CNSTC: April 30, 2014

April 30, 2014

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8th Annual Baby Kid Expo

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The 2014 Baby Kid Expo is fun for the whole family!

By Shelly Schneider Free fun for the entire family! The 8th Annual Baby Kid Expo will be held from 9am-4 pm on Saturday, May 10 at the St. Charles Convention Center, 1 Convention Center Plaza.

The Baby Kid Expo is the largest annual event held in the metro St. Louis area specially designed to provide parents with a fun trade show atmosphere, while kids enjoy a day filled with entertaining fun.

More than 100 businesses will be on hand with information and resources for parents. Imagine, all kinds of information and products designed for families looking for recreation, education, health, camps, finance and unique items.

Barnes Jewish St. Peters Hospital and Children’s at Progress West will share the importance of exercise with Fit and Fun, and they’ll even include a great take-home item to help get your family moving in the right direction. BJC Outreach will be on the main stage at 1:40pm with a special message about bullying.

Baby Kid Expo coordinator Heather Deatz said the maternity fashion show is new for 2014.

“9 Months in Style will present amazing summer fashions that appeal to your fashion sense and your need for comfort,” she said. “While here, be sure to stop by for a 3D ultrasound! They will be available on-site for a fee throughout the Expo. These amazing images are perfect for your baby book.”

Serengeti Steve and his reptile friends

will be at the Baby Kid Expo at 1pm., sponsored by Midwest Mortgage Capital, and children will be able to interact with the animals.

One of the Baby Kid Expo’s most popular events is the Diaper Derby, sponsored by Sprout and About. Babies ages 9-14 months will race for great prizes.

Register your little crawler on the Baby Kid Expo website.

Would you like to learn about drugfree alternatives to handling ADHD? Join Dr. Shafaie from St. Louis Neurotherapy at 11:30am, and learn a drugfree approach to helping children who struggle with ADHD symptoms.

Children’s Hospital will be on hand with Safety Street, an interactive exhibit that teaches children about stranger danger, safely crossing streets, and much more.

MoChip will be at the Baby Kid Expo, gathering vital information and burning it to a CD for parents. In the event of the unthinkable, time is of the essence.

What else will you see and be able to do at the Baby Kid Expo? How about visiting with Dora and Diego, animals at the petting zoo, pony rides, train rides and the Upper Limits rock wall? The juggling show and the Muny Kids will entertain young and old alike, and the St. Charles City County Library District will offer story time.

Visit the website www.babykidexpo. com for a full schedule of the participating businesses and schedule of events. For more information, call 1.866.654.3976.

The Ameren Spotlight Charity is Unlimited Play. This organization builds

playgrounds accessible for children of all abilities. They have projects gearing up in Cottleville and the City of St. Louis, plus many more around the country. Learn all about this great organization at www.unlimitedplay.org.

Join in on the raffle to help support their mission.

The Baby Kid Expo thanks their many sponsors: Barnes Jewish St. Peters Hospital, Children’s at Progress West Hospital, Ameren MO, Midwest Mortgage Capital, St. Louis Neurotherapy, St. Charles City County Library District and Foundation, Play Simple Toys, Napleton Mid Rivers Kia, Napleton Mid Rivers Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram, Community News, Sprout and About, Well Woman, Active Man, Kids Out and About, KFAV.

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Around Town Local news and events like The Show-Me State Games Torch Lighting Ceremony and Run in Frontier Park and the Dardenne Greenway Trail is set to open on May 6.

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Business Llywelyn’s Pub seeks to reduce carbon footprint with solar panel installs at all five locations and Screens OnSite celebrates grand opening with a ribbon cutting.

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School St. Dominic students make a distribute care packages to the needy during Home No Home event, and two Rotary Peace Fellows visit and share experiences with area high school students.

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Movie Transcendence raises many intriguing questions, but provides few concrete answers.

Torch Run to be Held in Frontier Park The Show-Me State Games and Shelter Insurance® are hosting a Torch Lighting Ceremony and Run on Wednesday, April 30, in preparation for the 2014 Show-Me State Games. The event will begin at noon at Frontier Park.

The event will begin with a brief Torch Lighting Ceremony at 12pm, including speakers from the Show-Me State Games and Shelter Insurance, as well as Mayor Sally Faith. St. Charles residents will then run an approximately 2-mile route through downtown St. Charles.

The mission of the Shelter Insurance ShowMe State Games Torch Run is to generate exposure and enthusiasm for the Show-Me State Games throughout Missouri. The Show-Me State Games is an Olympic-style sports festival offering more than 40 events for all ages and

A cannon shot from the Milicia de San Carlos will signal the start of the run, which will begin and end at the Jaycee Stage on Wednesday, April 30.

ability levels. The 30th anniversary Games will take place June 20-22, July 18-20 and July 25-27 in Columbia, Mo. For more information on registration for the torch run or Games, visit www.smsg.org.

Free Navy Band Concert in St. Peters

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Local sport authority Gary B will fill you in on the weekend’s sporting events. Also play Sudoku and discover a new book with Novel Ideas.

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The Navy Band “Horizon,” a seven-piece contemporary music ensemble that travels throughout the Midwest, will be giving a free concert at 2pm on Sunday, May 4 at St. Peters City Centre Amphitheater.

Led by Musician First Class Jeremy Bustillos, their performance includes a wide variety of music with current Top 40 hits, Classic Rock hits, Motown, Country, Funk, and Jazz.

The amphitheater is located behind St. Peters City Hall between Rec-Plex South and the baseball fields. Convenient parking is located at Rec-Plex South parking lot. Follow the driveway past the Rec-Plex over the bridge to the Rec-Plex South parking area.

The amphitheater features several graduated levels for a great view. Bring lawn chairs or blankets to sit on. An accessible pad is located on the hillside adjacent to the parking lot to accommodate persons with disabilities.

In case there is bad weather, announcment of the cancellation of the concert will be made on the city’s website, www.stpetersmo.net. There is no indoor venue and this concert will not be rescheduled.

For more information about the Navy Band Horizon, visit www.netc.navy.mil/nstc/navyband/.

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Dardenne Greenway Trail to Open May 6 St. Charles area residents, students and employees now have safe and convenient access to parks, recreation, and a nearby college thanks to a new 1.5-mile trail in Great Rivers Greenway’s trail system. The new Dardenne Greenway Trail at St. Charles Community College in Cottleville is set to officially open on Tuesday, May 6, and will link together two existing sections of the Dardenne Greenway in Cottleville and St. Peters, as well as multiple existing trails in nearby parks – creating nearly five miles of continuous connectivity.

In celebration of the trail opening, Great Rivers Greenway is hosting an event at St. Charles Community College on May 6, starting at 2pm at the section of the trail that crosses the southeast corner of the campus near the intersection of Mid Rivers Mall Drive and Cottleville Parkway. Area residents, students, faculty and staff are invited to come out and experience the new trail for the first time.

The event will include food trucks, entertainment and the opportunity to tour the trail on foot or bike. There will also be a brief program with remarks from Great Rivers Greenway, project partners, as well as local and regional elected officials.

The new trail will provide residents in St. Peters and Cottleville with direct access to St. Charles Community College, six parks, numerous neighborhoods and other community amenities.

“We are grateful to St. Charles Community College and the cities of St. Peters and Cottleville for helping us make this new segment of the Dardenne Greenway a reality,” said Susan Trautman, executive director of the Great Rivers Greenway District. “All of our partners recognized that we were building more than just 1.5 miles of trail in a greenway.

By working together, we have built a powerful connector that seamlessly links an entire network of existing trails, parks and green spaces. The students, faculty, staff and community as a whole will reap the benefits of the Dardenne Greenway for decades to come.”

The new trail includes a combination of many native plants, creating opportunities for nature study and enjoyment by trail users. A shelter and fishing dock have been erected at the east end of Harmony Lake in Legacy Park, located along the south portion of the trail, and “botanical vignettes” can be found along the trail on the

mile Dardenne Greenway, which once completed, will run along the Dardenne Creek from west of I-64 and north through Cottleville, Dardenne Prairie, O’Fallon, and St. Peters to near the Mississippi River.

An artists rendering of a portion of the Greenway Two studies are underway to faSt. Charles Community Colcilitate this future expansion. lege campus.

“The addition of the The first is an alignment Dardenne Greenway trail to study for the planned section the St. Charles Community of the Dardenne Greenway College campus only enhanc- that would connect O’Fallon es its beauty and provides yet Sports Park and Cottleville another opportunity for the Legacy Park. A second study community and our faculty, aims to establish the genstaff and students to enjoy eral scope and design of the our well-kept grounds,” said proposed expansion from Ron Chesbrough, Ph.D., St. Mexico Road to St. Peter’s Charles Community College. Golf Course Club House and “The Dardenne Greenway is a Lakeside 370 Park North of perfect example of how com- I-70. The Dardenne Greenmunity partnerships result in way is a key part of Great an improved quality of life for Rivers Greenway’s planned River Ring, a 600-mile interour residents.”

The new section of trail connected web of greenways, is part of the proposed 26- parks and trails.

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Troop 1576 mother/daughter team of Harper Gerfen (left) and Gretchen Gerfen (troop leader, right) prepare to plant a sapling under the watchful eye of Horticulturalist Angela Platt (center) during a recent tree planting event at Vogt Brothers Park in St. Charles.

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St. Louis Attack and Ambush Athletes to Serve as Honorary Chairs for Easter Seals Midwest St. Louis Ambush defender Richard Schmermund and St. Louis Attack kicker Corey Adamson will serve as honorary chairs for Easter Seals Midwest Walk With Me event on Saturday, May 3 at Queeny Park in St. Louis.

In addition to a 5K competitive run and 1-mile walk, the morning will include live entertainment, food and fun activities for the whole family. Activities will include fun provided by the Magic House Children’s Museum, face painting, lawn games, Photo courtesy St. Louis Ambush raffles, and an on-site clinic from St. Louis Am- St. Louis Ambush honorary chair Richard Schmermund. bush and St. Louis Attack honorary chairs.

Registration for Walk With Me begins at 9am.

“New statistics from the Centers for Disease in Queeny Park and at 9:30 the St. Louis Ambush Control report that 1 in 68 children is diagnosed and St. Louis Attack honorary chairs will lead parwith autism. Now, more than ever, quality services ticipants in a warm-up. for children and adults with developmental disEaster Seals Midwest has changed the name of abilities are needed, said Wendy Sullivan, CEO of their annual Walk ‘n’ Run Roll to Walk With Me. Easter Seals Midwest. “All donations to Walk With Walk With Me provides a way for the community Me will remain in Missouri to assist local families to come together and celebrate individuals with and individuals with developmental disabilities, developmental disabilities, including autism. including autism.”

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www. esmw.org, call 314-394-7070 or email kathryn.ellrich@esmw.org.

To contact Easter Seals Midwest for autism services in the St. Louis, Missouri area, visit, www. esmw.org, or call 314.567.7705.

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Francis Howell High School’s Limelight Theatre Presents “All in the Timing” All in the Timing is a collection of one-act plays written

by David Ives. They were created and conceived throughout the late 1980s into the early 1990s, and although each short play stands on its own, they are often performed together.

The short plays are comedies, focusing mainly on language and wordplay, existentialist perspectives on life and meaning, and the complications involved in romantic relationships: Sure Thing is a classic of contemporary comedy: Two people meet in a cafe and find their way through a conversational minefield as an offstage bell interrupts their false starts, gaffes, and faux pas on the way to falling in love.

Words, Words, Words recalls the philosophical adage that

three monkeys typing into infinity will sooner or later produce Hamlet and asks: What would monkeys talk about at their typewriters?

The Universal Language brings together Dawn, a young woman with a stutter, and Don, the creator and teacher of Unamunda, a wild comic language. Their lesson sends them off into a dazzling display of hysterical verbal pyrotechnics—and, of course, true love.

The Philadelphia presents a young man in a restaurant who has fallen into “a Philadelphia,” a Twilight Zone-like state in which he cannot get anything he asks for. His only way out of the dilemma? To ask for the opposite of what he wants.

Variations on the Death of Trotsky shows us the Russian revolutionary on the day of his demise, desperately trying to cope with the mountainclimber’s axe he’s discovered in his head.

Mere Mortals eavesdrops on a lunch hour on a girder 50 stories over the street, as three construction workers share increasingly amazing secrets of their past.

The Francis Howell High School’s Limelight Theatre will present All in the Timing on Wednesday, April 30, Thursday, May 1 and Saturday, May 3. Doors open at 6:30pm and all shows begin at 7pm. Tickets are $5 per person.

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Standing Tall

By Dave Welborn If you watched coverage of the NCAA Tournament, you might be familiar with the story of Lacey Holsworth, 8, and her favorite basketball player and “big brother,” Adreian Payne, 23, a forward for the Michigan State Spartans Basketball team. The two met by chance when the team visited a local children’s hospital in 2012. Payne was so touched by meeting Lacey that he stayed in contact with her. He often

visited Lacey and her family at her home.

Sadly, Lacey, lost her fight with cancer in April, but not before she witnessed her favorite team and player fight hard throughout the tournament. Payne saw to it that Lacey and her family were on the sidelines for many of those games and quickly snatched her up and hugged her after each game. As Lacey’s dad said, Payne’s friendship was the best medicine for his little girl.

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Volunteers are the backbone of nonprofit organizations, allowing each to fulfill its mission in the community.

also touched by a video that went viral on the internet which features SLU Basketball player, Austin McBroom and his friend Blake Carelli,

helping out a homeless man named Michael living on the streets of Downtown St. Louis. The two, neither of whom had ever met Michael, docu-

With the help of hundreds of volunteers, KEEN St. Louis is able to provide free recreational programs to kids with disabilities.

mented their efforts throughout the day as they helped the man off the sidewalk where he was sleeping, bought him food and clothes and helped him feel special for the day. A local shelter took Michael in and is assisting him get back on his feet. McBroom and Carelli check on him frequently.

In interviews following the event, McBroom said that the two were not interested in using the video as self-promotion but instead, they shot and posted it so that others might be inspired to do the same thing.

These two acts of kindness are indicative of the many acts those of us who run nonprofit organizations see every day -total strangers reaching out to help others by raising funds, serving food, staffing programs or just lending an ear.

In April, nonprofits celebrated Volunteer Month, recognizing the individuals who serve as backbone of each of their organizations -- their volunteers.

Volunteers selflessly give of their time, talents and often treasure, to help advance their missions.

While nonprofit knows the benefits volunteers have for them, studies show that volunteering has great benefits for the individual, as well. A Corporation for National Community Service study establishes a strong relationship between volunteering and health: those who volunteer have lower mortality rates, greater functional ability, and lower rates of depression later in life than those who do not volunteer.

Many people want to volunteer but don’t know where to start. Volunteer Match (www. volunteermatch.com) is an online resource that lists opportunities throughout the metropolitan area. Hundreds of organizations are listed giving those interested a chance to match their talents and skills with an organization in need.

As Martin Luther King, Jr. once said. “Everybody can be great because anybody can serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.”

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Llywelyn’s Pubs To Reduce Carbon Footprint with Solar Energy Llywelyn’s Pub is proud to announce the addition of 107 kilowatts of solar energy capacity at six locations across the St Louis area. Patrons to its locations in O’Fallon, Webster Groves, St Charles, Soulard, and Central West End will have the satisfaction of knowing that some of the energy used to prepare their meals and provide Llywelyn’s famous pub atmosphere was produced right on-site using 100 percent carbon-free solar energy. In each of the locations visitors can observe a display monitor providing real-time solar energy output and cumulative benefit along with additional messages about Llywelyn’s other array of solar panels on the roof of Llwelyn’s St. Charles location sustainability efforts. Those visiting the Webster The was unveiled on Earth Day, celebrated on April 22.

Groves and O’Fallon locations will be able to directly observe solar modules in action where Brett Bennett, co-owner of Llywelyn’s Pub, “Inthey are integrated into outdoor awning struc- stalling solar at all of our locations made complete sense to us as part of our ongoing efforts to tures.

Installed by St Louis’s own StraightUp Solar, help the environment and reduce our footprint. the combined 107 kilowatt capacity of the 251 Celebrating Earth Day by unveiling our own soSunpower 327-watt and 83 Suniva 300-watt so- lar electricity just seemed like the perfect thing to lar modules across six locations is expected to do and it’s only the first step in additional green produce over 135 megawatt-hours (MWh) of improvements we will be making as part of the electricity and offset over one-quarter million St. Louis Green Business Challenge. On top of pounds of CO2 emissions per year when com- the environmental benefits, our solar investment pared to coal-fired electricity. The 135 MWh will pay for itself in less than 18 months, after represents approximately 7 percent of Llywelyn’s which we will be enjoying free as well as carbon Pubs’ total annual electric needs. According to free energy for years to come.”

Cottleville/Weldon Spring Chamber Ribbon Cutting

Owner, John Walsh celebrated the opening of his business, Screens OnSite, with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday, April 15. Joining John were friends, family and members of the Cottleville/Weldon Spring Chamber of Commerce.

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Community Council May Network Luncheon to Feature Sigma Aldrich Chief of Staff At 11:30am on Thursday, May 1 the Community Council will welcome Kevin Krosley, chief of staff at Sigma Aldrich, as the keynote speaker for their May Network Luncheon, which will be held at the Community Commons at the Spencer Road Library.

Krosley recently completed a year-long sabbatical from the corporate world during which he worked as an executive coach for leaders of nonprofit organizations and will focus his speech on the topic of leadership development.

Doors open at 11:30am, the buffet lunch will begin at 11:45 and the program will begin at noon.

Tickets to the event are $15 for members and $20 for nonmembers if the Council receives RSVP prior to 8am the day of the luncheon.Buffet is included with the program.

The Spencer Road Library is located at 427 Spencer Road in St. Peters.

To register, email info@communitycouncilstc.org, or call 636.978.2277.

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Rotary Peace Fellows Visit Local Schools Holt High School, Liberty High School, and Frontier Middle School have all been visited in the past two weeks by Rotary International Peace Fellows Juliana Amal-Obonyo and Arik Gulter-Ofir. Through academic training, study, and practice the Rotary Peace Centers program develops leaders like Juliana and Arik who are catalysts for peace and conflict resolution in their communities and around the globe.

During the course of the classroom activities with the Peace Fellows students worked on how to bring people together, learned more about peace and how to obtain it, and discussed conflict resolution in their school and local community.

With scholarship assistance from the Wentzville Rotary, Juliana completed her master’s degree in Conflict, Security, and Development from the University of Bradford, U.K. and Arik received a master’s degree in Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Queensland, Australia. Juliana currently serves as a Conflict Prevention and Reconciliation Advisor for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in northern Uganda. She helps to build peaceful communities

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in ravaged areas in Uganda, Darfur (South Sudan) and other African nations.

Arik works as a high school teacher in Cabri, Israel, but his passion is in facilitation of youth activities that bring together students in both Arab and Israeli schools. These activities include founding the “War, Peace, and Social Justice” theater festival; coordinating a partnership between Arab and Jewish schools to study theater; and founding and directing a Jewish-Arab Circus School for young adults. Both Juliana and Arik are in the United States during their vacations from their “regular” jobs to work with students across eastern Missouri.

Rotary Peace Fellows will also be visiting Troy, Warrenton, Lindbergh, Sikeston, Union, Farmington, and Washington University.

In St. Dominic’s first “Home No Home” homelessness event, over 40 students, faculty and volunteers prepared care packages for the needy, made sandwiches for food pantries and made Easter baskets for underprivileged children. As part of the homelessness experience, students slept in card board boxes on campus overnight. The following day, students also traveled to the inner city of St. Louis to serve at a variety of homeless shelters.

Cuivre River Electric Scholarship Deadline High school seniors and college students from Lincoln, Pike, St. Charles and Warren

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counties are encouraged to apply for a Cuivre River Electric Community Trust Scholarship.

Cuivre River Electric Cooperative (CREC) will award fifty scholarships totaling $25,000 to students this spring. The CREC scholarship deadline is Thursday, May 1.

Scholarship funds are donated by CREC members who participate in Operation Round Up by rounding up their electric bill payments each month to the next highest dollar. Since the program began in 1997, more than $810,000 has been awarded to help over 1,715 area students achieve their academic goals.

Students are eligible to be considered if they live in the Cuivre River Electric service area and maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5 while attending undergraduate courses at an accredited college, university or technical school. Applicants are required to provide an official transcript and two letters of recommendation, a complete copy of their Student Aid Report (SAR), professional color photograph, write a narrative to highlight their academic achievements and community service, state their career goals and demonstrate a financial need. The scholarship may also be used for adult continuing education courses in their career fields.

In addition to scholarships, Operation Round Up funds are used to help individuals, families and community organizations address the needs that cannot be met with other resources. Operation Round Up is designed to provide help in the areas of health, education, youth, home weatherization, and emergency and community services. More than $4.2 million has been awarded to applicants since the Operation Round Up program began in 1997.

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Movie

“Transcendence”

human academic before his mind becomes the template Coming off three box-office failures, one would hope for a self-aware computer intelligence. It’s intriguing Johnny Depp would turn things around in 2014. While watching Depp slowly carefully reduce the humanity and it’s not necessarily a bad movie, Transcendence suffers warmth as his character becomes more powerful. from a rambling, It’s difficult, though, to confusing storyline understand the motivaand a mixed mestions of the radical antisage. tech group. These are peoDepp plays Dr. ple who don’t want to lose Will Caster, a scientheir humanity because tist attempting to deof technology, but they velop true artificial are not opposed to taking intelligence. Caster the life of a scientist. It believes a self-aware seems that they’ve already computer could stopped being people make life better for themselves. everyone, but not Actress Reeveryone agrees with becca Hall him. While attenddoes a nice ing a scientific conjob as EvTranscendence photos courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures ference, Dr. Caster is elyn Caster, shot by a member of an anti-technology group who op- spending her screen time interacting with a poses his research. digitized Depp. Evelyn is driven by her love The bullet, unfortunately, contains radioactive particles for Will, but even she doubts that the comwhich quickly destroy Caster’s body. His wife Evelyn (Re- puterized Dr. Caster is the real thing. becca Hall) then scans his brain, uploading the electrical Morgan Freeman is reliable as always as Joimpulses into an existing artificial intelligence system. seph Tagger, a colleague of Dr. Caster. Joseph His friends aren’t sure if what appears on the computer is excited about artificial intelligence and its screen is the real Will, however. potential, but he is terrified at what Caster’s Though it has an interesting premise, Transcendence A.I. accomplishes. Paul Bettany also is solid unsuccessfully straddles the line between cautionary tale as Max Waters, a scientist and best friend to and psychological thriller. In his directorial debut, Wally Will and Evelyn.

Pfister spares no expense on the impressive sets, but the Transcendence raises many intriguing storyline here is somewhat lacking. questions, but provides few concrete anJohnny Depp’s acting skills are still intact, though, for swers. Will Caster’s artificial intelligence this movie. Depp plays Dr. Will Caster as a rumpled, very does incredible things to benefit mankind,

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By Steve Bryan - Rated: PG-13 but it’s unclear if a benevolent super-computer can truly be good for the world. It’s too bad that the movie isn’t a proper forum for this debate.

Transcendence, rated PG-13 for sci-fi action and violence, some bloody images, brief strong language, and sensuality, 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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Gary Baute Down 20 Points, Attack Notch Fifth Victory The Attack played at the Florida Marine Raiders’ facility and stunned their fans by squeezing a 49-46 victory to keep a perfect record so far this season.

The star of the game was place kicker Cory Adamson who nailed a field goal with six ticks left on the clock with the deciding score.

The win reserves a spot in the XBowl Championship.

Root on the indoor team this Friday at the Family Arena as they play the Alabama Outlawz.

If you can’t make it to the game, tune in to www.TalkSTL.com with Todd Blackstock. *Heading for history

to see him, and I’m sure our fans will enjoy it.” *A great player and individual

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See Former Rams Great at Attack’s Home Game The Saturday’s game will be against the local club football team the Gateway Hawks starting at 7:30pm.

The game will feature an opportunity to see the legendary wide receiver Isaac Bruce.

“I am honored to be a part of the Mercy Sports Medicine team and look forward to being a part of a fun evening on May 10.” said Isaac Bruce.

The Attack’s owner Andrew Haines feels the same way, “We are excited to team up with Mercy and a St. Louis Football legend for this special night! It will be great

River City Rascals Players Who Went on to the ‘Bigs’ The River City Rascals ball club out of O’Fallon will start the 2014 season in just 22-days.

The Rascals have seen a few of their squad members make it to the big leagues. See below to find the year they played with the club and what MLB team picked them: • Joe Thatcher River City 2004-05 Arizona Diamondbacks (National League) Class AAA • Justin Christian River City 2003-04 Durham, International League (Rays) • Josh Kinney River City 2001 Indianapolis, International League (Pirates) Class AA • Keenan Wiley River City 2010 Mississippi, Southern League (Braves) Class A • Alex Smith River City 2012 Tampa, Florida State League

(Yankees) • Brandon Cunniff River City 2011-12; Southern Illinois 2012-13 Lynchburg, Carolina League (Braves) • Danny Canela River City 2013 Kane County, Midwest League (Cubs) *That’s why they play the game Hockey Player from Lindenwood Picks up Hardware Lindenwood University women’s hockey goalie Nicole Hensley was honored at the Sportswomen of Colorado award banquet. She received the award for her excellent performance for the Lions ice hockey team in 2013.

Hensley is a two-time all-CHA goalie for Lindenwood and among her 2013 performances was making 90 saves in a triple-overtime conference tournament game against Robert Morris. This past season, Hensley led NCAA goalies with 1,198 saves, the third-most in NCAA Division I history for a single season.

Hensley will attend the USA Hockey National team goaltending camp in May. It will be her second straight season that she has been invited to that camp. *A great net minder 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.’

Beware. You’ll put miles on your car listening to The Museum of Ordinary Things, refusing to turn off the engine you’ll be so enraptured. The genius of Alice Hoffman’s newest is brought to life in a riveting audio book, which is also available in print.

Set in New York City in the early 1900s, “The Museum” is historical fiction with an ethereal feel—a dreamlike quality pervades this novel about a man who collects oddities in his Coney Island museum, freaks the world calls them, but Professor Sardi refers to them as “wonders.”

Professor Sardi has a daughter, Coralie, a lonely child. She never knew her mother, who died young, and has been raised by Maureen, a housekeeper she adores. Coralie is ignored by her father, “half scientist and half showman,” his work is his passion; he doesn’t allow Coralie any freedom or friends.

The girl grows up sealed away like an exhibit in their home; one half is their living quarters, the other half where the dozen or so “wonders” perform. The Professor is cruelly abusive to Coralie, born with a deformity, the flesh between her fingers webbed.

Continually seeking “an act” that will keep his “freak show” open, he trains Coralie to stay in the water for long periods, passing the “girl-fish” off as a mermaid. Sightings set the city abuzz about the Hudson mystery.

Coralie’s tale is revealed as the story of a young Jewish photographer, estranged from his religion, is presented. Eddie Cohen is hired by a heartbroken father to find his missing daughter following the tragic Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.

Soon Eddie and Coralie’s path’s cross, and the two become consumed with one another as the Professor’s obsession with Coralie and his abuse of her spirals out of control.

The Museum is simply extraordinary, completely original and filled with brilliantly drawn characters. Every detail is tied up, and the novel concludes with a flourish that’s surprising and unforgettable. Here’s an audio book that will provide hours of mesmerizing listening pleasure.

Reprinted with permission. Missourian Publishing Company. Copyright 2014.

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Celebrate a Sweet Cinco de Mayo

Cinco de Mayo is, officially, a holiday celebrating Mexico’s victory over France in the 1862 Battle of Puebla. In the U.S., where it is actually celebrated with more gusto than in its native country, the holiday has become a celebration of Mexican heritage and culture.

The holiday also provides a great excuse to make irresistible Mexican-inspired recipes for entertaining and, of course, a big batch of margaritas to wash it all down. Fresh sweet corn is an essential component of many Mexican dishes and a cultural staple.

Luckily, Cinco de Mayo falls right in the middle of Florida’s Sunshine Sweet Corn season, meaning that the sweetest corn, available all year, arrives just in time to be a part of your Cinco de Mayo celebration. These naturally-bred varieties are grown by a group of family farmers who are committed to producing the finest sweet corn.

Get the fiesta started with this Fire Roasted Corn and Chorizo Dip and a big bowl of tortilla chips. Crunchy, spicy, sweet and creamy, this addictive dip will have

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your guests asking for more.

Incorporating more healthful whole foods and veggies into your Cinco de Mayo celebration this year makes it easier to justify one more margarita. No matter what you serve at your Cinco de Mayo celebration, make sure to incorporate the sweet and wholesome flavor of fresh spring sweet corn.

Discover more mouth-watering recipes for Cinco de Mayo and every time of year at www.sunshinesweetcorn.com.

Serves: 8 to 12

Ingredients: 3 to 4 ears Sunshine Sweet Corn 1 small onion, peeled and sliced into rings 1 small red bell pepper 1 cup cooked chorizo 3 cloves garlic, minced 1(8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened 1/2 pound spicy pepper cheese, like pepper-jack or habanero cheddar 1/4 cup chopped green onions Directions: Preheat oven to 400°F and preheat grill to high heat. Remove cornhusks and corn silk, and place fresh Florida Sweet Corn, onion slices and red bell pepper on grill. Grill corn and bell pepper for 8 to 10 minutes, turning every 2 minutes until all sides are slightly charred. Grill onion slices for approximately 3 minutes per side. When veggies are cool enough to handle, cut corn off cob. Then chop onions and pepper, removing pepper seeds. In 8-by-8-inch baking dish or one-quart souffle dish, mix all ingredients together until well combined. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes until edges are bubbly. Serve warm with tortilla chips.

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Charred Corn Tacos with Radish Zucchini Slaw Serves: 4 Ingredients: 4 ears Sunshine Sweet Corn Extra virgin olive oil, as needed Salt and freshly ground pepper, as needed 1/2 cup torn cilantro, parsley and mint leaves 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced 2 1/2 tablespoons fresh lime juice 1 teaspoon maple syrup 1 cup radishes, cut into matchsticks 1 small zucchini, cut into matchsticks 1 jalapeno, seeded and thinly sliced 1/2 cup (2 1/2 ounces) crumbled Cotija or feta cheese 10 to 12 small (6-inch) soft corn tortillas Directions: Brush corn with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Over hot grill or open gas stove flame, char ears of corn until well blackened but not completely burnt. Remove from heat; cool. With large knife, shave off kernels into bowl. Add cilantro, parsley and mint; reserve.

In small bowl, combine onion and lime juice; let stand 10 minutes. Stir in maple syrup, radishes, zucchini, jalapeno and 2 tablespoons of oil. Season with salt and pepper; set aside.

Heat your tortillas one of two ways: Wrap whole stack in foil and place in warm 250°F oven for 15 minutes, or coat cast-iron skillet with thin layer of oil and heat over high heat; warm each tortilla 30 seconds to 1 minute each side, until lightly blistered.

To make tacos, fill each tortilla with 1/4 cup corn.

Top with cheese and radish-zucchini slaw. Serve with lime wedges, if desired.

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EVENTS Friday, May 2: Scripture Reading 7pm, Hackmann Road Church of Christ, 2460 Hackmann Road in St. Charles.

For more information, visit www. hackmannchurch.com.

May 3: May Day Festival Noon-3pm at Boardwalk in WingHaven.

Bounce houses, face painting, clowns, games, booths, live music, promotions, giveaways, games and food.

May 2-May 3: Wentzville Christian Church The Music Man 7pm Friday, 2pm and 7pm Saturday, 1507 Highway Z in Wentzville Admission is free and everyone is invited to attend. For more information, call 636.327.6622 or visit wentzvillecc.org.

May 3: O’Fallon Founders’ Day. 10am-2pm, Fort Zumwalt Park in O’Fallon.

Admission and parking are free; concessions and hand-made goods will be available for purchase. For more information,

call 636.379.5614 or email jhoisington@ofallon.mo.us.

May 3, May Days Festival Noon-3:30pm, Boardwalk area in WingHaven.

Bounce Houses, Face Painting, Clowns, Games, Booths, Live Music and More.

May 3: How to Fund your Business Venture Symposium.

1-4:30pm at the Dunseth Auditorium in Harmon Hall at Lindenwood University in St. Charles. Free symposium featuring Rick Duree book signing.

To RSVP, please visit www.dureecenter.org.

Saturday, May 3: Celebration Church Health Fair 10am-2pm, 250 Birdie Hills Road in St. Peters.

For more information on this free event, visit www.celebrationcares.org May 4: Jardin du Lac Garden Club Plant Sale 8am-noon in front of the Lake St Louis CA building. One free 1 quart plant for every $25 spent.

May 6: Kiwanis Club of West St. Charles County prayer 6:30am, Century Link, 1151 Century Link Drive in Wentzville.

Hot breakfast and speaker will be Chief Mike Force, Lake Saint Louis Police Department.

May 12: Blood Drive 3:30pm-7:30pm, SunRise United Methodist Church, 7116 Twin Chimneys Boulevard.

To donate, call Rick Oliver at

636.219.9949, or visit www.bloodcenterIMPACT.org.

Donors are reminded to eat and hydrate before donating and to bring a photo ID. May 15: St. Peters Senior Center Resource Fair 4:30-7:30pm, St. Peters Senior Center, 108 McMenamy Road.

Informational speakers and booths with information regarding scams and available resources.

May 17: Tailgate Sale 8am-noon, St. Charles Moose Lodge, 2705 Veterans Memorial Parkway. $10 per car/space to sell, free to shop. Proceeds benefit Women of the Moose, MooseHeart and MooseHaven. For more information call Sarah, 314.537.4439.

May 17: Scripture Reading 11am, Hackmann Road Church of Christ, 2460 Hackmann Road in St. Charles.

For more information, visit www. hackmannchurch.com.

Wednesdays beginning May 28; Men 55 and over softball league in St. Charles County.

5pm, Kiwanis field by 370 and Elm Street in St. Charles.

Now accepting applications for the 2014 season, starts on May 28 and continues for 12 weeks For costs and to register call 636.281.0891.

May 29: Blood Drive 3-7pm, Caregivers Inn,1297 Feise Road in Dardenne Prairie.

Donors will receive one raffle ticket entry to win a $100 gift certificate.

Free hot dog, chips, and soda after donation.

To make an appointment, contact Terri at 636.240.7979, walk-ins welcome.

Ongoing Events 1st Monday: Gardeners of St. Charles County Monthly Meeting 6:30pm.

Location varies.

314.304.7480.

2nd Monday: Winghaven Civil War Round Table 6:30pm, Midwest BankCentre board room, 2299 Technology Dr. O’Fallon.

For more informaiton call Mike at 314.276.5018.

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: The Seasoned Eye Carvers meeting.

9am-noon, St. Charles Senior Citizens Center, 1455 Fairgrounds.

For more information, visit www. stcharlesareawoodcarvers.com.

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.

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Last Tuesday of every month, St. Charles American Legion Post 312 spaghetti dinner.

5pm, St. Charles American Legion Post 312, 2500 Raymond Drive in St. Charles. $5 per person. For more information call Post 312 at 636.947.7666.

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-1pm at Bogey Hills Country Club, 1120 Country Club Rd. in St.Charles.

Every Tuesday: St. Charles Optimist Club Noon-1pm at Pio’s Restaurant.

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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.

www.mycnews.com • Community News - St. Charles County • April 30, 2014 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. 636-928-1928.

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.

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Every Wednesday. Kiwanis Club of Harvester monthly meeting.

Noon, Fratelli’s Restorante, 2061 Zumbehl Road in St Charles.

For more information, please contact kellenj@ATT.net Every Wednesday, Winfield Foley Firefighters Association Bingo.

Doors open at 4:30, bingo at 6:30pm, Bingo hall is next door to County Market in the Winfield Plaza on Highway 47. For more information, call 636.566.6621 or 636.566.8406.

1st & 3rd Wednesday: St. Charles Area Wood Carvers 7pm at Weldon Spring Site Remedial Action Project, 7295 Hwy. 94 South, St. Charles. Visitors welcome!

2nd Wednesday: Free Financial Education- Money Matters 6:30pm at the O’Fallon Family YMCA. PNC Bank and The O’Fallon Family YMCA have partnered to provide monthly free financial education courses for members of the community. Info (including a list of topics): call PNC Bank at 636.272.2449.

Every Thursday: Free Furniture Painting Class with Milk Paint 5pm, Redpoise Resale, 431 McDonough Street in St Charles.

For more information, call 314.323.1742.

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 Lutheran 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 Friday, St. Charles American Legion Post 312 charity bingo 6:30pm, St. Charles American Legion Post 312, 2500 Raymond Drive in St. Charles.

For more information call Post 312 at 636.947.7666.

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/wentzvillecommunity-club.

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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.

2nd Sunday: The Wheelers and Dealers Square Dance 7pm. Blanchette Park, 1900 W Randolph St. www.squaredancestcharles.com.

Every second Sunday: St. Charles American Legion Post 312 Church Breakfast.

8am-noon, St. Charles American Legion Post 312, 2500 Raymond Drive in St. Charles. $5, choose from biscuits and gravy or pancakes, both served with eggs and sausage.

For more information, call Post 312 at 636.947.7666.

CHURCH Northside Church of Christ Free Correspondence Bible Course: Call for more information, 636.293.5030.

Operation Backpack: United Methodist Church, Wentzville Food to at-risk children over the weekend. 636.327.6377 Every Tuesday: Ministry To Men: Men’s Introductory Bible Discussion Groups

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7am at United Methodist Church, 725 N. Wall St., Wentzville.

Groups are interdenominational and beginners as well as “old timers” are welcome. 636.698.5598 or 636.625.3447.

3rd Tuesday: Luncheon for Seniors 11am - 2pm at Transfiguration Episcopal Church, 1860 Lake St. Louis Blvd., 636.561.8951 2nd Wednesday: Noon Luncheon Shiloh United Methodist Church, 1515 Hwy T, Foristell, 636.673.2144.

HEALTH Cancer Survivor Fitness Program Free for all cancer patients and survivors. A 12-week program with trained instructors to help participants regain energy and improve stamina. St. Charles County Family YMCA, 636-9281928.

Diabetes Self Management Training (DSMT) Available with a doctor’s order.

636.949.9600 or Patty Shelton at 636.947.5573.

Medical Nutrition Therapy (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.

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1st & 3rd Saturday: St Peters Square Dance Club Dances

This Month’s Shelter: The Humane Society of Missouri’s Chesterfield Valley Center at Boone’s Crossing 17357 Edison Avenue, Chesterfield, MO 63005 •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!

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

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Joe Morice Beancounteritis Some folks believe CEO’s with MBA’s from prestigious business schools who enjoy huge salaries, unwarranted bonuses, perks and “golden parachute” retirement packages for increasing profits even if it hurts the future of their corporations suffer beancounteritis. Products and services seem to come second to profits in many cases unlike the old time Captains of Industry that told their accountants to shut up and count the money.

Airline companies that sacrificed service and customer satisfaction to swallow up other airlines and eliminate competition suffer this disease. My favorite airline was Southwest with staff who enjoyed joking with passengers and made sure everybody was comfortable and happy during the flights. Since I was tall, the attendant grabbed my arm and put me in a front seat where I had room for my long legs.

Announcements by flight attendants were often augmented with wise cracks.

Then beancounteritis set in and they swallowed Airtran.

My last and final commuter flight proved the days of “The High and the Mighty” were over. We were

crammed into narrow seats with limited leg room that were nearly as comfortable as seventeenth century stockades. I don’t remember the airline but according to friends that still commute, they’ve gotten worse. I decided I’d rather hitchhike.

I had a dream about an airline corporate board meeting. The top executives discussed a merger while the board members snored in alcoholic haze.

It went like this: CEO Paul Profiteerio: Gentleman. Fly-by-night Airlines is on the brink of gobbling up…er…I mean forming a merger with Jinky-Jet airline. It’s time to call our stock brokers for a future buy order so we can collect our just rewards afterwards.

CFO Benny Beancounter: That’s wonderful PP but what about the FTC? Surely they weren’t enthusiastic about this.

CEO Profiteerio: No problem, BB. We’ll have to give them free flight service to their off-shore bankers but they really liked that South Sea island retreat I donated to their head troglodyte. After all, it’s only thirty rooms and a golf course and my wife didn‘t like it anyway.

CFO Beancounter: You gave away our retreat because your wife didn’t like it?

CEO Profiteerio: I can put a new one on my expense account but now she wants a sixty room mansion, with two golf courses, five tennis courts and a bigger passenger jet to get too and from with her personal trainer and her new European domestic help. She doesn’t cotton to local islanders. They talk funny.

CFO Beancounter: Ummm…okay.

Now what about the mechanics union?

Jinky-Jet’s mechanics aren’t union like ours.

CEO Profiteerio: No problem. I signed an agreement with the union that all J-J mechanics will have to join the union or be dismissed.

CFO Beancounter: You signed an agreement? Are you crazy?

CEO Profiteerio: Don’t worry, I signed it lefthanded and the witnesses were mine.

CFO Beancounter: Whattaya mean, yours?

CEO Profiteerio: They all drive new cars compliments of my Uncle’s Cadillac dealership.

CFO Beancounter: I see…and what did your Uncle get?

CEO Profiteerio: Sticker price.

CFO Beancounter: I assume I’ll have to replenish petty cash but I don’t foresee any problems, PP. I propose we buy your wife…er…the company that new resort, increase your salary by ten million with a five million dollar bonus and an armor-plated limousine in case the laid off employees attack. All in favor say…er… Hey! Wake up and say aye, you drunken fools!

Sleepy Board members: Aye, you drunken fools!

CEO Profiteerio: The ayes have it. Thanks, fools… er…guys. Now on to other things. Who parked in my space and why didn’t security shoot them?

Then I woke up.

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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