Archive for October, 2009
E-911, Smoking Ban on Ballot in County on Nov. 3 »
By Carol Arnett North County residents along with all of St. Louis County will be asked to vote on two health related propositions on Nov. 3. Florissant residents will also vote on a third proposition calling for business license fee increase, Proposition E-911 In the first county-wide proposition, Proposition E-911, on the ballot, [...]
54th Street Grill Coming to Florissant; Florissant »
By Carol Arnett North County residents may soon have another dining option. The Kellan Restaurant Management Corporation came before the Florissant City Council this week for a public hearing about its plans to open a 54th Street Grill and Bar in the city. The restaurant would be located at 2895 North Highway 67. There is a Ponderosa [...]
Christian Hospital Foundation Honors Grace Zykan, »
GRACE ZYKAN receiving the Legacy Leadership Award last week at Christian Hospital. By Bob Lindsey When Grace Zykan started working as a "pink lady" volunteer at Christian Hospital in the late '60s she never dreamed someday she would be the recipient of the first Legacy Leadership Award. The [...]
Lawson Students Earning PAWS for Positive Behavior, »
Lawson Elementary School 5th Graders in Savanna Green’s class pose with their first place PAWS poster. A song, "Lawson PAWS," describes the program. The students learned the lyrics and a dance, in which they show their palms, or paws. Part of the school’s Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports effort, PAWS symbolizes the school’s [...]
Jury Teacher Losing His Hair for Student Fundraiser, »
In a few short weeks, Dan Ryno, a fourth grade teacher at Jury Elementary School in the Hazelwood School District, will say good-bye to his hair, allowing one lucky student to shave his head and broadcast the haircut with a video into the classrooms throughout the building. The opportunity to shave Ryno’s head is part of a bigger plan [...]
Rams Story Getting Old; Big Mack Back Came From Left »
BY RANDY GARDNER Same old story, week after week. It almost sounds like a song from the '60s. I feel like I am living in the '70s and watching the Football Cardinals falter every week. But the big red never lost 16 straight. I am to the point where I am almost feeling sorry for the team. There is just nothing that they can do to generate any [...]
Dining Divas: Stellina Pasta Cafe »
Dining Divas Get “Fresh” At Stellina Pasta Café Travel south on Hampton or Watson Road in South St. Louis, and you can enjoy a great many restaurants. Trattoria Marcella. LoRusso’s Cucina. Del Pietro’s. Just a few of my favorites. But one restaurant I’ve overlooked so many times that was a surprising treat this month [...]
Lowery Announces Litigation Filed Against State of »
Mayor Robert G. Lowery, Sr. of Florissant announced that the City has filed litigation against the Department of Revenue for the State of Missouri for failure to distribute taxes owed the City of Florissant. Lowery said taxes collected by the State are, by law, required to be distributed based on population to all cities in the state. Those taxes [...]
Jury Teacher Losing His Hair for Student Fundraiser, »
Jury Teacher Losing His Hair for Student Fundraiser, Service Project In a few short weeks, Dan Ryno, a fourth grade teacher at Jury Elementary School in the Hazelwood School District, will say good-bye to his hair, allowing one lucky student to shave his head and broadcast the haircut with a video into the classrooms throughout the [...]
Florissant Rotary Club Retains State License Office »
Mayor Robert G. Lowery, Sr. of Florissant announced that the State License office located in Florissant Meadows Shopping Center will remain under the management and control of the Florissant Rotary Club for the distribution of fee funds in the North County area for civic and charitable events. The Mayor was notified by Governor Jay Nixon's office, [...]
