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Greater North County Chamber Business Showcase


THE GREATER NORTH COUNTY CHAMBER’S Business Showcase was held Saturday at the JFK Center featuring a wide variety of local businesses and service organizations. Nell the Dalmatian was one of the more popular attractions. Nell is very kid friendly and visits children in the hospital. Nell is shown here with Dr. Barbara Eichler of Community Animal Hospital along with staff member Sheri Gaure. Nell’s owner is June Mueller. BOB LINDSEY PHOTO

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Easter Activities

Following is a list of Easter egg hunts and activities:

• Florissant Parks and Recreation Department, is sponsoring it’s first ever Easter egg hunt on Saturday, April 4, from 9:30-11:30 a.m., at the James J. Eagan Center. The hunt will begin promptly at 10:30. Admission is free, but by ticket only. A current Florissant resident card must be presented to obtain tickets. A limit of 200 tickets will be available at the James J. Eagan Center, the JFK Community Center (315 Howdershell Rd.), and Florissant City Hall (955 St. Francois St.). Participants will be treated to snacks and drinks donated by local businesses. For information, call 921-4466.

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Historic Florissant Celebrating 40th Anniversary With Open House April 19

Historic Florissant, Inc. will celebrate its 40th anniversary on Sunday, April 19, with an open house at the Franz Gittemeier House, 1067 Dunn Road in Florissant. The house will be open from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. for visitors to enjoy refreshments and hear the stories of the ten Florissant Landmark properties that have been saved from demolition by this organization.

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Movie review: “Monsters vs. Aliens”

BY MAGGIE SCOTT
For years there was only one king of the hill in the animation world: Disney. There’s still one king of the hill in the animation world: Disney/Pixar, with zowie award-winners like Wall-E , Ratatouille, and The Incredibles, but there are several competent contenders scrambling to be the king’s attendants, like DreamWorks Animation.

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Blues Need Just a Few More Points For Playoffs; Rams Could Train Nearby

BY RANDY GARDNER
I know last week I talked about the Blues and how they are on the verge of a playoff spot, well as of now, they are in. They have that 8th seed and since Jan. 19, the Blues have the best record in the NHL with over 20 wins. Could this team have hit its pace right when it needed too?

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McCluer & North Both In Ritenour Tourney

BY JIM WIENERS
The Ritenour High Baseball Tournament was to start March 26 but the round-robin event will conclude May 2.

McCluer North will be in Pool A and will be at Ritenour April 14 at 5:30, visits University City (likely to be at Heman Park) April 18 at 10 a.m. and will host St. Charles High, April 20 at 4 p.m. McCluer High, who opened the season with a 9-7 win over Mehlville. will be in Pool B and will play at Ladue April 8 at 4 p.m., visit Forest Park to play St. Louis University High April 17 at 4:15 and will host DeSoto April 29 at 4:30.

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