The Boylan
Heights Newsletter - Historical Information
How long has the Boylan
Heights newsletter existed?
It’s difficult to figure out when the first Boylan
Heights newsletter was ever distributed. In some historical material its
indicated that a newsletter called “The View From The Heights” was produced and
distributed in the 1970’s. However I’ve called around attempting to get copies
of old newsletters to review and August 1984 is the oldest I’ve located. Since
August 1984, the newsletter has been called by various names. Initially it was
named Boylan Heights Historic District Newsletter. Other names subsequently
used were: “Boylan Heights Newsletter”, “Boylan Heights (News)letter,” Boylan
Heights Newsletter: The Voice of the Boylan Heights Association,” “Boylan
Heights Monthly - The Neighborhood Network,”, and now simply - “Boylan Heights
Monthly.”
Who has been involved with
the newsletter?
Past
editors have been: Anne McLaurin, Susan Parry, Jeff Forshee, Glenn Plott, Aldo Melito,
Elison Wolper, Adryon Clay, Lea Davis,
Catherine Bray, Kris Troost, Leigh Shamblin, Louise Anderson, Deanna Kerrigan, and Leslie
Kellenberger. Numerous others delivered the newsletter,
including a fair number of the above.
What subjects were covered
in past newsletters?
There
seems to be a consistent pattern of topics in the newsletters. They include:
gardening tips, safety tips and concerns about crime, concerns about dogs
knocking over trash cans and cats spraying things and both needing
“restraining”, announcements about neighborhood porch sales, picnics,
festivals, Pink Truck Day, concerns about traffic, information on Boylan
Heights Association activities, announcements of births, deaths, new arrivals
to the neighborhood, and folks hospitalized, announcements of city-wide events,
requests to keep the sidewalks clear, and general information for homeowners.
Interestingly, in 1988 and 1989, a couple of interviews were done with
neighbors called “Spotlight,” which highlighted individual neighbors, much like
“Meet Your Neighbor” does now. A couple of the early 1984 issues actually
started out with scripture verses such as “Deuteronomy Chapter 19, verse 14,
Proverbs Chapter 22, verse 28, and Exodus Chapter 20, verse 16.”
The Boylan
Heights Newsletter- Current Information
Who is involved and what
kind of work does it take to get your newsletter to you?
The Boylan Heights newsletter is a document of the
Boylan Heights Association and is currently being distributed to approximately
350 households in Boylan Heights. K. D.
Reeve is the editor of the newsletter, a job she’s done for 8 months. It is K.D.’s job to compile all of the content of the
newsletter and get it printed. Derrick
Weaver is the distribution manager, a job he’s done for “5 or 6 years now.”
It is Derrick’s job to distribute the newsletter to the six delivery people who
span out across the neighborhood and deliver you your newsletter. Anne Mc Laurin
delivers on S. Boylan Ave. Mary Hill delivers to South Street. Jackie Pleasants delivers on Dorothea
Drive. K.D. Reeve delivers on Kinsey
and Florence Streets. Sara Lynn Wood
delivers on Cutler. Heather Weaver
delivers on W. Cabarrus and W. Lenoir Streets.
The newsletter is typically delivered a day or two
before the Boylan Heights Association meeting, which is always the 4th
Tuesday of the month. Cutoff for submitting material for the newsletter is
about a week before.
What is the cost of the
newsletter?
For the last year the newsletter cost has averaged about $85 per issue.
Cost varies depending on the number of pages as well as inserts. If you or your
business would like to sponsor a newsletter please contact K.D. Reeve at
755-1066.
