HomeMy WebLinkAboutMay 1995 FAIRFAX CITY
CITY HALL NEWS OUTDOOR BURNING Please, the city
SUBMITTED BY BEM PANEK ordinance specifically reads no open
burning. All material must be in a.
container. We have reports of people.
CITY HALL HOURS burning garbage, including plastics, this
is very irritating to neighbors.
Monday-Wednesday 8.00-4:80
Thursday Closed CITY CLEANUP DAYS A little different this
Friday 8.00-4:80 year. There will be no curb pickup this
Phone: 846-2204 year except for elderly or handicapped.
The Lagoon Area gates will be open on
PET FECES All pets must be on a leash. May 27th and June 3rd from 8:Oq AM to
If you walk your pet and it does it's doo- 12:00 Noon. You may bring your junk to
doo on someone else's property or on a the lagoon area at these times. the
public sidewalk, please have the elderly or handicapped can call city hall
courtesy to pick it up. No one wants to prior to these dates and make
walk through it. This includes all pets, arrangements for assistance.
dogs, cats, horses, and so forth. Please
ABSOLUTELY NO TIRES, BATTERIES;
do not let your pet go in the park around PAINT, CHEMICALS, ANY CREOSOTE
playground equipment where little PRESERVED PI:?r?!Uf_ TS OR AISPHA T
children play. SHINGLES. NO GARBAGE. Set garbage
out Friday.
2 WHEELERS-3 WHEELERS-
4 WHEELERS AND SNOWMOBILES DOG LICENSES All dogs within the city of
Please respect other peoples property Fairfax are required to be licensed.
and keep your RV's on the streets if they Licenses are due January 1st of each
are street legal and you have a license or year, and may be purchased at City Halt
permit to operate there. Otherwise stay or Fairfax Bank The City did not drop the
on your own property or verifiable need for a license,
permission to be on others property.
YARD WASTE Yard waste pickup will CITY-W[DE GARAGE SALES
SUBMITTED BY SUE TONNESC)N
start on May 2nd and continue every 1 st
and 3rd Tuesdays only of each month Fairfax city wide garage sales will be
through the month of October. Saturday, May 20, 1995 from 8:30 AM-
4:00 PM. If you would like your sale to
DUMPING AROUND TOWN Please do not appear on the map, please call Sue
dump garbage, junk, or yard waste along Tonneson at 846-2597. $1.00 donation
the railroad right of way, Fairfax road for advertising per address appreciated.
ditches or along Front Street and Prairie Last day to call for your address to
Creek bank. NO dumping anyplace in appear on the map is May 12, 1995.
Fairfax of anything except at Lagoon
Area with permission of the City.
Garage Sale Day `94 WATER GARBAGE INCREASE The
submitted by a resident of Fairfax Fairfax City Council on April 11, 1995
passed an Ordinance to raise the water
It's Spring, and the 21st of May. and garbage rates. The Garbage will go
It's time for.another `Garage Sale Day'! to $10.00 per month per household, with
tags still required on all bags and cans
It's an annual tradition held in our town; for the landfill_ Water rates will go to
And attracts lots of people from miles $2.50 per thousand, with the minimum
around. still at $4.00 for up to 3,000 gallons. Due
to the increase in testing
Last year I announced, "This is the last". required by the government, we were
A conclusion I reached a little too fast! given no alternative but to raise the rates.
Our tower is at capacity now if the city
It was March when I cleaned the attic - oh were to add any new housing, we would
dear! need additional storage space, or a new
How did I collect so much 'stuff' in one tower. Unless we can start saving
year? towards that goal, the city would have to
bond for the full amount. That would
In April I tackled the basement and found mean an increase in taxes.
Fruit jars and flower pots sitting around!
It's amazing! I found so much I could sell. LIBRARY NEWS
And again this year, we did very kivell! BUuMITTED BY 1-1 NDA,BALOG
A box with a sign saying FREE is such LIBRARY HOURS
fun.
Somehow, this year I had more than one! Monday 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
One man's junk is another man's Wednesday, 2:OOPM - 8:00 PM
treasure. Thursday 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
It's interesting to see what brings others Friday 10:OOAM - 6:00 PM
pleasure! Saturday 9:OOAM - Noon
May '95 is not far away.. Phone: 846-2994
;See you next year on 'Garage Sale Day'!
COMMUNITY ROOM at the library is
available to everyone in the community.
The charge its $20.00 for the use of the
room as well as the kitchen.
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GIVE-A-GIFT PROGRAM
Donations have been received at the
library from the following:
Sheryl and Craig Dostal
The Rainbow Fish
In Memory of j \�
Kristen McGivern _ f
K.C. and Kathy Waychoff
Line of Fire
Siege
Ballerina-My Storer
'Y-HE SKY'S THE LIMIT at the Fairfax
Day In The Life Of A Ballerina
In honor of the birthdays Public Library this summer, Children can
of Ben and Elise V1laychoff. earn prizes by reading 15 minutes a day
for 25 days during the summer. The
program is open to children three years
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY old and up. Preschoolers can earn
SUBMITTED BY PAM KOSTLF prizes by having someone read to them.
SKY'S THE LIMIT will feature .story
Perhaps a friend cO'uld be defined as programs, special events, surprises, and
soMeone you canhavo fun with, fun.
someone who is there to support you in
good times and bad- Sounds just like To join this FREE program, children may,
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Friends' of the Fairfax Library! "le are register at the library beginning May 30th,
always looking for more friends to 1995 or by calling 846-2994
support the Fairfax Library. Friend's
meets several times a year and has Story Times begin June 15th and 16th.
helped the Fairfax Library in the past with
Summer Reading Program picnics and Preschool Story times are:
fund raising to purchase furnishings for
the library kitchen. The only thing you Thursday's at 6:30 PM
need to be a Friend is a little time. Fridays's at 12:30 PM
Please consider joining us our next
meeting, Thursday May 4th,•..,7., PM at Read-To-Me time for children who have
the Library Upcoming events include: finished kindergarten but have not yet
May 20th - Garage Sale at the library. started 3rd grade are-
July 1 st - Participation in Fairfax Saturday
before 'the 4th Celebration. Friday's at 1:15 PM
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CHURCH NEWS FAIRFA , U.S.A. DAY
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK SATURDAY, JULY 1, 1995
SUBMITTED BY PATRICK SEATER
ST. PATRICK'S CATHOLIC CHURCH The third annual Independence Day
RECEIVES FINAL TOUCHES Finding celebration has a new name and new fun
has been received and replacement for all. Tentative schedule is similar t
carpet is scheduled to be installed on the
last year. Highlights include:
church steps in early May. Painting of 11:00 IParade
east and west stairways also to be 12.30 Baseball/Softball games
completed in early May. This will
complete the exterior renovation at a cost Ice Cream Social/Carnival
of approximately $203,000.00. The St. 2:30 Cid Timers Game
Patrick Parish Council extends thanks to 8:00 Fire Truck Rides
all who have been involved with, prayed U. of 1. Helicopter viewing
for and supported financially,this project. 5:00 Liturgy Service
6:00 Brass Band Concert
NOTE OF INTEREST: Watch for trees 8:45 Fireworks
to be planted in the area east of the NEW IN 1995:
church thanks to Vernon Cerveny and the
Fairfax Arbor Team. This effort is All Day Kids Moon Walk
appreciated by all. The City of Fairfax More Food and More Funllll
Landmark Church will be intact and
enjoyed by generations to comet Get involved. Contact Patrick Slater,
846-2429 for more information. A
Fr. Schwinn complete formal listing of events and
contact persons will be mailed in early
June to all Fairfax Post Office Customers.
MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONIES VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE?
SUBMITTED BY K.C. WAYCHOFF
The community is invited to attend the Is anyone interested in joining a summer
annual Memorial Day Ceremonies coed volleyball league? Call Susan
presented by American Legion Pekomy Rigdon for more information. 846-2991.
Post 572 of Fairfax on Monday, May 29, NEWSLETTER ITEMS
1995, at 10:30 AM. The program will be
followed by a luncheon sponsored by the Do you have information you would like
Pekomy Post Auxiliary featuring to share with the citizens of Fairfax?'
tenderloins and homemade pies and Contact Susan Rigdon 846-2991 or
desserts. In observation of Memorial
Day, Pekomy Post Auxiliary will be Linda Balog 846-2708 to submit your,
accepting donations at local) businesses article. Items for the next newsletter need
in exchange for the traditional poppies. to be in by June 4, 1995.
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