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In addition to the Race for the Rivers fest, jazz fanatics can head on over to Laclede’s Landing (riverfront) in St. Louis this Labor Day weekend to the Big Muddy Blues Festival.  It’s an outdoor music festival that features local and well-known artists.

And did I mention that it’s FREE?

It’s a two-day event (Sept. 4th & 5th)! Shows for both days start at 3:00 p.m.  and will end around midnight.  There will be plenty of food and drink vendors on site, so you’ll be sure to get your stomach filled with some of the best food around!

And St. Charles is only 30 minutes away from St. Louis!  Bogey Hills residents can get to the festival in no time!!!

Enjoy your Labor Day weekend! And be sure to check out other holiday events around town!!!

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Ready, set, go!!!

The Race for the Rivers Festival kicks off this weekend at Frontier Park!  If you’re a pro at kayaking or canoeing, listen up:

Greenway Network will host two canoe and kayak races on the Missouri River.  The event will cover over 65 miles, from Washington Missouri to the Confluence.  There will also be an Adventure Race from Weldon Spring to Frontier Park in St. Charles.

But that’s not all….

The festival will feature different adventure and sports vendors, along with activities that are environmentally informative.  Expect live bands, music, hands-on art and other live activities.  It’ll be a great place to hang out this Labor Day weekend!!

And guess what?

Frontier Park is less than five miles away from Villages of Bogey Hills!!! Make plans to attend!!!

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We hope that you guys enjoyed the Villages of Bogey Hills’ Resident Appreciation Week just as much as we did!!!

With that said, what was your favorite event of the week?  I am a ice cream fan, so I really enjoyed getting ice cream from the office!

Also, the city of St. Charles would like to invite you to “Night Out” on September 1st beginning at 5:30 p.m.  This will give you a chance to get familiar with the community, as well as getting familiar with your police and fire departments!!

For more information, check out  St. Charle’s website.

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Happy Resident Appreciation Week guys!!!

We have some exciting things for you planned this week!!! As a token of our appreciation, here’s a list of what Villages of Bogey Hills has planned for you:

• Monday: Ice cream social- all day!
• Tuesday: Bingo- 6:30 p.m.
• Wednesday: Doughnuts and Coffee- breakfast
• Thursday: Cupcakes- all day!
• Friday: Chips and Soda by the pool: 1-2 p.m.

Also, we would love to get ideas from you! If there’s anything that you would like for us to include in resident functions, let us know!

Enjoy your week!

There are some exciting featured films in movie theaters!  From the list below, which movie are you dying to see?

• Lottery Ticket
• Nanny McPhee Returns
• Piranha 3D
• The Switch
• The Expendables
• The Other Guys
• Eat Pray Love
• Inception

There’s three on the list that I have to see: The Switch, Lottery Ticket and Eat Pray Love.  I am going to make it my duty to see at least two of them this weekend!!!

Find out what time these movies are playing at theaters near the Villages of Bogey Hills!

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RESIDENT APPRECIATION WEEK is next week! We hope that your stay at the Villages of Bogey Hills has been, and still is as exciting as the day you moved in.

As a token of our appreciation, we have planned out an exciting week of things for you!

What’s your favorite thing about living at the Villages of Bogey Hills? Better yet, which activity have you enjoyed most? I really enjoy laying by the pool here; it’s so calm and relaxing!

Stay tuned for the schedule!!!

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I think I’ll head out to Music in the Park today… you should come, too!!!!

But if you cant…

Don’t worry!

You still have a few more Thursdays in August to come and enjoy music performed by the St. Charles Municipal Band in Frontier Park on the Missouri River!  You’ll get hear all kinds of American band music, including marches, big band, Broadway shows, Dixieland, overtures and contemporary music.

And did I mention that this is FREE?

The show starts at 8:00 p.m.! Be sure to bring a lawn chair or a blanket that you have stashed at your Bogey Hills’ apartment!

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There are many things that needs to be cleaned around the apartment that I absolutely DREAD cleaning when it’s time to do it.  Take the light fixture for instance; who wants to clean the bugs out of a light? Sometimes, I’d rather let them stay there.

Eventually, I’d have to clean it out, so I wanted to find some easy cleaning tips for some of the most used items, gadgets and furniture around the house.  Luckily, I stumbled over realsimple.com and found solutions to my worst cleaning “nightmares.” Here’s a few that I’d like to share with you:

• When your heat and air vents need cleaning: Pull your baseball caps out for this one. If you have high vents and radiators, find the longest duster on a stick that you can.  Or, if you have a long enough hose on your vacuum, use the crevice tool to get most of the dust. Use the duster for any additional build-up.
• When you’re cleaning out the toaster: Tired of smelling the burning of already burnt toast? It’s time for a cleaning! And it’s really simple; unplug it and remove the crumb tray.  Dump the crumbs in the trash.  Wash the tray and rack in warm sudsy water. Rinse and dry. Replace the rack/tray and wala! It’s just like new!

There’s more where that came from!  Find out how to clean more items like these at your apartment from realsimple.com…. your Bogey Hills’ apartment will look as it looked the day you moved in!

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What brought you to St. Charles? Better yet, what brought you to the Villages of Bogey Hills in St. Charles? With St. Louis close by, we want to know your reasons for living here:

• Small town feel
• Didn’t want to live in the city
• St. Charles Events (Movies at Frenchtown and Summertime Concerts)
• Love the property & staff
• Friends already here
• The Price is Right

We’ve updated the poll and want to know from you why you love St. Charles!

Happy Birthday to the  Patt Holt Singers and Dancers. It’s their 38th celebration and you can celebrate with them tonight at Jaycee Stage in Frontier Park. Spend some time by the Missouri River starting at 6 pm. You’ll get to see the pre-show with special guest The Rufkahr Brothers followed by the Patt Holt singers. They’ll start singing at 7:00 PM.

Other performances to expect for the night are:

• Just Kids
  
• The Connection

This is a party you don’t want to miss! Are you coming? Don’t forget your blankets and lawn chairs!

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