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Home My WebLink AboutColleyville Communicator-City Publications-9/30/2012OCTOBER ACTIVITIES Colleyville Night Out City Park Tue., Oct. 2, 6:00-9:00 p.m. Call 817.503.1230 for details. Babysitter Course with CPR* Senior Center Sat., Oct. 13, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Call 817.503.1180 for details. Colleyville Clean Sweep McPherson Park/CHHS Sat., Oct. 13, 9:00 a.m. Call 817.503.1112 for details. Haunted Trail Fest FALL IN FOR FESTIVITIES AND FUN Colleyville Nature Center Sat., Oct. 20, 7:00-9:00 p.m. Fall activities in Colleyville are as large and small—to suit every Call 817.503.1180 for details. abundant as falling leaves. From trick-or-treat fan. It’s an October Tot Tumbling & Sports* recreational classes and events tradition and one of the city’s Senior Center to community gatherings, there’s most popular events. Pumpkin Mon., Oct. 22-Dec. 3, 2:00 p.m. something for everyone in craft decorating, costume Call 817.503.1180 for details. Colleyville this fall. contests for people and pets, and This year’s Texas Night Out will not-so-scary storytelling – what Adventure Kidz be offered as a communitywide better way to spend an October Fabulous Fall Crafts safety-oriented social to promote eve. Crafts and contests are free; Public Library neighborhood interaction and admission to the haunted trail is Thu., Oct. 25, 3:30 p.m. public safety-community $3.The Haunted Trail is open for Call 817.503.1150 for details. partnerships. It will be held children up to age 5 from 7:00- Tuesday, Oct. 2, at City Park. 7:30 p.m. After that the fright Zumba Hours are 6:00-9:00 p.m. and factor on the trail increases for Senior Center activities include: close-up views older tricksters. Haunted Trail Mon. & Thu., Oct. 29-Dec. 20, 5:45 of police cars, fire trucks, and a Fest is scheduled Saturday, Oct. p.m. bomb truck; equipment displays 20, at the Colleyville Nature Call 817.503.1180 for details. from the Tarrant County Sherriff’s Center (Mill Creek and Mill Wood Department and the regional *Denotes a regular recreation drive off Glade Road). class held at the Senior Center S.W.A.T. team; a raffle and silent And recreation doesn’t get any auction, as well as a Guns more retro, or fun, than when (police) & Hoses (fire) softball dodge ball returns to the annual For a complete event/activity game rematch between police Thanksgiving Break Camp. listing, visit Colleyville.com. and fire personnel. For more There’s more than one version of information, call 817.503.1230. dodge ball and this camp offers Of course, Halloween them all. Dates are Nov. 19-21 dominates the fall landscape and for ages 5-11 and the camp is Colleyville’s popular Haunted Trail Fest conjures up frights—both ...continued on back page COMMUNITY SERVICE FALL IN FOR FUN SCENIC CITY SILVER Colleyville citizens have a critical ...continued from front page LEVEL RECOGNITION conducted at Colleyville role in determining how the city Elementary School on Pleasant moves forward, and those who Run Road. For details, call serve on citizen boards and 817.503.1180. committees help shape that Over at the Colleyville Public future. Applications will be Library, fall is off to a fun start accepted Oct. 1 through Nov. 30, with the Adventure Kidz series, for the following boards, which runs throughout the fall commissions, and committees: season. Popular Kidz activities - Architectural Review include Lego Mania, Music & Commission Movement, and Fabulous Fall - Colleyville Center Advisory Crafts. The library offers a full Committee slate of programs throughout the - Events Steering Committee Colleyville recently received a season, including film reviews - Sidewalks Committee silver level certification in the and discussions, family movie - Parks and Recreation Scenic City Certification Program. days, and story time offerings for Advisory Board This is a first-time recognition for a range of ages. The library - Traffic Safety Advisory the city in this program. offers educational and learning Committee Among local governments, the programs on a daily basis. For Online applications are available Scenic City designation is an details, visit Colleyville.com or atColleyville.comor through important recognition for the call the library at 817.503.1150. the city secretary’s office. work done by cities at the local Not to be outdone, the Completed applications may be level. Despite its name, the Colleyville Senior Center offers a submitted to the city secretary Scenic City designation is not a variety of classes and programs, by fax to 817.503.1139, by email beauty contest. Instead, it is too. The annual Senior Health tocsingleton@colleyville.com, or predicated on smart decisions Fair, which provides an by mail to: City of Colleyville, made by local government in opportunity for Colleyville’s City Secretary, 100 Main Street, development, redevelopment, senior population to learn about Colleyville, Texas 76034. For and growth in a community. health-related issues, is additional information, please According to the Scenic City scheduled on Friday, Oct. 12, call 817.503.1130. organization, having a network of from 9:00 a.m. to noon. With flu ordinances, rules, regulations, season around the corner, FALL CLEAN SWEEP and programs that earn the preventative shots for flu and Saturday, Oct. 13, 8:45 a.m. Scenic City designation improves pneumonia will be offered. The (McPherson Park, 240 West property values, attracts new cost for flu shots is $30, while McDonwell School Road) businesses, enhances economic pneumonia shots are $65. For Presented by Keep Colleyville development efforts, and participants with proof of Beautiful (KCB), in association improves the quality of life for its Medicare Part B, both shots are with the city of Colleyville, Clean residents. For more information available at no charge. Fall Sweep brings the Colleyville on the Scenic City certification, activities at the Center also community together to pick up visitColleyville.com. include: Jazzercise, couple’s city streets and open spaces. bridge, social and tap dancing, KCB currently is accepting tai chi, and yoga. The season CITY NOTES individual, group, or family culminates with the Center’s volunteers for the event, whichFall Recreation popular holiday celebration on qualifies for community serviceThe city of Colleyville offers a Thursday, Dec. 13. The hours. Please call 817.503.1111variety of recreational classes for Colleyville Senior Center is for volunteer information.fall. The Fall 2012 class and located at 2512 Glade Road. For Clean Sweep will also offer bulkactivity brochure is now available additional information, call trash drop-off collection atonline on the city’s website, 817.503.1195. Colleyville Heritage High SchoolColleyville.com. The season ends with the city’s (5401 Heritage Avenue). Proof of traditional holiday event—Holly residency will be required for thisWinter Water Conservation Colley Holiday on Friday, Nov. 30. service. Residents must show aThe city’s updated water current driver’s license with aconservation ordinance, which Colleyville address or a recentwas approved and institutedThe Colleyville Communicator water bill. (Note: The Crudearlier this year, prohibitsis available by email. To sub- Cruiser is not be available at theoutdoor watering from 10 a.m. toscribe, send an email to 6 p.m. on a year-round basis.subscribe@colleyville.com. Fall Clean Sweep event.) 2875-21622