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Friday, Aug. 27

VFW Post 4105 Ladies Auxiliary will have a spaghetti dinner from 5 to 7 pm, 410 Rue Saint Francois, Old Town Florissant.  314 831- 6121 for information.

Project Hands, 2 p.m. Volunteers are needed to knit, crochet and quilt for various children’s organizations on the last Friday of every month at St. Catherine Retirement Community, 3350 St. Catherine St. R.S.V.P 314-838-3877.

Yard Sale, at the Pillars of North County Health and Rehabilitation Center, 13700 Old Halls Ferry Road, from 8-noon. Furniture, clothing, toys and many other items at low prices.

Saturday, Aug. 28

Full moon ice grass sledding, 6:30-9:30 p.m., at Sioux Passage Park (adults only.) Lanterns will light the huge hill. Reservations required. Cost is $10. Wear old clothes and bring a carpet square or towel. For more information, call 314-615-8840.

Trivia Night, presented by VFW Post 4105, will be held at the post home, 410 rue St. Francois. Doors open at 6:30, Trivia starts at 7 p.m.  $15 per person or $120 per table of eight. Beer, soda and snacks. provided. Prepaid tables of eight for $110. Reservations: call Richard at 837-7057 or email to rosemate@att.net

Sunday, Aug. 29

Bingo is held every Sunday, 1-4:30 p.m., at American Legion Post 444, 17090 Old Jamestown Road (2 1/2 miles north of Jamestown Mall) Food and refreshments available. (314-741-7786)

Tuesday, Aug. 31

Senior dances are held every Tuesday at the Savoy in Downtown Ferguson, from 7-9:45 p.m. Admission is $7. Music by the “Starlighters.” For information, call 521-2688 or 521-7986.

Thursday, Sept. 2

Family Caregiver Training Series: Dressing & Continence is a Alzheimer’s Association program that will teach techniques that can help you manage dressing and continence issue for your loved one. The next program will be held from 6:30-7:30 pat the St. Louis Chapter office, located at 9370 Olive Blvd., Preregistration is required.  Register online at www.alzstl.org, or call 800.272.3900.

Saturday, Sept. 4

Basement/Breakfast/Tailgate sale is held on the first Saturday of every month (except April) at Northside Christian Church, 9635 Hwy. 367. Basement/tailgate, 8 a.m.-noon; breakfast, 8-10:30 a.m. (314-868-5722)

Tailgate sale every Saturday through October, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Bethel United Church of Christ, 14700 New Halls Ferry Rd. (838-7853 or 831-2819)

Thursday, Sept. 9

St. Marks Fashions for Food clothing sale, 315 Graham Road, 8:30-11:00 a.m. All proceeds go to local food pantries. Sale is held on the second Thursday of each month. (837-9404)

Friday, Sept. 10

Chamber Trivia Night: The Wild Wild West is the theme for the second annual Greater North County Chamber of Commerce Trivia Night from 7-10:30 at the JFK Community Center, 315 Howdershell, Florissant. Cost is $20 per person with eight people per table and includes soda, water, snacks, beer, bar drinks from Garden Villas and salsa and chips from Chili’s. Attendance prizes, auction items and prizes for best-decorated Wild West theme table. For more information, sponsorship or to donate a prize, call the chamber office at 831-3500.

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