/a For additional information call the James J. Eagan Center at 314.921.4466.
The City Of Florissant Senior Citizen Event Quilt & Pies was a success, and participants worked together on the pictured quilts. Dolores Keaton, member of the Thimble & Thread Quilt Guild, gave a talk and presentation on her journey as a quilt maker on November 7 at the Eagan Center. All guests then enjoyed a piece of pie from Helfer’s Pastries.
Help Philippine Typhoon Yolanda Survivors The massive devastation caused by typhoon Yolanda (international name Haiyan) turned the eyes of the world towards the Philippines. In this time of unthinkable devastation, various territories and friends of The Salvation Army have joined the Philippine Territory in responding to the need. Time is another enemy as survivors are succumbing to hunger and diseases. Violence and looting have become rampant. There are those who are losing their minds because of grief and hunger. “The Salvation Army is already responding locally to the immediate needs of the survivors on the Island of Leyte and throughout the other Islands devastated by Typhoon Yolanda” said Colonel Wayne Maxwell, the Territorial Commander. “Temporary accommodation and assistance with food and other urgent supplies is currently underway. Arrangements are being made for the transportation of food, water and medical supplies to Tacloban and for the distribution of these urgent supplies.”
A team from the Territorial Headquarters in Manila will soon join our officers in the Visayas to conduct relief operations. The Army foresees a series of relief and rehabilitation programs for Tacloban and other affected towns and cities. As of this writing, the disaster team at the International Headquarters is meeting to help the Philippines. How to Help The best way to help The Salvation Army serve those affected by this storm is make a monetary contribution. Online: Give online at https://donate.salvationarmyusa.org/ typhoonhaiyan By Mail: Donations by check (designate “Typhoon Haiyan”) can be mailed to: Salvation Army World Service Office International Relief Fund P.O. Box 418558
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March of Dimes Names 20 Nurses of the Year Twenty Missouri nurses representing 13 health care institutions from around the Greater St. Louis and St. Charles areas were named Nurse of the Year at the second annual March of Dimes Missouri Chapter Nurse of the Year event on November 9 at the Chase Park Plaza in St. Louis. The gala raised more than $125,000 for March of Dimes. The nurses were recognized for their extraordinary level of patient care, compassion, professionalism, integrity and leadership in the nursing profession. The winning nurses each received a crystal award and a gift certificate to Scrubs and Beyond. At the gala, Sister Mary Jeremy Buckman received a special 2013 Legend in Nursing Award for her decades of service to the profession. Freeman Hospital System in Joplin, Missouri was also honored with the Healthy Babies are Worth the Wait award for its reduction of Early Elective Deliveries (EED). EEDs are scheduled Csections and inductions when there is no medical reason. The hospital successfully reduced its rate of EEDs to 0 percent. More than 300 applications were submitted representing 55 different health organizations statewide.
Olneya’s Stuff the Pantry Food Drive Olneya, in association with St. Patrick Center, is giving back to the community through the Olneya Stuff the Pantry food drive. The food drive will last until November 30. All food will be distributed to those in need through St. Patrick Center. All cans and non-perishable food donations can be dropped off at the Olneya office located at 1887 Craig Road, St. Louis. For more information about Olneya visit www.olneya.com. About St. Patrick Center St. Patrick Center, a nonprofit organization, is one of Missouri’s greatest providers who offer assistance to those who have lost their homes or are in danger of not having a roof over their head. St. Patrick Center lends a helping hand to more than 8,000 people per year. For more information about St. Patrick Center, please visit www.stpatrickcenter.org.
A selection committee of health care professionals reviewed the blinded nomination forms and determined the winners. Dr. Jan DeMasters, President of the St. Louis Campus of Chamberlain College of Nursing, chaired the event. Whether serving as health care provider, educator, researcher, chapter volunteer and/or advisor – nurses play a critical role in advancing the mission of March of Dimes. The mission of March of Dimes is to improve the health of all babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. The Nurse of the Year initiative supports this mission while recognizing exceptional nurses throughout the state, celebrating the profession, and creating awareness of the strides made in this growing field. Nurses employed in the state of Missouri and Illinois counties of Jersey, Madison, St. Clair,
Florissant’s Curbside Recycling The City of Florissant would like to encourage all residents to recycle at the curbside. This is a free service for all residential houses provided by your waste hauler. As of Monday, January 6, 2014 the Recycling Center located in St. Ferdinand Park will be closing permanently. Councilman John Grib has challenged Councilman Jeff Caputa to a Braggin Rights contest to see what Ward has the most blue totes and the most residents recycling curbside. The contest has already begun and will end at the end of December. “Recycling conserves our natural resources, saves money, creates jobs, eliminates waste in landfills and reduces harm to the environment, “adds Mayor Schneider. Recycling at the curb is much easier and efficient than recycling at the City’s Recycling Center. Its single stream at the curb because all of your recyclables can go into one tote and you don’t have to worry about separating any of your recycle. If you would like a free recycle tote or need an extra one, please call 314.839.7654 and let the recycling begin.
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Clinton, Monroe, and Randolph were eligible to participate. The event was sponsored by Express Scripts, Nurse Response, St. Louis Children’s Hospital, University of Missouri-St. Louis College of Nursing, Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes Jewish College and Home State Health Plan. For the latest resources and information, visit marchofdimes.com/missouri
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CCAMPIS Grant Funds Renewed for STLCC
Dr. Brenda Youngblood, HSD Treasurer, Now a Master Board Member
St. Louis Community College’s Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) grant has been renewed for the period of 2013-17, at a total of $1.2 million. CCAMPIS is a federal program that aids Pell Grant-eligible St. Louis Community College students with the cost of child care. The CCAMPIS program uses more than 40 child development centers and school districts in the St. Louis region to assist STLCC parents with child care services. Selena Eunice, CCAMPIS program coordinator at STLCC, said the grant will assist 200-250 students per school year. More than 475 students have participated in the CCAMPIS program since 2009 and, when surveyed, more than 95 percent would recommend the CCAMPIS program to other STLCC students. “The CCAMPIS grant allowed my daughter access to an excellent, licensed child care facility that I could not have otherwise afforded on my own,” said Roberta Gordon, STLCC alumna. “Without that, I would not have been able to attend college until she started kindergarten.” Through the CCAMPIS program, STLCC also conducts educational workshops on financial management, literacy, educational play/child development, and success strategies for student-parents and their children. Beginning in spring 2014, STLCC students who enrolled or are enrolling their children ages 6 weeks to 12 years in a quality, licensed and accredited child care center are eligible for grant funds. Those who receive CCAMPIS funds are awarded a fixed dollar amount for child care expenses for the semester based on the student’s credit hours, level of income and travel/study time. CCAMPIS enrollment for the spring 2014 semester begins January 3. For more information, contact Eunice at 314-5134209 or email her at seunice@stlcc.edu.
Brenda Youngblood, Ph.D., Treasurer, Hazelwood School District (HSD) Board of Education (BOE), has achieved an Advanced Certification in the Missouri School Boards’ Association (MSBA) certified board member (CBM) program. The program established by MSBA help local school board members master the knowledge and skills they need to function as effective educational leaders in their communities. All newly elected school board members must complete a basic 16-hour program required under the Outstanding Schools Act of ‘93. MSBA has three levels of certification: essential, advanced and master. Those members achieving essential, advanced and master certification have completed additional professional development requirements covering topics such as, school finance, parliamentary procedures, board operations and policy making. Master certification is the highest level of achievement that Board members can achieve. It requires the accumulation of at least 40 CBM
credit hours of training, six credits must be within chosen Master study strand. Credits can be earned through participation in various MSBAsponsored activities: fall and spring regional meetings, annual conferences, legislative forums, delegate assembly, leadership summits, audio conference, completing reading and writing requirements, and attending MSBA core meetings within a designated time-frame. All seven members of the HSD BOE have met or exceeded the basic CBM requirements. Youngblood now joins the ranks of four other HSD board members who have also earned the Master CBM distinction. She has served on the HSD Board since 2011.
Hazelwood Science Test Score Improvements The Hazelwood School District (HSD) is seeing the results of improved science test scores from a partnership with Washington University faculty and administration that began in 2008. Since the partnership started, scores on the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) tests have increased 22.4 percentage points for fifthgraders, and 12 percentage points for eighthgraders over a five-year period. Washington University is providing support for HSD through its Institute for School Partnership (ISP) and its community based initiative to improve K-12 education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). HSD teachers are given on-site instruction, and earn 15-credit hours of graduate level work. Washington University’s faculty pro-
vides additional support to HSD science teachers. The university also supplies instruction materials and kits for students and teachers. “This program has changed the way I teach in so many ways. When I first started teaching science, I was pleased if the students did the experiment the way I told them to. But that was boring to me, and boring to the kids,” said Georgene Collier, fifth grade science teacher at Russell Elementary School. “The program has given me confidence and expanded my thinking about science and about how I wanted to present science in the classroom. HSD is looking to improve in other areas as well. To learn more about the program, visit Washington University’s website at: https://news. wustl.edu/news/Pages/26101.aspx
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FIRST® Robotics Weekend St. Louis Community College-Florissant Valley continues to support science, technology, engineering and math programs for kids of all ages. The weekend of December 7 - 8 will see two major robotics events and more than 800 elementary, middle and high school students on campus. The first of six qualifying events for FIRST® Tech Challenge (FTC) teams in Missouri will take place Dec. 7. Thirty-six teams of students in grades 7-12 will compete for a chance to advance to the Missouri FTC Championship at Missouri University of Science and Technology on March 1. The events are free and open to the public. A participant working on his robot at the FIRST Robotics event last year. Activities will run 9am - 4:30pm both days. The competitions will be in the gymnasium on campus, on a bridge, raise a flag six feet in the air, and hang 3400 Pershall Road, and FIRST signs will point the from a bar. Teams have been working on the challenge since September and are eager to see how they perway. This year’s game is called Block Party. The game form. The culmination of the FIRST LEGO® League (FLL) challenges teams to move blocks into baskets, balance
season for Eastern Missouri teams is slated for December 8. More than 220 teams competed in the 10 qualifying events offered in October and November. The 40 top teams will compete in the Eastern Missouri FLL Championship event. The teams will run their LEGO MINDSTORMS® robots on the competition table and present their research from the Nature’s Fury? Challenge. Tom McGovern, engineering and technology associate professor and FIRST liaison at STLCC, said the college has had a partnership with FIRST for more than six years. “Last year the Ashok Agrawal Robotics Scholarship for FIRST students was established for students who are attending St Louis Community College. This year marks the first time Florissant Valley, Forest Park and Meramec will all be hosting competitions,” McGovern said. For more information about FIRST Robotics, visit www.stlfirst.org.
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Recent Greater North County Chamber Ribbon Cutting: The Greater North County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony for Corners Frameshop & Gallery. Shown in the photo cutting the ribbon is shop owner Robin Shively, along with her husband John, officials from the City of Ferguson, GNC Chamber board members, ambassadors and staff. Corners Frameshop & Photo by Debbie Wright. Gallery is located at #4 South The Greater North County Chamber held a ribbon cutting Florissant Rd. in Ferguson. ceremony for new member Creative Designs Gift Shop. Shown in the photo cutting the ribbon are Dwight and Crystal Johnson, owners, along with family, friends, MINIMALLY INVASIVE and chamber staff and ambassadors. Creative Designs Gift Shop is located at 10371 W. Florissant Ave. in Ferguson. SSM DePaul Health Center Stop by and browse the wonderful display of gift items for men, women and chilThat’s SSM Health Care dren. The phone number is ssmhealth.com/heart 314.942.2499.
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Western Features Flawed, but Fascinating Female Writing about historical females victimized by their circumstances is Kathleen Kent’s calling card. The Heretic’s Daughter, a previous Novel Ideas pick, presented a stunning portrait of Puritan life based on the life of a distant relative of Kent’s hanged as a witch. In her new novel, Kent shifts her focus to post Civil War Texas and New Orleans. The Outcasts features another compelling woman, Lucinda, a comely prostitute beset with epilepsy who flees a brothel seeking love with William McGill, a sociopathic killer driven by greed, who she meets in the house of ill repute. Lucinda’s story is revealed in chapters that alternate between her endeavors to pull off an intricate plan McGill has plotted to find some long-lost gold, and Texas Ranger Nate Common’s attempts to bring McGill to justice on a path strewn with grisly murders orchestrated by the charming criminal. Lucinda is highly intelligent, but misdirected and gullible. Initially, readers can’t help but have sympathy for her. As a child growing up with epilepsy her father committed her to an insane asylum. Vulnerable, she finds comfort in McGill, the only man she’s ever known who doesn’t recoil at her seizures. When he involves her in his crime spree, she risks everything, including her self-respect. Nate joins forces with two other Texas Rangers determined to corral McGill, but he has no idea that McGill and Lucinda are in cahoots, or that the rangers have a personal agenda in wanting to bring McGill to justice. As the cat-and-mouse chase ensues, the noose around Lucinda’s neck tightens, both with the law and in her relationship with McGill. Kent has written another book that’s hard to set aside, and created a complex female that while respected for her cunning and forbearance, is also frustrating and flawed. Lucinda, though smart and lovely, lives out the old country ballad Stand by Your Man, until you just want to shake her.
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more. Wheat, oatmeal, and brown rice are examples of whole grains. Protein is found in fish, meat, eggs, and beans. Protein helps build muscle, skin, and hair. There is an expression that says, “Garbage The food we eat provides nutrients and keeps in, garbage out.” This means that if you eat our bodies working properly. It’s important to eat a lot of junk food, your mind and body will a balanced diet of fresh fruits and vegetables, not function properly. However, eating a whole grains, dairy, and lean protein. Dairy balanced diet will help your body and products like milk, yogurt, and cheese mind develop and work correctly. provide vitamins and minerals such as calcium and phosphorus to build strong Discuss: Why is it important teeth and bones. Fruits and vegetables to make healthy food choices? provide the majority of vitamins How can you make and minerals to keep our Grains Fruits Vegetables Milk Meat & Beans healthy food choices at Make half your Focus Vary Eat calcium-rich Go lean bodies healthy and to help home, school, and on grains whole on fruits your veggies foods with protein fight infection. It is important the go? to eat five servings a day and to eat a variety of fruits and vegetables. Whole grains provide Learning Standards: Use nonfiction text to find details to support your inferences. CCS.ELA-LiteracyCCRA.R.2, fiber and help control heart disease, cholesterol, and much CCS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.L.6
Background Information: Have you ever noticed that when you eat a lot of sugar you feel a jolt of energy? Sugar enters the bloodstream quickly and your body goes
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to work to remove it. When your body has removed the sugar, you feel tired, hungry, or achy. Carbohydrates, found in foods such as bread and potatoes, enter the bloodstream more slowly. In this experiment, you will observe how the bloodstream absorbs sugar and carbohydrates.
Directions: STEP 1. Fill two glasses halfway with corn syrup STEP 2. Add two drops of red food coloring to each glass to represent artificial blood. STEP 3. Place one teaspoon of sugar on top of the liquid in one glass and one teaspoon of flour on top of the liquid in the other. STEP 4. Watch the two glasses to see which is absorbed more quickly.
Analyze: Record your observations. What can you conclude about eating sugar and carbohydrates?
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Extra! Read All About It! Directions: Use the newspaper to complete the following activities to sharpen your skills.
Activity: Newspapers are a great source of recipes. Find a recipe in the newspaper and imagine you’re going to make enough of the food to share with your classmates. Convert the serving size and ingredients in the recipe to make enough for everyone in your class.
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Extension: If you have food with multiple servings in the package, like a large bag of chips, determine the weight and number of chips in each serving.
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Several movies have covered the horrors of protect Northup from slavery in great detail, but few possess the raw the cruelties of other emotional depth of 12 Years a Slave. Based men. on the book of the same name, this period Michael Fassbendpiece tells the incredible tale of one man’s er also deserves nobattle to regain his identity and freedom. tice for his portrayal Chiwetel Ejiofor (2012) turns in an Oscarof cotton plantation worthy performance as Solomon Northup, a owner Edwin Epps. Evfree-born man from Saratoga Springs, New ery day, Epps weighs the York. A respected member of the commucotton picked by each slave, severely beating nity, Northup accepts a job offer from two the ones who don’t pick the bare minimum men passing through town. While his wife of 200 pounds. Even those favored by Epps is away, Solomon figures he can make some may fall under the stern gaze of his equally extra money for his family. cruel wife, however. Accompanying them to Washington, D.C., Brutally honest, 12 Years a Slave is easily Northup has dinner with his new friends one of the best films of the fall. Here’s hoping and passes out, presumably from drinking that Hollywood remembers this and Chiwetoo much wine. He wakes up hours later tel Ejiofor once awards season comes around. in chains within a dark room. He is subse12 Years a Slave, rated R for violence/cruel12 Years a Slave photo courtesy of Regency Enterprises quently beaten and ordered never to speak of ty, some nudity, and brief sexuality, currently his wife, children, and life in New York ever is playing in theaters. An underappreciated actor, Chiwetel Ejiofor gives again. a commanding performance in the lead role. Ejiofor Born and raised in South St. Louis, Steve Bryan is now Slavery has always been a grim chapter in United embodies Northup’s pain as he struggles to get back based in Anaheim, California, and has been allowed access to States history, but 12 Years a Slave contains a deeply to his family. The former free man also must at times movie and television sets to see actors and directors at work. personal connection to this practice. With Northup’s hide his considerable education to avoid attracting un- Though his writing has taken him far from St. Louis, Steve memoir to guide him, diis, at heart, still the same wide-eyed kid who spent countless due attention. hours watching classic movies at neighborhood theaters. rector Steve McQueen exAlthough Ejiofor Several movies have covered the amines pre-Civil America carries the film, he and the slave trade in great- horrors of slavery in great detail, receives considerable er detail. but few possess the raw emotion- help from some wellIn the digital age, it’s known actors. Beneal depth of 12 Years a Slave. somewhat difficult to imagdict Cumberbatch, ine that a homeowner and who was so good in family man could lose everything—including his very the recent Star Trek film, plays a slave ownidentity—in a matter of moments. Without papers er who treats Solomon with kindness and showing his free status, Solomon Northup becomes consideration. There are times, though, property to be used and abused by various overseers when even a considerate master cannot and masters.
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Gary Baute Rams Tame Bears in a SoldOut Dome The St. Louis Rams professional football team didn’t waste any time in Sunday’s game putting points on the board fast and often as they beat the visiting Chicago Bears 42-21. The last time they tallied a score that high was about 12-years ago. Less than two minutes into the game, Ram’s running back Tavon Austin took a hand off and rambled 65-yards for the first score. Before the first quarter the squad scored 21-points. The other scores in the period included a one-yard run by running back Zac Stacy and a six-yard pass from quarterback Kellen Clemens to end Jared Cook. Other touchdowns recorded had running back Benny Cunningham bolt his way nine yards for a score. Defensive lineman Robert Quinn scooped up a fumble and romped 31-yards. Kicker Greg Zuerlein added three extra points and
two field goals (29 and 40-yards). This was the first time since 2008 the Dome had been ‘sold out.’ There were a lot of Chicago fans. *Can you say two game winning streak? Scottrade Wednesday with Boxing and MMA Matches
The Guns ‘N Hoses hold the 27th event at the Scottrade center that benefits the BackStoppers. The fundraiser features three-round boxing matches between area police officers and firefighters to raise money for the BackStoppers, an organization that provides immediate financial aid and long-term financial and other support to the families of police officers and firefighters who lose their lives in the line of duty. There will be a 17-bout card and three to five Mixed Martial Arts matches. Visit www.STLGunsNHoses.com for more details. *Close to being sold out Indoor Soccer Debuts at Family Arena with Familiar Faces The St. Louis Ambush professional indoor soccer team play in the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). Their inaugural game last Friday was in front of a packed house and routed Pennsylvania Roar 17-4. Unfortunately, the next night at the Family
Arena were out scored by the Missouri Comets 28-7 to even their record a 1-1. Those of you who followed indoor soccer in the yesteryear will know the names Daryl Doran-Head Coach and Jeff Dimaria, player/assistant coach. The Ambush will be right back at the Arena this Friday against the Missouri Comets again 7:35pm. www.StLouisAmbush.com *Kickin’ good time Men and Women Soccer Team at St. Charles Community College Make History The men’s team finished the regular season with a record of 12-3-1. They went undefeated in the MCCAC Conference and took home the conference title. “I’m extremely pleased with the success of both teams this season,” said Chris Gober, director of athletics at SCC. “Adding funding to the program gave us a tremendous advantage over previous years.” The women’s team also finished with a winning regular season record of 12-7. “I couldn’t be more proud of the girls and what they have accomplished this season,” said Ashlee Slayback, women’s head soccer coach at SCC. “They worked hard, improved as individuals and, most importantly, played together as a team and became a family.” *More kickin’ 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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Send your event to editor@mycnews.com and we'll print it! Events November 30: Small Business Saturday. The Greater North County Chamber of Commerce has many small businesses in our membership. Stop in and shop on the Saturday after Thanksgiving and show your support to the wonderful small business members located in our communities. December 1 & January 6: Volunteers wanted, adults, families, and pets to share love and talents with residents of nursing home and rehab centers in Florissant and Hazelwood Come out for an informational meeting at Florissant General Baptist Church, 424 Graham Rd. 3 - 4:30pm either date. Info: 530.417.6151. December 6: Florissant Old Town Partners Deck the Doors holiday door decorating contest deadline Entry forms available at Stems
and Dooley’s florists, Handyman Hardware, FOTP office and online at FlorissantOldTown.com. Win Handyman Hardware gift certificates. Info: 314.837.0033 December 6 & 20: Fish Fry at Bellefontaine Church 10600 Bellefontaine Rd. Children under 6 free. Single $7.50; Double $8.50. Info: 314.867.0800. December 7: Pearl Harbor Remembrance American Legion Post 213, 217 Shumate Ave., Maryland Heights, 11:30am. www.missourilegion.org December 7: Breakfast with Santa Bridgeton Community Center, 9:300 - 11am. Bring camera for pictures with Santa. Crafts and other entertainment provided. Register by December 2: residents $6/each; non-residents $8/each. Under 2 free. 314.739.5599 December 7 & 8: Candlelit Tours
of Bridgeton’s Payne-Gentry House by the Historical Commission and Society 4 - 8pm. Adults: $3, Seniors: $2, Kids: $1.
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December 12: City of Bellefontaine Neighbors Parks and Recreation Department 4th Annual Silver Bells Dinner 4:30 - 7:30pm. Three-course dinner at 5:30 with an appetizer and cash bar before. Tickets: $12 includes the first beverage with choice of wine, beer or soda. Purchase by December 6. 9669 Bellefontaine Road, St. Louis. 314.867.0700. Mondays: Karaoke at DeLeo’s Cafe & Deli 2782 North Hwy 67, Florissant, 8 10:30pm, 314.839.3880.
Mondays: Free Line Dancing 6:30pm, beginners welcome, RSVP 314.838.3877, St. Catherine Retirement Community, 3350 St. Catherine St.
December 14 & 15: Overland Historical Society’s Annual Candlelight Tour 2 - 7pm, northeast corner of Lackland Rd. and Gass Avenue. Bring your camera for photos with Santa on Saturday from 2pm - dusk and on Sunday from 2 - 7pm. Spinning and quilting demonstrations Saturday from 2 - 5pm. Refreshments. Donations $2 per adult, children free. December 31: New Years Eve fireworks and carriage rides at Westport Plaza.
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Last Saturdays: Writers Workshop: 10am - 1:30pm, Baden Liberary, 8448 Church Rd., 314.388.2400 Fridays: Tai Chi for seniors free classes No class November 29. RSVP by calling 314.838.3877 Church
Mondays and Wednesdays: Seniors: Exercise with Melanie FREE. Classes are led by a licensed Physical Therapist. 1 pm. 3350 St. Catherine St. (near the Eagan Center) RSVP 314.838.3877
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
Sundays: Tours at Old St. Ferdinand Shrine #1 Rue St. Francois St., Florissant, 1 – 4pm, through October. Donations accepted. Docents needed. 314.921.7582, vicray01@aol.com
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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. Room 1. Florissant Senior Citizens’ Bingo Clubs: 314.839.7604.
November 14 and December 5 & 17: Free ADHD Seminar 7pm. Learn about effective new solutions to ADHD without the use of drugs. 11710 Old Ballas Rd Suite 205, Creve Coeur. 314.983.9355 November 21 and December 10: Free Thyroid Seminar 7pm. Learn about why you are tired all the time, have anxiety or other common symptoms such as depression, muscle cramps and more. 11710 Old Ballas Rd Suite 205, Creve Coeur, 314.983.9355 Now: SilverSneakers Senior Wellness Program at the Maryland Heights Centre A fun, energizing program that helps older adults take greater control of their health by encouraging physical activity and offering social events. A Silver Sneakers membership includes access to the city’s Fitness Centre with state-ofthe-art fitness equipment and circuit training. Membership is available at little or no cost through your health plan. To find out if you are eligible, visit www.silversneakers.com or call 314.738.2599. 2nd Tuesday of Every Month: Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Group Meeting Meeting to be held at Sarah Care of Bridgeton Adult Day Center 11977 St. Charles Rock Road, Suite 121124, Bridgeton, MO 63044. Join our Support Group for Mutual, Emotional Support and Education. You are not alone. For information, contact Deborah Mabrie at 314-291-5210 or Ferd Fetsch at 314-291-3021 Email: dbland@ sarahcare.com ferdfetsch@sbcglobal.net.
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www.mycnews.com • Community News • November 27, 2013 Nutrition Education: SSM DePaul registered dieticians can help you make sure your diet is right for you, 314.344.6157 Groups at Christian Hospital To register call 314.747.9355 Tuesdays: Alcohol and Drug Information Meeting Christian Hospital Building 2, Suite 401, 6:30 – 8pm, 314.839.3171, free and open to the public. Sundays: Alcoholics Anonymous Group 109 11th floor conference room at Christian Hospital, 10am, 11133 Dunn Road. Wednesdays: STEPS Schizophrenia Support Group 6:30 - 7:30pm, 314.839.3171. Center for Senior Renewal: Day treatment programs for older adults dealing with anxiety, depression, grief, loss and early signs of dementia, 314.653.5123. Christian Hospital Recovery Center: Outpatient mental health and substance abuse treatment for adults, 314.953.8100. Volunteers Needed at Christian Hospital: Call 314.653.5032 SSM DePaul Healthy Happenings Every Mon. & Tues.: Healthy Meal Replacement (HMR) Program Orientation Mondays: 6–7pm Tuesdays: Noon–1pm SSM DePaul Wellness Center. Attend a free orientation to learn: the Five Success Variables needed to lose weight, different diet options available and how important physical activity really is. Please call to register at 1.877.477.6954.
Diabetes Self-Management Training: Call 314.344.7220 Smoking Cessation Classes: Free ongoing 8-week sessions, 866.SSM.DOCS to register or for more information. SSM DePaul Wellness Center: Classes available on strength training, nutrition and smoking cessation, 314.344.6177 SSM St. Joseph Hospital Healthy Happenings Free Mammogram Screenings: SSM Health Care free mammogram screenings to women who have no health insurance. Appointments at 300 First Capitol Drive in St. Charles and SSM St. Joseph Hospital West, 100 Medical Plaza in Lake Saint Louis, 636.947.5617 Speaker’s Bureau: SSM speakers available for organizations, clubs, community and church groups for up to one hour free of charge, 636.949.7159 Ongoing Support Groups Wednesdays: TOPS #361 Florissant Meetings 10 –11am, Bethel United Church of Christ, 14700 New Halls Ferry Rd., 314.831.5808. Group support to lose weight. Everyone welcome. Sundays: Support Group for Women Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse 6:30 - 8pm, 7401 Delmar Ave. in University City, 314.993.5421.
At Delmar Gardens North, 4401 Parker Rd., Florissant, 9am, 314.355.1516, Helpline 800.272.3900 Last Saturdays: Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Group: Mother of Good Counsel Home, 6825 Natural Bridge, St. Louis, 10:30am 314.383.4765 Last Tuesdays: Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Group Missouri Veterans Home, 10600 Lewis & Clark, St. Louis, 1pm, 314.340.6389 Wednesdays: Weekly Cancer Survivor’s Support Group H.W. Koenig Medical Building at SSM St. Joseph Hospital West, 3 4:30pm, free, 636.755.3034 12 Step Support Group for Women Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse: Meets in 4 locations in the metro St Louis area. Information: metrostlouissia@gmail.com. Wednesdays: New Choices NarAnon Family Group at Zion Lutheran Church 12075 Dorsett Road, Maryland Heights, 7:30 – 9pm, www.NarAnon.org
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Mondays & Thursdays: Breathe/ for people with pulmonary disease Graham Medical Center, 1150 Graham Rd. Suite 104, 11am 12pm, $30, 314-953-6090 Wednesdays: STEPS Schizophrenia Support Group 6:30-7:30pm, 314.839.3171. Calcium Scoring Heart Scan Program SSM DePaul Health Center. This program uses advanced (CT) imaging to scan the arteries around the heart and measure or score the amount of calcium present in the plaque deposits. This screening, in combination with other heart disease risk factors (high cholesterol, high blood pressure, cigarette smoking, physical inactivity, etc.) can help determine an overall picture of your current heart health and your risk for developing heart disease. Call 314.344.6030 to learn more about the heart scan program or to schedule an appointment. SSM St. Joseph Health Center & Hospital West Auxiliary Non profit organization assisting the hosp. by holding fund raisering activities, being of service to patients, families, employees & physicians and acting as good will
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First and Third Tuesdays: Support Group for Women Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse 12:30 - 2pm, 320 Forsyth Blvd., Clayton, 314.968.3477. Third Saturdays: Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Group
This Month’s Shelter: Humane Society of Missouri 1201 Macklind Avenue, MO 63110 • 314-647-8800 •www.hsmo.org www.hsmo.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! Community News, 2139 Bryan Valley Commercial Dr., O’Fallon, MO 63366 or editor@ mycnews.com.
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Joe Morice
Over the Fence
Pub Crawls Could Backfire Pub Crawls occur often in St. Charles Main Street pubs, of which there are many. The way I understand it, someone organizes a charity event and charges participants around $20 or $25 each. For that, they get tee-shirts showing the charity’s name and punch cards for one free drink at each participating bar. The last two crawls occurred on Saturdays, and I’m told there were hundreds of participants in each one. I had approached a restaurant for a late lunch and only got inside the doorway before being deafened by a horde of crawlers that seemed to be having a contest to see who could yell loudest. As I stood in amazement of the drunken chaos, I was nearly knocked down by more crawlers entering. I gave up and went lunch-hunting in other Main Street bar/restaurants but they all suffered the same chaos. However Tony’s Restaurant bar was quiet. “Ah Ha! An Oasis!” Tony evidently wasn’t participating, or
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so I thought. I sat at the almost empty bar and ordered a sandwich and a beverage. Some pub crawlers entered and were told they were being served upstairs in the nightclub area. I quietly toasted the gods of Smart. I later learned the crawl continued all afternoon and into the wee night hours. I missed a large brawl in the street where pub crawlers were allegedly seen in the melee. It also isn’t uncommon to see drunks losing their lunch in the gutters after an afternoon and evening of pub crawl over-indulging. Perhaps these charities aren’t aware of the problems these events are causing for bar/ restaurant owners and employees, diners, police and so on. I saw Tony a few weeks later and complimented him on sending the crawlers upstairs to his night club area so they wouldn’t bother his restaurant customers. He claimed the recent crawl was the last one he would participate in because it was getting out of hand. I spoke with other owners who had various but similar reactions; few of them good. The complaints ranged from little or no tipping and losing regular customers because of the crowds and noise to what they called “Amateur Drinkers,” meaning people that aren’t used to drinking and end up staggering drunk and obnoxious. It’s no secret that charities are having problems with funding since the recession began and even before. One can’t blame
them for using whatever means available to stay afloat. However, inflicting hundreds of recreational drinkers on Main Street bars could end up backfiring in a time when political correctness, morals police, and so-called DUI checkpoints are manifest. The word, “hypocrisy” is bandied about quite often, which may refer to the paradox of endangering innocents to fund charities that help endangered innocents. I’m sure local civic leaders want to avoid initiating the rancor of charities and subsequently, the voters. However, in the case of pub crawl over-indulging, this could end up with innocent people being hurt or even killed by drunk drivers wearing pub crawl charity tee shirts. Many would like to see this problematic method of fundraising stopped. It probably isn’t lost on bar owners they could be sued if one of the crawlers were killed or killed someone else; the possibility of the suit including the charity notwithstanding. Most pub crawlers behave themselves quite well but an old paradigm still applies; the actions of a few often spoil things for the majority. One might conservatively consider that 10% of 250 pub crawlers unaccustomed to drinking and excessively overindulging comes to 25 potential accidents. 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.