Category Archives: Tower Park

Annual Merle Hay Neighborhood Celebration on Saturday, August 27!

Leave a reply

Please join MHNA for our annual Merle HayDay celebration from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 27, at Tower Park, 4900 Hickman Road. The gathering will be held in the open-air shelter located on the north side of the park.

MHNA will provide free hamburgers, hot dogs, and drinks, as well as family-friendly games and entertainment. Please bring a side dish or dessert to share. Tableware will be provided. You also may want to bring a bag chair or lawn chair. Parking is available in the lot along Hickman Road. The Park and Recreation Department also leases space in the First Federated Church parking lot by Tower Park’s tennis and basketball courts.

Merle HayDay is a wonderful opportunity to meet your neighbors and learn more about our neighborhood. It’s also a great way to find out how you can get more involved in making the Merle Hay neighborhood an even better place to live, work, and play. We look forward to seeing you there on Aug. 27! Please contact April Beck at 707-6386 to volunteer or donate. Spread the word!

* Poor weather in May prompted us to postpone and reschedule the event. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Merle HayDay Celebration Set for May 14

Leave a reply

Please join MHNA for our annual Merle HayDay celebration from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 14, at Tower Park, 4900 Hickman Road. The gathering will be held in the open-air shelter located on the north side of the park.

MHNA will provide free hamburgers, hot dogs, and drinks, as well as family-friendly games and entertainment. Please bring a side dish or dessert to share. Tableware will be provided. You also may want to bring a bag chair or lawn chair.

Parking is availa…ble in the lot along Hickman Road. The Park and Recreation Department also leases space in the First Federated Church parking lot by Tower Park’s tennis and basketball courts.

Merle HayDay is a wonderful opportunity to meet your neighbors and learn more about our neighborhood. It’s also a great way to find out how you can get more involved in making the Merle Hay neighborhood an even better place to live, work, and play. We look forward to seeing you there on May 14! Please spread the word!

MHNA Quarterly Meeting on Thursday, April 21

Leave a reply

We hope you will join us at 6:30 p.m. this Thursday, April 21, at the Northwest Community Center for the Merle Hay Neighborhood Association’s quarterly meeting.

We are pleased to be joined by Polk County Supervisor Angela Connolly, as well as Patty Gressman from the Neighborhood Finance Corp. Ms. Gressman will share details about NFC lending opportunities that are back in a portion of our neighborhood. More details are available athttp://www.neighborhoodfinance.org/

Reports will also be given about Tower Park improvements, our upcoming Merle HayDay celebration on Saturday, May 14, and other neighborhood news.

Last, but not least, refreshments will be provided.

Please mark your calendar, and spread the word. We look forward to having a great turnout at Thursday’s meeting!

Star 102.5 Block Party at Tower Park on July 14

Leave a reply

MHNA is sharing this invitation on behalf of Star 102.5, which is organizing a block party at Tower Park on Tuesday, July 14. Here are the details as provided by Star 102.5:

“STAR 102.5 Summer Block Party – Tuesday July 14th from 5:30pm to 8pm (Rain date Wednesday July 15th)

STAR 102.5 would like to invite you for a night of free fun and family entertainment at Tower Park! Come mingle with your neighbors and the entire STAR 102.5 crew. Don’t worry about making dinner, we’ve got that covered. Just bring the entire family for free food, drinks, and fun!

FREE Johnsonville Brats
FREE Deardorff Sweet Corn
FREE Inflatables, Game Truck, Face Painting and more!”

MHNA is happy to help get the word out about this event. We think it will be a great opportunity to bring lots of neighbors together to enjoy everything that Tower Park has to offer.