Daniel’s Hill Spring Dinner.
The Daniel’s Hill Society will hold it’s Spring Dinner at the Joseph
Nichols Tavern on 5th Street on Saturday, May 4th. Our very own Jim
Scow will give a presentation on “The Missing Buildings of Daniel’s
Hill.” This will be the same presentation he gave to the Lynchburg
Historical Foundation. However, we will give him more time which should
mean he’ll be able to give us even more information!
The dinner will once again be catered by Jason Nagel who served a
delicious meal last year. We will begin at 5:00 pm with a time to
socialize. Dinner will served at 6:00 pm and Mr. Scow’s presentation
will begin at 7:00 pm. We will be done by 8:00 pm.
Bill Holt, owner of the Joseph Nichols Tavern has once again loaned out
his property to the society and we want to thank him for his
generosity. This year we are hoping to be able to take advantage of his
beautiful garden for the socializing part of the dinner from 5:00 to
6:00 pm. It’s worth the price of the ticket just to get to see this
beautiful historical tavern where Thomas Jefferson used to stay.
Since this is the society’s major fundraiser, tickets are $25 a piece.
With the quality of the venue, meal and presentation, this is one of the
best bargains in Lynchburg. For tickets or questions, please call
Tucker Cole at 434-845-2657.
Adopt-A-Street Cleanup Day
The Daniel’s Hill Society will be
conducting a neighborhood cleanup this Saturday, March 9th. Anyone
wishing to participate is asked to meet at 412 Cabell Street to pick up
supplies. Tucker will issue yellow vests, gloves, bags and litter
pickup sticks. Chris Hamilton will guide the clean-up crew and the area
to be cleaned is the D Street Bridge and adjoining blocks. This
shouldn’t take more than an hour or two, so please come out and join
your neighbors to help.
Daniel’s Hill Society on Instagram!
Carrie Appel has created an Instagram
account for the Daniel’s Hill Society and the username
is @daniels_hill_society. Look it up and send photos are recommend
other content.
We
had a great time at the Pot-Luck Dinner with some very delicious food.
A big thanks goes out to everyone who brought a dish, as it was truly
fantastic! Below are a few pictures that shows a few of the 28 people
in attendance. We had a good mixture of new people or regulars that
showed up from all over Daniel’s Hill. The remainder of this newsletter
will touch on some of the things we discussed in the meeting.
Daniel’s Hill Chess Club
Art Wells is starting the Daniel’s Hill Chess Club Art has created a
Facebook group page for the club which shows 16 members presently. For
more information call 434-534-7438 or search Daniels Hill Chess Club on
Facebook and where the page is easy to find. You may also email Art at ghputis_503@yahoo.com.
|
March Board Meeting
The Daniel’s Hill Society Board meeting
will take place at 7:00 pm on Thursday, March 14th. We will be
discussing the upcoming Spring Dinner scheduled for Saturday, May 4th at
the Joseph Nichols Tavern on 5th Street. We will also be discussing
properties in the neighborhood that need special attention as we attempt
to improve Daniel’s Hill for everyone.
The meeting will held at 412 Cabell Street in the ballroom on the left
of the house as you enter. Everyone is encouraged to attend.
February Business Meeting
The
February Business Meeting was called into order at 7am by Bill Hawkins,
President of the Daniel’s Hill Society. Nine people were in attendance
at 412 Cabell Street, where Chris Hamilton has opened the ballroom of
his rental house for the society to hold its meetings.
After the reading of the Secretary’s and Treasure’s Report we proceeded
onto old business and discussed plans for the upcoming Spring Dinner to
be held toward on May 4th. We finalized plans for the Adopt-A-Street
cleanup day to be held on Saturday, March 9th at 10:00 am. Art Wells
spoke about starting a chess club in Daniel’s Hill to meet at the
community center. We also talk about properties in the neighborhood
which needed special attention as we work to make Daniel’s Hill a better
place for everyone to live. Claire Brown spoke about the Hospitality
Committee and asked if anyone knew someone new to the neighborhood, or
who simply needed some help. to let he know. The meeting adjourned at
8:05 pm.
Claire
Brown needs volunteers for the committee to provide a welcoming gift
and information for new families. Some people may need help on a
temporary basis with a lawn, or some other need where we can be of
assistance, such as a ride to the hospital. If you’d like to help, we
hope to see you at the meeting, or let us know by emailing
danielshilleditor@yahoo.com. |
