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NORTH ROSEDALE PARK
CIVIC ASSOCIATION’S
BENEFIT PERFORMANCE
FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2015
7:00 PM Refreshments • 8:00 PM Performance
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IN THIS ISSUE
NRPCA Benefit............................ 1
President's Letter.......................... 2
Have You Paid Your Dues............ 2
Behind the Footlights................... 3
NRP Walking Group..................... 4
Block Captains............................. 4
Vacant Property Task Force.......... 4
Meet Park Players President......... 5
Tax Foreclosure Problems?.......... 5
GRDC Update.............................. 7
NRPCA Book Club...................... 8
Help the Girl Scouts Help
the Homeless............................. 9
Detroit Partnership Day................ 9
NRPCA eBlast............................ 10
NRPCA Calendar....................... 10
Baseball Sign Up........................ 11
Membership Application............ 12
Board Member Assignments...... 12
Join your neighbors and friends at the NRPCA benefit performance
of the Park Players’ “The Addams Family” on Saturday, March 20.
A portion of your $25 ticket will go toward supporting all
the programming the NRPCA offers North Rosedale Park and you’ll
get to see the fabulously funny and fun “The Addams Family.”
You’ll even get light refreshments with the purchase of your ticket!
Doors open at 7 pm and the performance begins at 8 pm.
To get your tickets, contact Marcia Closson at 313-835-1103
or [email protected].
See you on the 20th!
The Rosedale Tattler is a publication of the North Rosedale Park Civic Association. Established in 1924, the North Rosedale Park Civic
Association is a community organization that promotes the interests and welfare of North Rosedale Park residents, maintains park facilities for
community use, advocates for necessary public improvements, and enforces building restrictions and ordinances within North Rosedale Park.
North Rosedale Park • March 2015 • Volume 90, Issue 3 • Detroit, Michigan
Letter from the President
As I write this column, I know spring is coming, but the 3 degree
temperature confirms that we live in Michigan! I hope when you read
this, the weather will have improved.
While most of us have been hunkered down trying to stay warm, our
very own NRPCA vice president, Erma Leapheart-Gouch, was invited
by WDET to participate in a panel discussion of Community Leaders
regarding our Mayors’ State of the City address – she was terrific!
NRPCA Board Member James Mallory chaired a pre -Valentine’s day
social evening at the Community House which brought fun, music and
friendship to our neighbors - Go, Team!!
On a more serious note: on January 15th, the Block Club Captains and
the Vacant Property Task Force hosted a meeting at our Community
House regarding Tax Foreclosure Prevention and Defense. Over 100
people participated and hopefully found ways to save their home from
Tax Foreclosure. The Mayor is working very hard with others to ensure
no Detroiter loses their home. If you are facing Tax Foreclosure please
contact The United Community Housing Collation at 313-963-3310.
I spoke about possibilities transforming to actions last month; here
are some activities to get you through the late winter and early spring,
brought to you by your board and the volunteers in your neighborhood.
This neighborhood, this board, is all about teamwork!
The Addams Family Musical fundraiser is Friday, March 20th. Doors
open at 7 pm with the show starting at 8pm. Contact Marcia Closson at
313-835-1103 for more information and to reserve your tickets. Please
join us for an evening of laughs and snacks with your neighbors. Kathy
Garrett, Clarenda Webb and our wonderful Block Captains are helping to
organize this event. Please contact Kathy or Clarenda if you are willing to
donate food or beverages that will be served at this NRPCA benefit. We
are so lucky to have so many unsung heroes in our community. The people
behind the scenes, who make the phone calls, work on committees, the CB
Patrol, bake cookies, work in the kitchen at our events and generally go
out of their way to keep this neighborhood special.
The Josh White Junior concert is coming Saturday May 2, 2015. Join
us for an evening of music and fellowship. This is a big fundraiser for
us – please plan early and bring your friends. Tickets will be available
in late March. The eBlast will have the details as soon as they become
available. Speaking of the eBlast- have
you signed up yet? All we need is your
email! Contact our new Membership
Secretary, Chelsea Neblett at cneblett@
grandmontrosedale.com if you would
like to receive this “between Tattler”
information.
We are also coordinating a group outing
to a Tiger Game on Saturday May 23!
More a friend-raiser than a fundraiser, we encourage you to bring your
family and friends and help us cheer on the Ol’ English D. We are reaching
out to our former residents and friends of North Rosedale who were raised
here and still have fond memories of this incredible community. Please help
us spread the word! We hope to have T shirts and hats in time for the event
so we can all show our pride for Detroit’s Greatest Neighborhood. Watch
the April Tattler for more details!!!
To beat the winter doldrums-come to our Community house and check
out ALL our health related activities: Yoga will be coming soon; we have
Zumba, Akido and our famous walking group. These classes are detailed
in this Tattler or if you want more information, please contact our Program
Coordinator, Gloria Goodwine at 313-971-3990. Let us know what classes
or activities you want to see offered at our Community house.
I would like to close with a conversation about our operating budget.
Every house has one, right?( or should have!). It costs a lot to maintain our
Community House and WE REALLY NEED YOU to Get Involved. Please
PAY YOUR DUES, participate in a fundraiser, buy a raffle or offer to
volunteer. More members mean more money to keep the lights on and to
keep the programming going. We hope to have a door to door membership
drive in the spring. Please contact me if you’re willing to help.
I look forward to seeing all of you around the Park and in Our House,
as well in our local businesses that support the NRPCA: among them
: Always Brewing Detroit, Hollywood Hosiery, and a new Bookstore
called Pages Bookshop opening at 19560 Grand River in April (now
housed in Always Brewing).
Happy late Winter and Early Spring!
Susan Steigerwalt • 313-549-9523
Important Announcement:
NORTH ROSEDALE PARK RESIDENTS
You should have received your 2015 Civic Association Membership Mailing in October
We need every resident to pay their association dues! The North Rosedale Park Civic Association
depends on your dues to support the jewel of our neighborhood, the Community House and grounds.
We are the only neighborhood in Detroit that owns such a
wonderful place for residents to gather, children to play, and
neighborhood issues to be discussed. But the building and the
grounds can't support themselves. While we generate a fair
amount of revenue from the rental of the Community House, the
dues provide the backbone of our finances.
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As a dues paying member of the NRPCA, you are part owner
of the Community House and grounds and we desperately need
your support.
Take responsibility for contributing your financial share to
keep our community alive.
The Rosedale Tattler
Behind the Footlights
The Addams Family: Opening Night
By Roger Loeb
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Three weeks, you rehearse and rehearse.
Two weeks, and it couldn't be worse.
One week, will it ever be right?
Then out of the hat, it's that big first night.
The overture is about to start.
You cross your fingers and hold your heart.
It's curtain time and away we go.
Another openin' of another show.
Cole Porter, Kiss Me Kate
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You walk into the theatre (or in our case,
the Community House). You sit down and
wait expectantly for the first notes of the
overture. THE ADDAMS FAMILY: A new
musical, is about to begin. But what does it
take to make what we hope will be magical
moments happen?
Sure there are a bunch of talented actors,
singers, and dancers seen in the photo below,
ready to give their all. But is that it? Not
nearly. Let's start with the people who run
"the house".
The house manager (the name Sally
Evalt comes to mind) arranges for several
volunteers to be there to welcome you,
to take your ticket, to seat you, to offer
refreshments during the intermission, and to
clean the auditorium while you are headed
for home.
The ticket chairperson (usually our
indefatigable Marcia Closson) has carefully
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recorded all reservations cross-referenced
by patron's name and seat location. She
and a trusted assistant are there to provide
the "will call" tickets (those previously
purchased but not mailed), as well as to sell
tickets to the last-minute "walk-ins".
Then there's the "crew". Led by the stage
manager (in the present case, our own Mary
Davis), the crew has arrived early to check
the lights, the sound, the set, the props.
Backstage (left and right), headsets are on
and crew is "at the ready" to respond rapidly
to any issues noticed by the stage manager
during the play. Others man (or woman?)
the light board, the sound board, and the
spotlights, subtly adding texture to your
experience.
Upstairs, costumers are prepared to find the
missing cuff link, repair the torn sleeve, or
give that skirt a final press. Make-up artists
aid the nervous actors in carefully applying
the base, the rouge, the lipstick, and the
powder. As needed, wigs have been set,
combed, and carefully fitted on heads.
As we count down to curtain time, the
music director joins the singers in the
"green room" to warm up their voices. Then
the director arrives to give final notes and
encouragement to "have a great show". The
stage manager calls the actors to "places",
and another show is ready to entertain you,
our wonderful audience that makes it all
worthwhile.
Ticket reservations for THE ADDAMS
FAMILY are available at 313-835-1103
(Marcia) or by email at parkplayersnrp@
gmail.com. Here are the dates and the details
or a link to our Blog https://parkplayers.
wordpress.com/.
• Friday, March 13, 8:00 PM,
Dinner Theatre, $30
(doors open at 6:30)
• Saturday, March 14,
No Performance
• Sunday, March 15, 2:00 PM, Matinee,
$18
• Friday, March 20, 8:00 PM, NRPCA
Benefit, $25
(doors open at 7:00)
• Saturday, March 21, 8:00 PM,
Beverage & Cheese, $25
(doors at 7:00)
• Sunday, March 22, 2:00 PM, $18,
Students/Seniors: $16
• Friday, March 27, 8:00 PM, $18
• Saturday, March 28, 8:00 PM, $18
• Sunday, March 29, 3:00 PM, $18
(doors open at 2:00 PM for
refreshments)
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NEIGHBORHOOD
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
This directory of ads is only available to Park residents to
inform neighbors of the businesses and services they offer.
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Homes (Inside and Out) Garages, too!
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PIANO & GUITAR LESSONS
For the Young and the
Not-so-young Park Resident
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THE
NORTH ROSEDALE
PARK
BLOCK CAPTAINS'
MEETINGS
are the first Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm.
The meetings are held at the Community House
which is at 18445 Scarsdale.
This vitally important group of community
leaders needs your support.
If you have a neighborhood concern that
needs to be resolved, please contact your
Block Captain or if you don't know who
your Block Captain is, please contact
Clarenda Webb at (313) 330-7844
for more information.
Our next meeting will be
TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2015
We need your involvement now more than ever.
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Group Walking with a Purpose:
(NRPCA & HEP)
Congratulations!
We are now a Certified Healthy Environment
Partnership (HEP) Walk Your Heart to Health Center
(WYHH)!
Whether this is your first step toward a healthier
lifestyle or just a new activity to freshen up your
existing exercise routine, walking is the best option
for most of us. Walking Lifts Your Mood! Strengthens
Your Bones! Improves Your Balance and Coordination!
More importantly it prevents and manages various
conditions including heart disease, high blood pressure,
and type 2 diabetes. Remember movement is the key to
better fitness, health and a "Long Healthy Life"
Please join us on
Monday's, Wednesday's, and Friday's,
5:30pm - 6:30pm
Once you get on the trail and get your arms and legs
moving, don't be surprised to find even more benefits.
For more information please contact: HEP (Healthy
Environment Partnership) coordinator at
313-971-3990 or NRPCA office 313-837-3416
Keep It Moving!!!
Concerned about vacant properties in your
neighborhood? Want to get involved?
Join the Vacant Property
Task Force!
Volunteers are needed
for every street in the
North Rosedale Park
neighborhood to help
with computer research,
community outreach and
property maintenance
efforts. Contact Clarenda
Webb, NRP representative
of the Vacant Property Task
Force at 313-330-7844
or email clarendawebb@
gmail.com to learn more
information.
**Monetary donations are now being accepted to
maintain vacant properties in the hardest hit areas
in NRP. You can also donate yard waste bags,
water, yard tools, and volunteer for clean-ups in
the neighborhoods.
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Elizabeth Dickson, Park Players President for 2015
Elizabeth’s first production with Park
Players was in 2005 in “The Wiz.” She
made such an impression in her first play
with the Park Players, several regular
play goers have to think twice before they
remember that her name is not Addaperle.
Since her debut on the stage at the North
Rosedale Park Community House, Elizabeth
has been in every play since. “Smokey
Joe’s Café,” “Ragtime,” “Beauty and the
Beast” – whatever the role, Elizabeth puts
her heart into it, and heart is the main reason
why Elizabeth continues to act with the Park
Players and the main reason why she ran
for president of the Park Players. “There’s
a family feel here with the Park Players. It
feels like everyone is related. These are my
friends. Even when we’re not in a show, we
get together.”
resident Cornel Dickson, to thank for
inspiring Elizabeth’s years of involvement.
“My dad saw an ad for auditions for ‘The
Wiz’ and thought I should audition for the
role of the Mean Witch because he thought
she had the best songs.” Even though
Elizabeth landed the role of Addaperle not
the Mean Witch, she did manage to convince
her dad to audition. Cornel has been in
“Ragtime” and “Dreamgirls.” Elizabeth sees
her dad’s involvement with the Park Players
as a great way for the two of them to spend
time together.
As a corporate trainer for Green Path Debt
Solutions, Elizabeth keeps pretty busy
when she’s in a play. The bigger the role,
the bigger the commitment. She has had
big role in five different plays, and admits
that it can be tiring, but the friendships she
develops during production are worth the
Elizabeth has her father, Rosedale Park
effort. She admits
too, that after a
final performance,
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for auditions
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Elizabeth is
really looking
forward to the
Park Players
production of
“The Addams
Family.” She is especially looking forward
to the audience’s reaction: “It’s a funny,
quirky show with great music, strong leads
and a terrific chorus.” If you drive by the
North Rosedale Community House in
the evening, you’ll see the lights are on.
There are actors, stage crew, directors and
even the president of Park Players herself,
Elizabeth Dickson, working hard to make
“The Addams Family” another excellent
production by Park Players – another in a
long, long, 60 year run of great community
theater by a theater company that knows
that maintaining the “community” part of
community theater is just as important as
putting on a good show.
Opening night of “The Addams Family” is
Friday, March 13. The play runs through
Sunday, March 29. For tickets to see “The
Addams Family” contact Marcia Closson at
313-835-1103 or [email protected].
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DETROIT PARTNERSHIP DAY –
MARCH 28
The 16th Detroit Partnership Day will take
place on Saturday, March 28 from 10 am –
3 pm. Once again the Grandmont Rosedale
communities will team up with University
of Michigan students to beautify Grandmont
Rosedale and to build relationships between
the U of M and Detroit communities. GRDC
will host a clean-up and beautification
project on Stahelin at McNichols. There
will also be a clean-up at Ramsay Park on
Longacre south of Grand River. Join your
neighbors and U of M students to help
make Grandmont Rosedale a cleaner, more
beautiful place to live. For more information
or to RSVP as a volunteer, contact Danielle
Wilson at [email protected]
or call 313-387-4732, ext. 116.
GRAND RIVER WORKPLACE
LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBERS!
The Grand River WorkPlace, located
at 19120 Grand River, is a co-working
community that provides flexible, affordable
shared office space for small businesses and
entrepreneurs. GRDC is currently accepting
applications for new WorkPlace members.
The facilities include Wi-Fi accessibility,
printing/copying, access to conference
rooms, and a kitchenette.
Come learn more about our co-working
community at the Grand River WorkPlace
Open House on Thursday, March 12th from
6 to 8 pm. Meet current members, tour the
facility at 19120 Grand River, and learn
more about the opportunities to grow your
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NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY MEETING
There will be a Neighborhood Safety
Meeting Thursday, March 26 at 6:30 pm.
8th Precinct Captain Jacqueline Pritchett
and Detroit Police Department staff
will give a presentation on how to file a
complaint. Mark your calendars because
at the Thursday, April 23 Neighborhood
Safety Meeting at 6:30 pm, there will be
an important update of the quality of life
initiative known as the Neighborhoods
Benefits District, or Special Assessment
District. Both Neighborhood Safety
Meetings will take place at the North
Rosedale Park Community House, 18445
Scarsdale, and light refreshments will be
served. For more information, contact
Karen Johnson Moore at kmoore@
grandmontrosedale.com or call 313-3874732, ext. 110.
PROSPERUS TRAINING OFFERS
SPRING CLASSES
ProsperUs Detroit will begin a 20-week
spring training session this month.
ProsperUs is a place-based community
development program that empowers local
entrepreneurs, operating on the principle
that every neighborhood has untapped talent
and the potential to revitalize itself and
its local economy. The program teams up
with community organizations in targeted
Detroit neighborhoods to host its training
sessions. Over the course of the training,
students develop a business plan, receive
10 hours of follow up one-on-one training,
and upon graduation become eligible to
apply for loans and technical assistance.
The ProsperUs Training will take place
at Grand River WorkPlace, 19120 Grand
River. For more information, contact Larissa
Carr at 313-387-4732, ext. 120 or lcarr@
grandmontrosedale.com, or Jordan Mulka at
313-297-0064 or [email protected].
SIGN UP YOUR CHILD FOR
BASEBALL!
There will be a Rosedale Grandmont Little
League sign-up day Saturday, March 21
from 9 am – 12 noon at the GRDC offices,
19800 Grand River. Whether you have a
4 year old who wants to play T-ball or a
16 year old who can’t wait to play baseball,
the RGLL has a spot for your son or
daughter on a neighborhood team. You can
find and download the forms necessary to
register your child at mygrandmontrosedale.
org. Look under the heading “Organizations”
for Rosedale Grandmont Little League. You
can also send an email to rglittleleague@aol.
com for more information.
JOIN THE GRANDMONT ROSEDALE
CRIME ALERT
Want to become more involved in preventing
crime in your community? The Grandmont
Rosedale Crime Alert encourages you to
join the Crime Alert to report suspicious
activity. You can access the link by
going to: grandmontrosedalecrimealert@
googlegroups.com. For more
information and to get a list of the suggested
details to include in the alert, contact Karen
Johnson Moore at 313-387-4732, ext. 110 or
[email protected].
DON’T MISS OUT ON WHAT’S
HAPPENING IN GRANDMONT
ROSEDALE!
The mygrandmontrosedale.org. website
features articles about community events,
Grandmont Rosedale residents, and local
businesses. Neighborhood association
newsletters are available here as well as a
community calendar which offers a quick
way to find out what’s going on.
If you are a Facebook user, “like” us at
facebook.com/MyGrandmontRosedale. If
you’d like to receive a weekly, Wednesday
morning email newsletter to keep up to date
on all that’s happening, send an email to
[email protected] and ask to be
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The Mulvaneys of High Point Farm in Mt. Ephraim, New York, are a large and
fortunate clan, blessed with good looks, abundant charisma, and boundless promise.
But over the twenty-five year span of this ambitious novel, the Mulvaneys will
slide, almost imperceptibly at first, from the pinnacle of happiness, transformed
by the vagaries of fate into a scattered collection of lost and lonely souls. It is the
youngest son, Judd, now an adult, who attempts to piece together the fragments of the
Mulvaneys' former glory, seeking to uncover and understand the secret violation that
occasioned the family's tragic downfall. Each of the Mulvaneys endures some form of
exile--physical or spiritual--but in the end they find a way to bridge the chasms that
have opened up among them, reuniting in the spirit of love and healing. Profoundly
cathartic, Oates' acclaimed novel unfolds as if, in the darkness of the human spirit, she
has come upon a source of light at its core. Rarely has a writer made such a startling
and inspiring statement about the value of hope and compassion.
Please join the Book Club in the Park (BCIP's) in a classic discussion of
We Were the Mulvaneys
By Joyce Carol Oates
on Thursday, March 19, 2015 at 6:00pm
The North Rosedale Park Community House
The Book Club in the Park (BCIP) meets Jan. – June & Sept. – Nov. on the Third Thursday of the month, 6:00pm
at the North Rosedale Park Community House.
For more information call 313-837-3416
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The Rosedale Tattler
Rosedale’s Own Girl Scout
Troop is Helping the Homeless
and Needs YOUR Help!
Several times a year our Girl Scout Troop
prepares gift bags for the homeless.
The bags include all kinds of hygienic and safety
supplies such as small sample sizes of shampoo and
conditioner, the kinds that hotels provide. So if you
travel, save the hotel shampoo, conditioner, sewing kits,
etc. and donate them to the Girl Scouts.
IT TAKES ALL OF US TO KEEP
OUR COMMUNITY CLEAN
DETROIT PARTNERSHIP DAY
SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 2015
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Just drop the supplies in the box at the Community
House 18445 Scarsdale. Here’s a list of needed items:
1. Toothpaste and toothbrushes
2. Small bottles of shampoo and conditioner
3. Band-aides
4. Small bottles of lotion
5. Sanitary napkins
6. Toilet paper
7. Washcloths
8. Small soap bars
9. Small boxes of tissues
10. Small sewing kits
11. Small flashlights
Bring your donations to the Community House during
regular business hours – 10am to 1pm every day
except Thursday when the hours are 3pm to 6pm.
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North Rosedale Park eBlast Newsletter
aka: Rosedale Tattler eBLAST EDITION
This April marked the beginning of the Rosedale Tattler
eBLAST EDITION. An electronic newsletter designed
to supplement the printed version of the Tattler will be
distributed via email. The eBLAST EDITION is not
intended to replace the printed Tattler, but to provide
vital and interesting news, information and reminders
that sometimes miss the Tattler deadline (the 10th of each
month). The eBlast should arrive in your email around
the 3rd week of each month so as to meet this objective.
In order to receive the eBlast you must be on the "list".
However, it is really easy to signup for the list by visiting
the homepage of the North Rosedale Civic Association
at http://NorthRosedalePark.org and pushing the big red
subscribe button. Get yourself signed up today so that you
will be in the know! The exception to this requirement
is that we have seeded the list with a number of email
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articles for publication to the eBlast editor: cneblett@
grandmontrosedale.com.
NRPCA Calendar • March 2015
1 Rental.................................... 1:30pm
2 Rental....................................... 10am
2 HEP Walk Group................... 5:30pm
3 Block Captains Mtg.............. 6:30pm
4 HEP Walk Group................... 5:30pm
4 Decorating with Candy Doggan...... 6pm
4 Rental......................................... 7pm
5 Rental....................................... 10am
5 Rental......................................... 7pm
6 HEP Walk Group................... 5:30pm
7 Rental......................................... 9am
8 Rental.................................... 1:30pm
9 Rental....................................... 10am
9 Rental......................................... 6pm
10 Rental......................................... 7pm
11 Rental......................................... 6pm
12 Rental....................................... 10am
12 Rental......................................... 6pm
13 Show..................................... 6:30pm
14 Rental......................................... 8pm
15 Show................................... 12:30pm
16 HEP Walk Group.................. 5:30pm
17 Photography 101........................ 7pm
18 HEP Walk Group.................. 5:30pm
18 Decorating with Candy Doggan..... 6pm
19 Book Club Mtg.......................... 6pm
20 Show.......................................... 6pm
21 Show.......................................... 6pm
22 Show........................................ 12pm
23 HEP Walk Group.................. 5:30pm
23 Girl Scouts................................. 6pm
24 Photography 101........................ 7pm
25 HEP Walk Group.................. 5:30pm
25 Decorating with Candy Doggan..... 6pm
26 Neighborhood Safety Mtg.... 6:00pm
27 Show.......................................... 6pm
28 Show.......................................... 6pm
29 Show.......................................... 1pm
The North Rosedale Park Community House is available for rental
Built in the 30's, the historic North Rosedale Park
Community House has been carefully adapted to provide
meeting space for a variety of business and social events.
The Community House offers Pre-WWII charm and
character for meetings, conferences, workshops, private
parties and receptions. Daytime weekday rentals offer a
great and affordable setting for classes and seminars.
The Community House has many modern amenities,
including a kitchen, audiovisual equipment, and free
Wi-Fi. For more information, call the North Rosedale
Park Community House (313-837-3416).
Deadline for the Tattler
The Rosedale Tattler is a monthly newsletter published by the NRPCA. All articles and advertisements are
due the 10th of each month. Please contact Maria Bryant at 313-537-1560 or [email protected]
for advertising rates and policies. Please submit articles to [email protected].
We welcome and encourage submissions. The author’s name, address and phone number is required for publication.
The editorial staff reserves the right to edit submissions for space or for which they deem obscene, defamatory, deceptive or misleading.
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The Rosedale Tattler
ROSEDALE-GRANDMONT LITTLE LEAGUE
Season runs from mid-April through late June.
OPENING DAY: Saturday, April 25
T-Ball for 3 to 4-year-old girls and boys ($60)
(Games Saturday mornings @ St. Scholastica Field)
Coach-Pitch softball for 5 and 6-year-old girls
and boys ($75)
(Games are played on Saturday mornings and
Thursday @ 6:00 @ Stoepel Park, North Rosedale,
Ramsey Field, or Kelly Field.)
Baseball for 7 to 16-year-old girls and boys
(four divisions) ($90)
***New this season – 7-8 Baseball Division***
(Games are scheduled throughout the day on Saturdays, with the youngest children playing at the earlier times.
During the week, 7-8s/Minors play on Tuesdays @ 6:00, Juniors play on Wednesdays @ 6:00,
and Seniors play on Tuesdays or Wednesdays @ 6:00. Fields: Stoepel Park, North Rosedale, and St. Scholastica.)
Softball for 9 to 16-year-old girls (two divisions: 9-12 = $60, 13-16 = $80)
(Games are played Saturday afternoons and Mondays @ 6:00 @ Stoepel Park, North Rosedale, or St. Scholastica.)
REGISTRATION: Saturday, February 28 • 9 AM - Noon
Grandmont Rosedale Development Corporation • 19800 Grand River at Evergreen
***SIGNED PARENT & ATHLETE CONCUSSION INFORMATION SHEET MUST ACCOMPANY
REGISTRATION FORM FOR EACH PLAYER ***
DISCOUNTS: There is a $20 discount for any player whose family…
• Is a member of Rosedale Park Improvement Association, North Rosedale Park Civic Association,
Grandmont or Grandmont #1. (North Rosedale Park and Rosedale Park residents must be association members to play.)
• Is a member of a recognized neighborhood association in Detroit.
If you do not live within a neighborhood association, you need to pay a $20 family membership fee
to Rosedale - Grandmont Little League. Then you will receive a $20 discount on each family member.
***Bring your proof of membership to registration or pay membership fees at registration to the representatives
from the Rosedale/Grandmont associations.***
FAMILY NOTE
All families are expected to help in some way. This is a large volunteer endeavor and we need people to coach, prepare fields,
publicize and help with the various organizing efforts. If you do not volunteer for a category on the registration form, one will be
assigned to you. League email address: [email protected]
T-BALL: Jim Dwight 231-2245 • FUNDRAISING: Chris Webb 493-9848
MINOR BASEBALL: Ken Schneider 837-3058 • SOFTBALL: Steve Spencer 270-3324
COACH PITCH: Dave Henderson 617-7183 • JUNIOR & SENIOR BASEBALL: Frank Lanzilote 836-5490
Rosedale-Grandmont Little League is an instructional/recreational league supported by these neighborhood associations:
Rosedale Park, North Rosedale Park, Grandmont and Grandmont #1
Late registrations may not be accepted. You can register by mail. See registration form on reverse side.
A late registration fee of $20 will be charged on any late registration that is accepted after March 21.
No Refunds after March 31, 2015.
March 2015 • Volume 90
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North Rosedale Park Civic Association
Membership Application
Name(s)________________________________________
______________________________________________
Address________________________________________
Zip Code_________________
Phone_________________________________________
Email__________________________________________
Membership Dues
_______________________________________
Resident.................................................. $75
Non-Resident......................................... $60
Business.................................................. $60
Enclosed is $_____________ in payment for dues for the
year ending December 31,2015.
Additional Donation enclosed $_____________________
Make checks payable to:
North Rosedale Park Civic Association or NRPCA
Mail dues to:
Membership Secretary
18445 Scarsdale, Detroit MI 48223-1333
The NRPCA is now a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Contributions and dues payments to the NRPCA
are tax deductible under state and federal tax laws.
Be a Volunteer!
Please tell us how you would be interested in helping.
Areas of interest:
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________ ______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
Thank you for your support!
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NRPCA 2015 Board of Directors
Ours is an active neighborhood, and NRPCA Board members are responsible
for taking on assignments at the beginning of each year. In many cases, committees
are formed to carry out the activities, and volunteers are always welcome.
The Board meets on the 1st Thursday of every month except July and August.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THEIR ASSIGNMENTS
PRESIDENT:
Susan Steigerwalt • 313-549-9523 • [email protected]
Youth Sports, New Member Dinner, Capital Campaign
VICE-PRESIDENT:
Erma Leaphart-Gouch • 313-532-7184 • [email protected]
Girl Scouts/Membership, VEEP Duties
DIRECTOR:
Kathy Garrett • 313-537-0352 • [email protected]
Players Benefit, Reverse Raffle, Tattler Committee, GRDC, Holiday Pancake
Breakfast
Robert (Bob) Weed • 586-764-0562 • [email protected]
NBD Task Force, Finance Committee, IT Committee
James Mallory • [email protected]
Musical Fridays, Motor City Makeover
Bob Bonner • 313-532-3328 • [email protected]
Tiger Game
Beverly Frederick • [email protected]
Block Captains, Detroit work day, member dinner and New neighbors dinner
Dexter Slusarski • [email protected]
IT Committee, Youth Sports
Roland Breech • 313-836-8664 • [email protected]
Steak Roast Silent Auction, Chili Cook Off
Cheryl Davis • [email protected]
Neighborhood Open House, Garden Tour, Garage Sale
APPOINTEES
CORR. SECRETARY:
Marcia Closson • 313-835-1103 • [email protected]
Park Players, Reverse Raffle and Soiree, Farmers Market
MEM. SECRETARY:
Chelsea Neblett • 734-323-2487 • [email protected]
REC. SECRETARY:
Mary Ramsay • 313-533-7313 • [email protected]
TREASURER:
John Gumbel • 313-531-5817 • [email protected]
Document Retention
BLDG. MANAGER:
Nicole Daniels • 313-837-3416 • [email protected]
Trunk or Treat, House and Grounds
PROGRAM MANAGER
Gloria Goodwine • 313-971-3990 • [email protected]
TATTLER NEWSLETTER
TATTLER EDITOR:
Tom Ridgway • 313-623-5643 • [email protected]
ADVERTISING COORDINATOR:
Maria Bryant • 313-537-1560 • [email protected]
PRODUCTION ARTIST:
Linda Liang • [email protected]
The Rosedale Tattler