In brief for May 7
lists speakers
The St. Charles County Pachyderm Club, a group for county Republicans, will host four meetings with guest speakers in May.Three of the meetings will be at noon on a Friday at Golden Corral, 1850 Zumbehl Road, St. Charles. There also will be a 6 p.m. Monday meeting at Grappa Grill, 1644 Country Club Plaza Drive, St. Charles.
Those who attend are expected to buy their own meal.
Friday: Kevin Kuhlmann, one of two Republican candidates for state representative for the 13th District in St. Charles County. The primary is Aug. 5.
Monday: Billy Cox, FBI agent in St. Charles County.
May 16: Paul Wynn, Republican St. Charles County councilman for District 4.
May 30: Chuck Gatschenberger, the other Republican candidate for state representative for the 13th District in St. Charles County.
Call Carl Maus at 314-440-7646 for more information.
Letter carriers to collect
food for area pantries
Letter carriers in St. Charles will join their counterparts nationwide to collect nonperishable food items Saturday during the 16th annual National Association of Letter Carriers' Stamp Out Hunger food drive.
Customers who wish to donate are asked to place the items next to their mailbox before their letter carrier delivers the mail Saturday. Postal employees will take the food to the post office, where it will be sorted and then delivered to an area food bank or pantry.
The U.S. Postal Service has partnered with the NALC in this effort since 1993. The annual drive has collected more than three-quarters of a billion pounds of food for community food banks and pantries nationwide.
St. Charles wastewater
facility wins awards
St. Charles' wastewater treatment facility has won the 2008 George W. Burke Safety Award and the Missouri River plant has won the Small Plant of the Year.
Facility manager Kendall Coleman was notified by the Missouri Water Environment Association (MWEA) and accepted the awards March 31. Environmental Management Corp. (EMC) provides management, operation and maintenance expertise for the day-to-day operation of the city's wastewater treatment facilities and sewage lift stations.
The Burke Safety Award acknowledges an outstanding safety program at a wastewater treatment facility. The Burke Award is presented annually by MWEA to a single Missouri municipal or industrial wastewater facility for promoting an active and effective safety program. The St. Charles facility also received this award in 1996.
The wastewater treatment system serves the residential, commercial and industrial users of the city's sewer system. The facilities provide wastewater treatment for 91,000 people. EMC has operated and maintained St. Charles' wastewater treatment facilities since 1984.
EMC's staff at the St. Charles facilities have a combined total of 325 years of experience within the wastewater industry. Nine of the 15 staff personnel have Class A certifications, the highest level required by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
Athena Awards to honor
women in leadership
The Athena Leadership Foundation of St. Charles County will celebrate women's achievements with an awards presentation at 11:30 a.m. Friday at the St. Charles Convention Center, 1 Convention Center Plaza.
Local Emmy-award-winning newscaster Victoria Babu will serve as keynote speaker.
Nominees for 2008 are: Michelle Berra, president, Michelle Berra Financial Group; Edwina Conley, Realtor, ReMax Integrity Real Estate; Sheryl Guffey, president, Guffey and Associates; Rebecca Herwick, president, Global Products Inc.; Denise McKeown, manager, Government Affairs, Ameristar Casino; Patrice Mullins, police officer, St. Louis County Police Department; Karen Prideaux, manager, community relations and volunteer coordinator, Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital; Jill Skyles, vice president/CNE, Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital; and Diane Svoboda, vice president and branch manager, Commerce Bank.
The internationally recognized Athena Award program was introduced in St. Charles County in 1987. The purpose of the program is to support the development of women in leadership roles within the business community.
In 1997, the past recipients of the St. Charles County Athena Leadership award formed the Athena Leadership Foundation of St. Charles County, with a vision to not only recognize an Athena leader each year, but also to create programs to support women in leadership development. To this end, the foundation has awarded grants and scholarships totaling more than $14,000, hosted the Athena Leadership Summit in 2006, co-sponsored the women's Economic Development Tour in 2007, and have developed the Athena Powerlink Program in the metro area.
Emergency skills
training in St. Peters
The city of St. Peters and Central County Fire and Rescue are inviting residents to join the Citizens Emergency Response Team.
The fire district is accepting applications for its next CERT training course scheduled for May 10, 17 and 20 at Wesleyan Church, 250 Salt Lick Road in St. Peters.
Participants will receive training about the following topics: disaster preparedness, fire safety/suppression, disaster medical operations, light search and rescue, team organization, disaster psychology and a hands-on disaster exercise.
Trainees will be issued emergency preparedness equipment and a student manual. There is a $25 registration charge, and all equipment and materials will be provided.
For more information, call Assistant Fire Chief Steve Brown at 636-970-9700, ext. 403.
Peace Officers Memorial
Service set for May 15
Members of law enforcement agencies throughout St. Charles County will honor their members during a candlelight service at 7 p.m. May 15 at St. Charles Memorial Gardens, 3950 W. Clay St.
The Peace Officers Memorial Service Committee is sponsoring the 16th annual event, which is open to the public. The service will include recognition of law enforcement agencies in the county, recognition of families, a roll call of officers killed in the line of duty and those who died while serving, and a rededication to duty along with a gun salute.
For more information call Baue Community Services at 636-946-4042.
Parking fee to end
at Family Arena
Visitors to the Family Arena in St. Charles will not have to pay a $5 parking fee at the gate starting in August, St. Charles County officials announced. Instead, a $1.50 surcharge will be added to the cost of tickets beginning with the Aug. 8 Weird Al Yankovic performance.
Officials hope the arrangement will allow for better traffic flow along Arena Parkway during concerts and events.
Golf classic to benefit
scholarship fund
This year's Lake Saint Louis-Dardenne Prairie Memorial Golf Classic will benefit the children of fallen Marines through the Lance Cpl. Drew Weaver Scholarship Fund.
The 14th annual golf classic is scheduled for June 2 at Lake Forest Country Club, 300 Yard in Lake Saint Louis. Registration will begin at 11 a.m., shotgun start at 12:15 p.m. and dinner and awards at 5:30 p.m.
The charity event is in memory of Weaver, a 2005 graduate of St. Charles West High School who was killed Feb. 21 while serving with the Marines' Company C, 3rd Light Armoured Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5 in Iraq.
The event is sponsored by the Lake Saint Louis-Dardenne Prairie Area Chamber of Commerce and the Ambassadors of Lake Saint Louis. It will feature 18 holes and several contests and prizes.
Several sponsorships are available, ranging from $40 to $1,000. Cost for each player to golf and have lunch and dinner is $150. Make checks payable to Ambassadors of Lake Saint Louis and mail to First State Bank of St. Charles, attn. Mike Cunningham, 3461 Technology Drive, Lake Saint Louis, MO 63367. For more information, call Cunningham at 636-940-5595.
Paws in the Park
planned May 17
Dogs can compete against other dogs for prizes May 17 in the Paws in the Park event at Quail Ridge Park.
The exhibition will feature a best-trick contest at 11:45 a.m. and "Dunkin' Dogs" at 1:15 p.m. Vendors and services will be available, including microchipping for $10. For the humans, the VFW will host a barbecue fundraiser.
Quail Ridge Park is located south of Interstate 70 near Highway 40. The event will be in the off-leash dog area on PawPaw Drive.
