Historical May 1986 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
A neighborhood welcome to Ken Anderson and Kate Rosenbloom.
They are artists who purchased the building which formerly housed Grace and Peace Fellowship at Kingsbury and Des Peres. Kate and Ken are rehabbing and plan to use the first floor as an art studio beginning this month.
They will reside in one of the upstairs apartments. Ken is not new to the – neighborhood; having rented space from Bill Kohn for a number of years.
He shows his work at B.Z. Wagman Gallery and Kate shows at Locus Gallery downtown.
The Lloyds of 6100 Westminster have begun a new venture.
They have a unique collection of jewelry which they have recently begun selling at Union Station.
Mary Schmit, 6100 McPherson, was seen sporting a gorgeous necklace which she purchased from Carol Lloyd, who also teaches at Normandy School District.
Dan Schesch, 6000 McPherson, is also venturing into a new area.
He has begun a Masters program at S.I.U. in Management Information Systems.
Speaking of Dan, he was one of the neighborhood notables among those 450 in attendance at the ten-year anniversary celebration of Leadership St. Louis at the Adam’s Mark last month. Quite a few other neighborhood folks were there who had been selected over those ten years to participate in the Leadership program; Jill McGuire, Marj Weir, Tom Hoerr, and Marcia Kerz. Lou Green and Cal Stuart have also participated in the program.
Congratulations to Venita Lake, 5800 Waterman, who was recently selected as one of 12 to participate in CORO Foundations Public Affairs Training Course for Neighborhood Leaders. Venita’s neighborhood involvement is well known to area residents, especially her ten years of service on the Times. Marcia Kerz, 6100 Westminster, spent a long weekend on Kee Waydin off the coast of Florida, where she was a guest presenter at a conference of the Association of Child Advocates. Marcia was asked to give a presentation on fund raising by direct mail. Marcia is the president of Westminster Communications. Turning to neighbors in the news, David Fay, 6100 Kingsbury, was the subject of the cover story in the LIVE section of the April 9 issue of the Riverfront Times.
David is the executive director of the Fox Theater. Double congratulations to the family of Jim and Clare McLeod.
In April they became the proud parents of a baby girl — Sarah.
The McLeods have also just moved from 6100 Waterman to their new home in 6100 McPherson. Jim is a member of the Skinker DeBaliviere Community Council representing Washington University. .
Well, it was white lace and promises on April 5 for Rita Hoerr and Chet Curtis. Rita is the mother of Tom Hoerr.
The nuptials took place at Tom and Karleen’s home, 6100 Kingsbury and were officiated by the Reverend Cal Stuart. Cleo and Tokar were festive for the occasion with beautiful bows to match Rita’s dress.
Congratulations and best wishes to the Curtis’s. Congrats also to Karleen Hoerr who was named top salesperson at Feinberg Real Estate for 1985. Neville Vatcha, 6100 Westminster, recently returned from a business trip to London. JoAnn Vatcha has been traveling quite a bit too.
In March she presented at a conference on Lowering the Cost of Rehab and New Housing which was held in San Francisco. She’s planning another business trip to Santa Fe soon, but she seems most excited about being the executive producer of a video documentary on the Hyde Park Project.
This is a project she has been working on very hard as the executive director of Neighborhood Housing Service of St. Louis, Inc.
The Vatcha’s and Sam and Lou Green, 6100 Westminster, did seem to find some time to get away from it all in February.
The two couples took a cruise on the Song of Norway for a week, visiting places in Mexico and Jamaica. Hope you’re planning to attend New City School’s Highlights II Auction on May 3 at New City. It’s billed as a gala evening of dining and dancing. Don’t forget May 17 is the Skinker DeBaliviere Twentieth Anniversary Dinner Theater. Make your reservations soon, for a fun evening. Don’t miss this chance to see some of your neighbors in their most talented moments. Rumor has it that Steve Radecke will be tinkling the ivories. See you there. Also — start saving your junk, unusables, tossables, collectibles, and never-used wedding gifts. Rags to Riches is — literally – right around the corner on June 14. You could make your fortune!
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, May 1986.
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