🌱 Navy Wins Charity Football Game + Filmmaker Seeks Local Actors

Hello, people of St. Louis! It's me again, Helen Eckhard, your host of the St. Louis Daily.

First, today's weather:

Clouds breaking; not as cool. High: 51 Low: 41.

Here are the top 3 stories today in St. Louis:

1. The city held its 34th annual football game between the United States Army and Navy at the Missouri Athletic Club. Guests brought toys for the U.S. Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots Campaign, collecting more toys than any other privately held event in St. Louis. The Navy Midshipmen ultimately won the game with a final score of 17-13. (Ladue News)
2. St. Louis Mayor Tishaura O. Jones has appointed Vernon Mitchell as the city's Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer. Jones stated in a press release that Mitchell's role will "help ensure St. Louis government is more equitable across racial lines." Mitchell will begin his new position on Jan. 3. (Press Release Desk)
3. A filmmaker is inviting St. Louis residents to appear in a movie about the AIDS crisis. The film's director, Dan Steadman, is looking for fifteen to twenty people in the queer community to play the support system of the film's lead character as they celebrate New Year’s Eve in 1987. The director is open to actors of all types regardless of age, gender, race, and acting experience. (Riverfront Times)

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Today in St. Louis:

• Holiday Magic At The Magic House (9:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• In a recent Saint Louis Zoo study, the Research Department explored the relationship between guests and penguins' swimming activity. (Facebook)
• The St. Louis County Police Department is seeking applicants for the Police Recruit academy class in April. (Facebook)
• Anyone with broken holiday lights can recycle them for free by bringing them to Tilles Park before Jan. 2 and depositing them in the barrel by the tennis courts. (Facebook)

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— Helen Eckhard

About me: Helen Eckhard is a marketing assistant at Lightning Media Partners. She is a self-professed logophile who is currently pursuing her master’s degree in library science. Outside of work, you can find Helen constructing crossword puzzles, knitting, or devising increasingly crafty ways to kill off characters in her mystery novels.