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S N O South Side Neighborhood OrganizationA Community Sharing Our Rich Heritage
August 2015
Where, and what, is that?These old iron doors used to be seen all over the neighborhood, not so much anymore. Can you guess what it is? The answer is inside.
The South Side NeighborhoodOrganization (SNO)
Monthly Meetings are the third Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Holston Conference Center,
210 W. Maple Street.
Everyone is encouraged to attend.
PRESIDENT: Ty Jennings, [email protected], 483-1122VICE PRESIDENT: Jeff Estes, [email protected]
SECRETARY: Elena Borja, [email protected] TREASURER: Kathy Serago, [email protected]: Lisa Orr, [email protected]
BEAUTIFICATION: Wanda Buda, [email protected]: Sam Fullen, [email protected]
HISTORIC: Ken Harrison, [email protected]: Steve Jones, [email protected]
MEMBERSHIP: Wanda Buda, [email protected] RELATIONS (Chair): Lisa Orr
YARD SALE: Doug Buda, [email protected]: Catherine and Roland O’Leary
NEWSLETTER & WEBSITE: Doug Buda, [email protected]
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT: Jodi Jones, [email protected]
WWW.TREE-STREETS.COM
The TREE STREETS
New Faces in the Neighborhood
Eileen Ernenwein, Blaine, Mahalia & Briar Schubert
Eileen and Blaine moved to Johnson City after living in Tennessee’s Oldest Town, Jonesborough, for 10 years.
Blaine is associate Professor of Geosciences at ETSU and Director of the Center for Excellence in Paleontology and the ETSU Natural History Museum at the Gray Fossil Site. Eileen is an assistant professor of Geosciences at ETSU. Mahalia and Briar are students at University High, making them one big, happy ETSU family!
They like living in the Tree Streets because of its friendly neighbors and sense of community, great sidewalks and proximity to ETSU and downtown. Add East Tennessee’s wonderful climate and easy living and you’ve got a winning combination.
Welcome to the Tree Streets from all your new neighbors.
Its Yard Sale Time!
www.tree-streets.comKeep up-to-date with everything about
your neighborhood.
It may seem that your neighborhood newsletter just magically appears on your porch but it actually takes a group of volunteers pounding the pavement. These folks give up their own time to make sure you receive your newsletter in a timely manner: •HollyandDonJohnson •JeffandPattiEstes
•DonnaandMarkMcAlmann •JodiandSteveJones •RonnyandTammyHamilton •TyJenningsandAnnKlein •TeriSandoval •LynGovette
•LanceandAndreaLowery •LisaOrr
If you would like to help deliver, please contact Doug [email protected]’llfindyourlifewillbemuch more rewarding.
A Big THANK YOU!
Yard Sale registration is easy-peasy.
• Fill out the form in this newsletter
or• Go online to
www.tree-streets.comand click the YARD SALE tab
Wake the kids and call the neighbors! It’s time for the annual Tree Streets Yard Sale. The Yard Sale will be held on Saturday, September 12, 2015, with early sales beginning on Friday. It encompasses the entire 35-block neighborhood bounded by University Parkway, West Walnut Street and South RoanStreet.Overits26years,the Yard Sale has grown from a handful of neighbors participating to over 200. And with that growth, its popularity has risen also, with over 15,000 buyers from all over the region and neighboring states.
South Side Neighborhood Organization (SNO) asks participants to donate to help fund the Yard Sale and other activities they sponsor in the neighborhood and city. These activities include the monthly Music In The Park series, the 4th of July Parade, the Backyard Garden Tour and Historic Homes Tour. Donations are also used in maintaining the DogiPot clean-up stations, cleaning and refreshing the roundabouts at intersections, printing
of the SNO newsletter, maintaining the SNO website, and donations to variousnon-profitorganizationsandchurches throughout the city.
The Yard Sale has become an important annual fundraising opportunity for local churches, charities and student groups. Some of these non-profit groups include Johnson City Schools Orchestra,
The Downtown Clinic, PEO Higher Education for Women, families wanting to adopt children, Little City Roller Derby Team and University School International Trips.
Besidesgreatyardsalefinds,manyparticipants offer delicious home-cooked foods, including breakfast, lunch and desserts. Numerous Walnut Street
restaurants will also be open during the Yard Sale.
In addition to advertising and working with the City to coordinate Police and EMS, SNO provides clean portable restrooms at Veteran’s Park beside South Side School during the Yard Sale.
imagine Johnson CityWorking to save Johnson City’s legacy
Where’s That?Answer:
600 W. Maple St.
Iron coal chute door that opens to the basement.
A new Johnson City organization wants you to think about the old Johnson City. Named “imagine Johnson City”, the organization is dedicated to the preservation of the history of Johnson City, the public education of the value of historic preservation and the advocacy for
preserving our historic buildings, homes and structures. Collecting the stories of the people who lived and worked here is also a major focus of the group.
imagine Johnson City is looking at various approaches to preserving our history. By combining forces with neighborhood groups, historical groups such as the LangstonHeritageGroup,Johnson’sDepot,WataugaHistoric Association and arts organizations, a strong base for preservation can be built.
Sound like a cause you would like to participate in, then join in the effort, it is for all of Johnson City. Membership is open to anyone; you do not have to live in Tree Streets or even in Johnson City. You just have to care about the preservation of the city. A basic membership is $10 or a patron membership is $50.
ContactHalHunterat423-612-6505,[email protected]. or visit our Facebook page at: www.Facebook/ImagineJC.
Tour de Johnson CityPublic Art Bike Project closes in on finish line
Acampaignbenefitingabicycle-themedpublicartpieceto be displayed in the Tree Streets will be on tour at different locations around Johnson City.
“Localbusinesseswillshowcase‘TreadOnThis...’abikesilhouette art project produced by local artists,” stated Virginia Buda, organizer of the project and founder of Artlandia and Yum-Yum: The Power of the Bite. The bikes are 5’ x 3’ and constructed of a variety of different materials. “Each bike is unique with the artist using the media of their choosing, no two are the same. One is painted, one is illustrated, one is covered in yarn, one is constructed in dimensional pieces, one is even blasted by a shotgun,” Buda went on to say. Artists include: CherCornett,SusanLachmann,SheriEarnhart,MarthaLopez,VirginiaBuda,DebraHoilman,KeithHerrin,IsaacKnicley,BeckyMallory,LauraBowman,CarleneClaybaker,LynGovette,BettyAnnPolahaandMarkRay.
Each bike will be on display at a different business for two weeks. Then the bike will rotate to another business for another fortnight. The display will run from August through November.
Participating businesses include:• NelsonFineArtCenter• MainStreetPizzaCompany•WillowTreeMusicandCoffeehouse• SouthSideElementarySchool•OneStopWines• LifestylesFitnessCenter• TheFreshMarket• JohnsonCityPublicLibrary
The bikes will be auctioned at the seventh annual Artlandia: An Arts and Crafts Peep Show, scheduled for Saturday,November7,2015atOldSouthRestaurantindowntown Johnson City. Proceeds from the auction will go towards the purchase of the public art piece. If you would like to donate, contact Virginia Buda at [email protected], or www.Facebook/Artlandiajc.
Two bikes currently on display at Nelson Fine Art Center in downtown Johnson City.
Arts & Oddments FairSupport local artists during Yard Sale
ThefirstfundraiserforCreateAppalachiawilltakeplace during the Tree Streets Yard Sale on Saturday, September 12, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 302 Holly Street, at the top of Buffalo Street. It will feature a yard sale booth, craft and artisan food vendors and a small beer and coffee garten with music.
Stop by for coffee and a pastry and visit the artisans for somegreatuniquefinds.Thiswillbeagreatplacetohang out away from the Yard Sale crowds. Or stop by after the sale for a local craft beer and snack and show offyourgreatfinds. If you are a crafter, a gardener with wonderful plants to sell, or an artisan food maker and would like to have a tent or table at the fair, email us at [email protected]. Also let us know if you would like to donate lightly used and interesting goods for the yard sale (no clothes, please). We’ll be happy to pick up items. Proceedsfromtheeventwillhelpusfinishworkon our website and artists directory, and fund programs to support artists. Follow us at www.Facebook/CreateAppalachia.
Assist One Acre CafeAnd clean out your house too!
One Acre Café is excited to participate in the Tree Streets Yard Sale this year. They are requesting special items to be donated which will help raise money on behalf of the café (please no clothing or shoes). They will also be serving breakfast, and lunch foods along with beverages. Callthecaféat483-0516togivedetailsregardingyouritem to be donated; delivery date and time will be arranged at that time.
