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October 20, 2021

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Submitted images These artistic renderings show the completed $16 million R&R Marketplace on the site of the old Springwood Plaza in Dellwood.

The nonprofit Refuge & Restoration is preparing to launch a massive $16 million redevelopment project at the former Springwood Plaza

By Wendy Todd Refuge & Restoration, a nonprofit located in Florissant, is preparing to launch a massive redevelopment project called the R&R Marketplace.

The $16 million endeavor will feature a 90,000 square foot complex and be housed at the former Springwood Plaza located at 10148 West Florissant Avenue. The lot has been vacant for nearly two decades and is in an area that was designated in 2015 as a Promise Zone, a “high poverty community” where the government forms partnerships with local leaders to address issues of socioeconomic disparity.

The project, which is estimated to generate over 100 jobs in its first year and 2,000 over five years, is being created to help revitalize North County by providing a host of community services. The enterprise has been in development for over seven years and is helmed by the founders of the nonprofit, pastors Beverly and Ken Jenkins.

In 1999 Refuge & Restoration began as a home for men in transition. It later developed a program, Jobs for Life, that has helped over 3,000 people get employment. The success of the initiative ignited the vision for the R&R Marketplace.

The Jenkinses wanted to expand on their mission to assist and empower the under-

served and conceptualized the R&R project to focus on the “five pillars”: education, workforce, small business development, banking, faith and community. The couple wants to help “eliminate barriers.”

“Many of the systemic issues in the community are not present because of a lack of talent or ability. This cycle is perpetuated by lack of resources, poor accessibility to education, employment gaps, and unhealthy living conditions. Refuge & Restoration’s goal is centered on closing the accessibility gap through equity,” says Beverly Jenkins.

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‘RESTORATION’ from cover Jenkinses want to make the space as all-encompassing as possible.

The early education center, Brilliant Angels Academy, will serve over 100 preschool-aged children and their families. The workforce program, Employ St. Louis, will train over 800 job seekers a year on soft-skills, trades and careers in medical, tech and the geospatial industry and link them with local business.

North County Innovation Center, the co-working space will support small businesses and entrepreneurs offering networking, coaching and additional services.

“Our team is committed to growing North County’s economy by bringing together a fragmented community and creating opportunities for businesses and individuals,” says John Ross, R&R Board member and CEO of Summit Real Estate Group, the company that’s facilitating the redevelopment.

The economic vision incorporates a banking service focused on micro-lending and providing access to funds for prospective homeowners. Technology and media are also integrated into the plan with the Multiplex housing a computer lab, theater and event space. And with the intention of addressing the “social determinants of health,” comprehensive health-centered services such as mental health counseling and guidance on healthier living will be available.

“Refuge & Restoration addresses the pervasive economic and social distress which negatively affects our community, like countless urban com-

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Springwood Plaza in Dellwood will be the site of the $16 million R&R Marketplace.

munities across our country. Economic and societal distrust lead to a genuine feeling of hopelessness, which gives rise to a seemingly endless cycle of poverty,” says Ken Jenkins.

The R&R Marketplace has been envisioned to be more than just a cluster of buildings and services. The Jenkinses have consulted with local professionals, universities, business and community leaders and federal, state, and local programs to devise a transformative plan that offers actionable solutions and results.

According to the Jenkinses, “The R&R Marketplace will create an environment where disinvestment and economic injustice are no longer the model. There is tremendous intelligence, strength, talent and capacity for growth in this community, which requires partners, capital, and mentors to invest in building skill sets. The Marketplace will provide growth opportunities, will attract business, and will increase Pastors Beverly and Ken Jenkins are the founders of Refuge & investment to our region.”

Restoration, a Florissant-based nonprofit behind the redevelThe R&R Marketplace is slated to open in the fall of 2022. opment project called the R&R Marketplace.

COMMUNITY VOICES

By Dr. Gloria J. Johnson

Safety planning for victims of domestic violence Safety during an explosive incident • If you can see an argument coming (often you can’t), try to go to a room or area that has access to an exit and not a bathroom, a kitchen or anywhere near weapons.

• Try to stay in a room with a phone so you can call 911, a friend or neighbor.

• If weapons are in the home, if possible inform law enforcement.

• Practice how to get out of your home safely. Visualize your escape route. Identify the best doors, windows, elevator or stairwell.

• Have a packed bag ready with any medication and other important items. Keep it hidden in a handy place in order to leave quickly. Consider leaving the bag elsewhere if your abuser searches your home.

• Ask a neighbor to call the police if they hear a disturbance coming from your home.

• Devise a code word to use with members of your family, friends or others to communicate that you need the police.

• Decide and plan for where you will go if you have to leave home (even if you don’t think you will need to).

No one deserves to be abused.

Safety when preparing to leave • Open a savings account in your own name to start to establish or increase your independence. Consider direct deposit of your paycheck or benefit check. Learn other ways you can increase your independence.

• Leave money, an extra set of keys, copies of important documents and extra clothes with someone you trust so you can leave quickly.

• Bring any medications, prescriptions, and glasses, hearing aids or other assistive devices you may need.

• Determine who would be able to let you stay with them or lend you some money.

• Keep domestic violence program numbers close at hand, and keep change or a telephone calling card with you at all times for emergency phone calls. Consider getting a cellular phone if possible.

• Review your safety plans as often as possible.

• Contact a Women’s Center to assist you in preparing a “Safety Plan.”

Leaving an abuser can be the most dan-

gerous time in the life of victims and their children.

The eyes and ears of family, friends and neighbors can sometimes make a difference between life and death for a victim and/or her children.

Life Source Consultants provides free support and confidential services for women and teens dealing with physical, mental, emotional, verbal, financial or sexual abuse.

“Love Doesn’t Hurt.” Call 314-524-0686.

Dr. Gloria J. Johnson is the Founder/CEO of Life Source Consultants, the first non-residential African American domestic and sexual violence organization in the State of Missouri.

Motivated by a deep love and commitment to abused women and to forever change images and perceptions toward domestic violence, family violence and abuse, Johnson shares true life stories of victims in her book “I Cried Alone.”

Johnson received a Master’s in Biblical Counseling and a Ph.D. in marriage and family counseling from Biblical Life College and Seminary.

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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Florissant to request release of community development block grant funds The city of Florissant will request the releases of 2021 CDBG funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Oct. 22, following a two-week period in which the public will have the opportunity to comment on the slated use of the funds.

The Florissant 2021 CDBG Annual Action Plan identifies community needs and has been proposed for the following projects: • Home improvement loans to eligible, low to moderate income households throughout Florissant.

• Home improvement – mechanical grants for the replacement of HVAC and/or Water Heaters to eligible, low to moderate income households throughout Florissant.

• Project IMPACT program assistance with wheelchair ramps and materials and supplies for homes being assisted with exterior predications by volunteers for low to moderate income eligible or disabled residents.

• Mortgage, rental, and utility assistance – This program provides mortgage, rental, and utility assistance program to serve low- to moderate-income households facing emergency or severe temporary economic hardship and is administered by CAASTLC. This program is designed to help residents stay in their homes, whether they are home owners or renters.

• Program administration – providing for the salary, benefits and training of the CDBG program administrators.

Written comments on these determinations may be directed to the Community Development Office at the Florissant Government Building, 1055 rue St. Francois, MO 63031, or to the U.S. Housing and Urban Development, Community Planning and Development Division, 1222 Spruce Street, Room 6.101, St. Louis, MO 631032836 CPD_GeneralCorr-STL@ hud.gov.

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Red Cross enters third week of emergency blood and platelet shortage The American Red Cross continues to experience an emergency blood and platelet shortage that has caused the blood supply to drop to the lowest post-summer level in at least six years.

With less than a day’s supply of certain blood types in recent weeks, the Red Cross asks donors of all blood types – especially type O − to make an appointment to give blood or platelets as soon as possible to ensure patients can receive the lifesaving transfusions they rely on. Appointments can be made by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).

Fall is typically a time when the blood supply rebounds from summer blood shortages, but a surge in COVID-19 cases across the U.S. due to the delta variant has contributed to the lowest donor turnout of the year. To shore up inventory, the Red Cross must collect 10,000 additional blood products each week this month to meet hospital and patient needs.

Donors are asked to make an appointment: All those who come to donate in October will receive a link by email to claim a free Zaxby’s Signature Sandwich reward or get a $5 e-gift card to a merchant of their choice. Plus, all those who come to give Oct. 11-31 will receive a bonus $5 e-gift card to a merchant of their choice.

Blood donations help those with breast cancer: During Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, the Red Cross is reminding donors of the importance of blood to those undergoing treatment.

According to the National Cancer Institute, roughly 1.9 million people are expected to be diagnosed with cancer in the U.S. this year, and more than 281,000 of those individuals will have breast cancer.

Patients with breast cancer and other cancers may need blood products on a regular basis during chemotherapy, surgery or treatment for complications. In fact, nearly 25% of the blood supply is used by cancer patients.

People across the country depend on the kindness of blood donors. Donors are urged to make an appointment to give blood or platelets as soon as possible by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1800-73-2767).

Blood drive safety: Each Red Cross blood drive and donation center follows the highest standards of safety and infection control, and additional precautions – including face masks for donors and staff, regardless of vaccination status – have been implemented to help protect the health of all those in attendance. Donors are asked to schedule an appointment prior to arriving at the drive.

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Eastern Missouri Girl Scout honored with national scholarship from GSUSA Gold Award Girl Scout Fareeha Siddique, a a Girl Scout can earn, available to girls in high senior at Parkway Central High School, was re- school who create sustainable change on a comcently awarded a national scholarship from Girl munity or world issue. From combating the enScouts of the USA thanks to sponsorship from vironmental crisis to providing comfort to local Alzheimer’s patients, Gold Arconic Foundation and Kappa Award Girl Scouts address the Delta Foundation, for her comroot cause of a problem, plan munity outreach during the and implement innovative COVID-19 pandemic. solutions to drive change. As To address the increased need they take action to transform for mask access, Siddique astheir world, Gold Award Girl sembled a team to hold a fabScouts gain tangible skills like ric donation drive, where she project and time management, was able to make and donate resourcefulness, and public more than 800 masks to local speaking as proof they are the food banks and schools in the leaders our community and St. Louis metro area. To help world need. educate the mask recipients, “Completing my Girl Scout Siddique created informational Photo courtesy Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri Gold Award has opened up so cards showing the proper way to wear a mask and reminders to practice so- many opportunities by teaching me that I’m cacial distancing and handwashing. She also host- pable of taking action and making a difference,” ed educational workshops for local elementary Siddique said. “I’ve learned how to reach out to school students and created a COVID-19 safety others, lead a team, and create a plan to achieve awareness video that was utilized throughout her my goals, which will help me as I take on new school district. projects in the future.”

“A Gold Award Girl Scout, no matter her backThe Gold Award is the highest achievement ground or ability, learns to tap into the world-changing power within herself,” Bonnie Barczykowski, Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri CEO, said. “She takes the lead in designing and enacting a plan for change and makes a positive impact in her community and beyond. She’s shown the world, and herself, that if she can dream it, she can do it—and the future is hers.”

To learn more about Girl Scout Scouts of Eastern Missouri’s Highest Awards, visit girlscoutsem.org/highestawards.

A look back at wrestling at the Chase featuring Florissant’s own Cowboy Bob Orton, Jr. Hosted by the city of Florissant, Historic Florissant, Inc. and the Southern Illinois Championship organization, enjoy an evening of memories, guest speakers and an interview with Cowboy Bob Orton, Jr. on Nov. 4 at the James J. Eagan Center, located at 1 James J. Eagan Drive. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the event will start at 70 p.m. General admission tickets $10/ $5 for children under 12.

Submitted photo There will be an open question/answer session with the audience. All proceeds from tickets will be donated to Historic Florissant, Inc. Autographs and photo opportunities will be available for purchase at the event. For tickets and for more information visit www.florissantmo.com/theater.

Peterson Photography Lecture Series returns to STLCC Oct. 27 with ‘Diverse Parallel Views’ After a one-year hiatus, the annual Peterson Photography Lecture Series at St. Louis Community College returns to offer both students and community members the opportunity to learn more about photography from a pair of experienced, local photographers.

“Diverse Parallel Views: An Exhibition and Lecture by John and Rosemary Nagel” will allow the couple to present their unique points of view as photographers. Although they often immerse themselves in the same settings, they have chosen entirely different perspectives to express their creativity.

Rosemary Nagel has a history of creative pursuits in painting, fiber arts and interior design. Since her adoption of the photographic medium, she has explored the abstract and social aspects of her subjects.

John Nagel, who studied architecture before photography, has always been fascinated with the native ability of the camera to capture high fidelity realism. These dual interests merged into a personal exploration of the structural environment. He recently retired as the executive director of the International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum in St. Louis. As a professor of fine art photography at STLCC-Meramec for more than 30 years, his two-course program grew into one of the largest college photography opportunities in the Midwest.

Their passion for photography has taken the Nagels as far as Mexico, Cuba, Europe, China and Europe to compile what is featured in their portfolio.

The lecture series — sponsored by Kristen Peterson, a retired photographer and long-time STLCC student at the Center for Visual Technology — was developed to introduce students, faculty and the community to the work of local photographers of distinction, and to encourage and inspire students to pursue and complete a degree at STLCC. The series serves to showcase the array of creative photography in the St. Louis area, and provide professional and networking opportunities for students who are enrolled in the Center for Visual Technology at STLCC-Meramec.

The Peterson Photography Lecture Series is free and open to the public; please RSVP to attend by contacting the St. Louis Community College Foundation at alumni@stlcc.edu.

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Urban League, Jim Butler Auto Group and Schicker Automotive Group offer new vehicle prizes in vaccine drive The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis, Inc., Schicker Automotive Group, and Jim Butler Auto Group are partnering to help increase COVID-19 vaccination rates as flu season arrives. The Urban League is sponsoring a Thanksgiving Vaccination Drive from now through Nov. 22.

Lucky winners will receive a 2022 Chevy Equinox donated by Jim Butler Auto Group or a 2021 Ford Escape donated by Schicker Automotive Group as grand prizes.

The winners will be drawn Nov. 23 as part of the Urban League’s annual Thanksgiving Holiday food distribution event. To be eligible, participants must receive a COVID-19 vaccine at a participating vaccination event between Sept. 15 and Nov. 22. You must be 18 years old

or older to enter and may only enter once.

Full sweepstakes rules along with participating vaccination event sites can be found on the Jim Butler and Urban League websites. Qualifying vaccination events include Urban League sites and St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force sites (including BJC and Mercy.)

Additional sites will be added to the Urban League official vaccine event page throughout the fall.

“The Urban League, through our Division of Public Safety and partnerships with the Missouri National Guard and others, has vaccinated more than 40,000 individuals across the region,” said Michael P. McMillan, President and CEO of the Urban League. “Yet, despite our efforts vaccination rates are still below optimum, es-

Kiwanis fishing derby hooks 60 youth for annual outing

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COVID-19 is no match for the Kiwanis Club of Normandy 24:1 (KCON).

Like many organizations last year, the Normandy Kiwanis cancelled its signature project due to COVID. With safety protocols in place, it was more important than ever for KCON to have the fishing derby.

“We were determined to provide this great experience for the area’s children,” said Monica Huddleston, longtime KCON member.

“Not only was the weather fantastic, our partners and co-sponsors stepped up their support to make it our best derby ever.”

The fishing derby was held on Sept. 18 at Mathison Lake in Berkeley.

KCON members staffed the registration areas, grilled and served the food and drinks, measured the fish caught for prize awards for the kids’ catches. Children received free books, and fishing poles loaned free of charge.

“Youths really enjoyed the day, as members showed them how to attach bait, bobbers and hooks and cast a line for this great outdoor activity,” Huddleston continued. “For many of the children and families, this was their first time fishing. This is our signature service project and I know it really made a difference in the lives of the children and their families.”

pecially in areas with vulnerable populations. This vaccination drive with Jim Butler is one more tool in our arsenal to help increase rates.”

The Urban League launched a community-based effort to help increase COVID-19 vaccination rates in August. The vaccination events are organized through the League’s Department of Public Safety in partnership with Visionary Vaccinations & Health Services and The St. Louis Public Schools. Moderna, Pfizer, and the Johnson & Johnson vaccines are available. Events are held Monday through Friday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.at St. Alphonsus Rock Church at 118 N. Grand Blvd., Northwest High School at 5140 Riverview Blvd. and Greater St. Mark Family Church at 9950 Glen Owen Dr.

2022 St. Louis Arts Awards honorees announced The Arts and Education Council has announced Nominations for the awards were submitted by six honorees for the 2022 St. Louis Arts Awards. the public in July and honorees were selected by Now in its 31st year, the event honors individuals a volunteer committee of previous honorees, arts and organizations who have made significant con- patrons, artists, arts administrators and commutributions to the St. Louis region’s arts community. nity volunteers.

Since 1992, the Arts and Education Council’s St. Proceeds benefit the Arts and Education CounLouis Arts Awards has honored more than 190 cil, which offers programs and services that supartists, educators, philanthropists, corporate citi- port more than 70 arts and arts education organizens and arts organizations that make the St. Louis zations impacting 1.6 million people throughout region a great place to live, work and play. the 16-county, bi-state region.

The 2022 honorees are: Mark Bernstein, LifeTickets for the 2022 St. Louis Arts Awards will be time Achievement in the Arts; The Black Rep, Ex- on sale later this fall. For more information about cellence in the Arts; Anita Jackson, Excellence in the honorees and sponsorship opportunities visit the Arts; Classic 107.3, Arts Collaborator; Paint- KeepArtHappening.org/2022ArtsAwards. edBlack STL, Arts Innovator; and Rosalind Rogers, Lincoln Middle School in East St. Louis, Art Educator of the Year.

“For the past 30 years, we’ve honored incredible individuals and organizations who make a profound difference in the bistate region through the arts and 2022 will be no different.

Each honoree has a unique, impactful story that contributes to an even broader narrative which demonstrates the critical need of the arts in our lives. We’re looking forward to celebrating a vibrant arts community for all at the 2022 St. Louis Arts Awards,” said Cynthia A. Prost, Arts and Education Council president and CEO. The 2022 St. Louis Arts Awards will be held Jan. 24, 2022, at the Chase Park Plaza, Royal Sonesta Hotel. Anesthesiologist Jeffrey Carter, M.D., and HOK Senior Principal Margaret McDonald will co-chair and performer and educator Keith Tyrone Williams will emcee the fundraiser. Dr. Carter, McDonald and Williams are all Arts and Education Council board www.northtechnical.org www.southtechnical.org members.

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Senior Living

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Still In This Together: Our grandfather’s kitchen table It was Memorial Day weekend, and we were celebrating our sister Gail’s retirement from twenty eight years of teaching, quietly, without fanfare, per her request.

In actuality there had been a warning from our niece that, “If you guys make a big deal out of this, she might leave.”

And we know Gail well enough to believe her.

The plan was for us sisters and our husbands to go to a favorite restaurant, sit outside, since COVID was still a concern, bring a couple of small gifts and a balloon,

and share a fun afternoon. But when we arrived, we discovered the restaurant was closed over Memorial Day weekend, as was our second choice restaurant. Third stop was a winner, but a little too crowded to feel comfortable hogging a table for too long.

So Donna, the baby of us three, and husband Jim, invited us back to their house for a little while to see the results of their COVID-inspired home remodeling. There was a renovated master bath, new flooring throughout the house, and some new furniture as well. We’d seen pictures, but I’d been looking forward to seeing the real thing for months! The inside of someone else’s home!

And it was gorgeous, from the newly painted gray walls to new gray flooring throughout, the huge shower in the renovated master bathroom to new bedroom furniture, to the new kitchen table set that suddenly created a déjà vu effect that had me smiling from ear to ear.

It was our grandfather’s kitchen table.

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By Vicki Bahr about it was so similar that wonderful childhood memories were flooding my brain. Neither Gail nor Donna remembered the table, so I went into oldest- sister storytelling mode, a role I truly cherish.

It may have been the shape of the high, large rectangular surface, or the workings on the legs of the table, or maybe the color of the distressed wood, but the flashbacks were undeniably powerful. Eating potato chips and hamburgers with grilled onions on Saturday afternoons around the table, surely. But even more special, the poker playing, as chilly autumn evenings brought everyone back inside.

I was Uncle Max’s good luck charm, he said, and I was allowed to sit next to him and stack his poker chips because he swore it helped him win when I separated the pressed cardboard red, white and blue chips and stacked them just so.

I felt so privileged to be a part of the grownup world as jokes were told and bets were placed, my mom and Aunt Jo playing too, to increase the size of the pots. The kitchen ceiling light was yellowed, and there were bugs periodically hitting the window screens, and there was an undeniable sense of family and warmth and smiles that was irreplaceable. I often crawled under the table as the evening grew later and I could feel myself getting tired, falling asleep on the cracked linoleum floor to the sounds of family all around me.

The years drifted away as I stood in Donna’s kitchen with tears in my eyes, grateful for the sharply-edged memories flooding my senses and the comforting family times that I felt privileged to share.

“Don’t you ever get rid of this table,” I whispered. “I have no doubt it will be a memory-maker for your grandkids, too.”

There’s just something about a big kitchen table that fosters family togetherness in so many forms.

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.

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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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Twenty-Nine LHWHS seniors named National Merit Semifinalists For the second consecutive year, twenty-nine Ladue Horton Watkins High School seniors have been named Semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship competition.

The competition provides scholarships to the nation’s top scorers on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/ NMSQT) typically taken during a student’s junior year. The assessment evaluates students in the areas of reading, writing and language, and math.

The 29 Semifinalists from Ladue Horton Watkins High School are: William Bender, Arya Bhushan, Michael Cao, Roshen Chatwal, Christopher Chen, Samuel Chen, Winston Chen, John Cramblitt, Maria Dolan, Domenic Fenoglio, Kian Johnson, Avinash Kamath, Bronte King Levine, Alexandra Maranto, Sarah Ning, Annie Pan, Hansika Sakshi, Maromi Sakurai-Kearns, Evan Schreiner, Garison Siegel, Ryan Silver, Anika Speicher, Oviya Srihari, Jo-

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anne Sung, Ryan Tung, Anthony Wang, Daniel Xu, Danielle Zhang and Justin Zhang.

Of the 1.6 million entrants each year, around 16,000 with the highest test scores qualify for recognition in the National Merit Scholarship Program as Semifinalists. Students then are invited to apply for a National Merit Scholarship and hope to earn Finalist recognition by meeting high academic standards, providing information about their activities and leadership, being recommended by a school official, and writing an essay.

Around 7,500 Finalists are notified that they will receive a Merit Scholarship Award, which is available in three forms: a $2,500 National Merit Scholarship, a corporate-sponsored scholarship or a college-sponsored scholarship.

Finalist honors will be announced in February and scholarship awards will be announced beginning in March.

A new possible in education

By Dr. Angie Besendorfer and Dr. Mark David Milliron Looking back on education during the last 18 months of the pandemic, it’s easy to be reminded of the EF5 tornado that hit Joplin, Missouri, on May 22, 2011. More than a mile wide in parts of its path, it remains the costliest single tornado in recent U.S. history.

The Joplin School District worked to recover from the tornado’s devastation but couldn’t just replace what was there before. Instead, they came together to envision a new and better recovery. Students relied on the district to provide quality education experiences during recovery mode, and Joplin Schools owed it to them and the community to use this chaotic time to create a better future. In the same vein, we can’t simply focus on getting “back to normal” after this year-and-a-half of confusion and upheaval in education. We must resist reactionary traditionalism and instead work together to reimagine the road ahead.

Confront confusion We must address the confusion that arose when schools were vacated, forcing teachers and leaders to invent different modes of delivery and support. Many adopted emergency strategies for remote learning, and we applaud them. However, there is a big difference between emergency remote learning and the highly engaging, high-quality digital learning and support found in the best online and blended learning programs that talented education professionals have been developing and delivering for the last 20 years. Rather than falling back on a “get back to normal” mindset, we should look forward to what might be possible in the months and years ahead by blending the best learning models.

Learn together We know what works and what doesn’t in

in-person, online and blended learning. Organizations like Western Governors University, Quality Matters, the Aurora Institute, and the Core Collaborative have been continuously advancing this practice for decades. During the pandemic, we also saw some inventive and effective innovations from educators, including gradeless assessment, new learning and engagement strategies, and inventive outreach to close the digital divide. It’s important to reflect on and leverage what we have learned.

Reimagine the road ahead We can use this time to rethink and reimagine teaching and education policies and practices.

When faced with destroyed schools in Joplin, school district officials prioritized coming together to design the best student learning experiences and created a strategic plan to build a new infrastructure for learning. Following that example, we can reimagine what is possible in education going forward by combining the best long-standing practices with learnings about new technologies and new assessment strategies.

Oversimplified arguments about in-class instruction vs. online learning need to be tabled so we can engage in more practical and less polarizing conversations that allow us to take advantage of all the tools and techniques available.

Now is the time to commit to working together to build out a “new possible” in education for our students and our communities.

Dr. Angie Besendorfer, Chancellor of WGU Missouri, who was also serving as assistant superintendent of Joplin Schools when the EF5 tornado hit in 2011; and Dr. Mark David Milliron, SVP and Executive Dean, WGU Teachers College.

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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Lucas Crossing School Complex names new principal The Normandy Joint Executive Governing Board recently approved the selection of Dr. Exley Warren Jr. as principal of Lucas Crossing School Complex.

Warren comes to Normandy from Ferguson-Florissant School District where he served as principal at Halls Ferry Intermediate School. In Normandy, he is serving as the principal of the district’s largest school, with a student popPhoto courtesy Normandy Schools Collaborative ulation of 700 in grades 1-8.

He graduated with honors from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU), receiving his bachelor’s degree in elementary education. He went on to receive his doctorate in educational leadership from Nova Southeastern University. Additionally, Warren has taken post-doctoral courses at Harvard University’s Principal Center. In 2021, Warren received a certificate in School Management and School Leadership from Harvard University.

“Dr. Warren brings a balance of energy and expertise that is critical to the work we’re doing to improve student academic achievement,” said Marcus C. Robinson, Normandy Superintendent of Schools. “He has a proven track record of school improvement. We look forward to the exceptional work to come from this visionary leader.”

In 2018-19, when the Ferguson-School District was recognized by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education with the designation “Accreditation with Distinction,” Warren’s school had the highest annual performance rate (APR) for schools in the district with a score of 100 percent.

Warren has served as an elementary school teacher, a middle school reading teacher, an elementary school reading coach, and a K-8 school administrator. He is a member of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc., North County Young Professionals Network, the NAACP, St. Louis Regional Literacy Association, and Florida A&M University Alumni Association.

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Mondays: A cappella singers

EVENTS Nov 13: Flea market and Christmas bazaar

Florissant Elks Ladies Flea Market and Christmas Bazaar to take place at 16400 New Halls Ferry Rd. in Florissant from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Vendors contact Marcie at 314-456-0921 or Susan at 314-240-5712. Inside tables are $20; additional tables are $15.

Nov. 20: Fundraiser dinner auction

The Florissant Rotary Club will host a fundraiser dinner auction hosted by the Florissant Rotary Club Foundation from 6 – 10 p.m., presented by Depaul Hospital GSSTL at 210 Fee Fee Hills Drive in Hazelwood. Registration at www.florissantrotary.eventbrite.com.

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.

Mondays: TOPS meeting

Come, join and take off those extra pounds. T.O.P.S.=Take Off Pounds Sensibly has meetings on Monday nights at 7 p.m. (weigh in begins at 6:35 p.m.) 9135 Shelley Avenue, Overland, MO 63114. (Entrance is in the back on East Milton). TOPS is a very inexpensive way to lose weight. You may visit a meeting for free. Any questions please call Dan Agee at 314-540-5223.

Mondays: practice

Choral Arts Singers

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

See www.concertarts.org.

Mondays: City council meetings

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

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.

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

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

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

Mondays: Korean War Veterans Association meeting

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

Mondays-Thursdays: Volunteers needed

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

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

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 meet-

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

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: TOPS (Take off pounds sensibly)

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

2nd Tuesday Sept.-June: Show-me 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.

Wednesdays: Bingo

Life Care Center of Bridgeton, at 12145 Bridgeton Square in Bridgeton, welcome all to Community Bingo every last Wednesday of the month at 2:30 p.m. Light refreshment will be served. Please RVSP at 314-298-7444 with the month you will attend and number of people attending.

Wednesdays: TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly)

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

Every Wednesday: Bingo Morning at Florissant Elks Lodge #2316

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

Doors at 7:30 a.m., games begin at

9:30 a.m. For more information, call 314-921-2316.

Bridgeton Trails Library Branch Programs:

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

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

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

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.

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.

Blood

pressure

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

Every Friday: Our Lady of Fatima #4429 Knights of Columbus Bingo

6:45 p.m., Knights of Columbus Hall, 1216 Teson Rd. in Hazelwood. For more information call 314-731-9330.

Every 3rd Friday of the month: Bingo 2 p.m., Life Care Center of Florissant, 1201 Garden Plaza Dr. For more information, call 314-831-3752.

Saturdays: Yoga

Saturdays: Toastmasters meeting

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

Saturdays: Free walk-in clinic

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: Clothing sale

Thursdays: Quilting guild

Thursdays: checks

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.

Yoga returns to Calvary UCC at 2501 Hartland Avenue, on Saturdays from

On the second Saturday of each month Bethany-Peace UCC at 11952 Bellefontaine Rd. in St. Louis County hosts a clothing sale from 9 - 11 a.m.

For sale are used clothing and shoes, some household items, books and toys. Fill your bag for $1.

Saturdays: Grief support

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

Every Fourth Saturday’s Writer’s Workshop 10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. at Baden Library, at 8448 Church Rd. For more information call 314-388-2400.

Sundays: Meat shoot

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

Sundays: AMVETS meat shoot

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

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Jennings

Do-Dads

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

CHURCH Tuesdays & Thursdays: Chapel of the Cross Lutheran Church GriefShare Support Group

Tuesdays from 2 - 4pm and Thursday from 6:30 - 8:30pm, 11645 Benham Rd., 314-741-3737

HEALTH Every Mon. & Tues.: Healthy Meal Replacement (HMR) Program Orientation Mondays: 6–7pm Tuesdays: Noon– 1pm SSM DePaul Wellness Center.

Attend a free orientation to learn: the Five Success Variables needed to lose weight, different diet options available and how important physical activity really is. Please call to register at 1-877-477-6954.

1st Tuesday of Every Month: Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Group Meeting

Meeting to be held at Sarah Care of Bridgeton Adult Day Center 11977 St. Charles Rock Road, Suite 121-124, Bridgeton, MO 63044. Join our Support Group for Mutual, Emotional Support and Education. You are not alone. For information, contact Deborah Mabrie at 314-291-5210 or Ferd Fetsch at 314-291-3021 Email: dbland@sarahcare.com ferdfetsch@ sbcglobal.net.

Every third Tuesday of every month: Grief Support Group sponsored by DePaul Hospital

11:30am-1pm, Maryland Hgts. Comm.

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

Center for Senior Renewal:

Day treatment programs for older adults dealing with anxiety, depression, grief, loss and early signs of dementia, 314-653-5123.

Nutrition Education:

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

Christian Center:

Hospital

Recovery

Outpatient mental health and substance abuse treatment for adults, 314953-8100.

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

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

Look Good…Feel Better

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

Info: 314-344-6090.

SilverSneakers Senior Wellness Program at the Maryland Heights Centre

A fun, energizing program that helps older adults take greater control of their health by encouraging physical activity and offering social events. A Silver Sneakers membership includes access to the city’s Fitness Centre with state-of-the-art fitness equipment and circuit training. Membership is available at little or no cost through your health plan. To find out if you are eligible, visit www.silversneakers.com or call 314-738-2599.

Wednesdays: ACES Schizophrenia Support Group

Smoking Cessation Classes:

Sundays: Alcoholics Anonymous Group 109

SSM DePaul Wellness Center:

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

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

Diabetes Basics:

Free Mammogram Screenings:

6:30 - 7:30pm, 314-839-3171.

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

Crisis Nursery:

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

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

SSM Health Care free mammogram screenings to women who have no health insurance. Appointments at 300 First Capitol Drive in St. Charles and SSM St. Joseph Hospital West, 100 Medical Plaza in Lake Saint Louis, 636947-5617

Speaker’s Bureau:

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

ONGOING SUPPORT GROUPS

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other heart disease risk factors (high cholesterol, high blood pressure, cigarette smoking, physical inactivity, etc.) can help determine an overall picture of your current heart health and your risk for developing heart disease. Call 314-344-6030 to learn more about the heart scan program or to schedule an appointment.

tivities, being of service to patients, families, employees & physicians and acting as good will ambassadors to community. We welcome new member. Call Barb Hutchinson 636-9475466.

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

SSM St. Joseph Health Center & Hospital West Auxiliary

If you would like to become a member please call 636-916-9664.

Third Saturdays: Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Group

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Sundays: Support Group for Women Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse

6:30 - 8pm, 7401 Delmar Ave. in University City, 314-993-5421.

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

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

Last Saturdays: Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Group:

Mother of Good Counsel Home, 6825 Natural Bridge, St. Louis, 10:30am 314383-4765

Last Tuesdays: Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Group Missouri Veterans Home, 10600 Lewis & Clark, St. Louis, 1 p.m., 314-3406389.

Wednesdays: Weekly Cancer Survivor’s Support Group

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

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

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

Wednesdays: New Choices NarAnon Family Group at Zion Lutheran Church 12075 Dorsett Road, Maryland Heights, 7:30 – 9 p.m., www.NarAnon.org

Thursdays: Grief Share Support Group

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

Mondays & Thursdays: Breathe/ for people with pulmonary disease

Graham Medical Center, 1150 Graham Rd. Suite 104, 11am - 12pm, $30, 314953-6090

Wednesdays: STEPS Schizo-phrenia Support Group 6:30-7:30pm, 314-839-3171.

Calcium Scoring Heart Scan Program

SSM DePaul Health Center. This program uses advanced (CT) imaging to scan the arteries around the heart and measure or score the amount of calcium present in the plaque deposits.

This screening, in combination with

Non profit organization assisting the hosp. by holding fund raisering ac-

The Barnes St. Peters Hospital Auxiliary is looking for New Members

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Sports

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Sports you see with Gary B...

UMSL swimmers impressive in the pool The University of Missouri-St. Louis men’s and women’s swimming teams finally were able to showcase their product in their home pool for a regular-season meet recently.

The Tritons surged their way to multiple top-five finishes, including many first-place finishes to kickstart the meet.

In the women’s 200-yard medley relay, the team of Hauptmann, Konstapel, Wang and Boehning took top honors.

The team of Arthur, Gawronski, Hei and Brizard placed third with impressive times.

Meanwhile, in the women’s 400-yd individual medley: Serra Bonet placed second; Godleski was third; Schoemans was fourth; and Konstapel was fifth.

In the men’s 200 medley relay, the team of Masjuan Roca, Stevenson, Osa and Clark placed first.

The team of Savage, Heye, Clark and Reynolds

placed third.

In the men’s 400-yd indiviual medley, Santisteban placed first; Savage was second; Heye was third and Stimson was fourth. * Great to be in the pool Fund raiser for fallen first responders The annual event Guns ‘N Hoses has been in existence since 1987 benefiting the Back-Stoppers, a nonprofit organization that assists families of first responders who have died in the line of duty.

Over $8.5 million to date has been presented to the recipients shortly after the tragedy exists.

Recently tickets for the 34th Annual Budweiser Guns ‘N Hoses event became available!

Visit www.GunsNHoses.com to become a part of this unique event. * Wednesday, Nov. 24 at the Enterprise Center

WHERE CAN YOU GET Pick up a at all 35 Dierbergs & Schnucks stores in St. Charles County and North and Northwest St. Louis County

OR READ US ONLINE AT MYCNEWS.COM

Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live This event is coming soon for families and fans of all ages to experience the thrill of watching the famous Hot Wheels monster truck toys come to life in a full-size, kid-fo? cused, Hot Wheels experience.

The setting for this exciting venue will be in St. Charles County at The Family Arena on Nov. 6-7 for three epic performances!

Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live brings audiences the only opportunity to see real-life versions of the iconic Hot Wheels monster trucks toys including Bone Shaker, Tiger Shark, V8 Bomber, and Demo Derby.

The show will also feature the original monster truck, BIGFOOT. Fans will be fully immersed in exciting show action and fuel-injected playfulness

with over-the-top smashing and crashing and epic monster truck competitions and battles!

Event performances will also feature a special appearance from the car-eating, fire-breathing transforming robot MEGASAURUS, and the high-flyers of Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live, Freestyle Motocross!

Visit www.HotWheelsMonstertrucksLive.com for all the details * One of a kind event Hoots ‘stepping up to the plate’ for the 2022 season The O’Fallon Hoots your baseball club and proud members of the Prospect League, announced the hiring of Chase Bridegroom as the team’s newest front office members. Bridegroom joins the Hoots as the team’s Director of Food and Beverage.

“Chase comes to us with a lot of knowledge of our ballpark and understanding of where we want to go as an organization,” General Manager David Schmoll said. “After completing our internship program, he was someone we identified as one we wanted to keep around and I’m excited that he chose to do that.” * Never too early to think about exciting baseball in O’Fallon Gary Baute, a St. Louis native, may be educated in business but he lives and breathes sports. As a fan or an athlete, Gary is all sports all the time. He hosted a radio sports program on KFNS, emceed the River City Rascals’ inaugural season, among many other activities. I am currently hosting a Health show on 97.1 FM, ‘Prime Time Health’ www.

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

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Recipe: Simply Delicious Apple Crisp

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cream to tie it all together may be our favorite addition!

Ingredients:

Directions:

1 3/4 cups rolled oats (quick-cooking oats are fine), divided

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease an 8 x 8 baking dish with butter or non-stick cooking spray.

6 cups peeled and sliced apples, any kind 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, divided 1/4 cup + 1/3 cup packed brown sugar 6 Tablespoons unsalted butter, slightly softened and divided Vanilla ice cream

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hree servings of dairy, as recommended by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, ensure you and your family get important nutrients, including calcium, vitamin D, potassium, and protein. With the variety of choices now available in your local grocery store, it is easier than ever to get your three servings of dairy every day. For additional information on dairy myths and facts, visit www. stldairycouncil.org, call St. Louis District Dairy Council at 314-8359668, or e-mail amarsh@stldairycouncil.org.

Fall is here and this comforting recipe has all of the flavors you crave. Cinnamon and apples pair well with hearty oatmeal. The scoop of ice

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Add 1-cup oats to a food processor. Blend until it resembles flour. Set aside.

Toss apples with 2 tablespoons of oat flour, 1/4 teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon cinnamon, and 1/4 cup brown sugar. Cut 2 tablespoons of butter into cubes. Toss with apples. Transfer

to prepared baking dish.

Add remaining oat flour, oats, salt, brown sugar and cinnamon to a medium bowl.

Use fork to cut butter into the flour until the butter is distributed and the mixture is crumbly.

Sprinkle the crumble on top of the apples.

Bake until brown and crispy, about 45 minutes. Serve with vanilla ice cream.

For additional information on dairy myths and facts, visit www.stldairycouncil.org

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Remembering George Reeves, TV’s original Superman

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.

recently watched several episodes of “The Adventures of Superman” on a free digital broadcast station. In this classic 1950’s television series, George Reeves played both intrepid reporter Clark Kent and his heroic alter ego Superman.

Unlike the mild-mannered comic book character, Reeves portrayed Kent as a stand-up guy who often took charge of investigations. Even though Clark and Superman were very much alike, his co-workers never guessed the truth.

“Hollywoodland,” a 2006 drama, examined the life of George Reeves and the mysteries surrounding his death. Born Jan. 5, 1914, Reeves became an actor and appeared in “Gone with the Wind” as one of the “Tarleton Twins” who courted Scarlett O’Hara (Vivian Leigh) in the opening scenes. This was a small but eye-catching role for Reeves, who had to dye his hair red to play the part. In the 1940’s, Reeves also appeared in several “Hopalong Cassidy” westerns and other “B” films.

The actor first put on cape and tights for “Superman and the Mole Men,” a 1951 theatrical release that also served as the pilot episode for the TV series. Though Superman serials were shown to children in theaters, this was the first feature-length film about the Man of Steel.

he was bullet-proof, the bullet might ricochet and hit one of the bystanders.

While the small screen Superman could laugh at gangsters and bullets, George Reeves was found dead at age 45 in his bedroom at home. The victim of a gunshot wound, his death was originally ruled a suicide but others believed he had been murdered. Former showgirl Toni Mannix, played by Diane Lane in “Hollywoodland,” had been romantically involved with Reeves, as was New York socialite Lenore Lemmon.

Both women were suspected of killing the actor.

“Hollywoodland” looked back at a dark chapter in Hollywood lore. Ben Affleck did a great job playing George Reeves, showing Reeves’ frustration at being typecast as a superhero. Reeves had a small role in “From Here to Eternity” and, at a screening, he heard – to his dismay – the audience yell out “There’s Superman!” Despite these frustrations, Reeves reportedly loved his young fans and did not want to tarnish his image.

Rest in peace, George Reeves. You are a still a hero.

“Hollywoodland,” rated R, is available on YouTube, Amazon Prime and other streaming services.

Photo courtesy Superman Inc.

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The series ran until 1958, but when I was grade school, the show made a return to afternoon television. Though he had passed away years earlier, Reeves entertained a new generation of fans after his death.

Reeves’ career included films such as “The Adventures of Sir Galahad” and a role in a “Jungle Jim” picture. As Superman, though, Reeves became the idol of countless children.

“Hollywoodland” recreated an incident where a young fan brought a gun to an event see if the actor was really invulnerable. Still in character, the quick-thinking Reeves explained that while

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Yeggs

John Hanna

Crossword: Halloween

‘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

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nybody else out there have problems remembering names? I believe it’s a direct result of hiding away from the Corona for over a year and not a sign of age.

Either way, it stinks out loud and can be embarrassing.

My husband and I were grocery shopping the other day when from around the corner came a familiar couple. I immediately recognized their faces, but was soon followed by an overwhelming feeling of dread because I had absolutely no idea what their names were.

Instead of meeting them head on I did what any withering coward would do in that situation; I jumped into a bin of watermelons and burrowed under.

Just my luck they were melon shopping that day.

“Well hello!” said the woman. “How convenient that we ran into you. Could you pick a ripe one and hand it to us while you’re in there?”

I sheepishly came out lugging their giant fruit ball then brushed myself off.

She addressed my husband and me by name, then gave me that look…you know the one, “Okay, I’ve addressed you by your name. Now it’s your turn to call us by our names to test your recall skills and alert everyone within earshot of your diminished brain function.”

I did the duck and dodge – quite cleverly I might add.

“Here’s your melon. Do you have a good recipe?

I’d love to have it.”

“My recipe” she said, “is cut and serve.” Then she tried to pin me down. “You do remember us don’t you?”

“Of course I do,” I lied. “I just need one teensy beensy hint.”

“How about, our son is married to your daughter.”

Still nothing; I then took another play out of the old weakened brain playbook – pass the buck.

“Of course! Sweetie,” I asked my husband, “you know these people, right?”

His jaw went slack and his eyeballs looked like golf balls. I knew that look; the light was on in his brain but everyone inside had packed up and moved to his liver. He quickly crawled into the melon bin and hid.

Just then security saved us.

A big burly guy growled, “I have a report of a disturbance. I’m going to need your names.”

He wrote down our names then told us to leave the store and quit harassing the melons.

Before we left I snagged a copy of the report he filled out.

I’ll file it under, “Names I need to remember while in the produce section.”

Brain freeze

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. *Hitchcock’s 1963 movie, with The 6. Bad-mouth 9. H or O in H2O, e.g.

13. France’s longest river 14. Bauxite, e.g.

15. Opposite of adore 16. Proprietor 17. Quaker Man’s cereal 18. Oozes 19. *Corpse 21. *Bobbing for what?, pl.

23. One time around 24. Bébé’s mother 25. General Post Office 28. Actuary’s concern 30. Named, in bygone era 35. Not easy 37. Accepted behavior 39. Kitchen floor layer?

40. Northern European capital 41. *Overly consumed on Halloween?

43. Actress Spelling 44. Nature’s rage 46. Bangladeshi currency 47. Colossal 48. Bowling prop 50. Famous Himalayan 52. Bugling ungulate 53. Valedictorian’s spot 55. Possessive of “it”

57. *Pennywise and Joker, e.g.

60. *Traditional Halloween garb 64. Honolulu greeting 65. Costa del ____ 67. Plant fungus 68. Mild and pleasant, weather-wise 69. E.T. transporter 70. Popular spring flower 71. Hole-making tools 72. Young newt 73. Country singer ____ Hill DOWN 1. Coalition 2. Corn Belt state 3. Drink garnish 4. Cheerlessness 5. Offered on a platter 6. *Door-to-____ 7. George Gershwin’s brother 8. Plural of seta 9. Cain’s biblical brother 10. You, in bygone era 11. Uh-oh 12. Wife’s title 15. Facet 20. Actress Linda of “Dynasty” fame 22. Be nosy

24. South American wild cats 25. *Bedsheet with holes?

26. Command that follows “cut” 27. Acrylic fiber 29. Show off 31. Low-cal 32. Skip the wedding hoopla 33. State of danger 34. *As opposed to treat 36. Small town or hamlet 38. Manufacture 42. 2:3, e.g.

45. Carnie’s domain 49. Grandmother, for short 51. Reflexive of “it” 54. Question in dispute 56. Parallel grooves 57. *Raven’s grabber 58. Take it easy 59. Electrical resistance units 60. Blood-related problem 61. Tangerine grapefruit hybrid 62. Castle protector 63. Carve, as in stone 64. Lawyers’ league 66. “____ with their head!”

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