Fisher Parker [June 2011]

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THANKING DELANCEY STREET Children, parents, and fun-loving adults in our neighborhood repeat our thanks to residents of Delancey Street at 811 North Elm Street for their efforts to produce another exhilarating Egg Hunt event for the children of Fisher Park residents and businesses on Sunday, April 17. Several years ago, our neighborhood awarded Delancey Street the Captain Fisher Award for exceptional services to our neighborhood, and we continually have occasions to thank them for serving their neighborhood by organizing this annual event. Delancey Street residents assure us they have as much fun as the children! It is especially impressive that they find the kindness to do so when some of their residents are away from their own children for a time. If you have children who enjoy this annual Egg Hunt, we hope you‟ll personally call Delancey Street to reinforce our gratitude! 336-379-8477 WHAT A HOOT!
On Saturday, June 4, more than 130 neighbors from Greensboro‟s three local Historic Districts celebrated a springtime afternoon together for the third annual pot-luck Hootenanny, organized by FPNA‟s Nicole Crews with help from many families including the Percivals, Kantlehners, Smits, Cleggs, Knights, McCain – and many others. Rhythms from the Allison King band combined with cooperative weather enhanced socializing with families from Aycock and College Hill. A highlight was a visit by a giant bear (well, a statue of a giant bear) escorted by Dick Rhyne, to the delight of children and light-hearted adults who ventured a ride and photo opportunities.
Thanks to all neighbors who helped plan and participate in this annual pot-luck social. A few neighbors suggested they didn‟t know about it in time to participate. We post annual neighborhood events on each Fisher Parker newsletter‟s front page calendar and suggest you clip that onto your refrigerator throughout each year. Frequent reminders also are posted on the neighborhood listserv which all are encouraged to join.
A DAY @ THE FORUM On April 9, Board members from Greensboro‟s three local historic districts (Aycock, College Hill, and Fisher Park) were invited to a day-long educational Forum at Blandwood Carriage House, funded by a grant from Building Stronger Neighborhoods of the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro. The day was filled with questions and answers about the three neighborhoods‟ similarities and differences, followed by presentations from local experts in historic preservation. Benjamin Briggs of Preservation Greensboro Inc. reviewed the hierarchy of national, state, county, and city preservation organizations. He shared research confirming the economic, employment, environmental, social, and historical value which local historic districts infuse into their communities. Mike Cowhig and Stefan-leih Geary of our City of Greensboro Historic District staff prepared a flowchart of Greensboro‟s local historic district processes, from application for a Certificate of Appropriateness (CoA) to approval by the Historic Preservation
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CALENDAR ___________________
Park Work Day Saturday, June 25, 8:30 a.m. Meet at the concrete animals! 336-273-8286 National Night Out ICEE Social Tuesday, August 2, 7:00-8:30 p.m. Meet at the Playground 336-209-5525 Park Work Day Saturday, October 15, 8:30 a.m. Meet at the concrete animals! 336-273-8286
Halloween Parade & Party Sunday, October 30, 4:00 p.m. Carolina/Hendrix Street Intersection
If rainy, meet at Temple Emanuel. 333-273-3365
Neighborhood Annual Meeting Sunday, November 20, 4 p.m. Broome Hall, Holy Trinity Church
336-274-4530
Luminaria Kit Building Party
Wednesday, December 7, 6 p.m.
803 Simpson Street 336-638-7706
Luminaria Display Sunday, December 11, dusk
Rain Date Sunday, December 18 336-638-7706 (To offer your home for a holiday open house, call Rob Pope at the above number asap.) For more up-to-date events and news, please join the neighborhood e-mail listserv. See the back page for instructions.
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Commission. They reminded us how helpful each neighborhood Board‟s participation can
be in the process, sheparding neighbors and soliciting suggestions for improvement.
Speakers explained a local ordinance for Prevention of Demolition by Neglect,
described how to expand a local historic district, and promoted protective preservation
easements which when added to your deed provide significantly more protection than
even historic districts can provide in NC. (Local historic districts only afford 365 days‟
protection in our state!) Jon Enos promoted volunteer opportunities at Architectural
Salvage of Greensboro. See them at http://www.blandwood.org/archsalvage.html.
City Enforcement officer Lori Loosemore explained how to deal with abandoned lot clean-up and junk cars. A
panel of current and former Historic Preservation Commission members portrayed a “dreadful” versus a “stellar” historic
district Certificate of Appropriateness (CoA).
Organizers of this “Day @ The Forum” event trust that Board members of all three local historic district
neighborhoods now serve neighbors even more effectively by having this information. If you are ready to make a difference
in our neighborhood, consider volunteering to serve a three-year term on our Board or a special committee. Whether or not
you find time to serve, all neighbors always are invited to all monthly Board meetings! Please see the back page for meeting
dates, times, location, and all Board member contacts.
FEELIN‘ GOOD ABOUT PRESERVATION
When opportunities arise, you can help educate local leaders to the proven
economic, employment, and environmental benefits of older neighborhood
properties.
Historic rehabilitation creates thousands of local, high-paying, high-skilled
jobs every year.
Historic rehabilitation jobs require higher skill levels and pay better
wages than those generated by new construction.
Three quarters of the economic benefits generated by historic
rehabilitation remain in the local communities and states where the
projects are located because labor and materials for historic
rehabilitations tend to be hired and purchased locally.
$1 million invested in historic rehabilitation produces markedly better economic impact in terms of jobs, wages, and
federal-state-and-local taxes than a similar investment in new construction, in building highways, manufacturing
machinery, agriculture, or telecommunication.
The rehabilitation of historic and older buildings reduces waste and saves energy while preserving cultural heritage.
A historic rehabilitation recycles existing materials and uses existing road, utility, and transit infrastructure. Reusing
one 5,000 square foot building saves the carbon consumed by 85 homes in one year. Reusing a 100,000 square foot
building saves the equivalent of the carbon emitted by nearly 1,600 homes annually.
As is often quoted, ―The greenest building is one that‗s already built!‖
The full 2010 Rutger„s University Historic Tax Credit economic impact report is available at
http://www.preservationnation.org/issues/community-revitalization/jobs/Rutgers-Report.pdf
Certainly there are situations when new construction suits best. Yet with proven economic, employment, and environmental
drivers, community pride and the joys of living in a historic neighborhood sure feel good!
910 MAGNOLIA STREET PROGRESSING TOWARD SALE
On June 4 the Preservation Greensboro Development Fund (PGDF) hosted an indoor
“yard sale” of thousands of items from 910 Magnolia Street - and may do so once more
so look for an announcement on the listserv – as progress continues toward sale and
refurbishment of this long-neglected house. For information about purchase of the
house, contact Benjamin Briggs at Preservation Greensboro Inc. 336-272-5003, ext. 1.
(See the March Fisher Parker for background information.) Continued thanks to nearby
neighbors who‟ve long-endured the dilapidated conditions and eagerly welcome each
improvement.
“The quality of historic buildings and their preservation says much about a community’s self-image.
Historic preservation is one of the most effective ways to create and maintain the bond of
community.” —from The Economics of Historic Preservation: A Community Leader‟s
Guide, by economist Donovan Rypkema, 1994.
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FOR A BETTER PARK – PARTICIPATE!
Our FPNA Park Committee members remind us that all neighbors are encouraged to attend Park Work Days where we pull
vines, clip ivy and branches, weed, plant, and generally try to help the City of Greensboro manage this 109-year old public
park. We couldn‟t face the challenges without the consistently generous participation of Delancey Street residents and a small
handful of dedicated neighbors attending Park Work Days. We need your help! Whether you are concerned about the
overgrowth in the the Park or about the use of herbicide sprays, you have an opportunity to effect both when you participate
in Park Work Days, listed in every Fisher Parker front page calendar. We meet in southwest Fisher Park at the concrete
animals (frogs, owls, and bunnies, oh my!) and look forward to seeing you there!
TWO VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Rachel Cannon-Percival has performed yeoman‟s duty for us over a number of
years as our neighborhood‟s coordinator of children‟s events and as coordinator of our four
quadrant‟s newcomer Greeters. Prior to that, Rachel was a “newby” in the neighborhood yet through her volunteer efforts
she now knows hundreds of Fisher Park residents of all ages. “I have loved it, and it’s been a great way to meet neighbors and foster
friendships!” Now she‟d appreciate another neighbor assuming these important roles and will guide you along.
A children‘s events coordinator sets event dates, recruits parents to help, then promotes our children‟s annual Egg
Hunt and Halloween Parade and Party. Delancey Street residents generously facilitate the entire Egg Hunt
whereas parents contribute to the Halloween event. Other children‟s events can be organized, limited only by
your imagination: splashing in backyards, pizza in the park, and playgroups are a few ideas. The job of
Greeter Coordinator involves distributing a packet of helpful information to four volunteer Greeters and
twice a year asking them for addresses greeted so we recognize who‟s new in the neighborhood. This is
already well-organized and is not a large time commitment. To assume either of these volunteer tasks,
please contact Rachel Cannon-Percival at purplepercival@yahoo.com or 336-273-3365. Let‟s thank
Rachel for her exemplary past and present volunteerism!
AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION
Sergeant Charles Blaylock of the City Police Department, along with our neighborhood‟s volunteer Community Watch
Coordinator Sonya Lowe of Magnolia Street, often share community crime prevention tips. “The City Police Department‟s
District One Community Resource Team (CRT) now comprises three officers dedicated to your non-emergency
community needs. If you need immediate police response, or are not sure, always call 911 first. If a
police officer is not needed at your locations immediately or you seek assistance for an ongoing
quality of life concern in your area, please call the City Police non-emergency number 373-2222 or
directly call your Police Community Resource Officers: Officer Douglas Campbell 336-373-4644;
Officer Melanie Daniel 336-373-4645; Officer Heather Burns 336-412-3921.
Two top crimes in Police District One remain: larceny from vehicles and burglaries
of homes. Most larcenies from vehicles occur at night. Most burglaries occur during daylight and
when the occupants are away. We now have a staff of officers proactively patrolling problem areas during the daytime. Call
and report suspicious activity to 911 immediately! Some citizens are concerned about calling 911 about a suspicious
person. Police Chief Miller prefers citizens call 911 when observing a possible criminal offense. When in doubt, please call
911! CRT officers patrolling the areas might be close by and a quick call may result in locating and detaining possible
criminal offenders. We also have two night time CRT teams.”
“To help reduce crime, please lock vehicle doors and remove ALL valuables from your
vehicles daily. Even loose coins attract criminals seeking easy targets. Report to 911 persons who
you suspect might be casing vehicles. Provide a physical description and their direction of travel. If
someone that you do not know approaches your home, greet them through your closed and
locked door. If they solicit business, ask to see their city peddler‘s license. If they claim to be
stranded, call 911 so we may respond to help them. Help us fight crime by your vigilance and
responsiveness. You are our eyes and ears to help prevent crimes!” Many thanks for these tips
from Charles T. Blaylock, Jr., Sergeant Charles.Blaylock@greensboro-nc.gov, Central Division
Community Resource Team, City of Greensboro Police Department, Phone 336-373-2570.
COLLECTING MEMORIES
Now and then your editor has the pleasure to solicit and receive memories from folks who once lived in our neighborhood.
While giving a tour of Green Hill Cemetery recently, I met Mr. Jim Weisner who 52 years ago lived at 410 W. Fisher Ave. on
the Corner of Fisher and Wharton Streets. He shares many fond memories with us.
“Back in the late 1950s and 60s, the neighborhood was peaceful and safe. We didn‟t have to worry about locking our
doors at night. We just latched our screened doors and turned on our window fans. Boy, there was nothing like real air
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conditioning! Children of Jack Lewis, who was Green Hill Cemetery Superintendent back
then, were our friends, and we all played in the cemetery. When it snowed we‟d sled
down those wonderful hills. I recently visited the Cemetery and vividly remember
where certain tombstones were, naming them even before we got to them. The area we
loved to play in most was the Richardson private plot. We imagined its brick wall as our fort – no
one could overtake us there!
Mr. Lewis met his maintenance men every morning in the back yard of the Cemetery Keeper‟s Gatehouse [now
owned by Lomax Properties on Fisher and Battleground] to give orders of the day, and off they would go, either mowing or
trimming shrubs, or whatever needed to be done. There was a barn and work shed where they kept equipment, and the shed
had a wood stove for the men to keep warm in winter. We‟d watch them dig graves with a hand shovel, the old-fashioned
way.
The Assistant Fire Chief lived across the street from us on Fisher Avenue, and we‟d wander into the Central Fire
Station to slide down the firemen‟s poles. Downtown was a great place to play and hang out, including Circle K theatre on
Saturday mornings. Man was that fun! This is so vivid to me, while writing, that it seems only a few days ago!”
Thanks to Jim Weisner for sharing his memories. Neighbors are encouraged to collect stories from early Fisher
Park residents and deliver them on paper or email to Ann Stringfield at infocrofters@triad.rr.com.
A DOVECOTE OF ONE‘S OWN
Many of you know that Captain Basil John Fisher, our neighborhood‟s namesake, is
buried in Green Hill Cemetery. Yet what a delight when friend Doug Spencer of
Asheboro provided scanned images of Captain Fisher‟s children, his former home on
Sunset Avenue in Asheboro, his home‟s original carriage house (moved, refurbished
and now serving as the Asheboro Woman‟s Club), and an adorable octagonal
dovecote, courtesy of The Randolph Room of The Asheboro Randolph County
Public Library‟s local history collection. We‟ve placed copies of these photos on our
neighborhood‟s website at www.fisherparknc.org. Click the History tab.
Of particular interest is the photo of Captain Fisher‟s
dovecote – “a resting place for doves” – which we understand was
moved from Fisher‟s property to another home‟s rear yard prior to
demolition of Fisher‟s home. A trip to Asheboro may be in order
to investigate! If any neighbors are interested in a Captain Fisher style dovecote, or a dovecote for Fisher
Park itself, perhaps this photo provides inspiration.
THREE SEASON PORCHES
Several homeowners in our neighborhood enjoy the luxury of an east facing porch which provides respite from the
afternoon sun three seasons of each year, encourages lingering chats, and simulates an outdoor room with porch rockers and
swings. After decades of use, these precious spaces often require significant repair. Although expensive to repair original
tongue-in-groove flooring, wooden columns, banisters, stairs and railings, repairing it “right” the first time adds longevity to
every porch restoration.
There‟s a comprehensive article “Fixing the Porch” in the April/May 2011 issue of Old House Journal, pages 33-37.
Recommendations include priming boards on all four sides, using full length boards when possible, using marine epoxy, hot-dipped
galvanized nails, lead shims under columns to ventilate and prevent moisture entrapment, and ever so slightly sloping
a column‟s base and porch floors to shed water naturally. ”With the high cost of lumber and labor, such details ensure
durability.” When performing significant maintenance on your wooden porch, keep in mind that “doing it right” likely saves
you repetitive repair expenses in the long run.
RECYCLING TVs AND COMPUTERS
Beginning July 1, North Carolina added televisions and computer equipment to its list
of items banned from landfill disposal. This includes laptops, desktops, monitors,
video displays, printers, scanners, fax machines, mice, and keyboards.
City and Guilford County residents should now take electronic items to the
convenient Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center at 2750 Patterson St.
Operating hours are 10 am to 6 pm Wednesdays through Fridays and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays.
For more information call 336-373-2196.
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While we‟re talking about recycling, a little re-education may be helpful. The ONLY plastics we
should dump into household recycling containers are (1) blow-molded plastic bottles and jugs (all
of which have narrow ―necks‖) and (2) large rigid plastics such as large buckets, crates, laundry
baskets and totes, plastic toys/slides/equipment, pet carriers and litter boxes, garbage cans/drums,
pallets and flower pots.
All other plastics such as plastic bags, plastic wraps, plastic bowls, plastic plates, plastic
cups, plastic utensils, plastic take-out containers, and all plastic lids go in your garbage can because
they are a different chemical composition which currently cannot be recycled in the City of
Greensboro. When recycling plastics here, only those two will do. Do not recycle lids of any
kind. Thanks for helping Greensboro‟s recycling efforts and reducing landfill contributions!
A TOWNHOME ASSOCIATION OF TWO
In an ongoing series, one by one, we‟re highlighting all eight condo and townhome
Associations which provide 117 residences throughout our neighborhood. Each
Association reflects a different time period and appeals to different audiences.
This issue features a unique, relatively young and numerically tiny Association
comprised of only two townhomes set in the very heart of our neighborhood. Early
property records indicate a “functional” building existed at 100 South Park Drive in
1915. By 1919 Sanborn maps show a sizable wood frame house on this lot, with its
entrance facing Elm Street.
Although we don‟t know when that house was demolished, in 1983 a stately three level brick building
was constructed by builder Richard Johnson, this time facing South Park Drive. Within its walls are
two mirror-image townhomes each with 9-foot ceilings, hardwood floors, fireplaces in the den and
living rooms, double car garages, floored attics, recreation rooms and private brick patios. All the land
is owned by the townhome Association, right up to Elm Street.
The big surprise is - each unit contains a sliding brass door elevator, specified by an original
owner keen on enjoying life here long after stairs become a challenge.
Another admirable aspect is that this townhome Association manages without any monthly
fees because two very compatible homeowners find it easy to make mutually beneficial decisions.
Perhaps that‟s why their matching ornamental statues appear so serene.
HEARD ON THE STREET
 The latest Downtown Greenway plan indicates a minor change through our neighborhood. When Greenway walkers
and cyclists descend down Fisher Avenue from Murrow Boulevard, they‟ll cross the busy Elm Street/Fisher Avenue
intersection, then will traverse to and remain on the south side of Fisher Avenue before turning left onto Eugene
Street. If you live or work on the south side of Fisher between Elm and Eugene and have questions about the
Downtown Greenway, call neighbor Dabney Sanders at 336-387-8353 as she is most familiar with Greenway plans.
 Deep Roots Market continues to raise funds for relocating their store to the 700 block of North Eugene Street, adjacent
to the proposed Greenway segment within our neighborhood.
ATTEND THE ICEE SOCIAL TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AGAINST CRIME
Warm up to neighbors during our annual icee social celebrating National Night Out Against Crime.
Families of all who live or work in our Fisher Park Neighborhood are again invited to participate
Tuesday, August 2, 7:00-8:30 p.m. Meet at the Playground in East Fisher Park. Local police and
firemen often attend so it‟s a grand evening for you and your children to meet them – and thank
them for their year-round work! Because this event is scheduled nationally and is held out-of-doors,
it is cancelled in case of rain. For information about Fisher Park‟s Community Watch, call
our volunteer Community Watch Coordinator Sonya Lowe at 336-209-5525. Hope to see you there!
GRAPHIC DESIGN AND WRITING SKILLS SOUGHT
If you have graphic design skills to help liven up our neighborhood website, or writing skills to help write and proof-read our
quarterly newsletters, your volunteerism is always welcomed and appreciated. Contact Ann Stringfield at 336-370-0457 or
infocrofters@triad.rr.com. Our next quarterly Fisher Parker is scheduled for delivery the weekend of September 10/11 with
submissions due two weeks previously. Let us know of special “happenings” in your area of the neighborhood!
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Fisher Park Neighborhood Association
P. O. Box 2004 ● Greensboro, NC 27402
Board of Directors
Position (term ends)
Name
Address
Phone
President
Robert Kantlehner
306 Parkway
336-274-4530
Vice President
vacant
Secretary (2011)
Sherry Rogowski
227 North Park Drive
336-275-2174
Treasurer (2012)
Angie Smits
706 Magnolia Street
336-574-1879
Board (2011)
Sally Atwood
802 Simpson Street
336-273-8286
Board (2011)
Nicole Crews
605 Magnolia Street
336-373-1051
Board (2011)
Cate Wineburg
902 Magnolia Street
336-272-2390
Board (2012)
Sarah Jordan
836 Olive Street
336-574-3680
Board (2012)
Judy Morton
102 Fisher Park Circle
336-387-8351
Board (2012)
Angie Smits
706 Magnolia Street
336-574-1879
Board (2013)
Elizabeth Knight
225 Florence Street
336-382-1829
Board (2013)
Anne Marsh
1 Magnolia Court
336-314-0526
Board (2013)
Daintry O’Brien
801 Simpson Street
336-273-9488
Board (2013)
Don Smith
308 Parkway
336-362-1511
Other Contacts in the Neighborhood and Beyond
Children & Youth Event Coordinators
Rachel Cannon-Percival & Comer Wear
336-273-3365 678-429-5250
purplepercival@yahoo.com cwear@centuryfurniture.com
Events Coordinator
Nicole Crews
336-373-1051
ncrews2@triad.rr.com
Greeter Coordinator
Rachel Cannon-Percival
336-273-3365
purplepercival@yahoo.com
Southeast Greeter
Janet Craft
336-274-3420
JWolfeCraft@gmail.com
Southwest Greeter
Carla Burns
336-327-5019
cecopelan@gmail.com
Northwest Greeter
Todd McCain
336-339-4089
stmccain@aol.com
Northeast Greeter
Jane Jackson
336-271-6705
jjackson1@triad.rr.com
Neighborhood Watch
Sonya Lowe
336-209-5525
lowesonya@gmail.com
Newsletter Editors
Ann Stringfield & Liz Urquhart
336-370-0457 336-373-1250
infocrofters@triad.rr.com liz.urquhart@ugcorp.com
Park Committee
Carl Myatt & Sally Atwood
336-274-3554 336-273-8286
cmyatt3363@aol.com skda1@aol.com
Streets & Sidewalks
Sarah Jordan
336-574-3680
sarahtjordan@yahoo.com
Webmaster
Ann Stringfield
336-370-0457
infocrofters@triad.rr.com
Block Captain Coordinators
Southern Area
Cheryl Poole
336-275-0333
cherylpoole@triad.rr.com
Northern Area
Jim Willis
336-275-5092
NA
Civic Representatives of the Fisher Park Neighborhood
City Council
Zack Matheny, District 3 Councilman
336-232-1900
zack.matheny@greensboro-nc.gov
County Commissioner
Kay Cashion, District 6 Commissioner
336-274-6272
bwillia1@co.guilford.nc.us
Board Meeting Schedule
Board meetings are 6:30 p.m. in the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church education building, Haywood Duke Room or Roe Library. Board meetings in 2011 are Mondays, January 24, February 21, March 28, April 25, May 23, June 27, July 25, August 29, September 26, October 24, and December 5. The Neighborhood-wide Annual Meeting is Sunday, Nov 20, 2011 at 4 p.m in Broome Hall of Holy Trinity Church.
Fisher Park Neighborhood Association Mission To preserve the historic and residential character of the Fisher Park neighborhood, and to work with the City of Greensboro to help maintain the scenic park for the benefit of the general public.
Department/Company
Other Helpful Contacts
Phone
City Customer Contact Center
Directs citizen calls to ANY appropriate City department.
336-373-2489 = 336-373-CITY
City Historic District Staff
Historic district guidelines, applications for Certificate of Appropriateness (CoA), plus free design review advice.
336-373-2349 directly or simply call 336-373-CITY
Zoning Enforcement
Parking in front yards, historic district guidelines enforcement.
336-373-2144 directly or simply call 336-373-CITY
Ordinance Enforcement
House/Apt. inspections, abandoned vehicles, lot cleanup.
336-373-2111 directly or simply call 336-373-CITY
Duke Power
Streetlight outage.
1-800-POWERON (1-800-769-3766)
Police Central Division
Help during emergencies and non-emergencies.
Emergency: 911 Non-Emergency: 336-373-2222
Police Central Division– Community Resource Officers
Officer Heather Burns heather.burns@greensboro-nc.gov Officer Douglas Campbell douglas.campbell@greensboro-nc.gov Officer Melanie Daniel melanie.daniel@ greensboro-nc.gov
336-412-3921 336-373-4644 336-373-4645
Fisher Park E-mail Listserv
Visit www.fisherparknc.org/communicate.html and follow directions. YOU make up your Yahoo username & password. For help, contact Genie Schwartz at schwartzgenie@gmail.com
After joining the e-mail listserv, simply address e-mails To fisherpark@yahoogroups.com