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June, 2005
4th of July Festivities Monday,
June 27, 7:00 p.m. - 4th of July Celebration Committee will meet at the
Towanda Community Building to finalize plans for the events on Sunday, July 3
and Monday, July 4. Help is always appreciated. See more at the
official Towanda 4th of July informational website: http://geocities.com/towandajuly4 Events this year will include:
Advance tickets ($4/adult; $2.50/child) - call 728-2216 or 728-2423 (+.50 at door).
All Day North & South Parks Flea Market All Day Community Bldg & Parks Food Concessions 10:00am Parade Begins
Dusk Fireworks
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Towanda 4th of July Honoring the
Soldiers The Towanda 4th of July Parade
will feature the '50 American Flags Living Memorial' unit again this
year. The theme of the celebration is 'Honoring the Soldiers' and
another special unit will be the men and women who have served or are
currently serving in the military. Young people and adults who want to
carry a flag (mile long hilly route), and those who have served our country
are asked to contact Gail Ann Briggs - 728-2187 or rgbriggs@frontiernet.net
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The Miss
and Master Contest is for boys and girls 3-10 years old. Previous Misses or
Masters are ineligible. This year
an entry form is to be completed and turned in at the Library by Saturday June
25th (NO PHOTOS). Winners will be notified by Thursday June 30th. Entry
forms are available at the Library and in the June issues of the Towanda,
Lamplighter, and Indian Creek subdivisions' newsletters. Winners will ride in
the Parade. Questions? Call Heather Lueschen
728-2840. Miss and Master Entry Form Child's Name:
_____________________________________ Parent's Name:
____________________________________ Child's Age:
_______________________________________ Phone Number:
____________________________________ Remember that if your child had
already been crowned Miss or Master they are not eligible.
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4th of July Book Sale – help needed The
Friends of the Towanda District Library need help with loading and unloading
books to and from the library’s book sale on July 3 from |
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Towanda Library News (on the web at towandalibrary.org) Summer reading program on Wednesdays from June 15 -
July 27 (not July 6). Register at the library:
Pre-K –1st grade:
9:30-10:30am Harry Potter Day: Sat. July 16. To celebrate the book release of Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6) the library will show the first three Harry Potter movies. In between there will be games, crafts, trivia contests, prizes, snacks and pizza for dinner! Feel free to come in costume and bring a pillow and blanket.
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Towanda Elementary PTO News Volunteers still needed! Leaders are needed to start chess and computer clubs for the 2005-2006 school year. Volunteers
are needed for the Step-Up (Kindergarten and 1st grade) and Guide
Step (1st grade and 2nd grade) reading programs
to assist students who need additional help in learning to read. If you
can help, please contact Mrs. Erickson at 728-2278. Volunteers and contributions are needed to help install new playground equipment this summer. Please call Jamie Jackson at 728-2725 if you are willing to help. Recycling: The
Towanda PTO is recycling computer printer cartridges, cell phones, used
laptop computers, and PDAs (Palm Pilots) to raise money for the school.
These items can be dropped by the school or at Martha Rients home, |
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Towanda Ladies Night Out Group
They go dutch-treat to dinner once a month (September - June), no mandatory attendance, no expenses for insurance/etc. and very limited fundraisers (garden walk 2 years ago). Membership: dues of $25 a year, payable in September or when beginning attendance, from which they have sufficient dollars to make contributions to local endeavors (Route 66 walk, library programs, etc), and charitable (help families with special needs such as fire, major illnesses, gifts to children at Christmas and school supplies for Towanda students who need them). They help Senior Citizens with their bake sale and donate to them the profit from breakfast at Easter; and they donate items for Thanksgiving food baskets to families in need. There are several members from Indian Creek. Total group is about 25-30; attendance generally ranges from 10-18 at any given dinner out. If you
are interested in joining, contact any member or new President Dawn (Rob)
Sutter or Ruth Parsons co-Secretary (728-2768). |
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Towanda Lions sponsored Steve
Liebenow Memorial Scholarship. The Towanda Lions Club is sponsoring a $500.00 scholarship for a 2005 High School college bound senior and/or currently enrolled college student attending classes full time from the Towanda area. This is a one-time scholarship, not open to renewal. Applicants for this scholarship must meet the following criteria:
1.
The applicant must
have a Towanda mailing/residence address. 2.
Average grade of at least
a C, verified by a high school transcript. 3.
In 250 words or less,
submit a letter of application containing a brief biographical profile which
includes your college plans, school activities, community service activities,
and work history. 4.
Submit two letters of
recommendation: one from a teacher, counselor, or administrator, and one from
a non-relative in the Towanda area. 5.
Submit a copy of your
fall 2005 class schedule of the college/university you will be attending. 6.
Letter of
application, recommendation, transcript, and class schedule must be received
by the Scholarship Committee Chairman by Mail to: Steve Liebenow Memorial Scholarship The
Towanda Lions Club committee will review all applications and select one
scholarship winner. All applicants will be notified by mail of the
committee's choice. This scholarship is offered in memory of Steve
Liebenow, a long time Lions Club member, educator, and community leader who
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Spring Work Day
Some of
this work led to immediately apparent improvement. Other work is part
of long-term progress in upgrading our neighborhood common areas. Thanks to these volunteers who through their work make the neighborhood areas nicer for all of us.
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At
the Spring work day, several homeowners discussed the idea of initiating more
frequent and extensive land management of our nature area. We
have enlisted the aid of two very knowledgeable members of the Parklands
Foundation board to survey our site and give us some advice on how best to
manage and possibly restore sections of the nature area. Look for more
information coming soon about a neighborhood kick-off meeting for this
effort. We are hoping to get a good group of revolving
volunteers who would be willing to help out to any extent - whether it be
putting in one morning per year, or one morning per month.
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Tim and I found a three foot long snake in our garden shed. He was under a rug I sit on when I'm weeding. The tip of his tail vibrated when we disturbed him - it was more of a buzzing sound (rather than a rattle). We think he might be a fox snake. See reptiles_foxsnake.html |
Two barred owls are frequent visitors to John and Mary Ann Boyd’s backyard. |
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INDIAN CREEK HOMEOWNER'S WATER ASSOCIATION
CONSUMER CONFIDENCE REPORT
See
frontiernet.net/~indiancreek for
further information about Indian Creek water. Major decisions
affecting the water system are made at Homeowner's Association meetings.
Please attend! Please observe lawn/garden watering restrictions: Even street numbers water on even dates; Odd numbers on odd dates.
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Towanda Area Historical Society The General
Meeting of the Towanda Area Historical Society was held from CDs
containing material scanned to date are available for anyone interested in
looking at the material. Two old photos and the scanned version of them
were displayed to show how dramatically the photos could be enhanced. Videos
can be digitized after new software is secured. Materials and documents
including photos, maps, and atlases are still needed. A 40-page outline of historical notes is available at the library and can be distributed to those who are interested. Everyone is urged to provide comments on the proposed organization of the material and suggest any other information that should be included, such as the Route 66 Historical Walk. Gail
Briggs reported on her work in developing a directory of potential Towanda
area historical resources and people who may be interested in assisting with
the project. Names and their contact information are being
solicited. Information about the TAHS will be available at the 4th of July celebration (e.g. work-to-date, sign up to help, who and how to contact the Society, and contributions will be collected) The Core Com. decided to develop the Education & Schools section of the History first; however, historical information about all aspects of the Towanda Area will be gratefully accepted throughout the process! The preferred process for providing written information is to email a Word document as an attachment (not a PDF) to Robin Gould rkgould@ilstu.edu. If email isn't possible, information such as documents, photos, etc. or typed material may be loaned or given to Jack Jenkins, 245 Hely St, P.O. Box 245, Towanda (ph: 728.2143) for scanning and return if desired. The next General group mtg. will
be Tue.Jul.12,
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Indian Creek Resident Directory A copy of
the Indian Creek resident directory is included with this newsletter.
If you want to correct or add any information to the directory – email or
phone Helen Mogill at 728-2048, hmogill@frontiernet.net.
Send your email address if you’d like to receive subdivision and newsletter
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New Realtor Michael Hutson, a resident of Indian Creek, has joined Prudential Snyder/Armstrong Realty. He has teamed up with Jean Hutson a fourteen year veteran and last year's President of the Board of Realtors. Together they would love to serve all of Indian Creek's realty needs. Michael can be reached at Mobile
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Tailless Black Cat Are you
missing a tailless black cat? One has been seen wandering |
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Communications Email: If you are interested in receiving email announcements of upcoming subdivision events or other announcements of interest to residents, send your email address me at hmogill@frontiernet.net. Subdivision web page: frontiernet.net/~indiancreek If you
have scenery, garden, wild animal or pet photos that you are willing to
share, email them to me, Helen Mogill, hmogill@frontiernet.net, or
bring them by to me at Newsletter: If you have events or announcements you’d like to see in here, please contact me, Helen Mogill, email:hmogill@frontiernet.net, 728-2048. Kids – contact me if you’d like me to include your name, phone, and a list of odd jobs that you are willing to do – babysitting, pet care, lawn mowing, etc. Adults, let us know about your business.
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This web site last updated
Sunday, June 04, 2006 by Helen
Mogill |