TALL TIMBERS OWNERS NEWSLETTER | FEBRUARY 2019 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

When becoming president of TTOA one of my many goals was the safety of all Tall Timbers residents. We selected long term NOPD officers to our security committee and have researched crime camera options for over a year. TTOA’s board has had presentations from Project NOLA and Homeland Security. Understanding TTOA is a covenants TTOA OFFICERS community and residents pay annual dues, we thought it was important to also invite residents, along with TTOA’s board members to tour and get an up-close view of how the camera system works. President- Gilbert Crowden (504) 329-6640 My goal was and remains to make Tall Timbers the safest subdivision in the city. Partnerships have been formed with other homeowner Vice President- Laura Calcagno th associations, NOPD’s 4 District, Commander Ruffin and his staff. As a (504) 931-8504 result of these partnerships we have seen increased patrols, NOPD’s participation in Night Out Against Crime, NOPD officers giving out candy during Halloween in our subdivision. Secretary- Lisa Diggs [email protected] We have presented two (2) proposals for the camera system that will be monitored 24 hours a day / 7 days a week. Some may think the cost is too Treasurer- Jay Fielding much but consider most of our budget goes toward our security provider (504) 388-0174 (LSG), the camera system will only enhance security that is already in place. COMMITTEE CHAIRS Over the last fifteen (15) years we have experienced car jackings, auto Legal- John Waters burglaries, drive by shootings, arm robberies and a murder. We can’t get too comfortable and delay the decision for cameras. We must stay ahead of the criminal element. Security- Danny Ellis

The city has installed cameras around Woodland and in the Tullis area. Criminal activity has declined in that area, but as we all know the criminal Architectural- Tom Reeves element moves on. Tall Timbers has taken the lead on the installation of cameras; Park Timbers is also considering the camera system. Special Events- Ricky Scaggs If you would like to see cameras monitored 24 hours /7 days a week in TTOA, I encourage you to call your board member, Section Rep or send me an email; after all it is your money. And as president, I do not get a Beautification- vote.

Newsletter- Donna Glover I must say, this will be my last article on the camera system. I will accept the decision either way it goes, but just remember there has been no stone unturned to get the very best, security system for Tall Timbers. Section Reps- Alida Johnson The link below is an article from The Lens publication, regarding the city’s camera system. The Lens is the only reader-supported, nonprofit Tall Timbers Security newsroom that focuses exclusively on public-policy issues facing New Office: (504) 393-2923 Orleans and the Gulf Coast. Cell: (504) 202-8690

Click here for the full article regarding the city’s camera system: Tall Timbers web address: “https://thelensnola.org/2018/12/20/holy-cow-the-powerful?” http://talltimbersnola.org

See you around the neighborhood! Gilbert Crowden – TTOA 2019 President TTOA Section Representatives

Section Rep 1A Post Oak 3700 - 3844 Gilbert & Donna Crowden 329-6640

Section Rep 1A Post Oak 3900 - 4030 Vacant Section Rep 2A Inwood 3900 - 3964 George & Deidra Cleggett 669-3892 Section Rep 2A Inwood 4000 - 4108 Robert Onsgard 812-7303

Section Rep 2B Pin Oak 4000 - 4043 Phil & Charlene Sciortino 394-1851

Section Rep 2B Pin Oak 3900 - 3950 Len & Vicki Hale 392-5093 Section Rep 3A Inwood 3700 - 3776 Gary & Linda Cheramie 394-2017 Section Rep 3A Inwood 3800 - 3877 Mary Alice Carlton 390-8814 Section Rep 3B Pin Oak 3700 - 3764 Kim Maloz 394-2274 Section Rep 3B Pin Oak 3800 - 3865 Section Rep 4A Tall Timbers 3601 - 3641 Nina Simmons 909-7480 Section Rep 4A Tall Timbers 4012 - 4048 Gibert & Donna Crowden 329-6640 Section Rep 4B Tall Pines 3701 - 3945 Eddie & Marion Taylor 433-3772 Section Rep 5A Pin Oak 3500 - 3669 Brad Guraisco 376-3308 Section Rep 5B Inwood 3500 - 3562 Cherie Spooner 433-3888 Section Rep 5B Inwood 3600 - 3670 Kenneth & Lydia Jackson 392-2338 Section Rep 6A Post Oak 3600 - 3661 Nina Simmons 909-7480 Section Rep 6A Post Oak 3500 - 3661 Mike & Kimrel Burk 393-1676 Section Rep 6B White Oak 3500 - 3661 Ryan Stubblefield 444-1164 Section Rep 7A N Teak 3801 - 3873 Pierre & Kay Hjartberg 394-1590 Section Rep 7B Red Oak 3625 - 3767 Rickie Kramer 392-9961 Section Rep 7B Red Oak 3771 - 3824 Donna St Louis 392-5293

Ricky Scaggs 231-5190 Section Rep 8A Mimosa Ct 3500 - 3600 Keisa and Bandele Alexander 939-9394

Section Rep 8A Mimosa Ct 3601 - 3784 Brian & Susan Yokum 392-6731 Section Rep 8B Mimosa Dr 3801 - 3969 Jimmy Michelli 392-4326 Section Rep 8B Mimosa Dr 3900 - 3969 939-9394 Section Rep 9A Peach Tree 3800 - 3873 Monica & Calvin Turner 391-2947 Section Rep 9A Peach Tree 3900 - 3982 Tommy & Arlene Ogg 394-9869 Section Rep 9B Silver Maple 3500 - 3773 Leon Prout 392-4616 Section Rep 9B Silver Maple 3800 - 3950 Cesliy Roberts 286-0224 Section Rep 10 Red Cypress 3700 - 3772 Rich & Lisa George 394-6402 Section Rep 10 Red Cypress 3802 - 3871 Nina Simmons 909-7480

Comes from the Latin term februum, which means purification, via the purification ritual Februa, which means “to cleanse. The month was named after the Roman Februalia, which was a monthlong festival of purification and atonement.

February is the second and shortest month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendar with 28 days in common years and 29 days in leap years, with the quadrennial 29th day being called the leap day.

February: The Month and Special Days February Gardening Tips Black History Month: In the United States, the month Begin Spring Planting: of February is observed as Black History Month or Roses. Get roses in the ground now so they'll be National African American History Month, and we use the established before hot weather arrives. Choose bare- month to remember the important contributions and achievements of African Americans throughout our root roses for all but the warmest parts of the South. In nation's history. The event grew out of “Negro History the warmest areas, select container-grown plants. Week,” the brainchild of noted historian Carter G. Woodson and other prominent African Americans. Since Veggies. Plant potatoes, onions, lettuce, and spinach in 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the all but northernmost areas. In northern areas of the month of February as Black History Month. South, wait a few weeks.

Groundhog Day: February 2- See below Trees. Add trees to your landscape this month. Select trees that are compatible with your soil type. Consult Sunday, February 3: Boycott Bowl- SuperBowl. How will your extension service or a knowledgeable local garden you celebrate? retailer. Plant bare-root trees unless you garden in the warmer reaches of the region. Container-grown trees Valentine’s Day- February 14: St. Valentine's Day is are a better option for the warmer areas. named for a Christian martyr and dates back to the 5th century. Pope Gelasius replaced holiday Lupercalia with Bedding plants. Set out cool-season annuals in cooler St. Valentine's Day. It came to be celebrated as a day of areas. Because cool-season annuals tolerate frost, they romance from about the 14th century. can be planted in areas where temperatures may drop. Lobelia, pansy, dianthus, and snapdragon are 4th District Police Brunch- February 23, 2019: all good options. TTOA will once again host a Mardi Gras brunch for the 4th District Police Department. We welcome volunteers to Perennials. Create pots of spring-blooming perennials help setup, serve, cook and/or donate. to stage an instant show in your garden. Candidates Gifts cards from Rouses/Winn Dixie are being accepted, include Louisiana phlox, daylily, columbine, and can be dropped off at the home of Laura Calcagno, at or purple coneflower. 3708 Silver Maple. Laura Calcagno’s contact information: Source: Better Homes & Garden Phone: (504) 931- 8504 / Email: [email protected]

Groundhog Day Meaning and History | Significance: Supposedly to predict the arrival of Spring Groundhog Day is a popular tradition celebrated in the United States and Canada on February 2. It derives from the Pennsylvania Dutch superstition that if a groundhog emerging from its burrow on this day sees a shadow due to clear weather, it will retreat to its den and winter will persist for six more weeks, and if it does not see its shadow because of cloudiness, spring will arrive early. While the tradition remains popular in modern times, studies have found no consistent correlation between a groundhog seeing its shadow or not and the subsequent arrival time of spring-like weather.

Groundhog Day always falls on February 2.

FUN FACTS ABOUT MARDI GRAS

Mardi Gras Carnival Is French for “Fat Tuesday,” technically applies only to the day before Ash Wednesday. Is Latin for "kiss your flesh goodbye," is a long season Mardi Gras is also commonly used to refer to the between Christmas and Lent. Carnival officially begins whole Carnival season, especially the final frenzied in New Orleans on the Feast of Epiphany, or Twelfth two weeks when the most parades occur. Night (January 6) and continues until the midnight of VALENTINEFat Tuesday, DAY…… the day before Ash Wednesday. The date February 2019 Mardi Gras Schedule GROUNDHOGfor Ash Wednesday, DAY of course, changes from year to year depending on the date of Easter. GARDENING TIPS Saturday, February 9- Marigny Intergalactic of Chewbaccus- 7:00pm

MARDI GRAS COLORS … Purple, Green, Gold Friday, February 15- French Quarter Purple represents Justice | Green represents Faith. Kreme of Boheme- 7:00pm

Gold represents Power. Saturday, February 16- French Quarter The colors of Mardi Gras can be traced to the first Rex - 6:30pm, followed by parade in 1872. Why three colors for Mardi Gras? Rex Krewedelusion- 7:00pm founders believed “a king must have a kingdom and a Sunday, February 17- Marigny kingdom must have a flag” – and because the US, Great ‘tit Rex- 4:30pm (The parade’s name comes from the Cajun Britain and France had tricolors flags, so should the flag abbreviation of petite, used as a prefix before the name of the that flew over Carnival. smaller or younger of two people who share a first name.) Metairie: Krewe of Little Rascals- 12:00pm

Friday, February 22- French Quarter MARDI GRAS BEADS Krewe of Cork- 3pm During the late 1800’s, inexpensive necklaces made of : glass beads began to be tossed into the crowds by Krewe of Oshun- 6:00pm, followed by parade . These throws were similar to the festival - 6:30pm customs of the English Renaissance era. The beads were Metairie: Krewe of Excalibur- 7:30pm an instant hit among the crowds of New Orleans. Saturday, February 23- Westbank The Mystic Knights of Adonis- 11:45am

KING CAKE Uptown New Orleans: The "king cake" takes its name from the biblical kings. In Krewe of Pontchartrain- 1:00pm, followed by our region, the king cake is closely associated with Mardi Krewe of Choctaw and Krewe of Freret Gras traditions and is served throughout the Carnival Knights of Sparta- 5:30pm season, which lasts from Epiphany Eve to Fat Tuesday. Krewe of Pygmalion- follows Sparta The King Cake tradition is thought to have been brought Metairie: Krewe of Caesar- 6:00pm to New Orleans from France in 1870. Wednesday, February 27- Uptown New Orleans Krewe of Druids- 6:30pm Krewe of Nyx- 7:00pm

Thursday, February 28- Uptown New Orleans Knights of Babylon- 5:30pm - 6:15pm - 6:30pm

ALGIERS - TALL TIMBERS ROYALTY WILL REIGN – MARCH 2, 2019 Krewe of NOMTOC Parades on March 2, 2019 | Parade Route KING and QUEEN XLIX of the Krewe of NOMTOC

Theodore C. Sanders, III and daughter Chloe MacKenzie Sanders residents of Tall Timbers, Theo is President and CEO of Louisiana Management Pool (LAMP) and a long-standing community leader serving on local and statewide boards and commission. He has been a member of the Jugs Club, Inc that sponsors the NOMTOC parade since 1994. He currently serves as the Financial Secretary.

The Sanders will be a part of history within the Jugs/NOMTOC organization serving the community of Algiers. It is the first for the Jugs Club to have a mother and daughter as queens.

The Jugs Club and NOMTOC has a rich history: This group was established chiefly as a social organization with entertainment as its primary function. However, in addition to having provided a means of entertainment for members and guests in curating some of the most extravagant carnival balls, soirées; the Jugs have given generously to youth groups, schools and numerous community civic programs. Specifically; Jugs has established its presence on the West Bank as a leader in fund-raising for annual college scholarships for deserving local students, sponsoring back to school rallies to provide necessary school supplies, family picnic, health and wellness fairs and Nights Out Against Crime to address and mitigate health and public safety disparities among its members and followers; as well as, Thanksgiving Holiday Baskets for needy families and senior citizens, just to name a few.

The Jugs named the parade the Krewe of NOMTOC -New Orleans' Most Talked of Club and incorporated on September 6, 1969. The inaugural parade was held in February 1970 with six floats, six bands, six marching units, one horse group and a motorcycle squadron. Today NOMTOC is comprised of about 600 male and female riders, rolls with 27 floats, 14 bands and several marching and riding groups. NOMTOC has risen to become the premier parade on the West Bank and is one of the major influential Carnival organizations in the area.

• The Krewe of NOMTOC parade starts at the intersection of Holiday Dr. and Fiesta St. • It travels north on Holiday Dr. to General Meyer. At General Meyer, the parade takes a left and heads west to L B Landry Ave. • It travels south on L B Landry Ave. to Mardi Gras Blvd., where the parade takes a right and heads west towards Nunez St. • At Nunez St, the parade heads north to Lamarque St. There the parade takes a left. • At Teche St., the parade takes another right and heads north to Newton St. • On Newton St. the parade heads east to its conclusion at the intersection of General Meyer Ave. and Shirley Dr.

Tall Timbers Association Dues

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Tall Timbers Homeowners Association- PO Box 6296, New Orleans, LA 70174.

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Valentine’s day February 14, 2019

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CITY SERVICES Community Office Hours

District C Residents: The Neighborhood Engagement Office is excited to restart Community Office Hours.

Come out and meet your neighborhood liaison from the Mayor's Office!

City Services Emergency Services Hot Line 911 522-4850

Fourth District Crime Stoppers 658-6040 822-111

TTOA Emergency City Hall- Main 393-2923 | 202-8690 No. 658-4000

City Planning Commission Sewerage & 658-7000 Water Board 529-2837

Safety Permits Code 658-7100 Enforcement (High Grass) 658-4300 SPCA 368-5191

Council Member District C Kristen-Gisleson Palmer [email protected] (504) 658-1030

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