🌱 Patch AM: Discover the O’Fallon museum keeping local veterans’ stories alive

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In today's newsletter:

• Discover the O'Fallon museum keeping local veterans' stories alive
• How an O'Fallon lawmaker is reshaping Missouri's hemp THC market

Also on today's calendar: Internal Spirit Holistic Fair and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: I'm a rock group with 4 members; one member was assassinated. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Low clouds breaking and humid, with a high of 81 and low of 67 degrees.
• Saturday: Mainly cloudy and warmer, temps: high: 89, low: 66. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Sunshine and very warm, with a high of 89 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Spotlight on Service: O'Fallon museum honors veterans, preserves stories of service and sacrifice (ksdk.com) — A veterans museum right in O'Fallon is preserving the stories and sacrifices of more than 600 service members, including local heroes like Col. Stephen Scott. Housed in 2,700 square feet of exhibits, it offers families and visitors a powerful place to learn, remember, and connect across generations through personal artifacts and moving tributes.
   

• Hemp THC businesses brace for ban in November; drinks get 1 month of relief (newsfromthestates.com) — Missouri's new law will soon push intoxicating hemp products into the regulated marijuana system, and O'Fallon state Rep. Dave Hinman is leading the charge on future cannabis legislation. Patients, doctors, and businesses are bracing for November's restrictions, which could limit access to low-dose therapeutic products while shifting more sales into licensed dispensaries.
   

📸 Around O'Fallon

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🗓 Upcoming Events in O'Fallon

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• Tacos and Tequila Festival St. Louis →
  The O'Fallon Hoots Baseball Team at CarShield Field, 900 TR Hughes Blvd, O'Fallon
  1:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday September 12
• City Wide Garage Sale →
  City of Lake Saint Louis - Lake Saint Louis MO 63367
  7:00 am
• Tacos and Tequila Festival: Fat Joe, Rick Ross, Ginuwine & Xzibit →
  The O'Fallon Hoots Baseball Team at CarShield Field, 900 TR Hughes Blvd, O'Fallon
  1:30 pm
Tuesday September 15
• Everyone Communicates, Few Connect! - O'Fallon, MO →
  Rendezvous, 217 South Main Street, O'Fallon
• Chipotle Dine to Donate (see attached)
  Pheasant Point Elem. O FALLON, MO 63368
  5:00 pm
Thursday September 17
• Planning for the Future: Protecting Loved Ones with Disabilities →
  First Community Credit Union, 771 Caledonia Dr., O'Fallon
• The Rehabber: Building The Team Behind The Business w/ Nicholas Thiele →
  The Waterbury Meeting Center, 830 Waterbury Falls Drive, O'Fallon
• DES Dine to Donate - McTeacher Night
  Dardenne Elem. O FALLON, MO 63368
  5:00 pm
• Home Soccer vs St. Charles
  Ft. Zumwalt North High O Fallon, MO 63366
  6:45 pm
Friday September 25
• Internal Spirit Holistic Fair →
  Machinists' Hall, 12365 St Charles Rock Rd, Bridgeton
  3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday September 11
• St. Louis Charity Hunter Jumpers →
  The National Equestrian Center, 6880 Lake St. Louis Blvd., Lake St. Louis
  8:00 am
• Holt 11-Man Football Away Game at Hillsboro (V)
  Holt High Hillsboro
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Adult Morning Skate →
  St. Charles County Kinetic Park, 7801 Town Square Avenue, Dardenne Prairie
  8:30 am

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

Wentzville

• Charlene's Waste Services LLC Route Service Driver (Labor-Intensive Role) in Wentzville, MO (stltoday.com)
• Annual Catholic Appeal raises more than $19 million to support ministries, outreach throughout the archdiocese (stlouisreview.com)
• Closures Planned as Phase 1-2 Work Begins on MO 47 Widening Project near Hawk Point Sept 21 Temporary Closure - Sept 28 Long-Term Full Road Closure Scheduled (boonecountryconnection.com)

Chesterfield

• Two issues on ballot for aquatic center in Chesterfield (westnewsmagazine.com)
• LIVE WELL WEST COUNTY: Be a part of West Newsmagazine's inaugural community event (westnewsmagazine.com)
• Not forgotten: Sept. 11, 2001, 25 years later — Matzat, Lee ... (semissourian.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Mount Rushmore (Thank you J.J. W. for sending it in!)
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