Weekly Acorn #66

Hello neighbors and friends ~ Happy New Year!  A new year and a new decade is here!   I want to wish everyone a happy, healthy, and prosperous year and decade.  

Last year was not a great year for moving forward with Weekly Acorns and the Historic Oak Crest project.  I hope that this year will allow more time to resume both of these and to continue towards our goal of revitalizing and preserving Oak Crest and petitioning for historic designation.  

Although I may not be able to publish posts on a weekly basis, I will at least try to publish one each month for now and increase to every other week whenever possible.   There is still much information to share on the unique and interesting history of our wonderful neighborhood.   Be sure to check back here often.   Meanwhile, I will resume the individual house histories in the Historic Oak Crest Photo Gallery.  

Weekly Acorn #65

The walking history tour of Oak Crest will be held on Saturday, May 30 (rain date June 6) at 11 am.  We will meet in the upper parking lot of Forest Heights Retirement Community on Polo Rd.  The tour is expected to take about two hours, so be sure to dress comfortably, wear good walking shoes, and put on sunscreen and/or wear appropriate attire for sun protection.   Refreshments will be served at the end of the tour.  Anyone is welcome to attend.  

Weekly Acorn #64

Now that spring is in the air, I cannot think of a better time to plan a fun social event for the neighborhood.   When I walk through Oak Crest I am still amazed at how much I have learned about our community over the past 4 years since I began investigating its history.   Sometimes I stop and talk to neighbors who are working in their yards as I walk by and share with them some of the interesting facts I have uncovered in my research.   This sometimes leads to me making additional discoveries as well. 

Several residents have expressed interest when I suggested doing a walking history tour of Oak Crest.   So, I am planning to conduct a tour probably sometime in May (maybe May 9, 16, or 23).  This would certainly be on a Saturday with a rain date for the following week. 

The tour will require a lot of walking and will probably take 1.5 to 2 hours to complete.  It will consist of detailed facts about the entire neighborhood as well as individual houses and families who have lived (or currently live) in Oak Crest.  A handout may accompany the tour to help clarify certain facts.  Also, the tour will be open to anyone who wishes to attend. 

For further details about the tour as well as to confirm the date and time (TBA), please visit the UANA website.