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HPNA General Meeting
November 3th Agenda
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Hyde Park
United Methodist's Christmas Bazaar Planners Accepting
Silent Auction Items, New Vendors
Annualevent set for Friday and
Saturday, Dec. 5 and 6, at the church; proceeds go to charity
Organizers of Hyde Park United Methodist Church's annual Christmas Craft Bazaar, set for Friday and Saturday, Dec. 5-6, are looking for donations for the event's silent auction. Small business owners, professionals, and other neighborhood members willing to donate material items, gift certificates, or services are needed.
Slots are also still open for vendors offering a variety of wares Vendors in the Hyde Park area are encouraged to participate in
| November, 2003 National Register District Neighborhood Vol. 29, No. 11 |
H yde Park Neighborhood Association celebrated its 29th birthday on a picture perfect Sunday October the 19th. As Harry Pape, organizer of this year's parade, filled balloons with helium and tied streamers on vehicles of every description, neighbors from all over Hyde Park gathered at Shipe Park for another great event.
Nothing like a parade. Several hundred participants decorated their tricycles, bicycles and wagons and followed the Hyde Park Neighborhood Association banner carried by new presidents Pam Whittington and Glen Coleman. As they arrived at Fire Station #9 these young citizens were greeted by a cheering crowd and tables full of lovingly baked delights and refreshments. The band, Chaparral, lead by Jeff Hughes (Broken Spoke/Thursday Night) was playing and the crowd was gathering. This year's festival was indeed important as the firemen were honored for their efforts to save our station and others from the budget axe by the unprecedented |
action of declining their annual pay raise. Although the firemen of Station #9
were to be recognized individually, that became impossible when they had to
answer two calls in the one hour of presentations, showing again their need
in our neighborhood. Mike Martinez of the Austin Association of
Professional Firefighters was on hand and spoke of their effort to combat the
budget shortfall and how some of the money that was saved would go to some of
the volunteer service organizations that would otherwise have their funding cut
by the city.
The speechifying started with Master of Ceremonies and outgoing president Bruce Nadig telling the story of the saving the fire station thirty years ago and the founding of the Hyde Park Neighborhood Association. On hand for the occasion were U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett, County Commissioner Karen Sonleitner, and County Constable Bruce Elfant. Continued on page 3
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