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WANA Newsletter - Q1 2021

WANA will hold its annual meeting virtually via Zoom on Saturday, January 23rd at 4pm. An invitation with the link and instructions for joining the Zoom meeting will be emailed to the Google Groups mailing list the morning of the event. The presentation and any notes will be posted in the annual meeting tab at the top of this site.

As part of holiday season neighbors have sent in their favorite charities for anyone who is look for ideas for charitable donations.

Martha O’Bryan Center
Nashville Rescue Mission
Thistle Farms
YWCA of Middle Tennessee
Second Harvest Food Bank
Best Friends Animal Society
Nashville Pittie
Room At The Inn
Southern Poverty Law Center
American Civil Liberties Union
Faith Family Medical Clinic
Oasis
Community Care Fellowship
Gideon’s Army
Nashville General Hospital Foundation

Meet at the Carden bridge on Rolland.  Bring loppers, trimmers, and hand saws if you can. We will pick up trash, clear debris, and cut back the Privet and other invasive plants along the creek. Cold bottled water will be available and please bring a mask, but, we will practice social distancing as cautiously as possible and work singularly to avoid issue.  This is probably not an event for children and our alternate date in the event of heavy rain or high water is the following Saturday the 24th at the same time.  If bad weather or high water a cancellation notice will go out over the Google Groups.     

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The 4th of July 2020 will be remembered for many years as the year we couldn't have a party due to the Caronaviris. However, a few residents went all the way with decorations and a family events on their front yards. If we had awards I think the top home would be the winner.. Photos from Cyril Stewart.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Next Friday on June 12th, WANA has arranged for two food trucks to come to the top of Carden Ave. at Whitland Ave from 4:30 to 7:30.

Califarmia fresh California cuisine using local ingredients will provide the main food.  Califarmia uses a web based link for its orders and payments (credit cards only) that can be ordered a few days in advance or during its time at Carden on Friday evening.

Bradley’s Creamery will provide ice cream for dessert. Bradley’s also has a link that will be provided and they will accept walk up orders and cash/credit cards. 

 

 

 

WANA has arranged this event for your convenience. Hopefully it will be fun and yummy, and we continue to encourage social distancing.  This event is a pickup, maybe mingle a little, and take home your dinner/dessert situation. We look forward to this fun option next Friday. 

Steve Curnettte, WANA Steering Committee Chair

 

 

These photos were all taken in March and April 2020. Keep Calm was a postcard made in Britain to during the First World War. It would be just as importtant today for the caronusviris disaster. The next four photos start with the flooding at Easter and show the creek on Carden Ave. following down to the bridge and high water on Rolland Rd. The final photos were all taken on May 2nd starting at MBA, then the corner at Rolland Road with the ugly dead tree. A great job of cleanup followed a crew of neighbors did a grate job. A happy family is having fun fishing at the new steps.which makes a grand ending. They all got out of the water quickly when they discovered the snake in the rocks.The last photo shows the dry bed of the creek at Leonard.

This coming Saturday we are going to have an informal creek clean up starting at 10:00 AM.  In order to observe social distancing we will not be providing any food or drink and we will split up with trash bags for the majority of the clean up.  There may be a little cutting of brush around the Leonard/Rolland intersection.  I suspect if several show up to assist we can probably finish way prior to noon.

Check out the upcoming  Dog Show  on our Facebook.com/whitlandnashville/  

Stay safe and I hope to see some of you this coming Saturday morning at 10:00 am at the Carden bridge.

Steve Curnutte

            This was the flood a few days ago. Now we need to clean up the trash that was left behind

If you are out walking in Easter can you find the beautiful white azaleas under the magnificent dogwood in full bloom. It’s in the heart of WANA.

Photo by Cyril Stewart

Dear WANA Neighbors,

COVID-19 is having an unprecedented impact on the world and our country.  If you are an older member of our community and feel that you could use some assistance, whether simply taking trash cans out and back or you have more urgent needs like the dropping off of food, please consider this Google groups as a forum in which you can reach out for help.  Our community has shown time again that we are there to help one another, and the Google Group could function as a way to match those needing help and those able to do so.  Find the GoogleGroup.com and select Whitland.   If you have not registered yet then go to Whitland.org, click on the Google Group tab, and fill in the required information. Your request will be approved and you can then post information on the Google Group. The Google Group is for Whitland Residents only.

 Best regards

    Steve Curnutte, President, Whitland Area Neighborhood Association 

Annual Meeting                     Sunday 1/26/2020

Eggs & Kegs                          Sunday 4/12/2020

Creek Cleanup                       Saturday 4/25/2020 10AM to 2PM Lunch Provided (Alternate Date 5/20/2020

Dog Show     POSTPONED    Saturday 5/16/20 3:00PM  (National Pet Month) & Movie Night (dusk}

Movie Night                             Saturday 9/12/2020

Yard Sale Day                        Saturday 9/19/2020

Porch Tours                            Sept or October tbd

Fall Cleanup                           Saturday 10/17/2020 10 am -2 :pm (lunch provided) Altenate 10/24/2020

Halloween                               Saturday 10/31/2020

Holiday Party                            Saturday 12/5/2020

Annual Meeting                     Sunday 1/26/2020

Eggs & Kegs                          Sunday 4/12/2020

Creek Cleanup                       Saturday 4/25/2020 10AM to 2PM Lunch Provided (Alternate Date 5/20/20

Dog Show                              Saturday 5/16/20 3:00PM  (National Pet Month) & Movie Night (dusk}

Movie Night                             Saturday 9/12/2020

Yard Sale Day                        Saturday 9/19/2020

Porch Tours                            Sept or October tbd

Fall Cleanup                           Saturday 10/17/2020 10 am -2 :pm (lunch provided) Altenate 10/24/2020

Halloween                               Saturday 10/31/2020

Holiday Party                            Saturday 12/5/2020

 

Please Join Your Neighbors for:

                                   Wine, Cheese, and Conversation

                                 A Review of 2019 & What’s New for 2020

 

​                                  Sunday, January 26, 2020 at 4:00 PM

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.

Due to the forecast of heavy rain all day Saturday, the creek cleanup moved to Sunday at 2:00.  We met at the pedestrian bridge at Mary Catherine Strobel Park (end of Carden Ave.). We had enough tools for those who come with willing hands. Enjoy the photos.Due to the forecast of heavy rain all day Saturday, the creek cleanup moved to Sunday at 2:00.  We met at the pedestrian bridge at Mary Catherine Strobel Park (end of Carden Ave.). We had enough tools for those who come with willing hands. Enjoy the photos.

It was the coldest night since last winter but it brought out one of the biggest crowds along with the best chicken ever..Click on any photo to enlarge it 

That's all for this year. 

 

Yard Sale

 Our yard sales participated this year and reported good crowds of shoppers and sales. We were also fortunate to have a dumpster from Metro for those large bulk items as well as Goodwill involved. Thank you to Denise Hawkins for organizing both on our behalf. This event involves lots of moving pieces to both ensure there is adequate promotion to ensure we get enough traffic as well as facilitation to align and organize all of the third parties involved.  Thank you to the Board for support.

Fence at Whitland and Bowling

Many neighbors have complained about the fence erected at the corner of Whitland and Bowling. It violates Codes by being too close to the sidewalk as well as being too tall. This creates safety issues for cars, bikes, and pedestrians. The Whitland Area Neighborhood Association has, as have several neighbors, contacted the city and requested that the fence be brought into compliance with Metro Codes.

Movies by the Creek

Saturday, September 7th

Our annual fall Movies by the Creek featured two showings for young and old. Our early movie was Coco and the late show featured To Kill A Mockingbird. Movie candy, beverages, and popcorn were provided to round out the experience and enhance an already enjoyable evening.

Mutt Mitt Box

A new Mutt Mitt box with dog waste bags was installed just to the left of the main entrance into Brighton Close. Please use at your convenience and dispose of the used bags appropriately.

Fall Creek Cleanup

The fall Creek Cleanup is scheduled for the morning of October 26th from 9:00-12:00. In addition to our normal invasive plant removal and trash cleanup, we plan to install some new plants and ground cover near the new erosion control area by the Craighead Spring (where the swing used to be). This is always a spirited event and we encourage as many possible to join for the cleanup. Keeping the creek under control benefits our whole community.

Halloween Celebration and Costume Judging

WANA will again have its annual Halloween celebration and costume contest at the end of Carden near Mary Catherine Strobel Park on Halloween. There will be awards for best costumes based on age-ranges.  This has historically been a fun and well-attended event and a great way to kick off the night. Costume judging will begin at 5:00.

WANA Youth Committee

WANA is setting up a Youth Committee for high-school aged kids living in WANA. This is an effort to get our neighborhood young persons involved in our community’s activities like the Creek Clean Up. It is being spearheaded by Oscar Fox. If you wish to learn more or are interested in learning more, please email Oscar directly at williamfox21@email.usn.org.

WANA DUES

Your contribution helps support all the work WANA does on the neighborhoods behalf including beautification, events, newsletters, area representation, etc.  Do so by paying annual dues of $30 with a check to the Whitland Area Neighborhood Association and mailing it to our Treasurer, Neely Coble, 3817 Whitland Avenue, 37205 or pay your dues online at  HYPERLINK "https://www.whitland.org/"https://www.whitland.org. Just click the "Donate" button and pay with PayPal or a credit card.  

Just click on the "Donate" button where you can pay with PayPal or a credit card.

Stay in Touch!

If you’re not part of our Google Groups, you’re missing important messages from and about neighbors. Go to  HYPERLINK "https://whitland.org"whitland.org and click on the Google Group tab to get instructions. This is a closed group, only open to residents of Whitland. You shouldn’t be swamped with ads or unnecessary messages. Once you’ve been approved, posting is easy. Just type  HYPERLINK "mailto:whitland@googlegroups.com"whitland@googlegroups.com into the address bar in your email and write your message to the neighborhood.

Holiday Celebration

Mark your calendars for the annual WANA Holiday Party on December 7, 2019. More specific details to come via our emails and the Bulletin Board at Carden/Rolland.

Thanks to the photographer that took each of these photos. They were edited and titled by Bob Duthie.