Author: Tom Eblen

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Thanks to everyone who came out for the Mentelle neighborhood Mardi Gras parade this afternoon, and to organizers Kim Naujokas and Selma Owens, who suggested the idea. Special thanks to Tim Francis and Cheryl Irwin for leading the parade with their rolling couch. They really set the tone for a great afternoon!

 

 

The Mentelle neighborhood Mardi Gras parade begins at 3 p.m.! If you want to be in the parade, please be in position on Mentelle Park by 2:45 p.m. If you want to watch, gather in a socially distanced way along the sidewalks or median at 3 p.m., wearing your best Mardi Gras attire (and a face mask).  Click here for all the details.

Clinton Land, 73, who lived most of his life at 22 Mentelle Park, died January 20 with his wife of 51 years, Sharon, his sister Helen, and his granddaughter Grace by his side. He is survived by Sharon, sons Clint (Jennifer, Christopher,) Denver (Jenny, Elizabeth,) daughter Lindsey (John, Jordan, Grace, Eli, Nevaeh,) and sister Helen (CJ, Sara Jane). Services will be limited to visitation of family and friends at the family home today from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Social distancing and masks required.

The monthly meeting of the Mentelle Neighborhood Association’s board of directors this week has been moved from Wednesday to Thursday at 7 p.m. via Zoom. Any MNA member is welcome to attend. If you would like to attend, email Tom Eblen for a link and connecting info.

Columbia Gas and its contractors will be working to complete final restoration work for the pipeline replacement project in the Mentelle Neighborhood over the next several weeks.  Installation of the main and service lines is complete, and restoration of sidewalks, driveways, landscaping and roadways is underway on Cramer, Hambrick, Franklin and Bullock avenues.

Motorists, cyclists and pedestrians should use caution and follow the direction of signage and flaggers in the construction zone.
Customers with questions or concerns can call the Columbia Gas project hotline at 859-288-6355 or send an email to company communications specialist Risa Richardson at: risarichardson@nisource.com.

Santa Claus toured the Mentelle Neighborhood in his antique hot rod Sunday afternoon, greeting children and hearing their Christmas wishes. Thanks to Chad Walker of The Warehouse Block for arranging Santa’s visit!

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Santa will be driving through Mentelle neighborhood, waving to children and posing for socially distanced photographs on Sunday, Dec. 20, from 2:30 p.m. until 4 p.m., courtesy of Chad Walker and The Warehouse Block.

But you don’t have to stand out in the cold to watch and wait for the jolly old elf, who will be riding in a red hotrod rather than a sleigh. Parents can use their smart phone or computer to track Santa’s trip through the neighborhood at this website, which will go live Sunday.

Also that afternoon, prizes will be awarded in the Mentelle Neighborhood Association’s first “Celebrate Winter” contest for members to decorate and light up their houses and yards for the holidays.

The association spent $500 on gift cards from 13 local restaurants and merchants to reward the best-decorated houses and, more importantly, to support our local businesses to help ensure they’re still around next year when the pandemic ends.

Gift cards were purchased from: Blue Door Smokehouse; Coles on Main; Selma’s Catering; Etchison Florist and Lady Bug; Lucia’s World Emporium; Wilson’s Grocery & Meats; Centered Holistic Health; Mirror Twin Brewing; Rolling Oven Pizza; Popcorn Paradise; Le Petit Delicat; Ruth Hunt Candies; and Sav’s Restaurant & Homemade Ice Cream.

There’s another batch of new, free books for all ages — advance-reader copies and slightly store-damaged copies — on the porch at 52 Mentelle Park.  Please stop by and help yourself.

You have two more days to enter the Mentelle Neighborhood Association’s  “Celebrate Winter” contest for members to decorate and light up their houses and yards for the holidays. Valuable prizes — gift certificates to nearby merchants — will be awarded in several categories. This is a great opportunity for pandemic creativity.  Show off your elegance! Indulge your inner Griswold!

Entry deadline is end of the day December 12, and decorations will be judged after December 16.  Click here to download the entry form.

Winners will be announced and prizes awarded December 20. That afternoon, from 2:30 p.m. until 4 p.m., the Warehouse Block management has arranged for Santa to tour the neighborhood in an antique hotrod with socially distanced greetings for kids.

Santa will be driving through Mentelle neighborhood, waving to children and posing for socially distanced photographs on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 20, courtesy of Chad Walker and The Warehouse Block.

The Mentelle Neighborhood Association is sponsoring a “Celebrate Winter” contest for members to decorate and light up their houses and yards for the holidays. Valuable prizes will be awarded to local merchants, including  Blue Door Smokehouse, Ruth Hunt Candy, Epping’s on Eastside restaurant, Popcorn Paradise, Petite Delicat, Twin Mirror Brewing, Rolling Oven Pizza, Centered, Lucia’s World Emporium, Wilson’s Grocery and Meats and Selma’s Catering.

The contest entry deadline is December 12, and decorations will be judged on December 16. Prizes will be awarded during Santa’s drive-by tour.  Click here to download the entry form, and good luck!