By Shelley Thomas

Out in the heat there were families parading with kids in wagons and strollers decorated to the hilt. There were a few adults on bikes and in costume passing out candy and winning the affection of every child. Seventy-five people gathered at Peabody school for the first CY Fourth of July celebration last month. After a parade around the block, everyone returned to the intersection of Young and Tanglewood where Memphis Firefighters were passing out T-shirts and books to eager little ones. A blast of water from two fire trucks resembling Niagara Falls served as the grand finale. Even the parents got a little wet, but they didn’t seem to mind in the sun’s sweltering rays. Some stuck around to hear the band while children enjoyed popsicles and playing in the play area.

Fourth of July plans are already being discussed for next year with the hopes that this will become an annual event. If you attended this inaugural celebration, thanks for coming and everyone mark your calendars now to join us next year on July 4th.

By Emily Bishop

Aunt Cicely is taking a much-deserved break this month but will be back in the June issue with new tales to tell about what has been happening in our neighborhood. She left us with these great photos from the Easter egg hunt on March 27th at the community playgound at Peabody School. Folks from the Neighborhood Church invited all the neighbors in Cooper-Young  to the playground, where they hid about 1,000 eggs and held three different age-
appropriate hunts for the children. Families 
came with picnic lunches and enjoyed visiting and watching the excitement. Photos with the Easter Bunny were a highlight of the day.

1.    Josh Spickler with his son, Patrick, who is keeping an eye on the big furry bunny.

2.  Asuka and Evan Yow of Walker Avenue

4.  Calvin Leitzell of Nelson Avenue

4. Ozge Kovarik with her boys, Darrin and Asher, checking out their basket of eggs.

5.  Adrianne Braun with daughter Cecilia Ross in her blue Easter bonnet.

6.  Members of this fall’s entering kindergarten class at Peabody:  Walt Spickler, Adam Grisham, Maddox Kelley, Meredith Lareau, and Charlotte Blondis.

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