The Second Cup: July 6 Edition

Good morning, Lake Saint Louis!

First, I'd like to say Happy Birthday again to Mayor Mike Potter. Mike celebrated his birthday yesterday and shared his birthday cake just before the board of aldermen meeting last night.

I have to admit that I'm a newbie when it comes to phone apps. I still tend to think of my cell phone as a phone, and forget that it can do all sorts of cool stuff. For all you Android user out in Lake Saint Louis, we'll have a story later about a

Wednesday, as always, means it's time for Today Michelle Blodget has some interesting ideas for creating your own sodas. (Where I come from, we called it pop.)

Hope you took a look at the video I posted at 6 a.m. this morning from . My daughter and I really enjoyed the display, although I think we were more excited by all the boats out on the lake.

Lake Saint Louis has some great Independence Day activities in the Water Ski Show and the fireworks. At the board meeting last night, one of the aldermen brought up the question of a Fourth of July parade. I think the general agreement was that it was a lot of work. Here's my idea for you: simplify it a bit by making it a bike parade. Decorate everything from trikes to ten-speeds and keep the route short. I remember the bike parade from my home town in Illinois, and we used to have a blast.

Today in history (thank you History.com): In 1957, Althea Gibson became the first African-American women to win a singles title at Wimbleton. In 1964, she would become the first African-American woman to join the PGA tour.