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The Greentown Volume 9, Issue 6 " a paperfor the peopZe" June 2002 Members of American Legion Post # 317 placed flags at veterans' graves and around the central flagpole at Greenlawn Cemetery in observance of Memorial Dav. TO Redistrict or Some considerations are: 0 Brush must be cut in lengths of 5 Q Must be stacked with cut end, or butt Not to Redistrict feetor less. That is the Question end towards the street. Following each federal census redistricting of voting units is considered to assure more even representation. With the shift of population within the town limits of Greentown to the east, there has been discussion of what, if anything, to do about redrawing the lines of Greentow'n's five wards. Council President, James Harris, attended a conference on redistricting and reported to the Council at the May meeting that since Greentown has population under 3,500 they could do away with wards and elect all Council members at- large. He reported that the Town can also leave the wards as they are, even though they are not equal in population. Members of the Council could not come to a consensus'on what to do, with Dan Adams voicing his opinion for electing all at- large. A vote was not called for but Harris instructed the Council members to be ready for a vote at the June 4 meeting. 0 Must be stacked as close as possible to the street but not in an alley or on any street or sidewalk. 0 Anything with thorns must be tied and bundled with 2 pieces or more of twine. 0 The Town will only pick up " minor" tree trimmings unless it is storm related, no stumps, no whole trees, whole shrubs, or whole bushes. 0 No grass clippings, yard or garden waste will be picked up. 0 No burning of leaves is permitted in the street. 0 All materials to be picked up must be able to be loaded easily onto a truck by one person. ~ School to Develop New Website The Eastern School Board approved the hiring of Peter Sampson of Musix Web Design to design a new website for the corporation. . The current website was designed by several Reminder of students in 2000 and has been only Brush Rules Street Department Superintendent Kevin Moss wishes to remind residents of the Town of Greentown that the town has rules regarding the pick up of brush and leaves by town employees or Waste Management. A complete list may be obtained at the Utility OfFce. For questions, call the Utility Office at 628- 3- 263. partially maintained. For a one- time fee of $ 8,000. Mr. Sampson will design the website during the summer. Dennis Bagley, Technology Director, said the goal is to better facilitate communications between the school and the community and to make the website user friendly. Superintendent, Dr. Stephen Healy, said the cost will be paid for by Capital Project Technology dollars. The newly formed Greentown Firemen's Honor Guard " rang the bell" in memory of deceased members of the Company. The observance was part of a program held jointly by the Fire Company and the Greentown Historical Society on May 21 at the firehouse. There were disptays depicting the history of the fire company. Firemen talked about their training, the dedication it takes to be a fireman, and the satisfaction of the job. Many expressions of thanks to the community for their support were given. Sandy Hendricks of the Auxiliary talked about the supporting role the wives play. The Honor Guard is, left to right, Rob Maines, Scott Comfort, Jim Custer, and Jerry Myers. They are available to the community for ceremonies involving Presentation of the Colors and other such duties. Photos'by Rachel Jenkins
Object Description
Title | The Greentown Grapevine – 2002-06, 09:06 |
Subject | newspapers |
Subject, Local | Greentown, Howard County (Ind.) |
Item Type | newspaper |
Technical Metadata | Digital images captured by Imaging Office Systems 2008 |
Item ID | im-kokomo-news-greentown-2002-06 |
Local Item ID | Greentown History Center – newspaper collection |
Usage Statement | The Greentown Area Residential Association has granted permission to the Kokomo-Howard County Public Library and the Greentown Historical Society to copy any and all issues of the Greentown Grapevine. Permission granted to view and print items from this digital collection for personal use, study, research, or classroom teaching. |
Date Original | 2002-06 |
Date Digital | 2008 |
Publisher | Greentown Area Residential Association, 1993- |
Description |
Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: To Redistric or Not Redistrict That Is The Questio; Reminder Of Brush Rules; School to Develop new Website |
Language | en |
Contributors | Kokomo-Howard County Public Library; Greentown Historical Society |
Source | Original newspaper: The Greentown Grapevine, June 2002, Volume 09, Issue 06 |
Relation | Howard County Newspapers |
Transcript | [PDFs are fully searchable] |
Description
Title | The Greentown Grapevine – 2002-06, 09:06 - Page 1 |
Relation | Howard County Newspapers |
Transcript | The Greentown Volume 9, Issue 6 " a paperfor the peopZe" June 2002 Members of American Legion Post # 317 placed flags at veterans' graves and around the central flagpole at Greenlawn Cemetery in observance of Memorial Dav. TO Redistrict or Some considerations are: 0 Brush must be cut in lengths of 5 Q Must be stacked with cut end, or butt Not to Redistrict feetor less. That is the Question end towards the street. Following each federal census redistricting of voting units is considered to assure more even representation. With the shift of population within the town limits of Greentown to the east, there has been discussion of what, if anything, to do about redrawing the lines of Greentow'n's five wards. Council President, James Harris, attended a conference on redistricting and reported to the Council at the May meeting that since Greentown has population under 3,500 they could do away with wards and elect all Council members at- large. He reported that the Town can also leave the wards as they are, even though they are not equal in population. Members of the Council could not come to a consensus'on what to do, with Dan Adams voicing his opinion for electing all at- large. A vote was not called for but Harris instructed the Council members to be ready for a vote at the June 4 meeting. 0 Must be stacked as close as possible to the street but not in an alley or on any street or sidewalk. 0 Anything with thorns must be tied and bundled with 2 pieces or more of twine. 0 The Town will only pick up " minor" tree trimmings unless it is storm related, no stumps, no whole trees, whole shrubs, or whole bushes. 0 No grass clippings, yard or garden waste will be picked up. 0 No burning of leaves is permitted in the street. 0 All materials to be picked up must be able to be loaded easily onto a truck by one person. ~ School to Develop New Website The Eastern School Board approved the hiring of Peter Sampson of Musix Web Design to design a new website for the corporation. . The current website was designed by several Reminder of students in 2000 and has been only Brush Rules Street Department Superintendent Kevin Moss wishes to remind residents of the Town of Greentown that the town has rules regarding the pick up of brush and leaves by town employees or Waste Management. A complete list may be obtained at the Utility OfFce. For questions, call the Utility Office at 628- 3- 263. partially maintained. For a one- time fee of $ 8,000. Mr. Sampson will design the website during the summer. Dennis Bagley, Technology Director, said the goal is to better facilitate communications between the school and the community and to make the website user friendly. Superintendent, Dr. Stephen Healy, said the cost will be paid for by Capital Project Technology dollars. The newly formed Greentown Firemen's Honor Guard " rang the bell" in memory of deceased members of the Company. The observance was part of a program held jointly by the Fire Company and the Greentown Historical Society on May 21 at the firehouse. There were disptays depicting the history of the fire company. Firemen talked about their training, the dedication it takes to be a fireman, and the satisfaction of the job. Many expressions of thanks to the community for their support were given. Sandy Hendricks of the Auxiliary talked about the supporting role the wives play. The Honor Guard is, left to right, Rob Maines, Scott Comfort, Jim Custer, and Jerry Myers. They are available to the community for ceremonies involving Presentation of the Colors and other such duties. Photos'by Rachel Jenkins |