Spring/Summer 2023 | Eastridge Neighborhood Newsletter

EASTRIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD

Celebrating the Unique Character of Eastridge

Spring/Summer 2023 Newsletter

Party in the Park

when Saturday, June 10, 5:30–8:00 pm where Taylor Park (6300 Randolph St.)

Food trucks, live music, and FREE cookies, balloons and face painting for the kids, and more!

Food Trucks

5:30–7:00 pm (or until sold out!):

• Golden Goat Pizza

• Fly Dogz hot dogs

• SoCal Taco Shop

• Kona Ice will also be there!

Live Music by Black Ophanim

Performance will begin at 6:00 pm Black Ophanim creates music in inspired and improvisatory fashions. Jazz is only the foundation of the music, with R&B, hip-hop, and funk being heavily seasoned into the tunes. The performance is guaranteed to be one of a kind.

Follow this event on Facebook.

www.facebook.com/Eastridge.Neighborhood

Membership Drive

Thanks to all those who came to our recent events and paid dues, either mailing them in with the last newsletter, or online through our new website at eastridgena.org. Though the raffle is over (and winners will be contacted soon) if you haven’t paid it is not too late to join. Everyone receives this newsletter free thanks in large part to advertisers and especially Eastmont for providing the printing.

Your membership dues help provide opportunities to improve our neighborhood and events like the ones we have met so many of you over the last month. If you have paid, thank you, and if you haven’t please consider doing so today. JOI n O n LI ne AT: www.eastridgena.org

or mail payment to: Eastridge Neighborhood Assoc. p.O. Box 5652 | Lincoln ne 68505

Lions, Koalas, Beagles…OH MY!

Chainsaw tree art is popping up throughout the Eastridge neighborhood. One of kind chainsaw carvings are bringing characters to life in several older trees that need to be cut down. With creative and custom designs, older trees are given new life and art is finding its way into the outdoors throughout the neighborhood.

Tree Art continues on page 2

MANY THANKS TO OUR BUSINESS MEMBER,

EASTMONT , FOR PRINTING THE EASTRIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD NEWSLETTER!

Tree art, continued

A beagle chasing squirrels up a tree, or a lion, giraffe, parrot and ringtail on the lookout for runners, walkers and cyclists passing by, or perhaps a koala peering from a tree on your next dog walk will inspire you to explore the neighborhood’s growing chainsaw art.

On your next outdoor adventure have some fun exploring Randolph, Mulder and Dale Drive, perhaps you too will find inspiration and an idea for a tree in your yard. I wonder what new work of chainsaw art will show up next…

Submitted by Deb Gokie

Slow Down this Summer

Driving safe all year is important, but with school out and generally more pedestrian activity please always drive 25 or less in the neighborhood. According to Tom Casady, former police chief and public safety director, most speeding in neighborhoods is responsible by residents. Data also shows a person hit by a vehicle traveling 30 mph is three times more likely to be fatal, and driving at safe speeds minimizes the chance for all crashes. Please slow down and watch for pedestrians.

Photos courtesy of Deb Gokie and 3Timber.com

Get to Know a Neighbor

Chris Lyberis, 95, on Mulder Dr., is an original owner of one the Strauss homes in the Eastridge neighborhood, building the house in 1954. Chris says he and his wife, Georgia, saw models of the homes at Gold’s. They were complete models except for the roof and had both the two- and three-bedroom models. He joked that they had to tape the toilet seat covers down because kids would pee in them.

Anyway, they liked what they saw and the rock roof. They built a two-bedroom which had a carport and later moved the front-facing kitchen to the back, added a dining room in its place, plus a fireplace, deck, and upstairs laundry. They spent $300 to have an air conditioner put in the living room “ribbon” windows and later installed central air finding the $500 charge for central to expensive at the time.

Chris says he’s surprised how many rock roofs have been replaced by shingles. He said the slope on the rock roofs is one inch less so were not made for shingles. When his needed replacing, he replaced it with another rock roof.

At one point, Chris explained, he was out in the country shooting doves off the wires. He got caught by the game warden who ticketed him. Later, he got a new next-door neighbor who he found out was non-other than the same game warden. He said the penalty for shooting the doves wasn’t too bad but he didn’t do it again and he the neighbor became friends.

One of his favorite things about the neighborhood are the trees. Chris said that when he moved in it was mostly wheat fields and you could see all the way down the block and all around the area but now trees block those views.

Chris started working for Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph after graduating from Lincoln High School, moved up through the company and stayed with them for 37 years, retiring at age 55 to take care of his nine rental homes.

(He’s got to be one of the few, if not the only, original owners in Eastridge) Submitted by Kathy Northrop

Russ knows our Eastridge neighborhood and has helped many buyers and sellers As a Lincoln native that lives on Park Vista St., Russ has a vested interest in selling Eastridge properties and getting top dollar Ask for a free market study of your home. With 12 years of sales, Russ is consistently listed in the top 100 REALTORS®!

Fran O’Leary is an Eastridge resident who knows the area well. Call Fran for assistance buying or selling a home.

Chur ch of the Hol y T rinit y

60 01 A Street

(402) 488-7 139

Welcome to all worshippers!

Sunday services:

8:0 0 am (spoken)

10:30 am (with music)

1:30 pm (in Dinka)

ursday service:

8:0 0 am (south door)

www.holytrinitylincoln.com

Historic District Signs

In 2017, Eastridge received a designation as a Historic District, highlighting its unique character as a midcentry modern era of home building in Lincoln. As part of this process, the Planning Dept is working with LTU to have these signs at key entrances to the districts and a few spaced around within on existing right of way locations later this year.

“Eastridge neighborhood is significant in the areas of community development and commerce (marketing) and architecture as Lincoln’s largest Cold War neighborhood developed and built by a single firm, with distinct characteristics of its period in layout, construction methods, materials, and style. The period of significance includes the entire space of construction—1953 to 1965—and the significant dates are the platting dates from the original master plan and Eastridge Addition of 1953 and the subsequent platting of Eastridge First Addition (1954) through Eastridge Fifth Addition (1960).” 

Coffee Conversations

when Saturday, July 1, 8:30–11:00 Am where Corner of Randolph & Mulder

Grab your neighbor, a cup of coffee or treat and spend time walking the neighborhood. The Bean Box Coffee trailer provides caffeinated beverages from a regular brew to a variety of sweet lattes, and also a selection of delicious non coffee beverages to offer something for all tastes.

Contact Kris Mortensen for full service lawn care, doggone it!

Everyone is Welcome!

Creative Spaces Finding small ways for better living

Many Strauss-built and also Evans & Evans homes share features, such as those with basements often have built-in hutch above the stairwell, shown above in narrow maple trim with sliding glass doors and small door below to a storage area.

So we asked, what do you do with yours? We received some responses including this helpful photo showing how to use the hutch as a space for desk with a computer.

Many people use it as a display case, but often the glass doors that were original have been lost. The door below is small so it is not very functional for storage but you can still find a use for keeping your occasional items, including gift wrap and boxes was mentioned.

Have ideas of your own to share?

What if you don’t have a basement? Any storage tips? Send them to eastridgeeditor@gmail.com or to our Facebook community page.

• The Department of Energy recommends at least 14 inches of attic insulation (R49). Most homes have R25 or less.

• Most homes built before 1972 don’t have any wall insulation since it was not required.

• Most homes built before 1990 have bathroom fans incorrectly venting into the attic increasing the risk for miold and rot.

Contact Michael J. Ballard, owner, certified LES Sustainable Energy Program participating contractor.

For residential and commercial construction—new, remodel, and repair, call Brett Jones at 402-310-2469.

Photo courtesy of Jacey Rademacher

Photo from Zillow

Upcoming Events

June

10 Eastridge Party in the Park

11 Wine & Howl (Lincoln Animal Ambassadors fundraiser) at Deer Springs Winery

July

1 Coffee Conversations

8 East Campus Discovery Days & Farmers’ Market

August

1 National Night Out/Pool Party

October

Annual Meeting

Shopping List

Dry goods

 Pasta  Rice  Box meals

 Bread  Cereal  Popcorn

 Raisins, fruit snacks  Granola bars

 Tea, coffee

Produce* (shelf stable)

Protein

 Canned* meats, fish, beans

 Dried beans  Nuts  Protein bars

 Peanut butter (and jelly)

Cooking items

 Oil  Flour  Sugar  Spices

Hygiene items

 Toilet paper  Diapers

 Feminine hygiene products

 Deodorant  Shampoo  Toothpaste

Cleaning items

 Dish washing detergent  Laundry detergent

* Consider weather conditions, canned goods items in liquid can freeze and burst in the cold, other things may spoil or melt in the heat.

EASTRIDGE NEWSLETTER

If you have articles of interest for the newsletter, or wish to put an event on the neighborhood calendar, please email your articles and requests to eastridgeeditor@gmail.com. Articles are published at the discretion of the Eastridge Neighborhood Association Board. Articles may be edited for content and length. 2023 Newsletter deadlines, upcoming issues:

July 15 (Summer edition)

Eastridge Neighborhood Association

p O. Box 5652

Lincoln ne 68505-5652

eastridgena@gmail.com

2023 B OA rd m em B ers:

p res I den T: Kendra Gauksson

pAsT- p res I den T: Kristi Chambers

V I ce p res I den T: Kathy Ponte-Hamersky

Tre Asurer : Kayla Bates Dickinson

s ecre TA ry, n ews Le TT er e d ITO r :

Nathan Putens, eastridgeeditor@gmail.com

B OA rd, mAyO r’s rO undTABLe r ep : Karen Dienstbier

B OA rd, n ews Le TT er dI sT r IB u TIO n : Carolyn Brandle

B OA rd : Stacy Dam, Deb Gokie, Erik Waiss, Jenni Watson