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GWCAfest 2021 | Music by Lisa B

Next Sunday, 9/12 from 1-5 pm
4100 block of Greenview

Want to help?  Call or text Barbara Sullivan at 773-727-3419. We need volunteers for 2 hour shifts from 1-3 or 3-5

We need treats for our bake sale table. Drop off individually wrapped treats, or bring a whole pan. Please wear a mask when baking.

Most importantly: Come, bring family & friends & enjoy the afternoon!

Live music will be provided by solo artist MUSIC BY LISA B

Lisa lives in Madison, WI, but has been traveling down to Chicago to play at our block party nearly every year since she first performed at GWCAfest in 2001. She has been a frequent supporter of Graceland West Communiy Association and we are lucky to have her come down to help us each year.

Lisa has a successful career as a solo artist, as well as keyboard & vocals for Rachelle & the Red Hot Ramblers. She also is a proud member of V05 – a dance band that will really get you moving!

For more information about Lisa, check out her website at
www.MeetLisaB.com

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GWCAfest 41 – Sunday 9/12, 1-5 PM

Our 41st annual GWCAfest (neighborhood block party) will be held:

Next Sunday, 9/12
from 1-5 pm
4100 block of Greenview

Come buy a beer or pop, or a glass of wine and enjoy the weather, the music & kick back and stay awhile. An opportunity to meet new neighbors (many new ones since our last block party) and a chance to reconnect with those you already know.

This year will be a bit simpler than in past years. Due to pandemic, we are not allowed to have a bounce house – but plenty of other things happening!

Live music by Lisa B all afternoon
Sheriff will be on duty from 1-3
The infamous “Silly String Battles” ever hour beginning at 1:30
Magic by Randy at 4

In order to offset costs there will be a charge for drinks (soft drinks, water, beer & wine), food, baked goods & children’s games. Cash or Venmo (and we are working on setting up credit card capability).

We are asking everyone to wear a mask and to maintain social distancing. Hand sanitizer & antiseptic wipes will be available

Don’t miss this opportunity to interact with your neighbors!

Stay safe!

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From the LVHS Principal – Time to Celebrate! WELCOME HOME Wildcats…

Wildcat Families –

Our construction crews are finishing up, our cleaning crews are working overtime, and our teachers are jumping into professional learning and planning meetings to be ready for your students to start on Monday, August 30. We’re excited to be launching several new courses, including our new Freshman Seminar and, for our seniors, the College in High School course Poetry in America: The Streets from Whitman to Hip-Hop, taught by Harvard Professor Elisa New.

To make sure our return to 100% in-person learning is healthy and safe for all students and staff, we’re using the following protocols:

  • Mask protocols: All students and staff will be masked at all times, regardless of vaccination status. CDC guidance, based on current research, is that returning to school is safe when everyone masks and avoids extended close contact.
  • Entry protocols: We are using two entrances to help avoid “clumping” as students walk in the. building. Students in grades 9 and 11 will enter through the usual door, Door 3, off Ashland Avenue. Students in grades 10 and 12 will enter from Door 10, off the field.
  • Health protocols: Students should complete the screener before coming to school and stay home if sick. If a student gets sick during the school day with COVID-like symptoms, they will be taken to the care room, and will need to be picked up by an adult.

Please come to this Thursday’s virtual town meeting at 5pm (Link is Detailed Below) to learn more about what we’re doing to keep everyone safe, and to get your questions answered! And don’t forget Wednesday’s Welcome HOME bash!

Sincerely,

Paul J. Karafiol, Ed.D. (preferred pronouns: he/him — more information on pronouns here)

Principal

Lake View High School

4015 N. Ashland Ave

Chicago, IL 60613

www.lakeviewhs.com

(773) 534-5438

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39th Annual Graceland West Garden Walk

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Summer 2021 Flooding – Please Provide Info

Flooding near Lake View High School 6/26/21

Stormwater flooded the 4000 block of Greenview and other areas in the neighborhood on June 20, Father’s Day and AGAIN on June 26. If you experienced street, sidewalk, alley, basement or vehicle flooding on one of these dates, can you please fill out this anonymous survey: https://forms.gle/Stx8uXKehXkfJEv96 If you wish to provide additional information, reach out to us at info@gracelandwest.org. This information will be helpful in our discussions with our local, state and federal representatives.

Flooding near Lake View High School 6/26/21
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Reminder: Quarterly Meeting Tonight, 6/14/21, @ Warner Park, 6:00 PM

It has been 16 months since our last in-person GWCA meeting, so we are extremely excited for tonight’s meeting from 6:00 – 7:30 pm Warner Park.

Agenda:

  • Council Updates: Leaders, Council Election, GWCA 2021 Proposed Budget and vote
  • Committee Updates: 39th Annual Garden Walk, GWCAFest, GWCA ECO-Green Committee, Tree Canopy
  • Presentation: Provide Bird and Butterfly Habitat in practically any spot (yard, parkway, balcony, deck, patio, flat roof)
  • Panel: Judith Pollock, President, Chicago Audubon Society and Patrick Sbordone, horticulturist and butterfly habitat consultant
  • Summer Solstice Social
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Calling all Graceland West Butterflies

Graceland West Butterfly Habitat Gardens Do you have a garden, yard or parkway that provides butterfly habitat?  Please let us know at info@gracelandwest.org.  We invite you to share a photo too @graceland_west_gwca on Instagram, @gracelandwest on Facebook. 

The Graceland West Community Association, GWCA

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Openlands TreeKeepers Grant Awarded!

After review of our application, an Openlands staff arborist completed a site visit and determined that 16 parkway spots from our list of neighbors who were interested are suitable for planting. The team from Openlands will be planting on Tuesday May 11th.

Very special thanks to GWCA Council member Joel McFarland for making this initiative happen and for helping re-plant our Tree Canopy. Joel has reached out individually to those neighbors whose empty parkway spot have been selected.

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Graceland West Tree Canopy at Berteau and Greenview
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Openlands is a local environmental nonprofit and their TreePlanters grants help neighborhoods replace their street trees and grow their parkway canopy. They coordinate with the city, get all underground utilities marked ahead of time, etc. The city does some tree planting on its own, but they are massively backlogged, so Openlands helps fill the gap. Growing our neighborhood tree canopy should help us mitigate stormwater runoff, and is particularly important right now given that we’re likely to lose a lot of trees over the next few years due to the Emerald Ash Borer.

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47th Ward Native Plant Sale

Image by Peggy Mcnamara

The 47th Ward Green Council, which includes members of the GWCA Council, is hosting a native plant sale! The Green Council is partnering with local gardener Rinda West Designs to order native plants at-cost for ward residents. The plant distribution will happen in May, with details being finalized soon.


Advanced orders and required. To submit an order, please fill out this order form. Rinda West Designs will then send an invoice to your email. The deadline to submit orders is 5 p.m. Friday, April 23. We recommend submitting orders ASAP; if the nursery runs out of a certain plant, plants will distribute based on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Water Issue @ Cullom & Greenview

There has been significant sediment in tap water at the NW corner of Collum & Greenview. Crews have been out, opening the hydrant at Cullom & Greenview and letting it run and have identified that it is likely an issue that is impacting more than just the building at 1504-1510 W Cullom. Water quality testing is likely to occur tomorrow.

If you live on Cullom from Ashland to Clark and Greenview from Montrose south, be on the lookout for increased sediment in your tap. Issues can be reported to the Water Department at 312-744-7017 and the Department of Water Quality at 312-744-8190.  Additionally, water quality concerns can be reported online at this link:  CHI311

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