Redwood Heights Neighborhood News

by Denise Davila

NEWT Project Attracts Students The Peralta Creek Native Environment Watershed Transformation (pcNEWT) project at Rettig Ave. and Wisconsin St. has taken root as an outdoor education site right in our own backyard. RH classes walked to the creek and planted a wide variety of native plants with the help of NEWT volunteers. Classes from other nearby schools such as Laurel and Sequoia are interested in participating, too. The site will be featured on the Bay Friendly Garden Tour, Sunday, April 30. All are welcome to participate in the pcNEWT project and donations are greatly appreciated. Contact us via e-Mail at pcNEWTproject\@yahoo.com, or phone Denise, 531-3930. Register for Summer Camp Redwood Heights Recreation Center Summer Camps are among the most popular in the city. Online registration begins March 1. Mail-in registration begins March 3, and forms must be postmarked between March 3 and 17. Walk-in registration begins March 20. Phone the Rec. Center at 482-7827. Multicultural Celebration Redwood Heights School invites you to share in the community's 19th annual celebration of diversity on Saturday, March 11, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the RH School Playground, 4401 39th Avenue. Musicians from the Bret Harte jazz band and local world-music combos are sure to entertain and delight audiences. March 23 History Night The Redwood Heights Neighborhood Association hosts its second annual History Night at 7 p.m. in the RH School auditorium, 4401 39th Ave., on Thursday, March 23. Bill Caldwell, author of Oakland, A Photographic Journey, will present a slide show and share his insights into Oakland history. Everyone is invited to swap stories and share photographs about the good old days in the community. Adult admission is $5; children are free. Refreshments are available for a nominal fee. E-mail RHneighbors\@yahoo.com or visit www.redwood-heights.org. Helping HUGS The Helping Us Grow Stronger (HUGS) program at RH School allows children who are experiencing mild to moderate difficulties in or out of school to receive supportive, confidential services. Unfortunately, funding has stopped for this valuable program, but you can help. RH School will take unwanted items off your hands at a huge yard sale benefiting HUGS. The school welcomes household items, furniture, bikes, toys, books, CDs, videos, and gently used clothing (please, no exercise equipment, computers, or electronics). Drop off your donations at RH School beginning March 22, and don't miss the sale on Saturday, March 25, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the RH Playground, 4401 39th Ave. Contact Christina Koci Hernandez at ckoci\@sfchronicle.com, or Renee Miller at Davidm222\@sbcglobal.net. Be a Student for a Day at Holy Names U. On Saturday, March 25, enjoy lectures, music, and art. Registration begins at 9 a.m. The day will conclude with a wine reception in the beautiful lobby of the Valley Center for the Performing Arts (VCPA) on the HNU campus. The lineup includes such topics as primates and their lessons for humans, new alternative energy concepts and social justice, options for the poor in Christian theology, and an update about what's going on in outer space, presented by a NASA scientist. For details, see www.hnu.edu, or call Donna Chan at 436-1240. Admission for the entire day is $40.