Free Outdoor Movie Night - Dec 12th

Light up your holiday spirit, bring the kiddos and join your neighbors for a free outdoor movie night featuring the original 1966 classic version of How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Complimentary hot chocolate from Genuine Joe’s and free popcorn will be served. You are welcome to bring your own
snacks, too. Lawn chairs and blankets also are encouraged.

’Tis the season for giving, and new unwrapped toys will be accepted to benefit the Toys for Tots drive. Put your name in the free raffle and win local gift certificates and an iPod, too!

This free community event is thanks to Shelly Roark (Supreme Lending), Eric Reily and Shaun Hncir (Austin Custom Tops), Kyle Nunnallee (Nunnallee Inspections) and Tiffany Peters (Moreland Properties). We hope to see you there with Jingle Bells on!

Friends of Brentwood Park Workday - Dec 5th

The Crestview Green Neighbor Initiative is starting a new offshoot group, Friends of Brentwood Park (FOBP). This new group has signed an Adopt-A-Park agreement with the Austin Parks and Recreation Department. Our first work day is scheduled for Saturday, December 5th from 9 am to noon. Our task will be simple but important: spreading mulch! We will mulch several bare areas under large trees where the soil has been compacted by lots of use, and around newly planted young trees. We will also mulch the informal “trail” that links Yates to Arroyo Seco, which turns into a mud pit during the rain. Friends of Brentwood Park needs lots of new friends to make the work quick and fun! All park users from the surrounding neighborhoods are invited and encouraged to participate too.

If you are interested in joining FOBP, or just volunteering for the work day, please email Hedrich. The Parks and Recreation Department will supply the mulch, and the Austin Parks Foundation will lend some of the tools we’ll need. If you are able, please bring a rake, shovel or wheelbarrow to make sure we get the job done quickly. Also come prepared with work gloves, a hat and sunscreen, and a refillable water bottle.

FOBP is now accepting donations for future park improvement projects. Go to the Austin Parks Foundation website and make your donation under the Gifts to Special Funds section and select “Brentwood Park, Friends of.” Thanks friends!

By Hedrich Michaelson

Crestview Station Co-op Brew Pub Unveiling - Nov 14

Black Star Co-op

11.09.2009 CNA General Meeting Minutes

Kat, Heidi - 2nd absences
Paige - 1st absence

Officer Gutierez from APD presented on Neighborhood Watch and home security. He is the representative for the Central West Area Command, District 3. District 3 encompasses the region from 183 to 2222 and Mopac to I-35, which contains 8 neighborhoods including Crestview. There are 8-10 officers assigned to patrol the entire Central West Area Command, which includes three other districts besides District 3.

Officer Gutierez has seen a rash of burglaries, primarily in North Shoal Creek, although there have been some in Highland, Crestview and Brentwood. There have recently been approximately 5 burglaries per month since he became the District 3 rep. 5 months ago. He suggests that people call 9-1-1 at the first sign of any suspicious activity, no matter how seemingly minor. There is typically a 5-15 minute response time on calls, unless a shortage of manpower requires them to respond to a higher priority call outside the district.

Officer Gutierez has an electronic document containing information on forming a Neighborhood Watch and what the duties of block captains are that he will forward on to the Neighborhood Association. More information can be found at www.nnwi.org