Sunset Hills April 2014 - Sunset Hills Neighborhood Association

Sunset Hills April 2014
Greensboro, North Carolina
Annual Neighborhood Events
January
February
March
April
Easter Egg Hunt
Great American Cleanup
May
Annual Pig Picking
June
Summer Fun in the Park
July
July 4th parade and picnic
August
National Night Out
September
Big Sweep Event
October
Halloween party in the park
November
December
Lighted Christmas Balls
Food Drive, Running of the Balls
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MEETING WITH DUKE ENERGY: April 17
The City of Greensboro informs us that another meeting about trees will be held April 17 at Lindley Recreation Center, 2907 Springwood Drive, starting at 6 p.m.
Duke Energy is considering using Cambistat on public
and privately owned trees in Greensboro to control
their growth. Many maps and information about Cambistat were sent to listserv members. If you did not receive these, check your email.
Stay alert for announcements on the listserv and in the
newspaper. If you have any questions, please contact
Judson Clinton, City of Greensboro Forester, 3732150, [email protected], or Jason
Combs, Duke Energy Certified Arborist/Utility Specialist, 312-0256, [email protected].
FYI: If you missed this article about trees and new
plantings in some areas of the city, you may wish to
read it. http://www.news-record.com/news/local_news/
article_ba24e702-825a-51d3-aa43-f08e03d79b05.html
The co-president’s column is on page 4. Please note the
spring events on p. 3. See you there!
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Sources of Neighborhood Information
The Sunset Hills Neighborhood Association has a website, Facebook page, and a listserv. Many pictures of
neighborhood events appear in color on the website and
on the Facebook page.
Get to know your neighbors in text and print and learn the
news: http://www.sunsethillsneighborhood.org. The information tab contains a list of tradespeople recommended by neighbors. If you are not on the listserv go to Email
listserv and submit your email address to be added as a
member of the monitored listserv after your dues are paid.
The neighborhood Facebook page is: https://
www.facebook.com/SunsetHillsGSO
When you have a question about tradespeople, spot a
stray dog or cat, note something unusual, submit a message to the listserv and the message goes out to all the
members. The listserv is monitored to keep the messages
relevant to this area and on topics about the neighborhood.
PHOTOGRAPHERS
If you are a photographer -professional or amateur- and
you take photos at neighborhood events that you would
like to share, please send them to Robin to post on our
website. We will use some of them in the newsletter. Not
everyone in our neighborhood uses the internet so print is
one way to share with them.
Dues
Dues are due in January. However, it is never
too late to pay for the current year. Please remit
your $10 directly to the treasurer, Emily Herman at 2512 Berkley Place. Checks for more
than $10 will be accepted as donations to the
Sunset Hills Neighborhood
Association.
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VOLUNTEER Opportunities
Thanks to those who volunteer to help the
SHNA or any individual project. You are appreciated. Volunteers are frequently needed as
announced here and on the listserv.
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Add $10 if your dues are not up-to-date.
Once you have made arrangements for an
ad, send your check to Emily Herman, address above. Thanks to our advertisers for
helping to offset the cost of this newsletter.
Please note that due to margin and footer
requirements a full page ad is not 8.5 by 11,
but actually 7.5 by 9.5. All sizes are adjusted downward to account for the margins and
footer.
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Sunset Hills Neighborhood Fun Events for Spring 2014
Saturday, April 12, 10 a.m. Easter Egg Hunt. Greenway Park between Madison and Rolling Rd. Rain place: First Christian Church, 1900 W. Market Street. Hosted by
First Christian Church and the Sunset Hills Neighborhood Association. Bring a basket and an
adult!
The Easter egg hunt is fun for the kids and the adults who help.
Volunteers are needed.
Contact Ann at [email protected]. Read the listserv for any
last minute details.
Saturday, May 3, 8 a.m.—12 p.m. Annual Sunset Hills Yard Sale
This year any yard sale leftovers may be donated to Habitat for Humanity. The donation truck will be at First Christian Church, 1900
W. Market St to accept donations. See p. 11.
Please contact Michael at [email protected] to participate in
the yard sale or for more information.
Saturday, May 17, Fifteenth Annual Park Party
JOIN YOUR NEIGHBORS
FOR A NEIGHBORHOOD PARTY IN
SOUTH GREENWAY PARK
(between Market and Berkley Place)
3:00 –5:30 Social Hour and Kid’s Activities
5:30 - 9:00 Pig Pickin’ and Potluck Picnic
What to Bring:
A covered dish to share
Your beverage of choice
How to Help:
Chairs or a blanket
Call Gary Rogers at 207-3908
A donation for the barbeque
We need: Help on May 16 to tend the fire
Help organize games for the kids
Bring folding chairs and tables and tablecloths
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Great Neighbors Make Great Neighborhoods
I know you are probably getting tired of my using our neighborhood slogan "Great Neighbors Make Great Neighborhoods" but I think it speaks volumes to what a great neighborhood is. If any of you are like my family, we moved into
Sunset Hills because the overall look of the neighborhood attracted us, or for you maybe it was because of its convenient location. Whatever your reason, it probably didn't take you long to figure out that the true heart of Sunset Hills is
the neighbors themselves. Our slogan is more than a slogan, it's also our mission statement.
There is a handful of people, known as your board, who do a lot of volunteer work on your behalf. Here is our current
roster of board members.
Co-Presidents Carl Phillips / Joann Strack
Secretary Kerry Meyers
Treasurer Emily Herman
Community Watch / Block Captain Head Carl Phillips (acting)
Community Watch / Block Captain Coordinator Elaine Brune
Transportation Committee Chair Gerry Alfano
Social Chair Open
Newsletter Team Marlene Pratto / Elaine Brune / Roger Bardsley / Carl Phillips
Environmental Affairs Alex Elkan
Garden Club Representative Mary Jacke
Web site coordinator Robin Timmins
Play Group coordinator Open
Listserv coordinator Carl Phillips
Easter Egg Hunt coordinator Ashley Goble
Historian Katherine Rowe
Representative to the Neighborhood Congress Mike Pendergraft / open / open
As you can see, there are a few open positions as well as folks who are attempting to wear several hats due to vacancies. Your board is hoping some of you will step forward to help us lighten our load. We do our best to try and have
concise, meaningful meetings and have job responsibilities that are very easily manageable considering our other interests and commitments. Please take the time to consider being a great neighbor as well as an involved neighbor. We
need your help and input to be able to accomplish all that is going on in our neighborhood and all that is yet to come.
Great neighbors are also informed neighbors. Please pay close attention to the upcoming meeting with Duke Power
on April 17th at Lindley Recreation Center. I know some of you will be unable to attend and are counting on us to keep
you informed, but our questions might not be the same as yours, so your attendance would assure your questions will be
answered. There are some very interesting treatments being suggested concerning controlling tree growth. Regardless
of your opinions, knowledge of the process is very important.
Now a few words about the email listserv. At this point about half our households in Sunset Hills are on the
listserv. Many of our seniors have neighbors, and/or grown children who live outside the neighborhood, who keep
them informed. It appears many folks feel as though they have to pay dues to be on the listserv. We pay dues to support the 6 annual events that are held in the neighborhood. You DON'T have to pay dues to be on the listserv but you
DO have to pay dues in order to post nonemergency messages. Please help us spread the word. The email listserv is
the best tool we have to fight crime and keep everyone informed in a short notice. To be added just email me
at [email protected] with your name, house number and street name.
In closing please note the Spring events that are featured in this newsletter. Your attendance and help are what's most
appreciated in making these events a success.
Great Neighbors Make Great Neighborhoods,
Carl Phillips
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Three Cooks from the February newsletter
Due to lack of space the short biographies of the three cooks whose recipes we featured in February were left
out. They are below and on the next page.
Patricia Martinez
John and moved back to Greensboro in 2012. I was born and raised in the Guilford College area. I left Greensboro,
and stayed in North Carolina to go to school (NCSU). After college I taught high school math in Durham County. My
husband's job moved us around the East and Gulf Coasts. One of the stops was in Mobile, Alabama. In Mobile, I was
very active with the Mobile Botanical Gardens. Along with plants sales, tours, demonstrations, and lectures one of the
Garden's project was A Collection of Recipes for Home and Garden. It was to this collection that a friend of mine submitted her recipe for Pineapple Cheese Spread. It has been a favorite of ours and we have enjoyed sharing it with
friends wherever we have lived. To enhance the flavor, I usually add a teaspoon of curry to the mixture.
Kathy Mack
I grew up in Detroit, Michigan and I am the youngest of eight children. I received a degree in Business Administration
from Macomb College and moved to Atlanta where I began my career in Shopping Center, Office Building and Apartment Property Management and Leasing for Atlanta, Chicago and Winston-Salem based real estate developers.
My husband and I met in Asheville and I was so taken by what a great cook he was that of course I said YES when he
asked me to marry him! We moved to Greensboro 30 years ago and have two daughters who also love gathering in
the kitchen and cooking together. And better yet...we are now enjoying fabulous health conscious meals prepared for
us by them!!!
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Emily Herman
We first encountered pralines (please say prah leens) in
Texas where they were called Mexican candy. Then we
found them in New Orleans and became addicted. We
moved to Berkley Place in 1976. We were young and
had four children. Now they are all grown and gone and
we are the oldest people on the block. We love living in
this great neighborhood; nice people and convenient to
everywhere we go. I’ve been the neighborhood treasurer
since I retired from UNCG in 2005. I enjoy reading and
belong to the same book group I joined when I first came
to Greensboro in 1969. I also like to play bridge. My
other volunteer activities are with the League of Women
Voters. My husband, Harvey, retired from UNCG in
2003. He loves taking pictures in the neighborhood, our
grandchildren, other people’s children, other people’s
pets, and, when we travel. His pictures appear in the
News & Record from time to time as well as his letters
to the editor on current topics or interest. Harvey volunteers in a math class at the Newcomers School.
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The photos on pp. 2, 3, and 6 were taken by Harvey Herman at the Pig Pickin’ Annual Park Picnic in 2013.
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Sunset Hills Creature Corner
Urban diseases-are your pets at risk?
By Dr. Christine Hunt
With the advent of the modern vaccine, many highly contagious and often fatal infectious diseases such as rabies, canine
distemper, canine parvovirus, canine leptospirosis (bacterial), feline panleukopenia and feline leukemia became less prevalent,
especially in urban areas. However over the past 2 years, these diseases rapidly became urbanized again and they are putting our
city pets at great risk.
Some pet owners may not be keeping their pets up to date on their core vaccines because they are not aware of the urban
incidence of these diseases. Stray dogs and cats
share food resources with wild urbanized animals
(raccoons, skunks, foxes, bats, and deer and now
coyotes) and are the usual source of these infectious diseases. Because reports of rabid animals
are highly news worthy, most people are more
aware of the dangers of contracting rabies. North
Carolina reported 380 cases and Guilford County
reported 19 cases of rabies in 2013 in which there
were human exposures. The actual percentage of
rabid animals is unknown but it is most likely
much higher than these numbers indicate. The
CDC estimates that only 30% of the pet population is currently vaccinated against rabies. Exposed, unvaccinated pets are subject to public
health laws that mandate either 6 months of quarantine at the owner’s expense or euthanasia to test
brain tissue for the presence of the rabies virus.
Canine distemper re-emerged this year
with confirmed cases reported in Guilford, Davidson and Rockingham counties. This highly
contagious and fatal virus is transmitted by infected dogs, raccoons and foxes in respiratory secretions, infected feces and urine.
Symptoms include pneumonia, non-responding diarrhea and central nervous signs (seizure, chewing gum seizure, encephalitis).
Leptospirosis is also a contagious bacterial disease transmitted in water contaminated by urine, feces and saliva of infected animals
(raccoons, opossums, rats, skunks, and deer). Leptospirosis causes liver and kidney failure in dogs and humans. Certain areas of
Guilford County have a high incidence of leptospirosis.
Canine parvovirus and feline panleukopenia are highly contagious, “small” viruses that cause severe hemorrhagic diarrhea
and a low white blood cell count. This virus can survive in infected soils for several years. The parvovirus infects primarily young
animals less than 1 year of age and has an 80% morbidity rate (infected animals that have serious symptoms). Intensive care is usually required for an infected pet to survive.
Feline leukemia is transmitted to unvaccinated cats via bite wounds, mating, saliva, feces and urine of viremic cats. This
virus causes immune deficiency and has a higher fatality rate in young animals. Adult cats can serve as viral carriers with a normal
life expectancy, but they frequently have chronic secondary infections and can develop lymphoma. Kittens less than one year of
age and any adult cats with exposure risks should be vaccinated against leukemia.
All of these diseases are preventable if appropriate
vaccinations are given. Most of today’s vaccines are highly
purified with a low incidence of post vaccination reactions.
Puppies and kittens should begin their core immunizations at 6
-8 weeks of age and receive a 1 year rabies vaccine at 4
months of age, followed by annual immunizations. Some vaccines have received validation for use in adults every 2 to 3
years.
Pet photos by Harvey Herman and Marlene Pratto
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Bat Man
A UNCG graduate student, Urubatan Suckow, will be in our neighborhood over the next few weeks sampling traffic noise and bat echolocation. He is examining whether bats change their echolocation call
structure in response to ultrasound being produced by vehicles. He
will be comparing relatively busy streets (Elam and Walker for example) with relatively quiet streets in the Sunset Hills area. He will be
driving a small, brown, Ford Range truck with State of North Carolina plates and a bumper sticker that says "Guano Happens".
Please do not be alarmed by his standing on the sidewalk in front of
your house with a pole and some recording equipment. He will only
be there for a few minutes and he is just sampling noise on the street.
He is not interested in any sounds other than ultrasound so the noises
you make will not bother his recordings. He will be in the neighborhood at night (because that is when bats are active). If you have any
questions or concerns, please email Matina Kalcounis-Rueppell
([email protected]). To learn more about research in the Bat and
Mouse Lab at UNCG visit www.mckalcounisrueppell.org.
Suckow and sound recording equipment.
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SNO WHITE CLEANERS
By Paul Walmsley
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indley Smith was nine years old when his parents, Clem and Ruby, purchased Barker Cleaners at 511 South Elam.
It was late 1958. From this existing business, Sno White Cleaners began operation in February 1959. Sno White has
been a mainstay in Sunset Hills ever since. Lindley and his older brother Larry grew up in the business. Clem learned
his trade at the Dry Cleaning and Laundry Institute in Laurel MD. Clem taught laundry and dry cleaning at NC A&T
prior to purchasing the business on South Elam. The building was originally 509 and 511 South Elam, the 509 side previously being occupied at various times by a grocery store, a laundromat, and a model race car track. Sno White took
over the 509 side in 1983. This move allowed the space to begin cleaning shirts onsite. Early on, Esso (yes, Esso not
Exxon) and Texaco service stations were his neighbors. Sticks and Stones and The Filling Station now operate in those
spaces. Wahoo’s space was occupied by Boscher’s Grocery Store.
Kim Kirkman, Larry’s daughter, works part-time at Sno White. Larry and his family operate Mindenhill Farms,
a local nursery. Larry was the manager of the Yanceyville Street Farmer’s Market for many years.
The face of Sno White, the person who usually waits on customers, is Carolyn Simmerman. She greets the customers
with a cheery “hey there” followed by the name. Yes, she knows the name of practically everyone who comes in! Her
warmth makes each customer feel appreciated. She and dry cleaner and technician Kevin Wilcoxen, have been at Sno
White for over twenty-five years!
There seems to be a dry cleaner at every major intersection, but Sno White bases business on doing quality work
on every garment that is brought in. Sno White specializes in stain removal that most dry cleaners are unable to do. Sno
White cleans suede and leather onsite. Most dry cleaners do not service these products. Lindley says that the most difficult stains are ink, red wine, oils and fats that have oxidized and are not cleaned right away. Salad dressings are an example. Clients include residents of Danville, Martinsville, High Point and Burlington, but most clients live within a few
miles.
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A Very Lucky Accident Indeed
by Ellen Wells
M
any of you already are aware of the accidental cutting of our gas line a couple of weeks ago. And you also
know that we feel very fortunate that it happened, if you can believe that. For those of you not on the listserv, here is
what happened.
Workmen digging a French drain across our front lawn cut a very large root, only to find that the gas line underneath it
(not exactly where it had been marked) had also been cut. The Piedmont Natural Gas representative arrived very
promptly, repaired the line, and then went into our basement to re-light the pilot lights on our furnace and hot water
heater. He slightly jolted the old metal gas line as he was working at the water heater and a dusting of mortar dust fell
off onto the floor. He immediately became aware of a gas odor and determined that there were pinhole leaks in the
pipe which ran parallel to the floor very near an unsealed brick wall. The line had been collecting mortar dust for
years, and “dusting” pipes in the basement is not a part of my housekeeping routine!
Needless to say, we were without heat and hot water for the rest of the day and into the next day, until we could get it
fixed. But we thanked the workmen who cut it – unbeknownst to us we were flirting with an accidental explosion that
could have damaged or obliterated more than one house on the block. Somebody was definitely looking out for us!
***Since the incident I’ve asked a representative from Piedmont Natural Gas to describe for owners of old homes
what we should look for; here’s the list:
1. gas pipes with a layer of dust resting atop them;
2. gas pipes that were stabilized in the past by creating a nest of mortar that contacts the surface of the pipe;
gas pipes that penetrate a wall with direct contact between
the pipe and mortar or brick.
If you find any of the above situations, leave the pipe as it is
and call PNG ASAP. Don’t try to clean off the debris because that may cause gas to escape. And if you have interior
gas lines where non-gas company workmen are operating in
the area, you may want to caution them. Better yet, do your
inspection and get any problems handled before you have
non-related work done in the area.
Editor’s note: I called the heating and cooling service I use to
learn what a service company might do about the gas lines.
The service technician generally does not trace the gas lines
in your house, but if you ask he can provide a visual inspection. The recommendation for all is not to mess around with
the gas lines.
The pipe lines in older homes are generally steel and black
iron. The lines are not replaced unless you are doing a very
big renovation/retrofit of your house and you tear up floors.
New lines are copper or a new material called GASTIGHT.
GASTIGHT is yellow. If you replace your furnace and if the
pipes are not compatible with existing pipes then the old
pipes will be replaced as needed.
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What can you do with your left over yard sale items? Or with items you want to donate?
Rather than leaving your unsold items at the curb or
storing them in your garage, you may take them to the
Habitat for Humanity Restore truck. The truck will be
in the parking lot of First Church of Christ at 1900
West Market St., the day of the neighborhood yard
sale, May 3. The truck will be there from 9:00 a.m.
until 2:00 p.m. If you are not participating in the yard
sale and have items to contribute, please take them to
the truck. You may also visit the truck to arrange for a
pick up at your home. Do note the items in the table
below are not acceptable.
The Restore truck will accept new and gently used furniture, appliances, building supplies and house goods.
Items must be structurally sound and in good working order. All donations are tax deductible.
DO NOT BRING THESE ITEMS TO THE RESTORE TRUCK.
Hazardous Materials
Building Materials
Furniture and Household
Paint
Bricks
Sleeper sofas
Chemicals
Commercial 220 v lights/fixtures
Entertainment centers
Unframed glass or mirrors
Lumber with nails or shorter than
four feet long
Garage doors and openers
Mattresses and box springs
Commercial plumbing/electrical
stock
Incomplete, broken cabinets
Office cubicles/ metal desks
Single pane windows, window
sashes
Used flooring
Mini blinds
Items that have been recalled
Any other hazardous material
Baby furniture/car seats
Used bedding
TVs/ console TVs (flat screens
are accepted)
Double vanity top sinks
Incomplete toilet sets
Countertops less than 4 feet long
or with the sink hole cut
Commercial items
Block Captains
Thanks to all who helped to deliver the first
spring newsletter. It certainly made the delivery
easier and more on time. Please help or continue
helping. Contact Elaine Brune, [email protected]. 378-1990 to volunteer south
of Market and Carl Phillips, [email protected]
north of Market.
NEWSLETTER
(PDF format)
This issue and all issues of the
SHNA newsletter are available
on the website in full color. See
NEWS.
Many hands and feet make much lighter work.
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Preservation Award recognizes Sunset Hills residents Mike and Leslie Stainback
Preservation Greensboro met in February to celebrate achievements of the past year at their 48th Annual Meeting held
at the Greensboro Country Club. The organization honored noteworthy projects which have made significant contributions to help preserve our community.
Sunset Hills residents Leslie and Mike Stainback of 1719 Madison Avenue were honored with a Preservation Award for the
extensive and sensitive remodel of their home.
Preservation Greensboro had this to say about the Sunset Hills
home: “The Sarah and Max Klein House at 1719 Madison Avenue in Sunset Hills was built around 1938. The charming Period
Cottage is composed of a handsome fieldstone façade, a small
arched niche window, and a “catslide roof” on the front gable.
“In 1938, Max Klein was the sales manager of Klimate-Pruff
Manufacturing. The couple lived here with their two children.
“In 2007, the side porch was enclosed with an awkward
arrangement of windows and a paneled wood door on its
façade.
“When Leslie and Mike Stainback acquired the house, it
was in need of new mechanical equipment and a sensitive
redesign. The house was renovated in a way that enhanced
its overall design with period shutters and the addition of a
shed dormer window to capture interior space.
“Today, the house shines along with other period homes in
Sunset Hills, as of 2013 Greensboro’s newest National
Register Historic District!
“Much congratulations Leslie and Mike!”
IMPORTANT
Much of the neighborhood information is sent via
the listserv. Emergencies, such as trees or power
lines down, lost animals, solicitors without licenses
are all reported on the listserv.
If you are not a regular internet user but you have
children who are or a close friend who is, please
have them join the listserv. Whoever is your helper
then can call you with the current information. See
instructions for joining the listserv on page 2 under
Sources.
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Membership and Treasurer’s Report
As of March 31st we have 223 paid households. Dues are $10. Our fiscal year goes from January to December, so dues are due now.
Dues are for the current year only. Any additional amount is considered a contribution. Membership entitles you to use the listserv,
a wonderful way to stay in touch with the neighborhood; ask for help; sell/give away stuff; get vendor recommendations from your
neighbors; and help reunite the occasional lost dog/cat/bird with its frantic owner. Check out the front page of this newsletter for
annual events that bring neighbors together for social occasions and work projects that help to keep our neighborhood looking good.
Send a check made out to SHNA for $10.00 to me, Emily Herman, 2512 Berkley Pl. If you use two names and want to be listed
that way or use a name other than the one on your check, please let me know. Call me at 275-6015 if you have any questions. Those
who paid dues since the winter (February) newsletter are listed below.
James & Betty Allen
Dayne Hassell
Al & Billie Pierce
Ellen Amirato
Jeffrey & Linda Hayes
Dave & Donna Plyler
Spencer & Susan Andrews
Scott & Jennifer Hazzard
Betty Purcell
Diane Aycock
John & Gail Hedrick
Lenox Rawlings
Beverley Gass & Anthony Bartholomew
Bonnie Holland
Virgil & Caroline Renfroe
Bryan & Annetta Bartle
Thomas & Anne Holliday
Sharon Weber & Mike Roberto
Dezree Bass
Bobbi Hoover
Leigh & Melanie Rodenbough
John & Charlotte Bernard
Troy & Sarah Hopkins
Gary & Lee Rogers
Reto & Emmy Biaggi
Chris Horney
Jeri & Katherine Rowe
Chris & Mary Anne Busch
Jennifer Rogers & Michael Job
Elizabeth Smith
Peggy Byrd
Percy & Nora Jones
Jane Younts & Wayne Smith
Cynthia Carrington
Bailey Jordan
Jonathana & Anne Smith
Michael & Lisa Carter
Horace & Cathy Kimel
Michiko Stavert
Diane Cashion
Candace Kimel
Janet Lilly & James Steele
Reeves & Elton Click
Mary Beth Ryan & Hap Kimmel
Jim & Janet Stenersen
Chip & Sarah Cook
Reaves King
Richard & Martha Stepnowski
Dava Cox
Pamela Chappell & John King
Eric & Jennifer Stickrath
Catherine Crowder
Jean Paul & Marvella Koenig
Kelly Swindell
Teresa Dail
Jennifer Koenig
Andy & Marti Sykes
Linda Denmark
W.S. & Kristen Lancaster
Scott & Jackie Tanseer
Brandon & Kelly Dent
Kathy Lautermilch
Daneil & Katherine Tate
Frank & Ann Dorner
Charles & Mary Lewis
Jeff & Julia Testa
Pamela Frye & Connie Dupree
Trawin & Melissa Malone
Jody & Lynn Tester
Rodger & LuAnn Durham
Peter & Anna Martinek-Jenne
Jo Rainey Tisdale
John & Linda Englar
Jim & Karen McCullouch
Gerry Alfano & Merrill Tisdel
Gwendolyn Erickson
Marcia McHenry
Glenda Small Torres
Estate Plaster
Steven Willis & Scott Michaels
Micheel & Adrianne Trainor
Margaret Avery & Jerry Everhardt
LeAnne Brugh Miller
Gloria Turlington
Jim & Marnie Fenley
David Mingia
Timothy & Melissa Fleming
Jason & Paula Monsees
Sheila Sanders & Craig Van Deventer
Judi Magier & Paul Fribush
Daniel & Joy Moore
Erin Johnson & Lee Walton
Jack & Annette Garvey
Larry & Claire Morse
Herb & Ellen Wells
Lee Zacharias & Michael Gaspeny
Deborah Mott
Wayne & Gail Whitworth
Judy Gerhardt
Gayle Nantz
Mark & Valerie Wilkerson
Susan McMullen & Bob Gingher
Teri Nelson
James & Janet Windham
Ethel Glenn
Leslie Newby
Scott & Kishie Wyatt
Michelle Togut & Vladimir Goldenberg
Buzz & Martha Newland
Beth Woody & Randy Yardley
Brooks Graham
Robert & Melissa Newman
Michael Gaspeny & Lee Zacharias
Anne Beatty & Adam Graham-Squire
Joe & Molly Norris
Graeme & Catherine Hampton
Ken Overbey
Ricky & Robin Hardy
Carl & Helen Phillips
Scott & Jane Harkey
Michael & Joanna Phillips
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New Businesses
The Mad Hatter opened recently in the old Ham’s location. Ham’s was opened by Newmer Ham in 1935 with curb
service and deli-style food. Al Freiberg and Carl Herbst bought Ham’s in the 40s. The popular restaurant was easily accessible to UNCG and Grimsley High School and became a popular hangout for students.
Over the years Ham’s became a big part of people’s social lives in Sunset Hills and Greensboro. The Mad Hatter returns
to the Smyres Place property to “bring back a sense of vibrancy” and good food, emphasizing quality. See the ad on p.
16 for menu items and drink selection (47 craft beers, a variety of wines and special drinks created by Master Mixologist
Mark Weddle). Décor in the restaurant is Industrial Casual. The restored ceiling and original slate floors are part of the
history that remains in the classic restaurant of 1935. “The Mad Hatter is happy to be part of the neighborhood.”
Common Grounds opened on Elam, at the “corner” almost a year ago. Dusty Keene reports that Common Grounds has
something for everyone: coffee and tea lovers, music enthusiasts, art collectors, toy collectors young and old, nerds,
geeks and everyone in between. The entire menu was recently changed to reflect drinks inspired and named after Hollywood legends, past and present. How about a Marlon Brando or a Jennifer Lawrence!
Chronicles, another of Dusty’s businesses, is also housed in Common Grounds. It appears as though there is never a dull
moment at 602 S. Elam Ave. Local artist Jeff Beck and Dusty opened Menace Inc Studios in the back portion of the
location. The Triad’s only designer toy shop resides within. Jeff hosts a bi-monthly drink and draw event called Create
and Caffeinate. Artists come to have coffee or tea and draw pictures based on the theme of the night.
Common Grounds will continue to change as local bands play on music night and chess players engage in board wars on
Thursdays. There are no dull moments at Common Grounds.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Many thanks to the following people who made contributions since the winter (February) newsletter: Chris & Mary
Anne Busch, Reeves & Elton Click, Linda Denmark, Margaret Avery & Jerry Everhardt, Michelle Togut & Vladimir
Goldenberg, Scott & Jennifer Hazzard, Bobbie Hoover, Bailey Jordan, Charles & Mary Lewis, Trawin & Melissa
Lewis, Daniel & Joy Moore, Gail Nantz, Buzz & Martha Newland, Elizabeth Smith, Michiko Stavert, Eric & Jennifer
Stickrath, Kelly Swindell, Jeff & Julia Testa, Jody & Lynn Tester, Jo Rainey Tisdale, Gerry Alfano & Merrill Tisdel,
Sheila Sanders & Craig VanDeventer, Herb & Ellen Wells and James & Janet Windham.
Reportit.leadsonline.com
The above is a website that, at no cost to you, will enable you to register your property and to generate personal reports about your
belongings. The Greensboro Police Department uses this site for investigations. The system is very secure.
You may register your serial numbers, upload photos of items, upload receipts, all those things you need to prove you own your
own stuff.
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Sno White has always used petroleum based solvents. Most dry cleaners use a synthetic product, perchlorethylene. The petroleum solvents are milder and gentler on your clothing, retaining natural oils in the fabrics. Equipment
has changed so that many operations are performed by the same machine, thereby increasing efficiency. Sno White is
environmentally friendly. They capture solvent vapors so that they can be reused, rather than being released into the
atmosphere.
Lindley gets great satisfaction out of taking a garment that the owner feels cannot be cleaned and returning it
to the spotless garment that it was meant to be. Of course, interaction with his customers is something Lindley especially enjoys.
Sno White is open M-F from 7:30 AM to 5:45 PM and is glad to service your needs. Sno White handles draperies, bedspreads, comforters, tablecloths, napkins, etc., in addition to all types of clothing. Lindley especially invites you to bring in for evaluation any item that other dry cleaners have been unable to clean. We in Sunset Hills are
truly blessed to have Sno White Cleaners as one of our neighbors!
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