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Public High Schools: Registration Aug. 30-31 Classes begin Sept. 9 Public Grade Schools: Registration Sept. 2-3 Classes begin Sept. 9 (half day) Hamilton School 5819 Westminster 863-1610 Hamilton Branch No.
Plans for the redevelopment of the "triangle area," the northeast corner of the Skinker-DeBaliviere area from Delmar back to Waterman and the 5800 block of DeGiverville are continuing.
Original printed triangle-area redevelopment diagram with street labels; a historical illustration, not a newly drawn boundary.
Original printed triangle-area redevelopment diagram with street labels; a historical illustration, not a newly drawn boundary.
Brownies from Troop 533 a t Grace Church participated in Brownie Day at the Zoo this summer, along with 2,000 other excited little girls from the St. Louis area.
Jim Hitchcock, reporter for The Paper, in his professional career as Dr. James Hitchcock of St. Louis University, published a book this spring, "The Decline and Fall of Radical Catholicism."
A building for Matrix, the alternative high school, has still not been secured according to Fred Schmelzer, one of the teachers in the group.
"KRIB" leaders are stockpiling craft materials for present and future use and would appreciate donations of any of the following articles: plastic bleach and detergent bottles with caps; coffee cans; baby food jars; scrap yarn; knitting, crochet or sewing needles; embroider thread; mason line or jute cord; burlap; medicine bottles; old craft sets; plastic flowers; crepe paper; rags; old shirts for smocks; old sheets; nylon stockings; scrap leather; fabric scraps big enough for doll clothes; candles; costume jewelry; cardboard milk cartons; doll dishes; white or colored socks; tops from aerosol cans; paint brushes; enamel paint; woodworking tools; rug scraps.
The Youth Activities Committee of St. Roch's Church met with Mr. Louis Buckowitz, St. Louis Park Commissioner, to initiate plans to close Grand Drive in Forest Park to traffic and return it to park use by residents of the neighborhood.
The S-D Community Council has applied for a $40,000 grant from Region 5 of the Law Enforcement Assistance Agency to support a multi-purpose anti-crime program in the neighborhood.
The Treehouse, a community-sponsored day care program, will be without a home at the end of the summer. .

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St. Roch’s neighbors and friends are invited to Rochtoberfest, an evening of barbecue, good food and community fellowship on Saturday, November 7.

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Join us for a free concert and fundraiser to support The Times of Skinker DeBaliviere, St. Louis’ oldest neighborhood newspaper.

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