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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNewsletter City_August 2016Mayor’s Message MAR K YO UR C AL EN D AR A U G U S T 2 0 1 6 City Council Meeting August 3rd & 17th @ 6:30 pm in the council chambers Obstacle Fest Fun Run August 13th Movie in the Park August 4th Events/shows at the Romance Celebrate Youth August 16th Rexburg Rapids closes August 27th Good Luck in this coming School year Hello Everyone, I was perusing a website recently from a group called “Farm Rescue”. They are an organized group in the Midwest who have a huge impact in the lives of farmers who are having crises or tragedies in their lives or that of their families. I was very impressed with the volunteering spirit exhibited on the video I watched as these people came from all over to help good folks in need. I have also seen and heard of many instances from my growing up years on a farm west of Blackfoot about neighbors pitching in to help neighboring farmers here in this valley who are having hard times. Having just celebrated Pioneer Day, I am always in awe of the pioneering spirit of our forebearers. The people who came to this valley had a tremendous sense of community. They worked together building roads, buildings and dug the canals that helped this valley bloom like a rose. I’m sure much of this work was done on a voluntary basis for the good of the community and the economy as a whole. I salute these great people and am so thankful for their foresight. Now I ask the question, “How will our progenitors view us in 20, 40, 60 or even 100 years from now? Will they say, “We are so grateful for their foresight and community spirit?” or will they say. “Man, I wish someone had thought about this and done something about that back in their day.” We have many opportunities to do some of this great work in Rexburg right now. Our Museum of Rexburg really needs some volunteers who can spend some time leading tours, doing historical re- search and other duties. We would like to see the museum open more hours and have information about people and their families who lived here to go along with the artifacts that are interesting, but really come alive when they have a story to go along with them. We have some great interns from BYU Idaho that help out and a couple wonderful community people but we really need more folks, especially those of you who have lived here awhile and could help us dig up stories about the pio- neer families and other history up until the present time. Our Museum Curator, Jackie Rawlins has done a wonderful job remaking the museum, but she can’t do what she’d like to make it even better without some more help. It doesn’t take a lot of time. Jack- ie will be grateful for even small amounts of a day each week that could be given regularly to move this work forward. It’s a very important part of our history and we must preserve it before it disap- pears forever! Please contact Jackie at the Museum or call her at 270 -6366 if you can help out with this great ef- fort. Speaking of being remembered, we have another opportunity for individuals or businesses to be recognized for community support by adopting a bridge at the Teton Lakes Golf Course. The old bridges over the river need to be updated with newer, safer ones and if you would like to sponsor a bridge, we will put a nice bronze plaque on the bridge in your honor. Please contact Matt Nielsen here at the city office if you would like to be a bridge sponsor. Call 359-3020, ext. 2343. As always, thank you for being great people and keep up the good work! Jerry Merrill Life is great…in Rexburg, Idaho!! 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 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: Ar- ies, Gemni, Taurus, S. 5th W., S. 4th W., W. 3rd S., 2nd S., 1st S., Main, 3rd W., Center, College, Cornell, Har- vard, Carlson, E. 1st N., Ash, Birch, Elm, Linden and Maple. Construction will progress from west to east and is expected to continue into November 2016. For project specific questions or concerns, contact Dee Dee Tucker at City Hall, 208-372-2337. Rexburg Races: Obstacle Fest Fun Run: August 13th Rexburg Rapids Closes August 27th Movie in the Park: Inside Out August 4th: 9pm at Porter Park Bring Lawn Chairs and Blankets!