Magnificent Missouri, a new charitable organization that was formed to support conservation groups in the state of Missouri, is having its first fundraiser at Bowood Farms next Sunday, September 30. The organization was founded by Dan Burkhardt and John McPheeters of Bowood Farms. Seventeen organizations that promote conservation in Missouri will benefit from the fundraiser….
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End-of-summer wrap up
It seems that there is always more to say about a topic after I post it, so today I'm throwing out some odds and ends left from the summer, in order to cover as many bases as I can before I escape to San Francisco for a few days. June's "Elevate St. Louis:The Trestle" event,…
A 90th birthday celebration
As this unbearably hot, dry summer comes to a close, I wanted to share one of my favorite moments from earlier in the season, my mother’s 90th birthday. Jean Heiss Donegan, above, was born on June 6, 1922, which she notes is “D-Day.” Whether that’s simply a reminder that she was born on a day…