You’re invited to take part on the Slatterly Park Neighborhood Association BoardThis October there will be Slatterly Park Neighborhood Association Board elections and there will be four open positions. The elections will be held at the next Quarterly Neighborhood Meeting on Tuesday, October 24, 2017. 7pm at Hawthorne Education Center. Apply today! Why Join the Board?
You can be a part of our great Board group. And we promise it won’t take too much of your time. Apply today!If you have any questions, please contact us at slatterlypark@gmail.com. |
Thanks to everyone who came out for Music and a Movie in Slatterly Park.
We cooked lots of tasty treats
Rochester Art Center hosted an art table for kids.
We got messy.
We played croquet
Ahmed got the lowdown on these awesome Mr. Rogers t-shirts.
Musicians jammed
The crowd began to gather.
And we enjoyed an amazing outdoor movie.
Thank you to our volunteers who helped advertise, setup, cook, and more.
And thank you to our generous sponsors. We couldn’t hold events like this for the neighborhood without your support.
Music and a Movie has been postponed until September 9th due to thunderstorms expected on August 26.
It’s still going to be awesome. And we’re still showing Moana.
Please join us.
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Join us for Music and a Movie in Slatterly Park!
Saturday, September 9, 2017
Slatterly Park Shelter
Family friendly. Free admission.
Events
Family games and activities – starting 3 pm
Water colors for kids – hosted by Rochester Arts Center – 4 to 7pm
Disc Golf Event – Come play the Slatterly course and get how-to-play help from local experts, discs available to lend – 4 to 8pm
Concessions – Hotdogs, soda, chips, nachos, iced tea – 5 to 9pm
Lamb-Smith fiddle/guitar duo performing lively music 6 to 8pm
Moana – outdoor movie– begins at dusk
Night Glow Disc Golf Event – We’re lighting up the Slatterly course like a fairyland, disc lights available to lend – game begins at dusk
Here is a link to our event poster
Big Thanks to Our Event Sponsors!
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Odin Forge
Join your Slatterly Park Neighbors for our annual potluck. We’ll also be holding the Quarterly Neighborhood Meeting. Please bring a dish to pass.
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
6pm dinner
6:30/7pm meeting
Slatterly Park Shelter
Doris Amundson, neighborhood gardener extraordinaire, will be giving a talk about Boulevard Gardens, which have been a hot topic in the neighborhood this summer.
Update: Here are SPNA Quarterly Neighborhood Meeting Minutes 4.25.17
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The next Slatterly Park Neighborhood Association Quarterly Neighborhood Meeting is coming up on April 25, 7- 9 pm at Hawthorne in room 114. Please join us! There are some hot items on the agenda:
- Proposed Bethel Park and Ride: We will share the latest information on this proposal with you. In addition, we’re hoping to get a special guest speaker to come. Perhaps Mark Bilderback and/or the city traffic engineer. We’ll let you know.
Bethel Lutheran Church on 3rd Ave SE
- Emerald Ash Borer: Some of you may have heard of this insect. We’ll we’re sorry to report that it has arrived in Slatterly and will potentially impact many residents who have ash trees. Neighborhood Association president, Cathy, is a trained tree inspector and will be sharing some information from the City Forester on how to identify ash trees and the emerald ash borer, how to prevent problems, and how to deal with problems if you already have in infestation.
Emerald ash borer
- Upcoming Neighborhood Events:
– Litter Bit Better: April 22, 1pm, Slatterly Park.
– RNeighbors Tree Planting: May 9, 4-8pm
– Art on the Avenue: May 20
– Med City Marathon: May 28
– Street Mural painting: June 3
Fore more info on upcoming events, view our 2017 Events poster.
Litter Bit Better: April 22 (Earth Day!), Slatterly Park
Art on the Avenue: May 20, Arts and Crafts Booth, 1100 block of 6th Ave SE
Med City Marathon Water Stop: May 28, 6th St and 10th Ave SE
Street Mural Paintings: Mid-June, 5th Ave and 10th St SE
Neighborhood Potluck and Quarterly Meeting: July 25, Bring a dish to pass, Slatterly Park
National Night Out: August 1, throughout the neighborhood
Music and Movie – 10th Anniversary!: August 26, Slatterly Park
Riverside Garden Cleanup: After the first frost, Riverside Elementary
Pumpkin Carving: October 28, Slatterly Park
Download the 2017 Events flyer.
Thank you to everyone who attended our Quarterly Neighborhood Meeting. We had fantastic turnout and look forward to seeing many of you at future meetings and events. Meeting highlights:
- Upcoming Events: Litter Bit Better, Art on the Avenue, Music and Movie
- Non-flushables: Presentation from David Lane, Rochester Water Reclamation
- What Makes Slatterly Park Unique in Rochester: Presentation from Jon Espy of Infinity Real Estate
- Upcoming Development Project: Ken Jackson of Keller Williams.
For more details, please review the meeting minutes in the link below:
activities taking place during the next few months:- Quarterly Neighborhood Meeting April 25, 2017
- Litter Bit Better April 23-29, 2017
- Slatterly Park booth at Art on the Avenue May 20, 2017
- Med City Marathon water stop May 28, 2017
- Street Mural Painting Mid-June 2017
Where: Hawthorne Education Center, 700 4th Ave SE, Room 140
Special Guest Speakers:
David Lane and staff from Water Reclamation at RPU. He will speak and answer questions about a recent mailing about sewage and sanitary sewers.
Jon Espy of Infinity Real Estate. He’ll be sharing his perspective on:
- What makes Slatterly Park unique in Rochester
- Current market trends that may affect you if you live here or are looking to buy or sell a home
- How to enhance property value.
Slatterly Park would like to recognize one of our neighbors, Cliff Hansen who received the 2016 Mayor’s Urban Forestry Volunteer Award in the individual category at the RNeighbors, Rochester Neighborhood Resource Center OAKtoberfest. Thanks for all your arboreal efforts, Cliff!
Congratulations again to Doris Amundsen of Slatterly Park who was given the Green Thumb Award at OAKtoberfest! This award is given to a neighbor or group who has improved their neighborhood, yard, or local community park.
Doris Amundsen, Slatterly Park Neighborhood Association
Green Thumb Award: Given to a neighbor or group who has improved their neighborhood, yard, or local community park.