For those looking for new things to do in Austin, the Zilker Botanical Gardens will be hosting the Dinoland exhibit in September – November. According to the website, visitors will come face-to-face with thirty life-size, scientifically-accurate dinosaurs grazing in their natural habitat.
For more info check out the Zilker Botanical Garden website.
This is just a reminder that bulk collection begins August 4th for our area. I’m not sure if it is for everyone, but if you received a blue “Bulk Collection†postcard in the mail from the City of Austin a few weeks ago, then our time draws near.
If you want to double check to see if your house is in this pickup zone call the City of Austin Solid Waste Services.
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/sws/bulky.htm
Our neighborhood will have its large brush pickup on August 11th. Please have lare brush and limbs at the curb by 6:30 am that morning, but no earlier than the 9th please. Brush should be no more than 4 feet high (that’s a lota brush)
Did you know the Austin Humane Society will spay and neuter strays & ferals for free?
Are stray cats becoming a nuisance in your yard? Using your flower beds as their personal litter boxes? Hunting the birds? Fighting with your cats?
The best and only humane way to manage the problem is to reduce the feral population through natural attrition.
Come learn how easy it is if we all work together! The first community meeting will be Thurs. July 17 at 7:00. Location in the neighborhood to be determined.
This is the kitten breeding season and the time to act is NOW. Cat overpopulation has reached critical levels and up to 100 kittens every week are being killed at Town Lake.
Please email Brenda Harrison at baharriso1@gmail.com to confirm your attendance so we’ll know how many people to count on. If you are willing to share your living room to hold the meeting, please let her know.
The Milwood Neighborhood Association and Walnut Creek Neighborhood Association hopes everyone had a great time at our annual Fourth of July Parade and Picnic. Judging by the amount of people participating in the parade and the amount of food we served, this has definitely been one of the best attended celebrations in the last few years. the estimate we decided upon was about 400 people participated in the event.
We talked to several people who were joining us for the first time, even though they’ve lived in the neighborhood for a while, and all seemed to have really enjoyed themselves and were impressed by the large turn out. Hopefully everyone was able to at least meet a neighbor they did not know and that everyone feels a little bit closer as a community.
I personally want to thank all the volunteers who helped during the event – from those that arrived early to set-up, the guys manning the grills, the tireless volunteers that helped serve the food, to those that stayed behind to clean-up and pack everything away. Without the efforts from these great volunteers this event wouldn’t be possible.
We also want to recognize the sponsors of this event. Without their contributions this event wouldn’t have been as great a success as it was.
2008 July Fourth Sponsors
If you have any photos of the event that you wouldn’t mind sharing with us to begin our online neighborhood photo archive please email and we’ll get in touch with you.
Come out and join us tomorrow. There will be a great raffle and candy pull, so don’t forget your wallet.
Parade participants gather at Milwood Baptist Church by 10:15, parade by 10:30, gathering and food to follow.
Thanks to our sponsors that make this event possible:
Harvey Pikoff, Realtor
Tammy Farriss, Realtor
H&H Contracting (Karl Hansen)
Texan Market
Gift of Serenity massage
Cold Stone Creamery
Taco Deli
La Morada Mexican restaurant
It’s a Grind Coffee
Kolache Factory
Keystone Insurance Services, Inc. – http://www.MyKeystoneIns.com
Take 5, Haircuts for Men
Top Spa
Mow Kids
Sno Biz Snow Cones
Ruth Wunderlich tutoring
The annual Milwood Neighborhood Association Independence Day Parade and Picnic is tomorrow, so here are some details to keep everyone informed about what’s going on.
(What happens if it rains? Well… same drill as last year. We’ll make the best of it.)
