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Affton church offers free Thanksgiving meals

Affton church offers free Thanksgiving meals

November 18, 2022

Affton Christian Church, 9625 Tesson Ferry Road, will provide a free Thanksgiving meal from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 24. The outreach is designed to help those who are struggling financially...

OMS Counselor Nick Santoro, Suzi Ruth, OMS Counselor Emily Lehr and OMS seventh-grader Chloe Ruth.

Counselors team up with mom, daughter to help OMS families

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter December 9, 2021

Four families with students at Oakville Middle School were able to enjoy Thanksgiving dinners thanks to the efforts of the OMS community and parent Suzi Ruth. Ruth and her daughter Chloe collected 13...

St. Louis County officials urge residents not to gather with extended families for Thanksgiving

St. Louis County officials urge residents not to gather with extended families for Thanksgiving

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor November 24, 2020

As part of a stay-at-home advisory that went into effect last week and extends for three more weeks, St. Louis County Executive Sam Page and other county officials are encouraging residents to avoid gatherings...

Mehlville students are thankful for food and family this Thanksgiving

Mehlville students are thankful for food and family this Thanksgiving

November 24, 2020

Responses from Mrs. Theel’s fourth graders in Mehlville@Home: Tarik — My game. Aldo — I am thankful for my mom and dad. Ian — I am thankful for technology. Kori —  Family and friends. Maleyah...

Hancock student Heidi wrote what she is thankful for, above.

Hancock first and second graders are thankful for school, family, friends

November 24, 2020

Devon — I am thankful for my dog. He loves on me. He plays with me. Isaak — I am thankful for school. I like to learn. I want to be a doctor. Heidi — I am thankful for friends. They are fun to...

Lindbergh students share what they are grateful for in a unique year

Lindbergh students share what they are grateful for in a unique year

November 24, 2020

I am grateful for…. Concord Elementary School: Korie A., 4th — I am grateful for having a family who cares about me with their love. I am grateful for having a cousin who is like a sister to me....

Thanks and giving during an uncertain time

Thanks and giving during an uncertain time

By Carl Hendrickson, For the Call November 24, 2020

Thanks: He came home from football practice complaining of feeling unwell. During the evening he got progressively worse and the doctor was called. The diagnosis was polio. He was rushed to the hospital...

Tracy Verner (far right, standing), talks with her children at their home in St. Louis. They will spend Thanksgiving at home with just immediate family. (photo submitted)

They thought they were safe, but they caught COVID-19

By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent November 23, 2020

Cat O’Toole says she did everything right to protect herself and others from COVID-19.  “I am strict about mask wearing,” said O’Toole, who works as a server at a high-end restaurant in St. Louis...

South County doubles 2017’s USO drive with most successful food drive ever

South County doubles 2017’s USO drive with most successful food drive ever

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter December 6, 2018

The sixth annual Operation October food drive, benefitting the USO of Missouri, brought in record levels of food for Thanksgiving dinners for military families in need, in part due to a record number of...

Nearly 25 years into recipe contest, Call readers are still the best cooks

Nearly 25 years into recipe contest, Call readers are still the best cooks

November 29, 2018

Once again, readers of Call Newspapers have outdone themselves, proving they are some of the best cooks in the nation. The evidence is in the delicious submissions for the newspaper’s annual Home for...

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