🌱 Patch AM: How two Affton graduates helped transform autism care across Missouri

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In today's newsletter:

• How two Affton graduates helped transform autism care across Missouri

Also on today's calendar: 2026 John Y. & Harriet Simon Day Lecture: Unconditional Surrender - Ulysses S. Grant in the Civil W and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Very hot with sunshine, with a high of 100 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and very hot, temps: high: 98, low: 74.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and very hot, with a high of 101 and low of 74 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Where the portal meets the path (missouri.edu) — Affton natives Bill and Nancy Thompson are key philanthropists behind Mizzou's Thompson Center for Autism & Neurodevelopment, which is expanding autism services for families across Missouri. Their gifts helped build a much larger, family‑focused facility in Columbia that shortens diagnosis wait times, supports intensive outpatient care, and trains future providers, giving Affton-connected families better in‑state options for neurodevelopmental care.
   

📸 Around Affton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Affton

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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

Tuesday September 1
• School Picture Day
  Gateway Science Academy High Commons New Building
  7:30 am
• Arts Commission Meeting →
  City of Webster Groves Calendar, City Hall - Gordon Room 4 E Lockwood, Webster Groves
  8:30 am
• College and Financial Aid Night for Seniors
  Wghs The Frick Theater, Selma Ave &, E Bradford Ave, Webster Groves, MO 63119, USA
  6:00 pm
• City Council Meeting →
  City of Webster Groves Calendar, City Hall - Council Chambers 4 E Lockwood, Webster Groves
  6:30 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Old North Family Dinner
  Old North Academy Saint Louis, MO 63107
  5:00 pm
• Planning & Zoning Commission - CANCELLED →
  Sunset Hills, MO Calendar, 3939 S Lindbergh Blvd, St. Louis
  6:00 pm
• Planning & Zoning Commission →
  Sunset Hills, MO Calendar, 3939 S Lindbergh Blvd, St. Louis
  6:00 pm
• Planning, Zoning and Architectural Review Commission Meeting →
  Crestwood, MO Calendar, 1 Detjen Drive, Crestwood
  6:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

🗞 Nearby News

Webster Groves

• Grumble Jones September Scenario GJ164 They Held Their Line (blogspot.com)
• Expanded Frick Initiatives move civic research into practice (washu.edu)
• Eulalia 'Lee' Will (johnsoncountypost.com)

Clayton

• Best high schools in Missouri (bransontrilakesnews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By starting with a large fortune. (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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