HNA News: Please help in park at 5:30 today (Weds.)!, Park Celebration 10/1, 1-4 p.m., Ashby BART Task Force, Tues. 10/3, 7 p.m.

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Halcyon Neighborhood Association E-Newsletter*

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In This Newsletter

1. Pre-Party Clean-up of Halcyon Commons: TODAY, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 5:30-6:30 p.m.

2. Tenth Anniversary Celebration of Halcyon Commons Park, This Sunday, Oct. 1, 1-4 p.m.

3. Halcyon Commons Rejuvenation Project: Design Charrette, Sunday, October 8, 2:30-5:00 p.m.

4. Ashby BART Task Force Meeting, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 7-9 p.m., St. Paul AME Church

5. No Dog Required: Schedule of Night-Time Safety "Dog" Walks, including 2:30 a.m. walk, Sunday, Oct. 1

Our big celebration in the park is fast approaching. Please come on out on Sunday for an Indian Summer afternoon of music, festive finger foods, and a chance to hear about the birth of the park -- and Halcyon Neighborhood Association. We're still short of chairs, so please see item 2 and respond if you can loan some (if not, please bring a blanket to sit on -- or at least a chair for yourself if you'll be more comfortable in one).

On a final note, I'd like to pass on to you a sentence from an email I received from the neighbor on Wheeler Street whose husband chased after the mugger described in the last newsletter: "The good news about the purse snatching was that  after the man who initially saw it yelled "Call the police," almost all our neighbors came out with cell phones right away and tried to help. We've got great neighbors but too much criminal activity." By pulling together as a community, we can make a difference. Even if we can't stop every crime, we can make sure that none of us ever stands alone!  Sunday is our chance to celebrate the invisible but powerful web of connections that makes a community.

-Nancy Carleton, HNA Co-Chair and E-Newsletter Editor

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1. Pre-Party Clean-up of Halcyon Commons: Weds. Sept. 27, 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Weeding and Trimming in Halcyon Commons Park (Halcyon Court at Prince St.)

Please join us for a final late-afternoon hour of weeding and trimming in Halcyon Commons to ensure the park is in tip-top shape for our big celebration on Sunday!

Bring weeding and/or trimming tools if you have them (we'll have a few extra available for those who don't).

Graffiti removal from recycling can and bulletin board also needed if anyone's up for the task!

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2. Tenth Anniversary Celebration of Halcyon Commons Park, This Sunday, Oct. 1, 1-4 p.m.

TENTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION of HALCYON COMMONS PARK

Sunday, October 1, 1-4 p.m.

* Block Party in the Park and Halcyon Court (from Prince to Webster)

* Music from Forreal foreals (a Brazilian inspired jazz-rock-reggae band) and other local musicians to be announced

* Festive Light Refreshments courtesy of neighbors and Whole Foods Market

* Brief Program at 2 p.m. on Creation of Halcyon Commons with words from the founding organizers

* Proclamation from the City of Berkeley delivered by Councilmember Kriss Worthington

* Special guests who used to live in the neighborhood and helped with the park

* Fun Activities for Kids organized by Dawn Rubin & Friends

Come one, come all, for a fun time on a Sunday afternoon, celebrating the park and the role it has played in bringing our neighborhood together.

Chairs Still Needed:  We've only managed to round up half the chairs we estimate we'll need. So if you have some lawn furniture or folding chairs you can loan for the event, please email Kate Day <katherin.day@sbcglobal.net> (with cc to John Steere  <jsteere@eipassociates.com>), or consider bringing a blanket to sit on, or chair for yourself if you think you'll need one.

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3. Halcyon Commons Rejuvenation Project: Design Charrette, Sunday, October 8, 2:30-5:00 p.m.

Halcyon Commons Rejuvenation Project

Design Charrette Open to the Community

Sunday, October 8, 2:30-5:00 p.m.

Halcyon Commons Park (Halcyon at Prince)

In case of rain, charrette will be held at 3044-A Halcyon across from the park.

Refreshments donated by Whole Foods Market.

A chance to help plan features funded by the UC Chancellor's Community Partnership Grant to Halcyon Neighborhood Association (fiscal sponsor: Berkeley Partners for Parks), including Animal Cutout Entry Arbor at north end of park, Redesign/Replanting of south end of Park, and Halcyon Bird Sculpture. All are welcome to participate!

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4. Ashby BART Task Force Meeting, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 7-9 p.m., St. Paul AME Church

Meeting Announcement:
October 3 Public Meeting of the Ashby BART Task Force
 

What
A public meeting to discuss a proposed process to create a Vision, Goals, Objectives and Criteria to be used in a 2007 planning grant application for  a community process to plan and implement potential development of  the west parking lot of the Ashby BART Station
 

When
7 p.m. (sharp) to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, October 3, 2006
 

Where
Community Room of St. Paul's AME Church
2024 Ashby Street (between Adeline and Shattuck)
 
The Ashby BART Task Force invites you to attend and participate in this meeting.
 

The meeting will include:

*         A review of the charge to the Task Force from the Berkeley City Council

*        A review of the planning area and planning steps so far

*         Presentation of the proposed Task Force Work Program to create the Vision, Goals, Objectives, and Criteria

*         Questions and comments from the public

*         Task Force deliberation and decision whether to amend the proposed Work Program and whether to forward the proposed Work Program to the City Council
 
Note: The public is invited to comment on any subject relevant to potential development of the site; however, the Task Force intends to focus discussion at the October meeting on the proposed Work Program.
 

The following materials will be available at the meeting and are also available for download at http://www.southberkeley.org/ :

*         Charge to the Task Force from the City Council

*         Frequently Asked Questions about the Ashby BART Task Force

*         Proposed Work Program and Proposed Budget

*         Potential Work Groups (each composed of Task Force members and members of the public) to examine and discuss Issue Areas

*         Community Issue Areas (identified from public input to date)

 

Comments may also be emailed to <soba@southberkeley.org> or mailed to the Ashby BART Task Force at 1767 Alcatraz Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94703

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5. No Dog Required: Schedule of Night-Time Safety "Dog" Walks, including 2:30 a.m. walk, Sunday, Oct. 1

Calendar of Upcoming "Dog" Walks:

* Saturday, Sept. 30, 9 p.m. (meet at Halcyon Commons Park, corner of Prince/Halcyon)

* Sunday, Oct. 1, 2:30 a.m. (very early Sunday morning following Sat. 9/30 night) (meet at Halcyon Commons Park)

* Friday, Oct. 6, 10 p.m. (meet at Chochmat Halev, corner of Prince/Fulton)

* Sunday, Oct. 15, 9 p.m.  (meet at Halcyon Commons Park, corner of Prince/Halcyon)

* Friday, Oct. 20, 10 p.m. (meet at Chochmat Halev, corner of Prince/Fulton)

* Thursday, Oct. 26, 9:30 p.m. (meet at Halcyon Commons Park, corner of Prince/Halcyon)

For more information and to get the schedule for the future (plus to confirm the dates listed here and let us know you're coming; minimum attendance required, especially for the 2:30 a.m. walks), contact Pamela Dameron <usasleigh@sbcglobal.net>. (Remember: No dog required to participate!)

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