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

Hello Affton! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

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
• Labor Day-No School at Bayless
• Board of Education Meeting at Affton School District

... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny and not as hot, with a high of 86 and low of 63 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 86, low: 60.
• Saturday: Rather cloudy, with a high of 89 and low of 65 degrees.

📸 Around Affton

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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
Monday September 7
• Labor Day-No School
  Bayless Saint Louis, MO 63123
Tuesday September 8
• Board of Education Meeting
  Affton School District Saint Louis, MO 63123
  7:00 pm
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

Thursday August 27
• 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
• WGHS Activity Fair
  Wghs Selma Avenue
  5:00 pm
• STRETCH Open House
  Mehlville R-iX Beasley Elementary School, 3131 Koch Rd, St. Louis, MO 63125
  5:00 pm
• KHS Activities Fair- Denver Miller
  Kirkwood High School Saint Louis, MO 63122
  5:45 pm
• Selma Street Dance (for Students)
  Wghs Selma Avenue
  6:00 pm
• Board of Adjustment Meeting →
  Brentwood Calendar, Brentwood City Hall 2348 S. Brentwood Blvd., Brentwood
  6:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Webster Groves

• Construction continues on children's mental hospital in Webster Groves (firstalert4.com)
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• Dale Alice Dougherty Obituary Aug 24, 2026 - Baldwin Brothers Funeral & Cremation (baldwincremation.com)

Clayton

• AI used to clone St. Louis County roofing company's website (firstalert4.com)
• From the Bubble Bus to pet bubbles: Meet St. Louis' Bubble Man (stlmag.com)

St. Louis

• Earthquakes acquire MF Eduard Lowen from St. Louis City (statenews.net)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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