WALTHERSON IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION

P.O. BOX 3622

BALTIMORE, MD 21214

www.waltherson.org

mailbox@waltherson.org

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NEXT WALTHERSON IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION QUARTERLY MEETING

When: Tuesday, November 3rd, 2015 @ 7:30 PM

Where: Harbel (5807 Harford Road)

Get Involved Join WIA today! With membership your vote is counted and your voice heard in the community. Receive your monthly WIA newsletter to stay on top of what is happening in your neighborhood. Please complete the form below and send with your payment to: Waltherson Improvement Association P.O. Box 3622 Baltimore, MD 21214

November 2015

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Next Community Meeting: November 3rd 7:30 PM at Harbel (5807 Harford Road) Agenda:

Speakers o Department of Transportation

Reconfiguration of the intersection at Hamilton & Frankford Updates on Harford Road Bridge project

o Delegate Cheryl Glenn To discuss items from this legislative session Discuss the law passed in 2012 that increased the distance that l iquor stores can be

from churches and schools to 500 ft for the 45th district Waltherson Improvement Association Election

o Vote on the 2016 board of representatives for the Waltherson Improvement Association o Vote on proposed change of meeting times from 1 st Tuesday to 2nd Tuesday for our quarterly

meetings in February, May, August, & November

President’s Letter FAREWELL

Over seventeen years ago I looked at a house in the area & phoned the local police station to find out more information about

the neighborhood. They referred me to the Waltherson Community and I went to the meeting that week. I was greeted by a

large group, maybe 75 people, & given tons of resources & how to get involved. I was delighted. Back then we didn’t have a

website but we all managed to keep in touch & know what was going on. We had munchie food at each meeting. We went

around & picked up folks that needed rides. We had a strong COP group. I was hooked.

Throughout these years I have attended almost every month unless I was away or just couldn’t make it. In doing so, I became a

MEMBER, an active part of our community, a participa ting agent. I felt a true sense of belonging & commitment to our

neighborhood. Many times I’ve served on the board & the last two years I’ve served as your president. It has been an honor.

I believe in our board members & community members. We make decisions all throughout the week that directly affect our

lives. We have resources to rely upon, we have rallied together for common causes & yes, we have even argued, but always

came back around as friends. We have worked side-by-side on projects, sweated in the summer cleaning the cemetery & froze

in the winter singing Christmas carols. We stand as one. I have wonderful, fond memories to carry me always.

And thus it is with a heavy heart that I made the decision to finish my term as president & not re -join the board. We have our

eye on Florida & have bought a house about a half an hour from the ocean. We do not know when we are moving but it is our

dream. So for now, I will take a step back on my service commitments & watch from a far. With our web sites, Facebook,

Nextdoor, & NOGLI communications, I can stay in touch if I am away.

A lot of things have changed in seventeen years, & I like to think we have become even stronger. Our resources & connections

have brought us the ability to “click & connect” to find out what to do, where to go, & how to participate. But the final & true

feeling (I believe) is in showing up at the community meetings, which are now four times yearly, & become a part of a team

which enhances our experience of living in a great neighborhood. Each time you put forth your energy you create a better, safer

& happier community.

Thank you for the opportunity to be involved. My term will end in December & the new president will take effect in January. I

know you will elect board members who will carry on the tradition of service that was laid down by our founding partners 72

years ago when Waltherson was formed.

Enjoy the upcoming holidays. I look forward to seeing you out & about in Waltherson & the surrounding neighborhoods.

Blessings to you & yours,

Helene Quinn, WIA president

president@waltherson.org

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IN AND AROUND WALTHERSON Upcoming Neighborhood Events:

November 3rd – Waltherson Community Meeting – 7:30 PM at Harbel (5807 Harford Road) 6th – First Friday Art Crawl

o Hamilton Gallery 5502 Harford Road o Hamilton Bakery, 5414 Harford; 5-9 http://www.hamiltonbakery.com/events-and-specials/ (free

cupcakes!) o Mutt Mart Yappy Hour. Bring your dog for a free treat! 2904 Hamilton Ave. o Creative Arts of Maryland 5424 Harford Road https://www.facebook.com/creativeartsofmd o 4300 block of Harford Road and the Market Connection Space September 5th, 6-9 pm. Food,

Wine, Shopping at the The Gift Cellar and Market Connection, Art Openings, "side-walk snips" a la the The Chop Shop!

o Charmed Life Gallery, 4505 Harford; o Additional details http://www.hamiltonlauravillemainstreet.blogspot.com/

15th – Tree Planting – Meet at Zeke’s Coffee (4607 Harford Rd) @ 9:45 AM. 18th – 3rd District City Council Candidate Forum 7-9pm Hamilton Presbyterian 5532 Harford Road 21st – HLMS Community Kitchen Paint Nite Fundraiser-Lauraville House (4528 Harford Road) Tickets-$45

At the Pratt Book Discussions:

Life In Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina by Misty Copeland.- o Thurs, 11/19 6 PM

Movies Pitch Perfect 2 – 12/2 2:30 PM Avengers: Age of Ultron – 11/30 4 PM

Programs for Adults: Paint Night – 11/9 6 PM

o Join us for a "step-by-step" painting class. Call 410-396-6088 to register. Genealogy 101: Family Search Database 11/12 5:30 PM

Programs for Children: Mondays in November – National Picture Book Month Celebration-Come out to get your picture

taken. Lego Club – Mondays @ 3 PM Mother Goose Baby Steps – Wednesdays @ 10 AM Preschool Leaps – Wednesdays @ 11 AM

Just for Teens We All Have Talent to Discover: Reading and Listening Party with Ali DaCosta-Paul 11/2 4 PM STEM Experiments 11/12 3:30 PM Family M-E-S-S (Math, Engineering, Science Saturday) 11/19 1:30-3PM Makerspace – Mondays 6 PM

o A place for creation, innovation, and collaboration Wii Wednesdays – Wednesdays @ 3:30 PM

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Good things coming soon… to 5429 Harford Road near Harford & Hamilton

See their Facebook page for more details: https://www.facebook.com/silverqueencafe Haford Dollar now a UPS Access Point Concerned about having a package dropped off on your porch? Harford Dollar, our friendly general store, is now an Access Point for UPS. UPS can drop your package to Harford Dollar, then you can retrieve your package from 9am - 7pm, Monday through Saturday. In order to pick up your package, you must have State, Federal or Military ID. Your current address must be on

your ID. Mr. Alam, owner of Harford Dollar, will lock your package in a secure place until you can pick it up. The charge for this service is covered by UPS so there is no fee to the customer.

NextDoor Waltherson If you aren’t already a member, join NextDoor to participate in the on-going conversations about the neighborhood. NextDoor is a digital social media forum online that we residents can use to discuss topics about and concerning the neighborhood and it can function as a digital block watch to discuss crime concerns. We also use the platform to share information that needs to go out in between our monthly newsletters. You can join from the link below:

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https://waltherson.nextdoor.com

Crowd-funding goes live for Market Lot Community Kitchen

Please consider making a donation to help Hamilton-Lauraville Mainstreet meet its goals in improving the lot at 4500 Harford Road to our south across from Safeway and building a community kitchen. This project would be a huge improvement on the Harford Road corridor and a great asset to the commercial district.

“Hamilton-Lauraville Main Street is a non-profit commercial revitalization organization in Baltimore, Maryland dedicated to connecting residents and local businesses together to build a thriving community. The organization needs to raise $50,000 to build a commercial teaching kitchen open to the public. This kitchen will connect area residents and chefs allowing them access to prepare healthy foods and will host community outdoor events.”

You can make a donation at the crowd-funding site: https://redbasket.org/535

Paint Nite Fundraiser! Help Support the Community Kitchen by joining Hamilton-Lauraville Mainstreet at the Lauraville House at 4528 Harford Road on November 21st at 7 PM for a paint nite. Tickets are $45 and you’ll be painting Moonlight Garden pictured to the right. Come out for a night of fun and painting for a needed improvement in the neighborhood. An event for this can be found on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1224495777575887/ You can buy tickets at this l ink: https://www.paintnite.com/pages/events/view/baltimore/919892

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BaltimoreLINK – New Bus routes coming June 2017 In October Governor Hogan announced a complete redesign of the Baltimore Bus system that includes some major changes to mass transit in our neighborhood. Changes to the bus lines in Waltherson are detailed below:

The 15/47 lines on Belair Road will be replaced with the Brown CityLink line. It would run from White Marsh Mall to the West Baltimore MARC station by way of downtown.

The 19 line on Harford Road will be replaced by the 55. It runs from Perry Hall to State Center, connections to

downtown and Goucher/Taylor would be eliminated.

Echodale Ave’s 44 line will be replaced by the 30. It would no longer go west of Belvedere Square and will go south to

Bayview.

Moravia Ave’s 33 line will be replaced by the 28. It would run from the West Cold Spring Metro station to Moravia

Park.

The new 33 line will touch our northeast boundary at Belair & Hamilton connecting us to Mount Washington and

Rosedale via Northern Parkway.

So far no announcements have been made concerning bus stops. We are told that the numbered LocalLink lines would have

more stops than the colored CityLink lines. This suggests that there will be fewer stops on Belair Road than Harford Road wh en

the plan is implemented. The new schedules would have a bus on Harford Road each 15 minutes and one on Belair Road each 10 minutes while current schedules list 5 local, 2 express, and 4 quickbus stops at Belair & Frankford and 6 local / 8 express

buses at Harford & Echodale between 7 and 8 AM raising concerns whether the new system will be able to meet existing

demand from commuters and schoolchildren. Michael Walk, Director of Service Development for MTA, tells us that “this will

likely be fine-tuned as we move forward and get a better handle on anticipated nee ds. Second, we are analyzing the Harford Rd. corridor closely, because we do realize there is a good deal of ridership along that corridor. So, we'll keep this in min d as

we're crafting the final service plan based on public input.”

Workshops will be held over the next two months: http://mta.maryland.gov/baltimorelink-workshop-locations The closest workshop will be at the Northwood Library (4420 Loch Raven Blvd) on Wed. Dec. 9 from 5:30-7:30 PM

New Northeast Sector Transit Map:

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Cellar Stage (5315 Harford in Faith Community)

Friday, November 13th: A double bill with BLUE MOON COWGIRLS and NEPTUNE’S CAR Tickets $21.00 ~ Showtime 8:00 pm

BLUE MOON COWGIRLS: “A little bit invitin’, a little bit excitin’, a little bit ignitin’… that’s my trademark,”

proclaims an old song. And that’s the Blue Moon Cowgirls , four Washington-area musicians with their own

refreshing approach to country music. A shimmering trio of female voices backed by flexible acoustic instrumentation, the Blue Moon Cowgirls blend front-porch directness with neon-lit sophistication as they sing about home and highways, heaven and honkytonks, heartbreak and hope. Their repertoire stretches from the 1920s

Appalachia to the 1990s California, with stops along the way at several decades’ worth of prairie roadhouses and bayou dance halls. The sound of country music has always been on the move, but its heart has remained in the same place, and the Blue Moon Cowgirls can take you there.

Ann Porcella’s musical taste gravitates toward the gospel music she learned at home from her preacher father and

very large musical family. Her deep, powerhouse voice adapts well to many different traditional styles, though harmony singing is her first love. She has performed solo and with a variety of ensembles at folk venues around the country, including the Augusta concerts and Folk on Broadway.

Karen Collins , a coal miner’s daughter from Southwest Virginia, grew up listening to country music. Currently she

is fiddler and vocalist with the Washington area’s popular Cajun band Squeeze Bayou and plays with Ira Gitlin in the honky tonk country group, The Backroads Band. She has been involved in various types of traditional music for many years and has played and sung in bluegrass, old-time Appalachian, and early country music groups.

Lynn Healey is the newest member of the Cowgirls . A Washington DC native, Lynn grew up singing with her

father and two sisters. She favors harmony singing and playing rhythm guitar. Her background and love of bluegrass music is reflected in her singing and playing. Lynn has been a member of several area bluegrass bands, including New Girls Nite Out and Orange Line Special. She currently performs as a member of Rockledge bluegrass band.

Ira Gitlin’s guitar playing gets its down-to-earth drive from his long involvement in bluegrass, and its sophisticated

rhythms and harmonies from his interest in western swing and jazz. A WAMMIE award winning multi-instrumentalist and former National Bluegrass Banjo Champion, Ira is in demand as a sideman and music instructor. He can also be heard locally with Backroads Band, the The Oklahoma Twisters , Lulu’s Fate, and The Hard Travelers .

NEPTUNE’S CAR: Mix together a singer-songwriter from Massachusetts (Holly Hanson) with a guitarist-songwriter from New Hampshire (Steve Hayes), blend in a dollop of Contemporary Folk with a dash of Old Timey-Country, a shared passion for lighthouses and historical biographies, and you’ll have the nautically named duo

Neptune’s Car. (Neptune’s Car was a clipper ship with a female captain — a true adventure of heroism on the high seas in the 1800s.) The duo has become known for their intimate performance style, carefully crafted lyrics, generous harmony singing, and exceptional guitar picking.

“A beautiful blend of country and folk… Holly’s vocals are tender, warm and quite evocative with each song

taking the form of a story or tale. Steve’s guitar playing complements Holly’s vocals perfectly giving each of the songs depth and character… it is worth taking time to listen to the lyrics as they hold the key to this feast of

musical delights… there are hints of Nickel Creek and Alison Krauss but Neptune’s Car do not need to be compared to any other artists. This is a strong musical duo whose music can stand on its own two feet… The songs are beautiful and the overall atmosphere created is perfect.” ~ Maverick Magazine.

To Purchase Tickets: http://uptownconcerts.com/cellar-stage/shows/

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Cellar Stage (5315 Harford in Faith Community)

Friday, November 20th HERDMAN HILLS MANGSEN (Priscilla Herdman, Anne Hills & Cindy Mangsen, formerly known as “Voices”) Tickets $26.00 ~ Showtime 8:00 pm

Herdman, Hills, Mangsen plan only a handful of shows on this, their final tour. We here at The Cellar Stage are proud to be sponsoring this one!

These three talented women, Anne Hills, Cindy Mangsen & Pricilla Herdman joined forces in 1987 while working on Priscilla’s Darkness Into Light recording. The unique blend of their voices encouraged them toward

additional collaboration on festival and concert hall stages. Enthusiastic responses from audiences around the country culminated in the recording of their first album Voices (1990, Flying Fish Records). Though the album met with critical acclaim, their busy solo careers made only occasional trio performances possible.

In 1996 the trio decided to create a more formal program that would allow them to tour for three weeks out of each year. Their second release, Voices of Winter, was recorded live during that tour and released the subsequent Fall

(Gadfly Records). It instantly became a favorite seasonal recording of public radio stations across the country. Called a “genuine folk super-group” by The Boston Globe, separately and together they have garnered countless

accolades and awards from radio, press and concert presenters both within and outside the folk community. Their musical alliance has served to bring their collective vocal talents to an even larger and more diverse audience.

Priscilla, Anne and Cindy bring intricate arrangements to newly found musical treasures with an art-song vocal styling that crosses the boundaries of folk and classical music. Their empathy in performance is near telepathic, and

the magic of a Herdman, Hills, Mangsen show engages people of all ages and musical backgrounds. Priscilla, Anne and Cindy headed into the studio in August of 2000 to record their third collaborative effort. At the Turning of the Year includes old and new songs exploring the cycle of the seasons. The trio was honored to be included in a

tribute album, Seeds: The Songs of Pete Seeger, volume 3 released by Appleseed Recordings in the fall of 2003. They recorded a version of Pete’s song “River of My People” for the 2-CD set, which also includes songs and

commentary by Pete himself, and versions of his songs sung by many of his friends, including Pat Humphries, Magpie, John McCutcheon, and Tom Paxton.

Herdman, Hills, Mangsen entrances audiences from fireside to concert hall with an evening of fresh enriching music, perfect for a season that asks us to listen to our ancestors, to our traditions, to our hearts and to each other.

To Purchase Tickets: http://uptownconcerts.com/cellar-stage/shows/

3rd District Baltimore City Council Candidate Forum Our neighbors in Hamilton Hills are hosting a Candidate Forum for the 3 rd district Democratic City Council Candidates from 7 to 9 PM on Nov. 18 at Hamilton Presbyterian Church (5532 Harford Road).

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Join Hamilton-Lauraville Main Streets for a Neighborhood Tree Planting

Make an impact, meet new friends, green

our community. It just takes you.

Sunday, November 15th 10am-1pm, rain or

shine

Meet at Zeke’s Coffee (4607 Harford

Rd.) @ 9:45am.

Tree planting demo starts promptly at 10am

in front of the Future Care building on

Harford.

Ample parking is available at the Pep Boys

Most tools and gloves provided but if you have additions, please share (especially maddox/pick

ax)!

Join Hamilton-Lauraville Main Street for a volunteer street tree planting as we replant 15

missing street trees along Harford Rd. These trees are big, so bring your strong self. If you have

a truck or car that can carry tools and people, please bring it!

Be sure to dress appropriately for the

weather. Wear clothes and sturdy shoes that you

don’t mind getting dirty or wet, and please bring a

water bottle.

First timers, groups and families welcome due to the

size of trees, this activity is best suited to kids in

middle school and above.

For more information, contact:

Sarah Hope

Bluesoup4u@yahoo.com

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Waltherson Improvement Association Officer Elections Our elections will be held in the November community meeting for Waltherson’s 2016 board. Mike Hilliard has agree to chair our nominating committee for our election. If you are interested in holding a position in 2016 please e-mail Mike Hilliard at mikehilliard@harbel.org.

Officer Positions & Duties

President

Community representative/liaison to other organizations & local government Chairs monthly meetings; sets agenda in conjunction with other Board members Chairs monthly board meetings

Writes President’s column for monthly newsletter Co-ordinates community input related to zoning requests

Vice-President

Chairs meetings in the President’s absence

Participates in monthly Board meetings Assists with community association activities as needed

Second Vice-President

Participates in monthly Board meetings Assists with community association activities as needed

Secretary

Records & maintains the minutes of the monthly meetings Participates in monthly Board meetings

Assists with community association activities as needed

Treasurer

Handles receipts and disbursements

Maintains the official books of account and renders monthly reports to the community association

Reconciles bank statements monthly Prepares annual 990 filing & other regulatory reports as needed

Provides a monthly report at Board meetings Assists with community association activities as needed

Parliamentarian

Makes sure that Robert’s Rules of Order govern all meetings

Member-at-Large

Serves as liaison between Membership and the Board. S/he attends all Membership and Board meetings

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NECOP – Northeast Citizens on Patrol

In Northeast Baltimore we have a district wide Citizens on Patrol program called NECOP. The reasoning behind the COP program is that regular neighborhood patrols can make criminals feel uncomfortable and drive them out of our neighborhood. Participants meet at the Northeast

Police station at 1900 Argonne Drive near Morgan State and get a walkie talkie to keep them in contact with the Police and then proceed to patrol their neighborhoods in their cars. Patrols normally go out each Thursday and Friday from about 7:30 - 10:30. For anyone interested in

the Citizens on Patrol program, please contact Rob at Robert.walshe@gmail.com Upcoming Traffic/Roadwork Projects Early 2016

Harford Road Herring Run Bridge Reconstruction begins o Harford Road will be closed at Herring Run for two years during reconstruction

Proud Member of:

WIA Volunteers Officers:

President 1st Vice President

2nd Vice President

Secretary Treasurer Parliamentarian Sergeant at Arms

At-Large Member

Helene Quinn

Frank Will iams

Ronisha Moore

Rob Walshe

Sue Kessel Lisa Hom Francis Beane

Irona Thompson

Standing Committees and Representatives:

Housing Traffic Schools & Child Advocacy

Harford Road CRP Rep.

Garden Sign & Projects

Digital Outreach &

Communications

Police Liaison / NECOP

Chairman Robert Walshe, Sue Kessel, Helene Quinn, Frank Williams

Terrye Muratore

Vacant Main: Sue Kessel Alt: Rob Walshe

Ron Derr Robert Walshe Sam Kimani