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March 14, 2018
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N. Outer 40 Road, #140 – This location
is accepting volunteers age 16 and older
only. Volunteers are asked to meet in the
Taubman Prestige Outlets mall parking lot
13-14 and head into the Bike Stop Cafe for
breakfast and registration.
Specific cleanup sites will be assigned
near each of the starting locations. After
the cleanup, prizes will be awarded to volunteers
who find the weirdest, biggest and
most expensive trash that morning.
Individual volunteers, civic groups and
youth organizations are encouraged to volunteer.
No experience is required. Volunteers
will be provided a free T-shirt, bags
and gloves, courtesy of the St. Louis Metropolitan
Sewer District. Transportation
is available for school and other groups
by contacting Colleen Scott at Colleen.
Scott@mdc.mo.gov.
Pre-registration is required; registration
can be completed online at goo.gl/gL36Vb.
Participants are reminded to dress appropriately
for weather conditions and in
clothes they don’t mind getting wet or dirty.
Sensory-friendly
Easter Bunny visits
West County Center hosts free sensoryfriendly
visits with the Easter Bunny from
9-11 a.m. on Sunday, March 18 exclusively
for families of children with special needs.
This special event takes place before the
mall opens its doors to the public.
Kids within every spectrum of special
needs and their families are invited to
experience the tradition of a visit with
the Easter Bunny. To make this time especially
calming, mall lights will be dimmed
and all background music will be turned
off.
“We are excited to be partnering with
Autism Speaks to help us plan this special
time,” Sean Philips, CBL Properties marketing
director, said. “It is important that
all kids have an opportunity to visit the
Easter Bunny, especially children who may
not be comfortable in the traditional mall
environment.”
Space is limited, and families are encouraged
to reserve their complementary ticket
in advance on eventbrite.com [search
“west county center - bunny cares”]. One
ticket per group/family is required.
ST. LOUIS
Conference on dyslexia planned
The St. Louis Learning Disabilities
Association and Decoding Dyslexia will
present a day-long conference from 8 a.m.-
4:30 p.m. on Mondy, April 30 at Orlando’s
Event Center, 2050 Dorsett Village in
Maryland Heights.
Dr. Richard Selznick, Dr. Nancy Mather
and Ms. Kim Stuckey will present short
seminars to inform parents and educators
about the particulars of dyslexia, assessments
and interventions, and the Missouri
state mandate for children in public schools
to be screened for dyslexia starting in the
2018-19 school year. The conference will
conclude with a panel discussion featuring
all three speakers.
Registration fees are $65 for parents
and $100 for teachers and administrators.
Lunch is included. Proceeds from the conference
will help give local children with
learning disabilities the tools and strategies
they need to reach their full potential.
To register, call (314) 966-3088 or visit
ldastl.org.
Decoding Dyslexia - MO is a grassroots
movement driven by Missouri families
concerned with the limited access to educational
interventions for dyslexia and
other language-based learning disabilities
within public schools.
St. Louis Learning Disabilities Association
is a nonprofit organization providing
students of all ages, parents and professionals
with education, support and consultation.
St. Louis LDA helps students with
learning differences, dyslexia, attention
deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism
spectrum disorder find a path to success.
Book fair proceeds result
in 14 nonprofit grants
Fourteen St. Louis-area nonprofit organizations
have received grants from proceeds
generated from the 2017 Greater St.
Louis Book Fair.
“We are excited to announce 14 area
agencies have received grants generated
from our successful 2017 Greater St.
Louis Book Fair,” said Marilyn Brown,
director of the Greater St. Louis Book
Fair. “We want to extend a big thank you
to the community and our sponsors for
their generous support, enabling us to
provide monetary grants to a wide range
of local education and literacy programs
for the underserved.”
The agencies awarded grants were
Assistance League of St. Louis, Books
for STL Kids [formerly First Book – St.
Louis], Cardinal Ritter Senior Services
– Foster Grandparent Program, English
Tutoring Project, Gene Slay’s Boy’s and
Girl’s Club – Blue Print for Reading Success
Program, Haven of Grace, Home
Works, Kingdom House, Our Lady’s Inn,
L.I.F.E. Foundation, MindsEye, Parents
as Teachers – Normandy, Ready Readers,
and the St. Louis County Library Foundation.
The Greater St. Louis Book Fair
presenting sponsors are the Clark-Fox
Family Foundation, First Bank, Hogan
Transport and Town Planner ® .
The 2018 Greater St. Louis Book Fair is
set for May 3-6 at Greensfelder Recreation
Complex in Queeny Park.
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Public Hearing
April 2, 2018
A public hearing is scheduled before the Board of Adjustments of the City of Ballwin
on April 2, 2018 at the Donald “Red” Loehr Police and Court Center, 300 Park Dr.
Ballwin, MO 63011, at 7:00 P.M.
Text amendment to the Code of Ordinances regarding Period of Validity for SUE’s in
App. A, Art. XIV, Sec. 8
For more information call:
The Ballwin Zoning Hot Line at (636) 207-2326 or the Ballwin Government Center
at (636) 227-9000 (voice), (636) 527-9200 (TDD), 1-800-735-2966 RELAY MISSOURI.
Residents of Ballwin are afforded an equal opportunity to participate in the programs
and services of the City of Ballwin regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability,
familial status, national origin or political affiliation. If one requires an accommodation,
please call the above numbers no later than 5:00 p.m. on the third business day
preceding the hearing. Offices are open between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday
through Friday.
Andy Hixson, Director of Development and Assistant City Administrator
14811 Manchester Rd.
Ballwin, MO, 63011, (PHONE 636-227-9000)
For more information, call (636) 227-9000 (VOICE),
1-800-735-2966 (RELAY MISSOURI VOICE) • 1-800-735-2966 (RELAY MISSOURI TDD