HomeMy WebLinkAboutJuly 1995 FAIRFAX CITY NIEVVSLETTER,
JULY 12
CITY HALL NEWS BUILDING PERMITS
submitted by Betty Panek
All building permits will go thru the
CITY HALL HOURS Council. Applications must be submitted
by the Wednesday before the Council
Monday-Wednesday 8`00-4,30 meeting, and they will be acted upon at
Thursday Closed the Council Meetings. The Council meets
Friday 8:00-430 the 2nd Tuesday of each month. When,
applying for a building permit you will
Phone: 846-2204 need to be at the meeting to answer any
questions the Council may have, You
STREET CLOSED need a building permit if you are doing
any type of structural change, additions of
Vanderbilt will be closed at the railroad buildings, etc. If you have any questions
tracks due to road and track work from contact City Hall.
Wed. July 5th to Mon. or Tues. July 10th
or 11th. CITY WIDE CLEAN UP DAY
City wide clean up days are over for this,
OLD-FASHIONED BLOCK PARTY year. This means that there is no more
dumping down in the Lagoon area,
The Gazette will be visiting your without permission, and only during
neighborhood soon. We hope you can working hours. The burn pile is also
join us for an old-fashioned block party closed. Anyone caught dumping anything
when we visit the community of Fairfax on down in that area will be charged with
Tuesday August 15, from 4 p.m- to 8 p.m. trespassing.
at the City Park. There will be activities for
the whole family, local entertainments &
free refreshments. So come out to meet DOGS ARE A PROBLEM
with your neighbors and the Gazette staff.
Local Police and Fire department The City Ordlinance states that all dogs,
representatives will also be on hand from must be on a leash or in a kennel and
5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The Gazette will then must have a current City Dog license.
feature the unique characteristics of Dog Tags are due on January 1 st of each
Fairfax on Saturday, August 19. year. Barking dogs are also bothersome
to the neighbors. Please obey the City
Ordinances, your pet might be your pride
FIRE DEPARTMENT SIREN TESTS and joy, but to someone else it may be a
nuisance.
The sirens are being tested the first
Wednesday of each month. The long
steady wail is the storm siren, and the
other is the fire alarm.
FAIRFAX CITY NEW'SLUTTER
JULY 1, 199so
PARENTS - WHERE ARE YOUR LIBRARY NEWS
CHILDREN? submitted by Linda Balog
The vandalism in Fairfax is increasing. LIBRARY HOURS
Please help the City, plus the taxpayers in
curbing this trouble. The park restrooms Monday 10-00 AM - 8,00 PM
are being trashed, if this continues we will Tuesday 4:00 PM. - 8:00 PM
be forced to close them during the day. If Wednesday 2:OOPM - 8:00 PM
you use them please place the towels in Thursday '4:00 PM - 8-00 PM
the waste baskets and keep the floors Friday 1 O:OOAM - 6:00 PM
clean. Saturday 9:00AM - Noon
With the Highway construction, there are Phone: 846-2994
more cars and trucks going through
Fairfax. When they begin work on the
Viaduct and the portion of road from the Give A Gift Program
Dairy Queen to the curve even more traffic
will be on the streets. Parents please
watch your children, to avoid any
accidents or injuries.
UTILITY BILLING The Fairfax Library Board would like to
thank the following people for their
�Utility bills are sent out the 10th of each generous contributions toward the Give A
month and are due on the 20th of the Gift Program. During the last two months,
month- It you fail to receive a bill, please we have had donations from the following
contact City Hall. It helps if'you return the people.
small stub with your meter reading on the
back.
YARD WASTE
Yard waste pick up is the 1st and 3rd PBernice and Ronald Kleppe
Tuesday of each month, NOT every other in honor of the graduation of their son
Tuesday. Remember to put it out by 7:00 Michael Kleppe
a-m., if you should be missed, or there is Hoop Dreams
a problem let us know at City Hall.
Shirley Lowe
In Memory of her mother
Martha Dawson
The Witness by Sandra Brown
F A EAX Cil NEWSLEYYER
JULY 1 1995
Feta Sigma Phi Sorority STORY TIME continues to be popular
Reptiles Discovery Library with the children. We have Story Time on.
Thursday evenings at 6:30 pm and Friday
afternoons at 1 :30 pm for children who
Nancy Rosendahl and all the other are at least three and have not yet been to
children kindergarten. If your child is interested,
In Memory oftheir mother please stop by or call the library.
Rose Marie Lipcarnon
Mistique by Amanda Quick
Let Me Call You Sweetheart STORY/ RAFT HOUR is available for
by Mary Higgins Quark children who have finished kindergarten.
through third grade. This program is on
Orrie and Emma Waychoff Friday's from 1:15 pm to 2:15 pm. If your
on their 70th wedding anniversary! child is interested, please stop by or call
The Family Handyman Woodworking the library.
Room to Room
Cobblers, Crisps, and Deep-Dish Pies
The Kitchen Garden Cookbook NEW AT THE LIBRARY
Nature's Gardens
Nature In Your Backyard
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1 COMPUTER LAB
SUMMER READING PROGRAM Thanks to a generous bequest from Mrs_
Grace Selzer, the library has been able to
The Summer Reading Program is a huge purchase two new Power Macintosh
success so far this year! We have 152 computers. These are the computers
children participating in the reading part which are providing access to the Internet.
of the program! Each child must read at We have also been able to add Claris
least 15 minutes per day. At the end of Works to all three computers. This will
the first five weeks the children will be allow all school children to use the
receiving coupons good for tasty treats computers for school projects. We will be
from the following merchants: Fairfax happy to demonstrate the use of the
Dairy Queen, Pizza Hut, Floridino's, computers to anyone wishing to learn_
MacDonalds, Burger King, Shakey's and
Chick-fil-A. July 10th begins the second
five week program.
FAIRFAX CITY NEWSLETTER
LETTER
JULY 1, 1995
THE INTERNET HAS ARRIVED! FROM THE COMMUNITY
The public now has access to the Internet VOLLEYBALL
through the Fairfax Public Library. As
many of you know, there are many good There was not a lot of interest in the
things available on the Internet. However, volleyball league. If anyone is interested
like most things, not all of the information please call me by July 10th. Susan
contained on this service are suitable for Rigdon 848-2991.
all people. The Fairfax Library Board
wants parents to know that library
personnel are not responsible for BIRTHS, GRADUALTION,
monitoring what children access on the WEDDINGS, SPECIAL
network" Please talk with your children BIRTHDAY?!!
about what is appropriate. We will be
happy to demonstrate the Internet to the if you would like to celebrate your special
public if there is interest_ day with your neighbors, please contact
us with the information for the next
newsletter.
READING GARDEN
NEWSLETTER ITEMS ARE DUE
Thanks to the donations of Vernon and
Maxine Cerveny and Quaker Cats, the The next newsletter will be mailed the first
library has a new reading garden in back week in September. Please submit any
of the library. Come up and spend a few items you wish to have included no later
quiet minutes with a good !book and enjoy than August 25th.
this new addition to the town. Contact Linda Balog, 848-2708 or Susan
Rigdon, 848-2991.
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Thanks to alf who made the July 1, 1995
celebration so special!
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GIVE A GIFT PROGRAM
FAIRFAX PUBLIC LIBRARY
The 'Fairfax Library is proud to announce the development of the GIVE--A-
GIFT Program. The purpose of this program is to increase the number, of
books and videos available to the patrons of the Fairfax Library. Any
donations will help to offset city funding of our Library.
Donations to this program may be made at any time. You may wish to
donate the entire cost of a book or video; or you may make a donation of
any amount. We ask a minimum donation of $1 .00 . When enough funds from
partial donations have been received, the book or video will be
purchased.
At the time the book or video is received, a donation plate will be
attached .to the book or video, naming both the donor and to whom it may
be dedicated.
There are many different ways you may choose to use the GIVE-A-GIFT
Program. Some of these include:
To honor a birthday To honor a wedding/anniversary
To honor a family member As a memorial
To remember a special holiday
Currently, prices of hardcover books.. average around $25 .00 . Videos are
purchased for approximately $20 .00 . We can get a better price for these
items if the Library orders them because some suppliers will offer a
discount .
If you wish to participate in this program, please fill in the
information at the bottom of this sheet and enclose your donation. Any
questions may be referred to Linda or Nancy at the Library.
Thank you for your interest in the Fairfax Library GIVE-A-GIFT Program.
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Name of Donor: Date:
Address : Amount Donated: $
Phone:
Dedicated To: Reason
Book Preference Video Preference
Title Preference: Title Preference:
Adult - Fiction Adult
NonFiction,
Junior- Fiction Children
NonFiction
Children-Fiction
NonFiction
_ I would like my donation to be used to offset the city's portion
of the Library building debt.
City of FairfaBulk Ratex Postage ostage Paid. Box 93 Fairfax, IA
Fairfax, IA 52228 Permit No. 6
Mrs . Betty Pan.ek
' 99 W. Cemetery Rd ,
Fairfax , Towa 52228