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FALL 2012 � Rosemary Gardens Neighborhood Association San Jose, California � Volume No. 3, Issue No. 4

Neighborhood meet, greet toprevent crime on the streetBY LARA SPRINKLES

On Tuesday, August 7, the Rose-mary Gardens Neighborhood Associ-ation (RGNA) held its 12th NationalNight Out Ice Cream Social.

National Night Out is a neighbor-

hood awareness event to promotecommunity-police partnerships inan effort to combat crime.

At our neighborhood event, 21gallons of ice cream, several pounds

RGNA’s National Night Out Ice Cream Social included a tour of a police car.

Officer and neighbor Raul Peralez meets with neighbors Didier and Elaine Margairaz.Photos by Monika Marrow

Hello neighborsand friendsGreetings from all of the students, staff

and families at Bachrodt CharterAcademy! School is in full swing at

BCA and the school year is off to a great start!We are excited to share some news fromBachrodt with the RGNA neighborhood.

Prior to the first day of school, studentsattended a Back to School Kick Off event onSaturday, August 11. Students and parentshad the opportunity to meet teachers andfind out what class they were in. There wasa uniform fashion show and a big resourcefair where families could find all of the in-formation they would need to make it agreat school year. The back to school eventhas become a wonderful Bachrodt traditionover the last several years.

Classes began on August15 and students are alreadybusy! The kindergartenstudents had some time totransition to school with ahalf day schedule for thefirst two weeks of school.They are now on a regular,full day schedule and areexcited to be at Bachrodt.

The PTA sponsored a family movie nightunder the stars on Friday, August 24. Over100 families attended this special event, en-joying popcorn, nachos and being togetherto celebrate another school year. The PTAwill be sponsoring after school enrichmentclasses again this year. Students will be ableto participate in art, choir and dance classesduring the semester. Students and theirfamilies will enjoy PTA sponsored eventsall semester, including more movie nights,a Halloween carnival, the annual TurkeyTrot walk-a-thon and a holiday celebration.

The Bachrodt community wishes to thankthe RGNA for their support and for workingwith us to provide a safe and friendly neigh-borhood where our chldren can go to school.We are looking forward to another great year!

Sincerely,Heidi WolcottPTA officer, neighbor and parent

HEIDI WOLCOTTVice President,Bachrodt PTA

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[ NATIONAL NIGHT OUT ]

Name: Bonita ‘Bo’ HoffmanMilitary cryptographer, cancer fighter, history buff

Inspirational Neighbor

How long has she lived in Rosemary Gardens?

Bonita Hoffman, aka Bo, BornApril 19, 1928 is the Daughter oforiginal house owner on ForestallAve. Her father Cornelius SprayHoffman died Nov. 1961 and motherMildred Hoffman died Nov. 1980.She moved into the neighborhood inNovember 1948.

A little about yourself?Bo has never married, has no chil-

dren, and had one brother and twosisters.

She served her country and wassworn in Feb. 28, 1949. After basictraining Bo was stationed overseas(Heidelberg Germany – Head Quar-ters European Command) for 3 yrs.as a cryptographer. She was part ofan elite team who transmitted codemessages for the military. Being inthe military gave her the opportu-

nity to travel all over the world andthe United States except threeAlaska, Hawaii, & West Virginia.

Bo graduated at University HighSchool in Oakland & completed oneterm of College at San Jose State.She retired from the police depart-ment as a Liaison in 1983.

Favorite hobbies and pasttimesBo enjoys watching Historical

movies.Her favorite book of all time read-

ing is To Kill A Mocking Bird.

What else we should know about BoShe has been fighting Breast Can-

cer since 1965 (radical mastectomyan experiment treatment) & 1969 re-lapse and removed everything else.Forty years later another relapse oc-curred. Now currently taking exper-imental pills for treatment (neverhad to have chemotherapy, or ra-dium treatments). Keep in mind at

the time of this interview Bo is 84years old.

Bo’s message to our neighborsShe may not get around much in

the neighborhood, but enjoys ournewsletters.

For anyone who is reading this ar-ticle she wants them to remember tomake a lot of good memories. “Goout and live, so it’ll see you outthrough your old age.”

of various toppings and ap-proximately 250 residentscame together in what — ac-cording to many residents —was the best ice cream socialin recent years.

Many residents were ableto meet with members ofSan Jose Police Departmentthroughout the event, andthose who stayed to the veryend were treated to an ap-pearance by San Jose FireStation #5 firefighters and afire engine.

The RGNA would like tothank Joseph and CindyFota, who not only organizedthis event, but organized the

very first National Night Outfor the neighborhood andthank you to the followingvolunteers who helped makethis event so successful:Laura Aguilar

Margaret Amaro

Rafael Culian

Madeline Damiano

Tracy Deitschman

Gilda DeSimone

Angelica Echaves-Rodriguez

Kevin Farmer

Erik Lupercio

Rudy Medina

Gloria Medina

Mary Moreno

Michelle O'Connor

Randy Persaud

Devin Persaud

Nathan Rawlings

La'Keith Thomas

Clifford Thompson

Philip Wootton

Luke Zagar

Liz MoscatoThe RGNA would also like

to thank AirGas and GeorgeFota at Rose Garden AutoCarefor their donations to thisevent, and Sean O'Connor, ourunofficial ice cream taste tester.

Volunteers, donations made ice cream social a success

ALSO: Special thanks to Bo Hoffman for providing us with the original Rosemary Gardensmarketing brochure (see next page) that her family kept after moving to the neighborhood.

Norma McEntire joins OfficerPeralez in a photo.

Photo by Monika Marrow

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The online issue:www.rgna.org

RGNA was proud to roll out our newwebsite in our Summer issue of RosemaryGardens Neighborly. The site will featureup to date information regarding all thingsRosemary Gardens. Our easy to navigatesite will feature Home, What’s Happening,Calendar, Newsletter, Historical and Con-tact Us pages. This issue will feature infor-mation that is currently on the site andsome information regarding what we wantfrom you, our neighbor.

Monika and Corry Addison, new Rose-mary Garden neighbors, created a userfriendly website. They tried to feature allthings Rosemary Gardens from the streetsigns, to the grass and rosemary pictures.Corry went to city hall and photographedthe original Tract map and declarationfrom 1946.

Home PageThis page features a Google Map of Rose-

mary Gardens. Check here for the latestupdates or important updates on every-thing from what’s happening this week tomissing animals and neighborhood warn-ings/crime.

Please call or email RGNAwebmaster@gmail.com to help us add the latest infor-mation.

What’s HappeningThis page will feature all things Rose-

mary Gardens from Yard Sales to Picnics.

NewsletterFind the latest issue of Rosemary Gar-

dens Neighborly, browse through past is-sues and print pages.

HistoricalExplore the past of our great neighbor-

hood.

CalendarCheck here to find the dates for the

Board meeting, recycle drive, annual pic-nic, neighborhood yard sales and more.

Contact UsFor the RGNA phone number and e-mail

addresses to RGNA President Lara Sprin-kles, the Rosemary Gardens NeighborlyNewsletter editor and the RGNA.org Web-master.

[ VISIT US ON THE WEB ]

First of an eight-part seriesThe original marketing brochure

for McKeon Construction Company

(above) touts all the benefits of living

in Rosemary Gardens. All 8 pages

of the brochure are available at

www.RGNA.org, and we will feature

one page in each issue of Rosemary

Gardens Neighborly. The RGNA.org

website (left) is created and managed

by neighborhood volunteers Monika

and Corry Addison.

help make

& yourfamily a

our world

Dispose of your medicine properlyDon’t flush or pour your expired or unused

medicine down a toilet, sink or drain.

Nearest drop-off location for Rosemary Gardens:

Office of the Sherriff, Santa Clara County - Main Lobby55 W. Younger St., San Jose 95110

little safer

MARK YOUR CALENDARSNeighborhood dates to remember

September 8 8 a.m. Recycle DriveVolunteers: Meet at 1369 San Juan Drive at 8:00 a.m.

September 8 8-11 a.m. Neighborhood Clean-UpDumpsters will be provided on both Sonora Ave. and FerrariAve. Neighbors must have postcard from City of San Jose.

September 13 7-9 p.m. Board MeetingOpen for all neighborhood residents to attendLocation: Sonoma Chicken Coop, 90 Skyport Dr.

September 16 11a.m.-3 p.m. Neighborhood PicnicOur annual Fall Festival - See Flyer inserted into this issue.Location: At the Bachrodt Academy Playground (park onForrestal Ave.)

October 6 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Neighborhood Yard SaleOur large neighborhood yard sale will be advertised andsignage will be posted around the area. A $2 donation willbe collected during the day. More info at left of page.

October 11 7-9 p.m. Board MeetingOpen for all neighborhood residents to attendLocation: Sonoma Chicken Coop, 90 Skyport Dr.

October 13 8:30 a.m. Recycle DriveVolunteers: Meet at 1369 San Juan Avenue at 8:00 a.m.

November 10 8:30 a.m. Recycle & Warmth DriveIn addition to our monthly recycle drive, in November wecollect clothes for donation to InnVision Silicon Valley.Volunteers: Meet at 1369 San Juan Avenue at 8:00 a.m.

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PLEASE CALL FOR APPOINTMENT

(408) 286-2424

249 E. Hedding Street

San Jose (8th & Hedding)

Kevin Farmer

HANDYMAN(408) 892-7390

Painting • Plumbing • Electrical

Tile • CementRGNA thanks Kevin for his help with

National Night Out and our Annual Picnic!

SAVE THE DATE!

Rosemary Gardens Neighborhood Association

Autumn Yard SaleSaturday, October 6, 8 a.m.- 4 p.m.

$2 will be collected the day of the sale, which will help defray the cost of advertising.

Tips for a successful yard sale:

Group items that are the same price.

Keep pricing simple, like 25 cents, 50 cents or $1.

Have bags available for people who purchase multiple items.The RGNA Neighborhood Yard Sale is advertised by the

association through local media and large signs posted in the area.

On Saturday Nov. 10, atthe same time as ourmonthlyRecycle Drive,

we will be collecting gentlyused blankets, coats andsweaters. Our donations willbe given to InnVision SiliconValley, a local organizationhelping to provide basicneeds services. Donationsmust be clean and in good

condition. Please no electricblankets.

Place your donation ofblankets, coats and sweatersin a plastic bag. Clearly labelthis bag as “Warmth DriveDonation” and place themon the curb next to your re-cyclables.

Thank you for your dona-tion.

November Warmth Drive