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By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD Those who paid the ultimate price to preserve American freedom were honored Monday morning. Ste. Genevieve Veterans of foreign Wars (VFW) # 2210 hosted the annual Memorial Day ceremony, also featuring American Legion Posts 150 and 554, Legion and VFW auxiliaries, American Legion Riders, Sons of the American Legion…

By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD Once a month they come, needles and thimbles in hand, to quilt for a cause. No one is certain just how long ago the Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary quilting sessions began.  Auxiliary Chairperson Toni Vaeth has been at it since 2005. “When I joined in 2005, it…

Members of Missouri Stream Team No. 5628 and other volunteers cleaned trash, limbs and other debris out of the Mississippi River near the Ste. Genevieve-Modoc Ferry landing last Saturday. Rozier’s country Mart Save-A-Lot and Mary’s Market provided food and drink for the workers and Republic trash services provided free trash pickup.

The EMMA Ste. Genevieve head Start held a Science Fair April 20. A large crowd of family member turned out to see the entries. Korey Byers, a science professor at Mineral Area College,acted as judge. There was a first-place tie between “Gardening,” by Ms. Mary’s group and “My Body, My Bones,” by Ms. Kate’s group.…

The 2023 Spring Milice Muster was held Saturday on French Colonial America property. Reenactors brought colonial and 19th-century ways to life. The day included demonstrations in drilling and camp life, plus  tomahawk and knife throwing. Plenty of vintage tools, crafts and weapons were on hand with milice (militia) personnel available to explain their uses.

By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD Ed Talone has hiked all over the United States and Canada. This spring he is trying something new. Talone, 63, has hiked more than 75,000 miles over 40 years, but was drawn to the continent’s mightiest river for his latest adventure. On Jan. 12, the Portsmouth, Ohio resident embarked…

Participants in the Foundation for Restoration’s annual private home tour pick up tickets and maps at the Guibourd-Valle House (above). At right, participants visit with one of the home owners There were 10 houses on the tour, including the Guibourd-Valle.  

It wasn’t just a cold spell that had arrived from Canada that visited Ste. Genevieve on Jan, 30, but a young Canadian man who came to town exploring his family roots amidst the snow and ice. Kevin M. Vallée from Montreal wanted to find out more about those Vallés here who had been the most…

By Michael Boyd Jr. ste. genevieve herald First Baptist Church of Ste. Genevieve named Dylan Noll as Youth Pastor and Anne (Pender) Keith as Children’s Director as the church rapidly is growing in membership among children from high school to infants. In addition, First Baptist also named Adrienne (VanHorn) Rhodes as Women’s Ministry Director due…

By MARK EVANS mevans@stegenherald.com The historic Orris Theatre was packed to the gills Friday night for the opening week of the 2023 Ste. Genevieve Chamber of Commerce Winter Music Series. Saints Til Friday kicked off the winter series for the second straight year. The eclectic and versatile Southern Gypsi is up next. The group, which…