Historical February 1981 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
With the holidays gone, we are all eager for the new year ahead. Yet there is still much news to tell from 1980.
We have quite a few new residents and some who have departed.
We wish to welcome home Phyllis and Robert Towns, 6100 Pershing.
The Towns moved here in May from Lake St. Louis. Their daughter, Judy Vinson and her family live in the 6100 block of Westminster, in the same home the Towns lived in and rehabbed themselves several years ago. Their son Tom lives in the 6000 block of Kingsbury.
Another new resident is Fern Steffen and her children Anna and Paul, 6100 Waterman. Fern is a nurse at Deaconess Hospital. Anna attends Metro School and Paul is a student at Crossroads.
Another daughter of Fern’s, Rachael, currently resides in the 6300 block of Waterman.
Carol and Jim Metzenthine and their family have moved from 6100 Washington to a home in Webster Groves. Their family will soon be (or may already be) enlarged by one.
We wish them luck and congratulations.
The residents of Pershing are eagerly awaiting the arrival of their new neighbors.
The apartments at 6000 Pershing which are being rehabbed by West End Townhouses will begin to be occupied in the spring. Also new at Pershing is the formation of a block group.
The residents held their first meeting on September 23 at Scariot Hall.
A member of the seventh district was on hand to lead a discussion and show slides on crime prevention.
We wish them luck in this endeavor.
The 6100 block of Westminster held a Block Club meeting in December to discuss safety precautions. Three St. Louis policemen attended the meeting and presented some suggestions as possible deterrents to a rash of “holiday” crimes.
Leaving porch lights on at all times and watching carefully before getting out of cars were some of the suggestions.
Two families have made recent additions. Steve and Dee Vossmeyer, 5200 Westminster, are the very proud parents of Robert Steven. “Rob” was born on November 16 at 11:35 a.m. weighing 8 pounds, 1 ounce.
Ralph and Teddi Reeder received a special Christmas present–an 8 pound, 3 ounce baby boy. Nathan Mitchell Reeder arrived on December 17 at 3:03 p.m.
The Reeders reside in the 6000 block of McPherson.
Louis Arenson, 6100 Pershing, is currently at St. Mary’s Hospital recovering from extensive surgery.
His neighbors hope that Louis will be home very soon.
In the traditional holiday spirit, Christmas caroling was attempted in many blocks in the area, but those with the best voices tended to avoid the freezing temperatures on December 17.
While some of us ventured out and tried to sing, the cold won over after a short time and everyone wound up at the Hoerrs’ for hot chocolate and other assorted beverages.
It was a great time.
Originally published in The Paper, February 1981.
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