See what's going on in March at River Oak...

1. Trash Compactor Bardstown Rd. It will be held on Saturday, March
Please let’s all work together to keep our community 10, 2012. Streets close down and Parade begins at
attractive and clean. Please place your trash inside 3:00pm at the corner of Broadway & Baxter.
the compactor and not next to it or on top of it. Floats/Units continue down Baxter to Bardstown
Push the YELLOW button to make sure trash is
Road. The Parade ends at Mid City Mall (Longest
compacted. Please, DO NOT dump large furniture
Ave.).
outside of the dumpster, there is no service for this
Streets re-open around 5:00pm. The after party and
type of disposal.
awards ceremony will be in the tent behind O'Shea's
2400 Mellwood Avenue
Irish Pub with live music by Eight Inch Elvis.
Louisville, KY 40206 Happy St. Patrick's Day!
502.895.1185 Don't miss the annual St. Patrick's Day parade on
www.riveroakapartments-prg.com
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River Oak Bracket
Challenge
Are you ready for the River Oak Bracket
challenge?! Fill out your bracket and
return to the office no later than the start
of the first tournament games (March 15,
2012) for a chance to win some rent $$$
and/or other great prizes! Stop in the
office or watch your door for official rules.
With several KY teams likely to make an
appearance in the big dance, we should
be assured an exciting March indeed!
Current residents can pick up their
bracket Monday, March 12, 2012. *There
is no fee to participate, but residents must
not have a current outstanding balance*
Calendar
March Madness Mar 1. Rent is Due.
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball victories. The University of Kentucky is Mar 5. Last day to pay rent.
Mar 11. Daylight Savings Time Begins. (Spring
Championship, more commonly second with 7 titles, and Indiana Forward!)
known as March Madness, has University and the University of North Mar 15. Last day to turn in brackets.
become one of the most popular Mar 17. St. Patrick’s Day.
Carolina are tied for third with 5. 2010
sporting events in the US. The
champion Duke University ranks fifth
tournament was the brainchild of Ohio Spring Office Hours
with 4 national titles. It's impossible to
State coach Harold Olsen and was first
Spring is coming, and with extended daylight
held in 1939. It has been won most say who will win it this year, but even if
comes extended office hours. Starting March
often by UCLA who hold 11 national you are not a hoops fan, it's fun to pick
1, 2012 our office will operate from 9 AM - 6
titles, and the legendary John Wooden a team to follow and get caught up in
PM Mon- Fri, and 10 AM - 5 PM on Saturday.
was the coach for 10 of those 11 the madness.
Leasing Center Hours: M-F 9.00 AM-6.00 PM, SAT 10.00 AM-5.00 PM, SUN Closed MAR2012
*All offers subject to change.

2. MA R CH
Rent is Due.
1 17 St. Patrick's Day
thu UK vs Georgia 9 PM sat
2 18
fri sun
3 U of L @ Syracuse 4PM 19
sat mon
4 UK @ Floriday NOON 20
sun tue
Fun Facts about
5 Last Day to Pay Rent. 21 Good Luck Charms
mon wed
• ncient Romans regarded opals as good luck
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Rent is Late (10% fee)
6 22 charms because they were reminded of a rainbow,
tue BIG EAST TOURNEY Begins (Mar6-10) thu which was also considered lucky.
• t was considered good luck in ancient times to
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7 23 break the wedding cake over the head of the bride.
wed fri The wedding guests gathered up the crumbs to
keep as good luck charms. Today we eat the cake
8 SEC Tournament begins (Mar 8-11) 24 (lucky us!).
thu sat
• n Eastern Europe, garlic and onions are thought
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9 25 to bring good luck and ward off any evil spirits.
fri sun
• ake sure your horseshoes all hang with the open
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10 St. Patrick's Day Parade 26 end up. Convention has it that all of the luck will
pour out otherwise.
sat mon
• ow did four leaf clovers come to be considered
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11 Selection Sunday 27 lucky? It probably began in Wales when farmers
sun Daylight Savings Time *Spring Forward!* tue noticed how much fatter their cattle became
while eating clover. This resulted in the farmer
12 Brackets available for pick-up 28 becoming wealthier. Thus having clover nearby
mon wed was considered very lucky.
13 29 • t. Patrick introduced the concept of using the
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three-leaf clover to teach about the Trinity of God,
tue thu
Son and Holy Spirit. Followers believed that a four-
leaf clover, generally very rare, represented God’s
14 30 grace, making this clover very lucky indeed.
wed wed
• adybugs are considered lucky in many cultures.
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15 TURN IN BRACKETS- Before first game 31 In England, each spot on a ladybug that lands on
thu begins! thu you represents a lucky month to come. In Austria,
a ladybug nearby means good weather is on its
16 way. Central Europeans believe that if a ladybug
fri crawls across a young lady’s hand, she will soon
be married.