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April 8, 2020

Caring for kids in crisis

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St. Louis Crisis Nursery continues to provide family support services and emergency respite care for children during the COVID-19 outbreak.

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By Charlotte Beard The needs of children and families who are in a social and/or economic crisis do not disappear when a disaster hits the nation. Those needs will no doubt be magnified during such a time, which is why the St. Louis Crisis Nursery remains in operation since opening its doors in 1986.

“We are still (doing) business as usual at the nursery,” states Molly Brown, Senior Clinical Director for St. Louis Crisis Nursery. “(We are) still available to the community 24/7 as we have been for 34 years now. We still have our 24-hour helpline (where individuals) can call any time of the day or night. We are still providing emergency respite care for kids whose families are in crisis, and we are still providing our family support services for families in the community.”

Though the COVID-19 crisis has affected the crisis nursery’s access to its volunteer pool that would work with the children, the nursery has remained vigilant with its mission.

Temporarily, the nursery’s five sites (which includes the north county site at 11037 Breezy Point Lane) have been reduced to three active sites. St. Charles’ two locations are temporarily being serviced at the Wentzville site located at 700 Medical Drive.

“We needed to be able to support some of our staff who were at a higher risk category,” stated Brown, “and needed to be off right now. We want to make sure that as we’re taking care of our kids and families, we’re also taking care of our team. During this time, we typically have two staff members on each shift and additionally we have our program

supervisor on site as well.”

Brown stated that due to the pandemic, the organization has had to shift how they handle the support services, such as crisis counseling and providing connections to resources. She stated that prior to the pandemic these were in-home services. To maintain social distancing practices, these services are currently being provided via online video tools such as Zoom.

In addition to the temporary implementation of online video conferencing with parents and the pausing of certain programs, the nursery is taking precautions for direct services and short term care with the children where social distancing cannot be practiced.

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‘CARING’ from cover “We’re taking the temperatures of our team members,” stated Brown. “We ask them to take their temperature before they come to work and then we take it again when they get to work just to double check. (In addition), we are taking the temperatures of our kids and our families upon arrival, making sure that they don’t have any symptoms and they haven’t been in contact with anyone (that has) symptoms. We have implemented a pretty rigorous cleaning protocol that we’re doing to make sure that we’re constantly sanitizing extra, extra, extra everything that we can, so that our environment is as clean and safe as it possibly can be. We are doing the best we can. You can’t social-distance from a little baby or a two-year old that needs a hug. So, we’re just trusting that extra cleaning measures that are in place are working. We have implemented a health assessment that we ask for before families arrive – checking for exposures to any potential contact with anyone that may be impacted by the virus. It’s just important that we’re still here for our kids and families that have nowhere else to go. That’s kind of what I think is motivating us still at this point, even though our team is a little nervous.

We’re all a little nervous because there are so many unknowns here. But what drives us is knowing that there

are kids and families that count on us to help them be safe. So, we want to be here for them.”

According to Brown, staff are required to care for their mental health not only during the pandemic but all year round, especially with the type of services they provide to children and families.

“Our supervisors are doing a phenomenal job of supporting their team – doing extra check-ins, making sure that they are following the self-care plan.”

Brown stressed the importance of its team limiting the daily consumption of news and social media and taking advantage of getting fresh outdoor air.

Besides the reduction of volunteers to help with the children, the pandemic has affected the nursery sites’ ability to receive gently used donations for the children.

“We’re just trying to really reduce extra people coming in and out of our buildings,” stated Brown.

The nursery is accepting non-perishable food, diapers and cleaning supplies for distribution to the other nursery locations in need at their Regional Administrative Headquarters located at 11710 Administration Drive, Suite 18 in Maryland Heights. Though in-home visits are temporarily halted, members of the team have been dropping needed items at their clients’ front doors. The social distancing is maintained by staff alerting families of drop off times and when the items have been dropped.

Brown shared that the St. Louis Crisis Nursery is proud of the whole community.

“We see so many other agencies, churches, schools, neighbors, etc. stepping up to look out for each other so we can come together and take care of as many peo-

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Submitted photo St. Louis Crisis Nursery continues to provide family support services and emergency respite care for children during the COVID-19 outbreak.

ple as possible. It makes our jobs a little easier to know that when families call us for help that there are other resources that we can connect them to. At a time like this it just makes me proud to be a part of this community and to see so many wonderful people who are doing anything and everything that they can to help. While it’s a scary time it’s also a time to be grateful for a great community (of which) we are a part.”

To learn more about St. Louis Crisis Nursery or to donate funds visit https://www.crisisnurserykids.org. To reach the 24-hour helpline call 314-768-3201.

By Dr. Rance Thomas

Improving the relationship between police and community Since the Michael Brown shooting and the riots in Ferguson in 2014, North County Churches Uniting for Racial Harmony and Justice (NCCU) has been working with the St. Louis County, Florissant, Hazelwood, Clayton, and Alton, Illinois Police Departments as well as the Superintendent of Hazelwood School District, a representative of Ferguson-Florissant School District, three pastors, and several others to improve the relations between the police and the community.

This is very unusual because normally after a few years, individuals tend to move on to something else instead of continuing to focus on an incident of this nature. This is also true for some of NCCU Churches in the Florissant area as well.

These police departments, clergy, school districts have been very dedicated to improve the relations between the police and the community.

In fact, in December of last year, NCCU and the Florissant Police Department held their fourth “Summons of Joy” program within the city of Florissant. This program consists of some of NCCU Churches donating funds so we can buy $100 gift cards and give them to the Florissant Police Department to give to those they stop for minor violations during the

Christmas season.

Instead of giving them tickets, the police issue them warnings and give each a $100 gift card. These are given to those who appear to have a financial need. Some of the contacts between the police and those they give the gift cards are shown on TV. The response has been incredible. Some cannot thank the officers enough, others hug every officer in sight, and some even breakdown crying. Since I wanted to experience the response they receive, I rode along for a couple of hours with an officer this past Christmas season, and I experienced some of the things I had been told about.

In one case, the officer stopped a woman in an older car with her young daughter in the back seat. He gave her a warning and then asked me if I wanted to give her a gift card, and I did. Then she grabbed me hugged me very tightly and also grabbed the two officer who were on the scene and gave them big hugs as well. Her daughter in the back seat had cancer and was being taken home from the Siteman Cancer Center, but she wanted us to hug her in the back seat and we did. This was truly a very emotional moment. This incident in itself made the whole program really worthwhile. This program definitely helps

improve the relations between the police and the community Of course it improves the relations between the police and those who receive the cards, but it also improves the relations with their family members, friends, and others who become aware of the program.

Of course, we are working with the school districts, churches, and others to improve the relations between the police and the community, but this program has been more visible and very effective.

Due to the generosity of some of our churches, we were able to give individuals 40 gift carts this year. One year we were able to give 98 gift cards. We are very grateful to our Churches and the Florissant Police Department for implementing this program.

Dr. Rance Thomas is Professor Emeritus of Sociology/Criminal Justice and co-founder and President of North County Churches Uniting for Racial Harmony and Justice.

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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STLMade creates custom onesies for newborns at BJC HealthCare hospitals across the region

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STLMade, a movement within the St. Louis area shining a light on the amazing things people in our region are doing, partnered with BJC HealthCare and supplied STLMade onesies to babies

born at the hospitals on March 14.

3.14 has become synonymous with St. Louis pride, mirroring the city’s area code. Now, in their second year celebrating St. Lou-

is, STLMade has partnered with dozens of iconic organizations in the area to amplify the movement’s message.

Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri extends closure and provides updates On April 2, Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri announced it is suspending all programming through May 31 due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and required social distancing. The Girl Scout Council is also canceling April Showers, its annual personal care item drive. A decision about rescheduling April Showers, and moving forward with summer camps will be made in early-May. “These are challenging times for our community and across the country. We are taking proactive measures to help protect both the safety of our members and the future of Girl Scouting in our region,” said Bonnie Barczykowski, CEO of Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri.

“We remain optimistic for our collective future and believe these short-term measures will provide long-term benefits for our Girl Scouts, staff and community. We look forward to resuming our vital in-person programs that are hallmarks of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience.”

With the temporary office and camp closures, the need for social distancing and program cancellations, Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri made the difficult decision to temporarily furlough 65 percent of its staff, effective April 13. All furloughed employees who are currently enrolled in the Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri’s benefits plan will continue to receive full health benefits and may apply for applicable state unemployment benefits. The Executive Team is also voluntarily taking pay cuts.

“Our thoughts are with our valued employees and their families as we face the impact of COVID-19 together,” Barczykowski said.

“We look forward to returning to regular operations and providing in-person programs, events and trainings with our girls, their families and our volunteers once again. More than ever our world needs Girl Scouts.”

Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri will continue to offer the recently launched Girl Scouting from Home, an online, free resource curated to meet the evolving needs of the community’s young dreamers, doers and innovators in this unprecedented time. With Girl Scouting from Home, members can try out new, fun activities all while remaining uniquely connected to their sister Girl Scouts.

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Operation Food Search donates supplies to Nashville tornado victims Operation Food Search (OFS), a nonprofit hunger relief organization, donated 28,000 bottles of water and sports drinks to support Nashville families affected by the area’s recent tornado. Carly Dibble, Assistant to Michelle Romeo and Marketing Coordinator at Romeo Entertainment Group, raised money to ship via tractor trailer the donation, which was valued at $70,000.

The drinks were delivered to Black Tie Moving where they will then be distributed to East Nashville, Germantown and Mt. Juliet residents. Nashville’s storm was the United States’ deadliest day for tornadoes since March 2, 2012 when 40 people died in twisters that hit portions of the Midwest and South.

Carly Dibble explained how her boss came to work after the recent tornado and told her how terribly her neighborhood was hit.

“When I heard that, I couldn’t sit back and just do nothing, but I also didn’t have much to give financially. I started raising money to buy supplies on Amazon until Operation Food Search reached out to me about wanting to help,” she said. “The destruction is like nothing I have ever seen before, but I have really loved how everyone has come together and supported our community.”

“We were more than happy to help a community that is located only 300 miles from our very own backyard,” said Kristen Wild, Executive Director of OFS. “We had the resources to make a bad situation better, and we were honored to assist them during this very difficult time.”

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Social-emotional needs of students is one of the biggest challenges in education today

By Dr. Keith A. Marty If asked, an educator today would undoubtedly say one of the biggest challenges they face is the social-emotional/mental health needs of young people today. This would be true no matter the age of children the educator instructs and supervises.

Some researchers suggest well over a third of school-age children ages five-to-18, face social-emotional/mental health challenges at some point. These may include ADHD, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, suicidal thoughts, or other disorders that impact their daily lives and learning.

During the 2018-2019 school year, Parkway convened a Mental Health Task Force made up of educators, parents, community members and mental health professionals. The task force concluded its work with several recommendations for the district to implement. Among the recommendations were the addition of new roles on our staff to address student needs; greater preparation and capacity building of all educators to deal with students social-emotional/mental health needs; the building of community and professional partnerships; the education and preparation of parents’ knowledge and strategies for their children, and attention to ways to measure children’s mental health.

One of the biggest barriers society and schools face is the negative stigma of mental health. We have no trouble talking about and seeking physical health checkups. But we hesitate to talk about,

question or address mental health needs. We need to ensure our next generation of young people do not continue this stigma on “no talk” and denial.

While still early in implementing our task force recommendations, we are experiencing some refreshing and exciting results. Educators are seeking more information and asking more questions about mental illness. Parents have requested more discussion and programs on the topic, and when offered, we are seeing good parent attendance.

One of our high schools chose a play to perform on the heavy topic of teen suicide, and following the performances, offered a talkback opportunity for the audience. The questions and discussions were transparent, open, and frank. The Parkway Board of Education continues encouraging leaders to find even more ways to support our students, educators, and parents.

The issues surrounding social-emotional/mental health needs are not a short term issue. I fear we will be addressing them and finding more and more ways to assist young people and families.

Thank you!

Keith A. Marty, Ed.D. is Superintendent of Parkway School District.

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.

Florissant Girl Scout goes for the gold Emily Fazio, a recent graduate of Marquette Catholic High School, has recently earned the mark of the truly remarkable – the Girl Scout Gold Award. This young change-maker demon-

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strated extraordinary leadership through a measurable and sustainable community service project.

Seventy-six percent of impoverished individuals report having to choose between paying for food or paying for utilities, according to Feeding America. While the majority of these people rely on food assistance programs, they still struggle to meet other needs, such as housing, medical care and education.

After learning about the limited access to basic needs, Fazio decided to take action and work to help create permanent and positive changes in her community.

So, Fazio expanded the St. Stephen’s Food Pantry by adding three new programs offering their participants free birthday bags, school supplies and health screenings.

To earn this prestigious award, Fazio collected 106 birthday items such as cake mix, candles and balloons with

the help of her local Girl Scouts sisters. Then, Fazio and her team assembled the birthday bags and distributed them to the pantry. Next, Fazio acquired 734 school supply items thanks to the generous parishioners at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. The supplies filled 25 backpacks for families in need of school materials. Finally, Fazio organized a health screening for individuals to meet with a registered nurse through the Salam Clinic. The city of Florissant will continue to provide Fazio’s new programs for their community members.

The Gold Award is earned by a high-school-aged Girl Scout who has dedicated on average more than 80 hours to address an issue she’s passionate about in a way that produces meaningful and permanent change.

Whether it’s on a local, national or global level, Gold Award Girl Scouts, like Fazio, provide innovative solutions to pressing and relevant challenges.

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2020 Ferguson Twilight Run going virtual for health and safety Ferguson Twilight Run is following the recommendations of health experts and local government leaders and will host a virtual race for its 11th annual event, May 16.

Concerns about the spread of COVID-19, the coronavirus, influenced the decision of the race planning committee, especially relative to individual and community health and safety.

2020 Ferguson Twilight Run Virtual Event distances include one-mile, 5K (3.1 miles), 10K (6.2 miles) and 10 miles. Participants can complete their chosen distance on their schedule.

Participants registered as of March 31 will be offered the following options: 1) switch to the virtual run; 2) donate the registration fee; or 3) request a full refund. Currently registered participants will receive a discount for the 2021 Ferguson Twilight Run. The 2020 Ferguson Twilight Run Virtual event will provide a sense of community while supporting a common interest.

Virtual run participants will receive a 2020 limited edition FTR T-shirt, finisher’s medal and $20 toward a shoe purchase at Big River Running Company. Full details about the Ferguson Twilight Run Virtual Event will be shared by April 16.

Ferguson Twilight Run debuted in May 2010 as the first evening race in North St. Louis County. Proceeds are donated to nonprofits in North St. Louis County that promote the healthy and sustainable benefits of fitness. To date, more than $87,000 has been given to community organizations through the Donnie White Sr. Memorial Beneficiary Award.

2020 recipients are A Red Circle, Emerson Family YMCA, Girls on the Run St. Louis Ferguson-Florissant School District, and St. Vincent Home for Children. They will also be the beneficiaries of the 2021 Ferguson Twilight Run. For more information visit FergTwilightRun.com

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Area teen receives prestigious presidential award A 16-year-old high school student was recently awarded the Presidential Medal for Volunteerism. Nathan VanZeyl of Maryland Heights was presented with his bronze medal, lapel pin and a certificate signed by the President of the United States.

The sponsoring organization where Nathan completed his volunteer hours was Lutheran Senior Services of Brentwood and more specifically Meramec Bluffs Indepen-

dent & Assisted Living in Ballwin.

Nathan performed over 50 hours of volunteer time assisting with the senior residents reading, socializing, hosting games and trivia events, transporting residents and assisting his supervisors in any way requested.

Volunteer coordinator for Meramec Bluffs Nicole Graves said, “Nathan always displayed a positive attitude and a willingness to help wherever needed.”

Lutheran Senior Services has had thousands of volunteers but nobody had ever strived for nor achieved the Presidential Medal.

“We were happy to have assisted Nathan in completing his goal and held a special dinner in his honor” said Graves.

Nathan is in the process of going for the silver medal next or even the gold which requires 150 or more hours of volunteer time.

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Bee Naturals delivers free gallons of hand sanitizer to St. Louis Area first responders during coronavirus crisis Bee Naturals, a Clarksville, Missouri-based formulator and producer of high quality skin and body care products, has delivered free gallons of hand sanitizer to St. Louis area first responders and will continue to do so as the need heightens during the coronavirus crisis.

Recipients to date include the Berkeley Police Department, St. Louis City Police Department, stranded international students at St. Louis University and healthcare workers at area hospitals. In addition the firm has supplied the Alton, Illinois Association of Police and Eureka, Missouri Police Department at a small wholesale price as they had budgeted for these products.

Barbara Chappuis, owner and founder, and former RN, said she is delivering the hand sanitizer as quickly as possible as the company awaits more alcohol in a collaborative effort with a brewery in St. Louis.

“We want to help the people on the front lines of this COVID 19 crisis and make sure they have the necessary products to feel safe and protected. In addition Bee Naturals wants to ensure those groups desperately in

need of hand sanitizers are also provided for. We are working around the clock so we can play a role in controlling this massive outbreak,” Chappuis said.

Chappuis said she is excited about the collaboration Bee Naturals has created with a local company and urges other businesses to do the same.

“We all need to come together in St. Louis during this critical Submitted photo time. We provided a local brewBarbara Chappuis, founder of Bee Naturals (right), delivers a free gallon of hard-to-find hand sanitizer to ery with 1,000 bottles to help (from left) Chief Art Jackson and Captain Steve Runge (CALEA), for use of the Berkeley Police Department. make the sanitizer. Any company Chappuis formulated the sanitizer herself and is delivering it to area first responders. that has a valuable product or service should look for ways to work with other business- over 1,500 bottles sold. She is currently giving away a es to contain this pandemic. It can be a real win-win to travel-size bottle of hand sanitizer with qualifying purbenefit the community. Now is the time to take action.” chases, offering other sizes at reasonable prices, and Hand sanitizer for retail customers is available at providing free shipping on all purchases.

For additional information visit https://www.beethe Bee Naturals website. Chappuis said the hand sanitizer is in great demand with naturals.com.

Area leaders explore equity in workplace benefits at North County Inc.’s Good for Business, Good for People training

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North County Incorporated (NCI) hosted their second Good for Business, Good for People training at the University of Missouri-St. Louis with the help of Clair Antoine of the Diversity Awareness Partnership (DAP) and guest equity Submitted photo experts, Chris TaAttending North County Incorporated Good for Business, Good for People training at the University of Misbourne, assistant souri-St. Louis were (from left) Chris Tabourne (Enterprise Holdings), Dan Lester (Clayco Inc.), Evan Maxwell vice president of (North County Inc.) and Scott Negwer (Negwer Materials). diversity and inclusion at Enterprise Holdings, and Dan Lester, director of field di- viting someone into your home with the intenversity, inclusion and culture at Clayco Inc. This tion of providing a warming and comfortable program was part of NCI’s ongoing educational environment. That is the mindset we must have initiative on the economic benefits of racial equi- while approaching issues of race and gender in the workforce.” ty in the workplace.

Panelist Chris Tabourne, assistant vice pres“This knowledge is valuable for our large and ident of diversity and inclusion for Enterprise small businesses to understand the positive impact a diverse workforce can be through lens- Holdings discussed efforts around partnering es of work culture and real dollars,” president with the community on workplace equity.

“Within each of our groups, we determine and of Negwer Materials, Inc.’s Scott Negwer, NCI past-president and chairman of the equity ad- work with local diversity and inclusion committees responsible for leading collaborative convancement committee.

A helpful analogy for the best approach to di- versations regarding equity and diversity in the versity and inclusion in the workplace was given workplace. Working together, we have found by guest panelist, Dan Lester with Clayco Inc., these committees to be effective on how to best “There is a difference between simply inviting leverage the efforts and voices of our employees,” someone into your home unprepared and in- said Tabourne.

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Men’s health matters While family history and age cannot be changed, there are everyday steps men can follow to take charge of their health, including prostate health, and maybe even prevent problems down the road.

Consider these tips to help lead a healthier lifestyle.

Get checked out regularly. Just because you’re healthy doesn’t mean you should eschew routine checkups, and that includes self-examinations. While regular visits to your health care provider can keep you up-to-date on preventative screenings and immunizations, getting to know your own body can have similar benefits.

Care for your prostate. If you’re experiencing frequent urination, a weak or slow urine stream, incomplete bladder emptying, difficulty or delay in starting urination or a urine stream that stops and starts, these may be signs you may be suffering from Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), otherwise known as enlarged prostate. Enlarged prostate, which is non-cancerous and affects more than 40 million American men, can also cause loss of productivity and sleep, according to research published in the “Journal of Urology.”

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Focus on a more nutritious diet. Aim for a pattern of healthier eating that includes more fruits, vegetables and leafy greens such as lettuce, spinach, kale and broccoli, which can help keep you – and your prostate – healthy. Also try to cut back on consumption of red meat – specifically processed meat – as well as salt and sweets.

Know your numbers. Be sure to discuss your family history and lifestyle with your doctor as he or she may recommend screenings for diseases and common ailments. Be sure to keep up with these screenings and check in with your doctor to make sure you’re accounting for milestone ages and common ailments associated with aging.

Make exercise a priority. Exercise is a key to maintaining quality of life. The American Heart Association recommends at least 150 minutes per week of moderate-intensity aerobic activity for adults. Even shorter increments of physical activity multiple times a day such as a walking meeting, opting for the stairs instead of the elevator or parking far-

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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 8: Egg decorating

Keep the mess out of your house and give your child a chance to dye and decorate eggs alongside some new friends at the James J. Eagan Center.

Each child will be given one dozen eggs to decorate and take home.

Dye and other fun decorations will be provided, along with a light snack and drink. There will be two sessions, the first from 5:30 – 6:15 p.m. and the second from 6:30 – 7:15 p.m. Preregistration is required so supplies can be prepared for all participants.

Tickets for residents are $6 and for non-residents are $9. Call 314-9214466 or 314-921-4250 for more information.

April 10: Fish fries SUDOKU answers from page F-1

A fish fry will be held on Fridays from 4 to 7 p.m. through April 10 at American Legion Post 444 at 17090 Old Jamestown Rd. in Florissant.

April 14: 2020 City of Florissant Senior Citizen Resource Fair

The city of Florissant has partnered with Memory Care Home Solutions, St. Catherine Retirement Community and Mercy Home Health & Hospice Services to provide the Aging My Way Resource Fair from 9 a.m.

– noon at the James J. Eagan Community Center at #1 James Eagan Drive in Florissant. Gift cards will be raffled, free donuts and coffee will be available, free health screenings will be conducted and over 70 booths of valuable senior citizen information will be given out. This is a free event – residents and non-residents are in-

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vited. No ticket required. For more information, call the Florissant Senior Office at 314-839-7605.

April 25: Gala fundraiser

The Breakfast Club, Inc. Shining Star Gala will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Orlando’s Event and Conference Center at 2050 Dorsett Village Plaza in Maryland Heights.

Tickets are $60 and can be purchased at www.eventbrite.com. Call 314972-8883 for more information.

April 25: Dueling pianos

Dueling Pianos will take place at Atonement Lutheran Church at 1285 N New Florissant Rd. Doors open at 6 p.m., music goes from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. There will be a silent auction, wine pulls and 50/50. For reservations call Rick Brown at 314-2493418. All money raised will support Feed My Starving Children.

May 15: Fish fry

Zion Lutheran Church Fish Fry starts on Feb. 28 and runs every Friday through May 15. Doors open from 4 to 7 p.m. Dine in or carry out cod, catfish, shrimp, chicken, drinks and sides featuring homemade desserts.

For more information call at Andi 314-522-0100.

May 16: Meat shoots

The Florissant Eagles 3638 is hosting weekly meat shoots on Saturdays at the Florissant Aerie located at 15245 New Halls Ferry Road in Florissant.

Shoots start at noon and run until early evening. The shoots will happen every Saturday until May 16. For more information call 314-838-3470.

June 14: Rummage sale

Calvary United Church of Christ at

2501 Hartland Avenue is planning on having its Spring Rummage Sale from 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. Questions? Call 314-429-7464 and leave a message.

Dependent upon the guidelines and restrictions at this time.

May 31: 5K walk/run

Christian Hospital Recovery Center is hosting the first-ever 5K Walk/ Run “Eliminate the Stigma” for Mental Health at 9 a.m. on the Paul F. Detrick Building parking lot at Christian Hospital at 11133 Dunn Rd. To register, visit christianhospital.org/5K. All proceeds go toward the Christian Hospital Foundation’s Mental Health Scholarship Fund to provide services to those most in need. Health vendors will be onsite providing information on their services. Chances to win raffle baskets can be purchased at the event for $1 for one chance or $5 for six chances.

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.

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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.

Weekdays: Volunteer drivers

The St. Louis County Older Resident Programs need volunteer drivers who live in St. Louis County to give a few hours during the day to provide transportation to and from doctor’s appointments for our senior residents of St. Louis County that lives near you! No weekends and mileage reimbursement is available. Call today at 314-615-4516.

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 inexpensive way to lose weight.

You may visit a meeting for free. Any questions please call Dan Agee at 314540-5223.

Mondays: Choral Arts Singers practice

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.

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nor league players during this time that the season has been delayed. A local resident is proud to be a recipient of the gesture.

22-year old Anthony Green was born in Florissant and graduated from Pattonville High School. His college included studies at Jefferson College in Hillsboro, Missouri.

The St. Louis Cardinals drafted him in the 33rd round of the 2019 Major League Baseball June Amateur draft.

The 6’4” 210 lb right-handed pitcher has only played one year in the Gulf Coast Rookie League with the Redbirds.

He has only pitched in 10 games with four of those as a starter and has won one game while losing two.

The 30 innings he has pitched, he registered 28 strikeouts allowing only two homeruns. * Best of luck when things get back to normal XFL players signed by the NFL The Xtreme Football League (XFL) is a professional American football league owned by Vince McMahon’s Alpha Entertainment with one of the eight teams in the league in St. Louis.

Its first year of play was 2020 and was abruptly ended with the Gateway’s team the BattleHawks playing pretty good football after only five games.

This was noticed by a few of the teams in the National Football League as they signed two of the Battlehawks players.

The team’s quarterback Jordan Ta’amu produced some good offensive numbers with a lot of talent at his position. The Super Bowl Champion’s Kansas City Chief agreed to a contract with Ta’amu a few weeks ago.

The second player on the BattleHawks’ roster Dewayne Hendrix, signed a oneyear contract last week with the Pittsburgh Steelers. 6-foot-4, 269-pound defensive

end was a 2014 O’Fallon Township High graduate.

At O’Fallon, he was No. 3 in the Post-Dispatch preseason Super 30 and a first-team All-Metro selection. * Continue success in the Big Show Two women gymnasts from Lindenwood get accolades Lindenwood University gymnasts Gayla Griswold and Courtney Mitchell were named to the Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) All-American Team, the organization announced last week. Griswold was a second-team All-American on the vault, and Mitchell was a second-team All-American on the bars.

In her first season competing at the collegiate level, Griswold was a constant fixture at the top of the score sheets on the vault. She captured a career-high score of 9.825 on the vault, which she achieved in four different meets, and tallied a score of 9.800 or higher on the vault in five meets on the season. Griswold was also a first-team All-Conference on the vault this season.

Mitchell pairs her second-team All-American bars selection, with her Midwest Independent Conference (MIC) first-team All-Conference honors for the same event, as she continues to rack up the career hardware.

Mitchell set a season-high score of 9.850 on the bars, which she would achieve in three different meets. For the season, Mitchell scored a 9.800 or higher on the bars, in five total meets. * Great accomplishments 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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Prep time: 25 minutes | Cook time: 20 minutes | Servings: 8

Ingredients: 1 jar (16 ounces) baby whole pickled beets 2 large boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (about 1 pound) 1/2 teaspoon salt, plus additional, to taste, divided 1/2 teaspoon pepper, plus additional, to taste, divided 4 1/2 tablespoons stone ground mustard, divided 1 1/2 tablespoons, plus 1/3 cup, orange marmalade, divided 2 tablespoons minced fresh chives 1 large lemon, zest and juice (1/3 cup juice) 1/4 cup olive oil 1 bag (9 ounces) leafy romaine lettuce pieces 1/3 cup chopped almonds, toasted 1/3 cup crumbled blue, feta or goat cheese

Directions: Heat oven to 375 F. Drain beets; set aside.

Season both sides of chicken with salt and pepper, to taste. In small bowl, combine 1 1/2 tablespoons mustard and 1 1/2 tablespoons marmalade. Brush mixture over chicken until completely coated.

Bake chicken on rimmed baking sheet lined with aluminum foil about 20-25 minutes, or until juices run clear; set aside.

To make vinaigrette: In medium bowl, combine remaining mustard, remaining marmalade, chives, lemon zest and juice,

1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Slowly pour in oil while whisking vigorously until completely combined.

Slice cooled chicken into 1-inch pieces.

Onto each skewer, thread one beet, one piece of chicken and 4-5 pieces of lettuce; repeat two times for each skewer, adding one beet at ends. Repeat to make eight skewers. Place skewers on large serving platter.

Stir vinaigrette; drizzle lightly over skewers. Sprinkle with almonds and cheese. Serve with remaining vinaigrette.

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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.

n 2011, I saw the movie “Contagion” while it was still in theaters. Nine years later, I wish I had paid better attention to the lessons and warnings contained within. After viewing it and other movies such as “Outbreak,” I felt very confident that the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) could guide us through a bad situation.

For a while, that seemed true as the world dealt with outbreaks of H1N1, Ebola and Zika over the last decade. The current coronavirus pandemic prompted “stay-at-home” orders, however, and a rush to stock up on toilet paper and hand sanitizer. Unable to attend classes at their schools, many children are taking lessons online while medical students in the United Kingdom graduated early and started working in hospitals.

Whenever I wanted to escape the real world, I always found solace in going to the movies, but that option is not available for the foreseeable future. While staying at home, I started thinking of movies that always inspired me, especially ones that dealt

until they could get home.

Originally shown on TBS in 1994 “Moon Shot,” a four-part documentary miniseries, discussed America’s space program and the men who went to the Moon. The series was based on a book co-written by Alan Shepard and Deke Slayton, two of the original Mercury astronauts.

Shepard made it to the lunar surface as commander of Apollo 14 while Slayton joined the crew of the Apollo-Soyuz mission in 1975. Their inPhoto courtesy Universal Pictures sights and comments are priceless.

Fifty years after the Apollo 11 landing, it’s with outer space. “Apollo 13,” the 1995 film fascinating to hear comments from John starring Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton and Kevin Glenn and other astronauts about the chalBacon was the first one that came to mind. lenges, triumphs and tragedies connected Director Ron Howard skillfully recreated with putting astronauts into space. “Moon the moon mission that was cut short by an Shot” doesn’t gloss over the Apollo 1 fire or oxygen tank explosion. mistakes that were made in the program. At The Apollo 13 astronauts were stuck times like these, it reminds me to keep lookfor days in a damaged craft while NASA ing forward and make the best of my curworked overtime to bring them home. With rent situation. self-quarantines and stay-at-home orders, I While we’re all social distancing, look could empathize with the plight of the as- through your DVD’s and pull out the movtronauts to some degree. Unlike them, I can ies that always inspired and entertained you. still go outside for walks and to get grocer- Please stay healthy and safe and I hope to ies. The Apollo 13 crew had to stay inside see everyone at the movies sometime soon. the command module and the lunar lander

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Moore On Life It’s getting pretty rough out there.

There’s nothing left on the shelves at the store. Someone on the radio said we’ll have to go back to the days of bartering. That gave me an idea.

I glanced out my window and saw my neighbor in her backyard. I hurried out to catch her.

“Hey! Psst, Fiona,” I called over to her.

She edged over to the fence and said, “I’m here.

Just keep your distance though.”

“Oh sweet mother, Fiona!” I said, “It’s almost noon and you’re still in your pajamas. The world may be ending but, girlfriend, have some self-respect.”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” she sniffed. “I’ve already changed. These are my day pajamas.”

“Whatever. I get it. Hey listen, I was wondering if you’ve been to the grocery store lately.”

“Why yes I have. Early this morning; lined up for the senior-shopping only.”

“Sweet! Did you happen to get anything?”

“Not even. By the time I got in, there was nothing on the shelves but a container of chocolate-flavored hummus and a dented can of honey-glazed sardines.”

“Darn. Well, I was wondering if we could barter seeing that we’re both in a similar situation.”

“You mean like play tradesies? Sure. What have you got?”

“To start with, I’ve got a package of chewing gum and a half-empty box of kibble, which isn’t actually too bad. Kind of tastes like saltine crackers if you hold your breath and don’t let your

tongue touch it.”

“Pass!

I’m not desperate enough to eat cat food yet.”

“Okay,” I said, “I can tell you’re going to be a tough customer, but because you’re my friend, I’m going to throw in some”…I stopped to look both ways then continued…”toilet tissue.”

Fiona perked up right away. “I’m listening,” she said.

Okay, here’s how it’s going down. I’ll need in trade the ingredients for a complete dinner.”

“Deal!”

She was back in a flash with a brown paper bag which she hoisted over the fence. I traded it for my package.

I scurried back into the kitchen and opened the bag to find chocolate hummus and sardines.

But she’ll be just as surprised when she opens her bag to find a stack of napkins from Arby’s!

Toilet paper apocalypse

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. Wire danger 6. Part of a circumference 9. Nashville’s Keith 13. In a cold manner 14. Prefix for something revived 15. Paralyzing disease 16. Mulled wine 17. Egg cells 18. A do-nothing 19. *”Alphabet Series” detective novels author 21. *”It’s close to midnight, and something evil’s lurking in ____ ____” 23. Second mo.

24. Fabricca Italiana Automobili Torino 25. Not don’ts 28. Popular Japanese soup 30. *Agatha Christie’s famous sleuth 35. Wood sorrels 37. “Through” in text 39. Give sheep a haircut 40. Raise the roof 41. Wall or pedestal support 43. Cogito, ____ sum 44. Drink like a cat, two words 46. Be inclined 47. Commotions 48. Bewitch or beguile 50. Jack and Jill’s water jug 52. Put to work 53. *James Patterson’s

“____ the Girls” 55. “Jack and the Beanstalk” Giant’s disapproval 57. *Hitchcock classic 61. *Poe’s “Tales of ____ and Imagination” 65. In the know 66. *Subject of Roswell’s mystery 68. Cocoon dwellers 69. King Julien XIII of “Madagascar,” e.g.

70. Bubble source 71. Possible allergic reaction 72. Gaelic tongue 73. Store posting, for short 74. Oceanic trenches DOWN 1. Google alternative 2. Maple genus 3. Capital on the Baltic Sea 4. Blindman’s ____ 5. International ____ of Units 6. In a little while, oldfashioned 7. Once around 8. Raccoon’s South American cousin 9. *The Demon Barber 10. Spanish earthen pot 11. Coffin stand 12. *New ____, setting of “The Alienist” 15. Michelangelo’s famous Vatican statue and others

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31. Actress Perlman 32. “Lost” in Paris 33. Mar-a-___, pl.

34. Having a toothed margin 36. Undesirable location 38. Forearm bone 42. Enlighten 45. Slower 49. Oil drilling apparatus 51. Spoke with a speech defect 54. Make a murmuring sound 56. Chopin’s composition 57. Wide river valley 58. Water carrier 59. L.A. footballers 60. *HBO’s “____ Detective” 61. *Pamela Voorhees and Norma Bates, e.g.

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