Historical March 1988 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
It was great to see lots of friends new and old at the annual St. Roch’s Progressive Dinner on January 30. Gene and Delores Hoefel and Charlie and Mary Fleener co-chaired the event.
A number of lovely cocktail parties and delicious dinners were held and attended throughout the area. Dessert and coffee at St. Roch’s Church Hall was enjoyed by all and gave everyone a great chance to exchange rave reviews on their evenings.
A Valentine Dance was held at Grace Methodist on February 12 from 8 to midnight.
The event was sponsored by the Breitmayer Community Ministry. Among the neighbors in attendance were: Sam and Lou Green, Terry and Mary Vanicelli, Neville and JoAnn Vatcha, Nancy Farmer, Tyrone and Gabrielle Wilson and Eddie and Helen Sanders. Bob Dowgwillo was not only there, but was a runner-up in the evening’s contest. Entrants submitted a written statement explaining why their Valentines were the best. Too bad Bob’s Valentine, his wife Heidi, was not there to hear his stunning tribute. Friends and neighbors were saddened to learn of the recent death of Betty Nerviani. Betty and her husband, Al, and their family had lived for many years in the 6100 block of Kingsbury.
Mary and Terry Vanicelli of Parkview are expecting a new baby at the end of the summer. Terry was quite disappointed to have missed the last issue of the Times with their news.
He “blames” the expected baby all on Tom and Ginny Klevorn.
The Klevorns, you may recall, left the area last November for a couple of years in Belgium, and their first child will be born in late April.
The Vanicellis, were gracious enough to give them their baby crib to take along. Betty Klinefelter, 6100 Kingsbury, spent six weeks this winter at Ghost Ranch in New Mexico.
This was the third year at the ranch for Betty who studies weaving there.
She is already quite an accomplished weaver.
Congratulations to Polly O’Brien, 6100 Kingsbury, who has just been elected to head up the Neighborhood Arts Council. Polly has been a member of the council for three years and has many exciting plans for the future.
A hearty congratulations to Bill Christman and Christman Studios, Kingsbury at Des Peres.
The studio won first place in the 1987 Commercial Sign Design Competition sponsored by Signs of the Times, a national trade magazine. Their winning design, a billboard for a home developer, was judged against several thousand entries from all over the world. Bill is not only a talented guy, but a nice one as well.
He contacted librarian, Mary Ann Shickman, about repainting the Kiosk, and she put him in touch with Dr. Glen Holt, executive director of the St. Louis Public Library. Dr. Holt subsequently commissioned Christman Studios to study doing new signs for all the branches, and to design a new logo for the library system.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, March 1988.
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