With a $23,600 grant from SC Johnson, Mount Pleasant’s Lakeside Community Oriented Policing (COP) House expanded the successful Mrs. Myers’ Reading Room program for kids ages 3 to 5. “Bookworms”, the kindergarten readiness program which began the enrollment process in January, was added to strengthen educational performance. The original “Novel” program for school-aged children will […]
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Lakeside COP House Haunted for Halloween
By Bill Houston Mount Pleasant, WI — Don’t let the scary masks fool you. The fun was real for a number of children who attended a local haunted house put on by the police department. Officers from the Mount Pleasant Police Department and area volunteers transformed the Lakeside COP (Community Oriented Policing) House, 2237 Mead St., […]
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2016 Lakeside Bike Parade Puts on a Show
Kids of all ages – big and small, short and tall – put on a show Monday night during the Lakeside bike parade. Adult volunteers gathered at the Mount Pleasant Police Department’s Lakeside COP house near 23rd and Mead streets to help neighborhood children decorate their bikes with streamers, boas, flags, ribbons, pinwheels and more. Then, […]
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Polzin Park Dedication, COP Open House in Mount Pleasant Neighborhood
The sounds of children laughing, running and playing have been ringing through the Lakeside neighborhood since Polzin Park was completed earlier this year. Listening to the sounds of childhood echoing down the street is music to Paula Wells Huck’s ears. “Hearing the kids laughing and shouting about going to the park is pure happiness!” she told Racine […]
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3rd Annual Lakeside Clean-Up May 14
Residents of the Lakeside neighborhood and volunteers from throughout the community will take to the streets and alleys of the area to clean it up a bit. This is the third year of the clean-up. MPPD and Zoe Outreach Ministries are partnering this year to help neighbors continue making a difference in Lakeside by picking up […]
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First Weber Provides $2,000 Grant to Mount Pleasant COP House
Residents of all ages in the Mount Pleasant Lakeside neighborhood will have additional opportunities for learning, job hunting and computer training thanks to a $2,000 grant from First Weber Realty. John Crimmings and Julie Lang, both of First Weber, officially presented the check with MPPD Officer Matt Prochaska Monday at the village board meeting. The […]
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Racine Literacy Council Hosting English Learner Class Meeting at COP House
Residents interested in participating in an English learner tutoring program are invited to an informational meeting at 6 p.m. Monday at the Lakeside COP House in Mount Pleasant. Members of the community who would benefit from a program at the COP house should plan to attend so the Racine Literacy Council can determine how many volunteer […]
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Excellence in Racine: Student Donates Bike Helmets to Lakeside COP House
St. Lucy’s 5th grader Caroline Mork made a difference this week in the lives of other community children when she delivered 16 bicycle helmets to the Mount Pleasant Lakeside COP house. Back in April, Mork wrote a letter to her teacher, outlining her idea to collect helmets after she and her friends witnessed too many […]