City of Dallas Water Utilities, City of Dallas Stormwater Management, City of Dallas Park & Recreation, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Dallas County Master Gardeners and the Town of Addison are teaming up with surrounding cities to demonstrate the beauty of Water-Wise and EarthKind™ gardening with the 19th annual Water-Wise Landscape Tour. The event is Saturday, June 1, 2013 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Dallas County Master Gardeners will be conducting free 30-minute talks on Water-Wise gardening every hour on the hour at each of the tour headquarters. Dallas County Master Gardener volunteers will also be assisting homeowners and helping answer questions about the plants and landscapes on the tour.

The first 100 visitors at each of the three tour headquarters will receive a free hose nozzle. For more information, visit SaveDallasWater.com or call the Water Conservation Hotline at (214) 670-3155 Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Maps for the self-driving tour are available at SaveDallasWater.com and at all tour headquarters.

Tour Headquarters
Central: Bath House Cultural Center – 512 E. Lawther Dr., Dallas, TX 75218
(NOTE: NEW LOCATION FOR CENTRAL TOUR HQ)
North: Les Lacs Linear Park – 3901 Beltway Dr., Addison, TX 75001
South: Lake Cliff Park – E. Colorado Blvd. at N. Zang Blvd., Dallas, TX 75203

The Winnetka Heights Neighborhood Association will conduct its Annual Membership meeting on Tuesday, June 11 at 7:00 p.m. at Turner House, 401 N. Rosemont Avenue. 

At the meeting, you will hear about the Associations’ activities this past year and its plans for the next fiscal year (June 2013 – June 2014).

The Nominating Committee has announced the following slate of nominees for the elected officer positions: 

• President – Jeff Fahrenholz
• Vice President – Fernando Gonzalez
• Secretary / Historian – Marijane Michael
• Treasurer – Meredith Stegall

Nominations may also be made from the floor at the Annual Meeting

Please arrive early and join your neighbors at a complimentary wine tasting from our neighbors and friends at North Oak Cliff Beer and Wine.  The wine tasting will begin at 6:30 p.m.

On May 18^th, the Winnetka Heights Neighborhood Association will be assisting the urban designers at Team Better Block to install, on a temporary basis, certain key elements of the proposed design for the new Rosemont Plaza (Rosemont & Davis Intersection) from 1 to 6 p.m.  The event will demonstrate the design of the new plaza and is aimed to solicit public feedback.  There will be artist participation at the event and it should be quite interesting to see the vision and direction of the plaza design. 

With your help, we will temporarily transform a public street into a community centered plaza. The effort will include cleaning, painting, construction of public seating using reclaimed materials, and more. This will be one of the city of Dallas’s first “Pavement to Plaza” projects, which are being developed across the country to create more neighborhood focused public spaces.

As such, there will be a strong need for involvement from our neighborhood.  We will need volunteers donating their time and effort during the days leading up to the event, as well as help and participation the day of the event – let’s be sure to have a strong showing.  We will also be looking for donated items to execute the vision (i.e. brooms, dust pans, trash bags, building items, water station, etc.).

Team Better Block is conducting a strategy and execution meeting on Monday (5/13/13).  Upon completion we will have a better grasp of exactly what items and quantities we will need.  There will be another round of correspondence at that time.  And we promise that you will be done in time to get ready for Night In The Heights!

Winnetka Heights looks forward to your participation in making the Rosemont Plaza become a reality for the betterment of all Winnetka Heights Residents.

Should you have any questions or if you’d like to be added to the volunteer list please feel free to contact Crystal Gonzalez, Meredith Stegall or me at fernando@alcoker.com.

Thank you,

Fernando Gonzalez

214.597.8421

ABOUT TEAM BETTER BLOCK:  Team Better Block are urban planning and community organizing professionals whose projects have been featured in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and GOOD Magazine. TBB reduces the planning process down to its essential elements to quickly identify the assets of a community and begin linking them while creating great places for residents, and visitors within weeks, not years. The Better Block approach tests ideas in real-time to see how a community interacts with an area and quantifies those successes to inform a stronger long-term plan and vision for a community.  To find out more about TBB projects around the world, visit their website:  http://teambetterblock.com/

Night In The Heights is one of the most anticipated events of the year in Winnetka Heights. The night is a cocktail party that progresses through three homes of neighbors that have generously agreed to open their homes and host neighbors and friends. We celebrate the food, drinks and culture of the three countries that the hosts represent.

This year, funds raised from Night In The Heights will benefit neighborhood beautification. The event starts on Saturday, May 18th at 6:45pm. Passports are SOLD OUT. You can also purchase raffle tickets at the event!

 Where will we go this year?  

	Greece 6:45pm – 8:00pm Hosted by Joy and Kirk Kirksey
	Turkey 8:00pm – 9:00pm Hosted by Law Offices of Sherman and Yaquinto
	Russia 9:00pm – 10:00pm Hosted by Jeff and Anne Fahrenholz

Night in The Heights, our neighborhood’s annual progressive cocktail party celebrating the food and culture of three different countries, is all set for this Saturday, May 18. 
Money raised from Night in The Heights is used for neighborhood preservation efforts.   The night’s fundraising efforts include a fabulous raffle.    Only 125 raffle tickets are available, so be sure to get yours now.

Here are some of the items (look below for this year’s very special prize and how to buy a separate raffle ticket for that luxurious getaway):

Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek – includes one night and breakfast for two

Premium wine basket – Valued at over $450

Premium spirit basket – Valued at over $450

An annual pass for two to GoOakCliff events – $160 value
includes Brew Riot, Bastille on Bishop, Blues, Bandits and BBQ and the Mardi Gras Ball. For more info, visit GoOakCliff.com for details

Three month membership for two to the Veranda Club

Chef DAT underground dinner – 5 course dinners prepared on-site by Chef David Anthony Temple – visit ChefDAT.com for more info

90 minute massage from Masseuse Heather Hess, compliments of our neighbors, Michele Colbert and Rod Djurkovic

VIP pass for four at the Kessler – to any show of your choosing plus $50 toward food and drinks

$200 gift certificate to Fogo de Chao

A Taste of Oak Cliff Basket - including gift certificates to Eno’s, Nova, Coco Andre, Norma’s and North Oak Cliff Beer and Wine.

Use the PayPal button below to purchase raffle tickets:

Finally, for those who have frequent flier mileage or the means to travel to Bermuda, we are offering a separate raffle prize – a 3-night stay for two at the luxurious Rosewood Tucker’s Point for two that includes breakfast each morning and one round of golf. Valid September 5, 2013 through May 17, 2014. Winners are responsible for air travel costs and rooms are subject to availability.

Raffle tickets for this prize are available for $30 each.

A public workshop considering the design for the new Rosemont Plaza will be held on Tuesday, April 16 at the Kidd Springs Recreation Center, 711 W. Canty, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

The Rosemont Plaza will be a key gateway to Winnetka Heights at the junction of Davis, Rosemont and Seventh Streets.  The design will consider elements of Heights Garden park.

All Winnetka Heights residents are encouraged to attend and share their views on this important project, the first new public space design in Winnetka Heights in a generation.

The North Oak Cliff United Police Patrol (NOCUPP) is a non-profit neighborhood organization dedicated to improving public safety in our area. NOCUPP officers patrol the streets and alleyways of Winnetka Heights, investigate suspicious persons and vehicles, and quickly respond to crimes in progress. More than 470 arrests have been made since the program began in 2007.

Check out the statistics here.

Membership is only $1 per day, payable either in a six-month or full-year subscription. As a member, you will receive many benefits including vacation watch, direct access to officers via the NOCUPP mobile phone, alarm response and more!

Subscribe today. Or if you’re already a member, be sure to renew your subscription before it expires! Remember, the number of patrol hours depends on the number of people who participate. More participants means more hours of coverage.

Want to learn even more about the NOCUPP program? NOCUPP officers will be offering a FREE question and answer session to Oak Cliff residents at Turner House on Wednesday, April 24 at 7 p.m.

Don’t be a fool and miss another great event this week!

April Winnetka Heights Neighborhood Happy Hour
303 Bar & Grill, 303 W Davis St.
6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Join us for tons of fun with new neighbors and the ones you’ve always known. 303 Bar & Grill will be serving up fabulous $5 drink specials including Watermelon Margaritas and the Winnetka Heights signature cocktail — Wild Turkey Honey, fresh blueberries, champagne and soda. Other specialty drinks will cost $5 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., and a beer vendor will be passing out Third Shift Amber Lager and Redd’s Aplenty Ale. If you’re feeling hungry, try the fried oysters with creole dipping sauce for only $8.

Thanks to 303 Bar & Grill for hosting. Be sure to like their Facebook page. See you there!