Highland Park Neighborhood Association

Holiday Pot Luck!

Saturday Dec. 6th- 6pm at the neighborhood center is our Holiday Pot Luck Dinner.

Please bring either soup, salad or bread.

We will be voting for next years at large board members.

Hope to see you all next Saturday.

Highland Park Neighborhood Association's Annual Thanksgiving Dinner

Thursday, November 20, 2008
6:00 pm
Asbury Chapel
(Corner of Orchard Knob and Bailey)

Come enjoy this evening of fellowship and Reflection

Special Presentation - A viewing of The Chattanooga History Center's documentary on Highland Park

also this event

Volunteers (and Donations) Needed to Fill Goodie Bags
Come be part of another Highland Park Tradition.
HPNA always packages Goodie Bags for the Policemen and Firemen who service our neighborhood - join us this year!
December 15 at 5:00pm at the Neighborhood Center
Bring : Hard candy, gum, individually wrapped baked goods, chap stick, lotion - goodie bag stuff!
We usually fill about 80 bags, so generosity is appreciated!

Boys and Girls Club Opens New Highland Park Facility Sept. 18

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Chattanooga (BGCC) will celebrate the grand opening of its new 18,000 sq./ft. unit in Highland Park with a ribbon cutting on Sept. 18, at 11 a.m. The new building will be capable of serving more than 900 boys and girls, offering kids between the ages of six and eighteen a positive, safe and fun environment to enjoy.

The Highland Park facility is being dedicated to BGCC President, Michael Cranford, in honor of his nearly 40 years of service. As president of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Chattanooga, Mr. Cranford has been recognized nationally for his work in shaping the lives of Chattanooga's youth. Mr. Cranford was awarded the 2008 Thomas G. Garth Character and Courage Award - the highest honor the organization can bestow on a Club professional.

A plaque honoring Mr. Cranford's dedication to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Chattanooga will be hung in the entrance of the new building during the grand opening ceremony, which will be attended by Roxanne Spillett, president and CEO of Boys & Girls Club of America.

The building will give kids access to social, cultural and physical education classes. Thanks to a $50,000 grant from UNUM, computer classes will be provided at a state-of-the-art technology lab to help kids bridge the digital divide and prepare for the future. Kids will also be able to participate in a highly successful homework assistance program called Power Hour, which has been supported by a $25,000 grant from Charity Projects Entertainment Fund (CPEF) and American Idol's charity effort, Idol Gives Back.

"To make a difference in the life of a child, BGCC established the Buy a Brick - Build a Life program," said Mr. Cranford. "This program was created to help us continue building the lives of all children, especially those from lower income families, by providing a positive, safe and fun environment where kids can realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens."

For more information about the dedication ceremony, or to learn how you can give to the Brick Program, call 423 266-6131 or visit www.bgccha.org.

National Night Out 2008!

These are all images from Tuesday, August 5th's National Night Out neighborhood gathering in Tatum Park (if you'd like a copy of a picture you see here, please use our contact form to send a request!). Thanks to everyone who turned out -- you're all wonderful (once again, you get bonus points because of the heat!)!

Follow the link! Lots more images follow after the jump!

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Special Meeting to Discuss Girls Academy, June 17

HPNA will host a special meeting on Tuesday, June 17 at 6 p.m. at theNeighborhood Center about the proposed public charter for a Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy. The purpose of this meeting is to share information with residents about the charter school.

Established in 2007, the Young Women's Leadership Academy Foundation (YWLAF) was organized to sponsor the first public charter school for girls in Chattanooga - Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy.

Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy will only serve girls who are attending or assigned to a school that is failing to meet its Annual Yearly Progress (AYP) or girls who are testing below proficiency in math and/or language arts.

YWLAF will submit an application to the Hamilton County Department of Education. If approved, Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy will open its doors in July 2009 with 6th and 9th grade students, with the ultimate goal of enrolling 350 girls in grades 6th - 12th.

The organizers feel that HP residents of Highland Park may be interested in the proposed school, since it could be located in our neighborhood.

Highland Park Tour of Homes Friday & Saturday

Friday Preview Event Added This Year

The 2008 Highland Park Tour of Homes will be held Friday evening, May 2, and Saturday, May 3. This year�s theme A Taste of Highland Park will be reflected in the addition of a Friday evening event that will give tour-goers the opportunity to visit four of the homes from the full Saturday tour and speak to the homeowners and contractors about the details of their homes restoration.

�This year�s tour has switched from the fall to the spring, because we feel that Spring better symbolizes the ongoing transition in Highland Park. Spring is a time of renewal and that�s what Highland Park is all about and thanks to our very active neighborhood association, we show no signs of slowing down,� said tour coordinator Jason Tablada.

Tour events on both days begin at Architectural Exchange at 1300 McCallie Ave. Tour tickets may be purchased at Architectural Exchange, Geno�s Salon, The Deli Man & The Cake Lady and Aunt Sue�s K-9 Bakery and Pet Supplies, all of which are located in Highland Park on McCallie Avenue.

A complimentary shuttle will be available both days.

Event Details:
Friday, May 2: A Taste of Highland Park - 7:00-10:00pm
Four homes with catered food and the opportunity to talk to the homeowners and contractor about the renovation, featuring food tastings by St. John�s Restaurant, Niko�s Southside Grille, The Deli Man & The Cake Lady, Hair of the Dog and Neidlove�s.
$25 ticket includes Friday evening and full Saturday tour.

Saturday, May 3: Tour of Homes - 11:00 am-4:00 pm
$15 ticket includes full Saturday tour.

Please visit the Tour of Homes section at www.HighlandParkTN.com for full information.

Mayor Littlefield Invites You to Chattanooga Green

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Save the Date! March 15!

CELEBRATE ST. PATRICK'S DAY IN HIGHLAND PARK
AND MEET NEW NEIGHBORS!

*Saturday, March 15, 2008*
*(rain date is March 29)*
*5:00pm � 8:00pm*

*1700 Block of Duncan Avenue*

Bratwursts will be grilled
Guests are asked to bring a side dish or dessert
Irish-style dishes are encouraged!
Soft drinks provided; you may BYOB.

***Prizes given for the best green outfit and/or best hat***
*Children's face-painting and other activities.*

Contact Connie (629-8995) to let her know
what dish you'll be bringing
or send her an email with this form!

Photo Sharing

We've added a feature to the web site where you can share your photos! To see what's up already, click here, and to add your own, use our contact form to send us a link!

Meeting With Mayor Littlefield

On Thursday, Jan. 31 from 5:30 PM til 7:00 PM, Mayor Ron Littlefield will be holding a meeting for District 9 Residents. It will take place in the Parkridge Hospital Community Room.

The Mayor's invitation reads: "As always, I look forward to meeting with you, answering your questions, and discussing progress we have made. My goal is to provide effective, responsive government and the best services possible."

Well, if he wants to be responsive, we have to give him something to respond to! So if you have a question for the Mayor about anything in our neighborhood, that would appropriately be addressed by city government, be sure to come out and take advantage of this opportunity to be heard. See you there!

Holiday Garbage Pickup

HP Neighbors,

Just a quick reminder that garbage will not be collected on our usual Monday schedule because the City is closed for the Martin Luther King holiday.

Garbage collection for Monday, Jan. 21 will instead be collected on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008.

Also, brush pickup for our area (Area 3) begins this week. Here are the City's guidelines for brush:

Brush and Refuse

What items can I put out for Brush collection?
Brush, twigs, shrubbery, tree trimmings, branches, and limbs may be stacked or placed in bundles at the curb and should not block the sidewalk or drainage ditches. Leaves can be bagged or raked to the curb for collection.
Grass Clippings must be bagged.

HP Home Featured in Paper

The Phelps home was featured in the 15 December edition of the Chattanooga Times Free Press! To read the article, click here, and to see an image slideshow, use this link!

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Saturday, December 15, 2007

By Jan Galletta, Staff Writer

Girding themselves for a full gut-and-overhaul effort, Jackie and Andrew Phelps paid $50,000 for a rundown Highland Park home at a back-taxes auction. Four years, another $80,000 and a mother lode of manual labor later, the stately 1920 American Foursquare is nobody's fixer-upper now.

Built by a lumber-company scion whose photo hangs in the foyer, the home had an "absolutely solid foundation," said Mr. Phelps, 29, a coach and assistant to the headmaster at Girls Preparatory School.

"But it had been neglected and unoccupied -- officially, at least -- for two years."

An earlier conversion to apartments left it with "multiple bathrooms and kitchens where they didn't belong," said Ms. Phelps, 28, a homemaker. "It was vandalized when empty and was barely livable."

The couple spent more than a year rehabbing the 2,600-square-foot residence before occupying it.

They removed walls, fixtures, doors and an exterior rear staircase, which all had been erected during the dwelling's rental-property days, according to the Phelpses. They said they replaced the roof and installed new heating and cooling systems, refinished its hardwood floors, rebuilt much of its staircase and stripped or repainted its abundant wood trim, returning it to its earlier luxe condition.

Among the pair's most ambitious projects was carving out two new bathrooms, one behind the first-floor staircase and a second at the site of a former sleeping porch on the home's second story.

Using skills Mr. Phelps said "were acquired on the job," he laid hex tile floors, installed pedestal sinks and hung bead board in both rooms, much in keeping with the home's period character. When part of the wall excavation revealed a tall, narrow chimney for a coal stove in the basement, the Phelpses left its brick exposed, adding further nostalgic interest in the process.

Another labor-intensive project was the total construction of a new kitchen, which Ms. Phelps designed in detail, from maple cabinets to sandstone counters. Diverting space from an adjoining enclosed porch, she and her husband created a laundry room large enough to house a playroom, too.

Rooms weren't the only things for which the Phelpses found new uses. In their two daughters' upstairs bathroom, for instance, they turned a vintage buffet with sterling-capped handles into a pretty vanity by seating a sink in its center. Instead of sacrificing its drawer space to accommodate plumbing apparatus, they formed odd-shaped storage cubbies behind the conventional drawer fronts.

"We're all about manipulating furniture," said Ms. Phelps. She cited, as another example, the dining room's triangular china cupboard, a former TV cabinet with doors that were switched by the couple.

But it's the room's pocket doors that may represent the real coup, according to Mr. Phelps. He said that the 1920s fixtures were missing when the couple bought the house, but they located what they believe are the actual original doors (identified by telltale paint chips) in a downtown salvage shop.

They had no such luck with regard to the original lighting fixtures, none of which remained at the time of their purchase, according to Ms. Phelps. She said the family hung period reproductions, such as crystal-beaded chandeliers, that they bought at one of the big-box home-goods retailers.

Genuine antiques enhance most rooms in the house. They range from Ms. Phelps' grandfather's 1890s walnut-and-burl-wood desk to a mid-1800s window-seat chest, passed down through several generations of her family.

Some heirlooms, such as the iron-runner, wooden sleds that Mr. Phelps restored, currently double as holiday decorations. They provide a whimsical touch to an all-out ornamentation of the house that includes four Christmas trees, garlands of Battenburg-lace angels, wreaths, handmade stockings, candle tableaux, Moravian stars and all manner of other festive fillips.

Come New Year's, all the seasonal adornments will be packed away in an 800-square-foot carriage house that was part of the delinquent-taxes windfall. Restoring the two-story brick structure "will probably be a project for the home's next occupants," said Ms. Phelps. "I'm not ready to tackle that."

Shaw Park Playground Build Coming Up

We need your help to get ready for a new and improved Shaw Park!

Shaw Park's new playground, donated by PlayCore, will be built as a
collaborative effort between PlayCore employees, the Junior League of
Chattanooga and Highland Park Neighborhood Association.

Shaw Park is located at the corner of Kirby and Highland Park.

Volunteers are needed on Saturday, October 27th as we install the new
playground.

Please sign up for one of the following shifts:

8AM-10AM (playground installation)

10AM-12PM (playground installation)

12PM-2PM (installation, mulch spreading)

2PM-4PM (mulch spreading)

Call Lisa Flint at 697-2020 to volunteer.

Thanks!

Robertson Estate Sale in Highland Park

Estate Sale Of:
Dr. & Mrs. Lee Roberson
Founder of Tennessee Temple University

Labor Day Weekend:
Friday August 31, 7:00-5:00p.m.
Saturday September 1, 8:00-5:00 p.m.
Monday September 3, 8:00-1:00p.m.

About the Sale: Dr. & Mrs. Roberson have never had a sale. Dr. Roberson died at the age of 97 and his estate consists of heirlooms and collectibles from each deacade. The sale is rich with history from the Chattanooga area, as well as local church history. This estate sale features some very interesting missionary gifts. The Robersons like many of their generation were pack rats who never threw anything away, as you will see from the contents of the sale. There are 13 of Dr. Robersons famous double breasted suits in the sale, along with many awards to both he and Mrs. Roberson. Volumes from Dr. Robersons personal library will also be sold. The sale is full of fine china and glassware. There is an abundance of mahogany and oak furniture, old toys and collectibles of all types. Dr. Roberson was one of the most influential men in our community and all items from his home will be special treasures to keep and remember him.

Directions: From Downtown Chattanooga, take Bailey Ave. toward Brainerd Rd, turn right onto S. Hawethorne, go two blocks to the old Highland Park Elementary School on the left. The estate sale will be held on the ground level of the building and parking will be adjacent to the building.

Blair�s Antiques ● (423)-883-2815 ● blairsantiques@hotmail.com

Save the Date! Oct. 27!

In order to allow for the construction of the new playground in Shaw Park, everything (and we mean everything!) has to be cleared out. Phaltless has agreed to come do all of it - break up the asphalt, remove the equipment, and haul it all off - for FREE ( a price we really like).

The only hitch is that tomorrow (Saturday, August 25th) is the day that they have time to do it.

We will put up signs to keep people out, but if you see anyone over there, please ask them to leave or call the police to do it.

Keep October 27 open for the build date!