🌱 Patch AM: What the Six Flags St. Louis name change means for Eureka families

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• What the Six Flags St. Louis name change means for Eureka families

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 86 and low of 59 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 88, low: 65.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 93 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Six Flags St. Louis unveils new name (themeparktribune.com) — Eureka's longtime Six Flags St. Louis park is getting a new identity as Mid America Adventure under its new Enchanted Parks ownership. The company is rolling out 2027 season passes, including a cheaper option covering Mid America Adventure and Worlds of Fun, and a higher-tier pass with broader park access and expanded Fright Fest benefits that hint at possible separate Halloween ticketing.
   

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Monday August 31
• 2026 Citizen of the Year Nomination Deadline →
  Eureka, MO Calendar Eureka, MO 63025
  8:00 am
Tuesday September 1
• Board of Aldermen Meeting →
  Eureka, MO Calendar, 120 City Hall Drove PO Box 125, Eureka
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• EHS Open House
  Eureka Sr. High Eureka, MO 63025
  5:30 pm
Thursday September 3
• Board of Education Meeting
  Rockwood R-vI Rockwood Administrative Annex, 500 N Central Ave, Eureka, MO 63
  7:00 pm
Friday September 4
• EHS Freshman Tailgate
  Eureka Sr. High Eureka, MO 63025
  5:15 pm
Monday September 7
• Labor Day-No School
  Doris Hoffman Early Learning Center Pacific, MO 63069
Wednesday September 9
• Senior Portraits (Appt Required) →
  Eureka Sr. High Eureka, MO 63025
  8:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 28
• First Days for Students at CCL
  Center for Creative Learning Rockwood School District, (CCL), 26
  9:33 am
• PTO Back to School Bash
  Westridge Elem. Ballwin, MO 63011
  6:30 pm
• STE - Stanton Night at the STL City 2 Game- PTO Sponsored
  Stanton Elem. Fenton, MO 63026
  7:00 pm
• HRE City Soccer Game
  Northwest R-i House Springs, MO 63051
  7:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Wildwood Farmers Market →
  Wildwood, MO Calendar, 221 Plaza Dr., Wildwood
  8:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Wildwood

• Wildwood unable to save historic structure (westnewsmagazine.com)
• Soccer Returns to Walton Stadium to Host Northern Illinois (mutigers.com)

Ballwin

• Steve Schaeg (blogspot.com)
• Air Alliance Team Highlights Licensed HVAC Service for Summer (midvalejournal.com)

Fenton

• Remington R. Williams Award Recipient G Schmiedeke serves UMSL and St. Louis communities through music (umsl.edu)
• Father John J. Wetmore (stlouisreview.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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