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Historical April 1980 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Remember the nice days we had in March in between the snows? On one of those days a neighbor working in the backyard met Wanda Cox who was just moving into her new home on the 5700 block of Waterman. A former West County suburbanite. Wanda has been pleasantly surprised with her new neighborhood. She even commented on how clean her alley looked! Good going, Waterman block unit! Welcome. Wanda. Enjoy your new surroundings.
Another new arrival to the neighborhood is baby Kelli. She is the darling grand-daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Mallard of the 5700 block of Pershing. Congratulations to the proud grand-parents and parents of Kelli.
Randy and Nancy Bailey are delighted with their new son. Mathew Alexander. He’s off to a good start. weighing 8 lbs. and 9 oz. Mathew A. Bailey has the whole 5800 block of Waterman excited.
The Collins family of the 5700 block of Waterman have begun their spring with more activity and honors. Dr. William Collins. Jr. will begin teaching a course entitled “Life and Letters of St. Paul” at the Metropolitan College at St. Louis University. His daughter Deirdre, we are proud to report, has been inducted into the National Honor Society at Southwest high school where she is a Junior. If that’s not enough, she was also selected as an alto clarinet player in the All Metro Band.
Another Winner to receive honors is Beth Lake, daughter of Richard and Venita Lake of the 5800 block of Waterman. Beth, who will graduate from St. Roch’s soon. was awarded a scholarship to Rosati-Kain high school. Congratulations, Beth!
A group of children from the SkinkerDeBaliviere area who attend Stix school received recognition for their good work and determination at a recent school awards program. Those named to the honor roll were Nicole Sweets and Hannah Gilk from grade three and Chris L’Ecuyer from grade four. Claude Walker from grade 5 had perfect attendance. Talented Nicole Sweets also won the Oratorical Contest and Tobias Gilk from grade five was nominated for the Optimist of the Year Award. Congratulations to all.
Mr. and Mrs. Willy Ward of the 5800 block of DeGiverville welcomed their son William and his wife Bobbie home for a visit from Hawaii where William is stationed with the Air Force. We express our sympathy to William’s wife who was here for her mother’s funeral. The younger Wards will be traveling to Europe where they will be stationed.
Residents of the 5800 block of Pershing will miss a longtime resident, Mrs. Lola Barnes. We extend our sympathy to her husband and family. Another neighbor who will be fondly remembered is Mrs. Billy Hayes of the 5700 block of Waterman. Mrs. Hayes died in late February. She had lived in the neighborhood since the early 1950s. We are sorry for her son Terry’s and ours as well.
A progress report on Mrs. Harris of the 5800 block of DeGiverville shows that she is well on her way to recovery. You may recall that her “angel” neighbor, Mrs. Marie McReynolds, has been looking after her since she broke her hip. Thanks to Marie, Mrs. Harris is up and about and will soon be able to resume her active way of life. She is not one to sit around if she doesn’t have to.
If you did just want to sit around for an evening in Washington Heights, what could you do? Alton and Blanche Reel, the Lake family, John Taylor and his grand-children, Michael Hermann, Director of Hamilton Community School, and many other residents of the area pulled up their chairs at the Des Peres Branch Library to enjoy an excellent presentation given by Fr. Roy Wilkinson on the 1904 World’s Fair. Thanks to the Des Peres Branch for offering such good programs. If it comes again, be sure to see it.
Some of the block leaders are talking about the annual grass-seed program. That’s a sure sign of spring. Ah, spring! You and me and a bag of turf builder. Meet you on the terrace.
Originally published in The Paper, April 1980.
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