Monday, May 21, 2012
Nominate your favorite spot to find a thrift-store bargain in St. Charles County and tell us why you love it.
Welcome to Readers' Choice—a column aimed at finding the best restaurants, businesses and attractions in St. Charles County. For many people, there's nothing quite so satisfying as finding a great bargain, and the economic downturn has thrift stores popping up all over the county. Which thrift store in St. Charles County is your favorite, and why? You can let us know by commenting below. You will be able to nominate thrift stores until 5 p.m. Sunday, May 27. Next week, we'll post all of your nominations in a poll and ask you to vote for the very best. Voting will continue through 5 p.m. May 31 and we will announce the winner first thing June 1. If you are really pulling for a certain thrift store, share this column on Facebook and …
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Duchesne's Abby Smegner wins the Athlete of the Week award after a strong showing at the District track meet.
Duchesne's Abby Smegner had quite the showing at the Class 3, District 4 meet. Smegner paced the field in the 800 with her first-place time of 2:20.8 to win the District title. Her winning ways didn't stop on the track. Smegner was able to take the field in the St. Charles County Athlete of the Week voting. Smegner racked up 38 percent of the votes to win the award. Who had the best showing during District track weekend? Total votes: 26 The Duchesne girls track team thrived in the longer-distance races during Saturday's Class 3, District 4 meet. The Pioneer girls won both the 1,600-meter and 3,200-meter relays. The other race win came in the 800-meter run via Abby Smegner. The Duchesne runner topped the field in the 800 with her first-…
Monday, May 14, 2012
The nominations have been made, now it's time for the readers to choose the top library in St. Charles County.
It's time to vote now in the second phase of this week's St. Charles County Readers' Choice. You've given us your nominations. Now, it's time to vote from among the finalists. Who has the best library in St. Charles County? The weekly Readers' Choice is our friendly competition among businesses, restaurants, and attractions in St. Charles County Patch sites: St. Charles, St. Peters, O'Fallon, Wentzville and Lake Saint Louis. So, here are the places you nominated as our finalists in this week's Readers' Choice: We got some glowing recommendations for our libraries from Patch readers along with their nominations. Patch reader Mary said, "The McClay Library is my special, friendly, home-away-from-home. Besides picking up books, I can always …
Show your school spirit by voting for your school's Patch Athlete of the Week.
Track season is winding down and that means the weekends are getting more and more important. On Saturday, May 12, track athletes from all around Missouri gatherered for District meets. Runners, jumpers and throwers all took the track to keep the season going. Some did better than others. So we want to know: What St. Charles County athlete had the best showing during District track weekend? The nominees are: Chase Abbington—Fort Zumwalt South: In the fall, Zumwalt South's Chase Abbington showed he was fast on the football field. This spring he showed he was fast on the track. Abbington became a District champion on Saturday at Parkway Central in the 100-meter dash. The Bulldog junior won by a narrow margin—his time of 11.37 was just a …
Saturday, May 12, 2012
St. Charles Pirate Ellen Weaver's big week earns her the fan's choice for Athlete of the Week.
It appears the voters in St. Charles County are impressed by offense. Last week St. Charles High School's Ellen Weaver put on an offensive clinic for the Pirates. In two games she potted five goals and tallied two assists on the soccer pitch. It's a pretty big understatement to say that's pretty good. Weaver's impressive week caught the eye, and the votes, around St. Charles County. The Pirate picked up 72 percent of the vote to take home the St. Charles County soccer player of the week award. Here's how the voting went down. Who was the St. Charles County girls soccer player of the week beginning on April 30? Total votes: 259 Ellen Weaver—St. Charles High School: St. Charles had two big wins last week and Ellen Weaver was a big part of…
Friday, May 11, 2012
Give Mom the day off by taking her out to brunch on Sunday. "O'Fallon Patch" rounds up seven local options.
Mother’s Day is coming up this weekend. Have you decided how to celebrate yet? If you’d like to celebrate in style and stay close to home, you might be interested in these St. Charles County Mother’s Day brunch options. Did we miss a Mother’s Day brunch opportunity in St. Charles County? Please share it with the community in the comments section, below.
Monday, May 7, 2012
Show your school spirit by voting for your school's Patch Athlete of the Week.
Another week is in the books and another week of voting begins. The week we take it back to the soccer pitch and put our focus back against on girls soccer. All across St. Charles County, girls put up big numbers on the field. Here are the top four choicea for Patch's fan vote for Athlete of the Week. So tell us: Who was the St. Charles County girls soccer player of the week beginning on April 30? Natalie Weinhold—Lutheran High School: The Lutheran Cougars picked up a Archdiocesan Athletic Association win on May 3 against rival Bishop DuBourg. Lutheran scored two first-half goals to pick up a 2-0 win against DuBourg. All the offense the Cougars needed came from the foot of Natalie Weinhold. The Cougars' forward netted both the goals in …
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Francis Howell Central's Travis Vaught wins the "Patch" Athlete of the Week Award.
Travis Vaught had a big week on the baseball diamond for the Howell Central Spartans last week. He did even better in the Athlete of the Week voting. Vaught trounced the field in the St. Charles County Patch Athlete of the Week poll. Out of the nearly 400 votes cast, Vaught picked up a whopping 96 percent to easily win the award. Here's how the voting went down. Who was the St. Charles County baseball player of the week beginning on April 23? Total votes: 391 -- Vaught did it all last week for the Spartans. Vaught opened the week on April 24 with a stat-filling performance. In Howell Central's 8-3 win, Vaught was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and three runs batted in. To top it off, he added two stolen bases. The next day, against Vianney…
Friday, May 4, 2012
Customer tipped off St. Charles Police regarding possible hidden cameras in March.
A former St. Charles massage therapist was indicted Monday by a St. Charles County grand jury on 14 counts of invasion of privacy. Kirk M. Jackson, 38, of St. Charles, was charged in March with secretly filming women as they undressed before receiving massages. Jackson was ordered to appear in court May 29. A woman told police that she suspected Jackson had hidden cameras in his business, Atlas Massage Therapy at 2368 Old Highway 94 in St. Charles, west of Old Highway 94 and Muegge Road. An undercover St. Charles Police officer went to the business and was instructed to undress in a therapy room. Officers then served a search warrant and found hidden cameras running in the room. The court has barred Jackson from working as a masseuse. For …
Monday, April 30, 2012
Check out this round up of local volunteer opportunities available starting April 30.
Deliver Meals to Seniors Volunteers are needed to deliver meals to O'Fallon seniors. Deliveries start at the O'Fallon Senior Center around 10 a.m. and it takes about an hour to deliver a route. Deliveries take place Monday through Friday. Volunteer as little as one day per week or month. Sign up to help here. Help with a Race for Charity Trim Weeds, Plant Trees Run Activities at Lutheran Senior Services at Breeze Park Do you need volunteers? Head to our announcements section and upload your volunteer request, or send an email to Kalen.ponche@patch.com.
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7:00 pm on Monday, May 21, 2012
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