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Manop Vasant is a mild-mannered guy when he’s one-on-one, but put two butcher knives in his hands and send him in front of a group of people and a stainless steel grill, and for him it’s show time.

Vasant moves like a samurai and prepares meals like a master chef at his family restaurant, Ariake Japanese Steakhouse in St. Peters. He and a host of chefs bring Japanese cuisine to your plate and your palate like few others do.

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Fun and flavorful are paramount at Ariake Japanese Steakhouse as chefs dazzle diners with performances aptly dubbed “eatertainment.”

Vasant and his sister Lou Kumgool run the steakhouse as though it’s their home. Whether you arrive as a party of two or a group of 20, Ariake caters to your every need, paying perfect attention to perfection and detail.

Steamed rice or fried rice is available with entrees, and a flaming shrimp appetizer is included with dinner entrees. Menus include combinations of the freshest high quality steak, chicken, seafood and vegetables seasoned with their special homemade sauces.

“My two brothers are chefs here who have more than 20 years of experience working at the finest Japanese restaurants,” Kumgool said. “We decided to take what they have learned and add our own specialties. We have put together the best of their 20 years of experience into our own unique family restaurant.”

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“Everyone is shy at first,” Vasant said. “But we make them happy. Preparing our food is a bit like juggling. !ere is a lot of cooking, a lot of interaction, and you must be outgoing as well as talented when you’re a chef in this business.”

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I OPINION I 3JUNE 24, 2009MID RIVERS NEWSMAGAZINE

Doing nothing might seem to be simple and easy. But there are many varieties of nothing, and some kinds of nothing can get very elaborate and complex.

In courts of law, for example, “concurrent sentences” mean that nothing is being done to punish a convicted criminal for some of his crimes, because the time he is serving for one crime is being served concurrently with the time served for other crimes.

A study in Britain found that, among criminals caught, convicted and sentenced, only 7 percent of these sentences involved being put behind bars. Most of what is done in the other 93 percent of the cases amounts to virtually nothing.

People convicted of burglary in Britain are seldom jailed. For this and many other crimes, they will get a stern talking to. And, if they do it again, they will get an even sterner talking to. The idea is that burglary is “only” a property crime and the left intelligentsia in Britain show their disdain for property rights by not taking property crimes very seriously. The net result is that burglary is far more common in Britain than in the United States.

Moreover, burglars in Britain seldom bother to “case” the place as most Ameri-can burglars do before breaking in. Even if someone is home, that is far less of a danger in Britain where severe gun control laws greatly reduce the dangers to burglars.

A British homeowner who held two bur-glars at gunpoint until the police arrived was arrested - even though the gun he used turned out to be just a realistic-looking toy gun. The British intelligentsia take guns much more seriously than they take bur-glary, even when it is only a toy gun that is used to “intimidate” a burglar, as they put it.

People who say that we should learn from other countries seem to have in mind that we should imitate those countries. But some of the most valuable lessons from other countries can be had from seeing the disasters their policies have produced - especially when our own intelligentsia are pushing ideas that already have been tried and failed elsewhere.

We need to pay attention to these sneak previews of coming attractions, even if they consist of doing nothing. Whether in the United States or in other countries, the

purpose of all this nothing is of course to pacify public opinion by pretending to be doing something.

The criminal justice system is not the only arena in which doing nothing often is common - and often gets complicated. On the international stage, the great arena for doing nothing is the United Nations.

We have, for example, been doing noth-ing to stop Iran from getting nuclear bombs, but it has been elaborate, multifaceted and complexly nuanced nothing. Had there been no United Nations, it would have been obvious to all and sundry that we were doing nothing - and that could have had dire political consequences at election time.

However, thanks to the United Nations, there is a place where political leaders can go to do nothing, with a flurry of highly visible activity - and the media will cover it in detail, with a straight face, so that people will think that something is actually being done.

There may be televised statements and counter-statements - passionate debate among people wearing exotic apparel from different nations, all in an impressive, pho-togenic setting. U.N. resolutions may be voted upon and published to the world. It can be some of the best nothing that money can buy.

Even when United Nations resolutions contain lofty and ringing phrases about the “concerns” of “the international commu-nity” or invoke “world opinion” – or per-haps even warn of “grave consequences” - none of this is likely to lead any country to do anything that it would not have done otherwise.

Iran, for example, has for years ignored repeated U.N. resolutions and warnings against building nuclear facilities that can produce bombs. There is not the slightest reason to believe that they will stop unless they get stopped.

Certainly doing nothing will not stop them - not even elaborate diplomatic nothing or even presidential international speech-making nothing.

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The bright spotTo the Editor:

As usual, the MRN was a bright spot in my day. I can sympathize with Mr. Schlum regarding his contacts with the city of St. Peters and the zoning issues, (Letters, MRN, June 10, 2009).

The city and Mayor (Len) Pagano are still trying to justify Project 370 and demonize those who oppose it. I went to one of the public meetings on this issue, before Mr. Pagano backed into office, and the tone of the meeting was not in favor of the project.

Our neighbors to the west and east were concerned about the effect of the project. A federal agency had negative comments. Because he was a union official, one of the aldermen had a vested interest in the union employment issues but was not ethical enough to recuse himself. End result was, because the forms had been completed properly, the controlling agency had no recourse but to issue the permit.

The board’s comment was that the citi-zens voted for it and they had no choice. The citizenry had changed considerably since the vote, both in number and educa-tion but this was no concern. As a result we get some free trash pickup and some-one else gets the water that gets diverted by the levee.

This is just another example of how gov-ernment works, whether it be local, state or federal.

Ken FergusonSt. Peters

Universal healthcare To the Editor:

There is no denying that healthcare today is a mess. With all the regulations, mandates and litigation going on, there’s little wonder why costs are skyrocketing. But is “Universal Healthcare” the answer? Is it even an answer?

Today’s health insurance industry bears little resemblance to the “Major Medical” that I grew up with. Once upon a time, health insurance covered “MAJOR MEDI-CAL” expenses… Surgery. Hospitaliza-tion. And it was affordable. Today we have come to expect first dollar coverage for a doctor visit for our kid’s sniffles.

To understand the problem, we must examine what is insurance.

Insurance is a system whereby the risks and costs are spread across the pool of the insured. Premiums are underwritten, according to representative risk, such that the sum total of premiums collected will exceed the sum total of benefits paid out against the risk claims.

This works well in such environments

as automobile or homeowners insurance, as the risk of a loss is low enough that the majority of policyholders do not make sub-stantial claims – so the pool of premium moneys collected is well able to cover the costs of the claims made – and still pro-vide a profit to the underwriter. The policy-holder pays the premium for the security in knowing that, should a loss occur, there is coverage. But he hopes never to need it… and the underwriter hopes so too.

Health insurance also once worked under this model. The risk of major medical expense was considered remote enough to offer an underwriting opportunity for profit. Insurance companies rated an individual’s risk based on his health conditions and assessed a premium based on the under-writer’s assessment of risk. And some who were deemed too risky were not offered coverage. This kept premiums reasonable as the risks were minimized.

The proposal of Single-Payer Universal Healthcare from the government is seen by some utopian pie-in-the-sky Liberals as the panacea for all healthcare ills. But it is doomed from the start.

The only way to pay for universal care is to collect the entire cost of all healthcare from the pool of the covered - every one of us.

Given that currently healthcare repre-sents between 15 percent and 20 percent of our entire economy – that means that the government will have to receive in taxes about 50 percent of our entire gross domestic product in order to meet current levels of healthcare spending.

For all its faults and foibles, I’ll continue to rely on the free-enterprise system for my health needs – even with its excessive costs. I will make my own choices about when to see whom and for what. I will make my own cost-containment choices. And I will pray for the defeat of any politician who would try to take my choices from me.

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Correction:In the June 10, 2009 edition of MRN,

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What about the less obvious ways that people get taxed? What about cellular telephone bills, for instance? How much are the taxes each month for cell phones? As a Missouri resident, it turns out that wireless taxes are way too high - higher than almost anywhere else in the country.

If a person looks at his or her wireless bill, some of these tax charges are obvi-ous. They simply are called “Missouri State Sales Tax,” “County Sales Tax,” and “City Sales Tax.” But what is a “Regula-tory Cost Recovery Charge” or a “Fed-eral Universal Service Fund Charge” or a “Municipal Gross Receipts Surcharge?”

They are taxes - sort of - just taxes with fancy names. These fancy names add up.

These taxes and charges can equal at least 14 percent of a Missouri resident’s monthly cell phone bill. In the St. Louis area, due to city tax rates, that number can go even higher - up to 19 percent. This tax rate puts Missouri as one of the 10 highest in the country for cell phone usage.

A main reason for the high charges is that Missouri’s tax system for telecom-munications companies is grossly anti-quated. Wireless customers currently are paying based on a model from the time when telephone companies needed to borrow from the city’s infrastructure for things like telephone poles and wire

systems. That does not exactly apply any longer.

But when one looks at those items not labeled specifically as taxes, the real pic-ture becomes clearer. For instance, the “Regulatory Cost Recovery Charge” is not exactly a tax; it actually is a fee that the wireless companies impose to recover additional taxes that the government imposes on them.

The most ridiculous item of the lot is the one labeled “Federal Universal Ser-vice Fund Charge (USF).” According to AT&T, the federal government has imposed the USF to “ensure first-class, affordable telecommunications services for all consumers in the state, especially residents in high-cost rural areas and low-income customers.” In other words, the USF is wireless welfare.

It is time to put an end to this. Cities should be capped on the rate at which they can tax wireless charges - which they actually were in 2005, until the law was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court - and the federal USF needs to be repealed.

Wireless service is not an inalienable right, and establishing a universal tax so that low-income and rural customers can pay less simply is ludicrous.

Mid Rivers Newsmagazine encourages all its readers to write to elected officials and insist that a fair wireless tax program be established. What should the title of this letter be?

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ST. PETERS

Click it or ticketMore than 200 traffic tickets were issued

in St. Peters last month when the St. Peters Police Department participated in the national Click It or Ticket mobilization.

During the enforcement effort, officers issued a total of 208 traffic tickets includ-ing: 47 safety belt tickets; 98 speeding tickets; and 63 other traffic violations.

“Safety belts are your single best defense in a crash,” said Police Chief Tom Bishop. “Law enforcement will continue to encourage drivers to make a simple, smart choice to buckle up and arrive alive.”

Funding for this effort was provided through a grant from the Missouri Depart-ment of Transportation’s Highway Safety Division in cooperation with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Missouri Safety Center.

Prescription savingsSt. Peters residents will now have the

opportunity to save a few dollars on their prescriptions that are not covered under their insurance policy.

The city of St. Peters is offering its residents a free prescription drug discount card. The card can be used to for any pre-

scriptions that are not covered under an insurance policy.

Discounts average a 20 percent savings, but Alderman Patrick Barclay said the discounts will vary depending on the phar-macy and the drug.

“There’s no age requirement, no income requirement and you can use it as often as you want,” Barclay said.

Nine out of 10 pharmacies will honor the discount card, including Shop ‘n Save and Dierbergs. Residents can pick up the discount cards at the St. Peters Rec-Plex or in the lobby at City Hall. For more infor-mation, call 1-888-620-1749 or visit care-mark.com/nlc. The program is sponsored by the National League of Cities.

Seniors out for the summerThis summer, the city of St. Peters’

Senior Center will be closed for renova-tions that will expand the facility by about 2,500 square feet.

For the next few months the center will see lots of updates, including new flooring throughout the building, as well an upgrade to the heating and air conditioning system. The dining area will be expanded and the kitchen will be remodeled to include the installation of new equipment.

A fitness facility and multipurpose room

will be added to the main building and the trailer that previously housed the fitness equipment will be removed to make room for additional parking. “The Senior Center will be closed until late August,” said Lisa Bedian, with the city of St. Peters.

Bank robberyThe St. Peters Police Department con-

tinues to investigate a bank robbery that occurred at 2:33 p.m., June 11, at the Bank of America, 4189 Veterans Memorial Park-way. Two black males entered the bank displaying guns and demanding money, police said.

“At least one of the suspects jumped over the counter, displayed his gun and demanded money,” said Officer Melissa Doss.

The robbers took an undisclosed amount of cash and fled the scene in their vehicle down Veteran’s Memorial Parkway. No one was injured during the robbery.

If anyone has any information about the suspects in this case, please contact the St. Peters Police Department at 636-278-2222.

Credit card caper caughtA 35-year-old Wentzville man was

caught after allegedly stealing and using a stolen credit card at the Schnucks on Mid Rivers Mall Drive.

Patrick J. Timmerman of the 300 Block of Shadow Trace Drive was identified by

an anonymous tipster who viewed a sur-veillance video on KMOV’s Web site that showed him purchasing $141.90 worth of food and diapers at Schnucks.

Police said Timmerman allegedly spent more than $500 on purchases at local St. Peters businesses using credit cards that were stolen from a woman’s purse at KT’s bar in O’Fallon on June 14. Timmerman was arrested on June 17.

“He was charged with fraudulent use of a credit/debit card,” said Officer Melissa Doss. Timmerman was released from police custody pending application of war-rants.

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Masses attend churchMore than 950 people packed Immacu-

late Conception-Dardenne Prairie (ICD) Church to attend the 7 p.m. Mass on June 15 led by the newly installed Archbishop of St. Louis Robert Carlson.

ICD was the first parish to host Carlson, who plans on visiting parishes throughout Missouri this summer.

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Stretching the streetChurch Street in Wentzville will be

getting a makeover next year, thanks in most part to more than $850,000 in grant

monies.The $970,000 street project will be the

first project started under the downtown revitalization plan which was approved by the Board of Aldermen last month.

The project will widen Church Street between Main and Wagner streets by stretching each of the three, 32-foot wide lanes to 39-feet wide.

“We will also add sidewalks on both sides and do some street-scaping,” said Bill Bensing, public works director.

The city was awarded $742,000 from the East-west Gateway Coordinating Coun-cil of Governments, the county will chip in $110,000 and the city will pick up the remainder. The improvements are geared to alleviate morning traffic flow in front of St. Patrick School and Church.

Bensing said the project will start in summer 2010 and should be completed in less than 12 months.

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The Missouri Department of Transporta-tion and its contractor, Millstone Bangert, opened the new lanes in St. Charles County a week late because of inclement weather. Traffic will make a slight jog from the new lanes to the current westbound lanes to access the lights at Callahan Road. The traffic signal at Callahan will remain active until work on the Prospect Bridge and interchange is completed later this year.

This roadwork is part of a $23 million project to upgrade Route 40 between Lake Saint Louis Boulevard and I-70 to inter-state standards.

The project is slated for completion in late 2009.

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All local Public Education and Govern-ment channels are available on U-verse via Channel 99. St. Charles County TV programming includes live telecasts of all County Council meetings, and planning and zoning meetings.

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By MARY ANN O’TOOLE HOLLEYWhen the warm weather kicks in, folks

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Jeff Hardie of O’Fallon knows all too well the perils of playing in the great out-doors and warns everyone who has ever seen a tick on their skin to tread lightly when dealing with this demoniac critter.

In mid-May Hardie went hunting and ended up with a potentially life-threatening infection—one he had never heard of—all because of the bite of a tiny little tick.

“I was in New Melle and every day there were six or eight ticks on me,” Hardie said.

“I didn’t think much of it. I’d pick them off and kill them, but apparently one bit me.”

It was Mothers’ Day when he went hunt-ing, and then nine days later he started having flu-like symptoms. When his symp-toms worsened, he called his physician who sent him medication. A few days later he ended up even worse, with 103-degree fever and a headache.

“I went to the Emergency Room, and they admitted me that day,” Hardie said.

The hospital did blood testing, and the results were in: ehrlichiosis, a recently rec-ognized tick-borne disease caused by the

bacterial species ehrlichia. The bacteria are primarily spread by the Lone Star tick, but the deer tick and the American Dog tick are suspected carriers. Early symptoms of ehrlichiosis are tiredness, high fever, muscle aches, headache and, in some cases, a rash that appears five to 10 days after a tick bite.

Doctors put him in Intensive Care for five days, and he spent five more days at the hospital struggling to get better.

“Antibiotics were the biggest thing, but I had a little fluid on the lungs, and if it got worse, they were thinking of putting me on a respirator and on kidney dialysis,” Hardie said. “It goes after all white blood cells, and affects your respiratory system and kidneys. It’s bad news stuff. I was on heavy pain meds for my headache because it was excruciating.”

Hardie, a realtor with Prudential Alli-ance in Wentzville, said doctors narrowed

down his problem after asking him ques-tions. Hardie says he thought maybe he had contracted Swine Flu.

“They asked if I had been out of the coun-try. Then, they asked about ticks,” Hardie said. “It was just a tick to me. Like I said, you feel them crawling on you and pick them off. But this one attached, I pulled it off and I didn’t think anything about it.

HEALTH ALERTS: Bite from rare tick, West Nile virus threaten area

By JEANNIE SEIBERTIt was recently estimated by officials

in St. Louis County that some 40 percent of mosquitoes in that area are carriers for West Nile virus. In St. Charles County, health and environment departments already have boots on the ground in the ongoing battle to keep infected mosqui-toes at bay.

The fight has become one of contain-ment and to contain a mosquito one must think like a mosquito. Two individuals who do that are St. Peters Health and Envi-ronmental Services Manager Ron Darling and St. Charles County Health and the Environment Director Gil Copley.

Darling said the time of year is here when “mosquitoes are questing for a blood meal at 12 to 15 feet above ground.”

What happens in older neighborhoods with more mature trees, the area about roof level becomes the hot spot as birds land in trees to roost for the evening, coinciding with mosquitoes’ dinnertime, Darling said. The mosquito bites the infected bird, which becomes a carrier for West Nile virus. Then, children playing outside and adults enjoying the end of the day on the deck or patio are preyed upon by infected mosquitoes.

That is why spraying programs are conducted at night – all the players in the

Local health officials abuzz with West Nile Virus mosquito defense info

See HEALTH ALERTS, page 34

See WEST NILE, page 34

above scenario are on the scene at the same time.

Copley said his crews are spraying nightly at this point, adding another step called “larvae-ciding.”

Darling explained how “larvae-ciding” works.

“Already, larvae has been sighted in hold-ing basins,” Darling said. A holding basin can be any container in which water can pool. Gutters blocked with debris restrict flow causing water to stand, pool covers or tarps over wood piles are subject to wrinkling creating pockets, plant contain-

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Gov. Jay Nixon signed a bill, June 12, that will inject up to $65 million of federal Recovery Act funds into Missouri’s econ-omy by extending the period for Missouri-ans to receive unemployment benefits.

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“Many Missouri families dealing with the loss of a job are going to be helped by these extended benefits as they continue to seek work,” Nixon said. “The jobs bill I signed this month is one of the significant steps we are taking to get Missouri’s economy turned around. As our state moves forward in creating and retaining good jobs, these federal funds will help in our recovery.”

Normally, all unemployment benefits would be exhausted after 59 weeks if the claimant had not found work. Under the new law, however, unemployed Missou-rians will be eligible to receive up to an additional 13 weeks of benefits when the average total unemployment rate exceeds 6.5 percent during the most recent three-month period.

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District, members of the Francis Howell Education Association, are still in con-tract talks, despite a proposal rejected two weeks ago that would have increased teacher’s base pay for the 2009-10 school year by $1,000 annually.

The district’s current teacher base pay is $35,000 annually. The Teachers Asso-ciation wants that base pay increased by $1,000 per year. However, the District Administration proposed just a 2 percent salary step increase and allowance for changes based on experience and contin-ued education.

In mid-May, Teacher’s Association mem-bers voted among themselves to reject the District Administration proposal, authoriz-

ing their negotiators to continue their push for better salaries.

At a recent Board of Education meet-ing, Teachers Association representatives asked the School Board to reject the dis-trict’s proposal and resume negotiations. Instead, the board voted 4-3 to accept the 2 percent proposal. Board members Mark Lafata, Marty Hodits and Terry Black cast dissenting votes.

Kevin Supple, a member of the Fran-cis Howell School District negotiating committee said the district sat down with

Teachers Association negotiators again Wednesday, June 17, and have additional meetings planned for this week. He would not say what brought negotiators back to the table.

“We hope to conclude negotiations by the 25th of June, but I won’t comment on issues included in the negotiations while negotia-tions are in progress,” Supple said.

Supple, the district’s chief financial officer and contract negotiations represen-tative, said the district’s 2009-10 budget includes a $6.3 million deficit. Even with-

out additional salary increases, it would already be very difficult for the district to get through the calendar year without bor-rowing money, he said.

Supple said the district tries to maintain a 20 percent reserve balance. He would not comment on current “sticking points.”

Francis Howell Education Association President Linda Hess could not be reached for comment.

The Francis Howell School District has about 1,200 teachers that will be affected by the negotiations.

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The first emergency call came into the St. Peters Police Department on May 5; the second to Lake Saint Louis Police Depart-ment on May 7. In St. Peters, Police Officer Andrew Linn responded to an emergency summons for assistance at a residence on Cross Trail Lane. Upon his arrival, Linn reported he found a male subject who had collapsed on the bedroom floor and was unresponsive. Relying on his prior lifesav-ing training, Linn was assessing the victim when the man suddenly stopped breathing, but still had a faint pulse.

According to St. Peters Public Infor-mation Officer Melissa Doss, emergency medical personnel arrived and also had to assist the 39-year old man with his unsteady breathing during transport to the SSM St. Joseph Hospital in St. Charles.

On June 11, Bishop commended Linn for his “personal commitment to serving the community and his dedication to the preservation of human life,” presenting

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Lake Saint Louis Police Chief Michael Force made a similar commendation on June 15 for the heroic actions of two of his officers who had responded to a call on May 7.

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The officers did a quick assessment and determined JoAnn Goltz had no pulse and was not breathing. They took over resus-citation efforts until St. Charles County Paramedics arrived to take JoAnn Goltz to SSM St. Joseph’s Hospital-West in Lake Saint Louis.

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From left, Lake Saint Louis Police Officers Richard Gummels and Gerald Crowley receive lifesaving medals for their quick actions that saved the life of JoAnn Goltz who is accompanied at the ceremony by her husband Ralph Goltz. Presenting the medals are Mayor Michael Potter and Police Chief Michael Force.

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Rupp, who chaired the Missouri Senate Oversight Committee assigned to study the federal stimulus program, explained why Missouri confined its stimulus-based spending to one-time infrastructure expen-ditures.

Breaking out the types of stimulus fund-ing into two phases, Rupp said Phase One dealt with the removal of the alternative minimum tax, which increased weekly paychecks $10 to $15 apiece, infrastructure spending on roads and bridges, and, about 80 percent for welfare expansion.

Phase Two is to be a competitive grant

proposal, which has yet to be studied by the Missouri Senate. Rupp expects to chair that committee as well.

Asked if the federal stimulus program is working, the senator said, “It hasn’t worked except for the transportation infrastructure. That was money for good use to fund one-time projects.”

Because about 80 percent of the federal funding was applicable to social programs, Rupp said the General Assembly didn’t pursue that avenue as expansion of social programs isn’t “stimulative in nature.”

As evidence, Rupp said many other states are expanding welfare programs “and unemployment figures are still rising.”

Another question dealt with some state governors’ statements about refusing stim-ulus funding.

Rupp explained there was fear on the part of state governments that one-time federal funds would launch unsustainable local and state programs to a level that, after the federal dollars dried up, would require a tax increase to continue.

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construction for which the federal govern-ment essentially picked up the tab, Rupp said the state was able to maintain funding for key state government services includ-ing education.

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For years, the Ambassadors of Lake Saint Louis have taken on the responsibil-ity of staging the July 4th fireworks display on the water and directing the fundraising that pays for the costly event.

After this year’s event, however, the show may not go on, according to Ambas-sadors President Bill Cullen. Because private individuals owning and exploding fireworks is strictly forbidden in Lake Saint Louis, the fireworks on the water event has gained in popularity as a safe, legal alterna-tive to mark the traditional Independence Day observance.

While the 2009 show is set for July 4 at dusk from the Spillway Dam, antici-pated expenses for the 2010 production are exceeding the Ambassadors’ financial abilities.

And, the 2010 fireworks down payment is due this summer. A thermometer mea-suring the amount of contributions to date is featured on a series of signs along the landscape in Lake Saint Louis, informing residents of the level of fundraising. “It’s more like a barometer, measuring my pres-sure at this point,” Cullen said.

While the city of Lake Saint Louis and the Lake Saint Louis Community Associa-tion normally contribute to the fireworks fund, Cullen said this year’s bill is only about 15 percent funded at present.

Donations may be sent to: Ambassadors of Lake Saint Louis Fireworks Fund, 100 Cognac Ct., or City Hall, 200 Civic Center Dr., Lake Saint Louis, Mo., 63367.

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daughter to attend Emge Elementary for kindergarten in 2010.

But, even though his home is a short walking distance from the school, it falls just outside the attendance boundary for Emge.

Woodworth attended the Fort Zumwalt School Board Meeting on June 15 in an effort to create some wiggle room and pos-sibly stretch the boundary line to include his home before his daughter starts school.

“I would like to better understand how all of the attendance boundaries work and how as a parent I can effect a change,” Woodworth said.

Woodworth is a resident in the Avondale Heights subdivision in O’Fallon and his home on Twin Leaf Court was constructed in the last phase in the development. While some homes in the subdivision are within the Emge Elementary School attendance boundary, his home falls within Progress South Elementary School on Knaust Road.

Woodworth said he would like his daughter to be able to walk to school, and she would not be able to walk on the busy

street of Knaust Road.“I grew up in Pennsylvania and I walked

to school. It seems like a waste of taxpay-ers dollars if they can’t walk to school,” Woodworth said. “I grew up in the public school system and I want to support it.”

But, for now, Woodworth will have to support the public school system at Prog-ress South.

“We try to re-district as little as possible…we look at the numbers and right now we’re pretty balanced (between Emge and Prog-ress South),” said District Superintendent Bernie DuBray. “In order for you to move in, someone would have to move out (of Emge).”

Woodworth then asked if it was possible to talk with parents at Progress South and see if they would like to move to Emge.

But DuBray said it doesn’t work that way. Moving the attendance boundaries is very involved and takes a lot of time and planning, he said.

DuBray said the only real chance that redistricting would occur is when the new elementary school in Flint Hill is built. Currently the school is on hold indefinitely until the housing market picks up.

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By AMY ARMOURStudents in the Fort Zumwalt school

district will have more rigorous math and communications arts courses in the fall.

The Fort Zumwalt School Board approved curriculum revisions for com-munications arts and math curriculum for kindergarten through grade 12 at its June 15 board meeting.

As part of the math revisions, the district has eliminated the math classes Concepts 1 and Concepts 2. Algebra 1 will now be offered as a two-year course.

“This will allow students to be right on track for a four-year college later on,” said Jackie Floyd, assistant superintendent-cur-riculum and instruction.

A group of teachers and administrators did a comprehensive review of the course content, objectives and supplemental mate-rials during the 2008-09 school year. Floyd said all of the courses will now be aligned with the most recent set of Missouri Grade Level Expectations, version 2.0.

“We have now aligned our curriculum to state standards,” Floyd said. Adding, the revisions will also better align the objectives and allow for better continuity of skills between elementary and middle school. Also, the wording for the class objectives has been changed to reflect the increased rigor in the courses.

In communications arts at the high school level, a depth of knowledge level

was added to each objective to make sure it was covered appropriately. In addition, the objectives for the honors courses were revised to differentiate from the regular communication arts classes.

The revisions will bring the courses to the most current expectations of the state of Missouri.

Fort Zumwalt Superintendent Bernie DuBray said the district reviews its course curriculum every seven years.

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It may not be a free lunch—but the cost of lunch in the Fort Zumwalt school district will not increase next year.

Paul Becker, director of student nutrition services, recommended not increasing the cost for school lunches and breakfasts to the School Board on June 15.

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Rachel Kingen, a 2009 Francis Howell Central graduate, has been selected to show her three minute animated film, “Mei Artis, Mei Mundus” (Latin for My Art, My World), at the ninth annual St. Louis Film-makers Showcase, July 18-23, 2009.

The Cinema St. Louis requested Kingen submit her film after she received first place in the Animation/Experimental Category at the St. Charles Community College Film Festival in March.

Kingen’s film is a compilation of comic characters and doodles from her composi-tion notebook, which reflects people she has encountered throughout her life. These characters are brought to life through her creativity of an imaginative world, Gnome Overlord: The Underground Gnation o’ Gnome.

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At the conclusion of the Filmaker’s Showcase Kingen’s film will be distributed on DVD to local St. Louis Film Critics. Prior to this honor, Kingen had received an award at the 2008 University of Missouri St. Louis Digital Media Festival in the high school category.

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Campus drive will be closed as it is rebuilt between Pearce Boulevard and Holt High School. Central Office and Wentz-ville Middle School will be accessible

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Students attending summer school at Holt High School will need to park in the south lot and Holt staff may park on the west side of the building. The second phase will begin around July 1 and will include from Wentzville Middle School to Pearce Boulevard. Access to Holt High School, Wentzville Middle School, and the Central Office will be from Northview Avenue.

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For me, the best part of the celebration is joining hundreds of families in cheering our inspiring parade through downtown O’Fallon on the Fourth of July, and, each night, watching faces light up with enjoyment when the fireworks burst over the fairgrounds. I like to think that, all across America, from sea to shining sea, families in every community are doing the same – celebrating America’s freedom, together.See you at the festival!

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“The motorcycle Shriners and the big trucks in the parade are very cool, and a lot of the people throw candy, so you know the kids like that,” said Tiemann. “I think it’s also convenient. One year we took the shuttle bus down to the festival site, but a lot of times we just park and walk.”

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From 8:30 to 9:45 p.m., headliner Gavin DeGraw will bring his thoughtful talents in a performance of freewheel-ing melodies, heartfelt lyrics and soulful, blues-tinged vocals. DeGraw’s first album, Chariot, released in 2003, was certified platinum, and yielded three hit singles, “I Don’t Want to Be,” “Follow Through,” and “Chariot.”

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“The message I try hardest to impart to kids is simple,” Ragusky said. “I emphasize honesty, integrity, respect, service and a positive attitude. I tell them that if they dis-play such characteristics, they will be a success in life, and there is not a single employer who would not hire them.”

John A. Young, an attorney who served as chairman of O’Fallon’s Home Rule Charter Commission, helped drive the city’s future, helping to create new rules for operation of the city and its government.

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end of fun and festivities, there will be a family of seven talented individuals who will perform an illusion-based variety show.

Ringmaster Victor Kent might just be a small town guy with too much time on his hands, but when it came to turning his made-for-the-stage family into the Kent Family Magic Circus, he was as innovative as a city slicker.

Kent says he was interested in entertainment since he was a small child, and by 16, he was still at it, performing at backyard shows for a few bucks here and there while honing his craft for the future.

He married Mami, an exchange student from Japan, who gave birth to Jugglin’ Jim, the first member of the magic circus; Princess Cynthia…then Indian Miles—a child who made his first major escape from an incubator after being born prematurely. Then came Victor Junior, and Princess Amelia, a magician who nearly pulled off a disappearing act, after hiding in the womb during a C-section. Finally there came Princess Olivia, an equally adept escape artist. Another son, Titus doesn’t perform in the show due to severe disabilities, but he’s always there to watch and often marches in parades with the family.

“Generally the kids joined the show one by one as they reached the age of three,” Victor Kent said. “At first they would hold props or do simple self-working tricks or routines. But as time went on and the kids saw or met other types of entertainers around the country at gigs we were performing and they slowly (and some-times quickly) developed interests and skills in various arts.”

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By MARY ANN O’TOOLE HOLLEYThe Federal Bureau of Investigation

offered a $5,000 reward for his capture, and five area police departments were involved in his search. Earlier this month, the bank robber dubbed the “Boonie Hat Bandit” pled guilty to robbing 12 area banks during a 12-month spree.

Donald Giammanco, 45, of Florissant, pled guilty to federal charges before United States District Judge Catherine D. Perry.

According to documents filed at the time of the plea, the Sept. 18, 2008, robbery of the Commerce Bank branch at 487 Old Smizer Mill Road, Fenton, was his last stop in the robbery spree.

Officials said Giammanco robbed banks nearly monthly from November 2007 until September 2008, when St. Louis County Police nabbed him.

During the last robbery, officials said a Commerce Bank branch employee fol-lowed Giammanco out of the branch and watched him enter his car, a blue Mercury Grand Marquis. The employee gave the license plate number and vehicle descrip-tion to the police, and St. Louis County Police Officers arrested Giammanco after he drove away.

In his plea, Giammanco admitted that he robbed 12 banks.

Officials said that the amount of money stolen totaled $118,527. No one was hurt during any of the robberies.

Each of the 12 federal counts carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and/or fines up to $250,000. Sentencing has been set for Aug. 13.

The FBI, St. Louis County Police Department, Chesterfield Police Depart-

ment, St. Charles Police Department, St. Peters Police Department, Crestwood Police Department, and Assistant United States Attorneys Cristian Stevens and Ray Meyer - who handled the case for the U.S. Attorney’s Office - were commended for their work.

Giammanco was dubbed the “hat bandit” for sporting various hats during the heists. He wore a white cowboy hat, a baseball cap and a fishing hat, and eventually was nick-named the “Boonie Hat Bandit” because of his use of a military-style hat commonly called a boonie hat in two robberies.

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By JEANNIE SEIBERTThe Lake Saint Louis Board of Aldermen

is considering an ordinance to keep down the number of short-term signs cluttering intersections.

The board met with two representatives of the St. Charles County Association of Realtors on June 15 to exchange dialogue and work out the parameters for a new ordinance that would accommodate real estate agents’ need for short-term signage.

Incoming Realtors Association president Joe Sahrmann said it was in the real estate industry’s interest to work with municipal governments on any matter promoting property values and good relations between organizations.

Thanking the board for having previ-ously passed an ordinance to accommodate weekend open house events and the signage required to direct the house hunting public to the proper addresses, Sahrmann said Association of Realtors members observe once-a-month Tuesday sales meetings and tours of homes new to the market to famil-iarize agents with the properties.

Without directional signage, sales asso-ciates get lost trying to navigate winding streets through neighborhoods, said Karen Vannaud, current Realtors Association

president. She asked if a provision similar to the open house weekends could be made for the Tuesday tours.

Knowing how to take a prospective homebuyer to a recently listed property is the first basic step to getting that home sold in a timely fashion, Sahrmann said. Adding, a healthy home sales environment is good for the local economy.

On the other hand, the aldermen explained the city’s budget is being stressed when residents call to complain about tem-porary real estate signs left out long after the tour is over and city crews have to be dispatched to retrieve them. Knowing sig-nage is costly City Hall has been holding them for the Realtors to pick up, causing yet another drain on staff time and storage space. A compromise was struck.

Under the new agreement, the associa-tion would assist City Hall in urging mem-bers to pick up their own signs immediately after an event. The Board of Aldermen would direct staff to draft a bill to present to the Planning and Zoning Committee that would establish a permit to allow a once-per-month realtor tour, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. on the first Tuesday. There would be a penalty attached to rogue signs left for city crews to pick up.

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By JEANNIE SEIBERTCounty Council Chairman Joe Brazil,

who does double duty as the Dist. 2 repre-sentative of Lake Saint Louis on the County Council, returned to town on June 15 to try to re-sell his proposal that a water testing program be adopted and funded in a three-way split. And he got what he came for.

Despite the issue having been rebuffed last October during the fall bi-annual joint Lake Saint Louis Board of Aldermen and Lake Saint Louis Community Association (LSL-CA) session, Brazil returned with Gerry Boehm, who operates Brookside Environmental, the low bidder responding to the county’s request for water quality testing services.

Brazil apologized for a miscommunica-tion, he said he’d ushered through County Council approval for an intergovernmental agreement to create the three-way structure to kick-off a county-wide water quality testing program that would begin in Lake Saint Louis.

The two lakes around which Lake Saint Louis is arranged, are a hot point for water

contamination from Peruque Creek and the logical point to launch a comprehen-sive water quality testing program, Brazil said. Once a baseline of information is established and the problems identified, the various governmental bodies can work together to correct water quality issues.

His ultimate goal is to take the program country-wide but said it would be wiser to start small with a pilot program. To accom-plish that Brazil devised a scheme in 2008 that would include a three-way cooperative to fund an initial testing program at the rate of $5,000 each.

The arguments on June 15 against Bra-zil’s proposal were the same as last Octo-ber:

Water testing is already being performed and evaluated by University of Missouri-Columbia laboratories.

Missouri Conservation Department Spe-cialist Perry Eckhardt advises that future funding be dedicated to mitigation efforts.

The matter was re-voted and approved this time by a vote of four in favor to two against.

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victory speech begins with the candidate thanking his or her spouse. The husbands and wives of public servants are the unsung heroes behind elected officials during the campaign - and after. When a political term begins, there’s one certainty - home life will never be the same again.

The EhlmannsJean Ehlmann, the wife of County Execu-

tive Steve Ehlmann, wouldn’t know what a “normal” marriage would be like. She lost her husband to politics just a month after their wedding in December 1988, when Steve Ehlmann left home for Jefferson City where he served multiple terms in the General Assembly.

“For the first 12 years of marriage, from January to May, Monday through Thursday, Steve was away,” Jean Ehlmann said. “You just learn to do it, to just go through it. But we’re lucky we have family in town, (and) a lot of family support.”

In fact, it was a growing family that prompted Steve Ehlmann to seek a judge-ship closer to home.

Jean Ehlmann said that even while her husband was on the bench, coaching their sons’, Brendan and Will’s, basketball and baseball teams, he found he had enough time on his hands to start writing his

book, “Crossroads” a history of St. Charles County.

“But he missed politics,” said Jean Ehl-mann.

So his wife and sons went right along for the ride. In fact, politics has become a family affair. “I remember plenty of times in the early days, putting up campaign signs in the rain,” she said. “…More than once, going door-to-door.”

Jean Ehlmann is behind the scenes more these days but Brendan, 18, and Will, 14, have grown up learning how “to shake people’s hands and look them in the eye.”

Making dad’s career an educational opportunity could almost have been predicted as Jean Ehlmann is all about education and government. She teaches American history and advanced placement government and politics to upper level juniors and seniors at Emmanuel Lutheran High School. For the past 15 years, she has served on the St. Charles Community Col-lege Board of Directors – an elected post.

The PaganosJoyce Pagano is another veteran as the

spouse of an elected official. The wife of St. Peters Mayor Len Pagano, Joyce Pagano has spent 23 years as “his biggest supporter.”

Len Pagano first entered public life when the couple moved to St. Peters and he vol-unteered to the St. Peters Athletic Associa-tion more than 25 years ago. It didn’t take long before people were urging him to run for alderman.

“No, it wasn’t a surprise and I didn’t really have to think about it,” Joyce Pagano said, when her husband made the decision to throw his hat in the political ring. “People had been asking him to and he’s always been for the people, always involved. I knew that if he didn’t want to do it he wouldn’t run. I never wanted to stand in his way.”

After 23 years as an elected official – first as an alderman and now as mayor – Len Pagano has kept a hectic schedule of long days and frequent night meetings. Making frequent trips to Jefferson City to campaign for legislation on behalf of St. Peters and St. Charles County, Mayor Pagano spends a great deal of time away from home.

But his wife doesn’t get impatient about that. “I know that we have our time every morning,” Joyce Pagano said. “We get up early and have our coffee together, watch the news and talk about our day, (and) what we’ve got planned.”

Some days that’s the only time the couple has together.

It takes a lot of organization and effi-ciency for the mayor to be everywhere he needs to be, but he is also a husband, father and grandfather.

“Rule number one is family comes first,” Joyce Pagano said. “We get together a lot (as a family) and we plan around the poli-tics.”

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soccer games. Fortunately, everyone lives nearby and works together to see that the mayor doesn’t miss those important family events, Joyce Pagano said.

The PottersAnother kind of team is that of Mike and

Jacque Potter, or Lake Saint Louis Mayor Michael Potter as he is known in official circles.

In this case, Jacque Potter is the cam-paign manager and Mayor Potter is glad to relinquish the reins.

“He’s such a reluctant politician,” Jacque Potter said. “He just wants to do a good job and be done with it. I had to get involved (in the campaign) because he just doesn’t like dealing with the brochures and all of that kind of thing.”

It has been the woman behind the man who dealt with the details of conducting a political campaign – and not for the first time. It was Jacque Potter who encouraged her husband to get involved in the Lake Saint Louis Community Association when they first moved to town. Eventually, Mike Potter was elected president.

But, according to his wife, that is when the real work began. “He put so much into the building of the marinas,” Jacque Potter said. “He was like an expectant father, out there every day checking on things. But they came out great and I’m so proud of him. He did such a great job.”

By this point, Mike Potter, again with his wife cheering him on, decided to run for mayor. During the campaign, tragedy struck when Jacque Potter received a diag-nosis of breast cancer.

But she’s not one to feel sorry for her-self or dwell on the negative. She happily relates how, “Eight years ago I took my last chemo (therapy) treatment the same day of the election” when her husband was elected mayor for the first time. Her memories are of a triumphant time.

Now eight years later, the Potters have recently returned from their combination honeymoon and 40th wedding anniversary

trip to Hawaii.Again, Jacque was planning for a happy

outcome no matter how the three-way mayoral race in April turned out.

“We didn’t know how it (the election) was going to go but we’d been talking about Hawaii for years so we just decided that we would time it to celebrate or lick our wounds,” she said.

It turned out to be a three-way celebra-tion.

If she were to give a newly minted elected official’s spouse advice about being mar-ried to a public servant, Jacque Potter said not to do what she does. “I get so upset at things like false claims. I take the whole thing very personally. But, I’d say, to not do that. But untruths are frustrating and hard to fight.

“It helps that Mike is so mellow. He doesn’t let it bother him,” Jacque Potter said. “He really is as mellow on the inside as he is on the outside; doesn’t get excited about things. Mike always just says, ‘Oh, it will work out.’ And I hate to admit it after 40 years of marriage, but he’s usually right.”

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at the Renaud Spirit Center. The free pro-gram, offered through the O’Fallon Parks and Recreation Department, will cover the “ins and outs” of reverse mortgages and explain how the new Housing and Recov-ery Act can help. Register online renaud-spiritcenter.com, in person at the RSC or by calling 474-2732

Saturday, July 11The St. Charles Police Officer’s Asso-

ciation will be hosting a benefit fundraiser from 6:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. on July 11, at St. Robert Bellermine Parish Hall, 1424 S. First Capitol Drive. The Mouse Races will benefit Elijah Wilson, the 4-year-old son of Patrol Officer Juan Wilson, who is suffering from Medulloblastoma tumors. Medulloblastoma is the most common malignant central nervous system tumor of childhood. The cost is $20 per ticket and includes drinks and snacks. A live band will also be performing and there will be a silent auction. The St. Charles Police Officer’s Association is also seeking dona-tions for the silent auction. To arrange for a donated item to be picked up, or if for any questions regarding donating items, please contact Kathy Rogers at 949-3320. Tick-ets can be purchased from Mike Myers by calling 314-713-5455, or Julie Jackson at 314-346-8893.

• • •A puppy training class will be held from

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Saturday, July 18“Smart Choices in Retirement” will be

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“Between 20,000 and 30,000 cases of oral cancer are diagnosed every year in the dental chair,” Dr. B. Ray Storm, a St. Peters dentist, said. “It’s an appointment that can save lives.”

Basic dental anxieties, fears and even serious phobias develop for various rea-sons. Many adults grew up in an age when dentists performed procedures without much explanation and often without anes-thesia. Traumatic dental experiences as a child can cause fears of the dentist in adulthood. Fear of needles also comes into play, because for many dental procedures, a Novocain injection is necessary.

“For many people, it’s a claustrophobia feeling,” Storm said. “The mouth is a mag-

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“Our main principle is using relation-ships,” Storm said. “If you have a patient that you turn into a friend, they are much more calm and open to the care you are giving them because it is a friend taking care of them instead of someone they don’t know. We find that if we can just work with patients awhile, walk them through the process and allow them to control the pace,

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For patients whose phobia is too serious to be managed with such techniques, seda-tion in the form of an intravenous injection (for total sedation) or inhaling of nitrous oxide gas (for conscious sedation) may be required.

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Most importantly, being comfortable at the dentist depends on being comfortable with the dentist.

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“It was really bad. I didn’t do anything for another two weeks after I got out of the hospital June 1,” Hardie said. “If you live in an area where there are ticks, make sure you get them off, and if you do get bit, see a doctor, or better yet, pull it off, put it in a freezer and if nothing happens toss it, otherwise give it to the doctor so they can diagnose you properly.”

Carol Mangle, the Infection Prevention supervisor for BJC Healthcare, said infec-tion from ehrlichiosis varies from mild to serious to life threatening. She said BJC saw one other case the same week Hardie was admitted. She said she didn’t know if that was coincidence or if it was any indi-cation of an increase in incidents.

Hardie said he learned that the other man died. Before the man could receive the antibiotic to treat the tick bite he went into cardiac and respiratory failure. He was resuscitated after 15 minutes and then put on the antibiotic. On June 2 it was deter-mined by the neurologist that because of the oxygen deprivation from his respiratoryfailure there was no chance of recov-

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“I will go hunting again next year, but I will find an insecticide with 20 to 50 per-cent DEET,” Hardie said. “I wasn’t that scared in the hospital, but after I got out and looked into it, I was pretty astounded. One type of ehrlichiosis has a 10 percent and the other has a 3 to 4 percent mortality rate.”

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City and county crews are diligent in searching for holding basins on municipal parks and the grounds around government buildings and, when alerted by residents, onto private property. Once larvae are detected, a hormone called “larvae-cide” is applied.

“It looks like a charcoal briquette,” Dar-ling said. “It is a compound with a residual effect up to 120 days that acts as birth con-trol for mosquitoes.”

To prevent mosquito eggs from devel-oping, “…the hormone tells it to stay in the larvae stage so it never emerges as a viable adult,” Darling said. “But this isn’t a chemical. I could swallow a nugget and it wouldn’t hurt me so this is no issue with children or pets. It is very, very effective though.”

Copley said while the health departments are aggressively doing their part, by this point in the season he urges in no uncer-tain terms that anyone who is going to be outside in the late afternoon or evening to use a mosquito repellant.

“Take precautions,” Copley said. “When outside, use a repellant with DEET – that’s what we recommend. It’s available in all stores. If you don’t want to be bit, use DEET now.”

Copley said the West Nile virus ema-nates in humans as encephalitis disease.

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Health care professionals caution vigi-lance “for the elderly and those who are immune suppressed from medications that lower immune response – the concern is there,” said Copley. “The population we’re particularly concerned with are 50, 60 years of age or older.

“We won’t see cases of encephalitis until late July through October,” said Copley.

“But, it will be from mosquito bites that occurred in June or July.”

Both Copley and Darling said that health department personnel have accepted the fact that West Nile infected birds are pretty much a permanent fixture in the environ-ment.

Diligence needs to become a habit for residents as it is with local government officials.

“Don’t use the term ‘perfect storm’ but that’s what it is,” said Darling.

With last year’s record annual rainfall has come more flood-related mosquito breeding than normal.

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By SUZANNE CORBETTRenown for its signature steaks and savory steak sauce,

Andria’s Steak House has been satisfying hungry diners for 30 years. Considered a destination restaurant, the origi-nal Andria’s’ farmhouse location in Fairview Heights, Ill., has lured Missourians across the river since 1978. Since December, area steak lovers have been dining on Andria’s’ uniquely seasoned steaks without the Illinois trip, thanks to the restaurant’s westward expansion to Chesterfield.

“We are excited about the expansion and committed to maintaining the quality of the Andria’s brand,” said Larry Kenison, who has been with Andria’s since its beginnings and launched the new restaurant with Al and Gina Geno-vese.

Andria’s in Chesterfield is perched on the southwest edge of the Chesterfield Mall parking lot, occupying the space that once housed Aqua Vin and has since been trans-formed into a sleek, well appointed dining room that con-veys an Old World charm. While the new décor reflects a departure from that at the Illinois farmhouse restaurant,

the menu and commitment to fine dining mirror the original Andria’s Steak House. The only menu difference is the addition of a few new appetizers and seafood entrees.

Andria’s’ famous steaks range from top sirloin and filet mignon to sirloin strip and rib eye. Prime rib – the beef cut where rib eyes are born – is on the menu also. A favored steak specialty unique to Andria’s’ menu is Beef Romanoff – tenderloin tips engulfed in a sour cream/mushroom sauce ladled over pasta and baked casserole-style.

Seafood entrees are simple, yet ele-gant. Grilled swordfish, broiled salmon and seared tuna are headliners along with the Midwestern favorite, breaded shrimp. Scampi, another staple at both locations, features jumbo shrimp sautéed with a delicate blend of white wine, butter and herbs. The lobster tail is offered as a stand-alone entrée or paired with a filet.

While it is the norm at other local steakhouses to offer sides and salads as a la carte items, at Andria’s Steak House they are included. All dinners are plated and priced to include a house salad garnished with kalamata olives and mushrooms, plus a choice of potato or vegetable. That adds up to considerable savings that just may allow one to better afford an extra course, such as a soup or appetizer.

For those looking to add an extra wow factor to dinner,

Andria’s chefs offer several options. For a small up-charge, guests can order Caesar or spinach salad; garlic mashed potatoes, steamed asparagus and sautéed mushrooms are other possibilities.

Beyond the steaks, sauce and seafood, Andria’s’ reputa-tion for three decades has been built on a dedication to guests’ comfort and exceptional service without being pretentious. Great steaks and great service have made for a winning combination that now is enjoyed on both sides of the river.

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know where to turn; although they may want help, they do not always know where to look for it. Likewise, many people would like to volunteer their time and talents to assist others in the community but do not know where their particular skills can best be put to use. Thanks to a generous grant from the Missouri Foundation for Health, the United Way of Greater St. Louis has been able to implement a confidential tele-phone helpline in Missouri and parts of the Metro-East that is guiding people to ser-vice organizations where they can get help or volunteer.

Simply dialing 2-1-1 provides a direct link to more than 10,000 health and human service organizations throughout Missouri, including food banks, housing shelters, utility assistance, child care, senior cen-ters, tutoring classes, language programs, health care, intervention, employment and financial services, legal assistance, support groups and more.

“2-1-1 is an easy to remember number for anyone to call, confidentially, at any time, to find information on health and human service assistance,” said Gary Dollar, pres-ident and chief executive officer of United Way of Greater St. Louis. “We encourage everyone to help us spread the word about the service so people in our region can get connected to the services they need.”

A trained information and referral spe-cialist is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to refer people to the appro-priate information. When someone calls 2-1-1, the specialist determines the area from which the person is calling and what services are needed and then provides con-tact information for all appropriate services in their community.

Those wishing to donate clothing or vol-unteer their services can dial 2-1-1 also to find out where they can assist those in the

community who are most in need. This aspect of the program has proven to be par-ticularly useful during disaster situations: During last summer’s flooding throughout the state, 2-1-1 fielded more than 3,000 calls from people who were wanting to help flood victims.

Already this year, United Way 2-1-1 representatives have received more than 23,000 calls – nearly 8,000 in March alone – and have received calls from every ZIP code in the region. Most of the calls made to 2-1-1 are from people who are seeking help with basic needs such as utility, rent and food assistance; not surprisingly, more and more calls are coming in from people looking for mortgage assistance resources.

Local agencies are encouraged to visit 211missouri.org to get their services and opportunities listed in the database. Agen-cies do not have to be United Way-funded to be listed. The 2-1-1 service currently is limited to landline telephones and AT&T cell phones. Other mobile phone users can make the same one-call connection by dial-ing 1-800-427-4626. Information can be found also at 211missouri.org.

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Mid Rivers Newsmagazine June 24, 2009 issue