*August 2011 Newsletter*
Calendar of Events…
August 1 - City Council Meeting
7:00 p.m. - Council Chambers
August 2 - Ambulance Meeting
6:00 p.m. - Ambulance Building
August 9 - Park and Rec Meeting
7:00 p.m. - Council Chambers
August 9 - Senior Pinochle
Tekoa Community Church
August 10 - Tekoa Fair Association Meeting
August 15 - City Council Meeting
7:00 p.m. - Council Chambers
August 23 - Senior Pinochle
Tekoa Community Church
August 25 - Distribute Commodities
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. - City Hall
August 29 - Ambulance Board Meeting
7:00 p.m. - Ambulance Bldg.
August 30 - School Board Meeting
7:00 p.m. - District Board Room
* * * * * * Notices * * * * * *
*City Hall will be closing at 1:00 p.m. Friday, August 5, through August 12. The Deputy Clerk will be on vacation.
*Tekoa City Wide Yard Sales Saturday, August 6.
*The first Saturday market will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, August 6.
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**The City will be replacing the roof on the water reservoir, so we will be running off of the newly refurbished well only. It will be set up to run at a constant pressure. We are asking that you try to conserve water during construction. Notices will be posted with official dates. We appreciate your understanding as we continue to upgrade the water system.
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* Palouse River Ropers will be in Tekoa at the Iron Horse Arena Saturday, August 20, at 6 p.m. for the Jackpot Team Roping, and Sunday, August 21, at 9:00 a.m. for the Family Rodeo. Cook Shack will be open for food and beverage purchases.
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*Tekoa Library News*
Summer Reading has wrapped up for the kids of Tekoa. We had another GREAT year!
This year we had 38 children signed up, and 29 completed their reading logs. Thanks to all
the kids and parents who participated. A very special thank you goes to Theresa Raines for
putting together all of the craft projects we completed each week for summer reading.
Our Teen/Adult summer reading program continues through August 15. Drawings will be held
on August 16. Prizes include 2 Silverwood passes, a haircut from Kate’s Hair & Tanning
Salon, along with a free coffee certificate from Éclair’s or a beverage from C & D’s Bar & Grill.
The library will be closed the first week of August for maintenance week.
*Family Movie Night at the Empire Theatre*
Theatre members will be hosting a movie every Thursday, at 6:30 p.m. during the month of
August. Movies will be
*Mega Mind,
*Daddy Daycare,
*Monsters vs. Aliens,
*How to Train Your Dragon.
Empire Theatre paid to have these movies available to us at a cost of $1,150.00.
Donations will be appreciated.
Children 4th grade and under will need to be chaperoned with a 16-year-old or an adult.
Refreshments will be available for purchase during intermission.
Volunteer in Focus
By: Kathy Hutton
I hope you were able to join in the excitement of this year’s Slippery Gulch celebration.
Even though the weather didn’t cooperate completely, the weekend was a huge success.
One event was a particular success this year. The fishing derby had 107 entries. This made
for busy days at the Tekoa Hardware store. Big thanks to Julie Cook and her employees
who allow the fishing derby to use the store as their headquarters. Huge thanks to Mackenzie
Lawson and Diane Latkowski for organizing the event. Mackenzie and Diane had their work
cut out for them this year. There were many hours invested in fish measuring and fish photography.
I drove by the hardware store many times during derby week and saw the lines of excited kids
waiting to register their fish. They were able to purchase wonderful prizes for the participants
due to the generosity of many in our community that realize the importance of family fishing time.
The following people and businesses helped sponsor the fishing derby and donated almost $850.00
for prizes:
American West Bank Balloon Biz C & D’s Bar & Grill
Co-Ag Columbia Tractor Crosset’s Food Market EC Hay & Son Éclair’s Faunce Ag Aviation Feeding Station
Gabbard Electric Dave Gumm Hansen Farms Kate’s Cuts and Curls
Kramer Funeral Home McGregor’s Nick Lawson Farms Nita Marie’s Salon
Seeds Inc/Plants of the Wild Ted Rasmussen PS Tekoa Care Center
Tekoa Community Ambulance Tekoa Hardware Tekoa Market Tekoa Medical Clinic
Tekoa Pharmacy Tekoa Post Office Wilbur Ellis
PLEASE GIVE THEM THANKS!
~Messages from the Mayor~
It’s hard to believe it’s already August! When you look at our wheat fields, it seems like it
should be late June or early July. Some college students will be hard pressed to even begin
working harvest this year.
I want to share with you an article in the Spokesman-Review dated July 19. The article
concerned sewer rates in Spokane. Their rates for 2012 will be $49.64 a month with a
projection in 2017 of $73.46 a month!! The rate increase is a result of needed improvements
in their sewage treatment plant so raw sewage is not dumped into the Spokane River. How
does that affect Tekoa? We are in the same “boat,” and it will be interesting to see how their
city council tackles this problem when many of their council members view these rate increases
as “unrealistic,” especially during our current economic downturn. Our plans are to replace sewer lines
that have deteriorated, allowing ground water into the lines, thus overloading our treatment plant during
heavy rains.
If this can be accomplished, I hope the State Department of Ecology will continue issuing us a permit to
discharge treated waste water into Hangman Creek that eventually flows into the Spokane River.
It appears that with summer comes a continuous problem with dogs!! If only all our dog
owners would keep their pets on a leash or enclosed in a fence. If they would be sensitive to
continuous barking, most problems would disappear. I believe dog owners may leave for the
weekend (camping at some peaceful location) leaving their dog home barking all night at
whatever!! The council is seriously considering a limit to the number of dogs allowed for each
household, the number being discussed is in the 3-to-4 category.
Dave Tysz has set Tuesdays and Saturdays from noon to 4 as a time for people to bring
cardboard or other loose paper (newspapers) to our recycling site next to the Feeding Station.
Plans are now to get some bins/boxes to begin collecting plastics, glass, cans, etc.
Yard Sale Day is this Saturday, August 6. If you want to have a yard sale and be on the city
map, sign up at the Tekoa Market. The cost is $5.00! I hope everyone who has a yard sale is
willing to pay this $5.00 fee that is used for advertising the event. It’s never too late to get
your name on the list.
You will see plenty of action this month as work begins on our reservoir, water lines on the
north and west side of town, and a new sidewalk leading to the bridge and up the hill to the
Tekoa Mountain Chapel.
You will notice that Kathy Hutton has begun a monthly tribute to the many volunteers that
make important contributions to our community. I hope to see your name mentioned!!
And finally, please go up to the Goldenrod Cemetery and look at the Veterans Memorial
display. It is very impressive. The cemetery committee needs to be added to Kathy Hutton’s
growing list of volunteers that need to be recognized.
Enough for this month; enjoy your summer!
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