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Home My WebLink AboutOctober 1997 THE FAIRFAX FACTS OCTOBER, 1997 N. . . .... LIBRARY could win one of three terrific prizes, First Place receives an American Eagle The Fairfax Library Board would Silver Dollar ($25.00 value). Second like to introduce the new staff of the Place gets, a historic nickel set and Third Place receives a historic penny set. Library - Lois Slater as Director, and Cindy Divishek as Children's Librarian. Turn in your carved jack-o, You will still see the familiar faces of lantern on October 30'11 or 31" Julie Ensminger and Mary Aim Peters during regular business hours, at who are continuing as part time: librarians. the library. Judging will be held at 4:00 The . next session of preschool pm on October 31"r and and You may pick tip STORYIIINIE will begin Thursday, your "work of art" before 6.00 pni on October 9 with a theme of Let's Learn Halloween Day or Saturday, November 1", 1997. Please note jack-o-lanterns will About Autumn, Storytnine is for children ages 3 to 5, and you may register for only be held until noon on November 1". Thursday evenings at 6:30, or Friday Thanks to the Fairfax State Savings Bank afternoons at 1:00. The 20- to 30-minute for sponsoring this event. storytimes are devoted to songs, stories, ............................. and crafts especially suited to the preschooler's interests! CARVING IT UP "IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME)l FOR HALL 0 WEEN There will soon be a new look on "KIDS-ZONE" JOIN THE Vanderbilt Street, Fairfax State Savings, FUN AT THE FAIRFAX Bank is nearing their long anticipated LIBRARY! remodeling and expansion project. Construction is expected to conu-nence this fall with completion stated for June, Just carve up your jack-o-lantern and bring it to the Fairfax Library and you 1995. 2 There will be many inconveniences service will provide a more direct notice to both customer and staff and we ask of Fairfax issues and the actions of the your kind consideration and patience Council (Find the minutes on page 5.) during this period. The Cedar Rapids Gazette also publishes We are confident the coininunity the Council minutes. will be proud of this newest addition that will enable us to better serve our PRAIRIE CREEK PARK customers. More information will be available The new park is really shaping up, at the Bank-, and also appear in future meaning more fim for kids and families in Fairfax Facts newsletters. Fairfax. Soon the playground -Fairfax State Savings Bank will be complete, but until then, please stay off the equipment-- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ for safety's sake. CITY NOTES, ELECTION The City elections will be RESIDENTS: BE INFORMED OF CITY November 4h. The ballot will have these names: For Mayor: Brian Stalh-nan. For ORDINANCES councilrnembers: Cheryl Scott, JoAnn BUILDING PERMITS: Beer, and Cory Stockton. Aliso Shakespeare and Jack Think ahead! When you are going Harville are still filling their terms on the to build, please think- ahead. All building permits must be approved by the City Council. Council. The Council meets the 2"`r Remember to exercise your voting Tuesday of each month, so all permits rights on NOVEMBER 4.1 Polling must be submitted to the City Clerk the place is the Fairfax Library Cornmunity Thursday before the Council Meeting. Room. You or your builder must be at the Council meeting to answer any questions the Council may have. COUNCIL MINUTES PETS: The Fairfax Facts will now include All dogs and cats niust be kept on a the minutes of the City Council meetings leash or in a fenced yard. Many at the request of some citizens. This complaints have been registered about 3 cats destroying gardens, Do not allow sponsored by General Mills and Mercy pets to run:at large. The Huiriane Society Medical Center. Each year our goal is to may be asked to pick tip wandering increase awareness about the importance animals. of early detection and screening for breast cancer. All proceeds are used to provide VEHICLES: manimography services for women in According to City Ordinance, all need. Since the race began in 1991, over vehicles must be parked on a hard 1050 women have accessed the fund, and surface, either a ceinent or rock driveway, over $129,000 has been used fiom the City has had complaints about vehicles ftind, parked on grass. Fairfax State Savings Bank also SIDEWALKS: encourages, you to participate as a member of our team. Team captains for According to City Ordinance, tree 1997 are Jodi Smith, Laurie Neuhaus, and limbs must be kept at least 6 feet above Cindy Divishek. This year's race the sidewalk-, and all bushes, plants and includes a 5K Run, 5K Walk-, and a 1- trees trinuned off sidewalks, Mile Walk. The registration fee prior to BuRNING: October 1, 1997 is $15.00 and a $2.00 fee for XXL T-shirts. Fairfax State Savings A barrel with a grate across the top Bank will pay for one-half of all is required for burning. No garbage or registration fees. plastics may be burned. City receives Early registration continues through- complaints regularly. September 30, 1997. All participants will receive a long-sleeved T-shirt complete ............................+ with the bank LOGO, breast cancer +1...........1-1+1+++++++++++++++ awareness iriformation provided by Mercy Medical Center, and, General Mills products. The team packet pick-up will "'Especially for You" Women Is be held Friday, October 10, 10:00 a.m, - 6:00 p.m., and Saturday, October 11, 8,:100 Race Against Breast Cancer a.m. - 11:010 a.m. in the bank lobby. The seventh annual "Especially for You" Women's Race Advice you'd jzive your best frienid- Against Breast Cancer will be held on beyour own best friend! Sunday, October 12, 1997 beginning at In conjunction with the "Especially 8:0O a.m. The event is dedicated to the for You" Women's Race Against Breast memory of Sandy K. Knight and is 4 Cancer, Fairfax State Savings Bank has arranged to'sponsor a special Women's Community Day in Fairfax to enable you advertise in this space m and your friends to receive a mammogram. The Mercy Medical Center Area businesses and individuals: Mobile Unit will be in the Masonic Lodge parking lot on Friday, October 17, 1997, name or s . the Fairfax Facts! Gettyyottr Advertise 9:00a.m.. - 6:00 p.m.. Please contact le item out to over 600 city and rural mailboxes.your physician for a written or phone order...call Mercy Women's Center to schedule your mann nogratn appointment at 398-6643 For more information regarding race registration or the Women's My name is Lauri Kell. I atn the new Community Day, please contact team AVON Representative in this areae. For a captains, Jodi Smith, Laurie Neuhaus, or current brochure please contact me at Cindy Divishek at 846-2300 or 846-2301. 846-2334` .Don't let the inability to pay prevent you from having a mammogram: Free mammograms and breast care services have been provided to area women in need, as a result of the annual "Especially for You" Women's Race Against Breast Cancer. The race is co- sponsored by Mercy Medical Center, General Mills, and the "Especially for You" Breast Cancer Support Group, and dedicated to the memory of Sandy Knight. For more information, contact: Mercy Women's Center 398-6821. Submitted by: Cindy S. Divshek +++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++ Submit articles or advertising for the newsletter at the Library by the 25th of each month. CITY OF FAIRFAX Fair' fax City Council met on Tuesday September 9 , 1997 . Mayor Sheely opened the meeting at 7 : 03 p. m. Council present : Stallman Harville , Shakespeare , Neuhaus , Wainwright arrived at 7 : 05 p , m, Motion by Stallman, 2nd Shakespeare to approve the agenda, 'Minutes of the August Meeting, Clerk ' s Budget and Financial Reports . MC . Dick Ransom, City Engineer , discussed the Vanderbilt Street Project . Stallman moved that Mr . Ransom draw up the plans for, Vanderbilt , from Church Street to Railroad Street . 2nd Neuhaus , MC , The Sheriff ' s report was presented . ' The Sheriff ' s Dept . will monitor children on the streets in town late at night . Mike Singer and Gordon Sevig presented the possible plans for a subdivision and annexation on E . Cemetery Rd. Building Pemits . Motion Stallman, 2nd Neuhaus to approve Don Lacy ' s permit for a new building. MC . Motion Neuhaus , 2nd Wainwright to approve LeRoy Morgan ' s permit for a new deck.MC. Motion Stallman, 2nd Wainwright to appoint Jack Harville and Mike Sankot to the Airport Zoning Commission, with Cory Stockton as an alternate . MC. Motion Neuhaus , 2nd Harville to send a registered letter to Mark Reilly to remove his unlicensed vehicles from the rear of his residence , within thirty( 30 ) days , and on the 31st day they will be removed at owners expense . MC. Motion Neuhaus , 2nd Stallman for a registered letter to Mark Reilly to remove the trailer from the rear of his residence by Monday September 15th. MC. Fire Department : There will be an Open House on October 12th. Chief Sankot discussed burning in Fairfax . Chief Sankot was given permission to enter into negotiations for the purchase of property for a new Fire Station on a motion by Neuhaus , 2nd Harville . MC . Motion by Wainwright , 2nd Shakespeare to approve the Street Light Resolution for new street lights at Prairie Creek Park. MC . , Maintenance Report : The maintenance men will make wooden picnic tables for Prairie Creek Park. The Clerk requested permission to attend IMFOA meeting in October . Motion Shakespeare , 2nd Wainwright for the clerk, to attend . Ayes , Shakespeare , Wainwright , Neuhaus and Stallman . Nay Harville . Wainwright moved to authorize Mayor Sheely to request that the Linn County Board of Supervisors direct the Linn County Technical Review Committee to expand the scope of its review of the proposed UP/CRANDIC ' S railroad spur to include the area of the project which lies within Fairfax ' s City Limits . 2nd Neuhaus . MC . Motion Neuhaus , 2nd Stallman to approve the bills presented . MC. Discussion on cats and dogs running at larige . City Ordinance states that no cats or dogs may run at large!. Harville made a motion to adjourn at 9 . 20 P. M. 2nd Neuhaus . MC , Mark E . Sheely, Mayor Betty Panek, City Clerk 6 Clarification of lanes in the intersection of Hwy 151 Loneyt , and Prairie Ave Y 4LL -L.o s mo-s+ be m�A c �-�o « S �� LO�3ova, cove` Y� lam- mavk, vl s ID\AD t � sem - . ` . s x5 not a� �t+xi ';I�' r:. r•`rr`T�,�� ..�ge�,;, d�'�'�.,�''ei%;,.c."s*•i°�� :r,F'l`Srj� c:r�' �':�"++ �`aMw ,,��'s�+/� ,^' �.� ,��,� �A.rF 1 s � • •fin � s _ - :� .e l�nw ^�♦ 3-�� 'fir' C' y F rK p��y•+\y# �. ar .*�y15 w•�* �� \► •cv. r «" + ��°1 r� 4 r� �.'4 i �, ��,�;, �j�e�w � '':,`,.e..,,.� �� :c�•�� , �� '^,�,:yam,�� ,N"`1, 1`T Cl) cD ,..� 7a ' 3 fIs it • Vk* , I> ov 0 IA op� Q v *'? ► , �p n �► '44 -. `4 i P cr O F Q. c ml AA e� ' J i t � a F f7 4 l \ FAIRFAX goo FIRt VOLm OCTO SUNPAY BER 121 OPENHOU0E i GRAND PRIZE: To Be Announced PRIZES F ��. DOOR PRIZES: Extinguishers & .. Smoke Detectors Hot Dogs,. Chi sand 10- 12-97 Refreshments �"ro�vided Fairfax Fire Station - mLi Ilam - 3 m I Live Demonstrations: � *Proper use of fire extinguishers �n *High Pressure Rescue Air Bags *Auto Extrication using, y "THE JAWS OF LIFE' Int E YOU'RE INVITED! PLEASE PLAN ON VISITING THE LOCAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT OPEN HOUSE ON SUN. 10-12-97! ...FIRE CHIEF MACE(Spunky) Snnkot N.B. DU TO A SCHEDULING CONFLICT, FIRE EXTINGUISHERS WILL NOT BE RE-CHARGED THIS YEAR. szzzs ur `Ifujuiul HIwolsU iulso, 9 'ON lltuj8d ezzzq di ZFF X08 `Q*Cl Plod 8681e0d Xople j j4 A11c) elel:9 �11� THE FAIRFAX FACTS OCTOBER, 1997 ..... ...... LIBRARY could win one of three terrific prizes First Place receives an American Eagle The Fairfax Library Board would Silver Dollar ($25.00 value). Second like to introduce the new staff of the Place gets a historic nickel set and Third Library - Lois Slater as Director, and Place receives a historic penny set. Cindy Divishek as Children's Librarian, Turn in your carved i ack-o- You will still see the familiar faces of lantern on October 30'h or 31' Julie Ensminger and Mary Ann Peters during regular business hours at who are continuing as part time librarians. the library. Judging will be held at 4:00 prn, on October 31"`, and you may pick tip The next session of preschool STORYTIME will begin Thursday, your "work of art" before 6:00 pin on October 9 with a theme of Let's Learn Halloween Day or Saturday, November 1", 1997. Please note jack-o-lanterns will About Autumn. Storytilue is for children only be held until noon on November I". ages 3 to 5, and you may register for Thursday evenings at 6:30, or Friday Thanks to the Fairfax State Savings Bank afternoons at 1:00. The 20- to 30-mm' ute for sponsoring this event. storytimes are devoted to songs, stories, ............................+ and crafts especially suited to the preschooler's interestst "IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY CARVING IT UP WILL COME FOR HALLOWEEN There will soon be a new look on "KIDS-ZONE" JOIN THE Vanderbilt Street. Fairfax State Savings FUN AT THE FAIRFAX Bank is nearing their long anticipated LIBRARY! remodeling and expansion project. Construction is expected to commence Just carve up your jack-o-lantern this fall with completion slated for June, and bring it to the Fairfax Library and you 1998. 2 There will be many inconveniences service will provide a more direct notice to both customer and staff and we ask of Fairfax issues and the actions of the your kind consideration and patience Council (Find the minutes on page 5.) during this period. The Cedar Rapids Gazette also publishes We are confident the community the Council minutes. will be proud of this newest addition that will enable us to better serve our' PRAIRIE CREEK PARK customers. More information will be available The new park is really shaping up, at the Bank, and also appear in future meaning more fun for kids and families in Fairfax Facts newsletters. Fairfax. Soon the playground -Fairfax State Savings Bank will be complete, but until then, please stay off the equipment-- ............................. for safety's sake, CITY NOTES, ELECTION The City elections - will. be RESIDENTS: BE NFORMED OF CITY November 0'. The ballot will have these I ORDINANCES names: For Mayor: Brian Stallinan. For councilinembers: Cheryl Scott, JoAnn BUILDING PERMITS: Beer, and Cory Stockton. Alisa Shakespeare and Jack Think ahead! When you are going Harville are still filling their terms on the to build, please think ahead. All building pert�nits must be approved by. the City Council. Council. The Council meets the 2'd Remember to exercise your voting Tuesday of each month, so all permits rights on NOVEMBER 41, Polling must be submitted to the City Clerk the place is the Fairfax Library Community Thursday before the Council Meeting. Room. You or your builder must be at the Council meeting to answer any questions COUNCIL MINUTES the Council may have. PETS: The Fairfax Facts will now include All dogs and cats must be kept on a the minutes of the City Council meetings leash or in a fenced yard. Many at the request of some citizens. This complaints have been registered about 3 cats destroying gardens. Do not allow sponsored by General Mills and Mercy pets to run at large. The Humane Society Medical Center, Each year our goal is to may be asked to pick up wandering increase awareness about the irnportance animals. of early detection and screening for breast VEHICLES: cancer. All proceeds are used to provide manu-nography services for women in According to City Ordinance, all need. Since the race began in 1991, over vehicles must be parked on a hard 1050 women have accessed the fund, and surface, either a cement or rock driveway. over $1291,000 has been used fTom the City has had complaints about vehicles fund. parked on grass, Fairfax State Savings Bank also SIDEWALKS: encourages you to participate as a member of our team. Team captains for According to City Ordinance, tree 1997 are Jodi Smith, Laurie Neuhaus, and limbs must be kept at least 6 feet above Cindy Divislick. This year's race the sidewalk, and all bushes, plants and includes a 5K Run, 5K Walk, and a 1_ trees trimmed off sidewalks. Mile Walk. The registration fee prior to October 1, 1997 is $15.00 and a $2.00 fee BuRNNG: for XXL T-sbirta. Fairfax State Savings A barrel with 'a grate across' the top, Bank will pay for one-half of all is required for burning. No garbage or registration fees. plastics may be burned. City receives Early registration continues through complaints regularly. September 30, 1997, All participants will receive a long-sleeved T-shirt complete +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ with the bank LOGO, breast cancer awareness information provided by ++-f-i-+++++++.++++++-+-+++++++-�+++ Mercy Medical Center, and General Mills products. The team packet pick-tip will "Especiallyfor You" Women Is beheld Friday, October 10, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., and Saturday, October 11, 5,00 Race Against Breast Cancer a.m. - 11:00 a,m. in the bank lobby. The seventh annual "Especially for You" Women's Race Advice Eou'd give our bestLriend- Against Breast Cancer will be held onbeyour own best frrencl. Sunday, October 1.2, 1997 beginning at 8:00 a.m. The event is dedicated to the In conjunction with the "Especially memory of Sandy K. Knight and is for You" Women's Race Against Breast 4 Cancer, Fairfax State Savings Bank- has arranged to'sponsor a special Women's Advertise in this space Commufflity Day in Fairfax to enable you and your friends to receive a mammogram. The Mercy Medical Center Area businesses and individuals Mobile Unit will be in the Masonic Lodge Advertise in the Fairfax Facts' Get your parking lot on Friday, October 17, 1997, name or sale item out to over 600 city and 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.. Please contact rural mailboxes. your physician. for a written or phone order._call Mercy Women's Center to schedule your mammogram appointment at 398-6643 For more information regarding race registration or the Women's My name is Lauri Kell. I am the new Community Day, please contact team AVON Representative in this area! For a captains, Jodi Smith, Laurie Neuhaus, or current brochure please contact me at Cindy Divisliek at 846-2300 or 846-2301. 846-2334, Don't let the Inability to pay prevent you from having a maininogram: Free maim-nograins and breast care services have been provided to area women in need, as a result of the annual "Especially for You" Women's Race Against Breast Cancer. The: race is co- sponsored by Mercy Medical Center, General Mills, and the "Especially for You" Breast Cancer Support Group, and dedicated to the memory of Sandy Knight. For more information, contact: Mercy Women's Center 398-6821. Submitted by: Cindy S. Divishek +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Submit articles or advertising for the newsletter at the Library by the 25th of each month. 5 CITY OF FAIRFAX Fair' fax City Council met on Tuesday September 9 , 1997 . Mayor Sheely opened the meeting at 7 : 03 p. m. Council present : Stallman Harville , Shakespeare , Neuhaus , Wainwright arrived at 7 : 05 p . m. Motion by Stallman, 2nd Shakespeare to approve the• agenda, Minutes of the August Meeting , Clerk ' s Budget and Financial Reports . MC . hick Ransom, City Engineer , discussed the Vanderbilt Street project . Stallman moved that Mr . Ransom draw up the plans for Vanderbilt , from Church Street to Railroad Street . 2nd Neuhaus , MC, The Sheriff ' s report was presented . The Sheriff ' s Dept . will monitor children on the streets in 'town late at night , Mike Singer and Gordon Sevig presented the possible plans for a subdivision and annexation on E . Cemetery Rd. Building Pemits : Motion Stallman , 2nd Neuhaus to approve Dan Lacy ' s permit for a new building. MC . Motion Neuhaus , 2nd 'Wainwright to approve LeRoy Morgan ' s permit for a new deck.MC. Motion Stallman, 2nd Wainwright to appoint Jack Harville and Mike Sankot to the Airport Zoning Commission, with Cory Stockton as an alternate .' Mc , Motion Neuhaus , 2nd Harville to send a registered letter to Mark Reilly to remove his unlicensed vehicles from the rear of his residence , within thirty( 30 ) days , and on the 31st day they will be removed at owners expense . MC . Motion Neuhaus , 2nd Stallman for a registered letter to Mark Reilly to remove the trailer from the rear of his residence by ,Vlonday September 15th, MC . , Fire Department : There will be an Ope'll House on October 12th . Chief Sankot discussed burning in Fairfax . Chief Sankot was given permission to enter into negotiations for the purchase of property for a new Fire Station on a motion by Neuhaus , 2nd Harville . MC. Motion by Wainwright , 2nd Shakespeare to approve the Street Light Resolution for new street lights at Prairie Creek Park. MC. • Maintenance Report : The maintenance men will make wooden picnic tables for Prairie Creek Park. The Clerk requested permission to attend IMFOA meeting in October . Motion Shakespeare , 2nd Wainwright for the clerk, to attend , Ayes• Shakespeare , Wainwright , Neuhaus and Stallman . Nay Harville . Wainwright moved to authorize Mayor Sheely to request that the Linn County Board of Supervisors direct the Linn County Technical Review Committee to expand the scope of its review of the proposed UP/CRANDIC ' S railroad spur to include the area of the project which lies within Fairfax ' s City Limits , 2nd Neuhaus , MC. Motion Neuhaus , 2nd Stallman to approve the bills presented . MC. Discussion on cats and dogs running at large . City Ordinance states that no cats or dogs may run at large . Harville made a motion to adjourn at 9 : 20 P.M. 2nd Neuhaus , MC. Mark E . Sheely, Mayor Betty Pane* k, City Clerk 6 Clarification of lanes in the ,Intersection .,of-.Hwy 151, Losey St., and Prairie„Ave. Y -------------------------------- o f 4 .s thews aid ( ahs r s • r aFqy w w A'". ^�s�,.. Rfa'�r ,-,� `°•�'I,er�w*mow'° ,...,,M,y K��,,- ��r .' �~`7! ` ,,.. 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PBOTOBE A 1 OPENHOUSE Mkia GRAND PRIZE: To Be Announced , DOOR PRIZES: Fire Extinguishers & Smoke Detectors Hot Do s Chivs and 10- 12-97 Refreshments Provided Fairfax Fire Stat"OD. IP - 3P Live 11am , � en�onstrat�ons. �` "Proper use of fire extinguishers *High Pressure Rescue Air Bags ` *Auto Extrication using; 'THE JAWS OF LI.FE ' YOU'RE INVITED! PLEASE pLAN ON VISITING THE L 0C'AL VOL UNTEER FIRE DEpAR TMENT OPEN HOUSE ONSUN. 10-12-97! ...FIRE CHIEF, MIKE(Spunky)Sankot N.B. DO TO A SCHEDULING CONFLICT, FIRE EXTINGUISHERS WILL NOT BE RE-CHARGED THIS YEAR. BZZZS U I `11U1U I U11 U1W01Sni IUIS 0d s 'ON IIu„ed BZZZs VI °xl3ijlej Plod 86B19od x131Jte-A jo Allo epsH llne