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By Editor | April 21, 2021
After a year-long hiatus, Ste. Genevieve’s 4th Friday Art Walk is back! On Friday, April 23, more than a dozen art spaces in the downtown area will welcome visitors from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
“We suspended the art walks due to COVID-19, and while we’re not out of the woods yet, a lot of people in our community have been vaccinated,” organizer Mary Peura said. “We consulted with the art spaces and decided we could resume the walks so long as people continue to take precautions.”
According to Peura that means some art spaces will require visitors to wear masks and some will forgo the usual practice of serving wine or food. “But the wonderful art that’s at the heart of the event will be on display and we have several new spaces participating,” Peura said. “It’s exciting to see it grow.”
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By Editor | February 10, 2021
By MARK EVANS
mevans@stegenherald.com When Farrar “Moses” Riney died in St. Mary (then spelled St. Mary’s) on Fen. 16, 1921, he left an amazing legacy for that time and place.
Born a slave, he had fought in the Union army to help abolish slavery, then had owned his own home in St. Mary.
A respected member of Immaculate Conception Church, he was buried in the cemetery in town and was referred to in his obituary as being respected by both blacks and whites.
On Feb. 16, Greg Elder is putting on an event at Immaculate Conception Church to honor the man and his legacy on the 100th anniversary of his death.