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Coffee, Pastries, Breakfast, Lunch About Common Grounds:  Common Grounds is another unique community story that will give you the fuzzies thinking about Sainte Geneviève.  It’s a coffee house that employs special needs individuals, giving them the feeling of independence while giving the customers smiles.  And it’s due in large part to one man: Major Jason Schott of the Ste. Genevieve Sherriff’s Department.  Major Schott is a big part of Ste. Genevieve’s movement towards inclusion for folks with special needs, spearheading efforts to set our community apart by building an all-inclusive playground at Progress Sports Complex, Challenger Field, an all-inclusive soft-ball field at the same site, expanding the scope of Ste. Genevieve’s Independence Center made to help adults with special needs become more independent, and last but not least, starting Common Grounds in downtown Sainte Geneviève. The result of the effort to create Common Grounds has given this town a consistent place to get good coffee, breakfast, and lunch throughout the week.  They serve various coffees and hot beverages as well as pastries, quiches, wraps, salads, and light sandwiches. Read more…