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A Word from NCI's Executive Director, Rebecca
Zoll
NCI’s Lillie Dumas and Rebecca
Zoll accept a $6,000 grant from U.S. Bank’s
Sandra Weber |
North County Incorporated is excited to
announce that it has received a $6,000 grant from
the U.S. Bank Foundation, which will be used
to advance the organization's efforts in business
retention and community leadership development in
North County.
CLICK HERE [PDF]
to read the entire press release. A big "THANKS"
to NCI Board member Sandra Weber, Vice-President
and District Manager with US Bank, for helping NCI
secure this grant.
Mark your calendars for NCI's upcoming FREE
housing seminar, which will take place on July
16, 2009 from 2:30-4:30 p.m. in the Training Center
(room 207) at St. Louis Community College at Florissant
Valley. Speakers at the Current Trends of
Housing in North County seminar include:
Mike Duncan, Research and IT Manager at St. Louis
County; Rory Schwartz, Vice-President of Prudential
Patterson; Dr. Mark Tranel, Director of UMSL's Public
Policy Research Center; and Joe Zanola, President
of Zanola Company, a company that performs feasibility
and market studies. Space is limited, so please
call (314) 895-6241 to RSVP by July 13th. For more
information, CLICK
HERE [PDF]
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 Also,
we are still seeking nominations and sponsorships
for our NCI Salutes 30 Leaders in their Thirties
campaign. Be sure to nominate an up-and-coming North
County leader in their thirties who is making a
significant positive impact on our community through
their profession and/or community involvement. The
30 Leaders will be recognized at a reception on
Friday, September 25th at Norwood Hills Country
Club. The deadline for nominations is July 17, 2009.
Nomination and sponsorship forms can be found on
our Web site at www.NorthStLouisCounty.com.
Be sure to nominate someone today!
 Finally,
NCI's Summer 2009 newsletter is now available
on our Web site at www.NorthStLouisCounty.com,
or you can CLICK
HERE [PDF]
to check out the latest news from NCI! A special
"thanks" to Hazelwood School District for printing
our newsletter for us, and to Valley Industries
for their help with processing and mailing it out
to our membership.
Remember, if you have an item you would like
posted in our eNewsletter, please be sure to submit
it to us. CLICK
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In this edition:
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North County Incorporated's
30 Leaders in their Thirties campaign has begun!
Please consider nominating an up-and-coming professional,
a volunteer working to better a community or civic
organization, a municipal leader who is helping create
a livable community or a successful entrepreneur to
be recognized at this year's reception on September
25th at Norwood Hills Country Club. Sponsorship
packages are also available. CLICK
HERE for more
information and for the nomination and sponsorship
forms. |
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Christian
Hospital has many activities planned for the month
of July, including a seminar on "Living a Healthy
Life", a senior discussion at Village North, free
lung-function screenings and more. CLICK
HERE [PDF] to
see all of the upcoming events at Christian Hospital.
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SSM DePaul Health
Center is offering a number of activities and
services throughout July, including a Grief and Loss
Support Group, and much more. CLICK
HERE [PDF] to
see SSM DePaul's July events calendar |
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The
City of Florissant will celebrate the Fourth
of July this year on the grounds of the James
J. Eagan Center at Florissant Valley Park with an
outdoor performance and its renowned fireworks
display. For more information, call the Florissant
Parks and Recreation Department at (314) 921-4466
or the James J. Eagan Center at (314) 921-4466. |
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The City of Hazelwood
is celebrating the Fourth of July this year
with fireworks at White Birch Park. Off-site
parking is available with a shuttle bus service that
begins at 7 p.m. For more information, call the Hazelwood
Parks and Recreation Department at (314) 731-0980.
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Valley
Industries is hosting a Rummage Sale from
July 8th-July 11th from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. As an
exclusive offer to NCI members, Valley Industries
will allow you to get an early peak at the items for
sale on July 7th from 1 to 3 p.m. Snacks and refreshments
will be available to purchase and all proceeds will
benefit Valley Industries Sheltered Workshop. For
more information, call (314) 731-1771 or CLICK
HERE. |
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St. Louis Mills
is hosting a Handmade Crafts & Collectibles Show
from July 10th-July 19th during mall hours.
The event will feature crafts artists from all over
the country. Contact Debbie Milligan-Steinmeyer at
(314) 227-5910 for more details or CLICK
HERE [PDF].
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The
City of Hazelwood’s Parks and Recreation Department
will hold a Baseball Camp in conjunction with
The Fieldhouse Training Center from July 13th-Julie
16th at the Hazelwood Sports Complex. St. Louis
Cardinals pitcher and Hazelwood West High School graduate
Kyle McClellan will make an appearance, as well as
other Cardinal players (based on availability). CLICK
HERE for more information about this exciting
opportunity. You may also call the Hazelwood Community
Center at (314) 731-0980 or go to www.thefieldhouse.org
for more information. |
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SSM DePaul's Health
Institute will offer Comprehensive Heart Health
Screenings on July 15th from 8-11 a.m.
in the SSM DePaul Health Center lobby. To register,
call (866) 776-3627. CLICK
HERE [PDF]
for more information. |
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The
City of Woodson Terrace will host Woodson
Terrace Days from July 17th-July 19th this
year. The three-day festival will include live entertainment,
co-ed and men's slow-pitch softball, food and drinks,
crafts and games, and a car show on Sunday, July 19th.
For more information, contact Fletcher Wells at (314)
428-1059 or Robert Dowling at (314) 427-5858. |
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North County CARES,
an initiative at St. Louis Community College at
Florissant Valley, presents "Bridges Out of
Poverty: Strategies for Professionals and Communities",
a one-day workshop on July 17th that will address
poverty issues that affect program retention and school
achievement. The FREE workshop will be held at St.
Louis Community College at Florissant Valley from
8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. and registration is required.
To register, call Continuing Education at (314) 513-4444.
For more information, contact Marsha Bonds at (314)
513-4742 or mjbonds@stlcc.edu. |
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St.
Louis Mills will host Simon Kidgets® Club Safe
Summer on July 18th from noon-2 p.m. near
the Play Area at St. Louis Mills. Children and their
parents are invited to come and see the educational
and interactive stations that are designed to encourage
prevention of recreational injuries and promote general
safety. For more information, CLICK
HERE [PDF]
or contact Debbie Milligan-Steinmeyer at (314) 227-5910.
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The Florissant Parks
Foundation will hold its 4th Annual Florissant
Parks Foundation Golf Tournament on July 20th.
The tournament will begin at noon and costs $125 per
player. All proceeds will benefit the Florissant Parks
Foundation. For more information, go to www.floparksfoundation.com,
call Tim at (314) 837-8875 or CLICK
HERE. |
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St.
Louis Mills will have a completely Tax-Free
Weekend from August 7th-August 9th, just
in time for back-to-school shopping. Be sure to take
advantage of this opportunity to purchase necessities
without paying sales tax. For more information, contact
Debbie Milligan-Steinmeyer at (314) 227-5910, CLICK
HERE [PDF]
or go to www.stlouismills.com. |
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The Greater North
County Chamber of Commerce will host its Scholarship
Bowl 2009 on August 13th at 6 p.m. at Crest
Bowl. The cost is $25 per person and this includes
three games, shoes, drinks and food. Sponsorships
are also available. CLICK
HERE for more information and/or to sign up
for the event. |
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Child
Center~Marygrove will host its 16th Annual
Jeff Clinton Memorial Golf Classic on September
15th at Norwood Hills Country Club. For more information,
contact Laura Rau at (314) 830-6286 or lrau@ccstl.org.
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The City of Ferguson's
Parks and Recreation Department for being presented
with the Lifesaver Community Award by the Red Cross
for encouraging water safety through Red Cross learn-to-swim
lifeguarding lessons and First Aid/CPR/AED training.
The City of Ferguson's Parks and Recreation Department,
as a Red Cross Authorized Provider, has taught approximately
470 children in learn-to-swim classes and certified
72 lifeguards. |
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Hazelwood
School District's Arrowpoint Elementary, Russell Elementary,
Hazelwood North Middle, Hazelwood Southeast Middle
and Walker Elementary for being recognized with
Awards of Excellence for their exemplary Positive
Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) programs
from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary
Education (DESE). Each school met the high standards
and criteria set by DESE for schools with the PBIS
programs. CLICK
HERE [PDF] to
read the entire press release. |
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Dr. Chris Wright |
Hazelwood School District's Dr. Chris Wright
for being named a State Education Commissioner finalist.
Dr. Wright is among three finalists to become commissioner
of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
The State will hold a press conference on July 2nd
at 10:30 a.m. in Jefferson City to announce who they
have selected. The State Education Commissioner is
the top official for the Missouri Department of Elementary
and Secondary Education. CLICK
HERE to read the entire article about Dr.
Wright from the North County Suburban Journal.
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Lambert-St.
Louis International Airport for having their credit
rating boosted to A- with a stable outlook by Standard
& Poor, the nation's leading credit ranking agency.
This ratings increase comes as the city looks to sell
up to $125 million in airport revenue bonds to pay
for improvements in the terminals and elsewhere, as
part of Lambert's "Airport Experience" renovation
project. CLICK
HERE [PDF]
to read the entire press release. |
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North
County Suburban Journal's Carolyn Marty for being
named Managing Editor of the Suburban Journals
in West County, South County and Jefferson County.
Marty will also continue to oversee the North County
Journals, where she has worked for the past 25
years. To read the entire North County Suburban
Journal's article about her new position, CLICK
HERE. |
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Pattonville
School District's Transportation Department for
receiving a Total Fleet Excellence Award from the
Missouri State Highway Patrol for excelling on its
2009 school bus inspection program. The districts'
fleet of 65 buses had a 98.45 percent passing rate
during the first round of inspections and 100 percent
passed after minor repairs were made on the same day.
To read more about this accomplishment, as well as
other news from Pattonville School District, CLICK
HERE. [PDF] |
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Riverview Gardens
School District's Early Childhood Education Center
(ECEC) for recently receiving recognition of excellence
by earning the status of accreditation by the Missouri
Accreditation of Programs for Children and Youth.
CLICK
HERE for more information. |
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SSM
DePaul Health Center for winning the 2009 Premier
Award for Quality, which recognizes top healthcare
organizations that consistently provide outstanding
and efficient patient care and set the standard in
clinical excellence. DePaul was one of only 23 hospitals
nationwide that received the award. CLICK
HERE to read the entire press release. |
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Mary Reedy |
SSM DePaul Health Center's Mary Reedy, with
Premier Care Orthopedics, for being named "National
Orthopedic Nurse of the Year", the highest award an
orthopedics nurse can receive from the National Association
of Orthopedic Nurses (NAON). CLICK
HERE [PDF]
to read the entire press release. |
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The
University of Missouri-St. Louis's roller hockey
club for winning a national championship, a feat
that no other university-affiliated team has done
in 36 years. On April 5th, the Tritons hockey club,
sanctioned by UMSL, defeated Lindenwood University
to capture the National Collegiate Roller Hockey Association
Division I Championship. |
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University
of Missouri-St. Louis faculty members for recently
being recognized with top honors. Richard Cook, chairman
of the Department of English at UMSL and author of
"Alfred Kazin: A Biography", recently won a Guggenheim
Fellowship Award and said he would use his fellowship
to compile an annotated selection of entries from
Kazin's journals. Robert Ricklefs, Curators' Professor
of Biology at UMSL, was elected to the National Academy
of Sciences, the only academic from Missouri on the
2009 list of new members. Election to the academy
is considered one of the highest honors for a scientist
or engineer and recognizes a career of distinguished
research. |
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The Ferguson-Florissant
School District Challenger Learning Center was
recently awarded a grant of $7,040 from the Boeing
Employees Community Fund. This grant will allow Challenger
to purchase an interactive whiteboard for the Discovery
Room, as well as a new computer. CLICK
HERE [PDF]
to read more. |
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Christian
Hospital recently awarded $1,000 scholarships
at their Christian Hospital Auxiliary general meeting
and luncheon to North County students interested in
becoming healthcare professionals. These three girls
have done extensive healthcare-related volunteer work.
CLICK HERE [PDF]
to read more. |
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The City of Florissant's
Historic Florissant Inc. presented three awards
to North County community leaders in May. Edward
Bennett, owner of Hendel's Market Café received
the Lois Zimmerman Preservation Award for a new addition
to the restaurant. The Florissant Valley Fire Protection
District was recognized for the design of its
new fire station and administration building. John
Caravelli, president of Citizens Bank of
Florissant, was honored for his support of Historic
Florissant Inc.'s preservation efforts. |
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Emerson
has landed a contract with Switzerland-based Lonza
Group to provide engineering and design services and
digital automation architecture and control technologies
for a new Lonza pharmaceutical plant in Singapore.
CLICK
HERE to read the entire article from the St.
Louis Business Journal. |
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Governor
Jay Nixon recently announced tax cuts that will
eliminate the franchise tax for thousands of small
businesses. CLICK
HERE for more details. |
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The
Hazelwood Fire Department has issued a medical
alert it received from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) regarding stolen vials of the insulin Levemir.
Many of the vials have reappeared and are being sold
in the U.S. market, but some may not have been stored
or handled properly and could pose health risks to
patients who use them. CLICK
HERE [PDF]
for more information. |
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Dr. Christa Warner |
Sheilah Fitzgerald |
Hazelwood School District recently hired two
new principals. Dr. Christa Warner was appointed as
the new principal of Cold Water Elementary School
and Sheilah Fitzgerald was appointed as the new principal
of Jana Elementary School. Warner will replace Dr.
Kate Wayne and Fitzgerald will replace Dr. Marty Pfeiffer,
both of whom are retiring.
CLICK HERE [PDF]
to read the entire press release from Hazelwood School
District. |
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Lambert-St.
Louis International Airport and USO of Missouri,
Inc. recently unveiled a major transformation
to the James J. McDonnell USO that serves thousands
of military members and their families. The Marc Bulger
Foundation and Dave Glover from 97.1FM Talk radio
raised $300,000 for the renovation project; Bulger,
the St. Louis Rams quarterback, contributed over $150,000
of his own funds. The new USO features larger sleeping
rooms, a cyber café, a new gaming area, remodeled
canteen and dining area and more. CLICK
HERE [PDF]
to read the entire press release. CLICK
HERE [PDF]
and HERE [PDF]
to read about other anticipated airport improvements
and additions. |
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Rose Acres Playground |
Pattonville School District's Rose Acres Elementary
School recently dedicated a playground in the
memory of former teacher Roseann Melville, who taught
kindergarten and first grade at Rose Acres before
passing away in May 2005. To read more about this
dedication and other news from Pattonville School
District, CLICK
HERE [PDF].
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Ritenour School District groundbreaking |
Ritenour School District recently broke ground
for a new high school auditorium and classroom addition.
This new addition to Ritenour High School, expected
to be completed in August 2011, will feature a 750-seat
auditorium, classrooms for band, choir, drama and
orchestra use, a student art exhibit area and more.
CLICK
HERE to read more about this expansion. |
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Ritenour School District
has named new assistant principals at three different
schools in the district. Denean Steward will be the
new assistant principal at Wyland Elementary School
and Alicia Collins will be the new assistant principal
at Ritenour High School. Julia Burnside has been appointed
as the new assistant principal at Ritenour Middle
School. CLICK
HERE [PDF]
and HERE [PDF]
for more information. Ritenour is also pleased to
announce that Susan Burton, who just completed her
sophomore year at Ritenour High School, has been chosen
to attend the 2009 Missouri Scholars Academy (MSA).
Burton is one of only 330 top-flight students from
public and private schools throughout Missouri to
be invited to the Academy. CLICK
HERE to read more.
Denean Steward |
Alicia Collins |
Julia Burnside |
Susan Burton |
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The
Spanish Lake Community Association has launched
a new Web site at www.spanishlakemo.org.
CLICK HERE [PDF]
for more information. |
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SSM DePaul received
a generous gift of $20,000 from the Florissant License
Office, which is operated by the Rotary Club of
Florissant. The money will benefit the DePaul
Foundation's efforts to raise money for its $10.3
million Emergency Department renovation/expansion.
To read more about this donation, CLICK
HERE [PDF].
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SSM DePaul Health Center
recently invested in a $1 million O-Arm® Imaging
System that will offer surgeons real-time 3-D images,
as well as multi-plane, 2-D and fluoroscopic imaging.
The O-Arm's electromechanical features give surgeons
easy patient access and allow them to safely perform
surgery in a less-invasive manner. CLICK
HERE [PDF]
to read more about the O-Arm imaging system and
HERE
to read the Suburban Journal's article about DePaul's
other recent investment, a state-of-the-art Biplane
Angiography Suite. You can also CLICK
HERE to watch a testimonial from DePaul's
first biplane patient.
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St. Louis Mills
recently opened a Plan Nine Skatepark and retail location
on their premises. The Plan Nine Skatepark offers
over 30,000 square feet of skatepark, party rooms,
observation platforms, vending and retail space.
CLICK HERE [PDF]
to read more about this new addition to St. Louis
Mills. |
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