🌱 Patch AM: 2026 John Y. & Harriet Simon Day Lecture: Unconditional Surrender - Ulysses S. Grant in the Civil W and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Ranger Talk: From Spectacle to Surveillance: The Rise (and Descent) of the Union Army Balloon Corps at Ulysses S Grant National Park
• 2026 John Y. & Harriet Simon Day Lecture: Unconditional Surrender - Ulysses S. Grant in the Civil W at Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site
• Night Walk: Memories of Julia Grant at Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Nice with clouds and sun, with a high of 84 and low of 66 degrees.
• Wednesday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, temps: high: 91, low: 67. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 87 and low of 63 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Affton

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Saturday August 29
• Ranger Talk: From Spectacle to Surveillance: The Rise (and Descent) of the Union Army Balloon Corps
  Ulysses S Grant National Park 7400 Grant Road, Saint Louis, MO 63123
  10:00 am
Saturday September 12
• 2026 John Y. & Harriet Simon Day Lecture: Unconditional Surrender - Ulysses S. Grant in the Civil W →
  Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site, 7400 Grant Rd, St. Louis
  9:00 am
• Night Walk: Memories of Julia Grant →
  Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site, 7400 Grant Rd, St. Louis
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday August 25
• Old Webster Special Business District Advisory Commission Meeting →
  City of Webster Groves Calendar, City Hall - Gordon Room 4 E Lockwood, Webster Groves
  8:00 am
• Communications Board Advisory
  Early Childhood Ed Center West Saint Louis, MO 63126
  4:00 pm
• Board of Aldermen Meeting →
  Crestwood, MO Calendar, 1 Detjen Drive, Crestwood
  7:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Municipal Court →
  City of Webster Groves Calendar, Webster Groves City Hall 4 East Lockwood Avenue, Webster Groves
  5:30 pm
• Public Safety Committee →
  Brentwood Calendar, 2348 S. Brentwood Blvd City Hall Council Chambers, Brentwood
  5:30 pm
• Site-Plan Subcommittee →
  Brentwood Calendar, Brentwood City Hall Conference Room 2348 S Brentwood Blvd, Brentwood
  6:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• BoE Meeting
  Webster Groves Saint Louis, MO 63119
• Coffee with the Mayor →
  Brentwood Calendar Brentwood, MO 63144
  9:00 am
• WOH District CC meet (grounds)
  Wohlwend Elem. Saint Louis, MO 63129
  4:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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