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Saturday, May 18, 2013

Suspicious Person, Traffic Accident Lead to Arrests

Plus, Ladue police report a fight led to one person being arrested for assault and robbery.

The following information was provided by the Ladue Police Department. May 8: At 5:12 a.m., a 31-year-old man was arrested on outstanding traffic charges during a traffic stop at Interstate 170 and Brentwood Boulevard. May 8: At 2:38 p.m., an officer contacted bank official at Regions Bank, 8866 Ladue Road, in reference to fraud. This case is under investigation. May 10:  At 11:56 p.m., a 27-year-old man was arrested for DWI during a traffic stop at Ladue Road and Briarcliff. May 11:  At 12:43 a.m., a call about a suspicious person led to a 40-year-old man being arrested at Barnes and Clayton roads for an outstanding fugitive warrant for narcotics from the St. Louis County Police Department. May 11:  At 9:08 a.m., a 47-year-old was …

Ladue's Senior List: Attitude Adjuster, But Not Such a Big Deal

Perpetrators resort to leaving list in editors mailbox to get the word out!

  Talk about an act of desperation? The Ladue “Senior List” got out again, and hardly anyone noticed. That's that smutty, hateful stuff juniors write about popular senior girls then distribute under the cover of darkness. I thought I had the hottest of hot news. I thought the list had just gotten out again. I called Ladue PR maven Susan Dielmann who broke my heart by telling me I was relaying some really old news. That’s what you get for being late to the rodeo. I checked some high school sources and one said: “I think I heard something about the list, but I never, ever even saw one.” What a bust. So, in an act of sheer desperation, the marauders dropped a copy in my mailbox. Trust me, Ladue students know where I live in Olivette. This is …

MICDS Reaches Final 4 in Lacrosse Championships

Rams have to come from behind to defeat visiting O'Fallon, Illinois 7-6.

Once again MICDS is in the Final 4 of the Missouri Lacrosse tournament. The Rams will host CBC Tuesday in one semifinal game. The Cadets ran all over Lafayette 15-5 in their quarterfinal match. The championships will be contested over Memorial Day weekend, this Friday night, 7:30 p.m.  at the Park in Fenton. In the other semifinal game, DeSmet takes on the winner of St. Louis U. High and Eureka. MICDS had to come from behind to defeat O’Fallon, Illinois 7-6 Thursday before an overflow crowd on the Rams artificial turf. More game photos on the Ladue-Frontenace Facebook page. William Moorehead, who stands 6-foot-4 and is going to Providence College led the attack with 3 goals. Other goals were scored by JT Theimann, (two);  Stephen Mattingly…

Parents Read to Kindergarten Class via Skype

But never step foot in the classroom at any time.

Parents of Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill School kindergartners have been reading to the entire kindergarten class without stepping foot in the classroom. Skype has allowed parents to serve as guest readers each month even when they cannot be on campus. Parents have been reading books from their home or office using computers and iPads while students watch and listen using the classroom's interactive SMART Board.

Showtimes and Movie Reviews for Star Trek: Into Darkness, At Any Price, In The House, The Iceman, Kon-Tiki

Find movie reviews written by Patch blogger Mark Glass and showtimes for theaters in the St. Louis-area, including West County.

Are you a movie buff? Or maybe you just enjoy the occasional dinner and a movie date? Either way, Patch would be thrilled to have you on board as a movie blogger! All you have to do is shoot a quick email to Ryan Martin at ryan.martin@patch.com. Star Trek: Into Darkness   Patch Blogger Mark Glass: **** It’s time again to boldly go...where tons of TV and movie cameras have gone before. Space. The final frontier. For context, this is the second feature film showing the original crew of the Enterprise in the beginning of their careers, in an alternate time line, allowing both overlaps and variations from the stories and characters that started the whole  franchise. That allows Benedict Cumberbatch (best known as a contemporary Sherlock Holmes…

MoDOT: Senior PGA Tournament to Close Roads

The Missouri Department of Transportation reports its St. Louis work zones for May 16-22.

The Senior PGA golf tournament comes to St. Louis and it will include road closures beginning next week. Route AB (Ladue Road) will be closed between Route 141 and Mason Road from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily from Tuesday, May 21 through Sunday, May 26. Mason Road will also be closed during these same hours and days from West Wailing to Ladue Road. The Missouri Department of Transportation will have lane closures on a few interstates this weekend. Two lanes will be closed on southbound I-170 at Route 180 (St. Charles Rock Road) at 9 p.m. Friday, May 17 to perform preventative maintenance on the I-170 bridge over Route 180.  Only one lane will remain open on southbound I-170.   In addition, the ramp from southbound I-170 to Route 180 and the ramp…

Friday, May 17, 2013

Red Knights Kick MICDS Soccer to the Curb

2-nil victory is the 31st consecutive district title for Incarnate Word Academy.

In the blink of an eye, the MICDS soccer season has come to a conclusion.  Incarnate Word broke away from a scoreless first half to edge the Rams on their home field 2-nil and won the district title Thursday. There will be no more practices; no more game plans to draw up this year for MICDS. Still, the Rams shall keep their heads held erect. Thirty other teams have had the same season-ending results against the powerful North County Red Knights. This is IWA's 31st consecutive district title. Quite an achievement. “We put the pressure there. I think its tough for anyone to come onto our field and play on our turf,” said IWA’s coach Erin Hesselbach. More photos on the Ladue-Frontenac Facebook page. Next for the Red Knights, they will rematch…

Steve Ole Olson

8:41 am on Friday, May 17, 2013

The winner of the IWA vs Viz game will still have to face St Dominic/Moberly winner in a quarterfinal game Saturday May 25th, to reach the Final 4. St Dominic is the defending Class 2 champion and beat IWA in PK's earlier this year.   more ›

Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill School Announces Next Board Chair

Elizabeth Lenke Begins July 1.

This article is provided by Sapna Jos, the communications manager at Villa Duchesne, and reprinted in its entirety. The Board of Trustees of Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill School is pleased to announce Elizabeth A. Lenke as the next Board Chair. Lenke held positions in outpatient upper management and physician network development with BJC Health System before retiring and has served on our board since 2006, most recently as Vice Chair. She also led the search committee this school year to identify our next Head of School, Elizabeth Miller. Lenke has extensive board experience having served The Magic House, Shooting Star Productions, Learning Disability Association, and Washington University Health Administration Program Alumni Association. We…

Where Chris Carpenter and Mark Bulger Get Their Hair Cut

A talk with the new owners of the 60-year-old Ladue Barber Shop.

The Ladue Barber Shop, at 9844 Clayton Road is kind of like a step back in time. There’s nostalgia everywhere, just like one would find at Blueberry Hill in the Loop, Carl’s Drive in in Brentwood or the Olivette Diner. But there's only family photos on the wall. Not head shots of celebrities. This is much like the tucked-away barbershop at the Missouri Athletic Club in downtown St. Louis. Ladue Barber Shop serves as headquarters for the sports elite.  Cardinals’ pitcher Chris Carpenter brings his family in for cuts, the same goes for former Rams QB Mark Bulger, current Cardinals’ Joe Kelly and Matt Adams and former PGA touring professional Jay Williamson. However this is no franchise type of operation. The rules are payment by cash or …

Graduate Ladue, Then Share Your Memories With Patch

Patch Editor will be roving about the graduation reception to get your best memories; you future plans. Tell us first on Patch.

Maybe, if the Weather Gods cooperate, Ladue will have its first outdoor graduation ceremonies in years. Seems a threat of rain has pushed this event indoors the last several years. This Patch Editor (Jim Baer) will be out and about, asking the freshly-minted graduates to briefly and quickly share their favorite thoughts on video. It could be as simple as what you liked best about Ladue High, or what you plan to do with the rest of your life. Are you going to be the greatest chemist of all time? or a professional athlete? or a lifeguard on Waikiki Beach? Or something else? We are looking for 30 second video statements to share all week on both the Ladue-Frontenac and Olivette Patches. So enjoy the moment, share your thoughts and we shall …

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