Join Us for National Night Out!

Ridglea North Neighborhood Association is excited to host National Night Out, a fantastic evening dedicated to strengthening our community bonds and fostering connections with local law enforcement. It is TONIGHT, Tuesday, October 1st from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM at Berney Park for this much-anticipated event!

What is National Night Out?

National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign celebrated across the United States, aimed at promoting neighborhood camaraderie, safety awareness, and stronger relationships with public safety officials. It’s a night for neighbors to meet each other, enhance the sense of community, and discuss ways to make Ridglea North a safer, more welcoming place.

Event Highlights:

• Meet and Greet with First Responders – Take this opportunity to meet local police officers, firefighters, and emergency personnel. They’ll be on hand to answer questions and give safety tips.
• Food & Fun – Enjoy refreshments, snacks, and delicious treats from Agape Pops. 
• Family-Friendly Activities – Bring the whole family! There will be games, activities, and entertainment for kids of all ages, even adults with a table for voter registration!
• Neighborhood Updates – RNNA board members will be there to share updates on upcoming events, community projects, and ways you can get involved.

• Sponsors – We'd like to thank our local business sponsors for helping to make National Night Out successful, even with a park that's under construction. Thanks to ACE Hardware, the Fort Work Library, and Agape Pops for bringing our community together, and the more, the merrier!

We can’t wait to see you at Berney Park as we celebrate community spirit, safety, and the strength of Ridglea North! Let’s make this National Night Out one to remember!

Get Ready for Spooktacular Fun:

Halloween Decoration Contest!

Do you have the most haunted house on the block? Does your yard transform into a frightful wonderland every Halloween? Then it's time to show off your decorating skills! The Ridglea North Neighborhood Association (RNNA) is thrilled to announce our Halloween Decoration Contest for a chance to win Yard of the Month honors!

Contest Details:

• Entry Period: Now through October 21st
• Judging Date: October 21st-24th
• Winner Announcement: October 31st (Halloween!)

How to Participate:

Decorate your yard with all the ghouls, ghosts, and goblins you can imagine! Whether you go for spooky, whimsical, or full-on horror, we encourage you to get creative. All homes within the Ridglea North neighborhood are automatically entered, so all you need to do is decorate!

Prizes:

• Yard of the Month Sign: The winner will receive the coveted Yard of the Month sign to display proudly, showing the entire neighborhood that you have the best Halloween display.
• Gift Card to a Local Business: To sweeten the deal, the winner will also receive a gift card to a local nursery and another something special, perfect for treating yourself after all that hard decorating work!

Playground and Park Update

We have some exciting progress on the playground project! The playground equipment is expected to arrive on October 7th. Once it’s here, the pit will be filled with gravel for drainage, followed by a layer of mulch, making it more level with the concrete border, similar to the previous playground.

In other updates, we’ve had to repair the irrigation line twice due to mower damage, despite warning flags. Director of Parks & Green Spaces Christopher Griffins has added more flags and a wooden stake to mark the spot where dead trees were removed. We’re also planning to request new trees for those areas and may handle the planting ourselves, with assistance from the city’s tree program.

The flowers at the dedication memorial, planted on July 3rd, have been thriving, thanks to neighbor John Peloubjet’s daily watering. Some plants are suffering from a stem fungus, so we’ll remove them soon and likely plant something new for autumn in October.

Friendly Reminder: For the safety and comfort of everyone, please remember to keep your dogs on a leash while in the park. Let’s all work together to ensure a clean, safe, and enjoyable space for our neighbors and pets.

Stay tuned for more updates!

Many birds migrate at night. Every spring and fall, they soar across Texas in flocks by the hundreds of millions. Our night sky becomes a super highway of birds! Unfortunately, birds are attracted to light, so brightly-lit homes and buildings can confuse and disorient them. They often collide with windows and walls. It's hard to believe, but we lose up to one billion birds to collisions in the US every year. If by chance they survive, hazards in the city abound, like busy streets, food scarcity, and feral cats. To keep Texas birds flying high, it’s as easy as flipping a switch – go Lights Out for Wildlife during peak spring and fall migration from 11 PM to 6 AM (Sep, Oct, & Nov / Mar, Apr, & May).

Things You Can Do:

• Certify your home, business, or building with Lights Out for Wildlife and inspire others with your commitment to conservation. It’s free!

• Turn off non-essential lights from 11 PM to 6 AM during peak spring and fall migration (Sept, Oct, & Nov / Mar, Apr, & May).

• Turn off or dim lobby and atrium lights.

• Turn off or dim interior home lighting.

• Turn off decorative landscape lighting.

• Turn off lights before leaving the home or office. 

• Draw blinds and close curtains.  

• Be sure outside lights are aimed down and well shielded. 

• Install motion sensors on outside lights to minimize use. 

Thank You to Mulholland’s + Hats for Sale!

We’d like to extend a huge thank you to Mulholland’s for offering us an amazing discount on custom hat printing! Thanks to their generosity, we are excited to announce that RNNA-branded hats are now available for purchase.

Get Your RNNA Hat for $25!

Show your neighborhood pride with our stylish Ridglea North hats, available for just $25. These high-quality hats are perfect for any occasion, and the best part is that all proceeds benefit RNNA’s neighborhood-building activities, helping us fund community events, park improvements, and more.

How to Purchase:

Hats will be available at our next community event, or you can order one by emailing us at rnna1930@gmail.com.

Thank you for your support, and a special shoutout to Mulholland’s for helping us bring these hats to life. Grab yours today and wear your Ridglea North pride with style!

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