Greentrees Civic Association

May 2006 Newsletter

Sep 05, 2007

Pam Brown-Webmaster:grntrees@earthlink.net
Charles C. Lambert-Editor: GreentreesCA@aol.com
Mary Margaret Ware-Lost/Found Pets:waremmj@msn.com (756-5826)

OFFICIAL GREENTREES WEBSITE: www.neighborhoodlink.com/memphis/greentrees/

Greentrees Annual Garden Tour

The Greentrees Garden Club has announced its annual garden tour for June 3. Six gardens will be on display this year. The times are from 10-3.
We encourage the residents of Greentrees to participate in this beautiful event. The majority of those who tour our neighbors?’ spectacular yards each year are from other parts of the city. Our own residents are missing an inspiring look at the handiwork of people with real green thumbs right here in Greentrees.

This year the following residents have graciously offered their gardens for the tour:

MR. AND MRS. STEVE CARTER
2050 HICKORY CREST DRIVE
MRS. WILMA GOODE
2093 HICKORY CREST DRIVE
MR. AND MRS. BILL MCGRATH
6791 Poplar Pike
MR. AND MRS. SHIVA NATARAJAN
2307 HICKORY CREST DRIVE
MR. AND MRS. BILL PICKENS
6790 SATINWOOD COVE
JUDGE AND MRS. KENNETH TURNER
1972 KIRBY PARKWAY.

For more details and ticket information contact Wilma Goode (756-4663) or Joan Vegezzi ((754-5485).

Newsletter Distribution

The Board of GCA has decided that the mailing of the GCA Newsletter will be limited to dues paying members beginning with calendar year 2007. About 75% of the residents of the Greentrees area pay dues each year. They receive the newsletter as an information and communications tool. The rest of the residents receive the newsletter even though they do not pay dues. The question came up recently, ?“What?’s the advantage of paying dues if everyone gets the same information whether they pay or not??”
Dues ($25.00 per household) are due January 1 of each year but we are accepting dues for the remainder of 2006 from those who have not paid. We have identified 74 addresses that have not paid any dues in the past three years.
We will continue to send the first newsletter of each year to everyone as a means of soliciting dues and keeping track of changes of residency in non-paying households. The remaining issues of the newsletter each year will be sent only to residents who are members of the association in good standing. So far this year over 63% of the 556 or so households in Greentrees have paid dues for 2006.
Why should you care about getting the newsletter? It is an excellent source of info about your neighborhood; contains updates on crimes in the area based on police/neighborhood patrol information; details upcoming events, church activities, other civic information; and identifies new residents and deaths in the neighborhood, just to name a few things the news letter brings.

QUESTION: Did you get an envelope in your Greentrees Newsletter?
ANSWER: NO, I Didn?’t. Well?…
Good for you! That?’s because you don?’t need one. You have already paid your 2006 Greentrees Civic Association dues and we THANK YOU!
ANSWER: YES, I DID! Well?…
that means you are one of the neighbors who has not paid Greentrees Civic Association for 2006.
The Greentrees Civic Association is
working hard to keep our neighborhood safe and beautiful, keeping an eye on
property values, and the number of
rental homes in our neighborhood.
You can show your concern and
support by returning the little envelope with your 2006 dues payment of $25.00 or more.


Greentrees Directory

A new Greentrees neighborhood directory is being prepared for publication early in 2007. Please check your entry in the current (2003) directory and report any needed changes to Ann Brown (754-8699). Please do this as soon as you can. If you are a new resident you will automatically be included in the directory once you have been welcomed by the Greentrees Welcome Committee and received their packet of materials.

Deaths

We send our deepest sympathy to the families of the following Greentrees residents who died recently:
January 27 ?– Barbara Hollingsworth of Sugar Maple Cove
February 23 ?– Marie Duschell ?– of Satinwood Cove
March 13 ?– Bettye Parks of Slash Pine Cove

New Residents

MICHAEL AND SHANNON BROCATO, 2109 FOX RUN
THOMAS AND KAREN O'MALLEY, 2056 OLD LAKE PIKE
ADAM AND AMY SLOVIS, 6564 BLACK THORNE COVE
STEVEN AND ELIZABETH PECKHAM, 6765 RIVER BIRCH
WILLIAM H AND ROBIN WILSON, 6775 ROBIN PERCH COVE
FARID AND MARTHA ROMAN, 6771 SUNBURST COVE
STEPHEN AND HEATHER VESCOVO, 6774 SUNBURST COVE
JAMES AND REGINA HEIMBACH, 6849 TANGLEBERRY LANE

Welcome to all of you!

Yards of the Month

January -- Mel and Evelyn Swaffer
2157 Old Lake Cove
February ?– Greg and Beth Senter
6862 Tangleberry Lane
March ?– Roy Natividad and Jerry Ogawa
6710 Messick
April ?– Don and Cathy Tummins
2081 Hickory Crest

Odds ?‘n Ends

?· We are planning to replace the neighborhood designation signs on Kirby Parkway with new (rust-proof) signs announcing our subdivision name. The old signs are showing a lot of wear.
?· The trail in Holmes Park is slated for repaving as soon as spring rains are over. May is the target date agreed to with the city.
?· The American Cancer Society will host a lecture/ complimentary lunch on May 9 at its headquarter at 1378 Union. Germantown Mayor, Sharon Goldsworthy will speak on ?“Clean Air?”. Let Charlie Lambert know by May 5 if you?’d like to attend (7544238 or GreentreesCA@ aol.com)
?· Friends of White Station Library (5094 Poplar) announce two programs in the Second Thursday Community Lecture Series. On May 11 at 11:30 AM, Tom Nenon, Assistant Provost, University of Memphis will speak on Ethical Decision-Making, new ideas and concepts to help all of us make better moral and practical decisions in our lives. And on June 8- Commercial Appeal reporter (25 years) Lela Garrington will speak at the library on ?“Getting Your Story Into Print?”, a how-to lecture on good writing skills. Also at 11:30 AM.
?· Greentrees Subdivision Covenants need minor revisions to reflect a change in oversight responsibilities. Homeowners in Greentrees will be contacted for approval. Look for this notice in your mailbox sometime this summer.

Church News

Holy Spirit Church will host internationally known composer, singer, and musician John Michael Talbot on May 15 @ 7 PM. He will perform old and new favorites, including songs from his new album, ?“Monk Rock?”. Tickets are $20 (www.hspirit.com or754-7146 ext.205.
HS will also offer a panel of experts on May 22 @7 PM who will discuss Unraveling the Da Vinci Code and will try to help people of faith deal with the challenges of the book and movie.

ALL ABOARD! LORD OF LIFE LUTHERAN CHURCH VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL! Preschoolers through 5th graders. We are excited to announce the arrival of God?’s Celebration Train on June 11. Our dates for VBS this year are June 11th (Sunday) through June 15th (Thursday). We will gather each night for a kid-friendly dinner at 5:30 p.m. and end at 8:15 p.m. Each night at the LOL Train Depot kids will hear stories of Jesus and learn catchy songs. Then the train riders will go and make cool crafts and play zany games. We will have lots of fun! Registration forms will be available in the church office, 8:30AM to 4:30PM, Monday thru Friday. Lord of Life Lutheran Church, 6865 Poplar Pike, 901.754.0669

Neighborhood Patrol

?“We are looking for a few good men/or women who?…
?· are interested in the security
of our neighborhood.
?· are willing to volunteer a total
of 2 hours per week.
?· are interested in patrolling
an assigned zone for
approximately 30 minutes,
3 to 4 times a week.
?· can provide own transportation.
(yellow light and magnetic
identification sign provided)
For more information call
Art Herr, Security Patrol Coordinator (757-8860)

In that regard, it cannot be said too often that Concerned Neighbors Reduce Crime. Get to know your neighbors and offer to watch after their homes when they are away and ask them to do the same for you.

We have had some break-ins and robberies in the neighborhood during the past few months. Many of them were done during daylight hours when people were at work or away from home. One incident involved confrontation of a family member without injury, thank goodness.

LOOK ?–LOCK --LIGHT are key words for safety.

Keep vigilance for strangers near or on your property. Lock all doors and windows even when you are at home (many burglaries occur while you are cutting your grass and have left a door open).

And, above all, keep lights burning all night long in front and back of your home (or have a motion light that goes on when someone approaches). Make it look like you are at home even if you are not.

We are certainly not trying to scare anyone and do not want to beat a dead horse. But the crime situation is an ongoing concern in this and other neighborhoods. As long as that is the case, we feel an obligation to alert you to the best measures available.

If you have a crime, see the insert for numbers to call for help. Unfortunately, police response is not always immediate so call as soon as you can.