herman Hill
Association
NEWSLETTER November 1999
herman Hill
Association
NEWSLETTER November 1999
What's inside
By Sonja Roberts
This is an official Thank You for your outstanding efforts in making the "Doors To The Past" walking tour our biggest success ever! The weather was permitting and our neighborhood was the proud host/hostess to over 2,300 visitors. We looked gooooood!
The House Tour is an annual event that is successful due to the efforts of over one hundred volunteers. A very special thank you to Sharon Glenn for all her efforts in its success. Although this year's tour did not have an official "chair", the title definitely belongs to Sharon.
Don't forget our quarterly meeting on Monday November 8th. We will be having elections for board members, (please consider running...we need you), revving up for the Holiday Progressive Dinners, and simply enjoying the time to visit with friends.
There is still little to report on Celebrity Care. We are in the third round of negotiations but it is complicated due to "her" sordid past. Hopefully there will be more news the next time we meet.
Soon we will be observing what our neighborhood looks like with all of the cobra head light fixtures turned off. When our light levels have been measured, we will hopefully begin to see the removal of those unsightly poles. The slow wheels of progress continue to move ahead at a snail's pace.
Recently, there is quite a bit of discussion about the ML King Jr. Parkway and I-235 expansion. There will be opportunities to move several of the displaced homes into Sherman Hill. If you know of any one, who might be interested in purchasing a home here in the next couple of years, please let a board member know so that we may keep a list.
Early Holiday Greetings to You and Yours! See you at the Quarterly Meeting!
Don't forget... QUARTERLY MEETING
Monday, November 8th. Hoyt Sherman Place. 6:30 PM Pot Luck Dinner. 7:00 PM Business Meeting.
SHERMAN HILL CALENDAR OF EVENTS 1999
October 19 Board Meeting - 6:30 PM, Wallace House
November 8 Quarterly Membership Meeting - 6:30 PM, Hoyt Sherman
November 16 Board Meeting - 6:30 PM, Wallace House
December 4-5 Progressive Dinners
December 10-11-12 Holly and Ivy Tour
December 21 Board Meeting - 6:30 PM, Wallace House
For Sale
Two pairs of vertical, stained glass windows, custom designed in 1905 for a house built in northeastern Iowa. Two dealers believe they were originally built by a company in Des Moines. One pair is predominately light blue with amber herald design in center. The other pair has a deep red background with aqua and gold fleur-de-lis design at top and bottom.
In original frames that measure 21 3/4 x 66 inches (glass surface measure 17 1/4 x 60 1/2 inches).
All windows in mint condition and absolutely beautiful. They were valued this summer at the Road Show Antiques at $1000 per window. Will sell either pair for $1800 or both pair for $3500. Color pictures are available on request.
Contact: Doug D. Whittle
Phone: Evening 515-987-1774, day 515-270-3704
E-mail: Whittledd@phibred.com
Holiday on the Hill Progressive Dinners
December 4th & 5th
To purchase tickets or to volunteer, call Betty Jo Wilcox at 280-3961
1999 Walking Tour of Homes
By Sharon Glenn
In spite of two rainy Sunday afternoons, the 1999 tour was a resounding success! Over 2300 people attended the tour, a new record. We have many people to thank, so let's start with the tour hosts: The Wallace House Foundation; Shauneen Linton and David Schlarmann; Catherine Lillehoj and Carlton Salmons; Deb Copeland and Jeremy Phillips; Betty Jo and Wilbur Wilcox; Hal Davis and York Taenzer; Jo Campney and Sue Terry; Diana and Tony Smith; and Marc Schelle. Your homes never looked lovelier and your generosity insured our success. Thank you so much!
Many others made important contributions to this year's tour. Heartfelt thanks to: Lea Ann and Rick Knecht for the yummy food and all their hard work organizing and running the food stand; Scott Slaughter and Todd Schroder for their many dedicated hours at the Wallace House; Hal Davis for his fabulous job with public relations; York Taenzer for coordinating the mailing; Betty Jo Wilcox for her delicious cinnamon rolls; Anthony Horvath and Wade Scherrer for hosting the wonderful tour host party; Art On The Hill, Hill Furniture, and Galleria Custom Framing for raffle prizes; Lucky Tomaszek for a great job coordinating all the volunteers; Darrell Mertz of Ampersand, Inc. for all his work on the beautiful publications; our ticket outlets- Borders Books and Music, Callanan Collection, and Chocolatarie Stam; Carter House Inn for donating a night's stay as a door prize; the McConahan, and the Des Moines String Quartet featuring Ben Frambauch, James Juneau, Dan Lucas, and Marty Lucas; Dan Bolt, signs; Randa LeJeune for promoting the tour at the Beaverdale Fall Festival parade; Bret, Kathy, and Mambo McFarlin, Darrell Mertz and Lynn Sorafka for taking care of the doors and house number signs; the scores of volunteers who helped everyone during the tour (some worked all four days!); and last but not least, House Tour chair emeritus, Kathy McFarlin, for all her encouragement and help. Thanks, Kathy, you made all of our jobs easier.
We hope we haven't forgotten everyone. So many people were involved in making this tour successful, including you, our neighbors, whose community pride have made our neighborhood so beautiful.
Thanks again from the 1999 Walking Tour Committee: Dawn Bentley, Jo Campney, Hal Davis, Sharon Glenn, Shauneen Linton, Judy McClure, Cindy Nelson, Nancy Nicholas, Sonja Roberts, Wade Scherrer, and David Schlarmann.
I am collecting e-mail addresses of SHA members who wish to get info about the neighborhood events sent to them via e-mail. I may even publish an Internet version of this newsletter if enough people are interested. Please send your e-mail addresses to me at RICKK10071@AOL.COM.
Thanks,
Rick Knecht 288-3495.
SHA Needs You!
Please consider running for a position on the board of the Sherman Hill Association. You will need to have a petition with at least ten association member signatures in order to run.
It's the people that make us a community and a neighborhood, not just a collection of houses. As different people rotate through these board positions, new ideas, and inputs strengthen and enhance our bonds to one another.
The walking tour is just an indication of what we can accomplish as a collective unit.
Be part of something wonderful: the neighborhood called Sherman Hill.
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SHERMAN HILL NEWS is a publication of the Sherman Hill Association, Inc. a non-profit corporation with officers at 756 16th Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50314. The Association is dedicated to the restoration of the Sherman Hill Historic District, enhancement of the districts social environment and commitment to the district. The NEWS is published six times each year in January, February, April, June, August, and October. Views expressed are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Association. |
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Sherman Hill Neighborhood Association
756 16th Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50314
Phone: (515) 284-5717