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April 21, 2021

Reaching out to homeless youth

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By Marillyn Webb. Pg. 2 Citizens for Modern Transit to host next ‘Talking Transit’ event on April 29. Pg. 5 Hall of fame wide receiver Isaac Bruce hosts free football clinic for kids. Pg. 5

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Submitted photos The St. Vincent Home for Children the outreach van travels daily to provide personal care bags filled with essentials, PPE, information about St. Vincent’s services, and snacks to at-risk youth ages 10-19 in the St. Louis region.

St. Vincent Home for Children has received a grant to fund its Street Outreach Program which provides personal care bags to at-risk youth in the St. Louis region

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By Charlotte Beard The Federal Department of Health and Human Service’s Family and Youth Services Bureau’s (FYSB) Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY) Program has awarded a $600,000 Basic Center Program grant to St. Vincent Home for Children. St. Vincent will use the grant over the course of three years for its Street Outreach Program which provides personal care bags filled with essentials, PPE,

information about St. Vincent’s services, and snacks to at-risk youth ages 10-19 in the St. Louis region.

“This program is really important,” states Latosha Fowlkes, Executive Director for the home. “Historically, over the years in the St. Louis region the Street Outreach Program has struggled with maintaining funding.

When we experience budget cuts the Street

Outreach Program is often one of those programs that is cut back. So, we are excited that there is some funding opportunity right now to get out and expand that reach in the community. With us getting past this pandemic, with kids not accessing school in the way they had – it is really important that we as providers are coming outside the facility and getting See ‘HOMELESS’ page 2

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‘HOMELESS’ from cover into the community and meeting our youth where they are. These types of programs are critical to be able to meet the mental health and housing needs of our youth in our community.”

According to Fowlkes, the outreach van travels daily with a minimum of the facility’s outreach coordinator and a case manager when there are not four people from the leadership team. In addition to the items the van distributes to homeless and runaway youth, St. Vincent states youth are encouraged to enroll in the 21-day shelter support program where they will stay at St. Vincent’s facility and receive critical mental and behavioral health counseling, case management and crisis intervention as well as meals, hygiene items, and clothing. After completing the residential program, St. Vincent states youth are evaluated to determine if they could benefit from one of St. Vincent’s additional programs including Supportive Housing, Transitional Living, Outpatient Support or if a referral to a partner agency is necessary.

“Youth that come into our care often are some of the most resilient kids (with which) you will cross paths and they are often overlooked and under-

estimated,” shared Fowlkes. “I think some of the kids that come into our care are homeless because we are experiencing a housing crisis at this time. Safe, affordable housing in good neighborhoods and good school districts are a challenge for many of our youth to access.”

Fowlkes went on to explain the housing crisis as part of an issue that trickles down to children from their parents.

“Parents are struggling with maintaining and finding safe, affordable housing. One of the good things about our program is that we are used as somewhat of a ‘crisis care.’ Often we have parents who bring their youth (to us) so that they don’t have to experience homelessness with them.”

She further stated that sometimes utilities are turned off in the home and may be lacking basic needs such as food and water. Parents often depend on St. Vincent’s temporary care of their children until the parent gains stability. Fowlkes also attributed some reasons for homelessness among youth to trauma, violence, safety, substance abuse, the COVID crisis, and attempts by youth to find their own path in life.

Functioning now for only a month to-date, the Street Outreach Program has assisted 36 youth and Fowlkes states the program serves an average of 500 youth per year.

When asked how the program’s approach may differ for younger youth as opposed to the older youth the program assists, Fowlkes stated, “We take a trauma-in-

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formed approach to the care of all of our youth no matter the age.”

Fowlkes also stated that all professional staff are trained on trauma-informed care.

“Our number one goal,” she shared, “and part of our mission is that we want to improve the lives of our youth, their families, and ultimately our community. With that being said, for the younger kids our goal has always been reunification. We can provide some crisis care – some temporary assistance – to our youth. (If we) get them back into a home and go in and provide home community-based services – then that is our number one goal.

For older kids – they may not be in a place where returning to a home environment is their next step. In those instances, we have another program called Transitional Living that allows them to stay with us for a longer period and work on building life skills and job skills that will allow them to be successful as they transition into independent.”

Fowlkes also shared that the facility’s drop-in center is the next phase for their outreach with youth. It will be staffed with case managers and mental health providers.

She expressed that there is a two-to-four hour gap in-between children getting out of school and parents getting off work. St. Vincent hopes to fill that gap for children with arts and crafts, ceramic-making, the ability to use the laundry facility or music studio, etc.

For more information visit https:///www.saintvincenthome.org/street-outreach or call 314-261-6011.

By Marillyn Webb

Inclusive low-ropes course coming to our community The past year has heightened everyone’s need to remain connected to our families, our friends, and our colleagues. We have been enlightened to the fact that human interaction – in person, not via a virtual portal – is essential for everyone’s emotional and spiritual well-being.

As everyone has been challenged by the economic and emotional costs of the 2020 pandemic shutdown, we have seen the healing powers of the outdoors more clearly.

Outdoor engagement has helped individuals cope and will help all of us to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Pallottine Renewal Center is the perfect place to renew and refresh our connections to each other and is developing a new and unique service for our community.

Pallottine is in the process of establishing a low-ropes course on our beautiful 83-acre campus. A low ropes course is a challenging outdoor personal development and team-building activity which consists of low elements that take place on the ground or slightly above ground. The skills course will invigorate and renew participants, foster personal development of character, build communication and conflict management skills, develop team collaboration, and enhance essential leadership skills.

To complement the great new all-inclusive playground being built at Manion Park in Florissant, Pallottine’s ropes course will have two stations accessible for those with ability needs, making this a valuable and unique

course in St. Louis. The ropes course will be beneficial for a variety of groups in the region.

The Pallottine Renewal Center ropes course will appeal to and be beneficial for various types of groups, from adult to the youth in our community. Corporations, nonprofit organizations, health care providers, students and educators, church groups and others all succeed when everyone works together toward a common goal. Team building teaches collaboration - achieving more together than apart.

As a teacher and elementary school principal for more than 30 years, Sandy Baner, Ed.D., took his fifth-grade children to a week of camp each school year. Among all the various activities, one of the favorites among both students and staff was the ropes course, he said. The ropes course offered more than a lifetime of memories.

“Team-building, trust, communication, leadership skills, watching out for others, pushing limits and enhancing confidence, the list is endless,” Baner said. “I watched as quiet, reserved children found a voice because they were finally heard with ‘the’ idea after numerous not so successful attempts were tried on a ropes course station.

I watched students create plans to ensure success for their physically challenged classmates. I heard words of encouragement all too seldom heard in the traditional school environment. I am excited to learn of plans to build such a course at the Pallottine Re-

newal Center. What a phenomenal opportunity for the community; whether school, church or business.”

The low ropes course will bring the powerful benefits of experiential learning into the beauty and peace of Pallottine’s outdoor space. Through the experiences a ropes course provides, we can build leadership and sustain connections and community necessary for those newly working in virtual and remote work environments, and even more necessary to address the emerging personal, social, and organizational challenges we are facing as a society.

Our society needs sacred, safe places where diversity is celebrated, everyone is welcome and meaningful life-changing transformation can occur. Pallottine Renewal Center is that place for our region.

Pallottine is a proud anchor in our community, hosting more than 4,000 guests annually from all over the United States. If you would like more information and to contribute to the development of our inclusive-accessible ropes course, please visit our website at www.pallottinerenewal.org.

Marillyn Webb is Executive Director of Pallottine Renewal Center.

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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Citizens for Modern Transit to host next ‘Talking Transit’ event on April 29 The St. Louis region’s transit advocacy organization Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) has announced plans for its next virtual “Talking Transit” event, which is set for April 29 at 8:30 a.m. via ZOOM. This event will highlight how an integrated bus system can be a driving force for development, positively impacting equity, livability and future regional planning. The event is free and open to the public. Pre-registration is required.

This program is being presented in partnership with the Green Business Challenge and the APA. “When discussing transit-oriented development in the St. Louis region, we are usually talking about progress being made near MetroLink,” commented Kimberly Cella, executive director of Citizens for Modern Transit. “However new trends are emerging, and it is important to realize how bus systems can help us develop communities.”

During the Talking Transit event, area leaders will discuss how community mobility hubs impact the current transit service and ways in which they will be prioritized and geographically disbursed throughout the region. The event will also examine how to successfully build near a bus route, the future of developing near transit/bus stops and how individuals, companies and stakeholders can impact these decisions. Panelists include Bill Odell, Principal, 32W, LLC, who is currently working on the Lafayette Square Project; Phil Hulse, Managing Principal of Green Street of St. Louis; Bryan Rogers, Director of Long-Range Planning for Metro Transit/Bi-State Development; Rachel Witt, Executive Director of South Grand Community Improvement District; and Jeff Tegethoff, Operating Partner at CRG. Registration for CMT’s Talking Transit event can be completed online at www.cmtstl.org.

CMT hosts quarterly “Talking Transit” events to keep members, elected officials, stakeholders, transit riders and others in the loop on issues and efforts influencing the local transit system.

These educational gatherings feature guest speakers and panel discussions addressing a wide range of topics, including transit-oriented development, safety and security, best practices, service changes and more. To learn more about these events and how Citizens for Modern Transit is working to further transit access in the St. Louis region, call 314-2317272, find the organization on Facebook or follow them on Twitter @cmt_stl.

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Affinia Healthcare donates Dell laptops to Normandy Affinia Healthcare recently delivered 98 Dell Chromebooks for students in the Normandy Schools Collaborative. The donation was made possible due to a St. Louis County grant Affinia Healthcare received to support student learning and telehealth services. The laptops will help bring Normandy to a 1:1 ratio for student access to computer devices. Pictured here (from left) are: Kendra Holmes, Senior Vice President, Affinia Healthcare; Steven Harmon, Vice President, Human Resources, Equity and Inclusion, Affinia Healthcare; Teri Green-Manson, Chief Information Officer, NSC and Yvonne Buhlinger,

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Wedgwood Sixth Grade Center receives appreciation grant Wedgwood Sixth Grade Center is the recipient of a $500 Appreciation Microgrant from The Opportunity Trust. The Opportunity Trust, a St. Louis based philanthropic organization launched in 2019, mission is to ensure every child who calls St. Louis home is prepared to thrive. The organization works with school dis-

tricts, schools, educators, parents, nonprofits, government and other community stakeholders to meet this mission. Wedgwood’s $500 grant will be used to recognize staff and their continued work to inspire and educate children in the Ferguson-Florissant School District.

Northwest Views: You’re our type! All blood types needed

By Jason Kempen

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Every blood type is needed to help patients who count on lifesaving transfusions. Do you know someone with cancer? Someone who is pregnant? Someone with sickle cell disease?

Then you know someone who may need blood.

But what you may not know is that each blood type can help in different ways.

There are the eight different blood types: O Positive, O Negative, A Positive, A Negative, B Positive, B Negative, AB Positive, and AB Negative.

O Positive: Thirty-nine percent of the United States population has O+ blood.

• O+ is the most common blood type in this country.

• Hospitals transfuse it more often than other blood types.

O Negative: Only 9% of the population has Oblood, yet it is the blood type in the highest demand.

• O- is the universal blood type, meaning anyone can receive O- red blood cells. However, O- plasma can only be transfused to another type O. • Type O- red cells can be used for any patient but are especially needed for emergencies, for babies, and for those with weakened immune systems.

• Doctors depend on type O blood for trauma patients and accident victims.

AB Negative: Type AB- is the rarest of all the blood types, with just 1% of the population having it.

• Only patients with AB+ or AB_ can receive AB- red cells.

• AB plasma can be used for any patient but is especially needed for emergencies, for babies, and for those with weakened immune systems.

Quick facts about other blood types: • Type A+ is in high demand to treat cancer patients and premature babies.

• 2% of the United States population is B-.

• Donated blood is often transfused just three days after your donation.

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• Only patients with AB+ can receive AB+.

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Many variables can impact our blood inventories such as weather, holidays, or tragic events.

Every day, patients who need blood are in crisis and you can help by volunteering to donate.

Less than 10% of the population gives blood, so donors that give on a regular basis are important to meet these needs.

Giving blood takes about an hour but the difference it makes can last a lifetime!

For more information, go to www.bloodcenter.org and the Blood Center’s social media channels: www.facebook.com/MVRBC, www. twitter.com/willyougive, and www.youtube. com/MVRBC. Join our Facebook Group at https://bit.ly/3vGRzh0 .

Jason Kempen is the Community Development Advocate for the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center in Earth City. He promotes the mission of the blood center through community events and media engagement and leads an Associate Board of volunteers from the St. Louis area. For more information on how to get involved with the blood center, go to bloodcenter.org or email Jason at jkempen@mvrbc.org.

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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Hall of fame wide receiver Isaac Bruce hosts free football clinic for kids More than 500 youth from the St. Louis area will have the opportunity to join former St. Louis Rams wide receiver and Pro Football Hall of Famer Isaac Bruce for a free football clinic at the former Rams Park on June 5.

This free, non-contact clinic provides youth the opportunity to work on their football skills, sportsmanship, and teamwork skills, while building self-esteem both on and off the field. Each participant will receive a T-shirt and refreshments as well as have the opportunity to meet Bruce. Registration is open to the public. Space is limited to the first 250 youth in each of the two sessions (eight-to-10 years from 9-11 a.m. and 11-13 years from 12-2 p.m.). To register, visit www.IsaacBruce.org.

The Isaac Bruce Foundation Football Clinics are sponsored by Ameren, Edward Jones, Mercy, Performance Chiropractic & Medicine, Homer Sedighi D.M.D, P.C., Lou Fusz Football, and the Isaac Bruce Foundation.

Isaac epitomizes greatness both on and off the field.

Between the lines, the Hall of Fame wide receiver gained more than 15,000 receiving yards, more than 1,000 receptions, and scored 91 touchdowns during his 14 seasons with the Rams and two seasons with the 49ers. He retired as No. 2 all-time on the NFL Receiving Yards list and No. 5 on the NFL Receptions list. His number 80 was retired by the Rams in 2010 and he was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2020. He launched

St. Louis nonprofit participates in International Women of Courage awards The World Affairs Council of St. Louis (World Affairs STL) – a nonprofit organization that assists the community in understanding global culture, policy, and business – recently hosted the virtual International Leadership Visitors Program (IVLP) to honor 2021 International Women of Courage award winner Submitted photo Mayerlis Angarita of Colombia.

World Affairs STL was selected as one of only 12 councils in the U.S. to participate in this IVLP opportunity, which connects the awardees with American counterparts to share strategies and ideas to empower women around the globe.

World Affairs STL hosted Angarita, who has courageously advanced peace and human rights in Colombia. She founded Narrate to Live, a civil society organization which now serves more than 800 women victims of conflict. After the most recent attempt on her life, Angarita engaged the highest levels of the Colombia government to advance a comprehensive action plan to prevent violence against women leaders in the community. Her constructive engagement across 27 government entities, civil society, and the international community has been key to the plan’s success and propelled it to become a model for human rights defender protection throughout Columbia.

Angarita was specifically interested in discussing the dismantling of machismo behavior and protecting women against sexual violence, abuse and murder. She and her interpreters virtually met with St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, as well as Safe Connections, one of the area’s oldest and largest organizations working to prevent and end domestic and sexual violence while helping survivors thrive, and Saint Louis Crisis Nursery, a recognized leader in the prevention of child abuse and neglect in the region.

Now in its 15th year, the Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award (IWOC) recognizes women from around the globe who have demonstrated exceptional courage and leadership in advocating for peace, justice, human rights, gender equality, and women’s empowerment, often at great personal risk and sacrifice. This year’s event was virtually hosted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Founded in 1948, World Affairs STL is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization. The council connects St. Louis to the world by promoting global networks, embracing cultural differences, creating welcoming policies, and fostering global business in the region. World Affairs STL, which is one of 90 chapters of the World Affairs Councils of America, is located at 812 Olive St. in downtown St. Louis.

For more info about World Affairs STL, call 314-727-9988.

the Isaac Bruce Foundation in 2006 which focuses on health, wellness, nutrition, fitness and education.

Through the Foundation, Isaac reaches out to youth and teaches them at an early age the importance of a healthy lifestyle with a focus on education.

More than 7,500 kids have participated in the IBF’s free football clinics since 2007. Isaac is committed to continuing to make an impact in St. Louis through the Foundation and is excited to partner with Lou Fusz Athletics to continue offering the free clinic.

For more information on the Isaac Bruce Foundation please visit www.IsaacBruce.org.

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Senior Living

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How to combat social isolation Even before COVID-19 limited social contact with friends, family and colleagues, many adults experienced loneliness and depression due to limited contact with others. Now, a year after the pandemic forced many people into even greater levels of isolation, the issue of social isolation is especially prevalent in Americans over the age of 50.

Despite the physical implications of a global pandemic, research shows the mental health stakes are high, too.

A nationwide survey, commissioned by Barclays, found that half of Americans over the age of 50 said the isola-

tion from their friends and family has been more challenging than concerns over health risks they may face.

Social isolation has provided plenty of time for Americans to reflect on their priorities. The majority of Americans surveyed (90%) have re-evaluated their post age-50 goals and put spending more time with family at the top of their lists. In fact, the most common first thing 50-plus Americans will do once COVID-19 is over is to see and spend time with their families (41%).

“While restrictions are beginning to ease, many older adults are still isolated from friends and family, and that takes a toll on their mental well-being” said Lisa Marsh Ryerson, president of the AARP Foundation. “We must do all we can to help older adults, who have suffered greatly during COVID-19, strengthen the social connections that are so essential to their ability to lead longer, healthier lives.”

For example, AARP Foundation’s Connect2Affect platform equips older adults with the tools they need to stay physically and mentally healthy and connected to their communities. The AARP Essential www.SeniorsHelpingSeniors.com/StLouisCentral Rewards Mastercard from Barclays is helping fund the foundation’s work to increase social connection with donations based on new accounts and eligible purchases, up to $1 million annually.

A little creativity and a commitment to filling time productively can help reduce the strain of being alone until it’s safer to resume social activities.

Use technology to connect with loved ones. Video chats and traditional phone calls can help you feel connected even when you can’t be together in person. While a drop-in call can be fun, consider arranging regular visits with kids and grandkids.

If you schedule calls throughout the week, you’ll have something regular to look for-

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ward to and can benefit from a check-in that affirms everyone is healthy and safe.

Make time for physical activity. Staying closer to home may mean you’re not getting the exercise you once did, but it’s important for your health to stay active. Regularly using your muscles helps keep your body strong, and even light physical activity a few times each week can help keep your cardiovascular system fit for better heart health. Regular exercise can also provide a range of positive mental health outcomes, including reduced stress, anxiety and depression, and improved memory.

Volunteer in your community or consider virtual volunteering. Helping others is a way to release feelgood endorphins for yourself. While your limited social calendar may afford you some extra time, inquire with local nonprofits about how you can contribute to their causes. Especially as funding for charitable organizations has dropped, volunteers are still essential to most nonprofit organizations, whether the help comes in person or virtually. Even from a distance, you may be able to help with tasks like making calls to donors, assisting with mailings or planning fundraising campaigns.

Learn a new hobby or skill.

Another way to fill your free time, and reap some positive energy, is to explore a new hobby or skill. The personal satisfaction of learning and focusing your mental energy on something that interests you can help offset the disappointment of being away from those you love.

Find more resources that supwww.TheVillaAtRiverwood.com port older adults at connect2affect.org.

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Still In This Together:

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Weathering the weather

My phone buzzed the other afternoon. It was a text message from our daughter in Omaha, “The boys and I are in the basement. Tim is stuck at work. Tornado warnings and hail all around us.”

Then there was a screenshot of their radar, and a picture of a large confirmed tornado just to the south of them.

I knew the main reason she hadn’t called was to keep the boys from hearing the fear embedded in the excitement in her voice. Katie has always had a love/hate relationship with severe weather. It’s not the first time that weather had caused turmoil in her life.

She believes it actually began with the small tornado that hit our neighborhood when I was pregnant with her. It tore our backyard shed out of the ground, concrete moorings and all, and unceremoniously carried it over the fence and deposited it against a tree. Katie believes the terror and excitement of that night “marked” her in the womb.

As a child, too young to read, she kept a tote bag with her most treasured possessions and her favorite doll plopped on the floor by her bedroom door. At the first sign of a message streaming across the bottom of the television screen, she immediately feared the worst, grabbed the bag and her doll and raced to the basement for protection.

Didn’t matter that the sun might be shining and the message was simply an advertisement for some company’s holiday sale.

But there was always an excitement to storms, too. Katie grew to love watching the dark clouds play leap frog and climb higher and higher, becoming fiercer, unleashing thunder and lightning and sending her from window to window to watch as the storms drew closer. She loved it as much as I always had, and that love gradually tempered her fear.

She studied clouds and learned about weather, figuring that the more she knew and understood weather, the less likely she was to star in a modern version of “The Wizard of Oz”.

And with knowledge came certainty, not only of the day’s weather, but of her future career. Katie was going to be a meteorologist. We all knew it.

She became pen pals with a local female meteorologist, asking her the best way to achieve her goal, and when an eighth-grade field trip took them to the television station, she even had the chance to pretend she was giving an on-air forecast, thanks to her classmates who all insisted she be the one of them given the chance. We toured colleges with meteorology majors and found a great one right here in

St. Louis.

There was never any question, until her third semester, when she suddenly understood that meteorology, all that she had ever wanted to pursue, wasn’t working for her. She explained that no one seemed quite as excited about it as she was. It wasn’t that the major was difficult, studying physics and math and all the dry background materials; it just “didn’t feel right.”

But where was she to go from here, when her whole life had been focused on that one pursuit? Those uncertain days were worse that the panicked ones she spent as a child, fearful and fleeing from an enemy she had no control over. It wasn’t as simple as packing up a bag of everything loved and keeping it at the ready. There was no clear path now. Clouds were roiling and tumbling her along with them, and her “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” suddenly seemed an impossibility.

But every cloud has a silver lining, and Katie’s came in the form of a part-time job monitoring an after-school program for elementary age children. She stayed at St. Louis University, switched her major to elementary education, and proudly graduated summa cum laude in the

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By Vicki Bahr same four years she’d planned to be there all along. She became a third- grade teacher nineteen years ago, taught in two school districts here in St. Louis, then moved with Tim and their family to Omaha, where she now teaches sixth grade (her favorite), and loves telling every class on the first day of school that they will be the best-educated weather watchers in town by the time the year is over.

Her passion for weather is lovingly passed along to all the young folks whose lives she touches.

And she will happily tell you that Omaha was a great place to land once the storm was over.

Vicki Bahr is an inveterate word lover and story sharer, a published author in magazine, newspaper and blog forms. As a mom of four, grandma of nine, and wife of one for nearly 49 years, she finds that inspiration and wonder are everywhere.

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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Sept. 11: Fundraiser

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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

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

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

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 314-540-5223.

Mondays: Choral Arts Singers practice

Choral Arts Singers resume practice on Mondays, at 7 p.m. at Transfigu-

ration 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.

Mondays: Workshop meetings

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.

Mondays: A cappella singers

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 314-9936134.

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 314-9212132. 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.

Tuesdays: Bingo

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

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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

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 w w w.lifepointministries.church/ celebrate-recovery or call (men) Steve D. at 636-634-6582 or (women) Denise W. at 530-417-6151.

Tuesdays: Choir rehearsals

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 314-9212132. Chapter will pay for one (1) year membership for new members.

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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 Memorial 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.

Wednesdays: Bingo

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.

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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

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.

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mation, call 314-831-3752.

402-7025.

Saturdays: Yoga

Saturdays: Free walk-in clinic

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.

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

Saturdays: Toastmasters meeting

Every 3rd Friday of the month: Bingo

2 p.m., Life Care Center of Florissant, 1201 Garden Plaza Dr. For more infor-

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 314-

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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 314921-2316.

Bridgeton Trails Library Branch Programs:

3455 McKelvey Rd., St. Louis, 314-9943300. 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.

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.

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.

Thursdays: Quilting guild

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 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

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.

Fridays: Fish fry

A fish fry takes place every Friday at

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Ambush head coach leaves organization The St. Louis Ambush play their home games at the Family Arena in St. Charles in the Major Arena Soccer League (MASL).

The Ambush and Head Coach Hewerton Moreira have mutually agreed to part ways, effective immediately, the parties announced recently.

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Moreira, who has been known throughout his soccer career simply as Hewerton, took the reigns of the Ambush for the 2017-18 season, following one year at the helm of the Cedar Rapids Rampage. In his four seasons with the Ambush, he took a team that had been 1-19 the prior season and finished the 2021 season with a winning record and a playoff appearance. Hewerton also enjoyed a 15-season career as a player, appearing in 296 games and posting 196 goals and 170 assists. He retired as a player after the 2018-19 season. He played for the Milwaukee Wave, San Diego Sockers, Detroit Ignition, Philadelphia KiXX, Chicago Mustangs, Cedar Rapids Rampage and the Ambush. He won three league championships during his seven years with the Wave.

Ambush General Manager and co-owner Jeff Locker said, “Hewerton is a brilliant coach and an even better person. I hold him in the highest regard. His absence will be felt.”

Ambush CEO and co-owner Shelly Clark said, “I have always considered Hewerton to be a friend and valued member ? of the Ambush family and that makes this even more bittersweet. We truly wish him happiness and success as he moves on to his next great achievement.”

Hewerton said he has mixed emotions at leaving the Ambush organization. “Serving as the head coach for this organization has been filled with the full spectrum of emotions and experiences,” he said. “Wins, losses, highs and lows. The most valuable thing I will take with me are the relationships formed during my four seasons with the Ambush. I am grateful for the owners, staff, players, and fans.” He concluded, “It’s MYCNEWS.COM been a fantastic journey with the Ambush.

I grew a lot personally and professionally.

I am proud of my contribution to the organization and its path of success. I feel that I accomplished my mission and gave the team everything I had. It’s time for me

to give someone else the opportunity to lead the Ambush toward the possibility of a championship.”

For more info, go to www.STLAmbush.com. * Great seasons with the team Hoots baseball team picks up pitcher from Lindenwood University The O’Fallon Hoots are members of the Prospect League, playing in the West-Prairie Land division and began play in O’Fallon in May 2020 after relocating from Hannibal, Missouri following the 2019 season.

Lindenwood University’s pitcher Elijah Stoops signed with the Hoots for the 2021 summer season. The 5’10”, 165 lbs. right-handed pitcher attended Willard High School, where he led his team to a third place finish at state during his junior season in 2019. That year he went won six games and lost one, with a 1.39 ERA across 51 innings.

Besides being on the mound, he also has spent some time at second base and shortstop.

Stoops overall ranking as a senior in high school in the state of Missouri last year was 103 overall and 33 as a right-handed pitcher.

For more information go to www.OFallonHoots.com. * Impressive stats

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.

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Family comes first in ‘Minari’

Movie:

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.

Films that appear simple on the surface are usually the most complex, engaging and memorable. Case-in-point: “Minari,” a period piece that captures the American dream through the experiences of a Korean family.

Written and directed by Lee Isaac Chung, this film has been nominated for six Oscars, including a Best Supporting Actress nod for Youn Yuh-jung. Although the storyline may seem basic, the performances here are especially moving.

After Jacob Yi (Steven Yeun) relocates his family from California to Arkansas in the 1980s, he hopes to start a farm on their plot of land. His goal is to grow Korean vegetables and sell to them to vendors in other states. In the meantime, Jacob makes a living at a hatchery as a “chicken sexer,” which is someone who determines the sex of a baby chick in seconds. Female chicks are kept alive to produce eggs, but most males are incinerated to cut production costs.

His wife Monica (Han Ye-ri) also works at the hatchery, but her real focus is on young David (Alan Kim), her son. David has a heart condition and is not allowed to run or do many things that children do. Jacob works hard on his plot of land to get his farm started and, with the help of an eccentric neighbor name Paul (Will Patton), they make progress. Things get more interesting when Monica’s outspoken mother Soon-ja (Youn Yuh-jung) arrives to help with the children.

In agriculture, minari, also known as water dropwort or Japanese

celery, is a plant that can thrive in various environments. The characters written by Lee Isaac Chung hope to do the same. Though he’s held in high regard at hatcheries, family patriarch Jacob firmly believes that he can bring his family to another state and fulfill his dream of operating a farm. The realities of working the land and the price of water weigh heavy on his shoulders, however.

Youn Yuh-jung’s high-spirited grandmother lightens things up as she stirs the pot. Soon-ja and ‘Minari’ photo courtesy Plan B Entertainment. young David have a spirited relationship because he doesn’t think she talks or behaves like a “real” grandmother. He even exacts his revenge on grandma in one hilarious scene. Over time, David and his sister Anne (Noel Cho) bond with Soon-ja as she explains the wonder of minari and how it can thrive just about anywhere.

Will Patton also deserves special mention for playing Paul, the veteran who helps get the farm off the ground. Patton’s interpretation of the character is intriguing because Paul is handy at planting crops, but on Sundays he can be found walking on the side of the road carrying an oversized cross. Paul also offers good advice at times, but Jacob doesn’t always listen to him.

Like its namesake, “Minari” is the kind of film that can grow and prosper in just about any cinematic environment. On Oscar night, this film is bound to outshine much of the competition.

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Yeggs

John Hanna

Crossword: Fictional Monsters

‘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.

By Cindy Moore

Moore On Life Yippee! I got speared in the shoulder with a pointy object!

I haven’t been that excited since my dentist told me I could save fifty bucks if I had my root canal without Novocain. The pain would definitely not be worth it, but then again I could get a new pair of shoes for that price.

I was right. It was too painful, but the sandals were super cute!

So the day came we were scheduled to get our COVID immunizations.

“Let’s make a date of it,” my husband said. “We’ll go to lunch after.”

Yes, because nothing says romantic date like a sharp needle to the arm and a burger! I was all in.

We drove to the location the shots were being administered. When you have millions of people needing a needle, you’ve got to think large scale.

The address took us to the local county fairgrounds. Right in the middle of the grounds sat a huge pole barn-like structure where rodeos and 4-H sheep judging contests are typically held. It had been turned into a drive-thru clinic. A man with a clipboard waved us forward.

“Getting immunized today?” he asked.

I thought he’d appreciate a little drive-thu humor. “No, just a cheeseburger and fries,” I said.

“Can’t do that, but you did win the lucky patient drawing. Free colonoscopy in tent number three right afterwards.”

His drive-thru humor was much better than mine.

So in we drove. I remembered being there be-

fore and watching the roping and riding of brahma bulls and broncos. At that time it was covered in a layer of dirt. Somehow they had swept it up leaving a concrete floor.

The only thing worse than getting stabbed with a needle is getting it in a building that once housed barn critters that used the same floor as their personal potty. I was sure there would be weird consequences.

We drove into a parking spot where a nurse motioned for me to open my door. I slung my arm towards her and she gave it a poke. She then asked if I was experiencing any strange side effects.

“No” I lied. I wasn’t about to tell her my overwhelming urge to gallop and kick a cowboy.

“Where do you want to eat?” my husband asked as we drove away.

“Somewhere that serves hay,” I said.

Horsing around

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. “Turkey” dance 5. X minus III 8. Accounting acronym 11. Angel’s glow 12. Like list of chores 13. Inside info 15. “National Velvet” author Bagnold 16. Heavy Metal band Quiet ____ 17. *Worn by monster hunters and dragonslayers 18. *Sea monster with atomic breath 20. Brooms and cauldrons to a witch, e.g.

21. Subject of biographies, pl.

22. ____ of Aquarius 23. Saudi’s southern neighbor 26. Ceremonial flight 30. “I” problem 31. Sweet-talk 34. Marine eagle 35. The Revenge of the ____, 1984 37. ____ you sure?

38. Desires 39. Russia’s Romanov, e.g.

40. Comfy pants 42. Preceding month 43. Google Maps predecessor, pl.

45. Blackbird-like birds 47. Crow sound 48. Group of professionals 50. Like a bow string 52. *Witch of Russian fairytales 55. ____ con carne 56. G in 1000 g., e.g.

57. Loose hood 59. Was rebroadcasted 60. Prospector’s mother?

61. Bassoon cousin 62. Nod up and down 63. *He played Dracula and Count Dooku 64. *Like Sendak’s Things DOWN 1. England’s favorite drink, in French 2. *Addams Family’s Lurch: “You ____?”

3. A dish of stewed meat 4. Waddle 5. Bridal veil fabric 6. Objects of worship 7. Just a little 8. Michael Douglas’ 1978 mystery thriller 9. Like the Weasleys of “Harry Potter” 10. Second qtr. calendar month 12. Alex Trebek’s forte 13. Drooping

14. *Jeepers ____, sing.

19. Coats with Zn 22. Tap order 23. Yiddish busybody 24. Opposite of digest 25. Like high ground 26. Pestilence pest 27. Lock horns 28. Darlene or Jacob of Ozark 29. MCAT and LSAT 32. *Amity Island fish 33. Bonanza find 36. *Transylvanian bloodsucker 38. Shylock’s practice 40. Use a Singer 41. Up until now, 2 words 44. Like luxurious sheets 46. Another name for manatee, 2 words 48. Not kayak 49. Follow rules 50. Shakespearean “you” 51. What snob puts on 52. *Minotaur is half man, half ____ 53. Mongolian desert 54. Deserter’s acronym 55. ____, The Beloved Country 58. Zeppelin predecessor

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