July-Aug 2010 - Heritage Hill

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The Heritage Hill Association
Non-Profit Org.
U.S. Postage
PAID
Grand Rapids, MI
Permit No. 523
126 College SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Heritage Herald
The Newsletter of Heritage Hill
JULY/AUGUST 2010
Volume XXXVI, No. 4
Heritage Hill Association’s
Classifieds
DATES TO REMEMBER
All Heritage Hill Association Meetings are open to neighbors.
Affordable Cleaning - $15 OFF(mention this ad,
thru 8/30/10) Home or Office. Experienced. SAVE MONEY.
We also do Construction cleanup, painting and install tile.
616-717-2651.
***Note 2010 Board Meetings are held the third WEDNESDAY of the month***
Tuesday, August 3rd
5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Heritage Hill Night-Out Picnic
Enjoy a summer night with fun and food!
*****Wednesday, August 18th, 2010****
HHA Board Meeting - 7:00 p.m.
GRCC East Campus (Davenport)
Robert Sneden Academic Building Lecture Hall
415 East Fulton
*****Wednesday, September 15th, 2010****
415 East Fulton
Annual Heritage Hill Association Events to Remember:
Saturday and Sunday, October 2 and 3, 2010
2010 Heritage Hill Weekend Tour of Homes
We welcome you inside 11 or more historic homes.
Friday, December 3, 2010
Holiday Potluck and Annual Meeting
Holiday Cheer, Great Food and conversation with Heritage Hill neighbors.
Santa comes, you should too!
National Night Out
in Foster Park
Cherry and Madison SE
Plant Health Care
Pruning
Removals
Cabling & Bracing
Tree Fertilization
Insect/Disease
Control
• IPM Programs
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Brian McKenzie
ISA Certified Arborist
1-877-BARTLETT
616-245-9449
www.bartlett.com
SUNDAY WORSHIP
10:00 am (June 20 - September 5)
CHILDREN’S WORSHIP &
NURSERY CARE PROVIDED
www.wpcgr.org
456-1456
47 Jefferson · Downtown · Grand Rapids
Camp Henry
459-2267
Child Development Center 458-8480
Food Pantry
456-6115
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
5:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Potluck Picnic
Bring a dish to share and a
chair or blanket.
We’ll provide hot dogs,
brats, beverage and
utensils.
Fun Stuff:
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Door Prizes
Kids Activities
GRPD K9 Unit
Fire Truck
City Officials
Candidates
 Water Play
126 College S.E.
616-459-8950 Fax: 616-459-2409
Hours: 9 am - 5 pm, Mon. - Fri..
Answering machine available for after-hours messages.
EMAIL: [email protected]
WEBSITE: www.heritagehillweb.org
Purpose:
The purpose of the Heritage Hill Association is to
provide neighbors a way of collectively building a
healthy, historically preserved community in which
people can live and work in a secure and stable
environment.
Office Staff:
Jan Earl, Executive Director
Barb Lester, Crime Prevention Organizer
Maria Zache, Administrative Assistant
Wilhelmina Daniels, Afternoon Receptionist
COMPETITOR’S COUPONS
This summer is HOT, Hot, hot! Some like
it … others (like me) long for the cool,
and even more important, dry breezes.
Whatever your heat tolerance, it is summer
in Heritage Hill and the best time to porch
or stoop sit. Enjoy your neighbors with this
idle time – It’s too hot to do much else!

Great neighbors, Kathi Barkan and Nikki
Hoort and their band of Garden Tour
volunteers, did it all for the 2010 Garden
Tour. It was a beautiful weekend and people
really appreciated the glorious gardens in
Heritage Hill. Thanks so much for raising
$3,900 for the Association.
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The Heritage Hill Association Board of Directors
President
**Mike Clark, 310 Washington SE, (C) 644-6453
Vice President
*Steve Yared, 259 Morris SE, (H) 454-2703
Treasurer
**Tom Czerwinski, 457 Paris SE, (H) 443-5608
Secretary
*Jackie Taylor, 5155 N Quail Crest Dr SE, 49546 (H) 942-5941
Hats off too to Steve Yared for rounding up
all needs for the Association’s participation
in the Texas Hold-em at TJ’s Charity Game
We will accept all
Competitor’s Coupons.
Must mention & provide
coupon to receive
matching offer.
Room. This is a no-glory fundraiser and
not really associated with the Heritage Hill
neighborhood, but it works. Volunteers
staffed the money side of the event; selling
and redeeming poker chips, signing up
participants for the tournament. Thanks to
the 16 volunteers for earning $3071 for the
Association’s programs.
Double cheese and additional items extra.
All prices subject to tax.
PERSONAL PIZZA AND A POP
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Enjoy the remaining summer months …
but don’t forget that Home Tour is coming
on October 2 and 3! Volunteer, buy tickets,
invite friends, carry on! ArtPrize will also be
happening and there will be over 40 artists
showcasing their work in our neighborhood.
These are two big events and two great
reasons to invite your out-of-town friends
and family to enjoy our cool city!
10” Personal 2-Topping Pizza
One 20 oz. Pop
$
Double cheese and additional items extra. All prices subject to tax.
Coupons cannot be combined with other discount offers.
Present or mention coupon when ordering. Expires 9/30/10
FEAST FOR 4
16” Large 2-Topping Pizza
and Breadsticks with Sauce
$
**Kathi Barkan, 253 Morris SE, (H) 451-1906
*Deb Bryker, 6601 36th Ave, Hudsonville 49426, 669-6754
* Justin Fales, 233 College SE #1, 581-1472
*Margaret Farratell, 41 Prospect NE, 885-2518
*Vicki Hudson, 250 Morris SE, 456-9032
**Nikki Hoort, 135 Lafayette NE, (H) 454-5101
**Jane Lovett, 29 Gay SE, (H) 458-4504
*Jaime Misner, 303 Madison SE, (H) 454-3309
*Jim Payne, 27 College NE, (H) 454-2367
*Mary Robinson, , 220 Union SE, (H) 459-2119
*Amy Ruis, 414 Prospect SE, (H) 822-9451
FREE BREADSTICKS WITH CHEESE
Buy any 14”, 16” or 18” Specialty
Pizza and Receive One Order of
Breadsticks with Cheese & Sauce
FREE
The Heritage Hill Association Board of Directors meets
at 7 pm the third Wednesday of each month at GRCC
East Campus, 415 East Fulton. The meeting is in the
Robert Sneden Lecture Hall #1 and is open to the
public.
DOUBLE DEUCE
Two - 2 Topping Pizzas
The Heritage Hill Foundation Board of Trustees
Chairman
Barbara L. Roelofs, 227 College SE, 459-0091
James Booth Burr, Jr., 1244 Lake Drive SE, 458-1246
Sam Cummings, 15 Ionia SW, 458-5235
Rebecca Smith Hoffman, 454-5373
Jim James, 3082 Thornapple River Dr. SE, 949-8484
Milt Rohwer, 30 College SE, #64, 235-7528
2- 12” Small
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2- 18” X-Large
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State
18” Extra Large
3-Topping Pizza
Prospect
Fulton
Lafayette
Jefferson
LATE NIGHT DELIVERY THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY UNTIL 2:30 AM
$
Cherry
Foster
Park
Limited delivery area designed with safety in mind.
Delivery charges apply. $8.00 minimum order for delivery.
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with the Grand Rapids Police Department (GRPD).
FREE FOOD
Save proof of purchase seals off
your boxes for FREE FOOD ITEMS
order online now
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The Heritage Herald - Circulation 4,800
The Heritage Herald is published by the Heritage Hill
Association Board of Directors six times a year (bimonthly). The views and opinions expressed are not
necessarily those of the Board of Directors. We reserve
the right to edit. Address correspondence to The Heritage
Herald, 126 College SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503.
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* 1st Term
** 2nd Term
Heritage Hill Association Committee Chairs
Block Rep:
Barb Lester, 459-8950
Garden Tour: Kathi Barkan, (H) 451-1906
Nikki Hoort, (H) 454-5101
Finance: Tom Czerwinski, (H) 443-5608
Newsletter: Jan Earl, 459-8950
Pledge Drive: Jackie Taylor, (H) 942-5941
Preservation: Jaime Misner, (H) 454-3309
Traffic and
Mike Clark, (C) 644-6453
Parking: Barb Lester, (W) 459-8950
Zoning:
Craig Nobbelin, 458-0471
Home Tour: Judy Jorgenson, 454-2583
Staffing:
Chris Truesdale, 456-5448
Sue Karsen, 455-1223
Distribution: Don Rietema, 776-1716
Publicity:
Tom Truesdale, 456-5448
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10 = 14” 1 Topping Pizza FREE
10 = Any Oven Baked Sub FREE
10 = 6 pc. Wings FREE
10 = House or Chef Salad FREE
5 = Regular or Cinnamon Breadsticks FREE
5 = 3 Fresh Baked Chocolate Chip Cookies FREE
Typography & Printing: Storr Printing Services, Inc.
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Saturday, October 2nd:
10:30 to 2:30 and 2:00 to 5:30
Sunday, October 3rd:
11:30 to 3:30 and 3:00 to 6:30
and Heritage Hill congratulates him for
his great community spirit and efforts
to improve young people’s lives through
books and bikes!
Call the Police
Any Emergency: 911
Fire
Crime in progress
Fight – weapons involved
Very suspicious activity
Non-emergency: 456-3400
Loud music
Fight - no weapons
To report a crime that already occurred
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P.O. Box 68492
Phone 616.827.8473
Grand Rapids MI 49508
Fax 616.827.8828
2010 Line-Up of Homes
Highlights October 2nd & 3rd Tour
And Spring 2011 Tour Follows Hot on the Heels of Our Final Fall Tour
- Tom Truesdale
As you read this Heritage Hill Annual
Weekend Tour of Homes update, our
October 2010 line-up is set – or nearly
so – and work is on-going in preparation
for the neighborhood’s final Fall Tour of
Homes. And though it will be the final
Fall Tour, there will be no lack of great
homes for public viewing or for things
to do before, after and in-between house
tours. During this 2nd year of Artprize,
many more venues than last year will be
located within or very near the Heritage
Hill neighborhood borders. Our 2010
Annual Tour’s eight to nine homes will
be punctuated by various artists’ exhibits
adding a cross-cultural flavor to the
already great Tour of our neighborhood.
A detailed outline of this year’s
offerings will appear in our Tour of
Homes edition of the Heritage Herald in
September. Also, in this year’s Tour map/
booklet, we will try to label each Artprize
venue in and near our district boundaries
so you can plan your tour around all
the sites – artwork and homes - as you
traverse the neighborhood.
While it will be sad to see our
historical Fall event disappear - a
perennial favorite on the West Michigan
Fall schedule for so many years excitement is building among the Tour
committee, and through portions of the
Hill and its households, in anticipation
of the Annual Tour of Homes new Spring
reincarnation. We don’t have to tell
you - our friends and neighbors – that
the opportunity to show off our streets
and homes in the Spring is the chance to
present to our visitors Heritage Hill at its
most beautiful.
Though several smaller fundraising
events occur throughout the year, the
Annual Heritage Hill Tour of Homes
remains the largest fundraiser for the
Heritage Hill Association. Between
350 and 400 volunteers contribute to
making the weekend a success with all
proceeds going right back into programs
for the Heritage Hill neighborhood.
Some of these programs include block
club organizing, crime prevention,
community and resource education, landuse planning, and preservation of the
district’s historic character. And while
it’s sometimes more complicated than
that, more often than not, the programs
are simply focused on helping neighbors
maintain and/or improve their quality of
life in Heritage Hill.
Looking for 2011 Tour
Homes - How You Can Help
The Heritage Hill Association and
the many neighbors and friends who
comprise the Heritage Hill neighborhood
association hope you or someone you
know might be interested in opening
your home(s) for the annual Tour. The
search for a homeowner’s “pride and joy”
or even an interesting “work in progress”
continues.
We are currently looking for a few
more homes for the May 2011 Tour. This
will be the first Heritage Hill Annual
Weekend Tour of Homes Spring Tour in
more than 35 years.
When members of the Tour
Committee, or my wife and I, come visit
(Cont'd on page 4)
[email protected]
Cell 616.498.2004
Report all crimes: After you call police, call
the Heritage Hill Association at 459-8950
Remember Heritage
Hill Property
Owners:
There is a City Preservation Ordinance that
governs all exterior changes, repairs and/
or additions to Heritage Hill
properties. Call the Grand
Rapids Historic Preservation
Commission at 456-3451 for
information on approvals. You
can access the application form
at the City’s website, www.
ci.grand-rapids.mi.us at the
Planning Department section or
at the Heritage Hill Association’s
www.heritagehillweb.org.
This ordinance applies to all
exterior changes, repairs, and/
or additions to your home and
property. Items such as doors
and windows including storms,
yard structures, driveway and
sidewalk approaches, and fences
do need HPC approvals.
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Historic Building Restoration
Residential & Institutional
corner of College & Fulton
serving Grand Rapids from the heart of Heritage Hill with
Join us for classic
and liberating
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Addie’s worship
Pantry & Addie’s
Diner
every Sunday at 9:30am
616-454-9337
www.grandriverbuilders.com
Join us for classic worship and
Embellish
Handbell
Choir
Concert
liberating
theology
every
Sunday
at 9:30am
April 18
4pm
Quality Child Care Provided
Corner
of College
& Fulton
serving Grand Rapids
from
the heart
of Heritage Hill with
Addie’s Pantry & Addie’s Diner
www.centralreformedchurch.org
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How Would Heritage Hill Look Today If?
(Cont'd from page 3)
some of you in these next few months,
please consider the generous act we ask
of you: Opening your home for Heritage
Hill’s Annual Weekend Tour of Homes.
The dates for our May Tour will
be Saturday and Sunday, May 21 and
22, 2011. While it may be difficult to
remember dates, think of it as the 3rd
weekend of May - OR - the weekend prior
to the Memorial Day holiday weekend.
Now or in the Future
And please remember, though we are
looking for Tour homes for this next year,
more importantly, we are also looking to
create a list of potential tour homes for
upcoming years. The Tour committee
loves to work with any perspective Tour
homeowner and wants to schedule a
date that can be met without creating
too much anxiety on the part of those
readying their home for Tour. For some,
that may mean next May. For others, it
may be two to three years away. We want
to put your name on the list and to let you
know we appreciate your involvement
regardless of your dateline. While
there are many people involved in the
orchestration of our neighborhood Tour
each year, none are more important than
those who actually open the doors of their
homes for the public to view.
Bylsma Painting Company
Over 30 years of excellence
616-308-8849
No one has painted more houses in Heritage Hill.
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property greatly enhanced in value. But
they were never able to secure possession
of land west of Jefferson Avenue to carry
out their cherished plans. Had they been
successful the aspect of the commercial
center of the city would doubtless have
been greatly changed from what it is now.
One could imagine big business blocks
where now there are some of the largest
and handsomest residences of the city.
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Their Plans Miscarried
State Street Was Originally Intended to
Join Monroe Street
MAKE A DIFFERENCE MAKE A PLEDGE . . .
. . . a neighborhood association is only as strong as its Membership!
Donate Today.
If the plans of Cant Smith and E.
B. Bostwick had not miscarried back in
the 1840’s, Monroe Street, the principal
business thoroughfare of this city, would
now be double its present length. Few
people of the present day have stopped to
consider that State Street is very nearly in
a direct line with Monroe street, and if cut
through would join Monroe Street at its
upper end, making a continuous street to
Madison Avenue. Back in the pioneer days
from scratch... everyday.
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that part of the city east of Division Street
was very little settled, and a considerable
portion of it an oak wilderness. It was along
about 1846 that Cant Smith, landlord of
the old National Hotel, and E. B. Bostwick,
a large property holder of the early days,
purchased from “Uncle Louis” Campau 20
or 30 acres lying east of Jefferson Avenue,
between Cherry and Washington streets.
They had the property surveyed, and State
Street was laid out and cut through from
Jefferson Avenue to Madison Avenue. They
figured on getting possession of enough
land lying between the foot of State Street
and the head of Monroe Street to continue
State Street through to the business center.
They saw the business interests of the town
pushed eastward in the future, and their
Grand Rapids Evening Press, Jan 31, 1898, page 2
Memorial to our Union
Avenue Neighbor
James Blaine Williams passed away
on June 2, 2010. James and his wife
Willowdean have lived on the 300
block of Union Avenue SE since
1971. He was born in Grenada, MS
and moved to Chicago where he met
Willowdean, his mate for the next 51
years. Mrs. Williams said they moved
to Grand Rapids to raise their family
in a safe area. Mr. Williams served
in Korea for the U.S. Army and later
worked for the Steelcase Corp. He is
remembered by his family, friends and
neighbors in Heritage Hill.
The city wasn’t yet fifty years old in the
1890’s, and the character of State Street, one
of Grand Rapids’ “handsomest” residential
neighborhoods, almost became something
else. The following article appeared in the
Grand Rapids Evening Press 112 years ago.
The writer tells of a certain historic roadway
that in different circumstances would look
today quite foreign to us in Heritage Hill;
perhaps high-rise commercial buildings!
The tradition handed down is that
State Street was laid out along an ancient
Native American trail that began along the
eastern shore of the Owashtanong (Grand
River) at the foot of Monroe Street – where
the McKay Tower now stands. The trail
headed southeasterly from there; up the
gradual hills then covered with virgin
oak. After non-native settlement, the
“State Road” continued as an important
transportation route to places southeast
of Grand Rapids. Looking at a modern-day
map and comparing antique maps of the
area, it is not difficult to imagine what is
being described.
– Don Bryant | [email protected]
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Hollyhocks stand guard all summer
at the College & Cherry Corner
Garden
Thank you to the Association for the Blind and Visually
Impaired, Gerontology Network and Tazzia Landscaping
for their generous contribution in both talent and dollars in
continuing to keep our neighborhood beautiful.
Tidy Home Helpers offers very affordable and
professional home and small office cleaning services
to those in the greater Grand Rapids area. We use
environmentally-friendly Green Seal certified
products so you, your loved ones, and your
environment are safe in our hands.
“At Tidy Home Helpers we’ll keep your
home looking great.”
Call 616-233-4832 to set up a free assessment
Or Visit Us Online: www.tidyhomehelpers.com
Texas Hold-em
Yippy Ki Yai
We corralled a few good folks to
spend their 4th of July weekend hosting a
Texas Hold-em at TJ’s Charity Game Room.
Hats off and yippy ki yai’s to the following
9/14/2009
12:08:00
PMHill:
for great service
to Heritage
Maria Zache, Jim Starkey, Mary
Robinson, Tom Simmons, Nikki
Hoort, G.F. Korreck, Jim Payne, Char
Kruchak, Jan Earl, Barb Lester, Mike
Chielens, Chris Roe, Tom Czerwinski;
and an extra yip to Steve Yared for
heading this new fundraising effort.
With the success of this initial effort,
we will likely be doing it again. The work
is pain free and the time goes quickly. If
you want to get into this posse, give the
office a call, 459-8950. We’ll try to avoid
holiday weekends in the future!
Many thanks to our
sponsors of the 2010
Heritage Hill Garden
Tour:
Elders’ Helpers
Live on your own with a helper
in your home.
1407 Robinson Rd.
454-8305
www.eldershelpers.com
Storr Printing Services, Inc
Offset and Digital Printing
938 Cherry SE
459-0068
www.storrprinting.com
Tidy Home Helpers
Tough on Dirt. Gentle on your
environment.
1407 Robinson Rd.
(616) 233-4832
www.tidyhomeshelpers.com
Wealthy Street Businesses
Wealthy Street Bakery
Art of the Table
Wealthy at Charles
The Winchester
Literary Life
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Board Notes
Discussion at the June, 2010 Heritage
Hill Association Board Meeting
included:
Public Comment: Grand Rapids city
employee, Barbara Small presented plans
for the city’s new Single Stream recycling
program set to begin this summer. Soon
all recycling will go into wheeled carts
with no need to separate or bag any items.
Batteries will no longer be accepted
(drop-off centers will be available,) but
phone books will. A letter and card will
be sent to all residents for their choice of
three different cart sizes; the current bins
will be exchanged for a cart in July. The
carts will have a computer chip linking
that cart to its address; the current bins
will be recycled into carts.
Treasurer’s Report: Tom C. reported
that the Rental Service income continues
to be down but the financial picture
overall is good for this time of year.
Staff Reports: Jan E. reported on the
meeting with ArtPrize concerning
possible joint marketing efforts with
Home Tour. Jan also stated that 1)
she would be meeting with ICCF and
would inquire as to further details of
development plans for the former Little
Jack’s party and surrounding properties.
2) The city’s Street-Lighting Initiative is
off the table for now and that 3) the longempty house at 111 Lafayette NE was sold
to a couple with two small children.
Committee/Liaison Reports:
Institutional Liaisons – Jan E. reported
on a neighbors’ meeting with Saint Mary’s
concerning the plans for the hospitality
center at Saint Luke’s and associated
renovation.
Nominating/Personnel – Jackie T. stated
that Jan’s evaluation will be held later this
year.
Board Attendance Policy – Steve Y.
stated that the Executive Committee
encourages attendance and participation
and suggested a discussion of the
absences and reinstatement policy.
General discussion included possible
credit for committee work and the
possibility of reinstatement being handled
at the Executive Committee level.
Garden Tour – Nikki H. reported that the
TV ads have been running and that they
arranged a reciprocal marketing program
with the Ottawa Hills Garden Tour. Kathi
B. reported that approximately 100
advance tickets had been sold and that a
few volunteers were still needed.
Home Tour – Jan E. reported that the
Home Tour Committee had met the
previous evening and that recruitment
was still extremely slow. Many good
prospects have been made and the
committee hopes to have the line-up
finalized by the end of July. A plea
was made again to members to solicit
their neighbors’ participation. Jan also
reported that the Friends and Sponsors
campaign is on track.
Pledge Drive – Jackie T. reported that the
drive is going well.
Texas Hold-em – Steve Y. stated that 4
volunteers are still needed for the 3-day
fundraiser. The HHA Board meets at 7:00 p.m. on the
third WEDNESDAY of every month at GRCC
East (formerly Davenport,) 415 East Fulton
at the Robert Sneden Lecture Hall. Neighbors
are welcome to attend. If you would like an
item placed on the Board agenda, please call
the HHA office at 459-8950 before 4:00 p.m. of
the second WEDNESDAY of the month. If you
would like to address the Board regarding an
agenda item, public comment is taken at the
beginning of each meeting. For non- agenda
items, public comment is taken at the end of
each meeting. Typically, Board meetings last
from 7:00 p.m. until 8:30 to 9:00 p.m.
Traditional in Style
Progressive in Thought
Engaged in the Community
10 East Park Place NE • Grand Rapids
616.459.3203 • www.parkchurchgr.org
Worship Service 11:00 a.m.
5
Mark Levandoski hired VanDerKolk Painting
to perform architectural paint restoration in
the Heritage Hill District.
Mark, what would you like your Heritage Hill neighbors to
know about VanDerKolk Painting?
Tom seems to take a genuine interest in your property. He wants to do the
right thing for you and will discuss the pros and cons on different approaches.
He takes the time to achieve consensus.
What impressed you most about VanDerKolk Painting’s craftsmen?
They work as a team and respect what each is doing, knowing it all is part
of achieving a good job. I never noticed the haughty "pecking order" I
have seen with past work crews.
How was your budget addressed for your painting project by
VanDerKolk Painting?
Well, good work is not going to be inexpensive. I think with painting you really
do "get what you pay for." While VanDerKolk "talks the talk," they deliver
what you pay for. Let's face it, once a crew takes over your property, you are
pretty much at their mercy. As the days went on, I felt better and better that I
budgeted higher for my job because VanDerKolk delivered what I paid for.
Overall, how would you grade VanDerKolk Painting’s quality,
value and customer service?
I was pleased with the detail work, meaning the prep work; anybody can
spread paint. The value of a good job takes some time to appreciate.
Tom communicates well; it is not a one way street. He calls you and stays
in touch during the job's progression. This is becoming rare and I knew I
made the right decision because the communication did not stop after the
contract was signed.
NEW EPA LEAD LAW MANDATES
CONTRACTOR TRAINING.
On April 22, 2010, The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will enforce a new law that all contractors must have
proper certification for dealing with lead on homes built prior to 1978. For example, pressure washing for paint removal will
be outlawed. VanDerKolk Painting's paint shaving system utilizes HEPA equipment to safely contain lead based paint.
This process provides 15 years of durability and has a 5 year warranty. VanDerKolk Painting has completed their certification
process. Our employees are trained in the safety practices and removal of lead-based paints. If you have questions about
a painting project that involves lead paint, contact VanDerKolk Painting.
Huge thanks to our recent Heritage Hill Association contributors:
Glenn and Kathi Barkan
Ken and Kristin Bauer
Larry and Nancy Beckwith
Angela Bopra
Robin and Margaret Bowles
Amber Brown
Gertrude Calmese
Mike and Kathleen Cavanaugh
Bob and Julie Connors
John and Sylvia Cooper
Roger and Dawn Cornell
Fred Coutchie
Dan and Kate Diedrich
Jerry Dreyer
Mark D. Dykstra
Jim and Eileen Gould
Kate Eberhard
Roger and Rose Ellis
Justin Fales
James and Minnie Forbes
Deborah Gelinas
Marvin and Beverly Hall
Coleen Hamman
Jennifer Hankinson
Jack and Susan Hessler
James Honeycutt
Mark Hutchison
C. M. Johnson
Paul Kutsche
Virginia and James La Grand
Dean Lantinga
Ray and Beth Lantinga
Rozelle and Phyllis Lazenby
Ealry Lyons
Elizabeth and Andrey Marchena
Martha’s Viveyard
Myron and Willa Mast
Kevin and Cynthia McCurren
Paula McNeely
Michael Mesnak
Jaime Misner
Michelle Mott
Craig Nobbelin and Mei Chow
Phil Ondersma
Laura Piersma
Ellen Pool
Mary Robinson and Tom Simmons
Milton and Barbara Rohwer
Steve and Amy Ruis
Jim Russell
Stu Saints and Lisa McManus
Linda Samuelson
Ken Schmidt and Bill Russell
George Seamon
Donna and Doug Sieplinga
Mary Lou Smith
Jacqueline Taylor
Tom and Chris Truesdale
Cheryl and John Tully
Matthew Veneklase
Mary Ann Walters
Clare Wade and Tom Koetsier
Sandy Ward
The Waters House Apartments
Marge Wielsma
E. Miles Wilson
Fred and Wendy Wooden
Schedule an estimate 24/7 at www.vanderkolkpainting.com or call 616.475.4300
6
11
ArtPrize Comes to
Foster Park
Please remember us when your apartment needs renters. Your dollars not only
find you tenants but also support the programs of the Heritage Hill Association!
You can list your apartment right at the website or stop by the HHA office. We
welcome you!
RENT HERITAGEHILLWEB.ORG
Heritage Hill Apartment Rental and Home Sales Listings All sizes and prices -- Spread the word!!!
Foster Park is an official ArtPrize venue.
Sculpture Vic Lupu describes his work
and motivation:
“This sculpture (“Freedom”) was
inspired by my memories of the
televised events showing Serbian
protestors starting their demonstration
in front of the Parliament building in
Belgrade in 2000. Their intent was
to overthrow Slobodan Milosevic
and his government. Having grown
up in Yugoslavia, I understood their
desperation, frustration and urge to
experience the freedom I came to
enjoy upon immigrating to America.
Therefore, I dedicated this sculpture
to those demonstrators for freedom.
I began it as they were entering the
Parliament building to tale over the
government and overthrow Milosevic.
It was completed this year to mark
the tenth anniversary of the protest.
I was honored to work on this piece
dedicated to my former countrymen
who were risking their lives for
freedom. It is in their honor that I titled
this work Freedom.”
(ArtPrize Bio)
Lupu visited with Heritage Hill
Association staff and we took he and his
wife Nancy to Foster Park to choose the
placement site. They are thrilled with
the venue and the neighborhood. We are
equally happy to welcome the them and
all ArtPrize tourists to the State, Cherry,
and Madison business area.
Other nearby venues include two at the
corner of College and Cherry, 14 artists
will show at 311 State Street (old
Gateway School) and 18 artists will
show at Peaches Bed and Breakfast at
29 Gay SE.
SHOP LOCAL
– EXPERT AUTO REPAIR –
SHOP LOCAL-
IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
FOREIGN - DOMESTIC - BRAKES - EXHAUST - SHOCKS STRUTS - ALIGNMENTS -TUNEUPS - MOST REPAIRS –– FREE ESTIMATES & LOCAL TRANSPORTATION TO & FROM
90 days same
as cash
McGRAW TIRE
(F I R E S T O N E) SINCE 1927
HERITAGE HILL AND DOWNTOWN
141 WEALTHY SE (AT LaGRAVE)
459-3393
10
Vote August 3
Vote August 3
www.jimtalen.com
www.jimtalen.com
The Garden Tour Committee would like to thank
the following fabulous participants:
Tour Hosts:
Melissa and David LaGrand
Jack Sytsma and Paul Asselin
Kay and Chris Gibbons
Michael Meredith
Steelcase Corporation / Meyer May House
Anne and Tom Logan
David Klinzing, Todd Thiesen and Patrick Tischler
The Public Museum of Grand Rapids / The Voigt House
Jack Lensink, Paula McNeely and Kerry & Mitch Baldwin
Coleen Hamman and Chris & Tom Truesdale
Jane and Reid Taylor
Phyllis Ball
Fred Hulce
Tour Volunteers:
Karen Schousen
Mary Manguse
Carol Postma
Sara Bremmer
Mary Thomas and her Nieces
Ken Gates
Esther VanAllsburg
Joan Smith
Shirley Arrigo
Mark Hutchinson
Char Kruzich and Jim Payne
Kate Diedrich
Margaret and Robin Bowles
Mary Robinson
Ken Schmidt
Tom Hicks
Rob Pease
John Kershek
Phil Makinen
Chris and Tom Truesdale
Mary Frye
Rich Morris
Sue Karsen
Stephanie Gerdes
Steve Yared
Glenn Barkan
Prezlei and Kyleigh Garland
Margaret Farratell
James Kelley
Sheila McGrath
Rick Stevens / Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired
Joyce Makinen / Voigt House
Don Dekker / Meyer May House
Special Thanks to Jack Sytsma for Host Recruitment
Special Thanks to Nikki Hoort and staff for offers of additional help
Special Thanks to Jackie Taylor for her work at the Ticket Booth
Thanks also to the Host-recruited volunteers whose names we do not have – you are all appreciated!
Special Thanks Again to Committee Chairs Kathi Barkan and Nikki Hoort for a wonderful event.
7
N e i g h b o r h o o d
Neighborhood Night Out Picnic,
Tuesday, August 3, 5:30 p.m. at Foster
Park at the intersection of Cherry, State
and Madison SE. Bring a dish to pass
and something to sit on. Firefighters,
police officers, city officials and political
candidates will be on hand to hose you
down, haul you off , hug you and kiss
your baby. We will be roasting brats and
dogs and all utensils will be provided.
Everyone is welcome to join the fun.
Volunteers still needed – call 459-8950.
Thank You Foster Park Volunteers:
Those below weeded, edged, planted and
enjoyed a beautiful Saturday morning in
Foster Park on Grand Rapids I Love My
Park Day 2010! Thank you to Meijer Inc.
for donating $50 gift card for a lilac and
some flowering perennials. Volunteers
were Matthew Hutchison; Tina
Demling; Randy Sciba; Sarah Sciba;
Teyland Avery; Marci`a Hernandez
Freeman; Jim Talen; Mirian Slager;
Bill Bruursema; Ayanna Freeman; Ken
Schmidt; Colleen Swanberg and “Jeff” a
passer-by who stopped to pitch in.
Welcome Home! To hundreds of
students, instructors and new
homeowners and tenants who have moved
into the Heritage Hill Historic District this
summer welcome to Heritage Hill. This is a
great neighborhood with lots of wonderful
homes and apartments. A Tenant Survival
Guide is on our Facebook page for your
convenience – go to www.heritagehillweb.
org to check it out.
Garbage & Recycling Pick-Up: Pick-up
day is Tuesday for those living south
of Wealthy Street and Wednesday for
those living north of Wealthy SE. For
those living on Wealthy the south side is
picked up on Tuesday and the north side
is picked up on Wednesday. Recycling
pick-up occurs every other week on your
regular garbage pick-up day.
Single Stream Recycling: No more
exciting hours of separating glass, metal,
plastic, paper and cardboard for recycling
pick-up day. The city is moving to a
single stream recycling program and will
provide new free recycle carts on wheels
with capacities of 35, 64 or 96 gallons for
all. Each cart is made with 40% recycled
plastic and will have a bright yellow lid.
There is no charge to city residents. Go to
the city website at www.mygrcity.us to find
out more.
8
Party Warning: Sorry if you are planning
big blowouts for all your friends this
summer and fall. Heritage Hill is a
neighborhood full of people who get up
early in the morning and like listening
to their own music. Lowkey gatherings
moved inside after dark are fine but we
get complaints from neighbors when they
hear laughing, loud talking, loud music or
anything else from houses nextdoor when
they are chilling out for the night. Sorry
if this seems unfriendly but it's better to
find out ahead of time than have a cop
show up at your door or have the rental
owner get a call. Peace.
Tenant and Owner Rights and
Responsibilities – Free booklets: The
Association also has free booklets on
rights and responsibilities for rental
owners and tenants based on Michigan
State Law. These were provided by
our state reps Roy Schmidt and Dave
Hildenbrand in Lansing. The booklets
are helpful when you have questions
about what is right and what is wrong in
renting. Stop by and pick one up at our
office at 126 College SE, BEHIND WOOD
TV – Go up their driveway and come into
the little house in the back parking lot –
our office.
Want your bike back? Make sure the
cops have your number! There were
three recent instances of bike theft in the
Hill. One survivor called the Heritage Hill
616.915.6060
Diane Griffin BROKER - REALTOR®
616.916.5960 cell
616.588.6395 fax
Association to give us a great tip to pass
along to all neighbors. Find your bike’s
serial number and write it down. Take
a photo of your bike too. Her bike was
stolen out of her garage but even if the
police find the bike she will never get it
back. Why not? The Police Department
must have documentation that the bike
is yours. The serial number is the proof.
So find that number and write it down.
Or better yet, take the bike to the nearest
Fire Station and register it and they will
send the info to the GRPD to be on file
should they find a bike.
Stop Bike Theft: Owners have found
chains cut and locks broken after securing
on porches, next to the house, in yards,
and even inside garages. If you do not
have a garage that is not securely locked
keep your bike inside your apartment or
home. If you must keep it outside make
sure to hide it as well as possible. Lay it
down, lock it up, and keep it out of sight of
prowlers.
Home Burglary: Grand Rapids Police
report a 9 percent increase in burglaries
in the city for the first six months of 2010
but an overall decrease in crime from
2009. Most neighbors are old hands at
keeping doors and windows secured but
newcomers may not know they invite
intruders when leaving garage doors
unlocked or open, 2. windows wide open
when gone or asleep, 3. doors unlocked,
by Barb Lester
4. and valuables lying around the yard.
These offer an easy opportunity for a
thief. Thieves like windows that are not
locked even if they have to cut a screen to
get in. If they have to grab a trash cart to
get up to the window they will. A locked
or “pinned” window is a deterrent.
We also have the occasional “doorknobshaker” too. They don’t want any trouble;
they open your unlocked door, slip in
unnoticed to take a purse, wallet, keys or
laptop off the counter while you are in the
basement, watching TV or working in the
garden.
Free Home/Apartment Security
Checks for all: Have our Crime
Prevention Organizer come check your
place for vulnerable spots in building
security. There are a number of basic
home security requirements in the City
Housing Code. Call me at the Heritage
Hill Association, 459-8950 to set up a free
appointment and see if your apartment or
home is up to code on home security.
Please remember to share the road with
bikers and pedestrians, they leave a lot of
parking spaces for the rest of us.
630 Kenmoor SE Suite 101 • Grand Rapids, MI 49546
96981 griffin ad bw.indd 1
P o t p o u r r i
1/12/09 10:07:04 AM
Barb Lester
Community Organizer, HHA
Winter-Troutwine Associates, Inc.
Preservation Architecture and Planning
Specializing in historic:
• Restoration, planning and
design
• Community planning
• Mainstreet design and
consulting
• Tax credits
• National Register
Nominations
[email protected]
616-451-8331
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Our Neighbor Mrs. Jessie (Rosie Bell)
Russell celebrated her 106! birthday
on July 23. Here she is seen in a photo
of five-generations of Russell women
when she was just a 100-year-young
lady. See more info on this historic lady
in our September Herald.
9
N e i g h b o r h o o d
Neighborhood Night Out Picnic,
Tuesday, August 3, 5:30 p.m. at Foster
Park at the intersection of Cherry, State
and Madison SE. Bring a dish to pass
and something to sit on. Firefighters,
police officers, city officials and political
candidates will be on hand to hose you
down, haul you off , hug you and kiss
your baby. We will be roasting brats and
dogs and all utensils will be provided.
Everyone is welcome to join the fun.
Volunteers still needed – call 459-8950.
Thank You Foster Park Volunteers:
Those below weeded, edged, planted and
enjoyed a beautiful Saturday morning in
Foster Park on Grand Rapids I Love My
Park Day 2010! Thank you to Meijer Inc.
for donating $50 gift card for a lilac and
some flowering perennials. Volunteers
were Matthew Hutchison; Tina
Demling; Randy Sciba; Sarah Sciba;
Teyland Avery; Marci`a Hernandez
Freeman; Jim Talen; Mirian Slager;
Bill Bruursema; Ayanna Freeman; Ken
Schmidt; Colleen Swanberg and “Jeff” a
passer-by who stopped to pitch in.
Welcome Home! To hundreds of
students, instructors and new
homeowners and tenants who have moved
into the Heritage Hill Historic District this
summer welcome to Heritage Hill. This is a
great neighborhood with lots of wonderful
homes and apartments. A Tenant Survival
Guide is on our Facebook page for your
convenience – go to www.heritagehillweb.
org to check it out.
Garbage & Recycling Pick-Up: Pick-up
day is Tuesday for those living south
of Wealthy Street and Wednesday for
those living north of Wealthy SE. For
those living on Wealthy the south side is
picked up on Tuesday and the north side
is picked up on Wednesday. Recycling
pick-up occurs every other week on your
regular garbage pick-up day.
Single Stream Recycling: No more
exciting hours of separating glass, metal,
plastic, paper and cardboard for recycling
pick-up day. The city is moving to a
single stream recycling program and will
provide new free recycle carts on wheels
with capacities of 35, 64 or 96 gallons for
all. Each cart is made with 40% recycled
plastic and will have a bright yellow lid.
There is no charge to city residents. Go to
the city website at www.mygrcity.us to find
out more.
8
Party Warning: Sorry if you are planning
big blowouts for all your friends this
summer and fall. Heritage Hill is a
neighborhood full of people who get up
early in the morning and like listening
to their own music. Lowkey gatherings
moved inside after dark are fine but we
get complaints from neighbors when they
hear laughing, loud talking, loud music or
anything else from houses nextdoor when
they are chilling out for the night. Sorry
if this seems unfriendly but it's better to
find out ahead of time than have a cop
show up at your door or have the rental
owner get a call. Peace.
Tenant and Owner Rights and
Responsibilities – Free booklets: The
Association also has free booklets on
rights and responsibilities for rental
owners and tenants based on Michigan
State Law. These were provided by
our state reps Roy Schmidt and Dave
Hildenbrand in Lansing. The booklets
are helpful when you have questions
about what is right and what is wrong in
renting. Stop by and pick one up at our
office at 126 College SE, BEHIND WOOD
TV – Go up their driveway and come into
the little house in the back parking lot –
our office.
Want your bike back? Make sure the
cops have your number! There were
three recent instances of bike theft in the
Hill. One survivor called the Heritage Hill
616.915.6060
Diane Griffin BROKER - REALTOR®
616.916.5960 cell
616.588.6395 fax
Association to give us a great tip to pass
along to all neighbors. Find your bike’s
serial number and write it down. Take
a photo of your bike too. Her bike was
stolen out of her garage but even if the
police find the bike she will never get it
back. Why not? The Police Department
must have documentation that the bike
is yours. The serial number is the proof.
So find that number and write it down.
Or better yet, take the bike to the nearest
Fire Station and register it and they will
send the info to the GRPD to be on file
should they find a bike.
Stop Bike Theft: Owners have found
chains cut and locks broken after securing
on porches, next to the house, in yards,
and even inside garages. If you do not
have a garage that is not securely locked
keep your bike inside your apartment or
home. If you must keep it outside make
sure to hide it as well as possible. Lay it
down, lock it up, and keep it out of sight of
prowlers.
Home Burglary: Grand Rapids Police
report a 9 percent increase in burglaries
in the city for the first six months of 2010
but an overall decrease in crime from
2009. Most neighbors are old hands at
keeping doors and windows secured but
newcomers may not know they invite
intruders when leaving garage doors
unlocked or open, 2. windows wide open
when gone or asleep, 3. doors unlocked,
by Barb Lester
4. and valuables lying around the yard.
These offer an easy opportunity for a
thief. Thieves like windows that are not
locked even if they have to cut a screen to
get in. If they have to grab a trash cart to
get up to the window they will. A locked
or “pinned” window is a deterrent.
We also have the occasional “doorknobshaker” too. They don’t want any trouble;
they open your unlocked door, slip in
unnoticed to take a purse, wallet, keys or
laptop off the counter while you are in the
basement, watching TV or working in the
garden.
Free Home/Apartment Security
Checks for all: Have our Crime
Prevention Organizer come check your
place for vulnerable spots in building
security. There are a number of basic
home security requirements in the City
Housing Code. Call me at the Heritage
Hill Association, 459-8950 to set up a free
appointment and see if your apartment or
home is up to code on home security.
Please remember to share the road with
bikers and pedestrians, they leave a lot of
parking spaces for the rest of us.
630 Kenmoor SE Suite 101 • Grand Rapids, MI 49546
96981 griffin ad bw.indd 1
P o t p o u r r i
1/12/09 10:07:04 AM
Barb Lester
Community Organizer, HHA
Winter-Troutwine Associates, Inc.
Preservation Architecture and Planning
Specializing in historic:
• Restoration, planning and
design
• Community planning
• Mainstreet design and
consulting
• Tax credits
• National Register
Nominations
[email protected]
616-451-8331
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Our Neighbor Mrs. Jessie (Rosie Bell)
Russell celebrated her 106! birthday
on July 23. Here she is seen in a photo
of five-generations of Russell women
when she was just a 100-year-young
lady. See more info on this historic lady
in our September Herald.
9
ArtPrize Comes to
Foster Park
Please remember us when your apartment needs renters. Your dollars not only
find you tenants but also support the programs of the Heritage Hill Association!
You can list your apartment right at the website or stop by the HHA office. We
welcome you!
RENT HERITAGEHILLWEB.ORG
Heritage Hill Apartment Rental and Home Sales Listings All sizes and prices -- Spread the word!!!
Foster Park is an official ArtPrize venue.
Sculpture Vic Lupu describes his work
and motivation:
“This sculpture (“Freedom”) was
inspired by my memories of the
televised events showing Serbian
protestors starting their demonstration
in front of the Parliament building in
Belgrade in 2000. Their intent was
to overthrow Slobodan Milosevic
and his government. Having grown
up in Yugoslavia, I understood their
desperation, frustration and urge to
experience the freedom I came to
enjoy upon immigrating to America.
Therefore, I dedicated this sculpture
to those demonstrators for freedom.
I began it as they were entering the
Parliament building to tale over the
government and overthrow Milosevic.
It was completed this year to mark
the tenth anniversary of the protest.
I was honored to work on this piece
dedicated to my former countrymen
who were risking their lives for
freedom. It is in their honor that I titled
this work Freedom.”
(ArtPrize Bio)
Lupu visited with Heritage Hill
Association staff and we took he and his
wife Nancy to Foster Park to choose the
placement site. They are thrilled with
the venue and the neighborhood. We are
equally happy to welcome the them and
all ArtPrize tourists to the State, Cherry,
and Madison business area.
Other nearby venues include two at the
corner of College and Cherry, 14 artists
will show at 311 State Street (old
Gateway School) and 18 artists will
show at Peaches Bed and Breakfast at
29 Gay SE.
SHOP LOCAL
– EXPERT AUTO REPAIR –
SHOP LOCAL-
IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
FOREIGN - DOMESTIC - BRAKES - EXHAUST - SHOCKS STRUTS - ALIGNMENTS -TUNEUPS - MOST REPAIRS –– FREE ESTIMATES & LOCAL TRANSPORTATION TO & FROM
90 days same
as cash
McGRAW TIRE
(F I R E S T O N E) SINCE 1927
HERITAGE HILL AND DOWNTOWN
141 WEALTHY SE (AT LaGRAVE)
459-3393
10
Vote August 3
Vote August 3
www.jimtalen.com
www.jimtalen.com
The Garden Tour Committee would like to thank
the following fabulous participants:
Tour Hosts:
Melissa and David LaGrand
Kay and Chris Gibbons
Michael Meredith
Steelcase Corporation / Meyer May House
Anne and Tom Logan
David Klinzing, Todd Thiesen and Patrick Tischler
The Public Museum of Grand Rapids / The Voigt House
Jack Lensink, Paula McNeely and Kerry & Mitch Baldwin
Coleen Hamman and Chris & Tom Truesdale
Jane and Reid Taylor
Phyllis Ball
Fred Hulce
Tour Volunteers:
Karen Schousen
Mary Manguse
Carol Postma
Sara Bremmer
Mary Thomas and her Nieces
Ken Gates
Esther VanAllsburg
Joan Smith
Shirley Arrigo
Mark Hutchinson
Char Kruzich and Jim Payne
Kate Diedrich
Margaret and Robin Bowles
Mary Robinson
Ken Schmidt
Tom Hicks
Rob Pease
John Kershek
Phil Makinen
Chris and Tom Truesdale
Mary Frye
Rich Morris
Sue Karsen
Stephanie Gerdes
Steve Yared
Glenn Barkan
Prezlei and Kyleigh Garland
Margaret Farratell
James Kelley
Sheila McGrath
Rick Stevens / Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired
Joyce Makinen / Voigt House
Don Dekker / Meyer May House
Special Thanks to Jack Sytsma for Host Recruitment
Special Thanks to Nikki Hoort and staff for offers of additional help
Special Thanks to Jackie Taylor for her work at the Ticket Booth
Thanks also to the Host-recruited volunteers whose names we do not have – you are all appreciated!
Special Thanks Again to Committee Chairs Kathi Barkan and Nikki Hoort for a wonderful event.
7
Mark Levandoski hired VanDerKolk Painting
to perform architectural paint restoration in
the Heritage Hill District.
Mark, what would you like your Heritage Hill neighbors to
know about VanDerKolk Painting?
Tom seems to take a genuine interest in your property. He wants to do the
right thing for you and will discuss the pros and cons on different approaches.
He takes the time to achieve consensus.
What impressed you most about VanDerKolk Painting’s craftsmen?
They work as a team and respect what each is doing, knowing it all is part
of achieving a good job. I never noticed the haughty "pecking order" I
have seen with past work crews.
How was your budget addressed for your painting project by
VanDerKolk Painting?
Well, good work is not going to be inexpensive. I think with painting you really
do "get what you pay for." While VanDerKolk "talks the talk," they deliver
what you pay for. Let's face it, once a crew takes over your property, you are
pretty much at their mercy. As the days went on, I felt better and better that I
budgeted higher for my job because VanDerKolk delivered what I paid for.
Overall, how would you grade VanDerKolk Painting’s quality,
value and customer service?
I was pleased with the detail work, meaning the prep work; anybody can
spread paint. The value of a good job takes some time to appreciate.
Tom communicates well; it is not a one way street. He calls you and stays
in touch during the job's progression. This is becoming rare and I knew I
made the right decision because the communication did not stop after the
contract was signed.
NEW EPA LEAD LAW MANDATES
CONTRACTOR TRAINING.
On April 22, 2010, The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will enforce a new law that all contractors must have
proper certification for dealing with lead on homes built prior to 1978. For example, pressure washing for paint removal will
be outlawed. VanDerKolk Painting's paint shaving system utilizes HEPA equipment to safely contain lead based paint.
This process provides 15 years of durability and has a 5 year warranty. VanDerKolk Painting has completed their certification
process. Our employees are trained in the safety practices and removal of lead-based paints. If you have questions about
a painting project that involves lead paint, contact VanDerKolk Painting.
Huge thanks to our recent Heritage Hill Association contributors:
Glenn and Kathi Barkan
Larry and Nancy Beckwith
Angela Bopra
Robin and Margaret Bowles
Amber Brown
Gertrude Calmese
Mike and Kathleen Cavanaugh
Bob and Julie Connors
John and Sylvia Cooper
Roger and Dawn Cornell
Fred Coutchie
Dan and Kate Diedrich
Jerry Dreyer
Mark D. Dykstra
Jim and Eileen Gould
Kate Eberhard
Roger and Rose Ellis
Justin Fales
James and Minnie Forbes
Deborah Gelinas
Marvin and Beverly Hall
Coleen Hamman
Jennifer Hankinson
Jack and Susan Hessler
James Honeycutt
Mark Hutchison
C. M. Johnson
Paul Kutsche
Virginia and James La Grand
Dean Lantinga
Ray and Beth Lantinga
Rozelle and Phyllis Lazenby
Ealry Lyons
Elizabeth and Andrey Marchena
Martha’s Viveyard
Myron and Willa Mast
Kevin and Cynthia McCurren
Paula McNeely
Michael Mesnak
Jaime Misner
Michelle Mott
Craig Nobbelin and Mei Chow
Phil Ondersma
Laura Piersma
Ellen Pool
Mary Robinson and Tom Simmons
Milton and Barbara Rohwer
Steve and Amy Ruis
Jim Russell
Stu Saints and Lisa McManus
Linda Samuelson
Ken Schmidt and Bill Russell
George Seamon
Donna and Doug Sieplinga
Mary Lou Smith
Jacqueline Taylor
Tom and Chris Truesdale
Matthew Veneklase
Mary Ann Walters
Clare Wade and Tom Koetsier
Sandy Ward
The Waters House Apartments
Marge Wielsma
E. Miles Wilson
Fred and Wendy Wooden
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Hollyhocks stand guard all summer
at the College & Cherry Corner
Garden
Thank you to the Association for the Blind and Visually
Impaired, Gerontology Network and Tazzia Landscaping
for their generous contribution in both talent and dollars in
continuing to keep our neighborhood beautiful.
Tidy Home Helpers offers very affordable and
professional home and small office cleaning services
to those in the greater Grand Rapids area. We use
environmentally-friendly Green Seal certified
products so you, your loved ones, and your
environment are safe in our hands.
“At Tidy Home Helpers we’ll keep your
home looking great.”
Call 616-233-4832 to set up a free assessment
Or Visit Us Online: www.tidyhomehelpers.com
Texas Hold-em
Yippy Ki Yai
We corralled a few good folks to
spend their 4th of July weekend hosting a
Texas Hold-em at TJ’s Charity Game Room.
Hats off and yippy ki yai’s to the following
9/14/2009
12:08:00
PMHill:
for great service
to Heritage
Maria Zache, Jim Starkey, Mary
Robinson, Tom Simmons, Nikki
Hoort, G.F. Korreck, Jim Payne, Char
Kruchak, Jan Earl, Barb Lester, Mike
Chielens, Chris Roe, Tom Czerwinski;
and an extra yip to Steve Yared for
heading this new fundraising effort.
With the success of this initial effort,
we will likely be doing it again. The work
is pain free and the time goes quickly. If
you want to get into this posse, give the
office a call, 459-8950. We’ll try to avoid
holiday weekends in the future!
Many thanks to our
sponsors of the 2010
Heritage Hill Garden
Tour:
Elders’ Helpers
Live on your own with a helper
in your home.
1407 Robinson Rd.
454-8305
www.eldershelpers.com
Storr Printing Services, Inc
Offset and Digital Printing
938 Cherry SE
459-0068
www.storrprinting.com
Tidy Home Helpers
Tough on Dirt. Gentle on your
environment.
1407 Robinson Rd.
(616) 233-4832
www.tidyhomeshelpers.com
Wealthy Street Businesses
Wealthy Street Bakery
Art of the Table
Wealthy at Charles
The Winchester
Literary Life
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Board Notes
Discussion at the June, 2010 Heritage
Hill Association Board Meeting
included:
Public Comment: Grand Rapids city
employee, Barbara Small presented plans
for the city’s new Single Stream recycling
program set to begin this summer. Soon
all recycling will go into wheeled carts
with no need to separate or bag any items.
Batteries will no longer be accepted
(drop-off centers will be available,) but
phone books will. A letter and card will
be sent to all residents for their choice of
three different cart sizes; the current bins
will be exchanged for a cart in July. The
carts will have a computer chip linking
that cart to its address; the current bins
will be recycled into carts.
Treasurer’s Report: Tom C. reported
that the Rental Service income continues
to be down but the financial picture
overall is good for this time of year.
Staff Reports: Jan E. reported on the
meeting with ArtPrize concerning
possible joint marketing efforts with
Home Tour. Jan also stated that 1)
she would be meeting with ICCF and
would inquire as to further details of
development plans for the former Little
Jack’s party and surrounding properties.
2) The city’s Street-Lighting Initiative is
off the table for now and that 3) the longempty house at 111 Lafayette NE was sold
to a couple with two small children.
Committee/Liaison Reports:
Institutional Liaisons – Jan E. reported
on a neighbors’ meeting with Saint Mary’s
concerning the plans for the hospitality
center at Saint Luke’s and associated
renovation.
Nominating/Personnel – Jackie T. stated
that Jan’s evaluation will be held later this
year.
Board Attendance Policy – Steve Y.
stated that the Executive Committee
encourages attendance and participation
and suggested a discussion of the
absences and reinstatement policy.
General discussion included possible
credit for committee work and the
possibility of reinstatement being handled
at the Executive Committee level.
Garden Tour – Nikki H. reported that the
TV ads have been running and that they
arranged a reciprocal marketing program
with the Ottawa Hills Garden Tour. Kathi
B. reported that approximately 100
advance tickets had been sold and that a
few volunteers were still needed.
Home Tour – Jan E. reported that the
Home Tour Committee had met the
previous evening and that recruitment
was still extremely slow. Many good
prospects have been made and the
committee hopes to have the line-up
finalized by the end of July. A plea
was made again to members to solicit
their neighbors’ participation. Jan also
reported that the Friends and Sponsors
campaign is on track.
Pledge Drive – Jackie T. reported that the
drive is going well.
Texas Hold-em – Steve Y. stated that 4
volunteers are still needed for the 3-day
fundraiser. The HHA Board meets at 7:00 p.m. on the
third WEDNESDAY of every month at GRCC
East (formerly Davenport,) 415 East Fulton
at the Robert Sneden Lecture Hall. Neighbors
are welcome to attend. If you would like an
item placed on the Board agenda, please call
the HHA office at 459-8950 before 4:00 p.m. of
the second WEDNESDAY of the month. If you
would like to address the Board regarding an
agenda item, public comment is taken at the
beginning of each meeting. For non- agenda
items, public comment is taken at the end of
each meeting. Typically, Board meetings last
from 7:00 p.m. until 8:30 to 9:00 p.m.
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Progressive in Thought
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How Would Heritage Hill Look Today If?
(Cont'd from page 3)
some of you in these next few months,
please consider the generous act we ask
of you: Opening your home for Heritage
Hill’s Annual Weekend Tour of Homes.
The dates for our May Tour will
be Saturday and Sunday, May 21 and
22, 2011. While it may be difficult to
remember dates, think of it as the 3rd
weekend of May - OR - the weekend prior
to the Memorial Day holiday weekend.
Now or in the Future
And please remember, though we are
looking for Tour homes for this next year,
more importantly, we are also looking to
create a list of potential tour homes for
upcoming years. The Tour committee
loves to work with any perspective Tour
homeowner and wants to schedule a
date that can be met without creating
too much anxiety on the part of those
readying their home for Tour. For some,
that may mean next May. For others, it
may be two to three years away. We want
to put your name on the list and to let you
know we appreciate your involvement
regardless of your dateline. While
there are many people involved in the
orchestration of our neighborhood Tour
each year, none are more important than
those who actually open the doors of their
homes for the public to view.
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property greatly enhanced in value. But
they were never able to secure possession
of land west of Jefferson Avenue to carry
out their cherished plans. Had they been
successful the aspect of the commercial
center of the city would doubtless have
been greatly changed from what it is now.
One could imagine big business blocks
where now there are some of the largest
and handsomest residences of the city.
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If the plans of Cant Smith and E.
B. Bostwick had not miscarried back in
the 1840’s, Monroe Street, the principal
business thoroughfare of this city, would
now be double its present length. Few
people of the present day have stopped to
consider that State Street is very nearly in
a direct line with Monroe street, and if cut
through would join Monroe Street at its
upper end, making a continuous street to
Madison Avenue. Back in the pioneer days
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that part of the city east of Division Street
was very little settled, and a considerable
portion of it an oak wilderness. It was along
about 1846 that Cant Smith, landlord of
the old National Hotel, and E. B. Bostwick,
a large property holder of the early days,
purchased from “Uncle Louis” Campau 20
or 30 acres lying east of Jefferson Avenue,
between Cherry and Washington streets.
They had the property surveyed, and State
Street was laid out and cut through from
Jefferson Avenue to Madison Avenue. They
figured on getting possession of enough
land lying between the foot of State Street
and the head of Monroe Street to continue
State Street through to the business center.
They saw the business interests of the town
pushed eastward in the future, and their
Grand Rapids Evening Press, Jan 31, 1898, page 2
Memorial to our Union
Avenue Neighbor
James Blaine Williams passed away
on June 2, 2010. James and his wife
Willowdean have lived on the 300
block of Union Avenue SE since
1971. He was born in Grenada, MS
and moved to Chicago where he met
Willowdean, his mate for the next 51
years. Mrs. Williams said they moved
to Grand Rapids to raise their family
in a safe area. Mr. Williams served
in Korea for the U.S. Army and later
worked for the Steelcase Corp. He is
remembered by his family, friends and
neighbors in Heritage Hill.
The city wasn’t yet fifty years old in the
1890’s, and the character of State Street, one
of Grand Rapids’ “handsomest” residential
neighborhoods, almost became something
else. The following article appeared in the
Grand Rapids Evening Press 112 years ago.
The writer tells of a certain historic roadway
that in different circumstances would look
today quite foreign to us in Heritage Hill;
perhaps high-rise commercial buildings!
The tradition handed down is that
State Street was laid out along an ancient
Native American trail that began along the
eastern shore of the Owashtanong (Grand
River) at the foot of Monroe Street – where
the McKay Tower now stands. The trail
headed southeasterly from there; up the
gradual hills then covered with virgin
oak. After non-native settlement, the
“State Road” continued as an important
transportation route to places southeast
of Grand Rapids. Looking at a modern-day
map and comparing antique maps of the
area, it is not difficult to imagine what is
being described.
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Saturday, October 2nd:
10:30 to 2:30 and 2:00 to 5:30
Sunday, October 3rd:
11:30 to 3:30 and 3:00 to 6:30
and Heritage Hill congratulates him for
his great community spirit and efforts
to improve young people’s lives through
books and bikes!
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Fire
Crime in progress
Fight – weapons involved
Very suspicious activity
Non-emergency: 456-3400
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Highlights October 2nd & 3rd Tour
And Spring 2011 Tour Follows Hot on the Heels of Our Final Fall Tour
- Tom Truesdale
As you read this Heritage Hill Annual
Weekend Tour of Homes update, our
October 2010 line-up is set – or nearly
so – and work is on-going in preparation
for the neighborhood’s final Fall Tour of
Homes. And though it will be the final
Fall Tour, there will be no lack of great
homes for public viewing or for things
to do before, after and in-between house
tours. During this 2nd year of Artprize,
many more venues than last year will be
located within or very near the Heritage
Hill neighborhood borders. Our 2010
Annual Tour’s eight to nine homes will
be punctuated by various artists’ exhibits
adding a cross-cultural flavor to the
already great Tour of our neighborhood.
A detailed outline of this year’s
offerings will appear in our Tour of
Homes edition of the Heritage Herald in
September. Also, in this year’s Tour map/
booklet, we will try to label each Artprize
venue in and near our district boundaries
so you can plan your tour around all
the sites – artwork and homes - as you
traverse the neighborhood.
While it will be sad to see our
historical Fall event disappear - a
perennial favorite on the West Michigan
Fall schedule for so many years excitement is building among the Tour
committee, and through portions of the
Hill and its households, in anticipation
of the Annual Tour of Homes new Spring
reincarnation. We don’t have to tell
you - our friends and neighbors – that
the opportunity to show off our streets
and homes in the Spring is the chance to
present to our visitors Heritage Hill at its
most beautiful.
Though several smaller fundraising
events occur throughout the year, the
Annual Heritage Hill Tour of Homes
remains the largest fundraiser for the
Heritage Hill Association. Between
350 and 400 volunteers contribute to
making the weekend a success with all
proceeds going right back into programs
for the Heritage Hill neighborhood.
Some of these programs include block
club organizing, crime prevention,
community and resource education, landuse planning, and preservation of the
district’s historic character. And while
it’s sometimes more complicated than
that, more often than not, the programs
are simply focused on helping neighbors
maintain and/or improve their quality of
life in Heritage Hill.
Looking for 2011 Tour
Homes - How You Can Help
The Heritage Hill Association and
the many neighbors and friends who
comprise the Heritage Hill neighborhood
association hope you or someone you
know might be interested in opening
your home(s) for the annual Tour. The
search for a homeowner’s “pride and joy”
or even an interesting “work in progress”
continues.
We are currently looking for a few
more homes for the May 2011 Tour. This
will be the first Heritage Hill Annual
Weekend Tour of Homes Spring Tour in
more than 35 years.
When members of the Tour
Committee, or my wife and I, come visit
(Cont'd on page 4)
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Cell 616.498.2004
Report all crimes: After you call police, call
the Heritage Hill Association at 459-8950
Remember Heritage
Hill Property
Owners:
There is a City Preservation Ordinance that
governs all exterior changes, repairs and/
or additions to Heritage Hill
properties. Call the Grand
Rapids Historic Preservation
Commission at 456-3451 for
information on approvals. You
can access the application form
at the City’s website, www.
ci.grand-rapids.mi.us at the
Planning Department section or
at the Heritage Hill Association’s
www.heritagehillweb.org.
This ordinance applies to all
exterior changes, repairs, and/
or additions to your home and
property. Items such as doors
and windows including storms,
yard structures, driveway and
sidewalk approaches, and fences
do need HPC approvals.
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Residential & Institutional
corner of College & Fulton
serving Grand Rapids from the heart of Heritage Hill with
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every
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April 18
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Quality Child Care Provided
Corner
of College
& Fulton
serving Grand Rapids
from
the heart
of Heritage Hill with
Addie’s Pantry & Addie’s Diner
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126 College S.E.
616-459-8950 Fax: 616-459-2409
Hours: 9 am - 5 pm, Mon. - Fri..
Answering machine available for after-hours messages.
EMAIL: [email protected]
WEBSITE: www.heritagehillweb.org
Purpose:
The purpose of the Heritage Hill Association is to
provide neighbors a way of collectively building a
healthy, historically preserved community in which
people can live and work in a secure and stable
environment.
Office Staff:
Barb Lester, Crime Prevention Organizer
Maria Zache, Administrative Assistant
Wilhelmina Daniels, Afternoon Receptionist
COMPETITOR’S COUPONS
This summer is HOT, Hot, hot! Some like
it … others (like me) long for the cool,
and even more important, dry breezes.
Whatever your heat tolerance, it is summer
in Heritage Hill and the best time to porch
or stoop sit. Enjoy your neighbors with this
idle time – It’s too hot to do much else!

Great neighbors, Kathi Barkan and Nikki
Hoort and their band of Garden Tour
volunteers, did it all for the 2010 Garden
Tour. It was a beautiful weekend and people
really appreciated the glorious gardens in
Heritage Hill. Thanks so much for raising
$3,900 for the Association.

The Heritage Hill Association Board of Directors
President
**Mike Clark, 310 Washington SE, (C) 644-6453
Vice President
*Steve Yared, 259 Morris SE, (H) 454-2703
Treasurer
**Tom Czerwinski, 457 Paris SE, (H) 443-5608
Secretary
*Jackie Taylor, 5155 N Quail Crest Dr SE, 49546 (H) 942-5941
Hats off too to Steve Yared for rounding up
all needs for the Association’s participation
in the Texas Hold-em at TJ’s Charity Game
We will accept all
Competitor’s Coupons.
Must mention & provide
coupon to receive
matching offer.
Room. This is a no-glory fundraiser and
not really associated with the Heritage Hill
neighborhood, but it works. Volunteers
staffed the money side of the event; selling
and redeeming poker chips, signing up
participants for the tournament. Thanks to
the 16 volunteers for earning $3071 for the
Association’s programs.
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Enjoy the remaining summer months …
but don’t forget that Home Tour is coming
on October 2 and 3! Volunteer, buy tickets,
invite friends, carry on! ArtPrize will also be
happening and there will be over 40 artists
showcasing their work in our neighborhood.
These are two big events and two great
reasons to invite your out-of-town friends
and family to enjoy our cool city!
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*Deb Bryker, 6601 36th Ave, Hudsonville 49426, 669-6754
* Justin Fales, 233 College SE #1, 581-1472
*Margaret Farratell, 41 Prospect NE, 885-2518
*Vicki Hudson, 250 Morris SE, 456-9032
**Nikki Hoort, 135 Lafayette NE, (H) 454-5101
**Jane Lovett, 29 Gay SE, (H) 458-4504
*Jaime Misner, 303 Madison SE, (H) 454-3309
*Jim Payne, 27 College NE, (H) 454-2367
*Mary Robinson, , 220 Union SE, (H) 459-2119
*Amy Ruis, 414 Prospect SE, (H) 822-9451
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The Heritage Hill Association Board of Directors meets
at 7 pm the third Wednesday of each month at GRCC
East Campus, 415 East Fulton. The meeting is in the
Robert Sneden Lecture Hall #1 and is open to the
public.
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The Heritage Hill Foundation Board of Trustees
Chairman
Barbara L. Roelofs, 227 College SE, 459-0091
James Booth Burr, Jr., 1244 Lake Drive SE, 458-1246
Sam Cummings, 15 Ionia SW, 458-5235
Rebecca Smith Hoffman, 454-5373
Jim James, 3082 Thornapple River Dr. SE, 949-8484
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The Heritage Herald is published by the Heritage Hill
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necessarily those of the Board of Directors. We reserve
the right to edit. Address correspondence to The Heritage
Herald, 126 College SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503.
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Heritage Hill Association Committee Chairs
Block Rep:
Barb Lester, 459-8950
Garden Tour: Kathi Barkan, (H) 451-1906
Nikki Hoort, (H) 454-5101
Finance: Tom Czerwinski, (H) 443-5608
Newsletter: Jan Earl, 459-8950
Pledge Drive: Jackie Taylor, (H) 942-5941
Preservation: Jaime Misner, (H) 454-3309
Traffic and
Mike Clark, (C) 644-6453
Parking: Barb Lester, (W) 459-8950
Zoning:
Craig Nobbelin, 458-0471
Home Tour: Judy Jorgenson, 454-2583
Staffing:
Chris Truesdale, 456-5448
Sue Karsen, 455-1223
Distribution: Don Rietema, 776-1716
Publicity:
Tom Truesdale, 456-5448
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Heritage Herald
The Newsletter of Heritage Hill
JULY/AUGUST 2010
Volume XXXVI, No. 4
Heritage Hill Association’s
Classifieds
DATES TO REMEMBER
All Heritage Hill Association Meetings are open to neighbors.
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***Note 2010 Board Meetings are held the third WEDNESDAY of the month***
Tuesday, August 3rd
5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Heritage Hill Night-Out Picnic
Enjoy a summer night with fun and food!
*****Wednesday, August 18th, 2010****
415 East Fulton
*****Wednesday, September 15th, 2010****
415 East Fulton
Annual Heritage Hill Association Events to Remember:
Saturday and Sunday, October 2 and 3, 2010
2010 Heritage Hill Weekend Tour of Homes
We welcome you inside 11 or more historic homes.
Friday, December 3, 2010
Holiday Potluck and Annual Meeting
Holiday Cheer, Great Food and conversation with Heritage Hill neighbors.
Santa comes, you should too!
National Night Out
in Foster Park
Cherry and Madison SE
Plant Health Care
Pruning
Removals
Cabling & Bracing
Tree Fertilization
Insect/Disease
Control
• IPM Programs
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Brian McKenzie
ISA Certified Arborist
1-877-BARTLETT
616-245-9449
www.bartlett.com
SUNDAY WORSHIP
10:00 am (June 20 - September 5)
CHILDREN’S WORSHIP &
NURSERY CARE PROVIDED
www.wpcgr.org
456-1456
47 Jefferson · Downtown · Grand Rapids
Camp Henry
459-2267
Child Development Center 458-8480
Food Pantry
456-6115
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
5:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Potluck Picnic
Bring a dish to share and a
chair or blanket.
We’ll provide hot dogs,
brats, beverage and
utensils.
Fun Stuff:
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Door Prizes
Kids Activities
GRPD K9 Unit
Fire Truck
City Officials
Candidates
 Water Play

July-Aug 2010 - Heritage Hill

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