July 27 – August 2, 2018
South County Times 5
From left: Jill Oge, Jeanne Humphrey, Annie Higgins, Jane Torretta, Joseph Grimaud,
Ellie Puricelli, Madison Dodd, Anna Proctor. Not pictured in photo: Kathleen Mee.
Watson Pointe Dental Marks 107 Years
Of Caring, State-Of-The-Art Dentistry
The year 2018 marks the 107th year in
practice for Watson Pointe Dental.
Dr. Joseph S. Grimaud continues the
family tradition started in 1911 by his
grandfather, Dr. Vincent Grimaud. Dr. Joe’s
father, Dr. James C. Grimaud, joined the
practice in 1938 and retired in 1988 after
50 years of dentistry. Dr. Joe joined the
practice in 1985. Dr. Joe is pleased to have
four family members (plus three honorary
members) working in his office.
Much has changed in dentistry over
the past 106 years, and “technology has
made dentistry much easier and more
comfortable for patients,” said Dr. Joe.
Watson Pointe Dental uses such
technologies as digital X-rays, intra-oral
cameras and single visit, all-porcelain
restorations and crowns. Most recently
Watson Pointe Dental has been using Oral
ID, the latest in fluorescent oral cancer
detection.
Although new
technology is an
important feature of
the dental office, the
8537 Watson Road • Webster Groves
314-963-2000
From left: Bob and Gerhard Wanninger.
G&W Meat & Bavarian Style Sausage:
A St. Louis Tradition For 53 Years
After 53 years, the slogan still stands:
“You can’t beat G&W meat.” G&W Meat &
Bavarian Style Sausage Co. was founded
in 1965 by German immigrant brothers
Helmut and Henry Wanninger and their
partner Otto Gummerscheimer. They used
recipes from the Wanninger family butcher
shop in Regensburg, Germany.
The wholesale and retail sausage com-
pany has been providing “the best brats and
sausages in St. Louis” at the same location
since its founding.
The founders’ sons, cousins Bob and
Gerhard Wanninger, began working at the
shop in high school and took over the busi-
ness in the early 1990s. The cousins have
grown the shop to include other popular
sausages such as Cajun andouille, chorizo
and various flavors of landjager sticks.
G&W has provided the Grant’s Farm
brats for more than 40 years
and is a featured item at the
AB Biergarten as well, and
gives away free Busch beer
to its own waiting custom-
ers. G&W also makes the
salsiccia and bratwurst that
4828 Parker Ave. • St. Louis • 352-5066
www.gwsausage.com
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atmosphere remains friendly, warm and
comfortable. Patients are offered fresh
coffee and tea in the relaxing reception
room, comfortable pillows, cozy blankets
and warm, lemon-scented towelettes
following treatment.
Prevention is still a top priority. An
ounce of prevention is worth a pound of
cure.
“This old saying was never more true
than in dentistry,” said Dr. Joe. “Our
highly skilled dental hygienists customize
treatment and home care instructions for
each of our patients.”
Dr. Joe takes his 21st-century skills
to Nepal each October. He treks in the
Himalayan Mountains with the Karma
Thalo Foundation to deliver dental care to
the Nepalese living in remote villages. Dr.
Joe encourages individuals to “like” the
Karma Thalo Foundation on Facebook.
Stop by Watson
Pointe Dental for a visit
or a tour of the office.
New patients are always
welcome.
Gus’ Pretzels wraps up for its “bratzel sand-
wiches.” And for the fourth year, G&W is the
official bratwurst for the St. Louis FC soccer
team. Look for G&W brats on the menu at
the concession stands and the G&W trailer.
Ballpark Village patrons can find G&W
sausages at Bud Brew House and Cardinal
Nation. Many retail locations in St. Louis
also carry G&W sausages including all Dier-
bergs and Straubs.
G&W also offers individual deer process-
ing for hunters, who get their own venison
back, Mel Wanninger said.
G&W is still a family affair. Gerhard
Wanninger’s sister Monica has been a prod-
uct line worker since 1998, and Bob Wann-
inger’s wife, Mel, joined the staff as market-
ing manager in 2009. The original owners’
grandchildren all have worked in the busi-
ness. “So we have fourth-generation sau-
sagemeisters in the making,”
said Mel Wanninger.
“I love spreading the
word about our hidden gem
of a business,” Wanninger
said.
Russ Scott & Terrance “Scottie” Scott.
Scott-Lee Heating Exceeds Customers’
Needs With Quality Service, Fair Price
By providing quality service at a fair
price, Scott-Lee Heating Company has
grown from four employees in 1978 to 80
today.
Thanks to that philosophy, business
increased to the point in 2003 that the
heating and cooling company moved to its
current larger location.
Scott-Lee maintains, services and
installs standard air-conditioning
and heat-pump systems, as well as
geothermal, mini-split, rooftop and
others for residential and commercial
customers.
The Scott-Lee story began in 1978
when Terrance Scott bought out the
assets of his employer, who was retiring.
“We now offer a very diverse list of
services that can meet and exceed our
clients’ needs,” said Russ Scott, who owns
the company with his father
Terrance. “Our industry
is much more technical
today and requires a huge
emphasis on continuing
education and training.”
11010 Gravois Industrial Court • St. Louis
314-756-9444 • scottleeheating.com
Tom Streib
Streib Company Foundation Built On
Strength Of Its Team & Great Customers
With one man, a truck and a home
office in Shrewsbury, Tom Streib started
Streib Company.
“I started in the trade right out of high
school in 1995 with a dream and a passion
for business,” said owner Streib. “Gaining
years of experience and focusing on the
vision, I took the leap of faith in 2003 and
Streib became official in 2004.
“Today, we are 80-plus people in
the business and headquartered in
our 18,000-square-foot building in
Crestwood. We’ve called this home since
2015,” he continued.
Streib offers electric, media and
security contracting.
“From repairing the smallest electrical
problem to wiring your entire home or
office, we’ve got the team to perform it
all,” said Streib.
That includes boosting a home’s wi-fi,
installing smart-
home audio or
video, and designing
and building a of excellence in our
full smart-home
9225 Watson Industrial Park • Crestwood
314-487-7474 • www.streibco.com
Scott-Lee’s talented and dedicated
employees are its best asset and are a
great source of satisfaction for the Scotts.
“We have a large percentage who
spend their entire career with us and stay
here for 20 or 30 years,” said Russ Scott.
Scott-Lee is constantly searching for
the best ways to better serve its clients,
always relying on training, education and
community involvement.
“The many word-of-mouth referrals
received shows us that our efforts are well
worth the result,” Russ Scott said.
Clients praise Scott-Lee for its quality
service at a fair price, its employees, its
diligence in ensuring clients are satisfied
and the company’s long and stable history.
“Often when consumers are polled
they are asked (above all else) ‘would you
recommend this company to your friends
and family,’ and the answer
would be a resounding ‘most
definitely,’” said a satisfied
residential customer from
Ballwin.
experience. The company also handles
home security from monitored security
systems to cameras and door-access
control.
While the size of the business
has changed, Streib Company is still
passionate about the consistency in the
delivery of its product.
“When we were smaller, this was
easily communicated throughout the
company,” Streib said. ”As we grow, we
have learned to develop more effective
ways to communicate and deliver the
Streib brand.
“It is the Streib family that continues
to be our solid foundation on which this
company is built – from the Streib team
to our great customers,” Streib said.
“Continuing to listen to our great team,
we are always challenging ourselves
to refine the process and improve the
product so that
our customers can
expect consistency
brand.”
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From left: Darline, Patti, Missy, Tami, Dr. Todd Scanlon.
Dr. R. Todd Scanlon Committed To High
Quality Family & Cosmetic Dentistry
Having a bright, healthy smile is
essential to helping individuals not only
look great but feel good when it comes to
oral health.
That’s why R. Todd Scanlon DMD, and
the entire team at the Webster Groves
dental practice is committed to providing
the highest quality in family and cosmetic
dentistry.
To do this, his practice is dedicated
to: delivering results – first and foremost,
service, patient education and staying
current with new procedures and
technology.
He offers a wide variety of procedures
to uniquely fit a patient’s needs. In
addition, the friendly staff ensures a
patient’s visit to the dentist is affordable
and comfortable.
“Whether you need to get a tooth filled,
have crooked teeth or need a complete
smile makeover, we can
offer a treatment plan
that’s right for you,”
Dr. Scanlon said.
Procedures include
dental cleaning, dental
8567 Watson Road Ste. E • Webster Groves
314-962-2747 • www.webstergrovesdentist.com
Kathy Evans and Rick Miller.
Your Life, On Paper: “Write For You”
Chronicles Family Stories
Since 2001, Kirkwood resident Kathy
M. Evans has been a “personal biographer,”
writing memoirs, biographies and
autobiographies through her business “Write
for You” Life Stories.
Clients wish to put their life stories on
paper and pass them down to children and
grandchildren. The stories are custom bound
in privately published books in leather, cloth,
lithowrap case binding or soft cover.
Evans’ business is a family affair, with her
father, Richard E. Miller, doing genealogy and
proofreading and her daughter, Grace Evans,
an English teacher, editing during the summer.
“I started ‘Write for You’ Life Stories
because it brought together three powerful
interests: a deep curiosity about people’s life
journeys, a previous career that involved
working with elders, and a lifelong avocation
of writing,” Evans said.
In the early days,
the business was a one-
man band. Evans did the
interviewing, transcribing,
writing, editing, layout and
proofreading. Over time,
314-740-8859 • kathymevans.com
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exams and X-rays, composite fillings,
oral cancer screenings, porcelain crowns,
teeth whitening, dental bridges, dental
veneers, dental bonding, dental inlays and
onlays.
He also offers root canal therapy, tooth
extractions, dentures and TMJ treatment.
For a second opinion, Dr. Scanlon will
provide it for free to help patients make
the best decision for their smile.
Patients appreciate Dr. Scanlon’s
approach.
“Dr. Scanlon is friendly, gentle, patient
and meticulous at what he does,” said
patient Carrie G. “I highly recommend Dr.
Scanlon for any of your dental needs.”
“Dr. Scanlon’s practice was exemplary
not only in their ability to make me feel
relaxed and comfortable, but also in the
highly professional environment his staff
and services exude,” said patient V. Holly.
For an appointment,
visit his website, www.
webstergrovesdentist.
com. Patients will be
contacted for a time
that fits their schedule.
she learned to subcontract some aspects of the
job to experts. The business also has become
more digitized, allowing her to use top notch
editors across the country.
“We now know that families are
strengthened by understanding their own
history,” Evans said. “We no longer gather
around the fire at night telling our stories.
Families are scattered, and writing down the
stories allows us to share them with loved
ones, wherever they are. It helps our children
and grandchildren to know that they’re part of
something bigger.”
“Everyone has a story, no exceptions,” she
said.
For a story, Evans meets with clients on
their home turf a few times a month to talk
about their lives. She sorts out the chronology
and adds historical context and family photos.
She’s written more than
40 life stories, chronicling
the lives of a presidential
cousin, a rocket scientist’s
wife, a British war bride,
Battle of the Bulge
veterans and many others.
From left: (back row) Bridget, Deb, Kristen. (middle row) Lesa, Jennifer, Ruth, Shelby, Debbie.
(front row) Brent, Mary, Tom.
Travel The World With
Kirkwood-Based Sunrise Tours
Sunrise Tours, a local tour operator
specializing in group vacation packages, is
already gearing up for its 25th anniversary
by offering an exclusive charter cruise on
the Rhine River Spring 2019.
Jim and Charlene Dalrymple started
the company in their Des Peres basement
in 1993, because Jim was burnt out from
corporate America. So, with son Brent a
college freshman and daughters Kristen
and Debbie at Kirkwood High School, Jim
left a 25-year career in group insurance
sales and he and Charlene cashed in
their retirement to start Sunrise Tours.
Charlene taught elementary school for the
first couple years until the business took
off and she joined Sunrise Tours full time.
After college, Kristen and Brent joined
Sunrise in 1998 and 2003, respectively.
In 2008, they bought the company. Their
parents remain valued advisers. Office
Manager Shelby Moll
and Tour Planner Debbie
Robertson are part of the
office family, which now
counts 8 full-time staffers
in Kirkwood, one full-time
343 S. Kirkwood Road Ste. 210 • Kirkwood • 314-394-3081
www.travelsunrise.com
From left: Judy Lemon, Charlene Gieseman and Barry Bornstein.
Show Me Blinds & Shutters:
Small Business With Big Values
Whether shopping for a single
window treatment, redecorating an
entire house or seeking the solution to
a complex design challenge, Show Me
Blinds & Shutters in Kirkwood, a gallery
store for the Hunter- Douglas brand,
can help.
Show Me Blinds has been offering
sales and installation on a wide range of
window treatments since 1996.
Veteran design consultant Charlene
Gieseman can help customers select
from limitless combinations of color,
texture, fabrics and
function during a free
home consultation.
Every order is custom
designed, measured and
made.
933 S. Kirkwood Road • Kirkwood • 314-909-1177
Monday–Thursday 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., Friday 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
www.showmeblinds.com
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employee in Overland Park, Kansas, and
eight part-time tour managers in St. Louis.
After the first tour to New York City
and Washington, D.C., in 1994, Sunrise
experienced rapid growth. Jim acted
as “tour manager” for every departure,
logging millions of miles and visiting
every state until the company began hiring
additional tour managers in 2000.
Robertson enjoys finding unique places
and restaurants for customers. A frequent
question from travelers is “How did you
ever find that place?”
Brent derives great satisfaction in
being with travelers when they experience
a destination for the first time. Kristen
enjoys the challenge of making sure the
tour calendar features enough variety to
satisfy both repeat and new customers.
Sunrise’s motor coach “happy hours”
with soda, juice, beer and wine on travel
days set Sunrise apart from
the competition. Customers
also say that included
hotels and meals on Sunrise
vacations are much better
than the competition.
Show Me Blinds was one of the
first Hunter Douglas Gallery® stores
established in the United States over 20
years ago. All Hunter-Douglas products
are made in the U.S.A.
The connection with the well-known
Hunter-Douglas brand gives the store
the aura of a “small business with big
values.”
Customers love that Show Me Blinds
is a small family business in Kirkwood.
For the staff, the best aspect of their
work is seeing homeowners’ excitement
after their new window
treatments have been
installed.
Customer satisfac-
tion is the most impor-
tant part of the busi-
ness!