Southland Association director, Crystal Stites, faces a serious medical condition, and her friends are working on a dinner benefit to help raise funds for her medical treatment. Please take a look at the article published in Wednesday’s Herald-Leader below, which explains details.

A dinner benefit is being held in honor of Crystal Stites at the Oleika Temple, 326 Southland Drive, from 4 to 7 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 19. The dinner will be catered by Good Foods Market & Cafe and Chef Josh Moore. The menu will include roast chicken, yellow squash casserole, roasted potatoes, vegetable saute, and fruit cobbler. Live bluegrass music will be provided by Southland Jamboree bands performing between 4 to 6 p.m. Also included is a silent auction, as well as a raffle. Admission is $15. for adults, $5. for children younger than 16.

Buy tickets in advance at Good Foods Market & Cafe at 455 Southland Drive or by contacting Rebecca Lamb at (517) 862-6771 or rebalamb@gmail.com Tickets also will be available at the door.

All proceeds will go to pay for Stites’ medical bills. She was diagnosed with a pancreatic tumor in January 2007, and underwent surgery in April 2007. Surgery was unsuccessful and Crystal needs the help of her community to help pay for medical treatments.

I’ve had the pleasure of working closely with Crystal on various Southland Association community projects and events. Crystal, as an unpaid director, has always shared her talents and hard work in very unselfish ways. In spite of her serious medical condition, she continues her work as best she can. I’d like to encourage Southland Association members to try and help Crystal in her special time of need.

Phil Wyant
President
The Southland Association
P.O. Box 4756
Lexington, Ky 40544-4756
Ph: 276-4692
Fax: 276-0662
E-mail: pcwyant@aol.com

The Lexington Farmer’s Market will have their official grand opening on Sunday, May 20th at their Southland Drive Location.

Hours are 11 am – 3 pm

Good Foods Market and Cafe will be back with their cooking demonstrations and samples. Join us for great spring vegetables and bedding plants.

For more information go to lexingtonfarmersmarket.com

The Farmers Market will start April 15, hours 11-3 and this years sponsors are Central Baptist Hospital and Good Food Co-op.

Dear Southland Association members & friends:

It’s a pleasure to invite you to attend our second Annual Business Meeting, coming up on February 27th at the Oleika Shrine Temple on Southland Drive.

You’re invited to join with our board of directors, other members and guests from 6:30 – 8:p.m. This is a good time for you to invite your business neighbors, who might be interested in joining the Southland Association. Dress is business casual and refreshments will be provided.

We’ll be starting at 6:30 with a social period of about 20 minutes to be followed by a sample of live Bluegrass Music featuring one of our Southland Jamboree bands. Our featured speaker of the evening is Lt. Ken Armstrong of the LFUCG police department. Ken is in charge of the Graffiti Control Program for the city, and he will tell us how the program works.

We’ll have our election of directors and presentation of awards to some of those who have made significant contributions toward improvements within our Southland community.

Last, but not least, membership dues are payable on March 1st. We have included a SASE for your convenience Many thanks for your support. Dues info is at www.southlandassociation.com

Sincerely,

Phil Wyant
President

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SOUTHLAND ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING
Tuesday, February 27th 2007
6:30pm social period and live music,
7pm meeting
Olieka Shrine Temple, Southland Drive

http://www.southlandassociation.com

Good Foods Market & Café celebrates Chinese New Year and Mardi Gras in a unique blend of the two called February Fusion on February 18, 19, and 20.

What: Chinese New Year and Fat Tuesday fall only days apart this year. Good Foods Market & Café is taking the day in the middle, fusing the two into one, and creating three days of extraordinary fun and flavor called February Fusion. Andouille Chop Suey, Szechuan Tofu Creole, Cajun Tempura Veggies, and Bayou Miso Dirty Rice are a few of the dishes you will run across at February Fusion. Ever had a fortune cookie with green and purple sugar sprinkles and found a plastic baby inside? We call those King Cookies and they will be served by our Coffee Bar all three days. The menu will vary daily. The hot buffet will be open after brunch on Sunday from 2 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., then Monday and Tuesday 11 a.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Chinese New Year: The Four Seasons Kung Fu Team will perform a lion dance at 2 p.m. on Sunday, February 18.

Mardi Gras: Keith Otterson, local blues musician, will play 11 a.m. – 1p.m. and 5 – 7 p.m. Other musicians and street performers will be providing entertainment throughout the store all day.

Menu sneak peak: Trinity Egg rolls – shredded peppers, onion, garlic, and Cajun seasoning stuffed into an egg roll wrapper.

Sweet & Sour Triad – alligator, crawfish, and chicken battered and served with spicy sweet & sour sauce.

Cajun Bok Choy Рsaut̩ed Bok Choy seasoned with Cajun spices.

Blackened Szechuan Chicken – boneless chicken pan-seared with blackened seasoning and topped with spicy Szechuan.

Bangkok Sweet & Spicy Tempeh – spicy sweet Hoisin-marinated tempeh served with rice noodles and chili peppers in a coconut milk sauce.

Where: Good Foods Market & Café, 455 Southland Drive, Lexington, (859) 278 – 1813, www.goodfoods.coop

Contact: Crystal Stites, Good Foods Marketing Manager, (859) 278-1813 x 231 or cstites@goodfoods.coop

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PRESS RELEASE
December 29, 2006
For Immediate Release

Contact:
Hilary Baumann
(859) 492-1654

http://www.southlandassociation.com

Lexington, KY – The Southland Association hosted their 2nd Annual Light Up Southland Days from November 25th thru January 1st 2006.

Contest participants had well done, attractive and interesting decorations in keeping with the holiday spirit.
First place prizes were gift certificates good at any Southland Association member restaurant for $50.00 and prizes for second and third place were $25 gift certificates.
The 2006 winners of the contest were judged the evening of December 20th:

Outdoor:
1st prize – Vintage Home & Floral
2nd prize – tie between Two Chicks & GDA Jewelers
3rd prize – tie between The Ketch & Audibel Hearing Aid Center

Indoor:
1st prize – Gem Source
2nd prize – Howard Curry Shoes
3rd prize – tie between Rosemont Florist & Bank of the Bluegrass

Honorable Mentions:
Geno’s Formal Wear, Old KY Chocolates, Fantasia Hair Salon, Peck Optical, Shoe Biz, Interior Yardage, At Wicks End, American Founders Bank, Dance Biz, MCA Internet, Pennyroyal Small Animal Hospital, Fire Station #12, Hallmark Trophies, Winchell’s Restaurant, The Blinds Man, Willcutt Guitar Shoppes, Don Wilson Music, Doo Wop Shop

Special thanks to our judges:
Belinda Doty of the Needles Eye Alterations; Hilary Baumann of Fascination Design, Light up Southland Committee Chair; Phil Wyant, President of the Southland Association

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Dear Southland Friends,

The Southland Association is getting ready to host our 2nd Annual Light Up Southland Days from November 25th thru January 1st. This is open to everyone in the Southland area.

Last year we had many interesting and well done displays of holiday decorations. Once again we will be having a contest with prizes for the winning 3 interiors and 3 exteriors. Combinations of interiors and exteriors will also be considered. There are two $50.00 first place prizes and four $25.00 prizes for second and third place. The prizes are Dinner Certificates good at any Southland Association member restaurant.

You won’t have to be the biggest or have the most of any particular type of decorations – just be well done, attractive and have interesting decorations in keeping with the holiday spirit.

Please take a moment to complete and return the enclosed postcard with your feedback. We look forward to your participation and help. Judging will be done on December 20th (please contact us to make sure we include your business in the judging.) Thanks and Happy Holidays !

Sincerely,

Hilary Baumann
The Southland Association
Light Up Southland
Committee Chair

Year 2006 review highlights

Major Southland Association accomplishments and ongoing projects:

• $33,000. Funding drive to paint the Southland Drive Norfolk Southern railroad bridge has now been completed, with a combination of LFUCG grants and Capital Funds, plus Southland Association funds from membership dues and a large donation of all the paint from Environmental Protective Coatings, with offices on Regency Rd.

• FREE selling and/or display/demo space is now available on a scheduled basis for all Southland Association members on each Sunday Farmers Market day. (about 30 days during the season) From one to four 10’ x 10’ pop-up tent type canopies are also available along with electrical hook-ups, free to Southland Association members.

• Third Thursday Networking opportunity is now available to let members and non members have a convenient and casual opportunity to meet and discuss Southland events of mutual interest. We provide snack food and drinks for those attending.

• Our new Southland Jamboree proved very popular, with an estimated 6,000 or more people attending the regular Tuesday evening Bluegrass music concerts during the season. Thanks to the generous sponsorship support we received, and the partnership with the LFUCG division of Parks and Recreation, we plan a second season next year. The community spirit expressed by comments of the fans was very gratifying.

• Southland Association Web site development is in progress. Our members have this free connection to greater Lexington – and yes – to the world! This will feature multifaceted public and private sides with special benefits for our members, such as a services directory and blog on the public side, and member-to-member business promotions, plus member-to-public promotional listing opportunities. There is much more planned as this becomes fully developed.

The Southland Association is co-sponsoring the Third Annual PickinTime’s Pickin-For-Tots, a benefit for The Salvation Army, on Saturday November 25th, Performances from 6:00 – 10:00 pm. Price of admission is a new, unwrapped toy or a cash donation (checks can be made payable to The Salvation Army.

Performing will be No Limit, Allison Wasson and The Shady Grove Express, Driving Rain, Pickintime and The Moron Brothers.

The Oleika Shrine Temple, 326 Southland Drive, Lexington KY
Doors open at 5:30 pm

Bring your Thanksgiving weekend guests for a booster shot of Bluegrass Music and support a great cause.

Raffle items will be available, and vendors with food and beverages.

For more details, visit www.pickintime.com or call 273-3432.

You don’t want to miss the next Southland Association Third Thursday, especially if you’re a chocolate fan!

Please join us from 5:30 – 7:30 pm Thursday, November 16th at Old Kentucky Chocolates, 450 Southland Drive.

Don and Pam Hurt will be our hosts for this delicious evening.

Please feel free to bring a potential member for the Association.

Last month we had Mark Marcum from Hallmark Trophies join. We need to continue to grow to accomplish our goals.

Hope to see you!
Melanie Roederer
Perspectives
278-0266

Sandy Shafer announces full funding has now been achieved for this $33,000. project!

Her innovative team approach in joining with Southland Association member, Hill-n-Dale Neighborhood Association, resulted in obtaining a $10,000. Neighborhood Action Grant Award.

Full funding has been achieved as follows:

$6,500. Paint donation by Homer Hart, President, Environmental Protective Coatings.

$10,000. From ALL OF US – (Our Membership Dues)

$10,000. LFUCG Neighborhood Action Grant Award

$6,500. Sandy Shafer LFUCG Capital Fund
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$33,000. Total

Sandy is now working with Bob Starkweather, LFUCG, to obtain railroad permission to begin painting, Spring, 2007.

Many Thanks!

Phil Wyant