🌱 Patch AM: Affton community invited to honor beloved educator Linda LaHue on Wednesday

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• Affton community invited to honor beloved educator Linda LaHue on Wednesday

Also on today's calendar: Trunk or Treat and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Hot with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 94 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: Partly sunny and hot, temps: high: 93, low: 72.
• Wednesday: Humid with periods of rain, with a high of 78 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• LaHue, Linda Sue (nee Sansoucie) (kutisfuneralhomes.com) — Services for longtime St. Louis educator Linda Sue LaHue will be held Wednesday at Kutis Affton Chapel on Gravois Road, with visitation beginning at 10 a.m. and a funeral at 1:30 p.m. Affton-area friends, former colleagues, and students are invited to pay their respects to a devoted teacher who spent more than three decades serving children in St. Louis Public Schools.
   

📸 Around Affton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Affton

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 17
• Affton Fall Flea Market →
  Affton Community Center, 9801 Mackenzie Rd, Affton
  7:30 am

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Other local events

Friday October 16
• Homecoming Football Game
  Bayless Field, 4528 Weber Rd, St. Louis
  6:00 pm
Friday October 23
• Trunk or Treat →
  8343 Gravois Rd, Affton
  6:30 pm
Sunday October 25
• Fighting for the Vote: The Story of Women's Suffrage →
  Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site, 7400 Grant Rd, St. Louis
  1:00 pm
• Music Bingo at the Garden →
  9 Mile Garden, 9375 Gravois Rd, Affton
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday October 12
• Parents as Teachers Playdate @ The Crossing
  The Crossing at Grant's Trail, 2760 Union Rd, St. Louis
  10:00 am
• Stormwater Management Advisory Commission Meeting →
  City of Webster Groves Calendar, City Hall - Gordon Room 4 E Lockwood, Webster Groves
  4:00 pm
• Boys' Soccer Game @Whitfield
  Rogers Middle School Saint Louis, MO 63123
  4:15 pm
• Municipal Court →
  Brentwood Calendar, 2348 S. Brentwood Blvd City Hall Council Chambers, Brentwood
  5:00 pm
• Green Space Advisory Commission - Meeting →
  City of Webster Groves Calendar, Benny Gordon Recreation Complex - Cafe 33 E Glendale, Webster Groves
  5:00 pm
• The Arts as Divine Inspiration (Free Event) →
  Baha'i Information Center, 30 W Lockwood Ave, Webster Groves
  6:30 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Old Orchard Special Business District Advisory Commission Meeting →
  City of Webster Groves Calendar, City Hall - Gordon Room 4 E Lockwood, Webster Groves
  8:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• My dog got out of my yard this morning and has been missing ever since.
  Her name is Laney and she is very friendly. I live on Aster. Please reach out if you see her. (Nextdoor Treemont Place)

🗞 Nearby News

Webster Groves

• Five Romanians Admit Bank Fraud Involving ATM Skimming Devices (fbi.gov)

Kirkwood

• AI takeover: KHS grapples with technology policies (thekirkwoodcall.com)
• STEAMTOWN MARATHON: Neugebauer among those who have run 100-plus marathons (centredaily.com)
• In England, fake Norfolk council tax letters direct QR code payments to scam site (thecooldown.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it's too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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