Ice Cream Social JULY 14 (note date change)

The Ice Cream Social will be at the Mitchell's home on Saturday, July 14th at 7pm at 305 Piper St.
Please RSVP to your email invite or call 396-6373 to give us a head count. This is a great time to come and meet your neighbors! Children must be with an adult. Bring a camp chair or beach towel to sit on.

2012 Events

Willowbrook Community Club 2012 Newsletter

Hello neighbor! We have an exciting year planned for you. We hope that you will be able to participate in some or all of the events. You will be receiving this letter with your club form on your doorstep this week. Call me if you'd like to help deliver them. 627-5579.

Saturday, May 12, 9am, Amon Basin Wildlands Walk

Tours start at 9am and last one at 10am. Volunteers needed. See next two blogs below.

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May 18 & 19, 8am to 2 pm both days , Community Wide Yard Sale

Please let us know if you are participating so we can advertise for you.

We will be doing a little Community Outreach this year. The Tri-Cities Food Bank will be setting up a collection can at each of our entrances. Encourage your friends to come & donate non-perishable food items.

Also, this year you will have the opportunity to donate your leftover yard sale items (clean and in good working condition) to either C.U.P. Church (for their Youth Missions) or Teen Challenge Thrift Store. Both will be glad to pick up your gently used items.

Contact Teen Challenge Thrift Store @ 547-2341 or C.U.P. Youth Minister Matt Williams @ 460-0617 to schedule a time and address to pick up.

See article about Teen Challenge:

http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/Teen-Challenge-opens-thrift-store-in-Pasco-142216425.html

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July 7, Ice Cream Social, 7pm. Location TBA

August 18, Adult only Wine & Hors D’Oeuvre Event, 6pm TBA

Sept. 15 Block Party/ Pot Luck/ Movie Night, 5pm TBA

Oct. 31 Halloween Parade and Hot Dog Feed, 4pm start time.

If you would like to volunteer or host any of these events, please let us know.

The dues are still $10 per family. Please fill out the form, place it in an envelope, make your check out to “Gayle Garvie” and put it in the Willowbrook CC mailbox on Gayle’s porch @ 206 Sitka Ct. by MAY 1^st- thank you! We look forward to seeing you this year!

Gayle Garvie 627-5579, GAYLEEPIE@CHARTER.NET

Lara Blatter, Jennifer Childers, and Bonnie Bushaw

Tour guides needed

NEEDED: Volunteers to help guide Tapteal Greenway's Annual Amon Wildlands Walk – Saturday, May 12

Who: Guides to lead small groups from station to station and keep their group on time.

When: Saturday, May 12, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m

Tours leave at ten-minute intervals beginning at 9 a.m.

The last tour leaves at 10 a.m.

Guides please arrive by 8:30 a.m.

Where: Claybell Park, South Richland –Bellerive Drive
NO presenting or knowledge of Amon flora and fauna required –although certainly helpful. Two guides to a group. An orientation will be provided during the preceding week. Unending gratitude also furnished.

The total distance covered is just over a mile and a half. Your primary responsibilities are to:

· Keep your group moving and guide them to the next station

· Keep the station keeper (presenter) aware of the time with a 2-minute, then a 30-second warning

· Leave for the next station on time

Tour groups will leave Claybell Park in South Richland on a 1-1/2 mile circuit of 7 distinct stations, where expert station keepers will give 10-minute presentations on Amon plants, birds, geology, and wildlife.

This annual event gives the community an opportunity to walk and learn about the wonders of Amon Basin.

Can you help? If so, please contact Kathy Dechter at 627-0950 or Kdechter@charter.net

Amon Wildlands Walk

AMON WILDLANDS WALK

Saturday, May 12, 2012

Tours leave at 10-minute intervals starting at 9 a.m.

Last tour leaves at 10 a.m.

Claybell Park —Broadmoor Street

South Richland

Join Tapteal Greenway Association on a free guided hike through the wetlands and desert shrub-steppe of Amon Basin Community Preserve on Sat., May 12. Learn more about the treasures of this urban wilderness--its animal residents, its gorgeous wildflowers, and its geologic history.

· 2+ hours over 1-1/2 miles.

· 7 distinct stations, where expert station keepers will give short presentations on Amon plants, birds, geology, and wildlife.

· Dress for the weather and wear sturdy shoes.

· Kids are welcome, but remember this is a HIKE.

· Bring water, snacks, sunscreen, and camera.

· Please leave your dogs at home.

· Portajons will be available.

For more INFO CONTACT:

Kathy Dechter 627-0950 kdechter@charter.net

Tapteal Greenway www.tapteal.org

Scott Woodward 627-3621

woodfish24@gmail.com

2012 Events

May 18 & 19~ Community Yard Sale

July 7~ Ice Cream Social

August 18 ~Wine & Hors D'Oeuvre Event (adults only)

Sept. 15~ Block Party/ Pot Luck/ Movie Night

Oct. 31~ Halloween Parade & Hot Dog Feed

Safety reminder on YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QQro4V469U

Neighborhood Watch Meeting UPDATE

Thank you to all who came to the Neighborhood Watch Meeting tonight. Bill Allen has graciously volunteered to be our new Watch Captain. His wife Janet will be the secretary, and we still need a Co-Captain to help them. Contact Gayle or Bill if you’d like to help.

Thank you to Officer Kane for presenting this program.

We plan on having our annual Watch meeting at our next Block Party, but it will also be on the agenda at the HOA meetings. The HOA plans on going door-to-door and getting everyone’s phone numbers and email addresses soon.

If you have any questions about our Willowbrook Watch Program, contact Bill Allen at 628-9926 or email him at billallenpdco@charter.net

Ofc. Rick Kane

Community Services Division

Richland PD

871 Geo WA Way

PO BOX 190, MS17

Richland, WA 99352

509-942-7636

rkane@ci.richland.wa.us

Here are a few web sites to help us be better prepared and to alert us to any crime in our area.

Report anything suspicious to the Richland PD.

http://richlandpolicedept.blogspot.com/

http://wa-richland.civicplus.com/index.aspx?nid=109

http://lifehacker.com/5858250/three-easy-and-cheap-ways-to-increase-your-homes-security

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/artsandliving/homeandgarden/features/2007/burglary-070507/graphic.html

Sign up to get the recent crime alerts:

https://www.crimereports.com/