See You Saturday, September 28th!

Another Beautiful Yard of the Month!

Here's our neighborhood's other Yard of the Month for September 2013.  This home is on Monifieth Way.

Yard of the Month - September 2013

Looks like a beautiful spring day but it's actually the beginning of fall in our GCTE neighborhood.  This lovely home and yard on 60th Avenue is one of two selected in September and among several selected since our Yard of the Month project resumed. Thanks, June, for your keen and persistent eye.


September 28th Chorley Park Clean-up

Chorley Park Clean-up: #NPLD20

Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of National Public Lands Day on Saturday, September 28, 2013 by volunteering for the Chorley Park adopt-a-park event, 9am - 12noon.  Our event is nationally recognized.  Check us out here at the #NPLD20 site.

Tools will be supplied; refreshments provided.  Our last event was a lot of fun.  Don't miss this opportunity to volunteer with your neighbors - 9:00am to 12noon.


Check out the Chorley Park Volunteers tumblr here. 

September 17th - Celebrate Constitution Day!

Click here for National Constitution Day Resources.

Download a printable copy of the US Constitution here. 

Mosquitos Remain A Problem - West Nile Virus Is Still A Threat

Although Labor Day has come and gone, we still need to fight the bite.  The threat of West Nile Virus remains.  See recent press release here. 

Other award winning 2013 fight the bite contest winners are here.
This illustration was drawn by Damion Saechao of Elder Creek Elementary School.

Recent Statistics:

Sacramento County: 3 humans, 135 dead birds and 311 mosquito samples, 3 horses, 3 chickens have tested positive for West Nile virus to date.
Yolo County: 3 humans, 75 dead birds, 216 mosquito samples, 6 chickens have tested positive for West Nile virus to date

Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito & Vector Control District reminds us to:

Practice the District D’s of Mosquito Prevention:
DRAIN standing water that may produce mosquitoes.
DAWN and DUSK are times to avoid being outdoors.
DRESS appropriately be wearing long sleeves and pants when outside.
DEFEND yourself by using an effective insect repellent. Make sure to follow label directions!
DOOR and window screens should be in good working condition.
DISTRICT personnel are also available to address any mosquito problems. Call us at 800-429-1022 or visit www.FIGHTtheBITE.net

Last Week's General Membership Meeting

On Thursday, August 29, 2013, our general membership meeting covered a lot of ground.  We heard a welcome from new Harkness Elementary School Principal Tiffany Smith-Simmons.  We heard from our city councilmember Jay Schenirer who addressed a recent letter from Member-At-Large Ernie Lehr.  The letter asked about ongoing neighborhood code  enforcement issues regarding two blighted properties specifically and how to deal with the problem in general.  Jay discussed projects he was sponsoring involving student leadership and took questions from the audience.  Sign-up to get Jay's monthly district 5 newsletter and view archive editions by clicking here.

Board Member Glora recognized the thirty newsletter volunteers who edit, coordinate, and distribute our quarterly publication.  More about this will be under the Newsletter Tab Page.

We also heard from Nextdoor Field Organizer Zoe Kipping about the social networking site. 

And, we honored our Yard-of the-Month winners and heard neighbors's views on crime, safety, solid waste pick-up, traffic calming, and mosquito abatement.  Get the meeting's agenda here.


Save the date - Thursday, November 21, 2013 for our final general meeting of the year.



 

An hour before the meeting, parents and students were introduced to community services and programs by teachers and volunteers. Also, everyone enjoyed ice cream.

Board Member Graciela distributes free clothing and passes out California Poppy seeds.