Archive for August, 2008
Walk Through History »
Photo by Gurry Chappel, The Chappel House THE FIRST STEP in Florissant's new Walk Through History program begin last Saturday when the first plaque was placed in the sidewalk in front of the Florissant Government Building. Unveiling the first plaque was Mayor Robert Lowery with assistance from Rosemary Davison and Council President Tom [...]
Florissant Council Has Concerns on Rezoning For New »
BY CAROL ARNETT The Florissant City Council held three public hearings at Monday night’s council meeting. Topics ranged from a day care to new retail space to kettle corn. In the first hearing, the council heard from Kathy Allen, who would like to rezone the property at 1410 Shackelford Road from R-4 Single Family to R06 [...]
All Good Things Come To an End Even For Fascinating »
BY RANDY GARDNER Can you believe that so many things can come to an end in just a few weeks time? Lets first start off with end the end of the Olympic games. I was truly sad to see them come to an end. I sat and watched as much as I could, it was very exciting. I told myself at the beginning that I wasn’t going to watch [...]
Rare Open House and Tour of Casa Alvarez, City’s »
Photo courtesy of Gurry Chappel of The Chappel House An open house was held at Casa Alvarez on Aug. 24, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Florissant Valley Historical Society. The current owners, Mark and Mary Rolwes, (left photo with Rosemary Davison) opened their home at 289 St. Denis for the gathering. Guests could [...]
Sanibel’s ‘Ding’ Darling is Richest »
LEE COUNTY CONVENTION & TOURISM BOATD PHOTO BY PAT LINDSEY There are two distinct sides to Sanibel. The one that everyone sees most often is the island with the world-famous shelling beaches. But on its northeast side is the richest ecosystem on the planet, which is being preserved and studied in the back bay area of Sanibel in the [...]
Returning to Captiva and Sanibel Islands After 20 »
A family frolics on the beach on Captiva Island after one of those infamous summer rains leaving a reddish-pink beach sky and beach at sunset. STORY, PHOTO BY BOB LINDSEY Returning to a place you visited and cherished over 20 years ago, you expect to find many changes. Life on pristine Captiva and Sanibel Island on [...]
Todd Takes Lampert’s Seat on Hazelwood Council »
BY JEANETTE EBERLIN-RIZZELLO The Hazelwood City Council has a new member to represent Ward 5. Russell Todd, he has lived in Hazelwood since 1999, and he served on the city’s Board of Adjustment for 8 years. At the Aug. 30 meeting the city council unanimously approved his appointment to replace 10 year veteran Peg Lampert [...]
Movie review: The Longshots »
BY MAGGIE SCOTT How many people know a town like Minden, Illinois, in the new family drama, The Longshots, where the get-up-and-go got up and went years ago? Where jobs moved out and people moved on to better lives somewhere else, leaving behind people like Curtis (Ice Cube), stuck at a losing moment in their lives when the bootstraps [...]
Movie review: House Bunny »
BY MAGGIE SCOTT Do young women struggling with poor body images, serial boy problems and fitting in with the clique-du jour at school really need a role model like Shelley Darlingson, the heroine of the new comedy The House Bunny? Most hip teenage girls will get the joke and get the message this wildly satirical free-for-all is [...]
Ferguson-Florissant School District’s Festival »
The Ferguson-Florissant School District’s Early Education department offers a wide variety of educational experiences for young children many of which are free. The district’s "kick off" event is the" Festival for the Young Child" to be held September 13, Saturday, from 10-2, James J. Eagan Center, # 1 James J. Eagan Drive, [...]
