We’ll write to you from Timbuktu

By Mary Stanek

Your correspondent in Archer Heights and West Elsdon

3808 W. 57th Place •  (773) 284-7394

I want to wish everyone a goodbye. My family and I are moving to Timbuktu.

Welcome to 57^th Place, baby Santiago. Our neighbor, Claudia, delivered her bundle of joy, and he is as cute as cute can be.

Mary Stanek

Thank you to Mrs. Amanda, the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) teacher at Peck School. She stopped by the porch during one of our warm afternoons. Plans are being made for the vegetable garden already. There will be sod arriving and the kindergarteners will be responsible for the planting, that being part of their curriculum.

Work will also start on the Panther Patch. I’ll probably pick up some pansies, since they are a hardy plant. Tulips and daffodils are starting to pop up, as well. As far as the yellow jackets go, it has been guaranteed that if they come back, the exterminator will take care of them again.

There is also going to be a STEM week this year at Peck, the week before spring break, which actually would be this coming week. It will be at a much lower key than before the pandemic, but at least it’s back.

As you know, I have had the privilege to serve on the committee for the mural at 59^th and Central Park. Work is progressing. If you would like more information, there will be a community forum on April 5. You will have a chance to meet the four artists chosen to potentially paint the mural.

This is a virtual meeting that runs from 6 to 7 p.m. If interested, please register at tinyurl.com/23wardmural. After registering, you will receive confirmation.

Happy Birthday to Rosa Garcia on the 4^th.

I hoped there would be fish dinners, and there are. Tonight, April 1, and April 8 at St. Daniel the Prophet Church over in Garfield Ridge. Dinner is served from 5 to 8 p.m. Adults are $12, seniors are $10 and children are $5. Buy your tickets after the Masses. If it’s too late for April 1, buy your tickets on April 3 for Friday the 8^th.

Gotcha! Happy April Fools Day, everyone, an annual custom consisting of practical jokes. We aren’t going anywhere, and I hope to continue writing for this paper forever.