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The O’Fallon Veterans Commission invites all Vietnam veterans to attend a special “Welcome Home and Thank You Ceremony” at O’Fallon Veterans Memorial Walk, 800 Belleau Creek Road, O’Fallon, Missouri 63366. The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 22. Free parking is available. The keynote speaker for the event will be Vietnam veteran Allyn Hinton, CW4, USA Ret. Mr. Hinton was a Marine gunship pilot during the Vietnam War. The O’Fallon Veterans Commission is partnering with the United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration. The organization’s Commemorative Partner Program is designed for federal, state and local communities, veterans’ organizations and nongovernmental organizations to assist a grateful nation in thanking and honoring Vietnam veterans and their families. Commemorative Partners are encouraged to participate in planning and conducting events and activities in commemoration of the war and in recognition of Vietnam veterans for their service, valor and sacrifice. Directions: On I-70 in O’Fallon, take Exit 219 at T.R. Hughes Boulevard and Belleau Creek Road. Turn south. O’Fallon Veterans Memorial Walk is just off the I-70 overpass at the southeast corner of Belleau Creek Road and Veterans Memorial Parkway.

O’Fallon Jammin’ patrons will be able to hear two bands in concert, free, at O’Fallon Jammin’ in Civic Park on Tuesday, June 25, from 6:30 – 9 p.m. Opening the concert, the O’Fallon Jazz Band will play a variety of songs including “The Beat Goes On,” by Sonny and Cher, “Spinning Wheel,” by Blood Sweat and Tears, “Peter Gunn,” by Henry Mancini, and more. Then, with Independence Day just around the corner, the O’Fallon Community Concert Band will play patriotic tunes and medleys assisted by Kathy Lawton-Brown singing solo on several numbers.

Friday, June 21, is “Dive-In Movie” night at Alligator’s Creek Aquatic Center, 403 Civic Park Drive, O’Fallon, Missouri 63366. After the pool closes for the day, the pool will become a “dive-in” movie theater from 8:30 – 10 p.m., for a showing of the animated feature Rise of the Guardians, rated PG.

Tickets are $3.50 for resident children and seniors (55+) and $4.50 for resident adults. Non-resident admission is $4.50 for children and seniors and $5.50 for adults. A limited number of inner tubes will be available for use, or swimmers may bring their own if they are no larger than 30 inches in diameter. Concessions will be available for purchase.

Residents and visitors are invited to save 50 percent on the cost of carnival rides by purchasing ride tickets in advance for O’Fallon’s Heritage & Freedom Fest celebration on July 2-4 at the Ozzie Smith Sports Complex, 900 T.R. Hughes Boulevard, O’Fallon, Missouri 63366.

Tickets purchased in advance are non-refundable but they can be used at any time during the festival. The discounted tickets cost $.50 cents each, and are available through Monday, July 1, at:

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You and your family are invited to see O’Fallon’s greatest event of the season as a volunteer at the City’s annual Heritage & Freedom Fest on July 2-4. www.heritageandfreedomfest.com

“We need over 200 volunteers to help out, whether it’s guiding kids through the inflatable obstacle course, driving shuttles, directing people to the main stage, or offering a drink of water in the heat relief tent,” said Kathy Halstead, O’Fallon’s Volunteer Services Manager. “Families can volunteer together and still have time to enjoy sideshows, carnival rides, great music and fireworks. And, in addition to seeing the festival from a new perspective, volunteers will get an event T-shirt, a meal, reserved parking, and other fun perks.”

You can bet on having a day of fun by leaving the driving to the O’Fallon’s Parks and Recreation Department and signing up for a day of horse racing at Fairmount Park in in Collinsville, Illinois. The motor coach will depart from the Civic Park parking lot at 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday, July 16, and return at 5:30 p.m. The cost of $45 for O’Fallon residents and $51 for non-residents includes a deluxe buffet lunch at the track, a racing program, transportation, admission and taxes.

Registration for trips must be completed at least a month in advance. To register for “Fairmount Horse Races” no later than Sunday, June 16:

There’s no need to wait for the weekend to have fun – come to O’Fallon Jammin’ on Tuesday, June 18, when the award-winning party band Vote for Pedro will rock Civic Park from 6:30 – 9 p.m., free.

Last summer the group scored “Best Cover Band” at the Riverfront Times (RFT) Music Awards, and in 2010 lead singer Eric Wulff was named “Best Male Vocalist’ by RFT readers. The band’s music spans the spectrum of popular music with modern rock by Maroon 5, Neon Trees, Bruno Mars and U2, classic rock by Queen, Cheap Trick, AC/DC and Journey, and dance tunes by Prince, Michael Jackson, Earth Wind & Fire, Lady Gaga, LMFAO and the Black-Eyed Peas. Visit www.vote4pedro.net to hear a few audience favorites.

The City of O’Fallon, Missouri, will conduct a public hearing beginning at 9 a.m. on Friday, June 21, 2013, at Youth in Need, 1815 Boone’s Lick Road, St. Charles, Missouri 63301, concerning the Fiscal Year 2014 Annual Plan for the O’Fallon Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program.

Those who need assistance or auxiliary aids for the meeting should contact Public Assistance Specialist Jessica Hawkins in the Public Relations Department at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting. Ms. Hawkins can be reached at 636-379-5411, or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .