🌱 Patch AM: How an Affton grandmother turned 70 into her strongest year yet

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In today's newsletter:

• How an Affton grandmother turned 70 into her strongest year yet

Also on today's calendar: OUTDOOR, FUNDRAISING CONCERT with SappingTones.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Very hot with a stray t-storm, with a high of 97 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: A thunderstorm in spots, temps: high: 93, low: 71.
• Saturday: Hot with periods of sun, with a high of 95 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Affton resident Sally Haas takes on powerlifting in her seventies (callnewspapers.com) — An Affton resident in her seventies has taken up competitive powerlifting, training regularly at a nearby gym and already placing well in two meets. She's now sharing her journey as "Gym Granny Sally" and through a self-published book, hoping to inspire neighbors of all ages to rethink what's possible later in life.
   

📸 Around Affton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Affton

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Saturday September 19
• Historic Weapons Demonstrations
  Ulysses S Grant National Park, 7400 Grant Road, Saint Louis
  11:00 am
Saturday October 3
• OUTDOOR, FUNDRAISING CONCERT with SappingTones →
  1015 S Sappington Rd, St. Louis
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday September 17
• Electronic Recycling →
  Sunset Hills, MO Calendar, 12450 W. Watson Road, St. Louis
  12:00 pm
• Julia Dent Grant Celebration Finale
  Ulysses S Grant National Park, 7400 Grant Road, Saint Louis
  4:00 pm
• Architectural Review Board Meeting →
  City of Webster Groves Calendar Webster Groves, MO 63119
  5:00 pm
• Fall Speaker Series: Black Bears in Missouri →
  Sunset Hills, MO Calendar, 3915 S. Lindbergh Blvd., Sunset Hills
  6:30 pm
• Board of Education Meeting
  Dressel Elementary School, 9350 Sappington Rd, Sappington
  6:30 pm
• Boys Varsity Soccer vs Elsberry High School
  Hancock Sr. High, 229 W Ripa Ave, Saint Louis
  6:30 pm
• Architectural Review Board Meeting-canceled →
  Brentwood Calendar, Brentwood City Hall 2348 S. Brentwood Blvd., Brentwood
  6:30 pm
Friday September 18
• Volunteer Garden Workday - Government Center →
  Crestwood, MO Calendar, 1 Detjen Drive, Crestwood
  9:00 am
• Parents as Teachers WonderWorks Playroom - Things That Go
  Rogers Elementary School, 7700 Fine Rd, St. Louis
  9:30 am
• Brentwood Days Festival
  Brentwood Sports Complex
  4:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Webster Groves

• Tilford Restaurant Group Faces Major Reset After Sobremesa Closure (stlouisrestaurantreview.com)
• Comets cross country competes in Granite City classic (thegreenvilleadvocate.com)

Kirkwood

• MO: Historic Kirkwood train station to reopen after year of renovations (masstransitmag.com)
• O'Brien, Judith M. (nee Mrazek) (kutisfuneralhomes.com)

Clayton

• St. Louis County marks start of Hispanic Heritage Month (kmov.com)
• 2024 presidential candidate going to trial in St. Louis County after arrest at anti-war protest (firstalert4.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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