Crescent HOA Newsletters

Crime Watch
Please be aware in our neighborhood of any suspicious activities and report them to the proper authorities and/or our neighborhood watch patrol (Ed Rentie, EJR613@aol.com, 451-0032). Some previous occurrences:

- Wrought iron patio chair stolen from patio of homeowner on a Saturday night. Children's picnic table was placed in the middle of the street as well.

- Man straddling the fence of a back yard. When the owner called out to him and asked what he was doing, he said he was "reading the meters", but he had no equipment, no identification badge or uniform, and he quickly left the yard. He may have been scoping out the house as a potential target for robbery. A police report has been filed and all Crescent homeowners should be aware of this activity.

- Stranger entered a homeowner's garage, knocked on the door, and stated he had car trouble but his car was blocks away. He then jumped into an accomplice's car and sped away.

- Items, including the garage door opener, were stolen out of a homeowner's car parked in her driveway. We recommend that homeowner's NOT leave their garage door openers in their car if parked in the driveway.

- Back window of an S.U.V. was broken out and items were stolen from the vehicle.

- Did you know........................that the mantles for our gas lamps are available free of charge from Oklahoma Natural Gas Company? You can pick them up in the Lobby of the Gas Company location on the south side of 15th Street between Sheridan and Yale. Check your particular gas lamp for the type of mantle, but most are the "inverted" type. Changing the mantles is very easy -- just turn off the gas supply, wait for the glass and the mantles to cool, then slide up and remove one or more panes of glass, twist the mantle a quarter turn and pull off. To replace the mantle, be extremely careful as they are very fragile (do not touch the fabric-like material) and slip the mantle on over the post and twist the mantle a quarter turn. Light the mantle with a match BEFORE TURNING THE GAS BACK ON, then turn the gas on slowly. Replace the panes of glass and Voila -- you're all set! If your glass has become cloudy, it cleans right up with a product called C-L-R.

- Financial statements for the HOA are available as of the last audit. Please contact one of the board members if you would like a copy.

- We are looking for neighbors willing to help plan social activities for the neighborhood. Please contact one of our board members if you are interested.

- Please be considerate of your neighbors when walking your dog and clean up after them if they relieve themselves in someone else's yard.

- FYI: The distance around the pond in Crescent Park is exactly 2507 feet or 0.474 miles (Thanks Tracy Murdock).

August 2007
Marilynn and Tom Allen 8305 S. 68th E. Ave.
Cathy and George Ferguson 8137 S. 68th E. Ave.

July 2007
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Reinking 8407 S. 69th E. Ave.
Celia Bridgemohon 8512 S. 71st E. Ave.