Annual Crestview ICE CREAM SOCIAL - June 20th

All Crestview residents are invited to gather by the Little Deli gazebo on June 20th at 11am-1pm for some FREE ICE CREAM, while supplies last. Meet your neighbors and watch your elected neighborhood association officers work for you (scooping ice cream)! This event will take the place of the usual, 2nd Monday of each month, CNA meeting for the month of June (i.e. there will NOT be a meeting on June 8th).



There are plans to have a gardeners' seed swap, a free raffle for Austin event tickets, and a CNA membership table.

Photos from the Thing in the Park

Kent Samuelson posted some photos from the Thing in the Park.

Regional Library Branch Grand Opening - May 30th

Events Announcements

What's up with the MetroRail sounding its horn lately?

From CapMetro's Metrorail Safety FAQs:

Will the train blow its horn in my neighborhood?
Federal law requires trains to sound horns at crossings unless a quiet zone is established. A quiet zone is an FRA-approved section of track where trains are not required to sound horns at crossings. Quiet zones are established after the installation of quad gates, which prevent vehicles from driving around railroad crossings. Quiet Zones are in effect in Leander, Cedar Park and in Austin from U.S. Hwy 183 to Downtown and between McNeil/Merriltown Road and Gracy Farms Road. Capital Metro freight and passenger trains will still sound horns in emergency situations such as when there is a car or pedestrian on the tracks. Trains also are still required to sound horns when accelerating from a stopped position.

More info from the listserv:

Marshal Garland on Grover has reported that the crossings are currently malfunctioning and the trains are required to blow their horns until they are fixed. CapMetro's contractor, Veolia, is currently working to fix the crossings, but no estimates have been provided on when the repairs will be completed (Veolia’s Director of Rail Operations, Patrick Brouard at 852-7290 or patrick.brouard@veoliatransportation.com).

Violet Crown Community Theater's Jack and the Beanstalk - May 30th

Violet Crown Community Theater invites you to "Jack and the Beanstalk," a forty-five minute, interactive play consisting of talent from the Brentwood, Crestview, Wooten and Allandale neighborhoods.

Bring food, blankets, friends and family and come experience an unforgettable performance while hanging out with your neighbors.
When: May 30th at 5 PM
Where: Brentwood Elementary School's outdoor stage (near the swimming pool).

You can also catch us at the Farmers' Market on the following days:
6/3 7 PM – Farmers' Market at the Triangle
6/6 11 AM – Farmers' Market Downtown

For more information, please contact Nancy Barnard.

Sustainable Neighborhoods meeting on Anderson and Lamar Intersection - May 19

The next Sustainable Neighborhoods meeting will be next Tuesday, May 19, 6:30 to 8:00 PM at the Village Christian Apartments Activity Room, 7925 Rockwood Ln.

The meeting will explore the future of the Lamar/Anderson intersection based on feedback from the City, CapMetro and TXDoT.

This intersection is critical to the future of our neighborhoods. Crossing Lamar along this stretch is challenging for cars, bikes and people alike. The City has zoned property on both sides for new apartments and condos, but these developments would be fragmented and future residents will have no choice but to drive, contributing directly to cut-thru traffic while undermining community. The intersection could be a logical place to site a transit station, but that too would require planning and investment. A neighborhood-friendly solution for this intersection will require extensive consensus-building among neighborhoods, property owners and government agencies.

Lamar Choir Presents Take a Walk on the Wild Side - May 28th-29th

The Lamar Middle School (LMS) Choir will perform its annual Disney Darlings musical variety show and fundraiser on May 28th and 29th. The theme for this year’s program is Take a Walk on the Wild Side, and features a two-act, 3-course dinner theater production performed in the LMS cafeteria. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Ticket
prices are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. Advance tickets go on sale Wednesday, May 13th by calling 841-5965.

Disney Darlings is the main fundraiser for the LMS Choir and provides needed equipment plus cultural and academic enrichment recommended by the Texas Education Agency. Under the direction of former Lamar choir student and University of Texas graduate, Michelle Barrientes, the Scottie Singers, Top Dawgs and Doggie Dames groups have excelled in competitions, received superior scores in UIL and other sight-reading contests, performed at the Texas State Capitol and in Washington, DC, and were recognized by Austin Mayor Will Wynn and the Austin City Council as they proclaimed March 20, 2007 “Lamar Middle School Choir Day” in the city of Austin. The LMS Choirs also include the 6th grade Purple Pups and extra-curricular Pop groups.

These talented students depend on the ongoing support of the Lamar and surrounding communities to further their musical and academic journeys. The annual Disney Darlings program is their way of showing gratitude to all who make this happen each year.

CNA 05.11.09 General Meeting Minutes

Officers present: Eddie, Deanna, Dave, Jerry, Tim, Don

A quorum of Association members was present (20) and an election for officers for the executive committee was held. All candidates were nominated without opposing candidates, and all were voted for unanimously by members saying "aye". The following residents have volunteered to serve for the June '09 - May '10 year:

Eddie Gary - President
Paige Hill - Vice President
Tim Ramirez - Treasurer
Don Tucker - Secretary
Kat Correa - Newsletter Editor
Deanna McMillen - Place 1
Heidi Goebel - Place 2
Tonia Scaperlanda - Place 3
Marcus Boruff - Place 4

Heartfelt thanks were given to those officers who had served in the past and were stepping down, to those who volunteered to serve this term, and to all members who showed up to participate in the election.

A Community Mosaic viewing - May 14th

Stop by the Lions Club (1103 Justin Lane) on Thursday, May 14, 7:30 p.m, to see "A Community Mosaic," the Brentwood/Crestview neighborhood film which premiered at the Wall of Welcome dedication in March 2008.

Admission is free, and everyone is welcome to attend.

We'll also have copies of the film and a neighborhood history booklet, which is based on the neighborhood history display at past Violet Crown events, including last Saturday's Violet Crown Thing in the Park.

For more information about the film, booklet, or Voices of the Violet Crown, our ongoing oral history project in the neighborhood, please contact me at nimbus@austin.rr.com.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Susan