Historical May 1987 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Welcome to the neighborhood to Dan Feinberg of Feinberg Real Estate Co.
Dan recently moved to Parkview from the Central West End.
Welcome also to Larry Gallamore and family.
The Reverend Gallamore will be appointed as the new pastor of Grace Methodist in May and will assume his duties there in June. Reverend Gallamore is coming to the area from North Hills Methodist Church in Florissant, and will be residing at the parsonage in Parkview.
Speaking of Grace Methodist Church, we sadly report the loss of two of its members. Helen Daniel, 97 years old, was a long-time member.
She had resided most recently at Delmar Gardens. Harold Coose also died in April, a member of Grace for 50 years.
He was in charge of the food pantry there and had lived on Waterman in years past.
They will both be missed.
A neighborhood resident, Rochelle Nwadibia, 5700 Waterman, was selected by Mayor Schoemehl for appointment to the seven-member Construction Industry Compliance Committee. Rochelle received endorsement from the Skinker-DeBaliviere Community Council.
A few neighborhood representatives, including Nancy Farmer, Melanie Harvey, of the Business Association and Bruce Yampolsky, of DeBaliviere Place, attended the April 4 performance by the Metropolitan Ballet of St. Louis at the Center of Contemporary Art.
The event was to benefit the new Women and Infants Center at Regional Medical Center.
The benefit was organized by Torris Caston, a dancer with the ballet as well as the assistant director of volunteers at Regional. Torris lives in DeBaliviere Place. Operation Brightside Project Blitz is coming to our neighborhood on May 2. Sam Green got a head start on our neighborhood’s special project — the beautification of the Four Corners area — on Saturday, April 18. Sam organized a crew — Brad Weir, Greg Schoemehl, and Nancy Farmer — who repaired the benches and painted there.
Thanks to them all.
A few neighbors have already begun enjoying holidays out of town. Jane and Jim Geer and daughters Sarah and Susan, 6100 Kingsbury, spent some time in March in Florida with Jim’s family. Dee and King Schoenfeld and sons Jeremy and Jeffrey, 6100 Westminster, also vacationed in Florida at Disneyworld.
They had a great time camping at Fort Wilderness for four days. Paula Repetto and son Reeve, 6100 Kingsbury, took a week of spring vacation in Gulfshores, Alabama.
They took along neighbor Hilary Hitchcock, as babysitter and traveling companion.
Congratulations to new grandparents, Rick and Joan Bender, 6100 Kingsbury. Their son Andy and wife Patty, of Webster Groves, became parents to Ashley Anne on February 6. Ashley weighed in at six pounds, four ounces.
It has always been exciting that our neighborhood is home to several noteworthy St. Louis artists, and April marked achievements by two of them.
An exhibition, CURRENTS 35: WILLIAM HAWK, opened at the St. Louis Art Museum on April 28. Bill lives with his family on 6100 Washington and is employed as an artist with Fortune Bank Building and Design, a subsidiary of Mark Twain Bancshares, Inc.
The show runs through June 7 in Gallery 111 and 112. Bill Christman, formerly of 6000 Kingsbury — where his study is still located — designed the monumental banner which currently adorns the West Wing of the Jefferson Memorial Building in Forest Park.
The banner commemorates the renovation and reopening of the Lindbergh Gallery at the Missouri Historical Society in bold, bright graphics. It’s an eye-catcher as you drive or walk along Lindell.
A few of us were entertained by storyteller Jeanne Breeze at the Kingsbury Kiosk on Saturday, April 11.
The attendance was rather small, but I’m told this event will be held again on May 9, at 11 a.m., so those of you with children, try to attend. Rosedale Square Apartments had their annual spring party on Wednesday, April 15. Those in attendance enjoyed hot dogs, beer, and a good time. Neighborhood resident and artist Bill Kohn gave a talk and slide show at Marcia Smith’s on Lindell on April 2. Over 100 people attended this event which was part of the Evening At Home series to benefit the Library Association of St. Louis University. It’s not often that one gets an opportunity to thank someone publicly for their assistance. I owe a debt of gratitude to a fine gentleman of our neighborhood — Ray Breun. Ray rescued me at Clayton Schnucks on April 18, when I realized that I had no checks in my checkbook (have you ever done that?)—and very little money. Ray was kind enough to loan me some cash and I thank him from the bottom of my heart.
He really saved the day.
Not a terribly significant incident, but just an example of what a great neighborhood in which we live.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, May 1987.
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Archival transcription note: Birth date’s day missing from extracted text but original scan clearly reads February 6; restored from image.
Original source: SD_Times1987_05.pdf, printed page(s) 6; PDF page(s) 6.
