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This man appears to be making a phone call to inform someone of who he is sitting next to at the Valley of Flowers parade. JANE BANASZEK PHOTO
Florissant Sets Fees For New Nature Lodge Rental
BY CAROL ARNETT
The new Nature Lodge at Sunset Park may soon be available for rental. The Florissant City Council held a first reading on a bill that sets the fees for rental.
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Mike O’Mara Named Old Jamestown Citizen of the Year

St. Louis County Councilman Mike O’Mara accepts the 2009 Old Jamestown Association Citizen of the Year award from Ken Smith, association president.
Hazelwood West Middle School Students Compete at TOYchallenge
Hazelwood West Middle School sixth grade students, from left, Emma Bamert, Jacqueline Pelletier and Roxane Dennis, with a mock-up of their game, “The Mathters of Magic.” The trio will travel to Alexandria, VA to compete in the Sally Ride TOYchallenge™ Nationals. If they win, the Hasbro Toy Company will mass-produce their game. Behind them are art teacher and team sponsor, Elaine Eversgerd, left, and Dennis’ mother, Monette Dennis.
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Walker Elementary Students Sending Signatures to Space

Christy Pierce, a fifth grade teacher at Walker Elementary School in the Hazelwood School District, looks on as her students wait to sign their names on the Student Signatures in Space® poster in celebration of Space Day 2009.
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Florissant Makes Plans for a Farmer’s Market at St. Ferdinand Shrine Grounds
Florissant may soon be joining the ranks of nearby communities such as Ferguson and Alton that offer farmer’s markets.
Mayor Robert Lowery, Sr. and Frank Stahlschmidt, president of Florissant Old Town Partners, are forming a committee to move forward in establishing a farmer’s market next to Old St. Ferdinand Shrine in Coldwater Commons Park.
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