Tekoa Washington

                                                                                          

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~There is a burn ban in effect within the city limits of Tekoa as of July 15, until further notice.
Fire pits will require a special city permit, and they will also need to be inspected by the fire
department.
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~Tekoa Country Kids Daycare is celebrating their 10th anniversary! Please come join us at
our open house Saturday, August 14, from 10-2. We will be serving hot dogs at noon for
lunch. See you there! 
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~Feral Cat Solutions Trap, Neuter & Return Program of Humane Society of the Palouse
in Moscow, Idaho. SPAY/NEUTER CLINIC: AUGUST 29, 2010. For Feral (wild) &
barn cats ONLY. No house cats allowed. Cost is $25.00 per cat. Includes spay/neuter,
FeLV/FIV test, FVRCP/rabies vaccines, & ear tipping for identification. Advanced
reservations necessary. Email hsopfcs@gmail.com or 509-334-7099.
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Tekoa Library News~ Summer Reading was a huge success this year. Thanks to all the
kids who attended and to the volunteers that helped throughout. We had 65 children
signed up and 55 who completed the program. GREAT JOB KIDS! Our teen volunteers
were Anthony Hutt, Lisa Harper and Jennifer Harper; thank you for your help. A big thank
you goes out to Sherie Hutchings as well. She was our errand runner, creative ideas
coordinator and assisted on reading days. A very special thanks goes to Carol Morefield
for organizing and preparing our party day food, and for baking those wonderful cookies.
Finally, thank you to the businesses in our community that donated prizes and cash. Your
sponsorship is what makes our program so much fun. Teens and adults, don’t forget to get
your book reviews in by August 17 for the August 19 drawing. Our grand prize drawing
will be 2 Silverwood tickets. We also have a $30 café Artisan certificate and a $15
certificate from Kate’s Hair and Tanning Salon. Check with Patti at the Library if you
have questions.                      
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~The City of Tekoa will hold a special meeting on Monday, August 2, 2010, at 6:00 p.m.
in the council chambers in Tekoa City Hall. The special meeting will be to hold a public
hearing to decide on a street levy for 2011. All citizens are encouraged to attend.                   

    

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             When I was hired as the code enforcement officer, I was asked to write something for
     the newsletter each month.
           I thought I would start by letting you know how to make
     a complaint and what will be done after you make the complaint. If you have a problem
    with barking dogs, dogs running loose, junk vehicles, lawns not being taken care of, or
    even loud noise's of any kind, please report it. All you have to do is email me at
    mikebogie@hotmail.com or go to city hall and write out a complaint. Please put the
    address of the residence with the issue and describe the problem. Most importantly,
    you must have your name and phone number on the complaint. (I will not respond
    to complaints without a name). I will not give your name or information to anyone,
    but you could be called if the issue goes to court. If you do make a complaint, I will go
    to the offending residence, and if the issue is not resolved, the offender will be cited.
         The big issue happening now is dogs. If you have a dog, and it is not licensed
    with the city, you could be cited. Please go to city hall and pick up a license. The
    cost is only $10.00 for spayed or neutered dogs. The cost is $20.00 if the dog is not
    fixed. Those costs are much less than being cited and having to go to Colfax for court.
         If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me anytime.

    Mike Bogenreif            





                                                                      ~Messages from the Mayor~


Summer finally arrived, and now we are complaining about the heat!! The one that should
be complaining is my yard; it seems that the grass suffers and the weeds prosper!

On to the news from city hall. The council met with Roger Oestmann, who designs
concrete architectural structures, and added support to the new cemetery war memorial.
Cemetery committee members are Linda Zehm, Carol Sturman, Teresa Hoke-House and
Debbie Groom.

We submitted another grant application to complete our water project. This hopefully
will be the focus of my next newsletter!

One of our patrons asked about aluminum recycling. I wonder if there is a group in town,
possibly at school, that would like to oversee such a project. It might be a fund-raising project. Let me know if interested.

The council officially passed a pit bull ordinance after being refined by our city’s attorney.
The council decided that the cost of a lifetime license for pit bills would be $100.00. The
official copies are now at city hall and the post office.

I would like to thank everyone who helped make our Slippery Gulch Celebration the
success it enjoys. As I wrote last month, those of you who bought raffle tickets, duck race
tickets, and bought t-shirts, helped finance the many activities associated with this event.

One last comment for our farmer patrons – have a safe and bountiful harvest!