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www.mycnews.com • Community News - St. Charles County • February 24, 2021 Around Town 3

St. Charles County Parks reschedules making maple syrup event due to extreme cold

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The St. Charles County Parks and Recreation Department has postponed “Hands-On Heritage: Making Maple Syrup” until March 13, at The Historic Daniel Boone Home at 1868 Highway F in Defiance.

For everyone’s safety, and due to the hazardous weather conditions, the St. Charles County Parks and Recreation Department has postponed “Hands-On Heritage: Making Maple Syrup” until March 13, at The Historic Daniel Boone Home at 1868 Highway F in Defiance. Everyone is invited to join in the fun of making maple syrup from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. next month. Admission is free, and guests will be able to sample and purchase local syrup at the event.

You’ll be amazed at how easy it is to turn gallons of raw sap tapped from park trees into edible sweet syrup. Demonstrations of this 19th century, historic process will take place throughout the day at the historic park listed on the National Register of Historic Places. At the event, guests will have the opportunity to ask questions of the frontiersmen and women leading the program. Then, everyone can enjoy pre-packaged samples of hot maple syrup and cornbread! Masks must be worn inside park buildings, including the Boone Home and gift shop. Sanitizer will be available and social distancing is required at the event.

But that’s not all! Guests also will learn the modern-day method of making maple syrup with Vieth Valley Farms of Marthasville, Missouri. The farm’s staff will showcase how they use present-day equipment to turn 40 gallons of sap taken from their 130-year-old sugar maples into one gallon of edible maple syrup. After each demonstration, delicious Grade A, Amber syrup will be available for purchase.

This event is sure to be a crowd pleaser and an educational experience for all ages. Registration is not needed. For more information, call The Historic Daniel Boone Home at 636-798-2005.

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Applications now being accepted for 2021 Cuivre River scholarship program

Cuivre River Electric Cooperative is once again accepting scholarship applications from graduating high school seniors and current college students.

Students are eligible to be considered if they live in the Cuivre River Electric service area and maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5 while attending undergraduate courses at an accredited college, university or technical school. Applicants are required to provide an official transcript and two letters of recommendation, a complete copy of their Student Aid Report (SAR), write a narrative to highlight their academic achievements and community service, state their career goals and demonstrate a financial need. The scholarship may also be used for adult continuing education courses in an applicant’s career field.

The deadline to apply is April 21. Scholarships will be awarded in June.

Applications can be downloaded at cuivre.com. They are also available at CREC offices in Troy at 1112 E. Cherry St., and Lake Saint Louis at 8757 Highway N.

In 2020, a total of $74,000 was awarded, with 75 students receiving a scholarship. The Trust board has awarded 2,313 scholarships totaling $1.3 million since 1997.

Scholarship funds are donated by Cuivre River Electric members who participate in Operation Round Up by rounding up their electric bill payments each month to the next highest dollar. The funds, administered by a seven-member volunteer board, are available to help individuals, families and organizations.

For more information contact Tim Schmidt, Operation Round Up coordinator, at tschmidt@ cuivre.com or 636-695-4837. www.midwestbankcentre.com