Historical September 1987 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Bernadette and Rocco DiLorenzo, 6100 Kingsbury, traveled to St. Croix, Virgin Islands, this summer for vacation and a visit with their daughter, Gabrielle. Gabrielle teaches Spanish at the Country Day School, a private school there.
The DiLorenzos were captivated by gorgeous beaches, warm ocean water, and beautiful tropical birds.
They swam at a number of beaches including one at Columbus Landing, where Christopher Columbus first landed and battled the Carib Indians.
The island is surrounded by a coral reef which protects it from hurricanes and tidal waves.
They were amazed at the cultural differences in this U.S. territory Spanish is spoken almost as much as English and there is an island dialect as well, spoken by the native Cruzan people, who are a mixture of African and Danish.
They were especially fascinated by a group called Rastafarians, who, among other things, do not cut or comb their hair.
The men twist their hair into strands and coil it into huge woolen caps. Rocco and Bernadette were in St. Croix for approximately two weeks.
All in all they had a remarkable time. Tom and Karleen Hoerr, 6100 Kingsbury, took some time off for another European vacation.
This time the Hoerrs traveled to Brussels and Amsterdam. Ginny and Tom Klevorn, 6100 Washington, vacationed in Philadelphia, New York, and Montreal.
They visited Tom’s brother in Philadelphia and were able to see the Cardinals play both there and in Montreal. Ginny’s sister, Robin Stoecklin and her husband Darrell, 6100 McPherson, became new parents early this summer when Robin gave birth to a baby girl, Page.
Congratulations to the Stoecklins. Hitch Powell has a new job.
He has just started a position with PHINET — Prentice Hall’s Information Systems Network.
Speaking of the Powells, 6100 Westminster, Hitch and his wife Mary are expecting their first child in early December. Marcia Kerz, 6100 Westminster, began her new position this summer. Marcia is the new director of development for the Missouri Botanical Garden. Joyce Criglar, of DeBaliviere Place and former SDCC secretary, has begun her own dressmaking business.
We wish her much success in this new venture.
Congratulations to those from the neighborhood who received graduate degrees this spring. Those from St. Louis University included the following: Ed Stout, Masters in Urban Affairs, (6100 McPherson); Helen Carter Edwards, Ph.D. (6100 Westminster); and Cynthia Short, Juris Doctor (5600 Waterman).
Welcome to the neighborhood to Leland and Melva Ware and their son, Leland Jr., 6100 Westminster.
The Wares are formerly from Virginia and have their roots in Atlanta Leland has just begun his new position as assistant professor of law at St. Louis University, teaching Civil Procedure and Administrative Law Ken and Kathleen Cook are also new neighbors.
The Cooks moved to 6100 McPherson from quite nearby in University City. Ken is a writer for the St. Louis Business Journal, reporting on banking, stock brokers, and politics.
He also teaches politics at Washington University night school. Kathleen is a full time grad student in anthropology at Washington University, specializing in U.S. farmers.
She has also worked part time at the St. Louis Business Journal.
By the time you read this, the Cooks might very well have become new parents, as they are awaiting the arrival of their baby girl any day.
We also wish to welcome Rheba Symeonoglou to 6100 McPherson and Steve and Patricia Gianotti to 6100 Kingsbury.
Congratulations and best wishes to Janice Kuhl and Gary Bierman on their recent nuptials. Jan, formerly of 6100 McPherson, and Gary have taken up new residence in Parkview. Rose Flynn, 5900 Pershing, is fast becoming a neighborhood celebrity with the great coverage our National Night Out is getting (see related article in this issue). Reporters especially like covering the Love Your Neighbor parade organized by Rose every year.
This year the parade featured a fire engine, two mounted police, and a clown. Rose would like to have music next year, so she’ll be interviewing marching bands. Rose was also interviewed by Sargeant Kerwin Young for a local cable t.v. program.
Speaking of Rose Flynn, children who attended the July story hour at the Kingsbury Kiosk were delighted with her as the story lady. Rose was kind enough to fill in for Jeannie Breeze, who usually does the stories, and she did a wonderful job.
The West End Neighbors annual picnic was held from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. in Forest Park, Sunday, August 16.
Congratulations to Al and Shirley Polk, 5700 DeGiverville, who annually organize the event, on this year’s tremendous success! Nearly 250 West Enders feasted on barbecue, corn on the cob and watermelon, participated in games and races organized by Joyce Criglar, and enjoyed music by the Oliver Sane Review and D.J. Phil Brown. Raffle winners included Roy Tugger, 5700 DeGiverville, who won a ten-speed bicycle and Joyce Criglar, 5500 Pershing, who won a 30-pound box of ribs.
The gold suit worn by “Elvis” during Blueberry Hill’s Elvis Presley Memorial Weekend a few weeks ago is one of Joyce Criglar’s creations.
Congratulations are in order to two daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Kinds, 5900 DeGiverville. Angela Kinds has been elected by the National Secondary Education Council as an Academic All-American for 1987.
The Kinds traveled to Chicago where Angela received her Bachelor Degree in June from the National College of Education.
This has been a busy year for the Kinds as they took the opportunity for a mini-vacation when another daughter, Beverly, received her Jurist Doctor degree from the University of Maryland Law School at Baltimore. Both of the Kinds’ daughters attended St. Roch Grade School and Rosati Kain High School.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, September 1987.
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Archival transcription note: Source assertion that a coral reef protects St. Croix from hurricanes and tidal waves is not independently verified; original historical travel account retained. Picnic time printed 6 a.m.–8 p.m., not silently changed.
Original source: SD_Times1987_09.pdf, printed page(s) 6; PDF page(s) 6.
