tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65119402011-11-16T18:34:12.937-06:00FIRST CAPITOL NEWS The hometown Newspaper of St. Charles, Missouri 336 A South Main Street St. Charles, MO 63301 e-mail firstcapitolnews@aol.com (636) 724-1955 Publisher - PHYLLIS SCHALTENBRAND Managing Editor - TONY BROCKMEYER DAILY UPDATES AND BREAKING NEWS CAN BE FOUND AT:...... firstcapitolnews-today.blogspot.com and the current edition including all news stories and ad can be found at firstcapitolnews.comAntonnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13441100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511940.post-18043844300191449452008-07-16T10:25:00.004-05:002008-07-16T10:44:41.336-05:00

A suggestion brought forward by Councilman Bob Kneemiller may soon become a reality. At a previous city council meeting the Mayor was trying to get the city council to allocate $120,000 to build an overlook on the riverfront towards the north end of Main Street across from the city restrooms which are next to a building she owns with her husband. The overlook was quashed by the city council

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Gregory Wadlow, 60, on trial for the murder of his wife, Kelly Wadlow was attacked in a St. Charles Country Circuit Courtroom Tuesday, June 3, 2008.At the completion of opening arguments the brother of the victim, Lonnie Hiavaty, began shouting obscenities and jumped Wadlow and held him in a headlock.St. Charles County Deputy Sheriffs used a stun gun to subdue Hiavaty who they then arrested.The

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Dale J. Range, 47 of Gettysburg Landing in the Heritage subdivision, has been charged with felony domestic assault and armed criminal action in the shooting of his wife June 2. According to reports, Range shot his wife in her lower back with a handgun.The wife called 911 and told police she was shot. Upon the arrival of St. Charles County Deputies, Range was found asleep in the home. The wife is

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By Tony BrockmeyerAt a recent executive (closed) meeting of the St. Charles City Council they approved a stettlement of $1 Milion $20,000 to Michael Sellenschuetter and his MJ Developers.Voting for the settlement on a motion made by Cuncilwoman Laruie Feldman and seconded by Councilman Erv Ermeling were Councilmen Ermeling, Feldman, Ron Stivison, Richard Veit and Michael Weller. Voting No were

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(click on image to enlarge)By Tony BrockmeyerJoseph D. and Vicky E. Riley have filed a lawsuit in St. Charles County Circuit Court against Whittaker Builders Inc. charging Whittaker with Fraud, Negligent Misrepresentation and Violation of the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act.According to the petition the Rileys in early 2005 contracted with Whittaker Builders to purchase a lot and custom

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St. Charles County Circuit Court Presiding Judge Ted House Addresses Boys State ParticiptantsThe Honorable Presiding Judge of St. Charles County Circuit Court, Ted House, addressed high school juniors from St. Charles and surrounding counties, at St. Charles American Legion Post 312, who will be attending the American Legion Boys State Program on the campus of Central Missouri State University in

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Our publisher taught me something worthwhile the other day. Did you ever pull into a service station and forget what side of the car your fuel cap was located? She told me that since 1998 the manufacturers had solved that problem. If you look at your fuel gage with your key turned on you will see a small arrow on eighter side of the graphic of a gas pump. That arrow is pointing to the side of

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They Want To Build It Where?Proposed Community Center Site Robs The City’s Economic FutureIt’s not easy for me to throw cold water on the latest headlong rush to build a new Aquatics and Community Center at Interstate 70 and 94. After all, I would like the City of St. Charles to one day enjoy the benefits of its own Community Center. But in this case, not only is the $30 MILLION taxpayers are

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Copy of a letter sent to St. Charles City Council members. I took my case to the council after I was gassed - again - near my house on North 3rd Street Monday night.
To the St. Charles City Council,
Thank you for listening patiently to my view on the dangers of the City’s ineffective mosquito abatement program at last night’s council meeting (5/6/08). Like many others, I recommended that the city

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Honest bread is very well, it’s butter that makes the temptation. -Douglas William Jerrold You may have heard about a statewide petition drive that asked to increase the casino tax by 1%. Enough signatures were collected to put the matter to a vote in August. Signatures were collected by a company hired out of Michigan and under the pretense that the main goal of the petition is to raise money

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It has raised its ugly head again. Although the population of Missouri has rejected it, the purveyors of poverty feel that with the Republican majorities in the Missouri Senate and House, they have a good chance of imposing fraud on our citizenry.What is this injustice? It is the infamous Right to Work for Less legislation.The perpetrators of this fraud try to tell you they care about the poor,

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Tony Viviano is a man who can sell a song. He can sing with true feeling, as he was taught by the best in the business, Tony Bennett. He was awarded with the honor of The Best of St. Louis’ Entertainer and Lounge Act by The Riverfront Times 2003. One of St. Louis’s most ambitious and versatile performers of the last 30 some odd years, and has the self assurance to prove it. Tony is a very

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Petty politics still exists in St. Charles city hall. The Mayor has made it her business to stop business on Main Street. Many of us merchants on Main Street had planned to create a memorable wedding, bridal event on Main Street. The plan was to advertise all the shops that wanted to participate in a wedding event. The shops would open their stores to brides and grooms show them what our

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Is There A Better Place to Put the New Post Office? In about two years the Fifth Street St. Charles Post Office will be attempted to be “relocated” near the First Capitol and Kingshighway intersection subject to a land deal being worked out with Lindenwood College. This whole scenario seems pretty “iffy” to me not to mention the plan leaving the St. Joe’s Hospital expansion in limbo waiting on

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Show Me Aquatics has changed plans again! DEAL OR BAD DEAL! The St. Charles City Council approved a bill calling for an August election for a bond issue to build a community center on ground to be owned by ShowMe Aquatics and then turn the center over to ShowMe Aquatics to be used by non-residents from around the metro area. They say St. Charles residents, who will be paying the majority of the

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(Click on image to enlaage)On A Motion by Councilman Klinghammer The City Council Approved taking Property By Eminent Domain If Property Owner Refused Their OfferBy Phyllis SchaltenbrandThe city of St. Charles has purchased the property at 2795 Zumbehl Road for construction of a Fire Station. The property is on the western edge of the city and there is a Central County fire Station less than a

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FIRST CAPITOL NEWS PHOTOS BY BOB BARTON(click on image to enlarge)Top photo First Capitol News Photographer Bob Barton with World Boxing Promoter Don KingBottom photo First Capitol News Sports Editor Mike McMurran with Leon Spinks, former world heavyweight champion.By Mike McMurran, First Capitol News Sports EditorToday’s column will deal with two points. One, I talked to Leon Spinks lately,

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(Click on image to enlarge) You can read the main stories of the February 9 - 22, 2008 issue of the First Capitol News by scrolling down or if you want the entire edition including all the stories and ads please go to firstcapitolnews.com

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By Phyllis SchaltenbrandMore than 80 pods (trailers sitting on the ground without wheels) must be removed by Bass Pro from their parking lot in the Mark Twain Mall by March 7, 2008.A public hearing was held at the city council meeting Tuesday evening on a request by Bass Pro for a conditional use permit to put up a 7200 square foot temporary tent. They were requesting that they be allowed to have

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Pictured above is a scene from the Heart of the Beholder movie with actors and actresses reinacting the protesters who were at Ken Tipton’s Video Library store in St. Charles 20 years ago.School Superintendent Orders Movie Company To Cease Using School NameBy Tony BrockmeyerSt. Charles Schools Superintendent Randall Charles has ordered a Hollywood Production Company that includes several

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The Mayor’s right hand man, in this case woman, is under fire by the St. Charles City Council. Karen McDermott, Finance Director, is the target of tirades over the finances and procurement processes in the City. Allan Williams hired McDermott during his first stay in St. Charles in the early 90’s. She has been a bone of contention by city councils for years. McDermott is considered by many as an

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To the Editor,In a letter to a local newspaper, Stephanie Bollinger complained that the criticism of her father, St. Charles school board president Dennis Hahn, was insulting. She called her father “a true public servant.” Many, many people wish that were true. You can’t be considered a “public servant” if you close popular neighborhood schools and lie about the reasons. Using the district’s own

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Is This Really How The World’s Greatest Democracy Picks A President?Super Tuesday is all over but the shouting. The Republican field for President has narrowed dramatically, all the way down to almost one, with John McCain the presumptive front-runner. Mike Hukabee takes the silver medal by holding tenaciously on to the Bible Belt. And Mitt Romney discovers that money can’t buy him love.The

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(Click on image to enlarge)Jeff and Terri Wilson, owners of Ozella’s Pizza located at 630 North Kingshighway in St. Charles, holding the Ozella’s frozen pizzas that they have made famous. First Capitol News Photo by Tony BrockmeyerStory and photograph By Tony BrockmeyerIn the morning and at lunch the restaurant is known as Lady Di’s. After 4 pm it becomes Ozella’s Pizzeria.The Wilson family has

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By Jacob Bittle There is seldom a signal reason behind the decisions elected officials make. First there is the publicized reason which is invented to create the perception an elected officials wishes to plant in the citizen’s mind. Then there is the real reason which is usually based upon political connections, favoritism, payback and the garnering of controlled power. St. Charles County

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I find it interesting that a columnist from another publication is so determined to find out who I am. Recently that publication, wrote again about their columnist’s desire to know my identity. Actually it’s pretty simple, he’s talked to me before, and he just doesn’t know it. I think his real intentions are to find out what my thoughts are so he can have some great ideas for columns with

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LOCAL HUMANE SOCIETY ONLY ANIMAL ORGANIZATIONIN MISSOURI TO RECEIVE FUNDS FOR SPAY DAY USAThe St. Charles Humane Society was recently chosen as the only animal organization in Missouri to receive a $5,000 dollar grant to be used towards spaying and neutering pets in February.In recognition of Spay Day USA- the Doris Day Animal Foundation and The Humane Society of the United States have allocated

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In honor of Black History Month, the Frenchtown Heritage Museum and Research Center announces the opening of a special exhibit on Saturday, Feb. 9.  The exhibit offers visitors a look at the contributions made by many prominent African-Americans who are current or former residents of the greater Saint Charles area.  Among those featured in the exhibit are Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable, the

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In honor of Black History Month, the Frenchtown Heritage Museum and Research Center announces the opening of a special exhibit on Saturday, Feb. 9.  The exhibit offers visitors a look at the contributions made by many prominent African-Americans who are current or former residents of the greater Saint Charles area.  Among those featured in the exhibit are Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable, the

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(Bridges identified as needing further study after preliminary plan evaluation)Three local bridges were identified as needing further analysis after bridge engineers completed a study of Missouri’s 232 truss bridges.  Truss bridges use steel beams joined together by steel gusset plates to support the structure.The three bridges - the westbound Blanchette Bridge on I-70, the westbound Daniel Boone

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Dr. Howard RosenthalDeceptive donations: No thanks I gave at the office parking lot!Non-for-profit, not-for-profit, and charitable organizations are great. These agencies fight hunger, homelessness, child abuse, addiction, and hundreds of other ills that plague society.And guess what, the impetus to keep these wonderful agencies running comes primarily from individual donors. That’s right, folks

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Rams Need a Game Atmosphere OverhaulIts easy to pick on a pro football team when they’re down and out, and lets face it, the Rams are low level bottom of the river where the catfish roam “down”.  Besides improving on a sad 3-13 record, the team ownership needs to totally rehash what its like for a football fan to go to a St.Louis Ram’s football game at the Edward B Jones Dome in every way

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(CLICK ON IMAGE TO ELARGE)The Academy of the Sacred Heart Sixth Grade Girls’ Basketball team poses with their individual, as well as team trophy, for capturing the Silver Division of the 2008 Assumption 6th Grade Girls Silver Tournament. Players are (front row): Sarah Heise, Brianne Bannon, Maggie McMurran and Elizabeth Francis. (back row): Paige Theby, Kayla Simon, Allison Swearingon, Isabella

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School Superintendent Orders Movie Company To Cease Using School NameBy Tony BrockmeyerSt. Charles Schools Superintendent Randall Charles hasordered a Hollywood Production Company that includes several graduates of St. Charles High School to cease the use of the name of the school district in a promotion that was being held to raise money for the high school drama department.Dr. Darlene Lieblich,

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(CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE) The entire edition of the latest First Capitol News including all the ads can be found at firstcapitolnews.com Daily news can be found at firstcapitolnews-today.blogspot.comTHE NEXT PRINTED EDITION OF THE FIRST CAPITOL NEWS WILL BE ON FEBRUARY 2, 2008

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CLICK ON IMAGES TO ENLARGE. ALL PHOTOS BY TONY BROCKMEYER FIRST CAPITOL NEWSJOHN DENGLERHistoric PreservationistRespected BusinessmanCivic Booster & St. Charles AmbassadorA True GentlemanSt. Charles lost a true gentleman and treasure on January 8th. John Dengler left us after enjoying 82 years on this earth and 35 years as the St. Charles Ambassador.Dengler owned and operated the John Dengler

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From left to right, John Dengler, Donna Hafer, Archie ScottArchie Scott, a pioneer preservationist on South Main Street in St. Charles, died at home on December 22, 2007 of natural causes. Archie Scott was 65 years of age at the time of his death.In 1965, while working as the art director at KTVI in St. Louis, Archie Scott and his family purchased a house on South Main Street and the rest is

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The St. Charles City Council is considering changes to the existing liquor laws in the city. This will be the second time the council has taken up changing the liquor laws in the City of St. Charles in recent months.Just a short time ago they passed a resolution declaring the Ameristar Casino property a convention area. This was done so that bars on the Casino property but off of the casino floor

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We had occasion to spend the holidays in Aruba. One of the most memorable aspects of spending New Years Eve on Aruba is the unbelievable display of firecrackers and fireworks throughout the island.The tradition of lighting firecrackers and fireworks (Klap) on New Year’s Eve is firmly entrenched in the Aruban cultue.Individual families and companies by tradition purchase numerous pagaras at the

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Dear Editor,I believe our city government has come straight out of a cartoon, 101 Dalmatians.I was picketing in opposition to Ward 1 Councilman Richard Veit on January 12. I was upset about the curbs and sidewalks in our city. Drive through the north end and you will see that handicapped residents have to walk in the streets, ride their wheelchairs in the streets and one of them was hit by cars

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New Year Brings ReflectionOn Those Lives Worth LivingIt was tough saying goodbye, as it always is, to some rather remarkable men. Within the span of a few weeks, three former City Councilmen and two of the pioneers of the remarkable revitalization of South Main Street passed away much like the old year.I’m not very good at writing obituaries. I could never do justice to the lives these

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“Too many people think Martin freed black people; in truth he helped free all people.”Marin Luther King, Sr. The new year has arrived and brought with it economic uncertainties. In the late 1970s, President Carter was in office and America experienced a recession that was also experienced worldwide. It is spurious to blame Carter for the economic woes of the period since the entire world was

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St. Charles Representatives Named President and TreasurerThe Great Rivers Greenway District, the public organization leading the development of a region-wide system of interconnected greenways, parks and trails, known as the River Ring, announced new officers elected for the Board of Directors.  Anne Klein, representing St. Charles County, was elected President; Neal Perryman, representing St.

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Just when you think the city council and the tourism department hasn’t a clue how to market St. Charles they prove us wrong. The adage any press is good press must be the new mantra. The new liquor license law rewrite has truly made us the laughing stock of the country on so many levels. Mayor York has proudly proclaimed that her task force worked on this bill and Councilman Richard Veit was

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The View From The Cheap SeatsBy Jerry HaferkampI want to start this column with an acknowledgement of the contributions to South Main that were made by Archie Scott. I was raised on South Main and enjoy looking at what it has become.We moved off South Main in 1957. Before that my grandfather owned and rented out what is now the Mother-In-Law House. There were no ghosts there back then. Donna

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By Phyllis SchaltenbrandSome residents of New Town are contemplating a class action lawsuit against the City of St. Charles after the city refused to plow their streets with the last snow storm. When the streets weren’t plowed, residents called Councilman Mike Klinghammer and were told, “The city hasn’t accepted the streets and Whittaker (The developer) is responsible.” The streets were so bad

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The Family Arena had three quarters of a million people come through the doors in 2007, a first for the St. Charles County Government operated venue.Several first-time events helped increase the overall attendance, including the Longhorn World Championship Rodeo, Wide Open Bike Show, and a charity all-star basketball game hosted by Nelly, St. Louis’ own hip-hop music sensation.The Family Arena

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Dan Foust Re-Elected County Council ChairmanThe first order of business for the St. Charles County Council at its first meeting of the year Monday night (Jan. 14, 2008) was to name its chairman.Dan Foust, District 6, was re-elected by a voice vote. Foust, who has served on the council since 1997, put in his first stint as chairman last year.Joe Brazil, District 2, was chosen as vice-chair of the

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How to Reduce Stress by Making Smart Technology Decisions in 2008Dr. Rosenthal goes one-on-one with a 14-year old techno-geek!Dr. Howard RosenthalTechnology is intended to make our lives easier, less stressful and (dare I say it) fun. The cold-hard truth, however, is that technology often drives us to the boiling point. Who among us has not threatened to do bodily harm to our computers? Fess

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Happy New Year everyone, I hope 2008 finds everyone happy and health. Today’s column will be an old fashion “stream of consciousness” style of narrative. It’s a device I learned while studying English at UMSL – I think it might even officially be a literary device. I suspect I asked more questions that anyone else in most of my classes – I remember like it was like yesterday asking the dear

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Will Recognize Her Lifetime of Community BettermentThe St. Charles Community College Foundation has chosen local civic leader Grace Harmon of St. Charles as the 2008 recipient of the Professional Excellence Achievement Recognition (PEAR) award.Harmon will be the guest of honor at the Foundation’s annual PEAR Award Gala Dinner on Feb. 23 at Whitmore Country Club in St. Peters.Each year, PEAR

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By Tony BrockmeyerA ploy by Councilman Richard Veit, Ward 1, at the recent city council meeting may have backfired on him.Veit has been attempting to rezone properties on North Fourth Street from residential to industrial in defiance of the requests of neighborhood residents. When the bill came to a vote. Councilmen Kneemiller, Stivison, Ermeling, Beckering voted for the rezoning. Feldman and

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PEOPLE FROM OUT OF TOWN FAVORED TO SERVE ON ST. CHARLES BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS IF BILL PASSESSeveral years ago it was apparent to the then members of the city council that the Mayor was filling a lot of the boards and commissions with her cronies. That is to be expected however the council discovered that many of her appointments did not live in St. Charles, did not own property in St. Charles,

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Strategic Plan Is Shiny ThingTo Distract You From The TruthThe latest newsletter from the City of St. Charles arrived this past week and gave me one of those “stop, rewind, what did that say” moments. The article from the City Council was about a retreat they had in August to discuss a Strategic Plan for the City of St. Charles.The article described how they “dove” into the strategic planning

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AN EDITORIAL OPINIONRumblings have come from some on the St. Charles City Council members that they are tired of hearing and reading they are the Mayor’s city council. Apparently, the councilmen are so afraid of friends of the mayor claiming they are “micro-managing” the city, they are allowing the administration do whatever, spend whatever, hire whomever the mayor wants. The council needs to go

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TonyWe hope you will print this letter to the editor in your next addition of your paper, The First Capitol News, regarding  comments by Charles Hill. Bob and Clara Scott, WWII veterans and proud to have served our country when the need arose.Subject: Disparaging Comments on St. Charles Veteran’s memorialAn opinion piece bearing the authorship of “Charles Hill” in a local publication not only

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The View From The Cheap SeatsBy Jerry HaferkampIt is seldom that an opportunity arises that there is any reason to compliment the St. Peters Journal. They never, ever report on misdoings in the St. Charles city administration. I don’t recall any questioning about who is responsible for dumping thousands of dollars of taxpayer money (in the form of new trash containers) into the weeds. No mention

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Christmas Light Viewing 101By Mel KratzerHas the Christmas shopping season depleted your funds from your entertainment column in the worst way? Its time to adapt and implement the cheap date out activity by going Christmas light viewing. A lot of us just get off the highway from work making a bee line straight to our home without checking out the neighborhood decorations. Pile the kids, wife, or

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Christmas tradition, I think it is one of the most wonderful experiences in the McMurran household. Some of our Christmas traditions have been passed down from Lynn’s family, some are traditions we started on our own. Together they make for a very exciting time. Without going into great detail, my family doesn’t gather at Christmas, but Lynn’s certainly does. Like everything else in life,

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(Click on image to enlarge)Las Posadas to be performed December 1st on Historic Main StLas Posadas, the traditional Spanish reenactment of the difficulties Joseph and Mary faced on the night that would become the first Christmas Eve, will take place on Saturday, December 1 in historic downtown St. Charles, Missouri.The gathering will begin at 6 p.m. at the corner of Boones Lick Road and South

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Real Estate Market Remains Steady In Area According To Association of REALTORSDespite recent news reports to the contrary, homeowners in the St. Louis market continue to see growth in their investment in their home, according to sales figures for the third quarter of this year obtained from the Mid-America Regional Information System (MARIS), the multiple listing service which covers the Missouri

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Real Estate Market Remains Steady In Area According To Association of REALTORSDespite recent news reports to the contrary, homeowners in the St. Louis market continue to see growth in their investment in their home, according to sales figures for the third quarter of this year obtained from the Mid-America Regional Information System (MARIS), the multiple listing service which covers the Missouri

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Council & Mayor Given A Happy New Year By Ameristar CasinoThe First Capitol News would like to wish all our readers and advertisers a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. We know the members of the City Council are going to enjoy a Happy New Year. The Mayor and HER Council have been invited to be the guests of Ameristar Casino over the New Years Holiday. That includes a night of fun for them and a

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As the effects of stuffing ourselves for Thanksgiving begins to fade, the primordial instinct to hunt and gather presents for Christmas takes over. If it were easy, there would be no sport in Christmas shopping. No sense of accomplishment at stalking your prey. No sense of danger navigating the crowded parking lots or shouldering your way through the crowds. Men should be good at this right?

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Dear Editor,For several years, we have enjoyed walking the asphalt trails around the lakes at Fountain Lakes Nature Park in St. Charles. These trails go around several lakes which host abundant birdlife and other wildlife and are a source of good exercise and pleasure to many St. Charles City residents.The asphalt surface has developed cracks and needs maintenance; however, we were astonished

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Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live.Oscar Wilde In a public letter from Sunday, November 11, 2007 – State Representative, Cynthia Davis, R-19th District writes in a letter to the editor captioned, “Does this county need a public bus system?” (you need to read the letter in its entirety): The idea of bringing public buses to St.

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By Tony BrockmeyerPhotos by Tony BrockmeyerLittle Hills Winery of St. Charles now has a new home in which to make and store their famous wines. Although the location may be new to Little Hills Winery it has been a fixture in St. Charles since 1851. Little Hills Winery wines are now stored and produced about 50 feet underground in historic St. Charles in about 5000 to 7000 square feet of caverns

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The View From The Cheap SeatsBy Jerry HaferkampThe long wait is over. We have a permanent Chief of Police and will soon have our new Director of Administration.The Director of Administration should be what our mayor calls a “good fit”. He comes from Miami, Oklahoma. Miami has less than 1/4th our population and probably 1/20th our revenue. I don’t know if he’s up to the task ahead, but I’m sure

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This past month the South Main business owners had the opportunity to experience a water main break. The dedicated City Staff fixed the break and business went on. At the next council meeting the break was discussed and our illustrious City Council President, Bob Kneemiller, had this to say,”At least they didn’t complain like the North Main businesses.” That might not be an exact quote but it is

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The Changing of Johnson-Shut-InsDuring the late spring and summer months, many of us St. Charles Countians make the two and a half hour pilgrimage drive to the crown jewel nature paradise known as “Johnson Shut-ins.” This refreshing special conservation area consists of a mile stretch of various boulders overrun by a crystal clear river offshoot creating a swimming mecca made up of mini

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“Deferred gratification,” is a phrase that pretty much describes my life. Don’t think it wasn’t hard being thirty something years old and trying to complete my undergraduate degree at UMSL. Often times I would run into people I grew up with and they would share with me how they had started a family and were working on furthering their career. All I could say was, “I’m still going to school.”

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(Click to enlarge image) Please scross down to read highlights of November 10 - 30 edition of the First Capitol News. The entire edition including the ads can be found at firstcapitolnews.com.

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By Phyllis SchaltenbrandThe Goldenrod Showboat, once a main attraction on the great rivers of the United States, and later the St. Louis Riverfront, was sold to the city of St. Charles in 1989. It was later moved into specially designed mooring facilities on the Missouri river causing a drain of $5 million in St. Charles taxpayer dollars. It has now become a drain on its current owners and is

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By Phyllis SchaltenbrandAn April 2008 jury trail date has been set for the Express Scripts vs St. Charles lawsuit that was filed against the City in November of 2006. The lawsuit was filed after the city rejected demands for $200,000 in damages that Express Scripts claim it suffered after the illegal signing of a contract by Mayor York without the approval of the city council. In filings with the

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By Phyllis SchaltenbrandA St. Charles business owner, who for obvious reasons, does not want to be identified has complained to the First Capitol News that the people at St. Charles City Hall are playing favorites. That comes as no surprise as the First Capitol News has been reporting that for the past seven years.This particular business owner said a member of the city staff threatened to send

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Casino Bars To Stay Open Till 3:00 AMThe Missouri Gaming Commission has given approval for the bars at Ameristar Casino & Hotel to remain open until 3:00 am while other bars in St. Charles have to adhere to the 1:30 am closing time.The bars on the casino floor have always been allowed extended closing hours but the bars in the non-casino areas had to close at 1:30 am. Recently the St. Charles

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By Tony BrockmeyerIn a discussion regarding how to monitor whether licensed liquor establishments in the historic business district comply with the 51% food requirement, Councilman Richard Veit told the council,”The liquor task force is going to have a lot of suggestions. We are discussing cheap alcohol, in fact not allowing certain discounts. We will encourage people to have a high class outfit

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In 2008 the voters in St.Charles City will be asked to elect a new State Representative for the 18th District. I wish I could say that Tom Dempey's shoes will be hard to fill, but that would not be true. Tom wasted his political leadership capitol by focusing on special interests. As a matter of fact the entire Republican contingent wasted a lot of time and effort. The only interest they

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COUNTY EXECUTIVE STEVE EHLMANN IS THE BEST LOCAL POLITICIANA local publication came out with it’s Best Of list this past week. I was happy to see the best of sealant company listed. God knows we all sit down and worry who the best is in the sealant world. The one that made me laugh was the best local politician. Mayor York won again. I guess Lionel, Patti and the council are the only ones that

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When Did Halloween GetRun Over By Christmas?Maybe it is the pumpkin shortage that got to me, but I’m really missing the normal flow of the seasons. Sometime shortly after Labor Day, Sears opened their Christmas trim-a-tree display. Even the sales people winced a bit at all the comments they were getting about jumping the gun.It was bad enough a few years ago to see retailers rush to put up

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Dear Editor,Once again I have to agree with Rory Riddler.So glad you “stood up” for the much-needed arts, Rory.From the Crescendo Concert series to Act II, Flood Stage, St. Charles County Symphony, Missouri Choral, (and other chorales and instrumentalists) all are needed: Lindenwood and the City Band, Jazz, Classical all, give to the well being of this town.I’ve harped on the need to support them

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“Always design a thing by considering it in its next larger context — a chair in a room, a room in a house, a house in an environment, an environment in a city plan.”Eliel SaarinenOne exciting plan that the City had been planning is a city-wide trail system. While on council, I had an opportunity to see the preliminary plans and give some input on the project. It was my hope that the greatest

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By Jerry HaferkampIt was the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, 1918. The German surrender took place in the railway carriage of French General Ferdinand Foch. This act signified the end of World War I, the “War to end all wars”. When it ended, an estimated 13 million soldiers were dead or missing. Of course, it wasn’t really the end of all wars. In fact, when Germany forced the

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Success Despite AdversitySt. Charles Office FurnitureA profile of Pete Barteau, former police chief, deli operator and owner of St. Charles New & Used Office FurnitureBy Tony BrockmeyerWe first wrote about Pete and St. Charles Office Furniture in March of 2002. After operating out of several strip mall stores on Highway 94 North, they are now located in a large 17,000 square foot warehouse on

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Kratzer’s Corner - Mel KratzerThe St.Charles Mole EpidemicDrive down any St.Charles street and you’ll see some lawn sporting an underground tunnel protruding up like a winding country road over some poor soul’s property. The moles are out in force this year stepping up their claim on everyone’s turf trying to be first class pain in the posterior.“My yard is looking like a World War One

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With Veteran’s Day coming up, I thought I would share one of my all-time favorite stories with you. It is very personal, and at the same time one of my favorite stories to tell. It has to do with the two disciplines that most changed my life: the U.S. Navy and football.You see, I am not only the first in my family to graduate from college, I pretty much was the only one to make it out of high

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Mayor York Is On The St. Louis Symphony BoardBy Phyllis SchaltenbrandOn Sunday, June 17th, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra played for one hour in Frontier Park on the St. Charles Riverfront at a cost of $27,000 to the St. Charles taxpayers. This was the first time in approximately 17 years that the St. Louis Symphony has performed in St. Charles. The performance was well attended by the

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Kneemiller Says They Paid Their Own WayBy Tony BrockmeyerSt. Charles City Council President, Bob Kneemiller and his wife Elaine, recently took a holiday in Cancun, Mexico. The occasion was the annual getaway sponsored by millionaire developer TR Hughes. After photographs of Council president Kneemiller and his wife along with TR Hughes and others who were on the trip appeared in a local

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By Tony Brockmeyer (C) 2007St. Charles police are still following leads in the murder of Robert Eldman that occurred on June 8th. Eldman, of St. Peters, was murdered in his insurance agency office on First Capitol Drive near I-70. Eldman was found shot in his office by a postal worker.The First Capitol News was shown a business card from Detective Morissey of the St. Charles Police by a man who

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By Tony BrockmeyerAt the St. Charles City Council meeting on Tuesday evening, Councilman Richard Veit tried to pull a mask over the eyes of the public. In the Column, Rambling With The Editor June 9th edition of the First Capitol News, we commented that Veit was apparently in the running to overtake Councilman Mike Weller’s record for being absent from council meetings. We mentioned that Veit

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Charged With Embezzling From Motivational ConceptsHeather McCoy, 31, of Devondale Place in St. Peters has been charged with embezzling $20,600 from Motivational Concepts where she was employed.McCoy is free after posting a $5,000 bond. The thefts apparently occurred over a 22-month period.Motivational Concepts, former St. Peter’s Mayor Tom Brown and his daughter Linda Didion own Motivational

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City Physician Dismissed by Mayor on Sexual ComplaintsFormer United States Attorney and former St. Charles City Council Attorney Eric Tolen has been arrested and charged with 18 counts of child molestation and sodomy.It was reported that the alleged incidents involved two fifteen year old boys whose mother Tolen had befriended.Tolen, of Town and Country,was held at the St. Louis County Jail in

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Lawrence Boehmer, 57, of Kirkwood, Missouri was charged with vehicular assault and leaving the scene of an accident after striking a police officer Saturday evening.Boehmer, who had apparently been attending the Hank Williams, Jr. concert at the Family Arena was being held in the St. Charles County Jail in lieu of $75,000 cash only bond.Boehmer was leaving the Family Arena parking lot and was

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Editorial CommentaryBeckering Motion Exposes HypocrisyOf Do As I Say - Not As I Do - FeldmanSeventh Ward Councilman Dave Beckering recently made a motion to eliminate what was left of the Councilmember’s ward discretionary funds. These were funds that the ward’s councilmember could direct towards projects specifically in that ward. The money initially came from a one-time windfall the city

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Will it be Green vs Dempsey in Senate Race?Local Democrats are promoting former State Representative Tom Green as their candidate to face Republican Tom Dempsey in the upcoming state senate race. Dempsey will no doubt be the Republican candidate to fill the unexpired term of Republican Senator Chuck Gross who resigned his seat to be the assistant to St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlman.The

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