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The Marching Wildcats of Hazelwood West High School are performing in the McDonald’s Thanksgiving Parade in Chicago. The parade, in its 75th year, will be broadcast nationally on Superstation WGN beginning at 9 a.m. CST on Thursday, Nov. 27. The Wildcats were selected to participate after submitting an application with a video performance; 24 marching bands from across the U.S. will be in the parade. Traveling by bus, the band will leave for Chicago on November 26 and return November 28.
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Movie review: “Quantum of Solace”
BY MAGGIE SCOTT
You’ll be shaken, but not stirred by the new James Bond film, “Quantum of Solace.” Author Ian Fleming’s short story title is enigmatic; as is 007 (Daniel Craig), who returns from the action of “Casino Royale” haunted by the death of his ladylove, Vesper, and by the need for vengeance.
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Christmas in Branson
SIGHT AND SOUND CHRISTMAS TREE: Although Noah. The Musical is not a Christmas production, the dome lobby at the Sight and Sound theater has one of the largest and most elegant Christmas trees you’ll find anywhere.
Bob Lindsey photo
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Conditions Perfect For Ozark Mountain Christmas in Branson
BY BOB LINDSEY
Normally our early November trip to Branson for the Ozark Mountain Christmas press weekend has warm weather and the fall foliage is still brilliant with color. Not this year, with temperatures in the 30s, Christmas seemed nearer than ever before— especially as we walked through the sparkling light displays of Silver Dollar City where, no matter what the weather, will get you into the holiday mood.
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Rams Are A Broken Record; How ‘Bout Chase Daniel Here?
BY RANDY GARDNER
It is almost like a broken record here in my column every week. I guess I need to change the topic. I think I could almost write the same thing and then use it every week.
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McCluer North, Trinity Catholic Boys Soccer Teams State Semifinal Bound
BY JIM WIENERS
What does McCluer North Boys Soccer and Trinity Catholic Athletic Director/Head Soccer Coach Vince Drake have in common?
The Year was 1975. In March, 1975 McCluer North won its first and, so far, only state soccer title, the last year the sport was played in the winter and the second consecutive year a Suburban North Conference team won state boys soccer (Normandy, which no longer fields a team and now is in the Suburban East Conference, won the year before). In November, 1975, the first year the sport played in the fall, Drake coached St. Thomas Aquinas to the first of 11 state titles, nine after Aquinas merged with Mercy.
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