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The collection of household hazardous waste materials at Recycle Works Central concludes each year at the end of September. To recognize the end of the season, the division will host a special collection from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29 at the Recycle Works Central location only.

St. Peters Golf Club will close to the public beginning Nov. 5 through approximately Dec. 20 in order to demolish the old golf and banquet facility and install a new parking lot.

The 14th annual Taste of St. Louis, a free festival sponsored in part by West Newsmagazine, returns to the Chesterfield Amphitheater Friday, Sept. 14 through Sunday, Sept. 16.

The St. Charles County Highway Department will close Woodstream Drive between Weatherton Place and Attleboro Court beginning Monday, Sept. 17 to allow for removal and replacement of a box culvert.

The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission will hold its monthly meeting at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 5 at the Missouri Department of Transportation’s St. Louis District Office. The public is invited to attend.

The Missouri Department of Conservation along with the U.S. Department of Energy and Missourians for Monarchs will celebrate monarch butterfly migration with Monarch Madness from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 15 at the DOE Weldon Spring Site Interpretive Center in St. Charles. 

Fall is a great time to start a garden or renovate an existing planting bed. The soil is warm while the air is cool – a perfect combination for establishing new plantings.

When it comes to home improvements and remodels, apprehension and inexperience often keep homeowners from pursuing projects that would make their homes more functional, comfortable and enjoyable.

Letter to the editor for the Aug. 29 issue.

Letter to the editor for the Aug. 29 issue.