🌱 Patch AM: How Monarch Fire’s new on‑scene transfusions are already saving Chesterfield lives

Good morning to you Chesterfield! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Monarch Fire's new on‑scene transfusions are already saving Chesterfield lives
• Heading to the BMW Championship? What Chesterfield drivers need to know
• How Chesterfield rehab is helping a severely injured officer fight back

Also on today's calendar: After Teaching Through 61 U.S. Colleges, Mr. EWS Returns with Affordable Online Fashion Class and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 87 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Partly sunny, a stray t-storm, temps: high: 85, low: 64.
• Sunday: Pleasant with periods of sun, with a high of 81 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Monarch Fire blood transfusion program credited with saving 2 lives (firstalert4.com) — A new blood transfusion program on Monarch Fire ambulances, which cover most of Chesterfield, has already been credited with saving two patients' lives since July. Paramedics now carry blood and plasma directly to scenes, and the district has budgeted to keep the program going while seeking a federal grant to equip all six ambulances and a quick-response vehicle.
   

2. Bellerive asks people to carpool, take ride shares to BMW Championship (kmov.com) — If you're heading to the BMW Championship, upgraded paid parking is still available at the O Lot on 1 Solutions Parkway in Chesterfield, with a short shuttle to Bellerive. Organizers urge fans to carpool or use rideshares because free spectator lots nearly hit capacity Thursday and even larger crowds are expected through the weekend.
   

3. 'For a hero': Gary Sinise Foundation begins Phase 1 of Officer TJ Brown's customized home (ksdk.com) — Injured Ferguson officer Travis "TJ" Brown is undergoing intensive rehabilitation in Chesterfield as the Gary Sinise Foundation designs a fully customized, mortgage-free smart home for him and his daughters. Therapists here are helping him relearn to walk and talk while the foundation works to restore his long-term independence and stability in the St. Louis area.
   

4. How data centers in Missouri converted neighbors into activists, from cities to farms (dailyrecordnews.com) — Missouri communities are organizing against large data center projects, questioning their environmental impact, energy and water use, and the secrecy of development deals. A Chesterfield-based environmental lawyer is helping citizen groups statewide challenge proposals, as residents from Pacific to Ferguson push for moratoriums, clearer information, and stronger protections before more centers are approved.
   

📸 Around Chesterfield

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Chesterfield

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Saturday August 22
• After Teaching Through 61 U.S. Colleges, Mr. EWS Returns with Affordable Online Fashion Class →
  , Chesterfield
  9:00 am
Tuesday August 25
• First Day of School
  Parkway C-2 Chesterfield, MO 63017
• Boo Hoo Woo Hoo
  Green Trails Elementary Chesterfield, MO 63017
  8:30 am
• Board of Education Business Meeting
  Specl. School District St. Louis Co. Saint Louis, MO 63131
  5:45 pm
Wednesday August 26
• MHS - Open House
  Marquette Sr. High Chesterfield, MO 63017
  5:30 pm
Thursday August 27
• West High Varsity Football Game
  West Middle Chesterfield, MO 63017
  6:00 pm
Friday August 28
• Back To School Bash Out Back!
  Kehrs Mill Elem. Chesterfield, MO 63017
  5:30 pm
• PTO Back-to-School Picnic at Millennium Park
  Bellerive Elementary Millennium Park, 2 Barnes W Dr, Creve Coeur, MO 63141, USA
  6:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• 6th-12th Grade Human Relationship and Sexual Health Curriculum View
  Parkway C-2 999 Executive Pkwy Dr, Suite 100 Creve Coeur, MO 63141
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 21
• New and Returning Student Open House
  Center for Creative Learning Rockwood School District, (CCL), 26
  9:00 am
• Orientation for Parents of New Students in Grades 1-5 (Parents Onl
  Center for Creative Learning Rockwood School District, (CCL), 26
  9:00 am
• Football Jamboree at Kirkwood
  Lafayette Sr. High Kirkwood High School, 800 Dougherty Ferry Rd, Kirkwood, MO 63122, USA
  6:00 pm
Saturday August 22
• Back to School Football Bash
  Lafayette Sr. High Lafayette High School, 17050 Clayton Rd, Wildwood, MO 63011, USA
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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• Lifetime Fitness - Life Time, Inc. posted a job opening for Kids Events Team Member in Chesterfield. Apply here.
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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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