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Pond and Water Garden on June 21,22

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May & June events around Town

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Cold Water School host Wellness Fair

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Learn a Lesson From The Cardinals: Bring in the Rookies in Next Election

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A Boomer’s Journal: By Tom Anselm In their 1968 song "Revolution", The Beatles sang "you say you want a revolution… well, you know, we all want to change the world." …

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Florissant Moves to Help City’s Housing Stock with 3 Bills

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By Carol Arnett The Florissant City Council took the first step in passing three bills designed to help the city’s housing stock. The first bill would establish a fund to…

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South Jefferson Has Halloween Tradition

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(editors’ note: There has been so much interest in the Halloween houses on South Jefferson, since last week’s photos  appear in our  paper  we decided to check it out.) Story…

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Hazelwood Central, Hazelwood East to Open Football District Playoffs At Home

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By Jim Wieners Hazelwood Central and Hazelwood East High Schools will have the luxury of opening the Football District playoff at home on their own fields while McCluer North and…

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Stars, Titans: District Soccer Top Seeds

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By Jim Wieners McCluer North Stars Boys Soccer, the only team among North St. Louis County Missouri State High School Activities Association member institutions -- especially among Suburban North Conference…

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Last Vegas: Funny for All Adults

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By Sandra Olmsted In Last Vegas, director Jon Turteltaub, who is known for adventures like National Treasure and comedies like Cool Runnings, combines the prenuptial adventure of a septuagenarian and…

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Mark Your Calendar

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Friday, Nov. 1 Fish Fry, the first Friday of the month at St. Rose Philippine Duchesne Church, 3500 S. Catherine, Florissant from 4-7. (837-3410) Tai Chi for Seniors - Free…

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FFSD Hosts ‘Read from the Start’ Program for Parents

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The Ferguson-Florissant School District’s Early Education Department will host “Read From the Start” -- a free program praised by parents and organizations across Missouri as innovative, valuable and transformational –…

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Florissant Ice Rink Opens

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The James J. Eagan Center’s outdoor ice rink opened for the season on Monday, Oct 28. The ice rink will be open until Sunday, March 6. Public skating sessions  will…

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Florissant Mayor Named Certified Municipal Official

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The Missouri Municipal League has named Florissant Mayor Tom Schneider a Certified Municipal Official. The League created the Certified Municipal Official program as a way to recognize and reward the…

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