Highland Park Neighborhood Association

April 2003 edition

Apr 04, 2003

Highland Park Spring Festival 2003
April 5, 2003, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
co-sponsored by:
*Highland Park Neighborhood Association
in partnership with San Antonio Parks and Recreation
*Gardening Volunteers of South Texas

The event schedule for Saturday, April 5, 2003:
9 a.m. - 4 p.m. booths, vendors, children's activities

9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Blood and Bone Marrow Donor Drive

9 a.m. - 11 a.m. Tour of home xeriscape gardens
Sign in at Gardening Volunteers of South Texas table.

10 a.m. - 11 a.m. Children?’s Garden Project

10 a.m. ?– 12 noon Illegally-posted signs bounty hunt contestants, ages 10-16 (with parental permission) turn in signs at HPNA booth.
Cash prizes for most signs: $65, 40, 20

All day Free mulch for area residents at corner of Hammond & Gevers; from COSA Environmental Services

10:45 a.m. , 12:45 p.m. Rainwater storage barrel demonstrations

11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. District 3 City Council Candidate Forum

11 a.m. ?– 1 p.m. Police car demonstration for young persons

12 noon ?– 4 p.m. Live entertainment on outdoor stage

1 p.m. ?– 2 p.m. SAPD K-9 canine team demonstration

1 p.m. ?“How to Design Your Own Landscape?” with Charles Bartlett

2 p.m. ?“Texas Insects and Organic Gardening?” with Malcolm Beck

3:30 p.m. Question and Answer session, and book-signing with Malcolm Beck

3:30 p.m. Drawing for raffle and door prizes

Volunteers are needed to open the basketball gym!
If you would be willing to volunteer one hour?—or know someone who would?—to open the basketball gym for children to shoot hoops during Spring Festival, please contact Spring Festival Chairman Rev. Roger Hotopp at (210) 532-1300 or rev_rah@yahoo.com

Calendar of Community Events
Saturday, April 12
10 a.m. ?– 12 noon
Highlands Alliance Code Compliance Class
Free admission
Epworth United Methodist

Saturday, April 12
12 noon ?– 2 p.m.
Community Health Fair
Free admission
Porter Memorial Christian Methodist Episcopal
817 Iowa Street

Saturday, April 19
10 a.m. ?– 4 p.m.
Earth Day Festival
Free admission
Woodlawn Lake

Saturday, April 19
1 p.m.
?“Grafting?” class
Free admission
Fanick?’s Garden Center

Saturday, May 3
9 a.m. ?– 3 p.m.
Southside Lions Park Cleanup
We?’re co-sponsors!

Saturday, May 10
9 a.m.
Highland Park Neighborhood Association Board meeting
Bode Center

Saturday, May 10
10 a.m.
Highland Park Neighborhood Association monthly meeting
Guest speakers:
Sylvia Mendiola of VIA
Dorothy Birch of AACOG
Mark Peterson, Texas Forester
Bode Center

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

Saturday, June 7
14th Annual Neighborhood Conference
Free Admission
Kelly USA

Saturday, June 14
HPNA monthly meeting
10 a.m. Bode Center

Satuday, July 12
Cellular on Patrol Class
In place of Highland Park Neighborhood Association meeting
9 a.m. ?– 5 p.m.



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A Great Big ?“We thank you!

March 2003 General Membership Meeting Participants: Door Prize Donors: Rev. Roger Hotopp, Lydia Romo
Refreshment Donors: Rita Pe?±a, Rachel Cywinski
Leader of Invocation:
Rev. Eric Kauska of Victory Inner-City Ministries
Leader of Pledge of Allegiance:
Greg Ripps, Texas Army National Guard and HPNA
Program Presenters:
Victor Villarreal, Marlene Masten, Dominick Dina

HPNA members who attended 2003 Neighborhood Resource Center classes to strengthen our association:
Toni Villarreal
Lydia Romo
Ramon Quintero
Rachel Cywinski

Highland Park Xeriscape Garden volunteers so far in 2003:
Toni Villarreal
Jack Elder
Mark Carmona
Bobby Crabb
Lou Gloria
Rachel Cywinski
Ann Dickey
San Antonio Cactus and Xerophyte Society

March cleanup volunteers:
Al Lindsey
Ron Segovia
Rachel Cywinski
Bertha Saucedo
Ramon Quintero

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

Our business members:
Little Red Barn
Steak House
"Over a 1,000 Steaks a Day"
1902 S. Hackberry
San Antonio, Texas 78210
532-4235

Wallace Cook Agency, Inc.
Life, Hospital, Group, Auto, Home, Commercial, Casualty & Property
Independent Insurance Agent
3902 Clark Ave.
P. O. Box 23428
San Antonio TX 78223
(210) 534-9293
Fax: (210) 534-9297

South East Community
Credit Union
123 Waleetka
San Antonio, TX 78210
210/534-7221
534-6262 (fax)

Brown's Mexican Food
Enchiladas Our Specialty
Hours:
Monday - Thursday
11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday - Saturday
11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
533-8174
2405 S. Hackberry

County Judge Nelson Wolff

Michael?’s Day Care
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Saucedo

San Antonio Fighting Back

Neighborhood Resource Center
P. O. Box 120246
San Antonio TX 78212
(210) 735-0586
www.nrc-sa.org




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