Archive for December, 2008
Hard Times Doesn’t Curtail Holiday Giving Spirit »
BY CAROL ARNETT Tough economic times has not hampered the holiday spirit of many North County residents. Several churches and schools in North County have gotten into the spirit of giving this holiday season, with toy drives, food drives, and gift collections. Atonement Lutheran Church in Florissant collected toys and gifts for the [...]
Warrants Charge 2 Ex-Florissant Golf Course Employees »
Warrants have been issued charging two former Florissant Golf Course employees with stealing $500 or more, a Class C Felony. The warrants were issued Dec. 10 in the Circuit Court of St. Louis County. The former employees, Joseph Anatra and Bradley Meyer, had been previously arrested following an investigation over missing funds from the [...]
3 Hazelwood Businesses Plan Expansions »
BY JEANETTE EBERLIN-RIZZELLO The Hazelwood City Plan Commission had an active meeting last week taking into consideration three local business’ requests and the improvement of turn-around problems in two streets in the eastern part of the city. The requests will be forwarded to the City Council for consideration at its Jan. 7th [...]
Magic House Opens Major Expansion Area on Dec. 20 »
SEE WHAT IT'S LIKE IN THE OVAL OFFICE, a new exhibit at the Magic House. With the opening of the new expansion on Saturday, Dec. 20, it’s definitely not just politics as usual with The Magic House’s field trip program. The Magic House is now featuring five all-American field trips on civic education in the [...]
Movie review: The Day the Earth Stood Still »
BY MAGGIE SCOTT Add greed and stupidity to the colossal failings and menaces that the human race has to offer the universe along with violence and ecological destruction. Not much has changed since director Robert Wise released his modest, pristinely shot and intelligently cast 1951 film, The Day the Earth Stood Still. Wise wanted his [...]
Dining Divas Go for a Piece of Pi »
BY LISA KAMPETER Pizza is a favorite among many of the Dining Divas. We’ll make excuses to get a few slices any time we can. One reoccurring excuse we use to get together for pizza is to share our travel adventures. This month, the Dining Divas had great adventures to share along with great pieces of Pi, a pizza place in University [...]
Unfortunately For Rams, Games Are Two Halves »
I will always give credit where it is due and for the first half of last week’s game against the Seattle Seahawks the Rams played very well. Marc Bulger actually played like a quarterback who wanted to win ducking defenders and making plays. Marc even lined up as a receiver and caught a pass, which was the tbird catch of his career. [...]
Holiday Hoop Tourneys Open This Weekend; Trinity »
BY JIM WIENERS As area schools are about to take a two-week break for the holidays, with 2008 coming to an end and 2009 starting in two weeks, high school sports teams take time to compete in tournaments. Thursday-Saturday Lutheran High-St. Charles County will host their pre-Christmas tournament with Trinity Catholic returning to defend [...]
Thinking of ‘Dad’ This Holiday Season as »
BY JIM WIENERS The year 2008 has been a tragic year this writer and my family as we lost the one who we counted on for many years and who counted on us in the final years. I am referring to my dad, Ed Wieners, Jr., who passed away on May 8 after a long and hard struggle with his health, especially after open heart surgery on Jan. 8. Prior to [...]
Queen Candidates Sought For 2009 Valley of Flowers »
Applications are now available for queen candidates for the Valley of Flowers Festival, May 1, 2 and 3, 2009. The parade theme this year is "Florissant Goes to the Movies." Candidates must be 16 years of age by April 30, 2009, a junior in high school, and a resident of Florissant. Sponsors do not need to be a Florissant business. The [...]
