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One would normally expect to see rushing waters on both sides where the Missouri River meets the Mississippi at the Confluence. This photo was taken Sunday at the Columbia Bottoms overlook of the rivers, just past where the two great rivers meet. As you can see the lack of rainfall (or snow) has kept the river down to the point that the sandbars on the west bank almost appear like a sand beach. Bob Lindsey photo
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Local Restaurants are great for Valentine Dates
You Can Never Go Wrong Taking Your Sweetheart To a Local Restaurant
by Nichole Butler
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. In no time at all, the person you love is expecting something romantic (and sorry guys, but this usually falls on you!) to sweep them off their feet.
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The Audubon Center at Riverlands is welcoming bird and nature lovers to one of the most significant migratory flyways in the world.
Eagles and Other Birds
Arrive in West Alton
Story and photos by Jane Banaszek
The Audubon Center at Riverlands is welcoming bird and nature lovers to one of the most significant migratory flyways in the world. The center, a partnership with the National Audubon Society and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Rivers Project Office, is located in the Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary bordering the Mississippi River in West Alton, Mo.
Still Time to Vote For Local Charitable Organization’s Best Decorated ‘Home’
When you walk into Cannoli’s Restaurant at Lindbergh, you are instantly transported into a quaint Italian neighborhood. And throughout holiday season, the “homes” have been decorated for the season as part of the annual Christmas design contest.
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Best Local Book Reads and Buys for the Holidays
Best Local Book Reads and Buys for the Holidays
Staff written by The Independent News
If you’ve ever taught in a school, worked in a school or gone to a school, there’s a local book gift idea for you this holiday season. And if you remember “The Cheater”, Starlight Ballroom, St. Jerome’s CYC dances, Jackson Park nights in Berkeley, Circle Steak-n-Shake, North Shore pool, Suburban Bowling Lanes, and Bonnie Boys in Glasgow Village, have we got two more great books for your gift giving pleasure. And your own! Four North County kids seem to have grown up to write these books.
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Community Comes to the Support Of Local Groups During the Holida
TEAM Shelves Get Stacked With Food During Tough Times
By Nichole Butler
For the past 25 years, Florissant and Hazelwood has been blessed by a volunteer-operated organization called The Emergency Assistance Ministry (TEAM).
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