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🌱 Patch AM: Why Creve Coeur chose this veteran as Citizen of the Year
Also check out Free Christmas Day Movie with the St. Louis Jewish Film Festival: Rebel with a Cause on the Creve Coeur Patch calendar
Good morning Creve Coeur! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Creve Coeur chose this veteran as Citizen of the Year
Today's riddle: I used to work in a doughnut shop. 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Creve Coeurfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and warm, with a high of 65 and low of 54 degrees.
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 61, low: 57.
- Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 69 and low of 44 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• From service to lifeline: Why Creve Coeur honored Wayne Kaufman (stljewishlight.org) — Creve Coeur has named Vietnam veteran and nonprofit founder Wayne Kaufman its 2025 Citizen of the Year for decades of work supporting Missouri veterans and their families. His Kaufman Fund now provides everything from dental and mental health referrals to food, legal help, scholarships, and even free Christmas trees, and Kaufman says the mission of serving veterans is far from finished. 
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📸 Around Creve Coeur
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Creve Coeur
- 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
Thursday December 25
📣 Creve Coeur Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Yoga Flow
Town and Country, MO Calendar St. Louis, MO 63131
9:00 am - Christmas Eve - City Hall Closing at 12:00 p.m.
City of Overland Calendar Overland, MO 63114
12:00 pm - CANCELED - Audit and Finance Committee Meeting
City of Des Peres Calendar , City Hall 12325 Manchester Road , Des Peres
4:30 pm - Arts Committee
Creve Coeur Government Center - Council Chamber , 300 N. New Ballas Rd. , Creve Coeur
6:00 pm - Christmas (City Offices Closed)
Olivette, MO Calendar Olivette, MO 63132 - HOLIDAY - CITY OFFICES CLOSED
Town and Country, MO Calendar St. Louis, MO 63131 - Christmas - City Hall Closed
City of Overland Calendar Overland, MO 63114 - SOD AM - Christmas CLOSED
City of Des Peres Calendar Des Peres, MO 63131
5:00 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 - Day After Christmas - City Hall Closed
City of Overland Calendar Overland, MO 63114 - SOD AM - Kayla
City of Des Peres Calendar Des Peres, MO 63131
6:30 am
Wednesday December 24
Thursday December 25
Friday December 26
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Creve Coeur PatchAM possible:
- Pearlman & Associates — 314-942-1147
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Young Creve Coeur Skater Named to the 2026 Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships Sweeper Team —Courtney Megliola Read on Patch
- An overnight water main break caused significant damage to Jennings Senior High School.
5:28AM on Dec 22: An overnight water main break caused significant damage to the inside of Jennings Senior High School. (Nextdoor ) - A vehicle accident on eastbound I-270 at New Florissant Rd in Florissant, MO, has closed all lanes and shoulders, with an expected end time of 10:45 PM.
10:02PM on Dec 22: All lanes on I-270 East at New Florissant Road are open, with the right shoulder closed. 9:50PM on Dec 22: All lanes on I-270… (Nextdoor )
🗞 Nearby News
Maryland Heights
- Ben Welch to close both Lucy Q and Little Lucy on December 31 (stlmag.com)
Kirkwood
- Trailer stolen from Kirkwood non-profit days before Christmas (firstalert4.com)
- St. Olaf Band to tour the Midwest and South (stolaf.edu)
- Kevin Smith (riverbender.com)
University City
Ok Creve Coeur! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
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