Pemberton Heights - February 2015

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The Pemberton JournalFor the past few years, homeowners' contributions to a special security

fund have paid for nightly patrols by Sentry, a private security company. 1. $25/hour for approx. 20 hours/week = $2,000/mo or $24,000.2. Patrols only at night.3. If suspicious activity is observed, drivers will call the police. They do

not exit the truck, follow the suspected thief, or notify the homeowner. 4. Offers (limited) Away-from-Home support. Drivers cannot

exit truck to check around house for signs of disturbance, or contact homeowner directly with any concerns.

5. About 7%-10% of the households in Pemb.Heights contribute to it.

Have there in fact been fewer crimes due to this surveillance? That is difficult to assess.

Some residents point out that there is no evidence to indicate that crimes have actually declined since the patrols went into effect. Lack of data from before the patrols were initiated prevents us from being able to determine the cost/benefit ratio of the money spent on them. What's more, they say, the security company itself reports that “there have been no incidents of significance for many months.” As a company representative observed, "the typical incident involves a car parked by the side of the road with a drunken individual asleep inside."

On the other hand, Pemberton Heights has not been entirely free from car break-ins, bicycle thefts,

A Safe Neighborhood: the Securest Way to Gothefts of seasonal decorations and packages, and home invasion (though the last is infrequent). There are those who believe that it is the presence of the security patrols that has kept property crime at a minimum. They point out that their value lies not so much in what they detect, but in their visible presence. A patroler's job is not only--not even primarily--to see what is going on, but to be seen and function as a deterrent. In a neighborhood where some individuals walk at night and where many cars must be left in driveways or on the street, a regular patrol can discourage troublemakers.

Security experts and police officers remind us that there are many common sense actions we as individuals can do to protect ourselves from property crime. For that reason, they strongly promote neighborhood watch programs, which serve as an educational resource as well as providing patrols during the most "criminally active" time: from 8:30am to 3:30pm, when homeowners are at work. Their strength lies in the very fact that patrolers are residents and are familiar with what is normal, so are therefore more likely to detect when unfamiliar vehicles cars are parked near a neighbor's home, or when a normally-secured gate is open, or packages left unattended.

Ideally, both paid security patrols as well as educated, alert residents support each other in making Pemberton Heights a secure neighborhood.

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PHNA CONTACT LISTSecurity, Traffic, MoPAC, Zoning and Permits, Governmental Liason, Neighborhood Social Events, Triangle Fundraising and Improvements

PresidentFrank Hartmann [email protected]

Vice PresidentTina Weinberger [email protected]

SecretaryAlly Kir ............................ [email protected]

TreasurerKimberly Comstock ......... [email protected]

Treasurer-ElectDon Simkins [email protected]

Security & TrafficTina Weinberger ....... [email protected]

BylawsBeverly Sutton .................................... [email protected]

Policy & ProceduresJane Hayman ...................... [email protected]

Government AffairsBetty Trent ................................ [email protected]

TrianglesFrank Hartmann ............. [email protected]

WebmastersEric Venditti ................ [email protected]

Don Simkins ............. [email protected]

COMMITTEE CHAIRS:

Join the Security Committee Anyone interested in contributing their thoughts about improving security in Pemberton Heights is invited to join the Security Committee. We are looking for fresh ideas!

New Editor SoughtAs the current editor has taken on the role of vice President, a replacement is being sought. Please contact Tina Weinberger at (512) 680-9697.

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Pet of the MonthGrizzly Bear AKA “Lil’ Bear”

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Remember Tiger Mom, the Mussolini Madre who believes that if parents have the guts to eliminate play, sleep-overs, and free-choice from their children’s lives, they would produce National Merit Scholars who out-perform the Chinese on math tests and graduate from Harvard? She treats her daughters like Pavlovian lab rats who only get hugged when they hit the A+ lever. Well, I’m the miniature poodle of a Tiger Mom, and I want to let everybody know what it’s like inside the maze. The constant drive to be the fastest, the highest, the best in show, the winner of blue ribbons, the dog on valium.

It starts out when your mom takes you to a fun class with lots of other puppies who all run around and jump over sticks. You leaped and did curly-ques around the other pups. Somebody takes your mom aside and before you know it, you’re going to a class for gifted jumpers three days a week. Afternoons are for strength and agility training. First they tell you to just have fun and run around the track, but then you realize that you’re expected to run faster every day, and if you don’t, Coach shakes her head and doesn’t give you a treat. You start to scout ideal places to bury the stopwatch. By Saturday, all I want to do is lie in the sun and splash in the creek with my friends, but Mom makes me jog up and down Mount Bonnell to increase stamina. Every evening I have to watch 3 full hours of Westminster re-runs. Sundays are for a shampoo and set. Once a month I get shaped, curled, perfumed, and tied with a stupid bow that pinches my skin.

I’m in the Junior Elite division now, which is all about obstacle courses, hopping through rows of tires and going down slides. Slide too slow and no milkbone; too fast and the friction burns my paws. There’s this long, curved tunnel that I'm supposed to run through: it’s dark and has lots of curves, and one time I got lost inside and Coach had to crawl in and drag me out. Now I’m scared to go back in. My whole life is practice, practice, practice. No daydreaming, no fun and games: Mom caught me alone with a Shi Tzu and gave me a 2-hour lecture on the importance of maintaining the purity of the line. I don't give a flying woof about being pure bred. I just want to relax in a warm bed with a chew toy and a Xanex. Mom imagines a future full of trophies and acclaim, but do trophies make up for a lost puppy-hood?



Remember when grandparents & great-grandparents stated that they only had an 8th grade education?

This is the 8th-grade final exam from 1895 in Salina, Kansas, USA. It took 5 hours to complete (in addition to the subjects below was an hour for “Orthography” and an hour for U.S. History).

Grammar (Time, one hour)1. Give nine rules for the use of capital letters.2. Name the parts of speech and define those that have no modifications.3. Define verse, stanza and paragraph.4. What are the principal parts of a verb? Give principal parts of 'lie,' 'play,' and 'run.'5. Define case; illustrate each case.6. What is punctuation? Give rules for principal marks of punctuation.7-10. Write a composition of about 150 words and show therein that you understand the practical use of the rules of grammar.

Arithmetic (Time, 1 hour 15 minutes)1. Name and define the Fundamental Rules of Arithmetic.2. A wagon box is 2 ft. Deep, 10 feet Long, and 3 ft. Wide. How many bushels of wheat will it hold?3. If a load of wheat weighs 3,942 lbs, what is it worth at 50 cents /bushel, deducting 1,050 lbs for tare?4. District No 33 has a valuation of $35,0000. What is the necessary levy to carry on a school seven months at 50 per month, and have $104 for incidentals?5. Find the cost of 6,720 lbs. Coal at $6.00 per ton.6. Find the interest of $512.60 for 8 months and 18 days at 7

per cent per annum.7. What is the cost of 40 boards 12 inches wide and 6 ft. long at $20 per metre?8. Find bank discount on $300 for 90 days (no grace) at 10 percent.9. What is the cost of a square farm at $15 per acre, the distance of which is 640 rods?10. Write a Bank Check, a Promissory Note, and a receipt.

Geography (Time, 1 hour)1. What is climate? Upon what does climate depend?2. How do you account for the extremes of climate in Kansas?3. Of what use are rivers? Of what use is the ocean?4. Describe the mountains of North America.5. Name and describe the following: Monrovia, Odessa, Denver, Manitoba, Hecla, Yukon, St. Helena, Juan Fernandez, Aspinwall and Orinoco.6. Name and locate the principal trade centres of the U.S. Name all the republics of Europe and give the capital of each.8. Why is the Atlantic Coast colder than the Pacific in the same latitude?9. Describe the process by which the water of the ocean returns to the sources of rivers.10. Describe the movements of the earth. Give the inclination of the earth.

Taken from the original document on file at the Smokey Valley Genealogical Society and Library in Salina and reprinted by the Salina Journal.

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new generation. Plant as large an area as possible, or plant in large pots.To provide nectar for the adult butterfly, plant Purple coneflower, Greg’s mist flower and other blooming

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