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Next Southampton Neighborhood Association MeetingsDate: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 Wednesday, May 14, 2008Time: 7:00 p.m. Refreshments will be servedLocation: Southampton Presbyterian Church Lower level gymnasium 4716 Macklind Avenue (at Nottingham)

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SNA Officers, Board Members & City OfficialsChad Stockel, President 752-9972 • chadstockel@yahoo.com

Ron Coleman, Vice President & Newsletter Editor 832-3872 • SouthamptonVP@sbcglobal.net

Andrew Barrett, Treasurer 351-6343 • SouthamptonTr@sbcglobal.net

Marie Robinson, Secretary 667-5268 • marie51076@yahoo.com

Pat Theodore, Chris Nitzsche, Block Captain Co-Chairs 352-7137 • pat_theodore@yahoo.com448-1138 • nitch1@gmail.com

Stephen Gregali, 14th Ward Alderman (includes Macklind to Kingshighway) 622-3287 • gregalis@stlouiscity.com

Donna Baringer, 16th Ward Alderman (includes Macklind to Hampton) 641-8377 • baringerd@stlouiscity.com

Sandy Colvin, 14th Ward Neighborhood Stabilization Off icer 613-3169 • colvins@stlouiscity.com

DeAnna Murphy, 16th Ward Neighborhood Stabilization Off icer 589-8161 • murphyd@stlouiscity.com

Don Veile, Public Affairs Off icerSt. Louis Metropolitan Police Department 444-0168 • DLVeile@slmpd.org

Southampton Cleanup and BeautificationNeighborhood Date Set for Saturday, March 29

Get ready to clean your property or help with the Neighborhood’s public spaces. Operation Brightside’s “Project Blitz 2008”, in conjunction with the city’s expanded refuse service, is the perfect opportunity to make our area more visually pleasing. Southampton didn’t become a great community of neighbors without individuals stepping up to help. Every time we trim the lawn, plant trees and flowers, or spruce up the alleys, we’re doing it not only for our own enjoyment, but for our neighbors and visitors. This is the day to plant or landscape private property or common areas, and clean out your basement, garage or alley.

One of the best deals is that the city will provide continuous collection of refuse and yard waste. Bulk pickup will also be steady throughout the day. Large appliances, tires, car batteries and motor oil will be collected and recycled. As always, items that do not fit or belong in a dumpster must be placed behind your property and never leaning against any dumpster. For the complete plan watch your mail or visit stlouis.missouri.org/brightside.

Southampton’s Landscape Coordinator and Brightside liason, Lisa Tenhouse, adds her own support: “I encourage residents to clean up their property and alley on Saturday, March 29. As a neighborhood, we will also be cleaning up the wedge by the Buder School. Hopefully our bulbs will be in bloom. We will be meeting at the recycling wedge at Macklind and Wherry at 9 a.m. and would love to have you join us.” The plan is to pick up trash, rake leaves, and trim the bushes. Bring a pair of garden gloves and any gardening tools you might want to use. Lisa will have trash bags and beverages. Photos of our previous clean-ups are posted on Southampton’s Yahoo Group.

All residents will be mailed information from Operation Brightside with information on how to sign up to be a Project Blitz block captain for the day. Block captains receive a packet in the mail with instructions for ordering annuals and equipment for their block clean-up. Annuals are available to block captains for planting in public areas. Flower choices are usually marigolds and dianthus.

We hope to see you, and the sun, participating in Project Blitz.

Winter Party ThanksA big thank you to everyone who participated in SNA’s 3rd Annual Winter Party. The event was a big success with a visit from the Mayor Slay and both our Aldermen. The Association had $100 in donated prizes and more food than we expected. Thank you to everyone who baked, bought and brought food, and a special thank you to everyone who donated food for the Bevo Mill food pantry. We had ten bags of food to deliver. We also want to offer a special thank you to the “cookie ladies” who helped set up and who bring the sweets for our regular meetings.

Another thank you to the vendors in our neighborhood who donated the fantastic prizes. Thanks to Manzo’s Importing & Deli, Pueblo Solis Mexican Restaurant, Macklind Avenue Deli, Xpressions Hair Studio, Murdoch Perk, Tom Bess Automotive, Louie’s Pizza, Alderman Donna Baringer, Barbara (who handmade some beautiful prizes) and everyone else who donated their time and efforts. We look forward to seeing everyone at the summer picnic in July!

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Hello all,

It’s March, which means time for spring cleaning, both indoors and outdoors. Recognizing that, we’ve got some great information in this issue about the outdoors (we’ll leave the inside stuff to you.) First, DeAnna Murphy, NSO for the 16th Ward, provided us with a great piece on how to keep your property, and the rest of

the neighborhood, looking great this year.

On the subject of outdoors cleanup, Operation Brightside’s Blitz will be March 29, 2008. It’s a great chance to get out, neaten up your property for the spring and summer, and meet some neighbors. We’ll also be cleaning up the wedges (as usual) and possibly an alley or two. If you’re a block captain, please give Pat Theodore or myself a call regarding help with cleanup efforts.

Thanks to everyone who participated in the Holiday Party in January. The social committee did their customary great job, and we were lucky to have Mayor Slay as a surprise guest. Look for upcoming social events in the Newsletter throughout the year.

Finally, best wishes for a green and happy spring, and we’ll see you at the March meeting,

Chad StockelPresident, Southampton Neighborhood Association

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Chad Stockel, President,Southampton Neighborhood Association

Community Notes

Southampton Neighborhood Association is a non-political, nonprofit, neighborhood group dedicated to improving the quality of life and promoting community spirit in Southampton Neighborhood. The Association exists solely for the benevolent and educational benefit of the Community and in no manner for financial gain or profit. Its objectives are to advance and promote the public interest of Southampton Neighborhood. The Association shall advocate zoning in land use that is proper and appropriate for the community and it shall oppose the action of any individual or institution which is detrimental to the community. Southampton’s boundaries are Kingshighway on the east, Hampton on the West, Chippewa on the north and Rhodes on the south. As property owners and residents, we strongly advocate the preservation of real estate property values.

An update for our Southampton Neighbors:from Pete Manzo, President, Macklind Business DistrictAs a business association, 2007 was a very busy year and we have accomplished a lot in such a short amount of time. I wanted to send you a note to thank the neighborhood for your support in 2007 and ask that you continue to support the members of the Macklind Business District.

Here is a recap of our accomplishments to date:Formally established the Macklind Business District and acquired non-profit status.• Expanded parking availability along Macklind by working with various • agencies to remove or relocate bus stops within the District.Worked towards reducing litter by installing trash receptacles within the • District.Beautified the District by strategically placing planters with fresh flowers • and re-usable mini-evergreens for the holiday season.“Branded” the Macklind Business District via SOHA T-shirts and member • window decals.Marketed the District as a rejuvenated walking district via articles appearing in the Suburban Journal, • St. Louis Magazine and a cover story that aired on KSDK Channel 5.Planned and executed special events and fundraisers like our “Walking Wednesdays” kick-off and • our “Holiday Walk” in collaboration with the Southampton Neighborhood Association, and our very successful Trivia Night fundraiser.

We have lots of exciting events and initiatives slated for 2008. Among them is the unveiling of the iron banners to be installed on light posts, a street fair in spring 2008 and a fundraiser in fall 2008. It is great to see both the Southampton residents and businesses unified by the common goal of making the Macklind Business District a premiere walking district for the whole family filled with unique shops and services.

P.S. New businesses are sprouting up here and there...make sure to look for a “Proud Member of the Macklind Business District” decal on the window. Let the businesses know that you appreciate them being a member. Also, check out our new website www.macklindbd.com for a list of member businesses with links to their websites, upcoming events and to articles and videos in the media.

News from the Southtown Centre and Business DistrictFantastic Sam’s and the Army Corp of Engineer’s recruiting station are already open. Joe Bush’s pizza is currently under construction, and plans on being open in early spring. Little Ceaser’s just signed a contract at Southtown. They’ll be doing strictly carry outs from a storefront, so it shouldn’t compete with Joe Bush’s, a full service restaurant with a bar, serving Chicago-style deep dish pizza. Lessor Sansone Corporation has a few other contracts in the works. Alderman Gregali is also lobbying strongly for a police substation at one of the existing businesses. TitleMax, a title loan business attempting to locate at the old Wendy’s site, has

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Southampton Presbyterian Church is Open for Business:A Note from the Pastor, Bill PermanSouthampton Presbyterian Church recently decided to stay in our church building on Macklind at Nottingham and to renew our commitment to being a church for the Southampton Neighborhood. As we are looking to the future, we realize that we currently have more space in our building than we need. In the interest of good stewardship we want to begin to share our space with the neighborhood and community. We are not only looking for rental dollars to help keep the building up and running, but we want to support community minded groups that will strengthen our great neighborhood. We are currently making space available for the Neighborhood Association’s Mommy Group and are thrilled with that partnership. Other groups interested in sharing space can contact Rev. Bill Perman at 974-5554 or bperman@eden.edu. Inspired by Jesus Christ’s compassion for all people, we are building a faith community of peace, understanding, joy and love where all are welcome. We worship at 10:30 a.m. Sunday mornings if you would like to be a part of this new chapter in our life.

Recipe Exchange: Final CallThe Southampton Neighborhood Association is sponsoring a recipe exchange for the neighborhood, just bring your favorite recipe printed out to the next meeting or you can email it to Marie Robinson, marie50176@yahoo.com. All recipes will be featured in a booklet. There will be a minimal cost to purchase the booklet to offset the printing costs.

Southampton Logo Contest Entry Deadline ExtendedThe Southampton Neighborhood Association logo contest has a garnered few competitors but the executive board is hoping for a few more entries from which to choose. We have extended the deadline to March 30, 2008 to encourage some later entries. The logo is for use in our newsletter, general correspondence, and future website and must be submitted in electronic form with the copyright released to the Association. The winner will be compensated with a $200 prize. Those interested may find further details, entry and release forms and submittal instructions on the Yahoo! Group or by contacting an Executive Board Member (see front page side bar). New deadline for submission is March 30, 2008.

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Kingshighway Boulevard started as an Indian trail, or trace, to the portage on the Missouri River. It then became the King’s Trace, or King’s Highway, as most roads that ran between the king’s lands and separated it from the common fields were called.

It is the second oldest road in Missouri and ran from St. Louis to New Madrid, Missouri. The French called it “Rue Royale,” (Royal Street) and the Spanish, “El Camino Reale” (Royal Road).

After 1850, part of this route became Telegraph Road because an early telegraph line was installed along it. Today Highway 61 follows the same route, more or less. At one time, the City of St. Louis was surrounded by four other streets named Kingshighway: Union Boulevard was called “Second Kingshighway.” What is now Bircher Boulevard was called Kingshighway NE. Christy Boulevard, Holly Hills Boulevard and Bellerive Boulevard were all called Kingshighway SW. South Grand Boulevard, from Carondelet Park to Bellerive, was once called Grand Kingshighway.

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Spring Cleaning Ideas and Tipsfrom Neighborhood Stabilization Officer DeAnna MurphyOn top of all the cob webs and dust bunnies you’ll be tackling in your homes and apartments when the weather breaks, don’t forget the outside spaces. Litter and random debris can accumulate during the winter months. This is particularly true in the alleys and around the street curbs. In the alleys, picking up trash out of the bushes and from around the refuse containers can do wonders for keeping the community clean, safe and beautiful. It also helps to control pest populations by not giving them material to nest in or feed off. Blowing debris can accumulate along fence lines and in yards making even the loveliest building look old and run down. This includes leaves and fallen tree branches that have been left unattended throughout the winter months.

Leaves… glorious leaves! Spring leaves should be raked up and put into the Yard Waste Only containers for pick up; not piled in the street. City Leaf Pick Up is not a service that runs all winter long. Leaves left in the street after City Leaf Pick Up clog the street cleaning machines, wreak havoc in the sewer system and can end up rotting at the curb and in the sewer. This increases the mold count in neighborhoods. (How are your allergies this season?)

Graffiti! Warm weather brings out all kinds of people; even people with nothing better to do than draw… on anything. Most of the graffiti I’ve seen in this area is the kind of “tagging” associated with self identification or pranks. If you see any graffiti in your area, make sure you report it to the Citizen’s Service Bureau at 622-4800 right away. If you suspect that it may be more serious than “some bored kid,” let your NSO know along with the police. Sometimes there is a rash of tagging or graffiti that goes on in an area. This also needs to be reported. Police can look for patterns in the type of tagging and where graffiti is found. It even helps to know in what colors the letters or pictures are drawn.

Grass, weeds and landscaping! By city standards grass and weeds should not be allowed to grow beyond seven inches. Trees and bushes should allow eight feet of clearance from the streets, alleys surfaces and sidewalks. All yard waste should be disposed of in the Yard Waste Only containers. Please do not over fill these containers. Unless limbs are cut to fit and placed in Yard Waste Only containers they will not be picked up. Placing long or heavy limbs behind the containers does not get them collected. Typically, they end up rotting and becoming nesting places for insects and other pests.

I hope you find these spring cleaning tips helpful. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

Safety Tips for Kids: Talk to Your Children...Againfrom Don Veile, Public Affairs Officer, and the St. Louis Metropolitan Police DepartmentAs springtime nears and daylight hours increase, our children will begin to enjoy time outside in the neighborhood. Now is a good time to sit down with them, get serious and make sure they understand these concepts. Although abductions by strangers are statistically few, due diligence is a must.

A stranger is any person you do not know.• If a stranger approaches you, even if he knows your name, still consider that person a stranger.• Never accept gifts from strangers. This includes candy, toys, pets, and food.• If a stranger approaches you and asks you for help with a problem, what should you do? • Tell the stranger to leave you alone and that you cannot help with the problem. Immediately go to a “safe place” and report what happened to an adult.Sometimes a stranger will tell you they are lost or that they have lost their child or pet. No matter what a stranger’s problem is, don’t get involved!• If a stranger asks you to get into their car, what should you do? • Never get into a car with a stranger. Tell the stranger to leave you alone. Get away from the car. Attempt to get the description of the car and the license plate number, if possible. Immediately go to a “safe place” and report what happened to an adult.If a stranger continues to bother you after you have told him/her to leave you alone, what should you do? • Yell and scream for help! Run away! Get away from the stranger! Immediately go to a “safe place” and report what happened to an adult.Always try to walk with others. Try to stay in well-lighted areas, and never go into houses, buildings, and garages that belong to other people. If you ever feel a • stranger is watching you or any of your friends, immediately go to a “safe place” and tell and adult.If you ever see one of your friends get approached by a stranger, remind your friend of the rules when it comes to strangers. If your friend does not follow the • rules, go home and tell your parents what happened.Always tell your parents where you are going and whom you will be with before you leave home. Once you get to your destination, never leave that place without • contacting your parents and getting their permission. Make sure your parents have the phone numbers of all your friends, so they can call you if they need to.

What is a safe place?Your home, Schools, Churches, Fire Houses, Police, Stations, Libraries, •

a Friend’s House, Restaurants, StoresWhen you arrive at a safe place, find an adult, employee, or someone you •

recognize and tell them you need help. Call your parents or the police.If you cannot find a safe place, and have a cell phone, Call 9-1-1.•

Who can you trust?Teachers and other school employees• Ministers, priests, and other church employees• Police officers, firemen, and security guards.• The librarian and other library employees• Parents of your friends• Store and restaurant employees•

When you go to a safe place, it is important to know…..Your full name• Your parents names• Your address• Your phone number• If you can, write down any information you can remember about what •

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