Little late adding this to the list but this is this months news from District 2
Hillcrest Knoll Garden - Volunteers Needed On Monday August 23, 2004, at 7:00 p.m. the District 2 Community Council will be having a neighborhood meeting to discuss potential garden plans for Hillcrest Knoll Park. The meeting will be held at Iowa High Rise, 1745 Iowa. Hillcrest Knoll Park, located on Flandrau between Hoyt and Montana was created after the 1999 floods severely damaged many homes in the area. The "park" is not owned by the Saint Paul Parks Department but is instead owned by Public Works Sewer Division and officially exists to pond water in the event of a severe storm. District 2 is looking for neighborhood volunteers to assist in the maintenance of the park and to start a gardening club. There is a particular need for someone who would be willing to water the young trees in the park. Water service was recently installed in the park and District 2 has committed to maintain the trees. Representatives of the Ramsey/Washington County Water Shed District plan to attend the meeting and present and proposal to create a "wet prairie" garden and interpretive exhibit in the park. Their proposal would expand the flowering nature of the park into the lower levels that currently are turf. East Side School Supply Drive Throughout the month of August the District 2 Community Council is collecting "Back to School" supplies for Eastside public schools. We are looking for your contribution of crayons, notebooks, pens and pencils, notebook fillers, and other popular school supplies to be allocated to needy Eastside school children. Contributors can bring school supplies to several drop location in the neighborhood, including: + District 2 Community Council offices, 1961 Sherwood Avenue (Epworth Church) + North East Neighborhoods Development Corporation (basement American Bank building, NE corner of Prosperity & Maryland Avenues) + Hayden Heights Branch Library, White Bear & Arlington Avenues + Bizzy's Ice House Deli, NE corner of White Bear Avenue & Sherwood + Neuenfeldt & Company Barber Stylists, Ames Place & White Bear Avenue + HomeVestors real estate office, 1200 Forest (SE corner of Maryland & Forest) The owners will match all contributions left at the HomeVestors office! If you would prefer to make a tax-deductible cash contribution to this effort, please mail it to: District 2 Community Council, Attn.: Eastside School Supplies, 1961 Sherwood Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55119-3230. We are also looking for volunteers to help in this effort, please call us at 651-774-2220 or e-mail at [EMAIL PROTECTED] District 2 Cleanup - No Brush The Annual Fall Clean-up will be on Saturday, October 23rd from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Aldrich Arena. This year will be the first time that residents will not be allowed to bring brush to the Cleanup. District 2 Community Council is not allowing brush this year because Ramsey County is offering a free drop off site at the corner of Frank Street and Simms Avenue. Any resident bringing brush to the cleanup will be directed to the Free East Side Ramsey County Yard Waste Site. Hours of operation for the East Side Site are Saturday 9 a.m - 5 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. and M,W,F 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. through November 29. With this site so easily accessable to District 2 residents, it was felt it was senseless to pay the hauling and disposal costs associated with accepting brush at the cleanup. National Night Out - Big Success National Night Out is a nation wide event to bring neighbors together, sending a message to criminals that the neighborhoods are organized, and fighting back. This year District 2 co-sponsored three larger gathering sites: Hazel Park Recreational Center, Boys & Girls Club of the Twin Cities, and Prosperity Recreational Center. The largest crowd was drawn to Boys and Girls Club of the Twin Cities 1620 Ames, where the Sackett Memorial was rededicated and moved to a more prominent location at Sackett Park. Again this year we had many neighbors holding events in their yards and driveways. It was wonderful to see so many people coming together to celebrate! Pilfered Puppet Replacements If you have puppets that you want to contribute please call our office at 651-774-2220 and we will make appropriate arrangements. You can also make a tax-deductible donation to the District 2 Community Council, Attn.: Puppet Fund, 1961 Sherwood Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55119-3230. _____________________________________________ To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
