November 16, 2022
A festive food fight
Around Town Great Rivers Greenway Master Plan outlines future projects for trails in the region. Pg. 3
New group focused on Wright City parks. Pg. 5
School
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Progress as promised at local high school. Pg. 6
Features
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(Top Left) Once again, Main Street Church will be hosting a Gingerbread Village contest. Representatives from the community participate by judging the displays and awarding prizes in four categories. Houses will be displayed Friday, Saturday, and Sunday during the hours of Christmas Traditions through Dec. 18 in Historic St. Charles. (Right) An entry into the Main Street Church’s Gingerbread Village contest. (Bottom left) Isabelle, Collette, Courtney and Henry Brandwein, of Wright City, display their previous entries into the Main Street Church’s Gingerbread Village contest.
Main Street Church in St. Charles is once again hosting a Gingerbread Village display and contest for culinary artists across the region By Brett Auten Construction is underway and soon you will be able to bear witness to the fruits of everyone’s labor. Main Street Church, located at 116 North Main Street in St. Charles, is once again hosting a Gingerbread Village display and contest. The display has turned into a fan favorite of the many activities that take place during the Christmas Traditions celebration in Historic St. Charles. This year’s theme is Small Town Christmas. This display of gingerbread creations has
become a tradition for many families during the Christmas season as submissions come in from young and old to be a part of the culinary village. Representatives from the community participate by judging these displays and awarding prizes in four categories. In addition, during the festival, the general public is invited to come visit and view the village, then vote for their favorite to receive the “People’s Choice Award.” Last year, Courtney Brandwein’s family brought home a first-place finish for the category, “A Christmas Movie.” Her children sculpted scenes from “How the Grinch Stole
Christmas,” and “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” The Brandweins, from Wright City, sculpted a scene from “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Brandwein admitted that being the defending champ, there is a little pressure added. “I narrowed it down, then started working on drawings and then sketched it out,” Brandwein said. “It helps me to know where I’m going.” A family member clued Brandwein in on the event, after a feature was broadcast on a local news network. See ‘FESTIVE’ page 2
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