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Adopt a Tree Program

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With 75 newly planted trees at Lafayette and SCAPA, it is a daunting task to water, mulch, and weed if only one or two people take care of all the trees. So we are asking for your help. If you would be willing to adopt a tree (or trees), here is what we would ask of you:

1. Let us know which tree(s) you want to adopt. We will place an adoption tag on your tree with your name on it so that others know that tree is taken. Email Melinda Smith at picadomeneighborhood@gmail. com, with which tree(s) and how exactly you would like your name listed. Examples: This tree adopted by: “The Johnson Family” or “Sam Johnson”-however you prefer. Melinda will get the tags made and give them to you to place on your tree(s).

2. WATERING According to our arborist, each tree needs 10-15 gallons of water per week – water must be able to soak in and not run off. If it does rain – it must be a soaking rain to count – and needs to be at least 1” of rain. The watering is needed throughout the summer and fall months as needed.  You can use three 5-gallon buckets. Several of our neighbors have been able to obtain free 5 gallon buckets from local restaurants. For two of the buckets,  you would punch holes in the bottom and sit them at the base of your tree so that when they are filled with water, it soaks in slowly.  The third you would use to fill up your first two buckets.  Be sure and reclaim your buckets after the water has seeped through for use next time. If you would like information on obtaining those buckets, contact Jim DeBruyne (jmdebruyne@gmail.com).

3. WEEDING Also please pull any weeds around the tree so that the Lafayette maintenance staff will not feel the need to mow very close to the tree. If they do, and accidentally hit the tree, it creates a wound that can allow disease and insects into the tree.

4. If you find you can no longer care for the tree(s), please contact Jim DeBruyne (jmdebruyne@gmail.com) so that he can arrange a new volunteer for your tree.

Special Note: If you will be out of town for longer than week and can’t find anyone to care for your trees in your absence, contact Jim DeBruyne from the PNA Board who is heading up the tree nurturing program. He will find a substitute for you. His email is Jim DeBruyne (jmdebruyne@gmail.com).

Thank you so much for helping us create a supportive and beautiful community in our neighborhood.

Lafayette’s 75th Celebration This Weekend

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Lafayette’s 75th Anniversary will be held this Friday and Saturday.  Hundreds of former alumni are expected to attend.  Picadome Neighbors who are not alumni are also invited. Please help us welcome these guests into our neighborhood by being understanding that there is limited parking for such a large event. Many guests will have to park along our neighborhood streets.

Lafayette High School

Lafayette High School

Beginning at 5 pm on Friday, former faculty, staff and alumni will gather in the library to reconnect.  There will be tours available.  There will be a sock hop in the gym where the band will be an alumni band.  On Saturday, 10:30 am, alumni will meet with their respective classes.  At 1 pm, all are invited to attend performances by Lafayette’s band and orchestra.  The master of ceremonies will be Tom Hammond (class of 1962), who is the voice of the Kentucky Derby and a longtime sportscaster for NBC. Former Governors John Y Brown Jr. (Class of 52) and Ernie Fletcher (class of 1969) will speak.

Update: 75 Trees for 75 Years

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lafayette reed trees  stadium trees trees in front of gym

On March 21, we successfully planted 75 trees on the grounds of Lafayette High School.  However, after the planting, we discovered that 23 of the trees had been planted too deeply. According to Dave Leonard, certified arborist and volunteer consultant on this project, trees will die if planted too deeply.  We had to devise a plan to lift the trees.

Thanks to 10 determined volunteers working over Saturday and Sunday, all 23 trees that needed to be raised up in their beds, now have been!  All that will be needed in the next few weeks is mulching with the wood chips that Dave Leonard, has generously offered to donate and deliver. When the wood chips are delivered, we will be adding mulch to each of the 75 trees. Thank you to all who gave time this weekend for this great project!

75 Trees for 75 Years

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Sponsored by the Picadome Neighborhood Association

 

  • Please help us at 9:00 AM on Saturday, March 21st, Lafayette High School’s Beeler Auditorium to help us set trees in already drilled holes.
  • Please bring a shovel.
  • Tree holes will be pre-drilled and the trees will be set via machinery.
  • All that will be required of volunteers is to fill the holes with dirt, and place mulch around the tree.
  • March 22 will be used to finish the planting (if necessary).  
  • Trees will be planted on the grounds near the school and also in the empty green space located on Vista Street.
  • RSVP to Picadome Neighborhood if you can help. We need to know how many volunteers we can expect so we can plan accordingly. Please join us!

 

The Picadome Neighborhood Association extends gratitude to those who have donated, allowing 75 Trees for 75 Years to be a success!

 

Joey Svec and Barrett Partners, Hugh Bloomfield and H&K Grading and Excavation LLC, David Bach and Outbach Farms, David Leonard, Arborist, Southland Perk, Donut Days, Home Depot, Bluegrass Carpet and Upholstery, Sunbelt Rentals, Worley’s Nursery,  LFUCG Council, 75 Years at Lafayette, SCAPA, Sharon Wilham and the Wilham Family, Sandy Shafer and the Shafer Family, Ken Davis and the Davis Family, The McCloud Family, The Jansen Family, M. Susan Gobber and the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, Lafayette High School Girls of the 60s, Lafayette High School Class of 1953, Lafayette High School Class of 1954, Lafayette High School Class of 1957, Lafayette High School Class of 1967, Lafayette High School Class of 1994, The Lafayette Y-Club, The Lafayette Beta Club, The Lafayette International Tutoring Club

 

SPRING NEIGHBORS MEETING: MARCH 17, 2015-7:00 PM

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Location: Helm Hall, SCAPA, 400 Lafayette Parkway. Enter through the glass doors at the covered walkway area facing Lafayette Parkway and follow signs to Helm Hall

March Meeting Topics

NEW TREES COMING TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
NEW TREES COMING TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD

 

  • Neighborhood Matching Grant Award
  • Volunteers Needed for Tree Planting at Lafayette High School
  • Lafayette 75th Anniversary Celebration

NEIGHBORHOOD MATCHING GRANT AWARD FOR PICADOME NEIGHBORHOOD

We are pleased to report that Sandy Shafer and Laurie Fields successfully applied for a grant to benefit our neighborhood. Our neighborhood has received funds to plant 75 trees at Lafayette High School in honor of their 75th Anniversary and additional plants in the empty green space on Lafayette Parkway. This grant requires that the winning neighborhood provide volunteer and monetary match toward the grant. Please help us with the planting of the trees on Saturday March 21st.

WE NEED YOU! VOLUNTEERS NEEDED LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL 75th ANNIVERSARY TREE PLANTING SPONSORED BY PICADOME NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION

SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 9:00AM

Lafayette High School in 1941
Lafayette High School in 1941

Please help us at 9:00 AM on Saturday, March 21st, Lafayette High School’s Beeler Auditorium to help us set trees in already drilled holes. Please bring a shovel. Tree holes will be pre-drilled and the trees will be set via machinery. All that will be required of volunteers is to fill the holes with dirt, and place mulch around the tree. March 22 will be used to finish the planting (if necessary). Kindly RSVP to Picadomeneighborhood@gmail.com if you can join us. We want to know how many volunteers we can count on so we can plan accordingly. Please join us!

 

Street Tree Workshop

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Date: Tuesday, July 15th, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Location: Lafayette High School, meet at Beeler Auditorium, 400 Reed Lane.

Learn more about how street trees benefit the urban environment. Tim Query, Lexington’s Urban Forester, will explain the value of street trees to our neighborhood and give training on how to inventory street trees. We are looking for volunteers to help with the inventory of street trees in our neighborhood. The tree inventory can be conducted at your convenience.

If you would like to volunteer for the inventory but can’t make the training, contact Laurie Fields or (859) 327-9848.

PNA Creek Clean-Up

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Date:  Saturday, May 24th, 1-5:00 p.m.

Location:  Lafayette Parkway and South Bendstream cleanup

 

Join your neighbors in a spring clean-up of invasive weeds and plant in Wolf Run Creek along Lafayette Parkway and South Bend.  Wear protective clothing- long sleeves and long pants are recommended.  Bring pruning shears, loppers, saws, etc.  Contact Laurie Fields (859) 327-9848 to join the crew.  Your time counts as matching funds for our stream restoration/water quality grant-which translate into more trees, shrubs and flowers to beautify the creek and our neighborhood!

 

 

Learn more about our neighborhood streams!

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May 18, 2014 at 2 pm – enter the flood plain off Bob O Link Drive at Jacana.

Join our stream restoration team and Friends of Wolf Run as we will walk along the creek to look at what’s surviving from prior year’s stream buffer restoration and what may need to be replaced.  We will do some invasive weed control (Honeysuckle sprouts, Tree of Heaven regrowth, multi-flora rose control).  Bring your gloves, pruners, saws, etc. to tackle the removal.

Grant discussion will take place after the stream walk.

Fire grant pays for free smoke and carbon monoxide detectors

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In the United States, two thirds of all residential fire deaths occur in homes without a working smoke detector. Your first line of defense in a residential fire is early detection. A working detector could help you and your family get out safely.

The Lexington Fire Department is committed to Fire Prevention and the safety of our citizens. Through a federal grant and the work of our Fire Prevention Bureau, we have purchased smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors and 9-volt batteries. The Fire Department will be installing new detectors and detector batteries free of charge to Fayette County citizens who are over the age of 50 or disabled.

For more information on our smoke detector program you can contact the Lexington Fire Department Community Services at (859) 231-5668 or go to http://www.lexingtonky.gov/index.aspx?recordid=117&page=1438

PNA Picnic Enjoyed Great Weather, Fun and Community

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Thanks to all the neighbors who came, brought food, games and supplies for all to enjoy!