Sunday, May 27, 2012
This year’s ceremonies will begin at 11 a.m. on Monday at the Veterans Memorial Park
Editor's Note: The following is a release from the City of Lake Saint Louis. The City of Lake Saint Louis and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10350 are inviting area residents to attend Lake Saint Louis’ annual Memorial Day observance. This year’s ceremonies will begin at 11 a.m. on Monday at the Veterans Memorial Park adjacent to Lake Saint Louis Civic Center, I-64/US40 at Lake Saint Louis Boulevard. The ceremony is free and the public is welcome. Ralph Barrale, commander of VFW Post 10350 and a veteran of the Battle of the Bulge in World War II, would like to encourage everyone to take time to attend the ceremony in honor of those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms. The ceremony will take place rain or shine. Those …
Friday, May 25, 2012
Wentzville, Missouri, site of the first Vietnam Veterans Memorials, host over 550 motorcyclists May 21 and 22 at the Run For The Wall event culminating in Washington, D.C. Friday evening.
Hundreds of people lined Highway Z Monday afternoon welcoming approximately 550 motorcyclists to Wentzville on the central route’s sixth leg of the Run For The Wall journey to Washington, DC. Wentzville and O’Fallon fire departments hoisted the American Flag on ladder trucks across the highway, creating a gateway to the event. Cyclists arrived by police escort. A brief ceremony took place at the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial at the VFW post. Speakers included Chief of Police Lisa Harrison, Mayor Nick Guccione, VFW state commander and others. Run For The Wall was conceived in 1989 by two Vietnam Vets, “Gunny” Gregory and Bill Evans, who traveled the United States raising awareness for the unaccounted veteran, whether they be missing in action …
Monday, March 5, 2012
Ralph Barrale worked for years to make Veterans Memorial Parkway and Lake Saint Louis' Veterans Memorial Park a reality.
The Huffington Post has chosen Ralph Barrale of Lake Saint Louis, MO as its "Greatest Person of the Day"—an honor recognizing people who confront issues in their community with creativity and passion.) Ralph Barrale, 88, served under Gen. George Patton in the 3rd Army in World War II, landing at Utah Beach on D-Day. He was at the Battle of the Bulge and at the Remagen Bridge. "My outfit was front-line military police, combat military. We directed traffic and took in prisoners right behind the infantry," Barrale said. Barrale has three big scrapbooks filled with commendations and other memorabilia from his years of service, and the walls of the Barrale rec room are covered with framed pictures and awards. Those years of service to his …
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
The county council may revisit the issue to come up with a compromise plan.
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Veterans' organization members, bar owners and Ameristar Casino employees broke into applause after the St. Charles County Council voted down a proposal to put a countywide smoking ban on the November 2012 ballot. A tied 3-3 vote doomed the proposal. Before the vote, Kevin Nash, who lives near O’Fallon, said people were confusing the issue. Nash pointed out the proposal wasn’t to create a smoking ban, but to allow St. Charles County residents to vote on the issue. “The ordinance is about whether the citizens of St. Charles County will have the opportunity to say, ‘This is what I want,’ and to express that through their vote,” Nash said. Larry Williams, commander of American Veterans Post 106 in St. Peters, referred to a contingent of …
The county council may revisit the issue to come up with a compromise plan.
- GOVERNMENT
- Joe Scott
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Veterans' organization members, bar owners and Ameristar Casino employees broke into applause after the St. Charles County Council voted down a proposal to put a countywide smoking ban on the November 2012 ballot. A tied 3-3 vote doomed the proposal. Before the vote, Kevin Nash, who lives near O’Fallon, said people were confusing the issue. Nash pointed out the proposal wasn’t to create a smoking ban, but to allow St. Charles County residents to vote on the issue. “The ordinance is about whether the citizens of St. Charles County will have the opportunity to say, ‘This is what I want,’ and to express that through their vote,” Nash said. Larry Williams, commander of American Veterans Post 106 in St. Peters, referred to a contingent of …
Friday, November 11, 2011
Two ordinances would allow voters to vote separately on banning smoking in public places and allowing an exemption for casinos.
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- Joe Scott
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Friday, November 11, 2011
St. Charles County Councilman Joe Cronin (R-1st District) will introduce two bills on a countywide smoking ban. One would place a countywide smoking ban on the ballot. If passed by voters, it would ban smoking in all public places with a few exemptions. The ordinances will be introduced at the county council meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at the St. Charles County Executive Building. “It’s a simple issue really,” said Cronin. “All it does is let the voters decide whether or not people have to step outside to smoke in a bar or restaurant.” The second bill would allow voters to choose if they want to exempt casinos from the smoking ban. Ameristar Casino is the only casino in St. Charles County, thus the only one affected. Last spring, Cronin …
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Members of Post 10350 fear for their post's future unless they can find a permanent location.
One was shot down on his 23rd mission and held in German prison camps for over a year. He was 20 years old. Another liberated prisoners from the Dachau concentration camp, where more than 32,000 people, mostly Jews, suffered sickness, starvation, torture and execution. Still another was among the Allied troops who landed along a 50-mile stretch of the French coastline on the beaches of Normany. It was June 6, 1941: D-Day. These American heroes and some 60 others make up the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10350 in Lake Saint Louis. They're looking for a permanent home. Right now members meet at Lake Saint Louis City Hall or the Lake St. Louis Community Association. The national VFW website lists 27 posts within about 30 miles of Lake …
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Dave Schoolcraft
7:43 pm on Friday, April 5, 2013
My wife's grandfather. Very proud!! more ›