Pemberton Heights - September 2013

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Call for Nominations for the PHNA Board!

Pemberton HeightsGarage Sale Day

Save The Date!

Pemberton HeightsNeighborhood Picnic

Yes, It has been a year since we did this!Any interested PHNA Member may nominate any Member of

PHNA, including himself or herself. A nominee must be from a dues paying household in order to run or hold office.

Nominations must be made in writing by hand delivery, mail, fax or email to the PHNA Secretary. All nominations must include a contact telephone number or email address for the Nominee.

Nominations for Board members must be received by 5:00 pm on October 1st.

All eligible candidates will be published in the October PHNA Neighborhood List([email protected]) and website Pembertonheights.org . Nominations received by September 14 will be published in the October newsletter.

Please save the date for the annual Pemberton Heights neighborhood picnic – a wonderful chance to meet and socialize with neighbors. We are still in the process of planning the picnic. The social committee is working hard to make this the best picnic ever!

About the PicnicThe Pemberton Heights neighborhood picnic is an annual tradition

held on Jean Meuller’s empty lot at 1404 Wooldridge. It’s a great chance to socialize with your neighbors, meet new ones and sign up for the annual neighborhood carriage rides held in December.

This year we are featuring:• The P. Terry’s food truck serving up hamburgers, chicken burgers

and veggie burgers • Supervised bouncy house• Face painting• Homemade desserts donated by neighborhood volunteers• NEW this year – Live Music• This year we are having a pumpkin carving contest for all ages

with ribbons and prizes for different age groups. Plan to bring your carved pumpkins and compete for pumpkin carving bragging rights.

• And much more still in the works!Cost:• Neighborhood Association dues for 2013/2014: $30 per

household

SAVE THE DATE!SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20, 5-7PM

Official PublicatiOn Of PembertOn HeigHts neigHbOrHOOd assOciatiOn sePtember 2013, VOl iV, issue iX


FIRST PEMBERTON GARAGE SALE DAY SCHEDULED: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28

Pemberton Heights residents are invited to participate in a neighborhood wide garage sale day. Everyone who’s been collecting miscellaneous items ought to consider putting them out for sale in their front yard or driveway on the last Saturday in September. Why have a Neighborhood Garage Sale Day? More stuff draws more traffic. A multifamily sale is better then selling alone. Plus, it can be a fun community event. Besides the old baseball mitt and gently used slow-cooker, enterprising kids can practice entrepreneurial skills with lemonade stands and bake sales.

Another advantage of a neighborhood sale is that individual sellers don’t have to offer a large number of things. You can participate with just a handful of items, which might not be enough to support a whole sale by themselves.

At this neighborhood garage sale day, each participant is responsible for their own selling. The plan involves co-operative advertising and promotion but not combined sales. Participants will retain all the revenue from sales of their items. The PHNA has allocated $250 to pay for signage at the entrances of the neighborhood and ads in the Austin American Statesman. Participants in the sale are encouraged to prepare their own signs as well. For more information contact: Jane Hayman, [email protected], (415) 516 1296.

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• $17 per person for non-dues paying members• Pay your dues online here: http://pembertonheights.org/

about/membership (preferred) or in person at the picnicDon’t Miss These Opportunities at the Picnic:• Sign up for the Christmas Carriage Rides – limited availability

– this fills up fast!• Donate to the Security Fund that gives us security coverage

year round and supports the “away from home” watch program• Pumpkin Carving Contest with Prizes• Meet the Pemberton Heights Board of DirectorsVolunteers Needed:• If you would like to volunteer to bring a homemade, nut-free

dessert, please contact Carla Hatler [email protected]

NEW!! RSVP early for a chance to win!All neighbors who RSVP by September 30 will be entered for

a chance to win a free carriage ride (worth $80). The winner will have a carriage that seats 6 and will have first choice of available departure times. Please RSVP on Nextdoor at http://phna.nextdoor.com/events or by emailing Carla at [email protected]

Picnic SponsorsA special thanks to our friends and neighbors who have

generously signed up to be sponsors this year.Platinum sponsor: ABC Home & Commercial Additional sponsors: Fall Creek Vineyards, Deep Eddy Vodka,

Reid’s Cleaners, Wheatsville Co-op, Buddha’s Brew, Capra & Cavelli

The picnic is funded by neighborhood association dues and sponsor donations. If you own a local business and are interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact Carla Hatler for more information: [email protected]

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NEWSLETTER INFONEWSLETTER EDITOR Editor, Betty Trent .............. [email protected] Fax ..................................................................... 478-0920PUBLISHER Peel, Inc. .....................www.PEELinc.com, 512-263-9181 Advertising............................... [email protected]

PHNA CONTACT LISTGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

Traffic, Utilities, MoPAC, Zoning and Permits, Governmental Liason

PresidentCraig Duewall [email protected]

Vice PresidentCarla Hatler ...............vice [email protected]

SECURITY COMMITTEESecurity Issues and Reporting, Patrol Officers, Fund Raising, Block Captains

TreasurerCorey Breed .......................treasurer@pembertonheights.orgAt-LargeSasha Edwards [email protected]

COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEENeighborhood Alerts, Website, Pemberton Journal

SecretaryBetty Trent ........................ [email protected] Breed [email protected]

BYLAWS AND POLICIESPHNA Bylaws and Policy Revisions

PresidentCraig Duewall [email protected]

FINANCE COMMITTEEAccounting, Financial Statements, Cash Management, Dues

TreasurerCorey Breed .......................treasurer@pembertonheights.orgAt-LargeSasha Edwards [email protected]

SOCIAL EVENTSNeighborhood Social Events, Triangle Fundraising and Improvements

SecretaryCarla Hatler ...................... [email protected] Edwards [email protected]

SPECIAL PROJECTSPresidentCraig Duewall [email protected]



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SOME TIPS FOR A SUCCESSFUL SALE:

Consider the purpose of your sale. Are you selling things to make money or to get rid of them? This will affect everything from how items are priced in the first place to how negotiable the prices are. Choose your staging area wisely. Front yard? Driveway? People will be more inclined to stop if you set up shop where your stuff is highly visible from the street. You can lure customers by placing highly desirable items near the road. Remember shade is pretty important to you and your customers. Be prepared. Be ready to go the night before so that you don’t have to rush around in the morning. Serious buyers will show up bright and early.

Plan your sale layout with customers in mind. Use marketing tricks to make your customers more likely to purchase your stuff! Price things carefully. ebay and the internet will give you a guide on what prices are for many items. Be willing to bargain, but be less flexible at the start. Label things well, know what an item is, and how old it is. Be friendly. Greet people as they arrive — chat if they’re chatty. Know if an item works and have electric power close by to demonstrate the function of an electrical item. Have bags and wrapping paper available. Don’t use a cash box. Keep your money ON YOU at all times. Have plenty of small bills for change.

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Neighborhood Watch Update Protecting Your Home From Break-ins

Tina Weinberger, Neighborhood Watch

• Sixty-five percent of break-ins occur by forcing in the front, back or garage service door (FBI crime stats). Replace your exterior doors with solid core doors that are 1 3/8 inches thick. Make sure your deadbolt and lockset strike plates have been updated and are attached with 3-inch screws.

• Twelve percent of entries happen when burglars find your “hidden” key or simply walk in through an unlocked door. Don’t hide keys under doormats or flowerpots or in similar places.

• Lock all doors and windows and close garage doors when you are not at home. Secure windows with 2 locking devices.

• Give the appearance of someone being home when you are not. Leave lights on a timer, turn the television on, and park a car in the driveway.

• Reduce high bushes and other foliage around your home in which people can lurk or hide.

• Hide all valuables in your home or car. Store purses, lap tops and cell phones out of sight. No one should be able to look into a window and see your valuables when you are not at home.

• When out of town, cancel all deliveries such as the newspaper.

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The Pemberton JournalPemberton Triangle UpdateEarlier this year, the Pemberton Heights Neighborhood

Association dedicated one of the neighborhood triangles to long-time resident, Gail Morris (1937-2011). "Gail's Garden", located at Harris and Wooldridge, was made possible by donations from Pemberton Heights residents.

The triangle committee, headed up by Craig Duewall and Sabrina Brown, also has an initiative underway in coordination with the City and "Keep Austin Beautiful" to beautify several remaining triangles found within the boundaries of Pemberton Heights.

Starting in July, the City will be installing water on two of the neighborhood triangles, Wooldridge/ Gaston and Leigh/Jarratt , allowing us to landscape these areas this coming fall.

In addition, the neighborhood has expressed a strong desire to create a playscape at the Hartford triangle. Planning and fundraising for this project are about to begin.

Anyone who is interested in assisting with these efforts should contact Craig Duewall at [email protected]. For more information on participating or to make a donation to the triangle landscaping effort, Please visit the neighborhood website at pembertonheights.org

FINANCIAL REPORT

Pemberton HeightsNeighborhood Association

Pemberton Heights Neighborhood Association Finances

As of July 31, 2013

LIABILITIES & EQUITYEquity

Opening Balance Equity 50,801.39Retained Earnings -3,451.18Net Income -12,559.40

Total Equity 34,790.81

TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY 34,790.81

ASSETSCurrent Assets

Checking/SavingsPHNA OPERATIONS #7308 29,855.53PHNA PAYPAL 4,935.28

Total Checking/Savings 34,790.81

Total Current Assets 34,790.81

18.097,43STESSALATOT

BALANCE OF EACH PROGRAM as of 07/31/13Updated 08/10/13

96.648,51tccAgnitarepO $

Security Program 13,926.99$

31.710,5elgnairTs'liaG $

34,790.81$

Dues & DonationsMembership Dues 60.00Security Donations 50.00

Total Dues & Donations in July 110.00Expense

Bank and PayPal Service Fees 44.04Communications Expense

Website 231.84Total Communications Expense 231.84Contract Labor - Patrol 2,706.25Postage and Delivery 78.00Supplies (Business) 39.65

Total Expenses in July 3,099.78-2,989.78



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Pemberton Pets of the Month

“PAUL”OWNED BY DONNA STOCKTON-HICKS

AND STEVE HICKS

Interviewed by Tina Weinberger

Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful. Jealous birds—ugly birds—have always sniped and spat at

me. They gossip behind my back or “accidentally” step on my train. It’s true I’ve had advantages—the quill used to sign the Declaration of Independence was gifted to Jefferson by my great-great-great-great grandfather, and my Uncle Pete was the model for the NBC peacock—but that only gets you a talon in the door. Pedigree or no, a slovenly appearance is always déclassé. Fastidious grooming is the entrée to upper crest society.

Grooming should be a daily ritual, like tidying up your roost. Begin your morning toilette by brushing your fan with a top-of-the-line feather duster, followed by a touch-up pruning. Draw a warm—not hot!—bird bath and soak for 30 minutes with teabags on each eye. Spread out in the sun to dry, then fluff. For a polished, iridescent look, mist with a perfumed atomizer, but don’t overdo or you’ll mildew. My feathers have sold for millions during molting season.

Unkempt talons have destroyed many a reputation. A gentleman never leaves the roost without a beak cloth and an

emery board tucked inside his bosom feathers. A dab of musk at the base of the gullet and our cavalier is all set to emerge from his tree and greet his guests. To those who would call me a dandy, I say, “Feathers make the man.” Carriage is next: strutting like a peacock is the surest mark of good breeding.

I have been asked to comment on the recent spate of lawsuits brought against peacock owners for noise pollution. It seems that humans—inventors of the pneumatic hammer—have taken issue with the sensual, evocative squawk of a peacock. Ours is the melody of unbridled passion and desire, the music of love played at 130dB. Have the people residing along Harris or Wooldridge, who get a pained look on their face as I pass by crooning Elvis’ “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” never felt the ardent longing for a soulmate? We must rally against this attempt to restrict freedom of expression! Arise, peacocks, peahens, peachicks, peafowl from every park and every ranch, from every yard, nest, and roost. Our voices will be heard!

From Martha Stewart’s Handbook for the Impeccably Dressed Bird.




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LOCK YOUR CARTAKE YOUR KEYS

HIDE YOUR BELONGINGS

Did you know that your car can be burglarized in less time than it takes to read this message?

Please take the time to secure your vehicle and remove valuables from view.

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Save The Date!O. HENRY ROUND UP 2013

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