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PARKSIDE NEWS SPRING 20091
The Parkside Community Associaton
Volume 47, Number 1 • SPRING 2009 • www..parksidebuffalo.org
ParkSide NewSParkSide NewS“Aging in Place” is a program that is spring-
ing up in communities throughout the US.
Its purpose is to provide services that allow
senior citizens to remain in their homes and
retain their independence rather than going
into assisted living or nursing homes. Each
program has its own unique design with
some even charging fees to provide these
services.
The Buffalo News recently published an arti-
cle about adult day care as an alternative to
nursing homes. Drawing on
eldercarelink.com they gave the following
figures, “a private room in a nursing home
today is $206, or roughly $75,000 per year.
The average home health aide costs $19 an
hour, so 5 hours of care per day for 7 days per
week totals about $2,600 a month or nearly
$32,000 a year.” Obviously, staying in your
home, even with assistance, is much less
expensive than a nursing home.
The Los Angeles Times ran a story about a
program in Park La Brea where 500 residents
60 and older have formed a network to help
its members remain in their homes despite
illness or physical problems. One woman
who had fallen and broken a bone in her
chest had no one to help her and would have
had to go to a nursing home had it not been
for the network of services the community
has been able to set up and offer her (from
daily caregivers, to transportation for doc-
tor’s visits and visits from neighbors who
brought in meals).
My husband David and I don’t like to call
ourselves old; instead we say we have moved
into the realm of the “experientially advan-
taged” and are like the other 90% of
Americans who want to stay in their homes.
We love our neighborhood for its multi-cul-
tural/ multi-generational qualities and do not
want to leave. But we realize that our multi-
story houses present special challenges
when physical problems develop, so we
Parkside Spring Meeting to be held at The Church ofthe Good Shepherd including a Community Meetingfor a Fairfield Library Development Proposal
AGING IN PLACERuth Lampe
Aging page 2
The Parkside Community Association will hold its spring meeting on Tuesday, May 19 at 7
PM. This year’s topic will be “Aging in Place” and Joann Williamson, Project
Coordinator for Senior Services, will be our speaker. Following the Aging in Place presenta-
tion, two local private developers will be presenting their plans for their proposed purchase
and development of the Fairfield Library building. This portion of the evening should begin
PARKSIDE NEWS SPRING 20092
PARKSIDE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
2008 BOARD of DIRECTORS
PRESIDENT
Candace Lynn Bell (Jewett Parkway)
VICE PRESIDENT
John Warner (Woodward Avenue)
TREASURER Larry Lehman (Summit Avenue)
SECRETARY Michael Riester (Crescent Avenue)
DIRECTORS AT LARGE
Marlene Smith-Amaker (Woodward Avenue)
Janice Barber (Woodward Avenue)
Robert Barends (Russell Street)
Monica Cichon (Parkside Avenue)
Jim Daley (Florence Avenue)
George Emery (Crescent Avenue)
Joshua D. Hall (Amherst Street)
Ruth Lampe (Crescent Avenue)
Ben Munson (Crescent Avenue)
George Stock (Summit Avenue)
Albert Titus (Tillinghast Place)
Susan Udin (Woodward Avenue)
Bernie Wagner (Woodward Avenue)
Rich Wolf (Parkside Avenue)
Tom Ziobro (Humboldt Parkway)
George Zornick (Parkside Avenue)
PCA STAFF
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Kathleen Peterson
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Diane Kasting
ART PROGRAM DIRECTOR Paula Dolega
Parkside Newsletter:
Content: PCA Staff & Board Members
Design and Layout: Bernie Wagner
Printing: Parkside Press
The mission of the ParksideCommunity Association is to advo-
cate, communicate and act onbehalf of the Parkside neighbor-
hood to preserve and enhance thequality of life.
Crime Alert E-MailThe Parkside Community Association
has established a Crime Alert e-mail
list to notify neighbors should an inci-
dent occur. Please e-mail the PCA at:
call 838-1240 if you would like to add
your e-mail to this list. Please include
your name, address, phone number.
have begun to investigate ways to adapt our home to meet these possible needs.
The good news is that there are already many, many services available. Joann Williamson
will be telling you about them on May 19. Susan Udin and I will also bring you up to date on
what we have already accomplished and the efforts we have underway.
We have also met with a private foundation, an in-home care provider, Sisters Hospital, and
Hamlin Park to look for possible funding and partners. We have developed an extensive cata-
logue of programs throughout the US and are currrenly writing grants for the funding of a
staff person. We have held three committee meetings for interested residents and have set up
several subcommittees. We believe that Parkside would be an ideal model project for Western
New York and hope to see many of our “experientally advantaged” neighbors and the “sand-
wich” generation who may be anticipating the needs of their aging parents.
DON’T “DISCOUNT” PCA MEMBERSHIP.
Belonging to the PCA is a no brainer. Every dollar goes toward supporting the many pro-
grams we offer our residents to maintain our neighborhood and ensure a high quality of life
for our residents. Now your membership card is also worth even more - it opens the door to
many, many discounts. Look on page 7 for a list of participating merchants.
ENERGY SAVINGS ABOUNDThanks to the Federal Stimulus Program there’s a lot of money available for insulation and
energy saving measures. There are subsidies (up to 50% savings for income eligible home
owners), tax credits, and low interest loans. Two of our participating merchants are special-
ists in home energy audits and the programs available. Town Building Systems (731-1405) is
offering free audits (worth $350) to PCA members. New Buffalo Impact (881-1477) will
apply the cost of an audit toward any work contracted with them. We urge you to think about
“buttoning up” your home for BIG savings.
CONSTRUCTION + 198 UPDATESMain Street construction south of Hertel is moving along very quickly. While they have pro-
jected it would take three-years, they are quite sure they will be finished by the end of this
construction season. Because we are experiencing increased traffic on the side streets, the
PCA has requested added police presence to monitor traffic and speeding. If you have ques-
tions or concerns about the construction, call Richard Kraft at the Project Field Office at 836-
0247.
For awhile this winter it looked like we may have lost the funding for the Environmental
Impact Study for the Scajaquada Downgrade. Fortunately, the funding is in place and the con-
sultants brought the full committee up to date on the progress at an April 29 meeting.
Aging cont.
Alks, Vitauts & Brigita
Allen, Jame & Kristin
Allen, William & Karen
Amaker, Darel & Marlene
Andrews, Chrystal Browne
Arcudi, Bruno
Atkinson, Dennis
Bailey, William & Richard Kline
Baker, Lois & Michael Beebe
Barber, Janice
Bowler, Art & Sheila
Briggs, Thomas
Brooks, Larry & Carrie
Carlino, John & Larry Leaven
Costello, David
Cordova Carmella & Joe
Cumming, Cindy
Elber’s Landscaping
Fisher, Jane & Michael DeFritas
Flynn, Molly & James Gold
Fiedler, Gertrude
Greene, Thomas
Griggs, Walter & Lena
Halas, Jonathan & Molly Nolan
Haq, Kushnood & Kate
Hardoby, Richard & Gay
Harvey, Eric & Jennifer
Jarrett, Mary
Johnston, William
Kempner, Darren
Kirby, Bruce
Kline, Brandon & Dawn
Lampe, David & Ruth
Land, Cleophas
Lang, Thomas & Patricia
Lehman, Lawrence & Daisy
Kreigler, Daniel
Kreinheder, Karen
Krull, Virginia
Martinez, Frank
MacClennan, Paul & Patricia
Maxwell, Russ
McCorry, thomas & Mary Ann
McElroy, Brian
Medaille College
Michaels, John & Roberta
Millette, Elizabeth
Miyares-Nunez, Carmen
Mudra, Thomas
Munson, Ben
O’Donnell, Joseph & Gretchen
O’Sullivan, Michael & Mary
Peterson, Sybil
Pugliese, Martin & Dianna
Regensdorfer, Otto & Cathy
Riga, Frank & Jane
Riley, MD, Thomas & Greg Alaimo
Rivera, Michael & Claudette
Rodwin, Jonathan & Candace Lynn
Bell
Rohring, Tom & Sue
Sapienza, Violetta
Schmitz, Neil & Margaret Wooster
Sisters of Social Service
Soudant, Jethro & Shastie
Spampata, Robert & Jeanne
Stratton, Richard
Stock, George & Maria
Thompson, Dick & Jackie
Titus, Albert & Ann Bisantz
Tri-Main Development LLC
Virtuoso, Kelly & Joe Maniaci
Wager, Arthur & Sheila
Wegrzyn, John & Jenny
Wyatt, Ellen & Andrew
Ziobro, Leona
2008 ANNUAL APPEAL - THANK YOUMembers List will be published in the June Issue
PARKSIDE NEWS SPRING 20093
Community Calendar
May 16 - People’s Park
Opening, 12:00 - 3:00 pm.
May 17 – PCA Annual Tour of
Homes
June 4 – Corporate Challenge.
Race begins at 6:45 pm in
Delaware Park.
June 22, 23 & 24 - Buffalo Zoo
Members Appreciation Nights.
6pm – 8:30pm
June 28 – PCA Garden Tour
July 6 – July 24 – Session I of
Parkside Summer Arts
July 27 – August 14 – Session
II of Parkside Summer Arts
Call the PCA
(838-1240) after
March 30, 2009 for
information about
Summer Arts 2009
or check the PCA website at
www.parksidebuffalo.org
The Parkside Century Home Plaque Program
celebrates our historically designed Frederick
Law Olmsted neighborhood and the signifi-
cance of its homes. The plaque is available
to all qualifying homeowners in Parkside
who can verify that their houses are at least
100 year old. The circa option is used for
years that are estimated (for example, circa
1899). Parkside Century Home Plaques are
oval and made of bronze with a dark green
background and a brushed raised surface.
They arc 10” wide by 7” high and are mount-
ed by two brass screws. The cost of the
plaque is $156.00 which includes shipping
and handling to the Parkside office.
PCA Research for Home Data - $25Applied to Cost of Plaque
Is your home 100 years old? Would you like
to find out, but don’t have the time to do the
research? The PCA is offering to do the work
for you. Call the PCA office and give your
name, address and phone number and a PCA
board member will contact you, ask some
questions about your home, do the research
and supply you with documents to verify the
year your house was built. If your house is
100 years old, you would qualify for a beauti-
ful and reasonably priced Parkside
Centennial plaque. Act now and find out the
answer to the question. “How old is my
house?”
Name______________________________
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Address____________________________
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Phone_____________________________
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Email______________________________
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Research Method (Provide Copy of
Documents)
m Abstract or Title Search
m Buffalo City Directory
m Federal and State Census Records
m Building Permit
m Buffalo Common Council Proceedings
m Architectural Plans, Blueprints orDrawings
m Other
Built in Year _______ or Circa Yea-
Parkside PresentsCentury Home Plaque
Program
Walking Tours are presented by
the Parkside Community
Association and the Buffalo
Preservation Society on the sec-
ond Saturday of the month during
the tour season of May through
October. The tours begin at 10am
in front of the Church of the
Good Shepherd at the corner of
Jewett and Summit. Tickets are
$10.00 per person.
The Parkside Summer Arts
Program would like to express its
appreciation to the Buffalo & Erie
County Arts Council for its sup-
port of this year’s program.
Thinking of doing some exterior improve-
ments to your home? The Parkside
Community Association offers a low interest
revolving loan fund for homeowners who
reside in their homes. These loans are for a
maximum of $2,000 for exterior improve-
ments. Homes must be located in the Vernon
Triangle section of Parkside.Income guide-
lines apply. For further information contact
Revolving Loans
Bring your lawn chairs and popcorn “Movies
in the Meadow” will once again be held this
summer in historic Delaware Park. Family
movies will be show on August 1, 8 and 15
at dusk next to the Parkside Lodge. This pro-
gram is made possible through a generous
grant from the Bridge to Building
Movies in the Meadow
The Parkside Community
Association would like to express
its gratitude to Ingram Micro for
its support.
The Peoples Park, located next to Mr. Tire on
Main Street near Jewett Avenue, will be hold-
ing their park opening on Saturday, May 16,
2009 from 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm. You can
sign up to adopt a flower bed at the opening,
receive gardening advice, fly a kite and
other childrens activities while listening to
WUFO. Refreshments will be available.
The People’s Park
Gregory Alaimo of 67 Crescent would like to
challenge Parksiders to become perennial
growers to benefit the PCA. Greg will deliver
5 flats with inserts (18 3 inch pots) to each
volunteer family’s side door in April. After
thinning out you perennials, plant your
extra perennials from your garden in the
pots. Plants will have two months to grow
before the Parkside Garden Walk. Drop off
your plants at the Church of the Good
Shepherd on the morning of the Parkside
Garden Tour (June 28). They will be sold for
$2.00 each. Call or email the PCA if you are
willing to be an urban farmer.
Be an Urban Farmer forthe PCA!
PARKSIDE NEWS SPRING 20094
12th Annual Parkside Garden Tour
This self-guided Garden Tour is the perfect time to show off the gardens, tree lined streets, and
beautiful outdoor living spaces of the historic Parkside neighborhood. It’s a great opportunity to see
outdoor city living at its best. It’s also something we celebrate with the 12th Annual ParksideGarden Tour.
All Parkside homeowners are encouraged to show off your garden for hundreds of plant, flower, and
outdoor living enthusiasts who come to our neighborhood to see the green side of city living at its
finest. Join us by entering your garden in this year’s Parkside Garden Tour to be held Sunday, June28th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It’s all in the tradition of Frederick Law Olmsted, who designed
Parkside to be a buffer between the city and the park.
It’s as easy as completing the form below by June 1, 2009. Drop it off or mail it to the Parkside
Community Association office, 2318 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214. If you have any questions,
please feel free to call the Tour Chair Monica Cichon at 837-1616 or e-mail [email protected].
This form can also be sent to you via email. Hurry now and reserve your space on the Garden Tour.
You won’t regret it!
Parkside Garden Tour 2009 – Information Sheet
• Gardener name(s):__________________________________________
• Garden address: ___________________________________________
• * Phone number: ___________________________________________
• * E-mail address: ___________________________________________
*Information for internal use only (not included in map/guide).
• Permission to use garden photos for publicity purposes ___ (please initial)
• Garden locations: ___ Front ___ Side ___ Back of house
• Features: __water __rock __mixed annuals & perennials __herb
__ rose __all annuals __all perennials __shade garden
__organic __vegetable
• Garden description: Include any interesting notes about your garden or home.
(Features, history, style, why it’s great for outdoor living, etc. Brag! 25 words or less)
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
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PARKSIDE NEWS 5 WINTER 2008
Many of us, including myself, do not really understand how the food we buy at the grocery store is grown and what effect
current practices are having on the producers, consumers, and environment. I do know that major factory farms and
agro-businesses rely on massive inputs of oil for fertilizers, huge tractors, and shipping food all around the country. I
know that major food processing plants have had issues with food cleanliness and serious e-coli outbreaks. And I know
that nutritious vegetables are often times expensive and/or hard to find, which means that many people without the
money or time to buy healthy vegetables are living off of meat, dairy, and sugar based diets, which is very unhealthy.
The food situation in America, when you think about it, appears pretty grim. There are a lot of huge economic and social
structures that are going to have to change to make our farming and food distribution practices more sustainable and
equitable again. That can seem daunting. But I also know some other things.
I know that one of the advantages to living in Parkside is the extra breathing room, the bigger yards and green space
around us. And I know that there is already a strong tradition of gardening in our neighborhood. I think that we can use
these resources to bring farming back into our lives and start to create more sustainable food production/distribution
practices.
That’s why I propose that we start eating our lawns.
And this isn’t the first time that this has been done. Older residents may remember the Victory Gardens from WWI and
WWII when many things like oil were in short supply and people had to garden in their yards for food. So let’s not start
from scratch:
• If you have had experience gardening in the past or are currently gardening
• If you are interested in learning how to garden.
• If you have lawn space that you would like gardened or any unused gardening resources.
• If you have any desire to become involved in the growing movement (no pun intended) to eat our lawns.
Contact Tim Munier at:
2318 Main St. (above the PCA offices)
585-746-7065
Let’s develop a neighborhood network of vegetable gardeners to share resources, info, and food!
EAT YOUR LAWN
The annual Young Investigators Conference, a hands-on public science event,
will take place on Saturday, May 2, 2009, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. at the Buffalo Zoo
in Delaware Park.
The conference is hosted by Science Firsthand, which offers opportunities for
science inquiry through mentoring at out of school time programs throughout
Buffalo.
The Science Firsthand kids and adults will share their investigations with
event
participants, engaging them in fun and educational discovery. Penn – Dixie
site, Buffalo
Audubon Society, 4-H and Buffalo Niagara Riverkeepers will also provide
hands on exploration. Geo caching throughout the zoo and photomicrography
(you’ll have to come to find out about that) will explore technology.
The Young Investigators Conference will be held in the Children’s Resource
Center. Enter through the Gorilla House inside the zoo or from the Ring Road
inside the park. Just look for the Science Firsthand banner. Bring the family –
Science Firsthand is for all ages.
Tim Munier
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PARKSIDE NEWS 7 WINTER 2008
Beautiful Homes by Thomas: 837-3084, 145 Crescent-10% off job up to $1,000, 5% off job from $1,000 to $5,000.
Buffalo Glass Block: 873-3553 call for information
C&C Contractors: Connie Marinaccio, contact: 479-9935 or [email protected]
Buffalo Yoga: 835-0703, Tri-Main Center, 2495 Main -10% off all exercise packages.
City Smiles/Site Dental: Dr. Albert Cantos 837-4029, 2264 Main, 50% off for new patient x-rays and complete diagnosis.
East End Salon: Patrick Monfort owner/stylist, 883-1830, 47 Allen 10% off services rendered.
Eastern States Sentinel Alarm Systems: 675-4344, 25-30% discount on systems.
Elbers Landscape Service, Inc.: 834-2167, 2918 Main, 10% discount on Tuesdays. Delivery, installation, etc., and firewood are
excluded.
Hertel Hardware: 875-3900, 1273 Hertel Ave. $20.00 off any service call fee (normally $39.95.) Offers full service for plumbing,
heating & cooling.
Journals and Jewelry : Molly Flynn, 838-9770, 117 Russell, 15% off all handmade jewelry and journals.
Ivy Lea Construction, Inc.: 875-8654 - $50 off any job over $500, $250 off any job up over $2,500, $500 off any job over
$5,000
Lake Effect Laundry : 832-5200, 2311 Main, 25% off dry cleaning and Bistro items.
Monro Muffler/Brake Inc.: 836-0500, 2955 Main-10% all stocked items, parts and labor. Does not include collision work.
Mustachio’s : 837-1700, 285 Parkside, 10% off any order
New Buffalo Impact: 881-1477, Home Energy Audit, 10% off work orders.
Shawn Tybor: 830-2515– Heartland Vinyl Replacement Windows, free installation of every 4th replacement window, 10% off inte-
rior labor for winter months
Sherwin Williams: 884-2346, 1470 Main, 40% off paint and paint supplies, certain restrictions apply.
Businesses Offer Discounts to PCA Members
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PCA is tax exempt. Your membership may be
tax deductible. Please make your membership
check payable to the Parkside Community
Association. Please return your membership
check and this form to: Parkside Community
Association, 2318 Main Street, Buffalo, NY
14214. Call us at 838-1240.
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