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WALTHERSON IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION MONTHLY MEETING When: May 1st, 2013 @ 7:45 PM Where: Harbel 5807 Harford Rd

Get Involved Join WIA today! With membership your vote is counted and your voice heard in the community. Receive your monthly WIA newsletter to stay on top of what is happening in your neighborhood. Please complete the form below and send with your payment to: Waltherson Improvement Association P.O. Box 3622 Baltimore, MD 21214

May 2013

Bottles Cans and Paper Every Tuesday! Trash every Thursday! Bulk Trash (Call 311 to schedule)

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Next Meeting:

May 2013

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

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 at mailbox@waltherson.org 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. The reasoning behind the COP program is that regular neighborhood patrols can make criminals feel
uncomfortable 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 at Robert.walshe@gmail.com.

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Upcoming Neighborhood Events:
May June July

May 2013

1st Waltherson Community Meeting 3rd First Friday Art Crawl 4th Delegate Glenns Town Hall 10 AM Mt Pleasant Baptist 6000 Radecke Ave 6th Annual Meeting of Friends of Herring Run 6:30 PM - Ray of Hope 3000 Parkside 11th Harbel Flea Market 9 AM 2 PM 5807 Harford Rd 15th Bicycle Master Plan Update 6 PM - Morgan State 1700 E. Cold Spring 18th Rain Barrel Workshop 11 AM - Herring Run Park 2nd City Gardens of Hamilton-Lauraville 11 AM 4500 Harford Road 4th Tuesday Farmers Market 4-8 PM 4500 Harford Road 5th Waltherson Community Meeting 7th - First Friday Art Crawl 11th - Tuesday Farmers Market 4-8 PM 4500 Harford Road 18th - Tuesday Farmers Market 4-8 PM 4500 Harford Road 25th - Tuesday Farmers Market 4-8 PM 4500 Harford Road No Waltherson Community Meeting 2nd - Tuesday Farmers Market 4-8 PM 4500 Harford Road 5th First Friday Art Crawl 9th - Tuesday Farmers Market 4-8 PM 4500 Harford Road 23rd - Tuesday Farmers Market 4-8 PM 4500 Harford Road 27th Hamilton Festival 30th - Tuesday Farmers Market 4-8 PM 4500 Harford Road

*Please check with businesses for details of their events

Now showing at the Performance Workshop Theatre, 5426 Harford Rd in Hamilton THE CARETAKER by Harold Pinter Directed 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 passion The Caretaker will tease and cling to the mind. The New York Times

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Unity Urban Garden 4001 Southern Ave

May 2013

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 call 443474-9757 if 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/gutter there are trash cans at the rear of the garden. 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 to write 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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May 2013

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 call 410-444-2100. BEAUTIFUL CITY GARDENS OF HAMILTON LAURAVILLE FIRST ANNUAL GARDEN TOUR Come to the blossoming city neighborhoods of Hamilton & Lauraville on June 2, 2013 from 11 3 PM for an amazing and eclectic city garden tour. Investigate which native and non-native plants neighbors are using to attract birds and butterflies. Thinking of installing a backyard pond pick up some tips and ideas on the tour from a landscape architect who lives in Hamilton. Meet and talk with the guy behind the hoop house that materialized on the 4500 block of Harford Rd. Find out what grows in there and where that food is consumed. Explore creative landscaping ideas that will inspire you to turn your ordinary yard into a garden retreat, and meet neighbors who have working bee hives on their property. Learn tips on composting and companion planting in urban gardens. Order a rain barrel from Blue Water Baltimore and visit an innovative city school garden to investigate how students are learning about the rewards of creative and sustainable food production 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 green thumbs? Hosted by Hamilton Lauraville Healthy Neighborhoods, Sponsored by Healthy Neighborhood Initiative, The Flower Cart, and Red Canoe. You can purchase tickets on-line for $22 at www.bmoremainstreet.com/garden/. Hope to see you there!

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May 2013

Announcing Spring Nursery Sale Dates

Herring Run Nursery opens April 6th!
Blue Water Baltimore is pleased to announce our Spring 2013 retail sale dates for Herring 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 is located at 6131 Hillen Road, Baltimore, MD 21234.

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Proud Member of:

WIA Volunteers
Officers:
President Ron Lesperance 1 Vice President Helene Quinn
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2 Vice President Frank Williams CRP Rep.

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Secretary Tavon Braxton Garden Sign & Projects Ron Derr

Treasurer Francis Beane Membership

Parliamentarian Paul McCartney

Sergent at Arms Sue Kessel

At-Large Member Lisa Hom

Standing Committees and Representatives:

NECOP Chairman Robert Walshe

Main: Sue Kessel Alt: Rob Walshe

Tavon Braxton