On Saturday, June 8th, participants in the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) Foundation Seminar will be performing community service throughout the village.
The participants are high school sophomores and juniors from around the state, and they are attending the HOBY seminar being hosted on the campus of ONU that week.
The students are able to assist residents and organizations on that Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. To ensure that the day runs smoothly, residents are asked to contact the Village Office by May 31 to discuss project options and guidelines.
Liberty Belles and Boys 4-H club had meetings Tuesday, May 18th and the week before April 30th.
During the April 30th meeting are group talked about the time and date of flower pick-ups, it was also announced that book money is due. At the end of the meeting the volunteer committee got together and talked about the upcoming food drive.
Demonstrations were done by: Andrew Robey, Evan Smittle, Eli Garmen, Josie Boehm, Jacob Butterfield, and Mackenzie Wills. Kiley Bailey led the pledge of allegiance and Megan Light led the 4-H pledge.
One way we strive to keep work sites safe and protected is by placing barricades around sites. There may be bright orange barrels surrounding or covering a site. Tripod barricades are also used, often around sidewalks being repaired.
Yellow security tape may be also strung across work sites, as a visible reminder for you to steer clear of that area.
When doing work to the street tree canopy or near the rights of way, Village employees may place barricades in street parking places. The barricades may be in place overnight, so our work crews can get to the project site first thing in the morning.
May is “better hearing and speech month.” The Icon took this opportunity to talk with Sherry Miller, Ada schools speech language pathologist.
The interview coincided with a fire drill. Miller was with a pre-schooler at the time. She thought it was best that she walked with the student and stayed with her during the drill so the student wouldn’t become scared.
I agreed and followed the two outside. All the while Miller assured the pre-schooler that everything was going to be okay and not to worry, “We will all take care of you,” she said, referring to the teachers and students standing outside.
Village Brush Pick Up/Chipping Service Scheduled for Monday, May 6
The Village will conduct a monthly service of brush pick up/chipping and pick up on Monday, May 6.
One of the goals of brush chipping and pickup is to keep the tree lawn areas of the Village clear of debris, so that debris litter does not enter the storm sewer system. Brush or storm debris in the tree lawn area may be picked up by the Village, and residents may place additional brush for chipping in that area. Hired tree trimmers must clean up their own debris; the Village will not pick up brush left by commercial cutters.
