Thanks to everyone who entered the first Celebrate Winter contest for Mentelle Neighborhood Association members to decorate and light your home. Here are the winners, who receive a gift certificate to a nearby locally owned business.
1 Mentelle Park Unit F — Barbara Wagner Shiny ornaments on bare branches cut through the gloom of a winter’s day.
24 Mentelle Park — Clark Lester and Logan Wilson An angelic trio looks down on a wonderland of color and light.
25 Mentelle Park — Selma and Eddie Owens Classic and Classy.
41 Mentelle Park — Kate Smith Jupiter and Saturn have nothing on these shining heavenly bodies. Or the brilliant reindeer (Florence Lightengale) ready to spring into flight.
42 Mentelle Park — Jill and Ray DeBolt If we had a pretty arched attic window, we’d decorate it too.
709 Aurora Ave. — Jeremy and Melissa Miller Wow! Just wow!
718 Aurora Ave. — Bethany Baxter and Willie Davis Evergreens and white lights on a cozy cottage brighten the night.
808 Aurora Ave. — Helen Martin Gotta love a holiday parrot in winter. Or is it a toucan?
809 Aurora Ave. — Erin (Crum) Johnson Keep your mitts off the boxes and bows. That nutcracker soldier could land some hard blows.
728 Bullock Place — Tracy and Pat Davis Lush evergreens and a candle’s gleam in every window make this a home for the holidays.
145 N. Hanover Ave. — Steven and Justine Pickarski Deck the porch, door, windows, shrubs and tree, ’tis the season to be jolly.
312 Hanover Court — Chris and Mercedes Harn Red-bowed wreaths and icicle lights, these are a few of our favorite sights.
811 East Main St. — Kendall Peaks Wherefore art thou, Santa Claus? The balcony is decorated and awaits your reindeer paws.
The Spring newsletter from LFUCG Waste Management has just been delivered to your mailbox with three free leaf bag coupons. If you don’t plan to redeem all of those, could you please fill out your name and address and drop them through the mail slot at 52 Mentelle Park? Second Presbyterian Church uses those to transport 120 BackPack Buddies bags — a program through God’s Pantry that provides weekend meals and snacks for needy children — to Cardinal Valley Elementary School each week during the school year. Thanks!
facing Richmond Road by 2:45 pm. If you live on Mentelle Park, you can position your car at the end of your driveway with your car facing the street. As the parade passes you, just pull out after the last vehicle in line to become part of the parade. Please remember that drivers should be prepared to drive slow — it’s a parade, not a race! — stay off their cell phones and leave bead-throwing to their passengers.
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.
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.