Wentzville Sam’s Club Hosts Free Oral Care & Health Screening Event

Screenings are Saturday, April 13, beginning at 11 a.m.

Walmart and Sam's Club to Offer Jobs to Veterans, Help to Part-Timers

CEO Bill Simon has also promised to help move part-timers into full-time jobs and to encourage U.S. manufacturing.

Walmart and Sam's Club have announced a new commitment to hire veterans, to help part-time employees move into full-time jobs and to promote American manufacturing. Walmart U.S. President and CEO Bill Simon spoke at the National Retail Federation's annual show about a new initiative in both stores to hire veterans whe they come off active duty. The full text of Simon's speech and a video are available on the Walmart corporate website. Under the new hiring program, which starts on Memorial Day, Walmart will offer employment to vets who have been honorably discharged and are in their first year following active duty. Walmart could employee as many as 100,000 vets in stores, distribution centers and offices over the next five years, Simon …

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Whitey Herzog Signing Autographs Today at Sam's Club

The legendary Cardinals manager will be in town from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Whitey Herzog will sign free autographs at the new Wentzville Sam’s Club on Friday, Nov. 2 from 2:30–4:30 p.m. Sam's Club Store Manager Steven Johnson told Patch that fans are welcome to bring anything that they'd like to have signed by the legendary Cardinals manager. The store is also planning to sell baseballs that can be signed. "All proceeds from the sales of the baseballs will go to charity," Johnson said. Whitey Herzog was manager of the St. Louis Cardinals from 1980-1990. He led the Redbirds to a World Series Championship in 1982, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010.

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Sam's Club Grand Opening Features Holt Marching Band, Grant Recipients

Sam's Club opened their Wentzville store at Tuesday's Grand Opening event.

The Holt High School Marching Band led the crowd in a rousing cheer of "S-A-M-S!" A men's choir performed, and Petty Officer First Class Jenero Wilson sang an inspiring version of the National Anthem. Sam's Club celebrated its Grand Opening Tuesday morning, after a "soft" opening Monday night drew a huge crowd. The celebration culminated with Store Manager Steven Johnson snipping a blue ribbon with a pair of oversized scissors, and the Wentzville Sam's Club was open for business. Wentzville Sam's Club has hired 200 new employees and has already given $39,000 to local charities and service groups. In a press release, Wentzville Mayor Nick Guccione said, "We are already seeing that Sam's Club is going to be a great partner with our community…

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Wentzville Sam's Club Opens with $39K Donations to Community Organizations

After a soft opening Monday night drew a huge crowd to the new store, the Wentzville Sam's will celebrate their grand opening with a ribbon cutting Tuesday.

The Wentzville Sam's Club celebrates its grand opening today with a ribbon-cutting ceremony with the Western St. Charles Chamber of Commerce at 7:30 a.m. A "soft" opening Monday night drew a huge crowd. The parking lot was full and a line of customers around the side of the building waited for the doors to open at 5 p.m. Sam’s Club donated $39,000 to local charities in recognition of its grand opening in Wentzville. The charities are:

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Wentzville Sam's Club Invites Patch Readers to Tonight's 'Soft' Opening

Sam's Grand Opening is set for Tuesday, Oct. 30, but Sam's has invited Patch readers to tonight's soft opening—and is offering them a gift certificate with a membership purchase!

Sam's Club is holding a Grand Opening on Tuesday in Wentzville, but they're inviting Patch readers to a special "soft opening" event tonight, Monday, Oct. 29. Tonight from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Patch readers can shop, sample foods and be the first people to see the new Sam's, located at 3055 Bear Creek Drive at Wentzville. Anyone who purchases a new Sam's membership at tonight's preview event will receive a $20 gift certificate for free. On Tuesday, the Western St. Charles County Chamber of Commerce will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 7:30 a.m. for the new Sam's Club. READ MORE:

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Park Board Laments Loss of Sam's Club Sponsorship

The $3,700 sponsorship would have benefited the youth soccer program this fall.

The Wentzville Parks Board learned Monday night that a sponsorship offered by Sam's Club for the youth soccer program had to be declined. Recreation Superintendent Dottie Phillips explained that the sponsorship, which would have amounted to about $3,700, would have allowed the Sam's Club logo to appear on the back of the soccer shirts, on the trophies and banners on the fields. Sam's Club would also have provided "Soccer Mom" and "Soccer Dad" shirts for the parents. Sam's Club was particularly interested in the soccer program because it coincided with the store's opening, Phillips said. Last week, however, Sam's Club asked for a signed contract for the sponsorship, and that was a game-changer. "We don't have the time we need to get things …

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Sam's Club Completing Exterior Work

With an opening scheduled in just ten weeks, the work on Sam's Club is moving along.

The weather has cooperated, and work on the Wentzville Sam's Club has been progressing well. Sam's club officials told Patch that the store is looking at an October 30 opening, and the store has a temporary office in Wentzille where they are taking applications, holding interviews and issuing membership cards. Sam's Club employees are also selling memberships at the Wentzville Walmart store.

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Wentzville Sam's Club Continues to Fill Job Openings

Sam's Club has set up a temporary hiring office in Wentzville.

With a planned opening of October 30, the Wentzville Sam's Club has gone into high gear to fill 140 job openings at the new location. The office is located at 1126 W. Pearce, Suite 104. (The strip mall near Steak 'N Shake where Blockbuster Video is also located.) The office has computers for interested job-seekers to fill out applications. Interviews are also held at this office. Bobby Pleager, a hiring coordinator with Sam's club, said that they currently had many people at different points in the hiring process, but that many openings were still unfilled. "We hope to get done some time in late September, so there's time to get everyone trained by the opening day," Pleager said. Wentzville Patch has followed Sam's Club since plans first …

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Tamara Duncan

3:16 pm on Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Yes, Sam's is still hiring! A Sam's Club staffer told me that the temporary office at 1126 W. Pearce is still open and taking applications, but that next week everything will probably be moved to the new store.   more ›

Who's Hiring?

Help Wanted: New Wentzville Sam's Club is Hiring

Here's your weekly roundup of who's hiring in town and in nearby St. Charles County.

Each week, Patch brings you a list of businesses seeking to fill positions in town and in nearby communities. Here are six opportunities we found this week: Who’s Hiring: Sam's Club Location: Wentzville Job: Sam's is hiring for 140 positions for the new Wentzville location To Apply: Apply in person at the Sam's temporary hiring office at 1126 W. Pearce Boulevard, Suite #104 (same strip mall as Blockbuster Video). Who’s Hiring: FedEx Location: St. Peters Job: Center Specialist Description: Performs consultative selling, takes customer orders, gives pricing information, and recommends FedEx Office products and services. Requirements: High School diploma or equivalent education; 1+ year of specialized experience; excellent verbal and written …

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