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SCC’s 2013-14 Productions Announced St. Charles Community College’s Center Stage Theatre has announced its lineup for the 2013-14 season. The season includes five shows of varying genres, including two Tony Award winners. The first play of the season is John Steinbeck’s Tony Award-winning The Grapes of Wrath. The play, adapted by Frank Galati and directed by Hal Berry, emeritus faculty member at SCC, tells the story of the Joad family shattered by depths of the Great Depression of the 1930s. They, along with millions of Americans, struggled to survive the national crisis. Steinbeck’s message is that of universal oneness. The story is told with music of the Depression’s famous folk artist Woody Guthrie, vivid and contrasting lighting, and an ensemble dramatizing the movement of people west to find a better life in California. Performances will be October 2-6 with a matinee performance for high school students at 10am on Thursday, October 3. On Golden Pond is a classic American comedy and drama by Ernest Thompson that will be directed by Lynne Snyder, SCC associate professor of theater. The play is about a retired couple, Ethel and Norman Thayer, who spend every summer at their home on Golden Pond,
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Maine. This year, their adult daughter and her fiancé visit, bringing along his 13-year-old son. The turbulent relationship between father and daughter, the generation gap between young and old, and the difficulties, joys and fears facing a couple in the twilight years of a long marriage combine to give this play insight into the modern family. In the end, they all learn from one another. Auditions will be at 7pm Monday-Tuesday, October 7-8, with callbacks at 7pm Wednesday, October 9. There are parts for three men, two women and one boy. Performances will be November 20-24 with a matinee performance for high school students at 10am on Thursday, November 21. Lonna Wilke, SCC associate professor, will direct The Elephant Man, the Tony Award-winning play by Bernard Pomerance. The play is based on the life of John Merrick who lived in London during the latter part of the 19th century. Merrick, a horribly deformed young man and victim of rare skin and bone diseases, had become the star attraction in traveling sideshows. Found abandoned and helpless, he was admitted to London’s prestigious Whitechapel Hospital. Under the care of a celebrated young physician, Frederick Treves, Merrick was introduced to
London society and slowly evolved from an object of pity to an urbane favorite of the aristocracy and literati—only to be denied his ultimate goal to become a man like any other. Auditions will be at 7pm Tuesday-Wednesday, January 21-22, with callbacks at 7pm Thursday, January 23. There are parts for six men and two See THEATRE page 2
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Movie “Though the action drags at times, Prisoners remains a complicated and worthwhile movie,” Steve Bryan.
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Sports and Learn & Play Local sport authority Gary B fills you in on the weekend’s sporting events.
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Recipes Chillingly Creative Drinks for Halloween
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What’s Happening the only events calendar you need to stay entertained all week long
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Over the Fence Joe Morice is to Community News readers what Wilson was to Tim Taylor: enjoy a fresh perspective from our in-house blue-collar philosopher.
THEATRE from cover women. Performances will be March 5-9 with a matinee performance for high school students at 10am on Thursday, March 6. David Belke’s Next Year’s Man of Steel, directed by Jeff David, adjunct faculty member at SCC, is about a struggling and opportunist writer, Everett Gardner, who lives in New York in 1940. Gardner is given the chance to make a mark in the still-infant comic book industry by creating a hero, a task which turns out to be more difficult than he expects. While badgered by a desperate publisher, partnered with an uncooperative artist, and distracted by his intriguing young wife, the task might prove to be impossible. Gardner finds that heroes can arise from the most unexpected places. Auditions will be at 7pm Monday-Tuesday, March 10-11, with callbacks at 7pm Wednesday, March 12. There are parts for three men and one woman. Performances will be April 23-27 with a matinee performance for high school students at 10am on Thursday, April 24. The final show of the season will be Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, an energetic musical based on the book by Jeffrey Lane, with music and lyrics by David Yazbek. The musical, directed by Lynne Snyder, SCC associate professor of theater, with music direction by Catherine Murray, centers on two competing con men living on the French Riviera. At first, the suave and experienced Law-
rence Jameson takes the less sophisticated rookie, Freddy, under his wing. But soon, Freddy tries to compete directly with Lawrence. The competition comes to a peak when they agree that the first man to extract $50,000 from the female heiress Christine Colgate wins, and the other must leave town. A battle ensues that will keep audiences laughing, humming, and guessing until the end. Auditions for vocals and acting will be at 7pm Tuesday-Wednesday, May 20-21, and dance auditions will be at 6pm on Thursday, May 22. Callbacks will be at 7pm on Thursday, May 22. There are parts for three men, three women and a chorus. Performances will be July 22-27. All shows will be presented at 7:30pm Wednesday-Thursday, 8pm Friday-Saturday and 2pm on Sundays in the theater of the Donald D. Shook Fine Arts Building on the SCC campus, located at 4601 Mid Rivers Mall Drive in Cottleville. Tickets are $8 for the general public; $6 for senior citizens and students; and free for SCC students with a valid I.D. Center Stage Theatre also offers Budget Wednesdays, when tickets are just $5 for Wednesday night productions. SCC student tickets will remain free with valid I.D. High school matinees are $5 per student, and one free chaperone ticket is provided for every 15 students in attendance. Center Stage Theatre shows are selected for mature audiences. Theater patrons should contact the SCC Young People’s Theatre for performances geared toward younger audiences. For more information about Center Stage Theatre, please contact Lonna Wilke at 636.922.8420. For tickets, please call 636.922.8050 or visit www.stchastickets.com.
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Thanksgiving Recipe Contest Deadline to Enter is October 11 Almost every American family has a stash of Thanksgiving recipes that are special. Perhaps the recipes were handed down from generation to generation. Maybe one was created just last year by an aunt who worked for a month to get the dish just right before serving it at Thanksgiving to a round of applause. Community News wants to share those recipes with the community. We are holding a Thanksgiving Recipe Contest for residents of St. Charles and Lincoln Counties. To enter, email your favorite Thanksgiving recipes to Shannon Cothran at editor@mycnews.com by Friday, October 11. Please include your name, mailing address, and phone number in case we have questions about the recipe. If you like, you can also tell us why the recipe is special to you. Winning recipes will be featured in the November issue of CrossRoads magazine, and each winner will receive a copy of the magazine in the mail. A few winners will be asked to create the recipe in their home and be photographed with the dish by our staff photographer Ray Rockwell on October 12. If you wish to decline being photographed or creating the dish, feel free to do so! We’d still love to have your recipe. No purchase necessary to enter
Towne Park Fall Harvest Festival Join the St. Charles County Parks and Recreation Department for an afternoon of oldtime music and outdoor festivities at the Fall Harvest Festival, on Saturday, October 12, from 10am – 4pm at the historic 1830s homestead at Towne Park, 100 Towne Park Drive near Foristell (off Highway 61 at Farris Road exit). Come out and enjoy a variety of live Folk music played by local musicians throughout the day. Park participants will also have the opportunity to explore the craft of woodworking and additional historical demonstrations, learn how to make a batch of good old-fashioned apple butter, participate in a scenic hayride through the park and purchase pumpkins and other goods from participating vendors. The festival is sponsored by Bass Pro Shops. “Delight in an afternoon of upbeat music, various demonstrations and exciting activities at St. Charles County Parks’ Fall Harvest Festival this year,” said Parks Director Bettie Yahn-Kramer. “The 19th century restored homestead will also be open for tours throughout the event.” For more information about the program, visit the St. Charles County Parks and Recreation Department online at www. stccparks.org or contact us at 636.949.7535.
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Eighth Annual Take a Kid Moutainbiking Day Children ages 8-14 are encouraged to get outside and participate in the eighth annual Take A Kid Mountain Biking Day on Saturday, October 5, from 10am - 2pm at Broemmelsiek Park, 1615 Schwede Road near Wentzville (off Highway DD/ Winghaven Blvd exit). Sponsored by the St. Charles County Parks and Recreation Department and Gateway Off-Road Cyclists, this fun, family event is free and offers skills clinics, guided trail rides, safety inspections, demo bike use and a chance to win a girls and boys mountain bike. Register early! The program is limited to 250 children and the first 100 will receive a free gift bag to take home. “This is a great opportunity for the St. Charles County Parks Department to pass on our passion for peddling to children,” said Parks Director Bettie Yahn-Kramer. “We have more than 41 miles of natural and paved-surfaced trails to ride throughout our regional parks system.” This nationwide event, sponsored by the International Mountain Bicycle Association (IMBA), is expected to get thousands of children participating in hundreds of cycling events across the nation. Additional businesses supporting the event include, Alpine Shop, Maplewood Bicycle, Company, Trek, Granada Cyclery, Bike Stop Café, Big Shark West Bicycle, REI, the Hub Bicycle Company, Mesa Cycles, Momentum Cycles and Jamis Bicycles. For more information about the program and to pre-register, please visit the St. Charles County Parks and Recreation Department online at www.stccparks.org or call 636.949.7535.
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Matters of the Heart
Pictured are John Colvin, co-founder; Kevin Kerr, CPR/AED Trainer, Quick Care Oxygen System; Chief Bone, Hawk Point Police; Chief Huston, Truesdale Police; Carolyn Holt, co-founder. Photo courtesy of Images by Tara
Matters of the Heart Third Annual Golf Tournament was held to provide Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs), life saving devices used to bring a heart out of ventrical fibrilation, known as Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA), the leading cause of death in the US. Carolyn Holt is a survivor of SCA due to the help of four Good Samaritans, one of which had an AED. She and John Colvin, survivor of two heart attacks and quadruple bypass surgery, agreed on “paying back” by making AEDs available primarily to small-town first responders and formed non-profit Matters of the Heart. Their efforts so far have resulted in the donations of AEDs to Police Departments in Cottleville, Foristell, Marthasville, Moscow Mills, Hawk Point and Truesdale. Carolyn and John are very appreciative of the support they have received from friends and family as golfers, volunteers, sponsors and donors which have made the golf tournament a success each year. Learn more at www.facebook.com/momattersoftheheart.
MOSAICS Missouri Festival for the Arts Announces 2013 Award of Recognition Winners MOSAICS Missouri Festival for the Arts announces the Award of Recognition Winners for the 2013 Festival event, which took place the weekend of September 13-15, 2013: • Ann McCann - Art to Wear - Nashville, Tennessee • Anthony Borchardt - Clay - St. Louis, Missouri • Charity Fedde - Jewelry - Wildwood, Missouri • Neal Gray - Jewelry - O’Fallon, Missouri • Aaron Coleman - Oil/Acrylic - Kansas City, Missouri • MJ Rigby - Oil/Acrylic - Kansas City, Missouri • Dylan Punke - Photography - Chenoa, Illinois • Alice Jaeger-Ashland - Print Making - St. Ann, Missouri • David Curles - Print Making - Fayetteville, Arkansas Neal Gray - Jewelry - O’Fallon, Missouri • Christina Smith - Watercolor - Fayetteville, Arkansas The Award of Recognition winners were chosen by two seasoned arts professionals who served as jurors for the 2013 MOSAICS Festival – Rich Brooks and Joe Chesla. Brooks is an award-winning artist and the former Executive Director of the St. Peters Cultural Arts Center and artistic director for the Spirit of St. Louis Marathon. Chesla is also an award-winning artist with professional preparator experience with both the Walker Art Center and the Kemper Museum in Kansas City. He is presently a Professor at St. Louis Community College at the Meramec campus, where he coordinates the sculpture program in the Fine Arts department. The 2013 MOSAICS Festival featured 103 juried artists from 18 states and 1 foreign country – the participating artists were juried into this year’s Festival by Joyce Rosen, MOSAICS’ first Executive Director and a Founder of the Foundry Arts Centre in Historic St. Charles. Rosen is currently the President for the Best of Missouri Hands arts organization, and she is the President/Editor of The Arts Live, and online arts magazine and a resource for St. Louis area arts scene. For more information on the 19th Annual MOSAICS Missouri Festival for the Arts, please call 314.482.5476 or visit www.stcharlesmosaics.org.
SCC Young People’s Theatre’s “The Legend of Sleeping Beauty” St. Charles Community College’s Young People’s Theatre will present The Legend of Sleeping Beauty October 18-20, in the Donald D. Shook Fine Arts Building theater on the SCC campus. The show will be performed at 7pm Friday and Saturday, and 2pm Saturday and Sunday. The Legend of Sleeping Beauty is a classic story
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of a beautiful princess and a jealous witch whose curse sets into motion a 16-year saga, culminating in a battle between good and evil. The quaint charm of the woodland creatures and the pageantry of the court combine to weave a spell of entertainment that will entrance the whole family. Cast members from St. Peters include Baily Blessing, Mallory Echelmeyer, Thomas Fister, Eric Hahn, Grace Kotraba, Michael Kramer, Luke Larabee, Zoe Meier, Rain Northrop, Alex Pendel, Gillian Pendel, Mitchell Stille, Tessa Stille, Eric Weidig, Joe Weidig and Rachel Weidig. Cast members from O’Fallon include Sam Bottini, Katelyn Burns, Abbey Feldt, Abby Griffith, Josiah Hahn, Andrew Salmo, Madeleine Smith, Becca Waligurski and Curtis Waligurski. Cast members from St. Charles include Daniel Borrelli, Zac Cary, Andrew Feigenbaum, Syndey Koehler and Cassondra Tomkins. Cast members from Dardenne Prairie include Jana Bowman, www.C4PA.com Mikayla Bowman, C.J. Powell, Maddie Powell, Rich Powell, Margaret VanSant, Cecilia VanSant and Presley Weber. Other cast members include Emma Chesbrough of Weldon Spring, Joey Coogan of Lake St. Louis, Hannah Haedike of Weldon Spring, Maille Hanson of Lake St. Louis, Brynn Laspe of St. Louis, Grace Thornton of Lake St. Louis, Renee Voteau of Chesterfield and Stephanie Voteau of Chesterfield. The production is based on Briar Rose by the Brothers Grimm. The book lyrics are by Thomas W. Reiser. Music and lyrics are by Alan W. Gill, and additional music and lyrics are by Laura Derocher. For more information or tickets, please call 636.922.8233, or visit www.stchastickets.com. www.stcharlesconventioncenter.com
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Boy Scout Hopes Gift will Help Children Learn to Walk Andrew Chautin could realize his dream of becoming an Eagle Scout, thanks to a gift that will help children with disabilities learn to walk. Chautin, 17, is a Life Scout with Boy Scout Troop 72 in St. Peters. After working three years on his Eagle Scout project, the St. Charles teen on Aug. 30 donated the finished product to therapists at United Services for Children in St. Peters. The therapists received nine wooden balance beams, each 4 inches tall and 4-8 inches wide. Laura Muhr, a United Services physical therapist, said the beams would help children improve higher-level balance, core strengthening and coordination. Chautin said he spent 40 hours planning and building the beams. He began raising money for the project three years ago, at the suggestion of Joyce Thompson, a United Services family service specialist. Chautin’s 11-year-old brother, Eli Chautin, attended United Services from 2003 through 2008. During that time, Andrew Chautin attended United Services’ sibling support group, Sibshop. “United Services taught Eli how to walk,” Andrew said. He hoped the balance beams could help the agency do the same for other children, Andrew said. Also, he hoped the project would help him earn the rank of Eagle Scout. A Boy Scout board will make that decision later this year. Therapy Manager Melissa Gagnepain said homemade balance beams were better than commercially-made beams. “These are exactly what we need,” she said. “They are made to meet our specific standards, and are more transportable and more durable than catalog beams.” Gagnepain said one catalog beam would cost approximately $100, so Chautin’s donation • Rebuilding Lamps & Fixtures saved United Services at least • Refurbishing Antiques & Tiffany Repair $900. • Replacement Glass & Parts United Services for Children • In Home Pick Up & Delivery Available is a nonprofit organization that operates two pediatric therapy 11,000 sq.ft. of Light Fixtures, and developmental learning Lamps & Accessories centers—United Services East in St. Peters and United Services West in Dardenne Prairie. For more information, please visit www.unitedservicesforwww.theblodgettlighthouse.com www.theblodgettlighthouse.com 314-432-0086 children.org.
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St. Peters Choral Society Seeking Singers for the Christmas Season
The St Peters Choral Society presents its annual Christmas concert on Sunday, December 8, 2013. Other Christmas season appearances are planned. The Choral Society will present the Messiah with orchestra and guest soloists. If you have sung the Messiah before and would like to join us, or if you have never had the opportunity and would like to learn, please come to check us out. Rehearsals for the season are on every Mondays at 7pm at the Fort Zumwalt South High School choir room, 8050 Mexico Road in St Peters. If you enjoy singing, come join our friendly group. New members of all ages and voices are always welcome. Auditions are not required. Please call 314.580.5818 or 636.447.5341 for further information or visit our website at www.stpeterschoralsociety.org.
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Cottle Waddle is a great opportunity for anyone living in St. Charles County and the St. Louis Metro area to visit our community and learn what Cottleville has to offer while having fun at our block party. Tickets are available in advance for $20 at all participating businesses. A portion of each ticket sale will go to either the Siteman Cancer Research Center or Five Acres Animal Shelter in St. Charles. Ticket holders must be 21 yrs of age. Each participant, 21 years of age an older, will receive a commemorative glass. For more information, visit Cottle Waddle on Facebook at www.facebook.com/cottlewaddle or visit www.cottlewaddle.com.
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Less Than Three Teen Lit/Anti-Bullying Conference St. Charles City-County Library District is very proud to host the Less Than Three Teen Lit/Anti-Bullying Conference that will bring teens, tweens, booksellers, teachers, administrators, parents, librarians, authors and more to rally against bullying. The full day conference which is spearheaded by New York Times bestselling author Heather Brewer will feature panels of more than 20 bestselling and nationally recognized teen authors who have addressed bullying in their
books. The panels will focus on the various effects of bullying and positive approaches to tackling the issue. Less Than Three Conference will bring people together, and get a dialogue going about bullying and how it affects everyone. The Less than Three Conference will be held on Saturday, October 19 at the St. Charles City-County Library District Spencer Road Branch located at 427 Spencer Road in St. Peters, MO. Tickets for the full-day conference are $10 and may be purchased at www.lessthanthreeconference.com. Participants may purchase a boxed lunch online or bring their own lunch. Doors open at 8am for badge and conference packet pick
up and book sales. The first panels begin at 9:30am. Four panels featuring teen authors will address various types of bullying including Bullying in School, SelfBullying, Cyber-bullying, and Bullies and LGBTQ. A keynote address will be given by Heather Brewer and feature a very special guest. Less Than Three Conference will end with a two hour Mix-and-Mingle-withthe-Authors Party Time where participants can meet authors personally and get books autographed. The Less Than Three Conference thanks Main Street Books, Classroom Library Co, St. Charles City-County Library District, Egmont USA, Penguin Young Readers Group, Harper Teen, Sourcebooks, CyberBully Hotline, Killion Group Inc, Jilly’s Cupcake Bar & Café, Busy Beaver Button Company, Faerie Made and all of the publishers who have generously provided materials for the conference. For more information or tickets, please visit the Less Than Three website at www.lessthanthreeconference.com or call the St. Charles City-County Library District at 636.441.2300 ext 1541.
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Air Evac Lifeteam Honors Troy Pilot Theo Kulczak, base pilot supervisor for the Troy Air Evac Lifeteam base, recently celebrated a major milestone in his career with the company – his 1000th flight. Kulczak joined Air Evac Lifeteam in August 2002 as a pilot, and became the base pilot supervisor in September 2005. He served his country in the U.S. Navy for 21 years before coming to work for Air Evac. Kulczak is married with four children. Air Evac Lifeteam, an air medical service, provides
rapid access to definitive health care for those who live in medically underserved areas. Flight crews, consisting of a pilot, flight nurse and flight paramedic, are on duty 24 hours a day, seven days a week to respond to the scene of an emergency, or provide transportation between medical facilities. Air Evac Lifeteam currently operates 114 bases in 15 states. For more information, visit www.lifeteam.net, or like the organization on Facebook. Pictured is Air Evac Lifeteam Base Pilot Supervisor Theo Kulczak, left, receiveing his 1000th flight wings from Troy Program Director Joe Yates.
R-III School District and Law Enforcement Join Together for Safety and Security Safety School administrators and employees in the Lincoln County R-III School District will experience active shooter drills this semester in partnership with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department. The active shooter drills will occur in all of the RIII District’s schools when students are not present.
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For the last several months, the R-III District and the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department have been planning the drills. Lincoln County R-III Superintendent Mark Penny believes this is a win-win for the community. Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department will use flash bangs and blank practice rounds to simulate gun shots. Lieutenant Andy Binder said the Sheriff’s Department team will have an officer perpetrator and the remaining team members will practice running toward the shots and eliminating the suspect. A specialized safety officer will attend each training session to ensure no live ammunition is used and the training environment is safe. Troy and Moscow Mills Police Departments will also be involved in the active shooter drills. Below are the dates and locations of the planned drils: October 2 - Ninth Grade Center October 9 - Cuivre Park Elementary and Early Childhood Educational Center October 30 - Troy Middle and Claude Brown November 13 - Hawk Point Elementary The Lincoln County Sheriff ’s Department also plans to provide “Understanding and Planning for School Bombing Incidents” training to the Lincoln County R-III faculty and staff during the course of the year. This is a free training from the Department of Homeland Security.
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As a franchise with over 100 auto repair shops, Christian Brothers Automotive believes in doing things differently. The name of the franchise refers not to a pair of siblings, but instead to the two men who started the business who were brothers in Christ. From the meaning behind the company name to their customer service philosophy, Christian Brothers Automotive is not the typical auto repair shop, and the O’Fallon location is no exception. “We know that getting your car fixed stinks, and we try to make the process as simple as possible,” said Bobby Balchus, who coowns the business with his wife Leigha. To help make the process smoother, the shop offers amenities to its customers such as complimentary drinks and a shuttle service that will take customers wherever they need to go. While they don’t do body work at the shop, Bobby said their services cover everything else, from oil changes to engine replacement to tires. “We do everything a dealer does, but at a better price and with a better warranty,” said Bobby of the shop’s services. Another thing that Christian Brothers Automotive does differently is having an owner that is not only present at the shop every day from open to close, but one who is accessible to customers. One way Bobby maintains this is by personally driving customers in the shop’s shuttle while their vehicle is being repaired. “I often joke that our shuttle is like a chauffeur service,” he said with a chuckle as he pointed to a black chauffeur’s cap that sits on a shelf in his office. One way Bobby provides great customer service is by calling back customers to follow-up about the services performed and to thank them for their business. Customer satisfaction is of utmost importance and the O’Fallon auto repair shop gets rated highly online by their customers. Bobby said he encourages anyone who is considering bringing their vehicle in for service to Google the business and read the reviews left by
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previous customers. Christian Brothers Automotive also believes in giving back to those in the community. It’s important to the owners that on one Saturday each year, all 110 stores give free oil changes for single moms and widows in need. The Balchuses believe that making a difference in the community is essential, and since Leigha is a former teacher, those in the education field hold a special place with the couple. The repair shop has exclusive offers for local teachers and employees of the Ft. Zumwalt School District. Christian Brothers Automotive is located at 8496 Mexico Rd. in O’Fallon. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 7am - 6pm. For more information call 636.980.1770 or visit www. cbac.com/store/st.-peters-mo-ofallon.
Susan Sommer celebrated the new office space for Sommer Investments with a Ribbon Cutting on Wednesday, September 11, 2013. Joining Susan were her husband Jeff and Anna her daughter. Also joining the festivities were Len Pagano, City of St. Peters Mayor, Sally Faith, City of St. Charles Mayor, Board members and ambassadors with the Greater St. Charles County Chamber of Commerce. Sommer Investments is located at 1395 Triad Center Drive, Suite 4 in St. Peters. For more information on the services they provide, please call 636.441.1700 or visit www.sommerinvestments.com.
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STEM Camps Teach Students Employment and Life Skills
Students ages 7-13 learned science, technology, engineering and math skills during several STEM camps offered over the summer by St. Charles Community College’s College for all Kids program. Several of SCC’s camps focused on STEM subjects, including Lego Robotic Engineering, Kinderscience, Physics, Flight and Vehicles, Computer Game Design, Geocaching, Creative Chemistry, Computer Animation and Mad Inventors. LEGO Robotic Engineering will be offered again this fall as a Fall Break STEM camp, for students ages 7-12, beginning Oct. 14. Two sections are available, and Students participated in a LEGO Robotics Engineering camp this summer at St. tuition ranges from $135-$225. Students Charles Community College. The camp will be offered again during fall break, work in teams, using programming beginning October 14. techniques and principles of simple and complex machines. They strategize, design, build, program and test robots using LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT kits. Projects include making cars, using rack and pinion steering and building a lawn mower. SCC also offers homeschool enrichment courses covering STEM subjects, including Computerized LEGO Robotic Engineering beginning October 23. There will also be a Computerized Lego Robotic Engineering class for students ages 10-14, beginning October 21. Tuition is $59 for each. SCC will offer STEM camps during Spring Break in March and STEM classes for the winter/ spring semester. Registration will open on Nov. 25. For more information, visit www.stchas.edu/learnforlife or call 636.922.8233.
Discovery Days
Students at Discovery Ridge Elementary participated in the fourth annual “Discovery Days” during the week of September 16-20. The event, conceived by faculty members in 2010 before construction of the new elementary school was even completed, focuses on discovery in the physical world. The week includes daily space themes with a science enriched curriculum and hands-on learning. “It’s fun; you get time to re-work your brain and learn about space, electronics, and computer programming,” said 5th grader Carson Petty. “We also just did a planet project where we had to do research and also studied the phases of the moon!” On Friday the week culminated with activities including solar scope viewing with the Astronomical Society of Eastern Missouri, and a Monsanto outreach program on sound and light. Boeing engineers entertained the students with their autonomous vehicle, but it was the fighter jet pilots who commanded the youngsters’ attention as they told them what it was like to fly an F/A-18 Super Hornet built here in St. Louis. Students from Timberland High School also got in on the fun and learning with a science skit performed be members of the drama department. Afternoon events included Dino Odell’s science songs and the St. Louis Science Center unisphere, a portable, inflatable mini-planetarium. The celebration concluded Friday night with a dinner and hayride followed by an astronomy viewing at Brommelsiek Park.
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Prisoners, the latest film from director Denis Villeneuve, taps into a parent’s deepest fear: having a child abducted from what should be a very safe place. It’s a raw, brutal film that explores themes of revenge, retaliation, and vigilante justice. Hugh Jackman leads an exceptionally strong cast as Keller Dover, a contractor who barely makes ends meet. Celebrating Thanksgiving with his friend Franklin Birch (Terrence Howard) and his family, Dover’s world is turned upside-down as his daughter and Franklin’s little girl disappear while walking between their homes. Though police quickly round up a likely suspect named Alex Jones (Paul Dano), he isn’t saying much about what happened. Prisoners photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Convinced he has the right man in custody, ways, but Paul Dano steals the film as the troubled young Detective Loki (Jake Gyllenhaal ) torments his prisoner, man at the center of case. Playing a man-child who but he can’t strong-arm him into admitting anything. seemingly does not understand what’s happening, Dano After Alex is released turns in such a fragile performance that his following a 48-hour hold, character appears guilty one minKeller takes matters into Though the action drags at ute and innocent the next. his own hands. With his times, Prisoners remains Melissa Leo is equally good as wife grief-stricken and a complicated and worth- Holly, Alex’s mother. Positionunable to function, the ing herself for a Best Supporting while movie. contractor promises to get Actress nod, Leo adds a definite the truth out of that young layer of malice to the doting Holly. man—even if he has to break the law to do. Like her onscreen son, it’s hard to tell exactly On one level, Prisoners is a solid psychological thriller what’s going on in her head. showing how far parents will go to protect their children. Jake Gyllenhaal’s Detective Loki also is Unfortunately, director Denis Villeneuve stretches that exceptionally well-played. Looking at what intriguing story into two-and-a-half agonizing hours. If should be an open-and-shut case, Loki’s he simply trimmed the film to a reasonable level, he might have had an Oscar contender. Hugh Jackman and Terrence Howard are reliable here as al-
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frustration level rises the longer those two little girls are missing. This kind of nuanced performance is what fans expect from the actor, and he doesn’t disappoint. Though the action drags at times, Prisoners remains a complicated and worthwhile movie. While it is not the best film of the year, it tells an important cautionary tale for anyone with children. That’s definitely worth the price of admission. 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 Hockey Chill Add Two Locals to the Squad The St. Charles Chill play in the Central Hockey League (CHL) and start their season at the Family Arena with an exhibition game on October 11. The regular season begins October 19. General Manager/Head Coach Jamie Rivers (picture by Ray Rockwell) announced the signing of two locally-grown players in forward Sean Muncy and goalie Robert Moss, as well as local talent and new Assistant Coach J.P. Beilsten. Beilsten played two seasons for the Jr. Blues from 2000-2002 before turning pro and playing most of his career (100 of 102 games) with the Missouri River Otters from 2002-2006. “He should be coaching professional hockey,” said Jamie Rivers when asked why he tabbed Beilsten as
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his assistant. “The job he did with the Jr. Blues was outstanding, and you won’t find somebody who works harder than J.P.” Muncy played his high school hockey for Marquette before signing to play junior hockey and eventually ending up playing in the Ivy League for Brown University. “Being from suburban St. Louis (Chesterfield) and seeing the quality of players Coach Rivers has been signing, it was a no-brainer to sign with the Chill,” said Muncy. Moss, a Chesterfield native as well, played his high school hockey at Marquette. “This guy (Moss) is a leader, on and off the ice,” says Rivers about his new netminder. “He has great potential and we look forward to him continuing to improve on what was a fantastic season last year in Augusta.” Beilsten, Muncy, and Moss join a team already filled with local talent in Kyle Kraemer (St. Louis), Jordan Fox (Kirkwood), Kyle O’Kane (St. Louis), Tony DeHart (Ballwin), and Kevin McFarland (St. Louis). The Chill will offer the fans free admission for the preseason game October 11. Get more information on the St. Charles Chill visit www.StCharlesChill.com *Its hockey time
Rams Slow Start After dropping the game in Dallas four days earlier, the Rams fell to the San Francisco 49ers 35-11 last Thursday. Head Coach Jeff Fisher discusses his Fill in the blank squares in the grid, making approach: “Well, obviously as a football sure that every row, column and 3-by-3 box team we have a lot to work out considerincludes all the digits 1 through 9. ing what’s happened in the last five days, and we’re going to have to take advantage of some opportunities here through the
weekend and early next week and try to get these issues fixed, namely our inability to run the football.” Here are a few accomplishments from the game: - Quarterback Sam Bradford completed 19-of-41 passes for 202 yards and one touchdown. - Wide receiver Austin Pettis led the team with five catches for 59 yards, including a season-long of 27 yards. - Tight end Lance Kendrick’s caught his first touchdown of the season, fifth career. - Defensive end Robert Quinn notched his fifth sack of the season. Quinn now has 20.5 career sacks. - Rookie Linebacker Alec Ogletree caused San Francisco RB Frank Gore to fumble which marks Ogletree’s second forced fumble of his career. The fumble was recovered by CB Rodney McLeod, his first recovery of his career. - Rookie LB Ray Ray Armstrong came up with a fumble recovery, marking his first career fumble recovery. - Kicker Greg Zuerlein converted a 40-yard field goal. Zuerlein is now 6-for-6 on field goal attempts this season. He has made eight consecutive field goals, dating back to 2012. - Punter Johnny Hekker punted 11 times for 490 yards. Hekker placed six punts inside the 20-yard line and tallied a long of 60 yards. His 11 punts set a singlegame career high. *Bring on Jacksonville 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.’
Youngest Pick: “The Invisible Boy”
Community News is proud to offer our readers “Book Buzz.” This column will feature great books for children in three categories: Youngest Pick: early childhood to the first or second grade, Middle Pick: elementary school children, and Oldest Pick: middle school children. Enjoy!
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He’s the student no one notices—the shy kid that does his work and doesn’t whine or joke around. Brian is The Invisible Boy, in a sweet new book by Trudy Ludwig, with whimsical illustrations by one of Newsbee’s favorite artists, Patrice Barton. While Nathan and Sophie require a lot of their teacher’s time and energy, Brian doesn’t. He’s quiet and studious, spending most hours alone, inside and on the playground drawing dragons, castles and superheroes to the rescue. When a new boy named Justin comes to class, it appears Brian is going to be rescued too. Justin relishes in his new friend’s artistic abilities. It seems Brian has a soul mate, someone to buffer his loneliness. But his happiness is short lived. The bond between Brian and Justin becomes frayed when another classmate lays claim to Justin’s attention. Heartstrings will twinge when reading this dear book, a reminder to include others, no matter how invisible they may seem.
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Every Monday: St. Peters Rotary Club Noon at St. Peters City Hall, One St. Peters Centre Blvd. www.stpetersrotary.org.
Every Tuesday & Thursday: Tai Chi at the St. Charles County Family YMCA 8-9am and 10:15-11:15am. No experience necessary. 636-928-1928.
October 6: MO 2013 Cowbell Run Frontier Park. Register at www. mocowbellmarathon.com. Set up a Team JDRF fundraising account at www.jdrfstl.org/run.
Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday: Fitness First Exercise Classes 9:30-10:30am, American Legion Hall, 504 Luetkenhaus Blvd., Wentzville. 314.369.6521.
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.
October 5-6: Ambassadors of Lake St. Louis 3rd Annual Oktoberfest Saturday 10am-10pm, Sunday 11am-6pm. National Equestrian Center, Hwy N & Lake St. Louis Blvd. Free. 5 bands, great food, cold beer, kid’s corner, raffles & rides.
October 7-8: Auditions for “On Golden Pond” 7pm, Donald D. Shook Fine Arts Building, Room 110, St. Charles Community College, 4601 Mid Rivers Mall Dr. in Cottleville. No cost and open to the public. lsnyder@ stchas.edu or 636.922.8325.
1st Tuesday: Fleur de Lis Garden Society 6:30 p.m. at the Kisker Road Library, 1000 Kisker Road. Info: Jeanne at 314.605.8563.
Every Wednesday: Active Older Adults Game Day at the O’Fallon Family YMCA 10 a.m. Free. Bring a favorite snack to share. Anybody welcome.
October 3: Registration for Free Adult Education GED Classes St. Charles High School. Classes take place Mon/Wed or Tue/Thu 6-9pm. Info: 636.922.8411 or www. stchas.edu/ael.
October 12: Trunk or Treat At WingHaven’s Midwest Bank Centre, corner of WingHaven Blvd. and Hwy 40, 12:20-3pm, www.destinationwinghaven.com.
4th Tuesday: O’Fallon Garden Club. 6:30pm. at Sunrise Methodist Church, 7116 Twin Chimney Blvd. Info: Barb at 636.978.5930.
Every Wednesday: Crossroads Cribbage Club 10 a.m. Meets at 1380 Boone St., Troy, MO 63379. 636.528.8379.
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Operation Backpack: United Methodist Church, Wentzville Food to at-risk children over the weekend. 636.327.6377
Now-October 6: American Theatre Festival St. Charles Community College. $5-$8, www.stchastickets.com or 636.922.8050.
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. October 6: St. Barnabas Fall Festival Noon - 6pm Hwy M at Hwy P, O’Fallon. Fried chicken and pork sausage dinner. Adults $10, children 6-12 $5, under 6 free. Games, crafts, funnel cakes and world famous apple butter, live music. October 11: Family Game Night 5:30pm at Fairmount Baptist Church, 2299 St. Peters Howell Rd. Games, a movie and refreshments. fairmountgbchurch@att.net.
October 5: Wharf Pharmacy Celebrates 40 years in Business 10am - 2pm, Wharf Pharmacy at 2175 West Terra Ln. O’Fallon. Giveaways, free food, beverages, a bounce house, DJ & more. October 5: Cottle Waddle
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Every Tuesday: Kiwanis Club of St. Charles Noon - 1 p.m. at the Columns Banquet Center in St. Charles.
1st Monday: Gardeners of St. Charles County Monthly Meeting 6:30pm. Various locations. 314.304.7480.
Every Tuesday: Quilting Guild at the O’Fallon Family YMCA 1-4 p.m. Free. Quilt for local charities. No sewing experience required.
4th Monday: American Legion Post 388 Meets 6:30 pm at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 8945 Vets. Mem. Pkwy. 636.219.0553.
Every Tuesday: Toastmasters Meeting 7 p.m. at the Renaud Spirit Center, 2650 Tri Sports Circle, O’Fallon. Info: 636.379.2505.
Every Wednesday: Wednesday Night Men’s Golf League 5 p.m., tee off at 5:30 p.m. at Heritage of Hawk Ridge. www.lakesaintlouis.com, under the parks and recreation section. Every Wednesday: Charity Bingo 6:45 p.m. 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 7 p.m. 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 11:45 a.m. Meets at JJ’s Restaurant in O’Fallon. 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 7-7:55 p.m. 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.
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Every Friday: Moms Play Group 10 a.m. 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 3-8 p.m. VFW Post 2866. 66 VFW Lane. Call Bill Sams, 636.724.9612. Every Saturday: Chess 8-11 a.m. or later in the food court at Mid Rivers Mall in St. Peters.
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Every Saturday: St. Charles Lions Club Farmer’s Market Through October 26. 7am - noon. Parking lot at Foundry Art Centre. www.historicstcharles.com.
www.mycnews.com • Community News - St. Charles County • October 2, 2013 Every Saturday through October 26: Lake Saint Louis Farmers & Artists Market 8am - noon. Hwy. 40 & Lake Saint Louis Blvd. Rain or shine. The area’s only all-local market offers the very best in seasonal produce, baked goods, soaps, crafts, art and more. www.lakestlouisfarmersandartistsmarket.com. 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: Saturday Writers 11am - 1:15pm, Jan-Sept at Saint Peters Cultural Arts Center. Visitors welcome. $5 fee. www.saturdaywriters.org. Every Saturday: Charity Bingo 6:30 p.m. Doors open at 4 p.m. Wentzville Community Club (500 West Main, Wentzville 63385). www.wentzvillefleamarket.org or www.facebook.com/wentzvillecommunity-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. 2nd Sunday: The Wheelers and Dealers Square Dance 7pm. Blanchette Park, 1900 W Randolph St. www.squaredancestcharles.com.
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 7:30 p.m. 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: 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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4th Tues: Diabetes Support Group 6:30-7:30 p.m. At HW Koenig Med Bldg, St Joseph Hosp. West. 636.625.5447 Every Wednesday: Co-Dependents (CODA) Anonymous Meeting 8pm, 2800 Elm St., St. Charles. Separate brick house behind church complex. Contact Julie at 636.397.8676. This meeting is for women only. 1st Wed: Missouri/Illinois Multiple Myeloma Support Group 10-11am at St. Joseph Medical Park: Education Room, 1475 Kisker Road, St. Charles. RSVP is appreciated at 636.447.9006 or hoss4twa@ sbcglobal.net. 3rd Wed. 6:30–8 p.m. KidsCan! Siteman Cancer Center, BarnesJewish St. Peters Hosp., 150 Entrance Way, St. Peters. Support children 4–12 w/parent/significant caregiver w/cancer. 1st Thursday: Nurses & Company Parkinson’s Support Group 1-2pm at Twin Oaks at Heritage Pointe (228 Savannah Terrace, Wentzville) for those with Parkinson’s and their caregivers. Questions: Alicia Wildhaber with Nurses
& Company at 636.926.3722. 1st Thurs: Conquer 6:30–7:30pm. Support Group for adults w/cancer. Siteman Cancer Cntr, Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hosp., 150 Entrance Way, St. Peters. 636.916.9920. 2nd Thurs: Support Group for Alzheimer’s 4pm. Delmar Gardens, 7068 S. Outer 364, O’Fallon. Call: Jennifer Krpan, Ralph Covinsky 636.240.6100. 4th Thurs: Breast Cancer Support Group 6:30–8pm. Siteman Cancer Cntr, Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hosp., 150 Entrance Way. 636.928.WELL (9355) or 800.392.0936. www.siteman.bjsph.org. 3rd Sun: Alzheimer’s Meeting 12:45-1:45pm. Morning Star Church, 1600 Feise Rd., O’Fallon. Faith-based for caregivers, family of those w/memory loss. 1.800.272.3900. Gateway to Hope Program Helps uninsured or underinsured breast cancer patients who reside in Missouri. 314.569.1113 or www. gthstl.org.
1st Tuesday: Parkinson’s Support Group 1-2pm at the Community Commons in Spencer Road Library. Info: Alicia Wildhaber at 636.926.3722.
HEALTH October 10: Health and Wellness Fair 8am - 12pm at Jefferson Intermediate School, 2660 Zumbehl Rd., St. Charles. Flu shots, vision exams, more.
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Fords, Chevys, Dodges and Turtles An acquaintance pointed at a car parked nearby and said, “How do you like my new car?” I had long since realized I could no longer recognize car brands. This one was shaped like all the rest of today’s sedans. Come to that, all the SUV’s seem to look alike, too. I could tell whether a car was a Ford, Chevy, Plymouth or Studebaker from two blocks away when I was a kid and foreign cars weren’t around yet in our small town. Now there seems to be more of them than American brands. The designs the Japanese once copied from us are now designs we apparently copy from them. I finally answered, “Your car looks like a turtle. All it needs is a head and tail and feet where the wheels are.” He growled, “It’s rounded off to make it aerodynamically sound.” “Humph,” I snorted. “Sound or round, it still looks like a turtle.” I thought ‘57 Fords and ‘57 Chevys were the most beautiful cars I had ever seen when I was a kid. They were probably the most popular cars of that era. One certainly couldn’t compare the design of a ‘57 Plymouth that had fins sticking up as high as the roof.
This was my first car, in fact. I had insisted on buy- freighters plying the seven seas. Instead of fins, many ing an Austin Healy 3000, which was a fast, sleek Brit- of them have after-market air spoilers sitting over the ish sports car. My father insisted on making me buy rear. They look like clothes racks. I’m told they hold the rear end in down when they’re a cheaper American car, and we going 150 mph. compromised on that used PlymThe only car from my outh convertible he found. This The only car from my teenage didn’t seem fair since I was paying teenage era that went that era that went that fast had a State Trooper driving it. for it. fast had a State Trooper Once I was in my buddy’s hot I ended up overhauling everyFord with three other guys. The thing in that car. Then the body driving it. four of us were going 127 mph on started rusting out. Where was an empty highway. He had the Lee Iacocca when we really needed fastest car in the county. Suddenly, a horn honked him? My friends bought Fords and Chevies that would go beside us. It was a State trooper in a ‘59 swept-wing fast. My Father bought cheap economy Studebakers Dodge. I have no idea how fast he had to be going to that didn’t. I bought a slow Plymouth that lost pieces catch us. They advertised Swept-wing Dodges on the Lawof itself when it hit a bump. Life wasn’t fair. I feel sorry for the present generation of gear-heads. rence Welk Show on TV. After that incident, I They don’t have big sleek distinctive gas hogs to race watched it religiously. I longed to own one of those around in. They have tiny economy cars with tiny en- finned speedsters like the police car that showed up gines. They soup them up at great expense until they out of nowhere. It never happened. However, I learned to appreciate become fast enough to outrun a cruise missile. When one of them passes me on the highway, it’s only a blur the Lennon Sisters on Lawrence Welk. I called them the Lemon Sisters in honor of my rusty Plymouth. that sounds like a runaway chain saw. I can’t recognize the brands of those little projecJoe Morice is Community News’s blue-collar philosopher. tiles. I assume it’s one of those delivered by foreign 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.
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