The 23rd annual Trinity Catholic School [map] Cow Plop takes place tomorrow (that is, Saturday, June 1) from 11am to 4pm. For the uninitiated, a cow plop lets cows do what cows do best while humans gamble on the deposits. The top prize is $3,100, and there are 50 more cash prizes to be won. In addition to the live bovine bingo, there’s a street carnival with face painting, a mechanical bull, pony rides, arts and crafts, and pizza from Pizza Rita….
Tossed & Found is going to be holding its third annual Barn Sale on Saturday, May 25. This is the event where one of N. Monroe’s most popular vintage stores closes off its parking lot and opens up its barn. It will run from 9am until 5pm and will be held in the rear parking lot of the building [map]. For the past two years, the Barn Sale has been a cornucopia of all things distressed, vintage, antique, and retro….
The Emerson Community Garden will be holding its second work day of the season this Saturday (May 18) from 1-4pm. The garden is located at 3209 N. Madison [map]. Here are some of the things they have planned: Finish roto-tilling the corn bed Prepare the raspberry bed for new starts Build and paint signs to mark the rows of plants Plant seeds and starts A lot got done during the first work day of the season, and the EGC members…
“Garbage Czar” Karl Boldt reports that Emerson-Garfield had a great turnout at yesterday’s Spring Cleanup. The event served about 170 residences, primarily from W Montgomery Ave northwards, and with pretty consistent representation from both the east and west of N Monroe. Karl estimates that 23 tons of refuse was collected along with two tons of clean green. The 20-yard metal recycling bin was also full by the time collection ended at 12:30pm. The neighborhood had $6,000 in dump costs allocated…
If you can’t come to Spring Cleanup this Saturday (April 27), there’s a chance that Spring Cleanup could come to you! A group of volunteers from North Central High School and Cub Scouts from Pack 151 are going to be doing on-site collection — which means they will come to your home and haul away the refuse that you’re unable to bring to the roll-off containers at Faith Bible Church. If you or someone you know — a housebound or…