Spring 2016

Garage Sale It's time to start planning for this year's association Garage Sale on May 6th and 7th. There will be an ad posted on Craigslist as well as an ad on our Facebook page, on North Highland's Facebook page, and on North Highland's newsletter. If you need additional tables they are available through All Occasions Party Rental for $8 a table. Reserved tables will be delivered to Gren Park for pickup. Contact Chad Rice at 630-333-0096 to reserve your tables.#

Membership Dues Your yearly association dues are to be turned in this month. Dues are $5 for families and $3 for singles and senior citizens. Checks can be made out to "Lincoln Park Homeowners' Association." Please place dues in the included envelope and mail it to Deana Davis at 2520 Ethel Ave, Fort Wayne, IN 46808. Envelopes may also be placed in the mail slot. You may also pay your dues at the upcoming Lincoln Park Summer Festival if it's more convenient for you.#

Great American Cleanup

The Great American Cleanup is Saturday, May 21st. On that day there will be a dumpster at Gren Park for disposal of extra

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Next Meeting

Be sure to attend our next neighborhood meeting at 7pm on Wednesday, May 11 in the Queen of Angels basement. Come help us plan our 2nd annual Lincoln Park Summer Festival! We would love to hear your ideas!

Vote for President

Our homeowners association is currently operating without a president or vice-president. We have two nominees for president and vice-president, respectively and we will be voting this meeting.

We're on Facebook!

If you haven't already, be sure to like us on Facebook to stay up to date with neighborhood happenings, yard of the month winners, and other community events. You can find our page at www.facebook.com/lincolnparkfw

LINCOLN PARK Homeowners Association Newsletter

Spring 2016

items around your house or around the neighborhood. You may dispose of household items and yard waste there. Tires, paints, aerosol cans, car parts or household solvents are not to be placed in the dumpster.#

Graffiti Hotline

Last month's newsletter mentioned the graffiti hotline but no phone number was listed to call. If you see graffiti around the neighborhood please call 260-449-4747 to report it.#

Branch Removal

Please do not put downed branches and limbs out for the city to pick up. They will not take these. This has been a problem with the parkway median on North Highlands Blvd. Branches may be taken to Fort Wayne Biosolids at 6202 Lake Avenue. For hours and fees call the biosolids handling center at (260) 749-8040.#

Lincoln Park Summer Festival Get ready for our second annual Lincoln Park Summer Festival on Saturday, June 25th from 3pm-7pm in our very own Gren Park off of Cambridge Blvd. This year we will be hosting cars from the Indy NexGen, SSCamaro, and Overboost car clubs alongside cars from North Highlands and cars owned by members of the association. Sweetwater is sponsoring live music by Trent Jones followed by The Empty Pockets as well as games for the kids, face painting, burgers and hot dogs, and more. This is an event you won't want to miss!#

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!Enjoy a nice day outside at a TinCaps game! Here is the upcoming game schedule through the end of June: !5/1 @ 1:05pm vs Burlington 5/9 @7:05pm vs Great Lakes 5/10 @7:05pm vs Great Lakes 5/11 @ 11:05am vs Great Lakes 5/17 @ 7:05pm vs Lansing 5/18 @11:05am vs Lansing 5/19 @7:05pm vs Lansing 5/20 @7:05pm vs West Michigan 5/21 @ 7:05pm vs West Michigan 5/22 @ 3:05pm vs West Michigan 5/23 @ 7:05pm vs West Michigan 5/31 @ 7:05pm vs South Bend 6/1 @11:05am vs South Bend 6/2 @ 7:05pm vs South Bend 6/3 @ 7:05pm vs South Bend 6/4 @ 7:05pm vs South Bend 6/5 @ 1:05pm vs South Bend 6/13 @7:05pm vs West Michigan 6/14 @ 7:05pm vs West Michigan 6/15 @ 7:05pm vs West Michigan 6/16 @ 7:05pm vs Bowling Green 6/17 @ 7:05pm vs Bowling Green 6/18 @ 7:05pm vs Bowling Green 6/19 @ 1:05pm vs Bowling Green 6/27 @ 7:05pm vs Dayton 6/28 @ 7:05pm vs Dayton 6/29 @12:05pm vs Dayton 6/30 @ 7:05pm vs Dayton

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Volunteers Needed

We are looking for volunteers Saturday June 25th for the Lincoln Park Summer Festival to help with games, help with set up and teardown, and to help with food. If you would like to set up a vendor booth for crafts, services, or games, we would love to have you. If you have ideas for another way that you would like to contribute to this community event please let us know! We would love to get more people involved. If you would like to get involved but don't have time, monetary donations would be appreciated a well. You can contact Chad Rice at 630-333-0096 for more information regarding the event..#

Show Off Your Car

If you have a car that you love we would love to have you show it off at the Lincoln Park Summer Festival on June 25th from 3-7pm. All registered cars will be displayed at Gren Park along with cars from Indy NexGen, SSCamaro, Overboost, and cars from our neighbors in North Highlands. You must register ahead of time to have your car in the event. Contact Chad at 630-333-0096 to register.#

Keeping Your Home Safe From Burglary

Here are a few tips that you can use to prevent burglary:#

• Give your home a lived-in look to deter burglars. Inexpensive timers set to turn on lights in different rooms at different times usually work best.#

• Close drapes and shades so that it would be impossible to detect interior motion from the outside, especially in high-traffic areas such as the front room and kitchen.#

• Place lamps close to windows to obscure the view into a room.#• Leave a radio on. It signals a burglar that someone is home. Also, turn the volume adjustment on your

telephone bell down so a prowler will be less likely to hear the ringing of an unanswered bell.#• Secure windows and doors with secondary locks.#• Get to know your neighbors and let them know when you are going out of town so that they can keep an

eye on your home while you are gone.#

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Crime Report

Neighborhood Watch!

If you see suspicious activity around the neighborhood don't hesitate to call it in. Call 911 for emergencies and 260-427-1222 for non-emergencies. Let's all work together to keep the neighborhood safe!

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• Don't open your door to anyone you can't identify or can't verify their identity.#• Don't wear expensive jewelry out in everyday situations - don't advertise. Someone might spot you in a

store, mall, etc. and follow you to find out where you live.#• If you notice someone walking around your community wearing a uniform, overalls, or a clipboard, and

they (or the uniform) doesn't look familiar, don't hesitate to ask for identification. Many burglars will "research" prospective victims by using this approach knowing that very few people will ever question them.

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Officers

Our neighborhood officers are as follows:#President - pending vote at next meeting#Vice President - pending vote at next meeting#Treasurer - Deana Davis # 260-341-6386#Secretary - Judy Johnson# 260-409-8394#City Council - Tom Didier# 260-489-4559# tdidiers5@frontier.com

AVON - Linda Kendell - Representative 1710 West State Blvd. 260-450-7488#www.youravon.com/lindakendall

Lawn Maintenance - 20 Years Serving

Lincoln Park & North Highlands Residents#

Call Bill Neil at 422-1963