March 2010 Newsletter
Calendar of Events…
March 2 - Ambulance Meeting 6:00 p.m. - Ambulance Bldg.
March 5 - Chamber of Commerce 7:00 a.m. - Feeding Station
March 8 - Jaycee Club Meeting - Jaycee Club
March 9 - Park and Rec Meeting 7:00 p.m. - Council Chambers
March 9 - Senior Pinochle - Tekoa Community Church
March 10 - Tekoa Fair Association 7:30 p.m. - Prairie Grain Office
March 15 - City Council Meeting 7:00 p.m. - Council Chambers
March 23 - Senior Pinochle - Tekoa Community Church
March 25 - Distribute Commodities 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. - City Hall
March 29 - Ambulance Board Meeting 7:00 p.m. - Ambulance Bldg.
*** NOTICES ***
PLEASE NOTE GARBAGE INFORMATION!! If you have garbage
overages on your city bill, it is because you have extra garbage or extra weight
in your can. This could be a bag, box, extra can, bundle, etc. The weight limit
for a 32 gallon can cannot exceed 65 pounds; a 90 gallon Empire Disposal cart
cannot exceed 125 pounds; if they do you will be charged an overage.
All cans must have a lid, and they must be closed all the way. If lids are sticking
up more than a couple of inches you will be charged an overage. This will
also prevent water or snow from getting into the can and increasing the weight.
If you put extra garbage on top of your can, you will be charged an overage
as well. If you have any questions concerning this, please call City Hall during
office hours.
~The Tekoa Library will be presenting a program on March 18 at 6:30 p.m.
Bruce and Susan Mately will be combining music, poetry, and storytelling to bring
the frontier experience to life. The program will be held in the Tekoa Library and
will be a lot of fun! Any questions please call Patti Gatherer at the library
at 284-3121.
~Feral Cat Solutions: Trap, Neuter, and Return Program of Humane Society
of the Palouse in Moscow, Idaho. SPAY/NEUTER Clinic: March 7, 2010 for
feral (wild) and 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. Email hsopfcs@gmail.com
or call 509-334-7099.
~Community Closet: N 404 2nd Fairfield. March 2 and 16, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.;
March 9 and 30, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Closed on March 23 April 6, and 20,
from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and April 13 and 27, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
FREE CLOTHING FOR ALL
~Tekoa Empire Theatre News~
~March 6, at 7:00 pm Jim Basnight’s Rock and Roll band will be at the Empire
Theatre. Born in Seattle, Jim Basnight’s Band has members with extensive and
unique musical backgrounds. The band, fronted by Jim Basnight on vocals and
guitars, performs from all six of Jim’s unique CD’s as well as his new career
retrospective “We Rocked and Rolled: The First 25 Years of Jim Basnight.”
They are all well versed in a number of styles including Rock from the 50’s
through the 90’s, as well as Soul, Punk, Funk, Americana, Alternative and the Blues.
~Garfield-Palouse Middle School Players will be presenting “The Royal Bachelor”
on Thursday, March 25 at 7:00 pm. Tickets for this show will be sold at the door.
The play written by Martin Follose and with music and lyrics by Bill Francoeur,
takes place in the present day palace of a foreign kingdom. When an unhappy
ruling queen dies, the throne is passed by accident to a local hillbilly who happens
to be present, rather than to the scheming prince. The yokel’s search for a wife
takes the form of a televised singing competition in “American Idol” format,
amid the antics of the competing hopefuls, and of the new king’s loyal –
and not so loyal – scheming staff.
~Messages from the Mayor~
Our February meeting was somewhat uneventful. However, I will recap the main
item of importance and then write a little about our annual Slippery Gulch Celebration.
The council did adopt goals for 2010, and they are listed below. We always
are open to suggestions for goals that have not been formally adopted. Just
call city hall at 284-3861.
One item that has been a joint venture for both the
city and the chamber of commerce is the construction of new welcome signs
entering Tekoa. Dan Hutton’s high school shop classes will begin constructing
two new signs that will look a little like those you might have seen entering
Airway Heights, just west of Spokane.
Eileen Soldwedel continues to work on providing Tekoa with bus service to the
casino in Worley. Councilman Roy Schulz is studying the possibility of refurbishing the old
city shop building, using available grant funds. Mike Bogenreif continues to work
on the Tekoa Memorial Trail (note addition to goal #7). We are also investigating the
possibility of allowing homes in Tekoa that are for sale to be included on our city’s website for a
nominal fee.
And now to Slippery Gulch!! As you are probably aware, the Tekoa Chamber of Commerce now
oversees our annual celebration day. New co-presidents for the Chamber are Joyce Hansen and
Sandy Dehan.
Kim Schulz would like community members to help her design the 2010
t-shirt. Let her know if you or anyone else has some clever ideas!
Melinda Wilkins will again serve as co-chairman of the Slippery Gulch Celebration
and will also be in charge of the popular American “Small Town” Idol contest.
It appears that the contest will run two days (Friday and Saturday) and possibly
have an adult division and one for young adults. Carol Sturman will assist Melinda
with this contest.
The celebration committee is looking for an organization to run
the dunk tank and a person to run a horseshoe tourney. Volunteers are always
needed. Simply call Joyce at 208-274-2738, Sandy at 284-2313, Melinda at
284-5810, or call me at 284-2345!!
The date for the celebration is June 19, and I will use this newsletter to continually update
our patrons of the various activities associated with our celebration.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR SHORT-TERM GOALS
1. Be accountable to our constituents; be good stewards of public resources.
2. Maintain and upgrade existing water and sewer lines.
3. Continue to repair and pave streets.
4. Establish a risk reserve investment account.
5. Develop schedule for the replacement/upgrading of city equipment.
6. Continue to promote city-wide beautification and clean-up projects.
7. ~Encourage and support the PDA in the development of the airport
facility and their efforts to recruit new businesses and industry to Tekoa.
~Encourage and support the Parks and Recreation Committee to upgrade
our parks, the city pool and the Tekoa Memorial Trail.
~Work with Chamber of Commerce to promote storefront revitalization and
to ensure the continuation of Tekoa Slippery Gulch Celebration.
~Promote the renovation of historical buildings (Old City Hall).
8. Solidify all infrastructure.
9. Recruit businesses, encourage business, entrepreneurs, and assure a positive
climate for existing businesses.
10. Identify all assets owned by the City.
|
|