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April 7, 2021

Answering the call

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By Charlotte Beard Since 1982, the Oasis Institute has been promoting healthy aging for adults 50 and older through learning, active lifestyles and volunteer engagement. In January, Oasis continued to build on its mission by collaborating with volunteers in the community to make calls to residents who do not have access to register for the COVID-19 vaccine.

Oasis staff coupled with more than 30 volunteers have made over 1,500 telephone calls.

According to Oasis, the ongoing endeavor to help older adults complete vaccination registrations began when Oasis Institute President Paul Weiss approached Community Outreach Manager Sharon Hales to coordinate the project to call individuals in the St. Louis region who did not have access to

the internet, technology equipment or computer skills to register for the COVID vaccine online. In addition to Hales being part of the project, she recruited more than 30 volunteers. Oasis volunteers also began recruiting their family and friends to conduct calls to help with registrations.

“There is a poster that hangs in my office.

It reads, ‘Within the heart of a community, everyone belongs,’” states Hales. “Oasis volunteers made it possible for over one thousand people to belong in this process and to know the community cares.”

Tina Duckett, Marketing Specialist for St. Louis Oasis states the project will last for the duration that the St. Louis County Health Department is receiving calls. The depart-

ment provides the list of residents that volunteers are contacting.

Oasis shares some of the feedback it has received from some of its volunteers for the project. Karla Toal, an active member of Oasis and a lead volunteer joined the team of volunteers and recruited her husband, Jim, to help. Together they made a total of 150 telephone calls.

“My husband and I were fortunate to get our vaccines in early February after doing a lot of research and registering at every possible provider,” stated Toal. “I realized that not everyone had the ability to do that and felt that some of the more at-risk people were See ‘CALL’ page 2

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‘CALL’ from cover left behind. Volunteering to register people was a way to give back and to hopefully get some of the older, more vulnerable and most deserving people a place in line.”

Toal recalled the overwhelming gratitude people expressed – sharing how much she had made their day by calling to assist registration.

Another volunteer for the project, Steve Glickman was recruited by Jim and Karla Toal (his friends) to participate in the project. Glickman, having been an Oasis participant for over 10 years, joined the effort and completed 50 calls.

Glickman stated, “Many times, the people who I helped to register were so grateful this service was being provided, because they had no other means to sign up for the vaccine. They were frustrated by the inability to reach the right source to get on a list, too.”

When asked about confidentiality concerns due to the volunteers completing the registrations on behalf of residents with sensitive information, Duckett stated, “There is a protocol sheet that all volunteers follow, and all call sheets are returned to (corporate) when completed.”

Duckett also stated that volunteers give residents Oasis’ corporate phone number for unanswered questions and/or concerns.

In addition, call sheets are returned to Oasis and its corporate office.

“Calls (are) made from home with a finite time to return in order to process more calls, and so that more individuals (can) be helped,” stated Duckett.

For information on how to sign-up to help with the effort to register residents for the COVID vaccine contact Oasis at 314862-4859, Ext. 24.

$324 million for rental and utility assistance available for Missourians impacted by pandemic Ameren Missouri is encouraging families across the state to look into a new program to help pay outstanding rent and utility bills.

The State Assistance for Housing Relief (SAFHR) program is for Missouri renters who have been financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. It covers up to 12 total months of rent and utility bills, including up to three months of future rent. The SAFHR (pronounced: say-FUHR) program is administered through the Missouri Housing Development Commission.

“We’ve been working closely with the Missouri Housing Development Commission to make sure Ameren Missouri customers have easy access to these funds,” said Tara Oglesby, vice president of customer ex-

perience for Ameren Missouri. “Help is on the way as the SAFHR program will provide critical relief for families who continue to feel the financial impact of the pandemic.”

Eligible customers can apply at mohousingresources.com. If approved, payment typically takes place in two to four weeks, directly to your landlord and/or utility companies. If you need help applying, call 1-888471-1029.

To qualify for SAFHR, you must be renting a residential property in Missouri and meet the following criteria: • You or someone in your household must also have experienced a financial hardship due to the pandemic, including increased expenses, reduced income, lost

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wages, etc. You must be at risk of housing instability or losing your housing as a result of the hardship.

• Your household income must be at or below 80% of the median income in your area, defined by your county and household size. You can look up this information at mohousingresources.com/safhr.

The program is funded by COVID-19 stimulus packages passed by the federal government. Applications for assistance are available now through Sept. 30. Customers can learn more about available energy assistance programs at AmerenMissouri.com/ EnergyAssistance.

By Becky Ahlvin

Resilient parks and recreation in Hazelwood This past year has been difficult for all of us. We’ve had to drastically adjust the way we go about life – from wearing masks and shaking hands to working from home and family dinners with just the people in our bubble. At the city level, we’ve also adjusted how we operate. Our parks and recreation department had to be the most creative and resilient of all. After all, their events and programs tend to be focused on gathering.

In order to open White Birch Bay Aquatic Facility after the initial pandemic shut down, our team created a plan that included one way travel paths, limited capacity and split hours of operation, allowing for social distancing and additional cleaning. Shortly after opening White Birch Bay, we were able to open the Community Center and the Disc Golf Course, followed by opening the playgrounds. Our staff rearranged class schedules and locations, ensuring all fitness classes and activities were socially distanced and safe.

Even the Hazelwood Obstacle Course Race (Hazelwood OCR) program had to

pivot by limiting participants and not allowing spectators at the events. Despite that, Hazelwood OCR won a 2020 Outstanding Local Government Award from East-West Gateway for Leadership in Planning and Design Innovation, recognizing the innovativeness of our Hazelwood Parks and Recreation Department.

Thankfully, COVID numbers are dropping and our parks and recreation department is getting ready for a fun-filled spring and summer! Food Truck Nights at Howdershell Park will be back this summer, featuring local food trucks and the Gateway Blues Band jammin’ the night away. White Birch Bay Aquatic Facility is opening May 29 and will operate under all St. Louis County Health Department guidelines. If you are looking for a great summer job in the sun, apply for a seasonal position!

Continuing to be resilient, in June, we are hosting a “Plein Air” Paint and Sip outside at Howdershell Park. In July, the Crayola Imagine Academy will take kids on worldly adventures through art. And for those who

really want to see how high their gross factor goes? They can join the Mad Science Gross Out Camp, a week-long investigation into gross, stinky, and gooey bodily functions!

All activities will be modified to ensure the safety and health of participants.

So this summer, join us for great Hazelwood recreation programs and fabulous Hazelwood parks! Find out more, and sign up for activities, at www.hazelwoodmo.org/ ParksandRec. Becky Ahlvin serves as the Assistant City Manager – Economic Development for the city of Hazelwood where she manages the city’s economic development program, administering the economic development loan program, attracting new businesses and working to keep current businesses in Hazelwood.

The opinions expressed in this column are the columnist’s alone and do not reflect the opinion of the owners or staff of Community News.

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14th Annual QFest St. Louis runs virtually from April 16-25 The 14th Annual QFest St. Louis — presented by Cinema St. Louis (CSL) — will take place from April 1625. Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, CSL will offer all programs virtually, protecting the health of patrons.

Programs can be streamed at any time during the festival’s dates. Recorded introductions and Q&As will be available for most film programs.

The St. Louis-based LGBTQ film festival, QFest will present an eclectic array of 24 films (14 shorts, six narrative features, and four documentary features). The participating filmmakers represent a wide variety of voices in contemporary queer world cinema. The mission of the film festival is to use the art of contemporary gay cinema to spotlight the lives of LGBTQ people and to celebrate queer culture.

The fest is especially pleased to host the St. Louis premiere of new works by internationally acclaimed film-

makers Agnieszka Holland (“Charlatan”) and François Ozon (“Summer of 85”). Another QFest highlight is this year’s Q Classic, the 50th anniversary of the trippy, experimental 1971 film “Pink Narcissus.”

Thanks to several generous sponsors, CSL is able to make the festival more accessible to all by offering both shorts programs free for the duration of the event.

For the full schedule of screenings, including trailers and descriptions of the films, visit the festival website at www.cinemastlouis.org/qfest. Advance digital screeners of the features and some of the shorts are available for press review on request. Please inquire with QFest St. Louis artistic director Chris Clark.

The 2021 QFest St. Louis begins on April 16, and runs through April 25. Tickets are $14 general, $10 for Cinema St. Louis members and students with valid and current

IDs. Passes are also available: Five-Film Passes are $60, and All-Access Passes are $115. All screenings will be held virtually for residents of Missouri and Illinois via Eventive, CSL’s online presentation partner. Direct ticket links are available on the QFest website.

QFest St. Louis is sponsored by AARP Missouri, Arts & Education Council, CheapTRX, Grizzell & Co., Missouri Arts Council, Bob Pohrer & Donnie Engle, Crafted., Just John Nightclub, Matt Kerns, Regional Arts Commission, Deb Salls, St. Louis Public Radio, Cindy Walker and Webster U. Film Series.

River Clean-up & Dock Bash rescheduled for April 17 The Mississippi River is one of the largest sources of oceanic plastic debris. Team up and meet up at the Riverboats at the Gateway Arch to help clean up the St. Louis Riverfront at the River Clean-up & Dock Bash hosted by the Riverboats at the Gateway Arch.

Due to rising river levels on the levee, the event, originally set for March 20, has been rescheduled to April 17.

The riverboats have partnered with Great Rivers Greenway, Gateway Arch Park Foundation, Explore St. Louis, Gateway Arch National Park, Living Lands & Waters and Series Six Apparel in organizing this event, which coincides with the start of National Park Week at Gateway Arch National Park. National Park Week is dedicated to showing care for our public lands and spaces.

“We’ve seen tremendous support of this clean-up event, with so many signing up to help keep the St. Louis Riverfront a vibrant area for locals and visitors,” said Riverboats at the Gateway Arch Director of Operations Robert Hopkins. “Recruit your friends and family members and join us on April 17 for a day devoted to beautifying the riverfront!”

In partnership with the Mississippi River Plastic Pollution Initiative, which is enlisting the participation of community volunteers to collect data on plastic pollution along the Mississippi River, participants will be trained on the use of a free mobile app, the Marine Debris Tracker, to record data on litter using GPS to log locations.

Training will be provided to citizen groups so data collection is clear and easy. The data collected will be used to generate a first-ever snapshot of plastic pollution along the river.

All volunteers will receive swag courtesy of Great Rivers Greenway, Living Lands & Waters and Series Six Apparel, as well as complimentary vouchers to a St. Louis Riverfront Cruise.

After the clean-up, rest and relax on the riverboat dock with live music, food trucks and drink specials.

Volunteers are strongly encouraged to sign up for their shift in advance to receive swag; however, walk-ups are welcome. Please visit archpark.volunteerhub.com to sign up.

Convenient parking is available on the riverfront levee for a fee.

To access the riverfront, take Chouteau Avenue east and turn left onto Leonor K. Sullivan Boulevard (at the mural wall). Continue north on Leonor K. Sullivan Boulevard, past Poplar Street to enter levee parking on the right. (Parking availability is subject to weather and river conditions.) Vehicle access to the riverboats from the north end of Leonor K. Sullivan Boulevard (near Laclede’s Landing) is unavailable.

For the safety of visitors and employees, face coverings are required to be worn by anyone age nine and older, and social distancing guidelines must be practiced. For more information on COVID-19 precautions as well as frequently asked questions, please visit gatewayarch.com/riverboats.

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Custom Gateway Arch license plate design now available for Missouri drivers

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Is the Gateway Arch your favorite monument?

Want to show off your St. Louis pride in a fun way?

Proudly display your love for STL and the Arch with the newly redesigned specialty Arch license plate, which supports programs at Gateway Arch National Park.

By ordering a license plate from the nonprofit Jefferson National Parks Association (JNPA), your tax-deductible contribution will support enriching educational programs for all ages at Gateway Arch National Park. JNPA also creates additional support by operating The Arch Store, located in the visitor center beneath the Gateway Arch.

“We are excited to unveil the new design for the specialty Arch license plate,” said David Grove, president and CEO of JNPA. “It not only features our iconic monument, but its graceful lines are a nod to the Arch’s new circular west entrance. Plus, the license plate bears the new park name, Gateway Arch National Park. As the state of Missouri continues transitioning to its bi-

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centennial license plate, we thought this was the perfect time to refresh our specialty license plate to a more modern design.”

The new license plate was designed by St. Louis graphic designer Carlos Zamora. To order your Arch license plate, follow the step-by-step instructions at archplates.jnpa.com, which include submitting your tax-deductible donation to JNPA as well as completing the state’s application for personalized plates. You can customize your own plate message, so use your creativity! (Do you “LUVSTL” or want to have “LOUFUN”?)

You may order Gateway Arch license plates at any time, regardless of your current license plate expiration date.

Northwest Views: Saint Louis Crisis Nursery: saving babies’ lives for 35 years

By DiAnne Mueller At the Saint Louis Crisis Nursery, we know parenting is hard. Our proven formula for preventing child abuse and neglect is to reduce overwhelming stress, keep kids safe while adults deal with adult problems, and strengthen our families’ foundations.

Celebrating our 35th birthday in 2021, the Saint Louis Crisis Nursery has been a national leader in child abuse and neglect prevention, dedicated to Saving Babies’ Lives, Keeping Kids Safe, and Building Strong Families. April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. The Crisis Nursery is here to support families when they have nowhere else to turn in April and every other month.

Since 1986, the Saint Louis Crisis Nursery has helped thousands of children and families: • 125,000 children kept safe • 4.84 million hours of emergency care for children • 63,000 families served Our team works tirelessly, 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, to advocate, care for, and address the needs of our community’s highest-risk children— preventing abuse before it occurs.

Parents bring children to one of five nursery sites for a short-term stay free of charge and on a voluntary basis. While there, children receive a medical exam, nutritious meals, trauma-informed care, art and play therapy, and take-home necessities. Parents are provided crisis counseling, in-home visits, and parent education groups at one of ten outreach centers. The Crisis Nursery provides care every single day of the year, serving families throughout Greater St. Louis, St. Charles,

Southern Illinois, and surrounding regions. The Crisis Nursery is an independent, not-for-profit agency.

The Saint Louis Crisis Nursery is marking its 35th anniversary by setting some ambitious goals for 2021. The parents and children we serve have been hit hard by COVID-19 and the economic fallout. Our top priority in 2021 is to help our communities heal from the pandemic by addressing some invisible wounds: the lingering and pernicious effects of trauma and grief. Especially for children that have endured so much already, the Crisis Nursery plans to rebuild the resilience and strength that we see in all of our kids. Our team also plans to elevate our response to the surging levels of gun violence in many communities and will continue to be a safe haven for children who experience gun violence-related trauma.

In 35 years, the Crisis Nursery has become an essential resource in the St. Louis region, earning our reputation through decades of hard work, dedication, and investment on the ground in the community. People know that they can trust us.

Spanning across our 35 years of continuous, nonstop operation and grassroots outreach is a commitment to the fundamental mission to prevent child abuse and neglect through evidence-based techniques.

The Saint Louis Crisis Nursery: saving babies’ lives, keeping kids safe, and building strong families – for over 35 years.

DiAnne Mueller is CEO of The Saint Louis Crisis Nursery.

The opinions expressed in this column are the columnist’s alone and do not reflect the opinion of the owners or staff of Community News.

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Still In This Together:

Sometimes I need a translator

Senior Living

By Vicki Bahr

I read a story the other day about what may really Toss in endless tears at television shows and com- newspaper and blog forms. As a be going on when kids act up during this uncertain mercials that continue to show friends gathering and mom of four, grandma of nine, and wife of one for nearly 49 years, she time of turmoil and upheaval. Their worlds have been families hugging and life before ‘all this’, when calen- finds that inspiration and wonder are turned upside down and they can’t quite wrap their dars were full and hands could be shaken and friends everywhere. brains around the new norm. hugged without fear. When there were no masks or The opinions expressed in this The article suggested that children are acting out be- one-way arrows on store aisles or endless discussions column are the columnist’s alone cause they’re sad. I found myself wishing for the mil- about “the new norm.” I’m on edge and cranky and and do not reflect the opinion of the lionth time in my life that kids came with a translator. It unreasonably raising my voice. Translation: Please owners or staff of Community News. would make our jobs as parents, grandparents and care- hold me and smile at me and remind me of the night givers so much easier. And then I realized that I could we did doughnuts in the parking lot snow when we first use a translator for my own actions these days, too. started dating. Play some old music and The grocery list has some unusual additions for the get out our wedding album and talk to me next visit. I suddenly feel a need for grape juice and of the days when we were newly married, a little jar of pimento cheese. And I scribbled bolo- and nights when our kids were little and we gna on the bottom of the list in the middle of the night all jumped into the galvanized pool in the last night. Translation: I need my childhood favorites, back yard and watched lightning bugs. the foods that my Grandma offered when we were at Translation: I’m sad. Please hug me. her house, the grape juice I remember being served in Remind me that we’ve always been in this fancy jelly glasses with cartoon characters imprinted together and always will be. I promise I’ll on them. I’m searching for stability and normalcy and do the same for you. someone to tell me it’s all going to be okay.

Vicki Bahr is an inveterate word lover and www.SeniorsHelpingSeniors.com/StLouisCentral And that sweet/salty compulsion translates to home story sharer, a published author in magazine, as a kid, when Mom would count out exactly four M&M’s and four skinny pretzel sticks for my sister and me as an afternoon snack if we took good naps. I want those sweet days of afternoon naps and Mom again, those days of being cared for and coddled without a care in the world.

I’m pretty sure that sudden need to tell my husband it’s time to declutter the basement shelves and nightstand drawers translates to a need for order in whatever nooks and crannies I can find it. Add in a dose of someone caring enough to do what I’m asking, and I’m content. With a hug to let me know I’m not being unreasonable at all, I’m blissful.

Restless? Trouble sleeping?

Wide awake at 2 a.m. making lists and sealing birthday cards, but ready to collapse at noon?

Me, too. Help me, translator!

I’m pretty sure there’s a fear of night and a worry when giving myself up to the uncertainty of sleep. Just let me find a few things I can control, things to cross off my list, and the sun will eventually be up.

I also want to jump in the car and just drive. “Where?” my husband asks. Doesn’t matter.

Translation: Help me escape.

Take me to the mountains of Colorado and to Mount Rushmore, and all the places we said www.TheSarahCommunity.com we would see someday. Bewww.DeSmetRetirement.org cause I’m secretly worried that someday might never come.

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Greater St. Louis, Inc. seeking professionals of color for Fellows Experience leadership program Greater St. Louis, Inc.’s leadership development program for professionals of color in the St. Louis region is now accepting applications and nominations for its 20212022 cohort.

The St. Louis Business Diversity Initiative’s (SLBDI) Fellows Experience leadership program is part of Greater St. Louis, Inc.’s Inclusive Business Solutions Initiative, which focuses on developing multicultural and racially diverse business leaders and entrepreneurs. The Fellows Experience (formerly the Initiative Fellows Program) addresses the interests and challenges professionals of color face as they strive to advance their careers.

“We are seeking mid-to senior-level professionals who want to develop their leadership and professional capabilities and capacity in a safe, open, collegial environment where they can not only learn, but also share their experiences, network and grow,” says Rosalind Reese, Fellows Experience Program Director. “Our year-long program focuses on professional development, relationship building and civic engagement.”

Since 2006, nearly 900 fellows have graduated from the program with 70% being promoted within two years of the program. Pat Coleman, who graduated in 2010, is one of them.

“In 2012, I was promoted to President and CEO of BHR (Behavioral Health Response) and I know that the skills I attained through the program helped to prepare me for the role,” says Coleman. “In addition, it helped to fill in the gap and decreased the learning curve that I needed to be successful as CEO. I am blessed to have ex-

perienced the professional and personal development that I received from the nine months I participated in the program.”

The Fellows Experience Program has also helped entrepreneurs, such as Julio Zegarra-Ballon, owner of Zee Bee Market LLC, achieve their goals.

“My involvement with the program made a huge difference in my life,” says Zegarra-Ballon. “My entrepreneurial dream has flourished and grown to where it is today thanks to the Fellows Program.”

Fellows alum Michelle Tucker, who serves on the Greater St. Louis, Inc.’s Integration Advisory Team and is currently President and CEO of United Way of Greater St. Louis, says intentional efforts to support, develop and retain strong, diverse leaders is key to the St. Louis region’s success.

“My experience with the Initiative Fellows program in 2007 was pivotal on my career journey and helped to broaden my network and refine my focus on the local community,” she said.

SLBDI Fellows are ethnically, racially or gender diverse. To be considered for the program, professionals must have a minimum of seven years employment, community leadership experience and a college degree, or equivalent skill and capabilities.

Greater St. Louis, Inc. is accepting applications at www.greaterstlinc.com/business-diversity-initiative/. Applicants must provide a current resume, a 200-word narrative that includes information not highlighted in their resume, and a nomination form from their manager/company.

The deadline to apply for the Fellows Experience is May 28.

North County Inc. announces support for Riverview Gardens’ Proposition E North County Inc. continues its historic mission of advocating for the funding of school districts in North County. The organization encouraged voters in the Riverview Gardens School District region to vote “Yes” for Proposition E on April 6. Prop E would support educational equity for the school district and its students. Proposition E is an operating tax levy increase that will generate an estimated $3.5 million in funds to educate students, equip teachers, empower the community, and equalize resources throughout the district.

“Every child deserves a quality education with equitable resources and opportunity,” said Rebecca Zoll, North County Inc. president and CEO. “North County Inc. encourages residents to vote for Prop E. The passage will help increase the educational support for our children and build a foundation for success.

When our children thrive so does our community.”

Riverview Garden’s Prop E priorities include: expanding early childhood education; transportation and health services; establishing community and adult education programs; enhancing the salary schedule to attract and retain quality staff; and increasing academic support for students in English Language Arts, Math and Science.

“We are fighting to ensure our scholars and teachers are equipped with the necessary resources to nurture success. If passed, Prop E will allow us to equalize the playing field and ensure that we maintain and build upon student and community programming, improve staff recruiting and retention, and provide a quality educational foundation that will serve our scholars for a lifetime,” said Dr. Scott Spurgeon, superintendent of Riverview Garden’s School District and NCI’s chairman of the board.

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Community support critical for needed building improvements at Normandy High School Two bond issues on the April 6 ballot can provide needed infrastructure improvements to the learning environments for students and teachers at Normandy High School.

To address the district’s long-term facility needs, voters in the Normandy Schools Collaborative were asked to consider Proposition V, a $26.5 million no-tax-rate increase general obligations bond, and Proposition T to increase the operating tax levy ceiling by $0.58 cents.

“Both Propositions V and T will provide funds to make needed improvements and upgrades at Normandy High School,” said Marcus C. Robinson, Normandy superintendent of schools. “Normandy High School is the flagship campus of our district and the place where our students make their most cherished memories. We want to make these upgrades and enhancements to increase safety and security, and just as importantly, improve the learning environments for students and staff.”

Earlier this year, the district hired a third-party vendor to survey residents, asking questions to provide insight into what they think about the district’s strengths, challenges, and facility priorities.

“The statistically valid survey results assisted our board in its decision to move forward with seeking a vote from patrons,” Robinson said. “Survey respondents overwhelmingly supported the no-tax-increase bond issue by 83%, and more than 55% supported the levy at the $0.58 cent level.”

Proposed projects Proposition V will provide funding for include: • A new secure “connector” building that will link classroom buildings and ensure a safe environment by creating one point of entry to the campus.

• Classroom, cafeteria, and restroom renovations.

• A new, indoor access to the current detached cafeteria as well as cafeteria upgrades.

• Renovations the library.

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• A new STEM classroom.

Image courtesy Normandy Schools Collaborative f approved, Proposition V will provide funds to construct a new secured connector at the high school, allowing for a single point of entry on the campus.

Proposition T will possibly provide funding for: • Construction of a new community auditorium at Normandy High School.

• Lobby renovation, team locker improvements and spectator seating replacement at Viking Hall.

Proposition T would cost the owner of a $100,000 home an additional $110 per year until the 20-year sunset.

More information about Proposition V and Proposition T is available on the school district’s website, www. normandysc.org/pleasevote.

• Expansion of the West Gym at Normandy High School for the inclusion of additional practice courts.

• A new, artificial turf athletic field and a new, regulation size track at Normandy High School.

• Quad and parking lot improvements at Normandy High School.

If Normandy voters approve Proposition V, school property tax rates will not increase.

However, the $0.58 operating tax levy for

St. Louis region Money Smart Kid Essay Contest open for submissions The St. Louis Regional Financial Empowerment Coalition and Money Smart Committee, in partnership with United Way of Greater St. Louis, is hosting a Money Smart Kid Essay Contest for sixth through eighth grade students in the St. Louis area.

Three winners will be selected to receive scholarships, including a grand prize of $2,000. The second-place winner will receive $1,000, and a third-place finalist will receive $500. Additionally, applicants have the option to select a nonprofit organization or school to receive a $500 award if their essay is selected as one of the finalists.

Students must demonstrate their knowledge of basic economic concepts by submitting an essay in 500 words or less that explains the financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and how communities can prepare for these types of hardships in the future.

Submissions are due April 16. The full application and contest guidelines are available at MoneySmartSTL.org. Applications and essays can be submitted via email to essay@moneysmartstlouis.org. The winners will be notified on May 10.

To enter the contest, students must be in grades six through eight in one of the following counties: Bond, Calhoun, Clinton, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Monroe and St. Clair in Illinois; Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, St. Charles, St. Louis, Warren and Washington and the city of St. Louis in Missouri.

The contest is offered as part of St. Louis Metro Money Smart Month, a community education program sponsored by the St. Louis Regional Financial Empowerment Coalition in partnership with United Way of Greater St. Louis, area libraries, community organizations and financial institutions. Money Smart Month classes and events will be held throughout April to help individuals and families learn about money management, goal setting, saving for retirement or college, building credit, reducing debt and estate planning.

This year, all programs will be virtual, except for two free secure document shredding events, which will follow social distancing measures and safety precautions. For more information and a list of events, visit MoneySmartSTL.org.

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The events listed in this section are the latest updates as of press time, please check with individual sites for the most up to date cancellations and reschedule info.

EVENTS April 10: Shredding event

The 10th Annual “Free Document Shredding Day” will be held at St. Ferdinand Park and traffic will be directed accordingly. The event is from 9:30 a.m. to noon (or until trucks reach their capacity). Bring your sensitive tax, bank or financial records from home to be shredded right in front of you. Social distancing guidelines will be in effect and the wearing of masks will be required. You may bring up to five bags or boxes. No three ring binders, hanging file folders, CD’s, DVD’s or hard bound books. The event is also open to the public.

Sept. 11: Fundraiser

Operation Food Search (OFS), a nonprofit hunger relief organization, will host Feast for Change at 5:30 p.m. The fundraiser, which commemorates OFS’s 40th anniversary, will be held at Kuhs Estate & Farm located at 13080 Spanish Pond Rd. in Spanish Lake.

The farm-to-fork experience includes fresh, locally sourced food, fine wine, and a live auction. Proceeds from the evening benefit OFS’s services that focus on finding solutions in response to the region’s food systems challenges. Tickets are $150 per person and $1,500 for a table of 10. For ticket details or to become a sponsor, call 314726-5355.

RECURRING EVENTS Weekdays: Food pantry volunteers needed

The Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry is in need of ongoing adult volunteers to sort food, stock shelves and shop with clients. Two-to-four hour shifts are available, Monday-Friday 8:45 a.m.-3:45 p.m. To learn more or to join this fun group, contact Chelsey Banaskavich at 314-513-1674 or cbanaskavich@jfcs-stl.org.

Weekdays: Tax filing program volunteers

Seeking greeters, appointment schedulers, and tax preparers to assist older adults in the St. Louis County Tax Filing Program. Training and mileage reimbursement is provided. For more information and to start the volunteer application process, contact the County Older Resident Programs and ask for Mike Nickel at 314-615-4021.

Mondays: TOPS meeting

Come, join and take off those extra pounds. T.O.P.S.=Take Off Pounds Sensibly has meetings on Monday nights at 7 p.m. (weigh in begins at 6:35 p.m.) 9135 Shelley Avenue, Overland, MO 63114. (Entrance is in the back on East Milton). TOPS is a very inexpen-

sive way to lose weight. You may visit a meeting for free. Any questions please call Dan Agee at 314-540-5223.

Mondays: practice

Choral Arts Singers

Choral Arts Singers resume practice on Mondays, at 7 p.m. at Transfiguration Episcopal Church, 1860 Lake St. Louis Blvd. in Lake St. Louis. New singers are welcome. Auditions are not required.

See www.concertarts.org.

Mondays: City council meetings

City of Pine Lawn holds regular city council meetings at city hall at 6250 Steve Marre Ave. in Pine Lawn on the second Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. The meetings are open to the public.

Florissant Elks Bingo takes place at 16400 New Halls Ferry every Tuesday.

Doors open at 4 p.m., bingo starts at 6 p.m. No outside food or drinks allowed per St. Louis County. Food and drinks available for purchase. Maximum 150 players. Must wear mask to enter. Social distancing followed.

Tuesdays: A cappella singers

The Gentlemen of Sound are looking for men who like to sing or want to learn. They practice Tuesdays at Lady of the Pillar school at 401 S. Lindbergh from 7 – 9 p.m. They try to do public events monthly. Always looking for new members. Come by or call Charlie at 314-954-1121.

Tuesdays: Chair Zumba

Chair Zumba every Tuesday from 2:15 – 3 p.m. at The Bridge At Florissant at 1101 Garden Plaza Dr. (Parker @ Arlington). For more information call 314-831-0988.

Tuesdays: Celebrate Recovery

City of Pine Lawn holds regular workshop meetings at city hall at 6250 Steve Marre Ave. in Pine Lawn on the fourth Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. The meetings are open to the public.

Celebrate Recovery Tuesday meetings take place at 6 p.m. with a Saturday Bible Study at 9 a.m. at LifePoint Church at 424 Graham Rd. in Florissant. For more information visit www.lifepointministries.church/celebrate-recovery or call (men) Steve D. at 636-634-6582 or (women) Denise W. at 530-417-6151.

Mondays: A cappella singers

Tuesdays: Choir rehearsals

Mondays: Workshop meetings

All men who like to sing are invited to come sing with us, The Men of Harmony. We practice every Monday night at 7 p.m. at 5500 Parker Road which is the first house on Uthe Lane.

We sing four-part harmony a capella (without accompaniment). We sing some traditional songs, as well as show tunes and more contemporary music.

We do perform for the public at various functions. Persons interested can come right on in or for more information call Al at 314-993-6134.

Mondays: Korean War Veterans Association meeting

If you had military service in Korea between Sept. 3, 1945 and the present you are cordially invited to a meeting of Chapter 4, North County Korean War Veterans Association. Meetings take place at the VFW Post 4105 at 410 St. Francois in Florissant on the second Monday of the month, starting at 7 p.m. For more information contact Walter Kaiser at 314-921-2132. For a limited period the Chapter will pay for one (1) year membership for new members.

Mondays-Thursdays: Volunteers needed

Community Action Agency of St. Louis County is in need of volunteers to stock shelves, sort food shipments and pack bags for Food Pantry Clients Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Two to four hour shifts are available. If you are interested, please contact Cheryl Piece at 314-446-4440 or cpiece@caastlc.org for additional information.

The St. Louis Chordinals, a women’s a cappella chorus, rehearse every Tuesday evening from 7 - 9:30 p.m. at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church at 12397 Natural Bridge Rd. in Bridgeton (next to the Bridgeton Government Center). For more information call Linda at 314-839-3495 or visit stlouischordinals.org.

Tuesdays: Vietnam Veterans Association meeting

Chapter 794 Vietnam Veterans Association meets on the third Tuesday of each month at VFW Post 4105 at 410 St. Francois in Florissant. Meetings start at 7 p.m. For more information contact Walter Kaiser at 314-921-2132.

Chapter will pay for one (1) year membership for new members.

Tuesdays: TOPS (Take off pounds sensibly)

From 9:15 - 10:30 a.m. located at John F. Kennedy Center/Henry Koch Ctr., Howdershell Rd. at Charbonier Rd., Florissant. For more info contact Paul McConnell, 314-831-5476.

2nd Tuesday Sept.-June: Showme Stitchers:

Show-me Stitchers is the local chapter of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America. We meet on the second Tuesday, Sept.-June at 6:30 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, 14088 Clayton Road, Chesterfield, MO. Learn needlepoint, embroidery, cross stitch, and more.

Every 4th Tuesday of the month: Fort Bellefontaine Memor-

ial American Legion Post 335 meeting

6:30pm, Fort Bellefontaine Memorial American Legion Post 335, at the Bellefontaine Neighbors Community Center at 9669 Bellefontaine Rd. Those interested in membership are invited to attend.

Life Care Center of Florissant at 1201 Garden Plaza Dr. (off Parker Rd.) in Florissant every third Thursday of the month. Call 831-3752 for more information.

Thursdays: meeting

Women’s

chorus

Bingo takes place every Wednesday at American Legion Post 338 at 9655 Midland Blvd. in Overland. Doors open at 5 p.m. For more information contact Chairman Ed Hilleman at 314-660-1813.

Every Thursday City Voices Chorus, a women’s chorus singing four-part a cappella harmony, meets at Church of the Good Shepherd at 1166 S. Mason Rd. in St. Louis. Members come from the entire bi-state region. Call Marcia at 636-274-0723 for more information or visit www.cityvoiceschorus.org.

Wednesdays: Bingo

Fridays: Fish fry

Wednesdays: Bingo

Life Care Center of Bridgeton, at 12145 Bridgeton Square in Bridgeton, welcome all to Community Bingo every last Wednesday of the month at 2:30 p.m. Light refreshment will be served.

Please RVSP at 314-298-7444 with the month you will attend and number of people attending.

Wednesdays: TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly)

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets from 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. at St. Andrews United Methodist Church at 3975 N. Hwy 67 in Florissant. For more information contact Norma at 314-306-4731.

Every Wednesday: Bingo Morning at Florissant Elks Lodge #2316

Florissant Elks Lodge #2316, 16400 New Halls Ferry Rd. in Florissant.

Doors at 7:30 a.m., games begin at 9:30 a.m. For more information, call 314-921-2316.

Bridgeton Trails Library Branch Programs:

3455 McKelvey Rd., St. Louis, 314994-3300. Story Time: Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. 9 months to 2 yrs. Room 1 (Lap Time); Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m.

Ages 3–5. Room 2; Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. Ages 3–5. Room 1.

Florissant Senior Citizens’ Bingo Clubs: 314-839-7604.

A fish fry takes place every Friday at American Legion Post 338 at 9655 Midland Blvd. in Overland from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. For more information contact Chairman Ed Hilleman at 314-660-1813.

Every Friday: Our Lady of Fatima #4429 Knights of Columbus Bingo 6:45 p.m., Knights of Columbus Hall, 1216 Teson Rd. in Hazelwood. For more information call 314-731-9330.

Every 3rd Friday of the month: Bingo

2 p.m., Life Care Center of Florissant, 1201 Garden Plaza Dr. For more information, call 314-831-3752.

Saturdays: Yoga

Yoga returns to Calvary UCC at 2501 Hartland Avenue, on Saturdays from 10:30-11:30. Masks and social distancing are required in the building and participants should bring hand sanitizer with them. For further information call Angela at 314-801-8594.

Saturdays: ing

Toastmasters meet-

Everyone is welcome to attend Toastmasters Saturdays 9 to 10:30 a.m. at Normandy United Methodist Church at 8001 Natural Bridge Road (across from UMSL). For more info call 314402-7025.

Saturdays: Free walk-in clinic

Thursdays: Bingo

Community Bingo at the Bridge At Florissant, at 1101 Garden Plaza Drive (intersection of Parker and Arlington) takes place on the third Thursday of each month starts at 2 p.m. There will be snacks and prizes. For more information call 314-831-0988.

Salam Clinic at St. Peter’s United Church of Christ at 1425 Stein Road at West Florissant in Ferguson is a free walk-in clinic open Saturdays from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. The clinic is jointly sponsored by the Muslim Community of St. Louis (MCSL) and St. Peter’s United Church of Christ to provide basic adult medical screening, treatment and referrals free of charge for the uninsured. For more information or if you would be interested in volunteering, please call 314-521-5694 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday – Friday or visit www.stpeterschurch.org

Thursdays: Quilting guild

Saturdays: Clothing sale

Every 1st Wednesday of the Month: Stroke Support Group

3-4 p.m., Center for Senior Renewal, Detrick Building 1st floor, 11133 Dunn Rd. For more information, contact Jamie Stevens at 314-653-5331.

Every third Thursday of the month the Flower Valley Quilting Guild meets at 7 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church at 123 Carson Road in Ferguson.

Thursdays: Blood pressure checks

Free blood pressure checks monthly at

On the second Saturday of each month Bethany-Peace UCC at 11952 Bellefontaine Rd. in St. Louis County hosts a clothing sale from 9 - 11 a.m. For sale are used clothing and shoes, some household items, books and toys. Fill your bag for $1.

www.mycnews.com • Community News – St. Louis County • April 7, 2021 Saturdays: Grief support

On the fourth Saturday of each month, grief support meeting “A Way With Words Ministry” meets at 12:30 p.m. at Community Christ Fellowship, rear, at 121 Williams Blvd. in Hazelwood, 1/4 mile south of Hwy 270 off Florissant Rd. There are a variety of topics monthly. You are not alone. Come help your heart heal with others. For more information call 314-605-3949.

Every Fourth Saturday’s Writer’s Workshop

10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. at Baden Library, at 8448 Church Rd. For more information call 314-388-2400.

Come and enjoy the meat shoots at American Legion Post 4445 located on 17090 Old Jamestown Rd. between Sinks Rd. and Lindbergh starting noon Sept. 15 thru Nov. 17; and in the spring, Feb. 2 thru March 8 rain or shine. Great meat prizes awarded.

Sundays: AMVETS meat shoot

Sundays in September through April, AMVETS Post 55, located on 8842 Natural Bridge Rd. in Bel-Ridge will be hosting meat shoots with practice beginning at 11 a.m. and rounds starting at noon. Shooters must be 18 or older and will shoot #9’s with no bull barrels or scopes and 675 minimum chokes. The shooting area is indoors and food and drink are available in the club room. For more information, contact 314-630-2671 or 314-330-7269.

Jennings

Every third Tuesday of every month: Grief Support Group sponsored by DePaul Hospital 11:30am-1pm, Maryland Hgts. Comm.

Ctr., 2300 McKelvey Rd. For more information, call 314-344-6873.

Wednesdays: ACES Schizophrenia Support Group 6:30 - 7:30pm, 314-839-3171.

Sundays: Meat shoot

Sundays: meeting

port Group for Mutual, Emotional Support and Education. You are not alone. For information, contact Deborah Mabrie at 314-291-5210 or Ferd Fetsch at 314-291-3021 Email: dbland@ sarahcare.com ferdfetsch@sbcglobal. net.

Do-Dads

The Jennings Do-Dads hold meetings every third Sunday of the month (except June which is the second Sunday and no meeting in December) at 1 p.m. at Classics Bar & Grill at 11601 West Florissant Avenue. Those interested in membership are invited to attend. For more information visit www.jenningsdodads.org.

CHURCH Tuesdays & Thursdays: Chapel of the Cross Lutheran Church GriefShare Support Group Tuesdays from 2 - 4pm and Thursday from 6:30 - 8:30pm, 11645 Benham Rd., 314-741-3737

HEALTH Every Mon. & Tues.: Healthy Meal Replacement (HMR) Program Orientation

Mondays: 6–7pm Tuesdays: Noon– 1pm SSM DePaul Wellness Center.

Attend a free orientation to learn: the Five Success Variables needed to lose weight, different diet options available and how important physical activity really is. Please call to register at 1-877477-6954.

1st Tuesday of Every Month: Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Group Meeting Meeting to be held at Sarah Care of Bridgeton Adult Day Center 11977 St. Charles Rock Road, Suite 121-124, Bridgeton, MO 63044. Join our Sup-

Sundays: Alcoholics Anonymous Group 109

11th floor conference room at Christian Hospital, 10am, 11133 Dunn Road.

Diabetes Basics:

314-344-7024 for info or 314-344-7220 to enroll.

Crisis Nursery:

Committed to preventing child abuse and neglect, the Crisis Nursery provides short-term, safe havens to children, birth through age 12, whose families are faced with an emergency or crisis. Care is available year-round and serves families throughout the greater St. Charles region. 24-hour helpline: 314-768-3201. Or 636-947-0600, www.crisisnurserykids. org

Center for Senior Renewal:

Day treatment programs for older adults dealing with anxiety, depression, grief, loss and early signs of dementia, 314653-5123.

Nutrition Education:

SSM DePaul registered dieticians can help you make sure your diet is right for you, 314-344-6157.

Christian Hospital Recovery Center:

Outpatient mental health and substance abuse treatment for adults, 314-953-8100.

Volunteers Needed at Christian Hospital: Call 314-653-5032 Nicotine Anonymous

Nicotine Anonymous is a 12 Step Program, free and available to all seeking recovery from nicotine addiction based on principals of AA. Only requirement is a desire to stop using nicotine. Voluntary contributions are accepted. For further info call 314-822-2066 or visit www.

Nicotine-Anonymous.org.

Look Good…Feel Better

SSM Cancer Care at DePaul Health Center, 12303 DePaul Drive. Radiation OncologyBridgeton. Attend a great makeup session sponsored by the American Cancer Society. A licensed cosmetologist teaches a session of scarf tying, shows a parade of hats, and provides each participant with a makeup kit. Light refreshments are served. Info: 314-344-6090.

SilverSneakers Senior Wellness Program at the Maryland Heights Centre

A fun, energizing program that helps older adults take greater control of their health by encouraging physical activity and offering social events. A Silver Sneakers membership includes access to the city’s Fitness Centre with stateof-the-art fitness equipment and circuit training. Membership is available at little or no cost through your health plan.

To find out if you are eligible, visit www. silversneakers.com or call 314-738-2599.

Smoking Cessation Classes:

Free ongoing 8-week sessions, 866-SSM-DOCS to register or for more information.

SSM DePaul Wellness Center:

Classes available on strength training, nutrition and smoking cessation, 314344-6177

Free Mammogram Screenings:

SSM Health Care free mammogram screenings to women who have no health insurance. Appointments at 300 First Capitol Drive in St. Charles and SSM St. Joseph Hospital West, 100 Medical Plaza in Lake Saint Louis, 636-947-5617

Speaker’s Bureau:

SSM speakers available for organizations, clubs, community and church groups for up to one hour free of charge, 636-949+7159

ONGOING SUPPORT GROUPS Sundays: Support Group for Women Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse 6:30 - 8pm, 7401 Delmar Ave. in University City, 314-993-5421.

First and Third Tuesdays: Support Group for Women Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse

12:30 - 2 p.m., 320 Forsyth Blvd., Clayton, 314-968-3477.

Third Saturdays: Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Group

At Delmar Gardens North, 4401 Parker Rd., Florissant, 9 a.m., 314.355.1516, Helpline 800-272-3900

Last Saturdays: Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Group: Mother of Good Counsel Home, 6825 Natural Bridge, St. Louis, 10:30am 314383-4765

Last Tuesdays: Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Group

Missouri Veterans Home, 10600 Lewis & Clark, St. Louis, 1 p.m., 314-340-6389

Wednesdays: Weekly Cancer Survivor’s Support Group

H.W. Koenig Medical Building at SSM St. Joseph Hospital West, 3 - 4:30pm, free, 636-755-3034

12 Step Support Group for Women Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse:

Meets in 4 locations in the metro St Louis area. Information: metrostlouissia@gmail.com.

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Wednesdays: New Choices NarAnon Family Group at Zion Lutheran Church

Thursdays: Grief Share Support Group

12075 Dorsett Road, Maryland Heights, 7:30 – 9 p.m., www.Nar-Anon.org

Church of the Nazarene, 1309 N. Elizabeth Ave., Ferguson 6:30 - 8pm, leecedra@sbcglobal.net

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Sports you see with Gary B...

Hoots pick up local talented pitcher for 2021 season The O’Fallon Hoots are members of the Prospect League and began play in O’Fallon in May 2020 after relocating from Hannibal, Missouri following the 2019 season.

The Hoots announced recently the signing of Lindenwood University pitcher Bryce Wear for the 2021 sum-

mer season.

The six-foot-one right-handed pitcher attended Fox High School in Arnold, Missouri. With Fox High, he earned first-team All Conference and first-team All District honors. In 42.3 innings, Wear allowed just 39 hits on 54 strikeouts and posted a 1.82 ERA. For more information, visit www.OfallonHoots.com * Local player on the squad

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UMSL hands top place team first loss The No. 9 ranked University of Missouri-St. Louis volleyball team recorded a 2522, 25-22, 25-13 road win at Quincy, Illinois Friday afternoon, giving the Hawks their first home loss of the season.

The women Tritons hit .283 in the victory, racking up 50 kills. They increased their record to 12 wins out of 14 attempts and gave Quincy their sixth loss in 19 contests.

UMSL recorded 20 kills in the first set, hitting .245 with senior Kaileen Herman dishing out 18 assists.

The Tritons jumped out to a 7-0 start in third set and never looked back, hitting .464 in the frame with 14 kills and just one error.

Highlights: • Herman finished with 41 assists and added five service aces, eight digs and five kills • Charlotte Richards recorded her ninth double-double with 12 kills and 17 digs • Freshman Karli Dean and redshirt sophomore Olivia Klank added nine kills each • Junior Megan Woll added 12 digs * Moving up in the rankings Indoor football starts at the Family Arena The St. Louis Bandits play their home games at the Arena starting April 17 at 7:05 p.m. against the CI Royals.

Owner and Head Coach Jeff Hunt will take his squad to the field for their inaugural season.

For more go to www.StLouisBanditsFootball.com. * Football is back in the STL Lindenwood women’s volley ball team excel The Lindenwood University volleyball squad picked up their 11th win out of 16 attempts to swept Truman State who have lost seven out of 15 contests, at home on Friday.

The Lions got out to a 1-0 start with a 25-21 win in set one.

As a team, the Lions recorded 18 kills in the first set.

After trailing 15-12, Lindenwood turned things around and went on a 5-0 run to go up 17-15.

The Lions extended their lead to five, at the 24-19 mark, and ultimately won, 25-21.

Lindenwood took both the second and third sets by scores of 25-18.

In the second set the Lions upped their kill total to 19, and had 13 in the third set.

The team held an eight-point lead late in the second set, 21-13. After a 3-0 stretch by the Bulldogs, the Lions were able to close out the set and go up 2-0 in the match.

In the third set, Lindenwood jumped out to a 9-2 lead.

Mini-runs by both teams kept the set close, however the Lions would go up 22-14 on a kill by Allie Otten.

The Lions won their sets by an average margin of six points.

Lindenwood outkilled Truman State, 50-35, and had eight more assists. The Lions also notched 12 more digs than the Bulldogs.

The Lions have won five-straight matches, and are 15-1 in their last 16 sets. * On a big roll Gary Baute, a St. Louis native, may be educated in business but he lives and breathes sports. As a fan or an athlete, Gary is all sports all the time. He hosted a radio sports program on KFNS, emceed the River City Rascals’ inaugural season, among many other activities. I am currently hosting a Health show on 97.1 FM, ‘Prime Time Health’ www.

PrimeTimeSTL.com. It broadcasts Saturday nights at 8 and Sunday mornings at 9.

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Remembering ‘Ramona the Pest’ author Beverly Cleary

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By Steve Bryan

Born and raised in South St. Louis, Steve Bryan is now based in Anaheim, California, and has been allowed access to movie and television sets to see actors and directors at work. Though his writing has taken him far from St. Louis, Steve is, at heart, still the same wide-eyed kid who spent countless hours watching classic movies at neighborhood theaters.

Ray Bradbury is credited and the Paper Route,” Henry, a friend of with the statement “LibrarBeezus, desperately wants to get a paies raised me,” a sentiment that evper route but after he gets one, Ramona ery bookworm out there can agree makes his life miserable. In a pre-social with. For me, the library was more of media world, Henry resorts to pen, paa means to an end because it put me in per and the power of television to get contact with fantastic authors like Bevthat pint-sized terror off his back. erly Cleary, a Newberry Medal-winner If any Beverly Cleary character can for children’s literature. Cleary passed match Ramona’s passion it would be away on March 25 at the age of 104 leavRalph S. Mouse, the hero of Cleary’s ing behind a legacy of engaging novels “The Mouse and the Motorcycle.” Ralph, for children of all ages. who can speak with children, lives in a Cleary created a number of memorarun-down hotel and becomes friends ble characters, but the unflappable Rawith Keith Gridley, a boy who has a toy Photo courtesy Oregon Public Broadasting mona Geraldine Quimby is the break- Beverly Cleary passed away on March 25th at the age of 104. motorcycle. Keith teaches Ralph how out star of the author’s body of work. to make the motorcycle move simply by The 2010 family comedy “Ramona and Beezus” is based primarily on making engine-like noises. Like Ramona, Ralph made it to film in a the novels featuring Ramona. This character is the epitome of “girl 1986 adaptation of Cleary’s novel. The author also wrote two more novpower” with her vivid imagination and boundless energy. In Cleary’s els about the mouse with a need for speed.

“Ramona the Pest,” she goes too far, though, and ends up temporarily In her lifetime, Cleary created characters that appealed to all generasuspended from kindergarten. tions. Ramona’s outlook and fiery spirit makes her the standout, but the Though it was released over a decade ago, the themes in the “Ramona determination of Henry Huggins is something to be admired. When and Beezus” movie are very relevant in 2021. Ramona’s dad (John Cor- he finds a lost dog, Henry does everything he can to bring him home bett) is separated from his job and tries to find a new, more creative po- on the bus. At the grand opening of a new supermarket, Henry even sition, but that troubles his young daughter. After Ramona (Joey King) volunteers to try some new dog food to get his friends to forget an emtalks to a classmate in a similar situation, she’s afraid that her parents barrassing situation. might even get divorced. Despite her misadventures, Ramona’s Aunt Thank you, Beverly Cleary, for the characters and inspiration you Bea (Ginnifer Goodwin) thinks her niece is extraordinary. have left behind. You will be missed.

In earlier novels, however; Ramona serves as an annoying back“Ramona and Beezus” is available for rent or purchase on Amazon ground character who, because she couldn’t pronounce the name “Beatrice,” called her big sister “Beezus” and the nickname stuck. In “Henry Prime.

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‘Yeggs’ is a comic series about Robert and Bill, two rabbits who have opened their own egg franchise in the Midwest (St. Louis area). We follow their day to day lives, watching as they go about the hectic task of preparing for their one big day every year. Along the way they have adventures filled with fun, comic doings and pathos.

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Moore On Life It’s been over a year and we thought this pandemic thing would finally run its course and dry up and blow away. Just when I thought it was safe to go out again, another of my relatives got the virus. Of all the luck, I had had contact with them.

I panicked. I was instructed to get myself quickly to the COVID express. “What’s that,” I wondered?

Turns out it’s a rapid result drive-through testing clinic. How convenient.

So into the car I jumped and off I drove to get tested. Zig-zagging through barricades and past a maze of arrows I drove until I approached a nondescript trailer.

“Honk,” instructed a sign. I honked.

Out piled a team of Hazmat-clothed space aliens looking as if they were dressed to explore the terrain of Venus. They were carrying handheld temperature takers, which looked more like the phasers used on Star Trek, the ones they used to vaporize people. Not a good sign.

One of the technicians approached my window.

She pulled on a long plastic glove that went all the way up to her shoulder. It strangely resembled the kind of glove that a country veterinarian uses to probe a cow’s nether regions when it’s due to calf.

This caused great anxiety as I wondered just exactly how and where they intended to administer this test. I made a mental note not to moo.

She explained that it was used as a sneeze guard.

I had a foreboding feeling about the expulsion that one might produce which needed that level of protection.

Dodging bullets

From inside the car I was instructed to angle my head back after which, the tech promptly plunged a long pipe cleaner-like devise into my nasal passage then skewered it into the soft tissue lining of my

larynx. She left it there until certain I had turned the required color of purple. Only after I had completely swallowed my tongue did she remove the object of torture.

I gagged, I choked, I dry heaved and retched and soon realized her need for the fingertip-to-shoulder shield of protection.

Fifteen minutes later I received a text from the technician: NEGATIVE! Woo hoo! I wasn’t pregnant! Well…I didn’t have the Corona, but I felt just as relieved.

Not today Rona! Not today!

Cindy Moore is the mother of three superlative kids, servant of two self-indulgent felines and wife to one nifty husband. Her ficticious occupation? Archeological Humorist: someone who unearths absurdity and hilarity in strange and unusual places including public restrooms, the lint filter, and church meetings. Most recently, she excavated a find in her neighbor’s bird feeder.

The opinions expressed in this column are Cindy Moore’s alone and do not reflect the opinion of the owners or staff of Community News.

ACROSS 1. Type of tide 5. Sin over tan 8. Schooner pole 12. Part of temple floor plan 13. Made a basket 14. *Main artery in the body 15. *____-carotene 16. Swear, not curse 17. Reputation-damaging gossip 18. *Physicist of theory of relativity fame 20. Salty drop 21. Turn upside down 22. Mark on Pinterest 23. *Everything around us 26. Porch in ancient Greece 30. Not St. or Blvd.

31. Percussion instrument 34. “Aim High... Fly-FightWin” org.

35. Walks like Long John Silver 37. “Dog ____ dog” 38. Like TV or phone in 2021 39. Measuring roll 40. Catch in a net 42. Gorilla or orangutan 43. Pull-over parkas 45. *One of B-vitamins 47. Anger

48. Open disrespect 50. Full of excitement 52. *Explanations that can be tested and verified 55. Words to live by 56. Sword handle 57. Large West African republic 59. “Encore!”

60. Unrivaled 61. From a second-hand store 62. Cleopatra’s necklace 63. Second solfa syllable, pl.

64. Makes stitches DOWN 1. Pick up a perpetrator 2. Dueling weapon in “The Three Musketeers” 3. ____ Spumante 4. Treat for Dumbo 5. Witches’ get-together 6. Egg-shaped 7. Made with stitches 8. *Product of mass and velocity of an object 9. *Equals length times width 10. *Alpha Centauri A., e.g.

11. Toni Morrison’s “____ Baby” 13. Like rheumy eyes 14. On the move

19. Four-eyes’ gear 22. Short for “politician” 23. Tiny European republic 24. Type of flu 25. Moderato, e.g.

26. Toupée spot 27. *Scientist Newton 28. *Wrist bones 29. More than occasional 32. Department store department 33. “Pow!” 36. *Mendeleev’s ____ table 38. Bake, as in eggs 40. Make bigger 41. Persnickety 44. *Ar, inert gas 46. Bad blood 48. Use a shoe polish 49. *Smallest units of life 50. Jason’s ship 51. Wheel inside old clock 52. God of thunder 53. Alleviate 54. Boatload 55. Tom of “Tom and Jerry” 58. Dog tags

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