AHNA MEETING TUESDAY MARCH 21
Please join us for the next AHNA Membership Meeting. This is an open meeting, everyone is welcome to attend.
Tuesday March 21st at 6:30pm
Fort Worth Firefighters Hall
3855 Tulsa Way at Crestline Rd.
Neighborhood Patrol Officer Andy Morquecho will give his monthly neighborhood crime report.
GUEST SPEAKER: Plant expert Steve McCoy from Archie’s Gardenland. Spring has sprung, so it’s time to start planting. Steve has been with Archie’s for 36 years, so the man knows his plants better than just about anyone. The format will be Q & A, so bring Steve your most challenging garden questions.
Archie’s Gardenland started in Arlington Heights in 1934 in N.E. Archie’s backyard on Birchman Avenue. Within a few years, Archie’s business had grown to the point he opened up Archie’s Planter Box at 4906 Camp Bowie. Today, it is one of Fort Worth’s oldest garden centers and is considered one of the best. The business moved to its current Ridglea location in 1952 when the area was still undeveloped pasture land. Archie’s Gardenland covers five acres with fourteen greenhouses. Randall Archie, the great grandson of N.E. Archie Sr., is now at the helm of this Fort Worth garden institution.
Many thanks to Uncle Julio’s for providing free chips and hot sauce for the membership meeting. They are located at 5301 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817-377-2777.
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CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES FORUM
Our current City Council representative, Leonard Firestone, is not seeking reelection. There are two upcoming candidates’ forums – one right here in our neighborhood. Come and meet the three candidates who are running to take his place: Caleb Backholm, Jason Ellis, and Macy Hill.
Arlington Heights Neighborhood Association, in conjunction with the West Side Alliance, is sponsoring a District 7 City Council candidates forum on Tuesday April 18 at 6:30pm at the Fort Worth Firefighters Hall at 3855 Tulsa Way at Crestline Rd.
West Side Alliance Moderator Janine Lund will lead the evening’s proceedings. Attendees are encouraged to write their questions on cards at the meeting, or email their questions ahead of time to president@arlingtonheightsna.com.
West Side Alliance is comprised of six neighborhood associations representing approximately 4,000 households. In addition to AHNA, the Alliance includes Crestline Area Neighborhood Association, North Hi Mount Neighborhood Association, West Byers Neighborhood Association, Monticello Neighborhood Association and Crestwood Neighborhood Association. The organization meets quarterly.
There will also be a district-wide candidate forum sponsored by Fort Worth Report on Wednesday March 29 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Texas A & M Law School, 1515 Commerce St. For more information, please contact Rachel Behrndt at rachel.behrndt@fortworthreport.org. To submit a question for the candidates at this event click here.
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ELECTION AND VOTING INFORMATION
Thursday April 6, 2023 is the last day to register to vote. For more information and to download a registration application form, go to https://www.tarrantcounty.com/en/elections/register-to-vote.html
Monday April 24, 2023 – early in person voting begins
Tuesday May 2, 2023 – last day to vote early in person
Saturday May 6, 2023 – Election Day. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
In Tarrant County, you must renew your request for absentee ballots every year. For information about voting by mail go to https://www.tarrantcounty.com/en/elections/voting-by-mail.html
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INTERACTIVE COMEDY AT COMMUNITY ART CENTER THEATER
Jeff Irvin’s “The Texas Book of Beasts” is playing at the Hardy and Betty Sanders Theatre at the Community Arts Center, 1300 Gendy St. The comedic melodrama features a property developer, a university professor, an idealist biologist, and a toad. The setting is a series of public meetings where a young woman organizes a community to save the habitat of an endangered toad from encroaching new development. The show runs Thursday-Saturday March 16-25 @ 7:30 p.m. and Sundays through March 26 at 2:00 p.m.
Buy tickets here: https://buy.ticketstothecity.com/purchase.php?event_id=12039
With the code BEAST get $5 off one ticket. With the code HEYBABY get two tickets for the price of one.
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TRASH TEAM NEEDS HELP
It’s time to clean up the neighborhood. We need your help.
Arlington Heights Neighborhood Association is recruiting neighbors for a one day trash pickup event. It’s part of the citywide annual Cowtown Cleanup on Saturday, March 25 from 8:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. It’s an excellent way to meet neighbors, get some exercise, and do something for your community. Plus, you get a free t-shirt and gloves out of the deal.
AHNA cleanup efforts will focus on Calmont Avenue, between Clover Lane and Owasso Street. If time allows, the team will move to Stripling Middle School and South Hi Mount Elementary School.
This year’s AHNA Trash Goddess is Shanna Cisneros. To sign on to be part of this year’s trash team, contact her at shafw@aol.com. She’ll do all the coordinating and registration. Be sure to include this information:
• Name
• Address
• Phone number
• T-shirt size (Youth M, Youth L, Adult S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL)
• Glove size (S, M, L, XL)
Donuts, bottled water, EZ Reachers and trash bags will be provided.
Deadline to sign on to the AHNA team is Friday, March 10. T-shirt and gloves will be delivered on your porch on Friday, March 24, the day before the event.
Volunteers will be treated to the free Earth Party at Trinity Park following the trash pickup event. The party starts at 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. and includes a free hot dog lunch, entertainment, and vendors.
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STRESS LESS CLASSES
Learn how to de-stress your life during a series of virtual classes scheduled for Wednesdays in March during lunch hour. The 40-minute sessions start at noon until 12:40 p.m. You can attend all four sessions or pick and choose single sessions.
Sponsored by the Fort Worth Public Library, these sessions will be led by Texas A & M AgriLife’s Alaina Woolsey. Goals include learning alternative ways to relate to stressful events, thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations. These sessions will teach mindfulness skills designed to relieve stress.
March 15: Begin with the Breath
March 22: Mindful Eating
March 29: Mindful Walking/Thought Surfing
April 5: Be Kind to Your Mind
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FEBRUARY MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Tuesday February 21 6:30pm
3855 Tulsa Way at Crestline Rd.
This is an open meeting
Everyone is welcome to attend
Neighborhood Patrol Officer Andy Morquecho give his monthly neighborhood crime report.
Meet in person our new Code Compliance Officer Gina Ambriz.
GUEST SPEAKER: Architect Gordon Marchant
The Lampasas County courthouse was completed in 1884.
120 years later. The Lampasas County courthouse was restored and re-dedicated in 2004.
Architect Gordon Marchant has been involved in restoring 22 historic Texas courthouses. He will take us along on his fascinating 40+ year journey of preserving Texas courthouses while working for Komatsu Architecture of Fort Worth. An AHNA member, Gordon has served as a commissioner and Chair of the Fort Worth Historic and Landmarks Commission.
Thanks to Tommy’s Hamburgers for providing free snacks for this meeting.
Spice up your life with Tommy’s cheddar poppers!
Tommy’s Hamburgers, 5228 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817-569-1111
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