Historical June 1998 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
In her brilliant and horrifying works on post-Communist Europe.
The Haunted Land, and violent Latin America, Children of Cain, Pulitzer Prize winner Tina Rosenberg makes a point that it is in the life of grass roots groups—e.g. neighborhood associations like Rosedale and SDCC, where people come together to agree and dissent, that democracy and freedom survive.
In Spring 1997 at our Annual Meeting, Rosedale neighbors brought disbanding the Rosedale Neighborhood Association to a vote.
We took the high road and decided to continue to exist. That same night, officers were elected and a Mission Statement was written as follows: 1.
To support diversity 2.
To promote neighborliness. 3.
To work for safety and stability. 4.
To nurture beauty. 5.
To advocate for children. 6.
To foster protection for animals and pets. 7.
To support the larger neighborhood through participation in the SkinkerDeBaliviereCommunity Council. 8.
To keep current by reassessing annually and updating “the Mission” as needed.
From that Spring to this, Rosedale sponsored its “First Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest” (Joan Bender, Gary and Patrick Kanner, Dick and Belynda Hereford taking the prizes) and its “Second Annual Holiday Lighting Contest” (winners Rena Barksdale, Ruby Ferguson and Margaret Campbell).
The annual Rags to Riches project, chaired once again by Julie Schoemehl, was its usual success. Rosedale Vice-President, Gary Hayes, continued as President of the SkinkerDeBaliviere Community Council. Jane and Joe Geiler joined Mary Mason and Bruce Shipman in a fight in Small Claims Court against nuisance property owners on Delmar.
The 1997 Rosedale Executive Committee (Jane Geiler, Gary Hayes, Glenda Underwood, Julie Schoemehl, Mary Ann Rudloff) and a friend, Dave Schmidt, drafted by-laws with the help of Vivi Wolf, Neighborhood Stabilization Officer, a project spanning two years. At this year’s annual meeting in May. those by-laws were modified and then adopted after spirited discussion. Other business at the Annual Meeting included election of officers for 1998- 99: Julie Schoemehl, President, Amy Gill, Vice-President, Mary Ann Rudloff, Treasurer, Joe Hogan, Secretary, and Representatives to SDCC: Jane Geiler (Washington-Westminster), Dan Schesch (McPherson-Kingbury), Susan Littlefield (Pershing-Waterman), Laura Doyle (At-large). Rosedale also honored Vivi Wolf as the recipient of its “First Annual Rosedale Neighborhood Association President’s Award.” With Julie Schoemehl at the helm, we can look forward to a fine year for Rosedale in 1998.99 which will be a win for us all. Tina Rosenberg would smile I think and so should we.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, June 1998.
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