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🌱 Patch AM: How Affton’s firehouse renovation could affect emergency response near you
And check out Affton Fall Flea Market on the Affton Patch calendar
Hello Affton! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Affton's firehouse renovation could affect emergency response near you
- Affton cemetery to host private burial for Delores June Kreyling
Also on today's calendar: History Talk: Grant's Hardscrabble Cabin and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Warm with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 80 and low of 52 degrees.
- Wednesday: Very warm with plenty of sun, temps: high: 86, low: 55. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Very warm with plenty of sun, with a high of 82 and low of 50 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Affton Fire Protection District undergoes temporary relocation (callnewspapers.com) — Affton residents should know that Fire House 1 on Gravois is closing temporarily for major renovations, with all administrative staff and crews shifting to Houses 2 and 3. Funded by a 2024 bond, the project will modernize living quarters, training facilities, and administrative space, while officials say emergency response coverage in Affton will remain unchanged during construction. 
• D. June Kreyling (mexicoledger.com) — A longtime Missouri resident, Delores June Kreyling, will be laid to rest at Sunset Memorial Park in Affton following her recent passing at age 95. She was remembered for her dedication to family, her volunteer work with the National Alliance on Mental Illness in St. Louis, and her love of birdwatching and the log cabin she built with her husband.
📸 Around Affton
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Affton
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★ Featured events ★
- Affton Fall Flea Market →
Affton Community Center, 9801 Mackenzie Rd, Affton
7:30 am
Saturday October 17
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Other local events
- White Haven Readers Guild
Ulysses S Grant National Park, 7400 Grant Road, Saint Louis
2:00 pm - Boys' Soccer Game @Wydown
Rogers Middle School Saint Louis, MO 63123
4:00 pm - Girls' Volleyball Game@Wydown
Rogers Middle School Saint Louis, MO 63123
4:15 pm - History talk: Hardscrabble
Ulysses S Grant National Park, 7400 Grant Road, Saint Louis
10:00 am - History Talk: Grant's Hardscrabble Cabin →
7400 Grant Rd, St. Louis
10:00 am - Special Exhibit: 170 years of Hardscrabble, Grant's Cabin
Ulysses S Grant National Park, 7400 Grant Road, Saint Louis
11:00 am - Homecoming Football Game
Bayless Field, 4528 Weber Rd, St. Louis
6:00 pm - Trunk or Treat →
8343 Gravois Rd, Affton
6:30 pm - Music Bingo at the Garden →
9 Mile Garden, 9375 Gravois Rd, Affton
12:00 pm - Fighting for the Vote: The Story of Women's Suffrage →
Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site, 7400 Grant Rd, St. Louis
1:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
Friday October 9
Friday October 16
Friday October 23
Sunday October 25
📣 Affton Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Arts Commission Meeting →
City of Webster Groves Calendar, City Hall - Gordon Room 4 E Lockwood, Webster Groves
8:30 am - Parents as Teachers WonderWorks Playroom - Fall Fun
Rogers Elementary School, 7700 Fine Rd, St. Louis
9:30 am - Acclaimed Artist Sky Hopinka Exhibition →
Kooyumjian Gallery, 8300 Big Bend Boulevard, Webster Groves
10:00 am - 25 Years Later – Webster University Photo Exhibit and Lectures Explore the Aftermath of 9/11 →
Sverdrup Complex, 8300 Big Bend Boulevard, Webster Groves
10:00 am
Tuesday October 6
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🗞 Nearby News
Webster Groves
- Killeen council's choice for city manager swamped in controversies; she responds to KDH questions (kdhnews.com)
Kirkwood
- Kirkwood Fall Fest debuts at new train station (ksdk.com)
- At This Retro Missouri Diner, Scratch-Made Biscuits And Gravy At The Counter Feel Like Another Era (newsbreak.com)
- Missouri wildlife photographer shares wisdom from decades spent in the field (stlpr.org)
Clayton
- American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) vs. Perimeter Solutions (NYSE:PRM) Head to Head Review (watchlistnews.com)
Ok Affton! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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