What's New?
7/7/10: Bake Sale Guidelines
Pricing and other guidelines for the 7/31 DGNA bake sale are available here.
7/7/10: Minutes from July 1 Meeting
The July 1 meeting of Dimmitt's Grove Neighborhood Association was held at the Marie Litta Park at 7 PM. President Brad Williams called the meeting to order. Minutes were approved. Eight neighbors were in attendance. There was no treasurer's report.
The neighborhood flea market had more sales than we've had for a few years. Fourteen neighbors signed up, but two did not open because of rain. The early rain cleared up and sales recovered well. Ad and printing costs were $12 more than the $5 fees brought in.
Our new fund-raiser, a bake sale at the Farmer's Market, will be on July 31. Terri Clemens and Brenda Steele are the committee for this event. Guidelines are on the website for pricing and suggestions. Items should be labeled for nuts, no gluten, no sugar, etc. and priced. If pricing is a problem for bakers, they can be delivered to 606 E. Grove the day before unpriced. We will be setting up at 6:30 at the free non-profit space at the Farmer's Market. We need bakers. This is an opportunity for those who have benefited from the association to contribute. Dawn and Diana will help at the sale. Please contact Terri at oldstuff33@hotmail.com if you can bake or help.
We need hosts for the summer traveling social hour. The first volunteer can choose a date. Please contact Jerica to volunteer at jetheridge@edmc.edu.
It is time to start planning our next Day in Historic Dimmitt's Grove. We need volunteers for a committee to begin planning. Please contact Jerica at jetheridge@edmc.edu.
Some fireworks problems are bothering neighborhood dogs and ears. Karen Schmidt is providing city ordinance information on the website.
Karen Schmidt planted the Adopt-a-Pot planter for DGNA on Front and Prairie Streets.
The next meeting Sept. 2, will be at Marie Litta Park unless it rains, then it will be at the library.
7/3/10: Fireworks Reminder
Friendly reminder re: fireworks: Two laws control the use, sale, distribution, and possession of fireworks in Illinois: the Fireworks Use Act and the Fireworks Regulation Act. Fireworks in Illinois are defined as any explosive composition, or any substance or combination of substance including blank cartridges, toy cannons, firecrackers, torpedoes, skyrockets, Roman candles, bombs or other fireworks of like construction. Possession of an illegal firework is a petty offense if you have less than one pound of fireworks, a class B misdemeanor if you have between 1 and 3 pounds, and a class A misdemeanor if you have more than 3 pounds. Dimmitt's Grove Neighborhood Association asks that people be mindful of how much fireworks can really upset our pets and young children, and refrain from setting them off over this Independence Day holiday.
6/9/10: June Newsletter posted
The June newsletter is now posted. Current and past newsletters available here.
4/30/10: April Newsletter posted
The April newsletter is now posted. Current and past newsletters available here.
4/27/10: Newsletter Schedule
The deadline for submitting announcements for the April newsletter is tomorrow! Beginning with the June newsletter, we'll observe the schedule posted here. Newsletters will be posted on the first of the month, February, April, June, August, October, and December. Deadline for submitting announcements & other content on the 20th of the month prior. We'll send out reminders via the email list, FB and Twitter.
4/22/10: Newsletters are Up!
Newsletters are caught up on our newsletter page, here. Newsletter issues are available in pdf format for download and printing. We're actively seeking items for the April newsletter -- deadline for submissions is 4/28/10. Have recipes, gardening tips, or other summer news? We'd love to include them in the newsletter!
3/26/10: Facebook and Twitter
Just a reminder, you can follow us on Twitter, and/or become our "fan" if you're on Facebook. Why follow/fan?
Our Twitter feed selectively includes news items from local bloggers and news sites, and reposted items from local businesses, such as daily specials. Not on Twitter? Not sure that you want to be? Check out these stories for more information: Top Ten Uses of Twitter (PC Mag) and Twitter 101 for Business. Our feed is public, so you can go to http://www.twitter.com/dimmitts from any browser to view updated posts (called "tweets"), without having to register for anything.
Our Facebook fan page includes links and news about upcoming and recent events in and around the neighborhood, and can also be used to share photos of gardens or events or other neighborhood-related things (you may want to check with any human subjects of your photos before posting).