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Home My WebLink AboutNewsletter City_June 2017Mayor’s Message M AR K YO U R C AL E N D AR J U N E 2 0 1 7 City Council Meeting June 7th & 21st @ 6:30 pm in the Council chambers Rexburg Rapids opens June 10th. Air Show June 17th Main Street Mile and Parade - July 4th Fellow Rexburgers, As I write this we are leading up to Memorial Day weekend, the traditional start of summer fun…family barbe- cues, road trips, boating, fishing and many other fun summer activities…which I heartily endorse! Memorial Day will be over by the time you read this but I hope even today, you will take a moment to reflect upon and talk with your family about those that we honor on this special holiday. Those men and women who coura- geously put their lives on the line for the freedoms that we enjoy in this great country. I always love to see the many American flags that are posted at the graves of our veterans in the several cemeteries that we visit each year and I usually wander around and just read the names of each Veteran and try to imagine what they were like…most of them fairly young with lots of life and dreams ahead of them, all sacrificed that you and I can en- joy the wonderful life that we do today. I think it’s also important to remember and appreciate those left behind when a husband, father or son goes off to serve. I picture in my mind, because of my family lore, my Grandmother sitting by the big, scratchy Philco radio listening as the announcer read off the war casualties for that day and praying that one of her 5 sons’ names would not be one of those read. Can you imagine that stress for a Mother and Father? I lost my Dad this past November. He was one of those 5 sons. I miss him terribly every day but I appreciate and love him and all those who make up the aptly named “greatest generation”. What legacy will you and I and our families leave to those who come after us? We have the opportunity to be another “great generation”. Let’s make the most of it! Also Don’t forget to display your American flag proudly on Flag Day coming up on June 14th. I had the opportunity to attend the Rexburg Tabernacle Orchestra concert last Wednesday evening. I am al- ways amazed at what professional talent we have here in our small city. The sounds that Director Kevin Call gets out of those people and their instruments is truly astounding! This particular concert had a lot of humor interspersed with the musical talent. The “1712 Overture for Really Big Orchestra” with special guest Daniel Kerr at the organ and the narration of the humorous story of J.S. Bach and P.D.Q. Bach by Councilman Chris Mann was one of the most original and funny concerts I’ve ever attended. If you missed it, shame on you but the good news is there will be another concert in November so be sure to watch for it. Check out the cultural arts offerings in the area on the website “rexburgarts.com”. We had another great opportunity to celebrate…the 100 year commemoration of The Community Presbyterian Church was celebrated on June 3rd. That is definitely a milestone worth commemorating and we are grateful to have them and all of our churches here to teach great family values to our citizens. Please keep up the good work! I hope you have been enjoying the beautiful color display of tulips around town that our Parks Staff planted last fall. They sure have brightened up my Spring! The Mayor’s Youth Advisory Board, our Beautification Committee and Parks Department hosted a service project last week where we planted lots of flowers in the tree planters on Main Street. Those will be growing and blooming throughout the summer and our planters and baskets will be soon appearing as well. We want Rexburg to be a beautiful place…please help us by beautifying your prop- erty and picking up trash if you see it blowing down the street, sidewalks, etc. Thank you so much for all your help. You’re the best! Mayor Jerry Merrill 35 N 1st E Rexburg, Idaho 83440 208.359.3020 / fax 208.359.3022 customerservices@rexburg.org Mon.-Thursday 7:30am - 5:30pm Friday 7:30am-12:30pm Construction is beginning on a water project to re- place water lines in various locations throughout the city. Residents directly affected by the work will be given prior notice as the work progresses. Streets where construction is taking place will remain open to local traffic to the extent possible. Prior notice will be given for planned water outages. Streets where construction will be taking place include: Cen- ter Street, LID 47 sections of 5th W, 4th West to 1st North, 2nd West 1st N to 2nd North, #rd N to bridge, 2nd N sidewalk, 3rd South sidewalk, Ricks Ave. chip seal project includes s 1st e, West 4th South from s 4th w to s 1st w. south 3rd West, East 1st N, Jet Stream Drive. For project specific questions or concerns, contact Dee Dee Tucker at City Hall, 208-372-2337. Rexburg Races: Teton Dam– June 3rd Main St. Mile-July 4th Thor’s Mud Run-July 8th Sign up at www.RexburgRaces.com FREE AIR SHOW SATURDAY JUNE 17, 2017 REXBURG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AEROBATICS ~ DC-3 RIDES $350/PERSON ~ WAR BIRD REVIEW June 24th - @ Romance Theater – GATEKEEPER FILM FESTI- VAL 7 pm June 27th - @ Tabernacle Civic Center – Opera Concert 7:30 pm July 1st - @ Tabernacle Civic Center – 7 pm More info to come