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A Message from NCI President/CEO, Rebecca Zoll
Rebecca Zoll |
If you have not already made your reservations for NCI's 34th Annual Breakfast on Friday, May 13 from 7:30-9 a.m. at the St. Louis Airport Marriott, please consider doing so by calling (314) 895-6241 or CLICK HERE. This event is attended by more than 500 business, civic and community leaders and is a great way to show your support of North County, meet a lot of people in the community and honor the accomplishments of those community leaders who will be honored at this year's event.
Join us in celebrating the accomplishments of this year's Annual Award Honorees
ELMA BELSHA LEADERSHIP AWARD
- Diana Weidinger, Greater North County Chamber of Commerce
SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS
- Bonnie Barczykowski, Curves
- Vickie C. Wade, Betty Jean Kerr People’s Health Centers
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AWARDS
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Mike Lonero, President of the Ferguson Special Business Dist. /owner of CORK Wine Bar and Vincenzo’s Italian Restaurant
- Paul Cerame Auto Group, Ford, Lincoln, & Kia
- SSM Rehabilitation Hospital
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AWARDS
- Beyond Housing, 24:1 Initiative
- Carolyne Simpson, St. John’s Bank & Trust
- Chief William G. Karabas, City of Florissant’s Police Department
- Chief Carl Wolf, City of Hazelwood’s Police Department
PUBLIC SERVICE AWARDS
- Senator Timothy Green, State of Missouri
- Jeffery R. Spiegel, Ferguson-Florissant School District
- Marty Rudloff, City of Bellefontaine Neighbors
- John "Jack" Agnew, City of Dellwood
- Robert G. Lowery, City of Florissant
The deadline for Table Sponsorship packages has been extended until May 6th, so CLICK HERE and sign up today to join these generous companies and organizations in supporting North County Incorporated:
Presenting Sponsors:
Corporate A/V Presentation Sponsors:
ManorCare Health Services
Lindenwood University
Walmart Stores, Inc.
Corporate Sponsors:
Bommarito of Hazelwood,
Nissan, Honda, Volkswagen & Ford
Commerce Bank
Favazza & Associates, LLC
IESI Solid Waste Services
North County Suburban Journals
Paul Cerame
Ford, Lincoln, & Kia
St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley
St. Louis County
St. Louis County Economic Council
U.S. Bank
Supporting Sponsors:
AT&T, Christian Hospital, City of Bellefontaine Neighbors, City of Ferguson, City of Woodson Terrace, Emerson, Ferguson-Florissant School District, Florissant License Office, Incarnate Word Academy, Independent News, Kent Miller Photography, Nelson McBride Development, Pattonville School District, Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 562, Public Policy Research Center, School Business Partnership Organization, Serenity Women’s HealthCare, St. Louis Airport Marriott, St. Louis Community College Workforce & Community Development, Trinity Catholic High School and the University of Missouri – St. Louis
Other Donors:
CH2MHill, Commercial Bank, HDA Inc., White Auto Body
President/CEO
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North County Incorporated will host its 34th Annual Breakfast on May 13th at the St. Louis Airport Marriot. The cost per person is only $37.50 and affordable sponsorship packages are now available. For more information, CLICK HERE for the Sponsorship Form or call (314) 895-6241. |
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North County Inc. is sponsoring the City of Ferguson’s “LiveWell Ferguson Twilight 5K and One Mile Walk/Run” on May 14th, to find out more and register to participate please visit www.livewellferg5k.com. Proceeds benefit youth summer camp scholarships at Emerson Family YMCA. |
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St. Louis Mills is having a Carnival on May 1st from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the St. Louis Mills – Parking Lot near Entry 2. Ride Tickets are $1.50 (16 tickets for $20) and admission is free. For more information, please visit www.stlouismills.com |
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SSM DePaul is hosting a “Treatments for Relieving Lower Back Pain” seminar on Monday, May 2nd from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the May Center at DePaul Health Center. Doctors will address the causes of lower back pain and the full range of advanced treatments now available to successfully manage and relieve pain. For more information on this event and other events at SSM DePaul, please CLICK HERE [PDF] |
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City of Florissant is having their Florissant Valley of Flowers Festival from May 5 to May 7th. For more on the weekend activity, please visit www.florissantvalleyofflowers.com |
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Emerson YMCA is having a Mommy Daughter Tea Party on Saturday, May 7th from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Members are welcomed to attend for free and guests are welcomed to attend for a small fee for $5.00 For details, please CLICK HERE |
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Riverview Gardens School District is having a Steppin’ to Good Health Fair on May 7 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Riverview Gardens High School. For more information, please CLICK HERE [PDF] |
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Christian Hospital offers different events for the community every month, this month they are having their 7th Annual Hats Off to Women – A Journey for Your Heart event on May 12 from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Christian Hospital’s Detrick Building Atrium. For more information on this and other events happening at Christian Hospital, please CLICK HERE [PDF] |
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The Federation of Catholic Schools is having their 2011 Parish Festivals at St. Rose Philippine Duchesne School on Friday, May 13 and Saturday, May 14. They will have rides, games, food & beverages, raffles, baskets, silent auctions, cake walk and much more! For more information, please visit www.comeshinewithus.com/festival |
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Hendel’s Market Café has a calendar of upcoming events. This May, Hendel’s is having a “Trinity Day” on Sunday, May 15th from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. A 10% donation of breakfast profits supports Trinity High School. For more details on this event and others, please visit www.hendelsrestaurant.com |
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Normandy School District is having their Friends of Normandy School District Foundation Grand Gala on May 14 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Airport Hilton Hotel. Tickets are $50 per person, for more information please call 314-493-0484. |
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Accessible Play is having a Touch-A-Truck Fundraiser on Saturday, June 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Upper Sears Parking Lot at Jamestown Mall. For more details, please CLICK HERE |
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The Greater North County Chamber of Commerce has having their 2011 Golf Tournament on Tuesday, Jun 7 at the Golf Club of Florissant. For more information, please visit www.greaternorthcountychamber.com |
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The City of Berkeley is having their “Summer Concerts Under the Stars” on June 9th, 16th and 23rd. The concerts will be held in the evenings from 7 – 9:30 p.m. at Ramona Lake. For specific performers, please call the park office after May 15th at 314-524-3313 ext. 2061 |
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Maryland Heights Chamber of Commerce is presenting their 18th Annual Golf Classic 4 Person Scramble on June 30, 2011. Special event proceeds to benefit the Education Foundation. For details, please CLICK HERE [PDF] |
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Child Center ~ Marygrove is having their 18th Annual Jeff Clinton Memorial Marygrove Golf Classic on Tuesday, July 19 at Norwood Hills Country Club. $300 a player and $1200 for a foursome. The day includes cocktail reception, lunch & dinner buffet, live & silent auctions, and a gift for golfers. For more information, please call Laura Rau at 314-890-6286 |
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Christian Hospital on the official opening of their new Medical Office Building on the Northwest HealthCare campus. Community leaders and area resident joined Christian Hospital and BJC leadership and staff for the ceremony. The expansion project at Northwest HealthCare also includes expanding the Emergency Department by adding 13 patient treatment rooms, for a total of 25 and will be completed in June 2011. |
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Ferguson-Florissant School District’s Varsity Boys Basketball team on winning the Class 5 State Championship at the University of Missouri – Columbia in March. For more information, please CLICK HERE |
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Christine Chapman, RN |
Hazelwood School District’s Christine Chapman, RN, school nurse at Russell Elementary School on being recognized by the National Association of School Nurses as a winner of the 2010 Voices of Meningitis Challenge. Chapman is one of five winners who earned a trip to the 2011 Annual NASN Conference in Washington, DC for this July. For details please CLICK HERE [PDF] |
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Ritenour School District’s Adam Barnstead and Jennifer Schumacher on being selected as the district Diamond Circle Teacher of the Year. The district also named seven other teachers as Diamond Circle recipients for their respective schools. Diamond Circle Awards are given to teachers and staff that best exemplify the district’s commitment to quality education and service. For details, please CLICK HERE [PDF] |
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Riverview Gardens School District students! More than $1.6 million in college scholarships have been offered to the Riverview Gardens High School Class of 2011 to date, and already 76 percent of the 230 seniors have been accepted to colleges and universities. For details, please CLICK HERE [PDF] |
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Jarrett Swain, center, at his signing ceremony were Swain's parents, Greg Swain, left and Robin Swain, right |
Trinity Catholic High School senior Jarrett Swain on receiving a scholarship for football from Avila University in Kansas City. Swain, a linebacker and receiver, signed his letter-of-intent in mid-April. Please CLICK HERE [PDF] for details |
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The City of Hazelwood’s Aviator Business Park which used to be the former site of the Ford plant on Lindbergh Boulevard will have a new 12,000-square-foot retail strip center. Panattoni Development Company has submitted plans to build a $2.5 million strip center between Hazelwood’s Fire Station #1 and the Prairie Farms Dairy. Construction is slated to begin this spring. |
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The City of Overland is welcoming a new national operations center for the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. The new center is still under construction and is expected to open August 1st. The center will employ 100 full-time workers and 300 part-time workers. For more information, please CLICK HERE |
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Also, applications are being taken for about 350 jobs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Openings include spots for biologists, engineers and architects, many paying from nearly $60,000 to $113,000. The new national operations center for the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service is set to open this summer. The government is transferring workers from around the country to work at the center, but applications are open to all qualified candidates. To read this story click here. To read this story from the St. Louis Business Journal CLICK HERE |
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Emerson has acquired full ownership of its Fisher Sanmar Ltd. Joint venture from Sanmar Engineering Corp. The purchase price was $135 million for the business and additional land. For more information, please CLICK HERE |
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Ferguson-Florissant School District’s students ranked among the top 100 entries in the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra’s “Picture the Music 2011: Integrating Music and Visual Arts” contest. For more information, please CLICK HERE [PDF] |
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Hazelwood School District’s Ann Gibbons, Chuck Woods and Brenda Youngblood on being elected to the Hazelwood School District Board of Education. For details, please CLICK HERE [PDF] |
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(left to right) William Humphrey, Jeannette Pulliam and Herbert Clifton being sworn into office as members of the Normandy School District Board of Education |
Normandy School District swore in new board member’s Herbert Clifton and Jeannette Pulliam to their Board of Education. For details, please CLICK HERE [PDF]Also, the Normandy School District Board of Education elected Joyce McRath as its new president. McRath, who was elected to the board in 2009, formerly served as its vice-president and is chairman of the policy committee. CLICK HERE [PDF] for more information |
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Pattonville Education Foundation emcee Jonathan Striebel (left) presents certificates of appreciation to Pattonville High School SROs (school resource officers) Chris Silliman (center) and Mike Mooney. |
Pattonville School District’s Education Foundation honored a number of individuals for their contributions to the community during its Dinner/Dance/Auction fundraiser. The Foundation raises funds for innovative programs to benefit Pattonville students. In keeping with the “Hometown Heroes” theme of the evening, the Foundation honored all veterans, active military personnel, firefights, police and paramedics/EMTs on hand during the event. Please CLICK HERE [PDF] for more details |
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Riverview Gardens School District students had the opportunity to extract, see and touch DNA on National DNA Day as a part of the Genome Institute of Washington University’s Engage Students in DNA Extraction Experiments. For more information, please CLICK HERE |
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Dr. Leslie Scott |
Serenity Women’s Healthcare, Inc. has welcomed Leslie Scott, M.D. to the practice. Dr. Scott is a native of St. Louis and has been practicing for over 3 years in the Florissant area. She is committed to providing excellent, comprehensive women’s health care to this community. |
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The University of Missouri – St. Louis has offered top awards to seniors from the Hazelwood School District. The university only selects 10 students a year for the award. Opportunity Scholars receive full educational expenses and an allowance for books for up to four years, on-campus room and board, and mentoring and internship opportunities. For details, please CLICK HERE |
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Trinity Catholic High School is one of 12 high schools represented in the finals of the first annual Teen Talent Showcase sponsored by the Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation. For details, please CLICK HERE [PDF] |
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