Hanna and Becka

A couple of years ago I posted a story about our two dogs, Hanna and Becka.  Link: http://dhsa1.blogspot.com/2009/07/dignowity-dog-tale.html.  We found these two dogs in 1996. Someone had dumped them on property belonging to our church and so we christen them with biblical names. Hanna had black and white markings while Becka was all black except in her later years she got a touch of white around her face.  For over to 15 years both of these dogs were an intimate part of our family and made us laugh with their antics. At one point in their lives they were visitation dogs and they visited a local nursing home for 10 years as part of the Paws for Services program. Sadly, last September we lost Hanna to old age and last week was Becka's turn.  I don't know if there's such a thing as doggy heaven but my hope is that Becka is now with Hanna.

Fire Station # 1

Fire Station #1 opened for business today! The fire station is located on Cherry and Nolan Streets in Dignowity Hill. This is the headquarters station for the San Antonio Fire Dept and a great addition to our neighborhood! We attended the "hose uncoupling" ceremony and mingled with neighbors and city officials.

Historic Home Owners Fair

What a day! Attended and participated in the Historic Homeowner's Fair at Jefferson High School. What a fun day! Lots of networking and sharing of ideas. Caught up with friends from other historic neighborhoods and made new ones! I'm always amazed how many folk know about Dignowity Hill! Met some potential new neighbors. Exciting, can't wait to see how they will do with the place they are buying!

Mystery Solved

The historic street signs have been going up in the historic district for the last several weeks. But up until this weekend no one had actually seen any city crews installing the signs. The signs seemed to magically appear from one day to the next on different intersections in the neighborhood. Well, I finally spotted a crew installing some signs this weekend. I caught up with Mr Romo and Mr Gonzalez from the city's public works department working on the corner of Olive and Lamar. Looking good!

Bowden School Supply Drive a Great Success!

The school supply drive for Bowden Elementary School was a great success! The neighborhood association in partnership with several businesses and other groups presented the school with backpacks and school supplies that will be used by the teachers and students through out the coming school year. Thanks to all who contributed and helped make this come together!

Alamo Brewery Proposal Gets the Nod

The neighborhood has spoken! The neighborhood association has officially taken a stance in supporting the proposed micro brewery concept next to the Hays Street Bridge. The city and our council woman have been standing on the sidelines and telling everyone that support from the neighborhood for the brewery was critical in moving forward. At this week's association meeting the members present voted to support the brewery rather than seeing another park come into the neighborhood. So the message has now been delivered!

Historic Street Signs

After over a year of raising funds and working with the city the first historic street signs have been installed in the Dignowity Hill Historic District! Check them out!