Archive for June, 2009
Shrine President Says New Buildings Complement Old »
This is the site of archaeological dig at St. Ferdinand Shrine by McCluer North students under the direction of teacher/site director Robert Huitt. BY CAROL ARNETT Bill Bray, the president of the Board of Directors for Old St. Ferdinand Shrine, addressed the city council about several new happenings in the area around the shrine [...]
Florissant Council Denies Board Appointment; Adds To »
BY CAROL ARNETT The Florissant City Council denied a board appointment to the Board of Adjustment, after Councilman John Grib explained why he thought it was an improper nomination. Grib stressed that it had nothing to do with the person nominated. Rather, the problem was that the same person also sits on the Planning and Zoning (P [...]
Success of Atonement Harp Choir Prompts Interest in »
Student in Betty Jane Ruckman's harp class. The transition from most instruments to the harp is not an easy one for even the best musicians. Local piano instructor Betty Jane Ruckman is making it easier for students as she is encouraged by the first year of the Harp Choir she started at Atonement Lutheran Church in Florissant. [...]
July 4th Activities in North County, Alton, Grafton »
Florissant, Ferguson, Hazelwood and Alton and Grafton in Illinois have scheduled the following activities for Independence Day. FERGUSON The City of Ferguson and its Fourth of July Committee is hosting a holiday festival, Celebrate Families, on Saturday, July 4 at January-Wabash Memorial Park. A parade starts the day at 10 a.m. [...]
Movie review: Transformers:Revenge of the Fallen »
BY MAGGIE SCOTT This time, their plans don’t just include wiping out the human race. This time, the evil Decepticons of director Michael Bay’sTransformers are back in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen determined to destroy Earth’s sun. And, they’re going to need their former nemesis Sam Witwicky (Shia [...]
Fans Should Join In All-Star Activities Even Without »
BY RANDY GARDNER What a week it has been not only in the world of sports but how about the world of entertainment? It was a total shock that we lost four well known personalities. We knew that Ed McMahon and Farrah Fawcett had illnesses but Michael Jackson and Billy Mays was totally out of the blue. I was surprised like many I [...]
Prep Year In Review — 2008-2009 Hazelwood High »
BY JIM WIENERS Two of the three high schools in the Hazelwood School District enjoyed success during the 2008-09 school year in Missouri State High School Activities Association athletics by taking home a combined total of four state trophies, three of them were state championships. Hazelwood Central, in Class Six, and Hazelwood East, in [...]
Mayor Reminds Residents of City’s Trash »
Mayor Robert Lowery wants to remind residents of the City’s trash can ordinance. The Florissant City Hall has received numerous complaints that some residents are in violation of this ordinance. The ordinance can be found under section 220.070: Containers to be stored behind the front of the building. It states: that no [...]
Dining Divas: Eclipse in Moonrise Hotel »
BY LISA KAMPETER Eclipse in Moonrise Hotel is Out Of This World , But Not So Much For the Food It was like we were in a different city. On an unusually beautiful evening this summer, the Dining Divas relaxed atop the new Moonrise Hotel, enjoying a few cocktails and the unique view. Unique in that there are not many places around town that [...]
Hazelwood and other police departments will be looking »
Law enforcement officers across the state of Missouri will be cracking down on drunk driving during the Fourth of July weekend, July 3-5. The Hazelwood Police Department will be joining this effort to help keep local roadways safe for people traveling around town to see parade events and watch firework displays. "It’s never worth the [...]
