Go Fund Me set up for Maplewood woman in need
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Maplewood’s Heidi Barks has been in the hospital for more than a week following a stroke and is expected to be there at least another 6-8 weeks, according to a relative on Facebook.
Maplewood History: Emma Thomas Grumley continued
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Last post we learned from a newspaper clipping that Emma B. Thomas had married William H. Grumley on the lawn (“one of the prettiest in Ellendale”) in front of the family home, Ellendale Home Place. The article goes on to say that “The old mansion covered with the moss and vines of many years growth can be seen from Manchester avenue.” That ceremony was on June 28, 1899. The “old” mansion was eighteen years old.
Related: Maplewood History: Emma Thomas Grumley
Maplewood restaurants featured in Chicago Tribune, RFT, Sauce
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In the press this week, Maplewood restaurant Elmwood is set to open soon, and Sauce Magazine went there for a look. The Chicago Tribune mentioned Schlafly Bottleworks and Benevolent King in an article featuring St. Louis highlights. Riverfront Times gave Thai Table a good review.
MoDOT awards contract to repair Hanley Road ramp
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MoDOT reports that The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has awarded an emergency contract to make repairs to the Hanley ramp to eastbound I-64. A portion of the shoulder pavement collapsed in December.
Double Sevens tourney underway
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The 44th Annual Saint Mary Magdalen Double Sevens Tournament is underway. The Double Sevens Tournament was started in 1976 under the direction of Rev. Robert J. Mahelyi. Today the tournament continues under the leadership of the Saint Mary Magdalen Athletic Association.
MRH BSA Troop 362 seeking young women to sign up
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For the first time in its 100+ year history, the iconic program of the Boy Scouts of America will be open to young women, BSA says on its website. MRH Troop 362 needs a total of five young women to move the process forward — three have signed up already.
Pedestrian injured on Rannells Avenue Friday afternoon
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Police reported that a pedestrian received minor injuries in an accident Friday afternoon near MRH High School. It was soon after Maplewood Richmond Heights school district was let out early due to the snow.
Railroad company places warnings at Sutton crossing
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Union Pacific Railroad has placed warning markers on both sides of the tracks at Sutton Boulevard. That’s following a January 5 incident when a man accidentally turned onto the tracks and narrowly escaped before a train came.
5th candidate for MRH school board
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Dr. Amy Peach, a longtime Maplewood Richmond Heights district resident and mother to an MRH high-schooler, is the fifth candidate to file to run for the two open seats to be voted on in April, the school district has reported.
Top posts
Foley’s ‘heroes’ is last week’s top post
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Last week’s posts were led by the story of the Foley’s Bar patrons who rushed out Saturday night to pull a man out of his car just before a train hit it. They’ve been called heroes. Posts on a Brentwood development plan and the city officials’ idea to help fund it with a tax.
Snow, snow, snow
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Maplewood got about nine inches of snow Friday night and Saturday, which kept people busy digging out and making snowfolks.
In the news
In the press: Good Samaritans save man on tracks, officers exposed to fentanyl; Leopard Boutique
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These and more in the press this week: Foley’s Bar patrons save a man whose car was stuck on the tracks, a proposed new tax in Brentwood, county officers exposed to fentanyl.
Christ Church film festival to focus on Latin American immigrants and refugees
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The Immigrant Justice group at Christ Church is hosting a Film Festival beginning in January thru February.