Watching the 39th Great Forest Park Balloon Race from Art Hill as the balloons flew above the flags from "America's Heartland Remembers," made Saturday afternoon's experience very special and extremely poignant. There was a steady breeze at first causing the balloons to drift northward. Due to warnings of possible severe weather, several participants elected to…
Category: Forest Park
An early September weekend
This week it feels as if the day after Sunday is Thursday….the week's almost over and I am just getting to a post about last weekend's activities in the neighborhood. Yesterday morning I ran into Peter Franzen, the dapper Director of Development for the Children's Educational Alliance located at 4742A McPherson. When I mentioned I…
A Powerful Memorial on Art Hill
It may be hard for you to decifer the teddy bear alongside the crucifix on the hood of the car. 2,996 flags have been installed on Art Hill by 250 volunteers. Each of the flags bears the name of a victim of the 9/11 tragedy. Congressman Russ Carnahan was one of the many speakers at…