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Nice ‘werk’
Longtime church organist moves to the pews
‘Never
gave
By Laura Marlow
For the Leader
up hope’
For 12 months, Henrietta Werkmeis-
ter’s name is marking the road leading Suspect charged
from Jeffco Boulevard to Immaculate
Conception Catholic Church, where she in 2016 death
has played the organ for, oh, about 816
months.
That’s nearly 70 years.
of Pevely man
Arnold resident “Etta” Weldele Werk- By Kevin Carbery
meister, 80, played at Immaculate Con- For the Leader
ception the first time in 1950. Although
officially retired from the post of church A Pevely man has been charged in
organist, she still plays an average of two connection with the 2016 shooting death
or three funerals or weddings a week, of David Bewig Jr.,
either at Immaculate Conception, at St. also of Pevely, in
David, also in Arnold, or St. Mark in south north St. Louis.
St. Louis County. The victim’s fa-
She and her husband, Russell “Russ” ther said his family
Werkmeister, 81, recently celebrated knows the suspect
their 60th wedding anniversary, and one and credited a TV
of their gifts was the street sign, which news crime segment
their daughter won by bidding at the Im- for spurring an ar-
maculate Conception fundraising auction rest in the case.
in October. The sign is posted on the short According to Darin Schmidt
road that runs alongside Rock Township court records, Darin
Fire Protection District’s Station 1, con- Schmidt, 33, was charged Dec. 21 in St.
necting the Immaculate Conception Laura Marlow photo Louis Div. 22 Circuit Court with the class
Henrietta Werkmeister in her familiar seat at the Immaculate Conception Catholic
See WERKMEISTER, Page 20 Church organ. She has played at the church for almost 70 years. See ARREST, Page 20

‘The best is still yet to come’

Waller reflects on his eight years as county executive

sign outside his office.

Ted Howell photo
Ken Waller with the county executive
Ken Waller has been county executive
for eight years – the first eight years of
Jefferson County’s home rule, or charter,
form of government, which voters ap-
proved in 2008 and which fully took effect
in 2011.
In the midst of what seemed to be
nearly constant conflict with the Jefferson
County Council, Waller, 57, a Republican,
decided in mid-2017 not to run for a third
four-year term as county executive. He

position he won against Democrat Randy

Holman, whom he defeated for county
executive in 2010 and whom he appointed
to fill a vacancy for county clerk.
With days left to go in Waller’s ad-
Q
eventually opted to run for county clerk, a

ministration, the Leader’s Steve Taylor sat

down with him and talked about his time
as the county’s top elected officer.
You’ve been the county execu-
tive for nearly eight years. Have you
thought about what it’s going to feel
like not to be the county executive?

Waller: It will be quite an adjust-

ment, for sure. It’s kind of a 24/7 kind of
a job, and every job I’ve ever had I’ve

See WALLER, Page 18

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2 Jefferson County Leader News Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019

Kinder named to Festus R-6 Hall of Fame

By Kevin Carbery
For the Leader
The late Maj. Kevin Kinder will be
inducted into the Festus R-6 School Dis-
trict Hall of Fame on Friday, Jan. 11, at
the Festus High gym, between the junior
varsity and varsity boys basketball games
that evening against the Hillsboro Hawks.
The ceremony is slated to start at
approximately 6:40 p.m.
Typically, R-6 Hall of Fame induc-
tions take place the day of the Tigers’
homecoming football game each autumn,
but the induction was moved because
Kinder family members could not attend
the football game, school officials said.
The honor for Kinder, a 1975 Festus
High graduate, is well deserved, Super-
intendent Link Luttrell said. Kinder, who
died of pneumonia at age 61 on May
6, spent the last portion of his teaching
career at Festus Middle School. He went
into education after a 20-year career in
the U.S. Army.
“Kevin was a longtime educator for
Festus Middle School,” Luttrell said. “A
great person, definitely worthy of the
induction. Definitely was a role model
to many young students. Very well re-
spected.”
At Festus High, Kinder “was a stand-
out athlete and star performer in the band
(as a trumpeter),” according to a press
release from the district. His senior year
he was named Mr. Football and won the
John Philip Sousa Award for outstanding
band achievement.
The late Maj. Kevin Kinder receiving
the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drum
Major Award at the 2018 Black History
Luncheon in Festus.
After high school, Kinder went to
Northeast Missouri State University (now
Truman State University) in Kirksville,
where he was a leader in the ROTC
program while working on a bachelor’s
degree in health and physical education
he gained in 1979.
He met his wife, the late Sherri Lynn
Troy, in college and the couple married
shortly after graduation. They were
parents of two children, Alicia Kinder-
Wimbley and Adrian Kinder.
Kinder earned the first of two mas-
ter’s degrees while serving in the Army.
In addition to several stateside assign-
ments, he served stints in Germany twice
and Cuba once. He received the Army
Achievement Medal, the Army Commen-
dation Badge, the Meritorious Service
Medal, the Defense Meritorious Medal
and the Parachute Badge. He retired from
the Army in 1996.
He started his career in education
that year in the Ferguson-Florissant
School District as dean of students in the
district’s alternative education program.
In a May 24 Leader story, Kinder-
Wimbley said of her father, “He was re-
ally good at working with troubled youth,
getting them back on track to return to a
regular school setting. He handled disci-
pline issues, too. He ran a tight ship, but
the passion was always there for his stu-
dents. He saw something in the kids that
they maybe couldn’t see in themselves.”
He later decided to work with adults
and for a time worked at Allied College
in St. Louis County teaching general
education classes.
In 2006, he was hired by Festus R-6
to teach health at Festus Middle School.
He became known for wearing his Army
dress blue uniform on special occasions
and inspiring students to set high goals.
He also established the Grapplers Schol-
arship for senior wrestlers.
Kinder-Wimbley said her father “was
proud of where he came from, proud he
was able to travel the world and make a
difference.”
He retired from the Festus R-6
School District shortly before his death.
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Search for Geneva Adams’ body continues

Excavation of plot
in Illinois cemetery
turns up empty
By Tony Krausz
For the Leader
Herculaneum Police Chief Mark
Tulgetske said he is disappointed after the
excavation of an unmarked burial plot in
an Illinois cemetery didn’t help solve a
42-year-old mystery.
Authorities dug up a plot recorded as
a pauper’s grave Dec. 17 at Greenwood
Cemetery in Fairview Heights, Ill., with
hopes that the body of Geneva Adams,
who vanished July 24, 1976, would be
found.
Instead, the plot was empty.
Arnold man receives
120-year sentence for
child porn conviction
Dennis M. Suellentrop Jr., 38,
of Arnold has been sentenced to 120
years in prison for the production and
possession of child pornography.
U.S. District Court Judge Cath-
erine D. Perry issued the sentence
Dec. 20, the U.S. Attorney’s Office,
Eastern District of Missouri reported
in a press release.
According to court documents,
between Aug. 19, 2016, and Jan. 1,
2017, Suellentrop produced child
pornography videos of an infant and
possessed other images of child por-
nography.
Suellentrop pleaded guilty in Sep-
tember to seven counts of production
of child pornography and one count
of possession of child pornography.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s
Office, the FBI and the Missouri
Internet Crimes Against Children
Task Force investigated the case.
Assistant district attorney Rob Liv-
ergood handled the case for the U.S.
Attorney’s Office.
-- Kevin Carbery
“We are con- graveyard. The location records reflect cemetery.
fused and going
back to square one
it, but there is nothing there. The records
are not correct.”
“We are not going to give up,”
Tulgetske said.
to try and find it
again,” Tulgetske
If a body had been found, the remains Mills, who is now 76, is serving a
were to be transported to the University 10-year prison sentence at Butner Federal
said Dec. 28. “There
was nothing in the
of North Texas, which specializes in hu- Correctional Institution in North Carolina
man identification, and DNA from the for possession of a firearm. He is sched-
spot it was supposed body would have been tested to see if it uled to be released on Aug. 12, 2019.
to be.” matches Adams’ DNA. He is a person of interest in another
Adams, who Steve Crump, one of Adams’ 10 chil- unsolved case – the killing of Cynthia
lived in Festus, was Geneva Adams
1975 photo dren from her first marriage, said this was Horan.
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peared after visiting the old Artesian were close to finding the body of their on July 18, 1985. She was a secretary for
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4 Jefferson County Leader
Waller, County Council end 2018 in another tussle
By Steve Taylor
For the Leader
In what might be a fitting conclusion
for the contentious relationship between
outgoing-Jefferson County Executive
Ken Waller and the County Council,
Waller vetoed the 2019 county govern-
ment budget that had been approved by
the council, which then overrode his veto.
The County Council had approved a
$92.6 million budget for the 2019 calen-
dar year at a special meeting on Dec. 6.
In his veto message, issued Dec. 21,
Waller said he objected to the council’s
amendment to the budget he submitted
to it on Nov. 1. The amendment created a
fund of $135,000 for the council to spend
on professional services.
On Dec. 26, the council voted 5-2 to
override the veto and put its version of
the budget into effect. Five votes were
required.
The budget amendment was pro-
posed by council chairman Don Bick-
owski (District 1, Eureka), whose term,
like Waller’s, ended on Dec. 31.
“The reason given by Mr. Bickowski
is not proper and involves setting aside
money to pay bills that are not the obliga-
tion of the county to pay,” Waller said in
his veto message.
Waller said Bickowski told him the
council needed $85,000 to pay the Ches-
terfield law firm of Schultz and Associ-
ates for work it has done to defend the
council in a lawsuit that former Missouri
Attorney General Josh Hawley brought
against Councilwoman Renee Reuter
(District 2, Imperial) alleging that Reuter
violated provisions of the state’s Sunshine
Law, the open meetings and records law.
Waller: County shouldn’t pay
In an email sent to council members
on Jan. 26, 2018, Waller said he had
“made the decision that Jefferson County
will not indemnify or provide legal de-
fense” to Reuter or the council, which
as a group was named as a defendant in
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Bad ending
In an interview, Waller acknowl-
“It is my belief that Mr. Waller, in an effort edged that he did contact Hawley’s office
concerning the matter.
to attack me personally and disparage “I was concerned about whether
my personal and professional reputation, there was any criminal wrongdoing. I
didn’t think so, but as the leader of the
encouraged the attorney general to sue county, I thought it was important for
this council and me for a Sunshine Law me to ask that question. Their answer
was no, so I said, ‘Thank you.’ I didn’t
violation that did not occur.” have anything to do with the civil suit that
they filed. That wasn’t my intent. They’re
Renee Reuter
trying to connect the dots and say I was
District 2 councilwoman the cause of it. If I was the cause, I would
say I did it. I didn’t.
Waller wrote that the county’s char- sue this council and me for a Sunshine “It’s a shame that Mrs. Reuter can’t
ter, state law and case law never intended Law violation that did not occur.” accept responsibility for her own actions
for the county to furnish legal services “to Further, Reuter said she believed and wants to blame others, including my-
an officeholder when he or she is sued in that state law obliges the county to pay self, for her bad decisions,” Waller said.
a cause of action based upon a charge of her legal expenses in the case, which she “She knowingly and willingly vio-
knowingly and purposely violating the estimated to date to be about $85,000. lated the Sunshine Law by asking Mrs.
Sunshine Law.” “(Missouri law) empowers the coun- Schlette to delete the emails.”
At the council’s meeting on Feb. cil to pay for the cost of a defensible suit Reuter said she had no response to
5, 2018, Bickowski announced that the of this nature,” she said. “If Mr. Waller is Waller’s statement.
council had voted 5-0 with two absten- so concerned about the taxpayers’ money, “I would say that it’s a shame the
tions to engage Schultz, who had been he should personally pay for this lawsuit, county executive chose to end on this
hired by Reuter, to also defend the council since he started this baseless suit that had note,” she said.
“at no obligation to the county.” to be defended.” Also at the Dec. 26 meeting, Coun-
In an interview after that meeting, he The suit alleges that Reuter directed cilman Charles Groteke (District 4,
affirmed that statement. Pat Schlette, the council’s administra- Barnhart), made a motion that the council
“As far as I know, Reuter’s side is tive assistant, to delete emails from the should consider a resolution that would
picking that (the cost of Schultz’s ser- county’s computer system concerning
vices) up,” Bickowski said. “As far as the legal bills in two court cases. See BUDGET, Page 5
council goes, he agreed to represent the
rest of the council at no cost to the coun-
cil. The council agreed to that because the
council is incidental to the case.”
Hawley’s lawsuit asks the court to
order penalties of up to $1,000 for each
knowing violation of the Sunshine Law
and up to $5,000 for each purposeful
violation.
That case is still pending, although
Reuter said at the Dec. 26 meeting that
the case may be headed “to a positive
resolution for members of the council.”
At the Dec. 26 meeting, Reuter ac-
cused Waller of instigating the attorney
general’s suit.
“It is my belief that Mr. Waller, in an
effort to attack me personally and dispar-
age my personal and professional reputa-
tion, encouraged the attorney general to
Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019 News Jefferson County Leader 5

Budget: Waller says no to county funds for legal defense of Reuter, council
Continued from Page 4
require the county to pay all of the ex-
penses surrounding the lawsuit.
A special meeting to vote on the
resolution was scheduled for Dec. 28,
after the Leader’s deadline.
“This is beyond comprehension,”
Waller said. “They now want to backdate
an ordinance by two years to pay bills
to a law firm that was never hired by
the county and has no contract with the
county. They just don’t get it.”
Council members Dan Darian (Dis-
trict 5, De Soto) and Dan Stallman (Dis-
trict 6, De Soto) voted against the veto
override.
“I wasn’t shocked by the veto over-
ride,” Waller said.
Bickowski: No request
to pay law firm
However, Bickowski, while confirm-
ing that he and Waller spoke about creat-
ing a fund for the council’s legal bills in
the 2019 budget, said he did not specifi-
cally ask for money to be designated to
pay Schultz.
“I did not wind up saying anything
about Schulz and Associates,” he said.
“My reasoning for requesting this money
is very simple. With the existing lawsuits
that already are in process, the council
could need another $85,000 and the
council needs to have at least $50,000
to be able to engage additional outside
counsel in the future.”
Bickowski said he wanted to cre-
ate two separate accounts – one that
might pay up to $85,000 in pending
or possible anticipated legal actions
against the council and a separate fund
of $50,000 that would be set aside for
future needs. That second account, he
said, could roll over from year to year
“It’s a shame that Mrs. Reuter can’t accept
responsibility for her own actions and
wants to blame others, including myself,
for her bad decisions. She knowingly and
willingly violated the Sunshine Law by
asking Mrs. Schlette to delete the emails.”
Ken Waller
Outgoing county executive
whether it is or isn’t,” Bickowski said. county. But I think that may be a pos-
“In my opinion, the council would need sibility.”
$85,000 for legal bills associated with Bickowski said he disagrees with
current and possible litigation. Waller’s reading that the county should
“In conversations I had with the not pay to defend elected officeholders
county executive – and these were con- in Sunshine Law-related legal actions.
versations that we had before the sub- “I believe that state law says that
mission of the budget – I indicated that concerning the defense of any violation of
I didn’t know from a budget standpoint the Sunshine Law, the county is supposed
where possible litigation was going to go to take care of that,” he said. “However,
and how much money might be needed the county executive prevented us from
to pay for it. From a budget standpoint, seeking outside legal advice on that,
I believe it’s prudent to plan for every which put the County Council in a bad
possibility.” position. The county executive does not
He didn’t rule out the possibility that have the authority to decide who gets
part of that $85,000 might eventually end defended and why.”
up being paid to Schulz’s firm. Bickowski said Waller’s refusal to
“I can’t predict the future,” he said. allow the County Council to ask for ad-
“That will be up to the new County Coun- vice from outside attorneys when there
cil. Right now, I know of no request for is a conflict with the County Counselor’s
payment from Mr. Schultz. I don’t know Office has been costly because instead of
if Mr. Schultz might end up suing the paying for an independent legal opinion,
disputes end up in lawsuits.
“By the county executive commit-
ting himself to blocking the council
from seeking legal advice, he has cost
the county tens of thousands of dollars,”
Bickowski said.
Veto and override
‘just business’
In an interview after he vetoed the
budget, Waller acknowledged that he had
other options.
“It might have been easier for me
not to veto it,” he said. “I certainly would
have liked to have passed the budget as (it
was originally) presented. Even though I
could have just let it pass, until Dec. 31,
I still have a job to do. I didn’t want the
new county executive (Dennis Gannon)
and new County Council to have to deal
with this. This is our deal.
“The thing is, that there’s noth-
ing personal about this. The legislative
branch made a decision and I, as the
executive branch, am also making a deci-
sion. This has nothing to do with getting
back at anybody.”
Bickowski expressed similar senti-
ments.
“There is nothing personal here,” he
said. “This council for the last eight years
has needed to have funds to defend itself
when necessary. This is long overdue.”
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Budget: Cuts made to free up money for legal fund Community notes
First Saturday
Continued from Page 5 passed by the council.
Devotions set Jan. 5
Conflicts of interest? “The county The first came in 2011, when he
vetoed a measure to regulate hours of A Redemptorist priest will hold
executive sexually oriented businesses, saying it Mass and hear confessions for the First
In his veto message, Waller also wasn’t stringent enough. The council did Saturday Devotions of Fatima at 8:30
questioned whether Reuter and coun- does not not attempt to override it. p.m. Saturday, Jan. 5, at Sacred Heart
cilman Phil Hendrickson (District 3,
Arnold) faced conflicts of interest when
have the The others all have come within the Catholic Church, 555 Bailey Road, in
last two years, and the council voted to Crystal City.
it came to voting for the county budget. authority override all four. There will also be taped program
Hendrickson’s son-in-law works for
the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. to decide In January 2017, Waller vetoed a bill with meditations on the rosary.
that changed the county’s Unified Devel-
Hendrickson said he consulted the who gets opment Order over a dispute whether the NextStep to hold
Missouri Ethics Commission and con-
cluded that because he was voting for defended and why.” county executive or the County Council
should replace members of the county’s Nite at the Races
salaries in that department across the Don Bickowski Planning Commission and Board of Ad- NextStep for Life of Mapaville will
board, rather than for specific employees, Outgoing District 1 councilman justment. After the veto, Waller filed suit hold its14th annual Nite at the Races din-
he did not have to abstain. in Jefferson County Circuit Court, and ner auction on Friday, Feb. 8, at Orlando’s
Reuter responded that the salary of that suit eventually was dismissed. Event Center, 4300 Hoffmeister in St.
her husband, Circuit Clerk Mike Reuter, three years and still higher than the high- In September 2017, Waller vetoed Louis. The event features simulated horse
is paid through the state’s judicial system est amount in those three years, $34,554 an amendment that backdated the date races. Between the races, there will be
and that the portion of the Circuit Clerk’s in 2016. the County Council hired an outside law auctions and raffles.
Office’s budget that is funded by the ■ Cutting by $3,000 the $75,000 firm to defend it in that case as well as Doors will open at 6 p.m., and post
county does not affect his income. requested by the Facility Services De- the lawsuit concerning officeholders’ pay. time will be at 7 p.m. Cost for a standard
partment for supplies, but leaving more The county eventually settled with that table with seating for 10 is $450. This
Budget amendment than what has been spent in any of the firm, Cunningham, Vogel and Rost. will include dinner and an open bar. Cost
last three years. The fourth came in May 2018, when for a VIP table is $850, with seating for
To carve out money for the profes- “We had to take the money from Waller vetoed a budget amendment that 10, dinner, an open bar, tableside bever-
sional services budget, the council, to somewhere because the budget, under among other things, cut salaries for the age service, cocktails, exclusive betting
maintain a balanced budget, reduced the charter, must remain balanced,” Auditor’s Office and the County Coun- window and VIP raffles, complimentary
budgeted expenditures from other areas: Bickowski said. “We didn’t shortchange selor’s Office. He called them punitive appetizers and desserts.
■ Shifting $50,000 placed in the anyone.” responses after then-county counselor Donations of items to be auctioned
County Counselor’s Office’s budget for In his veto message, Waller took is- Dorsett and then-Auditor Richard Carter off are needed. NextStep for life offers
professional services to County Council sue with those cuts, particularly with the III failed to authorize payment to the programs and services for individuals
control. reduction from Mahn’s budget. Cunningham firm after the contract was with disabilities. For information, call
■ Cutting by $40,000 the $500,000 “It is my belief that this is nothing backdated. 636-282-4405 or email development@
budgeted for gasoline and fuel for county more than a vindictive jab,” Waller wrote, Carter and Dorsett resigned. nextstepforlife.org.
vehicles, which Bickowski said still rep- noting that Mahn hired Tony Dorsett, with
resents a 15 percent increase from the whom the council frequently clashed,
2018 budgeted amount. after Dorsett resigned as county counselor
■ Cutting the amount budgeted for
matching grants requested by the Jeffer-
in June.
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‘Show Me Your Best’

Jefferson County Photography Club opens new spring contest
By Tracey Bruce
For the Leader
The Jefferson County Photography
Club has announced a new spring com-
petition and gallery event for advanced
photographers.
Scott’s Show Me Your Best, the
competition and show’s name, was the
brainchild of Scott Vilmer, a club board
member. Submissions will be accepted
starting Jan. 5 with a March 2 closing
date.
A show will follow on April 6 at the
Fore Honor Golf and Event Center, 5300
Dulin Creek Road, in House Springs.
The new competition offers a special
invitation to veterans to submit their
photography.
Also, a portion of the proceeds from
entry fees will benefit veterans and emer-
gency responders through the Fore Honor
Foundation.
The nonprofit organization was cre-
ated to provide military veterans and first
responders therapy to heal post traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD) and to provide
other wellness opportunities, club vice
president Leah Vilmer said.
She said photography can meet a
need for people, like veterans and first
responders, who have to deal with PTSD.
“We want to reach as many active
military, veterans, first responders, police,
firefighters, etc., as possible since this is
a benefit for an organization that is there
for them and their families. Not only that,
but some PTSD sufferers use art as a way
of calming their souls,” Vilmer said.
The new competition takes the club
in a new artistic direction, Scott Vilmer
said.
From left, Karen McGillis, Robin Osborne and Renee Townsend won the Jefferson
County Photography Club’s fall photo competition. Townsend took first place, Osborne
won second and McGillis was third. The club will start accepting submissions for its
new spring competition and gallery event on Jan. 5.
He said originally he wanted to create
a competition with more options than were
offered in the club’s fall competition.
Currently, that competition, although
it has many categories, has only one size
for its submissions –12 inches square,
he said.
“I wanted something that had bigger
dimensions,” Vilmer said.
The new competition, although it
only has two categories, can take submis-
sions up to 3 feet by 3 feet.
Leah Vilmer said it will make a big
difference in the judging and the show.
“There are some photographs where
12 inches by 12 inches doesn’t do them
justice,” she said. “A 12 by 12 landscape
just isn’t a landscape.”
Submissions for the new competition
also can be framed and the photograph
can be on any kind of material – metal,
glass, fabric, or other choices, Scott
Vilmer said.
Artists can submit two pieces for the
competition, and only 200 photographs
will be accepted, Leah Vilmer said.
The two categories for the competi-
tion are photography and mixed media.
The artist can decide what mixed media
means, Scott Vilmer said.
“You can paint on it, use colored
pencil, add a ceramic piece, even cross
stitch on it,” he said. “The dimensions of
a mixed media piece can be up to 3 feet
by 3 feet by 3 feet.”
Entry fees will be $25 per piece.
Artists also can opt to just show and
sell their photography. The fee for show-
ing their work will be $20 per piece.
Altogether, cash prizes will total
$500. First-, second- and third-place
ribbons will be given in each category.
A “best in show” award will be chosen
by the judges, and the artist will receive
a ribbon and an etched crystal trophy. A
people’s-choice award will be voted on
by those who attend the show.
The show will offer free admission.
More information about the com-
petition, applications and submission
guidelines is available on the Jefferson
County Photography Club’s Facebook
page and its website at www.jeffcophoto.
com.

“We want to reach as many active military, veterans,

first responders, police, firefighters, etc., as possible
since this is a benefit for an organization that is
there for them and their families.”
Leah Vilmer
Jefferson County Photography Club vice president

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25 from seven states want top job at Fox C-6 Military notes
Underwood has interviewed some Surveys of the board and the com- Cochran graduates
Update expected of the candidates and said another eight,
at least, would be interviewed while the
munity at large revealed several com-
mon desired characteristics for the new Navy boot camp
at school board’s district is on its holiday break.
The school board is set to meet Jan.
superintendent, he said.
“They want a superintendent who has
Royce J. Cochran of De Soto
recently graduated

Jan. 15 meeting 14 in a closed session to discuss the pool

of candidates, Underwood said.
integrity and has high moral standards,”
Underwood said. “They want someone
from U.S. Navy
boot camp in Chi-
He called it the “A to Z meeting,” and who is focused on students and their cago and also gradu-
said he would bring in the applications, success and they want a person who ated from the hull
By Tracey Bruce references, findings from interviews and exhibits leadership and can work in technician A school.
For the Leader any other information he has about the harmony with the staff.” He now is sta-
candidates. “We’re going to go through He said the surveys show the board tioned about the
Twenty-five candidates have applied the entire candidate pool and make some and the community believe the biggest U.S.S. Emory S.
to become the next superintendent of the determination how many will move challenge for the district will be to stay on Land in Guam.
Fox C-6 School District. forward in the process. They (the school target and address facility needs identified A 2018 gradu-
The deadline to apply was Dec. 14. board) will move some forward, and in the Proposition S bond issue, slated for ate of De Soto High School, he is the son
Jim Wipke, who was hired by the make that decision in closed session that the April 2 ballot. of Roy and Elizabeth Cochran.
district in 2015, announced in November night,” Underwood said.
that he was taking the position of superin- He said he could not comment on May this season inspire your dreams.
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Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019 Trivia Two Ways Jefferson County Leader 11

Lions and tigers and bears – oh, my!

Lions and tigers and bears abound 3. Hoopeston Area High School in Il- 10. Back in Missouri, West Plains High
in the world of high school team nick-
names.
Trivia linois has what agriculture-related nick-
name?
has what out-of-the-ordinary nickname?

There are also tons of eagles, fal- Two 4. Windsor in Jefferson County sports ANSWERS: 1. Hickman High in the
cons, bulldogs, wildcats and cougars. Ways what nickname?
5. What is the nickname of Vianney
city of Columbia. 2. Rough Riders, a great
nickname referring to President Teddy
My alma mater, Mehlville in south High School in St. Louis County? Roosevelt. My parents are Roosevelt
St. Louis County, goes by the Panthers. Kevin Carbery
6. What is the nickname of Lindbergh grads. 3. The Cornjerkers. Can’t say I’d
While not quite as popular as the names High School in St. Louis County? want to wear a uniform with this logo on
I’ve already mentioned, it’s still a 7. Teutopolis High School in Illinois has it. 4. The Owls. I like that it’s a distinctive
pretty common sobriquet. With that in myleaderpaper.com. gained a measure of notoriety because of nickname. 5. Golden Griffins. 6. The Fly-
mind, while I was a student-athlete at what unusual nickname? ers. I always admired this nickname. 7.
1. The Kewpies is the nickname of 8. New Berlin High in Illinois has what The Wooden Shoes. I guess that’s better
the school I tried to start a movement which high school in central Missouri? snack food as its nickname? than the Sweaty Socks. 8. The Pretzels. 9.
to get our nickname changed to the 2. What is the nickname of the teams at 9. Orofino High in Idaho has what nick- Maniacs. Their logo is priceless. Look it up.
Piranhas, something I felt would truly Roosevelt High School in St. Louis? name – Berzerkers, Maniacs or Psychos? 10. Zizzers.
set us apart. No one else felt as I did,
however, so Mehlville teams remain the
Panthers to this day.
I was a prep football player and
wrestler all four years and have been
a sportswriter covering high school
sports at various times in my career
in Missouri and Illinois, so I’ve been
exposed to all kinds of team mascots
and nicknames.
One of the oddest has to be the
Midgets, used by both Putnam County
High in Missouri and Freeburg High in
Illinois.
In this age of political correctness,
I’m a little surprised these schools have
stuck with those names. Tradition runs
strong.
When I worked as a sportswriter
in Monroe County, Ill., I learned there
was a championship youth swim club,
based in Waterloo, called the Piranhas. I
probably gave them more attention than
normal because of their name.
This week’s trivia quiz covers high
school team nicknames with an empha-
sis on Missouri and Illinois squads. For
five more questions on the subject, visit

Festus man arrested

after allegedly
pointing gun
at co-worker
A 31-year-old Festus man’s alleged
“joke” landed him in hot water.
The employee at Dobbs Tire and
Auto Centers, 1354 Jeffco Blvd., was
arrested at about 6:50 p.m. Dec. 17 after
allegedly pointing a gun at a co-worker,
Arnold Police reported.
An 18-year-old Herculaneum man
called police after the incident. Officers
searched the 31-year-old’s 1999 Pontiac
Grand Am and allegedly found a FNS-40
handgun along with a small amount of
marijuana and a glass smoking pipe, the
report said.
The 31-year-old allegedly told police
that he pointed the gun at his co-worker
as a joke and that the gun was not loaded,
according to the report.
He was arrested and taken to the
Police Station, where he was booked and
released. Arnold Police will seek war-
rants for unlawful use of a weapon and
possession of an illegal substance and
drug paraphernalia through the Jefferson
County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, Lt.
Clinton Wooldridge said.
-- Tony Krausz
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Take it from the Pam LaPlant
Publisher
Terminator: Activity Peggy Scott

can save your life Assistant Publisher

Peggy Bess
Editor
Move.
Glenda O’Tool Potts
I said MOVE. Advertising Manager
That strident voice you hear is your
federal government telling you what you Kim Robertson
Managing Editor
must do for better health and a longer life.
And Uncle Sam has every right to wag his Steve Taylor
finger in your face. News Editor, Community
Editor
A few weeks ago in this space I wrote
about our national health care debacle and Gordon Bess
noted that “the status quo is killing us.” Associate Editor
The Affordable Care Act (“Obam- Laura Marlow
acare”) is dying the death of a thousand Special Sections Editor
cuts and nobody has come forward with a Russell Korando
rational replacement. Sports Editor
There’s a rising tide on the political left Jeff Adams
in favor of universal single-payer coverage, Rob Schneider
which sounds so good until somebody asks Mark Grebe
how we’re going to pay for it. Answer: We Lisa Reuther
Advertising Sales
can’t. Heck, we can’t afford what we have
now, between Medicare and Medicaid. Debbie Skaggs
We have to face facts. And the biggest Michelle Engelhardt
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is this: we should be sick and tired of being
sick and tired. Of all the major wealthy Carol Thomure
countries, we are paying the most and get- Classified Advertising
ting the least in our health care because we Tracey Bruce
live unhealthy lifestyles. Kevin Carbery
Tony Krausz
So it’s time to change, time for a na- tensity” level or 75 minutes of “vigorous” physical wreck. Reporters
tional New Year’s Health Resolution, and activity. That goes for pregnant women, “I had to work my way back from
it’s ridiculously simple. too, as well as older adults and adults with the bottom this year, and I learned a lot Ted Howell
Sherree Faries Fite
Get off your couch or out of your chair chronic health problems or disabilities. along the way,” Schwarzenegger wrote. Ron Rigdon
and move. The target range goes up to 300 “After (the surgery), I had to use a walker. Photographers
Forget the new (or old) fad diets, the minutes a week on the moderate side and I had to do breathing exercises five times
Sue Singer
weight-loss supplements. In fact, forget 150 minutes at the vigorous level. You get a day to retrain my lungs. I was frustrated Mary McKinstry
about food and nutrition (important as they even greater benefit if you go beyond those and angry, and in my worst moments, I Proofreaders
are) entirely for a moment. The federal totals. couldn’t see the way back to my old self.”
Department of Health and Human Ser- I can attest to this with a personal So how did he recover, strong enough To Reach The Leader
vices recently issued the second edition of story. My dad wasn’t very active in his to star in yet another “Terminator” movie? By Phone
“Physical Activity Guidelines for Ameri- adult life and smoked for many years “I’d love to tell you it was because of Voice: 636-931-7560
cans” (available at health.gov/paguidelines) before quitting at about age 45. He suffered a certain product or workout or diet, but it Fax: 636-931-2226
and the big news item from it is: “Adults his first heart attack at 54. Three years later, wasn’t. I just kept walking. I kept breath- By Mail
who sit less and do any amount of moder- he underwent double bypass surgery, which ing. I kept trying … My only goal was P.O.Box 159
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ate-to-vigorous physical activity gain some at that time (1977) was a brand-new proce- improving a little bit every single day.”
health benefits.” dure to treat heart disease. And then he made the important, By Car
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The key word in there is “any.” The His doctor gave him a simple prescrip- potentially life-saving point. Festus, Mo.
first edition of the guidelines, issued in tion for his recovery: walk. Every day. So “Going through that process showed By Email
2008, said you should try to get exercise in he would take his dog, Mona, out every me that many people put too much faith in For news:
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Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019
Letters
Climate change is real
and the Earth is round
To the editor:
As an instructor of Earth Science at
St. Louis Community College, I would
like to point out to a previous writer that
humans have influenced the climate in the
past several times.
Native Americans created more
grassland by burning parts of the Midwest
to suit their need for more bison habitat,
and the Australian aborigines caused
the extinction of many species on that
continent.
The consensus of 97 percent of cli-
matologists and over 99 percent of peer-
reviewed studies is that humans are rapidly
changing the climate in a way that is too
fast for most animals and plants to adapt.
There is no debate in the scientific com-
munity about this, just as there is no debate
that the Earth is round, except among a few
who don’t understand science.
Every second we lose an acre of
rainforest and every day a species goes
extinct – and this is caused by humans.
Half of the planet’s coral reefs are
dead or dying, the result of the unspoken
problem overlooked by climate change
deniers. Ocean acidification is caused by
increased carbon dioxide in the air. This
acid, though weak, is what creates caves,
and it is dissolving coral reefs, much like
vinegar reacts with baking soda.
As to the Fox News talking point that
the riots in France were caused by increased
carbon and fuel taxes, this is another half-
truth put out by climate change deniers.
Protesters were upset that, just as
in this country, taxes were cut for the
wealthy and corporations and the middle
class was being asked to pay the bill.
The fact is that we are all paying
for the effects of climate change via
increased homeowners’ insurance rates
to pay for increasingly powerful, rain-
soaked storms. Plus, we are going to
have to pay to protect coastal cities from
higher sea levels.
We can pay a little now to save the
planet from the effects of climate change,
or pay much more to clean up the damage
in a few years.
We have the technology to stop this,
but we need the political will to fight the
greedy corporations who managed to fool
a few uneducated people and own some
politicians.
Rick Menendez
Barnhart
Hillsboro R-3 was
asleep at the wheel
To the editor:
Hillsboro R-3 is again asking for
more money because school district of-
ficials were not paying attention.
Voters did not approve a permanent
waiver for the Proposition C property tax
rollback, just a temporary one, and now
the waiver has lapsed.
Opinions
This was a surprise to the leaders in
the district. Small wonder.
They hired a superintendent and then
found out he wanted his wife hired. You
guessed it, they hired her.
Now they say the Proposition C prob-
lem is the reason they need more money.
This is a clear lack of fiscal leader-
ship on the part of the school board and
its employees. The whole situation is a
laughing matter except when we receive
our property tax bill. We don’t laugh.
Let them suck it up and tighten their
belts and they may learn to stay awake
and pay attention to business.
Vote no April 2 on the Hillsboro R-3
Proposition C rollback-waiver.
John Watson
Hillsboro
Dance teams’
awards equal
to other ‘sports’
To the editor:
In the Nov. 29 Sports section, Rus-
sell Korando stated that the only two
sports programs that have earned trophies
in state competition at Seckman High
School are wrestling and softball.
He forgot about the Seckman Dance
Team. The dictionary defines a sport as a
contest or game in which people do physi-
cal activities according to a specific set of
rules and compete against each other. The
Seckman Dance Team qualifies.
The team vies with the best in the
region, state and nation. This is my
daughter’s senior year and I’m tired of
explaining to various stakeholders how
much practice the dancers put in and how
it equals or exceeds other “sports” you
regularly congratulate in this paper. I’m
tired of begging for attention for a team
of hard-working choreographers, dancers
and their families.
This isn’t the first time I’ve brought
this to the attention of the Leader.
The newspaper does not recognize the
achievements of the dancers at Fox, Seck-
man and Windsor high schools.
At Seckman, you can see the state
banners hanging in the high school hall-
way and the national banner hanging in
the cafeteria. The newspaper should also
find out about dancers’ achievements at
Fox and Windsor, because they, too, de-
serve to be validated by their community
paper for their hard work.
I wrote my first letter to the editor on
this topic in March 2016 when I asked
you to consider celebrating the success
of the then-nationally titled Seckman
Jagswag team. Instead of a response, you
listed them as “Athletes of the Week.”
It was appreciated. But might I
urge you to actually begin the process
of validating dance team as a sport by
learning what it means to be a dancer in
high school and compete in this highly
competitive and technically skilled arena.
Melissa Duke
Imperial
Jefferson County Leader
Column on the
Christmas dog was
welcome, relatable
To the editor:
As I write this, my dog, Lure Bug, is
on my lap, belly-up sleeping, and taking
up way too much of my side of the couch.
I’m writing in response to your edi-
torial column regarding your yellow lab,
Ellie Rose. (Funny how we give our pets
middle names isn’t it?)
We have had the privilege at our
kennel to provide care to your sweet little
girl. She is feisty, fun and oh, so loved.
She is a typical lab puppy who is in her
teen years now and coming into herself.
I’m sure anyone can tell you who has
older children that they do get their brains
back eventually. Our pets are loyal, happy
and never ask what’s wrong when we’re
down. They don’t have stereotypes of
people and no political affiliation. They
are a reminder of the simplicity we should
all notice in each other.
Love is free. I would gladly take a
short time in the puppy stage to reap a
lifetime of the memories our beloved pets
create. They are all special and unique.
I hope Ellie Rose has a long, healthy
life and, once you are off the floor, gives
you many more years of snuggling.
I thank you for a nice, simple column
in the Leader’s Christmas edition that
most people can relate to – the love and
adoration of our fur kids.
Sharon Jones
Festus
God is alive, well
and involved in
our governments
To the editor:
Barbara Stocker of De Soto, theolo-
gian and political philosopher, wrote in
her Dec. 6 letter that only the belief of
deism allows democracy to exist. Deism
was an errant, short-lived fabrication
from 300 years ago alleging a creator
who does not intervene in the universe. 
The Christian god, she proposes, is
not compatible with democracy because
he is “an authoritarian God who demands
obedience from his subjects and would
never allow the freedom for self-rule.”
Stocker opposes Christian “promo-
tion” in our public schools. She would
permit the incomparable faith to be taught
on equivalence with “Native American
spirit-based” religions, pagan celebra-
tions of the winter solstice, Enlighten-
ment deism and, one supposes, every
rag-tag belief system out there. 
God is. He needs no proof and we all
know it. There is a seamless narrative in
his written word that the God of the Old
Testament is the God of the New Testament.
Sixteen times in the Old and 13 in the New
he is identified as “the living God.”
God is alive and well, meddling and
forging the culmination of his creation
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in anarchies, monarchies, oligarchies,
dictatorships and democracies. We’d
better pay attention.
Edward B. Graham
De Soto
Forefathers’
concept of God was
of a caring creator
To the editor:
Barbara Stocker’s Dec. 6 letter,
in which she asserted that a hands-off
God works well for a democracy, posed
some questions that beg some answers.
The Christian roots of Thanksgiving
should remind us to be thankful for the
many blessings this country has enjoyed
due to the Christian heritage left to us by
our forefathers. It might be OK to have
some spirit-based religious input, from
Native Americans for example, so long
as they’re not taught as fact, or promoted.
No one knew for certain on what
night the Christ child was actually born
in Bethlehem of Judea. Since the pagan
celebration of the winter solstice was a
well-known time of year in early Euro-
pean culture, the Christmas celebration
was assigned to that day.
The creator who is mentioned in the
Declaration of Independence was not the
same “creator” the deists of the so-called
“Enlightenment” describe. The forefa-
thers’ God cared about humanity.
The deist assumption that God backed
away from His creation afterward was not
accurate. True, he did pretty much leave us
to rule ourselves in the world he left to us,
and to make our own mistakes.
Democracy did come to exist, but there
was really no compulsion on God’s part.
When he created man, he chose not to make
a bunch of “robots,” but made him a free
moral agent, subject to the 10 Command-
ments, on which most of our laws are based.
He did this for our own good, if we
would but listen and follow them. How-
ever, we can and still do think as freely
as we choose.
Burton Hintermeister
De Soto
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14 Jefferson County Leader For Children Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019

Did you
know?
Although people from the U.S.
often view Mexicans as one kind of
people, Mexican people do not. Until
recent history, they were defined into
a caste system that determined the
jobs they could work and therefore
Chapter 2 – A trip to remember their economic status.

A
s Grandma led Alex into her
kitchen the following Saturday,
she asked: “Do you still want to
hear about my trip to Mexico?”
“I do, but I’m not sure I want to go.”
“I felt the same way, Alex. When
I first heard about the trip, I thought it
sounded exciting. But then I got scared.”
“You did? Why?”
“First, there were the inoculations.”
“What? You mean I have to get
shots?” Alex protested.
“I’m not sure. I did. You had better
ask.
“I was also nervous about meeting
so many strangers from different parts
of our country.”
“That doesn’t matter so much to me,
Grandma. I won’t know everyone who
will be in the van but they all go to my
school. I already know a couple of guys
who are going. I’m more concerned
about getting to know our teacher’s
family and their friends. In San Luis
Potosi, we are supposed to visit with
Mr. Remirez’s great-uncle and his entire
family. My teacher says we’ll get a good
chance to practice our Spanish then.”
“Alex, we were also expected to
make friends with Mexican students
who attended mission schools on my
trip. And unlike you, I took Latin, not
Spanish. I suspect your teacher wants
you to learn more about the people who
live in Mexico, not just the language. In
the U.S., many people think of them as
all being alike but they are not. If you
go, you will see that for yourself.
“Mr. Remirez is encouraging us
to look up information on the internet,
so I did, Grandma. Did you know that
soccer used to be their favorite sport but
recently football is taking over? Bull-
fights are still held regularly. There’s a
bullfighting ring that holds up to 48,000
people in Mexico City.”
Grandma shuddered. “We were
supposed to go to a bullfight when we
were in Mexico in 1959, but we got
Four students wait for a train to Mexico
in 1959.
there too late in the season. I admit I
was glad. But it would have been fun to
see a soccer game. I’ve read the specta-
tors in packed stadiums sing, shout,
cheer, jump and even dance.”
“I’ve read about that, Grandma.
Families watch soccer games on TV
they way we watch baseball. I do hope
we get to see a bullfight. I’ve read that
the program starts with traditional folk-
lore dances and rodeo events. Baseball
is getting more and more popular in
Mexico every year, too. Did you know
that Mexican baseball produced some
of the best baseball players in history
and more than 100 Mexican players
have competed in the major leagues in
the United States?”
“I wish I’d had the internet then,”
Grandma sighed. “What we knew about
early Mexico was written by Cortez
and his Spanish followers, not by the
indigenous people who had been there
before him.”
“So tell me about your trip,
Grandma.”
”We got off to an exciting start,
Alex. Our sponsors were two mar-
ried couples. There were 30 of us
high school students. Union Station
in downtown St. Louis was still a real
train station at that time, with dozens
of passenger trains standing on acres
of covered side-tracks with impatient
travelers waiting on the platforms. Por-
ters scrambled, loading and unloading
luggage. There were echo-garbled loud
speaker announcements of arrival times
and departures. Conductors were check-
ing tickets and yelling ‘All aboard!’ ”
“That sounds like something from
an old movie I watched, Grandma.
So you got to meet lots of different
people?”
“More than our sponsors had bar-
gained for. Our Texas Eagle train was to
leave about 6 p.m. The train to San An-
tonio was full of young men from the
New York City area, recruits traveling
to Lackland Air Force Base in Texas for
basic training.
“We were all scheduled to sleep sit-
ting up in the passenger cars that night.
A mixed group of recruits and tour
members entertained ourselves by sing-
ing, talking, playing cards and bouncing
back and forth from the passenger car
to the dome cars until the wee hours
of the morning. Our sponsors were not
exactly pleased, but didn’t do much but
walk through the train cars occasionally
to remind us they were watching.”
“Sounds like you had fun, Grand-
ma. But I still don’t like leaving Buddy.
He’s been with me since he was a pup.”
With the arrival of the Spanish in
1519, a racial and economic caste
system began to emerge, a system
that was still recognized into the mid-
1900s. Pure-blooded Spanish, im-
migrants from Spain, began taking
control of much of the land and mining
interests as soon as they arrived. They
acquired silver mines or set up hacien-
das, or ranches for herding stock.
A step below them, another caste be-
gan to grow in number, made up of Cre-
oles, those who had pure Spanish blood
but had been born in the new world.
They inherited their parents’ businesses,
plantations or ranches or enlarged them.
Younger sons became managers. These
two castes dominated the government
and industries and controlled the wealth
of the country for many years.
At the same time mestizos
evolved, children of both Spanish and
native blood. The pure-blooded indig-
enous people [Indians] were consid-
ered to be of little value, worthy only
of the lowliest jobs such as farming,
herding and laboring in the mines.
A smaller fifth caste, mulatos, was
made up of the children of African
slaves and Mexicans. These slaves
were brought over in the early years to
work the mines and sugar plantations.

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New Year
Thursday, Jan. 3
„„Yoga class, 1:30 p.m., Festus Public Library,
400 W. Main St. Free.
„„De Soto Railroad Employees Memorial, 6
p.m., first Thursdays, St. Rose of Lima, 504 S.
Fourth St. Call 636-586-8366.
„„Friends of the Library, 2 p.m., first Thursdays,
De Soto Public Library, 712 S. Main St.
„„Herculaneum Historical Society, 7 p.m., first

New Car
Thursdays, Herculaneum City Hall, 1 Parkwood
Court. Call 636-475-5476.
„„Grace Way Quilt Guild, 6:30 p.m. first
Thursdays, First Baptist Church of De Soto, 2000
Grace Way. All skill levels welcome.
„„Preschool story time, 10:30 a.m., Festus
Public Library, 400 W. Main St.
FEATURE OF THE WEEK
„„Bingo and pinochle, 10 a.m. Thursdays and 2017 THOR CHATEAU
Mondays, De Soto Senior Center, 13227 Hwy. E.
Lunch reservations: 636-337-7578. Mmmmm MOTOR COACH
„„Exercise class, 11 a.m. Thursdays and
Tuesdays, Quad Cities Senior Center, 221
Bailey Road, Crystal City. Meal reservations:
636-937-8333.
Fish fry season is upon us! From now
until Easter (April 21), there will be many
opportunities to enjoy fish and all the
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„„Jam session, noon to 3:30 p.m., De Soto fixings. Try the weekly Friday event at the
Community Center, 400 Boyd St. Free admission. Hillsboro Knights of Columbus.
Food and drinks sold. Call 314-723-0760.
„„Yoga class, 1 p.m., Festus Public Library, 400 Main Street, Festus.
W. Main St. Free. „„Korean War Veterans Association, 1 p.m.,
„„Pay It Forward baby ministry, 10 a.m. to 2 first Mondays, Jefferson College Viking Room,
p.m. Thursdays, 3-7 p.m. Mondays and 10 a.m. Hillsboro.
to 2 p.m. first Saturdays, De Soto Community „„Kimmswick Historical Society, 7 p.m.,
Center, 400 Boyd St. Borrow baby items for free. first Mondays, 6000 Third Ave. at Vine Street.
Call Carol at 636-586-4048 or 314-779-4351 or Refreshments. Call 636-464-8687.
Lisa at 314-607-9246. „„Preschool story hour, 10:30 a.m., De Soto
Public Library, 712 S. Main St. Call 636-586-3858. 2012 FORD F-150 LARIAT CREW CAB 2016 FORD FUSION SE

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Friday, Jan. 4 Library, 712 S. Main St. Free. Call 636-586-3858. FAMILY PRICE
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„„Fish fry, 4-7 p.m. first Fridays, Hillsboro KC, 4WD
9330 Old Hwy. 21. Cost: $10 or less. Carryouts: Tuesday, Jan. 8
636-789-2744.
„„Jeffco Bridge Club, 9:45 a.m. Fridays and „„Belews Creek Watershed Partnership, 7
Tuesdays, Case and Buck’s Banquet Center, p.m., second Tuesdays, Kress Farm Garden
7095 Metropolitan Blvd., Barnhart. Call Rita, Preserve, 5317 Glade Chapel Road, Hillsboro.
636-464-8768. Call 636-274-4823.
„„Bingo, 6 p.m., Festus American Legion, 849 „„Blood pressure checks, 11 a.m. second
American Legion Drive. Doors open 3 p.m. Pull Tuesdays, Quad Cities Senior Center, 2221
tab sales 4 p.m. Tally sales 5 p.m. Call 636-937- Bailey Road, Crystal City. Free. 636-937-8333.
3000 or 636-933-3981. „„S t o r y t i m e , 1 0 a . m . , Tu e s d a y s a n d
„„Music, 7-11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Wednesdays, Windsor Branch of the Jefferson
Festus American Legion. Kitchen open until 8
p.m. Call 636-937-3000.
County Library, 7479 Metropolitan Blvd., Barnhart.
Free. Call 636-461-1914.
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„„Jam session, 10 a.m. to noon, De Soto Senior Blvd., Barnhart. Free for ages 2-5. Parents must
Center, 13227 Hwy. E. Lunch reservations: 636- supervise. To sign up: 636-461-1914.
337-7578. „„Food pantry, 9-11 a.m., First United Methodist
„„Coloring and puzzle club, 12:30 p.m., Church of Festus-Crystal City, 113 Grand Ave.,
Windsor Branch of the Jefferson County Library, Festus. For those who live in 63019 or 63028 ZIP
7479 Metropolitan Blvd., Barnhart. Bring own food codes. Call 636-937-6205.
and supplies. Call 636-461-1914. „„Jam session, 6-9 p.m., De Soto Community
Center, 400 Boyd St. Free. Call 636-586-5227.
„„Paws For Reading program, 5:30-6:30 p.m.,
Saturday, Jan. 5 Festus Public Library, 400 W. Main St. Children
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ZIP codes. City. Lunch reservations: 636-937-8333.
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Monday, Jan. 7
„„Blood drive, 2-6 p.m., Windsor Branch of
the Jefferson County Library, 7479 Metropolitan
Blvd., Barnhart. Sponsor: American Red Cross.
Donors need to bring ID. Call 1-800-733-2767.
„„Blood drive, 2-6 p.m., Festus Library, 400 W.
Reuther
Sunset Park, Festus. Call 636-937-6682.
„„Living Faith food pantry, 8-11 a.m., second
Thursdays, 2170 Buck Creek Road, Festus. Call
636-937-4999.
„„Blood pressure checks, 10:30 a.m., second
Thursdays, Quad Cities Senior Center, 221 Bailey
Road, Crystal City. Free. Lunch reservations:
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16 Jefferson County Leader Obituaries
Hubert ‘H.C.’ Fincher Jr., 89, Yuma, Ariz.
Hubert C. “H.C.” Fincher Jr., 89, of Yuma, Ariz., formerly
of De Soto, died Dec. 18, 2018, at Kindred Homes in Yuma. Mr.
Fincher was a retired lineman for Union Electric and a Korean
War veteran of the U.S. Navy. Born Nov. 5, 1929, in De Soto, he
was the son of the late Sally (Dickey) and Hubert C. Fincher Sr.
He is survived by his wife: Beverly “Bev” (Reynolds)
Fincher; a son: Michael (Karen) Fincher of Wildwood; a
daughter-in-law: Becky Fincher of Festus; a stepdaughter: Vicky
(Donald) Martin of Blue Springs; two stepsons: Rick Kozloski
of De Soto and C. Wade Kozloski of Hillsboro; seven grandchil-
dren: Kathleen (Jonathon), Samuel, Doug (Stacy), Charles (Jessyka), Kyle, Samantha
and Wyatt; and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son: Jeffrey
Fincher; and two sisters: Lucille Williams and Patricia Coxwell.
A funeral service was held Dec. 28 at Dietrich-Mothershead Funeral Home in De
Soto. Burial was in Woodlawn Cemetery in De Soto. Arrangements were under the
direction of Dietrich-Mothershead Funeral Home.
William Henry ‘Bill’ Randall, 79, Hillsboro
William Henry “Bill” Randall, 79, of Hillsboro died Dec.
19, 2018, in De Soto. Mr. Randall was a retired cartographer
and mapmaker for the U.S. government. He enjoyed fishing,
gardening and spending time with family and friends, especially
attending activities with his grandchildren. He was born Feb. 5,
1939, in Ramona, Okla., the son of the late Ruby (Roberts) and
Henry Randall. He was preceded in death by his wife: Maura
Randall.
He is survived by four sons: William (Donna) Randall Jr.
of St. Louis; Richard (Jennifer) Randall of Oklahoma; Robert
(Susan) Randall of Tucson, Ariz.; and Ronald Randall of Stockton, Calif.; a daughter:
Christine (Jeff) Glaeser of De Soto; 11 grandchildren: Brendan, Maura, Aaron, Shawn,
Jenna, Nathan, Amy, Sarah, Patrick, Ryan and Leah; and two great-grandchildren:
Harrison and Everett. He was preceded in death by a sister: Norma Smith.
A funeral service was held Jan. 2 at Mahn Funeral Home in De Soto. Arrange-
ments were under the direction of Mahn Funeral Home.
Sister Colette Jokerst, OSU, 91, Eureka
Sister Colette (Patricia) Jokerst, OSU, 91, of St. Andrew’s
at Francis Place in Eureka died Dec. 22, 2018. Sister Colette
was born March 7, 1927, in Crystal City, the daughter of Joseph
and Josephine Huber Jokerst. She grew up in Crystal City and
entered the Ursuline Sisters in July 1946, making her vows in
January 1949. She earned a bachelor’s degree in biology at the
College of New Rochelle in New York and a master’s degree
in religious studies at Providence College in Providence, R.I.
During her many years of ministry, Sister Colette served in San
Antonio, Texas; Decatur, Oak Park, Springfield and Alton in Illinois; and Kirkwood,
Crystal City and Portageville in Missouri. She taught in elementary and secondary
schools and in religious education, and was a pastoral assistant, serving well into her
80s as a member of the pastoral care team at the Ursuline Sisters infirmary in Alton.
She is survived by two sisters: Bernice Hardin and Dorothy Bequette; and several
nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by four sisters: Sister Lucy
Jokerst, OSU; Sister Elaine Jokerst, OSU; Corinne DeClue and Ursula Jokerst; and
by two brothers, Benjamin and Leonard Jokerst.
Sister Colette chose to donate her body to the St. Louis University School of
Medicine. A funeral service was held Dec. 29 at Ursuline Academy in St. Louis.
Memorials may be made to the Ursuline Sisters Retirement Fund, 353 S. Sappington
Road, Kirkwood, 63122. Arrangements were by Bopp Chapel in Kirkwood.
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Julia A. ‘Judy’ Boyer, 84, Festus
Julia A. “Judy” Boyer, 84, of Festus died Dec. 18, 2018.
Mrs. Boyer was a cook for the Festus R-6 School District and
also worked for National Graphics. She was a member and presi-
dent of the Arnold Eagles. She enjoyed casino trips, crocheting,
sewing, crossword puzzles, yearly vacations with her family,
and playing the organ, especially during Christmas. Born June
11, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Myrtle Clara (Clark)
and James Andrew Riley. She was preceded in death by her
husband: George R. Boyer.
She is survived by two children: Deborah (Lester “Bub”)
Johnson and Richard “Batman” (Shari) Boyer; five grandchildren: Rene (David) Perry,
Jamie (Kevin) Russell, Amie (Andrew) Jackson, Jennifer Boyer and Bryan (Rachel)
Fitzgerald; 16 great-grandchildren: Kaitlyn (Eric) and Tyler (Cate) Perry, Logan,
Laythan and Marcus Russell, Nathan, Hayden, Madison and Aubrey Jackson, Jasmine
Boyer, Trevon and Thaddius Ballinger, Journey Williams, and Justice, Carizma and
Luke Fitzgerald; a great-great-grandson: Liam Perry; and two sisters: Audia Riley
Meunier and Clara Riley. She was preceded in death by five siblings: Ed Riley, Chuck
Riley, Bill Riley, Helen Riley Fosko and Betty Riley Shelton.
A funeral service was held Dec. 28 at Heiligtag-Lang-Fendler Funeral Home.
Burial was in Mount Hope Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of
Heiligtag-Lang-Fendler Funeral Home in Arnold.
Sara Jane Church, 78, Festus
Sara Jane Church, 78, of Festus died Dec. 24, 2018, at her
home. Mrs. Church was a clerk for Union Electric and a member
of Sacred Heart Church in Crystal City. She loved playing golf,
bridge and mah jongg. Born July 6, 1940, in Crystal City, she
was the daughter of the late Mildred Gertrude (Bauman) and
Paul G. Morris Sr. She was preceded in death by her husband:
William Theo Church.
She is survived by a daughter: Lynn Church of Crystal City; a son: Jeff (Lisa)
Church of Barrington; two grandchildren: Lydia and Andrew Church; a sister: Joyce
(Jack) O’Brien of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; two brothers: Bill (Onie) Morris of Osage
Beach and John (Vickie) Morris of Pleasant Hill and a sister-in-law: Elaine Morris.
She was preceded in death by a brother: Paul G. Morris Jr.
Funeral Mass was held Dec. 27 at Sacred Heart Church in Crystal City, officiated
by Father Clark Maes. Burial was in the Sacred Heart Cemetery. Memorials may be
made to Sacred Heart Church. Arrangements were by Vinyard Funeral Home.
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Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019 Obituaries
J.D. Blackwell, 76, Imperial
J.D. Blackwell, 76, of Imperial died Dec. 26, 2018, in Impe-
rial. Mr. Blackwell worked in the parts department at General
Motors. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving from March
27, 1959, through April 16, 1962. Born Feb. 14, 1942, in Warm
Springs, Ark., he was the son of the late Avil (Baker) and Daily
Blackwell.
He is survived by his wife: Arlus (Wagner) Blackwell;
two sons: Jeff (April) Blackwell of Arnold and Craig (Tricia)
Cwiklowski of St. Louis; three daughters: Karen Meister of High
Ridge, Maria Stewart of St. Louis and Tara (Greg) Dortch of St. Peters; 12 grandchil-
dren: Jeffrey Blackwell, Kristen Daniel, Brittany Pfeffer, Ashley Youngblood, Lauren
Earls, Lindsay Napier, Leah Carvalho, Christian, Conner and Cole Westermayer
and Daria and Julia Cwiklowski; 14 great-grandchildren; a brother: Horace (Birtie)
Blackwell; and special cousins Benny (Mel) Blackwell and Lindel (Gleda) Blackwell.
He was preceded in death by four brothers: Rallis, L.A., Aubrey and Elbert; and
four sisters: Marie, Margaret, Bea and Willa.
A funeral service was held Dec. 31 at Kutis Funeral Home in south St. Louis
County, officiated by Pastor Kenny Qualls. Burial was in the National Cemetery at
Jefferson Barracks. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospi-
tal or the American Cancer Society. Arrangements were under the direction of Kutis
Funeral Home.
Richlynn Lee ‘Rickie’ Fears, 69, Hillsboro
Richlynn Lee “Rickie” Fears, 69, of Hillsboro died Dec. 21,
2018, at her home. Mrs. Fears was a member of First Baptist
Church of Hillsboro. Born April 12, 1949, in East St. Louis,
Ill., she was the daughter of the late Doris (Bornert) and Ken-
neth Rasmussen.
She is survived by her husband of 44 years: James E. Fears
of Hillsboro; six children: Jeff Humphrey of Troy, Ill., David
(Emily) Mangelsdorf of Fulton, Ind., Rachael (David Sander-
son) Fears of Hillsboro, Steve (Keran) Fears of Hillsboro, Kel-
ley (Kevin) Esker of Effingham, Ill., and Kathi Fears of Lake
St. Louis; three sisters: Sharon Collier of Austin, Texas, and Karen (Doug Lindsay)
Mark and Deborah Rasmussen, both of Belleville, Ill.; 10 grandchildren: Brandon,
Corisa, Alyson, Cassidy, Andrea, Sarah, Grace, Cory, Kayla and Mackenzie; and six
great-grandchildren: Kaydence, Aly, Stephanie, Charli, Brock and Daulton. She was
preceded in death by a granddaughter: Emily “Emma” Mangelsdorf.
A funeral service was held Dec. 29 at First Baptist Church in Hillsboro. Burial
was in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Cedar Hill. Memorials may be made to the
Susan G. Komen Foundation or to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Arrange-
ments were under the direction of Chapel Hill Mortuary in Cedar Hill.
Donald Ray Moss, 86, Chaffee
Donald Ray Moss, 86, of Chaffee died Dec. 26, 2018, at his
home. Mr. Moss was a foreman at Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.
He was a founding member of the Sedgewickville volunteer fire
department and a member of Sedgewickville Lutheran Church.
He enjoyed woodworking, making wooden toys and selling at
craft fairs and flea markets. Born June 21, 1932, in Herculaneum,
he was the son of the late Ray and Rachel (Drinen) Moss.
He is survived by his wife: Elma Jean (Faenger) Moss of
Chaffee; a son: Edward Moss of Bonne Terre; four daughters: Debbie Rosencranz of
Columbia, Ill., Mary E. Moss of Jackson, Janet Peterson of Waynesville and Regina
(Aaron) Wunderlich of Frohna; 10 grandchildren: Ryan Moss, Rachelle Robertson,
Michael Frazier, Jason and Kristin Reed, Tim and Katie Thompson, and Jacob, Jordan
and Donald Carter Wunderlich; and six great-grandchildren.
A funeral service was held Dec. 29 at Mahn Twin City Chapel in Festus, offici-
ated by Jerry Bailey. Burial was in the Zion Lutheran Cemetery in Pevely. Memorials
may be made to Zion Lutheran Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of
Mahn Twin City Chapel.
Kenneth Ray Faddis, 61, De Soto
Kenneth Ray Faddis, 61, of De Soto died Dec. 19, 2018,
at his home. Mr. Faddis was a veteran of the U.S. Army and
a fan of St. Louis Cardinals baseball. Born Sept. 15, 1957, in
Granite City, Ill., he was the son of the late Lucille (Eyre) and
Arthur Faddis Sr.
He is survived by a son: Joshua Faddis of Arnold; and a
brother: Arthur (Robin) Faddis Jr. of Arnold.
He was preceded in death by two sons: David Faddis and
Kenny Faddis; three brothers: Robert Faddis, Michael Faddis
and Bruce Faddis; and a sister: Lou Ann Garcia.
Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Associa-
tion. Burial in the National Cemetery at Jefferson Barracks will be held at a later date.
Arrangements were under the direction of Mahn Funeral Home in De Soto.
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Joseph Charles Orlando, 77, De Soto
Joseph Charles Orlando, 77, of De Soto died Dec. 21, 2018,
in De Soto. Mr. Orlando was a truck driver for Grey Eagle
Distributing. He enjoyed visits to the casino, taking care of his
livestock on the farm and hunting. Born Dec. 22, 1940, in St.
Louis, he was the son of the late Andrew and Mildred (Jones)
Orlando.
He is survived by his wife: Antoinette (Whittman) Or-
lando of De Soto; two sons: Andrew (Jill) Orlando of Pevely
and Dominic Orlando of De Soto; a daughter: Francine (Tracy
Hutson) of Festus; three brothers: Bonnie (Donna) Orlando of
De Soto, Charles (Peggy) Orlando of Festus and Willie (Mary)
Orlando of Festus; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
A funeral service was held Dec. 22 at Mahn Twin City Chapel in Festus, offici-
ated by Father Christopher Holtmann. Memorials may be made to the Helping Hands
backpack program at the Crystal City School District, 1100 Mississippi Ave., Crystal
City 63019. Arrangements were under the direction of Mahn Twin City Chapel.
Anna M. Thatch, 82, Arnold
Anna M. Thatch, 82, of Arnold died Dec. 20, 2018, in
Arnold. Mrs. Thatch was a homemaker. Born Dec. 13, 1936, in
St. Louis, she was the daughter of the late Elizabeth (Tepfer)
and Floyd W. McClain.
She is survived by her husband: Charles J. Thatch; three
sons: Steven Thatch of Festus, Scott (Linnie) Thatch of Hills-
boro and Derek (Lisa) Thatch of High Ridge; two daughters:
Rebecca (Randall) Frost of Hillsboro and April (Dennis) Eller
of St. Louis; six grandchildren: Christopher (Tina) Thatch, Kelly (Murad) Yacoub,
Brandy (Jeremy) Naeger, Steven Thatch, Dillon Thatch and Lia Thatch; and eight
great-grandchildren.
A funeral service was held Dec. 24 at Kutis Funeral Home in south St. Louis
County. Burial was in the National Cemetery at Jefferson Barracks. Arrangements
were under the direction of Kutis Funeral Home.
Diane Marie Bergmann, 70, Pevely
Diane Marie Bergmann, 70, of Pevely died Dec. 26,
2018, at her home. Mrs. Bergmann was a homemaker and
a former member of Pevely General Baptist Church. She
enjoyed playing cards, gospel music and spending time
with her family. Born Nov. 10, 1948, in Monette, Ark., she
was the daughter of the late Ray and Ruby (Frame) Gipson.
She is survived by her husband of 42 years: Richard Charles
Bergmann; a daughter: Christy Pennington of Pevely; a brother:
David (Vicki) Gipson of High Ridge; two sisters: Brenda (Roy)
Holland of Pevely and Regina Biggerstaff of Florissant; and
one grandson: Eric (Brooke) Pennington of Crystal City. She was preceded in death
by a brother: Danny Gipson.
A funeral service was held Dec. 29 at Radiant Life Church in Festus, officiated
by the Rev. Michael Holland. Burial was in the Zion Lutheran Cemetery in Pevely.
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association. Arrangements were under
the direction of Mahn Twin City Chapel.
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put 100 percent of what I have into it.
It will be an adjustment both physically
and mentally.
Q
Do you think moving down the hall
(in the Jefferson County Administra-
tion Center) will make it easier?
Waller: On the last day of the year,
I plan to have a videotape made of me
walking, what is it, 20 steps, down the
hall. I’ll close the door of my old office
and leave it behind and walk down the
hall and open the door to my new office. I
don’t know that I’m going to put the video
on Facebook Live or anything, but I want
it to symbolize that as one door closes,
another one opens up. I also want it to
remind me how fortunate and thankful I
am that I have worked in public service
for Jefferson County and will continue
to do so.
What letter grade would you give
your tenure as county executive? Why?
Waller: I’d probably give myself
a “B.” I think I’ve learned a lot in eight
years. Given the ups and downs of setting
up a new charter government, working
with seven new County Council represen-
tatives, that’s a learning experience. But
in this job, you’re going to make mistakes
from time to time. I would think it would
be difficult for any county executive to
truly earn an “A.” You’re never going
to do everything right in this job. You’ll
make mistakes. But I think I have learned
from many of my mistakes.
You have been criticized by some
for being a “bad” Republican. You
hired a Democrat, Steve Stoll, as your
first director of administration. You
stood up for (Democrat) Jim Kasten
when the council would not reappoint
him to the Port Authority’s Board of
Directors and bucked the council on
the PDMP (opioid drug registry).
Waller: I stuck with Dennis Kehm
Jr., who is a die-hard Democrat, as my
first county counselor.
Right. And you appointed Randy
Holman as county clerk when it would
have been easier to go with someone
who might have been less electable.
How would you answer the accusation
that you’re a “bad” Republican?
Waller: I’d rather be labeled a bad
Republican than have people think that
I’m a strict partisan to my party and in
the end, didn’t do the right thing for the
county. It seems like partisan politics
rules not only in Washington, D.C., but
in Jefferson City, too. It doesn’t matter
what side of the aisle you’re on, you’re
expected to stay with your party no mat-
ter what. I think that’s unfair in so many
ways. When I made the decision to hire
Steve Stoll, support the PDMP and bring
Randy Holman in as county clerk, I felt
I was doing what was in the best interest
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Ken Waller signs documents with executive assistant Leah Smith.
of the county, not necessarily the best
interest of my party. If I had to do it all
over again, I would do the same things.
You have said you came in with
a list of goals to accomplish while
you were in office. How much of that
did you accomplish and what are the
highlights?
Waller: When I considered running
for office, I came up with a list of capital
improvements that I thought the county
needed, and I tried to accomplish them
one by one. With the exception of one, I
did all of them without leaving the county
in debt. We now have a new emergency
management center in Herculaneum, two
new fleet service buildings in Hillsboro,
and we’ve bought the building and started
the planning on a new animal control fa-
cility in House Springs. I wish that could
have been completed on my watch, but
we’ve laid the groundwork. This will be
a facility that all of Jefferson County will
be proud of.
I’ve done my best during my eight
years to reward the county’s employees,
some of the best employees you’ll ever
find anywhere. Most of our employees
have received raises or cost-of-living
increases of 20 percent over my admin-
istration, and they have better insurance
benefits as well. I’m proud of that.
What is your assessment of the
people you have hired to work imme-
diately under you? A few who come to
mind are Steve Stoll, Wes Yates, David
Courtway, Warren Robinson, Jason
Jonas and Eric Larson.
Waller: You are only as good as the
people you hire. I’ve always believed
that you hire good people, you let them
do their jobs without micromanaging and
let them know that when the tough times
come, you’ll have their backs. I think I
Ted Howell photo
have a record of hiring the very best, the
most qualified people available. No one
can accuse me of running a patronage
system. I’m thankful for the people who
have worked for me, and I’m very proud
that they know that I have had their backs.
What item or items on your list are
you leaving unaccomplished?
Waller: The biggest task of all on
my list of what I wanted to get done – a
new, state-of-the-art courthouse and jail.
I knew that that’s a big item, and while
it would have been nice to have checked
that off my list, it would not have been
financially responsible to commit the
county to a lot of debt. It will have to be
done in the future.
As the county executive, you are
Jefferson County’s primary economic
development officer. How have you
done in that regard?
Waller: I think this was an area that
I could have improved upon. When I
took office, the economy was just begin-
ning to recover from the 2008 collapse,
or whatever it was called. There are
just so many factors when it comes to a
company deciding whether to locate in
your county, what they’re asking for, that
are out of your control. But I do believe
that the county is poised and ready for
economic development, and I see signs
of that, particularly in some areas of the
county. Dennis Gannon (the new county
executive), with his business background,
might be the person who can do a lot in
economic development. I know I’ll be
rooting for him hard.
As the first county executive under
the new charter form of government,
you and the County Council had to
establish a new way of doing county
government business. What unforeseen
Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019
problems came up in those first few
years and how did you address them?
Waller: I think the biggest unfore-
seen problem was distinguishing the
powers of each branch of the government.
The executive branch needs to be the
executive branch and perform execu-
tive duties and responsibilities, and the
legislative branch – the County Council
– needs to do the legislative work of the
county. It’s been hard for all of us to get
our heads around that.
For years, the County Commission
did both functions. The framers of the
charter clearly wanted a separation, but
there hasn’t always been agreement on
how to separate those functions. There
have definitely been times where the
executive branch may have been more
involved in the legislative side than we
needed to be, and there have been many
times when the legislative side has tried to
take executive responsibilities and duties.
Our charter government will work
best when the executive branch and the
legislative branch do their respective jobs.
I’ve been told that the framers of
the charter fashioned it as a “weak
county executive” form of government.
Do you agree? How has that limited
you and what might be done in the
future to fix that?
Waller: I believe that some execu-
tive powers were watered down to some
degree, but I guess the charter framers had
a good reason to do so, or they wouldn’t
have done it that way. Knowing that, I
had to do my job as it was laid out to the
best of my abilities.
What would I change? Well, in the
budget process, I believe the county ex-
ecutive should have the power to have a
line-item veto, rather than have to accept
or reject an entire budget.
The other area that comes to mind is
that the county executive should be able
to break a tie of the council when it comes
to an ordinance. The charter only allows
the executive to break a tie in the case
of a resolution. Nearly all other govern-
ment bodies – local, state, federal – have
something like that in place.
Adding your name to the so-called
pay lawsuit (brought by a group of
former and current officeholders to
determine whether they have been
underpaid under the charter): Why
did you do that and in retrospect, do
you regret it?
Waller: I’ll answer the second part
first. In retrospect, it was a bad decision
that I’ll have to live with the rest of my
life. But when the suit first came up, it
was considered a ‘friendly’ suit that was
brought to clarify a part of the charter that
is unclear. It should have been decided
in weeks, or maybe a couple of months.
Not years. It obviously has turned into
something much bigger. I had wished
that the suit was something that we could
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have cleared up before a new county
executive comes on board, but it was not
meant to be.
Note: Waller eventually withdrew
from the lawsuit.
Q a do-over for?
What do you think is the underly-
ing cause for the rift between you and
the County Council? Given the luxury
of hindsight, is there something you
could have done to head that off?
Waller: Given that this was a new
form of government and that adjustments
had to be made as we went along, there
were inevitably going to be issues and
disputes that would arise from time to
time, especially in the early years. Un-
derstandably, our roles as the executive
branch and the legislative branch would
have disagreements occasionally.
Of the original County Council, only
two members – Cliff Lane and Kelly
Waymon – had any kind of previous expe-
rience serving on any kind of board, and I
certainly didn’t have experience running
a government body, either.
I didn’t always disagree with all
council members on issues, but dealing
with the leadership of the council over
the last few years has been somewhat
difficult. If I could pinpoint one area that
led to a lot of dissension between myself
and the council, it would have been lack
of communication between us. I would
say that I have been as guilty in that area
as they have been.
Would you characterize that rift as
being more personality driven or more
policy driven?
Waller: The majority of it – not
all, but most of it – has been personality
driven, I’d say. I think that politically and
philosophically, most of us have similar
mindsets. But personalities in any rela-
tionship – business or otherwise – can
and do differ. It’s how you deal with those
differences that is important. We haven’t
always done the best job at that.
How would you answer people
who, noting that rift, say that the
county’s change to a charter form of
government is a failed experiment?
Waller: I don’t think you can take
an eight-year sample in any situation –
government or otherwise – and make a
broad statement that something worked or
didn’t work. In this case, implementing a
brand-new form of government, you have
to give that at least 10 to 15 years to let it
run and then see what adjustments need
to be made. But charter government is
here to stay.
What adjustments do you think
should be made?
Waller: I think an amendment needs
to be made to the charter to institute
term limits for the county executive
and County Council. I’ve said this since
News/Business
Day 1 – actually, before, since I said it
during the 2010 election. Every govern-
ing body needs new and fresh ideas and
philosophies.
As you consider the last eight
years, do you have anything you’d like
Waller: Well, we talked earlier about
the pay lawsuit, and I wouldn’t do that
the same way if I had the chance. But
really, the concept of a do-over isn’t real.
In real life, you don’t get a chance to do
things over. Do I wish my relationship
with the County Council would have
turned out better? Do I wish that maybe I
had communicated better or done or said
something differently? Sure, we all have
moments in our lifetimes like that. But we
don’t get that chance. Once you make a
decision, you have to live with that deci-
sion – good, bad or indifferent. So no,
other than the pay lawsuit, I haven’t spent
a lot of time thinking about doing things
over, because it won’t happen. That’s life.
Early in your administration, some
criticized you as too passive. Over the
last couple of years, particularly in
your dealings with the council, you
have been perceived as too combative.
Was this a conscious change and do
you feel that it was effective? Do you
have any regrets in your dealing with
the council?
Waller: Early on, I was probably
a little passive in my dealings with the
council and with other issues, but that had
to do with not having enough experience
on the job and that’s basically how my
personality was.
After I was re-elected in 2014, I felt
I needed to be a little less passive, which
I thought would help me to lead better.
The problem was the contrast, or maybe
the transition. People who thought I was
too docile saw me in contrast as too
combative. I didn’t see it that way. I felt I
needed to be a bit stronger and more sure
of myself. I thought I was standing up for
what I thought was the right decision or
the right thing to do.
What will you miss about being
county executive and what will you
definitely not miss?
Waller: I will not miss the long hours
and time away from my family. I won’t
miss lying in bed at night second-guess-
ing a decision I made or how I reacted to
a particular situation. Even though I will
be down the hallway, not far from my
former office, I will miss the day-to-day
interaction with my staff. My relationship
with all those people will change the day
I move down the hall, whether I like it or
not. Most work environments are a family
and I have had a great family to work with
for the past eight years. I won’t be physi-
cally far from that family, but I know it
won’t be the same. It can’t be.
How would you advise Dennis
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Gannon as he takes over the office? I thought was best for the county and put
the county in a position to succeed even
more in the future.
Waller: I believe the county elector-
ate made a good choice when they elected
Do you believe that you are leav-
him. With his extensive background, in
ing the county in better shape than
the military and business, I think that he
when you were first sworn in as county
has all he needs to take the county in a
great new direction, and I’ll be his biggest executive?
fan when he does that. I would tell him to
Waller: From the time I started work
surround himself with good people and let
on Jan. 2, 2011, until the day I walk out
them work and to make decisions that he
of the office on the last day of 2018, I
feels are in the best interest of the county
sincerely believe that the county is in a
and don’t look back.
As far as his dealings with the council, better situation now than it was then. The
finances of this county are in good shape.
I would advise him to keep an open mind,
We don’t have crippling debt issues,
and to always keep the lines of commu-
and if future administrations and county
nications available. I would tell him not
councils follow our lead, barring a terrible
to get overly excited about something
unforeseen circumstance, we never will.
good that happens at a meeting or overly
We’ve been able to help our employees to
discouraged about something that doesn’t
better themselves with higher wages and
go his way or in regards to legislation. To
better benefits. We’ve made major capital
take it, as some say, one day at a time and
improvements without adding to our debt.
let your instincts take over. If he can do
Builders and developers are coming
those things, he’ll do very well.
back to our county, and houses are be-
ing built. Over the last few years, we’ve
How do you want Jefferson County
helped that along by streamlining our
residents to remember your legacy?
planning and zoning and development
processes. Our Port Authority is poised to
Waller: Being in a position of leader-
help the county take advantage of a great
ship in any organization is never easy. A
relatively untapped resource, the Missis-
leader will make good decisions a lot of
sippi River, by expanding our recreation
the time and inevitably will make some
and tourism opportunities with the Delta
not-so-good decisions. That comes with
Queen and in the coming years, you’ll
any leadership role. For those who really
see an expansion in commercial ship-
know me as a person, they would tell you
ping operations. The county’s potential
that I live in this county and that I have
is endless.
only wanted what’s best for the county. I
I am proud to live and to have raised
would hope that my legacy as the first-ev-
my family in Jefferson County and I
er county executive of Jefferson County
would be that I worked hard, I did what believe that the best is still yet to come.
Business notes
The newest Mercy clinic in Barnhart.
Mercy Clinic will open
in Barnhart on Jan. 7
Mercy Clinic Primary Care, 1717
Catlin Drive near Hwy. M. in Barnhart,
will open on Monday, Jan. 7.
A blessing ceremony and grand
opening celebration is set for 3 p.m. that
day.
The clinic is directed by Dr. Alan
Roy Sandidge, who is moving from the Children helping
Arnold clinic, although he will continue
to see patients there. Rescue Mission
Sandidge earned a medical degree
Families at Sacred Heart Ursuline
and completed his residency at St. Louis Learning Center in Festus recently
University School of Medicine. He is
donated scarves, socks, hats, gloves and
board-certified in family medicine. toiletry items for the Jefferson County
The property previously housed a Rescue Mission. From left: Roby Inge,
7-Eleven convenience store. Adelyn Driemeier and Jackson Overberg.
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A felony of first-degree murder and the
unclassified felony of armed criminal ac-
tion in the Dec. 8, 2016, shooting death
of Bewig Jr., the son of former Pevely
Ward 3 Alderman David Bewig Sr.
Sgt. Matthew Moore of the Jefferson
County Sheriff’s Office said deputies
took Schmidt into custody Dec. 20 at a
residence in the 100 block of Manderley
Court in Festus.
“There were no issues taking Mr.
Schmidt into custody,” Moore said.
Bewig Sr. said the news that a sus-
pect has been charged and is in custody
gives his family some solace.
“It’s a relief to know someone’s
going to be held accountable,” he said.
“We were totally surprised, because it’s
been two years. We never gave up hope.
We hoped before we passed away we got
some kind of answers on who did this
to our son.”
Bewig Sr. credits a KTVI (Channel
2) news report in a “CrimeStoppers” seg-
ment in September 2018 for propelling
the investigation forward. The probable-
cause statement in the case speaks of
four witnesses, who are not named in
the document, coming forward to say
Schmidt admitted to them he shot and
killed Bewig Jr.
While the document does not men-
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campus to Jeffco Boulevard, just north of
Church Road. It will remain there until
next year’s auction.
“It’s really nice,” Etta said of the
honor.
Doing it all
Etta, who grew up in Arnold, is a
descendant of the Weldele family, which
came here in 1850, and the Grimm family,
which arrived in 1859.
“They got a land grant and established
a farm, where they taught people how to
graft fruit trees,” she said. “Russ’ family
moved here from St. Louis when he was
7; his family ran Ernie’s Cabins at Arnold
Tenbrook and Jeffco (Boulevard).”
The Weldele family has played a big
part at Immaculate Conception parish
over the years. Etta’s brother, Ken Weld-
ele, 78, currently serves on the finance
committee and his daughter, Angel Weld-
ele, is president of the parish council.
“Our family, on both sides, have been
going here since the church started,” he
said.
The Werkmeisters were married at
Immaculate Conception in 1958 – the
fifth of seven generations (so far) to be
married there.
Etta had learned piano as a child, tak-
ing lessons in the St. Louis County home
of Bill Nottelmann, who later opened
music stores in St. Louis County and
Arnold. She has come full circle, giving
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tion the KTVI report, Bewig Sr. believes
the segment reignited the investigation.
“It brought some tips in to get the
investigation going again and that led to
the arrest,” he said.
He said he is grateful to the people
who came forward with the information
leading to the arrest.
“Our family is thankful people
stepped up and did the right thing in
turning this person in,” he said.
Bewig Sr. said while Schmidt was
not necessarily a close friend of his son,
his son went to school with him and
Schmidt is known to the Bewig family.
“(The suspect) is from Pevely,”
Bewig Sr. said. “We’ve been acquainted
with him.”
According to the St. Louis Metro-
politan Police probable-cause statement
in the case and prior police reports, Be-
wig, 31, was found dead with a gunshot
wound to his head early Dec. 9, 2016, in
his car located in the 5500 block of Etzel
Avenue. The victim died the day before,
the probable-cause statement said.
Officers found the victim after re-
ceiving a “suspicious auto” report and
Bewig Jr. was pronounced dead at the
scene.
The investigating officer reported
he spoke with several witnesses “who
stated the defendant told each of (the
witnesses), at a total of three separate
lessons at her own home in a purpose-
built basement studio.
“That’s a nice name for it,” she said
with a laugh. “It’s just a room in the
basement where I have the piano and my
music supplies.”
Another room upstairs houses her
home organ.
Etta teaches about six students cur-
rently. Some of them, as well as sev-
eral former students, also play for local
churches. “It’s very affirming,” she said.
She volunteered her time and skills
at Immaculate Conception on a full-time
basis for more than 40 years, wearing
a number of hats in addition to that of
church organist.
“I was in charge of playing Sunday
services, plus I was on the liturgy com-
mittee,” she said. “I was in charge of
music selection, of scheduling coverage
of Masses among the organists. I had a
choir director, but I went to every choir
practice.”
She also taught second grade at St.
David, and would play there for chil-
dren’s services.
Along the way, she found time to
volunteer in other ways.
She founded a group in Arnold,
called FISH, which helped with emer-
gency services (mostly transportation)
for families in need.
“That group was in existence more
than 35 years,” she said. “I was named
Jaycees Outstanding Young Woman of
Missouri in 1974, largely because of
that work.”
occasions, that the
defendant shot and
killed David Bewig
on Dec. 8, 2016.”
No motive for
the murder has ap-
peared in any of
the official reports
or court documents.
A spokeswom-
an for the St. Louis
David Bewig Jr. Circuit Attorney’s
Office said “the
state doesn’t have to prove motive to
prove a crime occurred,” and “At this
time, we can’t discuss motive as it’s
outside of the PC statement.”
Bewig Sr. said he hopes the new
information will help quell rumors he
is aware of around town that his son
was killed during a drug deal. He said
his son, a local music promoter, was in
St. Louis to set up a party for his own
32nd birthday, which was to be held
Dec. 23, 2016.
He said his son did not typically go
to the area where his body was found
and for all he knows, his son may have
been compelled under threat to go to
north St. Louis.
“He was going to pay the DJ who
was going to work the party and was go-
ing to pay for the venue, Fubar, a bar in
St. Louis,” he said. “Everybody thinking
Same job, new church
When Russ retired from his job as
a postal carrier, Etta quit her position at
Immaculate Conception and went to work
at St. Mark’s, which was a paid position.
“It was a matter of needing the
money,” she said with a laugh.
She did many of the same jobs at St.
Mark’s that she had been doing at IC.
“I played three of the four Masses
every weekend,” she said. “I did the choir,
the liturgy committee, all of it.”
She was a member of the National
Pastoral Musicians, a nationwide organi-
zation dedicated to the support of musical
liturgy. “I was president of the St. Louis
chapter,” she said. “I’ve gone to conven-
tions all over the U.S.”
She retired from full-time status at St.
Mark in 2013, after 22 years.
“It’s exhausting when you’re in
charge of it all,” she said.
Despite that, though, Etta said she
was a little apprehensive about retirement.
“I thought, after retirement, it would
be weird to sit in the pew (instead of the
choir loft),” she said. “But then I hear a
student playing, and I am so proud. Some-
time I can kind of hear them imitating me.”
Immaculate Conception currently has
four organists, all of them Etta’s former
students.
Still active
Retirement doesn’t mean sitting still
for this diminutive great-grandmother of
Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019
it was a drug deal gone bad – that’s not
what happened. My son didn’t frequent
that area where he was found. It wasn’t
a drug deal gone bad.”
Bewig Sr. said it may never be
known why his son was shot, unless the
motive comes out in the trial.
“It would be nice to know why,” he
said. “I don’t think we’ll ever know.”
He said the loss of his son, known
as “Slim,” has affected many people.
“It’s a shame he was stolen from his
nieces and nephews and all of his fam-
ily,” Bewig Sr. said. “He’s deeply missed
and loved by many people.”
He said the death of his son also left
a hole in the St. Louis-area music scene.
He had worked at Dave’s Lawn care
and Bewig ENT and was a promoter of
mostly rap music artists.
“Those people lost out on a good
promoter,” he said.
In addition to his father, Bewig
Jr. was survived by his mother, Mary
L. (Mudd) Bewig and a sister, Amber
(Cory) Bewig Hoke of Festus.
Schmidt is being held on $500,000
cash-only bond, according to court
records.
The murder charge is punishable
by 10 to 30 years or life in prison,
and the armed criminal action charge
carries a penalty of at least three years
in prison.
seven, with two more expected in months
to come. She still plays several times a
week at weddings or funerals.
“I call people and ask if there’s any-
thing in particular they want, so long as it’s
in the songbook,” she said. “Most people
do have a preference – it’s rare to have
someone say they’ll just leave it up to me.”
She enjoys playing for fun at home.
“Oh, I’ll sit and play ‘In the Mood.’
That’s one of my favorites,” she said.
“That or ‘The Entertainer.’”
She also is active with Immaculate
Conception’s mission work.
“We asked, in our invitations to both
our anniversary and my 80th birthday,
that instead of a gift, people donate to
our church’s mission group in Haiti,” she
said. “We are building a house for a single
mother with three children.
“We were surprised and pleased that
everyone listened to us; we didn’t get a
single physical gift. And we were able to
complete the house in time for her to be
in it for Christmas.”
All four of Etta’s children and all 11
grandchildren have taken lessons from her.
“It’s a great way to have one-on-one
time,” she said.
On New Year’s Eve, the family gath-
ers in the music room to play and sing
together. “That’s heaven to me,” she said.
Etta said she can’t imagine a time
when she won’t sit down at the keyboard.
“Playing keeps my spirits high,” she
said. “It’s my way of praising the Lord’s
goodness and grace. It nourishes me. It’s
inspirational.”
Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019
Girls wrestling taking state by storm
The
County
Line
Russell
Korando
W
hen you talk to Taylor Mur-
phey about wrestling, you
can hear the excitement in her
voice about the sport she picked up for
the first time six weeks ago.
In her first varsity match Nov. 28, the
Northwest junior lost to Lafayette’s Emma
Cole at 143 pounds. Since then, she’s
unbeaten. Murphey improved to 12-1 after
scoring an 18-10 major decision against
McCluer North sophomore Natalie
Schaljo in the 136-pound championship of
the Mehlville tournament on Dec. 21.
“It’s a great workout. I love it. I’m
excited and nervous every time we have
a match or dual,” Murphey said. “It’s
the first time I’ve ever been nervous
and excited at the same time.”
Although she’s a novice, Mur-
phey views wrestling as an avenue to a
college education. Teammate Keegan
Newhouse talked Murphey into joining
the Lions.
“It’s a great opportunity to get a
scholarship,” Murphey said. “One of
my friends (Newhouse) comes from a
wrestling family and said, ‘You’ve got
to do it.’”
Murphey, who transferred to
Northwest from De Soto her sophomore
year, also plays forward for the Lions’
Leader
Athlete
of the
Week
Taylor Murphey
Northwest wrestling
In this first season of girls wrestling, the
junior improved to 12-1 after capturing
the 136-pound championship at
the Mehlville tournament on Dec.
21. Murphey beat McCluer North
sophomore Natalie Schaljo in an 18-
10 major decision in the finals after
pinning four other opponents, all in
the first period. Murphey had never
wrestled before joining the Lions in
November.
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De Soto’s Jaycee Foeller, right, sizes up Washington’s Courtney McEwen in the
championship match at 167 pounds at the Mehlville tournament on Dec. 21. To see
more photos, go to myleaderpaper.com.
soccer team in the spring. She’s won
three tournament titles on the mat in the
first year that the female grapplers have
been separated from the boys by the
Missouri State High School Activities
Association.
The girls at Northwest, making up
one of the larger female squads in the
area, are learning the same moves as
the boys under co-head coaches Bob
and Ron Wilhelm. Murphey already has
a go-to move -- the double-leg take-
down -- to score points.
“Everyone is getting the hang
of this so fast,” Murphey said. “Our
coaches are good at starting slow and
working us faster and faster.”
Buffalo won the Mehlville
women’s tournament with 135 points.
Northwest (103 points) came in fifth,
De Soto (67.5) was 11th, Fox (34) 18th
and Windsor (29) and Hillsboro (25)
were 21st and 22nd respectively.
“There’s a lot of great women’s
wrestlers in the area,” Ron Wilhelm
said. “When we went up against (these
other schools) we realized there was a
gap there.
“I was hoping, with our numbers
and depth, we could be in the top three.
The bigger the tournament, the (more)
elite wrestlers score big points. We beat
Lafayette earlier, but they had three
or four girls make it to the final (at
Mehlville) and we had one.”
Against Schaljo, it was the first
time Murphey wrestled all six minutes
of a match. She had to dig deep for the
endurance it takes to complete a match
in which 28 points are scored.
“I had to keep saying in my head, ‘I
Jefferson County Leader
Lisa Rigdon photos
MSHSAA weight classifications
Missouri boys weight classes: 106
pounds; 113; 120; 126; 132; 138; 145; 152;
160; 170; 182; 195; 220; 285
Missouri girls weight classes: 103
pounds; 110; 116; 121; 126; 131; 136; 143;
152; 167; 187; 235
want first place,’” Murphey said. “She
wanted it just as bad. I could tell. When
I shot my double leg, it got me the
points I had. She had me on my back
for two or three seconds. I thought, ‘I
have to try harder.’ I’ve got to learn
what to do when I’m exhausted. I’m not
going to give up.”
Ron Wilhelm was glad Murphey
Northwest junior Taylor Murphey has won
three tournament titles this season.
21
had to go the limit.
“She experienced that total exhaus-
tion after a six-minute match,” he said.
“I told all of the girls, there will be a
time where you can’t feel your arms
and legs and can’t breathe.
“Taylor’s just so gifted and does so
many things naturally for a wrestler. I
couldn’t be more excited for her. You
let her work off her strengths (and) put
her in athletic situations. Don’t make it
too complicated and (just) let her do the
things she’s good at.
“She might have the best double-
leg in the program. She’s determining
her own destiny, (with) a competitive
spirit that’s hard to teach. She has the
will not to lose.”
Three other wrestlers from Jef-
ferson County won titles at Mehlville.
Fox senior Hailie Terry pinned Fulton
freshman Rylee Baker in 1:46 to win
the 103-pound title. At 131 pounds,
De Soto junior Hunter Bullock won by
fall in 26 seconds
over Washington
sophomore Mck-
enna Deckelman
and De Soto soph-
omore J.C. Foeller
(undefeated at
14-0) captured the
167-pound cham-
pionship with a
16-1 technical
fall over Hancock Ron Wilhelm
sophomore Nancy
Licea.
Bullock and Foeller, who is ranked
nationally, both said wrestling has
empowered them, helping them be
more assertive in everyday life. Both
wrestled with the boys last year.
“I was scared of a lot. I didn’t want
to go out of my comfort zone,” Bullock
said. “I didn’t like me as a person. Now
I have so much confidence. I’m ready
to go out there and try my best.”
Foeller said she was “really shy”
before she took up wrestling. “This
sport taught me to be confident in my-
self,” she said. “You want to be yourself
in this sport. So many girls are realizing
this isn’t just a guys’ sport.”
Bullock said she likes to watch
Foeller on the mat.
“She has this blank expression on
her face,” Bullock said. “You don’t
know what she’s thinking, but she’s
ready to wrestle.”
Foeller said she’s inspired by
De Soto wrestlers Landon Porter and
brothers Connor and Logan Zimmer-
mann, all Class 3 state qualifiers in 2018.
Porter finished second at 285 and is the
top-ranked heavyweight in the state.
MSHSAA is still working out some
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22 Jefferson County Leader
Pius punches back in rare win over Hawks
By Dave Benson
and Russell Korando
For the Leader
It was a big win in more ways than
one.
Leading from wire to wire, St. Pius X
knocked off the visiting Hillsboro Hawks
68-57 on Dec. 21 in a rare victory for a
team in the small-schools division of the
Jefferson County Activities Association
over one of their large-school brethren.
Adding to the significance: Hills-
boro, a Class 4 team, is the three-time
defending JCAA large-schools champion
and was coming off an upset win over
Class 5 Mehlville – at Mehlville.
The Lancer victory meant a lot to
head coach Eric Lawrence for another
reason. His team was less than a week
removed from a loss that could have set
a negative tone for the season. On Dec.
15 in the JCAA Shootout at Jefferson
College, St. Pius (a Class 3 school) let an
11-point fourth-quarter lead evaporate in
a 58-57 loss to Class 4 De Soto.
Lawrence said the setback had his
players questioning themselves.
“For most student-athletes, it’s about
confidence, and our confidence was a
little shaken,” Lawrence said. “I said it,
and they said it, that was a game that got
away from us. So then the doubt starts
creeping into your head. ‘Are we really
as good as we think we are? Are we really
as good as Coach says we are?’”
It didn’t take long for the Lancers to
answer those questions. St. Pius scored
the first six points of the game and never
trailed against Hillsboro.
“It was a very good team win for us,”
said Lancers junior forward Riley Naeger,
who led all scorers with 21 points. “We
played hard defense, we played very well
together. We’ve been needing this win.”
St. Pius improved to 6-3 entering a
holiday tournament at Grandview that
began Dec. 27 (after the Leader deadline).
Hillsboro, headed to the Bob Sechrest Jr.
Christmas Tournament Dec. 26-31 at Park
Hills Central, fell to 6-3.
“St. Pius was better than us in ev-
ery part of the game, and they beat us,”
Hillsboro head coach Dan Johnson said.
“We had kind of struggled early in
the season with having energy for two
or three quarters but not putting that
whole game together,” Lawrence said.
“(Tonight) they trusted and believed in
each other and they trusted and believed
in me and the game plan that I thought
was going to put us in the best chance to
win. I’ve got nothing but good things to
say about my boys.”
That game plan had the Lancers play-
ing aggressively right from the opening
tip, and they stuck to the script. Naeger
got the first basket on a layup in transi-
tion from Dre Townsend, and Naeger
added a jumper from the free-throw line
on the next possession. About a minute
later, Naeger scored on the putback of a
Townsend miss to put the Lancers up 6-0.
“That was definitely the whole idea,”
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drive. Brewer sank a
pair of free throws to
make it 10-6, but af-
ter Townsend missed a
jumper, Luke Klahs got
the rebound and sent it
back out to Townsend
for a 3-pointer. Ruble
followed with a trey
from the corner to put
the Lancers up 16-6
with 1:55 left in the first
quarter.
“That’s the special
thing about our team,”
Naeger said. “Anybody
can score at any time
from anywhere on the
court.”
Pinkley hit a
3-pointer to briefly stall
St. Pius, but a 9-2 Lanc-
ers’ run that extended
into the second quarter,
with Naeger contribut-
ing six of the points, put
the home team ahead
25-11.
“Hillsboro is the
big brother in this
county; they’re the
best, so we knew we
had to come out there
St. Pius defenders Riley Naeger, left, and Luke Klahs
and punch them in the
converge on Hillsboro senior Isaac Readnour.
mouth, and then keep
Naeger said of the Lancers’ quick start. punching, keep punching, keep punch-
“We’ve been trying to do it all year to ev- ing,” Lawrence said.
ery team. Against this team, we just had a “They were hot early, hit a couple
little extra juice, a little extra motivation.” of shots,” Johnson said. “We didn’t do
Garrett Pinkley scored the Hawks’ a particularly good job of guarding their
first basket on a jump shot off a Michael penetration or getting out to their shoot-
Brewer miss, and after Naeger misfired at ers, and because of that, we struggled
the other end, Hillsboro went quickly up with defensive rebounding as well.
the court, with Brewer scoring the layup “It seemed like they were always
to make it 6-4. Brewer finished with 15 getting penetration and finding an open
points to lead the Hawks. shooter, and if they happened to miss that
But St. Pius went on a 10-2 run, shot, they were getting a second-chance
with everyone getting into the act. Jalen opportunity. They got too many of those
Thornton scored on a runner, then Josh in the first quarter.”
Ruble hit a scoop shot off a baseline St. Pius outrebounded the Hawks
Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019
Ted Howell photos
28-22, with Naeger grabbing 14 boards,
seven of them at the offensive end, and
Klahs finishing with eight. Brewer led
Hillsboro with seven rebounds.
“That was something we preached,”
Lawrence said. “They’ve got Michael,
that’s a big boy inside, but we wanted to
get after the ball. So we told Luke and
Riley, be aggressive inside but at the same
time, be smart.”
The Lancer offense cooled off con-
siderably in the second quarter, going
scoreless for nearly six minutes. Hillsboro
trimmed the lead to four points, with
Mitchel Hickson hitting an open 3-pointer
and Pinkley sinking a pair of free throws,
then hitting a reverse layup to make it 25-
21 with 1:34 remaining in the first half.
Thornton hit a big 3-pointer to get
the home crowd back into the game,
then sank the second of two free-throw
attempts. A late Hickson bucket made it
29-23 at halftime, but the Hawks got no
closer the rest of the night.
“Their pressure and defense had a lot
to do with that,” Johnson said. “We staged
a run here and there, but it seemed like
we’d have an untimely turnover when we
were trying to make a run, and it would
result in an easy bucket for them. We just
never could get close enough to really
challenge, all night long.”
Ruble, who hit a pair of dagger-like
treys in the third quarter, finished with
15 points, as did Thornton. Townsend
added 11 for the Lancers, who led by 16
points (49-33) in the final minute of the
third quarter.
“There was more student-athlete
leadership than there was coaching
leadership in this game,” Lawrence said.
“This was the first time this year that I
had kids coming over to the bench, tell-
ing their teammates what they’re seeing,
being positive, building the energy. And
we could all feel it.”
Hillsboro got 14 points from Ben
Lampkins and 11 from Pinkley.
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Basketball: Hillsboro boys basketball is defending Sechrest Jr. crown
Continued from Page 22
“You can’t take anything away from
St. Pius, because their guards really pres-
sured the ball,” Johnson said. “We’ve
played some good teams, and that’s the
most pressure that we’ve seen (yet) on
the basketball and away from the ball.
So hats off to them.”
Hawks begin title defense
Hillsboro began its title defense at the
63rd annual Bob Sechrest Jr. Christmas
Tournament in rousing fashion with an
87-38 blowout of Herculaneum on Dec.
27 in Park Hills.
The second-seeded Hawks (7-3) set
the tone early when senior guard Ben
Lampkins lofted an alley-oop pass to
senior forward Michael Brewer, who
slam-dunked to open the scoring.
Brewer led all scorers with 30 points,
including eight on dunks. His rim-rocking
got creative when junior guard Mark
Moore side-armed a bounce pass through
the paint that got high enough for Brewer
to slam down late in the first half.
“That’s not one we work on in prac-
tice,” Hillsboro head coach Dan Johnson
said with a grin. “That’s two really good
athletes ad-libbing there in transition.”
Herculaneum head coach Jason Jar-
vis said his injury-riddled Blackcats (1-
8) are waiting for junior Jordan Duncan
to fully recover. Besides senior Blake
Leathers, his team lacks varsity experi-
ence – one reason they were seeded 15th.
“I’m playing six kids and we have
to turn around and play again at 10 a.m.
(Saturday) morning,” Jarvis said. “I knew
when it got to the third quarter, I put in
some fresh legs and Hillsboro took ad-
vantage of my subs.”
Sophomore Josh Moreland was a
bright spot for Herky, taking Brewer to
the rim on occasion at the offensive end.
Moreland scored seven points in a two-
minute span in the third quarter with the
Hawks leading by more than 20. More-
land sank 3 of 4 free throws and finished
with a team-high 13 points.
Johnson was impressed.
“We knew Moreland was scoring at
a big clip,” the Hawks coach said. “He
was a little undersized but he didn’t let
that slow him down. Finally, I told our
guys to deny him catches because we
were having a hard time stopping him.”
Jarvis said Moreland, who broke
his hand during the third practice of the
season, has been “a great addition.”
Lampkins (14 points) and Moore
(12) were Hillsboro’s other two top scor-
ers. Brewer grabbed 12 rebounds for the
double-double and Moore dished out
six assists. Johnson pulled his starters in
the fourth quarter as the game went to a
running clock.
“We’re always searching for some-
thing, whether it’s offense or defense,”
Johnson said about evaluating the play
of his bench. “We’ve got some special-
ists who come in for special situations.”
It was Hillsboro’s first game since
losing to St. Pius X on Dec. 21. Johnson
said the Hawks couldn’t match the Lanc-
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Crystal City’s Drew Richardson scored
18 points in the Hornets’ 72-67 overtime
win over West County in the Sechrest Jr.
tournament on Dec. 27.
ers’ early intensity.
“We got punched in the mouth
early and couldn’t recover,” Johnson
said. “We’ve gotten back to basics and
are preaching that givens aren’t always
a given.”
De Soto, Crystal City and Festus also
represented the Jefferson County Activi-
ties Association at the Sechrest tourna-
ment. As of the Leader deadline on Dec.
28, the Tigers (No. 4) and Hawks were in
the winner’s bracket quarterfinals.
In the other local games on Dec.
27, De Soto (No. 9) bounced back from
a first-round loss to North County (No.
8), squashing 16th-seeded Viburnum
81-35. Sophomore Nick Krodinger led
the Dragons with 19 points and senior
Clayton Snudden added 18 as De Soto
improved to 7-8.
“We played better defensively and got
a lot of early steals and built a big lead,”
De Soto head coach Zeb Hammond said.
“I was able to sub a lot, which is something
we’ve needed to do for awhile.”
After getting hammered 72-28 by
Festus in the first round, 13th-seed Crys-
Dale signs with Kansas State
St. Pius X senior Elijah Dale signed to play baseball at Kansas State University in
Manhattan. Seated with Dale are his parents, Shannon and Brian Dale. In the back, from
left, select coaches Gail and Mike Wallace, St. Pius assistant coach Eric Lawrence, St.
Pius head coach Jerry Woods and St. Pius athletic director Tilden Watson.
Jefferson County Leader 23
63rd annual Bob Sechrest Jr.
Christmas Tournament
Dec. 26-Dec. 31 at Park Hills Central
GIRLS
Seeds: 1. Park Hills Central; 2. South
Iron; 3. Festus; 4. Steelville; 5. Arcadia Valley;
6. Ste. Genevieve; 7. Fredericktown; 8. Potosi
Dec. 26: First round: Park Hills Central
75, Potosi 48; Arcadia Valley 73, Steelville
47; South Iron 63, Fredericktown 40; Ste.
Genevieve 56, Festus 55 (OT)
Dec. 27: Consolation semifinals: Steelville
59, Potosi 37; Festus 58, Fredericktown 44
Dec. 28: Semifinals.
Dec. 31: Consolation final, third place and
championship.
BOYS
Seeds: 1. Farmington; 2. Hillsboro; 3.
South Iron; 4. Festus; 5. Park Hills Central; 6.
Potosi; 7. Ste. Genevieve; 8. North County;
9. De Soto; 10. Perryville; 11. Fredericktown;
12. West County; 13. Crystal City; 14. Arcadia
Valley; 15. Herculaneum; 16. Viburnum
Dec. 26: First round: Farmington 113,
Viburnum 36; North County 62, De Soto 53;
Festus 72, Crystal City 28; Park Hills Central
68, West County 27
Dec. 27: Consolation quarterfinals:
De Soto 81, Viburnum 35; Crystal City
72, West County 67. First round: Hillsboro
87, Herculaneum 38; Ste. Genevieve 80,
Ted Howell photo Perryville 68; South Iron 82, Arcadia Valley
De Soto senior Clayton Snudden led the 30; Fredericktown 71, Potosi 68
Dragons with 19 points in their 81-35 Dec. 28: Consolation quarterfinals;
winners’ bracket quarterfinals.
victory over Viburnum in the Sechrest Jr.
tournament on Dec. 27.
Dec. 29: Consolation semifinals; winners’
bracket semifinals.
Dec. 31: Consolation final, third place and
tal City took out West County (No. 12) championship.
72-67 in overtime on Dec. 27.
Four Hornets -- senior Griffin Morris
consolation championship on Monday,
(19 points), junior Drew Richardson (18),
after the Leader deadline.
senior Connor Lowe (12) and junior Nate
Denby (10) – scored in double figures
First round scores, stats at
as Crystal topped 70 points for the first
Grandview boys Tournament
time this season. Richardson, son of first-
year head coach Lee Richardson, made a
The Suntrup Auto Grandview Boys
3-point basket with eight seconds left in
Basketball Christmas Tournament tipped
regulation to send the game to overtime.
off on Dec. 27 with four games.
“I thought about calling a timeout,
No. 1 St. Pius X rolled past KIPP
but they looked like they had good flow
Public Charter (No. 8) 73-27, Lesterville
and found the open guy,” the senior
(4) upended Northwest 67-52, Jefferson
Richardson said.
(No. 2) crushed the host Eagles (7) 69-
Morris helped salt the game away in
36, and Christian Academy of Greater
OT with what the coach called “a huge 3.”
St. Louis (3) slipped past the St. Louis
The Festus girls were among eight
Patriots 61-47.
teams vying for the Sechrest girls title.
Local scoring leaders from the tour-
The Tigers (No. 3) lost 56-55 to Ste.
nament’s first round were Jefferson’s
Genevieve (No. 6) in the first round of the
Erik Eisenbeis (20 points), Cole Hold-
tournament before beating Fredericktown
inghausen (15) and Jon Weik (14) and
(No. 7) 58-44 on Dec. 27 in the conso-
St. Pius’ Riley Naeger (20 points) and
lation semifinals. Festus played in the
Eli Boyer (16).
Ron Rigdon photo
Jefferson head coach Sean Breeze
discusses strategy with senior Cole
Holdinghausen during a game this
season.
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Garmon again cream of crop in large-schools
By Russell Korando
For the Leader
On the court, Festus junior Bria
Garmon has been named the Jefferson
County Activities Association large-
schools volleyball player of the year the
past two seasons.
But Garmon could end up in the
sand at the next level. Festus head coach
Karen Biehle, the JCAA coach of the
year, said collegiate sand volleyball is
rapidly gaining popularity. Surprisingly,
the hall of fame coach isn’t concerned
about players going to the beach game,
which has enjoyed a major boost from
Olympic competition that began in 1992.
“It’s a growing sport. Several elite
girls in the conference have told me
they’re leaning toward sand volleyball,”
said Biehle, who guided the Tigers to 29
wins and the Class 3 quarterfinals this
fall. “On the state level, it’s not going
anywhere at this point.”
And neither is Garmon, for one
more year. Watch-
ing her gracefully
glide around the
court, blocking
shots, spiking
with a strong right
overhand and div-
ing for digs, it’s
easy to see why
Karen Biehle the coaches in the
JCAA single her
out as the league’s best.
An outside hitter, Garmon has racked
up more than 1,000 career kills, but she’s
hardly a one-dimensional player. She
made only two errors on 225 serves this
fall and had nearly as many digs (398) as
kills (435). When Festus beat St. Pius X,
the defending Class 2 state champions,
in three sets, Garmon registered 14 kills
and three blocks.
“She is a very versatile player,”
Biehle said. “She can hit from six spots
on the court. She keeps working to get
better each year. She’s a great team player
who supports her teammates (and) really
works on her defense.”
Tiger senior Madalyn Wenzelburger,
a second-team selection in 2017, was
elevated to the first team this season
after posting 179 kills. Even more im-
pressive, her work in the classroom has
earned her academic all-state honors for
three straight years. Biehle said several
colleges have shown interest in Wenzel-
burger’s volleyball skills.
“Maddy played strong outside hit-
ter opposite Bria and we relied on her,”
Biehle said. “You have to have two
good players on the outside and we did.
Maddy was versatile enough to play in
the middle. She has good height and has
a good skill level and can jump and hit.
“She has a great attitude. Unfortu-
nately, she was hurt the last part of the
year but we kept her on the court in a lot
of different ways.”
Since coming out of retirement in
2016 to lead the Tigers again, Biehle
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All-JCAA Volleyball
Festus junior Bria Garmon has been named the JCAA large-schools volleyball player
of the year the past two seasons.
has guided them to 16-, 19- and 29-win
seasons. She puts high demands on her
players, but their success the past three
years is proof Biehle is still at the top of
her game.
“About halfway through the season
I met with the team and told them they
were a surprise team,” Biehle said. “They
support each other and the players who
were subs came in and did their part. So
it was truly a team effort on our part. I
really loved this team. It was a group of
people who had one goal. Some people
gave up playing time for the team to be
Jefferson’s Gracie Fish, left, and Kendall Runzi combine to
hit the ball this season. Both players made the small-schools nation and court aware-
first team and Fish was named the player of the year.
Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019
at 5-4.  I am looking forward to another
healthy and full season with Taylor.”
Hawks’ seniors part of revival
Hillsboro has won 40 matches and
reached the Class 4 District 1 semifinals
the last two seasons. The Hawks finished
this season 17-11-4 after losing to district
champion Farmington in three sets.
Seniors Shea Luby and Halle Roland
have played a big part in that success
and the two Hawks were named to the
first team. It’s the second time Luby, an
outside hitter, has earned that honor. This
season she produced 21 aces, 184 kills
and 357 digs. Roland, the setter, led the
Hawks with 54 aces and 436 assists.
Like Garmon, Luby has shown her
versatility in taking care of the ball and
playing great defense. She has signed
to play volleyball at Central Methodist
University in Fayette.
Roland ran a 5-1 formation at the
beginning of the season, but when the
Hawks switched to
a 6-2, she became
a right side hitter.
Hi l l sbor o head
coach Erin Boss
said she needed
Ron Rigdon photo
Roland as a hit-
ter because she is
smart and can read
successful.” the ball well. Ro- Shea Luby
Biehle said she’s grateful for the land plans to play
acknowledgement from her peers in the in college at Southwest Baptist University
JCAA. in Bolivar.
“It’s like a new generation of volley- “Shea and Halle both got on the first
ball,” she said. “Coming back and being team because they are all-around great,
recognized by them is really special.” smart volleyball players,” Boss said.
“They are great leaders on and off the
Duncan back on first team court. They are both model athletes as
well as model students.”
Windsor junior setter Taylor Duncan
was named to the large-schools first team Small-schools
for the second straight season. She posted
Blue Jays succeed despite
345 assists and served up 29 aces this
fall. She has 65 aces coaching change
and 856 assists over the Tara Fish took over the Jefferson vol-
past two years. leyball team suddenly last summer when
Windsor finished head coach Ashleigh Nagel suffered a
14-14-3 after losing to heart attack in July.
Park Hills Central in The Blue Jays could have let their
the Class 3 District 2 emotions get the better of them. But the
semifinals. more Nagel recovered through the fall,
“Taylor Duncan the better Jefferson played.
is a complete player,” By the time they were finished, the
Windsor head coach Blue Jays had won 30 games and elimi-
Stephanie Dueker said. nated defending Class 2 state champion
“She can do it all and St. Pius X in the Class 2 District 3 semifi-
she does it all very nals before bowing out to red-hot Arcadia
well.  She has the heart Valley in the district final. The Tigers
and drive to match her ended up second in Class 2.
talent as well, mak- Three Jefferson players -- seniors
ing her the total pack- Gracie Fish (Tara’s daughter), Kendall
age. Although she has Runzi and Jenna Courtois -- were selected
the perfect attitude and to the JCAA small-schools first team.
skill to be a 5-1 setter, Gracie Fish was named the 2018 small-
she also has the tough- schools most valuable player. A setter, she
ness to be a top-notch
Ted Howell photo set team records for service points (227)
libero and the determi-
in a season and career assists (1,135).
ness to be a hitter, even See VOLLEYBALL, Page 25
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Tree-killing insects found in county in 2018
T
his time last year, Jefferson
County was an island on the
map of Missouri showing places
where emerald ash borers have been
discovered in the state. A state Depart-
ment of Conservation press release is-
sued at the end of 2018, explained that
the isolation is no more.
The number of confirmed counties
jumped from 42 to 59 last year, and
the discovery in Jefferson County was
announced last summer. I had written
about our county’s island status in early
August, and in typical journalism-jinx
fashion, the state issued a notice in the
middle of that month.
The state Department of Agricul-
ture had placed specialized traps in
areas of the county, and while checking
those large, purple prism devices on
July 2 last year, one emerald ash borer
(EAB) was found in the trap at Morse
Mill Park near Hillsboro.
When Jefferson County appeared
as a bull’s-eye on the map, I concluded
that it was naive to believe that the
invasive species wasn’t present here.
Now that it has been confirmed, basi-
cally in the center of the county, it’s
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“There were records broken and
goals met and surpassed,” Tara Fish said.
“I know (the players) were sad to see the
season end, and so was I.”
Fish said she’s known most of the
team’s seniors since they were in kinder-
garten. She plans to go back to coaching
the junior varsity in 2019 with a fully
recovered Nagel returning as head coach.
“I grabbed each girl and gave them
a bear hug (at season’s end),” Fish said.
“Once you have a kid as a student or an
athlete, they are always your kid. I love
each of them and their families dearly
and they will always hold a special place
in my heart.”
Some of Runzi’s digs during the dis-
trict tournament were worthy of the ESPN
highlight reel; she finished with 511 on
the season. The libero also surpassed her
own school record for service receptions
in a season (484) and holds the career
mark with 1,332.
Courtois is only the third player in
school history to top 200 kills in a sea-
son. Hilah Fish, Gracie’s sister, has the
record with 315. Alexis Armstrong is
second (269) and Courtois third with her
204 this fall.
“The key to our season was just that
we were a team – end of story,” Tara Fish
said. “The players, managers, families,
coaches and administration all stuck
together and were all selfless.”
St. Pius X title streak ends
After winning back-to-back Class 2
state championships in 2016 and 2017, St.
Pius came back to earth this fall, failing
to advance out of district play.
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obvious you could find the pest in other
places here, too.
“At this point, I don’t have any
records of EAB from other parts of Jef-
ferson County, although I imagine there
are several locations where you could
find the pest if you looked hard enough,”
said Robbie Doerhoff, forest entomolo-
gist for the conservation department.
The trapped insect provides definitive
proof, but in a way it means bad news,
since trapping is not the quickest method
for discovering the borers in an area.
“It can take at least five years for
the population to build to the point
where we can detect it using specialized
insect traps,” Doerhoff said. “We really
rely on public reports to help us find
new EAB locations.”
The winter months are prime time
to find one of the tell-tale signs of an
The Lancers lost nine seniors from
their 2017 team
and finished 12-
8-2. But they are
never far from re-
loading for another
run to state.
Senior Kaylee
Portell capped a
stellar varsity ca-
Kaylee Portell reer by moving up
from the all-JCAA
second team to the first team this season.
Portell led the Lancers in kills (162) and
blocks (48) as a force in the middle of the
front row and her teammates fed off of
her exuberance. Portell recently signed
to play next year at Mineral Area College
Ted Howell photo
St. Pius X junior Caly Otec is expected to
lead the Lancers next season.
Jefferson County Leader
emerald ash borer infestation called
bark blonding. As woodpeckers remove
the outer layer of the tree looking
for insects just under the surface, the
remnant light wood stands out as bright
patches. Other evidence on the tree sur-
face are s-like paths just under the bark
and d-shaped exit holes created when
the adult beetles emerge.
Emerald ash borers were first
detected in Missouri in July 2008. The
small, metallic green beetle is native
to Asia, attacks all species of ash trees,
and kills 99 percent of infected trees
within three to four years.
Although the half-inch long, green
adult beetle feeds on leaves of the ash
tree, it actually does very little damage.
However, in its larval stage, the insect
kills ash trees by feeding on the water-
and nutrient-conducting tissues just
under the bark.
“Ash trees with bark blonding may
not have EAB, but it is certainly worth
reporting these trees for a closer look
by MDC foresters,” Doerhoff said.
While the department is most
interested in reports from counties that
are yet to be confirmed for the pest, she
in Park Hills.
“This was her first year as a six-rota-
tion player,” St. Pius head coach Shannon
Leftridge said. “She was determined to be
on the court all the time. We were young
and inexperienced, so that really made a
difference.
“She really proved herself as a
dedicated leader. The girls looked to
her as their team captain. She was very
dedicated to the game. She (also) plays
sand volleyball. I’m very happy to see
her go to MAC.”
Junior Caly Otec will receive the
mantle of team leader in 2019. An outside
hitter, Otec served successfully 94.5 per-
cent of the time, scored 14 aces and had 89
kills this year. Her older sister Jena, a leader
of those back-to-back champion Lancer
squads, now plays for Purdue University.
“The girls will be looking to (Caly)
for leadership next year,” Leftridge said.
“I know she wants to go to the next level.
That will be a good position for her. She’ll
feel some pressure, but that’s good.
“She works hard in her off time (and)
is playing all the time. She was more vo-
cal this year. She can be kind of reserved.
It was nice to see her take that role with
confidence.”
Eagle senior
provided
spark
Grandview se-
nior Kaylyn Sparks
moved up from
second team to Kaylyn Sparks
first after compil-
ing 419 assists and 92 percent accuracy
on her serves. Sparks is also a starter on
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said the public is always welcome to ask
questions about emerald ash borers and
potential treatments to protect ash trees.
Reports can be made by using the
online form at eab.missouri.edu. For
more information call the the state’s
Forest Pest Hotline at 866-716-9974 or
email forest.health@mdc.mo.gov.
The emerald ash borer was first
discovered in the United States in 2002
near Detroit in southeast Michigan. It
has since been confirmed in 35 states
and five Canadian provinces. Its rapid
spread is most frequently associated
with transportation of firewood.
You can help slow the spread of
invasive forest pests by using locally
harvested firewood. Larva can emerge
as adult insects up to two years after
a tree has been cut. When firewood is
moved from one location to another,
you may be providing a free ride to an
invasive species.
John J. Winkelman is community
relations manager at Mercy Hospital
Jefferson. If you have news for the
Leader’s Outdoor News page, e-mail
ogmjohnw@aol.com and you can fol-
low John on Twitter at @johnjwink99.
the Eagles’ basketball team.
Under head coach Madeline Ketcher-
side, the Eagles have won 36 matches the
past two seasons. Grandview fell to St. Vin-
cent in the Class 2 District 3 tournament.
“Kaylyn ended the season on a high
note,” Ketcherside said. “She was a great
leader on and off the court and was al-
ways giving 100 percent of her time and
effort to volleyball.”
Wrestling
Continued from Page 21
kinks as the calendar turns to Janu-
ary and the district tournaments are
only five weeks away. Perhaps state
officials weren’t prepared for such an
influx of girls.
From what I’ve
seen and heard,
girls wrestling
packs as much
excitement as
the boys ver-
sion.
It’s a brave
new world for Hunter Bullock
these pioneer-
ing athletes. Going up against boys,
the girls never produced a state
champion. That will change on Feb.
16 at the Mizzou Arena in Columbia.
Foeller has blinders on to keep her
focus on the next match.
“I’m going to go where the road
takes me,” she said. “I shouldn’t
have to worry about who I’m wres-
tling in districts. I want to worry on
now, not later.”
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w/main floor laundry & 3 car garage Hand scraped
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1549 Shepherd Dr. I wish all of you a Happy, Successful, and Healthy 2019. w/bay window. Master suite updated w/plank flooring, MOTIVATED SELLER!
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636-586-3519 “Happy New Year” vanity. Grand staircase leads to the upper level hosting CUSTOM HOME & 86 ACRES w/3 PONDS
HOMES FOR RENT 2 spacious bedrooms & full bath. Finished lower level w/
large rec room. LUSH GARDEN W/ARRAY OF FLOWERS!!

ATTRACTIVE RANCH, 3bdrm,

Timber Ridge NEW
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COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITY
SO MUCH TO OFFER!
Apartments
E N D L E S S 13602 Hwy H • $599,000
3bth, large kitchen, garage, OPPORTUNITIES! - Come enjoy these breathtaking views! Quality through
pool, assed Fox schools, no 10.02+/-acres, out this 3700 sq ft, 5 bedrooms, 3 full bath, great room
pets. $1,350mo. 314-965-3456. 1bdrm $550 mo., Medium all along the
Joachim
& fireplace. Large covered patio. SO MUCH TO LOVE.
2bdrm $650 mo., Large 2bdrm 318 Cedar • $174,900 Gourmet kitchen, center island, breakfast room &
FESTUS large remoldeld 1bdrm, Creek, two Excellent location near schools, shopping and highway. spacious dining room. Luxury master suite & Grand 2
3BD/1BA homes, both in need of rehab, a barn and
1bth, appliances, washer/dryer with w/d hookups $725 mo. 5 mobile home pads. One pad has an occupied Farmington - This commercial building boasts
Meticulously maintained. Park-like setting yard w/16
x 32 pool. Bright open floor plan. Newer wood like
story entry foyer showcasing a beautiful staircase leading
to 3 bedrooms & full bath including garden tub, double
furnished, $550mo, 636-232-
4107
Pets $25 mo., only 2 allowed. mobile home. Another mobile home is in need
of TLC. The vacant pads could easily be used for
approximately 10,000 square feet of usable space. Capacity
700 with approximately 400 parking spaces, 26’x60’ lobby,
flooring & 2 sided wood burning fireplace. Screened bowl vanity & separate shower. Zoned heating & cooling
& full basement. Fenced & cross fenced 2 barns, one
in porch overlooking back yard oasis. Newer appliances
HIGH RIDGE, 2bdrm, 1bth,
- - One Year Leases - - mobile homes, campers, picnic areas and more. a 90’x60’ auditorium, 44’x20’ stage, 2-12’x16’ side stages, & plenty of cabinets. Finished lower level w/rec area, large barn is set up for cattle. WHAT’S NOT TO LOVE!

Short term leases available.

Great investment property. Rehab the current an 11’x18’ gift shop, an 18’x11’ kitchen, and 2-13’x10’ wet bar, guest bedroom, full bath & walk out to patio. REDUCED $50,000 TO SELL
1-car, ranch, large fenced yard homes and rent them out. Live in one and use the dressing rooms. This property has mutliple uses. All of
rest for recreation. Update the barn and use it for this sits on 5 acres. (To be surveyed off.) The building and BEAUTIFUL & REDUCED
$850mo 314-220-3322. Total electric, refrigerator, stove, horse property. Create your very own mini farm. business are included. Only $399,900.
Crystal City, 2bdrm $690mo dishwasher, very modern, coin Festus School District. Only $129,000.
GREAT LOCATION 13197 Timberwood • $379,000
+$690dep, no pets 636-224- operated laundry room on site. Beautiful home on 8 1/2 +/- acres w/ 30 x 40 detached
2421 10575 Glen Oaks • $459,900
Nice quiet community, large Gorgeous home in Pebble Creek North Grand foyer with
outbuilding w/200 amp electric service, 2 x 6 walls,
bathroom, 9 x 13 kitchen, HVAC and parking (previously
HILLSBORO $1000mo, single yard and swimming pool. a 360 degree view of the living area. Such Style & Grace! used as a day care). Plus, 30 x 30 pole barn w/concrete
family A-frame, Heatolater fire- Sandy Branch Estate, Hillsboro Over 3,000 sq. ft w/gourmet kitchen w/custom cabinets, floors and 16 ft door. Unlimited possibilities here, could
place, newly remodeled, all
electric, all major appliances,
636-797-4682 Upscale Subdivision (off Jarvis Rd.)
Outbuildings allowed, new lots available.
granite countertops & breakfast room. Fireplace, Luxury
master suite & bath w/jetted tub, separate shower &
be used as an income producing property. Excellent
location easy access to highway. 4 bedrooms & 2 full
Located in Hillsboro, MO 9549 Bellflower Lane, 2.1+/- Acres...$44,000 525 Joachim Ave., Herculaneum - Located right
walk in closet. Your outdoor entertaining will go to the bath. Bright open living room. Lower level w/wood
314-218-5284. next level of amazing featuring large patio and firepit burning fireplace, guest bedroom, & full bath. PLEASE
9530 Bellflower Lane, 1.5+/- Acres...$35,900 across from Herculaneum High School. Beautiful view in a private garden setting. LOCATION & IMPRESSVE!! CALL ON THIS ONE TODAY!!
2BDRM & 3BDRM, possible 9534 Bellflower Lane, 3.8+/- Acres...$85,000 of the football field. 3BD/1.5BA, raised ranch, LL rec
Hud, De Soto, Grandview HOMES FOR SALE 4618 Bergamot Drive, 2+/- Acres......$60,000 area, ample parking and more. Only $125,000.
schools 314-885-4271
HOUSES, 3bdrm, 2bth, full
                                                 
basement, 2-car garage, no pets  407 E. Miller, De Soto 4262 Flucom, De Soto 12901 Mohawk, De Soto 4211 Flucom Rd., De Soto 
314-402-1284.  
Small 1bdrm cottage in De Soto.  
No w/d hookup, $395mo, 636-
337-7733
 
 4BD/2BA • $249,000

3bdrm, 2bth, log home, Hillsboro 3BD/2BA • $117,900 4BD/3.5BA, 10+/- Ac. • $307,000 3BD/1 Full 2 Half BA, 1+/- Ac. • $109,900
schools, no pets, no smoking  
4016 Highway 47, Lonedell 1105 Boyd St., De Soto List and Buy with "Heartland Realty" where we support:
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APARTMENTS FOR De Soto, MO 63020
 
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 636-337-0600 6BD/2BA, 39+/- Ac. • $219,900 3BD/2.5BA • $129,900 
 408 Flucom Meadows, De Soto 1042 Meadowbrook, Farmington 13062 Hencher Rd., De Soto 
Twin City Villa, Festus 
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Owner/Broker
Amanda
Wall
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New
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Robertson 
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1-2bdrm, all electric, appliances.
Income limits apply,  
call for rates: 636-933-4701  
twincityvilla@fairwaymanagement.com 3BD/2BA • $168,000 3BD/2BA, 15+/- Ac. • $259,900 3-FAMILY • $159,000
This institution is an Equal Opportunity Provider &  
508 Blow, De Soto 1140 Stewart, De Soto 14268 Spring, De Soto
Employer. Equal Housing Opportunity.  
PR
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Apartment For Rent  Ketcherside Orchard Wideman Orchard

Arnold - 1-2 bdrm w/appl.,  
a/c, small pet ok. $515-$595  3BD/1BA • $94,900 5BD/4BA • $149,900 3BD/1BA • $130,900 
South County - 1-2 bdrm w/  901 Rock Rd., De Soto 601 Carolyn Dr., Poplar Bluff 1049 County Road 65, Belleview 
appl., a/c, small pet ok. $565-$625 PR
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314-761-8700  William Shelley Kay Karen 
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apartments-site.com  12636 State Road 21, De Soto 
601 East Main, De Soto 310 West 1st St., Farmington
Arnold, 1 & 2 bdrm., all electric,  
w/appliances, no dogs,  
$525-$775/mo. 314-416-4113
 
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COMMERCIAL • $499,900 3-FAMILY • $142,000 2BD/2 Full 2 Half BA • $245,500

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APARTMENTS FOR
RENT/LEASE
NOW LEASING: 3 bdrm.,
2 bath, all electric, central
air/heat, w/d hookup.
No pets. $535/mo. Equal
Opportunity Provider and
Employer, Equal Housing
Opportunity. Located in
De Soto. 636-586-4811
Meadowbrook Manor
506 W. St. Louis Street
De Soto, MO 63020
APARTMENTS FOR
RENT/LEASE
Ste. Genevieve Manor I & II
APARTMENTS AVAILABLE
573-883-2889
Ste. Gen. Manor I is designed for residents 62 and
above. We offer affordable housing in which tenants
pay as little as 30% of their income after medical
expenses. These one bedroom units have new kitchen
cabinets and counter tops, appliances, bath vanity,
new flooring throughout and new lighting.
Water, Sewer, Trash and Cable included in rent.
Income restrictions apply.
Ste. Gen. Manor II
These affordable one bedroom units are designed
for residents who are 55 and above. Units have fully
equipped kitchens, new flooring and washer/dryer
hookups. Water, Sewer and Trash are included in the
rent. Expanded basic cable is offered at a reduced
price. Income limits apply.
Both properties are conveniently located near
Banks, Shopping, Doctor Offices, Pharmacy and
Senior Center. Community Clubhouse on site.
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RESIDENTIAL HOMES
Festus
113 Doctrine Dr.
Cute 3 bedroom, 2 bath ranch that is Mississippi! 6,000 sq. ft. $750,000. Amazing view! Quality built home by
already under construction. $179,900.
Festus
801 Woodrow Ave.
Charming and updated home with an inviting
kitchen and huge deck! $143,900.
De Soto
12644 Dry Creek Rd.
Almost 11 acres of beautiful, cleared, level
pasture and wooded land. $70,000.
NEW HOME
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APARTMENTS FOR DUPLEX FOR RENT TOWNHOUSE FOR TOWNHOUSE FOR OFFICE SPACE FOR
RENT/LEASE RENT RENT LEASE
Seniors, Arnold, 1bdrm, 1bth,
VILLAGE WEST apartments, no pets, w/d hook-up, off road Pevely, 897 Peggy, 2bdrm, 1bth, 3bdrm, 2bth, 1022 Menkhus
50+community, Festus, 1bdrm, parking, $500mo +dep 314-971-
2069, 314-401-0043.
total electric, $625mo 314-800-
3488
Ave, Festus, w/d hook-up, OFFICE SPACE
1bth, 1st floor unit. Holiday spe- $850mo 314-800-3488.
cial. $465mo +$300dep 314- 1300 sq. ft., behind CVS
FESTUS, N.5th St, 2bdrm PEVELY, 3bdrm, 1bth, 512 Wal-
920-8412.
$650mo, 3bdrm $750mo, 1.5bth nut, $750mo, 314-800-3488. Pharmacy. Move-in ready.
GARDEN APARTMENT, R-6, 314-800-3488. $1400/mo.
1&2bdrm, all electric, small
fenced yard 636-931-7788. ROOMS FOR RENT
636-937-2928
Barnhart, bedroom to rent, male
HOMES FOR SALE HOMES FOR SALE or female, $375mo +1/2elect,
314-920-0446. OFFICE SPACE
Cort Dietz Broker/Team Lead
1000 sq. ft., ground level
APARTMENTS FOR RE/MAX realty café
Hillsboro, MO RENTALS AVAILABLE 508 N. Truman,
RENT/LEASE TEAM
Hall rental, most reasonable Crystal City, $600/mo.
636-937-2928
rates around. Post 42 Hercula-
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rates. American Legion Post
253, Festus. 636-937-3000.
2/rooms, including reception
$
429,900 53 ACRES! $
159,000 area. New paint, new carpet,
HALL FOR Rent: VFW Post $650mo, water included, located
3777, 900 VFW Dr., Festus, MO. on Business 21, Hillsboro. 636-
12626 Jane Denny Lane, St. Louis 63128 $214,400
Call Charlie 314-602-0017. 797-4993.
7164 Woods Rd, Hillsboro, MO 63050
Gated community! This 2 + bedroom/3.5 bath ranch-style unit with
Exclusive 7 Acre park adjoins the river with its own swimming dock and
3518 Cedar Glade Ct, Hillsboro, MO 63050
JUST LISTED!!! Move in Ready! Charming home with spacious
sunroom addition and finished
5 acreslower level. Entry foyer opens Open
to vaulted
boat launch! 5+ ACRES! of partially wooded paradise! floor open floor plan. Three large bedrooms with 2 full bathrooms!
You'll love that this home has main level laundry and a two car
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great room with new carpeting andyard!
gas fireplace. Thetoday!
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er
53 Beautiful Acres! Looking for acreage? You
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$449,000 1-2 or 3bdrms, water, sewer,
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flooring. Lower level has a large finished family room! Two car garage,
main level laundry, and sprinkler system are great bonus features! $
11822 Kingston Rd., Blackwell MO 63626229,000 trash, lawn care, pad included,
Lakeside Manor, Festus $550-
Festus Main St.
Over 180+ acres!! You'll love the house with its amazing kitchen
5025 Rhodes Ave.,
featuring custom cabinetry and GRANITE counters! 2000SF of
135,000$ finished space! Spacious and comfortable, it even includes an
St. Louis 63109
oversized 3 car garage! Includes vintage barn for the horses, a 32x64 $795mo 636-937-8245.
9646 Persimmon Pt., Hillsboro
Commercial/Retail
out building with a concrete floor for all of your toys and quiet like
South City Duplex. Very
you've never experienced before!
60+ Transactions in 2018– RE/MAX Hall of
well maintained and needs
Fame!
3bdrm, De Soto, appliances,
3184 Nordeen#1 Dr.,in Transactions
Arnold 63010
nothing!
over $1,000,000! throughout. The doors,
Beautiful woodwork
7,000 sq. ft. w-s-t included, w/d hook-up,
ALL BRICK RANCH!Over This tidy30
brickmore
bungalowlistings
is at callcort.com moldings and hardware are 70 parking spaces $595mo +$595dep, 636-337-
located on a very quiet dead-end street. Beautiful all exceptional. Both units feature an unvented gas brick fireplace 7733
level yard. You will be greeted by gleaming hardwood (non-functional) with bookcases and stained glass windows. Excellent condition
floors from the moment you step inside the front
door! Each room is generously sized. You’ll get the
The main level has beautiful hardwood floors, 2 large bedrooms,
formal dining, large living room, and eat-in kitchen and back 314-606-9869
benefit of a NEW ROOF installed early in 2018 to go porch. The upper level has the same basic floor plan with an MOBILE HOMES FOR
along with the new gutters and downspouts, add in added bonus room/bedroom as well as an enclosed porch! There
SALE
the full brick exterior, and your maintenance worries is a 1.5 car detached garage providing additional storage and
are over! It even has vinyl thermopane windows. off-street parking. The full basement is in great condition and
Over-sized 1 car garage, some updated electrical and has been tuck-pointed. This could easily be converted to a single FIXER UPPER home, Hillsboro
a freshly painted basement make this move-in ready! family residence or kept as a duplex. Each unit is over 1200SF!
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125+ Transactions in 2018– RE/MAX Hall of Fame! rent, deposit required, 636-931-
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Crystal City Imperial Festus #17005435 - 153 Briarwood Terrace - Great building
Potosi lot at a great golf subdivision. Gently rolling and
wooded as to allow new owner to build to suit their
needs. $7,000.
#18064249 - 5848 Forest Dr., Hillsboro - Acreage
lot in Raintree Forest with utilities available.
Beautiful wooded home site. Lots of extras included
10 Rivermont with lot purchase. $10,900.
Fabulous 6BD/5BA ranch overlooks the 6479 Buckingham Palace Dr. 625 Horine
Great commuter location with a level Mineral & State St. #18013703 - 12404 Fieldstone Dr., Festus - Gorgeous
Rolwes is only 2 years young! $249,995. rear yard! 3BD/2BA. $139,000. WOW! 217 acre farm with public water, homes make this the perfect place to build. You will
Imperial sewer and utilities. Creek and 3 barns. love the area! 2.17 acres in Greystone Acres. Very
Mineral Point RURAL ACREAGE $759,500. few lots left! $29,999.
Imperial #17026944 - 7954 Moss Hollow Rd., Barnhart - Build
De Soto your dream home on 5+/- wooded acres at the end of
Moss Hollow Road! $45,000.
#16014956 - 23 Lot Mulberry Hill, Barnhart
- Looking to build that dream house-Property
consists of 3 lots, totaling approximately
5325 Darkmoor Lane 7 +/- Acres. $85,000.
16519 East State Hwy. 8 5335 Knorpp Rd.
Welcome home to this 3 bedroom, 2 full
Stunning and beautifully cared for 1.5 story Agriculture land offers over 140 acres of #16015341 - 8788 Commercial Blvd, Pevely
bath home on a quiet cul-de-sac. $155,500. - Business Potential with this vacant Commercial
basement home on almost 6 acres! $257,900. gently rolling to beautiful pasture. $493,500.
Fenton Ground in Pevely. $135,000.
Pevely Festus #17072463 - 4658 Gravois Ave., St. Louis - Great
investment opportunity! Main floor restaurant rents
for $1,800 per month and second floor 2BD apartment
rents for $600/mo. and 3BD apartment rents for $700
per month. $279,000.
#17065363 - 4 Hickory Ridge Dr., Hillsboro - Custom
852 Shadow Pine Dr. 910 Creekview Ct. 3598 Gracie Waggoner Rd. Old Highway M built 9,200 sq. ft. strip center in city limits of Hillsboro
4 bedroom, 4 bath 2-story home. 4BD ranch with walkout basement Nearly 40 acre tract of land including many 23.03 acre piece of property already surveyed and with great visibility from Hwy. 21! $1,100,000.
Main floor laundry. $279,900. and incredible view. $204,500. buildings, a pavilion, a 6 year old well. $636,000. platted for 70 home development. $977,000.
Open Daily Starting in the $170’s Starting in
the $190’s
12-5 55 S to Pevely exit, R on Hwy Z,
R on Metropolitan, L into Hunters
Starting at $244,900 Starting at $170,900
Glen Subdivision. Lockeport
Hwy 55 South to Richardson Rd. exit. Landing Hwy 55 South to right at Festus/
Continue on Vogel Rd., cross over Old Hillsboro exit, right on Hwy A, approx. 55 south to Pevely exit, left on Hwy. Z straight across Hwy. 67 to Abbey
Lemay Ferry Rd. to subdivision on left. In Barnhart In Hillsboro 7 miles to subdivision on right. Lane, go about 1 mile to stop sign, Vineyards is next road on left.
28 Jefferson County Leader CLASSIFIED 636-931-7560 Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019

MOBILE HOMES FOR CONSTRUCTION EXCAVATING HOME IMPROVEMENT PLUMBING SERVICE ROOFING SERVICE
SALE SERVICE SERVICES
Jones Plumbing: new construc-
A NEW HOME FOR tion, repairs, septic systems, wa-
ter heaters, water lines, drains
HHHHH
THE HOLIDAYS!
• Fully Refurbished
EverythingDecks.net
Deck Construction / Repair
unclogged www.jonesplumbing-
service.com 636-586-3799.
GOLD STAR
• 14x66 SW 3BR, 1.5BA Move-In Ready!
• New Paint, New Decks, New Skirting Concrete Flatwork/Driveways/Patios 314-766-0233
Floor / Hand Rail Upgrade ROOFING & EXTERIORS, LLC
Unlimited Options Restoration / Staining
• New Heater & AC, New Carpet Mullins Excavating LLC “THE ROOFING
Located in convenient Fenton community. Retaining Walls
Grading, Rock Hammering, Hauling
Pressure Washing REMODELING PROFESSIONALS”
Insured/Free Estimates 40 Years Experience Insured / Free Estimates SERVICE
636-296-0110
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(636) 337-7733
• RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL
MOBILE HOME BROKERS
#1 broker in Jefferson County
for over 20 years.
BOBCAT SERVICE D & B Exteriors, LLC
• INDUSTRIAL
Shingles, EPDM Rubber, TPO
$200 will do most work Residential siding, windows, Remodeling - Painting Fully Insured
LIKE NEW. Perfect for downsizing. Gravel Driveways Repaired doors, decking and repairs. Serving Jefferson County for 30 years.
Near Gravois Bluffs. 2 bdrm 2 bath total 314.698.0391 Affordable, quality work with Financing Available
636-475-7600 GOLDSTAREXTERIORSLLC.COM
elect. With vinyl siding and shingled roof.
Kitchen appli’s and washer/dryer. Carport,
rickthomasconcrete.com
15+ years experience
314-807-6030 warranty. Also “handyman”
services available. www.midstatecontractor.com
cov’d porch and shed. Must see! Asking
Call for a FREE estimate Ask for Larry Free estimates.
$15,900.
Contact David at 636-288-7968
TOP FENTON AREA PARK NEAR DECKS BUILT, repaired, re-
GRAVOIS BLUFFS. Nice location Logsdon Construction & PINSON’S EXCAVATING: Clear- stored, stripped, stained,
backs to lake. 2 bdrm 2 bath. Vinyl siding
and shingled roof. Cov’d deck and carport. Mobile Home Service ing, build ponds, pond clean out, experienced, insured, Ev-
All appliances, c/air and shed. Must see! Decks, windows, roads, block retaining walls, dig erythingDecks.net A+BBB. 636-
Asking only $12,900. doors, skirting, basements, 636-586-3970. 337-7733.
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• Roofing • Siding • Guttering
636-296-5544 roofing, 30+ yrs.
FENCING SERVICE (636) 524-1453 ROOFING SERVICE Fully Insured
314-620-6925 FREE ESTIMATES!
Residential • Commercial
HEARTLAND
MANUFACTURED HOMES ROOF - SIDING - GUTTERS FREE upgrade with purchase
Votaw Construction H 24-Hour Emergency Service H of full roof replacement.
Serving Jefferson County
Since 1999 WHOLESALE SITTING FOX Services: Home *35 Yrs. Experience*
FENCE SUPPLY Fully Insured for over 30 Years!
• Replacement Windows improvements, repairs. Tim 636-
671-2984. www.sittingfoxser- No job too small or too large! 636-942-2300

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Commercial/Residential
• Siding • Gutters FREE estimates!
• Doors • And More
Material sales or installed fencing. vices.com Lowest Price, Guaranteed SHELBYROOFING.NET
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chimney repair, glass blocks,
brick, stone, 636-797-2947, 314-
Pay NOTHING Until Job is Complete!
Dennis 314-420-8542
Low Total Monthly Payments or (636) 479-7017 (Pevely)
910-3132.
Starting at $550
Lionside GUTTERING SERVICE
TAPE, paint, textures profes-
Large 1200 sq. ft. refurbished
3 bedroom, 2 bathroom homes. Contracting CUSTOM GUTTERING, 5”&6” sional job, reasonable prices, J. Contracting
EASY OWNER FINANCING Services LLC seamless gutters. Gutterguards free estimates 636-586-8177. D. Exterior Specialist Residential • Commercial
2 Great Communities To Choose From New Construction Framing
Decks • Siding • Flooring • Windows
available, all colors, 636-586-
2119. ROOFING • Shingle Roofing New/Repair
• Tuck-Pointing
Cedar Hill 636-274-2999 Basement Finishing • And More LANDSCAPING • Emergency Repairs • Free Roof Inspections • Seamless Guttering
High Ridge 636-677-9991 20+ yrs. Exp., Insured SERVICE • Insurance Claims • Powerwashing • EPDM TPO Roofing

www.BriteHomesMH.com 636-208-5273 HANDYMAN SERVICE Text a request for a bid! 5 Generations

GOVERO AND SON, flatwork,
Homes set-up in nice Arnold floors, sidewalks, driveways,
park. Low lot rent. 1 Fixer-upper,
patios, 636-586-0194, 636-524-
$1.00 +2mo free rent, 1/fair con- 2560.
dition $1000. 314-619-6098.
BL HAVERSTICK concrete foun-
dations & flatwork. New con-
CONSTRUCTION struction & additions, retaining
SERVICE walls. Free estimates 314-580-
0482.
ELECTRICIAN
SERVICE
Decks Built / Repaired / Stained
NO money up front / Warranty
PFL Landscaping & Tree Ser- Call Jim 314-723-0027 - Insured 314-965-6203
40yrs experience plumbing/ vice. Retaining walls, mulch, dirt, ROOFING SPECIAL regerroofingandsiding.com
remodeling, semi-retired, free 636-375-0987.
FREE UPGRADE ON SHINGLES Email: regerroof1@aol.com
phone estimates, dependable,
314-471-8588, 636-931-2028. Steve and Sons Landscaping:
Retaining walls, mulching, seed-
No job too small! Appliance in- ing, soding, bobcat grading, TREE SERVICE
stallation, junk removal, etc, French drains, mowing, power-
636-275-5846 washing, brush hogging, 636-
253-8303. Desmarais Bros
Outdoor Services
HAULING SERVICE Proudly Serving Local Areas
LAWN & GARDEN Call for FREE QUOTE
SERVICE Tree Trimming & Removal
JLH Co. LLC Lot Clearing • Brush Removal
“Perfect Residential Delivery” Hauling • Lawn Mowing
Single GENERAL YARD work: leaf Veteran Owned & Operated

Free Estimates / Insured / A+BBB
EverythingDecks.net Webb Electric
Upgrades - Remodels,
636-337-7733 New Construction - service calls
$165 panel inspections
Credit Cards Accepted
Licensed Bonded Insured
636-287-9194
Owner: James Rudd
Post Frame Construction K&D ELECTRICAL, credit cards
Pole Barns • Garages • Horse Barns accepted. 27yrs, licensed, bond-
Serving Jefferson & Surrounding Counties For 19 yrs. ed, insured, 636-399-9234.
314-346-1986
AFFORDABLE QUALITY Work,
CD CONSTRUCTION: siding, licensed, bonded, insured, crt/
crds accepted, Chuck 636-282-
decks, additions, finish base-
ments, kitchens, windows, pole 0397.
barns, free estimates, call/text,
314-229-8923
MOBILE HOMES FOR MOBILE HOMES FOR
SALE SALE
HIDDEN VALLEY ESTATES
• Yard Waste • Mobile Home Removal
Axel mulching, fertilizing, seeding, 314-800-9222 /314-278-0327
Dump
Truck
Sand • Gravel
leaf blowing, gutter cleaning,
power washing, mulch hauling,
Dirt • Rock • Mulch Don 636-586-6410.
A & J ROOFING
Horse Bedding
314-313-4324 Etc.
Locally owned and
PAINTING SERVICE
operated by Joe Holcomb.
DAVE PETTIBONE’S • Quality Work • Guaranteed
HAULING AAA PAINTING • Free Estimates
& LAWN CARE Interior and Exterior 636-937-6321
Brush, leaves, appliances, junk Powerwashing & Mildew Removal
removed. Houses and garages Specializing In Staining Cedar
cleaned out. Eviction clean up. & Log Homes, Decks, etc. JB Construction: new roofs, tear-
Grega & Gleich Tree Service:
offs, repairs, carpentry. Free es-
636-535-5090 • 314-960-7389 Residential/commercial timates 636-465-0976.
Tree removal, trimming, dead
Free estimates. 30 years experience wooding, 30yrs experience, in-
sured, 636-797-5826, 314-920-
GARY NAUCKE - INSURED
Skip’s Hauling 636-937-2130
0446.
& Demolition
JOHN GRAHAM painting. In-
JUNK terior, exterior, power washing, ROOFING SERVICE ROOFING SERVICE
DISPOSAL decks, drywall finish, wallpaper
removal. Over 15 years experi-
• Appliances • Furniture • Debris ence. Very reasonable priced
and top notch quality. Call or text
• Construction Demolition
John 314-769-3332

A Distinguished Mobile Home Community. Affordable & Dependable PROFESSIONAL PAINTING,

VERY QUIET country living just minutes from 10 - 35 cu. yd.
dumpsters
City of Arnold with nearby restaurants, grocery
stores, and retail shops close by. Toll Free: 1-888-STL JUNK
314-644-1948
FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED WITH
ON-SITE MANAGERS TIDY BUG dumpster rental, we
deliver, you fill, Tidybug.Net 636-
Located in Northern Jefferson County. 278-8439
(Some Restrictions May Apply)
LAB JUNK’N: appliance, scrap
1 - Double-wide lot for rent (32x48) metal. Picker, buy antiques, col-
lectibles 636-232-8907.
2 - Single-wide lots for rent (16x80)
wallpapering: 30yrs, interior,
exterior, cabinets, decks, refer-
ences 314-640-4085.
PLUMBING SERVICE
Affordable plumbing by license
master plumber with over 25
yrs. experience, water heaters.
room addition, repair or replace
faucets, complete home, for the
best price and service Call Cody
at 314-705-6782.

Call 314-719-9793
Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019 CLASSIFIED WWW.MYLEADERPAPER.COM Jefferson County Leader 29

TREE SERVICE HEATING/COOLING FIREWOOD WANTED YARD SALES HELP WANTED

SERVICE
Jeffco Farm: Quality seasoned BLOOMSDALE, Sat 1/5, 7am-
Wee Care
PROFESSIONAL FURNACE
repair, Carrier, Lennox, Trane,
hardwood splits, hydraulically
tumbled clean, 636-543-1055 Williams Logging ? Estate sale! 9924 Holst Rd,
Bloomsdale. Tools and garage Learning Center
Ruud,, emergency service 314- misc, household misc, furniture, is currently accepting applications for a
ALL SPLIT firewood, 4ftx8ftx- We Buy Standing cookie jars, porcelain dolls and
302-0195. 16in cut, $60. Additional charge FULL-TIME COOK
more!
Ben Secrease delivery 573-631-0291. Timber 6 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. M-F
Apply In Person:
- TRIMMING MISC FOR SALE FIREWOOD: seasoned, $160 573-247-5859 CHILD CARE
821 American Legion Dr.
Festus, MO 63028
- TOPPING - REMOVAL for nice size truck load, deliv-
ered. Scrap wanted 636-535-
- STUMP REMOVAL HUGE MATTRESS LIQUIDATION 0945. HOUSE SPRINGS, Mon-Fri
MAINTENANCE
WE BUY
25+ YEARS EXPERIENCE UNWANTED CARS, 24hrs, state licensed, insured,
50% to 80% OFF Retail Price! TRUCKS, VANS Missouri State Assistance, 636-
WANTED
Locally Owned FURNITURE 677-4764.
- FULLY INSURED - $50 down takes any mattress Running or not, $50-$2,000.
set home today! Quick cash paid for complete
FREE ESTIMATES
Call Mattress By Appointment HUGE MATTRESS LIQUIDATION vehicles. Free towing. SITUATIONS WANTED
$
12 Per Hour
937-2100 Call Jason Now At:
Festus • 636-222-1326 50% to 80% OFF Retail Price!
$50 down takes any mattress
636-208-7061 WANTED: Honest hard work-
ing Jefferson County/St.Louis
636-797-4682
WATERPROOFING STAIRLIFTS set home today! WANTED TO buy: 120 gallon, employer who needs a loyal
employee who is willing to give
SERVICE Sold installed Call Mattress By Appointment
250 gallon, 500 gallon and 1000
gallon propane tanks, call 636- 110%. Paralegal, executive Timber Creek
w/warranty.
Since 2003.
Festus • 636-222-1326 475-9450. assistant, property manager, Resort
JOHNSON WATERPROOFING, accounting experience. Parale- seeking
foundation repair, house raising, New and certified gal Bachelor degree - Maryville
wall bracing. Free estimates, pre-owned.
HEAVY EQUIPMENT University. Resume/references • FT Front Desk Specialist
BID NOTICES
transferable lifetime warranty.
636-586-7551.
314-965-3899 upon request. searching4em-
ployer@aol.com
• FT Resort Activities
School Bus Replacement
Associate
MISC SERVICE Must be able to work evenings,
The De Soto #73 School HELP WANTED
Sherreé LLC
District is requesting competitive weekends and holidays.
Must be 18 or older and able to
Fite proposals from vendors for the
APARTMENT
G&J purchase of a used school bus. pass a background check
and drug screen.
Recycling, Inc. Original Artwork, 314-277-1146
Proposals will be accepted no MAINTENANCE TECH Apply online at
later than 9:00 a.m., Full time, 40+ hours
We buy all Creative Rob Heimos Thursday, January 10, 2019. per week. Experience
www.Orangelake.com
scrap metal. Photography and Truck & Tractor Repair Questions may be directed to Dr. necessary. Insurance,
Josh Isaacson, Superintendent, PTO, 401K, paid vacation.
636-475-5152 Portraits, Photo Farm & Construction
via phone at (636)586-1000
1250 Herky Horine Rd., Pevely Restoration
Equipment
Diesel Pickups or via email at isaacson.josh@ 636-224-2130 EOE
Interviewing for
Hydraulic Work desoto.k12.mo.us Proposal bid Full Time Front
Email: Pick up & Delivery Available packet and specifications may PART TIME TELLER
DECKS RESTORED, repaired,
be obtained by assessing the
Desk Agents
pressure washed, stained, ex- fotogal54@hotmail.com Cash handling, customer service,
perienced, insured, A+ BBB, District Website at www.desoto. knowledge of Microsoft Office, a Please apply in
Call/Text: 314-780-7717 LAWN & GARDEN k12.mo.us/ administration/ high school diploma or equivalent.
EverythingDecks.net 636-337- Approximately 20-30 hours per person at:
7733. request)_for_bids week. Saturdays required. TownePlace Suites
BOSS snowplows: v, straight, Lawn mower, chainsaw, small Send current resume to:
engine repair/blade sharpening, by Marriott
UTV, ATV. Parts, used plows cindy@me1stcu.com or Fax
APPLIANCE REPAIR 636-479-4993. reasonable rates, 636-253-8167 Request for Proposals 636-937-3733 no calls. EOE 1662 Fenton
SERVICE Surveying/Engineering Business Park Court
The Sacred Heart ST. Vincent
Services LOADERS, IMMEDIATELY. Fenton, MO 63026
APPLIANCE REPAIR, all major
De Paul Clothing room is open PETS must be 18, good physical con- or send resume to
Tuesday and Saturday from De Soto #73 School District is
brands, all work guaranteed, 9-12 located in the Sacred Heart dition, benefits available after tbenton@dimdev.com
27+yrs 636-797-8019. requesting competitive proposals 60/days. Local trash company.
annex behind Sacred Heart Anheuser from vendors for the engagement Call 8:30am-3pm 636-464-3393.
Church (555 Bailey Road, Crys- Animal Clinic of Surveying/Engineering Services.
tal City). This clothing room is Proposals will be accepted Receptionist/Accountant, local
CLEANING SERVICE opened for all to shop. We sell 285 US Hwy. 61 no later than 9:00 a.m., Crystal City office. PT or FT,
new and used clothes that are Bloomsdale, MO Monday, January 14, 2019. computer knowledge preferred.
reasonably priced. If you haven’t Mon. 9-5, Tues. 7-5, Wed. 8-5, Thurs. 7-5, Questions may be directed to Send resume to 22 S Jackson
Victorian Cleaning Services been to our clothing room please Fri. 8-5, Sat. (open every other)
Dr. Josh Isaacson, Superintendent, St, Perryville MO 63775. Family owned plastic injection
Make life easier! come by and check us out. 573-483-5034 via phone at molding facility has IMMEDIATE
TELEMARKETERS: schedule full-time openings for ALL shifts
• Affordable pricing • Apt. Units (636) 586-1000 or via email at free hearing exams, hourly plus
• Carpet Cleaning • Exc. Ref. isaacson.josh@desoto.k12.mo.us
• Residential/small commercial APPLIANCES AKC Lab pups: chocolate,
Proposal bid packet and
bonus, So. County 636-333- Make your own
yellow, OFA, first shots, vet 1585.
• Insured/Bonded
WASHER, DRYER, freezer, checked, parents on site 573- specifications may be obtained schedule!
573-210-8125 stove or refrigerator $100ea, 631-6555. by accessing the District Website Apple of Your Eye Learning Cen-
Part time positions
victoriancleaningservices@yahoo.com at www.desoto.k12.mo.us/ ter, Affton, ft/pt lead/assistant
30 day guarantee , we deliver. ROTTWEILER PUPPIES: AKC, administration/request_for_bids teachers. Must be 18yrs 314- available!
Haney’s 636-337-6377. 3 females left, Fred 314-406- 638-1568. 1-3 days per week!
9727. 110 Manufacturers Drive,
Apple of Your Eye Academy,
PUBLIC AUCTION Affton, ft/pt lead and assistant Arnold, MO • 636-282-5270
SPORTS EQUIPMENT teachers. Must be 18yrs 314- *To shorten the process, may apply
638-1568. online first at www.talentforce.com
Summit Road
BOOKKEEPING BOOKKEEPING GAS/ELECTRIC golf carts. Buy,
Auction House
Get paid to care for your loved $10.00/hr
sell, trade, service. Imperial 314- one at home, Medicaid required,
SERVICE SERVICE 808-1721. 13150 Summit Road 314-375-6602.
60-day temp-
to-hire EOE
De Soto, MO 63020
FT/PT seamstress and produc-

QuickBooks PLUS WANTED We buy full & partial estates.

636-465-5649
tion/assembly, salary based on
experience. De Soto, 636-337- PROPANE BOBTAIL
Affordable Training Junkers Towed FREE!
5200 ask for Brent.
DRIVER
Full Time / No Lay Off
• Accounting • Payroll • Taxes
CASH
Woody’s Local / Home Every Night

4
Benefits Include: Medical Ins,

Parkton InstItute CARS &

TRUCKS
NOTICES
Paid Holidays, Paid Vacations,
Paid Training
$1,000 Sign On Bonus

636-337-5494 636-296-1618 NOTICES

Min Requirements
Class B License with Hazmat
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Endorsement
EDUCATION SERVICE EDUCATION SERVICE CITY COUNCIL Call Mark at 314-322-3977
Monday thru Friday
CITY OF CRYSTAL CITY, MO 63019 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

GED CLASSES NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the
City of Crystal City, Missouri will conduct a Public Hearing
For Details and Interview

Enrollment January 5 & 12
Parkton InstItute ALL TYPES standing timber,
hard/soft. Low impact logging.
636-337-5494
Will not leave your property a
mess! TK Timberland Manage-
at 6:00 p.m., January 14, 2019 in the Council Chambers
of the City of Crystal City Hall located at 130 Mississippi
CALL LEADER
Avenue, Crystal City, Missouri 63019. The agenda for
the hearing will be the recommended changes to the
CLASSIFIEDS
Planning and Zoning Ordinances of the City of Crystal
City. Further information may be obtained at the Building

parktoninstitute@aol.com
ment 636-274-0803.
Department, City of Crystal City, 101 First Street or by
phone (636) 931-2905 and/or attend the Public Hearing. 636-931-7560
30 Jefferson County Leader
HELP WANTED
TEAM HOUSE
CLEANERS WANTED!
• Drive our company cars
• Start $11-11.50 per hour
• Weekly bonus
314-567-2007
BAISCH
Nursing Center
a small 61-bed FIVE-
STAR facility is accepting
applications for
CNAs & NAs for all shifts.
Apply in person at:
3260 Baisch Drive,
De Soto, MO 63020
Phone: 636-586-2291
Fax: 636-586-2292 EOE
Algonquin Nurses
C.N.A.s and
Home Health Aides
To work in your community
helping the elderly and
making a difference. Monday
thru Friday or just weekends
available. In return we offer
weekly pay, competitive
wages, monthly bonuses,
mileage from one client to the
next and a lot of appreciation
for a job well done.
Please call for appointment
636-274-1870
M-F 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
BAISCH
Nursing Center
will be offering
Certified Nursing
Assistant Classes
Free of charge, set to begin
January 2019.
Limited space available.
Apply in person at:
3260 Baisch Drive,
De Soto, MO 63020
EOE
HELP WANTED
Now Accepting Applications For
C.N.A.’s and C.M.T.’s
Apply In Person At: Riverview at the Park
1100 Progress Parkway, Ste. Genevieve, MO 63670
573-883-3500
and Rehab Center,
LLC, has exciting
following positions:
• Evening CMT
• Eve/Night CNA
• RN/LPN
Walk-ins Sign on bonus up
Welcome to $5,000
www.Teamscenic.com
CLASSIFIED 636-931-7560 Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019
HELP WANTED HELP WANTED HELP WANTED HELP WANTED HELP WANTED
Immanuel Lutheran FULL TIME POSITION Masterchem in Timber Creek
Childcare Festus Immediately Hiring! Imperial, MO is hiring! Resort
is hiring for part-time afternoon Please call 636-271-3904
2nd Shift (4pm to 2:30am) Seeking in-home caregivers seeking
staff for various classrooms. to join our team in
Front Office
Please stop in to apply:
• Batch Maker South St. Louis County &
Jefferson County areas. Manager
19 N 3rd St., Festus or call
636-937-0043 for more info. To apply, visit jobs.masco.com Requirements:
valid driver’s license,
to lead a team of Front Desk
Specialists and maintain the daily
insured vehicle and passing operations of guest services.
300 FORBY ROAD Earn While background check.
EUREKA, MO
63025
You Burn
Up to $14 Day shift pay ranges from
Must be flexible with hours,
including weekends and holidays.
RESIDENTIAL CLEANING 636-938-5151 per hour $10 to $14/hour. Must be able to pass a drug
plus tips!
Immediate Team Openings! mherrick@standrews1.com Apply at: screen and background check.
Looking for full time • Driver Supervisors up to $14/hr. http://shc189.ersp.biz/
dependable people.
ON-SITE INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED • Movers up to $10/hr. employment or call office at
Apply online at
Days, no weekends. • Weekly pay
314-835-1100 www.Orangelake.com
Top pay, paid weekly.
INCLUDES 30 DAY & 60 DAY
Positions Available: • Fully equipped new trucks
• Truck assignments for regular drivers
SIGNING BONUS! RN/LPN, CNA, • Part and Full Time • Sundays off
Must have reliable car with • A great team-oriented atmosphere HELP WANTED HELP WANTED
current insurance. Housekeeping, If interested please apply in
Please call to schedule an interview.
Maintenance Worker (FT) person with Tom Schopp
636-225-1065 Benefits: FREE Employee
10966 Gravois Industrial Ct.
Sunset Hills, MO 63128 SEEKING QUALIFIED HEAD CHEF
Meals, 401k, Medical/Dental,
(00) Vision, Homelike Atmosphere EOE
Or online at
twomenandatruck.com Immediate Openings
Timber Creek • Bartenders • Cater Help • Dishwashers
• Line Cooks • Servers
Resort
Cori
Apply In Person At:
FT Maintenance
Petit Paree Taytro’s
Technician Manor Restaurant & Lounge 343 N. Creek Drive, Festus
228 E. Main Street, Festus
Due to increased census, the
Must be HVAC Certified following employment opportunities
Candidate should have some skills
in all areas of maintenance including
are currently available: Sunnyhill, Inc. is NOW HIRING
electrical, plumbing and carpentry. DIETARY AIDES Seeking part-time homecare Direct Support Professionals (DSPs)!
Drywall experience a plus. Attention to (All Shifts) professionals for day shift.
detail and organizational skills required. Direct Support Professionals work in the homes of people
Must be flexible with hours, including CNA classes Pay range $10-$14 an we support to help them with daily living skills such as cooking,
cleaning, hygiene, and accessing the community.
nights, weekends and holidays. starting in hour, based on experience.
Apply online at • Immediate openings for all shifts
December. Requirements: valid license
• Full and Part time positions available
www.Orangelake.com and pass background check. • Paid training and certification
Interested applicants may apply online at:
• $100 sign-on bonus after completion of training
corimanor.jobapponline.com
636-343-2282 EOE 314-872-7749 Apply online at:
sunnyhillinc.org/careers
or contact Human Resources:
HELP WANTED HELP WANTED 314-845-3900 for more information.
We are currently Sunnyhill, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
hiring for
PLANT PRODUCTION POSITIONS
Evening Shift For 2nd and 3rd Shift
CMT’s and NOW HIRING
Have you ever thought about making a change in your life? A change that
Dietary Aides WEG Transformers USA will affect other people’s lives? We are a premier senior living community,
Please apply in person at Washington, MO with an increasing census, needing dedicated staff to care for our residents.
1349 Hwy. 61, Festus, MO CNA’s - Evenings/Nights
WEG Transformers, a manufacturer of power and distribution
or by email to:
transformers, is looking for experienced production workers who have a
CMT’s - Nights
fbncfestus1@yahoo.com Nurses - Nights
mechanical and/or electrical aptitude and a strong work ethic. Starting
pay of $15.63 per hour with increases every 3 months for the first
15 months. Plus an additional .50/hr. shift premium. WEG offers an
Servers - All Shifts The
HELP WANTED excellent benefits package: health, dental, & vision insurance, 401K, life
insurance, short-term disability, tuition reimbursement, profit sharing,
Housekeeper - All Shifts Woodlands
Concierge - Days 100 Woodland Ct.,
paid vacation, and paid holidays. More than just a job, a career.
We offer: 401K • Paid Vacation & Holidays (next to 1st Baptist Church)
Please send resume to: lbarton@weg.net or apply in
• Health & Dental Benefits • Tuition Benefits Arnold, MO 63010
person to One Pauwels Drive, Washington, MO.
Apply in person today to start making a
Drug screen, physical, and criminal background check is required.
Equal Opportunity Employer. difference in someone’s life tomorrow! 636-296-1400
HELP WANTED HELP WANTED
TRAVEL TRAILERS
FOR SALE
Get The
Scenic Nursing
We Are Growing!
Scoop!
1982 Fleetwood Avion 34-foot,
triple axle, restored. $18,995.
Great Career Opportunity!
Contact Joe 314-565-5779.
opportunities
available for the (After 6 months grinders receive a $1,000 bonus) ATV’S FOR SALE If you’re looking
Benefits Include: REPAIR ATV, motorcycle, China
bikes: quality work, reasonable
to buy or sell,
Medical 11 Paid Holidays 401K (50% Matching up to 6%)
prices 636-208-0232. the Classifieds
Dental Tuition Reimbursement Employee Assistance Program
Life Insurance Profit Sharing Five Days Vacation at 6 months have everything
Generous Compensation!
AUTO SERVICES
you need. So, get
MetalTek International is a foundry located in Lamberts Auto Repair the scoop and
Pevely, MO hiring:
Catalytic Converters check out the
• Chip/Hand Grinders, 1st, 2nd & 3rd Starting at $159
Shifts Available Dual Exhaust $275 Classifieds for
Flex Pipes $99.99
To be considered, complete an application online for
636-467-7978
yourself.
the Carondelet Division in Pevely, Missouri at:
www.metaltek.com
Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans and
Individuals with Disabilities. Drug Free Workplace
CALL LEADER
P.O. Box 159
CLASSIFIEDS Festus, MO 63028
636-931-7560 636-937-7501
636-931-7560
Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019
Fox Challenge ‘engineers’ find out what
floats their boats
Caleb Looney, a sixth-grader at Fox Middle School, paddles across the pool. See more photos online at myleaderpaper.com.
By Tracey Bruce
For the Leader
The engineering skills of about 170
middle school students in the Fox C-6
School District were put to the test in the
pool at Jefferson College in Hillsboro.
The Float Your Boat competition,
held Dec. 14, was for students in Chal-
lenge, the district’s gifted program for
sixth- through eighth-graders.
The students formed 37 teams, of
four or five members each, that collabo-
rated to get a cardboard boat across the
pool and back the fastest.
There was a caveat, however – one of
the students had to occupy the boat and
that sailor had to change halfway through,
instructor Vicki Mikow said.
“They did really well on the first part
of the race but once they changed people,
not so well,” she said.
The purpose of the project was to help
students take the skills they are learning in
the classroom and apply them, she said.
Carter Parson, a seventh-grader at Seckman Middle School, makes his way across
the pool.
News Jefferson County Leader 31
Ted Howell photos
“We have been materials, and brain boats sank except one, and that took five
working on engineer- power, she said. minutes to make the journey.
ing. In this project “They had to “Needless to say, they didn’t win,”
they had to design build a fast boat and Mikow said.
a project, learn to one that would re- The winning team completed the cir-
solve problems and pel water,” she said. cuit in 1 minute and 20 seconds – Dustin
overcome obstacles,” “It also had to be a Booker, Caleb Looney, Katie Smith and
Mikow said. stable boat, stable Gillian Nahm, all sixth-graders at Fox
Before the teams Ariella Baer struggles with a sinking boat. enough to change Middle School.
hit the water, they people midstream. Mikow said everyone had a good
spent time in the classroom experiment- The task required the four C’s – critical time and more importantly they put skills
ing with different types of paddles and thinking, creativity, collaboration and learned in the classroom to work in the
boat designs. communication,” Mikow said. “Those real world.
“They learned how things float, and were all pretty big in this project.” “A lot of my students go on to be
calculated how much cardboard for how When the boats were put to the test, engineers of all different kinds. (The boat
much weight and experimented with Mikow said they did better than she race has) low stakes with a cardboard
different ways to fold the materials,” expected. boat,” she said. “There are larger stakes
Mikow said. “It was surprising because I thought with bridges or cybersecurity. And ev-
Using cardboard donated by Pres- they were going to sink right away,” she eryone needs to learn to solve problems
ence from Innovation, a manufacturer said. in life.
and distributor of retail store displays The first of the nine heats, however, “In a world where everyone is telling
and fixtures, and two rolls of duct tape, showed the difficulty of the task. Al- you what to think, my goal is to help kids
the teams had 90 minutes to assemble though everyone made it across the pool learn how to think and solve problems
their boats. Students all used the same the first time, on the return trip, all the effectively,” Mikow said.
Josiah Maxwell gets help from Ajdin Korkaric and Maddie Dulaney.
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