Fenton Community Charitable Association (FCCA) recently disbursed $20,000 it raised at its gala to support local food pantries. Pictured above are (from left) Chris Pallozola, of Circle of Concern; Mary Hettenhausen, of Feed My People; Mike Polizzi, FCCA president; Christine Hancock, Ginny Goede, FCCA Secretary; Bill Hoefer, president SSM St. Clare Health Center; Bob Soest, of the St. Vincent DePaul Society and Russ Weil, FCCA treasurer. This year's food pantry disbursement brings the total food pantry donations to $250,000 since the inception of the FCCA. Those who would like to contribute …
Driftwood and other debris littered Allen Road near the Harbor View subdivision in Fenton after the Meramec River rose, carrying logs, and other debris downstream. When the water eventually drained from the road, only the driftwood mess was left behind.
New Fenton Mayor Mike Polizzi and the family that stood with him as he assumed the leadership role in Fenton city government Thursday night. Pictured with Mike Polizzi are (from left) friend Mac Cullen, daughter Amanda Polizzi, daughter Angela Polizzi, wife Donna Polizzi, daughter Anna Polizzi, niece Melina Ulrich and (in front) granddaughter Savannah Polizzi.
There's a new sign at the newest Fenton landmark as the Olde Towne Fenton pavilion is now finished. While there may be a few minor details to wrap up before it officially can be called complete, the Olde Towne Pavilion is destined to be a meeting place of sorts in the city. There are several parking spots available around the sturdy, covered pavilion, a structure that some hope could become the site of a farmer's market on eekends. As yet, no organization has proposed such a use, much less stepped up to make sure a farmer's market would be regularly staffed. The City of Fenton prefers to be …
With the milder weather in evidence Friday and promised for the weekend, homeowners have use the opportunity to install their outdoor Christmas lights and other decorations. Still, it was surprise Friday to see an eight-foot artificial Christmas tree in a tree stand in the middle of the driveway in the middle of the afternoon at a Fenton area home in the Romaine Spring Estates subdivision. A sign attached to the tree said: "Free Christmas tree. Lights still work (No questions asked)." Actually I had a lot of questions about the free Yuletide offering, but the homeowner wasn't home to answer …
Pat Dreyer, of Fenton, had never painted yellow lines on a parking lot before Monday, but she seemed to have mastered the job on the lot at 313 Gravois Road in Olde Towne, laying down fresh parking lanes on the lot serving a new arts and crafts business called Gilded Crafts. While Dreyer was rolling on the yellow paint, several others were busy with the inside work of laying floors, power washing the basement and applying fresh paint to the interior of the building that most recently ws the site of the Green House Market. More information to come as this business prepares itself as the newest…
Jackson Frazier, a 2009 Rockwood Summit High School graduate and resident of Fenton resident was standing tall in a photo taken by Jack Frazier and submitted to the Fenton High Ridge Patch Neighborhood Gallery which shows him at Basic Military Training graduation ceremonies at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, TX. Jackson will be home for several weeks after he completes his advanced training and just before he is deployed to an Air Force base stateside or overseas. The photo shows him in camo gear along with his fellow airmen and later with Taylor Wakelan, who also is a Rockwood Summit…
Jeannie Braun, executive director of the Fenton Area Chamber of Commerce, sits comfortably behind the wheel of a new Chevy Volt, GM's new electric vehicle, at the Jim Butler Chevrolet dealership at Gravois Bluffs, in Fenton. Jim Butler Chevrolet hosted an event called Fridays in Fenton, a chamber breakfast and networking meeting.
Band parent David Bishop had a prime location from which to take a photo of the Lindbergh High School Spirit of St. Louis Marching Band navigate through a sea of red during the St. Louis Cardinals World Series vitory parade Sunday. The band had a busy day, having performed during halftime of the St. Louis Rams football game prior to the parade.
Several members of the Rockwood School District staff were at the White House last week to be recognized for the district's efforts in the Healthier U.S. School Challenge. Pictured are Kim Pearson, Pond Elementary School nurse (left) and Melissa Messina, a Pond Elementary School teacher. The two staff members were part of a Rockwood delegation to participate in the recognition ceremony at the invitation of First Lady Michelle Obama in celebration of the district’s ongoing efforts to create healthier school environments for students. The event honored school districts from across the country …
Lindbergh students decided they wanted to do something a little different this year when it was time to take the annual student body photograph. So, using marching band software, the word "Lindbergh was mapped out on the football field. All that was left was for the students and the teaching ataff to fill in the rest. The photo of the entire 2004-member student body and teaching staff was taken from the football field press box. Director of community relations Beth Cross shared the result of the photo shoot.
The up and down levels (mostly up) of the Meramec River this year and last has caused delay after delay in the completion of the new Old Gravois Road Bridge in Fenton. The "Frustration Bridge" is still on hold as the Meramec was rising this week, cresting at 23.3 feet Thursday, and expected to drop to 19 feet by next Friday. And that's only if no more rain falls here or in the watershed that feeds into the Meramec. The bad news is that's still six feet too high for workers to reinstall the flood-damaged bridge support before being freed from the vagaries of the river levels. If the river …
Christine Manes, the proprietor of Green House Market, has a penchant for pithy quotes that she shares with the public. Her latest is the Yogi Berra quip, "A dime ain't worth a plugged nickel anymore." Despite pondering the meaning a "plugged" nickel, the Yogi line certainly says something about the state of the economy these days. Christine gathers her quotable material from a variety of sources, including Mark Twain, Mother Teresa, Walt Disney and others. Here are two more: "And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." - Abe Lincoln "Life …
