November 2009 
When I moved to Butchers Hill in 1997 there was not a kid in sight. In fact, the joke was “Look, Tom and Mary put their house up for sale. Little Jane must be having her second birthday so they’re moving to the County.” Now you go to the Park and it’s filled with kids whose parents have stayed in Butchers Hill. There are a lot factors involved, but I don’t think anybody will argue the fact that schools are what made the biggest difference.
Our November meeting will focus on those schools. We will hear about what they are offering, the progress they are making, and how we as a community can be more involved.
In addition to Commodore John Rodgers Elementary School and the Patterson Park Charter School we have also invited a representative from the new Montessori school. Even if you don’t have children I hope you will attend to find out more about how these schools are strengthening our neighborhood.
For years we have been supporting the Black Knights in Banner Neighborhoods Youth Football League. We will be joined by one of their coaches who will tell us about the goals of the program and how it builds character for the youth. You might want to even bring a check book for a donation that will go towards uniforms and equipment.
The Ralph J Young Recreation Center has a new director, Odell Burton. He will be sharing a number of ideas for new programs and would like to get some feedback from us.
Finally, the nominating committee will be presenting a slate of officers for 2010. Be sure to come to find out who will be leading us down the primrose path next year. I know I can’t wait to find out.
Barry Glassman, BHA President
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IMPORTANT TRASH/RECYCLE CHANGES FOR NOVEMBER
New regulations: Trash or Recycling pickup missed due to a Baltimore City employee holiday will be made up the following Saturday.
TWO HOLIDAYS CHANGE PICKUP DAYS:
No trash collection on Wednesday, Nov. 11th (Veterans Day Holiday). Trash collected on Saturday, Nov. 14th.
No trash/recycle collected on Thurs, Nov. 26th (Thanksgiving Holiday). Trash/recycling collected on Saturday, Nov. 28th.
NO BULK TRASH PICKUP in November. Next Bulk Trash Pickup will be December 9th (See Pg. 4)
LEAF COLLECTION DAY IS SAME AS TRASH DAY Up to 10 bags (either clear plastic, or bags marked as LEAF REFUSE) may be placed beside regular trash cans during November, December and January.
Friday, November 27th all city offices will be CLOSED, due to furlough, but regular Friday trash/recycling will be collected that day.
Getting Ready for the
bha holiday potluck!!!
sunday, december 6th, 6:00 pm
st. andrews orthodox church hall
chester & lombard streeTS
It's our annual Holiday get-together for the whole neighborhood! Bring your family & neighbors! Children welcome-- we will have a Kid's Corner with sitters. BHA supplies beverages and meat entrees. Please bring a dish to share that serves 8 to 10 people, such as a side dish, casserole, salad or dessert. Please bring a card with the name of your dish, and list any ingredients that may be allergenic, such as nuts, seafood, wheat, etc. Doors open at 5 PM for reheating dishes, and for set-up.
Volunteers are needed for setting up, clean-up, and sitters. Please contact Barry Glassman: 410-558-1080 / bglassma@verizon.net, and include your phone number & email address. |
November Community Calendar
Sunday |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
1
Daylight Savings
Fall back 1 hr. |
2
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3
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4 Butchers Hill
GENERAL MEETING, 7 PM |
5
Streetscape Committee Mtg.
7 PM |
6 |
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8 |
9
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10 Book Club
7:30 PM
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11 Veterans Day
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12
Executive
Committee
7PM |
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14 Makeup Trash
Pickup Day
(Pg. 1) |
15
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16
Land Use Committee 7PM |
17
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18 Block Reps
& Crime Prevention 7PM
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19 |
20 |
21 Thanksgiving
Parade
11 am
Eutaw & Pratt St. |
22
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23
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24
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25
C.O.P. 7:30 PM
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26
Thanksgiving
NO TRASH
NO RECYCLING |
27
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Trash/Recycling
Pickup Day
(Pg. 1)
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29
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30
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Dec. 1
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Dec. 2
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Dec. 3 |
Dec. 4 |
Dec. 5 |
TRASH PICKUP **GRN ZONE: WEDNESDAY RECYCLING **GRN ZONE: FRIDAY
**RED ZONE: THURSDAY **RED ZONE: TUESDAY
**BLUE ZONE: TUESDAY **BLUE ZONE: THURSDAY |
November Community Calendar
Sunday |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
1
Daylight Savings
Fall back 1 hr. |
2
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3
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4 Butchers Hill
GENERAL MEETING, 7 PM |
5
Streetscape Committee Mtg.
7 PM |
6 |
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8 |
9
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10 Book Club
7:30 PM
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11 Veterans Day
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12
Executive
Committee
7PM |
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14 Makeup Trash
Pickup Day
(Pg. 1) |
15
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16
Land Use Committee 7PM |
17
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18 Block Reps
& Crime Prevention 7PM
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19 |
20 |
21 Thanksgiving
Parade
11 am
Eutaw & Pratt St. |
22
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23
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24
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25
C.O.P. 7:30 PM
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26
Thanksgiving
NO TRASH
NO RECYCLING |
27
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Trash/Recycling
Pickup Day
(Pg. 1)
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29
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30
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Dec. 1
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Dec. 2
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Dec. 3 |
Dec. 4 |
Dec. 5 |
TRASH PICKUP
***GRN ZONE: WEDNESDAY
**RED ZONE: THURSDAY
**BLUE ZONE: TUESDAY
RECYCLING
***GRN ZONE: FRIDAY
**RED ZONE: TUESDAY
**BLUE ZONE: THURSDAY
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BHA Committees and Monthly Meetings
Crime Prevention/Block Representatives: Wednesday, November 18, 7 PM, 2105 E. Baltimore St. Meets monthly to share information from our block representatives and to coordinate action. New block representatives wanted; if interested e-mail or call Carolyn: c.boitnott@verizon.net, 410-522-4991.
Police ask that residents call 410-666-DRUG to report repeated suspected drug activity, but always call 911 if you need immediate police response. Protect your car from break-ins, do not leave anything valuable or tempting in your car, not even a quarter.
- Butchers Hill Citizens on Patrol (C.O.P.): Butchers Hill Citizens on Patrol (C.O.P.) has been regularly patrolling the neighborhood for over six years, and conducts its walk-arounds on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month. We meet at 7:30 p.m. at the intersection of Patterson Park Ave. and Lombard St. All are welcome. For more information, please contact Evan Helfrich, 410-342-2148, ubik14@netscape.net.
- Community Representative, School 27 School Improvement Team: Carolyn Boitnott, 410-522-4991.
- Education Committee No meeting this month. Contacts: Tori Simms, Carolyn Boitnott or Martha Del Pizzo. Contact: Tori Simms, 410-675-4948, tori.simms@kimball.com.
- Flea Market Committee: The next meeting will be in Jan. 2010. Looking for volunteers. Without new people we will only have one flea market in 2010. Please contact Tori Simms, 410-675-4948, tori.simms@kimball.com.
- House Tour Planning Meeting: No meeting this month. All are welcome and we’d be happy to see new faces. We can always use help. Contact Dee at DeeLundelius@verizon.net or Sue at SueNoon@cavtel.net .
- Community Initiatives: No meeting this month. Call Kathy Hackett, ktyhack@gmail.com, 410-327-2447. To request a new neighbor packetemail BHAmember@gmail.com. NEW NEIGHBORS: See the Moving In link on our web site: www.butchershill.org
- Book Club I: Tuesday, November 10th, 7:30PM, “The Devil We Know” by Robert Baer. Contact: Anne Puckett, anne_puckett@hotmail.com, 410-675-8765.
- Land Use: Monday, November 16th, 7 PM, at the White House, 27 S. Patterson Park Ave. The Land Use Committee reminds homeowners in the 2100 and 2200 blocks of E. Baltimore St. and the 2200 block of E. Pratt St. that you live in a City historic district. All exterior work and painting must be submitted to CHAP and Butchers Hill. We're happy to help with any questions. Contact Virgil Bartram: 410-327-4964. CHAP's number is 410-396-4866.
- BHA Executive Committee: Thursday, November 12th, 7:00 PM, 2002 E. Pratt St. Contact Barry Glassman, bglassma@verizon.net
- Streetscape Committee: Thursday, November 5th, 7:00 PM, 2128 E. Baltimore St. New co-chairs, Ann Wolfe and Carol Richman, welcome all to the meeting. Agenda: block captains, looking ahead, keeping the neighborhood clean, recap of October clean-up. Questions? Email Ann Wolfe: annwolfe@verizon.net or Carol Richman: mmmount@earthlink.net.
- Newsletter: Friday, November 13th is the deadline for all articles, ads, and notices for the december issue of the BHA newsletter. Contact Patricia Clark: BHAnewsletter@gmail.com
Ë Ì Ë Butchers Hill GENERAL MEETING, November 4th Ë Ì Ë
Meeting: 7:00 PM St. Andrew’s Church Hall, Chester & Lombard. Contact Barry Glassman, bglassma@verizon.net
AGENDA: Presentation by school principals, reports from Banner Neighborhoods and Ralph J Young Recreation Center, and nominating committee's slate for 2010.
IT TAKES MORE THAN COLD, RAINY WEATHER TO GET
BUTCHERS HILL DOWN!!!
Despite the weather people came and homeowners seemed happy. A really lucky stroke was that the rain stopped at noon. Needless to say this was not the most successful house tour, Butchers Hill has ever had. But, for the gracious souls who opened their homes despite the wet shoeprints, and the hearty people who came out despite no guarantee that the skies would open again, the day went pretty well.
Weather not permitting, Dee and Barry still held a great worker appreciation party afterward, in addition to being mainstay house tour figures. (Barry sold all the ads in the Booklet and Dee is co-chair of the tour.) Lynn Writsel did a fabulous solo job on publicity – maybe the best ever. Susan Scherz, once again, personally handled the whole brochure composition. We had so much help from so many neighbors that it’s best to stop here because we can’t list them all. (The last page of the booklet tries to name them.)
If you were one of the homeowners, thank you. If you were a house sitter, thank you. If you are one of those unlisted, thank you. If you came on the tour, thank you. We didn’t break any records on the proceeds, but we didn’t lose either, and many people enjoyed themselves and BUTCHERS HILL.
Sue Noonan
A huge thank you to Howard Ehrenfeld! Howie presented a fabulous “workshop” on using your digital camera at the October Artist Night, Butchers Hill General Meeting. His vast experience as both a professional photographer and professor at MICA made him the perfect person to give us direction and tips for getting the perfect photographs.
THE COMPLETE SET OF LAST MONTH’S “GENERAL MEETING NOTES” CAN BE FOUND AT THE BUTCHERS HILL WEBSITE: HTTP://www.butchershill.org
NOVEMBER AT SOUTHEAST ANCHOR LIBRARY
- Friends of the Southeast Anchor Library, in Highlandtown, have given us all a new reason to stop by and enjoy our wonderful new library. Come to the next meeting of the Friends group, November 12, 6:30 PM. Help make a difference as they continue to enhance what is already a wonderful facility. Contact Sandy: 410-558-0149 or sjs2201@verizon.net if you want a ride to the meeting or more information.
AMAZING NEIGHBORS THANK YOU!
In the rain, of the coldest October day in a century, your neighbors came out and used over 250 large brown bags to clean our neighborhood. In fact, only 3 of 28 block locations didn’t use the bags put out by the Streetscape Committee. Southeast Department of Public Works picked up all the bagged trash.
Those walking our streets, the next day, as part of the Butchers Hill House Tour enjoyed weed and trash free gutters and sidewalks – which will be easier to keep clean all winter, and reflect very well on us all. If you didn’t get out with us this time, spring will bring another chance and we can always use Block Captains to help keep us informed about trash issues.
DO NOT PUT YOUR TRASH OUT IN BAGS!
It must be put out in a covered receptacle. You may put it out the night before pick up if it has a tight fitting lid. Also, the new law says receptacles must be removed from the sidewalk no later than 6:00am the day after the scheduled pickup.
TRASH TIPS:
(1) Recycle more which means less trash.
(2) Buy a smaller metal can with tight fitting lid and put out the empty can first and then put your bags in the can. In the evening carry the empty can back inside.
(3) Save yourself some serious money by complying - fines can go to $500, late fees add up and unpaid balances represent a lien against your property, and could cause your home to up for tax sale.
COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD
STREETSCAPE COMMITTEE:
New co-chairs, Ann Wolfe and Carol Richman, welcome everyone to the meeting on Thursday, November 5th, 7 pm, 2128 E. Baltimore Street. Agenda: block captains, looking ahead, keeping the neighborhood clean, recap of October clean-up. Questions? Email: Ann annwolfe1@verizon.net or Carol mmmount@earthlink.net
PATTERSON AUDUBON CENTER:
LADIES NIGHT – DECK THE HALLS
Wednesday, December 9, 7-9 pm at three… (restaurant) Join Audubon at Three… to make holiday wreaths and ornaments from natural products – a great way to get ready for the holidays and great gift ideas! Take part in the fun while enjoying delicious food and great drinks. $10 fee, registration required.
FAMILY PROGRAM – HOLIDAY ORNAMENT MAKING Saturday, December 12, 10-11 AM, meeting place TBA. Create festive ornaments using natural and recycled materials. Fun for the whole family. All ages welcome! $5 donation requested. Registration required.
TINY TOT PROGRAMS (ages 2-5 with an adult)
Fall Adventure: Thursday, November 19th, 9:30-10:30 AM OR Saturday, November 14th, 10-11 AM.
To register for these events call 410-558-2473
or email ppaudubon@gmail.com
MONTHLY BIRDWALKS: Meet at the fountain, no need to register! 8-9:30 AM. Please join us – we have binoculars if you don’t! This is a fun family activity.
friends of patterson park:
LAST CHANCE to join the Friends of Patterson Park at the boat lake, planting bulbs or decorating the Pagoda:
Saturday, November 7 – Boat Lake Team, 8AM. Removing trash is never more fun than on a cool crisp autumn morning with donut in hand.
Saturday, November 14 – Tree Planting. 9 AM. Rain Date: Sunday November 15th. Come out and help the Friends plant trees and bulbs! Please join us if you are able, we will meet at The White House.
Sunday, December 6 – Pagoda Team 10 AM Gather at the pagoda and help make it shine by putting up snowflakes and lights. Don’t worry, there will be plenty of hot coffee and donuts!
For more information about the Friends of Patterson Park or the events listed here, call 410-276-3676 or email friends@pattersonpark.com |
Dealing with Leaves
Leaves are loaded with phosphorus. If they are not managed properly when they fall from trees in autumn, they can end up in surface runoff. When that runoff flows into waterways, the phosphorus in the leaves can cause algae blooms, lower the level of dissolved oxygen in the water, and kill fish and other aquatic organisms.
If you don’t have a good place to compost leaves, bag them for collection by your local municipal composting operation.
The most important thing to remember is to keep leaves out of waterways. That means not raking them into the road where they can be carried into rivers and streams through your storm drain system.
(This especially relates to the streets where we do not have city cleaning. Bagging the leaves that fall into the streets, sidewalks, road gutters in front of your house and alleys will certainly help keep some leaves from reaching the harbor.)
new education leaders:
Welcome new education leaders to our neighborhood. At Commodore John Rodgers School , 100 N Chester, we have a new principal, Mrs. Davage-Jones and new Assistant Principal, Mr. Lewis. At the Ralph J Young Recreation Center (behind the school) we have a new director, Odell Burton. The school and Recreation Center hope residents will take advantage of the programs and feel a part of both institutions.
At Ralph J. Young they have an After School program where the children get assistance with their homework and MSA prep; they provide healthy snacks, arts & crafts, and field trips. Special programs include: wrestling basketball, modeling, 4H Club, flag football, Men’s Unlimited basketball, and roller skating. The Recreation Center is starting a mentoring program focusing on young men and women, and coming soon a GED program; they also hope to have a program especially for the seniors in our community.
Hours are 12 PM-8 PM Monday – Friday. Mr. Burton would like to start a recreation/neighborhood council, if interested please let him know 410-396-9197, he is eager to open the center to community meetings and gatherings. The Recreation Center is also available for rentals. |
Visit our website for complete General Meeting notes, newsletters, “moving in” information, Butchers Hill history, Butchers Hill Artists, and so much more at www.butchershill.org |
BULK TRASH PICKUP
Due to cut-backs, there is a limit of 450 bulk trash pickups, city-wide. If you plan to call for the once-a-month service of 3 bulk items, you will need to get the request in as soon as possible. NEXT BULK TRASH PICKUP: Wednesday, December. 9th. |
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