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Members!

Arrowwood Hills Cooperative, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 2014 Volume 44 Issue 9

Equal Housing Opportunity

Your Home in the HIlls

Tuesday, September 23rd

@ 5pm

(4pm Executive Session)

Board Meetings are member meetings and open to all Arrowwood members and offer an opportunity to voice any questions and/or con-cerns you may have.

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Important Notices

Community gardeners Court B

Landscape Committee Special Meeting; September 15th

Court B gardeners and members, gardens will be closed

September 30th and all vegtables need to be harvested.

收穫所有的植物和蔬菜 The city of Ann Arbor road and sewer

project begins in court B from Pontiac Trail behind building 32

(Units 2351-2361) to the end of the garden. This area will be

dug up for the installation of sewer lines and will be barricaded

off. We ask parents to keep their children out of the area. The

trench will be approximately 20 feet deep. The trench and

installation project should only last a week. All projects are

weather dependent and this has been a wet season. The Pontiac Trail Project will end around November but with rain delays

we are predicting December. Updates online @ A2gov.org

HAPPY

BELATED

LABOR DAY

Flag Raising

Come celebrate with us on

Wednesday, September 17th @

5:45pm and take a few moments to remember

Freedom, Justice and Our own Veterans. A little

history; for more than 200 years, the American flag

has been the symbol of our nation's strength and

unity. It's been a source of pride and inspiration for

millions of citizens.

In May of 1776, Betsy Ross reported that she

sewed the first American flag. Today the flag

consists of thirteen horizontal stripes, seven red

alternating with 6 white. The stripes represent the

original 13 colonies, the stars represent the 50

states of the Union. The colors of the flag are

symbolic as well: Red symbolizes Hardiness and

Valor, White symbolizes Purity and Innocence and

Blue represents Vigilance, Perseverance and

Justice. America is not perfect and we salute the

members of Arrowwood who continue to fight for

justice and advocate for the people.

Landscape committee Meeting Topics: September 15th at 5pm

Annual Bulb Sale October 18

Community Gardens between Courts E & G

Trees and shrubs for Court B and Improvements to Court C

ROOFING & SOLAR WORK

Court A & C begins this week. Work will be completed weather permitting

between Sept. 16th - 22nd. Parking will be affected because of the

dumpsters. We are replacing the roofs and adding solar panels. For more

information on Arrowwood going Green coming soon. Please move your car

to an open space for that week. Thank you.

Assigned parking Cooperative wide -Meeting September 18th

Court L & J began in September and are on line. By October courts B & C will be assigned. A meeting

about parking for court B & C is scheduled for September 18th. Please read the Assigned parking Flyer

and begin parking in your assigned spot once the lines and numbers are in. You will have to move your

vehicles in the daytime only for prep work on the Sept. 24th-26th (weather permitting). You will re-

ceive a flyers with information you need and if you have any questions please come to the meeting on

the Sept. 18th. Court C: 6:00 PM plus presentation of Project work

Court B: 6:30 PM plus Update on city work

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MORNING WALK 7:30am

MEET AT THE CENTER

Volunteers Welcome

The departure time allows students to arrive at the

beginning of the Breakfast program. Please turn in your

food program forms as they aid in Title 1 status.

The Food Gatherers of Ann Arbor hosts a closed monthly food distribution program at Arrowwood Hills Community Center. This service is strictly limited to legal residents of Arrowwood.

BACKPACK THANK YOU’s

When it rains it pours. The beginning of the month the

Center received a backpack donation from Arrowwood

Hill resident, Mrs. Blondella Moore with the

request that it be given to a needy child. The

following week the STEAM@Northside

Principal Joan Fitzgibbon appeared with a back-

pack donation of over thirty backpacks and offers of

future support. The following weekend Tim Collier, Pres-

ident of the National Pan-Hellenic Council-Ann Arbor

Chapter made a donation of twenty-four backpacks and

future support. When it rains it pours.

Dear Arrowwood Neighbors,

The Center has begun its 2014-2015 program year, which

will prove to be both exciting and challenging. There is great

news down the road, but there are important issues today

that need your input and support.

As you are aware Northside Elementary is now

STEAM@Northside. The program, with underwriting from

The Toyota Corporation, is heralded as a new and

innovative component in the successes of the Ann Arbor

Public Schools. As the school is our neighborhood school it

can have a profound impact on the educational

opportunities available to our children. This being said the

concerns of parents regarding the safety of children walking

to school should have our consideration. The schedule for

the school has changed with both an earlier arrival time

(8:05am) and departure time (2:45pm). This is not a safe

situation for children given seasonal changes, light changes,

and heavy traffic flow on Barton Drive and Pontiac Trail.

In response to the problem three proposals are being exam-

ined. The first is the placement of a crossing guard at the

Barton Dr. Pontiac Trail intersection. The second is the

establishment of a car pooling plan for morning and after

pickup this would last until the third plan can be implement-

ed. The third is the creation of a seasonal bus which would

be available from the end of the Thanksgiving Break to the

beginning of Spring Break. We need a crossing guard and

we need your help. Contact Mayor Hieftje (734/794-6161)

and council members Sumi Kailasapathy (734/769-5698)

and Sabra Briere (734/995-3518). We need to start a car

pool in the interim. Drop by the Center and sign up. We

need seasonal transportation. Contact the School Board

(734/994-2232), Superintendent Dr. Jeanice Swift

(734/994-2230) and STEAM@Northside principal Joan

Fitzgibbon (734/994-1958). None of these expressed

concerns are new and they should have been addressed

long ago by Arrowwood and the school district.

By: Mr. Charles

MARKET DAY

Wednesday, September

10th, 2014-11am-1pm

PLEASE BRING

YOUR OWN BAG!

THE WEDNESDAY ADULT NIGHT OUT GROUP

IS HOSTING A LUNCHEON CRUISE ON THE

DETROIT PRINCESS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25th.

There will be FOOD, MUSIC AND GREAT COMPANY!

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT MR.

CHARLES AT THE CENTER AND/OR

PLAN TO ATTEND THE NEXT MEET-

ING WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH

AT 6PM.

TEEN

EVENINGS

TUESDAY’S

6-8PM

ADULT NIGHT

OUT

WEDNESDAYS

6-8PM

FAMILY MOVIE

NIGHT LAST FRIDAY

OF THE MONTH

6-8PM

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recommend any service or product)

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ry Sat. & Sun. @ 9am & 10am!

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10/4-10/5: Epic

10/11-10/12: Rio 2

10/18-10/19: Mr. Peabody and Sherman

10/25-10/26: How to Train Your Dragon

FREE DINOSAUR TOUR

Every Saturday from 2pm-2:30 pm until Saturday,

September 27th

Museum of Natural History

1109 Geddes Avenue

Ann Arbor, MI

Call 734-764-0478

Adult Computer

Lab Assistance

available:

M-TH: 11am-1pm

Friday-11am-2pm

Come to the

Community

Center and Work

out!

Come use our free

work out room open

daily during regular

office hours.

Michigan's upcoming winter may not be

saved by El Nino; Polar vortex could

dominate again…

El Nino has been developing, but new data shows

it may not become strong enough to influence our

upcoming winter here in Michigan. And if El Nino

can't shove the jet stream northward, the polar

vortex could again be a dominant feature in our

winter weather this year.

It is expected to be warm enough in the next

month to be officially called an El Nino.

When El Nino becomes strong, with temperatures

in the Pacific averaging more than three degrees

Fahrenheit above normal, Michigan has about a

70 percent chance of a warmer and drier than

normal winter.

For more info. visit: http://www.mlive.com/weather/

index.ssf/2014/07/michigans_upcoming_winter_may.html

Arrowwood Office

2566 Arrowwood Trail

Ann Arbor, MI 48105

Office Phone: 734-665-3116

Office Fax: 734-665-2854

Center Phone: 734-665-6629

A monthly publication of Arrowwood Hills Cooperative.

This is the last issue for 2013 and the first issue for 2014.

2566 Arrowwood Trail. Ann Arbor, MI 48105.

The office contact number is (734) 665-3116. We offer free display and classified advertising. The deadline for submission of materials is the 20th day of the month prior to publication. Any material submitted

after that date may appear in subsequent issues. Opinions expressed within are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the policy or views of the Co-op or its staff, members, etc., unless specially noted otherwise.

Articles related to Cooperative policy can be found in the Arrowwood handbook. For questions, please refer to the latest version, now available in the Community Center office. The editor is not responsible for any unsigned

articles. Advertisements do not necessarily represent Co-op endorsement of products or services offered. Articles, except those copyrighted by the author, may be reprinted

by any cooperative non-profit organization, with proper

credit given. Contributors: Krystal Steward; Editor Da-rin Rowe, Charles Lewis, Lori Mason, Kimi-Kali Scott,

Arrowwood Hills Cooperative, Inc.

Your Home In The Hills

Community Resource Numbers

Ambulance /Fire/Police Emergency 911

Police (Non-emergency) & Animal Control 734 994-2911

United Way 211

DTE Energy (Electricity & Gas) 800-477-4747

Ms. Dig 811

Poison Control 800-764-7661

AAPS (School) Transportation 734-994-5515

S O S Crisis Center 734 484-4300

If there is a number you think we should add, give us a call...

Board of Directors

James Franklin, President , 2017

Wanda Dawson , Vice President , 2016

Juan Montalvo, Treasurer , 2016

Lucy Harris, Secretary, 2015

James Daniel, Sergeant of Arms , 2015

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Closed for lunch daily

12PM

to 1PM

OFFICE Hours

Monday, Tuesday, Friday

9AM - 5PM

Wednesday

9AM-5:30PM

Thursday

1PM-5:30PM

Equal Housing Opportunity

MAINTENANCE TIP: Clean windows and report

any ripped screens. If a

screen has a large hole in it,

it's time to replace it.