November 21, 2018
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Annual St. Ferdinand Thanksgiving Dinner in Florissant provides a free meal to anyone who desires it By Charlotte Beard The months of November and December are particularly difficult for many people due to the increasing loneliness that is felt with the holiday season. Others have trouble celebrating the holidays due to income or physical challenges. For 19 years a group of North St. Louis County churches has aimed to alleviate some of those challenges by providing free Thanksgiving Day dinner to anyone that desires it. On Nov. 22, this group will host its yearly St. Ferdinand Thanksgiving Dinner (SFTD) at St. Ferdinand Catholic Church. The church is located at 1765 Charbonier Road in Florissant. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. for both in-house dining and take out service. In-house service ends at 1:30 p.m. and take out service ends at 2 p.m.
“We really work to provide as many dinners as possible to as many persons as possible.” ~ Ellen Lutzow, President of the SFTD committee Ellen Lutzow, President of the SFTD committee, shared “We really work to provide as many dinners as possible to as many persons as possible. We do not want to turn anyone away, but we know that happens.”
Sources state that SFTD served over 600 dinners last year. Lutzow shared that they ordered 670 lbs. of turkey but ran out. “That is the first time we ran out of turkey that I remember,” stated Lutzow. “We do have limitations in our kitchen with what we can reasonably serve, and we think we are at or close to our kitchen limits for turkey. So, we are at the same level of turkey going into this year’s dinner.” Lutzow has requested that attendees be patient with them if they encounter any problems. The dinner will serve its traditional menu of turkey, dressing, gravy, cranberries, green beans, corn, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, salad, rolls and butter. In addition, See ‘THANKSGIVING’ page 5
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Florissant Civic Center Theater kicks off the holiday season It is with holiday delight that The Alpha Players present “The Shoemaker and Santa’s Elves” at the Florissant Civic Center Theatre on Nov. 29, and Nov. 30. The play, by Stephen Chamineak, is an adventure that shows how even the youngest members of a family can make a big difference. Christmas is just around the corner and the Shoemaker and his family can’t seem to make enough shoes to pay their rent. www.TheVillaAtRiverwood.com
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When the landlord threatens to kick them out, it is up to Santa and his elves to save the day. This fun, never before seen, family-friendly show is certain to entertain the child in all of us. Tickets, which are priced at $10, are on sale now. They can be purchased online at https://florissantmo.thundertix.com or by calling 314-921-5678. Tickets can also be purchased at the box office starting
one hour before each performance. Show time is 7:30 p.m. This show is a great chance for the family to kick off the holiday season and to introduce children to live theatre. With an estimated run time of 55 minutes, there will be time to visit with Santa in the lobby after the show too.
Florissant Fine Arts Council presents a Tina Turner tribute to the queen of rock “Luisa Marshall’s Simply The Best,” tribute to Tina Turner is a world class tribute show that makes the audience experience the legendary diva in her. Her monstrous personality is larger than life. Audiences from all walks of life adore her powerful sound alike rendition of Tina Turner’s greatest hit songs like Proud Mary, The Best, Better Be Good To Me, Private Dancer, What’s Love Got To Do With It, Help, and We Don’t Need Another Hero, just to name a few. Luisa Marshall’s uncanny resemblance to Tina turns heads everywhere she goes as this celebrity looks and sounds like the real Tina Turner. “Luisa Marshall’s Simply The Best: A Tina Turner Tribute” makes its St. Louis premier on Dec. 8 at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Florissant Fine Arts Council’s Applause/ /Applause series live on stage at the Gary Gaydos The-
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atre in the Florissant Civic Center located at Parker Road and Waterford Drive. Reserve seat tickets are $28 for adults and $26 for seniors and students. Call the box office 314921-5678 for tickets and information or go online at www.florissantfinearts.com.
The FFAC presents the Applause/Applause series with financial support from our members, the Regional Arts Commission, Missouri Arts Council, a state agency, the Employees Community Fund of Boeing and the city of Florissant.
COMMUNITY VOICES Survival message to women: stop worrying about men’s feelings By Rodrick Burton Monica Hesse, a columnist for the Washington Post, on Oct. 2 wrote about a very sad truth: daughters out of concern for their father’s feelings do not tell of the horrors they experience during sexual assaults and harassments. This noble gesture aiming to protect, leads to a lifetime of arrested development and extended damage from the initial violation. Too many women are valiantly suffering and withholding personal healing following attacks with the reasoning that it would be too hard for a father, too hard for a husband, too harmful for a son to bear the thought of knowing their daughter, wife or mother had been sexually harmed. This thinking must end. Women who are harmed by sexual violence and harassment must put their healing first. I watched Professor Anita Hill give her testimony during the confirmation hearings of Judge Clarence Thomas. I saw then, and anyone can
see now if they watch the video, the restrained anguish and discomfort from even recounting the belittling sexual harassment she endured as an EEOC employee working with Clarence Thomas. The pain suffered from these victimizations must be dealt with as early as possible to start the healing process. The well-meaning posture towards protecting someone else must be disregarded to prioritize a woman’s healing and wellness. This practice of hiding the harm from sexual violence hinders comprehension of the enormity of these crimes to be communicated beyond victimized women. The survival profile is better for all women if there is a cultural change at large. The more fathers faced with the monstrosity of sexual violence presented to them personally as opposed to clinically, statistically or in the abstract of a warning will lead to fathers demanding sons
and other men to join the charge to end sexual violence. Daddy may not have been able to protect their “little girl,” from what happened but he can support his daughter’s healing and help to protect other daughters if he knows firsthand the damage men do to other men’s daughters. 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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Hazelwood City Council candidacy filing opens Persons interested in filing as candidates for election to the Hazelwood City Council for Wards 1, 3, 5, or 7 may obtain nominating petitions from City Clerk Christine Thomas, at Hazelwood City Hall at 415 Elm Grove Lane. Positions to be filled at the election on April 2, 2019, are for three-year terms. Candidates must be at least 21 years of age, a registered voter, a resident of the city for at least two years immediately prior to the elec-
tion, and a resident of the ward for which the office is sought. Nominating petitions shall be signed by no less than 25 and no more than 50 registered voters eligible to vote for the candidate. These petitions must then be filed with the City Clerk. Filing for candidacy opens on Dec. 11 at 8 a.m., and closes on Jan. 15 at 5 p.m. For further information, please contact City Clerk Christine Thomas at 314-513-5020.
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Hunters can feed St. Louis families in need through Share the Harvest Program $7 may not seem like a lot of money these days, but it can go a long way to feeding those in need, thanks to the Share the Harvest Program. Missouri’s firearms deer season runs from Nov. 10 through Nov. 20 this year. As hunters take to the woods, they’ll be doing their part to help manage the deer herd. They can also help alleviate hunger in the St. Louis area with Share the Harvest. The statewide Share the Harvest Program is administered by the Conservation Federation of Missouri (CFM) and Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC). The program is a coopPhoto courtesy Missouri Department of Conservation erative effort between hunters, meat processors and local charitable organizations. It provides The Share the Harvest program enables hunters to donate venison they harvest through approved meat processors to local food panfood to the hungry through deer meat donated by tries to help feed families in need. hunters. Hunters can choose to give part, or all, of any deer they take. They bring their deer to an Jefferson County approved meat processor to process the venison, • Dittmer Meat Packing, Dittmer usually into ground meat, where it is then pack• John’s Butcher Shoppe, Festus aged for distribution. An antlerless deer permit cost $7, and an averOperation Food Search operates out of a age field-dressed doe can yield up to 65 pounds of 25,000 square foot warehouse facility in St. Loulean meat. More than 3.5 million pounds of veni- is County, complete with industrial-size freezers son have been donated through Share the Harvest and refrigerators. The organization functions as since 1992. a master pantry that provides food to some 300 Share the Harvest funds can reimburse ap- food banks within a 75-mile radius of St. Louis. proved processors only part of the processing fee It obtains all food through private donations and for each whole deer given to the program. In the delivers it to the food banks free of charge. This past, hunters have had to pay part of the process- food ultimately reaches about 120,000 people in ing costs for deer they donate to Share the Har- need each month. vest. But a local charitable organization, OperaHunters wishing to donate deer meat harvesttion Food Search, is contributing additional funds ed in counties where Chronic Wasting Disease when whole deer are donated to approved proces- (CWD) has been confirmed, which include Adair, sors in St. Louis City and County, St. Charles and Cedar, Cole, Franklin, Jefferson, Linn, Macon, Jefferson Counties. The result is little to no cost for Perry, Polk, St. Clair, or Ste. Genevieve, should the hunter. note that the deer must be tested for CWD. It can Processors partnering with Operation Food only be donated to an approved processor parSearch include: ticipating in the Share the Harvest CWD-Testing Program. A list of CWD testing program St. Louis processors can be found at https://tinyurl.com/ • Kenrick’s Meats and Catering, St. Louis ycvq83xb. • John’s Butcher Shoppe, Overland By subsidizing the cost of processing, Operation Food makes it easier for St. Louis area hunters to • G & W Meat Processing, St. Louis donate deer for the Share the Harvest Program. • HMS Quality Meat Service, Kirkwood To learn more about Operation Food Search, St. Charles go to their website at operationfoodsearch.org/, or phone 314-726-5355. More information about • Dan’s Country Meats, New Melle the Share the Harvest Program can be found at • Josephville Meat Processing, Wentzville the MDC website, https://tinyurl.com/ydcmob9x, or by calling the Conservation Federation of Missouri at 573-634-2322.
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Operation Food Search to host Holiday Rap ‘N Pack
Operation Food Search will host its holiday Rap ‘N Pack on Tues., Nov. 27.
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Operation Food Search (OFS), a nonprofit hunger relief organization, will host its holiday Rap ‘N Pack on Tues., Nov. 27. The event will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at OFS’ headquarters located at 1644 Lotsie Blvd. The cost is $10 in advance and $12 at the door. Rap ‘N Pack is held in conjunction with #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving. #GivingTuesday, which is now in its seventh year, kicks off the charitable season and is fueled by the power of social media and collaboration. Participants ages 21 years of age and older will sort winter coats, as well as help pack food for food insecure children and their families this hol-
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iday season. Volunteers will enjoy upbeat music, appetizers, and adult beverages. Founded in 1981, Operation Food Search (OFS) is a hunger relief organization that provides food and nutrition education. With a strategic focus aimed at ending childhood hunger, OFS empowers families with a range of programs and services proven to reduce food insecurity and increase access to healthy and affordable food. The agency helps feed more than 200,000 individuals on a monthly basis – one-third of which are children – through a network of 330 community partners in 31 Missouri and Illinois counties. To sign up for the Rap ‘N Pack, visit http://www. OperationFoodSearch.org or call 314-726-5355.
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‘THANKSGIVING’ from cover Helfer’s Bakery is donating sheet cakes, a parishioner of St. Sabina is donating brownies and pies will be provided by St. Angela Merici and Lutheran Church of The Good Shepherd. Krause Katering & Kakes continues to volunteer time to prepare the turkeys SFTD purchases with donated funds. Lutzow notes that the donated produce used for decoration will be available for guests to take home. SFTD is a 501(c)3 and all donations go towards purchase of food for the dinner. The only exception is the purchase of any advertisement for the dinner to help them get the word out to the community. SFTD is currently made up of the following churches who organized and planned this year’s dinner: Halls Ferry Christian Church, Lutheran Church of The Good Shepherd, St. Angela Merici Church, St. Martin De Porres Church, St. Norbert Catholic Church, St. Rose Philippine Duchesne, St. Sabina Catholic Church, and St. Ferdinand. The committee is made up of representatives from the churches and other community volunteers. Volunteers who are not part of the planning committee assist with specific needs the day before and the day of the dinner. SFTD has successfully filled all its slots for volunteer needs for both days. The vision for this yearly dinner was birthed in
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1999 by parishioner Pat von Nida of St. Ferdinand, following Pope John Paul II’s visit to St. Louis. She was inspired by the Pope’s focus on interfaith and ecumenical relations to do an ecumenical dinner by bringing churches together in the Florissant area. She took the initiative to ask other churches in Florissant to sponsor a free Thanksgiving Day dinner for those who were in need, lonely, or desired a good dinner. In 2015 the yearly tradition became a parish organization of St. Ferdinand Catholic Church. “We are always involved in reaching out to other churches to be involved in planning,” stated Lutzow. Any church or individual that is interested in being involved in the 2019 planning of the dinner may
e-mail thanksgivingdinner@stferdinandstl.org. To donate funds to this yearly initiative, checks can be made payable to “St. Ferdinand Thanksgiving Dinner” and mailed to: St. Ferdinand Catholic Church, 1765 Charbonier Road, Florissant, MO 63031.
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Eleven Hazelwood West High School seniors are participating in a program called, “Exploring Teaching.” The program offers students who aspire to become teachers an opportunity to teach in the district’s elementary and middle schools. “I love what teachers do,” said Jonel Harris, senior at Hazelwood West High School. “They impact not only young kids’ lives but older kids’ lives as well.” The program includes an internship for seniors who complete the prerequisite work. It combines in-class coursework with on-site teaching practice. Teaching projects include keeping daily logs or blogs, weekly journals, preparing and presenting a lesson, and working closely with students of an assigned teacher.
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McCluer students among first to view exhibit by nationally-known artist
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Three McCluer High School students were among the first to view a new St. Louis Art Museum exhibit by nationally-known artist Kehinde Wiley. The students, Imani Greene, Lanae Connelly and Santia Maderios, along with their art teacher Michele Pazarena, were participants of “Exploring with the Artist: Kehinde Wiley,” held in October. Wiley is the artist who was selected by President Barack Obama to paint his presidential portrait that now hangs in the Smithsonian Institute. “This was a special activity for the students, as there were only 19 students throughout the metropolitan area who were selected to participate,” said Pazarena. The students met Wiley, who provided an explanation of the exhibit and allowed the students to ask questions. The exhibit features Ferguson residents as the models in his paintings. After their time with Photo courtesy Ferguson-Florissant School District Wiley, the students met with St. Louis-based artist Rob- McCluer High student-artists (from left) Santia Maderios and Lanae Connelly work on self-portraits as participants of “Exploring with the Artist: Kehinde Wiley.” ert Ketchens and worked on self-portraits. “This was a very interactive day, thinking that features the students as the artist and modabout art, the communication of what visual el,” said Pazarena. art can be and the self-expression of making art
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McCluer High School students help fight hunger Members of the McCluer High School Key Club and Army JROTC, along with their faculty sponsors, teamed up to fight hunger by participating in World Food Day, held at John Burroughs High School. The students worked hard for three hours, and together the two groups packaged over 1,200 meals. Photo courtesy Ferguson-Florissant School District
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EVENTS Nov. 21: 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.
Nov. 22: Thanksgiving meal
First Thanksgiving “Feed The Community Fellowship” takes place from 11 p.m. – 3 p.m. (or until food is gone) at 11 Patterson Plaza, Patterson Rd. in Florissant. Hosted by Just 1 Taste Catering and Metro Clubhouse.
Nov. 23: Thanksgiving potluck dinner
Thanksgiving potluck dinner at Florissant Valley VFW Post 4105, located at 410 St. Francois, from 4 to 7 p.m. All profits go to support veterans. For more information call 314831-6121.
Nov. 24: Concert
The Forestwood Boys will be at Meyers Cafe & Lounge at 1767 N. New Florissant Rd. in Florissant from 5 – 8 p.m. The Forestwood Boys (Mike Newman, Pat Molloy and Dan Duncan) play rock n roll from the fifties, sixties and beyond.
Nov. 25: Historic Florissant’s Annual House Tour
It is time to kick off the holiday season with Historic Florissant’s Annual House Tour from 1 – 6 p.m. Ten
beautiful homes and historic properties will be on tour; several of which will serve refreshments. Tickets may be purchased at Dooley’s Florist and Korte’s Frameshop on St. Francois Street and the Myer’s House and Barn and the Gittemeier House on Dunn Rd. Tickets also may be purchased with a credit card by calling 314-565-1468 or by sending a check and return address to 1067 Dunn Road, Florissant, MO 63031. Tickets cost $20 per adult and $5 for children between the ages of five-18 years old.
Nov. 26: Wine sampling
Sample five different wines that will “sparkle” up your holidays at 6:30 p.m. at My House at 1970 Trotterway in Florissant. Cost is $20 per person. Please RSVP to thevinoexperience@ att.net or 314-550-1641.
Nov. 28: 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.
Nov. 30: Chicken dinner
Chicken dinner at Florissant Valley VFW Post 4105, located at 410 St. Francois, from 4 to 7 p.m. All profits go to support veterans. For more information call 314-831-6121.
Dec. 1: Breakfast with Santa
Calvary United Church of Christ, at 2501 Hartland Avenue, invites the
community to join them for their annual Breakfast with Santa from 9 - 11 a.m. The cost is $4 for adults and children three and older. Cost includes breakfast, photo opts with Santa and crafts. All are welcome the day of the event, but advance reservations help to better prepare. Call 314-429-7464 for reservations or directions.
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.
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Ingredients: 3/4 cup olive oil, plus additional for coating pan 3 ripe medium bananas, divided 1/2 cup applesauce 1 large egg 1 large egg white 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chunks or chips 1/4 cup nut spread Directions: Heat oven to 350 F. Coat 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with olive oil. In mixing bowl, mash 2 bananas. Add applesauce, egg, egg white and vanilla to bananas and whisk. In separate bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Slowly add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix. Add olive oil slowly and mix until combined. Fold in chocolate chunks. Pour batter into loaf pan. Heat nut spread in microwave until it reaches pourable
consistency. Swirl spread into top of batter. Thinly slice long, flat strips of banana. Add slices to top of batter for decoration. Place loaf pan in oven and bake 1 hour. Remove bread and cool before slicing.
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Stan Lee: Marvel Comics’ personal superhero
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trations showed the pain, frustration and love in all the stories. Collaborating with artists/creators like Ditko and Kirby, Lee ushered in a new age in comics. For the last 10 years, Marvel Studios has been successful because their movies stay true to the original characters. 2008’s “Iron Man,” for instance, showed Tony Stark’s creating a metal suit to help him survive a near-fatal heart injury. As was shown in the comics, Tony could die at any moment if his technology failed him. Stan Lee was the catalyst that brought fans decades of great comic books and 10 years of superb Marvel movies. He also was a comforting, encouraging voice on the letter pages of Marvel’s comic books in the 1960’s and 70’s. Lee’s body of work is vast, but the void he leaves behind is hard to fill. Photo courtesy Bigstock
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ssue #15 of Marvel Comics’ “Amazing Fantasy” was supposed to be a throwaway. That title was slated for cancellation, so writer/editor Stan Lee thought they had nothing to lose by introducing the shy, intelligent Peter Parker in the final issue. A radioactive spider-bite gave Peter incredible powers, including precognition that he eventually called his “spider sense.” That single issue, now worth a small fortune to collectors, was the start of what became the Marvel Universe. On Nov. 12, Lee passed away, leaving behind a legacy of superheroes and wonderful movie cameos. At comic book conventions, he was a rock star, even signing autographs for fans while riding in elevators. I interviewed him by phone twice and it felt like I was chatting with a beloved uncle or friend. “The Big Bang Theory” paid homage to him more than once, with Stan Lee filing a restraining order against Sheldon in one episode. In the late 1950’s, superhero comics used formulas. Batman and Robin relied on various “Bat” gadgets in their four-color adventures. When he was not battling Lex Luthor, Superman’s biggest problem was dealing with Lois Lane and Lana Lang, the two women who loved him. His incredible powers let him routinely travel in time and create diamonds by squeezing lumps of coal. Superman conceivably could do just about anything. Spider-Man changed that dynamic and broke
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the mold for superheroes. The wonderful Steve Ditko illustrated his heartbreaking origin story. After gaining spider powers, Peter Parker became a television personality and, because he couldn’t be bothered, allowed a burglar to escape the studio one day. Thanks to his inaction, that thief eventually shot and killed Peter’s beloved Uncle Ben. His overwhelming guilt led to a lifetime of crimefighting. Peter Parker was highly relatable, as were the four members of “The Fantastic Four.” Exposed to cosmic radiation, they gained powers and vowed to use them for the good of mankind. They also were a family and argued like one all the time. Ben Grimm, who became the rock-like Thing, was especially bitter because he didn’t look normal anymore, unlike his teammates. Jack “King” Kirby’s beautiful illus-
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.
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Yeggs
John Hanna
Crossword: Thanksgiving
‘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.
By Cindy Moore
Moore On Life
Thanks but no thanks
Gather round, the modern Thanksgiving dinner is about to begin. Don’t even think about bringing your fancy-schmancy table manners, and as for etiquette – forget it! Today’s rules: First, anyone from age two on up must have a handheld device, even granny must bring her clamshell phone with the giant numbers. Ready. Set. Be seated. Now, before eating the meal something special must first take place. A blessing on the food? Sadly, no. Instead, everyone must take multiple pictures of the dinner to post on Instagram to see if anyone’s soggy green bean casserole is more gross-looking than their own. After this ritual, someone must text grandma and alert her to begin passing around the plates of food. If she does not answer her text it may be that her phone is not smart and does not have the capability. In that case, resort to punching her. Not in the face silly! Punch her phone number and call her. As the plates are being passed, someone may inadvertently get a scoop of that red jellied glop in the shape of a can still wobbling on a plate or perhaps a spoonful of giblets from the meat tray. This usually starts conversations such as, “What the goo is this?!” Along with, “Hey! What part of the turkey does a giblet come from anyhow?” Immediately half of the guests at the table will bring up Google and ask for a definition of giblet. The other half will verbally ask Siri what the wobbling Thanksgiving goop is made from.
Those questions will no doubt continue the lively table banter until the gravy has cooled and congealed into the shape of the gravy boat it came in. Unfortunately, the definition of giblets will cause everyone to become vegan. Meanwhile, Siri will have suggested that the wonky cranberry gloop might actually be a dead jellyfish. Dinner has been ruined. Suddenly someone gets an emergency alert on their phone and yells, “Holy sweet potato pie! Walblart just moved Black Friday up to Thursday! They’re giving away flat screen TVs with every purchase of frozen giblets right now!” The table is immediately vacated as Dad shouts, “Somebody FaceTime your mother in the kitchen and tell her to bag up the food and put it in the fridge and meet us at the mall food court for corn dogs!” Thanksgiving has officially begun. 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. Newton or Stern 6. Hot springs resort 9. Gene Simmons’ band 13. Cuban dance 14. Anticipated outcome 15. Type of rug 16. Shiny suit 17. Red area between Saudi Arabia and Egypt? 18. Telephone company 19. *Which Thursday is Thanksgiving? 21. *Gathering 23. To boot 24. India location 25. Deli order 28. Walked on 30. Authoritative declaration 35. Milano moolah 37. Swear, not curse 39. Kappa Alpha ____ 40. Battery fluid 41. Long-necked wading bird 43. Biz bigwig 44. Chirp 46. Gauche or Droite, in Paris 47. On one’s guard 48. Take for ransom 50. Gingrich of politics 52. Female sib
53. Hoodlum 55. Comic cry 57. *Early Thanksgiving celebrant 61. *It’s on the final Thanksgiving Parade float 64. Convex molding 65. High or low 67. “Roots” author 69. *Post-Thanksgiving song 70. Yoga accessory 71. Accustom 72. “The Man Who ____ Too Much” 73. Possessive of it 74. Opposite of digest DOWN 1. Roth ____ 2. Turf alternative 3. Shots, for short 4. Roughly 5. Root vegetable 6. “I flew like a flash, tore open the shutters, and threw up the ____” 7. *Not cake 8. Wet nurses 9. Capital of Ukraine 10. Capri, e.g. 11. Hollow baglike structures 12. Vegas bandit
15. Gibraltar or Bering 20. Synagogue read 22. Willie Nelson’s “Farm ____” 24. Like fans 25. *Like Friday after Thanksgiving 26. Chinese fruit 27. “____-and-true” 29. *____-eating 31. “The ____” talk show 32. Astros’ homeland 33. Wombs 34. *Parade organizer 36. Port in Yemen 38. Created a rug? 42. Handrail post 45. “Snow ____,” band 49. Between Sigma and Epsilon 51. Tittering laugh sound 54. Savory taste sensation 56. Asian wild ass 57. From chicken pox 58. He was terrible 59. Elders’ teachings 60. Neon effect 61. Exercise groups 62. Adhesive 63. Not his 66. *The oldest balloon animal 68. Hitherto SEE ANSWERS ON PAGE 9