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formative presentation by Eileen
Dunn. Eileen is the Care Manager/
Corporate Gerontologist from the
Associates of Clifton Park. She will
discuss her hands-on experiences
with families dealing with longterm
care situations. Topics will include:
What are the risks?, How do
you prepare for long –term care expenses?,
How do families make the
right decisions?, What does Medicare
cover?, Can you afford to selfinsure?,
What’s in a good policy?,
What are the effects of new legislation?
At Auditorium, 1 CityPlace
Drive, Suite 30 (Lake Level), Creve
Coeur, MO 63141. Thurs. Mar. 3
at 6 p.m. or Fri., Mar. 4 at 12: p.m.
RSVP no later than March 1. Contact
Harry Tart 314.567-6700 or
tart46641@wradvisors.com. www.
tart.wrfa.com.
Mar. 5: Trivia Night to Benefit the
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
At the American Legion Hall, Post
323, 504 Old Rte 61, Wentzville,
Mo. Dorrs ope at 6:30 p.m. and
game starts at 7. $20 per person,
8 people per team. RSVP to Jamie
636.448.9355 or Jenell 636.673.2525
or 1.877.809.2727, jenell@primary.
net. Silent auction, 50/50, raffles and
prizes, fun for all! Bring your own
munches, draft beer included, full
service cash bar avail. All proceeds
raised will me matched!!
Mar. 11: 7 p.m. Willows Way 6th
Annual Trivia Night
Come enjoy evening of games, prizes,
auction & more! At O’Fallon
Elks Lodge, 1163 Tom Ginnever
Blvd., O’Fallon. Cost $20/person,
or $160/table of 8. Beer wine, soda
included. Cash bar. Welcome to
bring food. Alcohol purchased offsite
not permitted. Sponsorships
available are Table $50, Round $100,
Event $500. Register: 636.757.0537.
www.willowsway.com. Questions:
kfreed74@gmail.com.
Mar. 19: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. “Soup”er
Scrapbook Saturday
Hosted by Knights of Columbus
Ladies Auxiliary #2012. At 50 rue
St. Francois, Florissant, Mo. Price is
$25. More info call Chris Herbert at
314.837.5526.
Mar. 19: 10 a.m. Soroptimist
of Greater St. Louis Presents
“Feeling Lucky!” Bunco
Tournament.
At Gardens Villas North, 4505
Parker Road in Florissant. Doors
open at 10 a.m. and play begins at
10:45 a.m. Tickets: $25 each; tables
of 4: $100. Call 636.265.0782 or
314.355.6100 for tickets.
Mar. 26: Accessible Play, Inc - 3 rd
Annual Trivia Night “School
Daze”
Doors open 6:30 p.m. -Trivia Begins
at 7. At City of Florissant JFK Community
Center 315 Howdershell
Road, Florissant. Entry Fee: $120
per table (Max, 8 people) Tables
avail. until they sell out. Cash prizes
for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place teams and
best School Daze Themed Decorated
Table. Emcee Randy Gardner
Host of Gateway Television
Network. Attendance Prizes, Silent
Auctions, Raffles, Mulligans and
50/50. Feel free to bring food and
drinks. To register, volunteer, sponsor,
or make a donation please contact:
Gary Behlmann 314.831.3264.
accessibleplayinc@swbell.net, www.
accessibleplayinc.org.
Mar. 26: Mouse Races
To benefit the Twisted Sisters 14U
Fastpitch Softball Team at the Augusta
American Legion Hall. Doors
open at 6, play begins at 7. Events
include Mouse races, roulette table,
50/50 raffle, silent auction, raffle
baskets, attendance prizes. Tickets
$10 per person (includes set ups)
adults over 21 only. Contact Karen
Nye 636-734-2815, Kim Siem 636-
357-7999, or Barb Moeller 636-
398-4426 for tickets and advance
reservations.
Apr. 30: 9 a.m.-12 p.m. FREE Paper
Shred Day
At First National Bank of St. Louis
3700 New Town Blvd., St. Charles,
Secure on site shredding & complimentary
unloading will be provided.
Limit 5 bags/boxes per vehicle.
Please call 314-746-4662.
3 rd Thursday of each month: 12:15
NARFE Chapter 1229 - Meeting
for all Active and Retired Federal
Employees
At Golden Corral, 1850 Zumbehl
Road, St. Charles, MO. For more
info, call Sandy Luber at 636-462-
4297.
Health and Meetings
Mar. 2: 10-11:30 a.m. Financial
Boot Camp: Fitness for Your Finances
Today’s financial topics encompass
so many difficult decisions
for Americans. Mix this with rapidly
changing regulations and the
questions become even more difficult.
The Financial Boot Camp
is designed to cover a broad array
of financial topics. Whether
you consider yourself a novice or
a professional in the financial arena,
you will not only refresh your
knowledge, but learn more about
ways to reinforce your complex
financial needs. Speaker: Travis
Freeman, AWMA, Four Seasons
Wealth Management. Space is limited.
Call 314-747-WELL (9355)
to register. Northwest HealthCare
Community Room,1225 Graham
Road, Florissant. Event is Free.
Mar. 14: SSM Center for Sleep
Disorders at DePaul Health Cen-
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ter offers Free Tours, Screenings
and Seminar
More than 40 million Americans
don’t receive the sleep they need,
and as a result, experience chronic
health problems. Common symptoms
such as sleepiness during
the day, snoring while sleeping or
awakening with a headache every
morning. DePaul Health Centers
will offer free sleep screenings
from 6-6:30 p.m. A presentation
by Mark Polk, M.D., followed by a
question-and-answer session with
the board-certified sleep medicine
specialist, will be held from 6:30-
7:15 p.m. in the May Center at SSM
DePaul Health Center, 12303 De-
Paul Dr. in Bridgeton. Event is free
and refreshments will be served.
To pre-register for this event or
to find out dates, times and locations
for upcoming informational
sleep disorder presentations call
314.776.3627.
Mar. 16: 9-10 a.m. Colon Cancer
Awareness
Colorectal cancer is preventable,
even curable when detected early.
Nearly 132,000 new cases of
colorectal cancer will be diagnosed
this year. Join us and you can
collect info on diet and lifestyle
changes that could help you prevent
colon cancer. Jamestown Mall
Food Court, Hwy 67/Old Jamestown
Rd. Event is Free.
Mar. 22: Diabetes Alert Day Free
Screenings
1-in-5 Americans are at risk for
developing type 2 diabetes. Left
untreated, diabetes can be deadly.
In the early stages, symptoms are
subtle and often go unnoticed
until the damage has been done.
We’ll make it easy for you to get
screened on Diabetes Alert Day
with two locations and extended
hours. Free A1C testing (3-month
average blood sugar test) made
possible by the Express Scripts
Foundation. Location #1: Christian
Hosp.Diabetes Institute, 11155
Dunn Road, Suite 101N. Christian
Hosp. Campus, Professional Building
1 (Hwy. 367/I-270 interchange)
Time: 7 a.m.–3 p.m. Location # 2:
Northwest HealthCare, 1225 Graham
Road, Florissant. Time : 9
a.m.–6 p.m.