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Ferguson Twilight Run is Saturday May 17

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Pond and Water Garden on June 21,22

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The Grand Budapest Hotel: Ultimately it’s Irresistible

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By Sandra Olmsted In his latest and much anticipated film, The Grand Budapest Hotel, director Wes Anderson again uses his trademark visual style to bring this nostalgic, mostly enchanting romp…

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The Face of Love Has Some Surprising Twists

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By Sandra Olmsted Director Arie Posin’s The Face of Love daftly combines a love story with a psychological thriller, which results in a surprisingly compelling story designed to keep the…

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Mr. Peabody and Sherman: A Rip-Roaring Space-Time Cartoon

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By Sandra Olmsted Just as quirky and puny as the original, director Rob Minkoff’s Mr. Peabody and Sherman has something for adults and kids -- silliness and the same breakneck…

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Hazelwood West Girls, McCluer Boys Track-Field Teams 3rd At Wash. U.

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By Jim Wieners Spring Prep Sports Season Started two weeks ago as the Hazelwood West Girls and McCluer Boys each finished third at the Washington University High School Track &…

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Cardinal Ritter, CBC, IWA Win State Basketball Titles; Hawks Take Fourth

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By Jim Wieners St. Louis area Catholic High Schools -- Cardinal Ritter, Christian Brothers College (CBC) and Incarnate Word Academy -- came home from Mizzou Arena, University of Missouri, in…

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Pat and Lora Click Will be Honored as the Outstanding Persons of the Year on April 11

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By Pat Lindsey When the Greater North County Chamber of Commerce announced its Business Person of the Year for 2014, it got a two-for-one bonus with Pat and Lora Click,…

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Jon Vogt to be Installed as New GNCC Chairman

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Jon Vogt, general manager of Catering To You, will be installed as the 2014 chairman of the Greater North County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors on April 11 at…

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Mike Gantner to receive Old Jamestown Association 2014 Citizen of the Year Award

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Mike Gantner has been selected as the seventeenth annual Old Jamestown Association Outstanding Citizen.   The award is made each year to a citizen who has contributed to the quality of…

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Townsend Students Meet Reading Fluency Target with Support Dog’s Help

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Second graders from Townsend Elementary School in the Hazelwood School District, are enjoying something fun this semester, the PAWs for Reading Program.  On Tuesday mornings, Yori, a support dog, comes…

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Jennings Music, Art Students in 2 Education Conference Programs

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Jennings School District has accelerated learning using music and art and they will be showing off their performing arts talents at their Gala and Educational Conference on stage at The…

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