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Wentzville—Dr. LesterSchmucker, World War II veteranand longtime resident of Wentzville,will serve as Grand Marshal forWentzville’s upcoming Indepen-dence Day Parade, which willfeature the theme Hats off to OurHeroes. The parade’s theme isdesigned to honor and salute ourcountry’s past and present heroesand the sacrifices they made topurchase the liberties we enjoy. Wentzville Mayor Nick Guccionesaid he thought this year’s paradetheme made Schmucker an excellentchoice to serve as Grand Marshal.“Dr. Schmucker served our countryin the military during World War II,then followed that with nearly six

Dr. Lester Schmucker Named GrandMarshal for Independence Day Parade

decades of service to Wentzville. We.owe him and so many others of hisgeneration a great debt of gratitude,”said Guccione. In addition to his military serviceduring World War II, Schmucker hasbeen an active member of AmericanLegion Post 323 in Wentzville forthe past 63 years. Schmucker’sduties with Post 323 include actingas Service Officer, Post Commander,and his current position as ChaplainSchmucker built his home in Wentz-ville in 1955 and served the Wentz-ville area for 36 years as a Doctor ofChiropractic, until his retirement in1991. Schmucker served onWentzville’s Board of Aldermenfrom 1959 to 1961. He also servedon the city’s Planning and ZoningCommission and held the position ofPresident of Wentzville’s first Boardof Adjustment. Schmucker still livesin Wentzville and is a lifelong mem-ber of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church,where he has served on variouscommittees and was the GrandKnight of the Knights of Columbus. This year’s Independence DayParade will begin at 10:00 a.m. onWednesday, July 4. The paradebegins on East Pearce Boulevard andwill then travel west along Pearce,terminating at Holt High School.

GM & UAW Members Host 1st AnnualBar-B-Q For Elder Court Seniors

Wentzville- The employees andmembers of the United Auto WorkersUnion, sponsored their first annualbar-b-q for the senior tenants of theElder Court Apartments. Even underthe hot sun and 100 degree plustemperatures, everyone workedespecially hard to present a great dayfor their friends of Elder Court. Everyone feasted on bar-b-q porksteaks, hamburgers, hot dogs, potatosalad, slaw, cupcakes, brownies andso much more. Everyone had morethan enough to fill thier bellies andwere told to take home as muchleftovers as they wish. This is not the first event theyhave done for Elder Court, each yearfor many years they have put on aChristmas dinner with all the trim-mings. All the tenants are givenChristmas presents which this pastChristmas they gave toiletries andeach tenant received a windbreaker

jacket. Each year this is a hugeevent that everyone looks forward toincluding the GM employees and theUnited Auto Worker members. In attendance at the bar-b-q weresome local Wentzville dignitaries.Mayor Nick Guccione, WentzvillePolice Chief Lisa Harrison andBoard of Alderman member SonyaShryock were there and also enjoyedtalking to the citizens who help putthem in office. Chief Harrison spoke to thetenants and told them never be afaidto call on them because they arethere to serve and protect the com-munity. Each year the Wentzville Policeknock on doors of local seniors tomake sure everyone is OK in ex-treme summer temperatures. This isa service that is extremely importantto our local police department andeveryone thanks them for caring. Be sure to visit the new Wentz-ville police department Facebook!

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(June 25, 2012) Wentzville, MO… The Wentzville School District has beennamed to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Top Workplaces list! The list recog-nizes great companies based on the survey opinions of those that matter most– the employees. For the project, the Post-Dispatch teamed up with Work-place Dynamics, a survey company that works with dozens of other newspa-pers nationwide. Nearly 1,300 WSD staff members responded to the surveyover a three week period in April, which accounts for more than 70% ofDistrict employees who took the time to provide valuable feedback. “This vote of confidence is a powerful indicator to our parents, students,and the community that we have a top notch organization that values thework of our employees,” said Superintendent Dr. Terry Adams. “It is confir-mation that our employees feel inspired, and are given the room to do greatthings.” Only those employers that scored the highest locally and met nationalbenchmarks made the list. The Post-Dispatch used the data gathered in thesurveys to produce a section in the June 24th edition that included profiles ofthe best local employers and other stories exploring how great companiesinspire their workforces to excellence. The online version can be viewed atwww.stltoday.com/news/special-reports/topworkplaces2012/. Top Workplaces was created by WorkplaceDynamics in 2006. The pro-gram is based on the belief that “The most successful companies are the onesthat employees believe in.” Over 4,000 organizations now participate in theprogram, and over one million employees complete a survey each year toprovide feedback about their company.

Wentzville School District Named to the St.Louis Post-Dispatch Top Workplaces List

Woman holding young Child killed inDrive-by Shooting in Inkster

INKSTER, Mich- Just before 12:30 Monday morning, Inkster Police say awoman was sitting in the passenger seat of a car in front of an abandonedhouse on Isabelle when someone drove by and opened fire. The woman waskilled. The victim was holding a two-year-old baby when she was shot. Thank-fully the baby was not hurt, but for one mother the shooting was too close tohome. “It’s very sad to hear because it could’ve been anybody,” said MoniquePollard. “I have small children myself and it’s just horrible.” Police are not commenting on this story, but they did say they are look-ing for the driver of a black Chevy Cobalt with tinted windows. Anyonewith information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-OUT orInkster Police.

Warning: Burglars also Read theObituaries, too Losing a loved one is painful enough. Imagine the horror of coming homefrom the funeral to find your home burglarized. That was the nightmare awaiting Cindy and Dennis Hidgon of Clarkson,Ken., last week after the couple buried their son Christian, who had beenmurdered a few days earlier. “When I walked in, you know, I think I did just almost fall,” CindyHidgon told WLKY news. “I thought, ‘Dear God, you don’t do this.’ Theyhad to be just totally heartless people.” The house was ransacked while everyone was gone. The thieves tooklaptops, jewelry, guns and cash. “It’s not the monetary value of what they took. It’s like they totallyhumiliated us in our own house,” Dennis Hidgon told WLKY. Kentucky State Police say the burglars assumed the house would beempty while everyone was at the cemetery. It’s possible, police say, therewas an accomplice at the funeral. Unfortunately, this is not an isolated case. “Obituary burglaries,” as theyare sometimes called, are happening across the country. In March, burglars broke into the home of Normaline and Robert Skees inHardin County, Kentucky while she was at the cemetery burying her hus-band of ten years. Kentucky State Police say the thieves took several guns,jewelry, coins and more than 30 pocket watches. “I cannot even describe in words what it felt like to have all that stuff thathe had spent his entire life collecting gone in such a short time,” Normalinetold WAVE TV. Last month, Sherriff’s deputies in Snohomish County, Wash., (just northof Seattle) arrested three men for more than a half-dozen obituary burglariesthat took place between December of 2011 and March of this year. Burglars broke into the home of John and Danutsia Burgy while theywere attending his mother’s funeral. They got away with nearly half a mil-lion dollars in jewelry and family heirlooms. On what was an incredibly sadday, the Burgys had to deal with losing their financial security. “They cleared us out,” John Burgy told KOMO TV. “I mean, they tookanything of any value at all. Many of the stolen items had sentimental value. The burglars took papersand artifacts dating back to World War II that belonged to Danutsia’s parents,including her mother’s wedding ring. They also grabbed John Burgy’sawards, citations and commission papers from 20 years in the U.S. CoastGuard Reserves. “In their world, we’re all a bunch of dang suckers,” Burgy told KOMO.“And they probably look at us as just marks.” Shari Irenton, Communications Director for the Snohomish CountySheriff’s Department says an empty house is an inviting target for thieves. “It just makes it a lot easier for criminals to get in, spend as much time asthey want inside and to get out,” Ireton tells me. Some funeral homes now warn about the risk of burglary. On its website,the Cypress Fairbanks Funeral Home in Houston, Texas, suggests a numberof ways to help the bereaved family. Along with answering the phone, greetvisitors, and coordinate food, they also list: “House-sit to prevent burglariesduring the funeral and visitations.” Any time you’re going to be gone for an extended period, especiallywhen it’s fairly obvious (such as a funeral, high school graduation or vaca-tion) get a house sitter or ask the neighbors to watch the place and report anysuspicious activity. “People looking out for each other is the best form of crime prevention,”Ireton says. And as harsh as this may sound, don’t post funeral details on social mediasites. Bad guys read those, too. Your funeral notice just lets them know whenthe house will be empty. Unfortunately, there are a lot of bad people in the world. Remember thatand act accordingly to protect yourself.

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Man charged with hiring Hitman to killHitman who killed his Wife Police say a Detroit-area man wascaught on tape trying to hire some-one to kill the hitman who killed hiswife, according to media reports. Authorities arrested Bob Basharaof Grosse Pointe Park on Mondayand charged him with solicitation ofmurder, prosecutors said in a newsconference, NBC station WDIVreported. The Detroit Free Pressreported that he was arrested at aproperty he owned that police saidhad a sex dungeon in the basement. Officials allege Bashara offeredto pay someone to murder JosephGentz, the man charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy tocommit murder in the death of JaneBashara, the Detroit Free Pressreported. Wayne County Prosecutor KymWorthy told reporters that Basharahad several meetings with someonebetween June 8 and June 25 with theintention of hiring the person to killGentz in the detention facility wherehe’s being held before his July 23court date. “We are alleging that this defen-dant, Mr. Bashara, met with anotherperson, not a law enforcementofficial, on several occasions for thepurpose of hatching a plan to kill Mr.Gentz in jail,” Worthy said. WDIV reported that the manwhom Bashara is accused of solicit-ing to carry out the murder wascooperating with police and waswired for audioWorth said Bashara also met with asecond person whom he wanted tokill Gentz, the paper reported. ported that Bashara was a personof interest in his wife’s death after hefailed a polygraph examination, buthe hasn’t been charged.

Jane Bashara was strangled in herSUV in January. The station reported that sourcessaid Gentz, who had been Bashara’shandyman on several real estatedeals, killed Jane Bashara on herhusband’s order. David Griem, Bashara’s attorney,told the paper that his client believeshe was being set up. “He was shocked, he was sur-prised, he didn’t know why he hadbeen arrested,” Griem told the paper. He said Bashara told him beforebeing transferred to a county jail,“David, this is a setup.” Griem told the paper that Basharasaid he believes the person trying toset him up is someone he knows, butnot well. Griem said Bashara thinksit’s someone who sold furniture andappliances to him. Griem said a man approachedBashara several times about the ideaof killing Gentz, but turned himdown each time. Gentz’s attorney, Susan Reed,told the paper she alerted officialsthat her client was in danger whensomeone told her about the plotagainst him. She didn’t suspectBashara of being involved until hewas arrested. “It makes sense,” she told thenewspaper. Gentz has been moved intosegregation in jail for his own safety,the Free Press reported. WDIVreported that Bashara is on suicidewatch in a county jail. At Bashara’s arraignmentWednesday, bail was set at $15million, the Free Press reported. If convicted, both Bashara andGentz could each face up to life inprison.

Bath Salt Bandit Arrested After Police Chase

A seven hour manhunt resultswith police and sheriff‘s deputiesarresting their man. It all began around 6:30 Mondaymorning at a bait and tackle store onHighway 94 in St. Charles County. Authorities said a man stole somebath salts. In the past police saidsome bath salts were nothing morethan synthetic illegal drugs. The man fled in a vehicle andpolice pursued. He ditched thevehicle in Wentzville and took off onfoot. Finally around 1:30 p.m. policearrested the 35-year-old man in aWentzville subdivision. He is fromTroy, Missouri. The incident had residents onedge as police searched their neigh-borhood. Makayla Sasse said, “I waskind of freaked especially it was justme and my mom at home, first thingshe was like let`s get the guns.”Another woman added, “Yes, I wason guard.”

St. Charles Sheriff Deputy Sgt.Jeff Ochs said, “To find him, it wasvery difficult we`ve been at this allmorning.” Earlier 17-year-old AndrewBeilman spotted the shirtless manwho was wearing only shorts andsocks run through his back yard.Beilman said, “We do have a Dober-man that was chasing him and hechased him, like we have an electricfence, he could only chase him so farI guess the guy was hiding back inthe woods.” Sgt. Ochs said the team work ofhis department and other agenciespaid off, “So thru perseverance weeventually located him…it`s a reliefgetting him off the street and we canalso possibly clear up a crime withmore investigation.” The man who was arrested madethis comment, “It`s this goddameconomy making a good man do badthings. Madden: So, you don`t usethem? No comment.” Bath salts have been stolen fromthe store before and police recoveredthe evidence and determined the saltswere illegal drugs. The store ownerwas charged and is scheduled to goon trial this fall. The latest stolenbath salts will also be checked andthe store owner could be in evenmore trouble.

Weekend saturation efforts on Missouri waterways have netted 15arrests for boating while intoxicated and 44 citations for safety violations.“Operation Dry Water” is a national effort to reduce boating while intoxi-cated .Special enforcement operations were conducted on the Lake of theOzarks, as well as the Osage and Gasconade rivers, where 182 boaterswere stopped. The Highway and Water Patrol says special enforcementoperations will continue throughout the summer months.

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The City of Wentzville Parks and Recreation department provides manyopportunities for people of all ages. Programs offered include fitness,sports leagues, cultural arts and enrichment classes. In addition, the depart-ment offers special events throughout the year including the Hill of ThrillsSoapbox Race, Easter Egg Hunt, Holiday Night Lights and many others.We strive to offer something for everyone in the community.The Parks and Recreation Department prides itself in keeping each parksafe and beautiful for everyone to enjoy. Parks in the community featureplaygrounds, picnic shelters, paved trails, ball fields, a fishing lake, swim-ming pool, and many other outdoor amenities. Progress Park houses theadministrative offices, gymnasium, fitness center and Progress Park Center.The Center is a banquet hall facility which can be rented to host weddingreceptions, birthday parties or other indoor festivities. The Parks and Recreation brochure is published three times each year.All residents receive the brochure by mail. To view an online PDF versionclick Fun Times or pick up a copy from the Parks and Recreation office.

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Phoenix Boy, 14, shoots armed Intruderwhile watching three younger Siblings

A 4-year-old Phoenix boy shot an intruder who broke into his homewhile brandishing a gun as the teenager watched his three younger sib-lings, police said. The teen and his brothers and sisters were at home alone at their resi-dence at 55th Avenue and Baseline when a woman rang the doorbellFriday. The teen didn’t open the door because he didn’t recognize her,Police Officer James Holmes said Saturday. Soon after, the teen heard a bang on the door, rushed his siblings up-stairs and got a handgun from his parent’s bedroom. When he got to the topof the stairs, he saw a man breaking through the front door and point a gunat him. The boy shot the 37-year-old man, who is in critical condition butexpected to survive and be booked into jail. Holmes said the suspect did not get a shot off. He declined to releasehis name until he is booked into jail. The woman who rang the home’s doorbell got away. Holmes hailed the teen’s actions and his parents for teaching the kids tonever open the door to strangers. “The police and indeed our community does not ever want to see asituation where a teenager of that age has to take a weapon to protect hisfamily ... but this young man did exactly what he should have done,” hesaid. “I’m not sure he gave full thought about what he had to do. He justacted.” Holmes said that the gun the teen grabbed was his father’s, but did notknow whether the boy had been trained to use it. He said the family, whose names were not released, is declining tospeak to reporters about the ordeal, saying that they “are all pretty trauma-tized.” “The dad was pretty much out of his mind with distress, officerscouldn’t even talk to him,” Holmes said. “It’s going to take them a while torecover mentally.” He said police don’t yet know what the suspect’s intentions were andthat will be one of the first questions they ask him when he is well enoughto talk. “This was mid-block in a neighborhood, at 4:30 in the afternoon insummertime and children are there,” he said. “They just took a heck of agamble for this particular house, and we’ve got to try to figure out why.” Holmes added that the family is lucky that the teen acted so swiftly andeffectively. “As ugly as this is, and as much as this family is going through, wedon’t have injured children on our hands,” he said.

Top Secret: $80B a Year for Food Stamps,but Feds won’t reveal what’s Purchased Americans spend $80 billion each year financing food stamps for thepoor, but the country has no idea where or how the money is spent. Food stamps can be spent on goods ranging from candy to steak and areaccepted at retailers from gas stations that primarily sell potato chips tofried-chicken restaurants. And as the amount spent on food stamps has morethan doubled in recent years, the amount of food stamps laundered into cashhas increased dramatically, government statistics show. But the government won’t say which stores are doing the most businessin food stamps, and even it doesn’t know what kinds of food those taxpayerdollars buy. Coinciding with lobbying by convenience stores, the U.S. Department ofAgriculture, which administers the program in conjunction with states,contends that disclosing how much each store authorized to accept benefits,known as the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), re-ceives in taxpayer funds would amount to revealing trade secrets. As a result, fraud is hard to track and the efficacy of the massive programis impossible to evaluate. As the House debates the once-every-five-years farm bill, the majority ofwhich goes to food stamps, there is a renewed and fervent call from a broadspectrum of camps that the information — some of the most high-dollar,frequently requested and closely held secrets of the government — be setfree. “We can’t release it based on federal rules. If it were up to us, I wouldn’thave a problem releasing the information. It’s taxpayer money,” said TomSteinhauser with the division of benefit programs for the Virginia Depart-ment of Social Services. The District said it would be illegal to tell the newspaper how many foodstamp dollars were flowing to each local vendor, but first offered to sell TheWashington Times the information for $125,000. “Why don’t you just pay the charges? Your paper has a lot of money,”said David Umansky, spokesman for the District’s chief financial officer. Told that the newspaper would not pay, the CFO’s office then said thatonly JP Morgan, to which it contracted out operations, had access to thestore totals and that the office had never looked at them. After six months ofthe local government attempting to extract the information from JP Morgan,the District finally said that releasing the information would be illegal.

States instructed not to tell

Maryland denied The Times’ request for data under the Freedom ofInformation Act, saying the information belonged to the federal government,which instructed states not to release it. Legislation seemingly designed to protect the industry goes so far as tosay that anyone who releases the amount of food stamp dollars paid to astore can be jailed. Profiting from the poor’s taxpayer-funded purchases has become bigbusiness for a mix of major companies and corner bodegas, which havespent millions of dollars lobbying Congress and the USDA to keep themoney flowing freely. The National Association of Convenience Store Operators alone spendsmillions of dollars on lobbying yearly, including $1 million in the firstquarter of this year.

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Lose Weight Easily: Start SnackingDuring The Day

Even when dieting, you need to eat a sufficient amount of food. Don’tmake the mistake of eating meals with little calories and nutrition. Althoughyou may shed pounds, you are not doing anything to improve your long-termhealth. By making fresh produce more desirable with healthy condiments, youwill be sure to eat greater quantities. Natural apple sauce is a very healthyand tasty alternative to some of the fattening condiments out there. If you work full-time, be certain to bring snacks that are healthy to workwith you. These snacks will help you survive the day and prevent a possiblecrash when work is over. You may end up reaching for something from avending machine that will really hurt your dieting efforts. Instead of having your largest meal for dinner, make midday the time foryour big meal. If you ormally eat a sandwich for lunch, change it up and eatit for supper, instead. It will be easier to burn off the calories of the largermeal, as most of us are more physically active during the day. Have an odometer to keep track of the amount of steps you take. Focus ontaking around 10,000 steps per day if you want to lose weight. If you are notwalking enough each day, a pedometer can provide great motivation to getmoving. A great way to lose weight is to eat a bowl of cereal at least 5 days aweek. It causes you to ingest both fiber and calcium. You’ll need to avoidsugar-soaked sweet cereals; they have disadvantages that outweigh anybenefits. Stick with those that contain the least sugar. Make mustard your condiment of choice instead of mayonnaise. Mayo isextremely high in calories and fat. Try substituting low calorie, low fatmustard instead. When you order your food with out mayo, it will cut calo-ries. Give yourself some rewards. If you’re sticking to the diet you chose, it isokay to reward yourself every now and then with a slice of cake or even witha small glass of wine. This doesn’t mean that you’ve fallen off your diet.Rather, it means you have earned the right to a minor splurge, having doneso well with your dieting efforts. You shouldn’t, however, reward yourselffor every little thing. Your diet is not a punishment, it is a new, healthierlifestyle.

Top 4 Healthy Summer Hair Tips:Prevant Heat, Chorine, Salt & UVDamage

ming is to wet your hair thoroughly before getting into salt water at thebeach or a pool with chlorine. The tap water you put on your hair will helpfill in your hair’s open shafts and will clog them up so the chlorine or saltcan’t soak in and do any damage. Never go into the pool with dry hair! Afterswimming, be sure to wash your hair with clarifying shampoo and hairproducts so you can be sure you get any remaining chlorine out of your hair.Protect Hair Color from Sun DamageTo keep your color (whether you highlight, bleach or dye) safe from the sunduring the summer months, there are several things you can do. First, youcan spray your hair with sunscreen before you experience any lengthyexposure to the sun. You might be able to find specialized hair products tohelp prevent hair sun damage, however they are made of basically the sameingredients as regular sunscreen with moderate to high SPF levels. If you’relike most women, you’d rather save time and money by using one productfor both purposes. In addition, don’t ever use lemon or other lighteningproducts on your hair in an attempt to naturally highlight it. It can dry outyour hair and leave you with more damage than it’s worth.Give Hair More Moisture & Heat ProtectionIf you want to encourage growth or healthy, shiny hair, it’s important toavoid any type of heat damage. Not only do you likely blow dry or curl yourhair every day, excessive exposure to outdoor heat can also cause issues withyour hair care. If you find your hair is getting drier than usual, be sure tofocus on ways to hydrate or moisturize it more. One easy trick to try is todouble condition. You can quickly do this by using a 2-in-1 shampoo andconditioner product, followed by a deep conditioner. If you find your rootsaren’t as dry as the ends, simply use the extra conditioner on the ends alone.Just like throughout the rest of the year, be sure you trim any split ends everysix to eight weeks to help get rid of any damage, as well.

Stop Breakouts and Hair Breakage Caused by Scalp SweatWhen you’re out in the summer heat and your hair gets ultra-sweaty, thereare a few things you can to do protect your complexion as well as your hair.First, always be sure to wear only cloth covered elastic bands in your hair. Ifyou use any other type, your sweaty hair can get tangled up in it and canbreak easily. In addition, to avoid any skin breakouts, be sure you keep yourhair away from your face. Sweaty hair can easily stick to your forehead orcheeks, and cause you to experience acne or heat rashes.

Most people know summer sunand activities can wreak havoc onyour skin. Thus, they often take greatprecautions to avoid getting sun-burnt. But, the warm weather ele-ments can also do real damage onyour hair. Use these tips to learn howto keep healthy hair throughout thissunny season.Protect Hair from Salt Water &ChorineBefore you jump into the pool or theocean to swim, you’ll need to take afew precautionary steps to protectyour hair. The best thing you can todo protect your hair before swim-

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Ten Secrets of Grilling Perfection

From the way the charcoal briquettes are arranged to finding that perfectset of tongs, every home grilling expert has his or her secrets. For many,grilling goes beyond just a practical warm-weather cooking method and itbecomes more of an art form. But to become a true grilling great, it’s important to compare your tipswith other experts. Because she wants everyone to have the perfect grillingexperience this summer, Elizabeth Karmel, author of “Taming the Flame”and executive chef at New York’s Hill Country Barbecue Market and HillCountry Chicken, is sharing some of her grilling secrets. In partnership with Weber Sauces & Seasonings, Karmel shares 10 ofher secrets for grilling success:

1. Oil the food, not the grates. If you wipe oil on your grates, you are essentially gluing your food tothem. The oil burns quickly on the hot cooking grates and becomes sticky,“gluing” uncoated food to the grates. When you oil the food, it keeps thejuices inside the food, promotes caramelization and prevents sticking.2. “Stop-and-go” tongs. Prevent cross contamination (raw meat with cooked meat) by using redduct tape on raw food tongs and green duct tape on the cooked food tongs.3. Swollen Belly Syndrome. Avoid a burger that looks like a hockey puck with a swollen belly bymaking a small depression in the middle of the uncooked burger before yougrill. This indentation will prevent the burgers from swelling up and round-ing out while cooking.4. The juicy details. Using juice as a marinade can add a blast of fresh and juicy flavor.Weber Just Add Juice is the first and only marinade mix formulated to blendspices with a variety of juices.5. Steakhouse look. Crosshatch marks on steak are easier to achieve than they look. Justbefore turning the steak, rotate it a quarter turn to the right and grill forabout two minutes. Rotate another quarter turn for two more minutes.6. Patience prevents stickage. Raw meat naturally sticks to the grate when you first put it on. Bepatient and walk away for a few minutes. It naturally releases itself.7. Plastic bag trick. Combine juice with your favorite Weber Just Add Juice marinade mixand place it in a resealable plastic bag. Add food, close the bag and massageit through the bag. It locks the flavor in and makes it much easier to store inyour refrigerator.8. Tongs as a juicer. If you want to get all the juice out of citrus quickly and easily, try this:Cut a piece of citrus in half and place it on the back half of chef’s tongs.Hold on to both the front and back of the tongs, and squeeze into a bowl.The leverage and strength of the steel turns tongs into a great juicer.9. Visual clues for checking doneness. It’s not always possible to use a meat thermometer. Look for visualclues to check doneness. For example: Ribs are done when the meat hasshrunk back from the bones and the bones are dry. If the chicken juice isclear, then you know it’s done. Salmon is done when the translucent stripsin the fish turn opaque. Shrimp is done when it turns pink and curls up.10. Finish it steakhouse style. Bring your food up a notch by using a finishing element such as extravirgin olive oil, a compound butter, the new Weber all-natural BBQ Saucemade with real molasses, fresh herbs or flavored vinaigrette.

Everyone uses their memory atsome point during their work day.Whether you are a teacher, stay-at-home mom, medical professional,skilled laborer, restaurant server, orspecialize in another craft, yourhippocampus – the part of the brainthat supports short-term memory – iscritical for remembering importantappointments, names and even whereyou parked your car. A recent survey conducted byNMI Research and DSM NutritionalProducts found that 84 percent ofmore than 1,000 respondents ranked“memory” as being the most impor-tant occupational skill. Other topranking skills include problemsolving (85 percent) and organiza-tional skills (87 percent). Nelson Dellis, 28, the two-timeUSA Memory Champion, works as amemory consultant by day. Delliswent on to win the 2012 USAMemory Championship after memo-rizing and recalling 303 randomdigits in less than five minutes. “Many people ask me what’s thesecret to memorizing random names,faces, numbers, shopping lists,among many other things,” saysDellis. “I’m not super human; I’m atypical everyday guy who incorpo-rates the right mix of lifestyle factorsto help support my brain andmemory health. These lifestylefactors include giving my memory aworkout, eating brain-healthy foodsand exercising.” Dellis has a few secrets to hissuccess, which can be easily incor-porated into your daily routine tohelp support the health of yourhippocampus.Tip 1: Exercise your hippocampus.Engage in brain-stimulating activi-ties, including reading, creating art,completing crosswords, learning anew language or playing a newinstrument. Or, start training to be amental athlete in next year’s USAMemory Championship.Tip 2: Focus and make it interesting.When trying to remember a person’sname, associate their name with animage. Be sure to make the imageinteresting and visualize the image

on the person’s shoulder or on thetop of their head. The more outra-geous the image, the better chanceyou’ll remember their name.Tip 3: Eat a brain-healthy diet.Foods rich in DHA omega-3 helpsupport overall brain health andmemory function. Try eating DHA-rich fish (salmon, trout, tuna) or, ifyou’re vegetarian or want a sustain-able source of DHA, try algal DHA-fortified foods and beverages or analgal DHA supplement. Look for thelife’sDHA logo on the packaging.Tip 4: Give your body a workout.Engage in physical activity for atleast 30 minutes a day to encouragenew brain cells and connections toform. Dellis exercises regularly andis preparing to climb Mount Everestin early 2013.

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Leaps of Love, an organizationestablished to embrace familiesaffected by childhood brain tumorsand late-effects of childhoodcancer, has recently been donated a2008 Rayburn Combo Race Car w/604 Crate to be raffled off to raisefunds for its organization. Winnermay choose between the Car or$10,000! The 'Race Ready' Crate Car willbe taken and displayed at many ofthe tracks throughout the raceseason where they will sell tickets$20 each or 6 for $100. You mayalso purchase tickets online atwww.leapsoflove.org. DRAWING WILL BE HELDFriday, October 12, 2012 at inter-mission at the Tri City Speedwayin Granite City, IL. No tickets willbe sold after the start of the firstrace at Tri City Speedway Friday,October 12, 2012; and no ticketswill be sold after 12:00 noon onOctober 12, 2012, if purchasedover the internet. The winner doesnot have to be in attendance towin. Highland Speedway has alsodesignated Saturday, July 21, 2012as Leaps of Love Night at theRaces. Many of the families thatLOL serves will be at the track thatafternoon playing games andmeeting the drivers as they arrive."Most of these families have neverattended a dirt track race before.They are so excited to not only bethere but to have the opportunity tomeet and greet the drivers." For every admission ticket soldfor this race, $5 will be donated to'Leaps of Love.' There will be alsobe a 50/50 drawing and raffle itemsthroughout the evening. Sponsor-ship opportunities are also avail-able; a tax-deductible donation of aproduct for the raffle, donation of aservice for the raffle, monetarydonation OR 'Event Sponsor; for$500. As an 'Event Sponsor', youwill receive recognition on signageposted at the event, name men-tioned throughout the evening, aswell as 4 VIP tickets that includedraft beer, wine and food. Leaps of Love is a nonprofitorganization out of Highland, ILthat was established in 2010 toembrace families affected bychildhood brain tumors and late-effects of childhood cancer byproviding hope, strength andencouragement to meet the chal-lenges they face today as well asthe long-term effects of tomorrow. For more information about theraffle, contact Traci Riechmann attraci@leapsoflove.org. For moreinformation about Leaps of Love,call 618-410-7212 or go online atwww.leapsoflove.org.

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Crate Car Raffle For"Leap of Love"

USS Columbus ToHold Reunion

Navy and Marine Corps shipmateswho served on the USS COLUM-BUS CA-74/CG-12 from 1944through 1976 and the USS COLUM-BUS (SSN-762) past and present, ifyou would like to share memoriesand camaraderie with old friends andmake new ones, please contact AllenR. Hope, President, 3828 HobsonRoad, Fort Wayne, IN 46815-4505Home: (260) 486-2221 - 8AM -5PM Eastern Time Fax: 260-492-9771. USS COLUMBUS CA-74/CG-12/SSN-762 Reunion Septem-ber 12 – September 16, 2012 atHOLIDAY INN PORTLAND AIR-PORT –PORTLAND, OR. Pleasecontact Allen R. Hope, President,3828 Hobson Road, Fort Wayne, IN46815-4505 Home: (260) 486-2221 -8AM - 5PM Eastern Time Fax: (260)492-9771

Wentzville WeeklyFlea Market500 Main Street

Open 6:00am till ? every Sundayyear-round. Spaces for vendors just$20.00 and are first come first/takenprior to 7:00am unless marked"Reserved.". Ample parking,restrooms and concessions. No petsallowed or to be sold un the fleamarket grounds.

Bingo Each SaturdayNight WentzvilleCommunity Club500 Main Street Doors open 2 hours before callingbegins, Games begin at 7:00 pm.*You must be 16 yrs. old to playbingo. Our bar is open for beer, soda,popcorn, hot pretzels with cheese, &candy. and our kitchen is open formeals. Come have a great time!

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Important City Phone Numbers

City Hall310 West Pearce Blvd.

636-327-5101

Police Department, 1019 Schroeder Creek Blvd.

636-327-5105

Fire Protection District209 W. Pearce Blvd.

636-332-9869

Public Works 636-327-5102

Parks & Recreation636-332-9236

Wentzville—Technology has changed nearlyevery aspect of people’s lives, especially howthey obtain information and communicate witheach other. The changes are particularly evidentamong teens and young adults, who have grownup in the digital age. To ensure they are commu-nicating effectively with this digital generation,Wentzville’s Police and Parks departments haverecently launched their own Facebook pages. Thecity of Wentzville has had a presence onFacebook since 2010, but by offering their ownseparate pages, the Police and Parks departmentshope to offer a more focused look at who they areand what they do. Wentzville Police Chief Lisa Harrison said,“We are trying to reach the new generation offolks out there in the way they communicate. Wewant residents and visitors to trust and even‘know’ the police, and we feel establishing apresence on Facebook is one way to achieve thatgoal.” Although the Police department’s page

is only a few weeks old, it’s already filled withphotos of department activities, such as the recentRod Run and Special Olympics Torch Run. Thepage also shares information on things like thePolice Explorer Program, ways people can avoidbecoming a crime victim, and how residents canjoin in on National Night Out this year on August7. The Parks Facebook page offers pictures ofParks projects and events, along with short, to-the-point information blurbs. Facebook friends ofthe page can use it as an easy way to find eventreminders, registration deadlines, and updates onweather conditions that might affect scheduledprograms or facility operations. Facebookusers can check out all the information these newpages offer by entering “Wentzville Parks &Recreation” or “Wentzville Missouri PoliceDepartment” in the “search for people, places andthings” field on Facebook.

Wentzville Police and Parks Departments UsingFacebook to Reach Digital Generation

City Of Wentzville SetsDeadline To Apply forVacant Aldermanic Seat Ward 3 residents have until 5 p.m. July 5 toapply for appointment to the seat. Applicationsthen will be sent to the Board of Aldermen andMayor Nick Guccione for consideration. The mayor then is required to call a specialmeeting to ask the board to approve his appoint-ment to fill the vacancy. The appointed aldermanwould serve until the April 2013 election. The board on June 13 approved a bill allowingresidents to apply when city elective officesbecome vacant. The bill was a product of anongoing struggle between the current five boardmembers and Guccione over how to fill thevacancy. Guccione held the seat before winningthe April 3 mayoral election. If the board rejects the mayor’s selection, theseat could remain vacant until the April 2013election. Officials say a special election to fill thevacancy would be too expensive.

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