Grapevine Newsletter, Projects

Rebuilding Gatlinburg Entrance Starts

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The temperature was pushing the upper 90’s, maybe even a 100 degrees, at 4 PM when I unloaded my tools on Sunday afternoon at the Gatlinburg entrance sign. Fortunately, there was some shade.

The car hit the northeast corner on June 6 and pushed the broken wall into the middle. Lots of stones were still held together by mortar. The first step was to chip off all of the mortar leaving clean stone so they could be reused. I had brought several 5-gallon buckets, hammers, chisels, and a broom. I got started. Continue reading Rebuilding Gatlinburg Entrance Starts →

Grapevine Newsletter

We deserve an award for our trees!

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I just completed my morning walk around Gatlinburg and was struck by the fact that nearly every home has at least two large trees, not to mention bushes and small trees. We have an awesome tree-loving, GREEN, neighborhood. Which makes me wonder if Gatlinburg would qualify as one, if not the first place, neighborhood with the most, and largest, trees in Pflugerville? Continue reading We deserve an award for our trees! →

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Gatlinburg Entrance Gazebo Hit Again

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Once again, after just 1 year and 11 months, the Gatlinburg Street entrance gazebo has been hit by another car. Continue reading Gatlinburg Entrance Gazebo Hit Again →

Announcements, Projects

Discuss Project Ideas; Vote on Favorites

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Introducing our neighborhood’s web site to discuss and vote up or down GNA ideas: http://gnafriends.ideascale.com/.  Write up your own proposal, comment on other’s ideas, and vote your favorites up to the top. Its another way social networking and polling can bring diversity of opinions more into the open.

Here is another way to discuss ideas on the Internet that stimulates a back and forth dialog with elements of voting mixed in. Its pretty simple to use. Just give it a try by proposing a new idea or commenting and voting on others. When people comment on your ideas, you’ll receive an email alert. For more information, see IdeaScale.

Let’s see if we can put our ideas together. Are two heads better than one?

Grapevine Newsletter, Resources

How does Vic’s Garden Grow?

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Vic Farrow started his vegetable garden in March, but when I visited him May 17 it was clearly already a winner. Check out my slide show of pictures I took as Vic showed me his cucumbers, cantaloupe, leaf lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and much more.

Continue reading How does Vic’s Garden Grow? →

Grapevine Newsletter, Projects, Resources

Growing a Garden Tour

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Lush landscapping decorates fence.
It occurred to me on a recent walk around our fair neighborhood that a few residents are creating lush and colorful front yards and growing healthy vegetable gardens in their backyards.  I know it takes lots of effort, but I do that too and don’t have much to show for it. They must know the right stuff! I wonder if they would share what they know?

A Garden Tour Project

Imagine what would happen if I or you had an invitation to visit these experts and learn how they do it? Would Gatlinburg homes become more beautiful? Would the property values and the desirability of living in our neighborhood increase? Would recognition for good landscaping encourage more homeowners to do it? I believe it would. Continue reading Growing a Garden Tour →

Archive

Get Together – Sunday, May 17

We reserved the Pflugerville Rec Center front room for a Get Together from 3 to 5 PM on THIS Sunday, MAY 17th

What is a Get Together?

You know sometimes emails just aren’t enough to get people interested. You need to meet and talk things over person-to-person. We invite you to stop over and say hello and share your thoughts on how to make our neighborhood a better place to live. Its informal. No arm twisting. Everyone is welcome.

We just want to make a difference, get acquainted, and share ideas. We are the Grapevine!!

  • We are taking care of plants at the entrance signs on Gatlinburg and Dove Haven.
  • We helped collect stuff for the April City-wide Clean-up.
  • We have contacted City code enforcement about broken fences and trailers parked on grass.
  • We share information about City, County, and State programs.
  • We volunteer to lend a hand to neighbors.
  • We have an email list. To join, send an email to subscribe-gna@yahoogroups.com

We invite you to join our network and Get Together.

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Get Ready for May Pflugerville Elections

It may get less attention than state and federal elections, but our Pflugerville City Council elections have more influences on our neighborhood’s quality of life. City Council directly budgets money for parks, road, water, and encourages business and housing growth.

Here is the spring schedule for elections:

Saturday, May 09, 2009 — Joint General and Special Elections

  • Voter Registration Deadline: Thursday, April 09, 2009
  • Begin Accepting Applications to Vote by Mail: Tuesday, March 10, 2009
  • Final Day to Accept Applications to Vote by Mail: Friday, May 01, 2009
  • Early In Person Voting Begins: Monday, April 27, 2009
  • Early In Person Voting Ends: Tuesday, May 05, 2009

PfCONA Candidate Forum – Monday, April 13th, 7 PM

Announcements, Resources

A Local Resource for Food & Support

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The Store House Thrift Store and Food Pantry

The Storehouse Thrift Store is a non-profit and all proceeds go to The Storehouse Food Pantry right here in Pflugerville. Donations of your gently used clothing and house wares are greatly appreciated. Volunteers are welcome! Continue reading A Local Resource for Food & Support →

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Gatlinburg Collects Junk for City-wide Cleanup

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The March 28 Saturday morning temperature was in the thirty’s, but at least the sun was coming up. The three of us, David Moore, Vic Farrow, and myself were in good spirits as we pulled stuff out of my garage onto a flat-bed trailer. The activity was helping us get warm. Vic and David  had already loaded the borrowed trailer Friday night with seven doors, a TV Set, fence pickets, scrap wood, and a twin mattress from another Gatlinburg resident. Out of my garage we loaded even more scrap wood, metal pipe, several half-empty gallons of latex paint, a door, a wood palette, and an armful of curtain rods. I was so glad to be getting rid of this stuff!

David and Vic with junk from the first stops.

The occasion was Pflugerville’s twice-yearly City-wide Cleanup Day when citizens are  invited to bring their junk, especially large items like tires, broken furniture, and metal or recyclables like electronics, batteries, and paint to a central location across from Brookhollow Elementary on Railroad Avenue. Continue reading Gatlinburg Collects Junk for City-wide Cleanup →

Gatlinburg Getting Together