Paula Nicewanger’s Story Archive

St. Margaret’s Hospital Guild Decorators’ Show House Sneak Preview

May 3, 2018 | by Paula Nicewanger

Again this year I’ve gone on a sneak preview of the St. Margaret’s Hospital Guild Decorators’ Show House and Gardens at 4140 N. Illinios St. It was built by the former head of the Diamond Chain Company in 1925 (check out the hand carved trim over the front door with … Read More

Do you have a “VIKING” Finger Problem?

April 26, 2018 | by Paula Nicewanger

About six weeks ago my husband Steve (who usually writes this column) was going down into our dungeon-like basement to flip a breaker switch and nearly falling, caught himself with his right hand on the block wall. His whole hand hurt for awhile, but his ring finger really started bothering … Read More

40th Anniversary of the Blizzard of ’78

January 18, 2018 | by Paula Nicewanger

On January 25, 1978 I was working at Lee Wards Arts & Crafts store on Pendleton Pike in Lawrence. The first blizzard warnings were issued at 3:45 p.m. that day. We employees heard the warnings on the radio about the approaching snow storm, but had no idea what was really … Read More

Artist Elizabeth Seagull Heeter Gone Too Soon…

January 11, 2018 | by Paula Nicewanger

Many Irvingtonians will remember Elizabeth “Lisa” Seagull Heeter who was an artist living in Irvington and creating some incredible art. If you saw chickens on south Audubon you were near her house where she, her husband and 2 children lived. Lisa passed away on Christmas morning after all the gifts … Read More

St. Vincent de Paul Mission 27 Resale

November 16, 2017 | by Paula Nicewanger

I have heard of St. Vincent de Paul for years, but I’ve always associated it with a Catholic charity that takes donated mattresses and furniture and gives them to the poor. Ironically our local St. Vincent de Paul is in a 110-year-old mattress factory on the near eastside of downtown … Read More