High Street Neighborhood Newsby Adelle Foley |
Create a Mural and Build Community |
About 25 Maxwell Park community members ignored the warm sunshine and held a planning and brainstorming session for a mural. The artwork will be on the retaining wall along Redding across from Walgreens. Caltrans owns the wall, and must approve the plan. Organizers Suzanne du Pont, April Ellis, Jan Hetherington, Colette Simmons, and Jane Stallman provided cookies and tangerines and asked the participants to develop ideas for the mural. Two hours later there were drawings and volunteers for the beginnings of committees such as networking, fundraising, design, and history/research. The brainstorming board had a collection of ideas, from diversity of the neighborhood to timelines, watershed, and trees. Overall, the group agreed that outreach to all segments of the community is essential, and the
mural must make viewers feel welcome entering our neighborhood. Check out the April meeting for yourself. Look for fliers and posters with the details, or call Jan at 534-4978. Library Resources to Seniors
When I dashed into the Melrose Branch, a bit late for the Friends of the Library meeting, I was surprised to see the children's librarian checking out books in a tall stovepipe hat until I remembered that the next day would be Dr. Seuss's 100th birthday and the hat came right off the cat. Before the meeting started, Branch Manager Jane Gonzalez showed us a collage of photographs assembled by Nancy Delaney for a reunion of the Melrose Nursery School, which met in the basement of the Branch from 1972 to 1999. The black-and-white photos showed lively youngsters playing in the garden and performing skits, including a recreation of the gas lines of 1973 through the eyes of preschool children. The Friends are planning an outreach project for seniors living near the Branch. Based on the results of a survey of interest in books, tapes, and CDs, the group plans to bring the library resources to those in senior housing. Healthy Snacks at Brookdale Rec
Brookdale Rec Center is excited about their new Healthy Snacks program. Christian Chiappca will hold after-school discussions and cooking classes. Cooking will be on Fridays, and the other class day is still uncertain. The program is designed to help counter the increasing cases of diabetes and obesity in the community. Center manager Danni Gamidge told me that she hopes to have specifics on the 2004 summer camp program in a month. For more information, drop in or call 535-5632. Earth Day at Courtland Creek
The High Street Neighborhood Alliance invites you to join your neighbors on Saturday, April 24, for Earth Day along Courtland Creek. We'll meet at 9 a.m. on the Brookdale entrance to the park, and will continue pruning and spring cleaning until about 11:30. Bring hats, gloves, sun screen, and energy. Walking down Brookdale
Overhead a noisy crow
Color on the street
Bright orange, yellow
Velvet purple, red, and pink
Sweet scent of springtime
Adelle Foley can be reached at jasfoley\@aol.com.
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