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🌱 Patch AM: When and where you can honor Michael Kilian in Affton
And check out OUTDOOR, FUNDRAISING CONCERT with SappingTones on the Affton Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- When and where you can honor Michael Kilian in Affton
- How Affton helped say goodbye to a nationally known poker pro
Also on today's calendar: OUTDOOR, FUNDRAISING CONCERT with SappingTones and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 83 and low of 59 degrees.
- Wednesday: Very warm with periods of sun, temps: high: 88, low: 67. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 82 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Kilian, Michael G. (kutisfuneralhomes.com) — A longtime St. Louis resident with deep family ties will be laid to rest from Kutis Affton Chapel on Gravois Road this Thursday morning, with visitation Wednesday evening. Local friends and neighbors are invited to pay their respects and, if they wish, support animal charities that meant a lot to him. 
• Josh Turner, a Beloved Poker Pro With $2.4 Million in Cashes, Passes Away at 46 (pokernews.com) — A well-known St. Louis poker pro with national recognition was memorialized earlier this month at Kutis Affton Chapel, drawing friends from the poker community to the Affton area. Local readers who knew him from regional games may appreciate the look back at his career highlights and the impact he had on fellow players.
📸 Around Affton
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Affton
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- Boys' Soccer Game @PCS
Rogers Middle School Saint Louis, MO 63123
4:00 pm - Girls' Volleyball Game@JBS
Rogers Middle School Saint Louis, MO 63123
5:00 pm - Free Immunization Clinic
Bayless Junior High Saint Louis, MO 63123
8:00 am - OUTDOOR, FUNDRAISING CONCERT with SappingTones →
1015 S Sappington Rd, St. Louis
9:00 am - Bike The Branches
Ulysses S Grant National Park, 7400 Grant Road, Saint Louis
9:00 am - Girls' Volleyball Game@Principia
Rogers Middle School Saint Louis, MO 63123
4:15 pm - 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: Grant's Hardscrabble Cabin →
7400 Grant Rd, St. Louis
10:00 am - History talk: Hardscrabble
Ulysses S Grant National Park, 7400 Grant Road, Saint Louis
10:00 am - Special Exhibit: 170 years of Hardscrabble, Grant's Cabin
Ulysses S Grant National Park, 7400 Grant Road, Saint Louis
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📣 Affton Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- There is road construction on N Lindbergh Blvd...
There is road construction on N Lindbergh Blvd reported on May 29, 2026. "SIDEWALK/ADA IMPROVEMENTS" (Nextdoor )
🗞 Nearby News
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Kirkwood
- Small but mighty (thekirkwoodcall.com)
- E-bikes: struggle on the streets (thekirkwoodcall.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: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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