Thanks to the City and the Neighborhood Works program for the additional lighting in Ray Kelly Park, and thanks to our president, Brian Miller, for preparing the application. Neighborhood Works is a City program available on a bi-annual basis for improvements in registered neighborhoods toward a variety of neighborhood projects. The additional lighting and other work done…
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We have had an eventful 2023. Work on the 2024 calendar and budgets will be started in January. This should be ready for review by those attending our Sixth Birthday Observance at our regular resident/member meeting on Thursday, Jan. 25 at 6:30 p.m. at Cowden Elementary School. If you have ideas or…
Summer was a good time! From “Adopt-a-Street” and Coffee at the Dancing Mule organized by Donna Clarkson to National Night Out with Christine Fish setting us up for our guests to blow bubbles in the breeze. 136th District Rep. Stephanie Hein reviewed the 2022/23 Missouri legislative session and visited with…
We are looking forward to a really good year. We are planning for many more events this year. Donna Clarkson will host our next event on April 15 for our Cherokee Street Adopt-A-Street project which will be followed by coffee and scones at the Dancing Mule. Meador Park is the…
Thanks and farewell to Sara and Felisity We want to thank Sara Stubbins for her service to Meador Park Neighborhood Association and wish her well as she leaves Springfield to be closer to her children and grandchildren. Sara was a charter member of MPNA, served as our secretary and managed…
What’s been going on? We had a a great Back to School Ice Cream Social at Cowden Elementary! We combined efforts with Cowden PTA, Bradford Park Neighborhood Association and Culver’s for a great turn-out on a beautiful evening. Thanks to all for participating! What’s planned? Continuation of our Adopt-A-Street project…
With COVID-19 vaccinations available for almost everyone and the virus on the decrease, we are looking forward to 2022 National Night Out, cookouts and kickball! Our new board officers are: Bobbi Ream – PresidentFelisity Cordell – Vice President/SecretaryDonna Clarkson – Treasurer. We did a great many things in spite of…
Two thousand twenty-one will be our fourth year as a registered neighborhood. As an organizing member of Meador Park Neighborhood Association, I have to say that organizing has been a success. We have had excellent help and a lot of fun with our neighborhood cleanups and Bass Pro Marathon cheering…
Our big annual neighborhood cleanup took place Sept. 26. These events are one of the many advantages of being a registered neighborhood organization with the City of Springfield. City Council approves the funds for the cleanups, which are then coordinated by Community Partnership of the Ozarks in the spring or…
MPNA is planning our annual garage sale. The second weekend in June is the date. We had about 12 or 14 households represented last year and would like to see that increase. We have several improvements in mind for this year: Advance advertising of our dates, more and improved signage,…