Bates-Hendricks newletter, 2011-11

              Bates-Hendricks Newsletter
2011
November
December Meeting to Be a Social Gathering
The December 5 Bates-Hendricks Neighborhood Association meeting
will be a time for socializing with neighbors. The association will provide
sandwiches and drinks and will rely on all you good cooks out there for
side dishes and desserts. We usually have some type of entertainment
as well. Hope to see everyone there! The November 7 meeting will be a
normal meeting at Immanuel United Church of Christ at 6:30pm.
Leaf Season Has Arrived
Leaf pickup will start on Monday, October 24 and go through Friday,
December 2. All leaves need to be bagged for pickup. Kraft paper bags
are acceptable, but not recommended. Residents may set out up to
40 bags of leaves per week in addition to regular trash. The bagged
leaves should not be set directly in contact with the 96-gallon cart
but kept three to five feet away (or else the cart may not be able
to be emptied). The leaves will be picked up separately from
regular trash. The leaves that are collected are taken
to Southside Landfill where they are turned into compost.
When ready, the compost is made available to Indianapolis residents at no
charge. Call 247-6808 for availability.
Update on the Keys to the Neighborhood Project
Neighbors recently moved the lipstick red
piano and piano bench that lived on the
median under the gazebo on South New Jersey
Street all summer and autumn to its winter
storage place. It was an amazing season of
musical surprises. Often music from the piano
wafted through the neighborhood in the early
evening. Sometimes the sounds were more
experimental, but all that were within earshot
agreed that it was an amazingly successful
experiment. Thanks to the many that brought
music to our collective garden. It is significant
to note that the piano was shown a great
deal of respect and for that we are thankful.
Both the piano and bench are in great shape
and in remarkable tune. Barring no unforeseen circumstances, the piano will return
with a fresh coat of outrageous paint next May. If you are in Backyard Birds picking
up birdseed, chicken feed, or a birdfeeder for winter please thank the owner, Brandt
Carter, who donated her family piano for this project. Backyard Birds is on 54th Street
west of Marco’s Restaurant. Brandt Carter is a lifelong friend and longtime supporter
of Bates-Hendricks. 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 By Greg Allen