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Upcoming Events

June 12, Mon., Board Mtg., 7 pm, Psi Ote’ Barn, Lower Level

June 19, Mon., General Meeting, 7 pm, Forest Park United Meth. Church

July 10, Mon., Board Mtg., 7 pm, Psi Ote’ Barn, Lower Level

July 9-16m Three Rivers Festival

July 20, Thurs., Tin Caps Game (see in-side)

July 30, Sun. Membership Swim Party (see inside for more information_

Aug. 14, Mon., Board Mtg., 7 pm, Psi Ote’ Barn, Lower Level

Sept. 11, Mon., Board Mtg., 7 pm, Psi Ote’ Barn, Lower Level

Sept. 18, Mon., General Meeting, 7 pm, Forest Park United Meth. Church

Sept. 24, Sun., Concert at Lakeside Park, 3:00-6:00 pm (see inside)

Oct. 9, Mon., Board Mtg., 7 pm, Psi Ote’ Barn, Lower Level

Nov. 13, Mon., Board Mtg., 7 pm, Psi Ote’ Barn, Lower Level

Nov 20, Mon., General Meeting, 7 pm, Forest Park United Meth. Church

Helpful Numbers

2nd District City Council: Russ Jehl [email protected] 255-4580

Community Liaison: Palermo Galindo [email protected]

427-6214

Northside FWPD Liaison Officer David Kline [email protected]

Fort Wayne Police Non-Emergencies 427-1222

Drug Tip Hotline 427-1262

Anti-Graffiti Hot Line 449-4747

One Call to City Hall 311

My United Way 211 211

General Meeting Forest Park United Methodist Church,

(corner Kentucky Ave & Forest Ave) 7 PM - Monday, June 19, 2017

Visit Fort Wayne impacts the Community

June-August, 2017

Don’t forget to bring items to support the Forest Park Food Bank when you come

to the NNA general meeting

Visit Fort Wayne is a not for profit organization that promotes Fort Wayne/Allen County to groups and leisure travelers. They are entirely funded by a 7% lodg-ing tax in which 5% goes to the Grand Wayne Convention Center and 2% to Visit Fort Wayne (formerly known as the Convention and Tourism Bureau). Visit Fort Wayne is a resource to the community as well. The Visitor Center at 927 S. Harrison St has a gift shop with Fort Wayne and local merchandise, as well as brochures and maps for things to do in the surrounding region. The staff at Visit Fort Wayne includes Convention and Group Sales, Marketing and Social Media and Visitor Services Department. Dennis Robinson is Director of Industry Partners and Visitor Services. He will speak about the benefits Visit Fort Wayne provides for the citizens, how visitors impact the growing downtown area and services available to Northside residents. Center Hours: Monday, 9:30 a.m.—5:00 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m. Saturday, 9:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m.

550 new trees for NNA.! See page 5 for more information

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Hello Northside Neighbors, Spring is here, YIPPEE and we are planning many events for the summer and fall season. (More infor-mation on all of these is in this newsletter!)

General Meeting and Picnic June 19 (come early to eat/socialize; meeting starts at 7 pm)

TinCaps July 20

Swim Party July 30

Free Concert in the Park September 24

Putting on an event, such as Fall Concert, takes a lot of help. I’m asking my NORTHSIDE NEIGHBORS to volunteer with different events within our neighborhood. It’s not all physical work; it could just be making phone call, or sitting at one of our general meeting signing in neighbors. What a great way to meet new neighbors by volunteering! We are also looking for a few board members. Just Saying!!

“Northside Neighborhood CHALLENGE” Do you love Northside Neighborhood? Then…...

Sign up to VOLUNTEER. Sign up and make a DIFFRENCE. Sign up to help keep Northside Neighborhood a number #1 Neighborhood.

Hope you have a SAFE and WONDERFUL Summer!

Cynthia Keller, President Northside Neighborhood Association

What’s Happening in NNA

Concert in the Park - Sunday, September 24

Food, free snowcones Artists Bands: John Durnell, Bob Sweigert, Soul 45 (all subject

to change)

SAVE THE DATE!

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Northside Neighborhood Association is going to the TinCaps game. Fort Wayne TinCaps vs. Clinton Lumber Kings

July 20, 2017 @ 7:05pm

Thirsty Thursday$1.00 domestic draft beer and specials. Following the game, fans will enjoy a spectacular fireworks display shot di-

rectly from the field!

Tickets are $10.00 Need count By July 9th Please contact us at 260-385-1685 or [email protected]

ANNUAL SWIM PARTY

On Sunday, July 30 at Bob Arnold Northside Park, the Northside Neigh-borhood Association will be hosting its annual swim pool party and picnic, 5-7 p.m.

While spending time paddling, floating, diving, and sliding freely about the pool has its own special joy, the neighborhood association also supplies a picnic of hotdogs, baked beans and potato chips at 4 p.m., prior to going into the pool. The Swim Party will be open only to NNA members and their families, which allows for a special and exclusive event. This is an opportunity to meet your neighbors and cool off in the pool. If you are in-terested, it is possible to join the Association that night by paying the yearly dues of $15.

Mark your calendars!

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Weed Program

It’s that time of year! Fort Wayne’s weed program is again active. The code requires weeds and grass be no taller than 9 inches. Neighborhood Code Compliance is responsible for enforcing the program and will respond to com-plaints in addition to staff canvassing in their assigned areas.

Reports of high grass or weeds that exceed nine inches will be accepted from residents who call 311 or 427-8311 to report a possible violation. In addition, complaints may be filed online at www.cityoffortwayne.org/citizen-services. Individuals reporting a violation will need to have the property’s specific street address to register the complaint. Please be aware that inspectors may observe a property only from public areas. If the prop-erty having high weeds/grass is not observable from the street or alley but only from your yard, you can give staff permission to go onto your own property to make his/her inspection. When weed inspectors determine there is a violation, they take date-stamped photos and post a placard on the cited property. As a courtesy, an abate notice is mailed to the owner of record who then has five days to correct the violation. After five days, the city’s mowing contractors will inspect to see if the property is in compliance. If not, they will mow and also take date-stamped

before-and-after photos. The owner will then be charged for the mowing; if the invoice is not paid within 30 days, a lien will be placed on the property.

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Neighborhood Pride and Respect

Being a good neighbor doesn’t mean just in times of crisis. You can respect your neighbor daily by: *Keep the volume on your music within a reasonable decibel level. They may not enjoy listening to your heavy metal rock; and on the other hand, if the situation were reversed, you may not appreciate their love of opera. Wait until mid-morning to haul the mower out of the garage and crank it up. The same applies to weed whackers and snow blowers. If your neighbors works night or was partying all night, they are trying to sleep. Or, maybe they would just like to read the newspaper with that first cup of coffee in peace and quiet before an otherwise hectic noisy day begins. If the dog is outside barking, bring the pup inside the house. It wants your attention. Noise pollution can be stressful. Respect your neighbor by being a quiet neighbor. *Realtors will tell you it is important to make a good first impression if you want to sell your home. Pretend every week you are making that first impression to everyone who drives by your home. Take pride in your property by keep-ing the lawn mowed and sweeping the sidewalks to your front door as well as along the street. Your neighbors, not to mention the mailman, will appreciate taking their evening stroll on a sidewalk cleared of debris. You can even go a step further by being a good German (even if you are not) and washing down the street in front of your property. Park that rusted bucket of bolts you bought for your teenager in the alley instead of on the street. It is blocking your neigh-bor’s view of your beautiful lawn. *Respect your neighbor’s children by driving slow on the streets as well as the alleys. Watch for those who enjoy bicy-cling through the neighborhood. *Dogs need exercise and what better way to help keep the weight down than by taking the dog for a walk through the neighborhood. Your dog usually takes the opportunity to perform his bodily functions during these outings. Respect your neighbors by not leaving the dog’s calling card on their property. The Northside neighborhood is a gateway to downtown. Displaying pride in our neighborhood and respect for our neighbors will make a good impression to those who enter the city through our portal.

Tree Grant Successful!

In partnership with the Northside Neighborhood Association, Parks and Recreation was awarded a grant to replace over 500 trees in our area. (For more information on this grant and the project, see the February NNA newsletter.) Although the Parks Department will determine the locations and actually plant the trees, neighborhood people are needed to water and prune these trees during the first two years. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources offers a program three times a year to train volun-teers to work with city officials to help maintain the “urban forest” trees. This is normally a two-day program, but the

Department has agreed to provide two 1/2 day programs for our volunteers working on this grant. Alt-hough you may have missed the first training program help in mid-May, it is not too late! The second, and final, training program is scheduled for Saturday, August 5 at the Lakeside Park pavilion. The program will begin at 8:00 a.m. , conclude at 12:00 noon and you will have the opportunity for hands-on experience. Refreshments will be available!

Please mark this date on your calendar! Your help is greatly needed.

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Changes in Neighborhood Code

City Council recently approved two changes the Neighborhood Code. One changed the unit’s title to Neighbor-hood Code Compliance (from “Enforcement”) and the other added dead trees to items that the city can address. If a citizen has a concern about a large dead tree that could be a danger to property or persons, it can be address by calling 311. Similar to the tall weeds/grass ordinance provisions, Neighborhood Code will send an arborist to inspect the tree and determine whether or not it is covered by the revised ordinance. If covered, the property owner will be given a specified time frame to take it down and, if the owner fails to do so, the city will take it down and charge the owner. Enforcement of the revised ordinance is scheduled to begin June 1. ********************************************************************************** City Council also asked that the Abandoned Vehicle Ordinance be reviewed for possible changes. Neighbor-hood Code is seeking input from citizens. Fort Wayne’s ordinances can be viewed by going to the City Clerk’s website

(https://www.cityoffortwayne.org/citycode.html). This will take you to American Legal Publishing Corporation and ultimately to the city code. For vehicles parked on the lawn or for illegal vehicles in a residential district, look at Chapter 72.2 and for abandoned vehicles, look at Chapter 90. To access Indiana Code for vehicles parked on private property, go to http://www.in.gov.core. Start by enter-ing IC 9-22-1 and click on Article 22. Abandoned, Salvaged and Scrap.

To participate in this change, forward your ideas, comments, questions of concerns to Pamela Burns at [email protected].

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Reminders

Sidewalks & Alley Repairs: Public Works has received a large number of petitions for paving sidewalks and alleys. Although the deadline has passed to ensure work during this year, you can still submit petitions and be in the top for the next construction year. Don’t forget you can get assistance from NNA with your project via the Sidewalk and/or Alley Incentive Award! Tires & TVs: If you have one or more, the Northside Neighborhood Association can help you out (and make a few dollars, too). To arrange for the tires to be picked up, call Board member Miriam Larmore (422-2203). Thefts from vehicles continues to be a problems (it’s probably the most frequent crime reported to the police from the northeast quadrant of the city). Lock your car doors! Smoke Detectors are still available from the Fire Department. If installed by the Department, they are free. If you are interested, check out the Department’s website (www.fortwaynefiredepartment.org) or call the Department’s Admin-istrative Office at 427-1478.

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The City of Fort Wayne is seeking volunteers for our first Open Streets event which will be held on Sunday, July 9th, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Open Streets is a government-led, family-oriented movement in which streets are closed to vehicular traffic and transformed into places for people to socialize, play, learn, connect, share cultures and create community. This year's event will be primarily on Calhoun Street, from Headwaters Park West

to Williams Street, along with sections of Berry, Wayne and Ewing Streets. Led by the City of Fort Wayne's Public Works Division, this event is the first of many to be held throughout the City to help residents celebrate Fort Wayne. There will be free music, sports, games, activities and fun for all ages! Local restaurants and businesses will be participating, as well. In order to make this a successful event, the City needs your help! We are in need of more than 120 volunteers to help monitor traffic control, assist at activity hubs, give directions, and share general information. To volunteer or learn more about the event, visit www.openstreetsfw.org or http://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050e4faeac2da64-open.

This is a great opportunity for co-workers, friends and family to come together and participate in this fun community event!

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1. If you want to bed at 8 at night and set the alarm to get up at 9 in the morning, how many hours of sleep would this permit you to have?

2. Do they have a 4th of July in England? 3. Why can’t a man living in Winston-Salem, N.C. be buried west of the Mississippi River? 4. How many birthdays does the average man have? 5. If you had only one match and entered a room in which there was a kerosene lamp, an oil burner and a wood

burning stove, which would you light first? 6. Some months have 30 days and some have 31. How many have 28 days? 7. If a doctor gave you three pills, told you to take one every half-hour, how long would they last? 8. A man builds a house with four sides to it and it is rectangular in shape. Each side has a southern exposure. A big

bear comes wandering by. What color is the bear? 9. How far can a dog run into the woods? 10. What four words have always appeared on every denomination of U.S. coins? 11. What is the minimum number of active baseball players on the field during any part of an inning? How many

“outs” are in each inning? 12. I have in my hand two U.S. coins which total 55 cents in value. One is not a nickel. What are the coins? 13. A farmer had 17 sheep. All but nine died. How many did he have left? 14. Divide 30 by halves and add 10. What is the answer? 15. Two men playing checkers played five games and each man won the same number of games. How can this be? 16. An archaeologist claimed he found some gold coins dated 46 B.C. Do you think he did? 17. A woman gives a beggar 50 cents. The woman is the beggar’s sister, but the beggar is not the woman’s brother.

How come? 18. How many animals of each species did Moses take aboard the Ark with him? 19. Is it legal in North Caroline for a man to marry is widow’s sister? 20. What word is misspelled in this test?

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An Appitude Test - Part A

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Answers to Aptitude Test: 1. One hour 2. Yes 3. Because he is alive 4. One 5. The match 6. All of them 7. One hour 8. White (he built the house on the

North Pole) 9. Half-way (balance of the way is

out)

10. United States of America 11. A --10 (9 +batter); B—6 12. Half dollar and a nickel 13. 9 14. 70 15. They played against different op-

ponents 16. A—No; B—Dates were not kept in

our present way at that time. 17. The beggar is a female 18. None—it was Noah’s ark 19. How could he - he’s dead. 20. Aptitude (title)

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Fire Works

With the fireworks season fast approaching, the public is reminded of the Fort Wayne Ordi-nance governing the use of fireworks (chapter 96.2—Consumer Fireworks) and the state law that gov-erns the sale of fireworks. The state law, which was signed in March, 2006, helps fund public safety programs in Indiana, such as training for firefighters. The collection of a 5-percent safety fee on the sale of all fireworks began June 1, 2006. A portion of the funds are used for the State Disaster Relief Fund, which helps cover the costs of the State's response to emergencies or disasters. The law also includes

requirements regarding where the public can set off fireworks, as well as requirements for structures where fireworks are sold.

The Fort Wayne City Ordinance was signed in June, 2007. Some of the provisions in the ordinance include: Fireworks may be used only on the user’s property, on the property of someone who has consented to the use of

fireworks, or at a special discharge location (designated by the State Fire Marshal). Fireworks can be purchased only by adults 18 years of age or older. Children under 18 may only use the fireworks

when an adult is present. Fireworks may be used only between 5 pm until 2 hours after dusk (approximately 11 pm) from June 29-July 3 and

again from July 5-9. On the day before Memorial Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, the day before Labor Day and Labor Day, the hours are extended from 10 am until midnight.

For New Years’ Eve, fireworks may be used from 10 am, December 31 until 1 am, January 1. Penalties for violating the fireworks law can range from a Class A misdemeanour up to a Class C felony in the case of the reckless or intentional use of fireworks that results in a person’s death. Information taken from the Fort Wayne Fire Department webpage.

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Do you have a position on state or national legislation you would like to communicate to your political representatives? Although the information below is geared primarily to Congressional offices, they work equally well at the state level. Here are some tips: Call the federal legislator’s district office to have a better chance of the phone being answered due to volume. All messages go into a central processing system, so your message will get to your elected official. They prefer personal messages as opposed to form letters and mass produced emails. Use the House or Senate Bill numbers when writing about legislation. You can call as many times as you want. Make clear if you want the legislator to vote yes or no on a piece of legis-

lation. Be respectful and courteous. Most of the work done by the district offices is related to constituents’ issues. So, please contact them if you have

a problem with governmental agencies or need help with governmental agencies. Methods of contact: emails are timely and provide a hard copy; letter provides a hard copy, but at the federal level must go through security, so they are not timely; faxes provide a hard copy and can be timely; phone calls are timely and personal, but do not provide a hard copy; in-person meeting provides an opportunity for dialogue; and social me-dia is timely.

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Make Your Voice Heard continued:

Messaging Points: One issue per communication; be specific; provide personal experience; do your research to provide facts; be brief – two or three paragraph letters or emails; request action; proofread your message; be courteous; send thank you after receiving response. Here are two very important websites to find out what is going on at the federal and state legislative bodies. Both will also help you identify your local elected representative and will provide contact information as well: https://congress.gov for the U.S. House and Senate https://iga.in.gov/ for the Indiana Legislature This article is drawn from a longer report prepared by the League of Women Voters of Columbia/Boone County. To get more detailed information on contacting your elected representatives, go to its website: https://lwvcbc.org/crafting-your-message-to-elected-officials/ Indiana Senators and local Representative contact information: Joe Donnelly. 720 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510. (202) 224-4814 www.donnelly.senate.gov/contact/email-joe Todd Young. 400 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510. (202) 224-5623 `Email: www.young.senate.gov/content/contact-senator Jim Banks. 509 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515. Phone: 202-225-4436 or 1300 S. Harrison St., Fort Wayne, IN 46802 Phone: 260-702-4750. Email: https://banks.house.gov/contact/email

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Upcoming Events & Festivals

June 4-11 German Fest, Headwaters Park (for more information, go to http://germanfest.org/) 6-10 New Haven Canal Days, Schnelker Park (https://newhavencanaldays.wordpress.com) 8-11 Cole Porter Festival, Peru (for more information, go to www/coleporterfestival.org) 10-11 Pow Wow-NCGLNAC 14th Annual Gathering of Great Lakes Nation. Portland, Tri-State Antique Gas Engine Assoc. grounds. Sat. 1-4:30 & 6-9 pm; Sun. 12-4 pm. $ 14-17 Turtle Days, Churubusco. (www.turtledays.com) 14-18 Huntington Heritage Days (incl. hot air balloons, carnival), downtown. (huntingtonheritagedays.com) 21-24 Shipshewana Quilt Festival. $ (shipshewanaquiltfest.com) 22-25 Greek Festival, Headwaters Park. (fortwaynegreekfestival.org) 23-24 Woodburn Summerfest, Community Park. (woodburnsummerfest.com) 24 Riverpalooza Festival/Dragon Boat Races, Headwaters Park West. (riverpaloozafw.org) July 7-8 Angola Balloons Aloft, Angola High School (a competition). (angolaballoonsaloft.com) 7-15 Three Rivers Festival, Headwaters Park. (www.threeriversfestival.org) 13-15 Hawaiian Steel Guitar Convention, Winchester Towne Square Community Center. Free 15-22 Circus City Festival, Peru, downtown. $ (peruamateurcircus.com) 20-22 St. Joseph Pickle Festival (www.stjoepicklefestival.com) 20-24 Annual Vintage Motor Bike Club Meet, Portland Fairgrounds. $ August 11-13 Mihsihkinaahkwa Pow Wow, Columbia City Morsches Park. $ (www.miamapowwow.org) 17-20 Maumee Valley Antique Steam & Gas Association Annual Festival, New Haven, Jefferson Township Park. (www.maumeevalley.org) 17-20 Winding Creek Bluegrass Festival, Russiaville. $ (www.windingcreekbluegrass.com) 18-20 Elwood Glass Festival, Elwood’s Callaway Park. free 29-Sept. 3 Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival, Auburn. Free (www.acdfestival.org)

Did You Know??? You can get your soil tested right here in Fort Wayne! (For the most effective use of fertilizers on your lawn, you should know what kind of soil you have.) Check out the Purdue Extension website (https://extension.purdue.edu/Allen/pages/default.aspx) and click on “Yard and Garden” on the far right side of the page. There is an excellent descrip-tion of how to do it on the website (as well as links to publications on flowers, etc.). The office is located at 4001 Cres-cent Ave.

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Board Members 2016-18: Ed Graf (420-0406) Linda Kirby (496-8045) [email protected] 2015-17: Linda Kaiser (471-5883) [email protected] Cynthia Keller (385-1685) [email protected] Miriam Larmore (422-2203) [email protected] Advisory Council: Andy Downs, Joe Foy & Dan Wire

Officers 2016-17 President Cynthia Keller Vice President Ed Graf Secretary Linda Kirby Treasurer Miriam Larmore

Email [email protected]

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MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

Our membership year runs January 1-December 31. To join or renew your membership, fill in the information below and mail it to Treasurer, Northside Neighborhood Association, PO Box 5394, Fort Wayne, IN 46895. Be sure to enclose your check for $15.00 (the annual dues) payable to NNA or the Northside Neighborhood Association. Name _______________________________________________ Address______________________________________________ Home Phone___________________ Cell Phone______________ Email_________________________________________________ Areas of Concern:_______________________________________ Volunteer interests: ____Clean Up ____Committees ____Block Party ____Special Events ____Other Would you like to receive your newsletter by regular mail ____ or email____ If you would like to donate to an NNA Special Project, you can in-clude the amount on your check. Amount__________ Special Project_________________

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