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Mary HartUniversity City Senior Response Team Congratulations to and the on the fabulous Senior Lifestyle and Resource Expo held on Tuesday at Centennial Commons! There were so many vendors available to assist seniors from home healthcare, to reverse mortgages, to errand services, to healthcare providers, to affordable funeral services, to transportation services, volunteer opportunities, to assisted living and nursing home facilities, that the event was a huge success. If you missed it, the Assistant City Manager, Petree Eastman has materials from nearly all the vendors available at her office on the second floor of City Hall, or you can call her at 505-8535 to direct you to the service providers present at the Expo. Municipal Park Grant University City tops the list of recipients from St. Louis County since the inception of the grant program. Since 2000, of the 14 municipalities receiving $1,124,327 grants in District 5, University City received the most at for six grants. Most grants totals were well under $500,000. Webster Groves received the second highest amount of grants at $900,000. The first four grant monies the City received over the years went to building a fitness area in Heman Park Rec Center, replacing tennis courts, rehabilitating the indoor soccer facility and funded the playground and play equipment at Kaufman Park. Last year’s grant paid for installing field lighting in Heman Park. This year’s grant will fund the driving range and teaching center at Ruth Park Golf Course. Congratulations to Director of Parks, Recreation and Forestry, Nancy MacCartney, on her excellent grant writing skills! rd St. Louis Women’s Chorale This Saturday May 3 The (SLWC) will present the Faces of St. Louis concert at 8 pm at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 6800 Washington Avenue in University City. It will feature the work premiere of “ A Love Supreme” by Barbara Harbach, based on a poem by Cheryl Walker and performed by the SLWC and the nd Equinox Chamber Players. The night before (May 2), the SLWC will perform at Bonhomme Presbyterian Church, 14820 Conway Road in Chesterfield featuring the world premiere of “Seasons of Singing” by Gay Holmes Spears. Tickets are $20 for adults; $18 for seniors and $15 for students. Tickets may be purchased at the door of either event or online at www.stlwomenschorale.org. The SLWC is not a religious organization. Friends of the LibraryTrivia Night Back by popular demand! The will present on Saturday, May 17 at 6:30 PM. Tables for 8 are $160, or come by yourself and meet new friends. An individual admission is $20. Prizes, great food, and fun are promised. Trivia Night is a fundraiser to support Friends’ programs for the library. There will be a $200 cash prize for the winning table as well as 10 non-monetary prizes for tables winning the quick-answer competitions held while results from each round are tallied. If you would rather be any place but a trivia night, the Friends encourage you to make a $20 donation for the privilege of not having to participate! Contact the library for further information, 727-3150. On Tuesday, May 20 from 7 to 9 pm at Heman Park Community Center at Pennsylvania UCity-Cool Cities and Vernon, , an off-shoot group of concerned citizens of The Greening of University City” UCityUnited, will hold a informational session on “. The City will be on hand to discuss the many ways it has and is going green. Experts in green technology will also be speaking. Later in the evening participants, including