Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com, Billy Busch waves to reporters as he arrives at the Civil Courts building for a probate hearing on his bid to purchase Grant's Farm on Tuesday, April 26, 2016. She has worked at the newspaper since 1997 as an education reporter, a courts reporter, and a police reporter. Photo by Tom Borgman of the Post-Dispatch, Young Clydesdales huddle in the snow at Grant's Farm in Affton on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. Kroenke already owns the largest working ranch in Canada, as well as Montanas Cedar Creek and PV ranches, a ranch in Wyoming, and a ranch in Arizona. Bruce Block, right, and his 7-year-old grandson Preston Block, of Okemos, Mich., feed cattle on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, from a tour bus at Grant's Farm. The Sun River that runs through the ranch descends from snowmelt in the Bob Marshall Wilderness, home to grizzly and black bears, moose, elk, mountain goats, bighorn sheep, wolverines, wildcats, and lynx. The farm was once owned by Ulysses S. Grant and was acquired by August A. Busch Sr. in 1903. They all end up at the same 1.5-acre compound, hard to spot between tall condo buildings on the beach side of Gulf Boulevard. Other commercial transactions move easily across the oceans, but you almost have to be from a landowning family to be drawn to investing in American land, OKeefe says. A majority of the afflicted avians are brown pelicans, synonymous with beach life and boating, with fish hooks piercing their fleshy throats or carelessly cast-off monofilament line wrapped around a leg or a wing and cutting off circulation. "Anheuser-Busch has been a great partner, and we are happy they will continue to be as our premier sponsor, helping keep Grant's Farm a wonderful and exciting place to visit," said Robert Hermann Jr., grandson of August A. Busch Jr. and a member of the ownership group. At the heart of that argument is an in terrorem clause in the will, designed to discourage beneficiaries from making frivolous legal challenges. "Desire is the key to motivation, but it's determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal . Subscribe with this special offer to keep reading, (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. Example video title will go here for this video. The two plans to buy the property from the Wells Fargo trust involve different groupings of the Busch siblings: Billy Busch, with the backing of brother Adolphus Busch, has offered $26 million to buy Grants Farm from the family trust and operate it under the auspices of his Krftig beer business. Bush trained at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, one of Britain's leading drama schools.[1]. Heath's children by his ex-wife, Beatrice von Gontard, an heir to the Busch family fortune, have been trying for five years to get him to step back from trying to run the sanctuary, according to . Billy Busch sat in court next to his four siblings on the same bench instead of across the aisle and behind his own lawyers. File photo. I look forward to providing our guests with a combination of old and new experiences that give them reasons to visit us here at Grants Farm often throughout the year, and year after year, he said. January 1 1982. Have you found an injured bird? The four siblings argue that Krftig does not have the resources to sustain the large attraction over time, and that Billy Busch would at some time have to divide the farm for development. Lynn Block, center, and her 11-year-old grandson, Preston Block, from Okemos, Mich., disembark a tour bus on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, at Grant's Cabin as Roger Ottwell, right, and Ted Ball with Grant's Farm assist. The place costs a lot of money., We love Billy. has been repeatedly rocked by license violations, financial woes and bad press. Bush is currently one half of female comedy duo of Checkley & Bush with Laura Checkley. He was most adored by his three children: Adalbert von Gontard, III (Beatrice Busch of Oxbow Farm, Front Royal, VA), Eugenie Daniel (J.B. of Circle Bar Ranch, Truscott, TX) and Victoria Skouras . Sometime in the mid-1850s, Col. Ferederick Dent gave his son-in-law, Grant, 100 acres of land for a homestead. daughter Beatrice Busch von Gontard of Front Royal, Va.; a brother, Kurt Buholzer of Hergiswil, Switzerland . Photo by Hillary Levin, hlevin@post-dispatch.com. On Tuesday, testimony showed that Billy and Adolphus Busch both opposed the zoo plan, partly because the sale to the zoo depended on voters approving some kind of tax increase. They know of zoo plans to add a chair lift, a zip line and aerial bridges in the trees. Upon her marriage to Adie, the couple moved to New York where she worked for Father James Keller, M.M. And win back the West. Von Gontard, a grandson of Anheuser-Busch founder Adolphus Busch, has been reported missing since that meeting. Dallas, Texas, United States. Contact Craig Pittman at craig@tampabay.com. Our political newsletter featuring local and national updates and analysis. 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According to court documents, the family has loaned the sanctuary more than $15,000 so far, but their attorneys say that if you add in the costs associated with the foreclosure and other legal actions, the total amount spent is in excess of $1 million. Members of the Busch family ownership group of Grant's Farm, from left, Peter Busch, Trudy Busch Valentine, Andrew Busch, and Robert Hermann Jr., announced Monday, Aug. 23, 2021 their partnership with Anheuser-Busch to assume operations of Grant's Farm beginning Nov. 1. Florida Memory Project. When you get outdoors and get a little breathing room and get a little bit of the weight off your shoulders, its justinvigorating, OKeefe adds. We dont believe Billys offer has any assurances of that. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com, Grant's Farm is pictured on Nov. 23, 2015, in this view looking north. Photo by J.B. Forbes, jforbes@post-dispatch.com. Post-Dispatch file photo, In March 1962, a team of oxen raised in nearby Illinois were introduced as a new feature at Grant's Farm. Billy said hed like to build a small brewery onsite and move his Krftig beer business to the propertys red-roofed Bauernhof. Subscribe with this special offer to keep reading, (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Post-Dispatch file photo, Angus Mitchell, head Clydesdale man at Grant's Farm in May 1968, trimmed a horse's hoof so a shoe could be properly fitted. The future of Grants Farm and which of two groups of Busch family siblings will prevail with their plan is an issue to be decided by Wells Fargo trust managers. During an interview with the Times, Heath's attorney Kevin Doty warned his client that if the newspaper printed that, "they're going to come after you with a net.". {{start_at_rate}} {{format_dollars}} {{start_price}} {{format_cents}} {{term}}, {{promotional_format_dollars}}{{promotional_price}}{{promotional_format_cents}} {{term}}, Cardinals send prized prospect Jordan Walker to Class AAA in curious series of moves, Rudderless ship of chaos: St. Louis judge advances Kim Gardner contempt case, What Oliver Marmols gamble in ninth vs. LA reveals about managing to spark Cardinals, How sending Jordan Walker to Class AAA is a bet clarity can correct muddled outfield: Cardinals Extra, Messenger: Kim Gardner drives the judicial bus over her employees and into the ditch, A closer on ice. Its holdings include land near Laramie, Wyo., and Eskridge, Kan. "Grants Farm is a one-of-a-kind treasure. Sometimes higher, depending on the time of year., The worst areas for fishing-related pelican injuries, she adds, are the mangrove islands near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. Broken Os manager and broker were both friends of Swans. In 2012, Bush joined the cast of the successful BBC school drama Waterloo Road as new school secretary Sonya Donnegan. The team, which pulled a two-wheeled cart, weighed more than two tons. Beatrice Busch. Theyd be brought in with broken wings or legs, or shot, or sick, or starving. 314-918-3000. Beatrice Buszek's books: Blueberry Connection. What the family wants is to keep the sanctuary open, Booke said, but governed by a new entity that does not include their father. There it was, backlit on Times Square, high above honking taxis and rushing pedestrians: the big sky, jagged mountains, and serene golden prairie of the Broken O Ranch. Post-Dispatch file photo, In April 1969, dinner time at Grant's Farm took on an assembly-line appearance in the nursery. 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Photo by Hillary Levin, hlevin@post-dispatch.com, Andrew Busch, a member of the Busch family ownership group of Grant's Farm, Monday, Aug. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/James A. Finley), Amy Trout, supervisor of the Clydesdales at Grant's Farm, holds five-year-old horse Andrew steady while farrier Joe Detweiler trims the 2,000-pound animal's hooves on Thursday, April 10, 2014. ST. LOUIS Four Anheuser-Busch heirs worry that their brother, Billy Busch, will turn Grants Farm into a subdivision. and The . Grants Farm opened last weekend for its 68th season. This one was originally published in September 2019. Its a true prairie-to-peaks zone: You go from rolling prairie to dramatic, snow-topped peaks in 15 or 20 miles.. A Grant's Farm tour bus passes the Busch family mansion on Wednesday, May 5, 2021. Post-Dispatch file photo, The cabin that belonged to Ulysses S. Grant sits near the tram path at Grant's Farm on Aug. 29, 2000. (AP Photo/James A. Finley), Three-year-old Lenny Capstick of O'Fallon with a friendly colt at Grant's Farm in June 1980. August Anheuser "Gussie" Busch Jr. (March 28, 1899 - September 29, 1989) was an American brewing magnate who built the Anheuser-Busch Companies into the largest brewery in the world by 1957 as company chairman from 1946 to 1975.. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com, The Busch family mansion at Grant's Farm. Beatrice von Gontard (born Busch) was born to August 'Gussie' Anheuser Busch and Marie Christy Busch (born Church). 2000-present. Five years ago, Adolphus Busch IV and Peter von Gontard bought a 400-acre ranch in Idahos Frank ChurchRiver of No Return Wilderness. Anheuser-Busch, which has operated the tourist side of the Affton-area site for nearly 70 years, will stay on as its main sponsor. This should not be the legacy of the Billy Busch family, she said. Even as the sanctuary staffers continue the good work thats been done on their little acre of sand for nearly half a century, there are reminders everywhere of someone whose name is never, ever mentioned. They want Anheuser-Buschs Clydesdales to snort and stomp in Grants Farm barns. Even though these are permanently disabled birds, any offspring they had would potentially be healthy. There also were cordial exchanges between the sides at different times, including laughter about the fact that Billy Busch, in the taped deposition that was played, was wearing ill-fitting reading glasses he had to borrow from one of his sisters. Anheuser-Busch currently leases and operates Grant's Farm under an agreement with the ownership group of Andrew Busch, Peter Busch, Robert Hermann, Jr., Trudy Busch Valentine, and Beatrice Busch von Gontard. Gordon Dyal, co-chair of investment banking at Goldman Sachs, bought himself the nearby Diamond 4D ranchand serves on the board of trustees of the Wildlife Conservation Society. The Clydesdale farm can be seen in the background. There was a problem saving your notification. From left: Dollard, Avian Hospital Specialist Amy Nulph, Director of Operations Keith Wilkins. Categories. "Ralph controls the mail and the bank accounts at this time," Gayton said. The wildlife, the water, the cattlehed stand there and just smile. The von Gontards are also the ones bankrolling the sanctuary's continued operation, Gayton said. If we were, we would develop it.. Follow @craigtimes. An outfield in flux. Our unified goal was then and is now threefold. The longtime bird hospital at 18328 Gulf Blvd. As part of the long-term sponsorship agreement, the brewery will ensure staples such as the famous Budweiser Clydesdales and complimentary Anheuser-Busch products for patrons remain at the farm. Father. Its just too expensive. Ralph Heath in the 1970s. Two, to keep it open to the public as a civic duty to our great city of St. Louis. Beatrice Busch. Victoria Bush (born 15 January 1978) is a British actress and comedian. Marie was born on June 22 1896, in St Louis, Mo. A connection is made when two people are officers, directors, or otherwise associated with the same company. Andy Busch said that his brother Adolphus has discussed selling the whole site to housing developers. The Busch family bought the property in 1903. See Photos. He became a prominent sportsman as owner of the St. Louis Cardinals franchise in Major League Baseball from 1953 until his death. So it's a great day, and I'm very happy the Busch family is going to continue this great condition," Schmitt said. 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The siblings have submitted two competing plans for buying Grants Farm and continuing to operate the wildlife attraction in southwest St. Louis County. There are streams on the ranch, too, alive with brown and rainbow trout, and creeks that the antelope and white-tailed deer sip from, and wide fields of alfalfa and hay and winter wheat. Every once in a while, somebody on his way to Mamma Mia! Required fields are marked *. The letter was addressed to Peter Luggen, who is believed to be a lawyer in Zurich, Switzerland. "Gussie" Busch Jr. (from right) Andrew Busch, Peter Busch, Trudy Busch Valentine and Beatrice Busch von Gontard arrive at the Civil Courts building for a probate hearing on their bid to purchase Grant's Farm on Tuesday, April 26, 2016. The deal only goes through if area residents approve an added tax to fund as much as $8.5 million in yearly park operations costs. When you grow up close to the land, youre comfortable with its expanse; you understand the thrill of staking your claim on it. It is a modern news platform, powered by community sourced content and augmented with directed coverage. It was a player's wife who suggested the public would enjoy experiencing all the farm had to offer, especially the Noah's Ark array of animals more than 1,000 creatures and 100 different species from six of the world's seven continents. Doug Stagner, who has more than three decades of experience in the parks and attractions industry, was announced as Grant's Farm's first president. Perhaps they even "communicate with each other" about him, he said. (The practice makes it easier for the land to tolerate drought, as well as get an occasional rest from grazing.). They just cut the line and send that bird on its way.. "Gussie" Busch Jr. (from right) Andrew Busch, Peter Busch, Trudy Busch Valentine and Beatrice Busch von Gontard arrive at the Civil Courts building for a probate hearing on . You have permission to edit this article. Cardinals latest, deflating loss compounds concerns, Man shot, killed near Kiener Plaza in downtown St. Louis, What was Andrew Knizner thinking? And were not legally allowed to hold onto a healthy bird, and put it on display to the public. We spend many hours on horseback, riding through our fields and forests, enjoying the beauty of nature. You have permission to edit this article. "He wants to keep running the place.". The cattle operation is vast, and the ranch isnt eligible for farm-subsidy funds because it generates too much revenue. Allen was supposed to have met von Gontard to turn over $200,000 from the sale of 100 acres of land in British Columbia, the source told the Post-Dispatch. People named Beatrice Busch. Cardinals latest, deflating loss compounds concerns, Man shot, killed near Kiener Plaza in downtown St. Louis, What was Andrew Knizner thinking? The Busch family mansion is pictured at right. And St. Louis Williams family comes in halfway, tied for No. It was a village growing up, for all of us.. The letter porports to bear the signatures of both von Gontard and Allen and is dated March 20, 1981, the day the two men are known to have met at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, Ariz., the newspaper said. We celebrate our family's legacy and we look forward to introducing future generations to the wonders of Grant's Farm," Hermann Jr. said. Staffers and volunteers deserted him. Heath, 71, has filed a motion to quash the suit, and the case is set for a court hearing on Aug. 18. Missing from the photo was fifth group member Beatrice Busch von Gontard who was not in attendance. In court today, their lawyer pushed for a hearing on the merits . Beatrice (Busch) von Gontard (b.1954) Mrs Beatrice (Busch) von Gontard. Your go-to guide to the best entertainment options in the St. Louis area and beyond. The West appeals to Busches. I was glad we could get all the facts and truth out on the table, because it only helps my cause, Billy Busch said. I'm extremely honored to be appointed president of Grant's Farm, and with the family, build upon its legacy as a special place in the hearts and minds of St. Louis families," Stagner said. We have not seen any real business plan with Billy, Andy Busch said. Thats up to Wells Fargo. . Children of August A. Through video depositions recorded earlier and played Tuesday in court, Billy and Adolphus Busch both conceded they didnt want to kick their brothers and sisters out of the will, saying it was simply a legal strategy. And as with the injured wildlife, the tourists never stopped showing up. Last month the tussle over the sanctuary's future moved to Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Court. Those deemed non-releasable were given permanent homes in the large, open-air pens or roomy flight aviaries on the grounds, which, understandably, became a tourist attraction. Five Busch family members will assume all management aspects of Grant's Farm when their lease agreement with Anheuser-Busch ends on Nov. 1. The boys eventually took the surname of their stepfather, Adel von Gontard. See Photos. Grant's Farm could end up as subdivision, Busch siblings say. It wasnt too long ago that people were hungry for double-digit returns, says Eric OKeefe, editor of The Land Report. INDIAN SHORES Between 2,500 and 3,000 wild birds arrive at Seaside Seabird Sanctuary every year, some dropped off in cardboard boxes by citizens whove discovered them injured or otherwise incapacitated, others picked up by volunteers on call, trained in the delicate art of handling large, frightened, feathered creatures in distress. His misdemeanor case on this year's permit violation has a pre-trial hearing scheduled for Aug. 17. Subscribe to the St Pete Catalyst Daily Spark newsletter. They want the animals to have room to roam. The company states that the brewery would not be used for large scale production; but instead focused on limited demonstration brews. Gussie Busch made Grants Farm a marketing engine for Budweiser; Billy should be allowed to do the same for Krftig. Valerie Schremp Hahn is a features writer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. That led to a mass walkout about three years ago, Guyton said. Now, the brewery leases and operates Grants Farm under an agreement of the ownership group of Andrew Busch, Peter Busch, Robert Hermann Jr., Trudy Busch Valentine and Beatrice Busch von Gontard. Busch had thrown a party for the players and their families at Grant's Farm. It helps that landespecially revenue-generating landis in demand again. Subscribe with this special offer to keep reading, (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). Robert Hermann Jr. Tourists go there to try it, but they dont necessarily know what to do if they hook a bird, Dollard says. The parents, Adalbert von Gontard Jr., a former vice president of the Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company and of Metromedia, and his wife, Mamie, invited the young man to meet their friends in . Hes not surprised that it was somebody like Kroenke, not a foreign investor, who bought the Broken O. Ralph Heath Jr. took in sick and injured birds at this very spot on the Gulf coast beginning in the early 1970s. Photo by Hillary Levin, hlevin@post-dispatch.com. There was a problem saving your notification. In The Future of the Wild: Radical Conservation for a Crowded World, author Jonathan Adams tells the story of young Seth talking his father and his grandmother, Jacqueline Puddie Hadley, into pooling their beer money to save the land. "I have managed and been involved with world-class entertainment destinations around the world, and I can honestly say there is no other place like Grant's Farm.". On leaving drama school, she secured her first major television role on the highly acclaimed ITV prison drama Bad Girls in 2001 as Tina Purvis (later Julie O'Kane, then Tina O'Kane) during the shows' third series. Mr. Busch, known as Gussie to virtually everybody who did not know him and as Gus to those who knew him well enough not to call him Mr. Busch, was the grandson and great-grandson of the founders of the company that bore two of his names. Billy has been looking at this thing for over a year now, and he does not have a business plan, Andy said. Most troubling was the evidence procured in a police raid on a windowless Largo warehouse owned by Heath. Its a tangible asset. {{start_at_rate}} {{format_dollars}} {{start_price}} {{format_cents}} {{term}}, {{promotional_format_dollars}}{{promotional_price}}{{promotional_format_cents}} {{term}}, Cardinals send prized prospect Jordan Walker to Class AAA in curious series of moves, Rudderless ship of chaos: St. Louis judge advances Kim Gardner contempt case, What Oliver Marmols gamble in ninth vs. LA reveals about managing to spark Cardinals, How sending Jordan Walker to Class AAA is a bet clarity can correct muddled outfield: Cardinals Extra, Messenger: Kim Gardner drives the judicial bus over her employees and into the ditch, A closer on ice. At its height, the sanctuary had 28 employees, Gayton said. The Nature Conservancy had proclaimed it one of its Last Great Places and hurriedly bought it to keep it from being divided. It always had been on the Grant's Farm tour, but visitors weren't allowed inside until Anheuser-Busch Co. spent $200,000 to repair and furnish it in 1978. The Busch family mansion is pictured at right. The boyish, charismatic Heath was one of the best-known residents of Pinellas County. A murder case without a body? Broken O Ranch was advertised in Times Square. After the farm opened, it was not unusual for visitors to Grant's Farm to see Gussie Busch moving about the property, or standing in a pasture with his beloved horses. The Busch heirs who support selling to the Zoo are Trudy Busch Valentine, Beatrice Busch Von Gontard, Peter Busch and Andrew Busch. His plan calls for a brewery on the premises, and would rely on corporate sponsorships and renting out space for events. Beatrice Bergner. Photo by Robert Srenco, A rendering shows the Kraftig plan to build a small brewery at Grant's Farm. A gorgeous day created the crowds as Grant's Farm opened for its 62nd year on Saturday. We partner with the Smithsonian Six Busch siblings own Grants Farm. Heath, the son of a prominent Tampa surgeon, founded the Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary in Indian Shores in 1971 with a single injured cormorant. Photo by Scott Dine of the Post-Dispatch, Grant's Cabin, newly restored, became part of the Grant's Farm tour in June 1980. (He provoked a barrage of press commentary in Great Britain when he began his takeover of its Arsenal football team in 2008. Elk can be seen by those riding on the tourist train at Grant's Farm in July 1960. They are sinking their profits back into the land. "It's a little bit more than awkward," said Gayton, who used to run a screen printing business before becoming a sanctuary volunteer six years ago. An outfield in flux. "They'd been trying to work out a graceful exit for Ralph," Booke said. The Clydesdale farm can be seen in the background. When he was a kid, Heath used to say, theirs was one of the only buildings on the beach. Andrew, Alex and their stepfather sit on the board of Seaside Seabird Sanctuary (Andrew is the president). The boys eventually took the surname of their stepfather, Adel von Gontard. Heath, the son of a doctor, had a University of South Florida degree in pre-med zoology, and with the help of avian veterinarians and a staff just as dedicated to the cause, the birds would be patched up, re-assembled, rehydrated, rehabbed and when it was time released back into the wild. Photo by J.B. Forbes, jforbes@post-dispatch.com, Animals wander the fields at Grant's Farm on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com, A Clydesdale grazes at Grant's Farm under a light fog blanket early on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. In 2015, she guest-starred in the BBC hospital drama Casualty as Florence Lale, and in 2016 the ITV soap opera Coronation Street as Vanessa. He came back to Missouri, bought 65 head of mother cows, and trailed them out to his new Montana ranch. August Anheuser Busch Jr. (1899-1989) Mother. The brown pelican is no longer classified as endangered. Video by Hillary Levin. State wildlife officers charged him with 59 misdemeanors in 2014 over the way Suncoast was caring for its feathered residents, and rescinded his permit to treat migratory birds. A few speculators looked at the possibility of carving it up, but it was never an imminent threat., Once Kroenke expressed interest, the deal took only two months to negotiate. Post-Dispatch file photo, A baby goat peers out from its pen in the animal nursery in April 1969, at Grant's Farm. Louis and that whole Western edgethe number of families from that part of the country who struck out and put together an empire. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. As for Kroenke, It was so much fun being on the ranch with him, because he was just continually taken aback by the beauty, Swan adds. Valentine said the debate is about more than dollars. Beatrice Busch von Gontard of St. Louis, Peter W. Busch of Vero Beach, Fla., Trudy Busch Valentine of St . St. Louisan Eugene F. Williams bought into the ranch in 1882, when he traveled to Texas for the Hamilton-Brown Shoe Company. He imported black-tailed prairie dogs; kept enough wilderness for jaguars; and invented the grassbanks concept that lets ranchers borrow each others available land for forage. (The Ballingers and Williams Jr. live in St. Louis, and they remain active in the ranchs management.). The remaining two siblings, Billy, 56, and his brother Adolphus Busch, 62, have asked their brothers and sisters to instead sell the 198 acres to Billy for $24 million. Its a clear-lit, rough-magicked landscape of mountains, desert grasses and sagebrush, and the deep-slashed trunks of pinyon pines and old-growth, smoky-berried junipers that thrive, improbably, in the dry heat. January 1 1982. Bush continued in the role for a further five series until the shows axe in 2006. We cant immediately release a captive-hatched pelican; it needs to be raised by its parents to learn how to survive out in the wild. We say its not personal, Valentine added. She, too, wound up reinventing herself. In 2015, the future ownership of the historic farm became uncertain when the St. Louis Zoo Association announced it wanted to buy the farm. The Busch family says the historic St. Louis landmark will be purchased by an ownership group formed by Beatrice Busch Von Gontard, Peter Busch, Trudy Busch Valentine, Andrew Busch, and Robert .
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