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First Day of School and More: 5 Things You Should Know for Wednesday, Aug. 24
General Hospital comes to St. Charles today.
On this day more than 70 years ago, a great moment in aviation took place. Read about that, and more, in the five things you should know for day:
1. St. Charles School District 303 begins the 2011-12 school year today. Officials , reaching a new high for the district.
2. , a discount clothing, bedding and bath store, is hosting a . Customers interested in entering can contact the store at 630-587-0736 for more information.
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Sensible Threadz sells name-brand clothing that can be purchased for 50 to 80 percent off retail prices. The store also purchase gently used children's and junior girl-sized brand clothing for cash or store credit.
3. will host a welcome orientation meeting for students in sixth through eighth grades from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Students are allowed to wear jeans and appropriate tops to the meeting.
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4. You can hear a live performance by the band Port Chuck at 5 and 8 p.m. at in St. Charles. Port Chuck is made up of four cast members from the daytime television soap opera General Hospital, cott Reeves (Dr. Steven Webber), Brandon Barash (Johnny Zacchara), Bradford Anderson (Damian "Spinelli" Spinelli) and Steve Burton (Jason Quatermaine).
Tickets for each show are still available by clicking here.
5. On Aug. 24, 1932, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly alone from Los Angeles, CA to Newark, NJ. The completed trip took her 19 hours and five minutes in a Lockheed Vega plane.
