A few changes have been made in the skating schedule since it was last published in The Paper (November 1975 issue).
Tag: Forest Park
Mrs. Georgia L.
The Municipal Parks Department has announced that firewood will be available in Forest Park for individuals willing to load their own vehicles.
Steinberg Rink is open for ice skating.
A variety of summer programs is being planned for the Skinker-DeBaliviere neighborhood this summer, by a combination of city and volunteer organizations.
With the local papers and national magazines filled with articles on the inefficiency, waste and corruption that have wasted billions aimed for helping poverty stricken people and cities, it seems appalling that the Skinker-DeBaliviere Youth Council proposal discussed in this issue has to go scrounging around for funds.
Dear Editors: If you have driven over to enjoy Forest Park on any pleasant week-end, you must have noticed that if you manage to crawl through the traffic into the park. you can't see the parkland for the cars.
SDCC Board Members approved the plan, originated by local residents, to close Grand Drive in Forest Park between DeBaliviere and Skinker and return the land to park use.
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 greatest improvement for our neighborhood would be for us to have the use of Forest Park for all of our families.
A recent evaluation of truck traffic on Skinker Boulevard, undertaken by the city Traffic division at the request of Women for City Living, points out the need for traffic control on Skinker if the residential character of the neighborhood is to be preserved.
