Changes Coming to Lemay

Five business properties on Lemay Ferry have been purchased by the Lemay Development Corporation. The addresses on Lemay range from 700 to 718.  Four properties purchased on Bayless include 734, 738, 740 and 742 along with 707 Regina Avenue.

A 3-story mixed-use, affordable senior housing and retail development at the intersection of Lemay Ferry Rd. and Bayless in the Lemay community is also in the making. The face of Lemay appears to be changing.

Residents Remembering Lemay Baseball Assoc.

We all have many fond memories of Heine Meinie Field and our days playing baseball there both in the LBA league and the senior league. I am glad that there will be some consistency in the maintenance of this field and that a school district now owns it. Men like Joe Schoenberger, Art Rogers, Ralph Heulsabush, John Carney, Percy Anders, Art Hartmann, Jack Bender, Bob Borders, Ed Chard and Rich Paul made the LBA their pride and joy and were excited to see all of the young teams competing. The leadership of men in those communities has not come forward to continue the great tradition. From my information there are only half as many teams competing as there were when we were playing.

Apparently, the lack of interest in baseball in the Lemay/Bayless/Hancock/Mehlville areas has led to the downfall of the LBA. I'm sure the demographics of these areas has had major influence on the participation of young athletes. In addition, there are so many select teams in these school districts that travel all over the state which take away from the local scene.

Let's hope the Hancock School District will provide an excellent opportunity for young baseball players to compete on a great field.

One note: I remember when the entire field was six feet under water and these men mentioned earlier got the fields back in shape in no time. Awesome.

Hancock School District Buys Lemay Baseball Association Fields

The Hancock Place School District has purchased Heine Meine Field for $1 from the Lemay Baseball Association, said Superintendent Kevin Carl. The school had previously leased Heine Meine, which is in the center of the district, for soccer, softball and baseball games.

The Lemay Baseball Association will continue to use the fields on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays for its leagues, Carl said. The district will take over maintaining the fields.

The fields cover nine acres near Lemay Ferry Road and Little Broadway. The property was named for Heine Meine, a St. Louis Browns and Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher in the 1930s who owned a bar near the field, according to the association's website. The diamonds were built in 1939.

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