Medical calendar for Sept. 10
BLOOD DRIVE: The Shops of Persimmon Pointe Market and LaBoure Centre will sponsor an American Red Cross blood drive from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept. 13 at Fox's Pizza, 1120 Technology Drive in O'Fallon. To make an appointment, go to www.givelife.org and enter the code Fox's Pizza.
CLASSESAUTISM: Autism Education and Support Services hosts classes at the Center for Autism Education, 105 Crossings Industrial Court in O'Fallon. Classes include Understanding Autism, 6-8 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month, and Strategies for Challenging Behaviors, 6-8 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of each month. These classes are designed for parents, grandparents, baby sitters, friends or other family members who want to learn more about autism. Cost is $30 per class. To register, call 636-978-4951.
DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT: SSM St. Joseph Hospital West, 100 Medical Plaza in Lake Saint Louis, offers diabetes self-management training classes. These classes are available with doctor's orders only. To register, call 636-949-9600. For more information, call Doreen at 636-625-5447.
DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT TRAINING REFRESHER: SSM St. Joseph Hospital West, 100 Medical Plaza in Lake Saint Louis, offers diabetes refresher training. Available with doctor's orders only. Offered for those who have completed the four initial sessions of diabetes self-management training. Upcoming classes: 1-3 p.m. Oct. 16, 2-4 p.m. Nov. 18 and 9-11 a.m. Dec. 9. To register, call 636-949-9600. For more information, call Doreen at 636-625-5447.
CHILDBIRTH PREPARATION: SSM St. Joseph Hospital West, 100 Medical Plaza in Lake Saint Louis, offers childbirth preparation classes to assist women and their partners to prepare for the birth of their baby. Information includes coping with labor, relaxation techniques, breathing methods and pain management options. It is recommended that these classes be started early in the third trimester. The classes are offered in a four-week series for $60 and a fast-track series for $80. For more information or to register, call 314-SSM-DOCS or 866-SSM-DOCS.
BREAST-FEEDING: SSM St. Joseph Hospital West, 100 Medical Plaza in Lake Saint Louis, offers breast-feeding classes for women who are planning to breast-feed and for those who have not yet decided. It is designed for mothers, fathers, grandparents and support persons and includes information on how the breast makes milk, how to establish a good milk supply, avoiding sore nipples and nurturing the breast-feeding family. The class costs $20. For more information or to register call 314-SSM-DOCS or 866-SSM-DOCS.
FAMILY AND FRIENDS CPR: SSM St. Joseph Hospital West, 100 Medical Plaza in Lake Saint Louis, offers an infant and child CPR, foreign body management and child safety class as provided by the American Heart Association. Costs $25. To register, call 314-SSM-DOCS or 866-SSM-DOCS.
AMERICAN RED CROSS FIRST AID AND CPR TRAINING: The American Red Cross offers CPR and first aid classes at its St. Charles County Service Center, 224 Mid Rivers Center in St. Peters. Participants must pay in advance; no walk-ins accepted. To register for a class, call the American Red Cross at 636-397-1074 or visit www.redcrossstl.org and register online in the "Take a Class" section.
CREATING WELLNESS WORKSHOPS: 6:15 p.m. Tuesdays at the Above & Beyond Chiropractic: Creating Wellness Center, 213 Creekside Office Drive, Wentzville. Current health topics include nutrition, exercise, lifestyle, ADHD, asthma, allergies, arthritis, vaccinations, etc. For more information, call Theresa at 636-332-9100.
CAREGIVER CLASS SERIES: 10:30-11:30 a.m. in the conference room of the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital. Classes will be Sept. 11, Oct. 2, Nov. 6 and Dec. 4. Free. For more information, call 314-575-3983.
PEDIATRIC FIRST AID BASICS: Progress West HealthCare Center, 2 Progress Point Parkway in O'Fallon, will present a pediatric first aid program from 6:30-8 p.m. Sept. 17 in the community room. This class is for parents and grandparents and will present first aid basics for children. Participants will learn practical age-specific safety information to stop injuries before they happen and will learn how to respond to injuries and other emergencies when they occur. The program costs $5 per person and one winner will receive a family first aid kit. For more information or to register, call 314-454-KIDS.
LONG-TERM CARE SEMINAR: 6:30 p.m. Sept. 24 at Holiday Inn West, 1175 Technology Drive, O'Fallon. Sponsored by Southwest Bank. Topics include Medicaid eligibility and the affordability of nursing homes and assisted-living facilities. Register by Sept. 12 to Steve Warner at Steve.warner@micorp.com or by calling 314-534-3434.
EAR TUBE INFORMATION: Learn about ear infections, treatment options and ear tube surgery in a class from 6:30-8 p.m. Sept. 25 in the Progress West HealthCare Center community room, 2 Progress Point Parkway, O'Fallon. Call 636-344-2273 to register.
BABY-SITTING 101: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 27, Middendorf-Kredell Library Branch, 2750 Highway K, O'Fallon. This introduction to baby-sitting includes child development, safety and first aid, fun and games. Cost is $24 per child. Call 314-454-5437 to register.
Events
BOB EVANS BENEFIT: From 4-9 p.m. Sept. 18, 15 percent of all bills at any area Bob Evans Restaurant will go to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Metro St. Louis/Greater Missouri Chapter. Mention JDRF when you place your order.
ALZHEIMER'S MEMORY WALK: 9 a.m. Sept. 20 at Laurel Park, St. Peters. Registration begins at 8 a.m. Money raised helps the Alzheimer's Association research a cure for the disease.
MARTIAL ARTS BENEFIT: Martial Arts Benefit Exhibition, 9-11 a.m. Sept. 20, St. Charles High School gym, Kingshighway and Waverly. Cost is $3. Proceeds benefit BackStoppers, Paralyzed Veterans of America and Community Living. Call Jack Harvey at 636-928-0035 for information.
CRAZY BOWL: Doors at 6 p.m.; bowl from 7-10 p.m. Sept. 20 at St. Charles Lanes, 2187 First Capitol Drive, to benefit Community Living. Cost is $15, includes three games of bowling, shoe rental, coffee, tea and dessert. Call Dee Dee McCulloch at 636-949-2553 for more information.
FUN RUN: The Optimist Club of St. Charles will conduct a 5K fun run fundraiser to benefit children with cancer at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 20 on the track at Lindenwood University, 200 S. Kingshighway in St. Charles. Proceeds will go to St. Louis Children's Hospital, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and the Optimist International Childhood Cancer Campaign. To register, visit www.stcharlesoptimist.org or call 636-947-4455.
DIABETES WALKS: Step Out to Fight Diabetes fundraising walk, Sept. 27, Frontier Park, on the Missouri riverfront in St. Charles; and Oct. 11, St. Charles Community College, 4601 Mid Rivers Mall Drive in Cottleville. To sign up, go to diabetes.org/stepout or call 888-DIABETES.
CAR SEAT SAFETY CHECK: Child Passenger Safety technicians will inspect and inform parents about car seats from 9 a.m.-noon Sept. 27 in the parking lot at Progress West HealthCare Center, 2 Progress Point Parkway in O'Fallon. Appointments required. Call 636-344-2273.
WINE TASTING: 3:30-5:30 p.m. Oct. 5 at Domain Street Wine Bar, 3301 Domain Street in New Town in St. Charles. Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital Auxiliary will host Taste of the Vine wine tasting to help renovate the hospital emergency department. Cost is $40 and includes six wine samples. Bread, fruit, cheese and chocolate will be served. Wine and beer will be available for purchase. Make reservations by Sept. 25. For more information or to reserve a seat, go to localwineevents.com or call 636-916-9650.
Meeting
NURSES MEET: The Missouri Nurses Association District 15, comprised of nurses from St. Charles, Lincoln and Warren counties, will meet Sept. 22 at Spiro's Restaurant, 2275 Bluestone Drive in St. Charles. Networking at 6 p.m., dinner at 6:30. No charge for dinner; donations will be accepted for the scholarship fund. Meeting open only to health care professionals. Focus will be treatment of ADHD and Focalin XR, presented by Rolando Larice, MD. To reserve a seat, call Blanca Domingorena at 636-447-8687 or e-mail domingorena@sbcglobal.net.
SCREENINGS
PROSTATE CANCER SCREENINGS: 4-7 p.m. Sept. 23 at Sinclair Lincoln Mercury, 4760 N. Service Road, St. Peters. Free. Sponsored by Dave Sinclair, Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Rams.
MAMMOGRAM SCREENINGS: SSM offers free mammogram screenings to women who have no health insurance. Appointments are available on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at SSM St. Joseph Health Center, 300 First Capitol Drive in St. Charles; on Wednesdays at SSM St. Joseph Hospital West, 100 Medical Plaza in Lake Saint Louis, and at SSM St. Joseph Health Center-Wentzville, 500 Medical Drive; and on Fridays at SSM St. Joseph Medical Park, 1475 Kisker Road in St. Peters. For more information, call 636-947-5617.
Service
SENIOR SERVICE: SSM St. Joseph Hospital West, 100 Medical Plaza in Lake Saint Louis, offers resources to seniors in western St. Charles, Warren and Lincoln counties. Senior Services can connect seniors to specialists who can help with their health care needs; give referrals for other needed resources, such as support groups and assisted living facilities; help schedule outpatient tests and other needed services. For more information, call 636-755-3100.
Support groups
TOBACCO-FREE FOR LIFE SUPPORT GROUP: 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, SSM St. Joseph Medical Park, education room, 1475 Kisker Road, St. Peters. Call Ellen Brennan, RN, at 636-947-5009.
ST. CHARLES PARENTS AFG (Al-Anon for families and friends of alcoholics): 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Friedens United Church of Christ, Highway 94 South at Zumbehl Road, St. Charles. (House in back of church.) Non-smoking.
CODEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS: group meeting, women only, 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, Our Savior Lutheran Church, 2800 Elm St., St. Charles. (House in back of church.) Includes speaker and discussion. Call Julie at 636-397-8676.
COURAGE TO CHANGE (Al-Anon for families and friends of alcoholics): 8 p.m. Wednesday, Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 8945 Veterans Memorial Parkway, O'Fallon. Non-smoking.
OSTEOPOROSIS FOUNDATION SUPPORT GROUP: 2 and 7 p.m. Thursday, Richmond Heights Community Center, 8001 Dale Ave. Call 636-567-4389.
TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY: 5:30 p.m. Thursday, 725 N. Wall St., Wentzville. Call 636-332-6874 or 636-639-6549.
TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY: 6 p.m. Thursday, 1121 N. Second St., St. Charles; St. Peters Wesleyan Church, 250 Salt Lick Road, St. Peters. Call Donna at 636-250-3004.
BRAIN INJURY SURVIVORS SUPPORT GROUP: 7 p.m. Thursday, SSM St. Joseph Health Center, 300 First Capitol Drive, St. Charles. Call 314-423-6442.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. Thursday, 255 Spencer Road, St. Peters. Call 636-477-6111.
PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS OF TEENS WITH CHILDREN: 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Wentzville Head Start Center, 1200 Continental Drive.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, GROUP 4094: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, St. John's United Church of Christ, 945 Wolfrum Road, Weldon Spring. Closed, mixed, non-smoking.
HOPE FOR TODAY: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, First Assembly of God Church, 8759 Veterans Memorial Parkway, O'Fallon.
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, SSM St. Joseph Health Center, 300 First Capitol Drive, St. Charles. Non-smoking. Call 314-638-6070.
CLIMBING HIGHER (family and friends of alcoholics): 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Trinity Episcopal Church, 318 S. Duchesne Drive, St. Charles.
BUILDING BRIDGES (Alateen for children of alcoholics ages 13 to 19): 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Trinity Episcopal Church, 318 S. Duchesne Drive, St. Charles.
FRESH START AFG (Al-Anon for families and friends of alcoholics): 8 p.m. Thursday, 212-214 Sonderen, O'Fallon. Non-smoking. Handicap access.
GROWING IN GRATITUDE (Al-Anon for families and friends of alcoholics): 7:30 p.m. Friday, SSM St. Joseph Health Center, Second Street entrance, St. Charles.
LET IT BEGIN WITH ME (Al-Anon for families and friends of alcoholics): 8 p.m. Friday, Dardenne Presbyterian Church, 7400 Highway N, Dardenne Prairie.
WEIGHT WATCHERS: 8 a.m. Sunday, 56 Crossroads Plaza, O'Fallon. For more information call 800-651-6000.
FIRST CAPITOL CODEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS: 7-8:30 p.m. Sunday, Friedens United Church of Christ, 1703 S. Old Highway 94, St. Charles. Call 636-861-0030.
TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY: 9 a.m. Monday, Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 8945 Veterans Memorial Parkway, O'Fallon. Call Donna at 636-561-3152.
SIA MEETING: 9:30 a.m. Monday. 12-step program for women who were sexually abused in childhood. Call for more information. 636-561-1407.
WEIGHT WATCHERS: 10:30 a.m. Monday, Heritage of Hawk Ridge, 225 Pigeon Drive, Lake Saint Louis. Call 800-651-6000.
BETTER BREATHERS CLUB: support group for individuals with respiratory conditions, noon-1 p.m. Monday, Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital, Healthwise Center in physician office building No. 1, 6 Jungermann Circle, suite 117. Call 636-916-9650 to register.
WEIGHT WATCHERS: 6:30 p.m. Monday, Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Weber Hall, 8 W. Highway D, New Melle. Call 800-651-6000.
DUPLICATE BRIDGE: 6:30 p.m. Monday, St. Charles Senior Center, 1455 Fairgrounds Road. Call Jane or Dan at 636-928-1487.
YOUTH IN NEED SPECIALIZED SUPPORT GROUPS FOR PARENTS AND TEENS: 6:45-9 p.m. Monday, Burkemper Family Counseling Center, 516 Jefferson St., St. Charles.
RECOVERING COUPLES ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. Monday, Grace Community Chapel, 7661 Mexico Road, room 101, St. Peters. Visit www.recovering-couples.org or call 636-745-9821.
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS: 7-8 p.m. Monday, SSM St. Joseph Medical Park, learning center room, 1475 Kisker Road, St. Peters. Drive to back of building and park near Dumpsters. Use double-door entrance. Call 636-723-0658.
CELEBRATE RECOVERY: 7-9 p.m. Monday, Crosswinds Church, 2120 Parkway Drive, St. Peters. Childcare available. E-mail to mail@windschurch.org or call 636-922-3352.
GATEWAY PARENTS SUPPORT GROUP (BECAUSE I LOVE YOU): 7:30 p.m. Monday, Church of Christ Annex, 444 Karen Drive, St. Charles. Free. 314-993-7550.
GO WITH GOD AL-ANON (for families and friends of alcoholics): 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Our Savior Lutheran Church, 2800 W. Elm St., St. Charles. (House in back of the church.) Non-smoking.
TRANSFORMATIONS: 12-step addiction support group, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesday, O'Fallon Christian Church, 9380 Veterans Memorial Parkway. Call 636-240-3792.
SSM ST. JOSEPH BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, SSM St. Joseph Medical Park, education center, 1475 Kisker Road, St. Peters. Call 636-947-5682.
DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, SSM St. Joseph Hospital West cafeteria, 100 Medical Plaza, Lake Saint Louis. Free. Call Doreen at 636-625-5447.
DIVORCE CARE SUPPORT GROUP: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Ridgecrest Baptist Church, 1402 First Capitol Drive South, St. Charles. Call 636-724-3359.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, GROUP 451: 7 p.m. Tuesday, First Assembly of God Church, 8759 Veterans Memorial Parkway, O'Fallon. Closed/female/non-smoking.
OBSESSIVE/COMPULSIVE ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Friedens United Church of Christ, 1703 Highway 94 South, St. Charles. Call 636-394-0564.
WENTZVILLE AFG (Al-Anon for families and friends of alcoholics): 7 p.m. Tuesday, Faith United Church of Christ, 600 W. Pearce Blvd., Wentzville. Non-smoking.
MS SELF-HELP GROUP: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Church of St. Cletus, 2705 Zumbehl Road, St. Charles. (Basement entrance in back lower level.)
REFUGE GROUP: support group for women who have experienced physical, verbal or emotional abuse, 7-8 p.m. Tuesday. Call 636-498-7077 for location.
ST. CHARLES/ST. PETERS LUPUS SUPPORT GROUP: 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital, Healthwise Center in physician office building No. 1, 6 Jungermann Circle, suite 117. Call 636-916-9650.
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP: 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Grace United Church of Christ, 8326 Mexico Road, O'Fallon.
DEPRESSION, BI-POLAR AND OTHER EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL DISORDER SUPPORT GROUP: 7-8:45 p.m. Tuesday, SSM St. Joseph Health Center, doctors' dining room, 300 First Capitol Drive, St. Charles.
SPRING OF NEW LIFE (Al-Anon for families and friends of alcoholics): 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Christ the King Lutheran Church, 414 Church St., St. Peters. Non-smoking.
WEIGHT WATCHERS: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Fireside Bar and Grill, 30 W. Highway Drive, New Melle. Call 800-651-6000.
