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Shrine President Says New Buildings Complement Old Town Architecture; Bill Bray Defends Dig Efforts Following Controversy


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 including the archeological dig

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Florissant Council Denies Board Appointment; Adds To General Revenue Fund

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 and Z) Commission. Councilman Tim Lee nominated the person, who lives in Grib’s ward.

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Success of Atonement Harp Choir Prompts Interest in New Choirs


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.

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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.

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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.

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Fans Should Join In All-Star Activities Even Without Game Ticket

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.

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