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FYI: your Christmas candles can be recycled!
With so much going on during the holidays, it can be hard to think ahead. But that’s exactly what the fine kids of the Ferguson Youth Initiative (FYI) are asking you to do.
They’re planning an innovative new fundraiser over the winter, in which they make eco-friendly candles using recycled candle wax. These handcrafted candles will be available for sale in March, but first, the kids need your donations!
If you burn candles this Christmas season, please set aside your leftover wax and then bring it to the next Vine Market on January 21. Chunks of old wax are fine, or you can bring the used container too.
That same day, FYI is also wrapping up its winter coat drive, with all proceeds benefiting needy students in the Ferguson-Florissant School District. So now you have three reasons to attend the Vine Market….fresh local food, candle wax and coats! Please donate if you can.
And if you know a local child who is especially creative, you might want to hear that FYI is holding a mascot contest. The best design for “Fergy,” submitted by January 6 at 4pm, will receive a cash prize! The contest is open to anyone under 18, and submissions can be sent to fyi@fergusoncity.com or FYI Mascot Contest, 110 Church Street, Ferguson, MO 63135.
The Vine Market takes place Saturday, January 21, from 9-11:30am @ St. Stephen’s Church, 33 N. Clay, 63135. For more info about the Ferguson Youth Initiative and how local kids can get involved in the fun, visit the FYI website.
Ferguson hosting Twilight Christmas House Tour
This 1940s Federal-style home is one of nine featured stops on Ferguson's Twilight Christmas House Tour, which takes place Sunday, December 11.
In the 12 years I’ve lived in Ferguson, I don’t think I’ve ever missed a house tour. Sometimes they’re in the summer, sometimes they’re during the holiday season. Either way, the beautiful homes and gardens around here never cease to amaze me.
This year, there wasn’t a summer tour, and the folks who usually organize the Christmas tour didn’t do so. So lo and behold, my wonderful real estate broker, Pearce Neikirk, stepped in and decided to host a tour of his own.
Scheduled for this Sunday, December 11, the Twilight Christmas House Tour will feature nine gorgeous and fully decorated local properties, some of which are actually up for sale. The mix includes Victorian homes, classic ranches, even a fabulous executive-style house in one of Ferguson’s most upscale neighborhoods. And like always, proceeds will benefit needy local families through the Ferguson Caring League.
One of the homes on the tour has a neat collection of international nativity sets.
If you’d like buy a ticket, we’re asking for a goodwill donation of $8. You can reserve your tickets in advance by calling me at (314) 359-5927. Or you can buy them starting at 2pm the day of the tour, at the office of Pearce Neikirk and Partners, 427 S. Florissant Road.
That’s actually two doors down from Cork Wine Bar and across the street from the Ferguson Brewhouse, which is convenient. Because if you show your tour map at either of those fine restaurants, you’ll get $1 off a pint of beer. Cheers!
The Twilight Christmas House Tour is Sunday, December 11, from 4-7pm. For more info, call (314) 521-5002 or (314) 359-5927.
Santa welcomes BIGFOOT #18 this Saturday
Ho ho ho! The 18th Bigfoot ever created will arrive with Santa this Saturday.
When it comes to monster trucks, there is no bigger name than the original, BIGFOOT. As you might remember from my NOCO article last summer, this ground-breaking custom automotive company got its start right here in NoCo, literally inventing a sport that’s now enjoyed by millions worldwide.
Since the mid-1970s, Bigfoot founder and innovative genius Bob Chandler has worked with his talented team to create 17 distinctive Bigfoot vehicles, each more refined than the last. And now, he’s about to bring some serious Christmas cheer to countless monster truck fans around the globe, as his latest creation, BIGFOOT #18, makes its debut this Saturday.
Boasting an all new body style, chassis and paint scheme, #18 is such a big deal for the folks at Bigfoot that they need Santa Claus himself to oversee the unveiling. This is major event in the monster truck world, and guess what North County? You have a front row seat!
So bring the kids by Bigfoot this Saturday, 10am-1pm, and see what all the fuss is about. You might even get to meet veteran Bigfoot driver and Guinness World Record holder Dan Runte, who’s pretty darn charming for a guy who crushes cars for a living!
Bigfoot 4×4 is located at Lindbergh and 270 off of Utz Lane in Hazelwood. Admission to this event is free.
Laissez les bon temps rouler! FloTown goes Creole
FROM THE NEWS WIRE:
The Old St. Ferdinand Shrine is proud to kick-off the Florissant Christmas Walk with a benefit concert Saturday, December 3rd at 1:30 P.M. featuring authentic French Creole music. Admission is free but donations will be accepted. All proceeds from the event will be used on badly needed restoration projects at the Shrine.
Our performer, Dennis Stroughmatt, is the only artist in the world that tours and plays the music of the French Creoles that settled in the Midwest. This music makes your soul jump, your head spin, and your heart at its happiest. Anyone listening can’t help but get up and dance along.
The performance includes the up-tempo music, language, stories and culture secreted away in Missouri that became part of the American fabric at the time of the Louisiana Purchase. The French Creoles, both of French and Spanish descent, were Roman Catholics who were born in the colonies and created their own unique social customs and celebrations.
As a special treat, Dennis will be performing La Guillanee. La Guillanee is the Celtic festival of sharing food and bounty throughout the community during the winter. In France it brought the community together to celebrate the New Year and joie de vivre (joy of life). Share the joy of life and happiness at the Shrine!
There would be no better place to hear this brilliant musical story than at the Old St. Ferdinand Shrine. The Shrine, built in 1821, is the site of one of the earliest French settlements west of the Mississippi. The convent was home to St. Rose Phillipine Duchesne in 1819 when Mass was said for the first time that Christmas Eve. Our Creole Christmas concert includes songs in both French and English not unlike the songs sung and performed at the Shrine during past holidays.
After the performance, the Shrine will have chili and drinks for sale as well as gently used Christmas items and special book-fair event pricing of $4 per bag. Come have a fantastic time, and support this significant historic landmark. For additional information call 314/837-2110; or visit www.oldstferdinandshrine.com.
