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Expanding your knowledge of history with SCC through film, lecture and dance The St. Charles Community College will host a series of events in honor of Black History Month throughout the month of February. The events include a lecture, film showings, lunchtime trivia, a dance performance and more. Events run from Feb. 3 until Feb. 12. All events are free and open to the general public. A History of the Negro Leagues in St. Louis: Giants & St. Louis Stars Noon, Monday, Feb. 3 Dwayne Isgrig will discuss the history of the Negro Leagues in baseball. The St. Louis Giants were a Negro Leagues baseball team from 1905-1921. The team changed owners, and its name for the 1922 season. From 1922-1931, the St. Louis Stars continued in the Negro National League. This is a story of the team and the men who played the game when “only the ball was white.” For more information about this lecture in the auditorium of the Social Science Building, contact Grace Moser at gmoser@stchas.edu. 42 Film Showing 7pm, Wednesday, Feb. 5 The film 42 will be shown in the auditorium of the Social Sciences Building. The film is about Jackie Robinson, a Negro League baseball player in 1946, who never took racism lying down. Branch Rickey, a Major League team executive, had a bold idea. Rickey recruited Robinson to break the unspoken color line as the first modern African-American Major League player. As both anticipated, this proved to be a major
challenge for Robinson and his family, as they endured unrelenting racist hostility on and off the field, from players and fans alike. As Robinson struggles against his nature to endure such abuse without complaint, he finds allies and hope where he least expects it. Rayvon Owen, Lunchtime Entertainment Series 11:30am, Tuesday, Feb. 11 Rayvon Owen will perform music in Scooter’s Place in the Student Center. Owen is an R&B, pop artist out of Richmond, Va. Influenced by influential R&B/Pop artists such as Eric Benet, Justin Timberlake, Johnny Lang, Usher and John Legend, Rayvon has a voice that could only be described as smooth, sexy, and one-ofa-kind. Rayvon’s goal is to entertain and inspire his listeners. Lunchtime Trivia Noon, Wednesday, Feb. 12 Black history trivia will be held in Scooter’s Place in the Student Center. Celebrating African-American History Through Dance, Arrive Dance Company 7pm, Wednesday, Feb. 12 Arrive Dance Company will perform in the auditorium of the Social Sciences Building. Arrive Dance Company, under the direction of Stacey Gerst and Jamell Jacobs, is a St. Louis based company that has a unique blend of jazz, modern, contemporary and hip hop styles. Arrive Dance Company offers a fresh and innovative concept for professional dance both
locally and outside the St. Louis area by challenging their dancers to be strong in more than one area, as well as providing choreographic opportunities within the company. For more information on SCC’s Black History Month events, contact Mandi Smith at 636.922.8469 or asmith@stchas.edu.
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Around Town Local news and events like the Art of the Heart fundraiser in St. Charles and an event to welcome Bald Eagles back to Hideaway Harbor Park
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School Lindenwood Speaker Series Continues with Deborah Horan and the City of St. Charles School District adds Preschool programs.
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Fort Zumwalt Alumna to Advance in SEMARSG Best Warrior Competition By Staff Sgt. Eric W. Jones Following three grueling days, the Southeast Medical Area Readiness Support Group named winners for Soldier of the Year and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year 2014 SEMARSG Best Warrior Competition, Jan. 10-12 at the Brig. Gen. William S. McArthur U.S. Army Reserve Center. Two combat medics advance to the Army Reserve Medical Command’s Best Warrior Competition in February to represent the SEMARSG. This year’s winners Spc. Courtney A. Harcourt, the SOY and Staff Sgt. Jeremy A. Maglott named the NCOY. Harcourt, 24, a Fort Zumwalt North High School alumna of O’Fallon is assigned to Winners of the 2014 Southeast Medical Area Readiness Support Group’s Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Best Warrior Competition: “NCO of the Year” Staff Sgt. Jeremy A. Maglott., Myrtle Beach, S.C., (left front) and “Soldier of the Year” Spc. SEMARSG, Nashville, Tenn. A. Harcourt, O’Fallon, Mo., stand with other competitors Jan. “I chose to compete in Best Warrior Com- Courtney 12, 2014, after a three-day competition held at Fort Bragg, N.C. The two petition because I want to push myself to my Warriors advance to compete in the Army Reserve Medical Command’s highest limits,” said Harcourt, a graduate of Best Warrior Competition at Fort William H. Harrison, Mont., Feb. 22-28, the University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kan- 2014. The other competitors are from left to right Pfc. Jose Duncan, Staff sas City, Mo. “This competition will help me Sgt. Jason Wood, Staff Sgt. Dennis Cosgrove and Spc. Timothy Chitpanya. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Eric W. Jones. prove that I can do anything if I push myself.” Maglott, 30, a military police combat vetering up and answering the challenge to compete an with three deployments, has served his coun- in the Best Warrior Competition. try for 12 years, and is currently assigned to the Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey Rosales, BWC Cadre 7236th MSU here. NCOIC, and battalion operations NCO for the “As a citizen-soldier I am able to better serve 3274th U.S. Army Hospital here said, “Harcourt my community as well as my country,” said Ma- and Maglott competed with seven other soldiers glott, a career Firefighter and Emergency Medi- in the competition that tested their military cal Technician for the community of Myrtle skills, physical ability and individual endurBeach, S.C. ance.” “I chose to compete in the Best Warrior to Other events included an appearance before truly test my knowledge and skill set,” said Ma- a board of senior NCO’s, a written exam, road glott, a Galion High School alumnus from Myr- march an Army Physical Fitness Test, markstle Beach. “As well as identify area of strength manship with the M-4 carbine, land navigation, and weakness, to help better prepare myself for urban orientation course, Modern Army Comthe future.” batives, as well as tactical combat casualty and Command Sgt. Maj. Luther Thomas Jr., com- various mystery events, added Rosales. mand sergeant major of the U.S. Army Reserve, Maglott and Harcourt continue to the Army Fort Bragg, N.C., spoke to competitors before Reserve Medical Command’s Best Warrior they began the Modern Army Combatives Competition, Feb. 22 – 28, at the Fort Wilevent. liam H. Harrison, Mont., both representing the “It takes confidence and commitment,” said SEMARSG. Thomas, “You don’t just show up here and com“We have two full-time jobs … being a citizenpete … you need to practice on your own, run soldier means never really taking the uniform on your own and study on your own.” off,” said Harcourt, a medical assistant with the Thomas commended each Warrior for stand- Clarksville Pain Institute in Clarksville, Tenn. “We are always soldiers.” The Southeast Medical Area Readiness Support Group is a brigade-echelon command with 2,000 Soldiers in 22 subordinate units, including deployable combat hospital teams, as well as other medical specialty teams and personnel east of the Mississippi River from Tennessee to Florida.
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Join Easter Seals Midwest at a Blues Game Join Easter Seals Midwest, formerly Life Skills, to cheer on the St. Louis Blues in a St. Louis Blues Party Suite at 1pm on Saturday, Feb. 8. The Blues will host the Winnipeg Jets. Tickets are $100 per person and include snacks and drinks and a great view of the game. Proceeds benefit Easter Seals Midwest, which helps individuals with developmental disabilities learn, live, work and participate in the communities of St. Louis City, St. Louis County and St. Charles County. To reserve your ticket, call Kathryn Ellrich at 314.394.7070. For more information, visit www.eastersealsmidwest.org.
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MOSAICS Missouri Festival for the Arts Announces 2014 Call to Entry
Gateway Spotlight ChorUS Hosting a Guest Night The Gateway Spotlight ChorUS, a new woman’s a cappella chorus, is hosting a guest night on Feb. 11. The Gateway Spotlight ChorUS is a member of Sweet Adelines International. The Chorus sings and performs barbershop harmonies. The Spotlight ChorUS is looking for women of all ages who love to sing. Did you love singing in your high school, college or church choir before life, in the form of family, work, and other responsibilities got in the way? Do you think it’s too late for you to sing again because you haven’t sung in 10-20 years and your voice has changed? It’s never to late to renew your love of singing. The chorUS meets at the First United Methodist Church, 801 First Capitol Drive in St. Charles every Tuesday night from 7:15-9:45pm. For more information, visit www.gatewayspotlight.org or call 636.256.6823.
SCC to Host Comedy Night Feb. 8 Comedians Erin Jackson and Marcus will headline St. Charles Community College’s spring Comedy Night at 7pm on Saturday, Feb. 8. Doors open at 6:30pm in the theater of the Donald D. Shook Fine Arts Building on the SCC campus in Cottleville. Erin Jackson has made a name for herself in comedy clubs of Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Md. She gained national attention with appearances on The Bob and Tom Radio Show and Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham. She was a semi-finalist on NBC’s Last Comic Standing 6 and recently appeared as a guest on the Emmy Award-winning Ellen DeGeneres Show. She is currently peddling her comic wares at venues all around the country. Marcus has become one of the fastest rising young comedians around. He was featured on NBC’s hit television series Last Comic Standing 6, where he finished in second place. He began his comedy career in radio, voicing hundreds of radio commercials and putting in thousands of hours of live radio all over the country before making the move to the comedy stage. Comedian Erin Jackson. Photo courtesy of Erin The show is rated PG-13. Tickets are $10 for the general Jackson public and $5 for SCC students with a valid ID. Purchase tickets online at stchastickets.com or through the SCC box office at 636.922.8050. For more information, including information about group rates, please contact Mandi Smith, SCC student activities coordinator, at 636.922.8469 or asmith@stchas.edu.
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MOSAICS, Missouri Festival for the Arts, announces their Call to Entry for their Annual Arts Festival event, taking place Sept. 1214, in Historic St. Charles. The 2014 event is the 20th Anniversary of the popular arts festival. Join more than 100 juried and invited artists at this annual Arts Festival, which is a family-friendly weekend event with activities for everyone, including fantastic art, great entertainment and the opportunity for children to create their own artwork. The MOSAICS organization is accepting applications for the 2014 event, now through the May 1, deadline. Juried artists will be notified no later than May 30, and booth fees will be due to the arts organization upon invitation and acceptance to the festival by June 20. Additional details regarding the Call to Entry process for the 2014 MOSAICS Festival are available online at www.Zapplication. org. For more information about the 20th Annual MOSAICS Missouri Festival for the Arts, please call 314.482.5476 or visit www. stcharlesmosaics.org.
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Missouri Ballet Theatre and Saint Charles Riverfront Arts to Host “Art of the Heart”
The Missouri Ballet Theatre and Saint Charles Riverfront Arts are hosting a joint fundraiser from 6-9pm on Friday, Feb. 7 at the former Worthington’s Hardware location, 222 North Main Street, St. Charles, called Art of the Heart. There will be a wide variety of creative things to do at Art of the Heart, including making unique works of art especially for your sweetheart, family member or friend – including painting, jewelry-making, sculpture, clay art and kid’s art. All activities are free of charge with admission. The Missouri Ballet Theater will be dressed up and on site at the Art of the Heart event, and the dancers will be available for photos with guests. Admission to Art of the Heart is $10 per person and children under 12 are free. Admission includes complementary wine, beer and soft drinks. This event is family-friendly and is open to the public. The Missouri Ballet Theatre and Saint Charles Riverfront Arts welcome donations from the general public, and both organizations are looking for companies and individuals who would like to sponsor this community arts event. For additional details about the Art of the Heart joint fundraiser, please contact Saint Charles Riverfront Arts President Lou Cariffe at 636.399.5345, via email at lcariffe@sbcglobal.net, or visit www. saintcharlesriverfrontarts.com.
Sunday Arts on the Nine Network is Now Arts America The Nine Network’s weekly arts series, Sunday Arts, has become Arts America to reflect the series’ expanded national context for St. Louis arts, as well as the program’s additional new timeslot on Saturday. Now Arts America will air Saturdays at 3:30pm and Sundays at 1pm on Nine PBS. Most stories on Arts America come from collaboration among 30 PBS stations across the country that allows participating stations to share their locally produced arts segments. Each episode of Arts America mixes contributions by other stations with stories about St. Louis’ own artists and arts organizations. In turn, St. Louis stories air in markets throughout the United States. Over the next six months, Arts America will include a regular segment called Art Fusion featuring interviews with local arts leaders. The segments will explore a wide range of perspectives on the visual and performing arts in the region. Art Fusion segments are created by the Nine Network in partnership with the Regional Arts Commission (RAC) and the Radio Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Welcome Bald Eagles Back to Hideaway Harbor Park Join the St. Charles County Parks and Recreation Department for the annual Bald Eagle Winter Watch program, from 9am-1pm, on Saturday, Feb. 8, at Hideaway Harbor Park, 1550 Hideaway Harbor Drive, in Portage des Sioux, to view live eagles and learn why these majestic birds return every winter. To celebrate the arrival of our national icon to the area, the parks department is offering several birding activities for the public to participate in while visiting. From 9:30-11:30am get an up close and personal look at an American bald eagle presented by the World Bird Sanctuary. Through high-powered telescopes, provided by the Astronomical Society of Eastern Missouri (ASEM), spectators will get a chance to view eagles nesting in the trees, in flight, and feeding off the open Mississippi River waters. Park staff will also offer educational eagle presentations and park history tours at the top of every hour, beginning at 9am until noon. Children will also enjoy assisting staff with building a life-size eagles nest, providing a perfect opportunity for photos A fire ring and hot cocoa will be offered to combat the winter chill. During this free program, park staff will be available to answer questions about the eagle’s feeding habits, their migration patterns, the structure of their nest, as well as explain the rich
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history of Hideaway Harbor Park and other birds that live in the 49-acre park. Guests will also have the opportunity to walk to the outskirts of this riverside park that mirrors the scenic Alton bluffs to get the best views of these majestic birds. Each year, more than 2,000 bald eagles have been reported to migrate to Missouri during the winter season. Eagle watching is usually best during the morning hours when the majestic birds are most active fishing and are frequently seen perching in trees along the river. To get to Hideaway Harbor Park from St. Charles, take Highway 94 North from Highway 370 until reaching Grafton Ferry Road (approximately eight miles). Turn left on Grafton Ferry Road and turn right on Portage Road until you reach Sioux Drive. Turn left on Sioux Drive into the park. Questions, contact the St. Charles County Parks and Recreation Department at 636.949.7535.
A Letter to the Editor As a St. Louis Rams player, I’m proud to represent the St. Louis region for Team NFL, a nationwide effort among the NFL to raise awareness about education. I invite you to become a mentor, tutor, reader or homework helper for a local child through United Way of Greater St. Louis. A lot of kids right here in our region need help with schoolwork, but with even a little help they can achieve and become the next great leaders in St. Louis and beyond. Please consider joining me to help kids succeed. You can find out more online at www.stlvolunteer.org or by calling United Way at 314.539.4063. On and off the field, a good education is important. Together we can change lives. Thank you, Robert Quinn Defensive End St. Louis Rams
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The Western St. Charles County Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce their New Year’s Resolution Run on Sunday, March 23. When you sign up the chamber will provide you with training schedules that will help you begin your training. Get a group of your family, friends, and co-workers together to support each other. The race will begin at 8:30am on March 23. It will start and end at The Meadows at Lake St. Louis. Entry fee is $25 for runners before Feb. 28. After Feb. 28 the price per runner will go up to $30. Runners can register for the race by going to the following websites: www.westernstcharlescountychamber.com/store or www.bigriverrunning.com, by contacting the Western St. Charles County Chamber of Commerce at 636.327.6914, at the chamber office located at 210 South Linn Ave., Wentzville, or by downloading a form from the chamber website www.westernstcharlescountychamber.com.
Microchipping Returns Lost Pets to Loving Homes From St. Charles County Department of Community Health and the Environment Pet microchipping is an effective way for missing pets to be returned to their owners. While microchips should not replace a traditional collar and tags, they are an excellent secondary level of protection for a pet. No matter how diligent you are as a responsible caretaker of your pet, dogs and cats do accidentally get lost or stolen. A microchip can help ensure that your lost pet is reunited with its family, even if tags are lost or removed. Many who find lost pets know tem. However, if your pet is lost on a holiday or enough to take them to a shelter or vet to get scanned, which often saves the after hours, the information cannot be accessed pet from being impounded. And, if they are until the shelter reopens. For more information on the benefits of miimpounded, the chip would be discovered immediately allowing the pet to be returned to the crochipping, please call 636.949.PETS. The St. Charles County Pet Adoption Center owner much faster. Microchips are small transponders about the is located at 4850 Mid Rivers Mall Drive in St. size of a grain of rice and are implanted just un- Peters. The facility operates from 10am - 5pm, der the skin between the shoulder blades. The Monday through Friday (except holidays and chip contains a registration number that can be special occasions), with late hours offered on Wednesdays from 10am - 6:30pm. In addition, traced back to the pet’s owner. Veterinarians, animal shelters and humane the Pet Adoption Center is open from 10am societies all over the world have microchip 4pm on Saturdays. scanners and can check any animal for a chip. In addition to microchipping all pets available for adoption, the Pet Adoption Center offers the service to owners for a $10 fee during regular business hours, with no appointment necessary. This fee does not include the national registration done through the microchip company, which is a very important addition. When you microchip your pet at the Pet Adoption Center, the owner information is kept permanently in the shelter’s computer sys- www.psrapp.com
92.3 WIL personalities Bo Matthews and Derrick Keith invite you to “take the plunge” on Saturday, Feb. 1 during the 11th Annual Polar Plunge, taking place at the Lake Saint Louis Community Association Clubhouse. This event is a unique opportunity to show your bravery as you support local Special Olympics athletes by walking, running or crawling into the frigid winter waters. A minimum donation of $75 per plunger entitles people ages 10 and older to plunge into Lake St. Louise, receive a Polar Plunge long sleeve T-shirt, free entry to the Post Plunge party, and a great warm feeling for helping Special Olympics athletes. Registration begins at 10am and the Plunge starts at noon. The general public can join in on the fun without getting wet at the Post Plunge party, held immediately following the big Plunge. Admission is just $5 and Plungers get in for free. Proceeds benefit Special Olympics Missouri’s year-round program of sports training and competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. To register for the 2014 Polar Plunge, visit www.wil92.com/polar-plunge-lake-st-louis, or, for more information, visit the Special Olympics Missouri website at www.somo.org.
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Firehouse Subs Celebrates Grand Opening with Ribbon Cutting
St. Louis Organizations Join Forces to Promote Entrepreneurs
Larry Webb, Franchisee celebrated the grand opening of his new restaurant, Firehouse Subs with a ribbon cutting on Wednesday, Jan. 22. Joining Larry were family, friends, employees and District Representatives of Firehouse Subs. Also joining Larry were City of St. Charles Mayor Sally Faith, Board members and ambassadors with the Greater St. Charles County Chamber of Commerce. Firehouse Subs in St. Charles is located at 1320 Bass Pro Drive, Unit 5C in the Mark Twain Mall. For more information on Firehouse Subs, visit their website at www.FirehouseSubs.com or call 636.724.4668. If your business is new to the area and would like to celebrate with a ribbon cutting, contact Wendy Rackovan at the Greater St. Charles County Chamber of Commerce at 636.946.0633.
Arch Grants, Capital Innovators,and go!-celerator by goBRANDgo! are combining resources for the first time ever to find one young entrepreneur, or team of entrepreneurs, born after 1984 the opportunity of a lifetime. The winner of go!-celerator’s second annual program now has an added benefit: a guaranteed spot in Arch Grants’ finalist weekend on April 26 plus an automatic place in the interview round of Capital Innovator’s upcoming competition. The go!-celerator’s submission deadline is Feb. 1, 2014. Pictured from left to right are goBRANDgo! partners Brandon The go!-celerator winner receives $50,000 Dempsey and Derek Weber. worth of resources including one year of free housing, office space and mentoring. Last year’s winner was HCP United, a technology startup that caters to private practice health care professionals. The company has grown from $40,000 to more than $300,000 in annual revenue. Arch Grants will award a $50,000 grant without requiring equity in return. The company has awarded 35 grants totaling more than $1.9 million since its launch in 2012. This year’s submission deadline is Feb. 21, 2014. Capital Innovators invests $50,000 in five businesses biannually. In addition to funding, Capital Innovators provides an intensive 12-week accelerator program that includes mentorship and investor introductions. “This is the first time these organizations have collaborated, so it’s an exciting experiment,” said goBRANDgo!’s partner Derek Weber. “By combining the benefits of all of our processes, we hope to propel St. Louis and its entrepreneurs even further into the global entrepreneurial landscape.” For further details, call Derek Weber at 314.754.8712 or visit the website at www.gocelerator.org. to submit an application. Arch Grants’ application form and details are at www.archgrants.com/2014.
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Habitat for Humanity of St. Charles County (HFHSCC) Seeking Applications from Local Families Habitat for Humanity of St. Charles County (HFHSCC) is seeking applications from local families that would like to be considered as new homeowners for a Habitat for Humanity home in
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St. Charles County. HFHSCC is building four homes including one for a Veteran. Interested individuals and families should contact Michelle Woods at 636.978.5712 to complete a prescreening interview on the phone or in person. Individuals must contact Michelle no later than Jan. 31, to be considered for the current homes available. Individuals who contact the office after Jan. 31 may be considered for future available homes. More information is also on our website at www.habitatstcharles.org. The family selection process includes the completed application form, interviews, credit checks and a review of the family in the community. To be considered, local families must be living in substandard housing and have lived in St. Charles County for one year at a time of application. In addition, families must meet the income requirements and have a willingness to partner with Habitat and complete 350 “sweat equity” hours. Once the process is completed, Habitat will select qualified families for low-cost homes they will purchase with interest free mortgages. Since its inception in 1997, HFHSCC has completed 63 homes in St. Charles County.
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2014 Celebration Ball The Western St. Charles County Chamber of Commerce will bestow its annual awards at their Celebration Ball to be held on Saturday, Feb. 1 at Progress Park Banquet Center in Wentzville. The Chamber is proud to announce their award winners for 2014. The following businesses and individuals were chosen to receive awards: Above and Beyond Award for Exceptional Customer Service is being given to Rufkahr & Associates; You Made It Happen Award for positively affecting the community is being given to Morning Star Church; Chamber Volunteer of the Year Award is being given to Kathy Swanegan with Twin Oaks at Heritage Pointe. Chamber Business of the Year is being given to National Information Solutions Cooperative (NISC). Two Tony Awards are being given to Resurrection Fitness and Karen Hammond with Karen Hammond CPA. The Celebration Ball is open to the public and will include the awards ceremony, dinner, drinks, photo booth, games and live entertainment. Tickets to the Celebration Ball are $45 per person and may be purchased by contacting the Western St. Charles County Chamber of Commerce at 636.327.6914. For more information, contact the Western St. Charles County Chamber of Commerce at 636.327.6914 or visit www.westernstcharlescountychamber.com.
O’Fallon Chamber’s Taste of Vegas Casino Night Tickets are now on sale for the O’Fallon Chamber of Commerce’s 2nd Annual Taste of Vegas casino night presented by Krey Distributing on Saturday, Feb. 22. The event will take place at the O’Fallon City Hall Gymnasium located at 100 North Main Street in O’Fallon. This black tie optional evening will begin at 6pm with food samplings from the area’s finest establishments along with wine, beer and spirit tastings. Then from 7:30-10pm attendees will have the opportunity to try their luck on several casino tables, including blackjack, poker/Texas hold’em, craps, and Roulette. Guest will then be Participating restaurants are The Brass Rail, Brisable to trade in their winnings for raffle tickets for a tol Seafood Grill, LongHorn Steakhouse, Quintchance to win some great prizes that will be drawn essential Catering, River City Catering, Senora at 10:30pm concluding the evening. Espinos Taqueria, Susie G’s Specialty Cakes and “Casino nights are a great way to try out games Stefanina’s Restaurant. that you normally wouldn’t play at a traditional caCasino night proceeds benefit the mission of the sino. There is no experience needed and no pres- O’Fallon Chamber of Commerce: The O’Fallon sure, so you can really have fun!” said Sara Hender- Chamber of Commerce is committed to promoting son, staff organizer for the event. economic vitality in O’Fallon and the St. Charles A Taste of Vegas will truly make you think you are County Region while providing members with in the heart of Las Vegas and will draw a mix of area networking opportunities, education, and advoresidents and business people. Admission is $40 cacy in public policy decisions affecting business. per person and includes tastings from O’Fallon’s finest restaurants, drinks, souvenir photo, two raffle entries, $5,000 in gaming money and live entertainment with dancing. Tickets must be purchased in advance by calling 636.240.1818 or online at www.ofallonchamber.org/casino. No one under 21 will be admitted, tickets will not www.taxteam1040.com be sold the evening of the event.
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Chamber Offers Online Training for Your Business
The O’Fallon Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce a new member benefit, thanks to a partnership with Coggno.com, members are now able to view a selection of online training courses through the Chamber’s website. Categories of relevance include human resources, compliance, safety training, business management and others that will prove useful to employees of every type of business. All of the online training options are available on-demand and can be accessed at computer workstations, as well as from home computers, tablets, and even smart phones. When online training courses are purchased through the Chamber website, members can also access Coggno’s Learning Management System that will allow users to keep track of employees’ progress in chosen coursework. Online training has become a cost-effective replacement for expensive off-site seminars and training sessions that can impact employee productivity. Not only will employees not have to travel, they will gain great knowledge and insight into important topics. They will be able to learn at their own pace and effectively retain that knowledge, while keeping pace with their day-to-day responsibilities. Take advantage of this opportunity to build a more productive, skilled workforce. Visit www.ofallonchamber.org/training or call 636.240.1818 for more information.
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Speaker Series Continues with Journalist and Middle East Expert Lindenwood University’s 2013-14 Speaker Series will continue with awardHoran won the Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellowship at the University of winning journalist, writer, and Middle East expert Deborah Horan at 7pm on Michigan in 2001, where she studied the rise of Al-Jazeera satellite television. She has written for magazines including Newsweek, The Washington Tuesday, Feb. 18, at the Spellmann Center’s Anheuser-Busch Leadership Room on the St. Charles campus. Monthly, Progressive Woman, and Psychology Today. The Spellmann Center is located just west of the main camShe is currently freelancing for the Washington Spectator. pus entrance at Kingshighway and First Capitol Drive in St. The 2013-2014 Speaker Series will run through April with events featuring: Charles. Adam Steltzner Having extensively covered the Middle East for more than a March 25, 7pm, J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts—Bezemes decade, Horan will speak on “My Observations on Israel and the Middle East.” Family Theater Steltzner was the lead NASA engineer for the Curiosity Mars Horan moved to Israel in 1993, where she worked as a freelance journalist and later as a reporter for the Houston Chronrover landing, which amazed the world. Steltzner will present, “How Curiosity Changed My Life.” icle, covering peace efforts, politics, and Israeli and Palestinian society. While there, she also covered the social and political Mark Noah issues of Egypt, Lebanon, and Baghdad. April 22, 7 pm, Spellmann Campus Center—Anheuser-Busch Leadership Room In 2000, Horan traveled to Iran and covered the Iranian parNoah, who has a passion for historic airplanes, is also the liamentary elections and, in 2002, she joined the Chicago Trifounder of History Flight, which has dedicated itself to finding bune, where she reported on the Iraq war and the Muslim im- Photo courtesy of Lindenwood University migrant community in Chicago. the locations of American missing-in-action service members. In 2008, Horan joined the special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction, He will present, “Finding the Fallen: The Search for America’s Missing-in-Action Servicemen.” writing about U.S. efforts to rebuild the country.
City of St. Charles School District Preschool Program Additions The City of St. Charles School District is excited to announce two new, full-day preschool programs. The district’s preschool program has been accredited by the state of Missouri since 2012 and will add two full-day sites in addition to the six half-day sites it currently operates. The district was awarded the Missouri Preschool Project grant, which allows the sites at Blackhurst and Coverdell Elementary Schools to offer a full-day pro-
gram at each location. This expansion will give young children in the City of St. Charles more educational opportunities. “This is a wonderful thing for our schools, district and community,” said Dr. Danielle Tormala, the associate superintendent of curriculum and instruction. “The importance of early childhood education cannot be emphasized enough and we feel this expansion will be a great service for our community.” The two full-day programs will start on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014 and consist of multiage groupings and focus on a variety of educational instruction such as language, literacy, motor skills, math, science, art,
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music and dramatic play. Children who were 3 years old through 5 years old as of August 1, 2013 are eligible to enroll. The programs will be lead by certified teachers with degrees and experience in both Early Childhood Education and Early Childhood Special Education. This high standard will ensure that students receive the top notch instruction they deserve and that parents have come to expect from the City of St. Charles School District. “We designed these programs to create an environment conducive to rich intellectual, social, emotional and physical experiences for our students,” Tormala said. “We feel fortunate to be able to provide the St. Charles School District Preschool program to the families in our community.” Enrollment for the full-day preschool programs is now open and costs around $30 per day. Applications are taken on a first come, first serve basis and space is limited. For more information about enrolling in the St. Charles RVI School District Preschool Program, contact Jeanie Mohrman at 636.443.4087 or visit www. stcharles.k12.mo.us, and click on the link “spring 2014 full day preschool application.”
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Movie
“Dallas Buyers Club”
By Steve Bryan - Rated: R
In recent years, Matthew McConaughey emerged as a force to be reckoned with. In 2013, the actor appeared in not one but two Oscar nominated films. As the lead role in Dallas Buyers Club, a painfully thin McConaughey should walk away with Best Actor honors at the upcoming Academy Awards ceremony in March. Here, McConaughey plays Ron Woodroof, a boisterous cowboy who works as an electrician. In 1985, a time when AIDS was considered a homosexual affliction, the skirt-chasing Woodroof learns he is HIV-positive. With an immune system on the verge of shutting down completely, doctors advise the cowboy to get his affairs in order. Desperate to try anything, Woodroof buys Photo courtesy of Focus Features AZT from a hospital worker, but that medicine as well. almost kills him outright. The ingenious cowboy heads Resembling a scarecrow in a cowboy hat and jeans, to Mexico to find drugs that can slow or cure his condiMatthew McConaughey delivers his best performance tion. He soon realizes that other HIV-positive people ever in Dallas Buyers Club. As Ron Woodroof, the would pay him to supply them with these medications actor embodies the man’s desperation to survive as well as his rampant homophobia. McConaughey also show’s Woodroof ’s compassion, though, as he helps people that he once shunned. Jared Leto also deserves high praise— and an Oscar—for playing Rayon, a transgender AIDS victim who becomes Woodroof ’s unlikely business partner. Though their relationship can’t be called a bromance, Rayon helps Ron find his humanity at a time when AIDS was a misunderstood condition. Director Jean-Marc Vallée keeps the story moving at a good clip, infusing Dallas Buyers Club with some truly outPhoto courtesy of Focus Features
rageous moments. After Woodroof loads his trunk with boxes of unapproved medications and treatments in Mexico, he disguises himself as a priest to make it through the checks at the border. Dallas Buyers Club also raises questions about FDA restrictions, especially for drugs that could help patients with incurable illnesses. In the film, Woodroof constantly battles the FDA over the drugs he brings into the country. To skirt the law, Woodroof sets up the Dallas Buyers Club as a business whose members pay a membership fee to get their medications This is a truly amazing movie that contains two award-worthy performances. Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto physically transformed themselves to tell the story of a man who made a difference. These definitely are performances that should be rewarded. Dallas Buyers Club, rated R for pervasive language, some strong sexual content, nudity, and drug use, currently is playing in theaters. Born and raised in South St. Louis, Steve Bryan is now based in Anaheim, California, and has been allowed access to movie and television sets to see actors and directors at work. Though his writing has taken him far from St. Louis, Steve is, at heart, still the same wide-eyed kid who spent countless hours watching classic movies at neighborhood theaters.
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Sports
Gary Baute NCAA Awards Local University Lindenwood University is the winner of the NCAA’s Division II Award of Excellence for its efforts to raise money and awareness for the cause of Sterling Thomas, a Lindenwood football player who suffered a serious spinal cord injury in October 2012. A record number of Division II schools were competing for the award, which was presented to President Jim Evans and Athletics Director John Creer Jan. 18 at the NCAA Convention in San Diego, Calif. The award is presented for an activity or event that exemplifies excellence in any of the areas covered by the six attributes of Division II—learning, service, balance, passion, sportsmanship, and resourcefulness. “We’re very honored to receive such a prestigious award,” said President Jim Evans. “I am proud of service and compassion demonstrated by our students, staff, faculty, and the community. We have been able to help the Thomas family. And we hope that this award will help us continue to help them.” “It spread all over the community,” Creer said. “It was very touching. There was a big restaurant promotion called 27 for 27, and we also received donations from across the country. Schools in our conference were also very generous. When we went on the road for a football game, they were passing the hat and mak-
ing a donation.” Lindenwood receives a cash prize for winning the Award of Excellence, as well as a nationally televised football or basketball game on CBS Sports Network in 2014-2015. Information from Lindenwood website. * Excellent benefit River City Rascal Baseball Awards The River City Rascals were awarded the Organization of the Year by Community Living, Incorporated at their annual Athlete’s Sports Banquet at Old Hickory Golf Club in St. Peters recently. The award is given to one organization each year that has supported and positively affected the clients Community Living serves. Rascals staff were on hand for the event to accept the award. Information from Rascal website. * 114 days to you hear ‘Play Ball’ A Few Rams’ Players Get More Than Playing Football in Hawaii Rams’ Robert Quinn, the NFC sack leader and Defensive Payer of the Year, along with teammate and punter Johnny Hekker, enjoyed a little bit more than a week on the island. Both players were constantly on TV as Quinn was involved with several plays and Hekker punted several times.
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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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Francis Howell Central Inducts Two into Athletic Hall of Fame Zach Gerler (2006) and Pierre Desire (2008) entered the Spartans Hall of Fame during a ceremony before a recent boys’ varsity basketball game at Francis Howell Central High School. Gerler, a standout baseball and soccer player, said, “I’m still just taking it all in.” He continued, “It doesn’t seem real right now. I knew it was coming up, and now I’m here, and everyone’s cheering for me. I’m just very blessed.” As far as his playing days at Central, he said, “I just remember all the guys I got to I grow up with and make like brothers with, make instant friends with. I just had a great time, playing sports in front of my family, they traveled to all the practices all the games that type of stuff. I just loved everything about it.” Gerler was originally drafted by the Baltimore Ori-
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Team Rice selected both players in the new format of the pro bowl draft. As the game near completion on a less that perfect day for the paradise location, Team Rice was on the short end of the score. In the big scheme of things, the paycheck for winning the game was $53,000 for each player and only $27,000 for the losers. With less than a minute in the contest, Jerry Rice’s team pulled a head of Deion Sanders’ group and took home the bigger paycheck. Final Score: Team Rice, 22, slides by Team Sanders, 21. Several players from the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos were selected but could not attend since they will be playing in the Super Bowl. Each of those players picks up a cool $40,000 just for being selected. Everyone keeps saying they are playing in New York, but they are actually playing across the river in New Jersey. * Not a bad way to spend a week
oles, but he elected to play baseball in college, before playing one season for the Washington Nationals’ Florida Gulf Coast League team. While Gerler was able to attend the ceremony, the other inductee, Pierre Desir, was preparing to play in the Reese’s Senior Bowl. This came a week after playing in the East-West Shrine Game. Both games showcase senior college football players preparing to enter the NFL draft. After playing at Howell Central, he played three seasons at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas before transferring to Lindenwood this past season. While at Howell Central his head coach was Todd Berck. Berck stated Desir was the best player for his team his junior year, “He was the best on both sides of the ball.” He continued, “He lead the St. Louis area in touchdowns by a running back. He was a dynamic athlete.” Desir was always concerned about making sure he
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made it to practice, and there was one instance when Desir saw that he was not going to do so. It wasn’t because he had to work a part-time job or go on a date. Berck said Desir came to him and was very nervous about the situation. But Berck gave his blessing, “I told him if there was ever a reason important enough, it was ok to miss practice to take the test to become an American citizen.” His family moved to America from Haiti when Pierre was four. Desir is chasing the American Dream. Mike Kromer is a full-time teacher in the Francis Howell School District. Prior to becoming a teacher, he did playby-play of high school sports for radio stations in Missouri. He continues to do play-by-play of games on his website, www.westplexsports.net, and loves to write about games he covers.
Sophisticated International Thriller Andalusia is a region in southern Spain — The Andalucian Friend, by Swedish author Alexander Söderberg, takes its title from one of its characters, Hector Guzzman, a dashing Spaniard from a mafia-style family who befriends a beautiful unsuspecting nurse. Hector draws Sophie, and her teenage son, into a dark underworld of mayhem and murder that marks them for life. This exciting international thriller is rife with thugs vying for control of smuggling routes and crooked cops on the take. Though at times the profusion of characters can be confusing, it’s not vital to keep all the minor players straight — instead, marvel over the more well-developed ones, like Lars Vinge, a sniveling beat cop addicted to pain killers and a quirky set of defects, and Gunilla Strandberg, the head of the national crime division, who recruits Lars to tighten the noose on players in a ring of organized crime. The action begins when Hector is intentionally hit by a car and hospitalized. Hector shows a rapt interest in Sophie Brinkmann, a nurse assigned to care for him. He’s long been on Gunilla’s radar. She puts together a team to bug Sophie’s home, believing the woman may become involved with Hector and provide key information about him. In Paraguay, another facet of the plot unfurls. Jens Vall, who knew Sophie when they were young, makes a deal with the Russians over guns he’s smuggling for them. When the plan goes awry, Jens is catapulted into working with Hector — both men become entranced with Sophie, as does Lars, whose surveillance of her home becomes obsessive. Beset with the demon of addiction, Lars’ personality changes as he pops prescription pills, chasing them down with alcohol. The Andalucian Friend, is a good read — albeit a bit confusing at times, but stick with this sophisticated novel, and you’ll be happy you did. Söderberg is a master storyteller. He sends you down one path, then pulls the narrative thread right out from under your feet. There are surprises galore in this crime novel sure to gain its author a solid following anxious for the next book in his trilogy.
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When family and friends gather together to watch the game, loading up the table with a variety of easy-to-grab, flavorful appetizers is a winning plan. After all, casual food and good times are what game day is all about. In the world of appetizers, dip is king. From savory to sweet, this simple tailgating party addition can take on flavors that span the globe, or that are as American and as beloved as the gridiron game itself. Keep it light – A tailgating scene can seem overwhelming for those who don’t want to splurge all their day’s calories, so be sure to have lots of fresh, crunchy vegetables on hand. Start with your standard dippers – like sliced carrots, broccoli and cucumbers – or score big with unique vegetable dipper options – like snap peas, asparagus spears and radishes. This recipe for Cucumber Cups creates simple and crunchy bite-sized noshes with a delicious dip of Sabra Hummus in the center. For
more great game day recipes, visit www.sabra.com. Serve Delightful Dippers – Potato and tortilla chips go hand-in-hand with tailgating festivities, but beyond these standards is a whole world of other dipping options. For a Mediterranean touch, go with flatbread, pita bread or pita chips. Instead of plain old butter rounds, opt for more texture with multi-grain crackers that include raw flax, chia or sesame seeds. Or, serve up a warm batch of buffalo wings with this smoky and spicy recipe for Hummus Buffalo Wing Dip. Offer Variety – A large spread of dippers calls for a wide assortment of scrumptious dips. As an alternative to sour cream or cheese-based dips – which are loaded with fat, preservatives and sodium – serve up an assortment of delicious Sabra Hummus. Hummus offers up the protein, iron and fiber that other dips lack. Incorporate a few of these dip tips into your game day strategy and watch as fans huddle up to fill their plates.
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Cucumber Cups
Yield: 16 servings
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar 1 teaspoon olive oil 1 tablespoon tomato paste 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 1/4 teaspoon onion powder 1 teaspoon smoked paprika 1 cup Sabra hummus Directions: Whisk first seven ingredients together (vinegar through paprika). Add Sabra hummus and combine thoroughly.
Hummus Garlic Bread Recipe
Ingredients: 2 English cucumbers 1 container Sabra hummus 1 teaspoon paprika 1 bunch parsley, finely chopped
Yield: 4 Servings
Ingredients: 1 loaf French bread (about 12-14 inches long) 1 container Sabra Roasted Garlic Hummus 1-2 tablespoons chopped garlic ½ cup grated parmesan cheese
Directions: Peel cucumbers and slice lengthwise into 1 1/4-inch pieces. Using melon baller, carve out seeds to create a vessel, making sure to leave bottom intact.
Directions: Preheat Broiler
Using piping bag or small spoon, fill each with hummus, about 1 teaspoon each.
Slice French bread in half length wise. Set aside
Sprinkle with paprika and finely chopped parsley.
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Send your event to editor@mycnews.com and we'll print it! EVENTS Now-March 18: Kickboxing Bootcamp Classes Tuesdays from 7-8pm at Jefferson Intermediate School, 2660 Zumbehl Road, St. Charles. Tuition is $99 for 8-week session. Register at www.stcharlesae.org or 636.443.4043. January 30-Feburary 20: Cake Decorating Classes Thursdays from 6:30-8:30pm at Hardin Middle School, 1950 Elm Street, St Charles. Students will learn the fundamentals of decorating. $79. Register at www. stcharlesae.org or 636.443.4043. February 3: St. Charles County Council of the Blind Business Meeting 7-8:30pm at Community Commons Building, 2nd floor of the Spencer Library, 427 Spencer Road. Guest speaker Laura McCoy from the Delta Center for Independent Living. Info: Beverly Kaskadden at 636.561.6947. February 4: Forming an LLC Program 6:30-9pm at St. Charles West High School, 3601 Droste Road, St. Charles. Learn to file online, about taxation and other things you need to know to protect yourself as a small business owner. Register at www. stcharlesae.org or 636.443.4043. February 7: Father/Daughter Sweetheart Dance 6:30-8:30pm at Lake Saint Louis Banquet Center. For dads with daughters ages 3-10. Dinner, DJ, balloon artist and a complimentary picture. $44/couple for Residents, $55/couple for Non-resi-
dents, $12.50 for each additional child. Register at www.lakesaintlouis.com, click on Parks and Recreation, Father/Daughter Dance or call 636.561.4620. February 21: ShowMe Aquatics Fitness Trivia Night Doors open at 6pm, games begin at 7pm. Immanuel Lutheran Fellowship Hall, 115 South 6th Street, St. Charles. Benefits people with developmental disabilities. $160/table of 8, $20/ person. Beer and soda included, snacks permitted. Reservations recommended. Info: Brenda at 636.896.0999. March 8: Spring Shopping Bazaar 9am-1pm at Family Vision Library, 2020 Parkway Drive, St. Peters. See products from crafters and vendors such as Pampered Chef, Scentsy, Origami Owl, Plexus, PartyLite, It Works!, 31, Avon, Park Lane and more. There will be a raffle, food and fun! Ongoing Events 1st Monday: Gardeners of St. Charles County Monthly Meeting 6:30pm. Location varies. 314.304.7480. 4th Monday: American Legion Post 388 Meets 6:30 pm at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 8945 Vets. Mem. Pkwy. 636.219.0553. Every Monday: St. Peters Rotary Club Noon at St. Peters City Hall, One St. Peters Centre Blvd. www. stpetersrotary.org.
Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday: Fitness First Exercise Classes 9:30-10:30am, American Legion Hall, 504 Luetkenhaus Blvd., Wentzville. 314.369.6521. 1st Tuesday: Fleur de Lis Garden Society 6:30pm at the Kisker Road Library, 1000 Kisker Road. Info: Jeanne at 314.605.8563. 2nd Tuesday: Show-me Stitchers Embroiderer’s Guild of America 7pm at the Ladue Chapel. Info: www.showmestitchers.com. 4th Tuesday: O’Fallon Garden Club. 6:30pm at Sunrise Methodist Church, 7116 Twin Chimney Blvd. Info: Barb at 636.978.5930. Every Tuesday: Kiwanis Club of St. Charles Noon - 1 pm at the Columns Banquet Center in St. Charles. Every Tuesday: St. Charles Optimist Club Noon-1pm at Pio’s Restaurant. Every Tuesday: Quilting Guild at the O’Fallon Family YMCA 1-4pm Free. Quilt for local charities. No sewing experience required. Every Tuesday: Toastmasters Meeting 7pm at the Renaud Spirit Center, 2650 Tri Sports Circle, O’Fallon. Info: 636.379.2505. Every Tuesday: Gateway Spotlight ChorUS 7:15-9:45pm at First United Methodist Church, 801 First Capitol Drive in St. Charles. Info: www.gatewayspotlight.org or 636.256.6823. Every Tuesday & Thursday: Tai Chi at the St. Charles County Family YMCA 8-9am & 10:15-11:15am. No
experience necessary. 636-9281928. Tuesdays & Thursdays: Get Fit Exercise Classes 9-10am and 5:30-6:30pm at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church Hall, New Melle. 314.369.6521. Every Wednesday: Active Older Adults Game Day at the O’Fallon Family YMCA 10am Free. Bring a favorite snack to share. Anybody welcome. Every Wednesday: Crossroads Cribbage Club 10am Meets at 1380 Boone St., Troy, MO 63379. 636.528.8379. Every Wednesday: Men’s Golf League 5pm, tee off at 5:30 pm at Heritage of Hawk Ridge. www.lakesaintlouis.com, under the parks and recreation section. Every Wednesday: Charity Bingo 6:45pm VFW Post 5077 sponsors, at VFW Hall, 8500 Veterans Mem. Pkwy., O’Fallon. 636.272.1945 or www.vfwpost5077.org. 1st & 3rd Wednesday: St. Charles Area Wood Carvers 7pm at Weldon Spring Site Remedial Action Project, 7295 Hwy. 94 South, St. Charles. Visitors welcome! Every Thursday: Kiwanis Club of St. Peters 6:30am at IHOP (3851 Veteran’s Memorial Pkwy St. Peters). 636.328.4941. Every Thursday: Kiwanis Club of O’Fallon 11:45am Meets at JJ’s Restaurant in O’Fallon. Info: www.ofkiwanis.com. Every Thursday: O’Fallon Rotary Club Lunch Noon at The Holy Cross Lu-
theran Church (8945 Veterans Memorial Pkwy, across from Fort Zumwalt Park). Visitors welcome. 636.980.1777. Every Thursday: Yoga at The St. Charles County Family YMCA 7-7:55pm Any level. Info: 636.928.1928. 2nd & 4th Thursday: Alexander Chapter 242/Eastern Star St. Charles Masonic Lodge, 2051 Collier Corporate Parkway, St. Charles. 636.577.0056. Every Friday: Moms Play Group 10am at LSL Community Association, 100 Cognac Ct., Lake Saint Louis, MO 63367. 314.479.0306, andreacrislip@ gmail.com or www.lslmothersclub.com. Every Friday: VFW Fish Fry 3-8pm VFW Post 2866. 66 VFW Lane. Call Bill Sams, 636.724.9612. Every Saturday: Chess 8-11am or later in the food court at Mid Rivers Mall in St. Peters. Every Saturday: Veterans Learn guitar for FREE 9:30am in Historic St. Charles. Info: Bill Dennis at 314.479.5750. Every Saturday: Peaceful Puppy Mill Protest 11am - 12:30pm at Petland, 6131 Ronald Reagan Drive, Lake St. Louis. banmo.puppymills@yahoo.com. Every Saturday: Charity Bingo 6:30pm, doors open at 4pm. Wentzville Community Club (500 West Main, Wentzville 63385). www.wentzvillefleamarket.org or www.facebook.com/ wentzville-community-club. 1st & 3rd Saturday: St Peters Square Dance Club Dances 6:30pm. 1st United Methodist Church, 801 First Capital Dr. www.squaredancestcharles.com. 2nd Sunday: Moscow Mills Lions Breakfast 7am - noon, September - April. Moscow Community Center, Hwy C. $7/adult, $4/child, under 6 free. www.e-clubhouse. org/sites/moscowmills.
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(MNT) A nutritional diagnostic therapy and counseling service held at SSM St. Joseph Health Center. Available with a doctor’s order only. Registration: 636.949.9600 Info: 636.947.5163. Free Mammogram Screenings SSM Health Care offers free mammogram screenings to women who have no health insurance. Appointments are available at SSM St. Joseph Health Center, 300 First Capitol Drive in St. Charles and SSM St. Joseph Hospital West, 100 Medical Plaza in Lake Saint Louis. Info: Karen at 636.947.5617. Diabetes Prevention Program Helping those at high risk for type 2 diabetes adopt and maintain healthy lifestyles to reduce chances of developing the disease. Held at participating YMCA’s throughout the St. Louis and St. Charles areas. This program is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-led National Diabetes Prevention Program. Contact Joyce Hoth at 314.436.1177. Crisis Nursery Committed to preventing child abuse and neglect, the Crisis Nursery provides short-term, safe havens to children, birth through age 12, whose families are faced with an emergency or crisis. 24hour helpline: 314.768.3201. Or 636.947.0600, www.crisisnurserykids.org Support Groups Daily: 12 Step Recovery Club 204 G West Pittman, O’Fallon. Info: Mike at 636.240.1722 or www.212club.org. Every Monday: BILY (Because I Love You) Parent Support Group 7:30pm at First United Methodist Church, 801 First Capitol Dr., St.
Charles. For parents only. Free. Focus on teens/young adults who act out. Help Line 314.993.7550. 1st & 3rd Mondays: Sharing Losses Through Bereavement 1-2:30pm. at SSM Home Care & Hospice, 1187 Corporate Lake Drive. Registration: 314.776.3627. Every Mon.: Tobacco Free for Life Want to Quit Smoking? For support, call Ellen, register nurse at SSM St. Joseph Hospital, 636.947.5304. 1st Mon.: Better Breathers Club Those w/chronic lung disease. St. Joseph Health Cntr., 300 1st Capitol Dr., St. Charles. Free lunch. 636.947.5684. 3rd Monday: Walking for Wellness-STOP HEROIN Life After Loss Support Group 7-8:30pm at Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital, Medical Office Building, 6 Jungermann Circle, Ste. 212, St. Peters. Discuss loss of your loved one and heal. 314.630.9222 or geevigna@charter.net. 12 Step Support Group for Women Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse Meets in 4 locations in the metro St Louis area. metrostlouissia@gmail. com. • 1st and 3rd Monday: 9:30-11am 500 Medical Dr in Wentzville; doctors dining room of St Joseph Hospital; contact 636.561.0389. • 2nd and 4th Tuesday: 6:30-8pm 2 Progress Point Parkway in O’Fallon, MO; 4th floor conference room of Progress West Hospital; contact 636.561.0389.
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Joe Morice Phonaphobia I’ve mentioned more than once that I dislike telephones. It’s not that I’m against the device; I’m against the invasion of privacy having one often creates. Of course, there are other factors as well; one of which are phone services that sometimes compare to auto warranty companies undergoing fraud investigations. Imagine the public furor that would develop if a two-year contract were required to have utilities connected to your home or business with gobbledygook fine print additions to run the bills up. I have one friend that quit signing cell phone service contracts and buys throwaway cell phones instead. I have to admit, after being a father of three daughters and a working manager of a repair shop I tired of ringing telephones. At home, my daughters could no more resist answering the infernal device than the lab could resist foraging in the neighbor’s trash. If we forbade them phone use to punish them for bad behavior, they almost went into bug-eyed convulsions. I’ve never seen a female teenager that could resist answering a telephone for more than twenty seconds but I’m sure there are some who can. I just never met any. To be fair, I’ve met some male versions that can’t resist as well. One acquaintance in particular must
use enough minutes on his cell phone to receive thank you letters from the telephone company. If he isn’t jabbering on it, he’s texting somebody. My late father’s bookie didn’t use the phone as much as he does. Bless his bookie soul; he passed on to that great betting parlor in the sky. Probably died of microwaves turning his cerebral cortex into oatmeal. Since Facebook became a big deal, many started using it as a means of communication… between phone calls, I assume. While I’m not a big fan of Facebook, I sometimes used it see what various friends and enemies were doing. I soon regretted it. Evidently, some folks don’t have a life. The whole world was privy to everything from what their dog did on the rug to Grandma’s recipes to fatten overweight grandchildren. Do they have a laptop next to everything they do 24/7? Thankfully, they didn’t include what they were doing in the shower with their significant others but it might have been more interesting. So far, watching grass grow is more interesting. Why would somebody describe their boring daily routines for public perusal? One might counter with, “Why anyone would read it? “
Back to telephones. A young man texting on a cell phone caused a major accident involving his pickup truck, two school buses and a semi. There were injuries and deaths including his. The federal authorities then considered national laws against handheld cell phone use while driving. One wonders how much telephone company lobbyists paid to get that one tabled. I admit I’m more autonomous than most and it causes some folks to believe I’m avoiding them at times because I dislike telephones. I understand their concern but I can’t help it. I was raised in the country when phones were heavy wooden wall-mounted instruments with hand cranks and later replaced by black dial telephones. Kids were seldom allowed to use them. They had to talk face to face with their friends while their mothers chattered on the party line and were sometimes threatened by fathers trying to call their bosses…or maybe their bookies. However, I didn’t hear of anyone being strangled. I suppose that was good but I wouldn‘t bet on it. Due to age and injuries, I sometimes can’t hear my phone ring. Evidently, my ears are rebelling. 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.
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