Historical October 1981 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
To the Editor: What a bunch of crazies this neighborhood houses.
They take a perfectly good Sunday afternoon, which we all know should be spent watching football and drinking beer, and they spend it cleaning Forest Park Parkway, which they’ve already paid the City taxes to do.
But that’s the kind of craziness that makes this neighborhood the joy it is to live in and it’s the kind of community pride that made “The Raiders of the Lost Parkway” a success. I would like to thank those organizations, who, under the gentle suasion of our chief fund-raiser, Cal Stuart, underwrote the costs of the afternoon. Those included were: the Central West End Assn., DeBaliviere Place, McPherson Management, Pantheon Corporation, Parkview Properties, and Pitzman Surveyors. I would also like to thank Central West End Savings and Loan for contributing the buttons and Fred Weber, Inc., who, after an appeal by Father Polizzi of St. Roch’s, contributed their water truck. I would like to thank the Urban League and George Kinsey, the Director of Parks, Recreation and Forestry for the use of their tools (all of which were returned, thank you). Jim Shea, the Director of Streets, deserves a special note of thanks for the help and cooperation of his department.
The steering committee put in a lot of time and I would like to thank Liz Hasler for the publicity, George and Karen Brown, Eddie Sanders and Jack Wright for overseeing the food preparation, Dan McGuire, the beer, but most especially Skip Coburn who did a whole lot of everything. Lastly, but most importantly, I want to thank each and every individual who came. Whether you were representing one of our local churches, schools, Scout troops, neighborhood or condominium associations; whether you were from an area-wide group like the Democrats of Tomorrow; or simply a disaffiliated neighbor who liked the idea, you are the ones who made it a success and made it fun.
Now next year I figure we’ll have four groups.
One each at Lindell, Kingshighway, Skinker and Highway 40.
We sweep through the park raking broken glass and shoveling elephant manure, replacing divots and displacing muggers.
We finish up at the Muny Opera for a gala beer and song fest. We’ll invite Walter Cronkite and Charles Kuralt. Maybe Frank Reynolds and People Magazine. . . . Sincerely, Roy Bell
Originally published in The Paper, October 1981.
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