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“We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color.” --Maya Angelou

The concept of diversity encompasses acceptance and respect. It means understanding that each individual is unique, and

recognizing our individual differences. Author and inspirational speaker, Ola Joseph concurs, "Diversity is not about how we differ. Diversity is about embracing one another's uniqueness."

Those of us that grew up in the 70s and 80s or were parenting at that time, might recall the School House Rock cartoon, "Great American Melting Pot." As you read the excerpt of lyrics, below,

you may even remember the tune...You simply melt right in,It doesn't matter what your skin.It doesn't matter where you're from,Or your religion, you jump right inTo the great American melting pot.The great American melting pot.Ooh, what a stew, red, white, and blue.The Melting Pot concept shifted; our diversity is more like a tapestry. Rather than

melting in together and losing the unique properties of individual ingredients, the tap-estry concept allows us to maintain our authentic threads; becoming part of the tapestry encourages the vision of an intricately interwoven fabric that is stronger, tells a collective story and is more beautiful because of the variety of threads.

Decades of research by organizational scientists, psychologists, sociologists, econo-mists and demographers show that socially diverse groups (those with a diversity of race, ethnicity, gender and religion etc.) are more innovative than homogeneous groups. When viewed positively, diversity does not create problems; it helps solve them.

Anita Moorjani is a New York Times best selling author of the book Dying to be Me, speaker and intercultural consultant for multinational corporations. Moorjani says, "In the tapestry of life, we’re all connected. Each one of us is a gift to those around us, help-ing each other be who we are, weaving a perfect picture together.”

We are fortunate that Chesterfield is home to a diverse group of people. Let us not think of our differences as barriers but rather embrace and appreciate each other's unique threads that create our own rich tapestry.

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Departments8 Good Times

10 Around Town

14 Hot Spot

24 Family Feature

26 Faith Reflections

29 Sold Properties

30 Healthy Lifestyle

32 Lifestyle Calendar

34 Parting Thoughts

14 Hot Spot: Culinary Adventure at Walnut Grill Unique and tantalizing culinary experiences abound.

16 YRS Boutique & Spa: Ethnic Clothing Discover gorgeous, tasteful Middle Eastern and Western

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20 African American History in Chesterfield: The Other Hill Family history of Westland Acres as shared by longtime resident Doris Fraizer.

26 Chesterfield’s Chinese Christian Church Explore international worship at St. Louis Chinese Christian Church.

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New Cosmetic Dental Office Offers Innovative Ways to Improve Your Smile

Innovative Dental of St. Louis is now open and located at 17000 Baxter Rd, Suite 200, in Chesterfield. Dr. Janes welcomes new patients and looks forward to working closely with patients to take their smiles to the next level with the latest, most innovative dental techniques.

The Name is Bond, James Bond, at STL Motorcars Event

A pre-screening of the new James Bond film, Spectre, was held at STL Motorcars. Aston Martin created 10 bespoke cars, dubbed DB10, especially for the film. Only one of these cars remains intact and will be auctioned. Aston Martin will launch the

DB11 model, this year, to be sold commercially.


Lindell Bank, on Long Road, Holds Holiday Party

Chesterfield Chamber Holds Annual Winter Festival Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce's Winter Festival was a wonderful and winter-tastic evening. Guests were

greeted outside the Carousel building, at Faust Park, by carolers, gourmet hot chocolate and the trotting sounds of horse carriage rides. Inside, festive foods, beverages and decorations were plentiful. A silent auction fundraising

effort offered everything from gift baskets to getaways!

Clients, guests and employees enjoyed appetizers, beverages and live guitar music at Lindell Bank's holiday party organized by Assistant Vice President, Major Deberry. Dinner was provided by Weber's Front Row, specialty cheesecakes were homemade by

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like a lot of things about themselves and some of them tend to feel invisible,” Daniels says.

The positive messaging in “Timmy Teacup Transforms” will en-courage 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.

For more information, visit: TimmyTeacup.com.“Timmy Teacup Transforms”By: Barbara McCane Daniels ISBN: 978-1-4808-2073-9Available in softcover, hardcover, e-bookAvailable on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Archway PublishingAbout the Author: Barbara McCane Daniels graduated from

Maryville University -St. Louis with a bachelor ’s degree in psy-chology. After years of working with children and adults and un-derstanding struggles that people face, 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 grandmother, Daniels values family time and hobbies such as art and interior design; she resides in Chesterfield.

INNOVATIVE DENTAL OF ST. LOUIS –NEW COSMETIC DENTAL PRACTICE IN CHESTERFIELD

Are you experiencing painful TMJ issues? Are you thinking of improving your smile and making it whiter and brighter? Are you looking for a confidence boost in 2016? Innovative Dental of St. Louis, located at 17000 Baxter Rd Suite 200, offers solutions for your dental problems.

Innovative Dental of St. Louis offers quality, thoughtful care, close to home. Dr. Charles Janes has extensive training from the Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies, and continues to attend elite courses to keep up with the latest innovations in dentistry. At Innova-tive Dental of St. Louis, it is Dr. Janes’ personal mission to provide the best-possible patient care complying with patient needs regarding aesthetics, total-body health, and personal comfort. With state of the art technology, your treatment plan will be carefully customized from start to finish, achieving your goals.

For a no cost one-on-one consultation at Dr. Janes’ new Chester-field location, please call the office at 636.778.3355. More information can be found online by visiting InnovativeDentalofStLouis.com.

AWARD WINNING PHOTOGRAPHER, EMILY LUCARZ, OPENS STUDIO IN CHESTERFIELD

Emily Lucarz Photography announces the opening of her new stu-dio space in the Valley in Chesterfield at 107 Chesterfield Towne Cen-ter. Emily Lucarz is an internationally known family, child and new-born photographer who has earned numerous awards for her work

CHESTERFIELD LIFESTYLE READER HAPPY HOUR AT WALNUT GRILL

Attention, Readers! Chesterfield Lifestyle is holding a special Reader Happy Hour, at Walnut Grill, on Tuesday, January 26th from 5:30-7:30 pm. Delicious appetizers and bev-erages will be offered. Please send an email with subject line “Happy Hour Walnut Grill” to [email protected] to receive your invitation(s) to this complimentary event. Spots are limited; act now for your best chances to attend.

“LOVE YOURSELF THE WAY YOU ARE”CHESTERFIELD GRANDMOTHER WRITES CHILDREN’S BOOK

There are staggering statistics all over the internet about chil-dren and their struggles with 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, Barbara McCane Daniels has personally witnessed these problems through her family members and others with whom she has come in contact. Inspired by her de-sire to address these issues, Daniels wrote a children’s 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

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Mark Witzling is an oil and cold wax artist that captures el-ements of both to create an abstract scrapbook of the places, people and experiences that have touched his life. Using a range of tools, from pastry knives to old credit cards, Mark applies lay-ers of malleable cold wax to his paintings, building them up and working them back down to bring forth a contrast of colors and textures to symbolize the complex dichotomy of our memories. His abstract art has been selected for a number of galleries and shows around the St. Louis region, and adorns the walls of or-ganizations, homes and businesses. His work is collected and commissioned across the country and internationally. For more information about Mark, visit: MarkWitzlingArt.com.

Jeane Vogel is an award-winning mixed media and photo artist who has spent nearly 40 years crafting art with light and lens-es. She uses traditional and experimental tools and techniques to expose the world of nature, faith and humankind in a singu-lar light. In addition to photographic art, Jeane produces work in clay, pastels, fiber, and watercolors. Jeane Vogel exhibits her photography in galleries, art fairs and exhibits throughout North America. She was selected as a featured artist in the book, Best of America Photography 2010. For more information about Jeane, visit: VogelPix.com.

Paul Bayer is a stone sculptor that works primarily in white and slightly veined marbles, as well as a va-riety of other translucent stones, onyx, alabaster, fluorite and calcite. Most of his abstracts are carved directly in the stone. Often the shape and the natural fractures begin to guide him in a partic-ular direction and as he carves move-ments take shape. Others come from a simple idea or an image he sees clearly in his mind. For more information about Paul, visit PaulBayer.AwardSpace.com.

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YOU GUESSED IT!December’s Mystery picture was tak-

en of one of the outbuildings, next to the historical home of Governor Bates, at Faust Park. Chesterfield resident, Mary Drastal, painted this picture of the struc-ture last summer.

A special thanks to all of our readers who took the time to write; keep those guesses coming! Congratulations to the following readers whose names were drawn from the pool of correct guessers: Mary Drastal, Michael Kane

from the National Association of Professional Child Photogra-phers. She was recently voted "Best Newborn and Family Pho-tographer in the Midwest" by Beyond the Wanderlust as well as voted as one of "The 50 Most Inspiring Photographers" in the United States by The Snap So-ciety & Beauty Revived. Emily's studio design will be featured by the international photogra-phy magazine, Mozi. The 1700

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Emily Lucarz brings her expertise in capturing "true moments" be-tween families to the St. Louis area and beyond as her work reflects the interaction and love between families that will be cherished for generations as they grow and expand. In addition to family lifestyle photography, Emily has won numerous awards for newborn photog-raphy, both lifestyle and posed. Capturing newborns in their first days of life is a great passion of Emily's and she loves seeing and capturing the pureness as they enter the world.

Emily Lucarz Photography is currently booking January - July 2016. For more in-formation and to see Emily's work, please visit EmilyLucarzPhotography.com and also stay updated by joining the 37,000+ people following Emily's work on her Facebook page as well as her blog. If you are interested in Emily's services, please send an inquiry through her website or an email to [email protected] and mention Chesterfield Lifestyle.

NEW ART EXHIBIT COMING TO CHESTERFIELDCITY HALL

The City of Chesterfield will be host-ing an Art Exhibit at City Hall, located at 690 Chesterfield Parkway West, from January 2016 through March 2016. The exhibit will be on display in the City Hall lobby, Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm (excluding holidays) and will feature two-dimensional artwork, including mixed media, paintings and photographs from established regional artists Mark Witzling, Jeane Vogel and sculptures from Paul Bayer.

Painting by Mary Drastal

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MONTHLY MYSTERY PICTURE: WHAT IS IT?

Each month a Mystery Picture will be included at the end of Around Town. The Mystery Picture is a photo of something in Chesterfield; the picture may depict a close-up view or be taken from a unique vantage point. The answer to “What is it?” will be included in the next month’s issue of Chesterfield Lifestyle, along with a new Mystery Picture to solve. Readers are encouraged to submit one guess per month to [email protected]. The first readers to submit an email, correctly identifying the subject and location of the Mystery Picture, will be given the oppor-tunity to have their name included in the next month’s issue. Chesterfield is home to many hidden treasures, and we want to encourage you to always be exploring and discovering new things around town!

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and reasons. Walnut Grill welcomes its customers and provides the proper dining experience for elegant special occasions, meet and greets among friends--to catch the game and sample one of over 30 craft beers on tap--or casual family dining. WG also has private dining available to inti-mately celebrate that big event or to enter-tain in a professional business setting.

Founder, Kirk Vogel, started Walnut grill and has five locations in Pittsburgh--open-ing this location, with brother Eric Vogel; their goal was to establish a restaurant that would fit the Chesterfield/Ellisville area providing unique dining and entertainment opportunities. Eric has over 15 years in the restaurant business working for two famous restaurant families--Gittos of St. Louis and Garozzos, the famous Italian restaurant group in Kansas City--two stalwarts in the food and hospitality industry.

Entering Walnut Grill, it’s easy to see availability of different dining experiences and seating choices. Comfortable outdoor dining for beautiful evenings in spring, summer and fall blend into an open, com-fortable bar area with plenty of seating and mingling areas providing a continual view of the game on large screen TVs.

Customers are met by welcoming host-esses to help them find the proper table and the ambiance desired. Within the dining area you find a great choice of seating-- ta-bles, booths, larger areas for bigger par-ties and a private room available for special events. The service staff is a loyal group that

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We recently stopped in for a weekend dinner with family and were pleasantly surprised with the diverse age groups dining and enjoying themselves.

The menu is beautifully presented and explained by the server. The offerings of drinks, appetizers, small plates and flatbreads, entrees, sandwiches and desserts are artfully organized and descriptive. The many options would first lend itself to the thought that you can’t be all things to all people, yet the WG has certainly created quality choices for any and all appetites. The staff is very informed and helpful; with our server, JR, we sought out that “what’s your something special” on this menu. We were told of the family recipe for the Stuffed Banana Peppers appetizer. That piqued our interest and we decided to try them out!

The stuffed banana peppers are outstanding, oven roast-ed with a combination of cheese and sausage stuffing, smothered in homemade marinara and parmesan cheese. The pork wings; do pigs fly? No, they are from the shank, a single bone surrounded by lean, tender meat. They are tender, delectable and served with delicious sweet, slightly spicy, chili sauce.

The main menu for us consisted of Cedar Plank Salm-on, a satisfying portion with an apricot glaze and a sundried cranberry-almond-gorgonzola relish; the presentation of the salmon on top of the cedar plank made this a very inviting dish. The wild mushroom chicken is chicken smothered in wild mushroom cream sauce. The three types of mushrooms used are fused with cream sauce and chicken to make com-fort food you will rave about.

Pumpkin ravioli with chicken is a generous portion of grilled chicken served over a saute’ of spinach and aspara-gus tips in a lemon butter-garlic sauce, tossed with the al dente pumpkin ravioli for a perfect seasonal entrée. Tuna Tacos were the perfect choice for the lighter appetite; three small flour tortillas filled with Ahi tuna, seared rare, topped with avocado and delicious pickled slaw, make this a light, healthy, tasty choice. The caramelized walnut salad was a great side choice, consisting of field greens, caramelized walnut pieces, sliced pears, sun-dried cranberries, goat cheese and the balsamic vinaigrette served smartly on the side. A wide variety of side dishes allow for many choices.

The unique dessert menu will catch you by surprise. The caramelized Walnut Bowl is a tremendous hit; a single scoop of ice cream rolled in caramelized walnuts, served with caramel and chocolate sauce, truly is “something special.” Which brings up a theme point, The Walnut Grill weaves the walnut theme throughout the menu even including it in the night cap, Chocolate Walnut-tini.

Walnut Grill is a local treasure, centrally located for all of Chesterfield, easy to access, abundant parking; you will find it a restaurant for all seasons and for many reasons.

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YRS Boutique and Spa is in its sec-ond year of operating in the upper

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The family owned and operated busi-ness offers modern Middle Eastern and some Western style clothing, accessories and spa services, filling a need for local services that Tanveer said she had long heard about.

Tanveer, who lives in Chester-field, with husband Syed, originally came here from Pakistan, in 1999.

“I came up with the idea for the store a long time ago,” Tanveer says. “I had a dream that I wanted a store that would offer all kinds of clothing, culture wise, but that also can offer facials, massages and so on.”

Tanveer has been a licensed estheti-cian for many years. Before opening her current store, she had another business at Chesterfield Mall, a kiosk business called "Look Great Eyebrow Threading," which she opened about five years ago.

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Unfortunately, she lost the kiosk when a different company signed a contract for her mall spot; she still enjoyed being at Chesterfield Mall and was determined to open another business there--this time, offering more than one service.

“In India and Pakistan, you often have a clothing boutique and spa operating together, in one business,” Tanveer says. “I wanted to make it easier for women to have one spot, to shop for clothes and have spa treatments.”

In the new store, she set up different sections of clothing, much of it special order available through catalogs and handmade.

“I made one section only Pakistani/Indian style clothes such as beautiful saris but I also have another section for more Western style clothes, because I want everyone to be able to come here and shop,” Tanveer says. “People can have measurements taken and or-der clothes here – we then order from companies abroad, such as in Pakistan, and it takes about three to four weeks to design and make them - and we can alter them here, if need be, for free. We also have handmade scarves and shawls, because so many clients love handmade things.”

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When you drive up the winding roads of the hill, to Do-ris Frazier’s Chesterfield home, you pass numerous

similar houses—each one tidy, well-kept and cozy. When you arrive at her home, it only takes a split second to realize that nearly every item in her home reflects her love of three things—her family, her church and her music.

Nearly all of those small houses surrounding her home belong to descendants of the Frazier family, which is rath-er extraordinary in today’s age. The history dates back to some of the earliest families in Chesterfield. William West, the great-grandfather of Doris’ late husband, Cliff Frazier, was the slave of the family who once owned this entire property—the Longs.

In the early 1800s there was a large movement of white landowners from Virginia into the area. When they came, they brought their slaves with them. Cliff Fra-zier ’s great-grandmother ended up in the area this way; she was one of John Coleman’s slaves when he settled here. A look at the slave schedules that were part of the Federal Censuses from 1830-1860 show that some of the most common family names in Chesterfield owned slaves—Conway, Bates, Sappington, Dorsett, Long. These are names now most closely associated with places and roads, but they were thriving landowners of the 18th and 19th centuries.

Doris recalls family members talking of William West, de-scribing him as a “very wonderful young man who wanted something in life and accomplished it.” Indeed, he did. The irony is not lost in the fact that in 1881, William West bought the land, now known as Westland Acres or The Hill, from de-scendants of Lawrence Long, the very family that had once owned him. He purchased 133 acres for $5 per acre. This would have been quite a feat for any average farmer, but a monumental achievement for a former slave-- less than 15 years after emancipation. Upon this death, William West

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divided his property between his seven children, giving each 22 acres—now, divided further among his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Doris moved to Westland Acres, in 1950, after meeting and marrying Cliff Frazier. “When I was a teenager, in high school, the schools would always meet at Lincoln University in Jefferson City for track meets, music choirs and various things. His sisters and I were in school together so he brought his sisters up to Jefferson City. He had his car and I said, ‘Let me drive your car.’ I was only 16! Do you know he let me drive that car and I ran into a ditch? I didn’t know anything about a car!”

A year went by after that somewhat precarious beginning. “I was in a music contest at Berea Presbyterian Church. My music director was Kenneth Billups and he had prepared me to sing Pace, Pace Mio Dio in Italian. The street cars were on strike then, so I wrote Cliff a note and asked him to take me. I guess I fell in love.” After being quite an accomplished music student at Lincoln University, she married Cliff and the two went on to raise six children on The Hill.

When she moved from Maplewood to Chesterfield, her family and friends thought she was crazy. “My mom asked me, ‘You think you want to go way out there?’ It seemed so far because Highway 40 was only a two lane road. When we did marry, we didn’t have anything. Absolutely nothing. I said, ‘I’m not going to live out there without you building me a house. So we built our first house and I’ve been here ever since. When I got up here, in 1950, there were no good roads. The closest grocery store was Rinkel’s, down in Gumbo. They had just gotten electricity. We still don’t have water lines, sewers and gas. We’re on wells and septic tanks.”

That only proved a powerful incentive for Doris to make life better for others in Westland Acres. “I worked for the Human Development Corporation right out here in St. Louis County helping develop neighborhoods. The one thing I did was to try to better the community through education and get people involved. There were about 50 families. We had a one-room school, then eventually a two-room school. I would get basketball teams, baseball teams, exposure to some of the big things here in St. Louis.” There was still a two-room school for black children in Chesterfield as late as the mid-1960s.

During most of the history of the area, both schools and churches were segregated. “For me, I’ve always hated segregation. But growing up in Ma-plewood, I was always a part of it. I never did like how we were treated in the schools and never did like that we couldn’t do the same things the oth-er schools were doing.” She recalls that her husband’s experience in Ches-terfield, albeit segregated, was a bit different. “I do remember my husband, Cliff, saying that in Chesterfield [the races] for the most part got along. He told me, ‘The people out here, they just treated each other like family.’” He experienced more segregation in his early adulthood during World War II. “He didn’t really know the difference until he went into the Army.”

Doris is deeply tied to her community through the bonds of her church, which has long been the social center of The Hill. Union Baptist Church now sits tucked away atop the hill within walking distance of her house. While it is relatively new, started in 1921, it was preceded by several oth-er churches in the area. The Colored African Baptist Church, formed in 1868, most likely sat on the same land as the current church. Mt. Pleasant

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Log Cabin on the Land that Would Become Westland Acres circa 1890s

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Baptist Church was located on Wild Horse Creek Road. Its predecessor, Antioch Baptist Church, established in 1841 and was a church where white and black residents worshiped together-- although black members (and all women) did not have full voting privileg-es within the congregation. Shortly after the Civil War, the church segregated into a white church and a separate black church. There is no evidence as to why this occurred. As a testament to the close-knit church community here, two of her siblings who were astounded at Doris’ move to Chesterfield, later made the drive to attend her church.

I asked Doris how music fit into working with the community; she emphatically re-sponded, “It had to fit in! When I was 15 years old I played piano for my first church.” She has subsequently played piano and directed the choirs of many of the Baptist churches in Ches-terfield and Creve Coeur. Doris has also taught music to more than thirty students—and still teaches. Doris also had a singing group with her siblings—the youngest four of twelve. They were known as Doris Frazier and the Fiddmont Singers and recorded four gospel albums.

Having a front row seat to the evolution of Chesterfield from farming community to bustling suburbia doesn’t bother the long-time resident. “I’m for progress. Cliff and I worked on bettering this community since I got out here.” Amazingly, her family still owns about 90% of the properties in The Hill.

The hum of bulldozers currently encroach-es at the base of the hill. In the years to come, large suburban houses may sprawl across the land that William West once worked so hard for and proudly gave his children. Will the peo-ple whose homes cover this ground realize the legacy of the land beneath them? They will likely not know the fascinating Doris Frazier, with her many stories of the area or the stories of all those who came before her. No bulldozer can erase the history and legacy of the Frazier and West families – that song will sing on. Then again, perhaps Doris will remain on The Hill for a few more decades singing the song herself.

Information for this article was obtained by an in-

person interview with Doris Frazier and primary

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Jay and Shital Mehta and their two chil-dren Sonali (9) and Arav (7) live in the Wildhorse subdivision, in Chesterfield. The Methas have lived in Chesterfield a little over a year.”

“We chose Chesterfield because of the diversity of the people and the great schools,” says Shital. “Chesterfield is

also very centrally located with easy access to high-ways. We like that there are so many restaurants and lots of things for the kids to do. Chesterfield Valley offers so much.”

Jay is a finance manager in the automotive indus-try; Shital works in accounting for an international bank. Sonali is crafty and artistic; Arav loves to play soccer. Both children are students at Chesterfield Elementary, in the Rockwood School District.

Though Jay and Shital were both born in the United States, they like to keep in touch with their Indian roots and to provide opportunities for their children to learn about the Indian culture, too.

“I love to cook and cook all sorts of Indian foods using my mother’s secret recipes,” says Shital. I also like to go to Indian movies at the AMC The-atre, in Chesterfield. The subtitles are in Hindi—that is how I learned the Hindi language when I was a kid. My family spoke Gujrati. There are so many different languages and cultures in India. Jay’s family is from Mumbai. We traveled there with the children a little while back. Mumbai is like New York; it is ‘hustle-bustle’ and all about

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the latest technolo-gy and fashion. It is a ‘work hard and play hard’ culture—very fast pace.”

Preserving another important part of their Indian culture, to pass on to their children, the Mehtas practice Jainism; it is a religion that practices awareness, mindfulness and gentleness to all living things. “It is a very small religion; less than 5% of Indian house-holds practice Jainism,” says Shital.

Ironically, both Jay and Shital were raised in Jain households. They participate in some activities that are organized by the Hindu Council. Recently the council held a nine day festival of dancing and celebration. Another Hindu event was held in Chesterfield at “The J."

“I thought that was really neat that the Hindu activity was held at a Jew-ish center,” Shital says.

The Mehtas came to Chesterfield, in part, because they value diversity; it looks like they came to the right place. We are fortunate they chose to be part of our rich tapestry.

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Sensitivity and outreach to people with Asian backgrounds are the foundations of the St. Louis Chinese Christian Church, an

international, multi-cultural church fellowship based at 832 N. Woods Mill Road, in Chesterfield.

More than seven languages are represented– such as Mandarin, Can-tonese and even Hispanic languages - among worshipers who mainly come from China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Indonesia.

English adult education classes and all children’s Sunday School classes are held from 9:30 to 10:50 a.m. on Sundays, with Chinese adult education classes from 11:10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Sundays.

Worship services in English and children’s services are on Sun-days from 11:10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., with a service in Mandarin Chi-nese at 9:30 a.m. on Sundays.

Friday fellowship and the Vision youth group meet at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays.

A goal of the church is to extend relationships to persons of varied backgrounds, educations and traditions, said Pastor Vincent Choi, who resides in the area and is in charge of the church’s Chinese ministries.

“Our church was founded in 1974,” Choi says. “It began with a small bible study group, with a handful of Chinese speaking stu-dents at Washington University getting together, and that small group gradually grew and people started thinking of having their own worship services in the Chinese language."

After renting a number of facilities, the church bought the Ches-terfield site in about 1983.

“What we are using now is actually the third phase of construc-tion on that site,” Choi says. “We have about 150 Chinese-speaking adults in the congregation and more than 50 youth, with some of them second generation and American born.”

Choi was born in Hong Kong and his wife came from Taiwan. He originally came to this country in 1992 and met Josephine in Tex-as. Choi and his wife Josephine moved to St. Louis in 1998.

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“What attracted me to this church was the multi-cultural as-pect,” Choi says.

“When my wife and I moved here, we first went to a couple of other churches before we settled on this one, and were attracted because we are of the same ethnic group – Chinese immigrants - of so many of our congregation and because people were so friendly and welcoming.”

Choi became a pastor at the independent, Protestant church in 2007.He said the church, among others, has a strong college cam-

pus ministry for those attending Washington University and Saint Louis University.

“We want to make people feel comfortable and give them further exposure to the message of Jesus,” Choi says. “When we celebrate Chinese new year or serve Chinese food, people feel more close to their original home. And we look for opportunities to reach out to people who have not heard about Christianity before.”

Choi doesn’t want people to “ just come to worship and go home.”“We have lots of programs so people can serve others in a lot

of ways, such as through teaching classes or helping with a Sun-day lunch and children’s ministries,” Choi says. “I enjoy preaching, teaching and building friendships here, helping with life issues. This really is a church family.”

Another member of the church family is Yvonne Foo; she has been involved with the church, including the youth group, for more than seven years.

“I was born and raised in Malaysia but I came to St. Louis 20 years ago – longer than I had been abroad,” Foo says. “When I first came here, I had some friends already members of the church, so I decided to check it out. I felt very welcome and connected to the group.”

While the church has two separate services for Chinese and English speakers, there are some joint services such as the Christmas services.

“At those services, you can sing “Oh Holy Night” or any hymns in whatever language you’re familiar with,” Foo says. “I’m pleased that we’re proactive in reaching out to international students.”

Pastor Mark Manning lives in the area and is in charge of the church’s English ministry.

“I’d always been interested and had compassion in my heart for Chinese people and in 1997 this opportunity was presented local-ly, for an English ministry pastor, here,” Manning says. “I applied, prayed about it, and found a good fit here.”

Manning appreciates being with people from different back-grounds, all working together. Knowledge of the church is mostly spread by word of mouth, he said.

He is involved with various church programs, including a very active one for middle and high school students.

The campus grew from a single house, which was added to in 1990 and again in 2000. Another home was added to the campus in 2008.

“Despite the different languages and cultures, we work to love one another and be together under one God in worshiping Jesus Christ,” Manning said.

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• PLAN FOR THE HOW. If it is soda that you are giving up, figure out when you typically drink soda. What can you drink in place of it? Make sure that you have the alterna-tive beverage available to you during the time when you normally would have had a soda. Are you still going to allow yourself to have one soda, maybe once a week, or would you rather not drink any soda? Planning ahead for HOW you are going to carry out your plan will ensure a better rate of success.

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• REWARD YOURSELF. Tell yourself if you successfully follow your plan for two weeks in a row, that you will buy yourself a new piece of fishing gear or a piece of jewelry with the money that you saved from not buying soda. Simple rewards go a long way in celebrating your successes and provide pleasant visual reminders of your triumphs—much like receiving a medal after a marathon.

• ADD A HEALTHY BEHAVIOR INSTEAD OF JUST CUTTING THINGS. Instead of just giving up certain foods, drinks, and/or bad habits, think about adding positive habits to your lifestyle. For example, make it a goal to add vegetables to lunch three to four days per week or add a healthy afternoon snack to help keep you from getting so hungry and overeating at dinner. Drinking more water and adding physical activity would also be great healthy additions to your daily routine.

If you are looking for support and accountability to make some healthy lifestyle changes, St. Luke’s Hospital offers a group class called The Healthy Weigh Program. This program not only educates people on the components of healthy lifestyle, but it also teaches strategies on how to lead a healthier lifestyle. The program goals are both weight loss and disease prevention of chronic conditions includ-ing diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.

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JANUARY 20CHESTERFIELD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGMEADOWBROOK COUNTY CLUB: Select Chamber members and businesses will be honored for their outstanding contributions in 2015. 11a.m. - New Mem-ber Networking; 11:15 a.m. - Networking & Registration; 12 p.m. - Lunch; Members: $25, guests: $30. Payment expected day of lunch. Call: 636.532.3399.

JANUARY 26CHESTERFIELD LIFESTYLE READER HAPPY HOUR WALNUT GRILLChesterfield Lifestyle's complimentary Reader Happy Hour at Wal-nut Grill will offer great company, delicious cuisine and refreshing beverages. Spots are limited; email [email protected], promptly to receive your invitation(s).

JANUARY 27ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUMMITEMERSON AUDITORIUM AT ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL Join the Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce for a morning of guest speakers, from around the region, discussing economic is-sues. Fee: $50 for Chamber Members $60 for Non-Members. Call: 636.532.3399.

JANUARYSCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY FROM OCAOCA ST. LOUISThe Youth Leadership Award to recognize two deserving Asian Pa-cific-American high school juniors or seniors who demonstrate lead-ership and service within their school and community. Two $1000 awards will be given at the Annual Fundraiser Gala in March. Essay Submissions are due by the end of January. OCA-STL.org

MONDAY-FRIDAY ART EXHIBIT CHESTERFIELD CITY HALLThe exhibit will be on display in the City Hall lobby and will feature two-dimensional artwork, including mixed media, paintings and pho-tographs from established regional artists Mark Witzling, Jeane Vogel and sculptures from Paul Bayer.

JANUARY 17BRIDES, BUBBLES & BLISS - A DESTINATION WEDDING SOIREETRAVEL LEADERS IN CHESTERFIELD VALLEYBrides-to-be are invited for champagne, a bite of brunch and to learn how simple and non-stressful planning a Destination Wedding can be. Learn about the pitfalls, costs, questions to ask, the planning timeline and more. This event is FREE, but reservations are required. Call: 636.778.1081.

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Parting Thoughts

GROWING UP GREEKBAA-BAA BOUZOUKI!

WORDS CHRISTA RILEY

Opa! Meaning “Hooray!” people shout with joy as they watch gleaming Grecian traditional dancers twirl about and jingle

to and fro to the unfamiliar Mediterranean music playing for their utter enjoyment. People of all ages flock to see these unique perfor-mances, often conducted by Grecian heritage women, or by women who simply enjoy the art of Greek dancing. “Zorba the Greek” is a popular song favored by many fans of Greek music and dancing.

Greek dancers wear form-fitting costumes with sheer material attached that flutters like the wind. Their costumes often have gold or sil-ver coins attached and dancers have tiny cymbals in their hands to clap with the rhythm of the music. Histori-cally, while forms of belly dancing are scarce, the art of this tradi-tional form of Grecian dancing was recorded as far back as the early 18th century. Grecian belly dancing has two distinct social contexts; one is a folk or social dance, and the other a perfor-mance art. Along with other types of Greek dancing, this is a dancing style many Greek girls begin to learn at young ages. More commonly today, people will use belly dancing as a type of exercise in a class, as it will give you a vigorous workout.

Unlike most music played of any genre, Greek music is graced with a main instrument called a Bouzouki, similar to a miniature guitar, but with four sets of double strings! The Bouzouki has extraordinarily distinct sounds which simply makes anyone move to its dazzling rhythms. This is the music Greek families have played by the campfire for centuries and even in households today. There are current popular Bouzouki artists who tour and produce albums, such as St. Louis native, Christos Sarantakis.

All this music and dancing would not be the same without some delicious Greek foods. Lamb anyone? While many Americans prefer the cuisine of select beef, Greek families are accustomed to lamb. While you can find some lamb in grocery stores, more often, people have to rely on local butchers for the purchase of lamb in America. Some other famous Greek dishes include Spanakopita, a spinach pie made of phyllo dough, and Baklava, a very sweet dessert also made

of layers of phyllo dough. It’s customary for Greeks to season food well and lemon is often used in much of what is made. For those who have their tongues twisted saying the common name of the famous Gyro, rest assured-- you now will know how to pronounce it: it is spoken as ‘Year-Oh’ and formally pronounced with a rolled “R.”

Now that you are learning your way around some of the foods prepared in the Greek kitchen, watch out for

the Koutala! The mere mention of this wood-en spoon caused every child to stop and silence themselves. This is used for discipline and was passed down through many gen-

erations. Although the Koutala is preferred for cooking, it was quite persuasive when keeping young-sters from misbehaving. So who was in charge of disciplining the children? The women!

Though, traditionally, Greek men are the bread-winners of the

family; it’s without a doubt Greek women rule the nest. From disci-

pline to how money is spent, it’s more typical for Greek women to have stron-

ger opinions and personalities than their men. More so, everyone knows the toughest

person in each Greek family is YiaYia. YiaYia is “Grandmother” in Greek. It seems most fitting

that Greek women are strong-willed by nature, as most com-monly, women outlive their husbands by as much as decades, so their strong presence is very important in families.

Oddly enough, while both Greek men and women share the same olive skin tone, curly, dark hair and shorter stature, it seems Greek women look years younger than their true age throughout life.

Growing-up in a Greek family while living in America is becom-ing more uncommon as generations pass. While there are still some second, third and fourth Greek-American people, it’s more common to find children who are born as 50 percent Greek, as it is not as cus-tomary to marry a Greek spouse as it once was. Nevertheless, anyone can bring lively and delicious Grecian traditions into their household and have delightful entertainment learning and practicing them.

OPA!


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