The Second Cup: August 15 Edition

Good morning, Lake Saint Louis!

The first Back to School Family Fun Fair at Saturday morning was a great success! Kudos to the Wentzville and Lake Saint Louis-Dardenne Prairie Chambers together with the school district for this great idea. Turnout was amazing, and we had lots of people stop by the Patch table to say hi or to sign up for the newsletter.

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Today on Lake Saint Louis Patch we'll be bringing you our "Who's Hiring" column by freelancer Rebecca Thiele.

We're also working on fall football previews today, and we'll post the agenda for tonight's Lake Saint Louis Board of Aldermen work session and meeting.

And check out today's early story about a new Patch-wide initiative: We want to tell stories about remarkable people who have found ways to cope with a trying economy. Do you know someone like that? Email me at LakeSaintLouis@Patch.com.

Today in history, courtesy of History.com: In 1969, a music festival opened in a farm field in upstate New York. Woodstock featured top musical acts of the day and attracted more than 400,000 people to celebrate three days of peace, love and music.