2010 Neighborhood Summit and Green Expo

Have you registered?

Neighborhood Summit Saturday November 13, 2010 from 8:00 AM to 1:30 PM EST Breakfast begins at 7:30am Georgia Perimeter College - Clarkston Campus 555 North Indian Creek Drive Clarkston, GA 30021

Greetings! Do you see your association listed?! Oak Grove, Hidden Creek Subdivsion Homeowners' Association, DeKalb Neigborhood Leadership Alumni Association, Carriage Woods Civic Association, Hartwood Estates HOA, Sagamore Hills Civic Association, Shoal Creek Preserve Homeowner's Association, Carlisle Commonwealth. More than 500 citizens, representing more than 300 neighborhood and civic associations, participated in the 2009 Neighborhood Summit.Let's double that number this year! Neighborhood Summit and Green Expo DATE: Saturday, November 13, 2010 TIME: 7:30am - 1:30pm WHERE: Georgia Perimeter College - Clarkston Campus Click here for more information.

2010 Decatur Garden Tour

Decatur Garden Tour Seeks Marketplace Vendors Selling Garden Related Items/Services

The Decatur Garden Tour, presented by Leslie Erickson, Prudential Georgia Realty and supporting two of Decatur’s non-profits – the Oakhurst Community Garden Project and the Decatur Preservation Alliance, is hosting a Marketplace for this year's tour.



The 22nd annual Decatur Garden Tour will take place Saturday, September 25 and Sunday, September 26. Celebrating the 100 year anniversary of the Oakhurst neighborhood, most of the gardens on the tour will be in that area. We expect at least 300 people to participate.



NEW this year! We are adding a marketplace to the weekend. The market place will take place Sunday, September 26, from noon-5 p.m. in Harmony Park, which is located in downtown Oakhurst. The marketplace will feature garden-themed vendors.



The marketplace is open to the entire community. Tickets are not required to visit the marketplace.



If you are interested in participating in the marketplace, please contact Stephanie, director@oakhurstgarden.org, (678) 642-4977 for an application.



For more information about the Decatur Garden Tour, visit www.decaturgardentour.com.



Application Details Below



Participation Cost, vendors are welcome to bring a market tent:

* Exhibitor Booth with two chairs/one table provided -$25
* Exhibitor Booth, business provides own table and chairs - $15
* Non Profit Booth with two chairs/one table provided -$10
* Non Profit Booth non profit provides own table and chairs-$0

Pertinent Information:

* Harmony Park is located at the corner of Oakview Road and East Lake Drive in downtown Oakhurst.

* The exhibit area will be open from noon to 5:00 p.m. (set up starts at 10:00 a.m., breakdown will need to be completed by 6:30 p.m.)
* Ticket cost for the Decatur Garden Tour is $20 in advance, $25 at the door.
* Ticket cost includes access to all gardens on the tour.
* The Decatur Garden Tour is being promoted via several media outlets.

If you have questions or need additional information, please contact Stephanie Van Parys svanparys@hotmail.com (678) 642-4977.





Decatur Garden Tour Marketplace

Sunday, September 26, 2010, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Exhibitor Booth Application



Name of Company:

Contact:

Type of Service:

Mailing Address:



Phone number:

Email:

Website:



Exhibitor Booth with two chairs/one table provided -$25 _____

Exhibitor Booth, business provides own table and chairs - $15 _____

Non Profit Booth with two chairs/one table provided -$10 _____

Non Profit Booth non profit provides own table and chairs-$0 _____



Signature of Sponsor/Exhibitor:___________________________



Payment for booths must be made by check and made payable to “Oakhurst Community Garden Project”.



Please mail completed form and checks to:

Oakhurst Community Garden Project

435 Oakview Road

Decatur, GA 30030

Director@oakhurstgarden.org

Survey for Healthy Living in Dekalb - Participants Needed!

In partnership with the Live Healthy DeKalb Coalition, the DeKalb County
Board of Health, OneDeKalb, and Georgia State University, we are
conducting an initiative to identify concerns of residents living in
DeKalb County. We are conducting the Mobilizing Action through Planning
and Partnerships (MAPP) process.

The first stages of the process is to recruit residents of DeKalb County
to complete a short survey that takes only 15 minutes
(www.studyneighborhoods.com) that inquires about conditions in their
neighborhood. This information will be used in combination with focus
groups and other community assessment measures to develop action plans
to improve the condition of neighborhoods and the health of residents!

Responses to the survey will be used to identify the chief concerns of
residents and to develop a community health improvement plan. The survey
asks questions about negative conditions in residents' neighborhood,
such as crime and abandoned buildings, and the presence of assets in
their neighborhood, such as sidewalks, parks, and groceries with fresh
foods. Finally, the survey will also ask some general questions about
participants' health, background, and availability of suitable
healthcare facilities.

To participate, simply go to the following site:

www.studyneighborhoods.com

Zoning Open House for New Northlake Chick-fil-A at Site of Former Taco Bell

NORTHLAKE COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE

PROPOSED CHICK-FIL-A RESTAURANT



Purpose of Open House: You are cordially invited to an Open House to provide comments/input for proposed variances and a Special Land Use Permit for a new Chick–Fil-A Restaurant



Hosted By: Northlake Community Alliance, Inc., Chick-Fil-A, Inc.



Location of Proposed Restaurant: South West intersection of Lavista Road and Ranchwood Dr. (site of former Taco Bell Restaurant)



Time and Location of Open House: Wednesday, June 30, 2010, 5:00 pm until 7:30 pm at the Northlake, Barbara Loar, Library, Harobi Drive



*NCA is facilitating the community open house and takes no position on this project or the subject application except as it relates to the Northlake Overlay Ordinance.

Public Safety Open House

The National County Government Month celebration
"Public Safety Open House”
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
6 til 8 pm
Come meet and greet the various Department representatives from the Uniform Division to S.W.A.T. to the Helicopter Pilots

Held at the
DeKalb County Police Department
Headquarters Parking Lot
1960 W. Exchange Place, Tucker, GA 30084

Easter Egg Hunt SUCCESS!

Thank you to all who helped make the Annual Easter Egg Hunt a wonderful experience again. Everyone who attended seemed to be having a great time, and we couldn't have done it without the contributions and time commitments of club members. Here are a couple of pictures of the set up.

Walter Reeves

Walter Reeves, noted gardening expert will be the featured speaker at the Northlake Community Alliance Annual Meeting on May 20th, 7:30 pm at the Briarlake Baptist Church Backlot Building, 3715 LaVista Rd. Decatur, GA 30030.

This will be an exciting program as we also have DeKalb County's Deputy COO/Infrastructure, Ted Rhinehart, following Mr. Reeves to give us information about their programs related to neighborhood beautification.

Please mark your calendar and help get the word out to your friends and neighbors who might be interested in these topics.

Midvale will not close!

On Tuesday March 23, the Citizens Planning Task Force eliminated Midvale from their list of schools under consideration for closure! They decided that due to inadequate open seats in the other elementary schools in the Tucker High cluster, Midvale could not be closed.

A big thank you to all of our community members who attended meetings, signed petitions, wrote our school board members and otherwise supported Midvale through this crisis!

Tucker's Annual Swap N' Share

Tucker Historical Society's Annual Plant Swap n' Share

Saturday, April 17th.

8Am till 2Pm - Rain or Shine!

At the corner of LaVista Rd. & Fourth Street in the Tucker First Baptist Church parking lot.

Meet your fellow gardeners, swap plants and gardening ideas.

Donations Welcome! Proceeds benefit Tucker Historical Society

Good News About Tucker Schools

I don't know how many of you have seen this article in today's paper.

I know that it is about Buckhead schools, but I wanted to point out that the program that is helping those schools become so popular and so FULL that they are having to build a new high school is the International Baccalaureate
Program. In that cluster of schools, they are offering K-12 IB and it is keeping the kids in the public school system when they used to go to private.

DID YOU KNOW...that we have the same thing right here in Tucker? Midvale Elementary, Tucker Middle, and Tucker High are all offering an IB education for OUR kids (Tucker Middle is still in the process of acquiring its IB accreditation but will be a full IB school soon). As the AJC article states, the Buckhead schools are "one of only a handful in the nation to offer the International Baccalaureate curriculum from kindergarten through 12th grade." Tucker is then also "one of only a handful in the nation". Definitely something to be proud of!

Beth Perlmutter

Mark your calendars!

Mark your calendars:

Tucker Plant Swap April 17th
Tucker Day May 8th
Tucker Garden Tour May 15th

These events are still in planning stages so stay tuned for more information!

Tucker Parent Council Meeting - Feb. 25

Tucker Parent Council Meeting

Thursday, February 25, 2010

6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Livsey Elementary

This meeting is to come together about the recent publication of a list of 23 elementary schools that could be closed by DeKalb Co. either this year or next.

WEAR GREEN IN SUPPORT OF MIDVALE!

DeKalb Federation of Garden Clubs News

11 Members participated in the “Pull A Tab for the Ronald McDonald Houses.” 6, 250 Tabs were saved!!

The February 25th Meeting of the DeKalb Federation is “Recognizing our Life Members.” The Life Member of the Year will be named and a Luncheon provided by the Federation Board.

Winding Woods Garden Club has 3 Life Members – Rita Compher, Libby Heinold, & Linda Lebo – an award that I am immensely proud of.

The March 25th Meeting is “Announcing Our Winners” – the Federation Awards Presentation and Catered Luncheon.

On April 22, 2010 – The Federation Program will be presented by John Grady Burns, Designer – from Hall’s Wholesale Florist.

Save Midvale Elementary!!

As many of you know, Midvale Elementary was placed on a list of possible school closures last Friday. Dekalb County Board of Education is going to close 4 schools at the end of this school year and the announcement is going to come as soon as this Friday.

Midvale is an excellent school in an amazing community. We are surprised to be on this list because Midvale has so much going for it. We are an International Baccalaureate School in the primary years which is part of a continuum running through Tucker Middle School and Tucker High School. The county has also just started a big renovation project including roof, HVAC replacement, and renovations of the downstairs level.

If you want to help, write a letter to the Board of Education contacts that are at the bottom of this e-mail. We want Midvale to be taken OFF this list.

Here is the contact information for our Board Members:
H. Paul Womack, Jr.
h_paul_womack@fc.dekalb.k12.ga.us
2809 Woodland Park Drive
Atlanta, GA 30345
Hm# 404.325.5821
Fax# 404.325.9233
Term: 2009-2012
District #4

Dr. Pamela Speaks
pam_speaks@fc.dekalb.k12.ga.us
5700 Bahia Mar Circle
Stone Mountain, GA 30087
Hm# 770.493.4805
Fax# 770.939.2667
Term: 2009-2012

The Tucker Civic Association Annual meeting will be tonight at 6:45 pm in the chapel of First United Methodist Church, 5095 Lavista Road, where they will have a “Petition of Support” at the table for the community to sign. See their website at www.tuckercivic.org for more information.

Upcoming Area Meetings and Events

Community Meeting on County Budget/ Tucker Civic Association Annual Meeting

DeKalb County Super District 7 Commissioner Connie Stokes will discuss the county government budget and the need to have all DeKalb residents counted in the 2010 census at a community meeting sponsored by the Tucker Civic Association on Tuesday, February 23, in the chapel of First United Methodist Church, 5095 Lavista Road, beginning at 6:45 p.m. The meeting is free and open to the public. The commissioner's presentation is part of TCA's annual membership meeting, at which the association will elect officers for the next membership year and present its "TCA Member of the Year" award.

Henderson Park Planning Meeting

The county Parks & Rec Department will hold a public information meeting on Feb. 22 at the Tucker Recreation Center on Lavista Road, beginning at 6:30 p.m., to present a proposal for developing a 7-acre parcel on the Henderson Road side of Henderson Park. The proposal will include one or two community garden plots. TCA has worked with the Henderson Garden Club to facilitate community involvement. For more information, contact TCA Parks & Greenspace Chair Bruce Nutter at parks@tuckercivic.org

Crime Prevention Forum

DeKalb County's District Attorney, Solicitor-General and Sheriff will hold a crime prevention meeting at Tucker Middle School, 2160 Idlewood Road, on Saturday, Feb. 27. Breakfast begins at 8:30 a.m., with the meeting running 9 a.m. - noon. Contact Dana Lawrence at 404-371-6342.

"Give An Hour" at Midvale Elementary

Tucker Civic Association's "Give An Hour" project for this month is asking for volunteers to donate an hour at Midvale Elementary School, Midvale Road, to help repaint curbs along the driveways. The event is scheduled on Sunday, Feb. 28, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. For more information, email Jannean Bello at district3@tuckercivic.org

Arbor Day Plant Sale

We’re celebrating National Arbor Day with a theme of “Trees are Terrific…and Energy Wise”. Planting the right tree in the right place provides valuable shade that converts to dollars and cents in energy conservation!!

In recognition of this occasion, Keep DeKalb Beautiful, Inc. (KDB), in conjunction with the DeKalb County Extension Service and the DeKalb County Master Gardeners, will be selling tree seedlings. While picking up seedlings, you can ask questions of the experts – like how to plant and care for your new trees.

PLANT SALE!!!!!

DATE: Saturday, February 20^th

TIME: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

LOCATION: DeKalb Tax Commissioners Office/DeKalb Extension Service

4380 Memorial Dr

Decatur, GA 30032

All tree seedlings will be priced at $3.00. Seedlings are sold bare root, but will be packaged in plastic bags with compost. Seedling choices include: Dogwood, Red Cedar, Wild Plum, and Crape Myrtle. For more information on this event and to pre-order, please contact KDB at 404-371-2654 or email kdb@co.dekalb.ga.us.

Sour Cream Cherry Cake

Cake:
1 cup sugar
1 stick margarine
1 cup sour cream
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
½ cup milk
1 can cherry pie filling

Topping:
¼ cup sugar
½ tsp cinnamon
½ cup chopped nuts

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Cream margarine and sugar.
3. Beat in eggs, one at a time.
4. Beat in sour cream and vanilla until smooth.
5. Sift together: flour, baking soda, baking powder.
6. Beat dry mix into creamed mixture alternately with milk until well mixed.
7. Pour half of the batter into a lightly greased tube pan with a removable bottom.
8. Spread the pie filling over the batter in the pan.
9. Pour remaining batter on top of filling.
10. Mix topping ingredients together and sprinkle on top of batter.
11. Bake at 350 for 50-60 mins.
12. Let cake cool before removing sides of pan. DO NOT INVERT!

*Make ahead a day before
*Keeps well for two days; gets soggy the third day

DeKalb Federation of Garden Clubs News

6,250 TABS SAVED FOR RONALD MCDONALD HOUSES
I cannot thank those of you who saved these tabs, enough. I was so very proud to be able to hand them in on January 28, 2010. I took two gallon size plastic bags filled to the top with tabs, and they were heavy! It is amazing how much all those little tabs, combined, can weigh.

My goal was to have 5,000 tabs by that Thursday, and thanks to many members, that goal was met and then some. My sincere appreciation to you all for your help.

For those of you who did not get an opportunity to participate – this is an on-going project of the DeKalb Federation and the Garden Club of Georgia. I have gotten so used to saving those tabs that I will continue to do so – how about joining me? Just maybe we could raise our goal to 800 or even 1,000. Those metal pull tabs seem rather insignificant, by themselves, but when put together they make a big difference to those who manage the Ronald McDonald Houses.

VALENTINES FOR VETERANS & NEIGHBORHOOD SENIORS/SHUT-INS
Many Thanks to those who made some really special Valentines for the Veterans, Neighborhood Seniors and Shut-Ins. They were hand-made with caring messages, on each one, and will mean so very much to those who receive them. What a meaningful and memorable Valentine’s Day it will be for these individuals.

February Field Trip!

The February field trip will be to the Madison-Morgan Cultural Center to see Myth and Legends: The Work on Paper by Andy Warhol. For more information, visit: http://www.mmcc-arts.org/CalendarPages/january.shtml#Warhol.
The field trip will take place on Thursday, February 25th. Meet at 9:30 at Winding Vista. Lunch will be in Madison. The cost of the exhibition is $3.

February Environmental Report

February is the last of our gray winter months. Here are some interesting activities to tempt you to get outside or in touch with the environment.

The Great Backyard Bird Count Feb12-15 Get out your paper and pencil list the birds you see from your window. If the weather permits sit in your backyard. Go on line to report your count. www.birdcount.org. This effort is spearheaded by Cornell University and Audubon Society. While it may seem a small effort this citizen reporting over the years has yielded much data that is important for the knowledge of birds—their numbers and where they migrate and when. All of the data gathered when added together really makes a difference. The web site is easy to use and a lot of fun. North Carolina had more participating than Georgia last year—please send in your report show that we care also.

Richard Louv, the author of Last Child in the Woods, will give a lecture at the Arthur Blank Family Foundation 6-7:30pm February 16th. This is in Atlanta and free but you must get registered. However, it will be web cast so one can watch from home. I found this book at the Novel Experience bookstore on the square in Zebulon while I was at the Environmental Studies School. He has many different things to say but in brief—he finds that childhood experiences no longer take place outside in unstructured play. Studies have begun to document that this is detrimental to proper development both mentally and physically and may have a role in the rise of childhood depression.

Georgia State Parks encourage bicycling-- www.GeorgiaStateParks.org/muddyspokes. Earn a T-shirt. The Charlie Elliott center in Mansfield offers trails for horseback riding, biking and hiking. Find a way to get yourself, your children and grandchildren out and enjoying our state parks. If they are online encourage the Georgia Department of Natural Resources web site and sign up for the e-news sent out each month. This month the articles include: saving the endangered rattle bush, manatees and turtles in the cold, bird nesting boxes and much more.

The Georgia Urban Forestry Council sponsors many tree related workshops all over the state. Check the web site there may be something you or your community needs. Remember ARBOR DAY—plant a tree this month.

Georgia Iris Society Meeting

The Georgia Iris Society will meet on Saturday, February 13, 2010 at 10:00 AM
at Hastings Garden Center

3290 Peachtree Road, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30319, 404 869 7447.

Dr. Joe Coleman will present the program “Introduction to Rhododendrons and Azaleas.

All visitors are welcome and there is no charge for attendance.

Come join us for beautification, education and recreation.

For more information call Mary Bolton 770- 491 8253

Still Collecting Pull Tabs!

We now have 4,871 tabs and would really like to reach 5,000 or even more by Wednesday (tomorrow!!) afternoon. The pull tabs will be taken to the Federation Meeting on Thursday, so if any of you have not yet turned in those tabs, please do so by Wednesday afternoon, January 27th.

Many, many thanks for your help with this project, which is supported by the DeKalb Federation of Garden Clubs and The Garden Club of Georgia.

Greater Atlanta Begonia Society Meeting

The Greater Atlanta Begonia Society will meet at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, January 30, 2010 at Hastings Nature and Garden Center, 3920 Peachtree Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30319.

Call Hastings at 404-869-7447 for directions.

The program will be presented by Doug Jensen from the greenhouse at Cave Springs, Georgia. He will bring examples of the begonias he is growing.

The Greater Atlanta Begonia Society is an affiliate member of the Garden Club of Georgia.

Improved Cultivars

The following is sent on behalf of Redbud District Improved Cultivars Chairman Vickey Cooper.

Winter is definitely upon us! But we can think spring and explore new plant possibilities. Do you have an area in the garden you would like to try something different? Then I have some new ideas for you.

As you look over your plant catalogs, look for this exciting plant. Zahara Starlight Rose Zinnia is an All America Selection winner. The rose and white bicolor blooms will brighten up your garden. Zahara resists leaf spot and mildew and is heat and drought tolerant. Mature plants are 12 to 14 inches tall and wide. Think about adding Zahara to those large containers for the patio or plant Zahara in the front of the landscape border.

Another fun plant to look for is Heatwave Glimmer Sage. The tall blooms are white and especially good for contrast in the garden. Heatwave has a longer bloom time and quickly reblooms from spring until frost. Plants are disease resistant and drought tolerant. Try Heatwave in perennial borders and patio containers. You will find these plants to be fast-growing. Mature plants reach 30 inches in height and 36 inches in width.

Garden Club of Georgia Legislation

The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc.
Mission: Beautification … Conservation … Education
Legislation & Governmental Affairs: Mary Lovings, Chairman; Marian Hill, Advisor; Helen Grogan and Johnnie Berry, Committee Club Representatives


Thank you; THANK YOU to all who contacted their Legislators from home on Monday. Thank you; THANK YOU to all who came to the Capitol Monday with its quirky sense of time and action and who weren't rattled by the process and procedures they encountered there. That there were 50+ of us there, especially on an extremely cold day, made a significant statement. Thank you, THANK YOU, Betty Grimes, for leading us and being there with us and to Sara Lanier and to Joy Stuart for their sustained supportiveness ofthe garden we call Georgia. Thank you, Marian Hill and Helen Grogan for your help and support and for being there.


What was especially important was that most of us who came to the Capitol hadn't been there before. The effort spreads. Members came from across Georgia including Atlanta, Gainesville, Macon, Decatur, St. Simons Island, Stone Mountain, Augusta, Avondale Estates, Hiawassee, Sandy Springs, Rochelle, and Milledgeville. Great going, everyone, for helping to Flourish Our Future! The " .... Conservation ..." part of the GCG Mission continues. The air and water and trees and wildlife can't speak for themselves: GCG can and does speak for conservation. As Dr. Seuss wrote,"I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees. I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues." GCG will need to continue to speak for conservation and to speak for it often and from everywhere in the state. Atmosphere at the Capitol is changing, and a fresh breeze is flowing along its halls and into its chambers. A new House Speaker and Speaker Pro Tem as well as a new Majority Whip who are willing to listen are welcomed.


GCG's since 1928 effort to plant trees and reduce the number of billboards will continue until Georgia's General Assembly realizes the importance of pines and butterflies and air and rabbits and soil and native wildflowers and rivers. If you don't remember GCG's FLOW~, use http://coastgis.marsci.uga.edu/summit/whatbasin.htm as a starting point and move ahead to our partner Georgia River Network http://www.garivers.org/garivers/river_info.html.


Georgia has to be a prime target for those who want to remove beneficial trees.
It's the largest state east of the MIssissippi;
It has three major Interstate Highways that run through it: !-20, I-85, and !-95, and that's a lot of right of way territory to be used.
It has what has been an outdoor advertising dream - a General Assembly that allows unlimited gifts to its members.
Among the many migratory birds that head to Florida for the Winter and then back North in the Spring are the snowbirds that pass along Georgia highways, stopping along the way for rest and food, to replenish their supplies, and to see the sights in a state with mountains, a rolling piedmont, coastal plains and marshes, and a glorious seashore.
Those who understand the benefits of trees on highway rights of way have been successful for three consecutive years. Those who want to remove the trees to use public land for private profit try to convince those with a 3-O winning record to compromise. To continue with words from another classic children's book with a message so simple that even an adult can understand it, "Curiouser and curiouser."
Wednesday, I attended a meeting of those who try to protect Georgia's waters - more on that later and separately. Thursday, I talked with Becky Kelly, State Parks and Historic Sites Director, who appreciates our support of and becoming Friends of State Parks; she and I have known and respected the work of each other since 1978.


The General Assembly will be in recess next week for the MLK birthday and to work on the budget. If anyone took a photo of the group in the House Gallery, please email or post it to me and to Victoria Chandler for Garden Gateways. Please also send Victoria and me your photos of GCG members at the Capitol. I've discovered at least one GCG member who arrived a bit late and who therefore did not get a ticket for the Halcyon box drawing. If there are others, please let me know ASAP.


Most appreciatively,


Mary Lovings

Tucker Library Dedication on January 23, 2010

The new, state-of- the-art Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Library will open in January 2010. The dedication ceremony for the new facility is scheduled for Saturday, January 23 at 11:00 a.m. at the library branch's new location, 5234 LaVista Rd. (at the intersection of LaVista Road and Lawrenceville Highway in Tucker). The public is invited to join DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis, county commissioners, library trustees, administrators and staff for the ceremony, which will include a ribbon cutting, tours of the new building, and refreshments.

The 25,000-square-foot building, designed by the architectural firm of Leo A. Daly and constructed by the Hogan Construction Group, will hold 82,000 volumes and includes 42 public access computers, a computer lab, special areas for children and teens and a café. Service begins at the branch on Monday, January 25 at 10:00 a.m. For more information, call 404-370-8450, ext. 2224.

Come Celebrate the Grand Opening of Tucker High School – Phase I

Tucker High School has been a major part of the Tucker community and prides itself on a longstanding tradition of excellence. We invite you to come celebrate with the staff, students and community of Tucker High School.

January 14, 2010


5 PM‐6 PM: Reception for our community, business owners, and local organizations
6 PM‐7 PM: Guided tours of new school
7 PM‐8 PM: Curriculum Night – Parents, Students & Teachers

(Since parking at the school is still somewhat limited, additional parking is available at First Baptist Church and Tucker First United Methodist Church.)

DeKalb Federation of Garden Clubs News

The January Program for the DeKalb Federation will be held on Thursday, January 28, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. in the Courtyard at Callanwolde.The program is “Gardening With Conifers – Four Season Color” given by Mr. Tom Cox, Cox Arboretum and Gardens.

Community Gardening

Hosted by CEO Burrell Ellis and

Commissioner Kathie Gannon

Saturday, January 30, 2010

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Georgia Perimeter College, Decatur Campus

Interested in starting a garden in your community? Looking for access to fresh, local fruits and vegetables? Join us to find out more about the new Community Gardens initiative in DeKalb County. Workshop participants will have the opportunity to talk to representatives from local farms and gardens, and sign up for Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) and DeKalb County Community Gardens. This event is free.

Northlake Community Alliance Shred Day

Saturday, January 23, 2010

9:00 a.m. - Noon

Resurgens Bank Building

2300 Henderson Mill Road

(across from Bambinelli’s)

Defend yourself against fraud and identity theft. Take advantage of our on-site shredding of personal information. Bring your sensitive paperwork

such as tax records, credit card statements and canceled checks to be shredded on site. Any donations benefit the Northlake Community Alliance.

Dues Deadline

Dues of $25 are payable NO LATER than the February meeting. If you are planning to go inactive, notify the membership chairman and pay inactive dues of $30. You can turn in your check to the treasurer or leave it in her mailbox.

January Field Trip

The January field trip will be to the Atlanta Civic Center to see Diana: A Celebration, Chronicling the Life of the Late Princess of Wales. This exhibition will feature more than 150 personal objects that chronicle Princess Diana’s life, including artifacts, photos, family jewels, designer clothing and the famous wedding gown from her 1981 Royal Wedding to Prince Charles. For more information, see http://www.dianaexhibition.com

The field trip will take place on Thursday, January 28. Meet at 9:30 at Winding Vista. Lunch will be at Mary Mac’s Tea Room. The cost of the tour is $18.50 for adults and $15.50 for seniors.