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Tony Awards Watch Party June 8 at Ballpark Village

The Muny to Host Free Tony Awards Community Watch Party...

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Juneteenth Event in University City

Race for Reconciliation 5K June 21 Part of Delmar Loop...

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Black Jack holds city-wide Garage Sale at various locations

Black Jack garage sale through the city was held on...

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Fiesta in Florissant Returns June 21 and 22

Vibrant Hispanic Festival Lights Up Florissant ON JUNE 21 &...

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2nd Year for Snyder Fiction Writing Contest at Hazelwood Central

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  • Post published:June 2, 2009
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In 2007-2008, family and friends of Gregory Snyder, a 1982 graduate of Hazelwood Central High School, established a fiction writing contest in his honor. In its second year, the contest…

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Hazelwood East Boys, McCluer South-Berkeley Girls Win State Track Titles

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JUNIOR MARQUIS WHITE (Middle) wins the State Boys Class Three 200 Dash and he also won the Boys Class Three 100 Dash becoming the first North County Tech athlete to…

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Trinity, IWA Girls Soccer State Bound

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  • Post published:June 2, 2009
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BY JIM WIENERS Trinity Catholic High School, Incarnate Word Academy and Pattonville High School Girls Soccer teams will battle for Missouri State High School Activities Association championships this weekend at…

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Brown, Jana Eementary School Advanced Band Students Win First Place at Six Flags Music Festival

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  • Post published:June 2, 2009
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For the fourth year in a row, the advanced band students from Brown and Jana elementary schools in the Hazelwood School District received a first place score at the Six…

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Meridian Waste

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  • Post published:May 28, 2009
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We opened a forum here on FlovalleyNews last month about Meridian Waste services. We were inundated with complaints from Florissant residents about Meridian Waste services. We chose not to post…

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Florissant Parks Dept. Has Many New Programs

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The Florissant Parks & Recreation Department are offering new and innovative programs for children and young adults. In an effort to keep the schools, parents and children informed of some…

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Mayor Lowery Appointed to U.S. Conference of Mayors Committee

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Mayor Robert Lowery, Sr. has been appointed to the Community Development and Housing Committee and the Tourism, Arts, Parks, Entertainment and Sports Committee for the U.S. Conference of Mayors. The…

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Golf for Children Tournament To Benefit St. Vincent Home

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The 11th annual Golf for Children Tournament will be held on Monday June 8 at Glen Echo Country Club, 3401 Lucas & Hunt Road. Registration begins at 10:30 a.m., lunch…

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‘Tis The Season – Area pools set to open

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  • Post published:May 21, 2009
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Hazelwood's White Birch Park Bay Aquatic Center will open on Memorial Day weekend, Saturday, May 23. Florissant also opens its pools this weekend.

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Changing of the Guard in Hazelwood: Carr Steps Down, Mayor Robinson Takes Office

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BY CAROL ARNETT Calling the peaceful transfer of power a "great example of our government," T. R. Carr stepped down as mayor of Hazelwood May 6 after nine years in…

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