Births

Vicissitudes

By Marj Weir

March 1992

Historical March 1992 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.

With this issue we will do a little catching up with neighborhood news which hasn’t been covered during our Vicissitudes hiatus. Among the babies born in recent months were Nicholas Kurtz, December 27, 1991, 7 lbs., 11 ounces, third son of Katie and Paul Kurtz of the 6100 block of Kingsbury, and Gregory Powell, November 6, 1991, 9 lbs., 4 ounces, strapping second son of Mary and Hitch Powell, who live on 6100 Westminster.

In mid-October, Ginny and Tom Klevorn presented their third child, George Philip.

They returned to the neighborhood last summer after several years in Belgium. Loyal Beagles (St. Roch’s Men’s. Softball Team). will note with pleasure that Mark Vaughan and his wife Elizabeth will be bringing Stephen, born December 16, 1991, to games this summer.

The Vaughans live on Clara in DeBaliviere Place. (If you, too, would like to sign with the Beagles, call Brad Weir, 863- 7558.) Lisa And Bill Homer are reportedly expecting their third sometime soon. Watch this space for further details.

The Springfield, MO-born actress Kathleen Turner was conducted through the caverns of the Missouri State Legislature recently by our own Jill McGuire, director of the Regional Arts Commission Ms. Turner was here to speak on behalf of continued state funding for the arts. February 17, 1992, marked the 50th wedding anniversary for Vincent and Lucille Schoemehl of the 6100 block of McPherson.

They married in St. Louis on a Tuesday at 7:00 o’clock in the morning while Vince, then a supply sergeant, was on a leave from the Army.

A big celebration is planned for the weekend of the 21st of February, but since this is after this issue goes to press, we cannot report any details!

In the career change/development/ advancement department we can report that Venita Lake of the 5800 block of Waterman has earned her Master of Liberal Arts degree from Washington University.

She is an Assistant Dean of University College at the University. JoAnn Vatcha has taken a position with Operation Impact working in Housing Development. Longtime residents will remember the warm company of Jim and Betty Dunlap of Westminster and Rosedale. Jim passed away recently.

We will miss him and we extend our sympathy to Betty. Our sympathies as well to Willis and Loretta Lloyd of the 6000 block of McPherson and the family on the sudden loss of their son Leslie.

A positive sign in local real estate is indicated by the fact that three condominium units in DeBaliviere Place West have been resold in recent times. Peter and Mary Schmit of the 6100 block of McPherson have another foreign exchange student, Marcello Prestamo, from Monterrey, Mexico.

He is a senior at CBC where he played strong safety on the football team. Over the long Presidents Day weekend he skied at both Chestnut and Sundown in Galena, Illinois, and Dubuque, Iowa. Later in the spring the Schmits plan to take Marcello to Washington, D.C., for a look at our government at work. Marcello is their third exchange student.

A wholly new problem may be in the making in our neighborhood: Crazed Yuppies. Katie Kurtz reports that an adult male yuppie jogger, while loping past her home, veered into her front yard, pushed over her children’s snowman, and barely breaking stride, continued on his way. Jogging must not be good for some people’s hearts! Be warned! Cecil Fielder Stein, feline roomer at Lana Stein’s home, so dislikes the ringing of the telephone that he knocks it off the hook.

If you should call Lana and someone answers but does not speak, you are in touch with Cecil.

He takes very poor messages and you will be better off calling back later. Those with suggestions for curbing this problem are encouraged to write rather than call.

Please call Marj Weir, 863-7558, with your news for Vicissitudes.

She has an answering machine that works when her children leave it one. •