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Maggie Stupakewicz was the first skater to try out the new ice rink at the Meadows at Lake Saint Louis on Nov. 13 before the rink’s official opening.

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By Brett Auten The holiday season is all about traditions. The Meadows at Lake Saint Louis is ready to showcase what will surely become a staple every time those sleigh bells start jing-a-ling, ring ting ting-ating too. The new and improved ice rink is the cornerstone of the Meadows at Lake Saint Louis Winterfest. This year the ice rink is bigger and broader at 80-feet by 150-feet and will mesh perfectly with the outdoor activities underneath the vibrant, holiday lights. Already a popular shopping destination in St. Charles County, the Meadows will be even more festive when Winterfest opens Nov. 13 and runs until Feb. 15, 2016. “Last year, it was almost a last-minute idea to get the ice rink here,” Jae Marbury, marketing manager with CRBE, said. “We wanted to do it again but make it become a more permanent fixture for the Meadows.” After nearly a month of around the clock setting up, the ice rink is ready

to be the backdrop to plenty of family’s skate. Shoppers simply bring their store holiday outings. receipt to the rink. Group rates, private “We hope that this can be a new place rental for hockey games, birthday parto create family traditions,” Marbury ties and charity functions are also availsaid. “After the success we had last year, able. A $1 discount off admission will we knew we couldn’t let it die.” be given to military and teachers with Local Author The grand opening for the rink, “Wel- ID. Barbara McCane Daniels See SKATE on page 2 come to Winterfest” will take place Friday, Nov. 20 from 6:30 – 9 p.m. Local radio station 102.5 KEZK will kick off the “Welcome to Winterfest” celebration with games, prizes, and giveaways. Live music, complimentary horse and carriage rides, cookies, hot chocolate, marshmallow roast and more will be available for guests. Times at the ice rink will be Monday – Thursday from noon until 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday from noon to 10 p.m., and Sunday from noon until 6 p.m. Ticket prices for regular admission is $7 and $4 for children eight-years-old and under. Ice skate rental is $3 per pair. Tickets will be available for purchase at the ice rink ticket window. For every $100 spent in the Meadows you Movie: Fall Movie Preview will receive one adult admission to ice

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In This Issue... 3 Around Town O’Fallon angler catches state-record skipjack herring and more

4 Business Schneider Real Estate celebrates 40th anniversary and more. 8 School

Fort Zumwalt Grow Your Own Teachers announced and more

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SKATE Continued from cover Winterfest at The Meadows will host a variety of events perfect garnered toward the holiday season. Here are just a few: • Grand Opening: Nov. 20, 2015 – 6:30- • 9 p.m. The Welcome to Winterfest 2015 grand opening celebration will kick off the holiday ice skating season. Santa Claus, horse and carriage rides, Snow White and more. • Sip-N-Shop: Nov. 21 – 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Rummage through over 30 shops at The Meadows and enjoy beautiful • landscaping and pedestrian walkways while you sip wine from Missouri Weinstrasse. Weinstrasse offers local, craft food paired with wine. • Black Friday, Breakfast, and Coffee: Nov. 27 The Meadows officially opens at 8 a.m., but some retailers have designated their own hours. A breakfast food • truck will be available to serve food and coffee. The food truck will arrive Thanksgiving night at 6 p.m. and set up in the Old Navy Parking Lot. Nike will

open on Thanksgiving night at 10 p.m. and Old Navy at 4 p.m. and carry over into Friday. Free Photos with Santa: Nov. 27 Located in Von Maur’s center court, Santa’s schedule is 12. – 4 p.m. starting Black Friday and all Saturdays and Sundays through Dec. 20. Santa will have special hours Christmas week and will be available Dec. 21 – Dec. 23 12 4 p.m. Christmas Eve Santa is available 12 - 2 p.m. Free Carriage Rides: Nov. 27 – Christmas Eve The Saint Louis Carriage Company will be taking guests on a horse drawn carriage ride throughout the Meadows. Nov. 27: 12 – 4 p.m., Nov. 28: 12 – 4 p.m., Dec. 4: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., Dec. 5, 12 and 19: 12 – 4 p.m. and Dec. 24: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Single in the City: Dec. 18, 8 - 10 p.m. Winterfest is celebrating being single in the city with an ice skating event for local singles. Grab your single friends, enjoy some hot chocolate and head

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O’Fallon angler catches state-record skipjack herring James Lucas of MDC staff verified O’Fallon became the the record-weight fish most recent recordusing a certified scale breaking angler in in the town of DefiMissouri when he ance. hooked a giant skipLucas is pretty familjack herring on the iar with holding stateSandy Slough using records. He also holds a rod and reel. Sandy the state-record for the Slough is a Mississkipjack herring in the sippi River backalternative method. In water area located 2009 Lucas snagged next to the Missouri a 1-pound, 8.8-ounce Department of Conskipjack herring on servation’s (MDC) Sandy Slough and set Sandy Island Conthe state-record. servation Area. “I still can’t believe The new “pole and that I caught the giant line” record skipskipjack,” Lucas said. “I jack herring caught intentionally snagged by Lucas on Oct. 25 one in 2009 to set the weighed one pound, state-record, but catch14 ounces with a ing a state-record skiplength of 18 inches. jack with a rod and reel Lucas used a white Photo Courtesy Missouri Department of Conservation blows my mind. I never marabou Road Run- James Lucas of O’Fallon with his record one pound, 14 ounces giant skip- thought I would hold ner jig to catch the jack herring caught on the Sandy Slough. two state-records at the skipjack. age of 24.” “My friend Alex Helms and I were fishing for The young angler plans on making a custom white bass that day, and out of nowhere I caught replica of the fish. a giant skipjack,” Lucas said. “The fish didn’t put Missouri state-record fish are recognized in up much of fight, but thank goodness my friend two categories: pole-and-line and alternative Alex was with me to net the fish, because once it methods. Alternative methods include: throwwas in the net it spit out the jig.” lines, trotlines, limb lines, bank lines, jug lines, Lucas’ recent record broke the previous pole spearfishing, snagging, snaring, gigging, graband line state-record skipjack herring of 1 pound, bing, archery, and atlatl. 11 ounces caught on the Osage River in 2005.

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Ground was broken on the first of four stations to be constructed as a result of the bond issue and general revenue increase approval granted by voters last August and November. Wentzville Fire Protection District House #2 is to be located at 1855 Peine Rd. in Wentzville. Additionally the district hired 10 firefighters last week and promoted 10 Fire Captains to begin in January as a new advanced life support pumper service is rolled out. After Jan. 1, 2016 all of the units will have cross trained firefighter paramedics and will have all necessary equipment needed to provide ALS service. In January of 2017 a new house, #5, to be located at Whisper Creek and Highway Z is scheduled to open with nine full time firefighter paramedics to be hired to staff that station. The

Submitted photo Ground was broken on Wentzville Fire Protection District House #2, to be located at 1855 Peine Rd. in Wentzville.

Whisper Creek station ground breaking should be conducted in the next few weeks.

Volunteer tax preparers needed in Metro St. Louis The Internal Revenue Service and its community partners are looking for volunteers in the St. Louis area who want to learn about taxes and help others by preparing federal income tax returns for free in 2016. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program offers free help to people who generally make $53,000 or less, persons with disabilities, the elderly and limited English speaking taxpayers who need assistance in preparing their own tax returns. Volunteers are needed by many organizations who partner with the IRS to provide free faceto-face tax preparation and electronic filing for qualified taxpayers. “Last filing season, IRS-certified volunteers in Missouri prepared almost 79,000 federal tax returns for almost $69 million in refunds,” said IRS spokesman Michael Devine. “They also prepared more than 88,000 Missouri state tax returns.” In addition to VITA, the Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) program offers free tax help for all taxpayers, particularly those who are 60 years of age and older. TCE specializes in answering questions about pensions and retirement-related issues unique to seniors. The IRS-certified volunteers who provide tax counseling are often retired individuals associated with non-profit

organizations that receive grants from the IRS. As part of the TCE Program, AARP offers the Tax-Aide counseling program during the filing season. Accounting experience is not required, but volunteers will need basic computer skills to complete the IRS Volunteer Program e-learning course. Volunteers are asked to give at least four hours per week. More information about the IRS volunteer tax preparation programs is available at www.IRS. gov, keywords Tax Volunteer. For more information about being a volunteer in Metro St. Louis in 2016, contact: St. Charles County: • Desmond Leong with the MCTC-Metro St. Louis Community Tax Coalition AND Friendly Community Tax Coalition at 314-691-9500 or desmond.leong@att.net; • Russ Signorino with the Gateway EITC Community Coalition at 314-539-4062 or rsignorino@gatewayeitc.org; • Tom Brockland with the TAP-St. Louis Tax Assistance Coalition at 314-205-2510 or www.stlouistax.org; • Dot Brookes with AARP at 636-922-3903 dotjbr@yahoo.com;

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Unemployment falls to pre-recession levels in St. Charles County Unemployment in St. Charles County has fallen to 3.5 percent in September 2015 from 3.9 percent in August 2015, according to the latest, not-seasonallyadjusted figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the U.S. Department of Labor. Local officials are hailing this as the lowest rate in the St. Louis region and a return to pre-recession levels. Local unemployment peaked at 9.1 percent in July 2009 and had its highest annual rate in 2009 of 8.6 percent. It has been steadily declining since then and now has officially entered what many economists label “full employment.” “Our community hasn’t enjoyed unemployment rates this low since 2007, before the recession set in,” said St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann. He called this great news for residents as well as a job well done by business owners and community leaders who have been working hard to keep moving the local economy forward. “We are now entering a new phase in the job market,” Ehlmann said, “where companies are now look-

ing at new ways to stay competitive with wages and benefits as they work harder to attract and retain skilled labor.” One example Ehlmann cited is the average annual wage total in St. Charles County which is certified every July 1 by the Missouri Department of Economic Development for use with their job creation tax credit programs. “For 2015, the State has certified the average annual wage in St. Charles County is $41,501,” he said. “That’s a 4.84 percent increase over the 2014 total. Annual average wage totals have been rising in St. Charles County since 2011, even as unemployment rates have been falling.” Ehlmann praised many of the growing companies in the community “for creating new jobs and helping to expand the local economy,” such as the General Motors Wentzville Assembly Plant, Nike IHM, Glazer’s, LMI Aerospace, and many oth-

New U.S. post office facility in St. Charles breaks ground SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital – St. Charles, Lindenwood University and the city of St. Charles broke ground on Oct. 29 at the new location for the St. Charles post office. The collaboration will relocate the post office from its current site at 112 S. Fifth Street to the newly developed University Commons shopping center on First Capitol Drive. The new post office will be positioned behind Schnucks on 3.83 acres of land donated by Lindenwood University. Construction of the $5.2 million facility is being funded by SSM Health – St. Louis and the St. Charles County Road Board. It will measure roughly 21,500 square feet with a projected completion date of June 2016. As part of an exchange agreement, St. Joseph Hospital – St. Charles will acquire the existing post office property and use the site for future hospital growth opportunities. It will serve as a key component of the city of St. Charles’ planned First Capitol/Fifth Street hospital district. “On behalf of everyone involved, we are thrilled to finally see this important project become a reality,” said Mike Bowers, president of St. Joseph

Hospital – St. Charles. “Relocating the post office will benefit the community while at the same time give us the necessary space to enhance our health care services in St. Charles. We view this as an important step in SSM Health’s mission to provide an exceptional experience and value to the communities we serve.” The ground-breaking ceremony for the St. Charles Post Office demonstrates the vision of all parties involved to provide long-term benefit to the entire area. “This development is part of an overall building block that will see new investment not only here and at SSM Health, but along the entire Fifth Street and First Capitol corridors for years to come,” said St. Charles Mayor Sally Faith. “I applaud the many partners who have made this day a reality, by virtue of their long-term vision, partnership and collaborative spirit.” The new St. Charles Post Office is being designed by architecture firm The Lawrence Group and constructed by Alberici Healthcare.

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Change of ownership of Villa Theresa Haven and the Inn at Villa Theresa The Sisters of the Most Precious Blood are pleased to share some exciting news about the future of Villa Theresa, the continuum of care facility located on their campus in O’Fallon. They have entered into an agreement with Mount Carmel Senior Living to purchase Villa Theresa Haven and the Inn at Villa Theresa. The transfer of ownership and management should be completed in early 2016. The Sisters feel it is time to bring in new ownership to Villa Theresa that can maintain the high quality of care that is currently provided to their

residents and also take it a step further by expanding and enhancing the services and facilities offered. Mount Carmel Senior Living is the current owner of Mount Carmel Senior Living Facility in St. Charles. They have a long-standing reputation for innovation and excellence in caring for older adults in a faith-based full continuum of care environment. Chris Brown of Mount Carmel Senior Living will become the new executive director of Villa Theresa and will oversee the transition to new ownership and management.

St. Louis Cremation celebrates grand opening with ribbon cutting St. Louis Cremation celebrated the grand opening of their new St. Peters location with a ribbon cutting on Nov. 5. On hand were representatives with the City of St. Peters, along with Board Members and Ambassadors with the Greater St. Charles County Chamber of Commerce. St. Louis Cremation is located at 320 Jungermann Rd., in St. Peters and offers a full range of services and packages. For more information and specific package details, you can visit their website at www.stlouiscremation.com or call their office at 314-241-8844.

Wishes Wags and Whiskers fundraiser supports Five Acres Animal Shelter Ragan’s Jewelry hosted the Wishes Wags and Whiskers Event on Nov. 6 and raised over $14,000 for Five Acres Animal Shelter. Submitted photo

Schneider Real Estate celebrates 40th anniversary Following a changing of the guard that made the principals in the business Merle Schneider, Dustin Hoog and new president Cort Schneider, the entire Schneider Family was on hand to celebrate the 40th Anniversary for Schneider Real Estate with a celebratory ribbon cutting on Oct. 29. Joining the Schneiders were area realtors, mortgage professionals and industry representatives, along with representatives from the city of St. Charles, Board Members and Ambassadors with the Greater St. Charles County Chamber of Commerce. Schneider Real Estate is located at 1 Point West Blvd. in St. Charles and works with buyers, rentals and foreclosures. For more information on Schneider Real Estate, please call 636-946-5000 or visit their website at www.SchneiderSells.com.

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Moore on Life

By Cindy Moore

Scaredy cats The creepy season full of demons and monsters is over. No, not the elections; the candidates are still coming at us like a stream of unfed zombies in need of fresh brains – our brains! Instead, I mean Halloween. This year it took its toll on us. We moved from a place where seven or eight trick-or-treaters came out. Afterwards, we’d have to eat the rest of the leftover candy corn and regret it until spring. Our new area highly encourages begging and the kids here are born in litters. Ten of them could be on a doorstep and all share the same last name. The parents gladly boot their little goblins out the door to hunt and gather for themselves. My husband and I took this into consideration and tried our best to figure out how much candy we’d need. I purchased four bags totaling 100 pieces. We felt well prepared for the release of the beasts! Precisely at twilight, the night of the living dead began their sugar march. After a half hour of non-stop doorbell ringing, our offerings to the creatures had disappeared. I quickly added another sack and then another. We were down to our last bag and still they came like a hideous graveyard disgorging its contents onto the neighborhood streets. Their need for treats could not be contained. The bottom of the bowl suddenly appeared. Now what? I ran to the cupboards and pulled out emergency back-ups. A few sticks of old gum, a

handful of throat lozenges and a half empty container of Tic Tacs. These vanished after one doorbell ring. “I need stuff. STAT!” I screeched to my husband. He rushed over with an armload of handouts: four cans of soup, three tins of tuna, two ketchup packets, and an overly ripe pear. We handed out some of the offerings and were just about to close the door when the pear landed squarely on my husband’s left temple with a pulpy smack. I glanced through the crack in the door to see a gang of monstrous fiends crawling up our stairs. I tossed out the tuna hoping fresh meat would hold them off until we escaped. We turned off the lights then stumbled downstairs in the dark to hide out in the basement until first light when all the vampires and undead would disintegrate. Now if only that had the same effect on politicians. Cindy Moore is the mother of three superlative kids, servant of two self-indulgent felines and wife to one nifty husband. Her ficticious occupation? Archeological Humorist: someone who unearths absurdity and hilarity in strange and unusual places including public restrooms, the lint filter, and church meetings. Most recently, she excavated a find in her neighbor’s bird feeder. The opinions expressed in this column are Cindy Moore’s alone and do not reflect the opinion of the owners or staff of Community News.

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“Fall Movie Preview”

By Steve Bryan

Giving thanks at the movies Although “Star Wars” fans are ready to celebrate Christmas with Luke, Leia and Han, there’s still plenty to be thankful for in November. With so many people enjoying a long Thanksgiving weekend away from school and work, Hollywood always serves up crowd-pleasing and potentially award-winning films. This year definitely is no exception with a buffet line of choices. Forty years ago, Sylvester Stallone became a star thanks to “Rocky,” the raw, compelling story of a boxer given one last shot at glory. This Thanksgiving, Stallone reprises his famous role in “Creed,” a drama focusing on Adonis Johnson (Michael B. Jordon), the son of his rival/best friend Apollo Creed. The aging Rocky agrees to train the young fighter for an upcoming bout. Do your kids want an Apatosaurus for Christmas? They just might after seeing “The Good Dinosaur,” the latest offering from Disney/Pixar. Scientists believe that an asteroid led to the extinction of the dinosaurs, but this film wonders what would have happened if the dinosaurs survived. Young Raymond Ochoa lends his voice to Arlo, the Apatosaurus who befriends a human child. Katniss Everdeen returns for one last fight in “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2,” the film which closes out the film franchise. Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson reprise their roles as Katniss and Peeta, the two Hunger Games winners caught up in a battle for freedom. The “Mockingjay” book was fairly violent and explosive, which means the series should close out with a bang.

Comedies tend to do well over the Thanksgiving break, which explains the arrival of “The Night Before.” Seth Rogen and Joseph Gordon-Levitt team up with Anthony Mackie for the story of three friends who find the wildest ways to celebrate Christmas Eve. This year may mark the end of their holiday tradition, though. Julia Roberts could position herself for another Oscar nod with “Secret in Their Eyes.” Roberts plays Jess, a member of a team of FBI investigators who is emotionally shattered after the murder of her daughter. Her teammate Ray (Chiwetel Ejiofor) spends years looking for answers, but the truth may be too hard to take. In “Victor Frankenstein,” Daniel Radcliffe trades Harry Potter’s magical powers for science in a reimagining of the classic story. Radcliffe plays Igor, assistant to Victor Frankenstein (James McAvoy) and the one who witnessed the creation of the monster. Told from Igor’s perspective, this film gives Radcliffe another chance to shine. Born and raised in South St. Louis, Steve Bryan is now based in Anaheim, California, and has been allowed access to movie and television sets to see actors and directors at work. Though his writing has taken him far from St. Louis, Steve is, at heart, still the same wideeyed kid who spent countless hours watching classic movies at neighborhood theaters.

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Fort Zumwalt Grow Your Own Teachers announced Congratulations to West High senior Nicole Orf and East High Senior Mallory Weisenborn, the 2015 Fort Zumwalt Education Foundation Grow Your Own Teachers. Instituted in 2005, the Fort Zumwalt Education Foundation is a 501c3, a tax-exempt not-for-profit corporation established pursuant to state and

federal laws. It funds educational programs and projects that aren’t within the budgetary guidelines of a school district. Grow Your Own Teacher is the foundation’s primary initiative. Fort Zumwalt students interested in becoming teachers in high-needs areas are able to apply in the fall of their senior year. They undergo an

extensive application and interview process in hopes of being awarded tuition assistance to earn a degree and return to teach in Fort Zumwalt School District. High needs teaching areas, as described by the state, include special education, secondary math and science, foreign language and industrial technology. To date, the Fort

Zumwalt Education Foundation has assisted seven graduates who are now in classrooms across the district teaching in these areas. Nicole and Mallory join eight other GYOT students at universities across Missouri preparing to return to Fort Zumwalt.

Timberland student elected as DECA District Vice President Timberland High School senior Laurel McCandless has been selected as the DECA District 6 Vice President for the 2015-16 school year. State officers were elected and installed during the Missouri DECA Fall Leadership and State Officer Election Conference held Oct. 18-19 in Lake Ozark, Missouri. The annual state conference was attended by more than 780 high school marketing students and their teachers. The newly elected officers were determined on the basis of their written test, screening and nominating committee interview, and number of ballots cast by the voting delegates after delivering their campaign

speech during the election session. Serving as a state officer provides DECA members the opportunity to develop their leadership skills and professionalism that is essential for a successful career. Laurel plans on attending the University of Missouri – Columbia to possibly study business marketing or public relations. DECA is an international association of high school students studying marketing, finance, hospitality and management. Missouri DECA ranks eighth in the nation in membership with more than 8,500 members. There are 12 DECA districts and 155 DECA chapters in Missouri. For more information,

Photo courtesy Wentzville School District Timberland High School senior Laurel McCandless has been selected as the DECA District 6 Vice President for the 2015-16 school year.

please visit the DECA website at www.deca.org.

Wentzville School District scores 95.4 percent on state report card The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has released the Annual Performance Report (APR) data for school districts around the state. The Wentzville School District scored 95.4 percent in the new evaluation system. Now in its third year, the new APR is part of the Missouri School Improvement Plan (MSIP 5), a more rigorous evaluation tool for rating the performance of Missouri school districts. The standard of MSIP 5 measures five areas: Academic Achievement, Subgroup Achievement, College and Career Readiness, Attendance, and Graduation Rate. MSIP 5 is used to distinguish the performance

of schools and districts in valid, accurate and meaningful ways so that districts in need of improvement can receive appropriate support and interventions, and high‐performing districts can be recognized as models of excellence. The district scored a perfect 100 percent in Academic Achievement and Graduation Rate, but did not receive all possible points in the Attendance category. “These results are further evidence that we continue to raise the bar in the WSD, and we have a great staff working with our students to increase achievement,” said Superintendent Dr. Curtis Cain. “While this is wonderful news, it is also a reminder

to our students and their parents about the importance of good attendance. Studies show that children with better attendance have higher achievement, which is why DESE emphasizes this important metric when evaluating school districts.” Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) scores were released in August, and for the sixth consecutive year the Wentzville School District has scored in the top 10 percent of all school districts in the state of Missouri. At the same time, the district’s ADA spending remains the lowest in St. Charles County and below the state average, so the district continues to provide a high quality education at a low cost.

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Food. Friends. Family. Football. Thanksgiving would be incomplete without any of them, but the most important is the holiday feast your family and friends have gathered to enjoy while the game plays in the background. Serving up a full holiday spread – from turkey to dessert – that is sure to bring everyone back for years to come is easy with these tips for every stage of the meal. Turkey Day Tips The sight of a beautifully cooked, golden brown bird being brought to the table is one of the most memorable moments of any Thanksgiving gathering. Follow these tips to prepare the perfect centerpiece for your holiday meal: Thawing Your Turkey • For every 5 pounds in weight, thaw in original wrapper for 24 hours in the refrigerator. Thaw faster by covering with cold water in the sink and soaking approximately 30 minutes per pound. • Refrigerate as soon as thawed or cook immediately. For best quality, do not refreeze uncooked turkey. Roasting the Bird • Baste with extra virgin olive oil. • Place breast-side-up on rack in shallow roasting pan. Cook in 325 F oven. • For an unstuffed turkey, place a stalk or two of celery, seasonings, a cut-up onion and a handful of pars-

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ley in the cavity to keep it moist. • Lay “tent” of foil loosely over turkey to prevent over-browning. • Turkey is done when meat thermometer is 180 F or when the red stem on the pop-up thermometer rises. • For easier carving, let turkey stand at room temperature for at least 20 minutes. More Ways to Make the Perfect Centerpiece • Grilled: Grill 15-18 minutes per pound. Air in grill must be between 225-300 F. • Deep Fat Fried: Cook 3-5 minutes per pound in 350 F oil. • Smoked: Cook 20-30 minutes per pound. Air in smoker must be between 225-300 F. • Microwaved: Cook 9-10 minutes per pound on medium power. Rotate during cooking. Have Your Sides and Eat Them Too While the turkey takes center stage on Thanksgiving, surrounding the centerpiece with a variety of delicious side dishes can take your turkey day to the next level. Here are a few popular sides to round out your table: • Potatoes: While mashed potatoes and gravy are always a holiday hit, other serving options, such as roasted potatoes, scalloped potatoes or sweet potatoes, can add variety to a favorite traditional dish.

Pumpkin Pie Squares with Cinnamon Sugar Yogurt TopIngredients: Crust: 1 cup graham cracker crumbs 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup butter, melted 2 tablespoons low-fat milk cooking spray Filling: 2 cups canned pumpkin 2 eggs 3/4 cup sugar 3/4 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt 1/2 cup low-fat milk 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup pecans, chopped Topping: 2 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 cup plain nonfat yogurt

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Sorghum Pecan Praline Cheesecake Recipe developed by Brenda Watts, Gaffney, South Carolina Ingredients: Cheesecake: 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted 1 1/8 cups sorghum syrup, divided 1 3/4 cups graham cracker crumbs 4 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup sour cream 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 cup sorghum syrup 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract 4 large eggs Topping: 1 package (6 ounces) pecan halves 2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar 4 tablespoons sorghum syrup, divided 6 tablespoons unsalted butter 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar 3 tablespoons heavy cream 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt Directions: Heat oven to 325 F. Lightly spray bottom and sides of 9-inch non-stick springform pan with removable rim. Place pan over center of 3 18-inch sheets heavy-duty foil and securely wrap foil around outside bottom and sides of pan. For cheesecake, in small bowl, combine butter and 2 tablespoons sorghum syrup. In medium bowl, toss graham cracker crumbs and sorghum butter mixture together until crumbs are moistened. Press crumb mixture evenly into bottom of prepared pan. Bake 8 minutes to form crust; remove from oven and cool 10 minutes over wire rack. In large bowl use electric mixer on medium speed to beat cream cheese, sour cream, brown sugar and flour,

3 minutes, or until well blended and smooth. Gradually add 1 cup sorghum syrup, vanilla and eggs (one egg at a time) and continue beating 3 minutes longer from low speed increasing to medium speed, or until mixture is well blended and creamy. Pour filling evenly over crust in pan. Place pan in center of large baking pan (e.g., roasting pan) and pour 1-inch of hot water in large baking pan, around filled prepared pan. Bake 1 hour and 15 minutes or until center is almost set but slightly jiggles. Remove from oven, remove cheesecake from baking pan and gently remove wrapped foil from cheesecake. Place cheesecake onto wire rack to cool 15 minutes. Run thin, sharp knife around edge of pan to loosen edges; cool in pan 2-3 hours in refrigerator. Meanwhile, prepare pecans. Increase oven temperature to 350 F. Line baking sheet with large sheet of parchment paper. In bowl, sprinkle brown sugar and drizzle 1 tablespoon sorghum syrup over pecans. Using large

spoon, toss to evenly coat and spread pecans flat over parchment paper-lined pan. Bake pecans 8 minutes or until lightly browned and glazed. Place pan over wire cooling rack, use large spoon to separate and evenly coat pecans; let cool 10 minutes. In heavy duty 1-quart non-stick saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add brown sugar and 3 tablespoons sorghum syrup into melted butter and cook 2 to 3 minutes or until blended and heated through, stirring constantly. Stir heavy cream, vanilla and salt into mixture; continue stirring constantly until praline mixture comes to a boil. Simmer until slightly thickened, about 3 minutes. Stir occasionally. Remove from heat and let cool. To serve, remove rim of pan from cheesecake. Place cheesecake on large round serving plate. Place glazed pecans flat on top of cheesecake, starting at outer edges and ending in center. Spoon or pour praline topping evenly over top of cheesecake.

• Fruits and vegetables: From green bean casserole and cranberry sauce to roasted vegetables, corn pudding, candied yams and butternut squash, no table is full without a variety of fruits and veggies to choose from. • Noodles: Outside of a traditional potato side, many turkey day tables offer pasta-based sides, such as homemade turkey noodles, macaroni and cheese or pasta salad. • Bread: No Thanksgiving meal can be complete without cornbread, rolls or biscuits – which can also be used to make miniature turkey sandwiches after the meal is over – and a holiday classic, stuffing.

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November 18, 2015 • Community News - St. Charles County • www.mycnews.com EVENTS Nov 18: Tree lighting ceremony Help ring in the official start of the season by joining in the countdown to the lighting of the holiday tree in O’Fallon City Hall at 100 North Main St. in O’Fallon from 6 – 8 p.m. The evening’s fun includes live choral music, visits with Santa (be sure to bring your camera to capture the moment), games, crafts, face painting and rides on the City Train (weather permitting). Vendors’ booths will be stocked with holiday decorations and hand-made gifts for sale, and concessions will be available for purchase. Free admission but food pantry donations are requested. For more information contact 636379-5614 or visit www.ofallon.mo.us/ more-festivals-and-events. Nov. 19. Taste of St. Charles The Rotary Club of St. Charles is celebrating the 21st year for its Taste of St. Charles charity fundraiser with grants to five local charities. Taste of St. Charles will be held from 6 – 9 p.m., at the Saint Charles Convention Center. Guests at Taste of St. Charles can sample foods from more than 30 restaurants, in addition to top shelf spirits, wine and beer. Proceeds from Taste of St. Charles are distributed through grants to nonprofit organizations serving the residents of St. Charles County. Event tickets are $40 in advance/$45 at the door and may be purchased at www.tasteofstcharles.com or from members of the Rotary Club of St. Charles. Event sponsorships are also available. Raffle tickets may be purchased from Rotary members. Nov. 19-22: Theater performance St. Charles Community College’s Center Stage Theatre will present “Nice People Dancing to Good Country Music” in the Donald D. Shook Fine Arts Building theater on the SCC campus. The show will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 18-21; 10 a.m. Nov. 19; and 2 p.m. Nov. 22. Tickets are free to SCC students with ID, or $8 general admission and $6 seniors, veterans and students. The campus is located at 4601 Mid Rivers Mall Drive in Cottleville. To volunteer for ushering or crew work, call 636-922-8050.

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Nov. 20: Tree lighting ceremony Start your holiday season with a free night of music, activities for the kids, and fun for the whole family at the annual Holiday Tree Lighting hosted by the city of St. Peters. This year‘s free event starts at 6:30 p.m. at St. Peters City Hall. Don’t miss holiday-themed musical performances from the kids of The Childbloom Guitar Program of St. Charles County, students from Fort Zumwalt East High School Orchestra, talented singers from The St. Peters Choral Society, and a unique a cap-

pella choir, Lindenwood University’s Voices Only. Following the ceremony, kids can bring their wish lists to meet Santa and take photos. St. Peters City Hall is located at One St. Peters Centre Blvd. in St. Peters. For more information visit www.stpetersmo.net and choose “Events” from the “Things To Do” drop-down menu. Nov. 21: Disc golf tournament Compete for cash prizes, trophies, and a Thanksgiving turkey at the 13th annual Blind Turkey Toss Disc Golf Glow Tournament at Indian Camp Creek Park at 2379 Dietrich Road in Foristell (off Highway 61). The entry fee for this individual tournament is $10, and the event is open to the first 72 registered contestants. Registrations will begin at 4:30 p.m., on the day of the event, and the tournament begins at 5:30 p.m. There will be a limited number of LED lights, used to illuminate discs, available for participants to purchase at the registration table. For more information contact the St. Charles County Parks Department at 636-949-7535. Nov. 21: Cabaret show Gateway Spotlight Chorus CabaretStyle Show “Magic Tonight” will be held at Hope Lutheran Church 1975 S. Old Hwy 94 in St. Charles from 7 - 10 p.m. Entertainment includes the featured chorus, plus Sweet Adeline quartet “Fierce,” comedian/magician Steve Barcellona, and a Capella vocal jazz quartet “Heart to Heart”. Light refreshments provided, but you can bring your own. Cost is $18 through Nov. 10, $20 following and at door. Call 636-379-3992 or email gschyder@ yahoo.com for tickets and additional information. Nov. 21: Tree lighting ceremony In honor of the Salvation Army’s continued support of St. Charles County Residents in Need, the city of Dardenne Prairie will host their 6th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony in City Hall Park at 6 p.m. The evening will include musical entertainment by area schools, holiday crafts, refreshments and other activities. Santa and his reindeer will be available for pictures, please bring your own camera. Please bring a new, unwrapped toy to donate to the Salvation Army Toy Town. Donated toys will benefit children in need in the western St. Charles County area. For more information, please contact the Parks and Recreation office at 636755-5308 or visit the website at www. dardenneprairie.org. Nov. 21: Quilt Bingo St. Robert Bellarmine Ladies Council will host their Quilt Bingo at 1424 South First Capitol Dr in St. Charles (at intersection S. Hwy 94 and Sherman Dr.). Doors open at 10:30 a.m. with lunch available for purchase. Bin-

go begins at 12 p.m. 24 regular games for $10 with a quilt given away every fourth game. For more information call Martha at 636-441-4609. Nov. 21: Craft fair Second Annual Celebration Church Fall Craft Fair takes place at 250 Birdie Hills Road in St. Peters from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. All artisans and crafters will be selling their own handcrafted items. Event is free and open to the public. Celebration Church members will be selling cookbooks, food and beverages during the fair. Event rules and applications available at www.celebrationcares.org or call Pat or Ray at 636578-0160. Nov 21: Choral concert The St. Louis Chordinals, a not for profit Ladies a capella chorus will be performing at the St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre Performing Arts Theatre at One St. Peters Centre Drive in St. Peters at 1:30 p.m. with special guest quartets, “Great Day” and “Just For Today”. Please join us for our show entitled “On The Road Again.” Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. Group discounts are available. For tickets and information please call 314-739-1177. Nov. 28-29: Scenes of the Nativity Free Scenes of the Nativity Thanksgiving Weekend Display will take place at St. Joseph Catholic Church, School Cafeteria in Cottleville More than 300 Nativity Scenes will be on display between noon and 7 p.m. on Nov. 28th. and between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Nov. 29. There will also be a parent/children’s room where you and your child can do a Nativity craft, hear the Nativity story read to them and enjoy other crafts, along with a photo area where you can dress up in costume as characters in the Nativity story and have your pictures taken. For more information please call Judy at 636-447-4768 or Mary Jo at 636-294-9710. Dec. 4: Choir Concert “The Stories of Christmas” presented by Choral Arts Singers at Zion UCC, 725 Main St., Troy at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5: Candy cane hunt Candy Cane Hunt takes place from 9 – 10:30 a.m. at Renaud Spirit Center (RSC) at 2650 Tri Sports Circle in O’Fallon. Cost is $8 for residents, $10 for non-residents. Register in advance for a wacky good time hunting candy canes hidden outside the Renaud Spirit Center recreation complex. After all the candy canes have been corralled, come inside for hot chocolate, visiting with Santa, holiday songs and other activities for “good” children. For more information contact 636-474-2732 or visit https://econnect.ofallon.mo.us/ Activities/ActivitiesAdvSearch.asp.

www.mycnews.com • Community News - St. Charles County • November 18, 2015 Dec. 5: A Christmas event for families Join SunRise Church from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. for an unforgettable family experience. You and your family will get to experience a live petting zoo, interact with shop keepers at the Market Place Shops and have a hand’s-on experience making crafts. This is event is hosted at the SunRise O’Fallon Campus at 7116 Twin Chimneys Blvd in O’Fallon. For more information call 636-978-2727. Dec. 6: Choir concert The 100 voice St. Peters Choral Society under the direction of John H. Smith, will present its 25th Annual Christmas Concert at 2 p.m. at the Fort Zumwalt South High School Auditorium at 8050 Mexico Road in St. Peters. The concert is $10 Adults, $5 Children and under. Call 636-447-5341 or go to our website stpeterschoralsociety.org for further information. Dec. 6: Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Ceremony A free Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Ceremony will be held at 1 p.m. at O’Fallon Municipal Centre (City Hall) at 100 North Main St. in O’Fallon. Everyone is welcome to attend this ceremony marking the 74th anniversary of the attack on the American fleet stationed at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. For more information contact Conan Stott at 636-379-5550 or cstott@ofallon. mo.us or visit www.ofallon.mo.us/ veterans-memorial-walk. Dec. 6: Christmas house tour Visit beautifully decorated New Town homes at the New Town at St. Charles Residents’ Christmas House Tour from 1 – 5 p.m. Tickets ($10 cash only) may be purchased in advance at Marsala’s Market in New Town or the day of the tour at the Town Hall located at 3300 Rue Royale Street. All proceeds benefit local food pantries.

This event is for children ages 3 (potty trained) to 11 and includes crafts, cookie decorating, snacks, games, a birthday party for Jesus and movie time. Reservations are appreciated but not required. Please RSVP to kidslifechurchstpeters@gmail.com or text 636-497-6469. Dec. 11: Choir Concert “The Stories of Christmas” presented by Choral Arts Singers at Immanuel UCC, 141 N Service Rd. W, Wright City at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 12-13: Christmas resale and cookie walk St. Robert Ladies Council hosts a Christmas Resale and Cookie Walk on Dec. 12 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and on Dec. 13 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. featuring used Christmas items, homemade cookies, candy and breads at 1424 South First Capitol Dr. in St. Charles (at intersection of S. Hwy. 94 and Sherman Drive). For more information contact Martha at 636441-4609 or Cathy at 636-723-0436. Dec. 12: Free electronics and appliance recycling event Not just for residents – everyone is welcome to bring just about any item with an electric cord or that uses a battery to this free electronics and appliance recycling event from 8 a.m. to noon at T.R. Hughes Ballpark west parking lot (off Tom Ginnever Avenue) at 900 T.R. Hughes Boulevard in O’Fallon. Acceptable items for the drop-off include household appliances, water heaters, furnaces, air conditioners, microwaves, kitchen appliances, computers, computer monitors (including CRT monitors), printers, keyboards, laptops, hard drives, scanners, DVDs, cell phones, pagers, fax machines, answering machines, radios, stereos, speakers, VCRs, power tools, lawn and garden equipment (which must have gas and oil removed) and LED/LCD TVs. One CRT-TV (cathode ray tube)

per vehicle can be dropped off at no charge. Please do not bring smoke detectors, glass lamps, light bulbs, VHS tapes or alkaline batteries. This free service is provided by the city of O’Fallon in partnership with Midwest Recycling Center. For more information contact: 636-272-0477 or ofallonrecycles@ofallon.mo.us or visit www.ofallon.mo.us/bulk-waste. Dec. 12: Santa’s Workshop Santa is bringing his workshop to town to help kids make a special holiday craft. Register with your credit card by calling staff at 636-474-2732 or in person at the Renaud Spirit Center in the Civic Annex at 410 East Elm Street (off Sonderen) in O’Fallon. Choose one of three halfhour sessions at Santa’s Workshop: 9 – 9:30 a.m. - program number 45073; 9:45 – 10:15 a.m. - program number 45074; or 10:30 – 11 a.m. program number 45075. Cost is $10 for residents, $12 for non-residents. For more information contact 636474-2732 or visit https://econnect. ofallon.mo.us/Activities/ActivitiesAdvSearch.asp. Dec. 11: Christmas concert Return to Vegas in its heyday when Dean Christopher will pay tribute to those performers while bringing a unique holiday twist to St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre located in the west wing of St. Peters City Hall at 1 St. Peters Centre Blvd. in St. Peters. The show begins at 7 p.m. at St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre. Tickets are $13 in advance and $18 at the door. To order tickets, or for more information, call 636-397-6903, ext. 1624. Dec. 13: Choir Concert “The Stories of Christmas” presented by Choral Arts Singers at Assumption Chapel, 403 N Main St., O’Fallon at 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 6: Choir service Zion Lutheran Church and School at 3866 S. Old Highway 94 in St. Charles invites the public to the 20th Annual Service of Lessons and Carols at 7 p.m. Celebrate the holiday season with scripture and song as performed by Zion’s own children and adult choirs, handbell ensembles, and instrumentalists. Pre-service music begins at 6:45 p.m. Dec. 8: Old-Fashioned Holiday Stroll Carolers will fill the air with music as you and your family walk through the Celebration of Lights display from 6 – 9 p.m. at Fort Zumwalt Park at 1000 Jessup Drive in O’Fallon. Cost is $3 for ages 3 and older. This year, avoid waiting in line by purchasing admission wristbands in advance for each member of your party. Wristbands will be sold Monday – Friday, Nov.16 – Dec. 4, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.at the Parks and Recreation Administration Office at 400 Civic Park Drive (across the street from Alligator’s Creek Aquatic Center). Santa will be receiving young visitors, vendors will be selling hot chocolate, cookies and holiday gifts, and, at 7:25 p.m., fireworks will burst over Lake Whetzel. No vehicles or horse-drawn rides will be allowed in the park on this special night for pedestrians, only. Free parking and shuttle service will be available at the First Baptist Church, 8750 Veterans Memorial Parkway, and O’Fallon Christian Church, 9380 Veterans Memorial Parkway. For more information contact 636-379-5614 or visit www.ofallon.mo.us/celebration-oflights. Dec. 8: Christmas concert Free Christmas concert by the 50 piece After Hours Community Band at 7:30 p.m. at Harvest Ridge Elementary School at 1220 Harvest Ridge Drive in St Charles. Children are Welcome. For more information call 636-294-9710. Dec. 11: Parent’s Night Out Life Church of St. Peters at 8134 Mexico Road is hosting a free Parents’ Night Out from 6 to 9 p.m.

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Are TV ads a barometer? I’ve never been a radical sports fan and I almost never read sports pages or go to games. My sportsfan friends often tease me about it and I usually quip, “If they won’t let me play, I won’t watch.” Actually, what I really enjoy is the advertising. It seems that beer commercials are more entertaining than network TV ever was in my opinion. While chuckling at some of the ads they jam in during minor lulls in sports play, it occurred to me this might be a barometer for which companies are still making big profits during our recession. Obviously, beer brewers are still doing well. One wonders why gambling boats, beer brewers and suppliers thereof still do OK during hard times while so many others fail. When you watch network TV, should your nausea limits allow it, you get plenty of examples of this by who can afford expensive ad campaigns. One of the primetime ad champions of network money-mongering are pharmaceutical companies. Almost every commercial break has ads by these companies for everything from pain-killers to aphrodisiacs. However, they aren’t funny like beer ads. Many of us find pharmaceutical companies about as funny an eviction notice. Predominant ads also include cell phone companies. Everybody seems to have the latest phone that allows everything from GPS viewing of the scenic route to Podunkerest, Bulgaria to texting a college thesis while side-swiping traffic in a stolen SUV. Fortunately for consumers, the competition is intense. In a nutshell, they probably spend enough ad money to make TV ex-

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ing events. It seems likely they could collectively afford to buy the FDA if they wanted to and considering my last fast food mystery-meat burger, perhaps they did. I should include insurance companies in this short list. The newer online-based companies like Progressive, and Geico are seen often with a humorous cutie and a green Australian lizard. Another company uses a large duck quacking the company’s name. Besides a grin or two from viewers, they might bring a buck or two from insurance customers, not to mention tears from local agents waylaid by internet shopping. In view of this barometer, I strongly recommend our younger generation stay in school and get advanced college degrees. Then get executive positions in enterprises of pharmaceuticals, beer, online insurance or gambling boats. I didn’t include highly competitive automotive manufacturers. Their executives may be stressed into heart attacks or early retirement, whichever comes first. However, their company car perks are probably nice. 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 heavy equipment. He has no formal training as a writer, unless a lifetime 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. Editor’s note: Joe Morice is currently recovering from illness and has taken some time off. Until his return we will run some of Joe’s favorite columns.

LocalAuthor Spotlight: Barbara McCane Daniels Barbara McCane Daniels graduated from Maryville University -St. Louis with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. After years of understanding children and adults, Daniels decided to write her first children’s book that she hopes will reach millions. By addressing issues of self-esteem, Daniels wants children to be confident in the person they are. As a mother and grandma, Daniels values family time and hobbies such as art and interior design. The author currently resides in Missouri. There are staggering statistics all over the Internet about children and their self-esteem. Many children fear they are fat, think they are ugly or feel ashamed of the culture they come from. As a proud mother and grandmother, Daniels has personally witnessed this problem through her family and others she has come in contact with. Daniels wanted to address these issues and because of that, she wrote her new book “Timmy Teacup Transforms.” In “Timmy Teacup Transforms,” children will learn of Timmy Teacup, a small teacup with green spots. In the beginning of the book, Timmy wishes to be a hot chocolate mug, thinking that he will be happier. After he magically transforms into a mug, he begins to realize it’s not what he wanted after all. “I decided to write this book because I noticed throughout the years that kids and adults don’t possess self-confidence. They don’t like a lot things about themselves and some of them tend to feel invisible,” Daniels said. The positive messaging in “Timmy Teacup Transforms” will encourage children to understand that they are perfect the way they are and that they don’t have to be different to be happy. Timmy’s exciting adventures will help children appreciate their family, their home, and most of all – themselves.