Archive for September, 2008

« Previous Entries

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.

Read more on Just For Seniors…

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.

Read more on Movie review: “Nights in Rodanthe”…

Rachel Morgan of Hazelwood North Middle School is the Pre-Teen Missouri Titleholder


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.

Read more on Rachel Morgan of Hazelwood North Middle School is the Pre-Teen Missouri Titleholder…

Is Jim Haslett The Right Coach to Take Over The Troubled Rams?

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.

Read more on Is Jim Haslett The Right Coach to Take Over The Troubled Rams?…

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 St. Louis metropolitan area for the essential role they play in shaping the lives of students.

Read more on Hazelwood Teachers Receive Emerson Teaching Awards…

Prep Softball Begins Road to St. Joe, Next Week with District Tournaments

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 softball championship semifinals and finals will be played Oct. 24-25.

Read more on Prep Softball Begins Road to St. Joe, Next Week with District Tournaments…

« Previous Entries