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Valley of Flowers May 1-3 events

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Operation Christmas Child Hosts ‘Christmas in July’ Party

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The St. Louis Area Team of Operation Christmas Child (OCC) will host a “Christmas in July” party on Saturday, July 25, from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Parkway Baptist…

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Living Your Dreams Through Your Kids Has New Meaning When They Get Opportunity

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by Randy Gardner I have never watched so much soccer in my life as I have over the past couple of years, with three boys that absolutely love and live…

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Minions: Musical Yellow Delights

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by Sandra Olmsted Directors Kyle Balda and Pierre Coffin head up giving the yellow creatures from Despicable Me (2010) and Despicable Me 2 (2013) a movie of their own. The…

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Hanging With the Goonies Has Its Wonder Moments

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A Boomer's Journal One of the greatest joys of growing older, other than the fact that waking up every day and breathing constitutes another opportunity to do just that, is…

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4 Florissant Public Hearings Held Monday

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Catering, Jazz Lounge, Day Care, Dollar Tree                        By Carol Arnett The Florissant City Council had four public hearings on the agenda at Monday night’s meeting. The first hearing, set to…

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Fireworks warning

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Mayor Schneider and Chief Lowery Reminder: Fireworks are Prohibited in City of Florissant   The Florissant Police Dept. experienced a noticeable increase in the amount and size of the pyrotechnics…

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Work Finally to Begin on two I-270 overpasses

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    After 2-Week Delay, New Florissant, New Halls Ferry Closures Begin July 16   Delayed by rain, the closures of New Florissant Road and New Halls Ferry Road in…

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Rockin’ Good time at the Muny though July 19

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Crickets Sound Resound in Forest Park with Buddy Holly By Bob Lindsey I’ve been waiting for the   ‘Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story’ musical to be play in St. Louis…

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‘Girls’ Take a Bite Out the Big Apple

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Adventures include The Ride, Clipper City Tall Ship, CityPASS booklet           by Pat Lindsey I love New York. I can’t help it, but in 2.5 days I fell madly…

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Hazelwood School District Begins New Student Enrollment July 6

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The Hazelwood School District (HSD) will begin enrollment for new students on Monday, July 6th for the 2015-2016 school year. Enrollment will continue throughout the summer. The first day of…

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