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With The Blues, Like The Cardinals . . .

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“We” Are Always Part of the Team By Randy Gardner Here we go again with the St. Louis Blues, it is a total roller coaster ride. Last column, I was…

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Jim Wieners’ Prep Sports Roundup: Tennis

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Hazelwood West Boys Tennis Hosts Class 2, District 5, Individual Sectional By Jim Wieners Hazelwood West Boys Tennis is hosting Class Two, District Five beginning May 6 with the team…

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Jim Wieners Sports Roundup: Track and Field

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Lutheran North Boys Track Wins Clayton Freeman Blue Division By Jim Wieners Lutheran High School North shined under the lights of Centene Stadium in Clayton, at the city limits of…

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Mark Your Calendars . . .

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For Springtime Fun and Adventure* ESCAPE ROOM OPENS AT CHALLENGER LEARNING CENTER In honor of this year’s 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, the Challenger Learning Center is…

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Columbia Bottom Closed Due to . . .

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Potential Flooding, Caution Urged Near Rivers  MDC thinks water could top the levee   The Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) Columbia Bottom Conservation Area in Spanish Lake has closed because…

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HEADS UP FOR SPRING:

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Although the lake is not yet back to full capacity, the ducks and geese at St. Ferdinand Park are roaming the grounds around the lake that are now starting to…

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Spring Cleaning: Dr. Superclean: OR . . .

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How I Learned to Stop Procrastinating and Love to Clean By Sandra Olmsted Aiming for my Grandpa Bruce’s mantra of “A place for everything, and everything in its place,” I…

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Movie Review of ‘Dumbo’:

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Selling Thrills, Tears, and Laughs by Sandra Olmsted Like any good circus, director Tim Burton’s homage has all the dead-defying excitement, suspense, and thrills of the iconic American circuses. Using…

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Easter Egg Hunts for . . .

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Children and Adults! HAZELWOOD ADULT EGG HUNT APRIL 12 Hazelwood’s 15th Annual Adult Easter Egg Hunt is scheduled for Friday, April 12, at White Birch Park (1186 Teson Road) from…

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Randy Gardner on Sports

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Watching March Madness Games Sort of Like Viewing American Idol By Randy Gardner As far as March Madness goes, I am going to have to say that it has been…

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