McCain vs Obama: Lawn Signs, part one.

So I drove around part of FH this morning counting lawn signs. I covered Mimosa from Columbus to Country Club, Country Club up Colonial to the school, down Forest Hills Ave. and Columbia, back up to my house next to the tracks (the wrong side).

The score so far: McCain-Palin 7, Obama-Biden 6.

Also: One Geezer-Dingbat sign, one Gramps-Barbie.

More reports to come.

Obama Drama: Fundraiser in the Hood

This Saturday, September 20, there will be an Obama event at Clyde Edgerton's house on Wayne. I can't tell you much about what's happening, because all I got is a flyer (left) and a couple of emails.

It's a fund raiser, there will be a bake sale, and kids are invited. Warning: There may be some speechifying and something vaguely literary (Clyde is one of our local literary luminaries, as you know, and there will be a few others in attendance). It will be held outdoors, so bring lawn chairs and all the friends you can muster.

Here's the address:

437 Wayne Drive
Hours: 3 to 5 pm

Rain date: Sunday, Sept 21, 3 to 5 pm

Questions? Call Kristina Edgerton (399-6061) or Karen Bender (815-0957)

And if any of our neighbors have any events for McCain (or heck, Ralph Nader) they want to publicize, please feel free to send us the info and we'll post it, or sign on to be an author and post it yourself.

See y'all there.

Oleander Blog

There is another neighborhood blog mostly concerning South Forest Hills at http://oleanderwatch.blogspot.com/

Attempted Robbery

In case you were wonderng what the helicopter and police cars were doing roaming around Forest Hills on Sunday; they were looking for 4 teenagers who tried to take a man's Ipod while he was out walking. Here is the link Ipod Robbery

Forest Hills Canned Food Drive--Update

Thanks to everyone in and out of the neighborhood for the cash and cans that were donated. We just packed everything in and did a count. We have collected a total of 217 canned good items and $95 for the Good Shepherd House. We'll keep the bin out on our front walk for the rest of the weekend if anybody missed the drive. Thanks again.

Canned food drive in Forest Hills This Saturday

Six-year-old Ella Coxe will be collecting canned fruits and vegetables for a food drive to benefit The Good Shepherd Center, which feeds around 480 people a day. They are currently in need of canned foods. We are asking for your help to make it a great success.

On Saturday, July 26 from 9:00-12:00 you can drop off your canned goods at 402 Forest Hills Drive. She also will be selling lemonade to benefit the center. If you can’t make it on Saturday during the drop off times, you can drop off the items anytime at the above address on Wednesday, July 23 through Friday, July 25. We will have a plastic bin on our front steps for the food. If you need us to come to your house, just call (763-7109) and we will come pick it up. -- Bradley Coxe

Hey y'all there's some new blogs in town

First, let me again put in a plug for Wilmaville, a blog for Wilmington area moms (not just Forest Hills) run by Christina Wood and Elizabeth Humphrey. It even has a rapidly growing social network attached to it, which is free to join. Come explore the brave new world of social media with friendly locals.

Our friend Andie Reid has started a blog for restaurant recommendations called Wilmington NC Restaurant Recs. Andie's cool (she's even a bigger geek than I am) and so is her blog.

I just learned a new neighbor, Bradley Coxe, has started a blog called Forest Hills Vine where he's been archiving some of the emails sent out by Miles Lewis (aka The Mayor of Forest Hills). I've invited Bradley to come join us over here; maybe we'll do some kind of merger down the line.

Finally, you may not be aware of this, but this blog is linked to an iGoogle page that has news, weather, maps, and a calendar for Forest Hills. We haven't done much with it yet, but we're hoping y'all will join us and make this a true community effort.

Curious about being an author for this blog? Send an email to me -- dan (at) dantynan (dot) com. Obviously, you want to substitute actual @ and .'s

Ciao.