Highland Park Neighborhood Association

May 2003 edition in full

Jun 06, 2003

THE HIGHLANDER May 2003
?“A Morning in Highland Park?”
(complete with picnic lunch)
Saturday, May 10

9 a.m. Board of Directors meeting, Spring Festival Wrap-Up
Come to the Board of Directors meeting and tell us what you like or would like to change about Highland Park Spring Festival. The wrap-up information will help those planning for next year?’s festival!
All HPNA members are always welcome at Board of Directors meetings!

10 a.m. monthly general membership meeting
theme: ?“Clearing the Air?”

Learn about and receive a map of VIA?’s new system which replaces the current system on August 4, 2003.

Then learn what the new (second) Tree Preservation Ordinance is that was passed by City Council in March, what proposed amendments are still being discussed, to what extent this will help us implement the Highlands Community Plan, what is still missing from the ordinance to achieve the goals in our community plan, and how it affects you.

After the discussion State Forester Mark Peterson will give us a live interpretation of nature by discussing the trees in the Highland Park Xeriscape Garden!

11:30 a.m. PICNIC LUNCH
provided by HIGHLANDS CAF?‰!

Iced tea provided by South East Community Credit Union!

Lunch is free for all members current in their dues.

To show our pride in our community, we will also take a few moments to clean up all the bottle caps, balloon shreds, fragments of cups and other small litter that have covered the park for months. Trash bags and Latex gloves are provided.

Community Events

Saturday, May 10
12 noon ?– 1 p.m.
SNAP ?“No-Birthday?” Party
Spay-Neuter Assistance Program celebratory description of programs and tour of mobile clinic
Lions Field Clubhouse
2908 Broadway
Admission is free.

Monday, May 12
1 ?– 4 p.m.
?“Essentials of Gardening?”
Gardening Volunteers of South Texas presents Dr. Calvin Finch discussing ?“Turf Grasses?” and Malcolm Beck discussing ?“Bugs: Friends and Foes?”
San Antonio Botanical Gardens Carriage House
555 Funston Place near New Braunfels Avenue North
Admission is free.

Saturday, May 17
9 a.m.
Highlands Alliance
Highlands Community Plan implementation meeting
Brookhill Baptist Church
631 Utopia

May 19 ?– 23
Early voting for May 27 City Council Run-Off Election

Tuesday, May 27
City Council Run-Off Election

Saturday, June 7
8:30 a.m. ?– 2:30 p.m.
14th Annual Neighborhood Conference
Free Admission
Kelly USA
Meet at 7:15 a.m.
Carpool from Highland Park at 7:30 a.m.

Saturday, June 14
10 a.m
HPNA monthly meeting
State Rep. Robert Puente
Bode Center

Satuday, July 12
9 a.m. ?– 5 p.m.
Highlands Alliance
Cellular on Patrol Class
St. Stephen?’s Episcopal Church
[There will be no other HPNA meeting that day; please attend]

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Every time you visit one of our wonderful business sponsors, please tell them how much you appreciate their support of your community and the Highland Park Neighborhood Association!
Brown's Mexican Food
Highland's Cafe
Little Red Barn Steak House
La Madeleine French Bakery and Cafe
San Antonio Fighting Back against drug abuse and crime
Neighborhood Resource Center
Subway on Southcross
South East Community Credit Union
County Judge Nelson Wolff
Michaels' Child Care; Mr. and Mrs. Victor Saucedo

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Bounty Contest Winners!
Winners of the illegally-posted signs bounty hunt contest which ended during Highland Park Spring Festival April 5 included:

Katherine Cherizola, earning first place and $65 cash with 193 illegally-posted signs.

Brandon Nowlin, earning second place and $40 cash with 192 illegally-posted signs.

Jessica Villarreal, earning third place and $25 cash with 147 illegally-posted signs.

We thank all of the young persons who participated in this contest and helped to clean up District 3!
By removing these illegally-posted signs, the children also saved each person who posted one of the signs a potential fine for violating City Code.
Once again, thanks to all participants.
And let's keep cleaning up District 3!

Highland Park Spring Festival
Our Wonderful Volunteers!!

Our wonderful 2003 Highland Park Spring Festival would not have happened without an almost superhuman effort on the part of a few volunteers. We thank all of the volunteers who made this event a success:

Spring Festival Chairman
Rev. Roger Hotopp

Entertainment Chairwoman
Madeline De La O

Vendor Booths Chairwoman
June Cook

Information Booths Chairwoman
Rachel Cywinski

Home Xeriscape Garden Tour Coordinator
Toni Villarreal

Raffle Chairwoman
Lydia Romo

Raffle Assistant
Bertha Saucedo

Raffle Donors:
Wallace Cook Agency, Inc.
Rev. Roger Hotopp
Highland?’s Caf?©
Brown?’s Mexican Food
Little Red Barn Steak House

Door Prize Donors:
Hochheim Prairie Farm Mutual Insurance Association Branch 33
Rev. Roger Hotopp
Rachel Cywinski
Darlene Noland
Home Xeriscape Garden Tour homeowners:
Jack Elder
Ann Dickey
Toni Villarreal
Rachel Cywinski

Other Highland Park Neighborhood Association festival volunteers:
Eric Kauska
Loyd Le Blanc
Greg Ripps
Lochellen Ripps
Al Lindsey
Estelle Lindsey
Rita Pe?±a
Diane Cortez

Guest speakers:
Malcolm Beck
Charles Bartlett

Children's Garden Project in Highland Park
(planted April 5 - May 1) Volunteers have already worked more than 100 hours total:
Charles Bartlett
Diane Dondero
Lawrence Smith (and his 2 daughters)
Elizabeth Cywinski
Norbert Cywinski
Bobby Crabb
Ann Dickey
Loyd Le Blanc
Lou Gloria
Rachel Cywinski
Americorps volunteers

Plant donors for the Children's Garden project:
Edna Toland
Diane Dondero
Rachel Cywinski
Charles Bartlett
Fanick's Garden Center gave us a 20% discount on all plants purchased with funds we were awarded by the Neighborhood Resource Center in June of 2002 during their annual Neighborhood Conference.

Despite commitments to many projects, members of our co-sponsor, Gardening Volunteers of South Texas members assisted:
Lawrence Smith ( and his 2 daughters)
Sir Oliver "Smitty" Smith
Ken Wrider
Brian Hough
Anne Schiller
Tom Harris
Edna Toland
Charles Bartlett
Sharon Hughes
Larry Webb
Ernie Short
Irma Short
More great volunteers:
HPNA members who displayed the ?“meeting this week?” signs in their yards March-May::
Toni Villarreal
Ann Dickey and Bobby Crabb
Lou Gloria
Harry Oliver

March cleanup report
Even though the City?’s large item collection schedule changed and coincided with our ?“Dial-a-Trailer?” day, we still collected 98 truckloads of debris from neighbors!
Al Lindsey, Ron Segovia, Lou Gloria and Rachel Cywinski assisted with the clean up throughout the day, with Ramon Quintero joining them for the afternoon.
Bertha Saucedo made coffee and brought refreshments for the volunteers at the cleanup and working in the Xeriscape Garden. Ron Segovia provided breakfast tacos for all volunteers.

A Special Person
Ramon Quintero has always been a dependable volunteer in the Highland Park Neighborhood Association and served for many years on our Board of Directors. Mr. Quintero is now very active in the Sunny Slope Neighborhood Association which he helped found, and is increasingly providing leadership in the Sunny Slope neighborhood. Even though he is very busy with SSNA activities, Mr. Quintero still attends every HPNA general membership meeting and assists with cleanups. We thank you, Ramon Quintero!

City Council Forum
District 3 candidates who participated in our April 5 forum included Jerry Clancy, Joe Farias, Toni Moorhouse and Ron Segovia. Tino Duran moderated the event. We appreciate everyone who sent in questions or participated during the forum!

2003 NEIGHBOR OF THE YEAR NOMINATIONS DUE
Every year the Neighborhood Resource Center recognizes an outstanding individual who has contributed leadership and/or commitment to the community. The winner will be recognized with a plaque, but no cash prize will be given. The winner will also be invited to speak at a future Neighborhood Resource Center (NRC)event. Judging will be done by the NRC Board of Directors.
Nominations must be submitted by essay and can be submitted by the nominee or someone else. Essay must be prepared on 8.5" by 11" white bond paper, and be one page, one-sided, double-spaced with 12 pitch. Essay should be stapled with completed entry form on top. The essay should include the name and phone number of the nominee, nominee's current and past activities, and why that persons should be chosen for this award. Three signatures, not including that of the nominee, must endorse the essay.
If you wish to turn in a nomination, please contact Secretary Loyd LeBlanc at (210) 532-9225 immediately, as nominations are due May 9.


2003 Highland Park Neighborhood Association Board of Directors
President Rachel Cywinski
Vice President Madeline DeLaO
Secretary Loyd Le Blanc
Treasurer Bertha Saucedo

Directors:
Al Lindsey, Diane Cortez, Eric Kauska,
Lydia Romo, Rita Pe?±a, Harry Oliver

Newsletter and Website Editor: Rachel Cywinski
HighlandParkNASA@aol.com
http://www.neighborhoodlink.com/sat/hparkna

THE HIGHLANDER
Highland Park Neighborhood Association
PO Box 10210
San Antonio TX 78210-0210