MIDTOWN MESSAGE
Life
is eternal; and love is immortal; and death is only a horizon; and a horizon is nothing
save the limit of our sight.
Anonymous
We will miss you, Charlie
Beckman. Our thoughts are with your
family during this sad time.
MARCH SUMMARY
We have had some great turnouts at our meetings lately. It is great to see new faces and people wanting
to take an interest in our neighborhood! One
of our guest speakers this month was Phyllis Cavanaugh. Phyllis owns a ceramic shop named Made of
Mud. Customers are invited to choose
a ceramic piece, decorate it, and then have it fired.
Phyllis wanted to share information about her business because she said it
was a good way to raise money. When a group
wants to do fund raising, they decorate items at the shop and sell them. All proceeds are divided between the group and her
business. For more information you can call Phyllis at 320-7928.
Our other
guest speaker was Marcus Jones, an engineer from TUSD. He spoke about a new multipurpose building that
will be put in on the school grounds. He
responded to questions and concerns from residents who do not want the new building to
obstruct their view of the mountains. There
were also concerns about noise and parking.
SUBCOMMITTEE UPDATES
BIKE CLUB: David Kha reported that the Bike
Club has had some extra help this past month. Ken
has been working so regularly and diligently that David would recommend hiring him to do
odd jobs. If you have some work that needs to
be done, please call David at 323-8278.
COMPUTER
CLUB: David Kha reports that the
Neighborhood Website won a Golden Web award! He
thanks Misha Chernobelskiy for all his help with the website. If you
would like more information about the computer club, please contact David at 323-8278.
TREE
PLANTING: Anna Marie Patti
reports that no one has volunteered to help with the tree planting this year. Consequently, we may have to put it off until
fall. We just need someone to collect
applications for trees, order the trees through Trees for Tucson, call for blue staking,
and help on the day of planting. It is a fun
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neighbors. If you
would like to volunteer, please call Anna Marie at 881-0244
LEGO
CLUB: Mikhail Chernobelskiy
reported that three presentations last month and an Arizona Daily Star article has
generated a lot of interest in the club, which can teach members lots of valuable lessons
in addition to construction skills. The club
plans to issue membership cards which will grant discounts to members, such as a 10%
discount at TOYS"R"US.
LIBRARY/LEARNING
CENTER: Martha Cooper
reports that the committee has started meeting again on the 4th Wednesday of
the month. They plan to help Andy
Squire get up to speed and assist him any way they can.
JOHN
B. WRIGHT: Lisa Langford
reports kindergarten registration is coming up! The
renovation has mostly been completed, including an air conditioning unit and a new roof.
CHILI
FEST: Anna Marie Patti
reports that the we will have the opportunity to participate in the Chili Fest at the
Botanical Gardens again this year. We will be
looking for volunteers to help sell Paletas (frozen fruit bars). This has become an annual fundraiser for our
neighborhood. The Chili Fest will take place
in October. Stay tuned for more information.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
JFLOWER ANGEL OF THE MONTH: This month's Flower Angel is David Kha. Mikhail Chernobelskiy
nominated David because he appreciates all the support David has given to the Lego Club.
BRUSH
AND BULKY PICK-UP: The city will be
doing their regular pick-up the week of April 1st. The neighborhood will be organizing a neighborhood
clean up later this Spring.
There
is an issue concerning the re-zoning of some property on Swan, just north of Lee. They would like to put in high density office
space. Drive by and check out the area for
yourself. If you have questions or concerns,
please call Brad at 327-2558
NEXT MEETING
April 16, 2002
6:30 p.m.
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