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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNewsletter City_September 2016Mayor’s Message M AR K YO U R C A L E N D A R S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 6 City Council Meeting September 7th & 21st @ 6:30 pm in the council chambers Arts & Recreation Signups Hero’s Challenge Urbanathalon Heritage Festival Run n Ride Duathalon Movie in the Park Blood Drive Hazardous Waste Collection: Sept. 7th & 8th The Zone: Grand Opening Sept. 10th Events/shows at the Romance Hello Wonderful Rexburgers! As I drove about the city on this beautiful early fall morning I couldn’t help but be overwhelmed with grateful- ness for this wonderful place we call home. We are so lucky to live here! I recently attended a fundraiser for the Idaho Meth Project and heard an account from a lady that had been through the nightmare of drug addic- tion in her family but she was helped by the Idaho Meth Project people and some good folks in the Dept. of Corrections to get her life back together and is now a happy, productive citizen. It was very inspiring and made me realize how thankful I am that my family hasn’t had to go through such an experience. However, we are not immune to substance abuse and we must be ever vigilant for the signs of it creeping into our society and be willing to expend time and resources to keep this horrible plague out of our homes and families. I am also grateful for all the good people who volunteer to do good things in our community. Big thanks to Rachel and Brad Hales for organizing the Obstacle Course activity we had in Smith Park a few Saturdays ago. They, along with a great crew of young people had obstacles laid out around the park for kids to crawl through, jump over climb up and over. They even asked for the Spirit bus to be one of the obstacles for the kids to go through. It was a great success and we are planning on making it an annual event each August, so if you missed it, you can look forward to it next year! I would be remiss not to mention Jessica Goudy and her great staff at Madison Cares for another fabulous Celebrate Youth party. What a great way to kick off a new school year! We are looking for great things to come from our kids in their academics, sports, the arts and all the other good things they do. Please put on your calendar to attend our newest celebration… the Heritage Festival! I have felt like we need something to bring the University community and the local townspeople together more so we are organizing a celebration to highlight how Rexburg and Ricks College/BYU Idaho have grown up together. Most activities will center around our heritage of agriculture and education. We will have a tractor parade featuring old, mid- dle aged, and the newest farm tractors, including one souped up, hot rod unit, a flag football game for anyone to join in, games such as potato sack races, the world’s largest potato bar and Chili Cook-off and a street festi- val for downtown merchants and sidewalk vendors to highlight their wares. The purpose is for us local folks and the university students to mix and mingle and get to know each other a little bit. I believe when we learn about each other, we appreciate each other more and get along better. The dates for this event will be Septem- ber 23rd and 24th. The opening ceremony will be Friday, Sept. 23rd, in conjunction with the Farmers Market and just prior to the Madison Varsity Football game. The University Drama Department will be putting on a production that night for all to attend. The next day, Saturday Sept. 24th, will be the tractor parade, chili cook- off, potato bar and all the other activities. Everything will happen at the grassy lots on College Avenue and on Center and Main Streets. We will also have a special “Museum Come Alive” event to help all of us learn more about our Rexburg history. You will be hearing more about this fun event in the weeks to come so please plan on attending with your family. It will be lots of fun!! The City of Rexburg has been selected as a finalist for a $250,000 Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation Community Transformation Grant. This grant is awarded each year to communities who demonstrate a community-wide focus on creating, improving and fostering healthy and active lifestyles in youth, specifically through active living and healthy eating. The City of Rexburg is working with the Madison School District and Madison Me- morial Hospital, as well as other groups in applying for this grant. The Blue Cross Foundation wants to see the community support the High Five Grant by uniting and showing their support. The High Five Grant will post a video, along with those videos from other finalist cities, and invite communities members to vote on the videos. Rexburg’s Grant Committee would like to encourage community members to look for this video and to show their support by voting for Rexburg. The time and place for this video will be announced soon by the Blue Cross Foundation. Please lend your support to this community wide endeavor, and look for ways to par- ticipate, vote and encourage the High Five Grant. I so appreciate all of you citizens that make Rexburg such a great place and our City Team Members that keep everything running smoothly. I love all the kindness that I feel around me each day and I encourage all to look around and see what you can do to be of service to someone who needs a helping hand. Thank you, Mayor 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 Rexburg Races: Run N’ Ride Duathalon: September 24th September 10th - John Allred Band and Q & A -- Time TBA September 12th - Family Movie Night -- 6:30 pm Blood Drive September 13, 2016 10am to 4pm Council Chambers at City Hall To sign up contact Customer Services @ 359-3020 or customerservices@rexburg.org