ONA and the six other neighborhood associations making up the Packard Area Planning Alliance (PAPA) group have formed a Garage Sale team to promote and enlarge our efforts and offer anyone seeking bargains a much bigger sale. This combination of neighborhood associations will make it easier for those bargain seekers to find just what they are looking for.

Mark you calendar for Saturday, June 6th. In the meantime, start organizing, picking through all that stuff from the garage, attic or that closet that has been waiting to be cleaned out.

Let’s hope for good weather and lots of shoppers!

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Saturday, September 8th is Tox-Away Day. Tox-Away Day provides Allen
County residents with an opportunity to safely dispose of unwanted
household hazardous waste. These materials, if disposed of improperly,
can be dangerous to your health and the health of your family, as well
as the health of the environment.

For more information visit: http://www.acwastewatcher.com

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The PAPA Area Festival is set to be held on August 5, 2008 to coincide with the National Night Out .  It will be at Packard park from 5:00 to 7:00 PM with hot dogs and chips for all who attend.

Join your neighbors for food, fellowship and to support cooperation with and dedication to our south side neighborhoods!

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The tour is scheduled for Saturday, June 28, 2008, from 11am-5pm.  Here are the nine houses on the tour this year:

•345 Arcadia Ct.
•429 Englewood Ct.
•903 Illsley Dr.
•3401 Indiana Ave.
•809 Kinsmoor Ave.
•502 W. Oakdale Dr.
•520 W. Oakdale Dr.
•801 W. Oakdale Dr.
•814 W. Oakdale Dr.

Click here to see photos of all nine homes on the tour

A huge thank you to all of the neighbors who have volunteered to open their homes for the tour. Your willingness to show Fort Wayne wonderful examples of the history, craftmanship and beauty of the homes in the Oakdale Neighborhood is very greatly appreciated.

Plus, don’t miss the free lecture by renowned designer Paul Duchscherer on Friday evening, June 27 beginning at 7pm at First Missionary Church, located on the corner of South Wayne and Rudisill. Following the lecture there will be a $35 reception featuring intimate conversation with Mr. Duchscherer at the restoration site of the house at 604 W. Rudisill, plus hors d’ oeuvres and cocktails at the gardens of 526 W. Rudisill.

A bonus for the tour will be speaker Paul Duchscherer, who is no doubt familiar to devotees of HGTV’s “Curb Appeal” or PBS’s “This Old House.” Duchscherer, identified on the internet as interior designer, historian and author, is described as having wide professional experience with both residential and commercial properties. His books include “The Bungalow: America’s Arts & Crafts Home,” “Inside the Bungalow: America’s Arts & Crafts Interior,” and “Victorian Glory in San Francisco and the Bay Area.” Paul’s web biography (www.artisticlicense.org) says that he specializes in period-style projects for historic buildings, including interiors to garden and landscape concepts and new construction projects in period styles.

At this time, ARCH is offering a 1/2 price introductory membership to all members of the Oakdale Neighborhood Association, as a Thank You for participating with ARCH in the upcoming Home and Garden Tour. Fill in the ARCH Membership form, and send it in with your payment to take advantage of this great offer!

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 No time or no big truck to get rid of large unsightly, unwanted waste in your yard or home? No problem!  ONA is here to help.  There is a dump day scheduled for June 7th.  Have non-toxic (no motor oil, batteries, fluorescnet bulbs, liquid paint, etc.) yard materials and other assorted junk ready in your drive or the alley and it will be picked up by neighborhood and city volunteers, along with a fleet of garbage trucks.

This is a wonderful opportunity for us all to get our ONA properties spruced up and looking terrific for all of the guests who will be touring our neighborhood during the Historic Home Tour.

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