{"id":6280,"date":"2011-09-22T07:58:47","date_gmt":"2011-09-22T13:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flovalleynews.com\/?p=6280"},"modified":"2011-09-22T07:58:47","modified_gmt":"2011-09-22T13:58:47","slug":"mingle-at-the-mills-big-success-despite-rain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=6280","title":{"rendered":"Mingle at the Mills big success despite Rain"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rain Didn’t Dampen Events<\/strong>\u00a0At Annual Mingle at the Mills<\/strong><\/p>\n

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By Nichole Butler<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Despite cooler weather and rain, this year\u2019s Mingle at the Mills was definitely a crowd pleaser with smiles, cheers, and checkered waving flags in every direction<\/strong><\/p>\n

Out of the 7,082 raffle tickets sold at the 8th annual Mingle at the Mills Mayor\u2019s Challenge Cup, held\u00a0 Friday Sept. 16 at The Saint Louis Mills NASCAR Speedtrack, Mayor Matt Robinson of Hazelwood sold a staggering 960 tickets which gave him pole position in the race.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe money earned from the raffle ticket sales go towards high school scholarships,\u201d said event board member Fletcher Wells. \u201cHow much we are able to give depends on how many people buy the tickets. Hopefully the rain won\u2019t keep people away.\u201d<\/p>\n

Indeed the rain did not.<\/p>\n

People gathered to watch and participate in ten charity go-kart races. \u201cWe have a lot of races, but the mayor\u2019s race is the hallmark event,\u201d explained Wells. This is a 20-lap, go-kart race that pited mayors representing up to 17 different North St. Louis County communities against each other.<\/p>\n

Such a statement was proven true as supporters lined up along the race track and cheered on their city mayor. Mayer Lee Taylor of St. John was the winner of this year\u2019s race.<\/p>\n

The participating municipalities include Bellfontaine Neighbors, Berkeley, Bridgeton, Charlack, Cool Valley, Dellwood, Edmundson, Ferguson, Florissant, Hazelwood, Overland, Pasadena Hills, St. Ann, St. John, Village of Riverview, Vinita Park, and Woodson Terrace.<\/p>\n

A portion of the race entry fees went to the chamber’s scholarship fund and benefit some local charities.<\/p>\n

The races were not the only attraction, however.<\/p>\n

Local company booths were giving away goodies such as t-shirts, Frisbees, and water bottles.\u00a0 Many people strolled over to the Classic Car<\/p>\n

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Cruise or ate all the chicken wings their hearts desired in the King of Wings contest, where seven local restaurants competed for the best chicken wings around. People could ditch the rain and enjoy a burger and soda while enjoying live music under umbrella tables near the race track.<\/p>\n

. For anyone looking for a good cause and some good old fashioned family fun, keep a lookout for the next annual Mingle at the Mills charity race event.<\/p>\n

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