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Don't Miss this Evening's Concert with Award Winning Guitar Player Bob Evans. For one evening, this finger style guitar player will be playing at the Windsor Heights Community & Events Center in Colby Park, 69th Street south of University Avenue, on Friday, April 1 at 7 pm. Tickets are $15 at the door. For more information contact Donald Bustell at 515-975-4041 or guitar@ramtell.comBob's web site is at http://bobevansguitar.com/
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Garbage, Recycling, and Yard Waste: Have questions about when yard waste starts or curb it recycling? Please remember that yard waste pickup begins on Friday, April 1st. Click here to read more.
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'Refresher' Bridge Lessons to Continue at Windsor Heights Community & Events Center. The winter bridge lessons were so successful that Nancy Wilson, accredited bridge teacher, will be offering another refresher class series. This class is designed for players who have not played for several years or for those that have taken previous lesson and desire to learn the current strategies to winning bridge, as well as brush up on their skills.
Classes begin April 6, 2011 for seven weeks
Wednesdays, 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Cost is $5.00/per lesson, first lesson free!
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Colby Park Welcomes Yoga Master to Teach Class Wednesday's April 6, 13, 20, 27; May 4, 11, 18, 25
5:15 - 6:15 pm
Cost: $5 per student, per class fee
Enjoy a mid-week break with an hour of Hatha Yoga on Wednesday's, from 5:15 - 6:15 pm, beginning April 6 and continuing through May 25. Stretch, relax, grow stronger and more flexible, and explore the physical and mental benefits of this ancient mind-body practice. Taught by Robin Bourjaily, a registered yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance, this class is suitable for beginners. Robin will encourage exploration of the breath, the poses and deep relaxation. Please bring a yoga mat and dress in comfortable loose clothing. Children 10 and under, are asked to bring a parent or trusted adult to practice with them.
Classes will held at the new Windsor Heights Community & Events Center, 6900 School Street in Windsor Heights. Directions: Follow 69th Street south of University. Colby Park, where the facility is located, dead-ends the street.
To register for yoga, call 645-6821 or by e-mail: tlevine@windsorheights.org
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Street Sweeping to soon begin in Windsor Heights:
Windsor Heights' is scheduled to have our streets swept the week of April 4th-8th, June 13th-17th, August 29th-2nd and November 14th-18th, the exact date the sweeper is on your street is dependent on the weather. Staff asks that residents please refrain from parking on the streets during these weeks so that our streets can be swept properly. |
Annual Keep Windsor Heights Beautiful Spring Clean-Up
Spring is not so far away in Windsor Heights! In fact, the annual Spring Clean-Up of the Windsor Heights community has been announced for Saturday, April 16 from 8:30 to 10:30 AM.
It has been said "many hands make light work,"so the more the merrier. Bring your family, your nonprofit group, your friends or anyone interested in making a difference in our community! Meet us at our home base in the white tent north of Burger King on 73rd Street at 8:30 - 10:30 AM on April 16. You'll get gloves, refuse bags and an assigned clean-up area. Refreshments will also be available at the meeting site.
Two hours of work from each of us will help keep Windsor Heights beautiful! Thanks for doing your part - please spread the word! The cleanup day is sponsored by Keep Windsor Heights Beautiful committee. Refreshments and supplies are being furnished by Grounds for Celebration, HyVee and Sam's Club. We are appreciative of our corporate citizens!
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Dog Park Temporarily Closed: The Windsor Heights Dog Park located south of Colby Park and I-235 is temporarily closed to allow recently planted grass to germinate and become established. We are sorry for the inconvenience but need to do this maintenance to keep the facility in good condition for everyone to enjoy. The park will reopen on April 20th.
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City Wide Garage Sale: This year's annual Windsor Heights city wide garage sale will be held on Saturday, May 14th opening at 8:00 am. The cost for inclusion in the City Wide Garage sale list is $5.00. If you are intersted, please stop by city hall and fill out the garage sale form or email Josh Heggen at jheggen@windsorheights.org the form located here. A map of sale locations and items will be posted on the city's website and available at city hall for potential customers.
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Citizen Transportation Congress
The Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) will host the Citizen Transportation Congress (Congress) on Tuesday, May 10, 2011, to engage citizens and to provide them with a deeper understanding of the MPO and its activities. The MPO will host two meet meetings. The meetings will begin at 12:00 p.m. and at 6:00 p.m., and will be held at the Des Moines Central Library (1000 Grand Avenue), which is accessible via public transportation using the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority's (DART) #1 or #4 bus routes.
Participants will have the opportunity to learn about the MPO and its role in the metropolitan area at the Congress. Additionally, participants will learn about current MPO initiatives, including the regional plan for sustainable development and an intermodal freight study. Staff also will provide updates on upcoming projects in the metropolitan area.
The MPO holds the Congress semi-annually in an effort to educate the public about the role the MPO plays in the Des Moines metropolitan area. The Congress also enables the MPO to gather comments from the public regarding general transportation issues. In addition to the Congress, the MPO engages the public through meetings, publications, its website, social media endeavors, and online surveys.
The Congress will utilize an open forum format to encourage attendees to express views, share opinions, and ask questions regarding the MPO and its activities. One may share their opinion with MPO staff in three ways: 1) orally at the meeting; 2) in writing via forms available at the meeting; or, 3) by submitting written comments to the MPO after the May 10 meeting but prior to the close of the comment period on May 14.
If there are specific topics that you would like to learn about at the Congress, please contact Bethany Wilcoxon by telephone at (515) 334-0075 or via email at bwilcoxon@dmampo.org. More information about the MPO is available online at http://www.dmampo.org/.
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DART Forward 2035: The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) is working on a long-range planning study called DART Forward 2035. When complete later this year, the plan will be used to guide the growth of public transit in greater Des Moines over the next 25 years. Quite literally, the public transit system of the future is being developed today.
You can let DART know how you think the greater Des Moines transit system should be developed over the next 25 years. There are two ways:
- Fill out an online survey
- Attend a public meeting
- Des Moines Central Library (1000 Grand Avenue): Tuesday, April 5th at 11:30 a.m. or Wednesday, April 6th at 5:30 p.m.
- Urbandale Public Library (3520 86th Street): Tuesday, April 5th at 5:15 p.m.
- Ankeny City Hall (410 West First Street): Thursday, April 7th at 5:30 p.m.
The survey results and public comments will help DART tremendously as they move into the next phase of the planning study: developing draft service recommendations. Once those are developed, DART will hold a second round of public meetings in July to garner public feedback on the recommendations.
DART thanks you in advance for your interest in DART Forward 2035. The transit system will play an increasingly important role in the long-term growth of greater Des Moines, and now is the time to plan that future.
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