The biggest event of the year for Heart of the Westside Neighborhood was “Neighbor Day,” also called Overdose Awareness Day 2024. The event was held Aug. 31, 2024 on the grounds of 1909 W. Chestnut Expwy., which is the future home of Passion Assembly of God. The main sponsors were…
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Vincent and Sherian Aragon have been longtime members of the Heart of the Westside Neighborhood. Sheri has attended neighborhood meetings, and Vince has volunteered at annual cleanups. Even when he was past 90 years old, he loaned out his trailer and helped out with curbside pick-ups. He also has donated his…
Heart of the Westside is thankful for the update to the walking track at Nichols Park. The Springfield-Greene County Park Board has been working diligently to repair the sidewalk so that it is raised up enough so that water covering the sidewalk will no longer be an issue.
The late Tammy Lou Haynes, longtime president of Heart of the Westside Neighborhood Association, passed away in 2018 after battling cancer. She was 51. Haynes was involved in The Northwest Project and was a volunteer at The Fairbanks. “She was more than a person who would call the meeting to order and…
Thanks to Anna Pageler for her years of service to Heart of the Westside. Your new board for 2024 is Glenn Gohr, president (below left); Billy Cockrum, vice president (pictured with his family, below middle) and Karen Carr, secretary/treasurer (below right). Fall was a busy time for us! On Saturday,…
In addition to volunteers from the Heart of the Westside neighborhood, we had volunteers from Passion Assembly of God and volunteers from FLOURISH from Schweitzer Church. James Weir also helped load items into the dumpsters as well as hauling off metal items.
As always, the Heart of the Westside has a busy schedule. Annual membership is $5 and T-shirts are available for purchase. Tuesday, July 9 was the yearly neighborhood board election and bylaws review. New and returning Heart of the Westside officers include: Cody Parsons, president; Mike Bauer, vice president; Anna Pageler,…