The Week That Was: Campfire Burgers, Safe Places and Lots of Basketball

Chesterfield Patch celebrated its one-month anniversary this week! We're incredibly grateful to our readers so far and excited to keep growing. If you're new to Patch, or still exploring just what this little corner of the Web is all about, check out . Here's what we've been up to this week:

• We talked to . The Campfire Burger, which features barbecue sauce, onions and baked beans on Texas toast, has been a fan favorite in the Red Robin Kids' Cook-Off. Jake faces judges in Denver Thursday to find out if he is the grand champion.
• We profiled . She's making 3-pointers and doing well in classes. She was named to the Jewish Women's All-American team this summer and plans to go to law school.
• There are . The designated sanctuaries for teens are part of a new program in St. Louis County. Teens who need help are able to go to any of these locations to be connected to a volunteer who can take them to alternative lodging,  find them counseling services or help in other ways.
• at Dramatic License Productions in . The play is an adaptation of the classic holiday movie "It's a Wonderful Life." Local professional actor Alan Knoll plays more than 30 roles in the one-man show, which runs through Dec. 19.
• From game stories to previews of the season, high school basketball is in full swing. —they're hoping their hard work will mean scoreboard success. We headed to the . Central started out ahead, but fell to the Patriots, 50-42. We took a look at the . Finally, we were at the during the final night of the Parkway Tip-Off Classic. The Colts prevailed over the Longhorns, 50-30.
• Our columnists offered in the busy holiday season, discussed in the customer service business and .