Archive for January, 2008
Winter Haven »
Waterfowl at St. Ferdinand Park lake don't seem to be affected by swimming in icy water on a 19-degree morning. The lake is popular for wintering and year-round geese and ducks. JANE BANASZEK PHOTO
Hazelwood Gains Extra One Million Dollars From Cell »
BY JEANETTE EBERLIN RIZZELLO The Hazelwood City Council, at its meeting last week, clinched its rights to settlement of unpaid taxes by two major cellular telephone companies. Final readings were given to two bills accepting settlement agreements with AT&T and Sprint Nextel and providing that a portion of the settlements be given [...]
What’s Next For Lady of Fatima Convent Property? »
BY CAROL ARNETT Mayor Robert Lowery gave the Florissant City Council an update on the former Our Lady of Fatima convent at the council’s executive session before last week’s council meeting. The building was purchased by the city from Johnny Londoff Chevrolet. Lowery said the city had a lease-purchase agreement [...]
Catholic Schools Week Still Very Active at North »
BY CAROL ARNETT The numbers have dwindled, but Catholic schools are still vibrant in our area. Several North County Catholic schools will be celebrating Catholic Schools week later this month The week, which begins on Jan. 27, is designed to celebrate Catholic education and honor students, parents, and staff. At Sacred Heart school, [...]
Baseball Writers Dinner Here Always Big Event »
BY RANDY GARDNER How cool is it to live in a town like St. Louis, a town that loves its baseball. It was never more evident than on Monday night as over a thousand people showed up for the Baseball writers dinner held at the Millennium hotel to wrap up the Winter Warm up weekend. The event is just one of only three writers' [...]
McCluer North, Hazelwood East Win Girls Prep »
BY JIM WIENERS Mid January for McCluer North and Hazelwood East High Schools meant playing in their third Girls Basketball Tournaments at private high schools and last week both schools each took first place. In Kirkwood McCluer North won the Ursuline Academy Tournament in dominating fashion. The Stars, in Pool A, rolled past Fort [...]
Fontbonne OPTIONS is Perfect for Florissant Father of »
BY ANNE SHAW HEINRICH "A lot of my lunch breaks are spent reading," says Fontbonne University OPTIONS student Sheldon Jackson, who also puts in study time on Sunday afternoons and early on Saturday mornings before the three youngest of his five children are awake. The 36-year-old Florissant resident is a manager for St. [...]
Dining Divas at the Geyer House in Soulard »
BY LISA KAMPETER Never before have I spoken here about my addiction to a chain restaurant that specializes in waffles, whose name I’m not going to mention. This space isn’t about my addictions or chain restaurants. It’s about the Dining Diva outings and cool new restaurants we’ve tried out. It’s about [...]
Movie review: 27 Dresses »
BY MAGGIE SCOTT Weddings are getting a bad rap. Commercialized into costly extravaganzas, ceremonies meant to celebrate and sanction the civil and sacred joining of two people have turned into spectacles that have less to do with love and more to do with impressing people. Planning them can turn women into bridezillas and turn men off. [...]
Movie review: Mad Money »
BY MAGGIE SCOTT Those who have been hit by the stock market plunge may want to attend "Mad Money" and take notes. Three ladies consider a scheme to personally "recycle" worn-out cash headed for a Federal Reserve Bank branch shredding machine and decide, "why not?" Rescuing those grimy, torn Grants and Franklins ($50s and $100s) [...]
