Historical April 1980 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
For many of our readers, those who have discovered our neighborhood since 1970. The Paper is a fixture, a venerable institution. With this issue, however, The Paper marks only its tenth anniversary -• a_ short enough time in the nearly 70-year history of the neighborhood it was born to serve. Of course, the life expectancy of most publications is considerably shorter than that of bricks and mortar. Viewed in that light. The Paper is mature indeed. That it has achieved this maturity can be credited in large part of its loyal and generous readers who more than once have provided life-sustaining transfusions of both labor and capital.
On its tenth birthday The Paper can boast of robust health and can look back at its first ninety or so issues with pride. nostalgia. sadness, humor, and an occasional sense of deja vu.
The Paper’s first issue concerned the red-hot “Jack • in -the- Box Conflict . ” This was not the last restaurant controversy reported and debated in subsequent numbers.
Everyone can remember fairly clearly the big events. burning issues; and simmering concerns redevelopment, local politics, crime prevention. community organization. neighborhood image. school activity which have repeatedly filled our pages.
As I reviewed my cherished collection of past issues, however. I was reminded of some of the stories and people who have helped to make The Paper a positive force in our community.
Do you remember the recipes from Food- Editor Jane Davis? Gardening tips from Jean Eberle and later, Rich and Venita Lake? Social Commentary from Donnie Lottes and Bob Brown? Reviews by Tom Flynn and more recently by Peggy Peters Vaughan?
When did you last think about the Baby Tooth Survey. the Day Care Project. or the Underwater Coffee House?
Old-timers will have to explain to newcomers about the People’s Clinic recycling station, the first Community School. the “Tot Lot.” and the days before the Four Corners improvements.
Even old-timers may smile when they remember the rebuilding of the Kingsbury column or the Keystone Krime-Stoppers Kaper.
We who are. or have been, part of the staff of The Paper have special reason to remember the contributions of Jody Creighton, Mary Parker, Jean Eberle. Chris Lange. Karen Bynum. JoAnn.Vatcha, of the days when typesetting was not in the budget and The Paper had to be typed: of fund-raisers and fund-losers. It has always been a struggle for no pay except stars in that heavenly crown. but the cause” has always been a good one. The Paper is an ingredient in the glue that holds this neighborhood together and helps it care about itself.
Back issues of The Paper are our chronicle of the life and times of SkinkerDeBaliviere in the 1970’s. They have reflected the vitality of the people in this community. whether they were debating the merits of an Historic District, a new business in the neighborhood, or an aldermanic candidate.
In the 1980’s it will continue in this tradition as long as that vitality and concern remain here. and those qualities seem to be thriving.
Originally published in The Paper, April 1980.
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