CAUGHT YOU ACTING NEIGHBORLY
Saturday, July 4, someone left enough broken glass at the corner of E. Dayton and Paterson Streets to cause a passing automobile to have a flat tire. Neighbors called to let us know that thankfully one of the women at ARC House was kind enough to clean the broken glass from the street. Thanks.

Gary Lakeland told me a funny and reassuring story earlier this year -- vandalism turned around. He awoke to find his American flag stolen from the front porch of his Mifflin Street residence. A couple of days later, the flag was back, carefully folded with a note and a five dollar bill. The note read "Sorry, I was drunk. I hope this has not been too great an inconvenience."

Sarah and Rick Bremmer would like to thank the Madison Police Department for their support during a three day siege by neighbors on North Ingersoll Street. After speaking up about alleged drug activity on North Ingersoll Street, the Bremmer family was threatened by residents of the alleged drug house. The boys threatened rape, battery and assorted nasties to the mom and daughter, then the father and two young boys. Constant police presence kept a lid on things until the Bremmers were able to move to another neighborhood. Officer-of-the-week in our book -- Officer Beavers. Thank you MPD!

DRIVE 25 POSTER CONTEST
The Tenney-Lapham Neighborhood Council is sponsoring an art contest. We are looking for a new, more exciting design for our neighborhood DRIVE 25 campaign. A $50.00 prize will be awarded in each of the following categories: adult graphic art and children's original design. Posters should be simple, colorful and able to be read from a distance. The 14" x 22" completed poster design should be submitted to Kathi Bresnehan, 1125 East Gorham Street (251-7399) or Richard Linster, 432 Sidney Street (251-1937) as soon as possible. Look forward to our 2nd Annual Drive 25 Kids Parade.

Cars, trucks, and buses continue to speed down our neighborhood streets. On Monday, August 10, I arrived at my Gorham Street house to find an orange tiger kitten that had been hit and killed before 6:00 am. At 11:05 am a 2-car crash occurred at the corner of Ingersoll and East Gorham. One of the cars was up on the sidewalk at the corner; thank God no pedestrians were present! At 7:00 pm that evening, Jolene Steinhorst's standard poodle was hit and injured by a speeding motorist that didn't even hit the breaks until AFTER hitting Nikki. Be careful out there!!


SAFETY FOOTNOTES
1) The single most effective crime deterrent is keeping the neighborhood well-lit. Leaving front porch lights on from dusk until dawn is the most effective method.

2) Lock up your garages. A number of bicycles have been stolen from unlocked garages on North Baldwin and East Dayton Streets.

3) Supervise children's play at Tenney Park and keep away from the shelter area. The shelter and surrounding shrubs have become summer housing for a number of chronic alcoholics. Needles, broken bottles, clothing and bedding have been sighted in the area.

4) Leash your dogs and cats. Call Animal Control at 267-1989 to report stray animals. About sixty animal bites occur per month in the Madison area. Teach your children to ask permission before petting a strange animal.

5) Call the MPD to report neighborhood crime. Call Kathi Bresnehan 251-7399 so the neighborhood can track the incidents and get the word out.

-Kathi Bresnehan


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