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In today's newsletter:
How this October Clayton gala helps kids find their voices
Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 88 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
Sunday: Hot with sunshine, temps: high: 92, low: 69.
Monday: Partly sunny and very hot, with a high of 99 and low of 72 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• The Ripple Effect: Walker Scottish Rite Clinic's Kid Talk Celebration Gala Returns to Commemorate Nearly Four Decades of Giving Children Their Voice (maryville.edu) — A fall fundraising gala for the Walker Scottish Rite Clinic is set for Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, at the Missouri Athletic Club in Clayton, 7701 Forsyth Boulevard. Local residents can buy tickets or tables to support free speech-language therapy for young children across the St. Louis region, while enjoying dinner, an open bar, a silent auction, and a program celebrating nearly 40 years of services.
University of Missouri - St. Louis Women's Swimming vs Swim Across University of Missouri-St. Louis Innsbrook, Mo. / Insbrook Resort 8:00 am
University of Missouri - St. Louis Men's Swimming vs Swim Across Am University of Missouri-St. Louis Innsbrook, Mo. / Insbrook Resort 8:00 am
Fall 2026 Triton Leadership Experience (TLE) University of Missouri-St. Louis Millennium Student Center and Student Services (MSC), Century Roo 9:00 am
Ranger Talk: From Spectacle to Surveillance: The Rise (and Descent) of the Union Army Balloon Corps Ulysses S Grant National Park 7400 Grant Road, Saint Louis, MO 63123 10:00 am
University of Missouri - St. Louis Women's Volleyball vs Gannon University of Missouri-St. Louis Cedarville, Ohio / Callan Athletic Center 10:00 am
University of Missouri - St. Louis Women's Soccer at Washburn University of Missouri-St. Louis Topeka, Kan. / Yager Stadium 1:00 pm
FeverUp Presents: Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer University of Missouri-St. Louis Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center, E. Desmond & Mary Ann 6:30 pm
FeverUp presents: Candlelight: Neo-Soul Favorites ft. Songs by Prin University of Missouri-St. Louis Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center, E. Desmond & Mary Ann 8:45 pm
Sunday August 30
Bristol PTO Back to School Ice Cream Social @ Bristol Bristol Elementary Saint Louis, MO 63119 4:00 pm
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💬 Chatter
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-- The Patch AM Team
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