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Schools Seeking 500 Participants Eastern Howard Community Schools is inviting all residents of the district to participatein a series of three " Choose Eastern! " meetings beginning Thursday, February 20, at 7 p. m. in the high school main gymnasium. Follow- upmeetings will be conducted on two Thursday, March 20 and April 17, also at 7 p. m. in the high school main gym. The purpose of the meetings is to involve as many Eastern Howard citizens as possible to examine all aspects of the school environment, i n c l u d i n g c u r r i c u l u m , f a c i l i t i e s , equipment, personnel, and community relations. Ultimately, participants will identify the district's top priorities and report them to the community and to the Eastern Howard school board. The recruitment phase of the " Choose Eastern!" campaign is being called " The Eastern 500," the minimum number of Eastern Howard citizens it would like to involve in the process. A reminder of the first meeting Town Office. r S placement for his seat needs to be found. Quarterly meetings of the plan commission will be at 6: 30 p. m. on April 1, July 1, and October 7. Robert Armstrong was were elected President and vice Pelreecsitdeedn t* V ice Ropgreers idweonltf. e wTahse Bproeasrdid oefn t, respe~ ctively,~ of the ~ d ~ . Council voted to retain the Town attorney, engineer and all Town co u n til Vat e S employees. Appointments to committees, boat club, glass Flat Fee. museum board and library board At their first meeting of 1997, the Greentown Town Council The Town Council will meet the passed an ordinance providing first Tuesday of each month in a flat fee of $ 600 for water hook- 1997. ups. Hook- ups have been charged on a time- and- materials President Armstrong stated basis. According to water his goals for the coming year as: superintendent, Kevin Moss, 1. looking into an unsafe this made it difficult to quote building ordinance prices and in some cases 2. examining sewage rates provided inequities, depending 3. getting the Greentown on which side of the street the Main Street projects defined in water main was located. such a manner that the town can The Council voted to accept get a share of EDIT taxes. the dedication to the Town by Crow- Rayl, Inc., of Callis Ridge, Stan Johnson was re- elected and of Willow Glen and the chairman of the plan commission Meadows Phase II subject to with Lou Blanco vice chairman. bonds for sidewalks of $ 12,000 It was announced that Dona1 in Willow Glen and $ 12,80Oin the Butler has resigned a_ nd a re- Meadows. Ele- c t e d At the annual reorginazion meeting of the Town Council, Gene fingery and Gary Lacy I also remain the same. will be mailed to each household the week of February 10. Although registration prior to the February 20 meeting is not necessary, people who would Like to do so should telephone t h e E a s t e r n H o w a r d administration office, 628- 3391 with their name, address and telephone number. The information also may be mailed to the central office at: 220 S. Meridian St., Greentown, IN 46936, or sent Via facsimile, 628- 5017. Eastern Supt. Lindan B. Hill said participants will be asked to address three basic questions during the " Choose Eastern!" process: " What is great about our schools?," " What would improve our schools?," and " What are our top priorities?" '' AS the Eastern Howard school community races toward the 21st century, it is vital that we prepare our students fully for productive citizenship in an ever- changing and increasingly complex world," Hill said. State DOT Refuses to Lower Speed Limits A reply was read at the trdfic regulations. Therefore, January meeting of the we plan no changes to the Greentown Town Council from emsting speed Limits at this the Indiana Department of h'me- Transportation regarding the Thank you for your srepqeueeds t libmyi t ther edCuocutinocni. l foTr hae and your concern for traffic request was for US 35/ SR22 safety On Our Hoosier from SR 213 east to CR 950 East. highways* '' Caro€ yn L. Coffin, District Traffic Investigations and Analysis Engineer wrote, " A speed study was conducted on US35/ SR22. After analyzing our data, we found motorists to be in-good compliance with the posted Ed. Note: This letter is virtually the same as one received about four years ago by a private citizen who contacted the Ind. Dept. of Trans. with a concern abut the safety of Hwy. 35/ 22 east of 213. Does it make our speed filUl* tSs. Motorhts tend t0 readers wonder what the drive at a speed theY are purposeof posted speed limits comfortable with in the absence is? Can this letter be of visible enforcementactivit. interpreted to mean that ( in the Artificiafly lowering the speed absence of ViSi & le enforcement firnet not 0nl- v violates driver activities) motoristsare to drive edxispreecstpanecct- va, n db ucot ntaelmsop t fborre e" d% s aain! tmt- le fnowdrsth? a? balet? e lvsOthri ss wpheaet dIN DOiTs Sesquicentennial Excitement Growing All seven committee heads met with the Greentown Sesquicentennial Executive Committee on January 22. Several have selected some committee members and are beginning to consider details. With less than eighteen months until the celebration of June 11- 14,1998, energy is building among the volunteers. Many more volunteers are needed. Bonnie Bonebrake, 62- 73 19, welcomes inquiries about the committees. In the above photograph, Gerald Cheek, Special Events Chairman, Craig Trott, member of Executive Committee, and Bonnie, Bonebrake, president of the Sesquicentennial Committee, examine copies of old Greentown photographs. Photo by R. Jenkins
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Title | The Greentown Grapevine – 1997-02, 04:02 |
Subject | newspapers |
Subject, Local | Greentown, Howard County (Ind.) |
Item Type | newspaper |
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Date Original | 1997-02 |
Date Digital | 2008 |
Publisher | Greentown Area Residential Association, 1993- |
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Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Schools Seeking 500 Participants; State DOT Refuses to Lower Speed Limits; Town Officers Elected; Council Votes Flat Fee; Sesquicentennial Excitement Growing |
Language | en |
Contributors | Kokomo-Howard County Public Library; Greentown Historical Society |
Source | Original newspaper: The Greentown Grapevine, February 1997, Volume 04, Issue 02 |
Relation | Howard County Newspapers |
Transcript | [PDFs are fully searchable] |
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Title | The Greentown Grapevine – 1997-02, 04:02 - Page 1 |
Relation | Howard County Newspapers |
Transcript | Schools Seeking 500 Participants Eastern Howard Community Schools is inviting all residents of the district to participatein a series of three " Choose Eastern! " meetings beginning Thursday, February 20, at 7 p. m. in the high school main gymnasium. Follow- upmeetings will be conducted on two Thursday, March 20 and April 17, also at 7 p. m. in the high school main gym. The purpose of the meetings is to involve as many Eastern Howard citizens as possible to examine all aspects of the school environment, i n c l u d i n g c u r r i c u l u m , f a c i l i t i e s , equipment, personnel, and community relations. Ultimately, participants will identify the district's top priorities and report them to the community and to the Eastern Howard school board. The recruitment phase of the " Choose Eastern!" campaign is being called " The Eastern 500," the minimum number of Eastern Howard citizens it would like to involve in the process. A reminder of the first meeting Town Office. r S placement for his seat needs to be found. Quarterly meetings of the plan commission will be at 6: 30 p. m. on April 1, July 1, and October 7. Robert Armstrong was were elected President and vice Pelreecsitdeedn t* V ice Ropgreers idweonltf. e wTahse Bproeasrdid oefn t, respe~ ctively,~ of the ~ d ~ . Council voted to retain the Town attorney, engineer and all Town co u n til Vat e S employees. Appointments to committees, boat club, glass Flat Fee. museum board and library board At their first meeting of 1997, the Greentown Town Council The Town Council will meet the passed an ordinance providing first Tuesday of each month in a flat fee of $ 600 for water hook- 1997. ups. Hook- ups have been charged on a time- and- materials President Armstrong stated basis. According to water his goals for the coming year as: superintendent, Kevin Moss, 1. looking into an unsafe this made it difficult to quote building ordinance prices and in some cases 2. examining sewage rates provided inequities, depending 3. getting the Greentown on which side of the street the Main Street projects defined in water main was located. such a manner that the town can The Council voted to accept get a share of EDIT taxes. the dedication to the Town by Crow- Rayl, Inc., of Callis Ridge, Stan Johnson was re- elected and of Willow Glen and the chairman of the plan commission Meadows Phase II subject to with Lou Blanco vice chairman. bonds for sidewalks of $ 12,000 It was announced that Dona1 in Willow Glen and $ 12,80Oin the Butler has resigned a_ nd a re- Meadows. Ele- c t e d At the annual reorginazion meeting of the Town Council, Gene fingery and Gary Lacy I also remain the same. will be mailed to each household the week of February 10. Although registration prior to the February 20 meeting is not necessary, people who would Like to do so should telephone t h e E a s t e r n H o w a r d administration office, 628- 3391 with their name, address and telephone number. The information also may be mailed to the central office at: 220 S. Meridian St., Greentown, IN 46936, or sent Via facsimile, 628- 5017. Eastern Supt. Lindan B. Hill said participants will be asked to address three basic questions during the " Choose Eastern!" process: " What is great about our schools?," " What would improve our schools?," and " What are our top priorities?" '' AS the Eastern Howard school community races toward the 21st century, it is vital that we prepare our students fully for productive citizenship in an ever- changing and increasingly complex world," Hill said. State DOT Refuses to Lower Speed Limits A reply was read at the trdfic regulations. Therefore, January meeting of the we plan no changes to the Greentown Town Council from emsting speed Limits at this the Indiana Department of h'me- Transportation regarding the Thank you for your srepqeueeds t libmyi t ther edCuocutinocni. l foTr hae and your concern for traffic request was for US 35/ SR22 safety On Our Hoosier from SR 213 east to CR 950 East. highways* '' Caro€ yn L. Coffin, District Traffic Investigations and Analysis Engineer wrote, " A speed study was conducted on US35/ SR22. After analyzing our data, we found motorists to be in-good compliance with the posted Ed. Note: This letter is virtually the same as one received about four years ago by a private citizen who contacted the Ind. Dept. of Trans. with a concern abut the safety of Hwy. 35/ 22 east of 213. Does it make our speed filUl* tSs. Motorhts tend t0 readers wonder what the drive at a speed theY are purposeof posted speed limits comfortable with in the absence is? Can this letter be of visible enforcementactivit. interpreted to mean that ( in the Artificiafly lowering the speed absence of ViSi & le enforcement firnet not 0nl- v violates driver activities) motoristsare to drive edxispreecstpanecct- va, n db ucot ntaelmsop t fborre e" d% s aain! tmt- le fnowdrsth? a? balet? e lvsOthri ss wpheaet dIN DOiTs Sesquicentennial Excitement Growing All seven committee heads met with the Greentown Sesquicentennial Executive Committee on January 22. Several have selected some committee members and are beginning to consider details. With less than eighteen months until the celebration of June 11- 14,1998, energy is building among the volunteers. Many more volunteers are needed. Bonnie Bonebrake, 62- 73 19, welcomes inquiries about the committees. In the above photograph, Gerald Cheek, Special Events Chairman, Craig Trott, member of Executive Committee, and Bonnie, Bonebrake, president of the Sesquicentennial Committee, examine copies of old Greentown photographs. Photo by R. Jenkins |