JUNE MEMBERSHIP MEETING
TUESDAY JUNE 20 at 6:30pm
Fort Worth Firefighters Hall
3855 Tulsa Way at Crestline Rd.
Please join us for the monthly AHNA Membership meeting. This is an open meeting and everyone is welcome to attend.
Neighborhood Patrol Officer Andy Moquecho will give his monthly neighborhood crime report.
GUEST SPEAKER: Quentin McGown on the development of Fort Worth’s West Side
Quentin McGown is a sixth generation Texan and fourth generation Fort Worth attorney with a lifelong interest in history. He now serves as Associate Judge in Tarrant County Probate Court Number One, having served as General Counsel, Director of Gift Planning and Alumni Director at Texas Wesleyan University, from which he graduated with degrees in theatre and law. He served six years, three as chair, on the City of Fort Worth Historic and Cultural Landmarks Commission, and he is a past chair of the Tarrant County Historical Commission. He served on the city’s sesquicentennial history committee and co-chaired the Tarrant County Bar Association’s centennial celebration.
McGown is an alumnus of the Eldon B. Mahon Inn of Court and serves on the planning committee for the annual Red Steagall Cowboy Gathering. He also serves on the Endowment and Development Boards of Meals on Wheels, Inc. of Tarrant County and is a board member of the Cowboy Heritage Association, past president of the Tarrant County Historical Society, and current president of Hip Pocket Theatre. He teaches courses on Fort Worth history for the TCU Center for Texas Studies, and is an adjunct instructor in Political Science and Paralegal Studies at Texas Wesleyan. He has three books, Fort Worth in Vintage Postcards, Historic Photos of Fort Worth, and Remembering Fort Worth and is working on a new book exploring Fort Worth’s mid-century modern architecture. He and his wife, Laurie, are slowly restoring their 116 year-old downtown Fort Worth home and a mid-century National Register property nestled in the remnant Cross Timbers post oaks on Lake Worth.
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FREE BALLET CONCERTS
Ballet Concerto, located in Arlington Heights, will present free summer dance concerts nightly at 8:30pm from Thursday June 22nd to Sunday June 25th at the Shops at Clearfork. Admission is free. For more information or to reserve a table visit BALLET CONCERTO
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HOMELESS FORUM
Homelessness has become a citywide problem. This public forum on Monday June 26 will address the shortage of housing, delve into the steps to connect Fort Worth Police Department’s Homeless Outreach and Police Engagement Team with the homeless population and the service organizations that have dedicated their efforts to connect this population with support.
Mayor Mattie Parker will deliver welcome remarks, followed by a panel that includes Councilmember Michael Crain, Robert Alldredge from Fort Worth Police Department, Lauran King with Tarrant County Homeless Coalition, Tara Perez from City of Fort Worth and Debbi Rabalis from Presbyterian Night Shelter.
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JUNE YARD OF THE MONTH
Birds, bees and all kinds of wildlife are drawn to the profusion of flowers at 4112 Pershing Avenue.
You might know Wendy Rosales as the balloon lady at Central Market where she works three days a week. On Pershing Avenue she’s the lady with the white picket fence and a yard overflowing with colorful plantings. It was a no brainer for her to be the recipient of the June Yard of the Month award.
Wendy and her husband Freddie moved to Arlington Heights from the Los Angeles area three years ago. They loved the neighborhood’s historic homes and the heavily traveled sidewalks. There wasn’t much in the yard of their new home, except for some oleanders, yuccas, sage and a large tree towering over the west side of the house. Having spent part of her youth living in England and Scotland, Wendy likes the overgrown look of English gardens with lots of things mixed together. Wendy’s vintage Tudor home at 4112 Pershing Avenue provided the perfect backdrop for her to go to town.
Relying on her favorite daily British television show Gardeners’ World for ideas, she shops Archie’s Gardenland and Calloway’s for her supplies. On the front porch are hanging baskets of mandevillas, begonias and bougainvilleas, with a variety of potted succulents and house plants arranged along the stair steps. At the bottom of the stairs is an overflowing pot of plumbago intertwined with morning glory vines.
The Rosales’ planted a Texas live oak tree, adding pink periwinkles and orange marigolds at its base. A large vitex provides privacy for porch sitting and also attracts bees. Two small magnolia trees are blooming for the first time. A generous pot of purple African daisies is set between a pair of Adirondack chairs. The white picket fence, a dream come true for Wendy, is planted with a variety of pink and yellow roses, sunflowers, rose of Sharon, lantana, jasmine, rosemary, pink hydrangea, Jackmanii clematis, Saucer and Jane magnolias, and morning glories.
Two large wood planters between the sidewalk and the street are filled with basil, mint, lavender and rosemary. “It starts conversations with people who walk by,” says Wendy. “I love to share with my neighbors.”
Wendy’s garden is dedicated to her son who she lost to Covid in 2021. “This is my therapy. It’s helped me come through a terrible time,” Wendy explains. “Whenever I get upset, I go out and start digging. My garden is a place of peace, I can find peace there.”
Wendy received a $25 gift certificate to Archie’s Gardenland, courtesy of AHNA, and a free year’s membership in AHNA.
If you see a yard you’d like to nominate, even your own, please send the address to president@arlingtonheightsna.com.
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FREE ADMISSION TO BOTANIC GARDEN ON JUNETEENTH
In honor of the Juneteenth federal holiday, the Fort Worth Botanic Garden will be free to the public on Monday June 19, 2023. Many thanks to R Bank for being the sole underwriter of this special day. Garden hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Last admission is at 5 p.m. Enter through the Garden Center at 3220 Botanic Garden Blvd.
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VOTE IN JOINT RUNOFF ELECTION
There are two runoff elections set for Saturday June 10, 2023. They are for Fort Worth Independent School Single Member District 5 and Tarrant County College Trustee District 4. Early voting ends Tuesday June 6.
You did not have to vote in the May 6 election in order to vote in the runoff.
Here are the early voting locations and hours: https://www.tarrantcountytx.gov/content/dam/main/elections/2023/0623/locations/0623_EV_Sched.pdf
Here is a list of the 43 voting locations that will be open on election day.
https://www.tarrantcountytx.gov/content/dam/main/elections/2023/0623/locations/0623_Vote_Centers.pdf
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