Historical September 1988 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
The third annual Kiosk Pet Picture Contest took place during July. Sixty pictures, which included cats, dogs, and other assorted animals, were displayed on the Kiosk window. Among them were a Dalmation driving a car, a cat sleeping in a frying pan, a cat hissing at the photographer, a parakeet in a frying pan watching an egg cook, and a celebrity parrot named Winston who hangs out at City Hall. Pet lover Georgi Fox and veterinarian Dr. Steve Brammeier judged the Contest and announced the following winners in the cat category: Lady Smith (the cat in the frying pan), former Post-Dispatch Pet of the Week Tugs Rumple, and Octopussy Shickman (pictured jumping from the top of the kitchen cabinet to the floor.) The winning dogs included lovable Pit Bull Floyd Flynn, Pepper Mash (who also won last year), a fluffy puppy named Peter the Great Bakeman, and an adorable mut named Brownie Obel. Betty Quick, the parakeet in the frying pan, also was cited. Adult winners received five dollar gift certificates donated by Classical Coffee Co., West End Wines, Redels, and the Coyotes Paw.
The winning children received books.
The Summer Reading Program party was held at the 28th Ward Democratic Headquarters where many children received certificates for completing the fifteen-book reading requirement.
Once again, magician Harold Russell performed to the delight of the children. Names of those receiving the certificates will be announced in the October “Times.” In order to finance the party, a Sidewalk Book Sale of approximately three hundred books was held in front of the Kiosk on August 13. Book donations were received from Merla Espy, Elizabeth Dunlap, Lois Schoemehl, Patricia Thomas, the Sisters of Mercy, and several branches of the Public Library. Marlon Fields designed and donated one hundred flyers which were distributed around the neighborhood and eye-catching signs made by Rose Flynn decorated the Kiosk. Rose held Storytime for children during the sale.
A new, part-time staff member has joined the Kiosk.
She is Carmen Hornberger who grew up in the neighborhood and attended St. Roch’s School. Carmen is a Senior this year at Bishop DuBourg High School and will be working from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. every afternoon.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, September 1988.
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