Archive for July, 2009

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Florissant Lifeguards Take 1st Place In Statewide Red Cross Competition


Florissant’s Parks and Recreation’s 1st Place Lifeguards

Nineteen lifeguard teams from across the state recently participated in the 13th Annual American Red Cross Lifeguard Competition hosted by the American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter at the Wayne C. Kennedy Recreation Complex in St. Louis County.

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Security Equipment Added At Eagan, JFK Centers

Security has been added to the James J. Eagan Center and JFK Community Center in Florissant. Both centers are now equipped with advanced technology and camera surveillance.

The city council appropriated the funding based on a request by Mayor Robert Lowery, Sr.

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New Proposal For Casino Near Columbia Bottoms Set For Plan Commission Aug. 10

BY JANE BANASZEK
A public hearing on a proposal to build a casino complex near Spanish Lake is scheduled before the St. Louis County Planning Commission on Monday, Aug. 10, at 7 p.m., in the County Council Chambers at the County Government Center, 41 South Central in Clayton.

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Hazelwood’s Public Works Director Manning Retires; Replacement Starts Aug. 1

(Special to the Independent News)
After 15 years of service as the City of Hazelwood’s director of public works and city engineer, Tom Manning is retiring. His replacement, David Stewart of Newton, Ia., has been hired with a starting date of August 1.

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Pecos Bill, Slue-Foot Sue Visit McNair School For Readers’ Theatre Show


Joey Bruno, left, and Brent Burns, first graders at McNair Elementary School’s summer school, read their lines from “New Frog in the Pond” during a readers’ theatre performance.

Kindergarten through fifth grade summer school students at McNair Elementary School in the Hazelwood School District showed off their reading skills during two sessions of readers’ theatre.

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Electronic Health Record Launches At SSM DePaul Health Center Aug. 1

Paper medical charts become a thing of the past at midnight on Aug. 1 at SSM DePaul Health Center. That’s when the hospital is slated to go-live with a completely electronic health record (EHR), proven to improve patient care and safety.

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