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By Frank Prager Big Z Media Food trucks have become immensely popular over the past decade. The large mobile vehicles are equipped to cook, prepare and serve restaurantquality food. On-board kitchens allow many to prepare menu items from scratch, often rivaling the taste of food prepared in brickand-mortar commercial kitchens.

Their mobility lets them come to special occasions, parties and celebrations, providing great dining for events which otherwise would be limited to cold food, catered food or outdoor grilling.

A unique business in Alton is providing the community a venue at which they can meet with family or friends for planned events or impromptu get-togethers, and enjoy food truck quality dining along with their favorite drinks in a convenient, comfortable atmosphere.

Flock & Food Truck Park opened in May of last year and has seen great success, bringing a dining experience to Alton unlike any

other in the area. The business is owned and operated by the husband and wife team of Matt and Laura Windisch. Both have extensive experience in the food service business. They each began working at restaurants as teenagers and first met when they were working at a restaurant together. Laura attended culinary school and the two have operated Stacked Burger Bar in St. Louis for years. “In the thirteen years we’ve been together, we’ve never not worked with each other,” says Laura.

Living previously in the Tower Grove neighborhood of St. Louis, they came to Alton looking for a house and decided to stay and start the business. The two have a daughter, Leni, and have lived in Alton for over five years now.

“When we saw what was going on with the AltonWorks initiative, we got excited about the idea of opening a business in Alton,” she explains.

Flock provides a great dining atmosphere, both indoor and outdoor, for enjoying the food truck

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service. A bar in the venue serves a wide variety of both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks for any gathering from families to business events to casual get-togethers for friends. The outdoor seating allows people to enjoy the bridge and the riverfront scenery as well as regular entertainment. The heated indoor dining area lets people enjoy the venue regardless of the weather.

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The food trucks provide a wide variety of dining options. They include bar-b-cue, Thai food, Mediterranean cuisine and Soul food. Other options are tacos, chicken, hot dogs, Mexican street corn, smoothies, Icees and sweet treats. Anywhere from one to six trucks are on site at a time. The food truck schedule along with dates for special events can be found on Flock’s Facebook and Instagram pages.

The bar provides a wide variety of

drinks to fit anyone’s tastes. It sells house-crafted cocktails as well as non-alcoholic cocktails. It serves cold beer, draft beer and wine, as well. It also serves seltzers, nonalcoholic brews, soda, water, tea and apple juice.

Laura says the name of the business was inspired by the flocks of birds she and her husband would see along the river when they commuted back and forth from St. Louis. “We would see them on our daily drives and wanted the name of the business to highlight the region. 3

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The guild holds both a day and a night meeting each month. Day meetings are usually hands-on, with members working on specific quilting projects. Day meetings also sometimes feature speakers or classes about specific techniques. The night meetings usually focus on lectures and instruction presented by both members of the guild and by outside experts in the field. While many members attend both day and night meetings, Mercer explains the night meetings are particularly convenient for those who work during the day.

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The Heartland Quilters’ Guild was founded in 1984.

For almost 40 years, it has been dedicated to the preservation of quilts and the art of quilting. The local group consists of over fifty quilters who meet monthly to work on quilting projects, learn new skills, enjoy

Jan Mercer has been a member of the guild for over twenty years and is currently its president. She explains the guild is a great activity for anyone interested in quilting, regardless of their skill level. “I’ve learned so much from the ladies at this guild,” she says.

“Everyone here is willing to share knowledge.” She says whether you are just starting or have been quilting for years, the Heartland Quilters’ Guild is the perfect group to attend.

“It’s a great activity for mothers and daughters to do together,” says Mercer.

She explains her own grandmother taught her to sew when she was a teenager. “It’s something you can do with your daughter or mother or grandmother, regardless of your age,” she says.

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everything from design to cutting, piecing, fabric selection, backing, binding and sewing. In addition, guild members attend local overnight quilting retreats where they can simply get away to relax, work on projects and enjoy time with friends.

The list of projects a quilter can create is limitless. In addition to quilts in an entire spectrum of sizes, colors, varieties and designs, quilters can make handbags, placemats, tote bags, backpacks, notebook covers and tee shirts. “Personalized tee shirts are easy and something kids love,” says Mercer. “They make a great graduation gift.”

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The guild provides an environment where everyone can learn and work on whatever projects they like best.

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The Heartland Quilters’ Guild meets at the St. John United Church of Christ located at 228 North 6th Street in Wood River.

Day meetings are the last Tuesday of each month and begin at 9am. Night Member SIPC meetings are held the second Monday of each month and start at 7pm.

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Heartland Quilters’ Guild president, Jen Mercer (right), and guild member Adele Miller display a quilt made by Mercer. [photo by Frank Prager]

Mercer notes the guild has members who do hand sewing as well as machine sewing. Modern sewing machines can provide stateof-the-art capabilities such as computerized stitches and automatic hemming and button-holing. However, many prefer more traditional machines or even antique machines such as the Singer Featherweight, or simply stitching by hand like

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Every Christmas season, both the day and night meeting groups hold a banquet and auction at which donated items are sold to raise money for local charities. The events raise over a thousand dollars every year for the worthwhile causes supported.

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• Hamburger University, established by McDonald’s to train restaurant managers and owner-operators, has a lower acceptance rate than Harvard University and awards its graduates a Hamburgerology degree.

• Hawaii had no mosquitoes until the 19th century, when they were accidentally introduced by trading ships.

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Miles for Meso Run and Walk returns September 26 Registration is now open for this summer’s 15th Annual Alton Miles for Meso 5K Run and 3K Fun Run/Walk hosted and produced by Simmons Hanly Conroy and Metro Tri Club of Edwardsville, Illinois. The in-person and virtual event will take place Saturday, Sept. 23, in honor of National Mesothelioma Awareness Day held Sept. 26.

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First held in 2009, Miles for Meso has impacted thousands of people’s lives by bringing those affected by mesothelioma together and raising more than $890,000 to support mesothelioma research and awareness.

The event is held outside the Simmons Hanly Conroy national headquarters in Alton. Simmons Hanly Conroy is one of the nation’s largest mass torts firms and a national leader in the legal representation of mesothelioma patients and

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“We are thrilled to once again partner with Metro Tri Club to present the Miles for Meso 5K Run and 3K Fun Run/Walk to benefit people affected by mesothelioma,” said John Simmons, Chairman of Simmons Hanly Conroy. “We look forward to welcoming back all our friends and neighbors for this fun event that is so important for helping to continue providing resources to support critical mesothelioma research and awareness.”

Proceeds from Miles for Meso will benefit the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), the largest independent asbestos victims’ organization in the United States. ADAO was founded in 2004 to give asbestos victims and concerned citizens a united voice, raise public awareness about the dangers of asbestos exposure, and work toward a global asbestos ban. The 2022 Alton race raised $40,000 for ADAO.

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Girl Scouts to host gala on September 9 Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois will host the 5th annual United We Lead Gala on Saturday, September 9 at Gateway Convention Center in Collinsville. The United We Lead Gala, themed “Lead The Way” in 2023, brings together a wide range of people who share the same

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A weather station, specifically called a Mesonet station, from the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Saint Louis University, was recently installed by NGRRECsm Post-Doctoral Research Associate Teresa Baraza, PhD, and Doctoral Student Ryan Kelly.

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