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North County Girl Returns to Civic Center Stage Where She Made Debut

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Laura Barbiea, a St. Louis area native whose first performance was at age 3 at the Florissant Civic Center Theatre, will make her debut performance as a member of Actors’…

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Eagle Days at the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge Jan. 18-19

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Visitors are invited to view eagles through spotting scopes staffed by trained volunteers at any time during Eagle Days on the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.…

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Florissant Seniors Know How To Celebrate New Year’s Eve Early

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Story and photos by Nichole Fetters Senior residents of Florissant know how to have a good time, and they prove it each year at their biggest and quite possibly most anticipated…

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French Bouillon Party Jan. 19 at Taille de Noyer

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The Florissant Valley Historical Society has set Sunday, Jan. 19 as the date for the Annual Bouillon Party. The Bouillon, a party enjoyed by the early French settlers was a…

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With Flu on the Rise, St. Louis County has shots available

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Significant Rise in Number of Severe Flu Cases in County County Health Department to Offer Free Flu Vaccinations The Saint Louis County Department of Health is responding to a significant…

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Red Cross Blood Donations needed

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Red Cross calls for blood and platelet donations after severe winter weather impacts collections As severe winter weather begins to subside, the American Red Cross is asking all eligible blood…

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No New Year’s Resolution Again This Year, But Some ‘Frivolous Pursuits’

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A Boomer's Journal By Tom Anselm The new year is upon us, ready or not.  And for many, it offers a natural opportunity to make new starts. Everywhere you look, …

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Nothing Like Football To Help Cabin Fever

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By Randy Gardner Sometimes it is hard to find things to write about that have not already been pounded into the ground by everyone but as we start the New…

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August: Osage County: No Fun in Their Dysfunction

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By Sandra Olmsted If George (Richard Burton) and Martha (Elizabeth Taylor) from director Mike Nichols’ Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolff? (1966) had had children, this would have been their family…

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Lone Survivor Gives Away Too Much

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By Sandra Olmsted Peter Berg’s Lone Survivor biggest problem is revealing who the lone survivor of the failed military operation will be at the beginning of the film. War films…

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