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Pond and Water Garden on June 21,22

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Too Bad Reverend Ike Couldn’t Finish His Career as a Ram

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BY RANDY GARDNER What a wild couple of weeks in the world of sports. Let's start off with the Rams as two major moves were made. First off, the Rams…

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IWA Returns To State Girls Basketball Semis, Finals; Hazelwood East Doesn’t

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BY JIM WIENERS For three years, 2004-06 Incarnate Word Academy enjoyed going to Columbia, Mo., to play in the Missouri State Class Five Semifinals and Finals, winning their second state…

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McCluer North Seeks Class 5 Boys Basketball State Repeat

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BT JIM WIENERS McCluer North Boys Basketball returns to Mizzou Arena, on the University of Missouri campus in Columbia, this Friday-Saturday in hopes of winning their second straight Class Five…

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Historic Florissant, Inc. Names Gretchen Crank New President

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Rosemary Davison has stepped down as President of Historic Florissant, Inc., after serving in that position since its incorporation in 1969. Davison made the announcement at the annual benefit dinner…

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Senator Tim Green Brings State Government to North County Residents

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State Sen. Timothy T. Green, D-Spanish Lake, is reaching out to North St. Louis County residents by holding a series of Town Hall Meetings this month which will include the…

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Movie review: Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

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BY MAGGIE SCOTT "Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day" is an annoying screwball comedy-wannabe that makes hysterical hash out of the conventions of its forbears. Evoking Carol Lombard to pale…

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Movie review: The Other Boleyn Girl

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\BY MAGGIE SCOTT England isn’t quite so merry for a couple of adolescent girls who catch the eye of a king, in the historical drama, "The Other Boleyn Girl." Based…

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New Oceano Bistro Proves to be Smooth Sailing For Dining Divas

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It was a good month for the Dining Divas. We took a couple risks, and the gamble paid off. First, we went to a new restaurant, opened less than a…

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Fish Fries Still Plentiful in North County

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VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post 4105 holds fish fries every Friday during Lent. While Joe Varvera (left) and Wally Kunkel fry the cod, Auxiliary President Lois Hubbard (front), Peggy Bonney and…

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Florissant Receives Another Storm Sewer Project for ’08

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The Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) recently awarded Florissant a storm sewer project on Flight Drive to alleviate yard and street flooding. The Flight Drive design contract consists of preparations of…

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