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College Meadows Park to become St. Charles County’s 11th regional park By Brett Auten Sure she may be a bit biased, but Nancy Gomer pretty much nails it when she said, “What’s not to like about a park?” In a pairing that seems hand in glove, the St. Charles County Parks and Recreation Department will open its 11th regional park. Located in Cottleville, College Meadows Park is 80 acres of development nuzzled up to the campus of St Charles Community College. “It’s a good fit and a great partnership,” Gomer, marketing coordinator for the St. Charles County Parks and Recreation said. “The community should be looking forward to this.” College Meadows Park is located near the west entrance of the campus at 4601 Mid Rivers Mall Drive in Cottleville, which puts it in the heart of St. Charles County. “College Meadows Park is conveniently located and is designed to accommodate citizens of all ages and abilities,” Bettie Yahn-Kramer, St. Charles County Parks Director said. A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held Monday, April 20 beginning at 4:30 p.m. After a short dedication, all are invited to explore the new fitness trail, a nine-hole disc (Frisbee) golf course, and participate in a disc throwing contest for an opportunity to win a free park cabin rental. “If you have any questions or are curious, that is the day to come on over,” Gomer said. Instructors from SCCC will be on hand to help those navigate through the fitness trail. The fitness trail encompasses 10 exercise stations and a fitness machine that is accessible for wheelchairs. The plan of attack at each station, which are
stretched apart far enough to make a nice run or walk, includes an assortment of stretches and body weight exercises. What’s sure to be the busiest stretch of land at College Meadows Park is a nine-hole disc golf course. Disc golf has become the most popular feature in the St. Charles Parks department. College Meadows will be just the third park to have a course. “It is our most requested amenity. Whether it’s freezing cold or hot as heck, people are out there enjoying the disc golf. The College Meadows Park disc golf course has concrete tee pads and professional-style Mach V Disc Golf Baskets dotting the landscape. None of this would have happened were it not for the partnership between the St. Charles County Parks Department and the St. Charles Community College. Under an agreement, St. Charles Community College owns the property and the Parks Department will manage the park through a 20-year renewable lease for up to a maximum term of 60 years. The St. Charles County Parks and Recreation Department has been developing unique regional parks for 18 years. Since its inception in 1997, the department has acquired a total of 3,156 acres of land reserved for county parks. This includes the opening of 11 parks, with six reserved for future parkland. “(College Meadows Park) was pretty much done in house,” Gomer said. “From the maintenance to the park manager, it was all our manpower.” For more information about St. Charles County Parks, visit www.stccparks.org or contact the St. Charles County Parks and Recreation Department at 636-949-7535.
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Outdoor warning sirens 101 We often hear them on the first Monday of every month and pay special attention when forecasts call for threatening weather. Although most recognize that outdoor warning sirens and other mass alerting systems warn us of potential dangers, there are several misconceptions. Understanding how and why
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Service or there is visual confirmation of the event in St. Charles County. The goal of these sirens is to alert citizens that a hazard exists. It signals that individuals should enact their response plans and seek further information for more details. 2. Outdoor Warning Sirens are not designed to be heard indoors. Although sirens may typically be audible within your building, they are intended to warn those outdoors to seek shelter indoors. When indoors, do not rely solely on outdoor warning sirens to warn you of threats, as noise from the storm and other complications may prevent you from hearing them. For indoor use, it is recommended that homes and businesses use a battery-operated NOAA Weather Radio, alert applications, text alerts and other methods for information. 3. St. Charles County does not automatically activate Outdoor Warning Sirens whenever warnings are issued in adjacent counties. Operational policies differ throughout the country, but in St. Charles County, sirens alert for the entire population when a warning is issued within the county. If the threat is in an adjacent county and appears to move toward the county boundaries, the Division of
Emergency Management may activate warning sirens to insure citizens have time to take refuge. This decision is made on a caseby-case basis. 4. When Outdoor Warning Sirens are activated within St. Charles County, they are typically activated county-wide. St. Charles County’s Division of Emergency Management activates the sirens for the entire county and serves as the backup for the city St. Peters, which activates its own sirens. With the current network used by St. Charles County, it is more efficient and faster to activate the entire system, as opposed to selecting and grouping by the area threatened. In addition to this efficiency factor, as tornadoes do not travel along set paths, this policy allows citizens a safer option, should the source of the danger change direction or spin up in multiple areas. 5. “All Clear” signals are never issued. If you happen to hear an outdoor warning siren issued more than once during an event, this means that another warning or danger to public safety exists. For more information on St. Charles County’s Division of Emergency Management and severe weather preparedness, visit www.sccmo.org/680/Emergency-Management.
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At the April 1 board meeting of Public Water Supply District #2 of St. Charles County, board members directed staff to obtain a proposal for professional engineering services from Black and Veatch for the preparation of a peer review of the current Lake St. Louis Sewer Improvement Program. Black and Veatch was selected as the most qualified professional engineering firm from a larger pool of interested firms with assistance
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Photo courtesy the city of St. Charles Attending the check presentation were (front row, from left) Lauren Grotegeers, Resource Development Coordinator with Habitat for Humanity, St. Charles County; Karen Englert, Extension Services Specialist with St. Charles City-County Library Foundation, St. Peters; Phyllis Hymes, Volunteer & Grant Writer with Volunteers in Medicine, St. Charles; Tony Bryan, Director of Development & Communications with The Center for Autism Education, O’Fallon; and Craig Leavell, Executive Director with Boys & Girls Clubs of St. Charles County, (back row, from left) West Alton Mayor, William Richter; city of St. Charles Mayor, Sally Faith; city of St. Peters Mayor, Len Pagano; Lake St. Louis Mayor, Kathy Schweikert; city of O’Fallon Mayor, Bill Hennessy; city of Cottleville Mayor, Jim Hennessey (missing from photo, LINC of Wentzville and city of Wentzville, Mayor Nick Guccione).
many volunteers who donated their time ensuring an exquisite evening and minimal costs so charities could benefit even more. “This annual event is supported by all the mayors in St. Charles County,” added Mayor Faith, “and reflects our overall goal of working together for the betterment of our citizens.”
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The mayors from St. Charles County jointly announced a record $82,000 was raised at the 2015 St. Charles County Mayors’ Charity Ball. The annual charity ball event was held on March 14 at the St. Charles Convention Center. The official check presentation was held at St. Charles City Hall. Proceeds from the event were awarded to six non-profit organizations, as follows: . Boys & Girls Club of St. Charles County . Habitat for Humanity of St. Charles County . LINC of Wentzville . St. Charles City/County Library Foundation . The Center for Autism Education-O’Fallon . Volunteers in Medicine of St. Charles The official hand-off to representatives of these local area charities was made by Mayor Sally Faith, city of St. Charles; Mayor Len Pagano, city of St. Peters; Mayor Bill Hennessy, city of O’Fallon; Mayor Kathy Schweikert, city of Lake Saint Louis; Mayor Nick Guccione, city of Wentzville; and Mayor William Richter, city of West Alton. “The success of the Mayors’ Charity Ball relies on the support of our community and the generosity of our corporate sponsors,” said Mayor Pagano. “I am overwhelmed and grateful for their support,” he said, adding his appreciation to the
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Understanding the new FHA mortgage insurance premium Do you have an FHA home loan? Then listen up: the FHA has reduced its mortgage insurance premiums for homeowners. Although you may not be able to cancel your mortgage insurance, you now have a way to lower your monthly payment. First-time homebuyers may also finance new homes for less than before. The FHA is a mortgage insurer that collects regular payments known as “premiums.” This insurance protects lenders against losses that result from defaults on home mortgages. FHA mort-
gage insurance premiums (MIP) are split into two parts: • Annual premiums • Upfront premiums For the first time in over 10 years, the FHA has decreased their annual mortgage insurance premium rate. The upfront insurance remains the same at 1.75 percent. Since it does not count against your loan-to-value, most people will add their upfront MIP to their mortgage amount. What this means for borrowers If you are ready to purchase
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Area students participate in poster contest The Twin Chimneys Elementary School students participated in the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) Poster Contest using the theme “George Rogers Clark”. Peyton Hu, is the winner of the Spirit of St. Louis SAR Chapter Americanism Poster Contest. He was presented with a certificate and a cash award on March 17 at the Twin Chimneys Elementary School in O’Fallon by James Osbourn, MOSSAR Secretary and President of the Spirit of St. Louis SAR Chapter. His poster has been forwarded to the Missouri SAR Society to compete against the winners of other Missouri SAR chapters. The wining poster at the State level will be forwarded to the National Society to compete against winners of other state societies. Josie Myers, Hannah Lower, and Rachael Johnson were presented with honorable mention certificates. Addison Mautz’s poster was the second place winner of the Fernando de Leyba (St. Charles County) SAR Chapter’s Americanism
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Poster Contest and was presented with a second place ribbon. The students’ teachers are Matt Swanson, Michele Kleaver and Kelly Pope (not pictured).
St. Charles farmer directs funds to Point Prairie 4-H Point Prairie 4-H has received a $2,500 donation from St. Charles County farmer Rodney Boschert and America’s Farmers Grow Communities, sponsored by the Monsanto Fund. With these funds, the club can not only supplement some existing community service activities, like Christmas caroling and assisting the local VFW, but they can try new things as well. The group currently has 65 members. “The Prairie Point 4-H Club has been serving the commu-
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assisting youth as leaders for the projects they are enrolled in. Community members can choose to be project leaders for our club to help lead our members as they learn and make projects.” “We really appreciate Rodney designating our club as the benefactor of this donation. Rodney was a member of our club in his youth, his daughters were members of the club, and we are glad to know that he continues to value what 4-H can offer youth,” added Gilkey.
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As the years go by, it’s harder and harder to stay hip with the younger generation. I find myself muttering about their odd, loud music and thinking, “I’ll bet if they just listened to a nice Michael Buble’ selection they’d be cured of that nonsense.” Or, critiquing a long-haired boy, “That boy would look so much nicer with his mop sheared off. How’s he ever going to get a job?” Holy moly, I’m turning into my mother! She used to refer to the Beatles’ songs as “devil music,” and any male with hair past his collar was boarding a high-speed train straight to hell. Just when I think I need to ease up, I find that I fit right in with the hipsters. A certain trend has gone viral with young girls. It’s called “Granny Hair.” Apparently these silly girls are dyeing their hair 50 different shades of gray, including white and lavender then posting
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Community banks support small business During ICBA Community Banking Month, the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) celebrates Bank of Old Monroe and the nation’s more than 6,000 community banks, which build stronger communities by lending to local small businesses and helping local entrepreneurs get their start or continue in their career as small business owners. “Community banks make over half of all small business loans in this country, serving a vital role in maintaining the flow of credit to small businesses in their neighborhoods, which create local jobs and create local economic stability,” said ICBA
Chairman Jack Hartings, president and CEO of The Peoples Bank Co., Coldwater, Ohio. “Often when other banks won’t lend, it is the local community bank that steps up and helps Main Street succeed. And since community banks are small businesses themselves, they are able to provide their small business customers with localized business perspective and advice.” There are more than 6,000 community banks in the nation, including commercial banks, thrifts, stock and mutual savings institutions. Assets may range from less than $10 million to $10 billion or more. Across the nation, community banks operate 52,000 locations, employ 700,000
Americans and hold $3.6 trillion in assets, $2.9 trillion in deposits and $2.4 trillion in loans to consumers, small businesses and the agricultural community. “By driving our local economy and creating local jobs through lending to small businesses and entrepreneurs, Bank of Old Monroe helps keep Lincoln and St Charles Counties thriving,” Darrell Harke, President/CEO of Bank of Old Monroe said. “Community banks such as ours are an integral part of our country’s financial system, and we will continue to serve our communities well into the future—making Main Street a better place for all residents.”
Lansberg Medical celebrates first year under new ownership O’Fallon-based medial equipment and supply company Lansberg Medical marked their first anniversary under new ownership during the first quarter of 2015. Purchased on February 24, 2014 by the new company President Susan Parker, Lansberg Medical was founded as a family-owned business by Grace and Submitted photo Frank LansLansberg Medical President Susan Parker berg under the company’s original name, Lansberg Electro-Equipment Company, Inc.
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Francis Howell North student chosen for 2015 Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders Priscilla Joel, a junior at Francis Howell North High School, has been nominated to attend the Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders in Boston, Massachusetts from June 28 - June 30. The Congress is an honorsonly program for high school students who are passionate about science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM). The purpose of this event is to honor, inspire, motivate and direct the top students in the country who aspire to be scientists and technologists, to stay true to their dream and, after the event, to provide a path, plan and resources to help them reach their goal.
Submitted photo Priscilla Joel, a junior at Francis Howell North High School, has been nominated to attend the Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders in Boston.
Joel was nominated by American hero and astronaut Buzz Aldrin, Science Director of the National Academy of Future Scientists and Technologists to represent Missouri based on her academic achievement, leadership potential and passion for science and technology. During the three-day Congress, Joel will join students from across the country and hear Nobel Laureates and National Medal of Science Win-
ners talk about leading scientific research; be given advice from deans of the world’s top tech universities; be inspired by fellow teen science prodigies; and learn about cuttingedge advances and the future of science and technology. “This is a crucial time in America when we need more doctors and medical scientists who are even better prepared for a future that is changing exponentially,” said Richard Rossi, Executive Director, National Academy of Future Scientists and Technologists. “Focused, bright and determined students like Priscilla Joel are our future and she deserves all the mentoring and guidance we can give her.”
Students take part in the Disney arts program Members of St. Charles West High School Orchestra & Chamber Choir became stars of their own Disney show on March 26 when they entertained resort guests at Melody Gardens Theater in the Epcot Park. The group traveled over 1,000 miles from St. Charles to the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida to take part in the Disney Performing Arts Program. The ensembles, under the direction of Andrew Scott, put on an outstanding performance that entertained hundreds of Epcot Park guests. This was the group’s fifth visit to the resort with the Disney Performing Arts Program. Vocal, instrumental and dance ensembles from all around the world apply to perform each year as a part of Disney Performing Arts at both the Disneyland Resort and the Walt Disney World Resort. Once selected, they are given the opportunity to perform at the resort for an inter-
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The Nicholas Sparks formula works its charms in “The Longest Ride” In each cinematic adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks novel, there’s a moment where tears are mandatory. No one in the audience is immune, and the concession stand could make a fortune selling Kleenex. That’s especially true with the “The Longest Ride,” a film that weaves two different love stories together without dropping a stitch. Britt Robertson plays Sophia Danko, a college student intensely focused on her future art career. After a chance meeting at a bull-riding competition, Sophia and cowboy Luke Collins (Scott Eastwood) become an item. She’s honest about her plans to move to New York City, and Luke is too much of a Southern gentleman to ask her to stay. Fate intervenes in the form of Ira Levinson (Alan Alda), a cranky older gentleman. Luke and Sophia pull the injured Ira from his burning car and take him to the hospital. Ira takes a liking to Sophia, sharing his letters and stories about the love of his life, Ruth (Oona Chaplin). In the process, the art student gains new insights into her own complicated love life. Nicholas Sparks evidently has a direct pipeline from his computer’s hard drive to Hollywood. “The Longest Ride” is the latest of his works to be adapted for the big screen. Though it’s easy to see his tried-and-true formula in the screenplay, Sparks still creates engaging characters and situations each and every time. Coming into her own, actress Britt Robertson is quite the charmer as Sophia. Her friends practically force her to go see cowboys ride bulls and she ends up meeting the love of her life. Rob-
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on the clock The St. Louis Attack plays in the indoor football X-League at their home site of the Family Arena. It was a very slow scoring game against the visiting Bloomington Edge, who was undefeated in the league playing against the Attack who had won and lost one game in the young season. Both teams’ defense was very aggressive and it all came down to the final second of the game. At that point, with the Edge ahead by two points, the Attack’s defensive lineman, linebacker and field goal kicker Jason Null attempted a 44-yard field goal. The large crowd and announcers erupted with a gigantic roar as the kick barely cleared the cross bar to reward the St. Louis Attack a victory which hand the Edge their first loss. Next home game is Friday April 24 against the Marion Blue Racers at 7:30 p.m. Go to www.TalkSTL.com to hear all the action. * Exciting action down to the last second
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Rascals’ player headed to majors The River City Rascals play their professional baseball at T.R. Hughes Ballpark in O’Fallon. Former Rascal pitcher Brandon Cunniff has been added to the Atlanta Braves roster and will fill the void left on the roster after Craig Kimbrel and Melvin Upton, Jr. were traded to the San Diego Padres. In 72 appearances for the Rascals over a season and a half, the right handed pitcher went 6-0 with a 1.67 ERA and 13 saves. He was traded to Southern Illinois Miners amid the 2012 season and won the league championship. In his three seasons in the Frontier League, Cunniff was 7-0 with a 1.57 ERA and 25 saves in 93 games. “Words cannot adequately express how happy I am for ‘Niff,” Manager Steve Brook said of his former player. “He is a quiet, hard-working, humble leader who deserves this opportunity. We wish him continued success in the Atlanta Braves system and believe he has a long and successful major league career ahead of him.” Cunniff joins SS Justin Christian (Yankees), LHP Joe Thatcher (Brewers, Astros), and RHP Josh Kinney (Cardinals, White Sox, Mariners) as the only former Rascal players to reach the majors recently. * 29 more days before baseball in O’Fallon
The Lady Lions won the first game of the night 5-4 in 10 innings and then won game two 3-1. The first game of the day would stay tied through the seventh inning and it headed into extra innings. Illinois-Springfield struck first in extras with a run in the top of the eighth, but the Lions answered right back to tie the game. Neither team scored in the ninth inning and the game headed into the 10th. The visitors scored a single tally in the top half of the inning and then it was Lindenwood’s turn. Maddison Huot would come up with the first of two big hits in the inning, driving in the tying run. Sydney Seaubaugh would then beat out a groundball to short and the winning run came across. Kendall Ryndak started and pitched 10 innings, striking out 11 and earning her sixth win of the season. Huot led the offense with three hits while Seabaugh chipped in with two. The second game only lasted five innings after rain shortened the contest. Lindenwood struck first in the bottom of the first with a single tally and would hold the lead until the game was called. The sweep for Lindenwood runs the team’s record to 10-32 overall. * Thanks to Lindenwood’s Tyler Scheller-Sports Information Graduate Assistant
Lindenwood’ softball players get first sweep of the season The Lindenwood softball team earned its first doubleheader sweep of the season after beating the Illinois-Springfield Prairie Stars.
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.
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Send your event to editor@mycnews.com and we'll print it! EVENTS April 16-18: Theater production Francis Howell High School’s award-winning Limelight Theatre is proud to present their spring production of playwright Joe DiPietro’s “Over the River and Through the Woods” April 16 through 18 at the Francis Howell High School Auditorium, located at 7001 Highway 94 in St. Charles. Performances take place at 7 p.m. each night, doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 per person, and are available at the door. For more information, please contact Charles Mueller at charles.mueller@fhsdschools.org.
April 17: Multi-generational art event Mark your calendar to attend the WASSI Art Event for one evening only, from 5 - 9 p.m. The walls of the Wentzville Community Club at 500 West Main will be covered with the work of over thirty area artists. “Spanning the Generations” is the title of our show and we have achieved that with artists ranging from 17 to 93 years of age. The show is free of charge and light refreshments will be served. Some art will be available for purchase.
April 17: City Centre dance Join us from 7-10 p.m. at St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre in City Hall and move to the music of Nice & Easy. Enjoy a variety of music ranging from the ‘40s through the ‘70s. Tickets are $7 per person at the door. St. Peters residents showing a Resident Privilege Card will receive a discount of $1 off the ticket price. No advance ticket sales. Please bring your own snacks. Soda will be available for purchase. April 18: Tae kwon do open house Master Y Kim’s World Class Tae Kwon Do will host an open house with games, tae kwon do class from 11 a.m. -12 p.m., master and staff demonstration and ribbon cutting from 12 – 1 p.m. and lunch (Korean food), bounce house and party from 1-2 p.m. at 1923 Wentzville Pkwy., in Wentzville. April 18: Trivia night St. Charles American Legion Post 312 located at 2500 Raymond Dr. in St. Charles will host their First Annual Trivia Night. Doors will open at 6:15 p.m., with trivia starting at 7 p.m. Only $160 per table or $20 per person includes beer and soda (No outside alco-
hol permitted). Bring snacks for your table. Cash prizes will be awarded. To reserve your table, contact Jack DeWeese at 314518-6938. April 18: Washers tournament Francis Howell Central parent club is hosting a washers tournament at their football field. at 10 a.m. This is an alcohol-free event. There will be an adult and youth bracket. Cost is $50 per team which includes box lunch. Rain date will be April 25. For more information please contact David Hepler at david.hepler4@gmail. com or Len Herdt at lherdt36@ gmail.com. April 18: Free electronics recycling event Free electronics and appliance recycling event will take place from 8 a.m. to noon. The drop-off will be held in the west parking lot at T.R. Hughes Ballpark at 900 T.R. Hughes Boulevard in O’Fallon. (The west parking lot is located off Tom Ginnever Avenue.) The event is free and open to everyone. A fee will be charged for each CRT (cathode ray tube) TV set; the cost is $20 per set that is 27 inches or
less, and $40 per larger set, wooden console set or rear projection set. Please do NOT bring: smoke detectors, glass lamps, light bulbs, VHS tapes or alkaline batteries. To help keep electronics out of landfills, this free service is provided by the city of O’Fallon in partnership with Midwest Recycling Center. For questions, contact O’Fallon’s Environmental Services Department at ofallonrecycles@ofallon. mo.us or 636-272-0477. April 18: Job fair If you’re looking for a good job with flexible hours and a fun atmosphere, don’t miss the St. Peters Rec-Plex Job Fair. Come to the Rec-Plex any time between 10 a.m.-2 p.m. to apply for a position. The Rec-Plex is currently hiring for year-round and seasonal employment. Job seekers may apply for the following part-time positions: lifeguards, swim instructors, summer camp counselors, ice staff, gym attendants and Rec-Plex Front Desk. The City of St. Peters is also hiring part-time staff for 370 Lakeside Park. Applicants should be prepared for an on-the-spot interview at the job fair. Applicants will need to provide their job history and references. Applications are available at the Rec-Plex at 5200 Mexico Road, at City Hall at One St. Peters Centre Blvd. as well as online at www.stpetersmo.net. Click on Employment Opportunities on the left side of the website’s home page. April 18: All seniors dinner Why eat alone? Join other seniors for dinner at Los Platos at 503 W. Pearce. Meet at 3 p.m. with dinner at 4 p.m. For more information call Wanda at 636-561-9100 or Pat at 636-240-7898.
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Rain date is May 2. Call 636-7458360 for more information. April 25: Earth Day celebration Held at St. Charles County’s Broemmelsiek Park, located at 1795 Highway DD, approximately four miles southwest of Highway 40/61, the Earth Day celebration will run from 9 a.m. to noon. St. Charles County residents may participate in a free electronics recycling collection, led by Recycle Works Central and Recycle Works West. Hands-on activities planned include craft projects created using recycled material, games, educational demonstrations and a hike guided by park rangers. Additionally, the Boone Country Garden Club of Defiance welcomes guests to join them in a seed and plant swap, where materials from local gardens may be traded. Lastly, the parks department encourages participants and interested volunteers to join several beautification projects — including garden planting at the agricultural area in the park. For information or to register as a volunteer, please call the parks department at 636-949-7535 or the Division of Environmental Health and Protection at 636-949-1800.
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Do we deserve our plight? In 1942, Glenn Martin was called before the Senate Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program, which was investigating defense contracting abuses. Senator Harry Truman, chair of the committee asked Martin why the B-26 had troubles. Martin responded that the wings were too short. Truman asked why the wings weren’t changed. When Martin said the plans were too far along and besides, his company already had the contract, Truman’s response was quick and to the point: In
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retirement benefits, the finest health care and perks befitting kings. They easily overcome public disapproval with media propaganda, spin-doctoring, clever campaign tactics and outright lies. They look to their local party bases that cater to those who vote for the party no matter how badly they perform. They know that telling their constituency what they want to hear regardless of facts is how corrupt and self-serving legislators stay in power long after they become a public liability. Harry Truman took walks alone around the nation’s capitol while he was in office. When he finally left the White House, he drove home to Missouri unescorted in his personal car with his wife. Imagine what would happen today if a president or past president tried that! What is obvious is that we’ve become a divided nation; consumed by hatred, overwhelmed with propaganda to belie the truth and have allowed ourselves to be manipulated by it. Truth and honesty in government has been besieged by levels of corruption that would astound a president like Harry Truman in spite of his own cabinet that was eventually consumed by it. By contrast, they were but mere babes in the woods. Today’s legislators that are
exposed for every kind of perversion or corruption and eventually made to resign could still have a chance to win another election in spite of it by excuses, rhetoric, campaign propagandizing and distortions of past sins. It is a fact that certain factions of voters will vote for convicted criminals merely because they are a member of their favorite party. Congress appears unconcerned with reviving the American economy or creating jobs in favor of keeping their plush seats by pulling the wool over the eyes of their gullible constituency. Apparently it must be easy since massive campaign funding is readily available from multimillionaires, billionaires and huge corporations consumed with greed and power. “In a democracy, people get the kind of government they deserve” -Joseph de Maistre, 1851. But do we? 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.