Fundaiser for ICS Soccer Team [Jan 21]

The International Community School, our soon-to-be neighbor, is having a fund-raiser to benefit their soccer program:

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Angora Hall seats around 400 so come on over! There will be six bands – from Irish traditional to modern jazz to all-vocal to African drumming to a “Classic Rock” dance band. It will be a family-friendly event, proceeds from food and drink sales will go to the school’s soccer program--a global game for a global school!

To learn more about ICS, visit http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ctqfilms/a-place-in-the-world, which features clips of an upcoming independent film.

For truly in-depth information about ICS, visit http://littlebillclinton.csmonitor.com/littlebillclinton/. This blog is a multimedia report by journalist Mary Wiltenburg, who spent a year learning the how's and why's of the International Community School through the eyes of its students, their families and the school's faculty and administrators.

 

Residents opposed to Walmart to meet [Jan 17]

The North Druid Hills-Briarcliff Patch reported on Sunday that

A group of residents who have opposed Walmart as part of the redevelopment of Suburban Plaza will meet at North Decatur Presbyterian Church.  

...according to an email sent to residents in the Decatur Heights neighborhood. The meeting begins at 7pm at the church at 611 Medlock Rd.  

Aww! Found dog story @ CHCA

If you need the cockles of your heart warmed, proceed to the CHCA website for the story of found doggy and now MANA resident Boo Radley.

MLK: Volunteer at Clyde Shepherd Nature Presearve [Jan. 16]

From Nature Preserve president Chris Beck

Join us on MLK Day at the Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve for a volunteer day from 9am-noon. 

Help us move mulch and save trees from English ivy. 

Please bring yard tools and a water bottle.

Flood Risk Information Open Houses [Jan, 24 & 31]

Continuing on a water theme...

CHCA has posted an announcement for information meetings with DeKalb County's floodplain manager and a representative from the Burnt Fork Watershed Alliance:

During these Open Houses, representatives from the County, GA DNR-EPD and FEMA will provide the most current information regarding the countywide flood risk, flood insurance, floodplain development regulations, floodplain mapping, and timeline for the Flood Insurance Study / the Flood Insurance Rate Maps adoption. The countywide floodplain maps will be displayed.

CHCA also links to Georgia's Flood Map website, which generates nifty maps like this one:

Partial view of the Flood Insurance Rate Map for our neighborhood.

South Fork Conservancy: two scheduled walks [Jan. 8 & 14]

From Sally Sears, South Fork Conservancy, a partner with CHCA and MANA in the volunteer work on Ira B. Melton Park:

Ira B. Melton neighbors, the South Fork Conservancy has two tours planned for later this month. Please join us if you can, to see what other sections of the creek can look like.

See additional details at the CHCA website.

Two dogs abandoned in City of Decatur need help

sent to MANA for distribution. Please help if you can.

On Jan 1, two very sweet adult pet dogs, one male and one female boxer/bird dog mixes, were abandoned in the City of Decatur with a bag of dog food dumped on the street. They were obviously pets as they were confused and were lost when they were discovered. Both are very friendly and family oriented dogs.  

Residents on that street were trying to take care of these abandoned pets. However, the dogs have now ended up at Dekalb Animal Control and are residing on Death Row there. At least they are temporarily safe from the freezing cold. However time is running out for them as eventually if no foster or permanent home is found they will have to be euthenized.

 Private donations have been pledged in exceess of $350 from residents all throughout Decatur to rescue these loving pets from euthenaztion. What is missing now is someone to either foster or take these loving animals as permanent members of their family. I won't commit to this. However I believe most vets/shelters will provide services and food at a reduced rates to foster homes.

If anyone can find a way to take one or both of these animals into their lives, either as foster or permanent homes, it would be a heartwarming experience for everyone and a great way to start 2012. 

If you can help in this rescue effort or would like more information such as a picture of these pets, please contact me offline as soon as possible at wardellcastles@hotmail.com. Time is running out for them.

Update: for photo of the doggies, see http://www.decaturmetro.com/2012/01/06/winnona-park-neighbors-to-the-doggie-rescue/