THIS YEAR’S FARMINGTON FALL FESTIVAL IS SEPTEMBER 25^TH FROM 9AM TO 4PM IN DOWNTOWN FARMINGTON.  EVENTS INCLUDE THE PET FEST, SIDEWALK SALES, THE JEFFERSON STREET MUSIC FESTIVAL AND THE TASTE OF THE PARKLAND WITH PROCEEDS GOING TO THE SHELTERED WORKSHOP.  THERE WILL ALSO BE FOOD, ENTERTAINMENT AND ART.  EVERYONE FROM THROUGH OUT THE AREA IS WELCOME TO ATTEND.

THE ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY AMBULANCE DISTRICT WILL HOLD A COMMUNITY CPR AND FIRST AID CLASS IN THE UPCOMING WEEK.  THE DISTRICT HOLDS THE CLASSES EACH MONTH AND THIS MONTH THE DATE IS SEPTEMBER 9^TH AT THE SOUTH CENTRAL TRAINING CENTER IN FARMINGTON.  TO REGISTER CALL 573-431-0030, EXTENSION 61 OR GO ON LINE AT WWW.SFSCD.ORG.  COST OF THE CLASS IS $25.00.

THE ALZHEIMER ASSOCIATIONS MEMORY WALK WILL BE AT MINERAL AREA COLLEGE ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25^TH.  REGISTRATION IS AT 8AM WITH WALK BEGINNING AT 9AM.  TO REGISTER GO TO WWW.ALZSTL.ORG OR CALL THE MEMORY WALK HOTLINE AT 314.801.0440.

THE MISSOURI HIGHWAY PATROL HAS ANNOUNCED DWI SATURATIONS THIS MONTH IN ST. FRANCOIS AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES.  AREAS WITH A PAST HISTORY OF A LARGE NUMBER OF ALCOHOL RELATED CRASHES WILL BE THE FOCUS OF THE SATURATION EFFORTS.  ABOUT 25 PER CENT OF TRAFFIC CRASHES ARE ALCOHOL RELATED.

PERRY COUNTY IS GETTING 400 NEW JOBS BASED AT THE PARRYVILLE AIRPORT.  MISSOURI GOVERNOR JAY NIXON ANNOUNCING AN EXPANSION AT SABRELINER CORPORATION.  SABRELINER OPERATES MILITARY AND CIVILIAN AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE, REFURBUSHING AND MANUFACTURING AS WELL AS ASSEMBLY SITES IN PERRYVILLE, STE. GENEVIEVE, ST. MARY AND IN INDEPENDENCE, KANSAS.  ITS CORPORATE OFFICES ARE IN CLAYTON.  SABRELINER CURRENTLY HAS ABOUT 450 EMPLOYEES.