~August 2009 Newsletter~
Calendar of Events
August 3 - City Council Meeting 7:00 p.m. - Council Chambers
August 4 - Ambulance Meeting 6:00 p.m. - Ambulance Bldg
August 7 - Chamber of Commerce 7:00 a.m. - Feeding Station
August 10 - Jaycee Club Meeting - Jaycee Club
August 11 - Senior Pinocle - Tekoa Community Church
August 11 - Park & Rec Meeting 7:00 p.m. - Tekoa Pool
August 12 - Tekoa Fair Association 7:30 p.m. - Prairie Grain Office
August 12 - Caregiver Coffee 10:00 a.m. - Tekoa Retirement Apartments,
Community Room
August 17 - City Council Meeting 7:00 p.m. - Council Chambers
August 25 - Senior Pinochle - Tekoa Community Church
August 25 - School Board Meeting 8:00 p.m. - District Board Room
August 27 - Dist. Commodities 10a.m. to 2 p.m. - City Hall
August 31 - Ambulance Board Meeting 7:00 p.m. - Ambulance Bldg
**NOTICES**
~TEKOA CITY WIDE YARD SALES- August 8, 2009 8:00a.m.
Sign up today at the Tekoa Market and start cleaning out your items!
Cost: $5.00 (includes advertising, maps, and numbers)
~Interested in Carpooling? Please register at www.palouserideshare.org
a free website based system designed to connect riders with drivers
in the Palouse region and beyond. It is intended to provide those who
commute or travel the same routes on a regular basis. For more
information please call Palouse Rideshare at 208-882-1444 or
info@palouserideshare.org
~School Board Meeting will be held at 8:00 p.m. instead of 7:00 p.m.
due to harvest.
~FERAL CAT SOLUTIONS: Trap, Neuter, & Return Program of
Humane Society of the Palouse in Moscow, Idaho.
Spay/Neuter Clinic: August 30, 2009, for feral (wild) & barn cats ONLY.
No house cats allowed. Cost is $25 per cat. Includes spay/neuter,
FeLV/FIV test, FVRCP/rabies vaccines & ear-tipping for identification.
Advanced reservations necessary. Call 509-334-7099,
or email hsopfcs@gmail.com.
~ City Hall will be closed at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, August 21,
and Monday, the 24th. The Deputy Clerk will be on vacation.
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TEKOA EMPIRE THEATRE NEWS
New Members! Marillyn Kilpatrick, David and Debi Gumm,
Gary and Salli Heaton, Joyce and Larry Hansen
Western singer/songwriter Juni Fisher will appear in concert on
Saturday, August 8 at 7:00 p.m. at the Tekoa Empire Theatre.
Winner of top awards in several categories from the Academy of
Western Artists and the Western Music Association, she is one of
the finest talents in Western music today. She is currently featured
with a four-page article in the July issue of Cowboys & Indians
magazine, and is on the cover of Western Way magazine. A
virtuoso songwriter with one of the purest voices of any performer
in any genre, and not a bad guitar player to boot, this is a show
not to miss.
$10 for Adults, $5 for 12 and under, 5 & under free.
~Messages from the Mayor~
~~Building Inspector
With the resignation of Stan Kittock, we again needed to hire a new
building inspector. We had four excellent candidates for the position
and Zach Lanham from Desmet, Idaho, was selected. If you would like
to reach Zach, his cell phone number is 1-208-750-6688.
~~Street Levy
We are again requesting a $50,000 levy for street maintenance for
2010. I will address this levy in future newsletters so everyone can
see how the money will be budgeted. This is the same amount we have
requested for several years.
~~Monthly Council Meetings
Currently, we meet twice each month. It has been suggested, by the
Mayor, that one meeting each month might be sufficient. The Council
is interested in your feelings concerning this suggestion!
~~Water Reservoir
As I have mentioned in past newsletters, it appears that our reservoir,
with some structural reinforcements, will last for many years. The steel
trusses that support the roof have deteriorated and may well be a safety risk.
These trusses span the entire width (84 feet) of the building. We are hoping
to get funding to make these repairs in the future.
~~State/Federal Funding
We are finding that the federal stimulus money and funds from the state
agencies is very difficult to obtain. We are hoping that there may be some
of the stimulus money available in “round two” of the federal government’s
plans to stimulate the economy. We are, what the government refers to as
“shovel-ready”, meaning that we are prepared to immediately begin our
sewer/water projects if funding becomes available.
~~Tekoa EMT’S
How about giving recognition to the Emergency Medical Technicians and
drivers who are on call 24 hours a day. I know they need new EMT recruits,
as well as drivers. If interested, call Jim Gordon 284-2238. Currently we have
5 EMT’s Jim Gordon, Lee Arnold, Sherma Tysz, La Donna Sienknecht,
and Helmut Schatz. There are also 5 drivers that include Duane Groom,
Joe Brandt, Heath Pillig, Rob Wilkins, and Mike McHargue.
Have a great August everyone and a special wish for a bountiful
harvest for our area farmers!
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