ST. LOUIS – August 26, 2022 – Signature Orthopedics, a division of Signature Medical Group, proudly welcomes five new specialists to its practice: Qasim Zaidi, MD, Theodore Rummel, DO, Patrick Reardon, MD, Nathanael Olson, DO, Nicholas Wilson, MD. All physicians are currently accepting new patients at their respective locations. To make an appointment with the doctors of Signature Orthopedics at any of our locations, please visit SigOrthoSTL.com.

“We are very fortunate to have these talented physicians join our team,” said Chad Sackman, CEO of Signature Medical Group. “Their expertise will complement our orthopedic services and further allow us to treat and care for our patients in the St. Louis community.”

Zaidi, a board-certified spine surgeon, treats all conditions of the spine and offers minimally invasive spinal surgery options. Zaidi sees patients at the Signature Orthopedics South County and Fenton locations. His most common procedures include lumbar microdiscectomy, laminectomy, ACDF and artificial disc replacement. Zaidi completed orthopedic training at Loma Linda University Medical Center in California. Following his residency, he completed a specialized fellowship in spine surgery, focusing on degenerative conditions, minimally invasive surgery (MIS), advanced image-guided navigation and robotic surgery.

A board-certified orthopedic surgeon, Rummel specializes in hand and wrist as well as general orthopedic care and sports medicine. Conditions he treats includes arthritis, carpal tunnel, tendonitis, and tennis elbow. Rummel takes special interest in chronic and non-healing wounds. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served as both a pilot and battalion surgeon. Today, he performs surgery at Progress West Hospital in O’Fallon, Missouri and sees patients at Signature Orthopedics O’Fallon or St. Peters.

Located at Signature Orthopedics South County and Fenton, Reardon specializes in sports medicine, prevention, evaluation and orthopedic surgery for injuries such as meniscus cartilage injuries, rotator cuff problems, shin splints, ACL tears, sprains, fractures and dislocations. He completed his residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Dr. Reardon then went on to complete his fellowship in Orthopedic Sports Medicine at Vanderbilt University.

Olson focuses on hand and wrist orthopedic care at Signature Orthopedics in South County and Fenton. He is certified through the American Society of Surgery of the Hand, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics and the New York State Osteopathic Medical Society. Following his residency at Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell Health Plainview Hospital in Plainview, New York, he went on to complete his fellowship at the University of Massachusetts in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Wilson is a board-eligible total joint reconstruction surgeon. His areas of interest include total knee and partial knee replacement as well as total hip replacement, ankle fractures, meniscus tears, carpal tunnel release, trigger finger release and wrist fractures. Dr. Wilson completed his residency at Mount Carmel Health System in Columbus, Ohio, and an Adult Reconstruction Fellowship at Steadman Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas in Greenville, South Carolina. He is currently accepting patients Signature Orthopedics in O’Fallon and St. Peters.

About Signature Orthopedics
Signature Orthopedics, a division of Signature Medical Group, is comprised of orthopedic specialists who provide personalized patient care, covering bone and joint issues from head to toe, including food and ankle, shoulder and elbow, hip and knee, spine and sports medicine. With convenient locations throughout St. Louis and Kansas City areas, the top-rated, board-certified physicians at Signature Orthopedics utilize state-of-the-art techniques and minimally invasive procedures to help improve pain control and reduce recovery times.

Fenton has opted in again for this year's tax-free event! Stay local and shop in Fenton - why fight the crowds going anywhere else??? State of Missouri, St. Louis County & City of Fenton sales taxes will be waived on eligible "back to school" items, starting at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, August 6 and ending Sunday, August 8.

Purchases of clothing, school supplies, computers, and certain other items defined by the statute are exempt from sales tax for this time period only. Only purchases for personal use qualify. Internet purchases qualify for the sales tax holiday if the transaction is completed during the holiday. Delivery can occur after the holiday if the purchaser pays in full during the sales tax holiday.

The sales tax exemption is limited to:

• Clothing – any article having a taxable value of $100 or less
• School supplies – not to exceed $50 per purchase
• Computer software – taxable value of $350 or less
• Personal computers – not to exceed $1,500
• Computer peripheral devices – not to exceed $1,500
• Graphing calculators - not to exceed $150

The statute exempts and specifically defines clothing, personal computers, and school supplies as follows:
Clothing - any article of wearing apparel intended to be worn on or about the human body including, but not limited to, disposable diapers for infants or adults and footwear. The term shall include but not be limited to, cloth and other material used to make school uniforms or other school clothing. Items normally sold in pairs shall not be separated to qualify for the exemption. The term shall not include watches, watchbands, jewelry, handbags, handkerchiefs, umbrellas, scarves, ties, headbands, or belt buckles; and

Personal computers - a laptop, desktop, or tower computer system which consists of a central processing unit, random access memory, a storage drive, a display monitor, a keyboard, and devices designed for use in conjunction with a personal computer, such as a disk drive, memory module, compact disk drive, daughterboard, digitalizer, microphone, modem, motherboard, mouse, multimedia speaker, printer, scanner, single-user hardware, single-user operating system, soundcard, or video card; and

School supplies - any item normally used by students in a standard classroom for educational purposes, including but not limited to, textbooks, notebooks, paper, writing instruments, crayons, art supplies, rulers, book bags, backpacks, handheld calculators, graphing calculators, chalk, maps, and globes. The term shall not include watches, radios, CD players, headphones, sporting equipment, portable or desktop telephones, copiers or other office equipment, furniture, or fixtures. School supplies shall also include graphing calculators valued at $150 or less and computer software having a taxable value of $350 or less.

​Note: The sales tax holiday applies to state and local sales taxes when a local jurisdiction chooses to participate in the holiday. However, local jurisdictions can choose to not participate in the holiday if they enact an ordinance to not participate and notify the department 45 days prior to the sales tax holiday. If the jurisdiction had previously enacted an ordinance to not participate in the holiday and later decided to participate, it must enact a new ordinance to participate and notify the department 45 days prior to the sales tax holiday.

Together Credit Union is thrilled to announce that Sarah Capri, branch manager at the credit union’s Fenton location, has been selected for Heartland Credit Union Association’s CUlead program. The 2020 class is comprised of 21 participants from various credit unions in Missouri and Kansas who possess leadership potential and are ready to further develop their skills.
 
“I am excited to be selected for the CUlead program, and look forward to developing my leadership skills and connecting with peers from credit unions across Missouri and Kansas,” said Capri.  “I hope to learn various strategies for managing branches and departments from a diverse group of experts with a wide-range of experiences, and use that knowledge to strengthen my team and branch.” 
 
CUlead participants will meet six times during the year to learn everything from credit union philosophy, advocacy and communication skills to regulator insights, financial analysis and strategic planning. Each session includes two intensive days of learning from experts, networking, and self-reflection.
 
“The primary purpose of our CUlead program is to build leaders, but we keep hearing about the connections and relationships formed between the class members," said Clint Armistead, director of training & events and CUlead coordinator, in Heartland Credit Union Association’s announcement. “Even years later, graduates of the program keep in touch."
 
Capri is the second member of the Together Credit Union selected for the CUlead program. Last year, Emily Buehler, Director of Branch Operations, was selected for the 2019 class.
 
“CUlead provided me with new ideas, new tools, and the avenue to meet other credit union employees that have the same passion and purpose that I do. Having the personalized development experience helped me to understand even more about credit union best practices, the shifting demands, and leadership. The ongoing support from executive leadership, management and employees across the organization made me even more thankful and appreciative to be working for a credit union,” revealed Buehler.
 
Now in its sixth year, the CUlead program is funded by the Heartland Credit Union Charitable Foundation, an organization established to invest in and through credit unions to enhance their abilities to serve their members and communities.
 
For more information regarding this announcement, please contact Julie Linder, PR & Events Strategist, (573) 268-0639.
 
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About: Since 1939, Together Credit Union, formally Anheuser-Busch Employees’ Credit Union, American Eagle Credit Union, and Purina Credit Union, has empowered Members to achieve their goals. Federally-insured by the National Credit Union Association, Together Credit Union offers a comprehensive list of banking products and financial services at 27 branches nationwide and through 24/7 Member resources and amenities, including mobile and online banking. In addition, Members can access their accounts and perform transactions at 5,600+ shared branch locations and self-service shared branch express terminals, as well 25,000+ surcharge-free ATMs, through the CO-OP Shared Branch Network in all 50 states.
 
With more than $1.82 billion in total assets and 132,000 members nationwide, Together Credit Union is named Best Credit Union in Missouri by Forbes Magazine and ranked as a “Top 150,” credit union in the U.S.

St. Louis, MO, January 9, 2020 –TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® is thrilled to announce its brand-new junk removal service available in the St. Louis metro area. The St. Louis office is only the second location in the United States to offer junk removal. This new service can be added on to a move or booked separately for customers who need junk removal and disposal from a home or business.
 
The new service was launched due to a growing need- customers have been open about wanting this new service as it goes hand in hand with the residential and commercial moving options TWO MEN AND A TRUCK St. Louis has offered for over 26 years. Offering junk removal was a natural transition and can save customers the hassle of arranging dumpster rental or hiring a separate junk removal company.
 
“The drive behind adding junk removal to our services was in most part directed from our past customers,” said TWO MEN AND A TRUCK President Randy Shacka. “As part of our vision process, we reached out to former customers and asked them how we could improve their experience while offering additional services. Junk removal was an overwhelming response, so went to work on building it and bringing it to fruition.”
 
With specialized junk removal trucks that are separate from the standard TWO MEN AND A TRUCK moving trucks, this service offers the same professional care TWO MEN AND A TRUCK has become known for in the moving industry with its 98% referral rate.
 
Junk removal services are ideal for people who are:

• Decluttering
• Downsizing a home
• Completing renovations
• Estate cleaning
• Disposing old furniture
• Cleaning an attic or garage
• Cleaning or decluttering a business or office

 
For more information or to book junk removal services, please call 314-529-1088 or visit twomenstlouis.com.

South St. Louis County (Sept. 9, 2019) – Dr. Aamina B. Akhtar, an infectious disease specialist and veteran of the Mercy Hospital South medical staff, has been named chief medical officer of Mercy Hospital South. She will begin her new role Sept. 16

Dr. Akhtar will be a key liaison to the medical staff, focusing on quality, service and stewardship. She also will have responsibility for quality, safety, risk, medical staff services and case management.

“We’re pleased and honored to have Dr. Akhtar accept this position,” said Sean Hogan, president of Mercy Hospital South. “She has been active for more than 14 years at Mercy South and St. Anthony’s Medical Center through her participation in various committees, and she is well respected and well liked by our clinical staff. I’ve seen her leadership in action on the medical executive committee.”

In addition to the medical executive committee, Dr. Akhtar has served on numerous medical committees including the quality and safety committee.

Dr. Akhtar graduated from Saint Louis University Medical School in 1998 and went on to complete a residency in internal medicine at Saint Louis University Hospital, a residency in pediatrics at Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital and a fellowship in infectious disease at Saint Louis University Hospital. After completing her fellowship, she joined St. Anthony’s Medical Center in 2005.

“I chose to stay at St. Anthony’s and now Mercy South because our community of doctors, nurses and our many co-workers is so amazing,” Dr. Akhtar said. “The willingness to work together and the dedication to care has been gratifying; it’s truly been a positive atmosphere. To that foundation, Mercy brought an affiliation that really helped us gain some assets that we didn’t have before. Now, we’re starting to excel in the areas we’ve always wanted to, and the community is starting to see it, too.

“I think this is a special time to be in a leadership role because of all the dynamic progress we’re making,” she added. “It’s exciting to be able to sustain what we’re doing and to move forward with changes and positive applications of health care that can benefit the community we serve. I value this opportunity to work on the leadership team and on physician relationships, together from both sides, to help further the health care we provide.”

Born in Pakistan, Dr. Akhtar came to the United States with her family when she was one year old. She grew up in Montana and her family moved to Carlinville, Illinois, in the 1980s. She now lives in Town and Country with her husband and their three children.

​Dr. Akhtar succeeds Dr. Charles Rehm following his retirement.

Fenton has opted in again for this year's tax-free event! Stay local and shop in Fenton - why fight the crowds going anywhere else??? State of Missouri, St. Louis County & City of Fenton sales taxes will be waived on eligible "back to school" items!

Purchases of clothing, school supplies, computers, and certain other items defined by the statute are exempt from sales tax for this time period only. Only purchases for personal use qualify. Internet purchases qualify for the sales tax holiday if the transaction is completed during the holiday. Delivery can occur after the holiday if the purchaser pays in full during the sales tax holiday.

The statute exempts and specifically defines clothing, personal computers, and school supplies as follows:

1. Clothing - any article of wearing apparel intended to be worn on or about the human body including, but not limited to, disposable diapers for infants or adults and footwear. The term shall include, but not be limited to, cloth and other material used to make school uniforms or other school clothing. Items normally sold in pairs shall not be separated to qualify for the exemption. The term shall not include watches, watchbands, jewelry, handbags, handkerchiefs, umbrellas, scarves, ties, headbands, or belt buckles. Each article of clothing must have a taxable value of $100 or less.
2. Personal Computers - a laptop, desktop, or tower computer system which consists of a central processing unit, random access memory, a storage drive, a display monitor, a keyboard, and devices designed for use in conjunction with a personal computer, such as a disk drive, memory module, compact disk drive, daughterboard, digitalizer, microphone, modem, motherboard, mouse, multimedia speaker, printer, scanner, single-user hardware, single-user operating system, soundcard, or video card. Personal computers and computer peripheral devices cannot exceed $1,500.
3. School Supplies - any item normally used by students in a standard classroom for educational purposes, including but not limited to, textbooks, notebooks, paper, writing instruments, crayons, art supplies, rulers, book bags, back packs, handheld calculators, graphing calculators, chalk, maps, and globes. The term shall not include watches, radios, CD players, headphones, sporting equipment, portable or desktop telephones, copiers or other office equipment, furniture, or fixtures. The value of each school supply purchase is not to exceed $50.  In addition, school supplies shall also include graphing calculators valued at $150 or less and computer software having a taxable value of $350 or less.

The week-long Christian Day Camp at Fenton United Methodist Church in conjunction with Heartland Camps, a Presbyterian ministry from Kansas City was a fantastic experience for the 24 children who attended. The weather was close to perfect for the camp held June 10-14, 2019. Most of the activities were outside on the multi-acre property. The camp was guided by 5 Heartland staff and assisted by 24 adult volunteers from the church.

Campers (Kindergarten-6th Grade) participated in a variety of high energy, Christ centered ministry experiences. There were three teams with 7-10 youth, a staff leader, adult counselor, and a Jr. counselor (a high school youth). Each day began with a morning watch devotional time and then moved to a number of activities such as archery, crafts, a 25 ft. climbing wall, 9 square, and Gaga Ball. After a lunch provided by the church, they moved onto story time, water games, songs, worship, and a variety of indoor games and activities. There was a Youth Night for 7th-12th graders on Tuesday evening, a Camp-In Thursday night, and a Family Night.

This camp replaced the usual Vacation Bible School held at Fenton United Methodist Church for this year.  The eight hour, five day experience challenges children to grow socially, emotionally, and spiritually. Seeing campers who were afraid to try the climbing wall to climbing to the top 3 days later was heart-warming.  Pastor Porch said the fact that there were no absences of children for the week spoke to how much the kids enjoyed it. Fenton UMC is looking into building on this success for 2020.

FENTON, Mo.—Members of the Fenton Area Chamber business community joined Dr. William Carpenter, his staff, family and friends for a ribbon cutting to celebrate the grand opening of Revival Chiropractic in Fenton – 464 Old Smizer Mill Road.
 
According to the Revival Chiropractic website: “Our vision is to create some of the healthiest surrounding communities through neurologically based, scientific and specific chiropractic care. We focus on restoring life, happiness and health by enabling you to function at your physiological peak. Our mission is to educate and build healthy families and individuals for generations to come.”
 
Revival Chiropractic utilizes state-of-the-art technology and gentle techniques to help find the root cause of health issues/ailments, including but not limited to: ADD, ADHD, allergies, asthma, lack of energy, sleep issues, digestive conditions, and even infants with colic, trouble latching and acid reflux.
 
For more information or to schedule an appointment, call Revival Chiropractic at 636-492-1528 or visit www.chirorevival.com.

FENTON, Mo.—Members of the Fenton Area Chamber business community joined State Farm Insurance Agent Michael Davidson, his staff, family and friends for a ribbon cutting to celebrate the grand opening of his agency in Fenton – 127 Schneider Drive.
 
Michael is licensed in Missouri and Illinois with over 6 years of experience with State Farm; he also has a team of four licensed staff members. Products and services include: auto, home, property, business, life and health insurance. The agency’s mission is to help people manage the risks of everyday life, recover from the unexpected and realize their dreams.
 
"Our agency goal is to help all of our clients with their insurance goals and financial dreams... I promise to hold true to that and always act with integrity and help anyone that we can,” Michael said as he spoke to ribbon cutting guests.
 
To speak with Michael Davidson or a member of his staff or to set up an appointment, please contact the agency office at 636-343-8595.