EASTGATE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA 32308

AUGUST 2011 NEWSLETTER

2011-07-17T13:59:00.003-04:00

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KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR CATALYTIC CONVERTER!

2010-04-02T07:32:00.003-04:00

HI, EASTGATE RESIDENTS.
ARLENE just forwarded me an email from ANDY BERENTSEN, our liaison with TPD.
- - - Bottom Line: Watch out for your CATALYTIC CONVERTER. Crooks are stealing them.

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Good Morning All,
The Tallahassee area has noted a rise in the theft of Catalytic Converters
from vehicle exhaust systems. The converters are usually cut from the
vehicle exhaust pipe using a hacksaw or battery operated reciprocating saw.
Targeted vehicles are often Toyota trucks and SUV's due to the ease of
accessing the undercarriage without specialty equipment.

Catalytic Converters are slightly smaller than a muffler and were affixed to
stock exhaust systems on vehicles sold in the U.S. from the 1970's to
current. They contain precious metal in various quantities and are
increasing in resale value to scrap metal yards.

We have experienced this problem at various locations and times, including
daytime hours in public parking lots. If anyone sees anything suspicious,
such as people hanging out in parking lots and/or noises coming from under
cars, please call us (TPD) at 891-4200 and report it.
Thanks,
Andy B.

Ofc. Andy Berentsen
Tallahassee Police Department
Special Operations Division
Community Relations Unit
Bravo District/Northern Sector
850-891-4319
850-891-4446 fax

3rd ANNUAL BACK TO SCHOOL COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE

2009-08-18T21:37:00.005-04:00

YOU MAY WISH TO LOOK INTO THIS ---

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LOTS OF PHOTOS from the SPRING FLING!

2009-07-22T23:12:00.010-04:00

On Sat. April 18, 2009, EASTGATE held its "Spring Fling." Here are lots of photos, taken by Deborah. . . . ENJOY!

Special thanks to the Tallahassee Police Dept., Tallahassee Fire Dept., Leon County Sheriff’s Dept., Tae Kwon Do, and Tallahassee Cheer for all they did to add to the fun, food and games. Also, thanks to all the Eastgate Volunteers who helped plan, cook, setup and cleanup and the Gasline Neighbors who allowed us to use their facilities. We hope to make it an annual event.

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There were firetrucks.

There were lots of pelple.

There was food.

There was Tae Kwon Do.

There were cheerleaders.

There were Police Dogs.

There was a "Bounce House."

There were prizes.

You get the idea! There was fun!

THE END.

BINOCULARS FOUND

2009-06-20T09:15:00.002-04:00

As you may know, on the weekend of June 6 & 7 there were several auto burglaries in Eastgate. [If you are on the "mailing list," then you received notice of this early in the week of June 8.]

Well, the point here is that shortly thereafter a kind neighbor found a pair of binoculars in their front yard.

So, if you are missing a pair of binoculars, please contact me "Boots," your EASTGATE NEIGHBORHOOD BLOGGER, at eastgate@comcast.net to recover your binoculars. I will put you in touch with your kind neighbors.

RECENT AUTO BURGLARIES IN EASTGATE

2009-06-11T01:25:00.002-04:00

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DJ.
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ARE YOU OLD? (i.e. OLD-TIME TALLAHASSEE)

2009-04-17T08:46:00.003-04:00

The text below is from an email that I recently received. I post it here for your information.

Doug

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Hello,

The Tallahassee Genealogical Society is currently working on a project to collect stories from people who live, have lived, or have family who lived in Leon County. Gerald Ensley was kind enough to do an article in the Democrat on the project a couple of weeks ago. We need help in encouraging people to participate, and I wondered if it would be possible to send the following announcement to the people on your email list or post on your website. If someone from your neighborhood would like to submit an article about the community and its history, we'd love to have that as well. (See guidelines below).

Any help you can give us is much appreciated!

Regards,

Donna Heald

TGS Leon County Heritage Book project Topical Coordinator

dhealdfl@aol.cm; 224-3940

Dear Neighbors,

The Tallahassee Genealogical Society is sponsoring a Leon County Heritage Book project and is seeking stories from everyone who has lived in Leon County, whether for just a week or from birth. Stories of ancestors, stories of adventure or human-interest stories are welcome. Current residents, former residents or those whose ancestors lived in Leon County are urged to submit stories and photographs. Tell the stories you remember hearing from your family or tell your own. For more information about the project contact Deanna Ramsey, LCHB Committee Chair via email at LeonCoHBC@gmail.com or (850) 668-1418.

Target completion date of the Leon County Heritage book is December 2009. Copies may be purchased through Heritage Publishing Consultants Publisher via their website at http://heritagepublishing.net. (No purchase is necessary to submit an article)

PLEASE NOTE: Story submission deadline is June 30, 2009.

How to Write and Submit your Story and Photographs

I. WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE?
A. Current county residents.
B. Former county residents.
C. Those with family roots in the county.

II. HOW MUCH MAY I SUBMIT AND WHAT IS THE COST?
A. Each household that meets the criteria in PART I is encouraged to send in 500 words of family history and one photograph to be published at no charge.
B. If your ancestors were in the county previous to 1890, you may submit 500 words of pioneer history and a photograph. ONLY ONE pioneer story is permitted at no extra cost per family grouping or genealogy. You may combine your pioneer 500 words and photograph with the 500 words in II A. into one 1,000 word article with two photographs. You may also choose, when you combine the two, to have a one-column photograph instead of two regular-sized photographs.
C. Each additional word, over the free words described above, costs .15. Each additional regular-sized photograph is $15.00. Additional column-wide, or double-deep photographs are $30.00 each. A two-column wide and double-deep photograph may be purchased for $45.00. This is recommended for large family groupings of more than 10 people.

III. WHAT WILL I WRITE?
A. About your ancestors. Include how, why, and when they came to the county. Give birth, marriage, and death dates.
B. Tell about yourself and current family. Narrate childhood events such as school days and illnesses. You may wish to include vocations and avocations.
C. It is important to give details of your ancestry for future generations to read.
D. We will not edit your work, and the story copyright remains in your name. Factual and typographical errors are the responsibility of the story submitter.
E. Stories must be in NARRATIVE format.

IV. HOW DO I PREPARE MY ARTICLE?
A. Type or word process your article Do not use all capital letters. It MUST be double-spaced and on 20#, white paper.
B. The title MUST be a family name. i.e. Descendants of Aaron Jones, or Aaron and Mary Jones, or The Aaron Jones Family. DO NOT use titles such as: My Grandfather. No subtitles are allowed.
C. You MUST include the following information at the end of the article.
1. Word count.
2. Your name and address.
3. Typed photograph captions.

V. HOW TO SUBMIT PHOTOGRAPHS.
A. Send in DUPLICATES and not original photographs. We are not responsible for valuable family photographs.
B. You may send in color or black & white copies up to 8"x10".
C. Non digital photocopied prints will not be used, nor faded Polaroids.
D. Laser prints MUST BE on photographic quality paper.
E. We cannot accept copyrighted photographs.
F. We will reduce all photographs to the regular-size of 2.5"x1.75", unless the story qualifies as a pioneer, or you pay the extra.
G. You should identify your photograph for return to you by placing a return address label on the back. You can also write the information on the back with a photographic style felt tip pen. DO NOT use a ballpoint pen.
H. If you wish to have your duplicate photograph(s) returned, include a stamped, self-addressed envelope with your story submission. The envelope MUST be of adequate size with sufficient postage to hold and mail the photograph. I. Captions for your photograph(s) are limited to 10 words. The caption is to be typed at the end of your story, not written on the back of the photograph.

VI. TOPICAL ARTICLES
A. There is no limit to the number of topical articles you may submit, but the articles are used at the discretion of the committee and publisher. The articles also may be edited for content, length, and accuracy.
B. Each article is subject to the same photographic rules as are listed for family articles.
C. Church, school, clubs, business, memory, etc. articles are limited to 250 words.
D. Communities and other major articles are allowed 600-750 words.

VII. ADS, TRIBUTES, AND MEMORIALS
A. These are sold after the manuscript is completed.
B. The committee and publisher reserve to restrict the type of advertisements, i.e. alcohol, tobacco, etc. will not be accepted.
C. Four sizes are sold: Two full-pages @ $450.00, Full-page @ $250.00, one-half page @ $137.50, and one-quarter page @ $75.00.

VIII. RESTRICTIONS
A. We will not print articles that embarrass or harm people.
B. Genealogical charts and tabular material will not be used.
C. Spurious material will not be used.
D. Pioneer material is subject to verification.

Stories may be submitted by email to: LeonCoHBC@gmail.com or by USPS to PO Box 13813, Tallahassee, FL, 32317-3813

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SPRING FLING 2009

2009-04-15T22:39:00.009-04:00

HERE IS A COPY OF THE BEAUTIFUL "SPRING FLING" ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE.

You probably received a FLYER giving the details of where to come, what to bring, and what's happening there. My FLYER got torn-up, so I can't tell you what to bring.... I think -- just bring yourselves and your kids. As I recall, Mike Collins is going to cook hot dogs. The location is at the "GREEN AREA" on EASTGATE WAY. There will be lots of entertainment, mainly aimed at the youngsters.

People often ask "What has the NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION done for me?"

There are lots of very good answers to this question; however, the SPRING FLING is perhaps the most immediate and concrete example of what ENA is currently doing for you.

~ ~ ~ Doug Jones

Questions? ---> eastgate@comcast.net

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2009 ENA MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATION FORM

2009-02-28T00:02:00.002-04:00

HELLO EASTGATE RESIDENTS - - -
IF YOU WISH TO BECOME AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF ENA AND/OR IF YOU WISH TO RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP, THEN YOU CAN CLICK HERE: 2009 ENA MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATION FORM, DOWNLOAD THE FORM, FILL IT OUT & MAIL IT IN.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

HOME OWNERSHIP EXPO FLYER

2009-02-15T22:31:00.005-04:00

The FLYER below was emailed to me by Andrea Griffin (City of Tallahassee, Neighborhood Services).

(Click on the Flyer to ENLARGE it!)

~~~ DJ

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EMAIL FROM TLH NBHD SERVICES

2009-02-05T16:26:00.005-04:00

Click on image to enlarge it -- so that you can read it!

I got this email from Andrea Griffin today, and it thought it would be worthwhile to pass it on.

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PEOPLE ARE SIGNING-UP FOR THE eNEWS

2009-01-20T14:08:00.005-04:00

Update: So far (as of this date -- 01.20.2009) a dozen folks have signed up for the ENA eNEWS.

If you saw the article in the Dec. "hard copy" of the NEWSLETTER, then you know that it was the last hard copy to be home-delivered.

There are three ways to receive future NEWSLETTERS:
1. Come to a meeting.... We'll have several hard copies on hand.
2. View a NEWSLETTER on the EASTGATE ENA web page.
3. Subscribe for delivery to your email account by emailing the following information:

Name
email address
street address (optional)
phone # (optional)

Send to: eastgate@comcast.net

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Thanks,
Doug Jones
NEWSLETTER editor.

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FLYER -- SAFETY for SENIORS

2008-12-25T18:36:00.005-04:00

HERE IS A FLYER THAT I PICKED UP AT AN ENA MEETING.

I'M POSTING IT AS A PUBLIC INTEREST AND INFORMATION SERVICE.

IF YOU "CLICK" ON AN IMAGE, IT WILL ENLARGE.

RAD-KIDS .... Resisting Aggression Defensively

2008-12-21T22:23:00.004-04:00

Read this FLYER (click to enlarge) and/or go to the website (click on the title above).

PLACES TO EAT -- PLACES TO STAY -- NEAR EASTGATE

2008-12-21T15:33:00.005-04:00

One of our EASTGATE members gave me the attached map showing places to eat and places to stay in the vicinity of EASTGATE.

If you just "click" on the image it will get larger.

IDENTIFYING AND REPORTING CODE VIOLATIONS

2008-12-19T01:55:00.008-04:00

Here is the City's Brochure on Common Code Violations.

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HOMEOWNER THANKS HELPFUL NEIGHBORS.

2008-08-11T13:00:00.004-04:00

Dear Eastgate Neighbors and Friends,

I received this email Tues. 7/29, which I'm publishing below with permission of the author. It is very uplifting, and it speaks for itself.

It is indeed great to live in a community like Eastgate.

--- DJ.

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Hi Doug, this is Teresa Harrison who lives at 2705 Bedford Way. As you may already know we had a fire this past Sunday that burned down a section of our deck. Everyone is okay and the deck will be fixed but I am amazed at the neighbors who helped us through this horrific event.

We were having a birthday party for my oldest son and the tiki torches we lit to keep the skeeters away literally collapsed within thirty minutes and started the deck on fire. We did not notice the fire for God only knows how long but when we did there were already people from all over the neighborhood hosing it down, plus one family that helped keep the children situated while all of us worked on putting the fire out before help arrived.

I have no idea who any of these people are and with my being in such a frantic state I most likely would not recognize them on any given day either. I did put a poster on the tree in our front yard thanking everyone but am curious if our gratitude can be mentioned in the next newsletter. I cannot begin to explain how grateful all of us are for these honorable deeds our neighbors did without a second thought so having this opportunity would be most appreciated.

Thank you for your time,

Teresa Harrison

~ ~ ~ FLYERS from ARLENE ~ ~ ~

2008-07-19T11:18:00.009-04:00

CLICK ON FLYERS TO ENLARGE.
I think that Arlene got these at the annual "Breakfast with the Chief" -- Citizens breakfast with the TPD Chief.

#1. Contact Information for TPD.

Eastgate is in Bravo District.

#2. TPD City-Wide Block Party.

#3. Protect Your Identity.

#4. From COT (City of Tallahassee) -- Door-to-Door Sales

THE JUNE MEETING OF THE ENA

2008-06-05T01:12:00.003-04:00

The June Meeting of the Eastgate Neighborhood Association is scheduled for
Thursday, June 19, at 6:30 pm at the Hampton Inn & Suites, 3388 Lonnbladh
Road.

It should be a very interesting meeting, and I urge you to attend.

-- Doug Jones, Secretary.

EASTGATE NEIGHBORHOOD YARD SALE!

2008-04-29T21:12:00.007-04:00

HERE'S YOUR INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD-WIDE YARD SALE. If you've done it before -- in past years -- then you'll remember how much fun it is. And if you are new to the Neighborhood, you'll see what a great opportunity it is to clear out your unwanted stuff and get to know your neighbors at the same time. In past years we've had either Goodwill or the Salvation Army "sweep through" at about 2pm to collect anything that you left at curbside, but because of rising gas costs, I don't believe that we'll have that service this year.... So I guess we'll just have to pack up our own unsold items and save them for another day!
-- Doug

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MARCH 20, 2008 ELECTION OF OFFICERS

2008-03-13T20:35:00.006-04:00

The February Meeting of the Eastgate Neighborhood Association was held Thursday, Feb. 28, 2007, at 6:30 P.M. at the Hampton Inn & Suites, 3388 Lonnbladh Road.

Here are some photos of the attendees -- all but me; I'm taking the photos.

These meetings are informative, as there are a lot of "forces-at-play" in our area — proposed development in adjacent areas; vacated residences in our Eastgate; late-night noise in the neighborhood; arson in ADJACENT Kipwood; etc., etc., etc.

We also have many positive programs for which planning is required:
Annual EYS (Eastgate Yard Sale); Toxic Waste Round-Up; Spring "Party" and EasterEgg Hunt.

Now there is a VERY IMPORTANT Meeting coming up — namely the March 20, 2008, meeting, which includes the election of officers. Quite frankly, the current "slate of proposed officers" includes some very familiar faces; most have served year-after-year. This is not because they want to, but because they have to — no one else will step up and serve! So I'm asking, pleading, with you... If you have an ounce of civic pride in your blood, if you really care about this great neighborhood that we live in, if you want to become involved — come to the March 20 meeting, and we'll get you involved!

THE NEW EASTGATE BLOG

2008-03-13T09:31:00.001-04:00

Here is the NEW EASTGATE BLOG.

We will be posting comments, articles, thoughts, and ideas on this page. And we welcome your input. Please feel free to respond.