Historical December 1996 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Students at St. Roch school have made a major beautification contribution to the neighborhood.
Each grade at the school planted a tree at the southwest corner of DesPeres and Washington. Students raised money for this project by recycling aluminum cans.
On November 17, students, aided by their parents, planted redbud, flowering crabapple, oak, birch, elm and linden. Jim Flynn and Mary Christman designed the site plan.
The Keaveny family drained the site, along with Jake Horner and the Christman children. Neighborhood artist Bill Christman made the sign that marks the newly-planted area. Boy scouts Aaron Barchek, Jonathon Peavy, and Sam Christman provided valuable assistance. Working very hard on the 17th to get all the trees into the ground were Byron Jines, Mark Gorman, Gary and Dee Hayes, Tim Tucker, William Stage, Bill and Lisa Horner, Joe and Karen Keavany, and Steve Schiller and Laure Porterfield.
Each of the above were accompanied by their children. Those who walk to the Delmar Metrolink Station as well as nearby residents will enjoy the maturing of these trees, a very valuable contribution from the children of St. Roch school.
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St.Roch students and families planting trees on DesPeres. Photographer not credited.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, December 1996.
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