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The unofficial start to the back-to-school shopping season will kick off at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 7 and run through midnight on Sunday, Aug. 9.

Ballwin Post 611 American Legion baseball will host fall freshman and junior varsity tryouts on Sunday, Aug. 9 at Ellisville Athletic Association Field 1.

Yelena Pelts, a 55-year-old Chesterfield woman who pleaded guilty in June to leaving the scene of an accident, was sentenced to five years’ probation on July 29, much to the dismay of Roy Joseph’s family.

Westminster Christian Academy sophomore quarterback Chad Briden started high school training camp Monday (Aug. 3) with a big award he earned this summer. The 6-foot-1, 160-pound Briden won the 10th-grade division at The Duel, a two-day, invitation-only competition hosted by National Football Academies in Massillon, Ohio. “Pretty cool recognition,” Westminster coach Cory Snyder said. Briden said he was happy to win the competition. “I was very excited to win because it gave me plenty of self confidence going into the season,” Briden said. Briden played for the junior varsity team last fall as a freshman. “He split time with a ...

One of Wildwood’s newest restaurants, Parkside Grille is situated in a mainly residential area at the corner of Clayton and Strecker roads, fronting The Elegant Child Learning Center’s campus.

The Staenberg Group recently expanded its St. Louis leadership team, adding Stacey Morse, of Wildwood, in the new position of vice president of community giving and nonprofit consulting.

State of educational standards uncertain in Missouri

Signature Medical Group presents “Healthy Substitutions for Baking and Cooking,” a “Choice: Healthy Living for Seniors” program, from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 7 at the St. Louis County Library’s Daniel Boone branch, 300 Clarkson Road in Ellisville. Attendees learn what easy substitutions can be made to eat healthfully and still enjoy favorite recipes. A healthy lunch catered by Saint Louis Bread Company is offered for a voluntary donation of $4 for those older than 60; younger attendees pay full price. Transportation through OATS is available. Registration is required. Call 1 (800) 243-6060, or visit agingmissouri.org. • • • ...

The Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s® – the world’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and research – is held each year in more than 600 communities nationwide.

The race to arrive in space before the Russians inspired Americans to innovate.