HomeMy WebLinkAboutAugust 1996 FAIRFAX CITY NEWSLETTER PARK
Remember that no Skate
August 1996 Boards , Roller Blades , Skates
and Bicycles are allowed on the
NEWS FROM CITY HALL Tennis Courts . Help to keep our
parks clean, and pick up your
PETS trash and place it in the
Please keep your pets on barrels .
your property, do not take them
to the Park to roam where the
children play. All dogs must be SHIIP COUNSELOR WILL BE
licensed, and on a leash when AVAILABLE IN FAIRFAX
outside your home . Licenses The Senior Health Insurance
maybe purchased at the Bank and Information Program '( SHIIP ) is
City Hall , a free service of the State of
Iowa. Seniors and concerned
BURNING relatives or friends can
There is NO OPEN BURNING receive objective information
allowed in the City. You may about their insurance needs .
burn in barrels , but no garbage Your SHIIP counselor can
or plastics . There have been provide free answers to
complaints that some citizens questions concerning: Medicare,
are burning everything. If the Medicare Supplement insurance
citizens do not comply there policies, long term care
may be a burning ban put into ( nursing home ) policies , other
effect . With yard waste pickup health insurance , Medicare and
there is no need to burn your insurance agents .
leaves , if you do they must be Tom Moran has recently
in a barrel . completed the necessary classes
to be a counselor for SHIIP . He
BUILDING PERMTS will be available at the
All applications f o r Fairfax Library Community Room
building permits must go on the 3rd Wednesday of the
through the City Council . The month starting on August 21 ,
Council meets on the 2nd 9 : 00 a.m. - 12 : 00 p . m. Please
Tuesday of each month. Your call 846-2994 for an
applications must be returned appointment .
to City Hall on the Wednesday
before the Council Meeting, FAIRFAX LIBRARY HAS BEST
SUMMER READING PROGRAM EVER ! ! !
WATER DEPARTMENT This year 192 children
THANK YOU - To the residents participated in the summer
who have been inconvienced reading program at the Fairfax
while we are trying to clean Library! In addition to reading
the lines on the North side of many books , many of these
Fairfax . We hope this will children participated in one of
straighten out the problem, the three story time programs
Please read your water availabe at the Library. As a
meters each month. If you have reward for reading all summer
a problem we may catch it the children will be able to
before the problems goes to stop in during the last two
long. If after six ( 6 ) months weeks of August and pick up
the City may charge you $25 . 00 paper back books to take home
to come and read your meter . for their own book collection.
LIBRARY VOLUNTEERS FAIRFAX ARBOR TEAM
( F .A. T. )
A big thank you to all of
the young people who have The Fairfax Arbor Team in the
helped make the library so five years of its existence has
successful this summer . They received $4, 667 . 00 in grants
have checked in, shelved, from Trees Forever and has
Gleaned and helped with the raised $5 , 000 . 00 to match the
summer reading program all grants . Trees have been planted
summer . throughout the City of
Fairfax . . . . The City Park, The
Jennifer Everett Public Library, The Masonic
Allison Freundschuh Hall , The lot east of St .
Heather Hemannn Patrick' s Church and the south
Ben Meyer bank of Prairie Creek.
Lindsey Lehman Many citizens have helped at
Sam Otis the annual fund raising
Ashley Palko breakfast . . . . and numerous local
Amy Smith businesses have contributed to
Jodi Smith our efforts - especially Bob' s
Shelby Waybill Meats and the Dairy Queen and
Ben Waychoff especially Fairfax State
Elise Waychoff Savings Bank.
Katie Weaver F .A. T . will again file an
application for a 197 Grant and
Also , we need to thank all the hopefully be able to continue
parents who helped with Story to . make Fairfax a more
Time crafts whenever they were attractive City.
asked ! We couldn' t have done it
without you. FAIRFAX FIRE DEPARTMENT
OPEN HOUSE
DEAR PATRONS OF THE LIBRARY The Fairfax Fire Department
It has been my pleasure to will hold an Open House on
serve as your librarian for the Sunday October 13 , 1996 , from
past 16 years . It is with 10 : 00 a. m. to 4 : 00 p.m. Hot
regret that I leave this Dogs , Chips and Soda, come and
position. However , I have been check out the new Emergency
offered an opportunity to Vehicle . Show your support for
pursue other interest and will a very fine group of Volunteers
be leaving effective August 16 , that protect our Community.,
1996 . 1 would like to take this
opportunity to thank all of you SHERIFF ' S DEPARTMENT
for making this job truly The Curfew ordinance will be
enjoyable . enforced. Parents please have
Linda Balog your children home by 11 :00
p .m.
Cars parked in No Parking
Zones, Illegally parked and all
other violations will start
receiving tickets .
ESPECIALLY FOR YOU"
WOMEN' S RACE AGAINST
BREAST CANCER
Cindy Divishek
registration fee prior to
On July 7 , 1991, Sandy K. October 11 , 1996 is $15 .00 and
Beaty Knight died of breast as in the past , Fairfax State
cancer at the age of 39 . Please Savings Bank will pay for one-
join me in the fight against half of all registration fees .
breast cancer . Our registration sign up
The sixth annual "Especially program will begin on Monday,
for you" Women' s Race Against September 23 , 1996 and continue
Breast Cancer will be held on through Saturday October 5,
Sunday, October 20 , 1996 1996 . All participants will
beginning at 8 : 15 A.M. The receive a long sleeve T-shirt
event , sponsored by Mercy complete with the bank LOGO,
Medical Center and General breast cancer awareness
Mills, is held each year to information provided by Mercy
help increase awareness about Medical Center , and General
the importance of early Mills Products . Team packet
detection and screening for pick-up will be held in the
breast cancer . ALL PROCEEDS bank lobby on Friday October
from the race are used to 19 , 1996 from 10 : 00 A.M . - 6 : 00
provide mammography services P .M. and Saturday October 19
for women in need. Since the from 8 : 00 A, M. to 11 : 00 A.M.
inception of this event in If you plan on registering
1991 , over 900 women have as part of the Fairfax State
accessed the funds , and over Savings Bank team, please turn
$98 , 000 has been used from the in completed registration forms
funds . and money to team captains by
in conjunction with the October 5 , 1996 , in order to
race , Fairfax State Savings receive the T-shirt with the
Bank has arranged to have a bank LOGO.
special Women' s Community Day For more information on the
in Fairfax to make it easier race or the Women' s Community
for you and your friends to get Day, or to sign up to
a mammogram. The Mercy Mobile participate , please call team
Unit will be in the Fairfax captains , Terry Zahradnik,
State Savings Bank parking lot Laurie Neuhaus , or Cindy
on Friday, October 25 , 1996 , 12 Divishek at 846-2301 .
Noon to 6 : 00 P.M. Call your
doctor for a written or phone "LET' S BEAT LAST YEARS NUMBER
order . . . call Mercy Women' s OF 126 PARTICIPANTS ! ! !
Center to schedule your
appointment at 398-6643 .
Fairfax State Savings Bank
encourages you to participate
as a member of our team. Team
captains this year are Terry
Zahradnik, Laurie Neuhaus and
Cindy Divishek . This year ' s
race includes a 5K Run, 5K
Walk, and a 1-Mile Walk , The
Bulk Rama
Postage Paid'
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