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Photo by Ray Rockwell The Wentzville Logistics Center will be a 1.3 million square-foot facility that is expected to serve as a sub-assembly operation and to provide warehousing space for the nearby General Motors Wentzville Assembly Center. Additionally, the city of Wentzville and NorthPoint Development will participate in the funding of more than $5.8 million in roadway improvements in the area.

Multimillion-dollar projects near GM Plant to bring jobs and revenue to the region By Brett Auten Economic and employment opportunity continue to be the theme in Wentzville. The city of Wentzville has approved bringing a substantial industrial development project to the region, and before too long the Wentzville Logistics Center will come to life. The Wentzville Logistics Center will be a 1.3 million square-foot facility located on 73 acres near the intersection of Highway A and Westgate Business Court, near Highway 40/61. The facility is expected to serve as a sub-assembly operation and to provide warehousing space for the nearby General Motors Wentzville Assembly Center. Tentative plans call for much of the facility to handle assembly of parts that would then be taken to the nearby GM plant for final assembly. The remainder of the facility could be marketed to other businesses. “It’s a bit unknown at this point what other businesses may end up there,” Dan Lang, Wentzville’s economic development director said. “A number of businesses could fit there it’s just a matter of how much space the tenant requires.” The project is the latest sign of increased production at the GM plant, which now employs about 3,700 people.

The project will be constructed by NorthPoint Development, a Kansas City-based developer, management and leasing firm that is principally focused on industrial, multi-family, and senior living markets in the central part of the United States. NorthPoint has a strong technically based team of engineers that have experience ranging from civil, geotechnical, electrical and industrial process engineering. NorthPoint is unique in that it shares 25-percent of all profits on any project with its employees and over 30-percent of the firm is owned by the employees. Lang indicated that the total investment in the project is expected to exceed $40 million. Groundbreaking for the project is expected within weeks with completion of the building by January 2016. “Based on similar facilities, it could create up to 700 jobs,” Lang said. When complete, the project will represent a significant economic impact to the city of Wentzville and to the region. The building will be the second largest in St. Charles County. The largest building in the county is the General Motors Wentzville Assembly Center, at more than four million square feet. Originally located in unincorporated St. Charles County, the 132-

acre plot has been annexed to the city. The total capital investment could reach between $120 million and $250 million, a city document says. In related Wentzville news, a cooperative public-private partnership, the St. Charles County Road Board, in conjunction with the city of Wentzville and NorthPoint Development, will participate in the funding of more than $5.8 million in roadway improvements. The county will contribute a 50-percent match to help offset the cost of these roadway infrastructure improvements. The improvements will benefit both the project and motorists presently using Highway A and Interstate 70. Wentzville is expected to realize more than $5 million in public roadway improvements. This project will receive a 34-percent tax abatement over 10 years, through the issuance of Chapter 100 bonds. According to a press release from the city, this abatement will help to offset the cost of the public infrastructure improvements necessary to move this project forward. Taxing jurisdictions, including the Wentzville School District, will realize more than $5.7 million in new tax revenue, with development of the project over the 10-year abatement period.

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DAR chapter receives Missouri State Veterans Award and more.

4 Feature Section Camp & School Guide 7 Business SSM Health Care – St. Louis breaks ground on facility and more. School 8 City of St. Charles School District announces new hires and more.

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Cutting-edge protocols, equipment at ‘heart’ of St. Charles County Paramedics’ new initiative For many, the term ‘pit crew’ brings to mind images of auto racing – cars zipping in and out to refuel and have tires swapped by a fast-acting team. But in St. Charles County, the term is taking on an entirely new meaning – one that could completely reinvent how lives are saved. St. Charles County Ambulance District [SCCAD] Paramedics - and other first responders

in the County – are now utilizing a pit crew approach as the cornerstone of their completely redefined cardiac arrest protocols. “Pit crew refers to the fact that everyone on the scene has a very specific, well-defined role, and the model accommodates whichever responders arrive on-scene first,” said SCCAD Deputy Chief Medical

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Officer John Romeo. The revised protocols – collectively referred to as cardiocerebral resuscitation [CCR] – begin with six minutes of high-quality, minimally-interrupted chest compressions, and focus on a streamlined, back-to-basics approach. Paramedics and firefighters are training on the new protocols this week and next, and will put them into practice soon thereafter. The CCR protocols have seen tremendous success in EMS agencies in places such as Arizona, but SCCAD is the first agency in the St. Louis region to debut this distinctive model of cardiac arrest management. Locally, the initial results are encouraging – a crew who trained on the protocols early put the steps into practice on a recent call, and the patient sur-

vived and went home from the hospital. The roll-out of CCR coincides perfectly with SCCAD’s purchase of cutting-edge cardiac monitor/defibrillators. Placed on every ambulance in the District’s 32-unit fleet, the Zoll X-Series monitors offer the ability for Paramedics to see underlying heart rhythms without pausing chest compressions during CPR and wirelessly transmit patient data to receiving hospitals so doctors and nurses can prepare accordingly. A real-time CPR feedback feature measures rate, depth and effectiveness of compressions. Though the clinical and technological advances being put into place by the District are expected to improve outcomes, Paramedics reiterate the fact that bystander CPR prior to responder arrival is still critical.

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Eagle Scout project results in new dugout for ball field On June 5 Boy Scout Troop 968 hosted a Dedication Ceremony at the Dardenne Prairie ball field for Nick McClanahan’s Eagle Scout project - a dugout for the PeeWee field. The dugout project was extensive, involving over 300 hours worth of work by dozens of volunteers, as well as contributions from a variety of local businesses. Bill Cohen from the Dardenne Athletic Association spoke, expressing DAA’s sincere appreciation for all of the hard work and dedication, and praising Nick’s persistence and leadership. When asked why he selected the PeeWee dugout for his Eagle project, Nick said he had played ball on these fields when he was younger and he felt that a legitimate dugout would give the young players a ‘real’ feel for

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the game and hopefully inspire them to stay with it. Nick stated, “That’s always a good thing, kids in our community having positive things to do. I wanted to contribute to that.” The project wound up saving

the DAA well over a thousand dollars versus what it would otherwise have cost them to have built. A second Troop 968 Eagle project will be launching soon to build the other dugout on the PeeWee field.

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Daughters of the American Revolution chapter receives Missouri State Veterans Award Dayna Bishoff, DAR Missouri State Chairman of the DAR Service for Veterans committee recently presented Karen Wisner, Regent of the Caroline Close Stuart Chapter with the state’s highest Service for Veterans Award. With over 100 DAR Chapters statewide, the Caroline Close Stuart Chapter provided more support and service to veterans in their community than any other DAR Chapter in the State. This past year the Chapter delivered Christmas presents to all 298 residents at the Missouri Veterans Home in north St. Louis. They are also making and providing patriotic shrouds to the home insuring the deceased veteran leaves the home with dignity. “Our members are committed to making a difference in the community in a multiple of ways”, says Wisner. “Working with the local veteran organizations is just one of the ways we honor those who have served our country”. DAR Chapter members now also assist veter-

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Area paramedics help seniors beat the heat Paramedics can usually been seen rolling stretchers, but this summer, you may spot first responders in St. Charles County rolling something else – coolers stocked with ice-cold bottled water. It’s part of a program being launched by St. Charles County Ambulance District [SCCAD] Paramedics in partnership with their local Costco store to keep senior citizens safe on hot summer days. On select days throughout the summer, paramedics volunteering their time will canvass neighborhoods heavily populated by seniors, knocking on doors to check in and provide information how to stay safe and hydrated. Each resident will also receive a bottle of water, which was obtained via a grant from the Costco store in St. Peters. “Our region is known for its hot, humid summers, and these conditions can be particularly dangerous for older adults. Our goal with these one-on-one interactions is to encourage our

community to keep a few key points front of mind throughout the summer,” said Kyle Gaines, SCCAD Director of Community Relations. Among the points paramedics will be discussing with seniors are: • Checking with your physician to see if any prescriptions taken can cause sensitivity to heat and/or sunlight • Scheduling errands and appointments for early morning to avoid the hottest part of the day • Simple changes to diet that can help the body stay hydrated “We were thrilled that the paramedics approached us about partnering on this initiative – it’s a wonderful opportunity to promote safety awareness in our community,” said Costco Receiving Manager Melissa Warner. Residents throughout the county can access the district’s tips for staying safe on the district’s website www.sccad.com.

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WSD receives $4 million early childhood grant to purchase United Services Building The Wentzville School District has received a $4 million grant to purchase the former United Services Building located at 2025 Hanley Road in O’Fallon. The grant is through the Early Childhood Special Education Department of Missouri’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), and was granted specifically for the purchase of a building to house the district’s growing early childhood special education population. The purchase price for the building was $4,000,000 and the grant will be disbursed by DESE over the next eight years. The WSD Board of Education decided to pay for the building up front,

rather than take out an eight year loan, in order to save over $500,000 in interest which would have been the district’s responsibility. The District’s Early Childhood Center is currently located at 5275 Quail Ridge Parkway in Wentzville in a 25,000 square-foot building where they serve over 460 children. “This is a very exciting opportunity for the WSD to purchase an existing school with funds provided by the state,” said Chief Financial Officer Pamela Frazier. “At our current location we were turning children away because we did not have the space to keep up with the number of typically developing

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students who wished to enroll.” The building on Hanley Road is over 36,600 square foot and will be the new location beginning this fall for the district’s early childhood program which is an integrated preschool where children with disabilities participate in classes with their typically developing peers. “This purchase meets a current need and it is an important first step in realizing our district’s goal of increasing enrollment for our early childhood program,” shared Early Childhood Center Principal Kevin Garcia. “We are excited about the possibilities that this purpose-built building will provide our staff and students.”

Local golfer qualifies for national tournament On June 11 the Gateway PGA held the one and only opportunity for Missouri junior golfers to qualify for the IMG Junior World Qualifier to be held in July at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego, California. In the boys 15-17 division the competition was fierce. Caleb Picker, Frankie Thomas, and Jack Litzelfelner III all tied for first place with one under par posting a score of 69. The competition was continued in a sudden-death playoff starting on hole 10 at the Innsbrook Resort Golf Club. Hole 10 knocked out Thomas while Litzelfelner and Picker continued on to hole 11 where both players

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There are two kinds of passengers you tend to sit next to on an airplane. The first are the antisocials. These types have been traumatized by some horrific incident in their lifetime and no longer wish to have interaction with the general public. They lay low and try to avoid eye contact and wish only to be left alone. These travelers dutifully take their seat then immediately sever all connections with society. They establish that intention by hiding under their hoodies and plugging in their earbuds. They then pretend to read the in-flight safety instructions as their neck pillow is aimed outwardly in a threatening manner. These kinds of people would ignore you if you were screeching and engulfed in flames. I adore these people; sadly, I never get seated next to them. The other type of passenger has a need to blather on about their life’s story including any and all details of a personal nature. These people inevitably are my seatmates. They typically bring in big packages of freshly cooked gourmet food and eat it next to me as I fran-

tically ransack my purse only to come up with a throat lozenge and an old stick of gum that has somehow become entangled in my hairbrush. As I near starvation and dehydration, the stewardess finally reads off the menu selection: dried out packets of kibble and a sip of liquid served in a tiny mouthwashsized cup – enough to swish around and wet a few lucky taste buds. Thank goodness I had the foresight to upgrade my ticket another fifty bucks to include that meal plan or I’d be untangling my dinner from a brush. I follow my banquet with a delightful dessert – a menthol cough drop. Afterwards, my seatmate turns to face me. I consider grabbing the gag bag and faking a contagious sickness. Too late. She proceeds to divulge things about herself I wouldn’t reveal in my padlocked diary. Within the space of our short flight, she has described the draining of a giant cyst as well as the amount collected; a heart stent insertion in graphic detail; a strange amoeba picked up from swimming which entered her

bloodstream through an open mosquito bite that almost ended her existence, and something having to do with “enlarged lymph nodes.” I literally choked on my lozenge seven times. We parted to catch our connecting flights. I entered my small space and immediately draped my coat over my head, plugged in some earbuds, unfolded the safety instructions and wedged it like a wall between me and the adjoining seat, then curled up with my neck pillow facing menacingly outwards. 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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Vantage Credit Union announces scholarship winners As area high school seniors prepare for graduation, Eric Acree, President and CEO of Vantage Credit Union, along with the Vantage Credit Union Marketing Department, hosted a night out at Dave & Busters to award twenty seniors $20,000 in scholarships. Vantage has awarded over $592,500 in scholarships to area high school seniors over the past 31 years. “Our credit union was founded on education. We devote a full-time employee to financial education in the schools and are proud to support higher education by continuing to award our ‘Quest For Education’ scholarships,” said President and CEO Eric Acree. The winners, listed below in alphabetical order by school name, include: Althoff Catholic High School, Maurice Williams III; Eureka High School, Samantha Powell; Francis Howell North High School, Kacey Tatum; Fort Zumwalt East High School, Alexandra Hucker and Joshua Maurer; Fort Zumwalt South High School, Andi Hudson and Ciara McDaniel; Hazelwood East

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SSM Health Care – St. Louis breaks ground on facility SSM Health Care – St. Louis broke ground on a new $10.4 million outpatient health care facility to be built near the campus of SSM St. Joseph Health Center – Wentzville. It will make health care more convenient and coordinated for residents in western St. Charles, Warren and Lincoln counties. Located a half-mile north of Interstate 70 on Wentzville Parkway, the planned 22,000 sq. foot outpatient center will provide patients with easy access to primary and specialty health care services. It will feature advanced imaging services including MRI, CT, X-ray, ultrasound, mammography and bone density. In collaboration with SSM Medical Group,

some of these services will be made available during convenient evening and weekend hours. “We are excited to move forward with this important project that will allow us to better serve the health care needs of residents in and around the Wentzville community,” said Mike Bowers, president of SSM St. Joseph Health Center and SSM St. Joseph Health Center – Wentzville. SSM Health Care – St. Louis is partnering on the project with the Lawrence Group for architecture and design, and with Alberici Healthcare for construction. The project is expected to be complete by spring 2016.

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Wentzville School District hires new Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum The Wentzville School District Board of Education has approved the hiring of Dr. Gregg Klinginsmith as Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment for the 2015-2016 school year. Dr. Klinginsmith is a native of Missouri and a graduate of Carthage High School located in southwest Missouri. He holds a B.A. in Middle School Education from Westminster College, a Masters in Education Administration from William Woods University, and an Educational Doctorate from Maryville University.

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Dr. Klinginsmith is returning to the WSD where he was a Curriculum Coordinator for four years before taking a position as an Assistant Superintendent in the Warren County School District in 2011. Prior to his first position in the WSD, he taught middle school math in the Pattonville School District and worked as an Assistant Principal in the Joplin School District. “I am looking forward to being an active part of the community and continuing the tradition of academic excellence in the Wentzville School District,” said Dr. Klinginsmith.

City of St. Charles School District announces new hires The City of St. Charles School District Board of Education, at its May 14 board meeting, approved the selection of three new hires. They are Laura Parn as Assistant Principal for Jefferson Intermediate School, Rachel Haug as Assistant Principal for Harris Elementary School and Monroe Elementary School and Steven Smith for a one-year appointment as

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Mathematics Coach with Lincoln Public School. Parn holds a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Greenville College. She has earned her master’s degree in Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education with a minor in Mathematics from the University of Nebraska, and has earned her master’s degree in Educational Administration from Lindenwood University. Haug most recently served as a teacher at Lincoln Elementary School. Haug has worked as a teacher in the St. Charles School District since 2010. Prior to that experience, Haug taught and worked as an Administrative Intern in the Bayless School District. Haug also participated in the St. Charles School District Aspiring Administrators Program. Haug holds a bachelor’s degree in Elementary and Early Childhood Education from the University of Missouri-Columbia. She has earned her master’s degree in Educational Administration from Southwest Baptist University. Smith most recently served as a social studies teacher at St. Charles West High School. He has worked for the St. Charles School District since 2007. Smith holds a bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies, with an emphasis in history, business, and communications, from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He has earned his master’s degrees in Education and in School Administration from Lindenwood University, and is currently pursuing his doctorate in Educational Leadership at Lindenwood University.

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Take a break from summer blockbusters with this indie treat The success of “Jurassic World” notwithstanding, independent filmmakers are gaining a stronger foothold at the box office than ever before. Case-in-point: the delightfully offbeat “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl.” Based on the Jesse Andrews novel of the same name, this little film is quirky, irreverent and positioned to become the sleeper hit of the summer. Thomas Mann delivers a breakout performance as Greg, a high school student whose secret to surviving requires flying under the radar. He joins every social clique, but makes a point not to stand out. Everyone seems to like him, but he refuses to let anyone get close to him emotionally. When talking about best buddy Earl (an amazing RJ Cyler), for example, he refers to him as “my co-worker.” That changes after his mom (Connie Britton) coerces him into visiting Rachel (Olivia Cooke), a classmate who receives a leukemia diagnosis. Greg initially goes through the motions to please his parents, but he finds himself drawn to the pretty and fiercely independent young woman. In the process, she manages to coax the real Greg out of his protective shell. Working from author Jesse Andrews’ screenplay, director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon hits all the right emotional notes with “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl.” This film took top honors at Sundance 2015 and it looks to do the same as it hit theaters this summer. While it treats cancer seriously, it also contains hilarious dialogue. Thomas Mann has the perfect droll delivery as Greg, a teenager who coasts through life. He and Earl create their own short film parodies (“2:48 Cowboy” instead of “Mid-

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night Cowboy”) but don’t want anyone to see them. When word gets out, though, Rachel’s friends say that Greg should make a film for the dying girl. Playing Rachel, actress Olivia Cooke achieves the right emotional balance. Rachel didn’t consider herself pretty before her diagnosis, so she is very conscious of the effect chemotherapy will have on her hair. Her relationship with Greg isn’t sappy or sentimental, but it is refreshingly realistic and honest. Despite these great performances, Molly Shannon threatens to steal the movie more than once as Denise, Rachel’s slightly lecherous mom. Shannon is so good in this role that it’s a wonder we don’t see her in more films. Nick Offerman (“Parks and Recreation”) also is delightfully droll as Greg’s eccentric dad. Summer traditionally is the time for megapopcorn blockbusters, but “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” is something special. Great performances combined with creative direction and dialogue make this an awesome film. “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl,” rated PG13 for sexual content, language, drug material and some thematic elements, opens in St. Louis on Friday, June 26. “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” photos courtesy of Fox Searchlight Pictures 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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Duchesne High makes history On June 6 the Lady Pioneers Soccer Team from Duchesne High School captured a piece of Missouri Soccer history. After defeating Springfield Catholic HS 2-1 in the semifinal, Duchesne won the 2015 Class 2 State Championship with a 3-2 victory over St. Pius X (KC). With this victory, Duchesne became the first girl’s soccer team in Missouri history to win three consecutive state titles. Duchesne finished the season 16-7-2, all of those losses coming from Class 3 or Class 4 opponents. The team can credit its success to a challenging regular season schedule. The Lady Pioneers can also give a lot of credit to senior captain Jane Skaggs. She scored the game winner in both of the Final 4 victories from 25 and 20 yards out respectively. Her game winning strike in the championship came with 1:16 left in the game. The Lady Pioneers have won titles in 2009, 2013, 2014, and 2015. * Thanks to Coach Patrick Turner of the Duchesne Boys & Girls Soccer program Baseball players At Lindenwood picked in MLB draft In the recent Major League Baseball draft, the university was proud to announce a couple of players were picked. Right-handed pitcher Matt Meier was selected by the Colorado Rockies and was the second pick of the 30th round by the Colorado Rockies’ organization. A second pitcher, Geoff Hartlieb was selected by the New York Mets in the 37th round. Meier has been at Lindenwood all four years as a relief pitcher and appeared in 55 games. 2015 was his best season pitching 13.2 innings only giving up six hits and winning the only decision he was given. He held opposing batters to a light hitting average of .136 this past season. Another accolade he received was being named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll the past three seasons. He is a local product, attending Francis Howell North High School in St. Charles before becoming a Lion.

Sports Hartlieb joined the Lindenwood baseball team prior to 2014 and has pitched in 27 games accumulating 57 strikeouts. * See you guys in the BIGS someday River City near the top of the league The River City Rascals play their professional baseball at T.R. Hughes Ballpark in O’Fallon in the Frontier League. As summer officially begins the team finds themselves in second place three games from the lead. At the plate, catcher Danny Canela has been leading the pack with a batting average of .319. His six home runs place him sixth in the league and Canela is third with 27 runs-batted-in. As a team, the Rascals are at the top of the 14 teams batting at .277 clip and also being hit-bythe-pitch stat at 20. Joe Scanio continues to be the leader on the mound with four wins against three defeats. The team is in the middle of the road in comparing their pitching performance among the league. Their earn-run-average is at .366 and has only allowed 18 home runs. UPCOMING HOME SCHEDULE: (Start time 6:35 p.m., Sunday’s 4:05 p.m.) • June 24, 25, Wed (11:30 am), Thurs. against Rockford Aviators • June 26, 27, 28, Fri, Sat, Sun against Frontier Greys * Eyeing first place

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June 25: Social Security Planning Workshop 360 IRA will host a Social Security Planning Workshop at 6 p.m. in the Kisker Library Branch, 1000 Kisker Rd, St Charles, MO 63304 June 26: Neighborhood BBQ Join us for a grillin’ good time from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Mid Rivers Christian Church. There will be plenty of food, games and fun, along with 99.1 JOYFM’s Scott Anthony DJing the night for us. Mid Rivers Christian Church is located at 828 Mid Rivers Mall Drive in St. Peters. June 26: Food Truck Frolic The Cottleville Weldon Spring Chamber of Commerce is hosting the second Food Truck Frolic of the summer from 5 – 10 p.m. at The Saint Charles Community College Blue Lot. The Chamber partners with the Community College which will also be hosting its Movie Night on the same evening starting around 8:30 p.m. (sundown) on the lawn outside the Technology Building. Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets and chairs and enjoy an evening of family fun. Guests are encouraged to bring old tired shoes to the Shoes & Hope booth to benefit clean water in Guatemala. Saint Charles Community College is located at 4601 Mid Rivers Mall Drive in Cottleville. June 27: Concert in the park Come enjoy a night of great music and dancing with Rough Riders from 7 – 10 p.m. at Wind Jammer Point in Lake Saint Louis. Feel free to bring your chairs, food and beverages. Glass is prohibited.

June 27: Golf Tournament The Lutheran High School of St. Charles Golf Tournament sponsored by AMP Restoration will be held at The Falls Golf Club at 1170 Turtle Creek in O’Fallon. Registration and lunch starts at 12 p.m. with a shotgun start at 1:30 p.m. The tournament is a four-person scramble and the cost per team is $450. Proceeds benefit Lutheran High School St. Charles. Contact Ernestine Wilson to register at 636-928-5100 or ewilson@lhssc. org, or visit lutheranhighstcharles. com for additional information. June 27: Classic car show The Streets of St Charles will host its second annual Classic Car Show from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. The event will take place on the top deck of the parking garage, and will feature awards in five divisions, including Muscle Cars/Hot Rods, Imports, Antiques, Trucks, and Classics. Participants may register their cars in advance for $10, or day-of-show for $25. Admission for spectators is free, and the event is open to the public. Proceeds will benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association. First, second and third place awards will be given in each of the five divisions, and a Best of Show Grand Prize will also be awarded. Pre-registered participants will receive an additional plaque. Setup is from 9 – 11 a.m., and judging begins at 11:30 a.m. Awards will be presented at 2:30 p.m. The parking garage at Streets of St. Charles is accessible via Lombard Street near the AMC Theater, Beale Street near the entrance to the Residences, or via Main Street. Garage parking is free and plentiful, and puts spectators near the show, which will take place on the garage’s top level. In the event of rain, the show will be moved to the first level of the garage. For more information, or to register a car for the show, please visit www.streetsofstcharles.com.

June 27-28: ARRL Field Day 2015 Amateur Radio’s Field Day is the most popular on-the-air event held annually in the US and Canada. On the fourth weekend of June, more than 45,000 radio amateurs gather with their clubs, groups or simply with friends to operate from remote locations. The American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the national association for Amateur Radio, sponsors this event. Field Day 2015 runs from 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 27 to 1 p.m. on Sunday, June 28. Want to learn more about the hobby and see amateur radio in action? The St. Charles Amateur Radio Club will have their equipment set up and operating at the Menards home improvement store, 151 Spencer Road in St. Peters, on the grassy area between Menards and McDonald’s. There are other sites in the St. Louis metro area. To find one near you, go to http://www.arrl.org/field-daylocator. Amateur radio operators will be at the sites to answer your questions. June 28: German heritage exhibition Frenchtown Heritage Museum and Research Center, located 1121 North Second Street in St. Charles, is happy to announce an interesting traveling exhibit that shares the history and German heritage of St. Charles County. “The German Heritage of St. Charles County” tells the story of German emigration to St. Charles County beginning in the 1830s, its involvement during the Civil War and the industry that followed afterwards. At 2 p.m. the exhibit curator Dorris Keeven-Franke, President of St. Charles County German Heritage, will present a program on the exhibit will be followed by a discussion. For more information or tours of the museum call Museum Director Dorothy Boshears at 636-946-8682.

June 28: Trap shoot The Trent Huber/Jillian Young Memorial Trap Shoot is in Silex, Missouri at Lolar Branch Outdoor Sports. For more information call 573-384-6237. June 28: Patriotic concert “Celebrating America’s Music - A Patriotic Concert” will be presented by the Chancel Choir and Instrumentalists of Dardenne Presbyterian Church with guests from Immanuel Lutheran Church, Cornerstone United Methodist Church, and the St. Peters Choral Society. The concert takes place at 3 p.m. in the Christian Life Center of Dardenne Presbyterian Church, located at 7400 South Outer 364, Dardenne Prairie. June 29: St. Charles County Parks Open House The St. Charles County Parks and Recreation Department will unveil the draft conceptual plan for the new park that will be located at Pitman Hill Road and Kisker Road, during an open house from 5 – 8 p.m., at the Kisker Road Library, located at 1000 Kisker Road in St. Charles. St. Charles County Park staff will be on hand to discuss the proposed concept that will be used to help develop the new parkland. For more information about the park open house or St. Charles County Parks, visit www.stccparks.org or call 636949-7535. July 4: Firecracker Run The O’Fallon Chamber of Commerce is proud to host the 31st Annual USATF Certified Firecracker Run presented by Mercy on July 4 in O’Fallon. The race begins at 7 a.m. and consists of a 10K, 5K and a 1 Mile Fun Run. The event will begin at the T.R. Hughes Ball Park located in O’Fallon at 900 T.R. Hughes Blvd. After the race, stick around the ballpark for the 2015 Heritage & Freedom Fest parade by the city of O’Fallon starting at 9:30 a.m. The cost of event is $25 for early registration for the

10K and 5K run and $30 after May 31st. The early registration for the 1 Mile Fun Run is $15 or $20 after May 31st. You can register online at www.FirecrackerRun.net. There will be race day registration from 6:00 am until 6:30 am July 4th at the event. July 4: Liberty Fest - 4th of July Celebration Don’t miss Wentzville’s annual 4th of July celebration and parade. Everyone is invited to participate in the parade by making or designing a float. This year’s theme is, “United We Stand – Proudly We Serve.” Floats will be judged for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. After the parade is the annual celebration. The parade application and guidelines can be obtained from the Parks & Recreation office or online at www. wentzvillemo.org. Parade is at 10 a.m., free swim from noon – 5 p.m. (Progress Pool only), inflatables and face painting 5 - 8:45 p.m., live music 6 – 9 p.m., petting zoo 5:30 8:30 p.m., fireworks 9:05 p.m. The event is free with the exception of reasonably priced concessions. (Please no outside coolers). Please note parade participants may not throw items from a float. Individuals walking next to a float may hand out candy items when walking the parade route. July 6-10: Summer music workshop St. Charles County Youth Orchestra (SCCYO) 12th Annual Summer Music Workshop for Strings takes place July 6-10 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Lindenwood University J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts. Workshop is for all levels of violin, viola, cello and bass. Topics include scale preparation, vibrato, harmonics, composition and more. New this year- sectionals and masterclass instruction by Eva Kozma St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. Registration is due by June 22. For registration form or more information email sccyo@ sccyo.org, visit www.sccyo.org or call 636-916-0515

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www.mycnews.com • Community News - St. Charles County • June 24, 2015 July 11: Town Ball at the Boone Home Visit the Historic Daniel Boone Home & Heritage Center on Saturday, July 11, 2015 (Major League Baseball’s All-Star Weekend) to play or watch an authentic Town Ball game, the predecessor of baseball. All are welcome to participate, no equipment or experience necessary! Guests are welcome to participate or watch the Town Ball game with any paid tour. The Historic Daniel Boone Home & Heritage Center offers one-hour house or village tours, as well as two-hour combined or self-guided tours. Guests are encouraged to bring and enjoy a picnic lunch under the new pavilion before or after the game. The Town Ball game will begin at 1:30 p.m. at the Historic Daniel Boone Home & Heritage Center, 1868 Hwy F in Defiance. For more information, please call the Daniel Boone Home at 636798-2005 or by email at BooneHome@lindenwood.edu.

is for children 3 years through 5th grade (as of the 2015-16 school year), and it’s free and open to the public. Registration each night is at 5:30 pm and VBS runs from 6-8 pm. The United Methodist Church at Wentzville is located at 725 Wall Street in Wentzville. For more information, please call 636-327-6377. Register at www.livelovegrow.org. July 17: Movie in the park Grab your lawn chairs and blankets and head out to Boulevard Park Amphitheater in Lake Saint Louis to enjoy Movies in the Park. “Frozen” (rated PG) begins at dusk. Approximately 8:30 p.m.

July 12: Car/motorcycle cruise and swap meet The Saint Charles Lions Club will host a car/ motorcycle cruise and swap meet at McNair Park located at 3100 Droste Rd. in St. Charles from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. The event will help support BackStoppers Inc. and other local charities. Entry fee for car cruise and swap meet participants is $5 and a can of food for the Oasis Food Pantry or the St Charles Animal Shelter. Event is free to the public, 50/50, raffle prizes, music, bar-b-q, and adult beverages sold in the park. Contact Art Raymo at 636-4411831 for further information. Dash plaque for the first 100 entries.

July 17: Bus tour The St. Louis Nibbles and Nosh tour allows you to try different foods from some of St. Louis’ gourmet spots. The day’s journey features stops at multiple spots that highlight some of the various forms of food and drink in the metro area. We’ll visit Dad’s Cookie Company, Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate, Gus’s Pretzels, Vom Fass, Ted Drewes and The Soulard Market. You are encouraged to bring a cooler, some money, and an empty stomach for this unique experience. Please note that this tour does include some walking. The cost of the trip is $57, which includes transportation, gratuities, and a guide. The tour will leave the west parking lot of City Hall, One St. Peters Centre, in St. Peters at 8:30 a.m. and return at approximately 4:30 p.m. For more information, please visit at www.stpetersmo.net/day-tripsand-tours.aspx, call 636.397.6903 ext. 1624 or go to Rec-Connect to sign up now.

July 12: Vacation bible school EVEREST VBS at The United Methodist Church at Wentzville runs from July 12 through July 16. VBS

July 18: Vacation Bible School Calling all children ages 3-12 years old! Trinity Episcopal Church, 318 S. Duchesne Drive in St. Charles

636-949-0160 invites you to their free Vacation Bible School, 9:00a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Lunch and snacks will be provided. You may register on line at www.trinity-stcharles.org or pick-up a form at Trinity Church. Registration forms are available now – so sign up early! July 19: Country music show The Gateway Country Music Association Presents their Summer Show at Wentzville Holt High School, C. H. Jones Auditorium. Show starts at 3 p.m., tickets are $10 and available at door or reserved seats can be purchased by calling Beverly at 636-384-0916 or Dean at 636-795-2014. July 19: Golf scramble Grab your clubs and get ready to hit the links for the Cornerstone United Methodist Church golf scramble at the St. Peters Golf Course. The shot gun start will be at 1:30 p.m. so plan to arrive at the course by 1 p.m. St. Peters Golf Course is located at 200 Salt Lick Road and their number is 636-397-2227 if you have any course questions. The $40 per person registration fee, along with the names and numbers of your team, are due to Dawn Gerard in the Cornerstone office no later than Sunday, June 28. You can download the registration form at www. umcornerstone.org/coming-up. Your registration fee of $40 covers your 18 holes of golf, golf cart and prize money for the winner(s). If you have any questions about the golf scramble or any other events going on at Cornerstone UMC you can call the office at 636-379-5334 or check out the website at www. umcornerstone.org. July 25: Concert in the park Come enjoy a night of great music and dancing with Fan Fare from 7 – 10 p.m. at Wind Jammer Point in Lake Saint Louis. Feel free to bring

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Over the Fence

By Joe Morice

Wage earners, then and now As a teenager, before stump grinders and wood chippers were invented, I worked for what was called a tree surgeon. Actually he was a tree trimmer and tree remover. Stump grinders are rotating disks with teeth that grind big tree stumps down below ground to be covered with soil. Chippers are machines that workers poke tree limbs into and it grinds them into small chips and blows them into a truck. We didn’t have those conveniences back in the early sixties. We had a climber that swung through trees on a rope and trimmed them limb by limb with a hand saw and the ground crew dragged the limbs away and loaded them on a truck. I was the ground crew for $1.25 per hour. We even dug hardened soil away from huge stumps with picks and shovels so they could be cut off below ground with a chain saw. It’s probably the hardest work I ever did for the least amount of money. Minimum wage for unskilled labor during those years was the standard for teenagers. As we grew past puberty, some progressed into higher paying factory jobs and many remained there for life. The wages were usually enough to live on and even raise families. I wasn’t happy working in factories, and offices were too confining. I’d rather dig out tree stumps….well, al-

most. Instead I entered a four-year apprenticeship for heavy equipment operation and maintenance and went on to raise a family. Journeymen received good wages when they worked. Inclement weather sometimes shut down construction projects. A portion of our wages paid for health care and retirement pensions. What I see today is disturbing to say the least, but you already know that if you’re a wage earner. I have some ambivalence about the minimum wage these controversial days. The minimum wage I was paid was commonly paid to teenagers still in high school or after graduation for a short time. However, those factory jobs for those who didn’t attend college have all but disappeared. This left numerous adults without advanced degrees working those same minimum wage jobs that teenagers once performed while said teenagers either went on to college or ended up living with parents…or both. Missouri’s minimum wage is $7.65 per hour. After looking up the $1.25 I earned as a teenager on an inflation chart, it now equals $9.66 per hour. Of course this still isn’t nearly enough for a family to live on even if Missouri raised it to this amount. Yet many adults are forced to accept these low wages, regardless. Many want the minimum wage increased to $15 per hour. That might barely sustain a very frugal family

of three or four. The small businesses are against it for obvious reasons. The debate continues but one of several depressing results we now face stands out. Inner-city teenagers without jobs are causing mayhem in and around areas where many parents are also without jobs. Left with no income, illegal drug sales, murders and a multitude of other crimes have seriously escalated. The biggest crime of all is the entrenched members of the state and federal legislatures who sat idly by while American corporations sent those factory jobs to starving countries. When asked, they usually blame crime increases on opposing parties, bad upbringing, guns and so on. It appears they were hoisted by their own petard. Few of them want to deal with the reality of what unemployed or under-employed people with no hope will do to survive. But they do know where to get millions for spin-doctored campaign ads to win elections. 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.