Waltherson Newsletter May 2013

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WALTHERSON IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION

P.O. BOX 3622

BALTIMORE, MD 21214

www.waltherson.org

[email protected]

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WALTHERSON IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION MONTHLY MEETING

When: May 1st, 2013 @ 7:45 PM

Where: Harbel 5807 Harford Rd

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Waltherson Improvement Association

P.O. Box 3622

Baltimore, MD 21214

May 2013

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The Walthersonian May 2013

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Next Meeting:

Our next meeting will be held at Harbel @ 5807 Harford Rd at 7:45 PM on May 1 st .

IN AND AROUND WALTHERSON

NextDoor A New Online Social Media Platform for Waltherson

Weve created a page for our Neighborhood on nextdoor.com. Its a social media platform similar to

Facebook but focused on neighborhoods. On our Nextdoor site, neighbors share community events,

recommendations, items for sale/free, crime/safety concerns, ideas about how to make our

neighborhood better, and more. Please join us to build a better neighborhood by visiting this link:

https://nextdoor.com/invite/gr8lu4mx5e0ckpqnab92

Gym/Classroom Development proposal @ 4919 Holder Ave

We have been informed that Zion Christian School would like to build a gymnasium and 2 classrooms on

the field at 4919 Holder Ave. The Baltimore City Department of Planning has requested the Department

of Transportations Planning Division to inquire of the community if there are any traffic issues that need

to be addressed. We're still trying to get more information but if you live near the Zion Christian please

let your neighbors know about this and let us know of your concerns. We have a thread posted on our

NextDoor site for public discussion.

Note about Styrofoam Recycling

If you want to recycle Styrofoam but cannot make it to the sanitation yard, Waltherson member Louise

Harmony has offered to drop it off. Please get in touch with Robert Walshe at a meeting or by e-mailing

us [email protected] if you are interested. Please be patient, we will reply to e-mail towards

the end of the month. You can also leave a message for us on Facebook or tweet us @WalthersonAssoc.

Note: CHECK THE BOTTOM OF THE STYROFOAM CONTAINER FOR A NUMBER 6. Only number 6 items

are accepted. No peanuts or packing material.

NECOP Northeast Citizens on Patrol

In Northeast Baltimore we have a district wide Citizens on Patrol program called NECOP. Thereasoning behind the COP program is that regular neighborhood patrols can make criminals feeluncomfortable and drive them out of our neighborhood. Participants meet at the Northeast Police

station at 1900 Argonne Drive near Morgan State and get a walkie talkie to keep them in contact with

the Police and then proceed patrol their neighborhoods in their cars. Patrols normally go out each

Thursday and Friday from about 7:30 - 10:30. For anyone interested in the Citizens on Patrol program,

please contact Rob [email protected].
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Upcoming Neighborhood Events:

May

1stWaltherson Community Meeting 3rdFirst Friday Art Crawl 4thDelegate Glenns Town Hall 10 AMMt Pleasant Baptist6000 Radecke Ave 6thAnnual Meeting of Friends of Herring Run6:30 PM - Ray of Hope 3000 Parkside 11thHarbel Flea Market 9 AM2 PM5807 Harford Rd 15thBicycle Master Plan Update6 PM - Morgan State 1700 E. Cold Spring 18thRain Barrel Workshop11 AM - Herring Run Park

June

2ndCity Gardens of Hamilton-Lauraville11 AM4500 Harford Road 4thTuesday Farmers Market 4-8 PM4500 Harford Road 5thWaltherson Community Meeting 7th - First Friday Art Crawl

11th - Tuesday Farmers Market 4-8 PM4500 Harford Road 18th - Tuesday Farmers Market 4-8 PM4500 Harford Road 25th - Tuesday Farmers Market 4-8 PM4500 Harford Road

July

No Waltherson Community Meeting 2nd - Tuesday Farmers Market 4-8 PM4500 Harford Road 5thFirst Friday Art Crawl 9th - Tuesday Farmers Market 4-8 PM4500 Harford Road 23rd - Tuesday Farmers Market 4-8 PM4500 Harford Road 27thHamilton Festival

30

th

- Tuesday Farmers Market 4-8 PM4500 Harford Road

*Please check with businesses for details of their events

Now showing at thePerformance Workshop Theatre, 5426 Harford Rd in Hamilton

THE CARETAKERby Harold PinterDirected by Marlyn G. Robinson | April 19 - May 19

Two working class brothers invite a homeless man to stay in their dilapidated London flat,setting in motion a tug-of-war between domination and dependence, shifting treacheries, and

emotional camouflage in an atmosphere of threat, mystery, and delusion. The Caretakers

hilarious and wildly terrifying sequence of events have made Pinters 1960 breakthrough play a

contemporary classic and worldwide hit.

Cast: Marc Horwitz, Michael Donlan, Michael Salconi

A play of strangely compelling beauty and passionThe Caretaker will tease and cling to the mind. The New York Times
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Unity Urban Garden 4001 Southern Ave

We are gearing up for the 2013 Spring season! Here is an update of what's happening.

GARDEN DAYS

Right now we will have garden days on Tuesdays, starting April 29 from 5:30-7:30. Email us or call443-

474-9757if you want to come on another day. You can also stop by whenever you like to do

maintenance once you have the lay of the land.

INDIVIDUAL GARDEN PLOTS AVAILABLE

We still have plots available if you are interested in having your own plot to garden. You are more than

welcome to bring your family or a few friends and share a plot. If you had a plot last year please let us

know if you would like to keep it or not.

GRANT UPDATE

For those of you who helped with the our last grant application, particularly the Waltherson

Improvement Association officers, we unfortunately were not awarded the grant to install a labyrinth

and for general maintenance. We will try again! If you know of other sources of resources of funds

please let us know.

If you don't necessarily want to grow your own stuff we need help with the following:

Tend strawberry patch. needs weeding, this doesn't take too much skill, and you will know

whats a weed and a strawberry plant. we've had amazing strawberries the last few years.

General trash pick up inside garden and sidewalk/gutterthere are trash cans at the rear of thegarden.

Weed pulling around parameter. this will take a little more knowledge , but we can show you

difference between the weeds and plants.

Grass cutting- we can give you more instruction about this.

Tend herbs- a little knowledge about herbs would be helpful.

Sit and Enjoy- we just don't want you to work in the garden but enjoy sitting in the shade area.

Its important to have an active presence in the garden.. so take a book and spend some time in

the garden.

Maintaining compost bins-maintain balance of materials and harvest compost

Managing rain barrels-clean roof gutter and maintain spout attachment.

Grant writing- we need actual cash to keep the garden running, so if you want to learn how towrite a grant this is a great opportunity. If you have skills already those are welcome too.

Donations- if you want to donate money or purchase a load of mulch ( we really really need

this!) its been a challenge getting mulch from the city.

If you have other skills you'd like to contribute please let us know. Hope to See you at the Garden.

Essence and Shari'


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Event: HARBEL Annual Flea Market

Date: May 11, 2013

Day of Week: Saturday

Time: 9:00 AM 2:00 PM

Location: HARBELs Front Lawn, 5807 Harford Road

Come join us for our annual flea market. Enjoy food, the bake table, refreshments, and more. Spaces

are available for $20.00 for more information or to donate good fleas and baked goods to the market

call410-444-2100.

BEAUTIFUL CITY GARDENS OF

HAMILTON LAURAVILLE

FIRST ANNUAL GARDEN TOUR

Come to the blossoming city neighborhoodsof Hamilton & Lauraville on June 2, 2013from 11 3 PM for an amazing and eclecticcity garden tour. Investigate which nativeand non-native plants neighbors are usingto attract birds and butterflies. Thinking ofinstalling a backyard pond pick up sometips and ideas on the tour from a landscapearchitect who lives in Hamilton. Meet andtalk with the guy behind the hoop house thatmaterialized on the 4500 block of HarfordRd. Find out what grows in there and wherethat food is consumed.

Explore creative landscaping ideas that willinspire you to turn your ordinary yard intoa garden retreat, and meet neighbors whohave working bee hives on their property.Learn tips on composting and companionplanting in urban gardens. Order a rainbarrel from Blue Water Baltimore and visitan innovative city school garden to

investigate how students are learning about the rewards of creative and sustainable foodproduction in a city environment. Where else in Bmore can you find so many creative, diverse,and innovative urban farmers in the same neighborhood, ready to show off their greenthumbs? Hosted by Hamilton Lauraville Healthy Neighborhoods, Sponsored by Healthy NeighborhoodInitiative, The Flower Cart, and Red Canoe. You can purchase tickets on-line for $22atwww.bmoremainstreet.com/garden/. Hope to see you there!
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Announcing Spring Nursery Sale Dates

Herring Run Nursery opens April 6th!

Blue Water Baltimore is pleased to announce

our Spring 2013 retail sale dates forHerring

Run Nursery,our native plant nursery.

Herring Run Nursery offers Baltimore's best

selection of native plants: nearly 150 species

of native trees and shrubs and nearly 100

species of native flowers and grasses. We sell

to both retail and wholesale customers.

Whether you are a homeowner, community association, schoolteacher, landscape

designer, or a restoration ecologist: we are here to help!

This spring we will be open for retail sales from 11am to 4pm on the following dates:

Saturday, May 4th

Sunday, May 12th

Saturday, May 18th

Sunday, May 26th

Saturday, June 1st

The nursery islocated at 6131 Hillen Road, Baltimore, MD 21234.
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Please visit our sponsors:

*Please note, ads between pages on web version are not run by Waltherson*

Proud Member of:

WIA Volunteers

Officers:

President 1st

Vice

President

2n

Vice

President

Secretary Treasurer Parliamentarian Sergent at

Arms

At-Large

Member

Ron

Lesperance

Helene

Quinn

Frank

Williams

Tavon

Braxton

Francis

Beane

Paul McCartney Sue Kessel Lisa Hom

Standing Committees and Representatives:

CRP Rep. Garden

Sign &

Projects

Membership NECOP

Chairman

Main: Sue

Kessel

Alt: Rob

Walshe

Ron Derr Tavon

Braxton

Robert

Walshe
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