General Meeting Notice

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General Meeting Notice

Tuesday, April 2, 2002
7:00-8:00 pm
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
18th & Washington Blvd.

April Meeting on Traffic Calming
Guests Ken Womack and Mike Duffy will bring information and drawings of what the permanent devices may look like. We will discuss these and any possible changes to the plan that is now being tested. Please attend and have your views heard! See below for more information on Traffic Calming.

2002 HWNA Dues Are Due

Dues are five dollars annually and are tax-deductible. Send your dues today to
Rick Yarnell at 2424 Nebraska Ct. KCK 66102-2608

2002 HWNA Activity Dates

April 2, 2002, General Meeting
April 6, Spring Clean-up
May 7, General Meeting
June 4, General Meeting
June (TBD), Garage Sale
July, No Meeting
August 6, General Meeting
September 3, General Meeting
September (TBD), Fall Picnic
October 1, General Meeting
October 30, Halloween Party
November 5, General Meeting - Election of Officers
December 3, Children’s Christmas Party
December 3, General Meeting and Christmas Party
December (TBD), Holiday Homes Tour

Westheight Park Clean Up

Come One, Come All on Saturday, April, 6 for our annual Park clean-up. Activity of all sorts in Westheight Park helps keep crime down. It's our park, let's get together and prepare for a fun warm season! We will meet from 10 in the morning to noon. All ages can be helpful. We will finish with refreshments.

Congratulations to a Neighbor

According to The Record, Essie Baker is one of thirteen employees of the Unified Government who volunteered in the American Red Cross "Desk to Disaster" program. The 2002 American Red Cross' North Central Regional "Good Neighbor Award" was awarded to the U.G. for demonstrating exceptional initiative in identifying and meeting community needs. The Red Cross needed help in providing daytime response to single family and apartment fires in the community; the Unified Government employees responded.

The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization, led by volunteers, that provides relief to victims of disasters and helps people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies. Essie is one of those volunteers. Congratulations, Essie!

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Code Corner

by Mary Smith
Just a reminder that April Target of the Month is Rubbish/Trash/Debris on your property. If there is a problem with this in our neighbor-hood please let me know. 371-4895.
Remember, it takes all of us to keep our neighborhood looking nice.
FYI: The house at 1827 Walker was brought down on March 21st.

Our Thoughts are with You!

A new feature this month is designed to let neighbors know about those who are ill or have had a death in their family. Please give me a call if you or a neighbor is ill or have experienced a loss so we as HWNA can reach out to them by sending them a card.

We hope that by sharing this in our newsletter that you in turn will also send a card or call them or even drop by with a dish to let you know they are in “our thoughts”. Thanks for helping our neighbors to be remembered. Gayle Copeland: 621-1529.

Those who are ill or recovering:
Eddis Sayles
Ernie Lewis
Joe Locke

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Congratulations

Traffic Calming

by Wayne Walden, HWNA Past-President 2002

By the time you read this newsletter there should be some changes in the temporary traffic calming devices. At 18th Street and Washington Blvd. there will be an "island" in the middle of the street that will separate the vehicles; the existing rubber curbs will be removed and relocated to provide more space. The same holds true at State Ave & Washington Blvd. These changes are a result of feedback from neighbors voicing concern of the possibility of two vehicles on slippery pavement getting too friendly with each other.

Hopefully, at our April 2nd meeting we will have recent traffic count data that gives us numbers of vehicles and their speed. As well, we are looking forward to having revised landscape drawings that show a similarity to the stone standards at 18th & Washington Blvd. The neighborhood board has suggested that the round-abouts at 20th, 22nd and 24th streets contain stone standards, ornamental lighting and other low-maintenance landscaping features that complement and enhance our attractive neighborhood. It is these devices that are intended to be permanent. We will discuss the estimated costs for traffic calming, the city's share, the boundary and the procedure for a benefit district.

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Congratulations

Meet a Neighbor

Rick Yarnell has been HWNA’s treasurer since the association began in 1995. He lives at 2424 Nebraska Court. Thanks, Rick for doing such a Great job for HWNA.
WHEN did you move to Westheight? Rick Yarnell moved to Westheight in January 1987.
WHY did you move to Westheight? Rick got a job with the Board of Public Utilities and he had to move into Wyandotte County. He says he “chose” the “best” close-in neighborhood in the county.
Do you have children, grandchildren or pets? Rick lives with his two cats named Fred and Ginger. I asked if they could dance…he said only if he leads.
What are your occupations? Rick is an auditor for the Board of Public Utilities and a Certified Public Accountant.
What are your hobbies or passions? His hobbies include doing genealogy research, being a web site designer (in fact, he is our own HWNA website designer) and in his spare time he’s working on old houses. Rick owns two rental houses in Westheight.
Name your favorite KC restaurant. The Franklin Center Coffee House on 14th and Metropolitan in Argentine. He says the best thing there is the homemade rolls. It is found in an old school that is now a day care. It is open Mon-Fri for lunch and dinner. They serve great home style cooking and a full service soda fountain. Except for the cook and dishwasher it is completely run by volunteers. Rick volunteers there one day a month. They take cash or checks. Let's go check it out.
Name your favorite KC site. Wyandotte County Lake Park is Rick’s favorite place. H He says it is a “piece of the Ozarks”.
What is the best part of Westheight for you? The people here make the best neighbors, and the houses are beautiful.

Introducing Les and Claire Fredrickson who live at 2016 Washington Ave.
WHEN did you move to Westheight? The Fredrickson’s moved to Westheight in 1993 from Kansas City, Mo. Les is from Topeka, and Claire is from Wichita.
WHY did you move to Westheight? They moved over from Kansas City, Mo when Claire got on with the KCK School District as a teacher.
Do you have children, grandchildren or pets? They have 2 precious daughters. Hannah will be 6 in June, and Aubrie just turned 3. They also have a Black Lab named Shadow and a cat named Paisley.
What are your occupations? Les is a developmental Preschool Para at Bonner Springs and Claire is a P.E. Teacher for grades K-5 in KCK. They both went to college in Salina at Kansas Wesleyan. Claire also is a consultant for Pampered Chef.
What are your hobbies or passions? Les likes bike riding and Claire is really enjoying her Pampered Chef business.
Name your favorite KC restaurant. Les and Claire like the Macaroni Grill, and the girls love Fritz’s.
Name your favorite KC site. The Zoo: Especially the chimpanzee area.
What is the best part of Westheight for you? They like the fact that there are families with children and that the neighbors look out for each other.

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Congratulations