December 11, 2019
Al and Margaret Baker celebrated 49 years of marriage Nov. 28. The couple has lived in Sunset Hills for 18 years. Al served as a Marine during the Vietnam War. They met after his return from Vietnam and married the following year. They are blessed with four sons, Christopher (Lisa), Andrew (Carrie), Michael (Tanya) and
[ Read More ]Kristen LeClere, daughter of James LeClere of Ste. Genevieve, and Charles Dodson, son of Carles and Charni Dodson of Magnolia, Arkansas, announce their engagement and forthcoming marriage. LeClere, of Oakville, has a Bachelor of Science in sports education from the University of Missouri and is employed by Walgreens as a store manager. Her fiancé Dodson,
[ Read More ]The deadline to enter your home in the annual South County-wide Outdoor Holiday Decorating Contest is fast approaching. The deadline is Monday, Dec. 9, to enter the annual Outdoor Holiday Decorating Contest sponsored by Coldwell Banker Gundaker in Oakville, Handyman True Value Hardware in Oakville and Call Newspapers. Past winners have been located throughout South
[ Read More ]This is a “blast from South County’s past” from the past 30 years of The Call’s archives. Originally published on: Thursday, Jan. 12, 1995. Stay tuned throughout the year for more glimpses into the area’s history. By Andrea Leak News Editor Originally published on Jan. 12, 1995 The St. Louis County Council announced last week
[ Read More ]Pictured above: Pictured above with the jolly fat man at Mehlville Fire Protection District’s Santa Saturday in 2018 are Liam Juelfs, 4, and his mother Sarah. Photo by Bill Milligan. The Mehlville Fire Protection District will hold a holiday food drive and children can meet and write letters to Santa during “Santa Saturday” this weekend
[ Read More ]A retired St. Louis County police chief’s funeral services will be held Friday at the Cathedral Basilica, with visitation Thursday in University City. Retired St. Louis County Police Chief Jerry Lee, 71, died Nov. 22 after a battle with medical issues. He served as chief of the St. Louis County Police Department from 2004 to
[ Read More ]Peace Lutheran Church will celebrate its annual Boar’s Head Christmas Festival for the 25th time this weekend. The festival will be held at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5, 6, 7 and at 2:30 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8 at the church, 737 Barracksview Road. Free tickets will be offered to the public on a first-come
[ Read More ]U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner has a Democratic challenger for 2020. Missouri Sen. Jill Schupp, D-Creve Coeur, announced Tuesday that she is running against Wagner in the 2nd Congressional District that covers most of St. Louis County and the St. Louis suburbs, including all of South County. The election will take place in November 2020. After
[ Read More ]The St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station will open on Christmas. Special Christmas Day hours will be from noon until 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 25, the aquarium announced Wednesday. Timed admission tickets will go on sale at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4 at www.stlouisaquarium.com. As construction continued this year, owners of the new aquarium had promised
[ Read More ]South County Community Calendar: Week of Dec. 6 through Dec. 12 • There will be a holy hour for priestly and religious vocations from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Monastery of St. Clare, 200 Marycrest Drive. • St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, 5508 Telegraph Road, is hosting a Live Nativity with a petting
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