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Home My WebLink About09-2001 x: FA TS SEPTEMBER 2001 MUNICIPAL ELECTION "ESPECIALLY FOR YOU'" WILL BE HELD TUESDAY,NOVEMBER a Sunday, October 7, 2001 marks the eleventh anuria] Terms are expiring far the fallowing: "ESPECIALLY FOR YOU"Women's Race Against Mayor Bill Voss-2 yeah term Cancer, an event inspired by Sandy Knight who lost her Council Members all 4 year staggered terms own fight against breast cancer in July- 1991. Sandy is JoAnn.Beer the daughter of Bill and Ellie Beaty and grew up in Cory D. Stockton Fairfax. Marianne Wainwright This year's race includes a 5K Run, 5K Walk and a Mark Ekstrom-filling a vacancy for the four term, 1-Mile Family Walk. All proceeds are used to provide which has 2 years left, ending 2003 breast care services for women in need. Utilization of the "ESPECIALLY FOR YOU"fund has increased Polling location for Fairfax is at the Fairfax Library. consistently with over 1800 women accessing the fiend The polls will be open from 7.00 a.m.to 8:00 p.m. to date. See Mary at City Hall for obtaining nomination papers. A larger-than-ever race is needed in 2001 to continue The nominationpapers may be filed at City Hall no this vitally important program.. The Fairfax State Savings earlier than Monday,August 27, 2001 nor later than Bank invites you to participate as a member of our team, 5:00 p.m. Thursday, September 20, 2001. Registration will be in September. Here is your chance! Ask a friend,a relative and a co-worker to be a part of FAIRFAX FIRE AND RESCUE our'FAIRFAX"team. The Fairfax State Savings Bank PROUDLY SERVING FAIRFAX,WALFORD will continue to pay %ofthe$15 registration fee. AND SURROUNDING AREAS Registration is going on NOW and ends Wednesday, September 19,2001. Be a part of our team and let's beat With fall rapidly approaching, soon the farm fields will breast cancer. be starting to dry and the leaves on the trees will be turning color and begin to drop. These conditions in all their beauty now create a combustible environment. Watch your burn barrels carefully and follow all city FAIRFAX CITIZENS ARE.I,NVIT D TO VIEW guidelines. Do not burn close to farm fields, Farmers, THE R CREATION OF 502 CTTURC:'.I�'ST. please make sure that combines and tractors are SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 161 equipped with fully charged.fire extinguishers. 2 TO 4 P.M. The members of Fairfax Fire Department would like to REFRESHMENTS SERVED welcome two new members—Dan Happe and Jeff Sigmund. Dani is new to the fire service. Jeff brings with hire past medical and fire experience.. While we are gaining two members we are losing one meember by retirement. Dave Neuhaus is retiring from THE SEPTEMBER CITY COUNCIL fire department after serving 48 years. His MEETING IS RESCHEDULED FOR commitment to the fire service started in 1953. Dave has THURSDAY, SEPT. 27 .AT 7:00 P.M.acted as an arbitrator,has been a guiding light and a friend to everyone who has walked through these firehouse doors. From all the past and present members of the Fairfax Fire Department,thank you Dave for helping to serve and protect the citizens of our fire district. LIBRARY CITY NEWS IT'S STORYTIMEM! ♦ Any citizen who has moved into the Fairfax area and wishes to vote on Tuesday,November e should TheFairfax Public Library has an opening for Children's come to City Hall to obtain a voter registration f(,- Librarian. Up to 14 hours per week. All registration forms must be received to the Send resume to: County Auditor no later than 5 p.m, on Friday, Fairfax Public Library October 26;unless postmarked on or before PO Box 187 October 22. Fairfax,1A 52228 Or fax you resume to: 319-846-2889: ♦ We are experiencing high levels of iron in our city water.The water is safe to drink. It will take time to JUST A REMINDER THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR A determine how to resolve this issue, FAIRFAX LIBRARY CARD FOR ANY FAIRFAX RESIDENT. + Mary is looking for any volunteers to help fold the JUST A NOTEl monthly newsletter. If anyone is interested please If there is any book that you are looking for that is not call City Hall at 846-2204. available in our library;the librarians will be happy to borrow the book(s)from a sister library. * Depending on the situation the deadline to be placed on the Planning and Zoning Commission and City LIBRARY HOURS Council Agendas is the Wednesday before the Monday: 10-8 meeting by 12.00 Noon, Tuesday: 4-8 Wednesday: 2-8 ♦ To have an accurate water bill—read your water Thursday: 4 —8 meter the day you receive your bill. Please include Friday: 10-6 the stationary zero in your, reading. Thank you. Saturday: 9-12 The phone number at the Library is 846-2994. Patrons can renew your material by,phone.If the library is ♦ Yard waste will be picked up every FIRST and closed,just leave a message. THIRD Tuesdays of every month. This will conb..,,e weather permitting through fall. Reminder from UPCOMING MEETINGS Waste Management to have your trash out at the curb by 6 a.m. on Tuesday mornings. FIRE DEPARTMENT Monday,September 24, 2001—7 p.m. ♦ We have been experiencing problems with children Upstairs in Fire Hall hauling sand&gravel inside the pavilions in both of LIBRARY BOARD our parks. Please keep the sand in the play area only. Monday,October 8,2001—7 p.m. Thank you, Library Community Room PLANNING& ZONING Monday,October 8,2001—7 p.m. City Hall Monthly meetings are held on the Monday before the City CITY HALL HOURS Council Meeting of every month unless there is no agenda. In. Monday,Wednesday and Friday a case when there is no agenda,the meeting will be canceled. 7:30 a.m. —4:00 p.m. CITY COUNCIL Tuesday 7:30 a.m, —6:00 p.m. Tuesday,October 9,2001 -7 p.m.City Hatt Thursday 7.30 a.m. —6:00 p.m. The doors are open for all Fairfax citizens to join us at any of the above meetings. New ideas and suggestions are always welcome. DEADLINE FOR NEWSLETTER AMERICAN LEGION Please have news articles, community events, Monthly meetings are held on the first Monday of every month except when it falls on a holiday. announcements, etc. at City Hall by the In a case like that,the meeting would be on the SECOND MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH. second Monday of that month. The FAIRFAX FACTS will be sent out:shortly The meetings are hold at 8 p.m. at the Legion Hall. after the City Council Meeting. All Veterans'are welcome to come, The October Meeting will be on Monday the I st. Anyone interested in renting the Legion Hall,please contact Ken Gordon at 286-0815. t y a i L - - y Off, Is 0 -10111111111 't f 5 ,L mobil..AllL -im fI 1 � . „y 1 — .11 i'. �„wiiC.r r flK FIN 7'. '^:w'` - .qn *:�4°5 " IIIA" ��4 •,r + w� f q.. y�,r.:..-Y ar. r�,�/✓'�.yd {'' ,f #rf�2fi"°4 +y ! ^,�«�, wM$� ;. rary� S'�l Y '� .�," Q.$K 'r;i �,4 p 3 z✓j '. -3Q v r 3 x ' 4 = y: ° I r , .w f , a ii a`Pi% x # p • 1 . �. 64g;r P^�� Y� � b \ \ r C Shortly after'World War 1,this structure was erected. John Vavra was the school director at the time,The architect was from Cedar Rapids and he had specified,a stucco exterior.The building was later covered with wood siding. When Fairfax became a part of the College Community School District,the building was sold to St.Patrick's parish and it served as a parochial school until 1970 when the parochial school was closed. The east kindergarten teacher was Alvina Flaherty, to 1972,the building was torn down. Fairfax High School Graduating Class of 1918. 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