As the Big Z first reported a couple of months ago, the fireworks show in Godfrey will return this year. The village board on Tuesday night to approve paying four Madiso
WBGZ Radio 4/30/2021 |
By Doug Jenkins - WBGZ Radio
After a year off in 2020 due to the pandemic, the Godfrey Park and Recreation department is bringing back Arbor Day activities at Glazebrook Park. On Saturday beginning at 9am there is a youth fishing derby. Other activities at the park will fill the afternoon.
Fishing Derby registration runs until 10am when the actual fishing begins. That lasts until 11:30. Godfrey Park and Recreation Director Todd Strubhart tells the Big Z there is an awards ceremony at noon.
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The Arbor Day tree dedication runs from 1:30pm – 3pm at the concession stand area. You are asked to arrive 30 minutes early to get a good seat, and to bring a lawn chair. Redbud tree seedlings will be given to the first 300 visitors. You can pre-register for the fishing derby at teamsideline.com/godfrey
WBGZ Radio 4/21/2021 |
By Doug Jenkins - WBGZ Radio
COVID-19 claimed the Godfrey Corn Maze in 2020, but it is back on the calendar for this fall. It was a unanimous vote at Tuesday night s meeting. The plan is to plant the corn and hire The Maze Company from Utah to cut the design into it when the time is right later this year.
Since they didn t do a maze last year, the plan is to use the 2020 design, which is a circus theme. Godfrey Park and Recreation Director Todd Strubhart tells The Big Z the plan is to have as normal an event as possible.
WBGZ Radio 4/4/2021 |
By Ross Pearson - WBGZ Radio
The Village of Godfrey have been awarded the Governor’s Hometown Award for the recently completed La Vista Park Disc Golf Course.
The La Vista Disc Golf Course is considered one of the top courses of its’ kind within 50 miles of the St. Louis area. A plaque and a road sign will be placed at La Vista Park to mark this distinction from the Governor. The village recently held its’ first PDGA event of the year hosted by the St. Louis Disc Golf Club.
Godfrey Parks and Rec Director Todd Strubhart tells the Big Z one of the top disc golfers in the country participated.
The Village of Godfrey is making plans to move forward with plans to develop the rest of Glazebrook Park along Stamper Lane. The board voted 4-2 to move ahead with spe