Sunday, January 27, 2019

4:00 PM

Please join your neighbors for:

Wine, cheese, and conversation

A review of 2018

What’s new in 2019

 

MBA Pfeffer Auditorium

(located in Ingram Science Building)

 

Directions:

Park in the garage located off Wilson Avenue.  The entrance is half-way between Rolland and Whitland.  Take the elevator or walk up to the football field level.  Go past the dining hall, with the football field on your left.  At the dining hall turn right and walk through the first quad and between the buildings to the quad closest to West End.  Go past the library (with the Ben Franklin statue sitting on the bench) and into the doors straight ahead.

                         

                        A Craighead Snowman & Friend

 

 

 

How it works: Fill out the form below. Return it to Kevin Stack via email (kevin.stack@vanderbilt.edu) by December 15, 2018. Kevin will arrange for Mike Ridings of Lawnscapes to contact you to install your tree(s) a next few weeks. For all trees planted within 20 feet of the sidewalk, WANA will write you a check for $50.00 per tree. It is that simple! Step-by-step instructions below.  Double click on the line below.

/files/2728/File/Re-Leaf Whitland Tree Ordering Form 11-28-18.pdf

Print out the form and complete it. If you have the capability to scan the completed form on your computer you can then give the file a name and email it to Kevin as shown on the form. Otherwise you will need to drop it off at Kevin's House at 219 Carden Ave.

 

2018 HALLOWEEN PARTY

David Fox, 4th July Host Committee and neighbor: (615) 218-3000 dfox@mpf.com

Denise Hawkins, 4^th July Host Committee and neighbor: (615) 298-1880 or (615) 804-7645 necer@bellsouth .net

Carol Armes 4th July Host Committee & neighbor 615-305-7497 c for texts carolarmes@gmali.com

Bob Pitz 4^th July Host Committee & neighbor 615-218-1955  robert.w.pitz@vanderbilt.edu

Additional Comments about Parking

While this is a neighborhood event and most guests walk to the event, if you have relatives or close friends planning on attending, just make sure they are aware of the temporary street closure (barricades) on Whitland Ave. the day of the event on 4^th July 2018 and our on-street parking policy during the hours of the event on the 4^{t h} There are side streets of Leonard Avenue or Craighead Avenue where visitors may park.  But we ask that you make sure that no homeowners' driveway is blocked. Please be courteous at all times of others who live in our neighborhood. Carden & Cantrell Avenue side streets are dead-ends and are very narrow - - please do not use these streets for parking unless you reside on these st reets. We need to make sure that residents on these narrow dead-end streets have access to emergency needs should that arise and parking along these two streets makes that very, very, difficult.

In the event of an emergency, please notify oneof the hosts listed above who will be on-site and available during the days leading up to the event and the day of the event.  We will assess the  situation· and take all measures necessary to insure the absolute safety and comfort of our guests.

Thank you!  Please have a safe & happy 4^th July

What: Superhero movie night with your neighbors. Bring
your family and friends for movies, picnicking, and Retro Sno.

When: Saturday, May 19, 2018

6:30 pm The Incredibles

8:15 ish Spiderman Homecoming

Where: Mary Catherine Strobel Park at the end of Carden
by the pedestrian bridge

Food: BYOB and BYOFFF(Bring your own food, friends and
family!!!) Retro Sno will provide snowballs!

Note: We have changed the name of our event to Movies By The Creek to avoid confusion with Metro's Movies in the Park (Elmington Park).

For more information, please contact Bob Lyons
(bob3@olpnashville.com).

A small group of about 10 showed up for the cleanup. We concluded that rainy days seem to bring out more people as we learned at the Easter Egg & Keg event.  Never-the-less piles of branches and trash were put beside Rolland Road from Leonard to South Wilson. While loitering on the Carden bridge over Kingfisher Creek we learned there was a complaint about the rough weathered railings on the bridge. After much discussion on how to fix this John Fleming came up wiith a brilliant idea.  Just turn the hand rails over and expose the smooth wood on the other side. It took about an hour for John and Tom Sherrill to pullout all the nails, filip the boads and hammer the nails back. Click on photos to enlarge.

 

Around 11:00AM Bob Lyons brought a truck down loaded with very good beer. At noon he unveiled a beef briskit cooked to perfection using his secret reciple and equipment. Others contributed beans and snacks. Download the video to see Bob in action.

 

Food: A potluck lunch will immediately follow at Mary Catherine Strobel park (at the pedestrian bridge at the end of Carden). WANA will provide a brisket and beverages.

 

Hippity! Hoppity! Easter's on it's way!

Please join us for the 8th Annual Whitland Neighborhood Spring Social and Easter Egg Hunt to be held on Easter Day, April 1st  from 3-5:00! There will be something for everyone, including egg hunts for children of all ages, light refreshments, and the ever-popular Easter Keg!  The event will take place at Strobel Park at the bottom of Carden Ave.

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Creek Cleanup, Saturday April 21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This year we will work the creek from the Kingfisher Bridge .(bottom of Carden Ave.) to MBA. A potluck luncheon will follow at about 11:30AM at Strobel Park. 

 

Tree - a woody perennial plant, typically having a single stem or trunk  and bearing lateral branches.  Let's preserve the beauty of our neighborhood and plant trees.

WANA is investigating adding arboretum status to our neighborhood.  If you have a tree in the public right of way or within 10 feet of the sidewalk that you would like to include the arboretum please contact Melissa Donahue, lis.donahue@gmail.com. 

 

For information on Nurseries and a List of Trees click here and download a PDF file..

 

Please join your neighbors and Council Member Kathleen Murphy for wine, cheese, and conversation.

Sunday January 28, 2018

4:00 PM

***NEW LOCATION FOR 2018***

MBA Pfeiffer Auditorium

(located in Ingram Science Building)

 

Directions:

Park in the garage located off Wilson Avenue.  The entrance is half-way between Rolland and Whitland.  Take the elevator or walk up to the football field level.  Go past the dining hall, with the football field on your left.  At the dining hall turn right and walk through the first quad and between the buildings to the quad closest to West End.  Go past the library (with the Ben Franklin statue sitting on the bench) and into the doors straight ahead.

 

Join us for the

WANA Holiday Party!

Saturday December 16, 2017

6:30 – 10:00 pm

 

 

At the home of

Jay & Melissa Wellons

3801 Whitland Avenue

 

We’re supplying wine & beer, ham & turkey

Please bring an appetizer, a side or dessert

        You are invited to the

Neighborhood Halloween Party!!

Tuesday, Oct. 31st

Kickoff to show those costumes:  4:45 pm 

Costume Judging to Start:  5:15 pm sharp [Note 15 minutes earlier than last year]

End of Carden Avenue

Light Refreshments Served

Come on Down!!!

Sponsored by the Whitland Area Neighborhood Association

Prizes for individual kid costumes ages 1-4, 5-9, 10+ and family prize too!

 

New Slide Hill in Our Park

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This large tree was uprooted by the storm and fell on the powerline to 230 Carden. Power was restored by NES. We now have a new slide hill in the park that the kids have discovered. A plan will be needed to remove the tree and root ball.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carden Bridge Damage

In addition to the felled tree, a tree that was cut down a few weeks ago at 235 Leonard and and improperly dumped in the creek was floated by the flood downstream and hit the pedestrian bridge at the bottom of Carden.  Neighbors cleaned the brush off the bridge but one board is missing so watch where you are going when you walk your dogs across.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obviously we are going to need help to straighten this mess out.  More to come . . .

 

Printed copies of the newsletter with an invitation to the July 4th Celebration are being delivered to each home in the Whitland Area. You can also get a PDFcopy here.