Clean Streams Day upcoming in St. Peters

With the registration deadline approaching, the City of St. Peters is still looking for volunteers to help at the City’s spring Clean Streams Day on Saturday, April 6, 2013. The registration deadline is Tuesday, April 2.

Clean Streams Day is a great project for individuals, families and organizations to help our environment. Trash in our streams harms wildlife, erodes creek banks and increases the chances of flooding during the next big storm. St. Peters’ spring event is part of Mission: Clean Stream, a countywide effort with Greenway Network and Missouri River Relief to clean streams in several communities.

“We’re tackling the issue of storm water quality on many levels in St. Peters,” said Mayor Len Pagano. “One way is to keep our streams clean and free of trash. You can make a big difference in just one morning!”

Clean Streams Day volunteers clean portions of Spencer Creek and tributaries to Dardenne Creek. Register to volunteer online at www.stpetersmo.net/cleanstream, or call 636.279.8207 to request a registration form. Choose between “easy-to-access” creeks and “medium effort” creeks during registration. Advance registration is required.

On Clean Streams Day on April 6, volunteers will check in at the St. Peters Rec-Plex South parking lot behind City Hall at 8 a.m. Rec-Plex South is in the City Centre complex across the creek from the original St. Peters Rec-Plex building. Volunteers will receive trash bags, gloves and safety instructions, as well as enjoy free donuts, juice and water in the morning. Volunteers will be responsible for their own transportation to the creek segments. After cleaning streams, volunteers return to the Rec-Plex South parking lot at 11 a.m. for a free hot dog lunch. Volunteers also will receive a free T-shirt provided by the Missouri Department of Conservation Stream Team.

Learn more online at www.stpetersmo.net or email cleanstream@stpetersmo.net.

From the City of St. Peters, MO

It's a fiesta, amigo!

It’s time again to mix a little south-of-the-border fun with some Rec-Plex South fun! The St. Peters Rec-Plex is bringing back Fiesta Friday again after a popular first year in 2012. Kids ages 10-14 can enjoy this Cinco De Mayo-inspired lock-in event at Rec-Plex South on May 3, 2013.

Round up your amigos for Fiesta Friday and enjoy Mexican party games, a DJ, dancing, dodgeball, broomball on the ice rink, basketball with hoop shoot contests, attendance prizes and more! The party begins at 7 p.m. and goes until 10 p.m.

The fee for this event is $10 per person if paying in advance and $13 per person if paying at the door. Concessions will be available for purchase throughout the event including a nacho special.

Registration for Fiesta Friday can be done online at www.stpetersmo.net/Rec-connect or by calling 636.939.2386, ext. 1400.

Rec-Plex South is a newer building located just south of the original St. Peters Rec-Plex at 5200 Mexico Road. This is a lock-in event – kids will not be released until picked up by a parent or guardian.

From the City of St. Peters, MO

National Rx Take Back; turn in unused drugs

Don’t let your unused prescription medications get into the wrong hands. Take advantage of the National Rx Take Back Event on April 27, 2013, and bring in those old drugs for safe disposal. The St. Peters Police Department is offering two locations for drop-off during this national event between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 27. Turn in your prescription and over-the-counter drugs during this time only at either the St. Peters Justice Center, 1020 Grand Teton Dr., or at Walgreens, 1305 Jungermann Rd. The Justice Center is located at the corner of Grand Teton Drive and Suemandy Drive near Mid Rivers Mall. Walgreens is that the intersection of Jungermann and McClay Roads. 

Your medications will be accepted no questions asked. Police cannot accept any medications before or after the event, so be sure to drop off your drugs between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. 

The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Agency is coordinating the National Rx Take Back Event. The St. Peters Police Department is participating in the event because unused medication is a potential source of supply for illegal use and an unacceptable risk to public health and safety. When people drop off their unused medicines during this event, they eliminate the possibility of the drugs harming someone else or getting into the wrong hands. 

The service is free and anonymous. You can turn in medications that are out-of-date or medicines that you no longer need or use. Intravenous solutions, injectables and needles will not be accepted. Illegal substances such as marijuana or methamphetamine are not a part of this initiative. 

If you’re worried about anonymity, remove identifying information from prescription medicine container labels before disposal. Tightly seal the cap on any liquid product, such as cough syrup. 

Learn more at www.dea.gov.

From the City of St. Peters, MO

Ice skating classes at St. Peters Rec-Plex

 

Would you like to be able to glide across the ice with ease? The St. Peters Rec-Plex can help you or your child learn how to ice skate and improve your ice skating. Plenty of spots are still open for ice skating classes in the upcoming semester starting Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013.

The Rec-Plex offers 6-week and 7-week sessions this semester. Tuesday evening and Saturday classes are available. Classes are open to children as young as 3 years up to adults. All classes are 30 minutes long, and the Rec-Plex provides ice skates for students who need them.

As a bonus, students in a number of Rec-Plex ice skating classes receive free admission to Rec-Plex public ice skating sessions for the duration of their registered course. These classes include beginning and intermediate learn-to-skate classes. Check the Rec-Plex Front Desk for eligible classes. Receipts must be shown to the Front Desk for admission. All Snowball and Tot level students (ages 3-5) also receive free skate rental and admission for one guardian. Receipts must be shown to the skate guard for free skate rental.

Rec-Plex instructors teach skills developed by the Ice Skating Institute (ISI), a leading national ice industry association. Students also have the opportunity to perform during Rec-Plex ice shows. The fee for 6-week classes is $62 for Rec-Plex passholders and $72 for the general public. The fee for 7-week classes is $73 for Rec-Plex passholders and $83 for the general public.

Register for classes online at www.stpetersmo.net/rec-connect, call 636.929.2386, or register at the Rec-Plex, 5200 Mexico Road.

From the City of St. Peters, MO

 

Liquor store robbed, employee injured

St. Peters, Missouri

December 3, 2012

The St. Peters Police Department is searching for a black female suspect who robbed HR Liquor Mini Market, located on the 2900 block of North St. Peters Parkway, on Saturday December 1^st at approximately 8:55 PM.

The female suspect was described as:

 

Black Female

5’5” – 5’7”

Medium Build

 

The unknown female suspect entered the store at approximately 8:55 PM wearing a black jacket with a hood (possibly a Carhartt type jacket), blue jeans and black ski mask.  The female was also carrying a black semi-automatic gun.  The unknown female suspect walked behind the main counter and demanded money.  The store employee did not immediately cooperate with the suspect, possibly due to some language barriers and was then struck in the face with the gun.  

After the suspect was unsuccessful in getting money from the cash register, she then attempted to take the store employee's purse, at which time the victim grabbed the purse back.  The store employee then used her cell phone and called 9-1-1.  The suspect fled the scene in an unknown direction. During the robbery, there was an unidentified black male standing outside the door of the business and is believed to also be involved.  

The store employee did not sustain any life threatening injuries.

See the above surveillance photo of the female suspect.  If anyone has any information on the identity of the female suspect or any possible accomplices, they are asked to contact Detective Paul Barish at 636-278-2244 ext. 3531 or 636-278-2222.

From the St. Peters Police Department