This holiday commemorates Christopher Columbus’s first landing in the Americas on October 12, 1492. Beginning in the late 19th century, Italian-Americans began to honor the day as a celebration of their heritage, as Columbus is widely believed to be of Italian origin. In 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed the federal holiday.
Recycling
The City of Houston is now accepting:
- Plastics #1-#5; #7 (Please Rinse & Drain): Plastic Bottles, Jars, Jugs, Tubs & Lids: milk, water, juice, soft drink, beer, Salad dressing, condiment, cooking oil, sauces, squeezable bottles & jars; Laundry & dishwashing detergent, medicine, mouthwash, cosmetic & shampoo bottles; cat litter jugs; yogurt, butter, margarine, ice cream (tubs & lids); coffee can lids
- Plastic Items Not Accepted: All #6 plastics (including Styrofoam), plastic bags, packaging material, meat food trays, food wrap, toys and furniture.
- corrugated cardboard
- newspapers
- telephone books
- envelopes
- home and office paper
- magazines
- used motor oil
National Night Out – October 3, 2017
A GREAT NIGHT TO GET TO KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORS
When: Tuesday, October 3, 2017
NNO is an excellent opportunity to meet, greet, and eat with your immediate neighbors. In the event of an emergency, break-in, or suspicious activity it makes good sense to know your neighbors enough to be on the alert or be available to help.
NNO is designed to:
- heighten crime prevention awareness,
- generate support for, and participation in, local anticrime programs,
- strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships, and
- send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.
Please talk to your block captain and neighbors to plan a social get together for your block. Each block is encouraged to come together, it can be as simple as volunteering your driveway for people to meet at or some blocks like to join together and bring food and drinks, the important thing is that we take the time to meet our new neighbors and continue to build on friendships from the past. Lazybrook will prosper when each of us take the time build a relationship with our neighbors and take pride in where we live.