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Sleeping out to fight homelessness

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Covenant House Missouri, a shelter for homeless youth, is hosting its third Sleep Out event where participants raise funds and spend a night sleeping out on the street By Charlotte Beard It’s been stated that each night, as many as 3,000 unaccompanied youth are homeless in Missouri. To help combat this problem one house is offering individuals who are not homeless to put themselves in the place of a homeless teenager by sleeping outdoors for one night. Covenant House Missouri, a shelter for homeless youth, is hosting its third Sleep Out: Young Professional Edition the evening of Friday, March 22 through Saturday morning. The sponsorship fundraiser to support the shelter and increase awareness of the epidemic among youth will take place on the grounds of the facility located at 2727 North Kingshighway Blvd. Though the Young Professional Edition is geared towards participants ages 23-40, Bridget Jones, Director of Advancement for Covenant House Missouri, shared that they try not to put too much emphasis on the age group. This edition of the sleep out aims to attract anyone just beginning their career or who

are in the very early years of their career and not able to raise $5,000 or more (the Executive Edition) but can raise $1,000. The latter is believed to be achievable with the help of the volunteer events coordinator and usage of social media tactics to attract sponsors and donors. Destinee Mentor-Richards, who moved to St. Louis in August 2018, was once part of the Associate Young Professionals Board for Covenant House in New York and participated in its sleep out geared towards those who worked in the finance industry. Mentor-Richards teamed up with co-workers and raised over $14,000. Mentor-Richards shared her advice for obtaining sponsors by encouraging those who desire to participate to be open and honest with themselves about why they want to be involved and then sharing it with the people they trust. “I think it’s always easiest for the people you trust,” stated Mentor-Richards. “Whether it

be with friends or family to say, ‘Listen I’m really passionate about this because I’m passionate about providing a safety net for kids who don’t have it,’ or whatever that reason is. Be open to sharing that experience. For some people it will be deeply personal.” The actual visual for the initiative will begin with participant check-in and time to mingle at 6:30 p.m. Friday. A tour of the facility is expected to begin at 7:30 p.m. Recognized as a provider of choice by the Youth in Need organization for their contribution to the LGBTQ community, gender identity training will be a part of Covenant House’s pre-program for the evening’s sleep out. Jones shared that 25 percent of their youth identify as being part of the LGBTQ community. “It identifies how a lot of our youth come to us with different strengths and different needs,” stated Jones. “Through different processes based on what their individual needs See ‘HOMELESSNESS’ page 2

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‘HOMELESSNESS’ from cover are, we hope they will all get to the same place – from homelessness to hope.” At approximately 9 p.m. the visual part of the program will take place outside at which time participants will lay out their sleeping arrangements inclusive of cardboard and sleeping bags. Also, they will build a fire before they are settled for the night. With Covenant House existing in 31 cities across six countries, the sleep out initiative is an international effort. “The idea was started though our international office,” stated Jones. “It was a way to show solidarity across all Covenant House locations and the federation. Each sleep out takes place on the same night at each site. The goal was to help raise awareness of the homeless issue that’s facing youth in America. Funds raised by the Sleep Out movement keep the doors open and lights on for the homeless youth residing in all the Covenant House shelters 24/7, 365 days a year. So, it’s not a night of ‘pretend’ it’s a night of ‘visual and reflection.’ It represents solidarity with youth for experiencing homelessness.” To date, the Young Professional Edition has raised close to $38,000 since its inception and St. Louis company participants of the C-suite executive level are responsible for the Executive Edition raising over $1 million since it began in 2012. Jones shared, “The individuals who participate in Sleep Out really are committed to our organization. I think it helps them have a stronger connection to our organization also; they come back here year after year.” Mentor-Richards shared, “The first time I

was told about the Sleep Out my initial reaction was, ‘I don’t think I want to do this. This sounds really hard and really tough. But there is a beautiful comradery to everyone who does it together. At first you kind of have the jitters – it’s a little bit nerve-racking and a little exciting as well. But then it gets to the point where it really sits with you that for a lot of kids this is their real life. To think there are thousands more kids not only in St. Louis, but in Missouri, the U.S. and all over the world who for them this is their reality. When that hits, you start to realize it’s so much bigger than yourself and you’re able to get out of your head in a unique way.” The challenges for the homeless present themselves in different ways. “For me it hit a couple times throughout the night. I’d gotten to bed about 5 p.m. and finally drifted to sleep around 10:30 or 11. I couldn’t sleep because I kept hearing cars go by throughout the night. We had Covenant House security watching us so we knew that nothing would happen to us. But I think I woke up in the middle of the night and it hit me to imagine if it was just me by myself—I wonder what this experience would be like,” said Mentor-Richards. The impact of the sleep out on the participants lasts longer than just one night. “The next day going to work after that was really a very eye-opening experience because I had the luxury of going home and taking a shower and taking a nap before I went to work. With all those luxuries I had I couldn’t focus. What if I was a kid going to school right now? What if it wasn’t just

one night – it was a week? So, to anyone that is thinking about sleeping out, I would say take the plunge. Take the risk. Be willing to open yourself up to that experience. And when you do participate allow it to sit with you for a little bit. Don’t come in with any preconceived notions or any judgement of what it will be like. Be open to letting the experience happen to you. Always keep it in the context of the fact that in your position you’re still coming in with a level of privilege. So, humble yourself to that experience,” said Mentor-Richards. On average, Sleep Out: Young Professional Edition has had 14 to 15 participants and the Executive Edition has had an average of 50 participants. Covenant House Missouri hosts one fundraiser each year under each of the editions. Sleep Out America, a country wide fundraising event, enables anyone to raise funds for a Covenant House nearest their location (visit https://sleepoutamerica. org). Jones shared that participants do not need to Sleep Out at the Covenant House location. Participants can do the event with friends, family, or a group in their backyard or in a basement if they choose. Jones added that a school group can sleep out in a gym. Those who desire to participate in Friday’s Young Professional Edition are welcome to register online. The fundraising site will remain open for approximately a month after the Sleep Out to allow the continuing collection of funds from sponsors and donors. Visit https://www.sleepout.org/ and look up Missouri to register.

COMMUNITY VOICES The dangers of unforgiving and snap judgments By Rodrick Burton Allow me to state this disclaimer up front: you will not like this article, but it will make sense. Recent technological advances have enabled the public to instantly register their approval of movies, videos, art, music and people as well as instantly express their disapproval or disdain of an article, movie, video, song or person as well. This great power to reach so many people around the world is one of the great achievements in human history, but as the character Spider-Man stated, “With great power comes great responsibility.” It is easily observed that from the youth to the adults, from the average person to the celebrity, the power of social media is being used irresponsibly. The Hazelwood School District (and probably several others) is struggling to mitigate cyberbullying. Parents rightfully concerned about their children’s wellbeing are demanding schools to police students’ use of social me-

dia as weapons of torment. Kids can be cruel and have always found ways to be mean, do I remember! Yet, now technology has enabled them to project meanness in a targeted and unrelenting way which includes the widest audience with each like, tweet or snap. What is most troubling, the automatic, lightning-quick demands for denouncement, exclusion, expulsion, amplified outrage or assorted vengeance before any consideration, context or reflection takes place as soon as social media reports a current wrong – real or perceived. Has anyone stopped to consider whether in their day to day life how it would feel if they had to face a hastily gathered audience of their coworkers, neighbors, and strangers gathered together shouting at them the instant they made a mistake and then immediately being fired, evicted or escorted away from their workplace or home? In the court system at least there are op-

portunities to make your case and even after a judgment is rendered the opportunity is there to make an appeal. This is not the case in the world of social media. Technology has allotted us a giant platform to be unforgetting and unforgiving, in an unthinking way. Maybe we need to sign out, sign off, unplug and think about our great responsibility to behave decently. Rodrick Burton is the pastor of New Northside Missionary Baptist Church, a member of the St. Louis Metropolitan Clergy Coalition, the Ecumenical Leadership Council, St. Louis Initiative to Reduce Violence (SIRV), Voices for Early Childcare Programs and a field education mentor at Covenant Theological Seminary. The opinions expressed in this column are the columnist’s alone and do not reflect the opinion of the owners or staff of Community News.

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The Walk Through History program unveils its 37th plaque in honor of the late Phil Foeller On March 5, Florissant Mayor Thomas Schneider presided at a ceremony that was held prior to the scheduled meeting of Old Town Partner to dedicate the 37th Walk Through History plaque in honor of the late Philip “Phil” A. Foeller. A surprisingly large gathering turned out despite freezing temperatures. Foeller family members and friends were joined by Sacred Heart parishioners and members of Old Town Partners. OTP invites new members and meets every 1st Tuesday in the Old Town Wedding Chapel. Phil Foeller’s grandparents were one of the original German Families who established the Sacred Heart Church. Foeller grew up on Jefferson Street directly across from the church and attended school there. Foeller was a life-long community-oriented resident and businessman of Florissant. He and his wife Rose Marie raised five children in Old Town and founded Florissant Auto Radiator still at 865 N. Lafayette. Foeller was a United States Army Veteran, he was the 1979 Chamber President, the 1980 Sacred Heart Man of the Year and was a 4th Degree Knight with the Knights of Columbus Duchesne Council #2951. He never met a stranger and was always willing to lend a helping hand to his Florissant friends. Foeller was proud to say he lived, raised a family and owned a business in Florissant.

Photo courtesy Lora Click Florissant Mayor Thomas Schneider stands with Rose Marie Foeller with her family and friends and members from Old Town Partners to dedicate the Phil Foeller Walk Through History plaque.

Volunteers needed for annual cleanup of rivers and creeks within the Mississippi and Missouri rivers watershed Great Rivers Greenway, the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, Missouri American Water, and Missouri Department of Conservation Stream Team are proud to sponsor the 11th annual Confluence Trash Bash, being held Saturday, March 23, from 8 a.m. to noon. Area residents are invited to join cleanup efforts, helping to improve the condition of our waterways. To date, volunteers have removed more than 150 tons of trash and about 6,700 tires from area streams and rivers. Volunteers can choose from the following locations to check in and receive a free bagel breakfast and T-shirt from 8-8:45 a.m.: • Columbia Bottom Conservation Area at 801 Strodtman Rd. in St. Louis. • Creve Coeur Park at 2160 Creve Coeur Mill Road in St. Louis County. • Chesterfield River’s Edge Park at 17089 North Outer 40 Rd #140 in Chesterfield. (Open to ages 16 and older only; head into Bike Stop Cafe for breakfast and registration). • Florissant Sunset Park at 2300 Sunset Park Drive in Florissant. • Bridgeton Government Center at 12355 Natural Bridge Road in Bridgeton. • Hanley Hills City Hall at 7713 Utica Dr. in St. Louis. • Overland Wild Acres Park at 2500 Ashby Road in Overland. • Dellwood Recreation Center at 10266 W. Florissant.

• Greenwood Cemetery at 6439 St. Louis Ave. Specific cleanup sites will then be assigned near each of the starting locations. “It’s amazing to see how much trash and debris our volunteers can clear out of our rivers and creeks in just a few hours,” says Charlene Waggoner, Greenway Network, Inc. Board President. “The energy and enthusiasm are contagious as people from across the region come together to improve water quality and wildlife habitat. It feels good to make a difference in the community, and it keeps volunteers coming back year after year.” All are welcome, and no experience is required. Individual volunteers, civic groups and youth organizations are encouraged to attend. Volunteers should dress for the weather and bring a water bottle and gloves. Trash bags will be provided. Transportation is available for school and other groups by contacting Colleen Scott with the Missouri Department of Conservation via email at Colleen.Scott@mdc.mo.gov. Partners on this event include St. Louis Audubon, Greenway Network, League of Watershed Guardians, St. Louis Brightside, St. Louis County, Participating municipalities include St. Louis County, cities of St. Louis, Maryland Heights, Creve Coeur, Florissant, Bridgeton, Overland, Hanley Hills, Bellefontaine Neighbors, Jennings, Normandy, Black Jack, Hazelwood, Breckenridge Hills, Chesterfield, Berkeley, Dellwood, and Ballwin. For more information, email greenwaynetwork@gmail.com. To register online, visit https://www.greenwaynetwork.org/projects-issues/confluence-trash-bash.php

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Tips to help overcome new challenges in aiding aging parents It’s not easy getting old, as the saying goes, and it can be even harder to watch your parents age. Helping parents transition into the later years of their lives can be a delicate matter, but there are ways to help them ease into an elderly stage and cope better with challenges.

Carol Lavin Bernick, former executive chairman of Alberto Culver, navigated this type of life transition with her parents. In her book, “Gather As You Go: Lessons Learned Along the Way,” Bernick offers tips to give and get joy while preserving your parents’ dignity in addi-

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tion to wisdoms on business and leadership, philanthropy, dealing with tough times and being a working mom. Provide Entertainment: Music can be a helpful gift – try loading a music player with a playlist of your parents’ favorite songs. Old movies can also spark conversation. Host a luncheon for some of their best friends and make their favorite treats. Adjust to Physical Changes: Reading materials could require larger-than-normal print, and a magnifying clip-on screen for a computer can be helpful as well. Serving foods that are easier to cut can make eating a simpler process. Keep an eye on weight and nutrition and try to find someone who will make a house call for haircuts. Relive Memories: Encourage older relatives to write (or dictate) their thoughts on financial tips, military service, business success, valued life lessons and, of course, the stories of how they met their spouses. Make a family tree together and try crewww.LifeCareCenterOfFlorissant.com ating a photobook with old and new pictures. Consider the Little Things: Surprise your parents with a few new pieces of clothing for a thoughtful gift. Create a contact list on your parents’ mobile phone to help them easily reach family and friends without needing to search. If there are young children in the family, try bringing them by for a visit – their energy and smiles may help brighten the room. Find more tips to assist aging relatives at gatherasyougo.com.

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Northwest News

Creve Coeur plans fun-filled Arbor Day celebration on April 28 The city of Creve Coeur is hosting a free and fun-filled Arbor Day Celebration on April 28, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Tappmeyer House in Millennium Park at 2 Barnes West Drive in Creve Coeur. Hosted by the city’s Horticulture, Ecology and Beautification Committee, the Arbor Day Celebration is a family-friendly event that includes face painting, craft activities, plant giveaways, educational displays, and a display of entries from the all-ages art contest. To participate in the art contest, themed Wonders of Nature, artists must mail or drop off entries to Lauren Khawaja, city of Creve Coeur, 300 N. New Ballas Road, Creve Coeur, Missouri, 63141 by March 29. Entries may be any two-dimensional medium and must not exceed 9” x 12” (including mat board, if any). No framed art will be accepted. Art entries should include the artist’s name, award category (pre-kindergarten through kindergarten, grade one through grade two, grade

three through grade five, middle school, high school, adult, or senior 65+), address and phone number listed on the back of the art work. Only one entry per person. Winning artwork (first, second and third place) will be displayed at the Creve Coeur Government Center. All other entries can be picked up after the Arbor Day event between 3 and 3:30 p.m. With the exception of winning pieces, any artwork not picked up at the end of the show will not be returned by mail, but will be available for pick up at the Government Center at 300 N. New Ballas Road until May 31. For more information, visit www.crevecoeurmo.gov/arborday or contact Melissa Orscheln, Public Information Officer & Management Analyst at morscheln@crevecoeurmo.gov or 314-442-2081. To learn more about the Horticulture, Ecology or Beautification Committee, contact Jim Graham, Committee Chair, at jcgrah@charter.net.

Northwest Views: Alzheimer’s Association is here to help By Sarah Lovegreen When faced with dementia, many families don’t know what to do, what the next steps should be or where to turn. The Alzheimer’s Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care, support and research. Our efforts serve many purposes, from helping families have a better quality of life to funding research for a cure. We wanted to provide the Community News readers with more information on what we do and how they can help. Our Vision: A world without Alzheimer’s disease. Our Mission: To eliminate Alzheimer’s disease through the advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected; and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health. The Greater Missouri Chapter serves 86 counties in Missouri and 10 in Illinois, with offices in St. Louis, Springfield, and Columbia, MO. We have programs and services throughout our entire service area, along with many online resources. • Our free nationwide 24/7 Helpline (800-2723900) is staffed by specialists and master’s-level clinicians who offer information and referrals and provides translation services in more than 200 languages. • We offer dozens of local support groups for caregivers and others dealing with Alzheimer’s and other dementias throughout communities nationwide. • Our education programs for the general public—both online and in person—feature information on topics such as diagnosis, warning

signs, communication, living with Alzheimer’s disease and caregiving techniques. • We offer care consultations, which are free meetings with social workers to provide families support while coping with the impact of dementia, helping people better understand the disease, manage care and make more informed decisions regarding services and treatments. • Our advocates work to help to pass landmark legislation such as the National Alzheimer’s Project Act, which mandated a national plan to fight Alzheimer’s. • We call on the federal government to increase research funding and improve access to Alzheimer’s diagnosis and care planning. As the largest nonprofit funder of Alzheimer’s research, the Association is committed to accelerating the global progress toward methods of treatments, preventions and ultimately, a cure. Everyone can help in the fight to end Alzheimer’s. Join the cause by staying informed, referring friends and families to our programs and services, making a donation or becoming an advocate for those with Alzheimer’s disease and their families. Learn more by calling 800-2723900 or visiting us online at alz.org/greatermissouri. Sarah Lovegreen is, Vice President of Programs for The Alzheimer’s Association. The opinions expressed in this column are the columnist’s alone and do not reflect the opinion of the owners or staff of Community News.

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School

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Garrett Elementary recognized for sustained success and achievement

Normandy joins forces with Parkway, transforms enrichment program into ‘STEM Saturdays’

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Garrett Elementary School has been recognized by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) for maintaining successful practices first recognized in 2016. The school was honored as a Sustaining Exemplary Professional Learning Communities (PLC) School at the Powerful Learning Conference Jan. 28 in Osage Beach. Garrett was one of only 10 Missouri schools to earn the recognition. “It’s a great honor. We realize that it helps our community as it shines a positive light on us which only helps everyone succeed,” Principal Dr. Erik Melton said. “We are by no means perfect, however, we are doing great things at Garrett and it is nice to be recognized, especially by the state of Missouri.”

School leaders showed how the school has sustained successful PLC practices and shared data showing that student achievement has either been maintained at a high level or grown since the implementation of those practices. “Garrett runs as a community of professionals that work together to solve common problems through data collection, analysis, and then planning,” Melton said. Garrett was first recognized as an Exemplary Professional Learning Communities School in 2016. The Missouri Professional Learning Communities Project began during the 2003-04 school year. Supporting, preparing, and developing effective educators is one of the priorities of Show-Me Success, Missouri’s strategic plan for education.

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Photo courtesy Bridjes O’Neil Students from Normandy Schools Collaborative and Parkway School District gather in the ring at Parkway Central High School to release robots they have programmed using coding. The students are participating in STEM Saturdays, a six-week program that is the result of an ongoing partnership with both school districts.

What began three years ago as a way to help improve student achievement districtwide has morphed into a fun supplemental activity for students in the Normandy Schools Collaborative. Formerly known as the Normandy Saturday Learning Lab, the six-week program each spring and fall has been renamed and re-imagined. It’s now called STEM Saturdays and immerses students in grades three through eight in three hours of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The new and improved program is voluntary and ran from Feb. 2 to March 9. Dr. Mia Carpenter, who has been working in the program for the last three years, said the new focus allows students to see how STEM disciplines are used to create everything from video games and search-and-rescue operations to buildings that can withstand nature’s fury. The Saturday Learning Lab program began in 2015 as an effort to increase student achievement in mathematics, English, and reading. But, over time, participation in Saturday Learning Labs began to wane because students viewed it as an extension of regular school. That was when Carpenter and others devised a way to reboot the program. As a math coordinator, Carpenter attends monthly professional meetings with educators from other districts, and made a connection with Jennifer Abdel-Azim and Jennifer Proffitt, math coordinators at Parkway School District. Over time, they brainstormed ways to increase STEM education within Normandy and forged a partnership to make it happen. They also received support from both school’s Curriculum & Instruction departments. The result is STEM Saturdays. During the spring installment, 100 Normandy students and 100 from Parkway will collaborate on different problem-solving activities while getting to know each other. During their exercises, they’ll work primarily with Spiro drones and Ozobots, or robots that can be coded to follow different commands. The Feb. 23 installment took students to a Game-a-thon and, on March 2, they will participate in STEM Fest in the Parkway School District. Twelve teachers from Normandy and 12 from Parkway will act as facilitators as students learn to collaborate on mutual goals. The student-teacher ratio throughout will be eight to 10 students per teacher. In a Montessori-like approach, students in different grades will be placed in teams – grades three through five, and six through eight. Carpenter said this will allow the leaders, thinkers and doers to emerge based on their personalities and interests. Ultimately, the goal is to open the program to younger and older students.

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Business

Best Buy Teen Tech Center opens in St. Louis Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis (BGCSTL), Best Buy, Premium Retail Services, Gateway PGA REACH and Bellerive Country Club celebrated the grand opening of the newest Best Buy Teen Tech Center located at the Herbert Hoover Boys & Girls Club in St. Louis. The center is the first in St. Louis and the 25th that Best Buy has opening nationwide. Over 1,100 square feet of space was converted into an interactive and innovative fully equipped space with everything needed to engage youth ages 10-16 with STEAM activities including a music studio, 3D printer, t-shirt press maker, coding stations, state of the art computers, monitors and virtual reality headsets. The Best Buy Teen Tech Center will allow BGCSTL members the opportunity to learn critical tech skills and prepare for the tech-reliant jobs of the future. They will have free access to high-end technology, multi-media production, video, graphic and web design, music production as well as college and career preparation opportunities.

BGCSTL President Flint Fowler notes, “It’s a place where kids who aspire to become coders, graphic designers, music producers or directors, 3D animators or game developers can thrive! We are grateful to Best Buy and all of the partners involved with bringing this type technology to our club teens!” “It’s crucial for today’s youth to have access to the technology tools and training they need to be prepared for future careers,” said Andrea Wood, Senior Director of Community Relations at Best Buy. “We’re thrilled to work with such great partners to help young people in St. Louis have access to these opportunities.” “As a proud partner of Best Buy for nearly two decades, Premium has committed to not only supporting this worthwhile cause financially, but also in helping bring our valued partners at PGA Reach and Bellerive Country Club into the mix. Together, we’re delivering an incredible Teen Tech Center for our hometown of St. Louis,” says Kevin Travers, Chief Executive Officer of Premium.

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And, longtime BGCSTL Club Partner Gateway PGA Reach says of the project, “The Gateway PGA REACH Foundation is proud to partner with the Best Buy Teen Tech Center to further advance the education of our youth in North St. Louis as a part of our mission to serve our three pillars: Youth, Military and Diversity & Inclusion in the greater St. Louis area. We are committed to funding this project through 2021.” Best Buy Teen Tech Centers address the nation’s opportunity gap by offering teens free, yearround, hands-on technology access and education in an af-

ter-school setting. Over the next decade, 77 percent (1.4 million) of all U.S. jobs will require tech skills, yet only 400,000 people will be trained for these jobs. With community-based job readiness resources on the de-

ARCHS awards $6.1 million to enhance regional employment efforts Area Resources for Community and Human Services (ARCHS) has issued $6.1 million to support a portfolio of job development, training, placement and support programs being offered by six area workforce-focused organizations serving St. Louis City and St. Louis County. ARCHS has issued grants to the following organizations: America Works – Missouri, Better Family Life, Inc., Employment Connection, Mission: St. Louis, St. Louis Agency on Training and Education and Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis. ARCHS secured funding from the Missouri Department of Social Services to support these initiatives. The primary target population will include SNAP recipients, veterans, homeless individuals and families, justice involved individuals, and those struggling to find full-time, sustainable employment because of barriers to work. “This is ARCHS’ largest single investment in workforce related programming in our 20 year history,” said Wendell E. Kimbrough, ARCHS’ Chief Executive Officer.” While we talk about a good economy, and low unemployment rates, there are thousands of people trapped within on-going cycles of intergenerational poverty in St. Louis who need viable skills training and con-

nections to employers.” This funding supports a variety of job readiness and placement services, social services and barrier removal services. It also provides resources for reliable and affordable childcare, remedial education services/GED training, basic skills training, and connection to parenting classes/family mediation services. In addition to funding, ARCHS provides strategic consulting and technical assistance to support its grantees. This includes connecting funded organizations with state and regional resources to enhance their efforts, including Missouri’s SkillUP program. ARCHS partners with its grantees to share resources, coordinate efforts, and foster collaboration. ARCHS currently funds and strategically enhances more than 30 regional initiatives that improve the lives of more than 180,000 individuals facing disparities and disadvantages in St. Louis’ most impoverished communities. ARCHS works to disrupt cycles of intergenerational poverty by advancing lifelong learning. Learn more at stlarchs.org. Individuals interested in learning more about these workforce programs, should contact the ARCHS’ funded organizations directly.

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cline, Best Buy is working with local non-profit partners to provide essential access to technology tools, training and mentorship for low-income youth from underserved communities.

What’s Happening

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Send your event to editor@mycnews.com and we'll print it! EVENTS March 20: Karaoke

Karaoke at Florissant Valley VFW Post 4105, located at 410 St. Francois, from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. All profits go to support veterans. For more information call 314-831-6121.

March 22: Fish fry

Fish fry at Florissant Valley VFW Post 4105, located at 410 St. Francois, from 3 to 7 p.m. All profits go to support veterans. For more information call 314-831-6121.

March 23: Art exhibit

The next exhibit at Good Shepherd Arts Center will be „Beauty in Diversity: The Human Experience Through Their Eyes.“ The exhibit will run through March 23 and was made possible by a Feuerbacher Grant through the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. Good Shepherd Arts Center is located in downtown Ferguson at 252 S. Florissant Road, next to Cathy‘s Kitchen. The exhibit can be viewed Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., and Saturdays 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

March 27: CultureFest

CultureFest 2019 takes place from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. in the Christian Hospital Atrium and parking lot at 11133 Dunn Rd. in St. Louis County. CultureFest is a celebration of the many cultures of hospital staff, St. Louis communities and patients. Community program booths, retail vendors, and health initiatives that promote diversity, inclusion and equity will be present. The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis Mobile Health Van will provide blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose screenings. Four 23andMe DNA ancestry kits will be given away as door prizes, compliments of the Christian Hospital Auxiliary. There will also be food trucks, including: Andrew’s Bayou BBQ, Crooked Boot Soul Food, KBOP Korean, Sia’s Italian Ice, Twisted Tacos and Wok and Roll. Cash or debit/credit cards only.

March 27: Karaoke

Karaoke at Florissant Valley VFW Post 4105, located at 410 St. Francois, from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. All profits go to support veterans. For more information call 314-831-6121.

March 28: Women’s Interfaith Conference

The 39th Annual Women’s Interfaith Conference, “Women of Faith: Generation To Generation,” will gather from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Stanislaus Polish Heritage Center at 1413 North 20th Street in St. Louis. The conference costs $12 per person, including lunch. When you register please indicate your preference for either the tuna or veggie salad meal provided. After the panelist presentations there will be time for questions from the audience. Registration for the conference can be completed online by going to www.womeninterfaithstl.org, click registration and simply enter the necessary information. Be aware that a minimal online transaction fee will apply. For those not applying online please contact Jerri Livingston at 314-469-3553. To guarantee your reservation, payment must accompany your completed registration form. Your reservation must be postmarked by March 18.

March 29: Fish fry

Fish fry at Florissant Valley VFW Post 4105, located at 410 St. Francois, from 3 to 7 p.m. All profits go to support veterans. For more information call 314-831-6121.

March 30-31: Holistic fair

Internal Spirit Holistic Fair takes place March 30 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and March 31 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Machinist’s District 9 Hall at 12365 St. Charles Rock Rd. in Bridgeton. A $5 admission provides access to a variety of alternative healers, inspirational and educational lectures, vendors, jewelry, crystals, shamans, bio-mat, aura photo, astrologer, psychic/mediums and more. Free gift bag to the first 50 participants each day. For more information visit www.internalspiritholisticfair.com.

April 9: Senior citizen resource fair

The 2019 Aging My Way Resource Fair will take place from 9 a.m. – noon at the James J. Eagan Community Center at #1 James Eagan Drive in Florissant. This is a free event for all senior citizens – residents and non-residents. For more information, call the Florissant Senior Office at 314-839-7605.

April 26: Fish fry

The American Legion Post 444, at17090 Old Halls Ferry Road in Florissant, will host its annual fish fry each week on Friday‘s until the week after Easter from 4 - 7 p.m. Menu will be baked fish, deep fried fish, spaghetti, cold slaw, baked beans, hush puppies and French fries. The post is still open.

April 27: Florissant Garage Sale

Florissant residents can haul down the clutter from their attics and treasures from their garages and organize accumulations from their barns for the Ninth Annual Florissant Garage Sale. The Garage Sale will be held at the James J Eagan Ice Rink area from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Each applicant will only receive one space. This is open to Florissant residents and non-residents to receive a space to sell. Applications will be available at the JJE and JFK Center and on our website www.florissantmo. com. Space is limited. The fee is $20 for residents and $25 for non-residents per table. Registration has already begun for residents and for non-residents it begins on March 15. The Florissant Garage Sale is free to attend. For additional information call 314-921-4250 or 314-921-4466.

RECURRING EVENTS Any time: Tours at Old St. Ferdinand Shrine by appointment #1 Rue St. Francois St., Florissant. Donations accepted. Docents needed. 314-921-7582, Vicki Wittman Email: vicray01@aol.com.

Monthly: Free legal services

Every month CORP Legal Services provides: legal document preparations such as wills, deeds and power of attorneys at no cost to St. Louis County seniors 60 years and older. There is an income limit. Contact the coordinator at 314-615-0931 for more information.

Weekdays: Food pantry volunteers needed

The Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry is in need of ongoing adult volunteers to sort food, stock shelves and shop with clients. Two-to-four hour shifts are available, Monday-Friday 8:45 a.m.-3:45 p.m. To learn more or to join this fun group, contact Chelsey Banaskavich at 314-513-1674 or cbanaskavich@jfcs-stl.org.

Weekdays: Volunteer drivers

The St. Louis County Older Resident Programs need volunteer drivers who live in St. Louis County to give a few hours during the day to provide

transportation to and from doctor’s appointments for our senior residents of St. Louis County that lives near you! No weekends and mileage reimbursement is available. Call today at 314-615-4516.

at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church at 12397 Natural Bridge Rd. in Bridgeton (next to the Bridgeton Government Center). For more information call Linda at 314-839-3495 or visit stlouischordinals.org.

Mondays: T.O.P.S.

Tuesdays: Vietnam Association meeting

T.O.P.S.(Take Off Pounds Sensibly) has meetings on Monday nights at 7 p.m. (weigh in begins at 6:35 p.m.) at 9124 St. Charles Rock Rd. in St. Louis. You can visit a meeting for free. Any questions please call Dan Agee at 314540-5223.

Mondays: Choral Art Singers

Choral Arts Singers resume practice on Mondays, at 7 p.m. at Transfiguration Episcopal Church, 1860 Lake St. Louis Blvd. in Lake St. Louis. This session will include performance at St. James Cathedral, Chicago on June 25. New singers are welcome. Auditions are not required. See www.concertarts.org.

Mondays: City council meetings

City of Pine Lawn holds regular city council meetings at city hall at 6250 Steve Marre Ave. in Pine Lawn on the second Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. The meetings are open to the public.

Mondays: Workshop meetings

City of Pine Lawn holds regular workshop meetings at city hall at 6250 Steve Marre Ave. in Pine Lawn on the fourth Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. The meetings are open to the public.

Mondays: A cappella singers

All men who like to sing are invited to come sing with us, The Men of Harmony. We practice every Monday night at 7 p.m. at 5500 Parker Road which is the first house on Uthe Lane. We sing four-part harmony a capella (without accompaniment). We sing some traditional songs, as well as show tunes and more contemporary music. We do perform for the public at various functions. Persons interested can come right on in or for more information call Al at 314-993-6134.

Mondays-Thursdays: Volunteers needed

Community Action Agency of St. Louis County is in need of volunteers to stock shelves, sort food shipments and pack bags for Food Pantry Clients Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Two to four hour shifts are available. If you are interested, please contact Cheryl Piece at 314-446-4440 or cpiece@caastlc.org for additional information.

Tuesdays: Chair Zumba

Chair Zumba every Tuesday from 2:15 – 3 p.m. at The Bridge At Florissant at 1101 Garden Plaza Dr. (Parker @ Arlington). For more information call 314-831-0988.

Tuesdays: Choir rehearsals

The St. Louis Chordinals, a women’s a cappella chorus, rehearse every Tuesday evening from 7 - 9:30 p.m.

Veterans

Chapter 794 Vietnam Veterans Association meets on the third Tuesday of each month at VFW Post 4105 at 410 St. Francois in Florissant. Meetings start at 7 p.m. For more information contact Walter Kaiser at 314-921-2132.

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From 9:15 - 10:30 a.m. located at John F. Kennedy Center/Henry Koch Ctr., Howdershell Rd. at Charbonier Rd., Florissant. For more info contact Paul or Connie McConnell, 314-831-5476.

Every 4th Tuesday of the month: Fort Bellefontaine Memorial American Legion Post 335 meeting

6:30pm, Fort Bellefontaine Memorial American Legion Post 335, at the Bellefontaine Neighbors Community Center at 9669 Bellefontaine Rd. Those interested in membership are invited to attend.

Every Tuesday: Bingo Evening at Florissant Elks Lodge #2316

Doors at 4:30 p.m., games begin at 6pm, Florissant Elks Lodge #2316, 16400 New Halls Ferry Rd. in Florissant. For more information, call 314.921.2316.

Wednesdays: TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly)

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets from 6 p.m. -7:30 p.m. at St. Andrews United Methodist Church at 3975 N. Hwy 67 in Florissant. For more information contact Norma at 314-306-4731.

Wednesdays: Are you interested in losing weight?

Check out TOPS #361 Florissant group of supportive ladies. Meetings are on Wednesday mornings beginning at 9:15 a.m. at Florissant Church of Christ, 16460 New Halls Ferry Rd. in Florissant. If interested, please contact Shirley at 314-895-3528 for more information.

Every Wednesday: Bingo Morning at Florissant Elks Lodge #2316

Florissant Elks Lodge #2316, 16400 New Halls Ferry Rd. in Florissant. Doors at 7:30 a.m., games begin at 9:30 a.m. For more information, call 314.921.2316.

Bridgeton Trails Library Branch Programs:

3455 McKelvey Rd., St. Louis, 314.994.3300. Story Time: Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. 9 months to 2 yrs. Room 1 (Lap Time); Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. Ages 3–5. Room 2; Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. Ages 3–5. Room 1.

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3-4 p.m., Center for Senior Renewal, Detrick Building 1st floor, 11133 Dunn Rd. For more information, contact Jamie Stevens at 314.653.5331.

Thursdays: Bingo

Community Bingo at the Bridge At Florissant, at 1101 Garden Plaza Drive (intersection of Parker and Arlington) takes place on the third Thursday of each month starts at 2 p.m. There will be snacks and prizes. For more information call 314-831-0988.

Thursdays: Quilting guild

Every third Thursday of the month the Flower Valley Quilting Guild meets at 7 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church at 123 Carson Road in Ferguson.

Thursdays: Korean War Veterans Association meeting

If you had military service in Korea between Sept. 3, 1945 and the present you are cordially invited to a meeting of Chapter 4, North County Korean War Veterans Association. Meetings take place at the VFW Post 4105 at 410 St. Francois in Florissant on the first Thursday of the month, starting at 7 p.m. For more information contact Walter Kaiser at 314-921-2132.

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Free blood pressure checks monthly at Life Care Center of Florissant at 1201 Garden Plaza Dr. (off Parker Rd.) in Florissant every third Thursday of the month. Call 831-3752 for more information.

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Every Thursday City Voices Chorus, a women’s chorus singing four-part a cappella harmony, meets at Church of the Good Shepherd at 1166 S. Mason Rd. in St. Louis. Members come from the entire bi-state region. Call Marcia at 636-274-0723 for more information or visit www.cityvoiceschorus.org.

Every Friday: Our Lady of Fatima #4429 Knights of Columbus Bingo 6:45 p.m., Knights of Columbus Hall, 1216 Teson Rd. in Hazelwood. For more information call 314.731.9330

Every 3rd Friday of the month: Bingo 2 p.m., Life Care Center of Florissant, 1201 Garden Plaza Dr. For more information, call 314.831.3752.

Fridays: Celebrate Recovery

For 25 years Celebrate Recovery has been helping everyday folks find freedom from whatever difficulty you are experiencing in your life. This Christ-centered, 12-step program is based on the Beatitudes. We meet every Friday at 6:15 p.m. for dinner ($5); 7 p.m. large group meeting; 8 p.m. Small groups sharing; 9 p.m. dessert at First Christian Church of Florissant at 2890 Patterson Rd. in Florissant. For

more information call 314-837-2269 or visit http://www.fccf.org/ or Facebook page Celebrate Recovery-FCCF.

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Everyone is welcome to attend Toastmasters Saturdays 9 to 10:30 a.m. at Normandy United Methodist Church at 8001 Natural Bridge Road (across from UMSL). For more info call 314402-7025.

Saturdays: 12-step program

Celebrate recovery with “12 steps to Freedom.” Are you looking for a safe place to share your hurts, hang- ups or habits? This Christ centered program is based on the Beatitudes and meets at LifePoint Church Florissant at 424 Graham Rd. in Florissant. The group meets from 1 - 4:30 p.m. with lunch at 1 p.m. Donations are appreciated. There is a large group worship/lesson at 2 p.m., open small share groups – gender specific – at 3 p.m. There is also a newcomers group also to help you choose which class is best for you. The group closes its time with fellowship/coffee-dessert from 4 - 4:30 p.m. For more information visit lifepointministries.church/celebrate-recovery or contact Ministry Leader Steve Daughety at 636 634-6582.

Saturdays: Free walk-in clinic

Salam Clinic at St. Peter’s United Church of Christ at 1425 Stein Road at West Florissant in Ferguson is a free walk-in clinic open Saturdays from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. The clinic is jointly sponsored by the Muslim Community of St. Louis (MCSL) and St. Peter’s United Church of Christ to provide basic adult medical screening, treatment and referrals free of charge for the uninsured. For more information or if you would be interested in volunteering, please call 314-521-5694 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday – Friday or visit www.stpeterschurch.org

Saturdays: Clothing sale

On the second Saturday of each month Bethany-Peace UCC at 11952 Bellefontaine Rd. in St. Louis County hosts a clothing sale from 9 - 11 a.m. For sale are used clothing and shoes, some household items, books and toys. Fill your bag for $1.

Saturdays: Grief support

On the fourth Saturday of each month, grief support meeting “A Way With Words Ministry” meets at 12:30 p.m. at Community Christ Fellowship, rear, at 121 Williams Blvd. in Hazelwood, 1/4 mile south of Hwy 270 off Florissant Rd. There are a variety of topics monthly. You are not alone. Come help your heart heal with others. For more information call 314-605-3949.

Every Fourth Saturday’s Writer’s Workshop 10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. at Baden Library, at 8448 Church Rd. For more information call 314-388-2400.

Sundays: Meat shoot

Come and enjoy the meat shoots at American Legion Post 444 located on 17090 Old Jamestown Road between

Sinks Rd and Lindbergh starting at noon until dusk every Sunday in February and March in the spring and every Sunday in October through the second-to-last week in November in the fall - rain or shine. Great meat prizes awarded. Sundays: AMVETS meat shoot Sundays in September through April, AMVETS Post 55, located on 8842 Natural Bridge Rd. in Bel-Ridge will be hosting meat shoots with practice beginning at 11 a.m. and rounds starting at noon. Shooters must be 18 or older and will shoot #9’s with no bull barrels or scopes and 675 minimum chokes. The shooting area is indoors and food and drink are available in the club room. For more information, contact 314-630-2671 or 314-3307269.

Sundays: meeting

Jennings

What’s Happening

sponsored by DePaul Hospital

11:30am-1pm, Maryland Hgts. Comm. Ctr., 2300 McKelvey Rd. For more information, call 314.344.6873.

Wednesdays: ACES Schizophrenia Support Group

Diabetes Basics:

314.344.7024 for info or 314.344.7220 to enroll.

Crisis Nursery:

Sundays: Alcoholics Anonymous Group 109

Committed to preventing child abuse and neglect, the Crisis Nursery provides short-term, safe havens to children, birth through age 12, whose families are faced with an emergency or crisis. Care is available year-round and serves families throughout the greater St. Charles region. 24-hour helpline: 314.768.3201. Or 636.947.0600, www. crisisnurserykids.org

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6:30 - 7:30pm, 314.839.3171.

11th floor conference room at Christian Hospital, 10am, 11133 Dunn Road.

Do-Dads

The Jennings Do-Dads hold meetings every third Sunday of the month (except June which is the second Sunday and no meeting in December) at 1 p.m. at Classics Bar & Grill at 11601 West Florissant Avenue. Those interested in membership are invited to attend. For more information visit www.jenningsdodads.org.

CHURCH Tuesdays & Thursdays: Chapel of the Cross Lutheran Church GriefShare Support Group Tuesdays from 2 - 4pm and Thursday from 6:30 - 8:30pm, 11645 Benham Rd., 314.741.3737

HEALTH Every Mon. & Tues.: Healthy Meal Replacement (HMR) Program Orientation Mondays: 6–7pm Tuesdays: Noon –1pm SSM DePaul Wellness Center. Attend a free orientation to learn: the Five Success Variables needed to lose weight, different diet options available and how important physical activity really is. Please call to register at 1.877.477.6954.

Every Monday-Friday: Evening Front Desk Volunteers Needed

4-7pm, Christian Hospital, 1225 Graham Rd. in Florissant. For more information, please contact Lee Shields at 314.653.5032.

1st Tuesday of Every Month: Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Group Meeting

Meeting to be held at Sarah Care of Bridgeton Adult Day Center 11977 St. Charles Rock Road, Suite 121124, Bridgeton, MO 63044. Join our Support Group for Mutual, Emotional Support and Education. You are not alone. For information, contact Deborah Mabrie at 314-291-5210 or Ferd Fetsch at 314-291-3021 Email: dbland@sarahcare.com ferdfetsch@ sbcglobal.net.

Every third Tuesday of every month: Grief Support Group

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Sports you see with Gary B... River City Rascals baseball springs into action shortly The Rascals play in the independent Frontier League and begin the 2019 campaign at home on May 9 at CarShield Field in O’Fallon at 7:05 p.m. against the

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Washington Wild Things. * Coming soon at a park in O’Fallon UMSL outfielder dominates at the plate Redshirt junior Derrick Freeman was 3-for-3 at the plate and also drew two intentional walks, while recording two RBIs and scoring two runs recently as the University of Missouri-St. Louis baseball team Submitted photo earned a 9-8 victory over Derrick Freeman Bellarmine in the finale of a three-game GLVC series. The Tritons won two of those three games to claim the series. Besides being a leader in the last game, overall he finished the series with six hits, including two triples, eight RBIs and five runs scored. Redshirt sophomore Justin Evers picked up the win in relief, going two and twothirds scoreless innings, scattering just one run. UMSL has won four of the 17 contests they have played. * Starting a winning streak Lindenwood Pitcher dominates win The Lindenwood University men’s baseball team defeated Northeastern State recently in Tahlequah, Oklahoma 11-6 to open a threegame stint. The team has won nine of their 23 games so far this season. The Lions began a rally with two outs in the second, as Mitchell Krebs struck first with a two-RBI single that also scored Kolby Schulte on a fielding error. DJ Miller drove in Krebs on a double to centerfield, making it a 4-0 lead for Lindenwood. Pouring it on, Lindenwood, in the person of Ryan Venne, drove in two runs on a single to centerfield at the top of the third. Pitcher Eric Hipp shut down Northeastern State for the remainder of the game by pitch-

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ing five scoreless innings only allowing two hits. He also helped his cause in the batters box with a two-RBI single to centerfield to give Lindenwood a commanding fourrun lead. Highlights: • DJ Miller had three hits in six plate appearances with two doubles. • Mitchell Krebs had three hits with five times at bat with two runs batted in. * Good day on the diamond Indoor football team has a scheduled change for spring football General Manager Tim Maxvill of the STL Stampede that will play in the National Gridiron League (NGL), wants the fans to know about some changes. “The league has changed our schedule and we will now play our first home game on May 4 against the Virginia Iron Horses at our home field at the Family Arena. We will have six home games with many game day activities to be announced in coming days”, Maxvill commented. The league goes out on a limb to look ahead to 2019 season with a way-too-early edition of NGL Power Rankings. Here’s how we think the league will stack up this season plus, our NGL Draft Extreme reporters weigh in with every team’s best reason for optimism ahead of the new season. How we rank: Our power panel, a group of more than six writers and editors, evaluated how teams stack up throughout the season. Out of the 12 teams, the Stampede is loaded with experience and athleticism according to the panel and is ranked first! For more details go to www.STLStampede.com. * Spring football right around the corner Gary Baute, a St. Louis native, may be educated in business but he lives and breathes sports. As a fan or an athlete, Gary is all sports all the time. He hosted a radio sports program on KFNS, emceed the River City Rascals’ inaugural season, among many other activities.

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Recipe:

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Ingredients Mojo Marinade: 3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 1 cup cilantro, minced 3/4 cup orange juice 1/2 cup fresh squeezed lime juice 3 tablespoons fresh garlic, minced 1 tablespoon fresh oregano, minced 2 teaspoons cumin, ground kosher salt, to taste coarse black pepper, to taste Sandwich: 3 1/2 pounds pork shoulder or boneless pork butt 2 teaspoons Tabasco Chipotle Sauce 3 tablespoons mayonnaise 6 pieces Cuban bread or baguette (6 inches each), cut lengthwise 8 ounces deli ham, thinly sliced 1/2 pound swiss cheese, thinly sliced 24 dill pickle chips 4 tablespoons yellow mustard 1 cup unsalted butter 4 tablespoons reserved Mojo Marinade Directions: To make Mojo Marinade: In bowl, whisk olive oil, cilantro, orange juice, lime juice, garlic, oregano, cumin, salt and pepper until incorporated. Adjust salt and pepper, to taste. Reserve 4 tablespoons marinade in separate

bowl, cover and set aside in refrigerator. Place pork in large zip-top bag. Cover with Mojo Marinade and close bag. Place in roasting pan and refrigerate overnight. Heat oven to 450 F. Remove pork and marinade from bag and place in roasting pan. Cover with foil and cook in oven 45 minutes. After 45 minutes, reduce heat to 375 F, remove foil and cook 2 hours until internal temperature reaches 175 F and pork is fork tender at thickest part. Remove from oven and let rest 20 minutes before slicing.

In small bowl, mix chipotle sauce and mayonnaise until fully incorporated. Spread mixture on bottom bread slice. On top bread slice, place two slices deli ham, 3-4 ounces roasted pork, two slices swiss cheese, 4-6 pickles and yellow mustard. Over medium-high heat, butter flat surface of griddle and add reserved Mojo Marinade while butter is melting. Place assembled sandwiches on griddle, pressing grill weight or heavy skillet on top of sandwiches. Cook until bottoms are golden brown and cheese is melted.

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The original Captain Marvel returns in ‘Shazam!’

Movie: By Steve Bryan

Born and raised in South St. Louis, Steve Bryan is now based in Anaheim, California, and has been allowed access to movie and television sets to see actors and directors at work. Though his writing has taken him far from St. Louis, Steve is, at heart, still the same wide-eyed kid who spent countless hours watching classic movies at neighborhood theaters.

espite the online controversy, “Captain Marvel,” the 21st film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), is a solid box office hit. The film provides an opportunity for families to bond at the movies; Twitter is filled with images of fathers and mothers taking their daughters to see Carol Danvers in action. Many young women have already said they also want to be an Air Force pilot like Ms. Danvers. As of this writing, box office analysts are confident that no other film will dethrone the good Captain in her second weekend. There’s a film on the horizon, though, that could give “Captain Marvel” some solid competition. Opening April 5, “Shazam!” tells the story of another hero who, in the comic book universe, was also called Captain Marvel. Beginning in 1940, Fawcett Comics published his adventures for over a decade. Captain Marvel’s alter ego, Billy Batson, was an orphan cheated out of his inheritance by a wicked relative. Working as a newsboy, the honest and good-hearted Billy was chosen by Shazam, a powerful wizard, to receive the powers and abilities of seven legendary fig-

from the Disney Channel series “Andi Mack” plays Billy. After he is chosen to become a hero, his friend Freddy Freeman (Jack Dylan Grazer) helps him figure out his powers and how to score some beer in one scene. Mark Strong is perfectly cast as Dr. Thaddeus Sivana, the villain who wants nothing more than to destroy Captain Marvel. “Shazam!” photo courtesy Warner Bros The weight of the movie rests on Zachary Levi, who ures: Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achil- starred in the cult TV series “Chuck” for five les and Mercury. To become the adult hero, seasons. Captain Marvel truly is the personBilly simply said Shazam’s name, which is an ality of a boy inside an adult body, and Levi has the comic timing to pull this off. In the acronym of the names of those heroes. Captain Marvel was mighty, but not strong early comic book versions of the character, enough to defeat a lawsuit. DC Comics Billy was straight-laced and honest to a fault. thought the character was too much like Su- This incarnation is; however, more like Tom perman, so Billy and his alter ego went into Hank’s Josh Baskin in “Big” and takes advanretirement after losing a court battle. DC tage of his adult appearance. Levi has the acting chops and following to resurrected Captain Marvel years after Marvel Comics had created a hero of the same make “Shazam!” a big success. Carol Danname once it became public domain. The vers has a head start at the box office, but the covers of “Shazam!” comics published in the original Captain Marvel could challenge her 1970s did carry the tag line “The Original at the box office. “Shazam!” opens wide in theaters on Captain Marvel.” The new “Shazam!” movie is part of the DC April 5. Extended Universe (DCEU). Asher Angel

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Yeggs

John Hanna

Crossword: The 1940s

‘Yeggs’ is a comic series about Robert and Bill, two rabbits who have opened their own egg franchise in the Midwest (St. Louis area). We follow their day to day lives, watching as they go about the hectic task of preparing for their one big day every year. Along the way they have adventures filled with fun, comic doings and pathos.

Moore On Life

By Cindy Moore

Dream on Do you ever have recurring nightmares that just won’t go away? I used to dream that I was in my underwear in front of my school locker and couldn’t remember the combination to it. I’d be freaking out while spinning the numbers and yanking on the handle to no avail right up until the class bell rang. Then everyone would file out into the halls and catch me red-faced and mortified in my skivvies. And not my sexy skivvies either. Somehow the evil dream-makers dressed me in my grandma’s gigantic cotton under-the-armpit undies, which caused more laughing and pointing than being caught in my lacy ones. Thanks to years of therapy that dream has been replaced by others. The latest one is that I’m standing at the Kohl’s checkout with a cart full of purchases and a wad of Kohl’s Cash in my wallet. The cashier rings up my items and I hand her my “Cash” only to have her tell me it has expired the day before. I wake from this horrific dream in a cold, sweaty panic. I then flick on the light and fumble for my purse to re-examine the expiration dates. I can only return to sleep when I am certain that I have a full week left to redeem it. My second recurring nightmare recently happened to someone in real life. A man just underwent a traumatic situation by becoming stranded in his car in the snowy mountains of Oregon after venturing off-road. The poor guy would have perished had it not been for his stash of Taco Bell sauce packets.

How often have my husband and I gone to fast food restaurants only to have multiple packets of ketchup, mayo or BBQ sauce loaded onto our tray and never used? I feel guilty about wasting food so I cram them into my purse to later stock the car’s glove compartment. My husband mocks me. Now I feel fully vindicated. If we should ever get stuck and have to survive, he will be only too glad to suck on a pack of mayo rather than resort to chomping off a thumb to satisfy his hunger pangs. We may never get trapped in the mountains, but I did get marooned in a never-ending line at Kohl’s during a major clearance sale. The lady in front of me was gnawing on a plastic coat hanger and drooling as I casually sipped away on my emergency ketchup packet. I’m not heartless. I gave her a container of mustard. Only cost her ten in Kohl’s Cash. Cindy Moore is the mother of three superlative kids, servant of two self-indulgent felines and wife to one nifty husband. Her ficticious occupation? Archeological Humorist: someone who unearths absurdity and hilarity in strange and unusual places including public restrooms, the lint filter, and church meetings. Most recently, she excavated a find in her neighbor’s bird feeder. The opinions expressed in this column are Cindy Moore’s alone and do not reflect the opinion of the owners or staff of Community News.

ACROSS 1. *Japanese attack locale 5. *Chairman of the Communist Party of China 8. Parent group 11. Horsefly 12. Voldemort’s title 13. Ohio city 15. Saintly glow 16. Never a UK currency 17. Disapproved by audience 18. *American concentration camp 20. Peters out 21. *Harry Truman to Margaret 22. Feedbag morsel 23. Mountain climber’s tool 26. Overplay in front of audience 30. Negative conjunction 31. Within a building 34. Leafy green 35. Captain America actor 37. Party bowlful 38. Dictum, pl. 39. Network of nerves 40. Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest 42. “To ____ is human” 43. *#23 Across victim 45. Like a human 47. “Never ____ never” 48. Raccoon’s South

American cousin 50. Mount Olympus’ famous dweller 52. *Manhattan Project site 55. Does like a sponge 56. Horizontal wall beam 57. Pelvic parts 59. Actress Parker 60. Geologic time divisions 61. Steve Urkel, e.g. 62. Eat, past tense 63. Lt.’s subordinate 64. “____ Louise” DOWN 1. Mozart’s “L’___ del Cairo” 2. Homecoming guest 3. #50 Across wife 4. Kenya’s neighbor 5. Native American earthen structure 6. Orderly arrangement 7. Shoe emanation 8. Circus trainer’s poker 9. Zac Brown Band’s body part hit 10. A in FANBOYS 12. Like weighed down with metal 13. At right angle to a ship 14. *Thor Heyerdahl’s raft 19. Third axis

22. Dinghy propeller 23. Unable to move 24. Don’t judge a book by it 25. Muse of love poetry 26. Shoshonean people 27. “It is silent” in sheet music 28. U in UV 29. *____ Harbor 32. *a.k.a. Operation Neptune 33. Black gold 36. Miniature Japanese carving 38. Hindu garment 40. Blue overhead 41. Intelligence 44. Impudent 46. Horse-involved activity 48. Man-made stone pile 49. Ladies’ fingers 50. *Popular 1940s suit 51. “Ill at ____” 52. Type of molding 53. High school club 54. Ireland’s previous name 55. Hot springs 58. Wood-shaping tool

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