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Cold Water School host Wellness Fair

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Missouri Botanical Garden Glow Highlights Metro Christmas Events

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The Garden’s Sixth Annual Garden Glow presented by Wells Fargo Advisors runs nightly from Nov. 17 to Jan. 1. Hours are 5-10 p.m. with last entry at 9 p.m. The…

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Christmas Wonderland Returns to Alton Thanks to . . .

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The Grandpa Gang   It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Alton’s Rock Spring Park as the annual Christmas Wonderland light display opens for the season on Friday,…

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9th Annual JOY FM Blood Drive Friday, Nov. 24

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The American Red Cross, JOY FM and BOOST 101.9 FM encourage the community to donate blood at the 9th Annual JOY FM Perfect Gift Blood Drive, Friday, Nov. 24 from…

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Thanksgiving Film Guide: Some Tasty, Some Turkeys

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by Sandra Olmsted For those who enjoy a good Zombie Apocalypse movie and WWII film, Overlord, a Paramount release, might be the best movie side dish for your holiday weekend.…

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A Boomer’s Journal: Giving Thanks For . . .

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What Matters Most By Tom Anselm This year, Thanksgiving comes a week earlier than usual.  It is officially held on the fourth Thursday of November, so that stays the same.…

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Chilly Day doesn’t curtain patriotic crowd for Veterans Day Parade

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  Veterans Day parade through Florissant Nov.11 Photos by Bob Lindsey Special to Flo Valley News   A chilly but mostly dry day allowed parade goers to see a spectacular…

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VETERANS DAY PARADE AND MORE

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Veteran’s Day Salute       Veteran’s Day Parade Through Florissant: This Sunday, Nov. 11 at 1 p.m. As a Vietnam veteran, Mayor Thomas Schneider said he was pleased to…

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Dining Divas Have Another Good Night . . .

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of Food & Fun at HWY. 67 BBQ, Mommy’s Design By Lisa Kampeter During a very popular Dining Divas at Element STL, a few of the ladies suggested we get…

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‘Bohemian Rhapsody’

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A Superficial “Silhouette-o” of a Man by Sandra Olmsted Awash in the band’s biggest hits, director Bryan Singer’s much-awaited biopic of Queen’s frontman Freddie Mercury (Rami Malek in an outstanding,…

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