The Greentown Grapevine – 2000-03, 07:03

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The, Greentown
Volume 7, Issue 3 “ a paper for the people” March 2000
The Different Faces of February
March has a reputation of being the month of “ In like a lion, out like a lamb”.
however, tlus February is mimicking March’s normal weather. Early February Sam
cold and snow. By the final days of the month, jackets were often shed, rain
, replaced snow, robins were hear+ We offer these photographs as representative
of activities of both ends of the month.
Animal Sentinels Formed of Snow
This cat and dog were built of snow on a day in early February when
. school was cancelled because of road conditions. Julie Mohr and sons
Brandon, 10; Chris, 9; and Zachary, 2 built the animals which were
enjoyed by passersby and visitors to Greentown Animal Hospital.
Exuberance of Spring
Amanda Hamilton and Veronica Aiello seem suspended in air as they jump
on a trampoline.
Photos by R. Jenbns
Truck Enters Church
= Extensive Damage
Part of the scene inside the west wing of Christian Life Fellowship
Church after entry by a truck. The freezer was turned upside down.
In the early hours of Sunday, February
20, Daniel E. Cain, age 23, 621 S.
Maple St., Greentown, drove a ‘ 99 Ford
F250 through a wall of Christian Life
Fellowship Church, 1009 Holiday Dr.,
Sreentown. The police report states
. hat he was “ doing donuts” and lost
: ontrol. of his vehicle and struck the
iorth wall of the west wing of the
: hurch budding. The impact left a large
iole in the wall and destroyed a second
mer wd. A large air conditioning unit
was pushed inside the building. A
- efrigerator and freezer weke damaged,
is well as tables and chairs. Spinning
. ires and exhaust caused smoke to
spread throughout the building. A
xeathalyzer test was given, with a .21
mesult. Cain was not arrested at that
. ime.
Gary Hoover, pastor of the church,
meports that the area damaged was used
: Or Kids for Christ, which meets on
Wednesday nights, for the youth
. Photo provided
ministry and for an adult Bible class.
Insurance adjustors have advised the
congregation to obtain the advice of a
reconstruction contractor to ascertain
whether structural damage was done.
While waiting for that determination,
action is being taken to bring in an
ozone machine to clean % e air. Carpet
and upholstery throughout the building
will be cleaned. Congregation members
will begin to take out the carpet in the
damaged wing.
Rev. Hoover reports that they have
brought in portable partitions to make
the remainder of the building more
usable for classrooms. The church
leaders are considering what other
options they may have in order to carry
on their ministry during the
construction, which will take several
weeks or months. They have talked
about mobile units or fmdmg other
areas in the community on a temporary
basis.
School Board Elections to Have Full Slate
With three more people filing for
{ astern School Board, each incumbent All registered voters of Liberty
LOW has a challenger. Ann Michelle ( including Greentown), Jackson, and
tenbarger will run against Dennis Union Townships vote on all three
daple for the Jackson Township seat. seats. The school board elections are
delinda Young will face Philip Bogue nonpartisan and are conducted at the
or the Liberty Township seat. Union same t h e and place as the Primary
’ ownship will be represented by either Election, kay 2,2000.
dark Lantz or the incumbent Bryan Look for more details nest month.
Kirkpatrick.