Neighborhood Garage Sale and Block Party!!

Hi Neighbors!

Recently a few of us discussed the possibility of having a neighborhood-wide garage sale.  Why? Well the hope is that we can pool resources for marketing, and signage.

The date that was decided on is July 23, 2016.

If you are interested in participating there are two ways you can do so:

1. Have a garage sale at your house.  Contact Marguerite at littlerita2@gmail.com to let me know that you would like your house to appear on flyers/maps advertising the sale--and the rest is up to you!
2. If you don't have enough stuff, you can bring priced stuff over to my house at 3131 N. Tindle.  Please be fair about your prices and let me know what to do with unsold goods.  My strategy will likely to be to haul any unsold items to Savers or Goodwill, so if you do not share that feeling, you must come back before 5 pm on that day to collect your belongings (and hopefully your profits!)
3. Talk to your neighbors and pool your resources!

If you wish to have a sale on Friday or Sunday as well, that is fine--let us know and we can make a note of that in any advertising. 

After the garage sale, we would like to have a really informal block party.  The plan currently (we'll update this site with changes) is to have it on Miller Street close to the Tindle intersection.  The idea would be for neighbors to wheel out their grills, toys, coolers, and games to the front yard and have a little summer party.  Some ideas would be setting up kiddie pools, corn hole games, trampolines or bounce houses, music, and of course lots of food and drinks.  If this street is too far for you--have one at your own location!! Our hope is for people to get together with neighbors for some good times.  We would love to see everyone, but most important is getting together with neighbors!  At dusk, we will set up our movie projector and screen and have a kid-friendly movie showing.  Last time, the kids brought sleeping bags and we set out our crash pads and there was popcorn and lots of fun.  Parents can socialize--or watch the movie, too!

You do not need to participate in both of these events--but please let me know if you would like to attend one or the other.  littlerita2@gmail.com

We thought the party could start at about 4 pm to give people a chance to clean up from the garage sale.

Hope to see some folks around!

Neighborhood Tree Planting

Bushmaster Park Neighborhood Tree Planting 

We need help planting 20 trees! 

Saturday, September 26th 9am-1pm 

Lunch will be provided at 12pm Tools will be provided 

Parking at Thomas Elementary School

Questions? Call 928-213-2192 

October 2014 Meeting

Hello folks, some notes from our last meeting. Officer Durbin was in attendance. He reiterated the information from last meeting that the arrests are way down this year and the reports are also down. I will scan in the graphs that he created that show the numbers of reports, calls, and arrests each year since 2009. This year is looking pretty great for the park. Some incidents of note. The large slide was damaged on the playground. It is apparently a $3000 slide. There were two reports of indecent exposure. One was a man at the skate park that was looking for a "light" for his weed. When none of the kids offered one he started yelling and apparently pulled his pants down and exposed his rear and genitals. He was arrested. The other was a man that apparently followed a woman around the park and showed his genitals. She went to the dollar store and then came back to the park where he apparently followed her again. He was not found based on her description. We asked about incidents around town. Officer Durbin said the phone fraud schemes are still taking place. This is where someone calls a number and says they are FBI, county sheriff, some other authority figure--tells you there is a warrant for your arrest or you have outstanding tickets or something and tells you to buy the prepaid cards from 7-11 and give the numbers over the phone. Yes, people apparently fall for this--please don't! There has been some mail theft in Cheshire recently. Not too much else. Steve Zimmerman responded to me regarding the bulletin board idea. No wood will be allowed to construct anything. All message boards must be metal--which may make it harder to make it a community project. I am still planning to follow up with some Eagle Scout contacts that Lee Williams sent me--but welding isn't really as much of a community project as lumber and nails can be, so we'll see. Steve was ok with the idea though. They will also start moving sewer and electrical lines soon in the park on the east side. We discussed the Homeless Shelter. Prior to the meeting, I received just a few emails stating interest in organizing an event. The suggestion was made to have a mini triathlon using the Mems pool. Most present at the meeting thought that might be ambitious to organize. Due to lack of other response, my thought going forward is to offer our services to any existing fundraising activities that the shelter has planned. If more folks indicate an interest in helping, it may be possible to organize something, but I would rather not attempt something with 6-7 people (who all have work and family). We did discuss maybe organizing some goods drives--blankets, toiletries, etc based on the needs of the shelter. That might be a more do-able level of commitment. Please send me your thoughts on any of these matters. I have not heard back from Mike O'Connor regarding road signs. My guess is he is busy with the upcoming streets proposition. I might go a different route and ask a city council member to find an answer for me. (As a reminder I asked Mike to direct me to relevant laws about speed limit signs and children playing signs in neighborhoods like ours). We picked November 19 as the date of our next meeting. Michele agreed to host at her house since the October meeting was held at the park. We discussed getting the word out again for our meetings--perhaps phone trees or something. Any thoughts are appreciated. Have a great autumn.

First Annual Neighborhood Pot luck!

Saturday, June 14 The First Annual Neighborhood Block Party Pot Luck/Picnic!

Bring your friends and family to Bushmaster Park on Saturday June 14 for what we hope will become an annual event. We would like to have a bike parade/costume party starting at 10:30 am with prizes for best costume--kid, adult, and pet categories We will end the parade at the large ramada for a pot luck starting at 11 or so. While we eat, we will have good ol' family fun games like sack races, hula races, etc. Maybe have a horseshoe or bocci tournament? We will also have prizes for these events. Bring something to grill and/or a dish to share. If you wish to drink alcohol, you must get a free permit from the Aquaplex--and please no glass. Please RSVP so we can gauge interest to Kelly_ann_murphy@hotmail.com Hope to see you there!

March Park Meeting March 26

This month's park meeting will take place Wednesday March 26 at 6 pm in the Thomas School Music Room. We will discuss park developments, crime, and ideas for a summer neighborhood party to be held at Bushmaster Park. Come and bring your friends and ideas.