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Volume 34, Number 3, 2014 A City of Mesquite, Publication

www.cityofmesquite.com COMMUNITY CALENDAR 2014 7, 21 City Council Meeting, 3 p.m., Mesquite’s Real. Texas. Festival. Council Chambers, 757 N. Galloway, 972-216-6244 is scheduled for April 25 - 26 The City of Mesquite will host the Real. Frequently Called City Texas. Festival. on Friday, April 25 Phone Numbers (5 - 11 p.m.) and Main Number...... 972-288-7711 Saturday, Animal Services...... 972-216-6283 (10 a.m. - 11 p.m.) at Building Inspection ...... 972-216-6212 Rodeo Center, 1818 Environmental Code ...... 972-216-6276 Rodeo Drive. Award- Parks and Recreation...... 972-216-6260 winning country Planning and Zoning...... 972-216-6216 duo Big and Rich are Trash Collection/Recycling...... 972-216-6284 scheduled to perform Street/Alley Repair...... 972-216-6282 on Saturday at 9:30 Water Billing...... 972-216-6208 p.m. The festival, in its Water Leaks/Sewer Back-ups. . . . . 972-216-6278 eighth year, will also feature the Cowboys www.facebook.com/mesquitetexas and Chrome Car Show, Taste of Mesquite www.twitter.com/cityofmesquite Barbeque Competition, Mesquite Championship Rodeo, the popular “Kids Korral” activity www.youtube.com/cityofmesquitetexas center, a carnival midway and more. Pre-sale tickets are $15 and will be available at www.ticketmaster.com - . Use the www.pinterest.com/cityofmesquite special promotional code mainstream to redeem the pre-sale price of $15. Tickets are $25 at the gate. There will be a $5 discount on In this Issue all tickets purchased at the gate for attendees who donate a non- • Mayor’s Column perishable food item towards the “Mayor’s Canned Food Drive.” All attendees age 16 and under are admitted free. Parking and • Did You Know? shuttle service is complimentary. For more information, visit • Community Snapshots www.realtexasfestival.com.

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Library celebrates national library week The Mesquite Public Library System is celebrating National Library Week with a variety of events - 19. This year’s theme, “Lives change @ your library,” focuses on the commitment of libraries to meet the needs of the members of their communities. In honor of this special week, the Main Library, 300 W. Grubb Drive, will host a family program on Monday, , 6:30 p.m., featuring “Critterman” who will bring some native Texas neighbors with him including a tarantula, a giant toad and an American alligator. Other programs will include “Come Build with Legos” (Main Library, , 4:30 p.m. and North Branch Library, , 3 p.m.) and “Easter Craft Time” (North Branch Library, April 17, 4 p.m. and Main Library, April 18, 4 p.m.). For more information, call 972-216-6220. Mesquite Arts Center Artivities Drought tolerant The following activities are funded in part by the City of Mesquite plant sale hotel-motel occupancy tax revenues. Stage 3 water restrictions are still in effect, so beginning , residents The Mesquite Arts Center is located at 1527 N. Galloway. and businesses may only water their For updates, check www.mesquiteartscenter.org, or call 972-216-6444. lawn/landscapes one time per week. To April help in selecting plants which require less water and maintenance, Texas 3/31-5/1 Mesquite Arts Council presents “Make It Real, Make It Rock” a solo SmartScape™ and The Home Depot® exhibition by Karen Halsey in the Main Gallery. will hold a Plant Sale at Home Depot, 25-5/10 Mesquite Community Theatre presents “Dearly Departed” by David 18855 I-635 on Saturday, April 5 from Bottrell and Jessie Jones. In the Baptist backwoods of the Bible Belt, 8 a.m. to noon. In addition to discounts the beleaguered Turpin family proves that living and dying in the South on select native and adaptive plants, are seldom tidy and always hilarious. For tickets, call 972-216-8126 or attendees can talk with specialists to get visit mesquitecommunitytheatre.com. ideas for landscaping in North Texas. 5 Mesquite Symphonic Band under the direction of Dale Coates will For more information on this event present a concert entitled “Enjoying the Classics” 7 p.m. or to learn more about Stage 3 water restrictions, call 972-329-8300 or visit: 12 Leadership Mesquite presents the inaugural Mesquite Artisan Faire www.cityofmesquite.com/utilities. “Sip and Shop.” Kick start your spring shopping, pick up your Mother’s Day gifts or indulge yourself with a trinket. 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. 28-30 Mesquite Community Theatre will hold auditions for “Arsenic and Talkin’ Turf with Travis Old Lace” by Joseph Kesselring 7 - 9 p.m. in the Black Box Theatre. This is a quarterly column on landscape tips 972-216-8126 offered by Manager of Park Services and Municipal Arborist Travis E. Sales. To learn more, watch video tips by Travis at www. Community Snapshots cityofmesquite.com/travis. The month of March is one of the most important months of the year to get your landscape and turfgrass ready for the long hot summers here in Texas. Fertilizer plays an important role in any turfgrass/landscape maintenance program. The first application should be applied when your yard is starting to turn green in late March. The following are the recommended fertilization rates of slow-release nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium for this first application. • Hybrid/Common Bermuda: 15-5-10 (6.67 pounds per 1,000 square-feet) Top Left: During , City employees showed their support of • St. Augustine: 20-5-10 (5.0 pounds the American Heart Association’s per 1,000 square-feet) “Go Red” campaign. • Shrubs/Groundcovers: 13-13-13 Top Right: On , Mayor • Flowering Shrubs: 15-25-10 Monaco presented Creek Crossing Crime Watch President Sonja Canida Fertilizer should be applied in March, the Citizen of the Year Award , and . Remember, do at the Elks Lodge. not over apply the fertilizer as this can cause turfgrass disease. Bottom Left: On , the Mesquite Library celebrated its 50th anniversary with a special ceremony which included historical displays.