Tour de Tech Terrace this Satuday

The Fall 2011 Tour de Tech Terrace will take place this Saturday.  The following news release was sent to UNIT News:

The community of Tech Terrace will host the 16th bi-annual Tour De Tech Terrace at 3 p.m. on Oct. 1.

Just as in the spring, canned goods will take the place of an entrance fee. The most recent TDTT garnered more than 1,500 pounds of canned goods that were donated to the South Plains Food Bank. The fall TDTT is hopeful to double this amount and will challenge each participant to do his or her part in reaching this goal.

The fall TDTT will include a designated stopping point and provided brief entertainment hosted by Red Bull. The Lubbock Police Department has agreed to provide a supervised escort of the Tour, as well as patrol supervision to insure the safety of the riders, as well as order within the community.

As in previous Tours, the organizers have not lost sight of their devotion to giving back to the Tech Terrace community, as well as to the city of Lubbock through the associated canned food drive and look to advance further in the development of future philanthropic efforts.

The Tour begins at 3019 33rd Street.  There are five scheduled stops:
2512 27th Street
3304 30th Street
2808 23rd Street
3010 31st Street
20th and Akron (Lutheran Student Ministries Parking Lot)
Note:  Enter the Lutheran Student Ministries church parking lot from 20th Street.  Do not use the Cafe J Parking Lot.

The Tour is scheduled to wrap up around 7:00 pm.

Be aware of partcipants in these areas.

Loose Dogs

UNIT News received the following email from a concerned neighbor:

This morning I had a pretty big altercation with 2 dogs that were loose and tried to kill a neighbor's cat.  Seems like a reminder in blog form or even door to door fliers might be appropriate to remind neighbors to leash their dogs.

Loose dogs roaming the neighborhood have presented problems in the past.  If you see a stray dog call Animal Services by using the 311.

Attempted Kidnapping Near UNIT

UNIT News received the following Crime Alert

Kidnapping Suspect from 09/09/11  around 5:00 PM near the 2200 block of 26th St.



White male, Bald, mid 30's, approx 5'6"/5'7", heavy set (obese), wearing black rectangle framed prescription glasses, smelled of heavy smoke.


Driving a white minivan, the rear window appeared tinted and the tint was peeling on the left side, the side windows were possibly not tinted or lightly tinted, a black stripe on the lower area of the van on the sides with a grey toddler style carseat on the middle seat closer to the passenger side. Suspect approached a 15 yo female and grabbed her. Female was able to escape.


If located please contact Sgt Taveau at 535-3295 at any time.

Keep your eyes open for any suspicious characters

New Store in Tech Terrace

Merlin's Pet Shop is now open at 26th and Boston next door to the Alternative Food Company.  Merlin's features unique pet accessories as well has high quality pet food.  They even have free samples so you can see if Rover will like the food.  Pet owners should check it out.

LISD Band Marches in Neighborhood

The LISD Rose Bowl Parade Band marched in the Tech Terrace/UNIT neighborhood on Saturday morning to raise funds for their trip to Pasadena next January.

September Yards Of The Month

Congratulations to the September Yard Of The Month Winners and special thanks to Jaime Nunez for sign placement logistics.

 Ray Sparkman

3314 21st Street

 Cindy and George Mayer

2623 24th Street

Lesley Cooper

2620 32nd Street

Crime Alert

A neighbor on 26th Street reported an attempted break-in at 26th & Geneva.

On 9/6 an attempted breakin was averted by people who were home. The individuals were driving a maroon 4-door vehicle. It was 3 hispanic men, one thin and two stocky, all with shaved heads and tattoos on their arms. They attempted to open the front door, and the person at home exited the house out the side and came around to ask the guys what they were doing. The car had a Marines sticker on the window.


Evidently, the description matches an earlier break-in in the Tech Terrace area.

Please let people know they should be on the lookout and should remember to lock their doors.

Tour de Tech Terrace Rescheduled to October 1st

Keep tabs on your dogs

Our beloved dog, Bear, passed away suddenly on Sunday afternoon.  The vet at the Small Animal Emergency Clinic (very kind folks) said she had enough toxins in her system to kill three dogs.  We are positive she did not get into anything in the backyard so it appears she was intentionally poisoned.  This would not be the first case of dog poisoning in the neighborhood.  Keep an eye on your beloved pets.