New South Austin School to be named for Nan Clayton

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The Austin school board has voted unanimously to name a new school opening this fall in South Austin for Barton Hills resident and long-time community volunteer Nan Clayton.

Nan helped found Barton Hills Neighborhood Association and also served as a trustee on the AISD school board. She’s currently actively involved in our neighborhood planning process and continues to be engaged in education issues. What a great, lasting legacy!

Congratulations, Nan!

From the AISD Press Release:

Austin School Trustees have honored five outstanding Austin citizens, bestowing these names on new schools opening in 2006 and 2007 as part of the 2004 Apple At Work Bond Program:

Nan Clayton Elementary School, located at 7525 La Crosse Avenue. This campus will also open in August 2006. Ms. Clayton served on the AISD Board of Trustees from 1978-92, was the longest-serving Board Member, and only the second woman elected to the Board. She is active in a variety of local and state organizations dedicated to education, civic involvement, and quality of life issues.

Feb. 11 Greenbelt Guardian Work Day Rescheduled

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Dear Greenbelt Fans,

Stan Ostrum and I just walked the greenbelt trail following the rains, and determined, with John Cook?s agreement, that we would cause more harm than good by proceeding with our work day tomorrow. It’s soggy, and we definitely don’t want deep ruts in our newly refurbished trail!

So, we are rescheduling the trail work day to Saturday, March 4, 9:00 – 2:00, at Gus Fruh Trail, 2642 Barton Hills Drive. I sure hope that the folks who so generously signed up for this work day will be able to work that into your calendars – and that even more of you who had schedule conflicts will be able to join us. We’re avid to complete a couple of the construction projects that we started, and of course, we don’t want the invasive species to have too much more lead time on us.

Please RSVP to me if you will be able to come out on March 4, and I will begin a new roster. Thanks,

Glee Ingram
Greenbelt Guardian Coordinator
443-7522

BHNA Meeting Tuesday, February 7

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Hi Neighbors,

Our General Meeting is this coming Tuesday, Feb. 7 at St Mark’s. Join us for the optional Green Mesquite BBQ and social hour at 6 pm. The meeting starts promptly at 7 pm. Our newsletters have been printed and mailed and should arrive in the next day or so.

Our agenda includes presentations on dealing with dangerous dogs, graffiti in our neighborhood, reports on Neighborhood Watch, Greenbelt Guardians, neighborhood planning, and election of officers. We will have a brief Open Forum at the end of the meeting.

Also, this coming Saturday, Feb. 11, is a special night at the Austin Toros basketball game at the Austin Convention Center. Mention Barton Hills when you purchase your tickets online or by phone to get a discounted rate.

See you Tuesday!

Debby Kalk
President