Salutations, Pine Oaks!
I hope this message finds you well. How could it not, given that you live in the Pine Oaks-iest neighborhood around? First, a bit of good news this month, then a bit of bad, I�m afraid.
First, the bad news. Last month, I told you that I mailed our application to the United States Bureau of Mottoes and Catchphrases, but Ron West, the account manager there, claimed they hadn�t received it. I contacted Ron, and now he claims that he did receive it, but unfortunately that motto has already been claimed by Portfall, Michigan. Furthermore, and because of this fact, Ron told me that for the past several months, we have been using the motto suffix ��and You!� in violation of U.S. law. He agreed not to prosecute our neighborhood, but it came as a great shock to me nonetheless. Ron did say we�ll have to pick something else, and I asked Ron for some available options from which we could choose a new motto. None that he named were really what I would consider Pine Oaks motto material, but I was so flustered I selected a few choice selections. Instead of having the neighborhood vote on a motto again, I will bring the choices before the Community Board and have them vote on it. The prospective mottoes are:
Pine Oaks � Please Move Here
You Are Cordially Invited�to Pine Oaks!
Pine Oaks � Just Minutes from Three Different Malls
Pine Oaks � Ample Parking Coming Soon
While we aren�t having a neighborhood vote per se, if any residents want their input heard, please e-mail your selection to [email protected], or leave a message on our MySpace page, www.myspace.com/communitynewsletter.
Second, the bad news. No wait, this is the good news. As you may have read on our MySpace page, Pine Oaks would like to welcome Everything Okra to our family of businesses. Everything Okra will occupy the Pine Oaks Commons space recently vacated by Delgado�s Womany Hats. We welcome Everything Okra, and hope that its owner James Thurdower enjoys a long and fruitful relationship with our little burg.
Barbara Del Roca
Pine Oaks Neighborhood Board President
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6 - Pine Oaks Book Club meeting. This month�s discussion is the book, �A History of Flax,� held at the residence of Julia Schaun. Discussion will be led by Benjamin Solomon.
12 � Pine Oaks Community Board Meeting. Residents are welcome to attend and bring any concerns to the board�s attention. Topics on this month�s agenda:
- Vote on new motto
- Further discussion of Pine Oaks Commons "sidewalk sale"
- What to do with 500 reams of "Pine Oaks...and You!" stationery.
21 � Pine Oaks Movie Night. Come join your neighbors for a night of movies at the Pine Oaks Community Pool. This month�s movie is "Juwanna Mann." Residents are not allowed in the pool. 8 p.m.
There are no new residents this month, so please take the time to welcome anyone you don't recognize walking around the neighborhood, just in case one of the has just moved in, or is thinking about moving in.
Andrea Stillman
Welcome Wagon President