www.unionparkdsm.com Volume 19 Issue 1 May 2019 Spring General Meeting Inside this issue: Tuesday, May 21 at 7:00 PM Cruise to the Carousel 2 Jay N. “Ding” Darling Shelter House in Birdland Park 2100 Saylor Road Heritage Carousel 2 The UPNA Spring General Meeting Luther Memorial Church 3 will be held Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at ROR 2019 4 7:00 p.m. at the Jay N. “Ding” Darling Race Like a Squirrel 4 Shelter House in Birdland Park. SCRUB Event 4 Our first guest speaker will be SuAnn SCRUB Calendar 5 Donovan from City of Des Moines Com- Union Park’s 125 years 6 munity Development. City Council Member Linda Westergaard will give us Rodine / Mickle Awards 7 an update. John Mark Feilmeyer will What’s Coming UP 8 report on the community engagement initiative called Spark UP. The Ding Darling UPNA Garage Sale 9 Shelter in Birdland Park is located near Guthrie and Saylor Road at 2100 Saylor Road. This and That 9 There is plenty of parking. Lawn of the Week Award The Lawn of the Week Awards program continues. The LOWA program seeks to UPNA Officers/Contacts identify and honor front yards that exhibited both good landscape design and con- Co-Chairs sistent quality of yard maintenance. Yvonne and Tom McDermott, Lawn of the Week Rick Rosno 210-3062 Award Coordinators, walk and drive through the area to identify outstanding front [email protected] yards of neighbors whose lawns exemplified both neatness and beauty. As they find a Jack Daugherty 558-3501 “winner”, Tom and Yvonne place a green and white sign in the yard for one week to [email protected] proclaim the yard as the “Union Park Neighborhood Lawn of the Week”. The winners Secretary / Newsletter are honored at the Fall General Meeting with a certificate of achievement and a gift Paul Sadler 265-5372 certificate to Goodes Greenhouse. Although there is [email protected] not a formal process for this award, nominations are Treasurer / Membership appreciated and gratefully accepted. Yvonne says Paul Cole 263-1885 they follow up on nominations but sometimes there is [email protected] no response when the owner was contacted. Approval of the owner is needed before a sign can be placed in www.unionparkdsm.com the yard. Visit our website for news Please send your suggestions for a 2019 Lawn of the and information. Week to [email protected] Volume 19 Issue 1 Page 2 19th Annual “Cruise to the Carousel” Car Show Save the Date August 25, 2019 for the 19th Annual Cruise to the Carousel Car Show. Each year the Rollin’ Relics car club sponsors this car show to raise funds for the Heritage Carousel to keep the cost of rides for children at just 50 cents and help maintain the Carousel. It is the longest run- ning and largest car shows in Central Iowa. The 2018 Cruise to the Carousel was held on Sunday, Au- gust 26, 2018 with 183 cars registered. Rollin’ Relics hand- ed out 53 awards including the Carousel Award, which went to Dean Archer of Ankeny for his 1946 Super Deluxe Ford Station Wagon. The event raised $7000 for the Heritage Carousel and a check to the Carousel board was presented on October 1, 2018 at the Rollin’ Relics monthly meeting. Heritage Carousel Heritage Carousel will be open Sunday May 12th from 1 to 3 pm as a special Mother’s Day treat. Moms ride free! Get a sneak peak at the new programs at the Carousel this season. May 18th is Opening Day and First Rider Contest at the Carousel. Be in line by 10:45 for a chance to be the first rider. The new counter will be dedicated prior to the drawing for the First Rider. The new counter will allow for better customer service as well as an improved way to showcase the wonderful, unique Carousel merchan- dise. Hours on the 18th and 19th will be 11 am to 7 pm. The Carousel opens for the full season May 25. Season passes are on sale. A family pass ($45) allows one family (guardian and children) unlimited carousel rides for the entire season. A Grandparent pass ($45) allows Grandparents and their grandchildren unlim- ited Carousel rides for the entire season. Child Care Provider passes are $40 to $135, depend- ing on the number of kids. For more information on the Heritage Carousel or to sched- ule your next party at the Car- ousel, go to www.heritagecarousel.org. Volume 19 Issue 1 Page 3 UPNA Luther Memorial Church to Get a New Look Meeting Invitation The cornerstone for the original Luther Memorial Church building was set in 1917 and The Union Park Neighbor- the church has been an integral part of both the neighborhood and the development hood Association holds a of Grand View University ever since. An addition was constructed in 1960 to add class- Spring and Fall General Meet- room space and accessibility to the sanctuary level. Over time, growth in the congrega- ing. We also have bi-monthly tion and mission, plus maintenance issues on the addition, have led the congregation to steering committee meetings pursue expansion. that are held the 2nd Tuesday The proposed project will consist of four components: of odd months (Jan., Mar., 1. Removal of the existing 1960’s addition on the east. May, July, Sept. & Nov.) 2. Construction of a new east addition that better-expresses the historic structure, pro- Meetings start at 7:00 pm at vides more flexible gathering space, and increases accessibility with a full-size elevator. Grand View University in the 3. Construction of a new addition on the west to provide a flexible contemporary fellow- Humphrey Center (“Old ship hall use. Main”) on the 2nd floor. 4. Front landscaping improvements that provide a more accessible entrance and better These are all open meetings spatial relationship to the adjacent GVU buildings. and any neighborhood resi- dent is welcome to attend. The additions total approximately 7,000 square feet and the original church building The more of us that can get to remain is approximately 6,000 square feet. The primary material for the additions involved the better, so consid- will be natural stone masonry ve- er this your invitation to at- neer (exact stone and product to tend any meeting. If you be determined). This material is can’t make it to every meet- intended to relate to the historic ing that’s ok but we would masonry church building while love to have you come when- also lending a more contemporary ever you can. Everyone’s in- feel to the additions. Secondary put is welcome, whether you materials on include vertical seam would like to help with a spe- metal panel (back utility spaces), cial event or project or just and break-metal accents. Visible come to meet your neighbors. through the glass facade portions UPNA is accomplishing more will be the dynamic primary wood each year so the more people structure of glue-lam beams with that are involved the more steel tension rods. good we can do! UPNA Membership Dues Remember that Annual Mem- bership Dues are due the first of the year at January. Dues are on a calendar basis. Dues are $10 for individual membership, or $25 if you want to be a Sup- porter and $30 for a Business Membership. If you have any questions about your Dues, please feel free to contact Paul Cole—Membership Chair. A membership renewal form is on the back of this newsletter. Volume 18 Issue 1 Page 4 Rendezvous on Riverview 2019 LOCATION for 2019 will again be at 6/7 Soul Searchers Union Labor Park at 4640 Northwest 6/14 Stuurerin’ Jimmy and the Goose- Morningstar Drive, Des Moines, IA bumps 50313. Parking is limited so please take 6/21 Son of Gladys Kravitz advantage of the free shuttle from 6/28 James Biehn North High School provided by Polk 7/5 Stark Raving Madge (Fireworks at County. About 200 parking spaces are dusk) available at the Union Labor Park and 7/12 Standing Hampton the Little League is allowing the use of 7/19 Final Mix their parking lot. This location is acces- 7/26 Fahrenheit sible from the bike trail. Coming in 2020, the new Prairie Meadows Riviera stage and Variety Friday night in June and July 5:30 - Star Playground. Thanks to all for the 9:30 Happy Hour 5:30 - 6:30 pm support to revitalize the Riverview BAND/ARTISTS listing--- 2019 lineup Park for future generations. Visit WWW.RORDSM.com for more info. Race Like a Squirrel Returns to Union Park for 2018 We welcome our DMOS Race Team around the oval one time. Neighbors The DMOS Race Team has all the nec- friends to Union Park for "Race Like a are welcome to come to watch and essary permits from Des Moines Park Squirrel". Four race dates are planned cheer and join in on the fun. and Recreation Department to use the in Union Park this year on the third park for this great event. Barricades Thursdays: May 16, June 20, July 18 are set up to prevent vehicular traffic and August 15. Registration opens at from entering the park during the races. 5:00pm. Racing begins at 5:30 pm and For everyone’s safety, please respect goes until they run out of sunlight. the barricades. For more information: Competition categories are A, B and C Team Director Derek Claussen at for experienced, intermediate and be- [email protected] or visit their ginning racers.