The Week Ahead: Smoking Shelters, a Town Hall and Football

For some in Creve Coeur, Monday is the start of the first full week of school. For others, including Whitfield and Priory families, there's still a little time left in that summer vacation.

Monday night, meets after a closed work session to address issues real estate, personnel or legal matters as allowed under the state's open meetings law. In open session, members are expected to discuss an ordinance brewing since this summer to allow which would not violate the city's stepped-up ban on smoking.

Council members are not scheduled to move forward yet on a possible ordinance which would allow residents to legally keep backyard chickens. The issue was brought up after inquiries by some residents. The city is now asking for the public's feedback on the subject through a survey.

Tuesday morning, Creve Coeur area State Represenative Jill Schupp holds a breakfast with constituents at . She'll bring people up to speed on what's going on in Jefferson City.

You're also invited to a Ward 3 Town Hall meeting hosted at the Creve Coeur Government Center by Councilmembers Charlotte D'Alfonso and Robert Hoffman.

Wednesday, we want to bring you this week's , but we need your help! Tell us about a student in Creve Coeur who is doing big things in the classroom or in the community and we'll share it with everyone.

Throughout the week, we'll continue our profiles of Creve Coeur area fall sports teams. We've already taken a glance at , and , among others.

On Friday and Saturday, our reporters will fan out across the area and provide you with the best look at high school football games impacting Creve Coeur's teams.

Can't make it out to the game? We've got you covered. This year, Patch sites around St. Louis are partnering with Prepcasts.com, and we're excited to announce that a game of interest here--Ladue at Parkway Central, will be the first Patch Game of the Week, where you only need your computer to listen to every call of the game.

We're thrilled about getting this season started and hope you are too. Patch will be the place to be over the weekend to learn how your teams fared and the stories behind the scores.

What else is going on in Creve Coeur? You tell us!