Artists, craftspeople, and musicians who wish to participate can download the application: Application for Walk of Art

It’s generally understood and accepted that a community thrives when people support local businesses and schools.  Supporting the arts is every bit as beneficial to a community’s quality of life, if not more so.

Some of you may be thinking, “Who can afford to support the arts in today’s struggling economy?”  After all, art is not practical and is generally the last item on someone’s list of discretionary spending even when times are good.  But the benefits of supporting the arts–especially in tough times like these–become even more valuable in ways that go far beyond one’s personal finances.

Original art nourishes our souls and lifts us into a world of possibilities.  And who among us could not use some of that right now?  Products of mass production and visual manipulation surround us, brainwashing us into conforming and consuming without question.  To display unique visions of the world urges us to remember our aliveness and our deeper humanity, expresses our personal tastes, and reminds us of the quirky, unpredictable, exploratory, and magically inventive qualities of the human imagination.

For more information about the Walk of Art, call Betsy Gruy at (210) 315-4966, or email her at betsy@sugarloosedesigns.com.

Locks (especially the garage) aLARMS (be sure to use them) and Look (notice any unusal cars or activity) call the non-emergency police number 207-7273.

The 2010 – 2011 officers are:  President-Trent Boarnet, Vice President-Judy Wells, Treasurer-Pamela Jewell, Secretary-Deborah Cabaza.

The 2010-2011 Directors-At-Large: Kathy Davis, Mark Deeds, Kathy Reynolds, and Judith Temple

A very special “thank you” to our out-going Board for a great year of service.

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On March 28th, several neighborhood residents met with the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) to discuss making our neighborhood more friendly to walking and bicycling. We broke into two work groups, led by MPO staff, and identified nine areas and 26 specific concerns. In summary, the report identified safe routes to school, pedestrian crossing problems, dangerous intersections, bicycle routes, sidewalk needs, drainage, Scates Park lighting, and potential Target traffic. Your board plans to meet with Councilman Clamp to discuss the report.

If you would like a copy of the report please click on “Contact Us”.

You may remember Mary as the silver-haired lady with the great smile who took your checks and cash when you renewed your THNA membership, or bought a neighborhood T-shirt, or paid for your yard sale registration. Mary was our Treasurer, beloved neighbor, and longstanding active member of the Terrell Heights Neighborhood Association. Whatever event or task that needed attention, Mary and her husband, Paul, were always there to lend a hand. She loved attending the picnics and socials and watching the children play. My kids remember Mary for the cool contraption that she showed them how to use to pick up pecans in her yard. And when we visited her, there was always a piece of candy or baked cookie for them. I will remember Mary for her wonderful sense of humor, her love of learning, our conversations in Spanish, and the bags of pecans she and the kids collected.

Mary had a wonderfully rich life, filled with world travel as a Pan Am flight attendent and then as a nurse in San Antonio caring for newborns at Methodist Hospital. She was an associate member of the Brigidine Sisters and served as a volunteer for several charitable organizations, including Vitas and the Children’s Bereavement Center. Mary and Paul participated in many cultural events in San Antonio and lived a life of community service. Mary was without a doubt a vibrant, warm-hearted woman with a loving spirit and a desire to live life to its fullest. We will miss her terribly.

Judith Temple

Mary collecting dues at 09 Block Party

More news, Colglazier Properties has listed the property for sale for $1,900.000 with the MF25 multifamily zoning designation. See the attached PDF of their brochure. Or you can get the information from their website www.colglazier.com and go to the land inventory link. The listing is #11 on their land properties list. Interesting to see how quickly the brochure and information with the MF25 designation were put together. Anyway, we now have an asking price. Do any of you have that amount under your mattress? Where do we go from here? Any potential buyers for portions of the land – the Southwest Preparatory School, the City Parks and Recreation Dept, or a developer with creative vision and a willingness to do responsible architecture?

http://www.sanantonio.gov/services.asp

Citizen Requests (Public Works, Code Compliance, Environmental Services)

http://www.sanantonio.gov/sacr/