🌱 How Shrewsbury’s new fire training tower could change emergency response

Morning Shrewsbury! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Shrewsbury’s new fire training tower could change emergency response

Also on today's calendar: TWO-DAYS 11th Annual Country Craft Festival.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a nicely dressed man on a tricycle and a poorly dressed man on a bicycle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 79 and low of 53 degrees.
• Sunday: Pleasant with clouds breaking, temps: high: 78, low: 63.
• Monday: Thunderstorms, some severe, with a high of 84 and low of 54 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• New $2 million fire training facility opens in Shrewsbury (firstalert4.com) — A new $2 million regional fire training facility in Shrewsbury is giving local departments realistic, year-round space for complex rescue and firefighting drills. Built through a partnership of nearby cities, it will also serve Shrewsbury and Webster Groves crews and comes as St. Louis County leaders study whether to consolidate multiple fire operations for efficiency.
   

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📸 Around Shrewsbury

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Shrewsbury

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 25

• TWO-DAYS 11th Annual Country Craft Festival
  Thomas Sappington House Museum, 1015 S Sappington Rd, St. Louis
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday April 29

• Kirkwood/Webster Fashion Show
  Kirkwood High School
  6:00 pm
• Spotlight Singers Concert
  Avery Elementary School-1-Gym (400)
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday April 25

• 🏷️ Citywide Yard Sale
  Crestwood, MO Calendar Crestwood, MO 63126
  8:00 am
• Tons of Transportation
  Brentwood Calendar , 50 Gay Avenue , Clayton
  9:00 am
• DEA Prescription Drug Take Back Day
  Crestwood, MO Calendar , 1 Detjen Drive , Crestwood
  10:00 am
• Author Talk: Following Ulysses Grant through our National Park System
  Ulysses S Grant National Park , 7400 Grant Road , Saint Louis
  10:00 am

Sunday April 26

• Ranger Talk: Plant Like Grant! Farming at White Haven
  Ulysses S Grant National Park , 7400 Grant Road , Saint Louis
  1:00 pm

Monday April 27

• Statesmen Coffee Hour Showcase
  Webster Groves Saint Louis, MO 63119
  8:30 am
• Municipal Court
  Brentwood Calendar , 2348 S. Brentwood Blvd City Hall Council Chambers , Brentwood
  5:00 pm
• Sustainability Commission
  Brentwood Calendar , 2348 S. Brentwood Blvd City Hall , Brentwood
  6:00 pm

Tuesday April 28

• Old Webster Special Business District Advisory Commission Meeting
  City of Webster Groves Calendar , City Hall - Gordon Room 4 E Lockwood , Webster Groves
  8:00 am
• Board of Education Business Meeting
  Specl. School District St. Louis Co. Saint Louis, MO 63131
  5:45 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Webster Groves

• Robert (Bob) Laurence Welsh (timesnewspapers.com)

Affton

• Missouri Senate rejects increase to school funding despite shortfall in state payments (ksdk.com)
• Rivera, Scott W. (kutisfuneralhomes.com)
• Mike's Musings: What will become of the city of St. Louis? (callnewspapers.com)

Kirkwood

• Bat collected from Kirkwood home tests positive for rabies (firstalert4.com)
• Irving Louis Burrows Jr. (timesnewspapers.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A tire. (Thank you Joan B. for sending it in!)
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