Just One More Week to Enter the Pinckney Fall Photo Invitational
Pinckney Neighborhood is a beautiful place to live – especially in the fall. This is the final week to send in your photos for the Pinckney Fall Photo Invitational – your opportunity to show off what you think is great about Pinckney Neighborhood in the fall – and preserve it in the PNA photo gallery. Here are the details:
Your photos taken in the Pinckney Neighborhood and submitted to PNA’s email between now and midnight Sunday November 11th will be included in the PNA website photo gallery and shown in a video collage at the November 17th PNA monthly meeting. You’ll have an opportunity to tag your favorites. All ages and expertise levels are welcome to submit photos.
Please follow these simple rules to submit your photo entries:
1) All entries must be submitted by midnight Sunday November 11, 2012 to PNA’s email (below).
2) Each person may submit up to 5 photos.
3) Photos must be taken in the Pinckney Neighborhood and have a “fall” theme.
4) Please put “fall photos” in the subject line of your email and include in your message (a) the name you want to be identified by, (b) the general area of the Pinckney Neighborhood where each photo was taken, (c) any information you want to provide about each photo (e.g., subject matter), and (d) which category of photographer best describes you (under 18, adult amateur or adult professional).
Submit entries to: Pinckney.Neighborhood@gmail.com
Please spread information about this photo project to your friends and neighbors via email, Facebook and word of mouth! Check the Photo Gallery periodically for new entries under the “Pinckney Fall Photos 2012” tab to see new submittals.
Happy photographing!
November 3, 2012
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AND THE WINNERS ARE . . .
This year’s Trunk-or-Treat and Food Drive was another great success! Together, we collected about 100 pounds of food and raised $10 for Just Food Douglas County. Even though $10 doesn’t sound like a lot, it is enough to provide 50 meals to food insecure residents of Douglas County.
AND, we had a great variety of trunks and booths with games and treats to delight kids and adult. There were many cute, scary, creative and crazy costumes on display.  Everyone did a fantastic job of getting in the mood for Halloween and the voting for best costumes and trunk/booth entries was very close! If you took pictures, please send them in to Pinckney.Neighborhood@gmail.com.
And now for the Winners – chosen by secret ballot and tallied using highly accurate accounting principles (drum roll, please):
Best Baby/Toddler Costume: “Gorilla” by Ryder (last name needed)
Best Girl’s Costume: “Cleopatra” by Tabetha Peters
Best Boy’s Costume: “Captain Hook” by (unknown/name needed)
Best Middle School Costume: “Werewolf” by (unknown/name needed)
Best High School Costume:Â no entries
Best Adult Costume: “Anonymous”by Antony
Best Game/Activity: “Haunted Chuck-a-Duck” by Steve & Kendall Braswell
Best Trunk/Booth Decorations: “Dead Girl” by Addie Unekis & Family
Winners can claim their Certificate by coming to the November 17th PNA meeting (10:00 am at the Bert Nash Center) or by contacting PNA at Pinckney.Neighborhood@gmail.com. If you know who one of the “unknown” winners is, please let them know so they can claim their certificate!
And last but not least – remember that midnight Sunday November 11th is the deadline to submit your photos to the Pinckney Fall Photo Invitational. We’ll have a slide show with all entries at the November 17th PNA meeting and post the photo gallery on our website.
November 2, 2012
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Tenants to Homeowners Workshop – Nov. 10th at 9:30 am
Tenants to Homeowners final free homebuyer workshop of the year will be 9:30am on Saturday, November 10, at the United Way Building, 2518 Ridge Court. The class will cover all traditional aspects of buying a home for the first time, as well as answering questions about alternatives such as rent to own options or first time programs that provide down payment assistance. For more information feel free to contact Tenants to Homeowners @ 842-5494 or rbakertth@gmail.com.Â
Robert Baker,
Resource Development
Tenants to Homeowners
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October 31, 2012
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Teen Volunteers Needed for Trunk-or-Treat & Food Drive
PNA would love to have a few Middle or High School students help out at the Trunk-or-Treat & Food drive this Saturday – any time between 3 and 6 pm. We need help running the PNA “Fishing” both, collecting food donations. helping people set up trunks/booths, and taking pictures. Please send an email to Pinckney.Neighborhood@gmail.com if you’re interested. PNA will provide certificates to track your community service hours. It’s fun and simple – and you can wear a costume if you want to!
October 23, 2012
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Trunk-or-Treat & Food Drive
Saturday October 27th from 4 to 6 pm – 4th St. & Arkansas St. – (Lot opens at 3 pm for set-up)
It’s back! Last year’s Trunk-or-Treat was a great success, but we were only getting started. This year will be even bigger and better! To refresh your memory, Trunk-or-Treat is an opportunity to decorate the trunk of a car, bed of a truck, back of a van, a table, a tent, a booth (you name it, really) in the Halloween spirit for kids (of all ages) to visit and enjoy. You might choose to pass out candy or other refreshments, or have a game of skill, silly entertainment or any other Halloween or carnival-like activity. Go it alone or join forces with other Pinckney neighbors. As long as it’s kid-friendly and in relative good taste, your imagination is your only limit. Everyone is welcome to participate, even if you don’t have an actual kid in your household. Awards will be given to the entries and costumes voted best by the crowd. If you’re not convinced, check out last year’s photos in the Photo Gallery!
Food Drive: In addition to having fun and getting to know your neighbors better, we will again have an opportunity to give back to the community by donating nonperishable food and money to Just Food Douglas County. Last year we collected 130 lbs of food! Let’s try to top that and challenge other neighborhoods to do the same!
 LOCATION – Lawrence Memorial Hospital Parking Lot – 4th Street between Michigan & Arkansas Streets
- Each vehicle/booth will be assigned a parking space (enter on Arkansas St.)
- Set-up starts at 3:00 pm – please allow plenty of time to set-up before trunk-or-treaters arrive
- Trunk-or-Treat opens for guests at 4:00 pm and ends at 6:00 pm
- Vote for best entry/costume and win fun prizes!
- Make a contribution to Just Food Douglas County of food or cash! Â
- Even if you don’t attend the Trunk-or-Treat, you can drop off donations from 3 to 6 pm
MOST NEEDED FOOD ITEMS:
Peanut Butter (#1 item needed!), Canned Fruit, Jelly, Canned Vegetables, Canned Pasta (SpaghettiOs, etc.)
Also note that just a $1 donation purchases 5 meals!
 Questions? Want to volunteer? Contact PNA at: Pinckney.Neighborhood@gmail.com
October 15, 2012
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Lawrence Electronic Recycling Event – Sat. Oct. 13
The City of Lawrence invites residents and small businesses to recycle unused or obsolete electronic equipment. Electronic equipment may contain hazardous components such as lead, mercury and cadmium. Recycling your unwanted electronic equipment keeps these hazardous components out of the landfill.
Rain or Shine Event
DATE: Saturday, October 13th
TIME: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Free State High School Parking Lot, 4700 Overland Drive
Items accepted for recycling:
- Computers
- Monitors*
- Printers
- Copiers
- Scanners
- Fax Machines
- Televisions*
- Video and Audio Equipment
- Household Batteries
- Cell Phones and other Hand Held Devices
- Microwaves and other Small Appliances
* Recycling fee (Cash or Checks ONLY):
- $10.00 per computer monitor
- $15.00 per television
- no charge for other electronics
Items NOT accepted:
- Large Appliances (Refrigerators, AC Units, Dehumidifiers)
- Contact the Solid Waste Division at (785) 832-3032 to arrange a pick up.
- Hazardous Waste (Fluorescent Light Bulbs, Compressed Gas Cylinders)
- Contact the Waste Reduction and Recycling Division to schedule an appointment at (785) 832-3030 to schedule a drop-off appointment at the City of Lawrence/Douglas County Household Hazardous Waste Facility.
http://www.lawrenceks.org/wrr/electronicrecyclingevent
October 12, 2012
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Annual Parks & Street Clean-up – Saturday October 6th @ 9am
Once again, we’ll join forces to let many hands make light work of cleaning and prettying-up our neighborhood parks on October 6th. We also have been given an opportunity by the sponsors of a concert in Burcham Park the previous evening (featuring BassNectar) to earn a little extra cash for PNA by picking up any trash along the streets leading to Burcham Park. We’ll need a few extra helpers to get our job accomplished quickly.
Please join your neighbors at Constant Park (5th & Tennessee), Clinton Park (5th & Maine), Woody Park (3rd & Maine) or the Hugh Cameron Memorial Ravine (5th & Indiana) starting at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday October 6th for a brisk walk with a trash sack! We usually also clean up Burcham Park, but this year it will be cleaned by the concert sponsors.
Bring some work gloves, a bottle of water, maybe some bug spray, and some walking shoes. We’ll have light refreshments in Clinton Park following the clean-up. Teen who need community service hours, school, church, scouting and other groups are welcome and encouraged to join us.
For questions, contact Linda Bush (856-6435) or send an email to Pinckney.Neighborhood@gmail.com
Don’t forget about the Pinckney Neighborhood Fall Photo Invitational. This would be a great opportunity to get out-and-about and snap some pictures!
Your help will really be appreciated. Hope to see you!
September 29, 2012
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Pinckney Neighborhood Fall Photo Invitational
After a brutally hot summer, it’s nice to have some cool weather and to see beautiful fall colors appearing in the tree tops. Now is the time to get your camera out and take some pictures. PNA is hosting a Pinckney Neighborhood Fall Photo Invitational! Your photos taken in the Pinckney Neighborhood and submitted to PNA’s email between now and midnight Sunday November 11th will be included in the PNA website photo gallery and shown in a video collage at the November 17th PNA monthly meeting. All ages and expertise levels are welcome to submit photos.
This is your turn to show off your love of Pinckney Neighborhood and whatever talent you have. We’ll offer the photos up for the Pinckney community to pick their favorites. The favorites will be announced at the November 17th PNA monthly meeting during the photo collage presentation and posted on this website.
Please follow these simple rules to submit your photo entries:
1) All entries must be submitted by midnight Sunday November 11, 2012 to PNA’s email (below).
2) Each person may submit up to 5 photos.
3) Photos must be taken in the Pinckney Neighborhood and have a “fall” theme.
4) Please put “fall photos” in the subject line of your email and include in your message (a) the name you want to be identified by, (b) the general area of the Pinckney Neighborhood where each photo was taken, (c) any information you want to provide about each photo (e.g., subject matter), and (d) which category of photographer best describes you (under 18, adult amateur or adult professional).
Submit entries to: Pinckney.Neighborhood@gmail.com
Please spread information about this photo project to your friends and neighbors via email, Facebook and word of mouth! Check the Photo Gallery periodically for new entries under the “Pinckney Fall Photos 2012” tab to see new submittals.
Here are a couple upcoming PNA community events that would be good photo ops – look for more details in the coming weeks:
October 6th @ 9:00 – Pinckney Parks Clean-up Day (Clinton, Constant & Woody Parks)
October 16th @ 10:00 – PNA Monthly Meeting (Douglas Count Health Department/Bert Nash Center)
October 27th @ 4:00 – Trunk-or-Treat & Food Drive (LMH parking lot at 4th & Michigan)
Good luck and enjoy!
September 23, 2012
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League of Women Voters public meeting featuring County Clerk Jamie Shew.
Douglas County Clerk Jamie Shew will speak Thursday, September 20th in the County Commission Chambers of the Douglas County Courthouse at 7 p.m. Shew, who oversees elections, will address new laws on voter identification requirements and the recent changes in redistricting for state and national offices, as well as answer any questions about the upcoming election.
As an added treat, Jamie is quite knowledgeable about the history of the women’s suffrage movement and will present some very interesting highlights about the struggle for women’s right to vote in the state of Kansas. While the 19th amendment giving women the right to vote was not added to the U.S. Constitution until 1920, Kansas approved a state constitutional amendment 100 years ago in 1912! How progressive is that?
And if you need to register to vote, the League of Women Voters will be glad to help with that.  (Did you know that if you’ve moved or changed your name since the last time you voted that you need to re-register with your current information?) This League of Women Voters meeting is also open to the public. Please come, and bring a friend!
Melinda Henderson President, LWV/L-DC contact email: league@sunflower.com Like us on Facebook! www.facebook.com/lwvldc Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/lwvldc Visit our website: www.lawrenceleague.com Because democracy is NOT a spectator sport!
September 17, 2012
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PNA Monthly Meeting – Saturday Sept. 15 – 10:00 am @ LMH (lower level meeting room)
Pinckney Neighbors! It’s so nice to have a little bit of cool weather and – can you believe it – even some rain now and then. Just in time for us to gear up for a couple of important Neighborhood events – the Pinckney Parks clean-up day on October 6th and the Trunk-or-Treat and Food Drive on October 27th. Look for the PNA Newsletter in your mailbox this coming week with more information.
Our meeting this month – September 15th on the lower level of Lawrence Memorial Hospital – will look ahead to plan for these events. We particularly want to work on publicity, building neighborhood connections and encouraging young people to get involved in community service. In addition we will discuss issues of importance to the Neighborhood – such as issues likely to be brought to the city commission – and any topics raised by Pinckney residents.
Please join us on Saturday. Light refreshments will be served. If you have issues of concern that you would like PNA to look into, please bring them to the meeting or send an email to Pinckney.Neighborhood@gmail.com
September 10, 2012
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