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March 5, 2014 • Community News • www.mycnews.com
Home & Garden Show is the Place to Ritenour Alum with USA Sled Hockey Team See, Learn about and Buy the Latest Heads to Sochi for Paralympics Home Products and Services Steve Cash, a 2007 RHS graduate, is The St. Louis 37th Annual Builders Home & Garden Show returns to America’s Center Thursday, March 6 through Sunday, March 9. One of the largest quality consumer home shows in North America, the Home & Garden Show is your source for everything you need for your home – inside and out! The show is produced by the Home Builders Association. The Builders Home & Garden Show is actually six shows in one, showcasing the latest in Lawn & Garden, Kitchen & Bath, Interior Design, Pool & Spa, Building Products and Green Products. More than 400 exhibitors in 1,800 booths fill nearly 400,000 square feet and provide consumers with an excellent buying opportunity, competitive pricing and side-by-side comparison between companies. Shop for patios, pools, outdoor lighting, decks, windows, doors and everything imaginable for your home. Bring your plans and have your questions answered by the experts. The Home & Garden Show is more than just windows and doors. Along with everything you need for your home and yard, visitors have the chance to learn and be entertained. Go back in time with the JFK Experience, a compelling, interactive traveling museum featuring memorabilia and items from John F. Kennedy’s life and presidency. Don’t miss this captivating look at the life of one of America’s most popular, enduring figures. Admission to the exhibit is included in the price of your Home Show ticket. The Home Show is always a family-friendly destination, so bring the kids for fun on the inflatable slide and the swing ride. Kids can also visit the Children’s Garden Club, brought to the Show by St. Louis County Parks, for fun make-it and take-it projects. Show hours are Thursday, March 6 through Saturday, March 8, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday, March 9, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission price is $10 for adults, $4 for children ages six to twelve, and free for children five and under. Special show discounts are available with coupons from Schnucks. Pre-purchase tickets online to receive $2 off adult admission any show day and included is a full year’s subscription to Better Homes & Gardens (a value of $6). 3,500 parking spaces are available at Laclede’s Landing and the Arch garage. Visitors may park at participating lots for $3-$4 with parking validation and catch a free shuttle to and from America’s Center. The shuttle will run in 10-15 minute intervals throughout the show. For more information, visit www.STLHomeShow.com.
heading to Sochi as starting goaltender with the USA Ice Sled Hockey Team for the 2014 Paralympic Games March 7-16 with the hopes of bringing home another gold medal. Cash broke a record in the 2010 Paralympics in Vancouver with five straight shutout games to bring home the gold. Among his other accolades is ESPN’s ESPY Award as the 2010 Best Male Athlete with Disability. NBC and NBCSN will be airing most of the games. Check out ESPN’s feature on the Overland native and world-class sled hockey goalie who overcame a childhood cancer that led to losing his leg.
Students and Families Get CatholicFIT Together By Cara Koen What started as a casual conversation after mass between a parishioner and his pastor, has blossomed into a program that will enhance the spiritual and physical wellness of students throughout the Northeast Deanery. Dave Reddy, personal fitness trainer and health coach and parishioner at St. Ferdinand Parish in Florissant, cre- The first of five CatholicFIT workshops for 6th grade students and their families was held on Feb. 19 at ated CatholicFIT, a fitness Blessed Teresa of Calcutta School. Sixth graders, along with their parents and siblings, are invited to education and wellness attend one or more of these free family events - a great opportunity to learn some tips and techniques from a certified health and fitness coach. program, after sharing classes. Each week, P.E. teachers will incorporate his idea with Msgr. Jack Schuler. Father Jack introduced him to the Fed- lessons and handouts focused on a CatholicFIT eration pastors and principals, and together they principle, connecting the topic with Catholic encouraged Reddy to develop his idea into a pro- Catechism and offering suggestions for how to gram that could be shared among all the schools. “eat,” “move” and “act” with intention to honor CatholicFIT is being piloted with 6th grade stu- that principle in daily life. CatholicFIT is not only collaborative among dents in the eight Federation schools. Reddy sees a strong connection between the schools, but also encourages family involvefaith and fitness, between spiritual and physical ment. Parents are invited to opt-in to a weekly health, and notes that elementary school is an email series that covers the same topics their ideal time for kids to start noticing and reflecting child learns about in class. Families are also enon this connection. “Being CatholicFIT is not couraged to attend one or more of the five family about being super holy and super fit—it is about fitness workshops that are scheduled around the offering universal, values-based programs for deanery. As a pilot program, participation and feedour children so when they struggle in either area throughout life, they look back upon this experi- back will be tracked to make improvements to the CatholicFIT concept, which Reddy will also ence for guidance and support,” says Reddy. Reddy met with P.E. teachers at Professional share at the Archdiocese Health & Safety Summit Learning Team meetings in January and Febru- in June 2014. For more information please visit www.federaary to share CatholicFIT concept and provided tionofcatholicschools.org. suggestions and materials for presenting during
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