Haight Village Neighborhood Association

MLKing day is not one of the holidays that delays trash pick up according to the city website.

SNOW EMERGENCY BEGINNING AT 8 P.M.: Due to anticipated weather conditions, we're declaring a Snow Emergency for the City of Rockford beginning at 8 p.m. tonight. Enforcement teams will be deployed to ticket offenders.

Parking reminder:
Today – Even side effective at 8 p.m.
Tomorrow – Odd side beginning at 8 a.m.

Contractors are scheduled to begin plowing residential streets as soon as 2 inches of snow is accumulated.

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This is the caption under the photo from the book. The book was originally published in the year 1900.
*Daniel Shaw Haight’s house in no longer there.

“Built in 1837 in the northeast corner State and Madison streets: now standing on the northeast corner of Second and Walnut Streets. The first session of the circuit court was held in this house.”

Daniel Shaw Haight came here on April 9th in 1835. He decided upon a tract of land on the East Bank of Rockford.

His wife Mary and her sister Abigail were the first women to settle in Winnebago County.

Daniel Shaw Haight put up a tent under a burr oak tree in the 1830s. This is the 1st house that was built on the East side. It was on the northeast corner of State and Madison Streets. ( Madison was called Main Street back then ).

The house was pioneer style without the use of a nail. The main part was 18 feet square built out of oak logs.

Daniel Haight was Rockford’s first Post Master and the first Sherriff here.

The Erlander home!

Haight Village trash pick up Thursday morning this week

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A beautiful line of garland and bows along the picket fence, waiting for winter snow that just won't show - at least not yet.

Regretfully we will be canceling the 2023 Luminaries .
Thankfully, nature will continue to bring a little more light every day.
We look forward to planning next year's event and we'll see everyone for neighborhood get togethers and meetings in the new year!

The 2023 luminaries have been postponed due to rain. We will update the event page with information regarding a new date and time. Fingers crossed for dry weather in the near future!

Haight Village Neighborhood Association meets this Thursday 6 p.m.

🕯️ Let's plan out how to bring that luminary glow to our village in December!🕯️

HALLOWEEN: Hours for Trick or Treating in Rockford are 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 31.

Just a reminder, we will not have a Haight Village Neighborhood Association meeting in October. We do hope that you all participate in handing out candy or venturing around the neighborhood with your kids to collect sweets!
We will see you on November 16 when we will finalize plans for luminaries in December.

Velie Building, south west corner of Oak and May Streets in Haight Village.

MEETING TONIGHT THURSDAY SEPT. 21
Rebecca’s porch 6:00 PM
410 S. 3rd Street

Rockford’s oldest cement sidewalk resides in Haight Village. Bruce Steder will speak about its history and concerns about preserving it at our September meeting.

Haight Village trash pick up Thursday this week.

Midsommar Fest is this Saturday, June 17th from 10AM - 3PM right here in Haight Village!

Daytime admission is free and it is a family friendly event!

For more information visit: https://www.swedishhistorical.org/midsommar-2023.html

This morning, Amber, Allison, and Alix delivered door hangers with information about upcoming summer neighborhood events!

Please spread the word about these events and some of the road closures during them.

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GARBAGE REMINDER: There will be no garbage pickup on Monday, May 29. Pickup will be delayed one day all week due to the holiday.

City Hall will also be closed on Monday.

1:05 pm Tuesday May 16. I just passed about 20 white pelicans lazing in the Rock River just north of the Morgan Street bridge.
If you’re nearby, it’s worth a look

Boat docks are currently being installed at Davis Park! They should be ready by June 1st and are free to dock!

Construction begins at Rockford's Davis Park. Here's what's being done Work began this week to turn Davis Park from an underutilized asset into what city leaders hope becomes a prominent spot for gatherings and fun.

A beautiful early Spring evening at Oak and 3rd.

Note from the city:

Some grand Haight Village houses on a gray winter day. The trees survived the February 22 ice storm.

SNOW EMERGENCY: Beginning at 5 p.m. today, the City of Rockford will be under a Snow Emergency. At that time, our contractors will begin plowing residential routes, and vehicles should be parked on the even side of the street. At 8 a.m. tomorrow, vehicles should be parked on the odd side of the street.

This is not an advertisement for Rock Valley Garden Center. They have some (not all) free workshops that could help our yards.

Education Workshops, Butterflies, Seed Starting, Raised Beds, Pond, Raptors, Owls, Hawks, Aquaponics