Guest speaker "Charlie Bee" Charlie Agar Jan 8, 2024
Charlie Agar has a local bee removal business, is a bee keeper, bee rescuer and even has a reality TV series on PBS. The second season will be broadcast this spring of 2024.
Charlie pointing out the thousands of worker bees and the ONE Queen Bee.
Friends President Leslie Dey presents Charlie Agar with our Landa Park Book. Thank you for a great presentation, Charlie!
Burial of 175 Anniversary Time Capsule
"Since 1845" Committee
Friends For Landa Park Participating
"Since 1845" Committee
The committee also joined by Mayor Barron Casteel and Mayor Rusty Brockman
Grab interest
Friends For Landa Park Participating
"Since 1845" Committee
New Braunfels' citizens came out on the last day of Wurstfest to watch a bit of history taking place.
Friends For Landa Park Participating
Friends For Landa Park Participating
Friends For Landa Park Participating
Friends' book "New Braunfels' Historic Landa Park, Its Springs & Its People" was buried in the new capsule. The capsule will stay buried for another 25 years.
Landa Family Memorial: Bench & Garden Dedication Sept. 30, 2021
Mayor Rusty Brockman opened the ceremony, along with Presentation of Colors and Pledge of Allegiance by New Braunfels Fire Dept Color Guard
Honorees: Arlene Krueger Seales, Rosemarie Leissner Gregory, & Kirk Gregory
New Braunfels Firefighters Pipes & Drums
Friends for the Preservation of Historic Landa Park President, Tim Barker honoring the authors of the book New Braunfels' Historic Landa Park, Its Springs & Its People
Beautiful painting by New Braunfels artist, Jane Felts Mauldin of our new Butterfly benches and butterfly garden at the Landa Family Memorial
Friends 2020 Officers & Board Members
Back Row (L-R)
Leslie Dey (Advisor); Gay Woodward (Webmaster); Michael Buley (Vice President); Tim Barker (President); Dale Lafferty (Board)
Front Row (L-R)
Vanda Babich (Secy); Merry Saegert (Board); John Davis (Communications); Dwight Micklethwait (Board); Abbie Rutledge (Past Pres); Violet Tanneberger (Chaplain)
Not pictured: Jo Heideman (Treasurer)
Meeting News
General Meeting Sept 9, 2019
Abbie Rutledge (L), President of Friends presents a copy of the Landa Park Book in appreciation to program presenters Allison Humphries & Alyssa Soechting from the Greater New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce, Convention & Visitors Bureau. The topic was "Celebration of the 175th Anniversary of the City of New Braunfels in 2020".
Recognition & Bench Dedication April 8, 2019
Letter From Friends' VP Tim Barker
Dear New Braunfels Department of Parks & Recreation,
Friends for the Preservation of Historic Landa Park hosted Recognition Day 4/8/19
on Gazebo Circle. The event was attended by 80 individuals who came to recognize
Senior Members of the New Braunfels Garden Club and Authors of the Landa Park Book
and to dedicate Legacy Benches (3) in honor of Bill Schumann, in memory of Bill Kolodzie
and in memory of Marie Offerman. Spring Run #3 was beautifully clear and babbling
for the Schumann and Kolodzie benches while Landa Lake glimmered for the location of the
bench for Offerman.
The exceptional assistance and cooperation of Landa Park personnel was stellar and made Recognition Day truly a momentous occasion. Landa Park looks the best I have witnessed in the 30 years of being its neighbor—thanks to the dedicated care provided by ALL Parks personnel.
Sincerely,
Tim Barker
Friends for the Preservation of Historic Landa Park
Special Recognition and Bench Dedication Event April 8, 2018
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Friends President Leslie Dey presenting speaker Dr. Rob Dussler with an honorarium of New Braunfels' Historic Landa Park: Its Springs and Its People. Dr. Dussler is Chief Education Officer and Director of Spring Lake Operations and member of the Senior Leadership Team for The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment at Texas State University. 1-14-2019
Friends sponsors new sidewalk in Landa Park
Ribbon Cutting ceremony for new sidewalks on Gazebo Circle in Landa Park. Sidewalks were sponsored by Friends for the Preservation of Historic Landa Park and the New Braunfels Parks Foundation. 1-14-2019
Award Time!
Rosemarie Gregory, 2016 Seele Education Award winner, with Mayor pro tem Wayne Peters. New Braunfels Parks & Rec Volunteer Appreciation Dinner, September 2016.
Wein & Saengerfest 2017
Friends participated in this annual event downtown New Braunfels. We had Native American artifacts on display along with our new book on Landa Park. So many friendly folks stopped by to share their childhood memories of going to Landa Park.
January 2018 Meeting Guest Speakers
NBU Chief Operating Officer (L) Al Kaufmann, NBU Chief Executive Officer (Middle) Ian Taylor, and NBU Dir. of Water Services (R) Trino Pedraza, with Friends President Tim Barker