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30th Annual Firecracker Run
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The O’Fallon Chamber of Commerce is proud to host the 30th Annual USATF Certified Firecracker Run presented by Mercy on Friday, July 4, 2014, in O’Fallon, MO. The race begins at 7:00 am and consists of a 10K, 5K and a 1 Mile Fun Run. Awards will be given to the overall winner for male and female racers of the 5K and 10K. There will also be awards given to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers (male and female) of each class in the 5K and 10K. Ribbons will be given to all participants of the 1 Mile Fun Run. The event will begin at the T.R. Hughes Ball Park located in O’Fallon, MO at Continued on pg 6
Ameren breaks ground at O’Fallon solar energy facility
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the event.
meren Missouri held a “groundbreaking” ceremony for its O’Fallon Renewable Energy Center on Friday, April 25, but the company left its shovels packed away for
O’Fallon Mayor Bill Hennessy, chairman of the Missouri Public Service Commission Robert Kenney and director of the Missouri Division of Energy Llona Weiss did, however, take turns speaking at the ceremony, emphasizing the benefits that the solar energy Continued on pg 11
may 2014