Archive for September, 2008
Just For Seniors »
This column lists events for the senior citizens of Florissant and North County. Note that some of the activities are for Florissant residents only. For more information, call the Florissant Senior Office at 839-7604 or 839-7605, unless otherwise noted. To include your activity, call 314-831-4645 or email: independentnws@aol.com. Halloween [...]
Movie review: “Nights in Rodanthe” »
BY MAGGIE SCOTT As the barometric pressure drops ahead of a tropical storm poised to batter a bed and breakfast inn on an island off the North Carolina coast, the passions rise for two lonely, guilt-ridden people in "Nights in Rodanthe," the multi-hanky romantic drama from director George C. Wolfe. He’s a divorced surgeon facing a [...]
Rachel Morgan of Hazelwood North Middle School is the »
RACHEL MORGAN, a sixth-grader at Hazelwood North Middle School, poses with her father, the Reverend C.E. Morgan and all of the Pre-Teen America and Pre-Teen Missouri trophies and other awards she has earned since 2006. A Hazelwood North Middle School sixth grader emerged as the 2008 Senior Division Titleholder at the Pre-Teen Missouri [...]
Is Jim Haslett The Right Coach to Take Over The »
BY RANDY GARDNER What a two-day event it was on Sunday and Monday as the Rams got it handed to them once again, and this time though, the loss causing the job of coach Scott Linehan. The Rams looked good in the first half as the new QB starter Trent Green stepped in and performed well. The defense really stepped their game in the [...]
Hazelwood Teachers Receive Emerson Teaching Awards »
Hazelwood School District educators Michelle Chitwood and Kara Wilkenson are recipients of the 2008 Emerson Excellence in Teaching Awards. Chitwood teaches first grade at Armstrong Elementary School and Wilkenson teaches seventh grade social studies at Hazelwood Central Middle School. The award program recognizes educators from the [...]
Prep Softball Begins Road to St. Joe, Next Week with »
BY JIM WIENERS Beginning this year the Missouri State High School Activities Association Softball Championships will be held at Heritage Park Softball Complex, in St. Joseph, Mo. St. Joseph will host the state softball championships this year and next then Springfield will host the state championships in 2010 and 2011. This years state [...]
Four Road Football Games Next For 5-0 Hazelwood West »
BY JIM WIENERS Enjoying their first-ever 5-0 start in football Hazelwood West, who played the last four games at home, will be playing the next four weeks on the road including the next two games, both non conference games on Friday nights. West, 4-0 in the Suburban North Conference, will be heading to Cottleville, Mo., Friday for a 7 [...]
Miss Hazelwood 2008 is Tiffany Jarvis »
BOB LINDSEY PHOTOS TIFFANY JARVIS (second from left) was crowned Miss Hazelwood at the city's annual Harvestfest held Sept. 13 at White Birch Park. Tiffany was a member of Girl Scout Troop 570 and is a member of the Hazelwood West band. With Tiffany are: 2007 Miss Hazelwood Emily Daniels (left), Mayor T. R. Carr, and 2008 runner-up Abigail [...]
High Diver »
One of the gymnasts from Gateway Kids World goes up for what looks like a high dive during the Harvestfest on Sept. 13.
Residents Urged to File Flood Damage Claims »
Florissant residents who had water in their homes from sanitary sewers backing up have 30 days to file a claim with Metropolitan Sewer District. Mayor Robert Lowery met recently with inspectors from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), and the Small Business Administration and a rapid [...]
