🌱 Patch AM: How Ballwin’s new grant could expand your free recycling options

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In today's newsletter:

• How Ballwin’s new grant could expand your free recycling options

Also on today's calendar: Learn to Meditate.

Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Areas of fog in the morning, with a high of 66 and low of 57 degrees.
• Friday: Warm with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 70, low: 44.
• Saturday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 69 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Ballwin enlists in St. Louis County Waste Reduction Grant Program (westnewsmagazine.com) — Ballwin’s Board of Aldermen has approved joining St. Louis County’s 2026 Waste Reduction Grant Program, bringing up to $25,000 in funding for local recycling services. Residents can expect multiple free recycling and paper-shredding days at North Pointe plus new paint recycling events, all aimed at cutting landfill waste.
   

📸 Around Ballwin

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ballwin

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Friday December 26

• Winter Holidays
  Center for Creative Learning (CCL) , 265 Old State Rd , Ellisville

Saturday January 3

• Learn to Meditate
  134 Enchanted Pkwy , Manchester
  3:00 pm

Monday January 5

• The Twellman Way...Empowering Young Students (athletes)
  at Your Venue
  11:33 am

📣 Ballwin Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 25

• Yoga Flow
  Town and Country, MO Calendar St. Louis, MO 63131
  9:00 am
• Free Christmas Day Movie with the St. Louis Jewish Film Festival: Rebel with a Cause
  The J, Staenberg Family Complex, Mirowitz Performing Arts & Banquet Center , 2 Millstone Campus Drive , St. Louis
  11:00 am

Friday December 26

• Winter Holidays
  Center for Creative Learning (CCL) , 265 Old State Rd , Ellisville

Tuesday December 30

• Blood Drive
  Manchester, MO Calendar , 200 Highlands Blvd. Dr. , Manchester
  10:00 am
• Candidate Filing Closes
  Town and Country, MO Calendar , 1011 Municipal Center Drive , St. Louis
  5:00 pm

Thursday January 1

• HOLIDAY - CITY OFFICES CLOSED
  Town and Country, MO Calendar St. Louis, MO 63131

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• It’s A Wonderful Life gets played so many times during Christmas.
  I hope everyone sees this movie, not once but many times. It’s such a treasure. We can all take away so much from this movie. Merry Christmas and I… (Nextdoor Henry)
• There is a loose dog at Hillsdale Dr and Center Ct.
  My back is out or I would try and grab him! There is a dead raccoon (it looks like) on the corner he is interested in. (Nextdoor Westridge Acres)

• ManpowerGroup posted a job opening for Grinder Operators in Ballwin. Apply here.
• Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Payroll Clerk in Ballwin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ballwin here.

🗞 Nearby News

Chesterfield

• Chaotic Saturday chase along Highway 63 (kxeo.com)

Wildwood

• Nationals announce major league coaching staff (masnsports.com)

Kirkwood

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I guess I’m not as sharp as I thought.
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