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Check out these ways to ring in the new year together as a family.
New Year's Eve Walk Hike Columbia Bottom Conservation Area on New Year's Eve from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Appropriate for kids ages 10 and older. Families will discover the sounds of the night and will spend a few minutes at the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers before heading back. Reservations are required and open Dec. 15, call 314-877-6014 to reserve. Noontime New Year Celebration with the Magic House Ring in 2013 a little early at The Magic House. Between 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. kids are invited to dance to music by Complete Music, make wish wands and noise makers and march in a noisy parade. There will be a special countdown at noon. Cost is free with museum admission. See Acrobats at First Night Head to Grand Center on …
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Speeches and a flag unveiling marked the special day while members of the community remembered last New Year's Eve.
With blue skies overhead and the high topping 70 degrees on Dec. 31, 2011, the City of Sunset Hills commemorated a day last year when the weather was the complete opposite—Dec. 31, 2010, the day of the tornado. Mayor Bill Nolan welcomed the crowd at the Sunset Hills Community Center, who included elected officials, community members and those afflicted by last year’s storm. “It’s not a memorial, because thank God no one was injured,” Nolan said. “And, it’s not a celebration because of the turmoil and stress and the strain that our citizens suffered because of the tornado can hardly be celebrated.” Sunset Hills citizen Jim Williams recovered an American flag after the tornado hit, cleaned it and brought it up to city hall. It hung in the …
Toast the new year with wine and these dishes.
Consider toasting the New Year with an elegant dinner paired with a Mount Pleasant Winery sparkling or still wine. To help with the menu, the following recipes are compliments from Mount Pleasant Estates Executive Chef Dana Liljequiest. See related article: Missouri Vintner Makes the New Year Sparkle With Sparkling Wines Oysters Rockefeller (Pairing recommendation: Mount Pleasant Brut Imperial) Chuck oysters and set them aside in a roasting pan. Heat butter in skillet until melted. Add Spinach, garlic, scallions, bacon and anise. Divide mixture over the oysters with a spoon. Then top with Panko, parmesan and parsley. Preheat broil and cook for 3-5 min or until cheese is melted and Panko is golden brown Serves 2 Pork Medallions with Potato…
Toasting 2012 begins with the wine. This year choose a Missouri sparkling wine to celebrate the New Year.
Toasting the New Year tradtionally begins with sparkling wine; universally referred to as champagne. “Everyone calls it champagne but out of respect to the French we don’t call our sparkling wine champagne,” said Chuck Dressel, owner and president of Mount Pleasant Wineries, Augusta, noting that those cellars that use the term American champagne do so only because they fall under a grandfather clause; having done so for decades. Mount Pleasant has a rich tradition of wine making dates to 1859 and has been a leader in Missouri wine production since its reopening after it closed as a result of prohibition in 1967. Sparkling wines have since been listed among the winery’s award winning inventory, which boasts several different varieties of …
Tina
7:41 am on Sunday, January 1, 2012
Little did I know that the flag I framed would mean so much and represent so much. I was awed by the personal accounts of the tornados impact and community spirit of service. The Thanks i recieved from everyone I met and the stories of what this flag represents to them, brought tears to my eyes. It was an honor to be a part of this commemorative event and to be given the opportunity to give to … more ›