HomeMy WebLinkAboutNewsletter City_June 2014Mayor’s Message
M AR K YO U R
C AL E N D AR
J U N E 2 0 1 4
City Council Meeting
June 4th & 18th @
7pm in the council
chambers
Household Hazard-
ous Waste Collection
Days
Teton Dam Marathon
June 14
Rexburg Rapids
opens June 14
Legacy Flight Air
Show June 14
FoorGolf Tournament
June 28
Farmers Market
Every Friday 4-8pm
All City Offices will be
closed July 4 for
Independence Day
Well it seems to be Spring in Rexburg. The new Rexburg Gardens will be
open with plots for your use (for a very small fee) and we hope they are well used.
They have raised beds with a special garden soil. Much of the work and construc-
tion was donated or provided to the City at cost or less. We want to acknowledge
the contribution of Premier Powder Coating for their generosity as well as Mountain
West Bark. These local enterprises were most generous! Congratulations to all
the Graduates. This marks the End and a Start. Be excited about the future. The
newness of anything is exciting. I like to see the new green plants at the start of a
new growing season. When I think of new and fresh starts I am reminded of a very
special young friend who has been stricken with diabetes. He is now four years old
and has struggled with the vagaries of too much blood sugar and not enough blood
sugar. It is amazing and miraculous that he is with us. He came into City Hall yes-
terday. He was so excited! He just had to show me his insulin pump and explain to
me how it all worked. He has exuberance and a zest for life that I wish I still had.
His future is bright. He, thanks to great parents and the miracles of modern medi-
cine, is virtually unlimited in his potential. I have another special friend who comes
to City Hall and empties recycle bins and cleans the break room. She is an amazing
young lady. She is legally blind and has a white cane. Her attitude is most inspiring.
I have never heard her complain. She endures and looks forward to life. She has a
zest and enthusiasm for life, not unlike my four year old friend. They both are an
inspiration to me. They are good examples to us all. We must accept whatever life
gives us and make the very best of our individual circumstances.
At this writing we are about to pay tribute to a WWII veteran, Darrell C. Ne-
ville, who spent time in the liberation of Norway. He was dealt a task that was
daunting, but he served. He served us all and the contribution of men and women
like him built our Nation and helped to preserve it. My two friends have the bright-
ness of their future because of such men and women. We must strive to remember
our Veterans. We must strive to see that their needs are met. We must, somehow,
repay the debt.
May you all have a great Spring and Summer.
-Richard S. Woodland
35 N 1st E Rexburg, Idaho 83440
208.359.3020 / fax 208.359.3022
customerservices@rexburg.org
Monday-Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Household Hazardous Waste
Collection Days:
June 10th & 11th August 5th & 6th
July 8th & 9th September 2nd & 3rd
Madison County Transfer Station
7:30-5:30pm
Contact DeeDee with questions 372-2337
Wednesday Summer Concerts
will begin on June 4th at the
Tabernacle starting at 7:30 p.m.
Every Friday through October 7
4-8pm
College Ave