Candidate Meetings, Trash Cans, Upcoming Chilli Cookoff

Hey Neighbors:

We had a good turnout for the meeting with the Candidates on Monday night.  Maureen Fraser, a candidate for Mayor, and 4 of the Alderman candidates were there for the Q&A that lasted 2 hours.  I hope we turned those residents who attended into informed voters.

The daughter of Pat Powell, Lisa Brown, is having an estate sale at Pat’s home at 1857 Laurel Lane on Oct 18, 19 and 20.Pat passed away earlier this year and she is trying to sell a lot of the furnishings.  You can expect more traffic than usual around the big circle, so be careful.

I don’t think many people are aware that Collierville trash says there should be about 5’ separation between your trash cans when you put them out on the street for pickup.  They need space to get their “claws” out to grab the trash bin to lift up into the truck.  I notice a lot of people sit them right next to each other.  While you may not have 5’, you can at least give them a little spacing to make their job easier.

Rosalie Johnson is looking for contestants for the chili contest at the Oct 20 gathering for our Fall Fling Party.  Step up if you have a good recipe, or just want to experiment on other people.  Come and do the chili tasting and enjoy the gathering with your neighbors and friends.

We are in the process of updating our entryway Christmas decorations.  The current ones are about 7 years old and the bows and some decorations need to be updated.  If you are interested in helping or have a knack for this sort of thing, please contact Kaaren Stettler, 849-3271, to volunteer to contribute to the effort.

We will probably put the decorations up at the entrance the weekend of Thanksgiving (another chance to lend a hand!).

Enjoy the cooler weather and get ready for the holidays!

Jim Stettler