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July 22, 2020

A touch of spring in the summer

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By Art McCoy, Ph.D. Pg. 2 The city of Florissant along with Midwest Recycling Center to host electronics recycling event. Pg. 3

Feature Section VALLEY OF FLOWERS. Pg. 5

Special Section RESTURANT DIRECTORY. Pg. 9 The 2020 Valley of Flowers Queen candidates smile for a picture in the gift shop of the Saint Louis Zoo.

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Florissant’s Valley of Flowers Festival, moved because of the coronavirus pandemic, celebrates the Saint Louis Zoo Spring would normally mark the festivity of the Valley of Flowers Festival. This year, the event was cancelled due to the restrictions required to halt the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

The slogan on signs around town say: “Together We Are Florissant Strong.” The Valley of Flowers celebration of the Saint Louis Zoo will prove that the slogan is true. In 2020 this Florissant family-oriented event, normally the North County’s “first festival of spring,” will be held in August for the first time in the 58-year history of the festival.

Although the festival will be downsized without a carnival and without a car show, it will still feature a variety of attractions highlighted by the Grand Parade. The Queen and her Court will have been crowned prior to the festival. The date of the crowning will be as soon as Saint Louis County leadership lifts restrictions on large gatherings.

The festival committee is working on procuring some familiar attractions as well as providing some different activities. Planning is underway and everything is still subject to

change but here is a little information. The 2020 festival will still have some features like “Touch-A-Truck” to which everyone is accustomed, Brush Capades where children can create their own masterpieces, also pony rides for the children on Friday and Saturday.

The festival will introduce some new experiences including well-known local bands for evening entertainment. The Saint Louis Zoo will be highlighted in the Grand Parade.

This year, the only venue for the three-day festivities on July 31, Aug. 1 and 2 will be at the Duchesne Home Association Fairgrounds.

Please note that coolers will not be allowed on the fairgrounds during the festival. All food and beverages including beer and wine as well as soft drinks and water must be purchased on the grounds.

The entrance to the event will be on rue Saint Francois Street. Parking for golf carts, which will also enter on rue Saint Francois, will be available in Coldwater Commons Park next to the Saint Ferdinand Shrine.

Enjoy browsing the work of the crafters, the magical stylings of RW Magic, the Bubble

Bus and as always the delicious food including the ever-popular funnel cakes. In the evenings there will be famous bands entertaining under the band shell.

On July 31, activities begin at 3 p.m. with many things for families to enjoy including pony rides, the work of the crafters, the Bubble Bus, soda, water, beer, wine and entertainment. Food trucks will serve food from 4 until 9 p.m. Please bring a canned good or two for TEAM (The Emergency Assistance Ministry) to help them feed those in need.

The band “Rough Ryders” will perform from 6 until 9 p.m. There will be no charge for the performance. They play country favorites and rock favorites by Johnny Cash, Brad Paisley, Trace Adkins, Garth Brooks, Toby Keith, George Strait, Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Florida Georgia Line, Miranda Lambert, Randy Houser, Little Big Town and Cole Swindell to name a few.

On Aug. 1, the festivities begin at 11 a.m.

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Gateway Arch Park Foundation to hold Virtual Blues at the Arch Concert Series The Gateway Arch Park Foundation concert series Blues at the Arch, presented by Emerson, returns for its fifth anniversary year – this time as a series of online events, with new performances every Friday in August. This popular end-of-summer celebration pays tribute to St. Louis’ storied blues history and showcases the talents of our hometown artists. Blues at the Arch, produced by the Gateway Arch Park Foundation in partnership with the National Blues Museum and the National Park Service, will stream free of charge on the Gateway Arch Park Foundation website, archpark.org, and @gatewayarchpark Facebook page. More information about the artist and concerts will be posted to the website and Facebook page as the event draws closer.

Blues at the Arch begins Aug. 7. The entertainment schedule includes: • Aug. 7: Uvee Hayes • Aug. 14: Little Dylan • Aug. 21: Kingdom Brothers • Aug. 28: Carolyn Mason “Emerson is proud to call St. Louis home and to continue to support Blues at the Arch in celebration of the music that makes this city so special,” said Dave Rabe, vice president of corporate social responsibility at Emerson. “Although this year’s event will take a different form, we at Emerson, along with the Gateway Arch Park Foundation and the National Blues Museum, are dedicated to bringing the community together

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virtually to enjoy the best of St. Louis blues music.”

“Blues at the Arch has become a beloved event for us each year, where we invite folks to relax and picnic in Gateway Arch National Park,” said Ryan McClure, executive director of Gateway Arch Park Foundation.

“While we wish we could gather in the same way this year, we look forward to sharing the love and experience of blues music with our community in a new way.”

“Blues music is the heart of our city,” said Erin Mahony, deputy director of the National Blues Museum. “We can’t wait for this opportunity to honor and share the history and future of blues in St. Louis!”

For more information about Blues at the Arch, visit archpark.org/bluesatthearch.

By Art McCoy, Ph.D.

Many are learning and warring for wellbeing in 2020 As we salute the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military this year, many more people are being memorialized and warring for wellbeing.

Let us not confuse wellbeing with wellness. Wellness is about mental and physical health. Wellbeing is about all things related to being well or general welfare – health and wellness, money, services from housing to water, education, rights, liberty, access and equity.

This situation brought about a unique and needed form of warfare for the wellbeing of all. It is biological, political, educational, psychological, societal and spiritual.

Many people responded during the stayat-home orders as if there was an active shooter, everywhere: running and hiding.

As the nation reopens, many are fighting to reclaim their positions in society.

That is not enough. Even the most privileged are learning that such actions alone are inadequate, in this life or death matter.

We must defeat this global threat daily and in the long run.

America has the most COVID19 cases in the world. America has the most privilege and wealth. Also, America has some of the most inequities.

During this global pandemic, Americans are learning more about the general welfare. Many people are learning the following things. Many must wait, rest, reset, rethink and retool. We must detect misinformation. The actions of a few can affect billions. Food insecurity is severe, seeing the food-lines. Health professionals and healthcare are critical to society. Proper sanitization and personal hygiene save lives. Our first responders, U.S. military and National Guard, healthcare workers risk their lives for strangers, and we honor

you.

Public schools are valuable. Most citizens cannot work from home and must creatively make ends meet. We must work on our wellness and mindset. Traveling is risky.

We truly rely on laborers (i.e., cooks, custodians, clerks and more) whose daily work powerfully impacts our lives. More professionals like educators and nonprofit employees need the courage of first responders to risk their lives each day. COVID-19 is not as scary as other threats in some people’s lives. Leaders must do more. Our creeds must become deeds to meet everyone’s needs if we plan to succeed.

Some “good” is always present, even amid warfare. Hope is found where the helpers are doing things in society. Thankfully, we see people celebrating store clerks, nurses, educators, family members with birthday parades, and the class of 2020 graduates with billboards, commencement addresses from former U.S. Presidents, and various TV personalities.

Our national government showed bipartisanship with various laws to give funds to businesses and families. This action includes the nation’s largest-ever bill for $2,000,000,000,000 going to citizens and corporations. People in each SES class are accessing private funds and services for various safety nets, from housing, water, utilities, food, technology to bankruptcy prevention.

Like many others across the U.S., Jennings School District was able to transform in two weeks from physical to virtual academies for distance learning, technology and food distribution, and more. Thanks to our corporate partners, donations totaled over $500,000, over 1250 computers were given, with 4,000 meals each Monday and 60,000 pounds groceries each Friday to our

students and 20,000 plus families in North St. Louis and beyond.

As a member of the Governors Education COVID-19 Advisory Council, I argue that this situation presents us all with a unique opportunity to address prevailing challenges in our systems. The digital divide of computers and internet access is being closed in many spaces. Individualized education is required during COVID-19, which can enhance our American education system better to meet each learner’s needs.

When education matters more than ever to the common good of each family, community, city, state, and nation, we will seize this moment in history to redesign a system of education to be better than ever before.

This coming fall, parents will see different thinking, actions, priorities and demands.

To rise to this occasion on behalf of each child requires change, courage, conviction, creativity, and constant-action.

Historically, we have the power and opportunity to use this pandemic and many other epidemics to equalize equity. This pandemic will shape and reveal our character. It will define us and humanity in this era. It will form our future.

Let us keep learning together. Keep warring for wellbeing. We shall overcome!

Then it is up to us never to go back to normal but forever be better than before in honor of those whom we memorialize.

Art McCoy, Ph.D. is the superintendent for the Jennings 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.

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St. Louis Area Foodbank distributes more than 16.7 million meals throughout the bi-state region The St. Louis Area Foodbank has distributed 16,795,542 meals since March 16 as part of COVID-19 relief efforts, significantly more than the goal of 10 million meals by the end of June announced on April 23.

Prior to the pandemic, there were more than 400,000 people in the 26 counties served by the St. Louis Area Foodbank (14 in Missouri and 12 in Illinois) struggling to put food on the table. That number has increased due to job losses, furloughs and kids being out of school for an extended period as a result of COVID-19.

“When we set the goal of distributing 10 million meals back in April, none of us knew what the future held,” said St. Louis Area Foodbank President and CEO, Meredith Knopp. “There is no playbook for something like this. Would we run into food supply chain issues? Would people continue to donate if their employment status changed? Would we still be able to utilize volunteers and if so, would they show up? People in this community rising to the challenge time and time again is how we were able to exceed our goal. We are so grateful because we know food is desperately needed by so many people in the bi-state region right now and will continue to be for the foreseeable future,” Knopp concluded.

The foodbank has brought on 70 new food distribution sites since mid-March to address the increasing need in the region.

Those 70 sites are in addition to the network of more than 500 community partner agencies that made up the organization’s hunger relief network prior to the pandemic.

Across the foodbank’s service territory in eastern Missouri and southwestern Illinois, 552 mobile distributions of food, cleaning supplies, and hygiene items were conducted from March 16 through June 30. For perspective, during the organization’s previous nine-month fiscal year (10/1/18 – 6/30/19), there were 676 similar distributions conducted.

Bringing on new distribution sites and increasing the number of mobile distributions became a necessity as the foodbank saw a 41 percent increase in the amount of product the organization was getting out to the community compared to the same time period in 2019. A big part of that poundage increase was nutritious food the St. Louis Area Foodbank received through the USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Box Program (aka the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program or CFAP). Through the end of June, the organization received 3,033,428 pounds of food through this program.

In addition to the food being distributed during the pandemic, Foodbank staff members also helped 363 people in Missouri and 127 people in Illinois complete SNAP applications to help put food on their tables and inject dollars back into the local economy. Those 490 completed SNAP applications represent a 23 percent increase over the same period last year.

Support from the community - in the form of financial donations, food drives, volunteerism, and advocacy - has helped the Foodbank expand pandemic response and recovery efforts and will be needed in the coming weeks, months, and likely years to continue addressing the need in the bi-state region.

More information on the St. Louis Area Foodbank’s COVID-19 relief efforts, where people can go to find food assistance, and ways the public can help feed neighbors in need can be found at https://STLFoodbank.org/Covid19.

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The city of Florissant along with Midwest Recycling Center to host electronics recycling event The city of Florissant along with Midwest Recycling Center (MRC) will host an electronics recycling collection event on Aug. 8 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (or until trucks reach their capacity) in St. Ferdinand Park at the rear parking lot, rain or shine. Signs will be posted at park entrances to direct the people on where to go. The event is open to the public. Social distancing guidelines will be in effect and the wearing of masks will be required.

Acceptable items: working or not, basically anything that has a cord or battery; computers and all of their accessories, networking and telecommunications equipment, phones (home and cell), clocks, TVs, VCRs, DVD players, stereos, A/V equipment including cable and satellite boxes, home electronics, rechargeable batteries, fax machines, adapters/chargers, household appliances and lawn and garden equipment (lawn and garden equipment must have oil and gas removed).

Below are the fees that MRC has put into place to recycle these items: • CRT Monitors - $5 each • CRT TVs 26” or less - $30 each • CRT TVs 27” or greater - $50 each • Wood Console and True Big Screen/Projection TVs - $50 each • LED/LCD/Plasma TVs - $20 each • Any Freon containing unit - $10 each Payment can be made either by check or cash.

Midwest Recycling Center will have equipment and employees on hand to assist in the drop off process. This drive has been highly successful in the past.

If you need additional information, feel free to contact the Florissant Health Department at 314-839-7655 or visit Midwest Recycling Center’s website at www.midwrc.net.

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‘Board, Explore & Win’ campaign launches with the release of the St. Louis Transit Passport As local communities continue to reopen, Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT), Metro Transit and St. Clair County Transit District (SCCTD) launched the Board, Explore & Win campaign to reinforce how easy it is to utilize the region’s safe, reliable and robust public transportation system to access hundreds of St. Louis’ hottest attractions.

From July 14, through Aug. 31, individuals visiting St. Louis area destinations via MetroLink or MetroBus can log their trip at www.cmt-stl.org by entering their name,

email address, venue visited and route taken. Each trip they track equals an entry to win a weekly prize package for restaurants and other venues accessible via public transit.

To aid in these summer adventures, a St. Louis Transit Passport has been released. It serves as a 2020 guide to exploring some of the top, local tourist destinations and provides instructions on how to get to each via transit. The free passport is available at the MetroStore Submitted photo (801 Pine St. in St. Louis), A Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT), Metro Transit and St. Clair County Transit District (SCCTD) launched Quick Bite at the Belleville the Board, Explore & Win campaign to reinforce how easy it is to utilize the region’s safe, reliable and Transit Center (718 Scheel robust public transportation system to access hundreds of St. Louis’ hottest attractions.

Street in Belleville, Illinois) and Citizens for Modern Transit (911 the system, launched a contactless mobile fare payment Washington, Ste. 200 in St. Louis). Those in- via the Transit application, added polycarbonate shields terested in having a passport mailed to their on 425 buses and posted signage to encourage individuattention can email their name and mailing als to follow CDC guidelines. address to info@cmt-stl.org. It is also avail“Ridership on the region’s public transit system was able for digital download at www.cmt-stl. up for the first time in 40 months before COVID-19 hit, org. Throughout the campaign, CMT’s (@ and we want to encourage area residents to get back on CMT_STL) Metro Transit’s (@STLMetro) board,” stated Taulby Roach, President and CEO of Bisocial media channels will feature informa- State Development. “A robust plan is in place to keep tional posts, videos, interviews and other riders safe, so we encourage them to make plans to take content highlighting how to use the local part in the Board, Explore & Win campaign and see all transit system to Board, Explore & Win. the fun places they can go via public transit.”

“As the region reopens, more and more Managing Director for St. Clair County Transit Dispeople are getting out and visiting area at- trict Ken Sharkey add, “Southwestern Illinois plays a key tractions,” commented Kimberly Cella, role in the economic vitality of the St. Louis region. PubExecutive Director of Citizens for Modern lic transit provides seamless access to a host of restauTransit. “In doing so, we want to remind rants, attractions and entertainment venues on both people that MetroLink and MetroBus can sides of the river. We encourage individuals to come see safely get you were you want to go.” all St. Clair County has to offer during this campaign Metro Transit continues to execute en- and throughout the year.” hanced cleaning and disinfecting protocols, The Board, Explore & Win campaign provides a valuprovide personal protective equipment for able opportunity for the partnering organizations to infront-line team members, and require that teract with riders, strengthen relationships and reinforce all riders wear face masks while riding on their collective commitment to a safe, world-class, cusMetro Transit vehicles. The transit agency tomer-focused transit experience. To learn more, visit installed 38 hand-washing stations along www.cmt-stl.org or www.metrostlouis.org.

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Valley of Flowers 2020 “Valley of Flowers Celebrates 58 Years of Festivals”

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Brianna Gregory

McCluer North Sponsored by North County Churches United

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St. John Paul II Prepatory Sponsored by Handyman Hardware

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Marquette Catholic High School Sponsored by Goldmark Enterprises

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‘SUMMER’ from cover featuring the “Touch A Truck” until 2 p.m. You can put your imagination in gear and go! This is your chance to get behind the wheel of some of your favorite big trucks.

The event features police and fire vehicles, a school bus, construction vehicles and more. Children can climb, take photos and explore the vehicles on display.

Families will be able to continue to enjoy the Bubble Bus, RW Magic, Brush Capades, pony rides, entertainment, food and drinks on the fairgrounds.

There will also be a log cabin open house. Here is your chance to see the inside of Florissant’s log cabin from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Once owned by the Cougot family and covered with clapboard siding, this log cabin was moved and rebuilt to make room for the water tower. It is a perfect example of the log cabins once used by fur trappers who were the first to settle in the flowering valley. Historic Florissant, Inc. will sponsor this event and asks for donations small or large to support continued efforts in historic preservation and restoration.

The day will conclude with the band “Power Play” performing from 6 until 9 p.m. One of St. Louis’ hottest bands Power Play generates energy and excitement everywhere they perform. Their music spans many genres including jazz, classic rock, R&B, funk, reggae, Motown, Top 40, swing, soul, Latin and pop – Power

Play does it all! There is no charge to enjoy the music.

On Aug. 2, the Grand Parade will be a high spot of the weekend. This year’s parade theme is “The Valley of Flowers Celebrates The Saint Louis Zoo”. It will feature mobile units departing from the James J. Eagan Center at 1:45 p.m. Decorated vehicles and floats will proceed west on Parker Road to New Florissant Road where youth and walking units will merge into the parade. The complete parade will then travel south on New Floris-

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Hazelwood West High School Sponsored by LA Dance

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McCluer North High School Sponsored by VFW Post 4105

sant prior to turning west on rue St. Francois past the official parade reviewing stands, then left on St. Ferdinand, proceeding then to Washington Street and concluding at the Duchesne Home Association Fairgrounds. When the parade concludes at the Fairgrounds, awards will be presented to the various winning parade units and their sponsors.

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Valley of Flowers 2020 “Valley of Flowers Celebrates 58 Years of Festivals” ‘SUMMER’ from page 5 route for one of the largest and most colorful parades in the St. Louis Metro area. After the parade, come to the Home Association Pavilion for the award ceremonies.

From 3 until 7 p.m. enjoy musical entertainment, food and beverages at the Duchesne Home Association Fairgrounds.

Dr. Jeffrey Bonner, Ph.D., is the Dana Brown President and CEO. In April 2002, Bonner was appointed President and CEO of the Saint Louis Zoo. In 2009, his position was endowed by the Dana Brown Charitable Trust.

He has chaired the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), the Amphibian Ark, the International Species Information System and the Madagascar Fauna and Flora Group. He has served on the board of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) and currently serves on several boards, including the Conservation Breeding Specialist Group, BioSTL, Higher Education Channel TV, Forest Park Forever and St. Louis Regional Chamber of Growth Association (RCGA). He is a member of The Explorers Club, the Academy of Science and the AZA. Dr. Bonner received his doctorate from Columbia University in New York. He is a Burgess Fellow, Traveling Fellow, Fulbright Scholar, President’s Fellow and a recipient of the National Research Service Award. Bonner is the author of numerous articles and books, including “Sailing with Noah, Stories from the World of Zoos.”

Please watch (www.florissantvallyofflowers.com) and the festival’s Facebook page for more updates as the committee finalizes the participants in the festival.

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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 Resuming: Yoga

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

RECURRING EVENTS Weekdays: Food pantry volunteers needed

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

Weekdays: Tax filing program volunteers

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

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,

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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.

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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 314615-4516.

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Poetry Corner...

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By Donna M. Huneke

Every time I think of you I think of you More.

Every time I see you I need to see you More.

Every time I hear your voice I want to hear you More.

Every time I touch you I need to touch you More.

Every time I love you I come to love you More.

An opportunity for learning - STLCC invites students to ‘Take a Class on Us’ St. Louis Community College is offering scholarship and grant opportunities to students to help them get closer to graduation, transfer to a four-year college or get a jump-start on a career.

The Take a Class on Us CARES Scholarship opportunity is open to new and current students who enroll in at least nine credit hours during the fall 2020 semester. In alignment with the U.S. Department of Education requirements, students who meet established criteria are eligible to receive a Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act scholarship or grant.

STLCC first offered Take a Class on Us in summer 2020.

“With the Take a Class on Us program, our goal is to keep students on track toward earning their degree or certificate,” said Christine Davis, Ed.D., vice chancellor for student affairs. “We initially focused on summer because we know many students take the summer semester off. But, the reali-

ty is that if students are already enrolled part-time – and the majority of our students are – taking summers off just extends their time to graduation.”

With the added financial strain some students may be facing due to the coronavirus pandemic, Davis notes that the opportunity to earn three credit hours for free can help students focus on starting strong and finishing even stronger.

“Now with COVID-19, we believe it is more important than ever to help students stay on track toward graduation so they can transfer to their desired four-year institution or start their careers.”

The CARES Act Scholarship and Grant program provides a variety of opportunities for students.

Take a Class on Us Scholarship

STLCC will pay for one three-credit hour class at the in-district rate of $116.50 for the first 6,000 students who meet the program criteria and register for at least nine credit

hours in the fall 2020 semester.

Students will automatically receive the three-hour class scholarship credit on their student account without the need to register for the program.

First Time in College (FTIC) Laptop Scholarship Package STLCC will provide a laptop scholarship package to the first 1,500 FTIC students who are Pell Grant eligible and meet the CARES criteria.

Missouri A+ Book Scholarship STLCC will provide online course materials for two classes for the first 2,000 Missouri A+ Program students who are registered in at least two online courses for fall 2020.

Continuing Students Grant STLCC will provide a CARES grant in the amount of $250 for the first 1,500 continuing students who have completed at least 45 credit hours in their current program of study, meet the CARES criteria and are registered in at least nine credit

hours in fall 2020.

Students who meet the following criteria will be eligible to receive a CARES Act scholarship or grant: 1. Eligible to participate in programs under Section 484 in Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965.

2. Completed a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

3. Currently enrolled in a degree or certificate program at STLCC. 4. Register and attend the required number of courses for which the award is granted.

5. Take an online or hybrid course in the fall 2020 semester.

6. One scholarship or grant opportunity per student.

7. Must secure payment for tuition, be on a payment plan or be receiving financial aid.

STLCC’s fall semester begins Aug. 24; 12-week classes begin Sept. 21; and the first day for the second session of eightweek classes is Oct. 19.

For students who are registered by July 31, scholarships will begin to be awarded Aug.1 and paid on their accounts 10 days before the start of the semester.

Fall course adjustments St. Louis Community College made adjustments to the fall schedule of courses for the health and safety of students, faculty and staff due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Classes will be offered in different formats, depending on the course content: • Face-to-face – Instruction takes place in-person in a campus classroom.

• Hybrid – A combination of online and face-to-face learning for students.

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• Live virtual lecture – Class meets online at a specific date and time using a streaming service.

• Online – Students work with class material and projects on their own schedule in a virtual environment.

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Press into a greased 13x9-in. dish. Spread with ice cream; cover and freeze until set.

Drizzle fudge topping over ice cream; cover and freeze until set. Spread with whipped topping; sprinkle with remaining cookie crumbs. Cover and freeze 2 hours or until firm. Remove from the freezer 10 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts: Per Serving: Calories: 249, Carbohydrates: 32.1 g, Protein: 2.8 g, Calcium: 26 mg

The Best Ever Banana Milkshake Servings: 2 Ingredients:

Directions: Place the bananas on a plate

2 bananas peeled and cut into pieces 1 1/2 cup vanilla ice cream 1/2 cup whole milk 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

and freeze for 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts: Per Serving: Calories: 246, Carbohydrates: 42.2 gm, Protein: 5 gm, Calcium: 141 mg

Place the bananas in the blender.

Add in ice cream and whole milk. Sprinkle the ground cinnamon.

Blend for 12 to 18 seconds until all is mixed.

Serve immediately with whipped cream and cinnamon.

Visit stldairycouncil.org for facts and recipes for making ice cream at home this July.

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Remembering Kelly Preston

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.

On July 12, Kelly Preston, a superb actress and wife of John Travolta, passed away after a two-year battle with breast cancer. Born on Oct. 13, 1962, she was a familiar face on television and at the movies for decades. Her work included appearances on such classic TV shows as “Hawaii Five-O,” “Quincy M.E.” and “ChiPs.” In the 1980’s she made appearances on “Riptide” as well as the short-lived series “For Love and Honor.”

1985’s “Mischief ” contains one of Kelly Preston’s most memorable big screen appearances. Set in the 1950’s, the plot focuses on Jonathan (Doug McKeon), a high school student who desperately wants to be cool. Preston plays Marilyn, the object of Jonathan’s affections and, thanks to his friend Gene (Chris Nash), he gets a chance to go out with her. It is safe to say many moviegoers became fans of Kelly Preston after watching “Mischief.”

Preston also appeared in 1986’s “Space Camp,” which arrived in theaters months after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. The story takes place at the U.S. Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama, a place where young people go to learn more about science and the

about his brother, Julius goes on a journey to find him and, along the way, gets involved with Marnie Mason, played

by Preston. The actress has some great moments opposite Schwarzenegger in this comedy.

Tom Cruise plays the lead role in 1996’s “Jerry Maguire,” but Kelly Preston is a scene stealer as Avery, Jerry’s fiancée. Cruise’s character is a sports agent who has an epiphany about the nature of his business. After writing a memo that advocates more personal relationships with clients, Maguire is fired. When he tells Avery the news, she is not as sympathetic as he was exPhoto courtesy Bigstock pecting. Their on-screen breakup is pure cinematic gold. space program. Preston plays Tish, a “Valley Girl” who downplays her intelligence despite Before the Marvel Cinematic Universe having a high IQ. Tish and some of the oth- dominated the superhero genre, “Sky High” er campers get to sit inside a shuttle during a provided a funny look at a school for superroutine engine test, but the spacecraft leaves heroes. Preston plays Josie Stronghold, a real the launch pad and heads into space. estate agent who can fly at supersonic speeds.

“Twins,” a 1988 comedy, tells the story of Her husband Steve (Kurt Russell) is better two very unlikely siblings. The product of a known as the incredibly strong hero known genetics experiment, Julius Benedict (Arnold as the Commander. Their son Will (Michael Schwarzenegger) grows up to be physically Angarano) attends Sky High, but he is afraid strong and highly intelligent. Unbeknownst to tell his folks that he has no superpowers. to Julius, he has a less-than-perfect twin Kelly Preston was truly a gifted performer brother named Vincent (Danny DeVito) who who leaves behind a legacy of film and TV apwas sent to an orphanage. Upon learning pearances. She will definitely be missed.

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

Moore On Life

By Cindy Moore

I

know, I know. You’re probably kicking yourself in the patoot wishing you had dumped your life savings into Charmin’ stock the first of the year. But instead, you moved your investments into something that you thought would be a sure winner; something safe; something like…lipstick. Because as we all know, women just love their makeup. After all, it’s an 89 billion dollar a year industry. Can’t get any better than that.

Wrong.

Say bye, bye to your nest egg and living out life in the Villages in Florida because women are saying so long to makeup.

Why you ask? Here, let me take off this annoying safety mask and I’ll explain why.

Hmm, I think I just answered the question.

Yup, face masks have put the kibosh on the ol’ beauty business. But I’ll still give it my best shot to look presentable.

Recently, I made a run to the store to stock up on a few necessities: ice cream, hair dye and cat treats. (Oh, that felt so good not to include toilet paper.)

I prepared to re-enter the bug-infested world and followed my usual facial reconstruction regimen: wrinkle cream, spot concealer, hole filler, cement-based foundation, lipstick, the works.

After all, I never know who I might bump into in the produce section – no doubt, some cutesy little thang looking all glitzy and glamorous in her size three running shorts and tank top.

Guaranteed on the day I decide to run in and out au naturel, Miss Shorts will saunter by with her kale protein shake in hand just as I’m squeezing a cantaloupe. She’ll take a sideways glance at me looking homeless and pasty with my hair knotted up in a messy man bun and mumble under her breath, “Old age is so cruel.”

Unmasked Then she’ll snatch my cantaloupe from my arthritic grasp and dash off.

So I have to be on my game.

I returned from the store. All went well. Of course, I don’t bump into anyone when I’m looking cute. I came home and took off my protective covering only to find my entire face transferred onto the inside of the mask. I figured it was approximately twenty five dollars’ worth of face plaster gone to waste.

Next time I’ll wear my mask reversed. There’s an entire face already made up on it and it looks pretty cute.

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. On a cruise, 2 words 6. Horse poker 9. Deadly slitherers 13. Way to curl hair 14. *Today is gone. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another ____.”

15. Islam’s Supreme Being 16. Subway coin 17. Salve for Tin Woodman 18. Grim Reaper 19. *”A ____’s s FineSomething-That-AllPeople-Need.”

21. *”Christmas Day will always be, Just as long as we ____ ____.”

23. Structure named for 31st President 24. Indoor allergy trigger 25. Ship pronoun 28. H. H. Munro’s pen name 30. Something or anything 35. Madam, to a cowboy 37. Dr. Jones, to his friends 39. Best not mentioned 40. Not in favor of 41. Myths and legends, e.g.

43. Maître d’s list 44. France’s longest river 46. *”I Can Read ____ My Eyes Shut!”

47. Use a beeper 48. In direct line of descent 50. Italian car maker 52. Equinox mo.

53. Coral barrier 55. Not a friend

57. *”From there to here, From here to there, Funny ____ are everywhere.”

60. *”Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, Nothing is going to get better. ____ ____.”

63. Canine foe 64. However, poetically 66. Full 68. Up and about 69. Porridge grain 70. Say something 71. Start of a conclusion 72. Parental involvement org.

73. Popular garden flower DOWN 1. *”Step with care and great tact. And remember that life’s A Great Balancing ____.”

2. Turkey dance 3. Punjabi believer 4. Correct 5. Pause in breathing, pl.

6. *”If you never did, you should. These things are fun and fun is ____.”

7. “Wheel of Fortune” request, 2 words 8. Indian metropolis 9. Sheltered, nautically 10. BBQ side 11. Toupee spot 12. “Zip it!”

15. Countdown to Christmas

20. Inbox item 22. Chowed down 24. Middle of a torso 25. *”A person’s a person, no matter how ____.”

26. Capital of Vietnam 27. Dine at home 29. *”You’re on your own.

And you know what you ____.”

31. Pipe smoker’s tool 32. Letter-shaped girder 33. Polynesian kingdom 34. *”Today you are you, that is truer than true.

There is no one alive who is ____ than you.”

36. Bog down 38. Sasquatch’s Himalayan cousin 42. Elevator passage 45. Breadwinner 49. Race part 51. 50-50 54. Bar by estoppel 56. Related on mother’s side 57. Baloney 58. Rwanda’s majority 59. a.k.a. The Islamic State 60. Itty-bitty bit 61. ___ von Bismarck 62. Not quite an adult 63. Latissimus dorsi, for short 65. *”It’s a shirt. It’s a sock.

It’s a glove. It’s a ____.”

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