Chris Heaton, EENA Co-Chair

As always the highlight of the Annual Meeting, this year held on October 4th, is the election of a new Steering Committee. There are twelve positions open.

We encourage active participation within our neighborhood association and welcome anyone who would like to stand for a position on the EENA Steering Committee. Any EENA member, who is not an elected official or candidate for city or county elective office, is eligible to be nominated or self-nominate for any position up for election. Nominations are now open and will close just before the vote.

The Steering committee consist of two Co-Chairs, a Secretary, a Treasurer, six Area Representatives, and the At-Large Representatives. All, except the Co-Chairs, are for one-year terms. All Steering Committee members are expected to attend to the monthly meeting regularly. As of the November, our monthly meeting will meet every third Wednesday of the month.

Each office has certain responsibilities that are listed in the by-laws. The by-laws are available online, in the Resources section of the EENA website (https://emers oneast .wordpress .com/resources/). Below is a summarized version:

Co-Chair (1):

A two-year term position. The duties of the Co-Chairs include:

• Representing the Association on matters of policy,

• Chairing the Monthly and the Annual Membership meetings,

• Preparing the agenda for these meetings.

• Guiding the process by which the Association sets priorities and makes policies.

Secretary (1):

The duties of the Secretary include:

• Write minutes of the Monthly and the Annual Membership meetings,

• Keep records of the by-laws, policies, and procedures, and minutes,

• Conduct such correspondence of the Association that is not otherwise designated to another.

Treasurer (1):

The duties of the Treasurer include:

• Act as the custodian of the funds of the organization,

• Recommend an annual budget for the Association,

• Make a financial report at each monthly meeting,

• Keep the Association’s official membership roll, and determine eligibility to vote.

Area Representatives (6):

Two Area Representatives from Areas 1, 2, and 3. Their duties include:

• Represent the interests and concerns of their areas in EENA meetings,

• Assist in the recruitment and retention of membership within their areas,

• Arrange for the delivery of newsletters and other Association communications within their areas.

At-Large Representatives (up to 3):

They represent non-geographical interests in the neighborhood.

When summer camp 2017 ended on August 11th, each student received their newly published book. Looking at their books, the children had non-stop smiles. The memories that they wrote about in their daily journals were now sitting side by side with their peers’ writing. They not only saved their memories, they learned that by writing daily, they did not lose writing skills over the summer break. Most importantly, writing became fun. Who knew that writing could happen during summer camp?

This journaling project is one of many new, hands-on literacy activities at Vera Court Neighborhood Center.

Literacy is the main focus of Vera Court’s $2.2M campaign Vera Vision 2020. This campaign is doubling the size of its center and providing the tutors and educational materials to help all of Vera Court’s children read at or above grade level and succeed in school.

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Learn more about Vera Vision 2020 at www.veracourt.org or by attending a hard hat tour on September 12 (4:30pm), September 20 (10:00am), and September 28 (4:30pm). RSVP to Rebecca at 608-246-8372 or rebeccar@veracourt.org.

Renew, Vote, and Grab a Slice at Oct 4th EENA Annual Meeting Chris Heaton and Tim Cordon, EENA Co-Chairs

Every year, Emerson East Neighborhood Association holds an Annual Meeting. This meeting is a great way for you to have your say on EENA performance this last year and its future by voting for a new Steering Committee. We encourage everyone to come along, grab a slice of pizza, and meet your neighbors.

The meeting will be held 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 4th, at Bashford United Methodist Church, 329 North Street. Parking and entry are at the rear.

Remember that the new membership term now starts at the beginning of October, so make sure you renew or join before the start of the meeting. For your convenience you can do this online, through the mail, or in person at the EENA Social or EENA meetings. For further information go to the Become a Member! section on the EENA website, https://emersoneast.wordpress.com/become-a-member/.

Hope to see you there.

Elections!

Kim Murphy, Literacy Program Coordinator, Vera Court Neighbor-hood Center

Children ranging in ages from six years old through twelve, journaled for a large portion of their summer camp experience at the Vera Court Neighborhood Center in Madison, Wisconsin this summer. Pulling literacy out of every daily experience and opportunity that the center and staff provides at summer camp was the idea. Actually implementing daily journaling was not an easy task.

However, once the students got into the habit of journaling, it became somewhat enjoyable. The kids decided that they wanted to “save their memories.” Children experienced so very many new opportunities, that keeping that memory became important. For example, Millaly Garcia, who is a nine year old student at Mendota Elementary School, reports that: “We journal because we want to write down what we did during the day.” Some children journaled about visiting Troy Gardens and holding the chickens. Many wrote about building model rockets with local police officers, Officer Dex and Officer Alex. Students wrote about their new friends, their clubs, their field trips, their reading buddies. Reading Buddies are community volunteers who worked with students twice each week throughout summer

camp. Vera Court held a writer’s workshop where reading buddies and staff helped students to revise and edit one journal piece which was meant for publishing.

In an age when school resources and budgets are tighter than ever, it makes sense to support teachers, families and students with student’s literacy development. The Vera Court Neighborhood Center works closely with Mendota Elementary School, a community school, in supporting students and families. Along with providing a safe and engaging atmosphere, students and families know that they belong. When students, families and staff share this sense of belonging, a high rate of student learning will take place. Continued efforts in helping our neighborhood school and school district with their vision for literacy development, will have positive outcomes. Of course, young people aren’t thinking this way. They are simply “responding to a journal prompt that Ms. Kim writes…” as Malachi Martell says. Malachi is an eight year old participant at the Vera Court Neighborhood Center. He reports that he was excited about journaling, mostly because “all of the journal entries would be published into one book.” Malachi’s journal entry about a painter on stilts that he had seen on July 13th, is one of many entries in the book, “A Day in the Life of a Vera Court Kid.”

What? Journaling? During Summer CAMP??!!

Inside this NewsletterThis month we have eight pages full of neighborhood news! Find tips for friends of furry neighbors and avid gardeners on Page 2. Don’t miss the Special about neighborhood communication on Pages 4-5. Beautiful photos from Eken Park’s inaugral festival on Page 7. Neighborhood events calendar on Page 8.

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By the Madison Food Policy Council

Fresh herbs. Tomatoes right off the vine. Sun-sweetened s t r a w b e r r i e s . Having your own garden can be one of the best things about summer. But what if you don’t have a back yard to garden in? What if you live in an apartment? Or your yard is too shady? Never fear – there are lots of options.

Gardeners around our city already make use of whatever patch of soil they can find. Anyone passing through Madison’s residential neighborhoods will notice the diversity and frequent creativity in what homeowners and renters plant around their homes, often extending to publicly owned street-side terraces. To promote more gardening opportunities, whether it be for food production, pollinator habitat, or beautification, the City of Madison has changed its policies to make it easier to grow a range of plants in residential areas. Plantings of many types are allowed in yards and on street terraces.

Yet many people are not sure what they are allowed to plant where, and sometimes neighbors have differing opinions. To guide Madison residents in what is and is not allowed in yards and terraces – and to reflect the growing interest in planting native plants, and edible and pollinator-friendly species – city agencies and the Madison Food Policy Council have collaborated in creating a new guide which is available online (www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/priorities/food/edible-landscapes), and in hard copy at public locations citywide.

So, you ask, where and what can I plant? Essentially, you can plant anything you want in either your yard or the terrace adjacent to your property, with a few basic limitations:

• You can’t plant any noxious weeds.

• You have to keep plantings within some height limits for safety’s sake.

• You can’t plant trees or bushes on the terrace.

• If you want to plant large areas of native grasses, you may need a permit.

The details are spelled out in the guide and city policies. The guide, and more information, is available at www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/priorities/food/terrace-and-yard-plantings.

If your yard and/or terrace is not enough space for you, see if there’s a community garden nearby – www.danegardens.net is a great place to start. Or maybe you’d like to plant fruit trees or bushes on public land? The City’s new edible landscapes permit allows you to do just that – see www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/priorities/food/edible-landscapes. There are already little “food forests” popping up in our parks, thanks to ambitious gardeners around the city.

One of our goals as your Food Policy Council is to increase your opportunities to grow food if you want to. Hopefully, making it clearer what you can plant in your yard and on your terrace will encourage more people to garden, and allowing some plantings on public land will increase the availability of home-grown fruits and nuts. Happy planting!

For more information, please contact George Reistad, Madison Food Policy Director, at (608) 266-4611 or greistad@cityofmadison.org.

City of MadisonOffice of the Mayor

210 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Rm. 403Madison, WI 53703

George Reistad, Food Policy Coordinatorwww.cityofmadison.com/mayor/priorities/food

greistad@cityofmadison.com(608) 266-4611

WHAT CAN I PLANT IN MY TERRACE? HOW CAN MY YARD HELP POLLINATORS? DO I HAVE TO HAVE A LAWN? If you’re asking any of these questions, you’ve come to the right place! Madison residents have a number of options for how to landscape their yards and adjacent street terraces. The City requires that you keep your yard and terrace well maintained and free of noxious weeds, but allows you to plant all sorts of things. From traditional lawns and flowerbeds to vegetable gardens, native plants or pollinator-friendly plantings, you can create the yard that makes you happy.

Let’s define our terms: Your yard is the area between the building and the sidewalk (or where the sidewalk should be). The terrace is the area between the sidewalk and the curb or street.

In both your yard and terrace, there are some limits on how high your plantings can be. This is about safety and visibility. In areas near driveways, plantings shouldn’t be taller than 30 inches, and along the curb they shouldn’t be taller than 8 inches; also, you may not plant anything within a 6 foot radius of a fire hydrant.

The terrace is public property that you maintain. Most terraces have underground utilities, so you must always call Digger’s Hotline before digging, and know that the City may need to dig up whatever you plant there in the event of street or utility construction. Street trees are planted and maintained by the City’s Forestry Department, which appreciates your help watering new trees or any tree in dry years, and protecting them from harm. While you can plant a wide variety of things in the terrace—a vegetable garden, flowers, groundcover, lawn, and more—you can’t plant trees or shrubs, because nothing woody is allowed. You also can’t build any permanent structures within the terrace, like raised beds.

PRODUCED BY THE MADISON FOOD POLICY COUNCIL - JUNE 2017

GUIDE TO PLANTING EDIBLE, NATIVE AND POLLINATOR FRIENDLY LANDSCAPES IN YOUR YARD AND TERRACE

For Residential Zones in the City of Madison

Zone A: 10 ft by 10 ft triangle restricted to 30 inches in height. MGO 27.05(2)(bb)Zone B: 4 ft wide area parallel to driveway apron restricted to 30 inches in height. Terrace Treatment PolicyZone C: 2 ft wide area parallel to street restricted to 8 inches in height. MGO 27.05(2)(f ) and Terrace Treatment Policy. This is to allow passengers to exit a vehicle when parked next to the curb. Not enforced if parking is prohibited at all time (this exemption does not include Metro bus stops).Other Requirements - Terrace Treatment Policy: Plantings shall not be placed within two feet of the back of the curb or edge of the shoulder on roadways with on-street parking. Under no circumstance shall any plant encroach over a sidewalk, curb or roadway shoulder. No plants shall be placed within a six foot radius of a terrace tree or fire hydrant.

Adrienne Sella is an Emerson East resident who is experienced in helping others with selling and buying in the neighborhood and beyond. Contact Adrienne to learn more and for a FREE market analysis of your home.

608.886.7139Adrienne@SellaRealty.comwww.SellaRealty.com

Adrienne SellaRealtor & Accredited Staging Professional

Co-chair Tim Cordon cordon4peace@yahoo.com*Co-chair Chris Heaton christina.heaton@gmail.com* *Contact both chairs by emailing eenachairs@yahoo.com Secretary vacant Treasurer Amanda Duesterbeck duesterbeck@gmail.comArea 1 Representative Gail Piper gailpiper6@aol.comArea 1 Representative Jessica LeClair jessileclair@gmail.comArea 2 / Newsletter Indira Ceylan indira.ceylan@gmail.comArea 2 Representative Adrienne Sella adrienne@sellarealty.comArea 3 Representative Diane Farsetta farsettad@gmail.comArea 3 Representative vacant At-Large Representative Barb Jenkin baj1@tds.netShare and read information important to our neighborhood at

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By Meadowlark and Tito, with help from our besties Anita and Diane

Are we going to the dogs? Nearly ten years ago, our neighborhood and Eken Park organized to get two new dog parks in our area, supported by the dog license fees collected by the city and county. We looked at maps of licensed dog owners in our neighborhoods and had meetings with 100 or so best friends of human’s best friends.

Then, as now, we have lots of furry neighbors who we love. Today, on Lark’s and Anita’s street block alone, there are 18 other dogs!

Unfortunately, over the past year in EENA, there have been at least three incidents of dog bites on humans and 4 dog bites on dogs. Free-roaming humans and free-roaming dogs don’t always mix well. These incidents aren’t just upsetting to the people involved - they affect the neighborhood as a whole.

How can we do a better job of keeping our humans and dogs safe and happy together?

Please take a minute to read the city and county laws and responsibilities for dog owners. A few highlights, straight from the Public Health Madison and Dane County website ( w w w. p u b l i c h e a l t h m d c . c om /environmental/animal/dog.cfm):

• Keep your dog leashed when off

your property, unless you are within the off-leash exercise areas in parks where dogs are allowed.

• Do not allow your dog to trespass on public or private property or run-at-large, unleashed, or unattended.

• Prevent your dog from injuring any person, property or other animal.

• Never allow your dog to bark at, intimidate, attack or threaten another pet or any person.

• Always carry equipment sufficient to clean up your dog’s feces whenever you and your dog are off your property.

For more information, you can call local Animal Services at (608) 267-1989. If you or your dog is bitten, it’s important to report the incident by calling 911.

The Dane County Humane Society has wonderful information, at www.giveshelter.org or call (608) 838-0413. They or your veterinarian can suggest resources, including local trainers and classes, to help you and your dog better understand each other and get along with your more and less furry neighbors.

Well, now that we’ve given you some information to chew on, like a yummy rawhide, it’s about time for us to curl up for a well-deserved nap. Thanks for reading!

For a Doggone Good Neighborhood!

Some of our furry neighbors: Tito and Meadowlark. Photos: Diane Farsetta (left), Anita Temple (right)

Calling All Gardeners: Do You Need More Room to Garden?

Excerpt of the City’s Guide to Planting on the Terrace. Image: Madison Food Policy Council, June 2017

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By Adrienne Sella, SELLA Realty

Wow! What great year for sellers in Emerson East! We still have a very highly sought after neighborhood and demand for single family homes is strong. Single family home prices in our neighborhood have increased by 20% this past year and are selling quickly, an average of only 14 days on market. The average sales price of homes has increased to $241,241, an increase of $41,085 this past year. 78% of the homes sold at or above list price and many with multiple offers since there were more buyers seeking to buy and not enough sellers. Because of the high demand, many buyers were willing to remove contingencies and add creative contingencies that would benefit the seller. Realtors have the knowledge to let you know what is needed since they are the most knowledgeable if you selling or buying. Since it’s not always about pricing, they can help guide you so you get an accepted offer and make it through closing.

If you currently own a house, you may be thinking about doing home improvements and figuring out ways to spend less in utilities. Have you heard about the MadiSUN Solar Energy Program? Solar panels are a great way to reduce your electrical bill and it is also a clean, renewable energy source. MadiSUN participants are eligible for incentives and financing to lower their costs even further. Participants can receive a Federal Tax Credit equal to 30% of the cost of their system. Through Wisconsin’s Focus on Energy program, solar electric systems qualify for up to a $2,400 cash rebate. Madison homeowners also have the ability to finance 100% of the cost of their system through a low-interest, fixed-rate loan through the Solar Energy Loan Program. You can find more info at www.cityofmadison.com/Sustainability/City/madiSUN. Also, did you know

you can host an Energy House Party and receive a free energy audit on your home? It’s a great way to learn what you need to improve in your home, share info with your friends and learn about any rebates and incentives to help you offset the cost of these improvements. For more details, go to GreenMadison.org. And with any improvements on your home, think about what return you are expecting on these updates. Improvements may help sell a home. However, you may not receive a direct return on what was spent. Think about how long you will be staying in the home and decide if the expense is right for you and your long term plan. A realtor can help advise you too.

Any future buyers out there? If you are thinking about buying a home soon or in a few years, it is good to start looking now. It is less stressful when you have more time to educate yourself on the market and then you can go full speed when the time is right. It is also wise to meet with a lender early on. They can go over your budget, different loan options and figure out what is right for you so you can plan accordingly. Waiting too long to save more on a down payment may not always be the best plan since home prices will continue to rise and interest rates may too. Rates are still low, under 4% for a 30 year fixed rate mortgage, and you can do as little as 3.5% for a down payment. Talk to your lender and they can help you decide.

If you have any additional real estate questions or want more details on the property report, please feel free to contact Adrienne Sella at Adrienne@SellaRealty.com or (608) 886-7139.

Single family home data for active, pending and sold properties was provided from the multiple listing service as of August 23, 2017.

Real Estate Update and Home Improvement InfoFor Sale

Address Beds Baths Finished Square Feet List Price

2026 E Dayton St 1 1.0 792 $174,900 103 N 7th St 3 1.0 1,458 $179,900 414 N 7th St 3 1.0 1,446 $210,000 29 N 1st St 3 1.5 1,469 $210,000

Accepted OffersAddress Beds Baths Finished

Square Feet List Price

2105 E Johnson St 2 2.0 816 $174,900 2501 E Johnson St 2 1.0 1,132 $186,900 2514 E Johnson St 2 1.5 1,032 $245,000 121 N 6th St 3 2.0 934 $249,900 2530 E Johnson St 3 2.0 1,297 $274,900 2318 E Mifflin St 3 1.5 1,449 $329,900

Please welcome your new neighbors!Sold Homes for the Past Year

Address Beds Baths Finished Square Feet

Days on Market

412 North St 1 1.0 604 42 526 North St 2 1.5 741 0 2242 E Johnson St 2 1.0 850 1 2422 Hoard St 2 1.0 1,169 4 2314 E Johnson St 3 1.5 1,707 15 2326 Hoard St 4 1.5 1,729 133 118 N 3rd St 3 1.0 1,228 6 218 N 6th St 2 1.0 1,148 5 209 N 7th St 3 1.0 1,047 13 2142 E Mifflin St 2 1.0 936 0 1934 E Dayton St 4 1.5 1,355 11 2322 Upham St 2 1.5 1,208 14 120 N 4th St 3 1.5 1,428 6 2141 E Mifflin St 4 2.0 1,664 12 118 N 5th St 3 1.0 1,355 13 2326 E Johnson St 3 2.0 1,121 11 2138 E Washington Ave 3 2.0 1,648 4 203 N 2nd St 2 1.0 1,332 6 2422 E Mifflin St 4 2.0 1,544 8 2037 E Dayton St 3 2.0 1,452 4 1937 E Mifflin St 3 1.0 1,400 5 2413 E Mifflin St 3 1.5 1,386 4 2335 E Johnson St 3 2.0 2,192 10

Fiscal Year 2016

Fiscal Year 2017

Average Sales Price $200,156 $241,241 Increase of $41,085!% Sold Price vs. List Price 100.2% 100.9%Average Days on Market 22 14 Decrease of 8 days!

Single family home data for properties was provided from the Multiple Listing Service for August 24, 2015 - August 23, 2017.

Issis Macias, Clean Lakes Alliance

Clean Lakes Alliance, in partnership with Madison Community Foundation and the Madison Parks Department, has launched Back to the Beach – an initiative to foster increased attention and care for Greater Madison’s public beaches. Back to the Beach is funded through a grant from the Madison Community Foundation as it celebrates its 75th Anniversary Year of Giving with twelve $75,000 grants.

The beach initiative includes a conceptual design contest, Reimagining Warner Beach. The contest will encourage participants to envision Warner Beach based on the design goals of improved water quality, sustainability, public access, and placemaking.

“We have the best farmers’ market, we have a world-class university, we’re one of the most bike-friendly cities in the country, but our beaches fall far behind the rest of Madison’s gems,” said Clean Lakes Alliance executive director James Tye. “We’re calling all dreamers and thinkers to re-imagine the beach to make it someplace special.”

This first-of-its-kind design contest is open to everyone, including individuals or teams.

The top design will be awarded $10,000, second place $4,000, and third place $1,000. The winners will be announced in May, 2018.

“The history, importance, and potential of Warner Park Beach to

Madison’s Northeast side is why we wanted to invest in the Back to the Beach program,” said Madison Community Foundation president Bob Sorge. “With our history of investing in successful projects like the Monona Terrace and Overture Center, we hope the winning design for Warner Park Beach will add another great public asset to our community.”

Successful designs might include native plants, rain gardens,

renewable energy, reused materials, and improved beach amenities. Participants will submit a narrative, site plan and visual representations of the beach design, and top plans will be presented for community input. No prior experience in design is required.

Emerson East Residents are Invited to Reimagine Warner Beach!

Visit www.cleanlakesalliance.org/beaches to download contest materials and register for more information!

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With the internet age here, there are now more ways than ever to share and receive information. We want to highlight a few that could help you stay informed about things going on in the neighborhood and the surrounding area.

First, to receive news about EENA and our neighborhood, good places to start are:

• Our own website: www.emersoneast.wordpress.com All kinds of resources are here, from Agenda and meeting minutes, EENA event calendar, and contact info on Government representatives. Also you can subscribe to get any new posts straight to your email inbox.

• Facebook: www.facebook.com/ EmersonEastNeighborhood Association/ Another place EENA shares news and events that are in or affect our neighborhood. You will have to join Facebook to access it.

• EENA Yahoo Group: https://groups.yahoo.com/Madison_eena

Established in 2002. This was EENA’s the first online presence and is still popular. Unlike the other two sites above this is set up for two way communication with you being able to share information with the people signed up. It is basically an email list. You can send something to the group’s email address, madison_eena@yahoogroups.com and everyone in the yahoo group will get the email. You will need to sign up with a Yahoo email account, but once signed up you can change where group posts get emailed to. For instructions on how to sign up send an empty email to madison_eena-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.

But the world of local online information doesn’t stop there. For information that goes beyond our neighbourhood and EENA, try these:

• Nextdoor: https://emersoneast.nextdoor.com It is fast becoming a favorite for Emerson East with 42% of households signed up. It lets you interact with any of 19 neighborhoods that surround us. It is great for neighbors to discuss and communicate about local issues, events and a lot of people use it to find a new home for their unwanted items. You will have to join Nextdoor to access it.

• Eastside Planning Council Forum: https://groups.yahoo.com/einpc This is another Yahoo group with a focus on information that is important to the eastside of Madison. For instructions on how to sign up send an empty email to e i n p c - s u b s c r i b e @yahoogroups.com.

• District 12 Blog: www.cityofmadison.c o m / c o u n c i l /district12/blog/ Alder Larry Palm uses this blog to share information about City plans that could affect residents of District 12,

and his official stance on issues. You can subscribe to get any new posts straight to your email inbox.

• City of Madison: With over a hundred email lists ranging from Mayor Soglin’s Blog to Ice Skating Updates and event-related road closures it is possible to tailor the information you receive so that it relates to you and your interests. There are also over ten different cell phone message (text) alerts that you can subscribe to. For more information, go to https://my.cityofmadison.com/

So now that you have subscribed to all these, in few weeks you might find your email inbox is getting full of useless information. Instead of complaining that Nextdoor is sending you lost cat alerts all the time or that you have just broken your leg so you don’t need the Cross-Country Skiing Updates anymore, it is time to organize your subscriptions:

• Delete: Just because you get an email doesn’t mean you need to read it. If the subject is something that doesn’t interest you then just delete it unread. This is a good strategy for email subscriptions hasve a lot of information that will not apply to or interest you, but you still want to to keep the subscriptions because every so often it informs you of something you want to know. This may be the case for general subscriptions with broad general topics, like Mayor Soglin’s Blog, Police Blotter, or the Metro Transit Detour Alert. Not every detour effects you but you still want to be informed when your bus commute to work is affected.

• Unsubscribe: When you find that all you are doing is deleting the emails from a subscription, it might be time to unsubscribe. Maybe your interests have changed, or you have moved away or the subscription wasn’t what you thought it was. Whatever the reason, unsubscribing is generally easy. Just scroll down to the bottom of an email from the subscription you’re wanting to unsubscribe from and follow the instructions. Generally unsubscribing is done by one of two methods: either click the internet

link that will take you to a website page where you can unsubscribe; or it may want you to send a empty email to an email address (generall with the words ‘unsubscribe’ and the name of the email subscription name in the subject). Apart from your email address, you should not need to give out any other personal information to unsubscribe.

• Manage: Social media websites like Facebook and Nextdoor allow you to manage your subscriptions with them, giving you greater control over what they send you. The options and even how to change your subscription are unique to each website, but the first thing to do is scroll down to the bottom of an email from the subscription you are wanting to change. It should say if there is an option to change/manage/adjust your subscription. Nextdoor also has a Daily Digest option, which means that Nextdoor will send you one email a day which sums up the last 24 hours of activity. Some people find this a helpful way to stay informed about the discourse on Nextdoor without being bombarded with emails. The Yahoo groups (e.g.: EENA Yahoo Group, Eastside Planning Council Forum) also have the ability for you to manage your subscriptions with them and Daily Digest option.

• Junk it: If you do not recognise the Subscription, it may be junk mail (also know as SPAM). Instead of unsubscribing, just mark it as junk and then delete (if your email program doesn’t do it automatically). This hopefully means that your email program will recognize it as junk mail and trash it before it ever gets to your inbox.

This is the start of a series from the EENA Social Media and Communication Committee to answer frequent IT issues experienced by our neighbourhood, to help facilitate better communication among our neighbors. Future topics include: changing your email on a Yahoo group subscription; and how to mute a conversation or person on Nextdoor.

The Social Media and Communi-cation Committee

Earlier this year, EENA asked the neighborhood to fill out a survey to help us understand how you receive and share information within the neighborhood. We we very excited by the response and have spent the past few month analyzing and making recommendations to the EENA Board.

The first thing that struck us was

that Nextdoor seems to be a favorite platform to get news about both the neighborhood (69.3%) and EENA (26%). There also seemed to be a clear preference for EENA to use Nextdoor more to communicate with the neighborhood.

Even though Nextdoor is very popular among survey respondents, there are complaints about the amount of emails they receive from Nextdoor and that finding specific information can be difficult.

The EENA Yahoo group was also popular, with 29.1% of respondents reporting to use it as a their primary source for EENA information.

The bi-annual newsletter came third as a primary source for EENA information. A lot of people talked fondly of the EENA newsletter and we really do appreciate that people are enjoying it.

A majority of people think EENA should NOT take a role in

moderating Nextdoor, but think that EENA should have a clear presence on Nextdoor to share information.

Thank you to all that took the time to participate in the survey. It really does help us plan for the future. We have already started making changes to reflect the results of the survey. One of the most notable is that the EENA board is using Nextdoor more to promote EENA events.

Communication Survey ResultsSpecial: Neighborhood Communication

Online Tips and Tricks No. 1Introduction into Local Online Information, Forums, and Email Subscription

Advertising and submissions for the FALL 2017 issue of ‘The Neighbor’

are due March 1, 2018Send ads, articles, announcements and images to Indira Ceylan (indira.ceylan@gmail.com). Contact Treasurer Amanda Duesterbeck (duesterbeck@gmail.com) for billing.Ad Pricing: all dimensions W x HFull page: $250 (10.25”x 16”) | Half page: $125 (10.25” x 8” or 5” x 16”) | Quarter page: $65 (5” x 8”) | Eighth page: $45 (5” x 4”) | Biz Card: $35 (4” x 2.25”)Simple ad design provided for free with ad-vanced notice.

New Offer: annual pre-paid packagePre-pay for three ads and be included in the next two issues of The Neighbor, on one up-coming EENA flyer, and your business will be mentioned online on the EENA website. Avail-able for quarter page ($195 for 5” x 8”) and eighth page ($135 for 5” x 4”).

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Doug Renk shares with us how Emerson East neighbors started using Nextdoor and what advice he frequently gives in difficult situations. Thank you, Doug, for answering our questions and the many hours you spend on making sure Nextdoor is an effective and neighborly space to share information and opportunities!

The Neighbor: Tell us more about how you and some neighbors got started with bringing Nextdoor to Emerson East?

Doug Renk: It started with an early-on planning session by the EENA Sustainability Taskforce. We were discussing how we could associate in a more collaborative manner; how we can reach out to one another and share ideas. My wife, Julie Garrett, suggested this new site and app, Nextdoor. When I looked into it, Nextdoor looked useful to me. It was well established and had all the tools and functions for neighborhood related activities. We started the Emerson East neighborhood site that day.

What mechanisms exist for dealing with conflict on Nextdoor? Can posts be censored or deleted?

Whenever a post or a person is reported, a type of committee is reviewing the situation. This committee consists ol the neighborhood lead and the leads of nearby neighborhoods. The level of censorship is voted on by the committee. Censorship options include deleting or editing posts, for example remove offensive language from a comment. At the corporate level, Nextdoor can only ban people if there is a strict violation of the site

policy.

What advice or recommendations do you have for our neighbors who are using Nextdoor?

My biggest advice is to remember that these are your neighbors you are talking with! This are not faceless commenters. These are the people you walk by when you stroll through your street or walk your dog. Keep this in mind when posting to and commenting on Nextdoor.

What about the neighbors who aren’t using Nextdoor?

I want to encourage everyone to try it out. You can leave the site any time if you don’t like it. There’s a lot to gain. There are free items and services; it’s an opportunity to support each other before you have to go look elsewhere. Nextdoor provides access to peer-to-peer commerce and allows sharing of ideas.

What is the role of the Emerson East Neighborhood Association (EENA) on Nextdoor? What do you think it should be?

Initially the neighborhood association had some difficulty setting up a profile on Nextdoor, as it’s neither an individual nor a business. Now EENA has a profile and is using Nextdoor to make general announcements and share information. I try to stay involved with EENA but my limited time makes it hard to make it to the monthly meetings. At EENA I was confirmed as Nextdoor lead. It’s possible to have more than one lead and I think it would be great if one of the leads on Nextdoor is available to regularly attend EENA meetings.

Meet the Nextdoor Lead

Doug as seen at the Eken Park Festival in August 2017. Photo: Julie Garrett

Stay connected and involved with your neighborhood! Like us on Facebook, check us out at https://emersoneast.wordpress.com or join www.NextDoor.com.

Pedestrian Flags have just been installed at the intersection of N First and E Dayton Streets. This is a partnership between EENA and Safe Communities Madison-Dane County. Please watch for more information on when EENA will be holding instructional sessions at the intersection with the assistance of Madison police. They will demonstrate a recommended way to use pedestrian flags! For more information before we hold trainings, please visit http://www.safercommunity.net/pedestrian_safety.php. Questions? Contact Gail Piper at 242-9282.

The Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice has selected Emerson East as the Madison neighborhood in which to start it's Neighborhoods for Racial Justice project. To find out more about how you can help other neighbors who are working for racial justice, call 608-250-9240 or email to office@wnpj.org.

Help transform Pennsylvania Park! 6:30 - 8:00 pm, Bashford Church, 329 North St. The "mini-park" located on E. Johnson St. between 1st and 2nd streets is going to get a make-over. How this all unfolds will largely be up to us, the Emerson East Neighborhood. Join us for our first large visioning session at the next EENA monthly meeting. Snacks and light refreshments will be provided.

EENA Monthly Meeting 6:30 - 8:00 pm at Bashford Church - 329 North St. Join your neighbors to hear about what's going on in and near our neighborhood. Non-members are welcome. Check website, Facebook or NextDoor for details and agenda.

EENA Monthly Social 6 - 8 pm or longer, Dexter’s Pub Great way to meet and socialize with your neighbors. Non-members and kids are welcome. Check website, Facebook or NextDoor for details and agenda.

Sustainable Saturday Nights Potluck at 6pm , Program/Activity at 7pm. James Reeb Congregation, 2146 E. Johnson St. Supported by groups committed to a peaceful, just, and sustainable world. Fun, family-friendly and free. For more info, call Tim at 630-3633

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Become a Member! Suggested $10 contribution per member per year, $5 for seniors/students/low-income, $25 for businesses/organizations. Contributions will be used for neighborhood projects. Please make checks payable to EENA. Membership year runs between annual elections meetings in October.

Thank you!

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Fill out this form and mail along with your voluntary contribution to: EENA, PO Box 3385, Madison, WI 53704 or bring to an EENA meeting. Join online at www.emersoneast.wordpress.com/become-a-member/

Suggested $10 contribution per member per year, $5 for seniors/students/ low-income, $25 for businesses/ organizations. Contributions will be used for neighborhood projects. Please make checks payable to EENA. Membership year runs between annual elections meetings in October.

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Name(s): _______________________________________________________________ Address: _______________________________________________________________ Email Address: _______________________________________________________________ Phone Number: _______________________________________________________________ Feedback or Ideas: _______________________________________________________________ My/our relationship with the neighborhood is: ☐ Owner/Occupant ☐ Renter ☐ Landlord ☐ Business/Organization

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More and more neighbors are signed up for Nextdoor. Image: Nextdoor, August 2017

Tip To read the Nextdoor Community Guidelines, sign in,

click on the downward arrow next to your profile picture

on the top right, and choose Community Guidelines.

Tip Every year in November, EENA decides who should fill

positions like the Nextdoor lead. Are you interested in joining

forces with Doug and become a neighborhood lead? Are you interested in taking on a role in your neighborhood association?

EENA is always looking for neighbors to take on a role or task they are passionate about.

Special: Neighborhood Communication

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By Indira Ceylan

This year is bringing change to the dining options in Emerson East. We saw the closing of 4 & 20 Bakery and Cafe under sad circumstances. Soon two new restaurants are adding more choices to eat well in our neighborhood.

In May, 4 & 20 Bakery and Cafe closed rather suddenly. Mandy Puntney, 4 & 20’s baker, died after a brief illness. The owner decided to close the bakery as Mandy was essential to day-to-day operations and the one who developed all recipes. The fact that even friends from other parts

of the city commented about the closing of 4 & 20, shows how much her work and that of her team was appreciated and a true enrichment to our neighborhood.

The breakfast and brunch crowd can now fill their stomachs on the other

side of the neighborhood. Ogden’s North Street Diner opened earlier this year at 560 North Street. Ogden’s is operated by Cari Scott and Will Tracy, who have both strong ties to the neighborhood and Madison’s food scene. Ogden’s offers straightforward breakfast and lunch options in a lovingly renovated space.

The diner’s minimalist-playful, rustic-modern look makes me daydream about redecorating my own home while I indulge in French Toast. The quality of the food makes me forget the disappointment when I had to learn that arriving 45 minutes before closing means the meat loaf is already sold out. It had been highly recommended and is even available as a side.

While Ogden’s is filling the niche of being Emerson East’s AM-eatery, another option is in the works for lunch and diner. A new tenant is getting ready to take over 4 & 20’s space. El Sabor de Puebla is renovating 305 North Fourth Street and is planning on opening its doors in October.

El Sabor de Puebla is moving from its current

location on Willy Street to Emerson East.

In June 2017, Blanca Ramirez, joined an EENA meeting and told us more about the plans for the restaurant. The owners of El Sabor, Reyna Gonzalez Torres and Waldo Olguin, are looking forward to moving into a newer building.

The menu will continue to consist of traditional Mexican street food options, other classic options at Mexican restaurants, as well as tamales. Reyna doesn’t only prepare tamales for her restaurant but supplies them to other locations, including Willy Street Co-op. The owners of El Sabor are applying for a conditional use liquor license and are planning on serving beer, wine, and margaritas until 10 p.m.

It’s exciting that Madison’s dynamic restaurant scene isn’t stopping on the borders of Emerson East. I’m looking

forward to (continue) trying out new food options that I can walk to in just a few minutes.

Enjoy your meal! ¡Buen provecho! Guten Appetit!

From the Archive... Do you remember when 4 & 20 opened? Or did you move to the neighborhood less than six years ago? This article from the Spring 2012 edition of The Neighbor was published only months after the bakery opened.

SPRING 2012www.emersoneast.org

Alder’s Report: How can your alder keep you in the loop?

Yard Sale Day June 2ndJohn KochEENA Co-Chair

The annual Emerson East neighborhood Yard Sale Day will be June 2, with a rain date of June 9. This is an opportunity for us to “recycle” within our neighborhood, as well as bring in bargain hunters from other neighborhoods.

For a nominal fee of $5, EENA will put your address on a map of the neighborhood, post that map on our web site, place a newspaper ad linking to the map, print out copies of the map for posting, advertise the sale on several email lists and Facebook, and otherwise alert garage and yard sale shoppers of your sale. Any fee revenue over costs will go to neighborhood projects, such as improvements in Demetral and Graaskamp Parks, or the public art project. (And last year, a few neighbors held plant and bake sales in direct support of park improvements.)

More information will come in late April or early May. Join the EENA Yahoogroup or “Like” the Emerson East Neighborhood Association’s Facebook page to keep informed.

Satya Rhodes-ConwayAlder, District 12242-4426One of the most important, and most difficult, parts of an

alder’s job is communicating with constituents. The importance is self-evident, but why do I describe it as difficult? For several reasons.

First, because there are so many things competing for your attention these days, and local government is not something most people pay a lot of attention to, even though it has a significant impact on our everyday lives. Second, because there are so many potential venues for communication, it’s hard to know what

to prioritize or how to cover them all. And third, because no matter how hard I try, I regularly hear from constituents that are upset because they didn’t know about something the City is doing in advance.

So I’d like your advice. What is the best way to reach you? Via the EENA Newsletter or the Eastside News? A neighborhood email listserve? The EINPC listserve? A website or blog? Notices at a central location, like the Library? A newsletter in the mail? Postcards for important news or meetings? Something else?

I’m also interested in hearing what kinds of things you’d like to hear about. I regularly get press releases and updates

from City departments, including information about events and programs around the city; Information on city committee meetings and minutes from them; job postings; applications for things like alcohol licenses; information about proposed new developments on the Northside and elsewhere; information on the City budget; and many other things.

I don’t want to overwhelm you with information, but I want to make sure you have the information you need. Please share this information with your friends and neighbors, and please contact me with your ideas. I can be reached at district12@cityofmadison.com or 242-4426.

Diane FarsettaEENA Public Art Task Force

What does your vision of a sustainable neighborhood look like? Sketch it out and share it with the Emerson East public arts task force! We welcome sketches from children, youth and adults; individuals and groups; and from residents of, visitors to and friends of the Emerson East neighborhood. No art experience or credentials are necessary.

If you submit a sketch by April 15, you may see your art become part of a collaborative mural that’s “painted” in chalk on the parking lot side of James Reeb Unitarian Universalist Congregation in late spring/early summer. And you’ll also have a chance

at winning fabulous prizes from local businesses!

Here’s the not-so-fine-print: Sketches must be on the theme “a sustainable neighborhood,” done in color, and sized between 5” x 8” and 11” x 17”. Sketches can be dropped off on the front porch of 213 N Fifth St. or emailed to farsettad@gmail.com. Either way, please make sure to get your sketches in by April 15.

Hopefully you, your family and friends will sketch and share your ideas about a sustainable neighborhood. But even if you don’t, you can still be involved in this community-building public art project.

On Sunday, April 22 -- that’s Earth Day

-- from 2 to 7 pm, we’ll display all the mural sketches at James Reeb and the two fine businesses right across Fourth Street: Milio’s and 4&20 Bakery & Cafe. Please join us to appreciate local art, to vote for your favorite sketches, and to chat with members of the public arts task force and other neighbors.

You–the voting public–will decide which sketches are included in the final mural design. Everyone may cast one ballot, listing your three favorite sketches, but only if you join us on April 22!

After the voting’s over, we’ll work with local artists on a mural design that incorporates the most popular sketches. Then we’ll announce a weekend or two in May or June when we’ll actually put

the mural up on the side of James Reeb.

We want the mural production to be a collaborative and community-building experience, too. Everyone who wants to take part will be most welcome to grab some chalk and join in! We won’t care if you color outside the lines or even add your own embellishments.

We’ll take lots of pictures, because obviously a chalk mural won’t last forever. The ideas and designs that come out of this initial project may later serve as the basis for a permanent, painted mural. Who knows?

For now, envision a sustainable neighborhood. And then we’ll chalk about it.

Public Arts Committee: Sustainability: Let’s Chalk About It

Wednesday May 16th is the EENA Neighborhood Potluck! Meet at the Demetral Shelter at 5:30 pm. Bring a dish to pass, your nonalcoholic beverage(s) and your own serving pieces to eat with! (No alcohol is allowed in the shelter.)Come meet some neighbors, talk about the public art project, and other news in the neighborhood.

Neighborhood Potluck May 16th

Neighbor Otehlia Cassidy teaches and writes about cooking and food and is monthly recipe columnist for Madison Magazine. www.aworldflavor.com

Evan Dannells and Scott Spilger, co-owners of 4 & 20 Bakery, knew that opening a local-focused bakery would fill a niche in the neighborhood, but never imagined they would be feeding so many familiar faces. Evan explains that getting to know many of the people who live in the neighborhood, and seeing them happily fed, is the most rewarding part of opening the small bakery-cafe at 305 N. 4th Street, adjacent to Milio’s by East High.

They originally met at L’Etoile where Evan was sous chef and Scott was the manager of Cafe Soleil and joined forces with Mandy Putney, pastry chef (and Evan’s fiancée), to open 4 & 20. The cafe, which also serves as a kitchen for their catering business, offers delicious and affordable cafe fare such as sandwiches, soups, coffee and bakery items. Mandy’s specialty is pies, which are loaded with

fruit, encased in a tender, flaky crust. A roast beef and Hook’s cheddar cheese sandwich, followed by a slice of blueberry-peach pie with brown sugar streusel? Yes, you can.

Evan and Scott source most of their ingredients locally, currently supporting 10 area farmers, and make almost everything,

including the bacon and coffee syrups, from scratch. One bite of their food, and you can taste it. As Evan says, “When the ingredients are that fresh, you don’t need to do much to them; they stand out.” Their passion for local extends from the ingredients to the neighborhood—as I sat talking to Evan, he greeted many customers by name. That kind of local focus nourishes not just the belly, but the soul.

You can find daily specials on their Facebook page (4 & 20 Bakery Cafe) or email them with any questions: 4and20bakery@gmail.com. They are open M-F 7-4, Sat 7-2 and Sun 9-2.

Like EENA Click “Like” on the EENA Facebook page and start

receiving and sharing information with your neighbors about events and activities in our neighborhood!

Review: 4&20 Bakery and Cafe: Focus on Fresh and Local

Where to Eat in Emerson East?

The former tenant’s name is still on the door, yet, El Sabor de Puebla is getting ready to serve the neighborhood starting this fall. Photo: Indira Ceylan

Ogden’s North Street Diner opened its doors this spring and has since been a popular spot for neighbors. Photo: Indira Ceylan

MSCR Day Trips Fall 2017Explore Milwaukee, Cedarburg, and Chicago with MSCR. For more information, contact 608-204-3000. Register at wwww.mscr.org.

Art & Wine in Historic Cedarburg

Saturday, September 23, 8:30am-5:30pm

Trick or Chocolate Haunted Milwaukee Tour

Saturday, October 14, 8:45am-5:15pm

SOFA Expo - Chicago

Saturday, November 4, 8:30am-7:30pm

Michigan Avenue Shopping- Chicago

Saturday, December 2, 7:30am-8:30pm

MSCR DAY TRIPS Fall 2017

Visit a historic church or cemetery to

learn about Milwaukee’s spirits, then set out on a haunt-ed city bus tour with ghost stories through the Historic Third Ward, along Brady Street, and down Wisconsin Avenue in the Concordia neighborhood. Enjoy a sit-down lunch at a historic - perhaps even haunted - hotel. Finally, trick-or-chocolate through Milwaukee for spooktacular treats with stops at several local chocolatiers for in store samples along with take-home treats. Fee includes motor coach transportation, tour and lunch. Bus departs from LaFollette High School.

Join us for a trip to historic Cedarburg, WI.

Tour the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts lo-cated on an 1850’s farmstead. Explore the charming his-toric downtown on your own before a group tour and wine tasting at the Cedar Creek Winery housed in a restored 1860’s woolen mill. Visit their underground limestone cel-lars, learn how the wines are made, aged and bottled and then enjoy a wine tasting in their tasting room. The cellar and three floors of shops are only accessible by stairs. Fee includes motor coach transportation, admissions and lunch. Bus departs from LaFollette High School.

Explore Milwaukee, Cedarburg and Chicago with MSCR!

Art & Wine in Historic Cedarburg

Trick or Chocolate Haunted Milwaukee Tour

Do you want to shop on Michigan Avenue, see the sights in Chicago or explore the big city? A comfortable, double decker motor coach bus takes the worry of driving, traffic and parking out of the equation. Enjoy a day in the big city during the holidays. Approximate travel time is 3 hours depending on traffic and weather. We drop off as close as possible to Michigan and E. Chicago Avenues. Bus loads at 7:15am on Pflaum Rd. in front of LaFollette High School. Register by 10/1 and save $5. Youth ages 8+ may register with a participating adult.

Michigan Avenue Shopping Chicago

Saturday, December 2 ● 7:30AM-8:30PM Ages 18+ ● Course# 16066 ● $44

Saturday, October 14 ● 8:45AM-5:15PM Ages 18+ ● Course# 15446 ● $80

Saturday, September 23 ● 8:30AM-5:30PM Ages 18+ ● Course# 16174 ● $59

Experience some of the world’s most celebrated art at the 24th

annual SOFA CHICAGO (Sculpture Objects Functional Art and Design), the city’s longest-running and most pop-ular contemporary art fair displaying the very best in ce-ramics, wood, glass, fiber, studio jewelry, metal and inno-vative design plus a selection of painting, photography and works on paper. Artist talks, panel discussions and special exhibits are included with admission. Located at Navy Pier Festival Hall. Fee includes motor coach trans-portation and admissions. Lunch is on your own. Bus de-parts from LaFollette High School.

SOFA Expo Chicago

Saturday, November 4 ● 8:30AM-7:30PM Ages 18+ ● Course# 15741 ● $64

Register online at www.mscr.org For more information, contact 608-204-3021.

Fall 2017 Page 7

By Madison Gas and Electric

Don’t be confused when purchasing LED lightbulbs. Look for ENERGY STAR® bulbs with a color temperature scale on the packaging to help guide your buying decisions.

LED lightbulbs save money and have come

down in price. These energy-efficient bulbs are widely available from multiple retailers. Yet, some people pause in the store aisles wondering which brand to purchase and what color to choose.

Don’t hesitate and wonder—we have easy answers!

MGE recommends that you purchase ENERGY STAR-certified bulbs to get the best assurance for quality and energy savings. If we all work to be more energy efficient, we can reduce overall and peak energy use. Reducing our community’s peak

energy use is an objective under MGE’s Energy 2030 f r a m e w o r k . By reducing peak, we can reduce long-term costs for all of us.

An LED is a

microchip that emits light. LEDs can produce different colors. This light color is measured on a temperature scale referred to as Kelvin (K). Lower K numbers mean the light appears more yellow; higher K numbers mean the light is whiter or bluer. Watch a brief video at energy2030together.com to see the difference between warmer and cooler colors of bulbs.

Energy-efficient LED bulbs vary by color to

serve different purposes in your home.

As for choosing the right color, consider your own preferences and where you plan to use the bulb.

Look at the LED bulb’s packaging. The lighting facts label will detail the color temperature scale. Take your time to pick the right color temperature because quality LEDs come with an estimated life of 35,000 to 50,000 hours. In contrast, a typical incandescent bulb will last about 1,000 hours.

And, to save even more money, look for Focus on Energy’s Instant Discounts stickers on select LED bulbs to get an in-store discount. (No rebates or coupons are needed, but incentives may change or be discontinued.) Visit focusonenergy.com for details.

608-244-99001422 MacArthur Rd.

vineryglass.com

Beginners welcome and encouraged.

Many inspiring classes to choose from.

Fun and friendly environment to explore your creative side!

• Fused Glass • Stained Glass• Mosaic • Flameworking

The VineryStained Glass Studio

Try out a class in glass art.

Congratulations and thank you to our neighbors in the Eken Park Neighborhood for organizing the inaugral Eken Park Festival. We can’t wait for next year’s!

Photos: Julie Garrett, August 2017

2017 Community Change-Maker AwardsCommunity Shares of Wisconsin invites you to join our Annual Community Change-Maker Awards Event on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at Union South! We will be celebrating our 2017 Community Awards winners—three incredible leaders who are dedicated to building a better community for all—as well as honoring our 24 exceptional Backyard Hero Award Winners for their volunteer work at Community Shares’ member nonprofits.

Date: Wednesday, September 27, 2017. Time: 5 PM-7 PM. Venue: Union South, 1308 West Dayton Street, Madison, WI 53715. Price: Suggested donation of $45

Contact: Susan Kilmer, skilmer@communityshares.com. Website: http://bit.ly/2017Changemakers

MGE Energy Lab: LED Bulbs Explained

Our neighborhood is Red Hot!

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Give me a call to learn about the value of your home

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Sep 19, EENA Social, 6-8pm, Dexter’s Pub, 301 North St

Sep 23, Sustainable Saturday Night, 6-8pm, James Reeb, 2146 E Johnson St

Oct 4, Emerson East Neighborhood Association (EENA) Annual Election Meeting, 6:30-8pm, Bashford Church, 329 North St → Pizza provided! See Page 1.

Oct 7, Mayor’s Neighborhood Roundtable 2017, 8am-12pm, Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, 1 John Nolen Dr → See details on this page

Oct 13-16, Hawthorne Library Book Sale → See details on this page.

Oct 17, EENA Social, 6-8pm, Dexter’s Pub

Oct 28, Sustainable Saturday Night, 6-8pm, James Reeb

Nov 7, EENA Social, 6-8pm, Dexter’s Pub

Nov 14, Alternate Side Parking Starts Nov 15, Emerson East Neighborhood Association (EENA) Monthly Meeting, 6:30-8pm, Bashford Church → Starting in November, EENA meets on the THIRD Wednesday of the month.

Nov 21, EENA Social, 6-8pm, Dexter’s Pub → Starting in November, EENA Socials take place on the FIRST Tuesday of the month.

Nov 25, Sustainable Saturday Night, 6-8pm, James Reeb

Dec 5, EENA Social, 6-8pm, Dexter’s Pub

Dec 20, EENA meeting, 6:30-8pm, Bashford

Jan 2, EENA Social, 6-8pm, Dexter’s Pub

Jan 17, EENA meeting, 6:30-8pm, Bashford

Jan 27, Sustainable Saturday Night, 6-8pm, James Reeb

Feb 6, EENA Social, 6-8pm, Dexter’s Pub

Feb 20, Spring Primary Election

Feb 21, EENA meeting, 6:30-8pm, Bashford

Feb 24, Sustainable Saturday Night, 6-8pm, James Reeb

Mar 1, Deadline for Spring EENA newsletter submissions

Mar 6, EENA Social, 6-8pm, Dexter’s Pub

Mar 21, EENA meeting, 6:30-8pm, Bashford

Apr 3, Spring Election

Event CalendarFor up-to-date information, visit www.emersoneast.wordpress.com.

Attend the 2017 Mayor’s Neighborhood Roundtable If you are intrigued about ways to be part of positive changes in Madison, want to network with residents who are involved with activities and projects occurring within their neighborhoods, or simply curious about how to effectively work with government officials and city staff, please attend the upcoming Mayor’s Neighborhood Roundtable. This one-half day event that brings together residents, nonprofits, and city staff and governmental officials to work on neighborhood related issues.

Why come? We need to work together to make our neighborhoods great places to live for all. Come share your skills, challenges, and ideas with others that are making their places better too.

Who’s Invited? First and foremost – You are INVITED! You bring skills, expertise, and willingness to make your building, block, or neighborhood a place where people want to stay. So, come join us for the one-half day program. Better yet – bring a few neighbors with you to build a community.

Where? Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center on Saturday, October 7th, 2017. Doors open at 8 am. Program starts at 9 am with the Mayor. Workshops from 10-noon.

Find out more! Visit our website at www.cityofmadison.com/neighborhoods or call 608-267-8727. There will be free childcare and language assistance at the event.

Madison residents have a long history of making their neighborhoods places of interest. Be part of and inspire others to create inclusive, healthy, and unique places to live.

Hawthorne Library Book SaleDon’t miss the book sale at Hawthrone Library, 2707 E Washington Ave on October 13-16, 2017.

• Friday, Oct.13: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.

• Saturday, Oct. 14: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. regular sale, 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. bag sale ($5 a bag)

• Monday Oct. 16: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. bag sale

Proceeds support programming at

Hawthorne LibraryIf you are interested in working on the sale, (including set-up on Oct. 12 and clean-up on Oct. 16, after 3pm), please contact Bobbi Nowak at bsnowak77@gmail.com.

New Time for EENA Meetings and SocialIndira Ceylan, EENA Area 2 Representative

Starting in November we are changing what week of the month the EENA monthly meeting (official gathering of the Neighborhood Association at Bashford Church) and the EENA Social (informal gathering of neighbors at Dexter’s Pub) are happening. The EENA monthly meeting is moving from the first Wednesday to the third Wednesday. The EENA Social from the third Tuesday to the first Tuesday.

Why were the changes made? Larry Palm, Alder of District 12 (re-elected in April 2017) has a conflict with our Wednesday meeting time after being appointed to a city committee. Since becoming the Alder of our district, Larry has tried to make it to every meeting to provide updates from the City’s and Alder’s perspectives and to listen to our concerns and requests. The dates of the EENA Socials were changed to avoid too many EENA meetings too close together.

See the calendar on this page for exact dates. If you have questions or comments email the EENA Co-Chairs at eenachairs@yahoo.com.

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Please see Page 4 or email to learn more. Thank you for you

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