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Indian Creek Newsletter July/August, 2007 on
the web at frontiernet.net/~indiancreek compiled by Helen Mogill,
hmogill@frontiernet.net,
728-2048
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Water Tower Update by Kurt Patti, Subdivision water commissioner
The boil order is still in effect. It is still
strictly precautionary and not due to any known problem. The sample
will be taken to the lab on Thursday, July 12, and the boil order will be
lifted on Friday, July 13, at the earliest if all is clear, but it might not
be until Monday, July 16, depending on lab scheduling. The signs will
be removed and an email will be sent out when the boil order is lifted.
We all still need to continue to
conserve water. No watering unless absolutely necessary. No
filling pools of any size or washing cars. The loss of pressure this past week was caused primarily
by two holes in the column pipe in the well. Small holes were probably
already present as a result of normal aging in the column pipe, and when we
switched over to the smaller holding tank a few weeks ago, the increased back
pressure from the temporary tank probably caused those holes to become
enlarged at a more rapid rate. When the pump and column pipe were
repaired, water pressure was restored on July 11. During the night, in the early
morning hours of Thursday, July 12, the breakers had kicked out and we again
lost water for a time – our water operator has the pump running again. He
is contacting Kickapoo, the contractor that made repairs yesterday to
determine the cause. If you are not receiving email updates and would like to,
please make sure to share your email address with Helen Mogill at hmogill@frontiernet.net. As always, water
conservation should be a regular practice at all times of the year and its
necessity is only magnified during times like this.
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Pete and Denise Spenser have found a solution to watering their extensive new plantings without drawing upon the Indian Creek water supply. They are pumping water from the creek to keep their new
plants alive. Pete would be happy to
explain how he did this. You can call
him at
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Towanda Area Fall Garage Sales . Note the New Time
A suggestion to hold garage sales
before Labor Day is going to be tried this fall. The area sales will be
held August 23-25. Thursday, August 23, Friday, August
24, Saturday, August 25, or
other times as desired. To be included in
a Pantagraph ad, send a list of items and times, with $5 for advertising
expense to Gail Briggs by Wed., August 15 (
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Free admission
for seniors at the Young at Heart Day on See http://www.mcleancountyfair.org for more information.
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Towanda Fire Department The Towanda Fire Department has three new licensed
Fire Station reports for June: · Accidents – 9 · Medical – 11 · Fuel spills and alarms - 3 · Mutual aid - 2 |
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Towanda HCE
The next meeting
of the Towanda HCE will be on September 10,
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Towanda Area Historical Society
(TAHS) by Gail Briggs, project director Grant Update: We are in the final weeks of work on the $19,141 grant we received last fall! Nearly 1500 images have been scanned and are in the process of being prepared, with descriptions, for uploading to the Illinois State Library website in late July. Twenty interviews of local people and descriptions of ten photographs are being completed for listeners to enjoy. Although we are still fine-tuning our local website, you may see examples of the results of our work at www.towardhistory.org We've conducted a Usability Survey of the site which has yielded valuable input. PLEASE explore the website and offer your observations of it. Many people are owed a debt of gratitude for their work on this project. 'Thank you' to each and every one! Next Steps: TAHS will not meet in July, but we expect to renew work on the history book in the fall. Please continue to gather your memories and memorabilia and we'll let you know when we are ready to add more material to our website and the history book.
Project
volunteers (V) and Interviewees (I) rode the TAHS tram in the 4th
of July parade Front row, left to right: Beverly Meginnes (V),
Nancy Miller (V), Judy Zimmermann (V), Esther Reeves (I), Ottilie Womack (I), Natalie
Womack, Ray Temple (I), Gail Ann Briggs (V) Back row, facing the camera, left to right: Jack
Jenkins (I), Helen Mogill (V) |
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Towanda Library News 728-2176 and on the web at towandalibrary.org
From Amazon.com: “Su-Jen Chou, six,
meets her elderly father for the first time when she and her beautiful mother
leave The discussion will be Thursday, Sept.
13, from Library Book The Friend’s of the Towanda District Library book sale at the 4th
of July flea market was a success, raising in excess of $600 for the
library. Thank you to everyone who
donated books and to those who purchased them. And special thanks to Jim Kellenberger who
provided the hay rack used to display the books on sale. Please donate your no longer needed books, videos, CDs,
DVDs and audio books. Books appropriate for resale include: ·
Hardcover fiction books published since the early
80’s ·
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Paperbacks in good condition (clean, bright
pages, sturdy spines only) WE CANNOT ACCEPT textbooks, magazines, Reader’s Digest Condensed Books,
“book club edition” books, encyclopedia sets of any kind, musty books,
yellowed books or books in poor condition. These items can’t be put in our
collection nor do they sell at our book sales and we do not have the
resources to pass them on or recycle them. Keys
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Groundhog
This young groundhog saw no sign that said "Birds Only" on the birdbath this morning. There are two adults and this young one living under our
deck. Ron Parsons
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Towanda Busy Bees 4H Club Meeting
Notes by Brandon Bonner, Club Reporter The Towanda Busy Bees met on Tuesday, June 19th. They had a short business meeting where the
minutes of the May meeting were approved and the financial statement for the
club was accepted. During the meeting they discussed the upcoming Upcoming opportunities for the club members include: Red Cross Blood Drive on June 26th from 3-7; Taste of Technology July 12th; and a Pool Party July 13th.
The Busy Bees conduct their meetings on the third Tuesday
every month @
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Towanda Lions sponsored Steve
Liebenow Memorial Scholarship.
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. Indicate your plans for using the scholarship money and why you are deserving of the award. 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 2007 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.
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Communications
Also, if you would like to receive emails of subdivision news and do not currently, send me your email address. And – if receiving this newsletter online is sufficient and you do not need a copy delivered to your newspaper mail box, please let me know.
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TOWANDA
READS book discussion group 
When
we made phone calls notifying residents of the boil order the other evening,
we were unable to reach several residents who have evidently changed their phone
numbers.