NSNA Spaghetti Supper Report & Photos

Thank you to everyone who came to share a meal with your neighbors.

Your participation in this NSNA activity resulted in:

Attended: 88

New/Renewing Members at the event: 24

Total Membership: 81

Total Dollar amount raised for NSNA goals: $867!!!

We hope you all enjoyed our dinner together and the special guest speaker, Colonel Jeff Clark from the Tillman Police Station.

We'll see you again soon as NSNA works to make Normal Station a great place to live.

Next event is a Spring Clean effort scheduled for March 28th. More information in the coming weeks.

Monthly meetings held the first Thursday of each month at Audubon Park Baptist Church in the Fellowship Hall @7:00. All are welcome and encouraged to attend.

"The Patterson Pervert" Exhibitionist Arrested

Patterson Pervert
Lee Arthur Rayford
Police Photo

The U of M's Daily Helmsman published a story today on the arrest. One of the women who was targeted by this pervert had the courage to walk behind his car and get his tag number- that's what led to the arrest. Kudos to the courageous student who got that tag number- our streets are safer because of citizens like her who refuse to be a victim and take decisove actions.

I excerpted a bit of the article below. I chose to edit out some explicit sexual content in case you are enjoying this blog with one of your young ones present and don't want to have to explain that stuff just yet.

Excerpted from the Helmsman: A 39-year-old man has been charged with indecent exposure following at least two incidents on campus. Last Friday at 11:45 p.m., Shelby County Sheriff Deputies arrested Lee Arthur Rayford. The arrest and charges were based on a warrant obtained last week by University Police Services. Rayford met his $100 bail and was released late Monday afternoon.

As the victim sat on the steps of Patterson Hall, Rayford exposed himself (Cliff's note: R-rated material edited). The suspect then drove off, but not before the victim wrote down his license plate number.

She said she was worried when she got up to check his car's license number, but she didn't want anything to happen to another student here on campus.

"It's not an easy thing to get up from your safe area," she said. "I had to get close enough to look at the tag, with all this other stuff in my head, but I didn't know his limits. I didn't know if he would get out of the car. I was just thinking, 'I have to do this.'"


Click here for the entire Helmsman article.

Reminder NSNA Spaghetti Fundraiser Dinner

The following flyer was distributed in the Normal Station newsletter last weekend. Please plan to join us this Saturday night. We have a special guest speaker, Memphis Police Colonel Jeff Clark from the Tillman Police Station. It would be helpful to get a headcount so we can be prepared with food.

If you plan to attend please let me know. Click here to email me. Otherwise, we will serve spaghetti until we run out! Thanks!

NSNA Spaghetti Fundraiser Dinner

w/Special Guest Speaker:

Memphis Police Colonel Jeff Clark from the Tillman Station

Saturday, February 21st 5:30 p.m.

Audubon Park Baptist Church (gym)

Menu:

Spaghetti (meat & vegetarian sauce available)

Garden Fresh Salad

Italian Garlic Bread

Homemade Dessert

Tea, Coffee or Water

Cost: $7 for adults; $5 for children 12 and under

Our goal is to raise $350 for committee events and communications such as the quarterly newsletter, neighborhood directory and annual picnic

***************************************************************************************

JOIN THE ASSOCATION OR RENEW YOUR DUES

Come to the dinner to see a display our neighborhood activities, events and even problem properties. You can see the importance of a neighborhood association and all the work that is involved. Hopefully you will be encouraged to support the association with your membership and get involved.

Membership goal for 2009 is 150 (10% of households in Normal Station).

University District Overlay approved

Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 4:56:57 PM
Subject: University District Overlay approved

Good evening,

As many of you may know the university district overlay was approved.
Below is the link to the commercial appeal article from today about
the zoning overlay.
http://commercialappeal.com/news/2009/feb/13/university-area-plan-okd/

Thank you all,
--
Amy Schaftlein
Graduate Student
University of Memphis
Department of Anthropology

Security Alert ! BOLO -Be On the Look Out

Man Exposing himself on Echles Saturday Feb 7th

From Christy Leard--

This past Saturday around 1:00 p.m., one of our NSNA newsletter distributors happened upon an individual that was exposing himself and performing an indecent act.

He was in a small white compact car close to the southwest corner of Kearney and Echles (parked on Kearney). The newsletter distributor made eye contact with him then realized what he was doing. She was shocked and immediately crossed the street. He was reclined in the vehicle but was very aware that what he was doing could be easily seen by anyone walking or driving past. He then began to watch her. She pulled out her cell phone and he quickly drove off.

The description is young black male- fair skin tone. No make and model on the car- small white compact.

I will be emailing the MPD and UOM Campus police as well so they can be on the look out.

This was disturbing to say the least as the female neighbor normally has 1 or 2 of her granddaughters walking with her while distributing the newsletters.

Christy Leard

NSNA Spaghetti Dinner February 21st

Hi Neighbors!

Enjoy a meal with your neighbors. Good food and good company at a good price.

Bring all the kids and grownups to share a community meal with the Normal Station Neighborhood Association (NSNA) at Audubon Baptist Church on Saturday, Feb 21st at 5:30 pm.

We are having a spaghetti dinner as a fund raiser for NSNA.

What a deal - for just $7 adults, $5 children, you get spaghetti w/sauce, salad, bread, home made desserts, and a drink.

There are many issues that the Normal Station Neighborhood Association deals with- crime prevention, zoning and code enforcement, liason with other neighborhoods and the U of M, traffic concerns, beautification and blight, etc.

Stop by, grab a bite, meet your neighbors, and join the NSNA.

United we stand.