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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Want Your Own Sports Talk Radio Show? 101 ESPN Radio Wants You

The Creve Coeur-based station is hosting a tryout competition which began Tuesday.

If you've always wanted to put your armchair quarterbacking skills to the test behind a microphone, there could be a weekend gig for you at 101 ESPN. The station launched a competition called Sportscaster Factor Tuesday night. D'Marco Farr, an afternoon co-host on the Creve Coeur station's program The Fast Lane, appeared on FOX2 News Tuesday morning with host Tim Ezell to talk about the contest.

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Enter Patch's “Deck the House” Contest For a Chance to Win $100,000

Did you decorate your house for the holidays this year? Enter our "Deck the House" contest and you could win $100,000 for your local school district and $500 to pay your electric bills!

We’ve launched our annual Deck the House Contest to find the most over-the-top holiday decorations in America—the best “decked” house in the country—the one home so spectacularly decorated that everyone in town jokes your holiday decorations could rival Rockefeller Center’s. If this sounds like your house, upload a photo or video of your home to our contest page from Nov. 26 to Dec. 16. Only residents of Patch towns are eligible to enter. We’ll select 24 regional finalists, and from them, pick one grand prize winner. Patch will pay up to $500 of the utility bill for each finalist, while our national winner will have $100,000 donated to his or her local school district. Our contest is right around the corner, so now’s the time to get your …

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Share MoDOT Seat Belt Video, Earn a Scholarship

Patch is teaming up with the Missouri Department of Transportation's contest for the best student-produced commercial promoting seat belt use. All entries must be received by Dec. 1.

Friday, November 2, 2012

Patch Giving Out $5K for Best Halloween Costume

The deadline for our Halloween costume contest has been extended to Nov. 5.

Friday, October 19, 2012

Share Your MoDOT Seat Belt Video on Patch, Earn a Scholarship

Patch is teaming up with the Missouri Department of Transportation's contest for the best student-produced commercial promoting seat belt use. Our category is the readers' choice. See how you can enter.

For the fourth year in a row, the Missouri Department of Transportation is sponsoring its "Battle of the Belt" contest, inviting students around Missouri to produce a 30-second commercial promoting seat belt use. This year, Patch joins the contest with an additional prize category: The readers' choice prize, good for a $250 scholarship contribution for the winning entry. That joins the Gold, Silver and Most Improved categories MoDOT already has. Why this contest? Because MoDOT says Missouri teen safety belt usage rate for 2011 was only 67 percent. Not good enough, officials say. Battle of the Belt is a safety belt competition between Missouri high schools to encourage the use of safety belts among students. If you're already producing your…

Charlie

9:00 am on Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Seat belts do save lives and costly medical bills. Cloverleaf Insurance 1-800-530-5822 or www.cloverleafins.com/blog/exercising_car_safety.aspx   more ›

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Win $100 Mall Gift Card in Patch Back to School Photo Contest

The best first day of school photo wins a $100 gift card good at Chesterfield Mall, Mid Rivers Mall, South County Center or West County Center in St. Louis!

The smell of fresh crayons, the sudden spike in jeans sales, the year of learning ahead—is there anything more exciting than the first day of school? When you’re packing your children’s backpacks with the binders, books and school supplies they’ll need for the new school year, we’re asking you to remember one very important thing: your camera. We want to see those bright, smiling faces ready for the first day of school, so we decided to start a contest: The best “It’s my first day of school!” photo wins a prize. Submit your first day of school photos by hitting the “Upload” button on this article anytime between August 13 and August 31. Patch editors will randomly select the winner from the photos submitted. And what do you win? Just a …

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Photo Contest: Be An Olympian!

Take photos of you, your kids, your neighbors, your friends doing something Olympian— diving, swimming, kayaking, gymnastics—and you could win a prize!

Patch wants to celebrate the summer Olympics, and all the games that go with it! To do that, we're inviting you to share your favorite photo of you (or your kids, your friends, your neighbors, heck, even your pets!) participating in a sport that is part of the Summer Olympics. So whether it’s sailing or fencing, swimming or gymnastics, archery or kayaking (or any of the 26 sports in the games)—please share your photo! You can post a photo to this article until 5 p.m., July 30. Patch editors will choose our 10 favorites, and then you, the reader, can vote for the winner in an article that will be posted on July 31. The winner will receive a $50 gift card to a local sporting goods store. Here are some more details on the contest:

Sunday, July 8, 2012

Readers' Choice 2012: What's the Best Facebook Page in the Area?

Nominate the local company or organization that does the best in connecting with its readers through social media.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Congratulations to the Winners of Our 'Why I'm Lucky' Contest

These five winners were selected by a random drawing. Thank you to everyone who entered.

Congratulations to the five winners of our "Why I'm Lucky" contest. They have each won a prize package including a $50 Dierbergs gift card and some cool Patch stuff: a T-shirt, a ball cap, a notepad and a tote bag. Thanks to all the people who entered, especially for sharing their stories about why they're blessed with good luck. The winners, according to their Patch registration profiles, were: Thanks again for entering.

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Jean Whitney

5:41 pm on Wednesday, March 21, 2012

James, thank you for sharing. We'll be thinking of you and your sweet daughter!   more ›

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Contest: Show 'Why I'm Lucky,' Win Groceries, Patch Goodies

Share a picture to illustrate why you're a lucky guy or gal (as long as St. Patrick's Day is on our minds); we'll give five random winners a special package of Patch merchandise and a $50 Dierbergs gift card.

St. Patrick's Day is on our minds, and we've got the perfect way to see if the luck of the Irish is with you: We're giving away five prize packages including $50 Dierbergs gift cards and a package of Patch merchandise. All you have to do is show us "Why I'm Lucky." Enter our "Why I'm Lucky" contest for a chance to win. Here's how: Once you've entered, we'll enter you into a drawing to be one of five winners of our Patch prize package, which includes a $50 Dierbergs gift card, a Patch ball cap, T-shirt, tote bag and note pad. OK, now for the rules: Click Here for complete Official Rules. Click on the "upload photos and videos" button this page to send us your photo and remember to describe what it represents. But be sure to come back and to…

StL fan

6:50 am on Monday, March 26, 2012

Thank you to the Patch for being randomly selected to win!!!!   more ›

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