Annual Holiday Pot Luck Dinner - Dec. 3, 2011

You are cordially invited to the

Gracywoods Neighborhood Association 

Annual Holiday Pot Luck Dinner

this Saturday.

Join us to

celebrate another great year in Gracywoods. 

Come celebrate with us at our

annual Holiday Pot Luck Dinner -

and bring a neighbor.

 

Bring your favorite appetizers, side dish, or desserts to share.

GWNA will provide roasted chicken, ham, lemonade, ice tea, coffee and the paper goods.

Saturday

12/03/2011
6:30 to 10:00 p.m.

St. Albert Catholic Church

Parish Hall
12041 Bittern Hollow

(corner with Metric Blvd.)
Austin, Texas 78758

Happy Holidays!

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Neighborhood-wide Garage Sale - Saturday

Come shop in Gracywoods on Saturday, October 29th - 25 Families will have garage sales - one day only! 

Find us north of Braker between Lamar and Metric.  Look for the yellow signs.

Garage Sales at these addresses:

12023 Lincolnshire Dr.

12029 Lincolnshire Dr.

11928 Bittern Hollow

11907 Cherie Dr.

11606 Barchetta Dr.

11710 Barchetta Dr.

11831 Carshalton Dr.

11832 Carshalton Dr.

11706 Drayton Dr.

1102 Huntridge Dr.

11816 Eubank Dr.

11805 Eubank Dr.

1300 Monica

1400 Monica

1000 North Bend Dr.

1711 Prairie Hen Cove

11400 Titian Dr.

11703 Lochridge

11103 Bending Bough Trail

1778 Cricket Hollow Dr.

1104 Rebecca Dr.

1811 Rainy Meadows

1804 Rainy Meadows

Reflections/Walnut Crk I

11922 Sky West

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Neighborhood Garage Sale - October 29th

Back by popular demand, Gracywoods Neighborhood Association will sponsor a neighborhood-wide garage sale. 

Like in years past, GWNA will advertise your garage sale address and post signs through the neighborhood to help publicize this event.

 

Residents who are interested in participating in this fall's event and being included in the advertising, please contact our chairperson Barbi Brightwell, at barbibright@yahoo.com as soon as possible.

 

A $3 donation per garage sale address is requested to cover the costs of the newspaper ads. 

For any other questions, please email us at info@gracywoods.org.

Thank you!

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Block Parties Tonight - Oct. 4th

Find a block party near you, meet your neighbors and make some new friends.

Please bring a chair, a drink and a snack to share. 

 

Help us make Gracywoods / North Park Estates a safer place - get to know your neighbors.

 

Block Party Locations (Host) & Invited Streets:

• 12014 Lincolnshire (Bennett) = Lincolnshire, Garnaas, Elvas
• 11702 Barchetta (Skibbie) = Barchetta | Swearingen
• 1201 Knollpark Circle (Guthrie) = Knollpark | Knoll Park Cir
• 11900 Cherie Dr (Morgans & neighbors) = Cherie
• 1708 Kimmerling Ln (Karli) = Kimmerling | Rickem | Braewood | Meadowfire
• 1701 Pheasant Roost (Glass) = Pheasant Roost | Prairie Hen Cir | Prairie Hen Cv | Prairie Hen Ln | Woodwind
• 1907 Rainy Meadows (Rudig) = Rainy Meadows | Tallowfield | Heatherglen | Prairie Knoll | Lochridge
• 11706 Drayton (Neely) = Drayton Dr, Knoll Park Dr
• 1610 Charlois (Patsy) = Charlois, Guernsey, Holstein, Jersey
• 1012 Huntridge (Botello) = Huntridge | Huntridge Cir | Silbury | Rebecca | Minda Dr | Minda Cir
• 1106 Gemini (Seller) = Circle Bend | Titian | North Bend to Eubank | Austin Park | Gemini | Space | Apollo
• 840 North Bend (Rice) = North Bend (from Eubanks to Lamar) | Titian Dr | Satellite | Orbit | Albury Cove
• 11822 Eubank (Weed) = Eubanks | Silbury | Huntridge

Have fun!

Francoise Luca
President, Gracywoods Neighborhood Association
president@gracywoods.org


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Block Parties - Tuesday - Neighborhood Night Out

Come join us for National Night Out on Tuesday, October 4^th at a block party near you! 

 

Gracywoods will be hosting 12 block parties throughout the neighborhood as part of this city-wide event.  Come meet your neighbors and learn about our area's neighborhood watch – GracyWatch.

 

Tuesday, Oct 4^4h we will be serving up snacks from 6-8p. Find a party near you and make some new friends.
Please bring a chair, a drink and a snack to share. 

 

Come make some new friends, and help us make Gracywoods / North Park Estates a safer place. Look for the yard signs at these locations.

 

Block Party Locations (Host & Invited Streets):

• 11702 Barchetta (Skibbie) = Barchetta | Swearingen
• 1201 Knollpark Circle = Knollpark |  Knoll Park Cir
• 11900 Cherie Dr (Morgans & neighbors) = Cherie
• 1609 Kimmerling Ln (Karli) =  Kimmerling | Rickem | Braewood | Meadowfire
• 1701 Pheasant Roost (Glass) = Pheasant Roost |
  Prairie Hen Cir | Prairie Hen Cv | Prairie Hen Ln | Woodwind
• 1907 Rainy Meadows (Rudig) = Rainy Meadows | Tallowfield | Heatherglen | Prairie Knoll | Lochridge
• 1012 Huntridge (Botello) = Huntridge | Huntridge Cir | Silbury | Rebecca | Minda Dr | Minda Cir
• 11503 Circle Bend Dr (Fulk) = Circle Bend | Titian | North Bend to Eubank | Austin Park | Gemini | Space | Apollo
• 840 North Bend (Rice) = North Bend (from Eubanks to Lamar) | Titian Dr | Satellite | Orbit | Albury Cove
• 11822 Eubank
• 11706 Drayton (Neely) = Drayton Dr, Knoll Park Dr
• 1610 Charlois (Patsy) = cjarp;aos. Guernsey, Holstein, Jersey

See you Tuesday!

 

Francoise Luca

President, Gracywoods Neighborhood Association

president@gracywoods.org

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City's Watershed Dept. will speak at GWNA meeting

GWNA invites you to a special September. meeting

Join us
Tuesday, September 6nd at 7:00 p.m.
at
Brentwood Oaks Church of Christ
11908 North Lamar Boulevard
(just north of Ross' Cafe)

SEPTEMBER MEETING AGENDA

• Austin APD - Crime Stats

• Presentation by the City' Watershed Department

on

Erosion in Gracywoods & North Park Estates
and Park Mowing

• National Neighborhood Night Out

Erosion and Park Issues

There are areas of Gracywoods that are facing severe erosion problems.  To address these concerns we have invited the City of Austin, Watershed Protection Department staff to come and make a presentation about the problems our neighborhood and parks are experiencing.

Special Presentation at our GWNA meeting

Sept. 6th at 7:00p

by the City of Austin's Watershed Protection Department

Angela Gallardo, Conservation Program Coordinator

Staryn Wagner, Environmental Scientist Associate

will present important information about the creek erosion problems and how mowing affects these.

We invite all residents to attend, and especially those residents with properties adjacent to creek or drainage areas.

These City of Austin experts will also discuss the creeks and the mowing contracts of our area parks.  They will be coordinating the mowing with the parks department, based on the consensus established from Gracywoods Neighborhood Association members.

This is a very important meeting, because the City  will be presenting information on our options of services from the City, as well as on volunteer opportunities to support the park system, and they will educate us on how the volunteer process works with the City of Austin and the best way to gather support across City departments.  From this meeting's discussion and outcome, Watershed will work with the Parks Department to establish the  mowing criteria for our area.

We are very fortunate to have these experts come to meet and speak with us.
Please make plans to attend this meeting.

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Tour of  North Central Health Clinic

Monday, September 19th
6:00 p.m.

The Gracywoods Neighborhood Association has arranged a special tour of the new North Central Health Clinic on Braker Lane, prior to its granding opening later this month

Only one private GWNA tour will be offered.  You are welcome to attend, even if you did not RSVP through the survey. Please meet the group at the front entrance of the building (facing Velocity) by 6:00 p.m.

More information on the center can be found at: http://www.communitycaretx.org/north_central_health_center.html
and
http://www.traviscountyhd.org/north_central_health_center_project.html

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Tour of the North Central Health Clinic

The Gracywoods Neighborhood Association has arranged a special tour of the new North Central Health Clinic on Braker Lane.

 

Only one tour will be offered. 

The date will be chosen by the results of the attached poll. 

To attend this special tour please RSVP by going to the attached link. (Survey format).

 

https://app.icontact.com/icp/sub/survey/start?sid=1343&cid=176761

 

Proposed tour dates:

 

Monday, September 19th at 6:00 p.m.

 

or

 

Tuesday, September 20th at 6:00 p.m 

 

Thank you,

 

Francoise Luca

President, Gracywoods Neighborhood Association

 

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August GWNA Meeting

 

 

GWNA invites you to our August meeting

 

Join us 

Tuesday, August 2nd

at 7:00 p.m. at
Brentwood Oaks Church of Christ
11908 North Lamar Boulevard
(just north of Ross' Cafe)

Free parking, interesting topics and good neighbors.

 

 

AUGUST MEETING AGENDA

 

Fire Ban

Park Mowing & Maintenance

Erosion of Creek Banks

Back to School Supply Drive

Constable's Boundaries

National Neighborhood Night Out

 

We will be discussing an upcoming "Special Meeting" with City of Austin Watershed Protection Department about our area's erosion problems.  The Park's Department will also be invited, as we craft a Gracywood community-wide plan for the care of our creeks and parks.  Please join us.

 

 

 

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Special Meeting on Wednesday, July 20th

The Gracywoods Neighborhood Association Invites you to a Special Business Community Meeting   July 20,2011 7:00-8:30 p.m.   Pok-E-Joe's 2121 Parmer Lane   North Austin business owners, residents and community stakeholders are cordially invited to attend a special meeting to discuss the future of North Austin.   New Solutions to Old Problems   Growth, traffic, crime, panhandling, infrastructure, and many other concerns face every business owner and resident in North Austin. Come share your vision for North Austin and help us create a better future for our families and businesses. This special meeting is sponsored by the North Austin Coalition of Neighborhoods and its members. Come meet your neighbors, business peers and join in on some interesting conversations.   See you there!   Francoise Luca President, Gracywoods Neighborhood Association       North Austin Coalition of Neighborhoods NACN is a grass-roots coalition of neighborhoods in 78758 and 7853 working to create community-led change, mentor communities and business development and fix neighborhood issues in our area. Visit: www.lovenorthaustin.com   ##

July Monthly Meeting Tonight

Join us for our monthly meeting of the Gracywoods Neighborhood Association.

 

July 5th at 7:00 p.m.

 

Brentwood Church of Christ - Chapel

11908 North Lamar Boulevard
Austin, TX 78753

 

Agenda:

Neighborhood Watch Updates

Park Vision Committe

Fall programs

 

See you there.

Francoise Luca

President@gracywoods.org

 

 

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Parade starts at 9a on Monday

Gather at 8:30a to decorate bikes, stollers and wagons.

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Monday - 4th of July Parade

Join us for Gracywood's 4th of July Parade

Monday, July 4th, 2011

9 am - Bittern Hollow entry to greenbelt (at the water fountain)

Come decorate your non-motorized bikes, strollers and wagons in American colors.

9:30 am - Parade along park path towards Parkfield and back to water fountain

APD will also be presenting "Bike safety tips".

10 am - Live Music, awards, iced watermelon, cupcakes and mingling

 

* * * Cupcake Contest * * *   

Bring decorated cupcakes to share and for judging.

Bring a neighbor, chairs, and your red, white and blue spirit!

 

JOIN US

 

To volunteer contact:  Bill Glass 836-3330

 

 * * * * * * NO FIREWORKS * * * * * *

 

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Vote on Saturday

Saturday, May 14th is the election day for Austin City Council.  The ballot is very simple. There are only three races on the ballot and no other decisions to make.

Here is the sample ballot:

Place 1, Austin City Council

__ Josiah James Ingalls

__ Chris Riley

__ Roger Chan

__ Norman Jacobson

Place 3, Austin City Council

__ Kathie Tovo

__ Michael "Max" Nofziger

__ Kris Bailey

__ Randi Shade

Place 4, Austin City Council

__ Laura Morrison

__ Eric J. Rangel

__ K. Toby Ryan Hill

You must vote in your precinct on Saturday. Here are the most likely locations for the Gracywoods area. You can also go on-line for more precinct locations:

http://www.co.travis.tx.us/county_clerk/election/20110514/polls.asp

258	McBee Elem. School
	1001 West Braker Ln.
263	United Christian Church
	3500 West Parmer Ln.
266	Senior Activity Center
	2874 Shoal Crest Ave.
267	Great Hills Baptist Church
	10500 Jollyville Rd.
268	Grant AME Worship Center
	1701 Kramer Ln.
108	Copperfield Elem. School
	12135 Thompkins Dr.
109	Parmer Ln. Elem. School
	1806 Parmer Ln.
110	River Oaks Elem. School
	12401 Scofield Farms Dr.
111	Westview Middle School
	1805 Scofield Ln.
112	Dessau Elem. School
	1501 Dessau Ridge Ln.

 

Please exercise your right and privilege to vote.

P.S. More people attended the Capital 10K marathon than are expected to vote on Saturday.  This is a sad statistic.  Gracywoods and North Austin, let's make a difference!

Francoise Luca

President, Gracywoods Neighborhood Association

 

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