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A Successful Green Up Day

In town and at Crystal Lake

The weather held up and between downtown and Crystal Lake, we had over 50 volunteers picking up debris (trash and recycleables). The downtown crew got into some unique areas this spring including the river bank below the Copeland Block, between two of the buildings on Main Street and down the river bank on Oak Grove Street. Thanks go out to Jason Bosse, Ericka Faughnan and Kim Quirk for working together on the river banks on Upper Main Street and Jason and Ericka in between two buildings on Main Street. Check out the photo of one of the bags of cans Cynthia Walthour picked up on Oak Grove Street alone. And a special thank you to my sister, Dianne Nelson, who came out, manned the reception area and helped me rake the grass along the street by the Copeland Block and in front of the Enfield Energy Emporium and Erigo.

Kim

EVA Board Member Kim Quirk
below the Copeland Block on the river bank

If I could make one request of our residents and visitors, it would be for everyone to follow the hikers mantra to "cache in, trash out.! Basically, if you have trash to dispose of when outside your home, don't use the ground, take it home and dispose of it properly, recycling when possible. Please everyone, lets remind each other to follow this simple rule and we will have cleaner streets and roads to travel on. Further, our town employees work hard to keep our streets and roads well maintained; lets support their efforts by disposing of our trash properly.

Trash between the buildings on Main Street and

dangerous debris to have around tenements with children

Cynthia Walthour's Oak Grove Street river bank beer cans

Way too many butts in the bark mulch and along the street curbs on Main Street

Melissa Chen first to show up

takes on the lower Rail Trail with her baby in stroller

Lucille Ibey with her Dad, Scott cleaning along Blacksmith Alley

Hare Family after having done the upper Rail Trail

It was a very productive day for everyone, but our work is never done. As I walked Main Street this week to photograph the flag pole, I was amazed that litter is reappearing. Help me get the word out to "cache in, trash out" by forwarding this newsletter along to your friends and family.

Watch our next issue for more on the Crystal Lake Green Up.

Downtown Plantings

Barrels, hanging pots and mulch

Have you ever driven through Main Street and wondered who puts out all the flowers and who maintains them. It is a collaborate effort taken on by the EVA Design Committe, The Enfield Community Gardeners and the Town's Department of Public Works.

EVA Design Committee

The EVA Design Committee is devoted to enhancing the physical area of Enfield's Main Street, making it an attractive place for residents, shoppers, investors, business owners, and visitors. Current Design Committee projects include the installation of seasonal decorations and plantings along Main Street, work on public improvements (streets, sidewalks, parks) with town and state officials, and various programs to encourage more attractive building exteriors.

Design Committee Members

Terri Lynch and Nancy and Richard Laubenheimer

hard at work leveling the hanging baskets on Main Street

The Enfield Community Gardeners

The Enfield Community Gardeners can be seen tending to the town flower beds from spring until fall. The small group of volunteers tend to flower beds at Huse Park, the Police Station and the Route 4A Recreation Fields as well as barrels found throughout the downtown and window boxes at the Library. The group has no formal meeting structure but does socialize with annual pot lucks and an occasional field trip to nearby gardens. More helping hands are always welcome! Anyone interested in joining the Enfield Community Gardeners should contact Nancy Smith at 632-4519.

Community Gardeners at work weeding in Huse Park

Enfield's Department of Public Works

The Enfield Public Works Department consists of these divisions: Highway Department, Water & Sewer Department, Buildings & Grounds and Sanitation (solid waste and recycling). These departments each supply a distinct service to the residents of the town and combine forces when the work requires. So far this spring they have worked with EVA on the Green Up, laid mulch, watered plants and hung lamp post plaques.

The Shaker 7 Road Race
Counting down to June 27th

To date we have over 75 pre-registered runners. We are well ahead of last year's numbers to meet our goal of 200 runners this year. We also have all of our volunteers lined up.

Registration begins at 7:30 am, race begins at 9 am at the Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 North Route 4A. Following the race, a brunch will be sold to benefit The Enfield Shaker Museum.

To preregister go to http://www.enfieldmainstreet.org and click on the Shaker 7 logo or contact EVA at (603) 632-7197 or eva@interdial.net. FREE t-shirts for preregistration only!

To volunteer contact EVA at (603) 632-7197 or eva@interdial.net